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William Kolody, MS,.RN, President and CEO of The Kolody Foundation, Inc. and Assistant Director of Nursing at Peninsula Hospital Center, recently paid a visit to the hospital's Angels on the Bay Pediatric Unit bearing gifts on behalf of The Kolody Foundation. More ... Joseph G. Barden, Executive Director of Margert Community Corporation, a non-profit group that helps minority homeowners in the Far Rockaway area, was awarded "The Man of the Year" honor at a dinner dance held on June 20 at The Knight of Columbus Hall in Rockaway Beach. Pictured from left to right, Deacon Antonio Bobadilla, Beacon Adalberto E. Montero, Joseph R. More ... Amanda Rose Finkel was born on June 14 to Sam Finkel (who grew up in Neponsit) and Heather Mirsky Finkel (who grew up in Belle Harbor). She weighed 7 pounds, 3 ounces and was 19 inches long. The father is the son of Oscar and Barbara Finkel, now living in Kew Gardens Hills. The baby's parents, who have three other children (Joey, Dvorah and Avi), live in West Hempstead. More ... John Wayne Barca graduated from St. Francis de Sales School on June 12. He was awarded the school's General Excellence Award along with the Presidential Award for Academic Excellence. Barca has been accepted into the Xaverian High School Honors/International Baccalaureate Program, to which he received a Presidential Scholarship. More ... Thomas Kentouris of Rockaway Point, a senior business administration major at York College of Pennsylvania, has been named to the Dean's List for the spring 2009 semester. More ... Two local students, Kelly A. Magee and Casey B. McCormack, made the Dean's List at the University of Scranton. To be included on the Dean's List, students must have at least a 3.5 GPA and a minimum number of credit hours. The University of Scranton is a Jesuit university located in northeast Pennsylvania. More ... Jeremy T. Lugo, a member of the Beach Channel H.S. crew team, displays the silver medal and award certificate that he received for academic achievement at the 2008- 2009 Honor Roll Ceremony held in the school auditorium. Lugo, a Far Rockaway resident, will enter his junior year in September; at that time, he will study physics and precalculus, among other subjects. More ... Shavon Kelly, a Belle Harbor native and graduate of St. Saviour High School, has received scholarships from Alfred University and Rochester Institute of Technology. She will attend Alfred University where she will major in business and join the swim team. At St. Saviour she was a four year member of the swim team, captain in her senior year. More ... |
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