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Father Seeks Justice In Far Rockaway Slay
AFar Rockaway father is waging war against the thug who shot and killed his son and severely wounded another man in a September 14 shooting. Ronald Washington has vowed to help detectives from the 101 Precinct to collar Paul (Ese) Williams, 33, who is wanted for allegedly shooting Washington's son several times in the back, killing him last month. More...
Madison Square Boys & Girls To Shut Down
By Miriam Rosenberg

After 14 years of serving local youngsters at its Far Rockaway Clubhouse, the Madison Square Boys & Girls Club is being forced to close its doors as of this Friday, The Wave has learned. According to a letter, obtained by this newspaper, from the club to the deputy general manager of the New York City Housing Authority, Hugh Spence, the reason for the pullout is financial. More...

BC Dolphins Rally to Beat South Shore

Beach Channel QB Darryl Sanford (7) gets a lead block from teammate Turran Rhodes (21) as the Dolphins score two touchdowns in the second half to defeat South Shore 20-12 last Saturday afternoon in Brooklyn. Beach Channel improved to 5-1 in the PSAL Bowl Division and will travel to the Bronx on Saturday morning to take on 5-1 Harry S. Truman. See page 71 for more sports. Photo by William Thomas. More...

 Top Stories
• article has image Council Candidates To Square Off At P.S. 114
Forum Set For October 20 At 8:15 PM
The Belle Harbor Property Owners Association and the Queens Civic Congress will host a 32nd District City Council candidate forum with incumbent Eric Ulrich and Democratic challenger Frank Gulluscio. The forum will be held on Tuesday, October 20 at 8:15 p.m. inside P.S. More...
• article has image Gulluscio Sets Three-Point Transportation Plan
• article has image Bay Wall Restoration On Hold
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 Community
• article has image 'Groove Is In The Heart' To Host Fundraiser
Producers of Groove is in the Heart, a Rockaway play on its way to New Orleans, will host a fundraiser/ reading on Sunday, October 18 at 2 p.m. in the chapel conference center of the St. John's Home for Boys, 144 Beach 111 Street. More...
• article has image The A.O.H. Division 21
• article has image DA Brown Visits Community Board 14
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 Education/Schools
• article has image Students Design Their Own Gardens
Students in the Rockaway Waterfront Alliance After School program explored new ideas of gardening and growing food locally. RWA Educator, Iemanja Brown, led students in a series of activities to help students design their own gardens while learning of the power that comes with being able to sustainably grow food and the numerous benefits of that. More...
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 Entertainment/ Lifestyles
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'Jennifer's Body' - 'Carrie' Come Back
Horror fans thirsting for a hot Halloween blood fest will be disappointed with "Jennifer's Body." Not that the film doesn't feature a steamy high school girl gorging on flesh, but it neglects to include even one scare. Director Karyn Kusama ("Girlfight") and writer Diablo Cody ("Juno") pack every teenage fright flick effect into one hour and 42 minutes to no avail. More...
• article has image Paul Anka At Westbury 10/24
• article has image Charlie Daniels Band Brings Southern Rock to Westbury
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 Columnists
• article has image From The Artists Studio Rockaway Artists Alliance
And Visions Of Ghoulies Danced In Her Head
And they went Halloweeweeween all the way home. Oh, good people of Rockaway, can it be? Is it so? Madam Rayah, who has for years now, predicted the exact machinations of one horde of monsters after another that have befallen Fort Tilden at the end of October to threaten the very existence of our fair councilmanic districts, is paralyzed … nay, More...
• Beachcomber
• The Rockaway Beat
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 Sports
• article has image BCHS Football Wins, Seahorses Loses; FRHS Soccer Make Playoffs
Beach Channel faced a serious blow to their PSAL Bowl Division playoff hopes last Sunday afternoon. As the Dolphins struggled to find consistency for three quarters, winless South Shore looked poised to win their first game. The Dolphins though found their offensive rhythm and went to their ground game to get the answer. More...
• St. Camillus/St. Virgilius Basketball Registration
• Rockaway Outdoors/Tales From the Wheelhouse
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 Editorial/Opinion
• Death On Our Streets Thanks To Gun Show Sales
The findings of the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has linked 30 percent of the guns used in New York City shootings to gun shows in other states. More...
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 Letters
• Angelo's Last Letter
Dear Editor, Although it is with great sadness that I write this letter, I would be remiss if I didn't speak up about the excellent medical care and very special personal care that my husband, Angelo, received during his last days of his life at Peninsula Hospital Center. More...
• Thanks For The Dancing Classes
• Metal Detector Profits
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 Obits
• Pauline Delain
Presser
Pauline Delain, a longtime Rockaway resident, died October 3. Delain was born in Bishopville, South Carolina and worked as a presser. She joined the First Baptist Church of Lawrence in 1958. Delain is preceded in death by her husband, Jack Delain Sr.; son, Charles E. Delain; sister, Verlie Holloman; brothers, Charlie Thomas and James Thomas. More...
• Joan B. Eckman
• Catherine T. Finn
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