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September 10, 2010 / Columnists

From The Artists Studio

ARTSPLASH And Mighty Navy Wings

Commentary by Susan Hartenstein

ARTSPLASH 2010 is filling the walls, spaces and stage of RAA’s sTudio 7 Gallery, as well as the outdoor Moon Stage with paintings, sculpture, mobiles, photography, mixed media, prose, poetry, dance, music from some 40 artists – a mix of More...

Notes from the High C’s

Rockaway Music and Arts Council

Commentary By Sharon Gabriel

The Rockaway premiere of “The Bungalows of Rockaway” was a huge success by any stretch of the imagination. More...

Broad Channel Bits

By Liz Guarino

Labor Day weekend has come and gone, leaving lots of memories and nice comfortable weather. There are many upcoming activities. Following are some of them: St. More...

Commentary On Things Present

War

Commentary By Peter Stubben

War is the black abyss ... few climb out untouched and unchanged. War is the last and worst option. More...

The Rockaway Beat

Public Schools Are In The News, And Most Of The News Is Negative

Commentary By Howard Schwach

New York public schools started earlier this week, at least for one day before the Jewish Holidays intervened. More...

Looking Backward

What The Wave Said 20 Years Ago... 20 Alton Waldon Jr. won the Democratic nomination for the State Senate seat in the 10th District that was recently vacated by convicted money launderer Andrew Jenkins. More...

Social Security And You

Read This If You Plan To Retire Soon

By John D’Agostino Manager, Far Rockaway Social Security Office

Planning to retire in early 2011? It may already be time to apply. Applying for benefits is easier than you think. Especially if you do it online at www.socialsecurity.gov. The Social Security website makes the process easy and convenient. More...

It’s My Turn

Honor The Heroes Of 9/11

By Senator Kirsten Gillibrand

Nine years have now passed since the horrific terrorist attacks on September 11, 20001. More...

Beachcomber

The A train was crowded on Friday morning with passengers loaded down with wetsuits and surf boards heading for the surfing beach at Beach 90 Street. More...

East End Matters...

Was Ready Rockaway Ready To Respond?; MTA Repairs Finally???

A Commentary By Miriam Rosenberg

The Dixie Chicks used to sing “Goodbye Earl.” That refrain was heard this Labor Day weekend when Hurricane Earl traveled up the east coast. More...

Notes On Consumer Affairs

Unsolicited Text Messages

By Assemblywoman Audrey Pheffer

In the battle between telemarketers, who are looking to make a sale, and consumers, who often wish to be left alone, consumers have been winning in recent years. More...

Historical Views of the Rockaways

Fort Tilden, Roxbury, And Floyd Bennett Field

From The Rockaway Museum Commentary by Emil Lucev, Curator Dedicated To The Memory Of Leon S. Locke

With Wave Chopper one above Fort Tilden at Rockaway Point, we have a bird’s eye view of Battery Harris, once part of the coastal defense of New York Harbor; the Rockaway Point Road; the Point community of Roxbury; the bridge to Marine Parkway More...

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