DEP Big To Speak



DEP Big To Speak Christopher Ward, Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection of New York City, will address a public forum on Thursday, January 9th.  Ward will speak at the Good Government Regular Democratic club at 112-20 Beach Channel Drive at 7:45 p.m.  The Commissioner is expected to discuss such topics as water and sewer bills, sewer problems, flooding, […]

Gifts Needed For Three Kings Party



Gifts Needed For Three Kings Party The Daniel M. O’Connell, Post 272, American Legion, will be holding an annual “Three Kings Party,’ on Sunday, January 5, 2003 for the Disabled Veterans of both St. Albans’ Medical Rehab Centers. Plans call for a sit-down dinner for around sixty disabled men and women plus their attendants and bus drivers. Shut-ins have a […]

Meeting January 8 On LILCO MGP Site



Meeting January 8 On LILCO MGP Site A public meeting to address the remediation of the former Long Island Lighting Company (LILCO) Manufactured Gas Production (MGP) site on Beach 108 Street and Beach Channel Drive will be held on January 8 at 7:30 p.m. at Beach Channel High School. Ted Lessing, a Keyspan Energy engineer, recently told a meeting of […]

New Web-Based Cultural Map Available



New Web-Based Cultural Map Available New Web-Based Cultural Map Available Queens Council On the Arts has announced Queens artMap, an informative and interactive feature on its web site. The artMap is designed to make searching for Queens cultural attractions easy. Sponsored by Verizon, Queens artMap shows 35 Queens cultural attractions as well as main topographical features, including airports arterial highways, […]

Seeking Input on WTC Tribute Park Designs



Seeking Input on WTC Tribute Park Designs Seeking Input on WTC Tribute Park Designs der=0 bgcolor=”#d0d0d0″>’A Tribute’ These designs have been selected as finalists for the Rockaway Tribute to those the Peninsula lost on September 11, 2001. These thirteen finalists were selected from a group of nearly fifty installation submissions received by The Rockaway Partnership (Chamber of Commerce of the […]

Post 9/11 Wage Subsidy Program Announced



Are you are a small business owner whose business has had a downturn since 9/11 tragedy? There is help available. As a small business owner or employee, you might be eligible for the Wage Subsidy Program that is being managed by the Business Outreach Network (BOC). The Wage Subsidy is a collaboration between BOC Network and the Consortium for Worker […]

Power Wheelchairs Available



Power Wheelchairs Available The Independent Seniors program makes available power (electric) wheelchairs to senior citizens 65 years of age and older, and to others permanently disabled, at no out-of-pocket cost, if they qualify. The power wheelchairs are provided to those who 1) cannot walk and cannot self-propel a manual wheelchair, or 2) can walk only ten feet or less, and […]

Roxbury USA President To Speak At Women’s Biz Conference



Roxbury USA President To Speak At Women’s Biz Conference Roxbury USA President To Speak At Women’s Biz Conference Nancy Weibel Hanson, the President of Roxbury USA, a Rockaway-based manufacturer, will be one of the speakers at the "Minding Their Business Conference 2003." It will be held on Friday, January 24, at Citibank, Court Square, Long Island City. Roxbury USA is […]

School Supply Store Spreads Holiday Cheer



School Supply Store Spreads Holiday Cheer Long-time Rockaway residents Adam Funtleyder and his wife Diana invited members of the Rockaway community to take part in a Christmas celebration last week at the “Busy Bee Learning Store.” The store, located at 111-14 Rockaway Beach Boulevard in Rockaway Beach, carries a full line of educational supplies, teacher material, student learning aides, educational […]

SJEH Disposes Of ‘Sharps’



SJEH Disposes Of ‘Sharps’ The safe disposal of “sharps,” also known as needles, syringes and lancets, is a matter of concern to the community residents of the Rockaway Peninsula, Broad Channel, and the Five Towns. Sharps that are disposed of improperly create the risk of injury and blood-borne diseases, such as hepatitis B and C and HIV, to community residents. […]