Cement Masons Recruit Apprentices



The United Cement Masons Joint Apprenticeship Committee, Local 780, will hold open recruitment in December for 15 cement finisher apprentices, announced State Labor Commissioner Linda Angello. Applications will be available at the Cement Masons Training School, 150-42 12th Avenue in Whitestone from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Monday, December 18 and Tuesday, December 19. Completed applications must be turned […]

NY Press Association Essay Contest



The New York Press Association (NYPA) Foundation announces the inauguration of a First Amendment essay contest for 11th and 12th grade high school students in New York State. Designed to foster knowledge and understanding of the First Amendment, the statewide competition offers entrants the chance to win a first-place $10,000 college scholarship. The tiered-judging contest requires entrants to submit an […]

DOT: Free MetroCards For Parking At Shea

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New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Iris Weinshall has announced that the agency will issue 350 complimentary round trip ($4) Metro Cards to motorists who park at Shea Stadium and use mass transit to enter Manhattan on December 27 and January 3, 2007. “The holiday season is one of the best times to enjoy New York, which explains […]

Weiner: Charge Hezbollah With Rights Violations



In light of a new report detailing Hezbollah’s military operations in Lebanese civilian areas, Representative Anthony Weiner has called on the United Nations Human Rights Council to charge Hezbollah with human rights violations in the recent war with Israel. In a letter to UN Ambassador John Bolton and Deputy UN Representative Alejandro Wolff, Weiner urged the United States to push […]

‘Hero Miles’ Benefit Wounded Soldiers



Senator Malcolm Smith is encouraging residents to donate unused frequent flier miles to help armed service personnel and their families this holiday season through the “Hero Miles” program. Through the donation of unused miles, military men and women wounded in Iraq or Afghanistan can fly home after treatment, or have their families visit them while they are recuperating. “This time […]

KAPPA Civic Project Celebrates Taxis



The cadets of Knowledge and Power Preparatory Academy VI (KAPPA VI) in Far Rockaway were recently given the opportunity to participate in a citizenship project to celebrate the 100th year of the motorized taxi. Garden in Transit, sponsored by Portraits of Hope, came to the school and discussed the purpose of the program and how the cadets can become a […]

Firehouse Meeting Set For January 3



A date has been set for a public meeting that’s being held so the public can give its suggestions for the future of the old firehouse on Rockaway Beach Boulevard in Edgemere. Members of Community Board 14 decided last week to postpone their vote which is needed under the city’s Uniform Land Use Review Process (ULURP) because they wanted community […]

SJEH Names New VP For Regulatory Affairs



Luis A. Hernandez, Chief Executive Officer at St. John’s Episcopal Hospital, has named Sharon Behar, MSN, RN, BC, CNAA, CPHQ, as the Vice President for Regulatory Affairs. She is responsible for the Hospital’s quality and performance improvement activities and oversees the Care Management/Discharge Planning/ Social Work and Risk Management Departments and all aspects of accreditation and compliance. Behar has 26 […]

Kearney Inducts Eucharistic Ministers



Seventeen Bishop Kearney High School seniors were recently commissioned as Eucharistic Ministers during a Mass attended by their parents and friends, as well as clergy, religious and lay representatives from the local parishes they represent. The students will be able to distribute Communion at Kearney’s liturgical functions and in their own parishes, as well as to the homebound and those […]

Two Dogs In Need Of A Home



Two sweet-natured dogs are in need of a home this holiday season. A two or three-year-old female Rhodesian Ridgeback mix, who goes by the name of “Bella,” was abandoned at the Animal Hospital of the Rockaways, located at 114-10 Beach Channel Drive in Rockaway Park, several weeks ago. Bella is housebroken, trained, and ready to be adopted into a loving […]