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01/26/12--19:08: Belle Harbor Pooch Takes In First Snowfall Of 2012 (chan 1456744)

01/26/12--19:08: Seagirt Shooting, Execution Style (chan 1456744)

By Howard Schwach

A woman returning home to her boyfriend’s Seagirt Boulevard house found him shot dead, execution style, police sources say.

01/26/12--19:08: Rockaway Resident Pens Cat Book (chan 1456744)

By Debbie Fleury

The newly released book entitled, “Cat Sense: A Feline Style for Living” by Karen Farrell, is a fully illustrated account of felines. It’s supported by an examination of what it is about a cat’s natural behavior that can inspire us on how to live well.

01/26/12--19:08: EDITORIAL COMMENT (chan 1456744)

BY THOMAS KERR

01/26/12--19:08: Congrats Governor (chan 1456744)

Dear Editor,

Congratulations to Governor Andrew Cuomo signing an executive order banning any chief executive who runs a private non-profit agency that receives state funding from earning more than $199,000 per year.

01/26/12--19:08: Fraudulent Egypt Exercise (chan 1456744)

Dear Editor,

The dictator generals threaten that any adult who does not “vote” will be fined and only names acceptable to the dictator-generals are allowed to appear on the “ballots.”

01/26/12--19:08: Grandparent’s Day (chan 1456744)

Dear Editor,

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Let us add this date to our calendars, September 9, 2012. It’s Grandparent’s Day. I tell you to add it because unfortunately we are rarely recognized, so come calendars don’t have it printed.

01/26/12--19:08: A Duty And Obligation To Report The News (chan 1456744)

The Wave is a newspaper like any other – a local version of the Daily News or the New York Times. That we are hyper-local and carry only news of Rockaway and Broad Channel does not diminish our role or our responsibility to provide our readers with full and impartial news, no matter where it leads.

01/26/12--19:08: Could Over The Bridge … ? (chan 1456744)

Dear Editor,

As we celebrate Governor Cuomo’s proposal to eliminate the Cross Bay Bridge toll for Rockaway and Broad Channel residents, we must ask some questions.

01/26/12--19:08: Danger To The Rockaways (chan 1456744)

Dear Editor,

We hereby ask why this newspaper cares less about the lives of the citizens of the Rockaways and why don’t all of our local elected officials find it clear that we are in extreme danger from Hurricanes, Tsunamis, Earthquakes and other major disasters; we are not ready for any incident that could hit us.

01/26/12--19:08: City To Feds: Get Rid Of Garaufis (chan 1456744)

By Howard Schwach

City officials, with the full backing of Mayor Michael Bloomberg, have blasted the federal judge who ruled that the FDNY intentionally discriminated against minority candidates in its hiring practices, calling him “media-obsessed” and “biased.”

01/26/12--19:08: Sanders Looks To Change Ticket Late Fees (chan 1456744)

New York City Councilman James Sanders Jr. announced the passage of Intro. 610-A, a bill that would make it impossible for motorists who receive a parking ticket to incur any additional penalties or late fees until 30 days after a guilty verdict has been sustained by an Administrative Law Judge.

01/26/12--19:08: FR Gunman Hunted Down In Harlem (chan 1456744)

By Nicholas Briano

A Far Rockaway man sought by police for his alleged role in a Beach 20 Street shooting last May was finally caught by police when they tracked his whereabouts to his mother’s East Harlem home, according to police.

01/26/12--19:08: NPS, RAA Sign Five-Year Use Agreement (chan 1456744)

By Howard Schwach

For the past several years, there has been something of a battle going on between National Park Service officials and the leaders of several Rockaway organizations that use Fort Tilden and Riis Park as their local venues.

01/26/12--19:08: MTA’s New Run (chan 1456744)

Dear Editor,

The MTA is now running a new line.

Instead of the old Q21 going to Beach 116 Street, it now runs from Queens Plaza shopping mall in Rego Park, to Beach 59 Street, Rockaway.

So everyone in Howard Beach and Broad Channel can shop at Stop & Shop and not have to change to the Q22.

MURIEL STEMMANN

01/26/12--19:08: Change For The Better (chan 1456744)

Dear Editor,

As a nurse I am proud of the care that I provide my patients; I am especially proud of the care that was provided to my father by the nurses at Peninsula Hospital. As a professional you know the care that should be rendered; they provided that care with style and grace. They not only cared for my father but cared for us as well.

01/26/12--19:08: Applaud Goldfeder (chan 1456744)

Dear Editor,

I applaud Assemblyman Goldfeder for answering the call to get involved in restoring the Rockaway Rail Line. He gets how important this would be to us, and he seems to believe it’s feasible. He opposes the Forest Hills bike lane which would eliminate the rail line’s easement.

01/26/12--19:08: Cuomo Defends Convention Center Proposal (chan 1456744)

While it appears that New Yorkers still love their governor, a new poll shows that voters don’t share Andrew Cuomo’s support for a huge convention center that a casino developer wants to build at the aging Aqueduct Racetrack in Ozone Park.

01/26/12--19:08: Manhunt For Predator Ends In FR (chan 1456744)

By Nicholas Briano

A month-long manhunt that started in Connecticut ended in Far Rockaway last week when US Marshals busted a man hiding out inside a Lewmay Road house, wanted for a series of alleged sexual assaults in Connecticut, according to published reports.

01/26/12--19:08: Parents Set Agenda To Save PPA (chan 1456744)

By Miriam Rosenberg

Parents, students and supporters gathered Tuesday evening to set an agenda and rally the troops in an ef-fort to save Peninsula Preparatory Academy from being closed by the Department of Education.

01/26/12--19:08: Sanchez Graduates Coast Guard Training (chan 1456744)

SN Joseph Anthony Sanchez graduated from the United States Coast Guard Training Center in Cape May, New Jersey on January 6. Seaman Sanchez was a member of the Zulu 185 Company. SN Sanchez joins 38,000 other men and women who comprise the Coast Guard’s workforce.

01/26/12--19:08: Local Students Named To Bucknell Dean’s List (chan 1456744)

Hugh-Michael W. Tonge of Rockaway Beach, son of Darlene Harden of Far Rockaway is on the dean’s list at Bucknell University. The honor was given for outstanding academic achievement during the fall semester of the 2011-12 academic year. A student must earn a grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a scale of 4.0 to receive dean’s list recognition.

01/26/12--19:08: SJEH Takes Top Chili Cook-Off Honors (chan 1456744)

01/26/12--19:08: Local SUNY Fredonia Candidate For Degree (chan 1456744)

Among the students announced by SUNY Fredonia President Dennis L. Hefner as December 2011 candidates for degrees is Derwin D. English of Arverne, Bachelor of Science, Business Admin-Management.

01/26/12--19:08: EDC Welcomes More Courthouse Proposals (chan 1456744)

By Nicholas Briano

The New York City Economic Development Corporation announced this week that it has opened up the proposal period to allow other developers to submit plans for the former Rockaway Courthouse at Beach 90 Street and Beach Channel Drive.

01/26/12--19:08: First Snowfall Of 2012 Packs A Small Punch (chan 1456744)

01/26/12--19:08: Beach 126 Street Penguins Plunge On NewYear’s Day (chan 1456744)

01/26/12--19:08: The Rockaway Beat (chan 1456744)

Commentary By Howard Schwach

I finally found the old crystal ball, packed up with a box full of old Wave issues at the bottom of a carton I moved seven years ago and forgot about, in the back of the hall closet.

When I rubbed it up, however, it popped to life as if I had used it only yesterday.

Here’s what it told me about the second half of 2012.

JUNE

01/26/12--19:08: The Muni-Meter Unfairness Outlawed (chan 1456744)

By Nicholas Briano

The City Council passed a law last week that will prohibit ticket hungry Traffic Enforcement Agents from writing you up for a parking ticket while you’re at the Muni-Meter paying for parking; instead, it would be possible to cancel those tickets on the spot if proof of parking purchase is shown.

01/26/12--19:08: Broad Channel Bits (chan 1456744)

By Dan Guarino

The snow came, drifting down in the early hours that tipped Friday night into last Saturday morning. And excited children bounced up to the window ledge on bare feet to see the powdery dusting and inch or so drifts. “I’m going to build a snowman and make snow angels and play with my friends in the snow and and and and …. !!!”

01/26/12--19:08: Beachcomber (chan 1456744)

Although Assemblyman Phillip Goldfeder made one of his campaign promises to bring back the resident rebate on the Cross Bay Bridge for Rockaway and Board Channel residents, there were few who thought that he could actually do it. He did, and we suspect that he had the help of his mentor, Senator Chuck Schumer, in making it happen.

01/26/12--19:08: American Flag Distress In West End (chan 1456744)

01/26/12--19:08: Governor Cuomo Announces Agency Confirmations (chan 1456744)

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo this week announced that the State Senate unanimously confirmed Joseph Lhota as Chairman and CEO of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), Thomas Madison as Executive Director of the New York Thruway Authority, and Gil Quiniones as President and CEO of the New York Power Authority (NYPA).

01/26/12--19:08: Robbery Patterns Emerge In 101 Precinct (chan 1456744)

By Miriam Rosenberg

The commander of the 101 Precinct warned, during this month’s Precinct Community Council meeting, of two recent robbery patterns within the precinct.

According to Deputy Inspector Michael Lipetri the areas of concern are near St. John’s Episcopal Hospital and the Edgemere Houses development.

01/26/12--19:08: Waterside School Celebrates (chan 1456744)

01/26/12--19:08: Holiday Joy Spans The Generations (chan 1456744)

DSSM Neponsit Adult Day Health Care registrants were honored to hear the talented singers from Rockaway peninsula high schools perform Hanukkah and Christmas songs for the holiday season. It has become an annual tradition for The Scholars’Academy students accompanied by guidance counselor Lorry Rozman and music teacherMr.

01/26/12--19:08: It’s My Turn (chan 1456744)

By David Efune

The author is the director of the Algemeiner Journal and the GJCF and can be e-mailed at defune@gjcf.com. Please visit www.algemeiner.com for more information.

A hint at Hamas ‘reconciliation’ this week with rival group Fatah, sent some commentators scuffling to roll out the civilized world’s red carpet.

01/26/12--19:08: Goldfeder Attends St. Patty’s Fundraiser (chan 1456744)

[img_assist|nid=138226|title=|desc= Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder speaks with local residents at the Annual Hearts and Shamrock Dance at St. Camillus to benefit the Queens County St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Cultural Committee. The Queens County St. Patrick’s Day Parade is the second largest St. Patrick’s Day parade in New York.

01/26/12--19:08: Area Residents Named To Dean’s List (chan 1456744)

Jessica Urecelay and Greg Vann of Rockaway were named to the dean’s list for the fall 2011 semester at Quinnipiac University:

To be eligible for dean’s list status, a student must earn a grade point average of at least 3.5 with no grade lower than C.

01/26/12--19:08: Tensions Run High At PS 215 Meeting (chan 1456744)

By Miriam Rosenberg

Tensions ran high last week as parents attended a meeting about the proposed phase out of PS 215 hosted by the Department of Education at the school in Far Rockaway.

Reading from a prepared statement Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott explained the reasons for the phase-out.

01/26/12--19:08: Rockaway Precincts Share Shooting Schedule (chan 1456744)

By Howard Schwach

Shootings are not in short supply in Rockaway, but it is unusual for each of the two Rockaway precincts to be running a shooting investigation at exactly the same time.

The first call came in to the 911 system that there had been a shooting outside of McDonald’s, on Beach Channel Drive at Beach 92 Street at about 1:19 p.m. on Wednesday.

01/26/12--19:08: Council Awards Month’s Top Cops (chan 1456744)

01/26/12--19:08: ‘Everyday Heroes’ Spotlights Rotary Program (chan 1456744)

“Everyday Heroes,” a weekly half hour show about average people in and around New York and Long Island who perform heroic acts of kindness that improves the lives of others in their own community and around the world will premier at 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, January 29 on TV 10/55.

01/26/12--19:08: East End Matters... (chan 1456744)

Commentary By Miriam Rosenberg

While it may not seem like it, there are times when good things happen in Rockaway. And, of course, there are times when a little finger pointing is necessary. This column consists of both.

01/26/12--19:09: St.Rose Of Lima Host Spelling Bee, Honor Chinese New Year (chan 1456744)

[img_assist|nid=138242|title=|desc= St. Rose of Lima held its Junior High Math Bee on January 23, 2012 for grades 7 and 8. Eighth-grader Shawn Griffin came in at first place and will represent the school at the Diocesan Math Bee. Thomas Lira, also in grade 8, will serve as the alternate.

01/26/12--19:09: John Patrick Divilly (chan 1456744)

John Patrick Divilly, a longtime Rockaway resident, died January 7.

Divilly was born in Bronx, New York on December 23, 1947. He served in the US Marine serving two tours of duty during the Vietnam War.

Divilly was preceded in death by his wife, Eileen and brother, Thomas.

01/26/12--19:09: Haydee Almodovar (chan 1456744)

Haydee Almodovar, a 36-year Rockaway resident, died January 16.

Almodovar was born in Jayuya, Puerto Rico on July 13, 1928 and later raised as a child in Ponce, Puerto Rico. As a longtime Far Rockaway resident she would often host summer parties and was known to have a grand sense of humor.

01/26/12--19:09: Gregorio Garcia (chan 1456744)

Gregorio Garcia, a longtime Rockaway resident, died January 21.

Garcia was born in Dominican Republic. He was a dietary worker.

He is survived by his father, Rafael Simon Garcia; mother, Alagarcia Jimenez; brothers, Ramon, Alex; sisters, Karen Raquel and Lidia Garcia.

01/26/12--19:09: St. Savior Announces Scholarships (chan 1456744)

01/26/12--19:09: Edward ‘Butch’ McBride (chan 1456744)

Edward ‘Butch’ McBride, a lifelong Rockaway resident, died January 21.

McBride was born in Rockaway Beach. He was a sandhog for Construction Local 147. McBride also served in the US Army from 1963 to 1973. He was the president of the Purple Hearts Chapter, Rockaway, New York.

01/26/12--19:09: Aaron Lewis Of Staind Performing Acoustic Set (chan 1456744)

Live Nation is pleased to present Aaron Lewis of Staind in an acoustic performance at the NYCB THEATRE AT WESTBURY on Sunday, February 19th at 8 p.m. Aaron Lewis is the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist for the rock group Staind. His debut solo album, Town Line, was released in 2011.

01/26/12--19:09: Schumer Wants Belt Parkway Flooding Fix (chan 1456744)

Senator Charles E. Schumer, City Council Member Lewis A. Fidler, Assemblyman Alan Maisel and Assemblywoman Helene E. Weinstein are urging the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to approve the Project Partnership Agreement for the Plumb Beach Coastal Storm Damage Reduction project that would prevent the Belt Parkway, an essential highway connecting Brooklyn to other boroughs, John F.

01/26/12--19:09: Masters Of Illusion Appearing Live (chan 1456744)

Live Nation will present MASTERS OF ILLUSION - LIVE! at the NYCB Theatre at Westbury on Sunday, February 12 at 3 p.m. The Masters of Illusion is a touring magic show based on the award winning television series. Over half a dozen renowned performers will perform eye-popping illusions.

01/26/12--19:09: Frampton Celebrates 35 Years (chan 1456744)

Live Nation will present Peter Frampton’s Frampton Comes Alive 35! Tour at the NYCB Theatre at Westbury on Thursday, February 16 at 8 p.m.

01/26/12--19:09: MovieScope (chan 1456744)

By Robert Snyder

No one can jerk a tear like Steven Spielberg. By the end of his new film, “War Horse,” the water works are rolling. The epic story of a remarkable horse who survives the battlefield rigors of World War I is thoroughbred filmmaking at its finest. It’s great to be in the hands of a master doing his movie in the traditional way, along the lines of David Lean and John Ford.

01/26/12--19:09: Historical Views of the Rockaways (chan 1456744)

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

The new building of St. Malachy’s opened its doors near the beachfront at Beach 112 Street in December of 1898. The Sisters of St. Joseph were glad to finally leave their storefront place on Fifth Avenue in Rockaway Park (now Beach 116 Street). To the east of their new building were the St. George Children’s Cottages and the Sanitarium for Hebrew Children.

01/26/12--19:09: Commentary On Things Present (chan 1456744)

By Peter Stubben

This past summer local kids – organized by the Rockaway Civic Association and guided by former Rockaway Artists Alliance president Geoff Rawling – accomplished more at Rockaway’s seawall than the City of New York accomplished in over 50 years.

01/26/12--19:09: SJEH Names Director Of Medical Education (chan 1456744)

St. John’s Episcopal Hospital has named Albert J. Strojan III, DO, Director of Medical Education, Osteopathic Programs. Dr.

01/26/12--19:09: City Sets An Ap For City Streets (chan 1456744)

The City Council has set legislation that requires the Department of Transportation to post on its website the current rating for city streets, as well as when stretches of those streets were last resurfaced or received capital improvement. By January 31, 2013 the information must be searchable by city block.

01/26/12--19:09: Proposed Cross Bay Bridge Discount Celebrated (chan 1456744)

By Miriam Rosenberg

Politicians and local leaders celebrated the proposed end to the toll on the Cross Bay Bridge for Rockaway and Broad Channel residents this past Sunday. Governor Cuomo included the reinstatement of the CBB resident rebate program in the executive budget that was announced last week.

Standing at the foot of the Beach 92 Street ramp to the bridge freshman Assemblyman

01/26/12--19:09: New Kid On The Boardwalk (chan 1456744)

Commentary By Jack Lund, Arverne By The Sea Y

I began this column last month with the goal of starting a dialogue with the Rockaway community, because we want to hear first-hand from you about your families’ needs, what you’d like to see from your new Y, and what we can do to make our facility feel like your home away from home.

01/26/12--19:09: Aviators Take Weekend Sweep: Owsiak Promoted (chan 1456744)

The Brooklyn Aviators defeated the Cape Cod Bluefins 3-1 on Saturday night at the Hyannis Youth and Community Center in Federal Hockey League action. Aviators netminder Jo St. Pierre picked up his second win, in as many nights, after stopping 29 of 30 Cape Cod shots.

01/26/12--19:09: Looking Backward (chan 1456744)

What The Wave Said 20 Years Ago...

01/26/12--19:09: Lacrosse Clinic Held This Weekend At Peninsula Prep (chan 1456744)

A lacrosse clinic will be held this Saturday for boys currently enrolled in the fourth, fifth, or sixth grade. For those interested in learning how to play the sport, the clinic will be conducted at Peninsula Prep, located at Beach 113 Street and Rockaway Beach Boulevard, from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.

01/26/12--19:09: St. Francis de Sales Teams Start Playoffs (chan 1456744)

The girls playoffs begin this weekend for St. Francis de Sales and conclude with the final four on February 25-26. Chuck and Mary Gillen’s Pee Wee G team goes to Corpus Christi at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday to take on St. Adalbert.

01/26/12--19:09: Rockaway Outdoors/Tales From TheWheelhouse (chan 1456744)

By Captain Vinnie Calabro

Seems to be a lot of legislation, advocates and talk with regard to the current state of the menhaden population. Menhaden, or bunker as we refer to them in this area, are without a doubt in a serious decline.

01/26/12--19:09: Shamrocks Announce Fifth Grade Basketball Tryouts (chan 1456744)

The BCAC Shamrocks will be conducting basketball tryouts for their fifth grade AAU program on Monday, March 5. The tryouts will be held at St. Cam-illus Gymnasium (Beach 100 Street and Rockaway Beach Boulevard) from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

If you have a reversible jersey, please wear to tryout.

01/26/12--19:09: Breezy Point Coach Leads Resurgent McClancy On The Basketball Court (chan 1456744)

The varsity boys basketball team at Monsignor McClancy, coached by Don Kent, a summer resident of Breezy Point, has been playing good basketball, as of late in the CHSAA. The Crusaders have won four of their last five games played this season. McClancy defeated West Windsor H.S.

01/26/12--19:09: NOVAS Track And Field Display Fine Teamwork (chan 1456744)

On Saturday, January 21, about 40 athletes of Jamaica, Brooklyn and Rockaway combined NY Novas Track and Field Club, competed in YMCA Winter Series-1 at Park Slope YMCA Armory Track in Brooklyn.

Novas showed off their teamwork by running a 4X200m and 4X400m relay, and their Midget Division 4X400m relay team won silver medals.

The team also competed in 200m-dash and 3000m-run.

01/26/12--19:09: Basketball Tournaments Featured At Sorrentino Center (chan 1456744)

The Sorrentino Center started their first 21-29 year old “Joy of Life’ Basketball Tournament on January 17.

In league play on January 24, Team Deuce (1-0) defeated Rich and Famous (1-1) and Long Beach (1-1) came up winners against Da Corner Boys (0-2). Up Da Beach (1-0) did not play.

01/26/12--19:09: Special Olympian Takes NewYear’s Plunge (chan 1456744)

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