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1 week ago | 
rockawave.com | Kerry Murtha
When Jamal Hill was 10 years old, he was diagnosed with Charcot-Marie-Tooth, a neurological condition that affects his peripheral nerves and makes simple tasks like walking and running a challenge. Hi... You've reached your free story limit. Please login or purchase a subscription to view this story. Remember Me
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1 week ago | 
rockawave.com | Kerry Murtha
Melanie Beth Curran is an Irish American song saver, a musician and folklorist who’s on a mission to connect with members of the Rockaway community for her latest creative project. Melanie Beth Curran... You've reached your free story limit. Please login or purchase a subscription to view this story. Remember Me
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1 week ago | 
rockawave.com | Kerry Murtha
NCO Officers Michael Decosimo and Kyle Ostrowski have written 27 summonses in the past eight days for commercial vehicles that were illegally parked in their sector, which stretches from Beach 59th St... You've reached your free story limit. Please login or purchase a subscription to view this story. Remember Me
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1 week ago | 
rockawave.com | Kerry Murtha
The B.R.I.D.G.E. Family Enrichment Center celebrated the one-year anniversary of its food pantry last Saturday. The pantry feeds approximately 100 Rockaway families every two weeks and has distributed... You've reached your free story limit. Please login or purchase a subscription to view this story. Remember Me
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2 weeks ago | 
rockawave.com | Mark Healey |Kerry Murtha
Captain Jared Weigel has taken hundreds of anglers out to sea since he launched his charter boat J Rod III three years ago, a business that’s given the fishing enthusiast an opportunity to share a lifelong passion that was inspired by his dad. The seasoned sailor grew up with a reel and rod in his hand, casting a line in local waters for striped bass, flukes, porgies and the like. “I started going out on the bay with my father when I was really young,” he noted.
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3 weeks ago | 
rockawave.com | Kerry Murtha
Juggling more than one sport in high school is no easy task but the rewards far outweighed the challenges for Tyler Williams. The high school senior has been a competitive swimmer and a football linebacker for Trinity High School in Hicksville, Long Island, for the past four years. The hard work and dedication Williams has devoted to the two sports he loves has paid off.
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3 weeks ago | 
rockawave.com | Kerry Murtha
Following the success of last year’s inaugural celebration, the Second Annual Outstanding Women of Far Rockaway event commenced last week to honor six young females who have demonstrated exceptional dedication to their goals. Organized by Detectives Lynn Blanchette and Shakaya Slay, community affairs officers at the 101st Precinct, the accolade aims to uplift and inspire the young women who were chosen. “We want them to know that their hard work doesn’t go unnoticed,” Blanchette remarked.
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4 weeks ago | 
rockawave.com | Kerry Murtha
Kathryn O’Brien was a classroom teacher for more than a decade before she became an instructional specialist for the New York City Department of Education. “I was part of a district team that provided support to principals at schools that were academically in the bottom five percent in the state,” she explained. The work was rewarding but she wanted a more hands-on role.
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4 weeks ago | 
rockawave.com | Kerry Murtha
Crime is down nearly 40% in the 100th Precinct, according to Commanding Officer Carol Hamilton. “For the 28-day period, last year, at this time, we were fighting 38 index crimes and this year we are fighting 23,” the Deputy Inspector told attendees at the precinct’s community council meeting this week.
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4 weeks ago | 
rockawave.com | Kerry Murtha
The B.R.I.D.G.E. Family Enrichment Center in Rockaway Beach has temporarily closed its doors due to building compliance repairs that need to be made to keep the building safe. “While this is not the news we wanted to share, it is necessary to ensure that our space is up to code,” said B.R.I.D.G.E. Director Curtis Turney-Rentas.
