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120 HOMELESS HEADING TO BEACH 101
Rockaway Beach is reeling. St.
Camillus Catholic Academy is
closing and a homeless shelter
is opening. At least that’s what is
proposed, and residents and local
elected officials vow to do what
they can to stop the plan to house
120 homeless men at a warehouse
located at 226 Beach 101st Street.
The news, first reported online
by The Wave, was confirmed by
Jon Gaska of Community Board
14 who told The Rockaway Times
that he had heard a rumor of a
homeless shelter coming to the
building and contacted the De-
partment of Homeless Services
(DHS) which, after a delay, con-
firmed the plans. According to
DHS, the plans will involve non-
profit service provider, Black Vets
for Social Justice, but it is not clear
if any of the homeless individuals
will be veterans.
Online reaction was over-
whelmingly negative and there
was an immediate call to action
by John Cori of the Rockaway
Beach Civic Association. Cori will
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is urging residents of all neigh-
borhoods to join him this Friday,
February 15 at 6:30 p.m. at Beach
101st Street and Rockaway Beach
Boulevard. He encourages people
to bring signs to display opposi-
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to the Buildings Department web- The Rockaway Times called Ra-
site, no permits or applications for binowitz at his business, Liberty
such renovations have yet been One Group, but did not receive a
filed. The only active permit is for return call by press time.
plywood sidewalk fencing, an “Al- Supportive housing seems to be
teration Type 3,” which states: “No part of the Rabinowitz portfolio.
change in use, occupancy.” According to the website, The Real
The zoning, R5D, however, does Deal, in 2017, Rabinowitz bought
allow for a wide variety of housing. a two-story medical facility in
The building was purchased Flatbush for $11.75 million, which
by Yosef Rabinowitz (sometimes is “used for housing for seniors
identified as Joseph Rabinowitz or with mental illness.” The same
JoJo Rabinowitz) of 175 Blake Ave, source said Rabinowitz bought a
Brooklyn for a little over $3 million drug and alcohol rehab center in
in April 2018. Prospect Heights headquarters
for $10.5 million.
Various online sources list Rab-
inowitz as an owner or co-owner
of the Liberty One Group, a real
estate investment company. In
October 2018, protesters lined
up in front of a proposed shelter
in College Point. That building
at 127-03 20th Avenue, was ear-
marked to be a shelter by the DHS.
That building is owned by Liberty
One Group.
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SHELTER FALLOUT
Continued from Page 2
Following the announcement
of Cori’s planned vigil, elected
officials weighed in on the shelter
proposal. City Councilman Eric
Ulrich, who is running for Public
Advocate, said, “I am deeply dis-
turbed by Mayor de Blasio’s plan
to bring a large-scale homeless
shelter to Rockaway Park. The
Peninsula is already inundated
with nursing homes, rehabilita-
tion centers and temporary shel-
ters. The proposed plan is unac-
ceptable, and I pledge to fight it
tooth and nail!”
Assemblywoman Stacey Phef-
fer Amato said, “The proposed
homeless shelter on 101st Street
is a completely misguided and
irresponsible plan. Our families
have been through so much to
rebuild our neighborhoods from
the effects of Hurricanes Irene
and Sandy and still are not whole.
We do not need additional hur-
dles.”
State Senator Joe Addabbo stat-
ed concerns about its size and
proposed location. “I believe one
major issue is the size of this pro-
posed shelter, as well as its prox-
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imity to the schools within the
area. I have always advocated for
much smaller shelters that better
assist the homeless and acclimate
better within a community.”
Scholars’ Academy is just
three short blocks away from the
planned shelter. A new business,
Sorrentino’s Meats, just around
the corner is set to open soon.
The Rockaway Times reached
out to the DHS for confirmation
of the news. Arianna Fishman
of DHS not only confirmed, but
further explained the imple-
mentation of the shelter, saying,
“Homeless New Yorkers come
from every community across the
five boroughs, so we need every
community to come together
to address homelessness. As we
implement our borough-based
approach, we are ending the use
of all cluster sites and commer-
cial hotel facilities citywide and
distributing new high-quality fa-
cilities more equitably across the
five boroughs to give homeless
New Yorkers the opportunity to
be sheltered in their home bor-
ough, closer to their support net-
works and communities they last
called home as they stabilize their
lives. This location will be the first
of its kind in this Community
District, offering 120 individuals
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experiencing homelessness the
opportunity to get back on their
feet closer to their anchors of life.
Working together with neighbors
and not-for-profit service provid-
er Black Vets for Social Justice,
we’re confident that these fami-
lies will be warmly welcomed—
and through collaborative sup-
port and compassion, we will
make this the best experience it
can be for these individuals as
they get back on their feet.”
It’s not unusual for communi-
ties anywhere to resist new shel-
ters, but Rockaway residents can
point to actual statistics show-
ing that the peninsula is already
overburdened. The NYU Furman
Center annually publishes The
State of New York City’s Hous-
ing and Neighborhoods report,
which provides data and analysis
about housing, land use, demo-
graphics, and quality of life for
each borough. According to the
report, Rockaway has a dispro-
portionate number of “severe-
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adult and nursing homes, and
the highest unemployment rate
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Rockaway Shows Love for a Beloved Friend
Once again, Rockaway is ral-
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time it’s for a local woman that
some call “the mayor of Rock-
away.” During the very early
hours of Sunday, February 3,
Bridget O’Connor was involved
in a life-threatening ordeal.
Now O’Connor’s many friends
and loved ones are coming to-
gether with prayers and funds
to help make the next steps a
little easier.
What happened to O’Con-
nor still remains a mystery, but
her walk home turned into a
life-threatening situation. She
was rushed to a nearby trauma
center, where she was initial-
ly put on life support and has
undergone several surgeries.
O’Connor is currently in the
intensive care unit and has
reportedly been in and out of
consciousness since the or-
deal, and doesn’t recall what
happened.
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tation of her leg, which was
severely damaged. The road
to recovery will certainly be a
long one, however friends and
family are hopeful she’ll make
a comeback.
O’Connor, a substitute teach-
er and employee at Boardwalk
Bagel, is known to many for her
friendly, outgoing personali-
ty, and her efforts to give back
and help others. One of her
last posts to Facebook before
the accident was to ask if any-
one was willing to donate girls
clothes that she could give to
students in need.
In a more heart-wrenching
post, just two days before the
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accident, O’Connor reflected
on prior medical issues that
she bounced back from. “Since
2013, I have had one or two
major surgeries each year. To-
day marks the one-year anni-
versary of my last surgery. I am
grateful that my body didn’t
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and that I am healthy. Thank
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port and love during the crazy
ride I was on,” the February 1
post read.
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hoping that the same support
will help O’Connor get through
the long road ahead. One of
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of the shocking news. As we go
to press, more than 375 peo-
ple have donated more than
$34,000 toward the fundraiser.
Beyond that, other friends have
started 50/50 pools to help raise
additional funds, which have
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Miley-Figueroa, local charities
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*****
New York Magazine did a story
on Charlie Howard, the owner
of Call-A-Head, the porta-potty
business based in Broad Chan-
nel. They’re the guys who are
Number One in Picking Up
Number Two. The pun-filled arti-
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*****
The Parks Department has
not yet selected a replacement
for Portia Dyrenforth, the
hard-working, popular Rock-
away Beach Parks Administra-
tor, but it did announce that
Michael Dockett has been ap-
pointed the new Queens Bor-
ough Parks Commissioner, and
will be starting in early March.
*****
The Rockaway Times Annu-
al Photo Contest has opened.
Send entries (2 per limit per
category) to PhotoExpo@Rock-
awayTimes.com. The co-spon-
sors include the Jamaica Bay –
Rockaway Parks Conservancy,
the NYC Ferry, and The NYC
Parks Department. The top
prize is $500 and finalists get
their photos posted along the
boardwalk. The categories are:
Parades (Poseidon and Rock-
away St. Pat’s and other Rock-
away parades); Humor/Fun;
Rainbows/Lightning; Pets and
Animals; and Beach Life, or
that great Rockaway photo that
you’re not sure what category it
fits, but it should be on display
or in the running for top prize.
*****
After several home and auto
break-ins that have been traced
to some residents at the St. John’s
Residence for Boys, locals are
demanding action from electeds
and plan to attend a meeting at
the Knights of Columbus on Feb-
ruary 27. The recent crime spree
follows an ugly summertime in-
cident in which a man was blind-
sided and attacked on the board-
walk by a resident of the home.
*****
As they say in the news busi-
ness, this is not a man bites dog
story. The City and The Center
for Urban Research at the City
University of New York Graduate
Center released a study that Build
It Back was a colossal failure for
many applicants. Thousands of
homeowners dropped out of the
program that was supposed to
repair, rebuild or elevate homes.
One Staten Islander said the pro-
gram was like Sandy itself, a disas-
ter. Katie Honan, of the Wall Street
Journal, reported on the study.
*****
Recent political headlines
worth a chuckle: Schumer and
Cuomo approval ratings drop. De
Blasio goes to New Hampshire
for a possible run for President.
Let’s just hope Anthony Weiner
doesn’t get involved.
*****
So, Michele Titus will not be
running for re-election for NY
State Assembly. She was dubbed
Absent-Titus because constitu-
ents never saw her anywhere or
doing much, but the party ma-
chine kept sending her to Alba-
ny. She won’t be missed more
than she already was. And true to
form, her office never got back to
us for comment.
*****
The Community Board meet-
ing was canceled Tuesday be-
cause of the weather and has been
re-scheduled for MONDAY, Febru-
ary 25 at the Knights of Columbus.
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The times they are a changin’.
Word came out late last week
that St. Camillus Catholic Acad-
emy would be closing because
of declining enrollment and in-
creasing costs. Many St. Camillus
grads still live in the area and are
understandably saddened. The
school band was a fixture at the
Rockaway St. Patrick’s parade for
many years and will be another
thing sorely missed.
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hattan) is gaining steam as a way
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By Kami-Leigh Agard
When late last Thursday
morning, February 7, news
broke that Rockaway landmark,
St. Camillus Catholic Acade-
my is slated to close June 30,
parents, staff, alumni and the
community-at-large were not
just blindsided, but utterly dev-
astated.
According to the Diocese of
Brooklyn, which is the officiat-
ing body that oversees Catho-
lic schools in Brooklyn and
Queens, St. Camillus’ closing
is due to continuous declin-
ing enrollment, tuition arrears
amounting to $114,422, op-
eration deficits for the staffs’
medical, pension, insurance
and assessment, and other
mounting budget issues. How-
ever, parents, staff and alum-
ni believe they were not given
a chance, much less enough
time to prove that the school,
affectionately dubbed, “The
Little Schoolhouse With a Big
Heart,” could turn it all around,
and become the “The little en-
gine that could.”
St. Camillus has educated the
children of Rockaway and Broad
Channel since its opening as a
parish school in 1951. However,
in 2014, as part of the Diocese’s
strategic plan, Preserving the
Vision, which began in 2008,
the school transitioned from a
Parish school to an Academy
in 2014, resulting in it being re-
named, St. Camillus Catholic
Academy.
According to comments
pouring in on Friends of Rock-
away Beach Facebook page in
response to The Wave newspa-
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per’s early online announce-
ment of the sudden closure,
parents and staff were not just
shocked, but angry. Questions
loomed as to why the parents
and staff were not alerted.
One parent reached out to The
Rockaway Times (RT) angri-
ly imploring, “Why do I have
to learn that my child’s school
is going to be closed on Face-
book? The teachers and the
principal didn’t even know.
This hurts on so many lev-
els. We love St. Camillus, and
don’t understand why this is
happening. Why weren’t we
informed?” The premature an-
nouncement of the closure was
later confirmed at a meeting
with parents on Thursday night.
On Friday, February 8, the
Brooklyn Diocese officially re-
leased a press release announc-
ing the closure stating: “The
Board of Members and Board of
Directors of St. Camillus Catho-
lic Academy in Queens have
voted to close the school at the
end of this school year. The dif-
ficult decision was made due to
declining enrollment and the
severe budget deficits that have
resulted.
“At St. Camillus in Rockaway,
the current school year budget
is running a deficit of more
than $20,000. And with deficits
of more than $100,000 the two
previous years, the academy has
limited funds to meet expenses.
Enrollment here is down almost
25 percent from five years ago.”
The RT reached out to the Di-
ocese for specific enrollment
figures for the school in the past
five academic years. According
to their press office, enrollment
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Tears Shed Over
St. Camillus’ Closing
at St. Camillus was down almost
25 percent from five years ago.
For school year, 2014-2015 it
was 141; 2015-2016, 130; 2016-
2017, 105; 2017-2018, 112 and
for the current school year,
2018-2019, 106.
Arverne resident, Brianna
Saks, a parent of a fifth-grade
student is at a loss. “I feel very
devastated. St. Camillus is
more than just a school, we are
family. My son is going to be
uprooted from his friends, who
he was supposed to graduate
with.
“Principal Raffaele Corso just
started this past September. I
feel badly for him because he
really was trying hard to recruit
new students. He’s been only
there six months. Six months!
And then for him to get this an-
nouncement. At the meeting
last Thursday, parents, teach-
ers and staff were all crying.
There wasn’t a dry eye at the
meeting. My family moved to
Arverne By the Sea, with the
expectation that we would have
an elementary school for our
children. That never happened.
St. Camillus was the next best
option. Unfortunately, P.S. 183
is not. We wish there was some-
way to save the school and fight
against its closure,” Saks said.
Another parent, Holly Adams-
Alvira, believes that the Dio-
cese set up the school to fail. “I
transferred my two daughters
from another Catholic school
in the area to St. Camillus and
was so pleased. However, I
know for a fact that other stu-
dents who were also trying to
transfer were denied admis-
sion, given the reason that ‘St.
Camillus is a small school, and
we want to keep it that way.’ So,
if one of the reasons for closing
is low enrollment, why were
they turning students away?
“At the meeting last Thurs-
day, I felt we were ambushed.
Once the meeting started,
they locked the doors, and
wouldn’t let anyone else in.
There were even police of-
ficers there. Then the next
day, grieving counselors were
on site to help students cope
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with the impending closing.
This just doesn’t make sense.
Then in church on Sunday,
the parish priest didn’t even
mention the closure,” Adams-
Alvira said.
Other parents also expressed
their frustration with not just the
Diocese, but Father Richard Ahl-
emeyer of St. Camillus Parish.
However, many people came
forward and said to blame Fa-
ther Richard is not just irration-
al, but plain wrong. Broad Chan-
nel residents, Jill and Brad Palisi,
and many others immediately
came to Father Ahlemeyer’s de-
fense.
The Palisis said, “There were
a lot of accusations and mean
things said about our Father
Richard. Things were said di-
rectly to him, and about him
that were very untrue, and not
based on the actual facts of the
situation. For example, Father
Richard had no say on how the
school spends its money. When
a school becomes an Academy,
there is a board that is formed
and all decisions are made by
them. The pastor is not a mem-
ber of this board. Father Richard
has been a pillar in our commu-
nity for many years, not just in
Rockaway, but in Broad Chan-
nel. He’s a huge supporter of
all of our children’s sports pro-
grams and is beloved by count-
less people in our parish and
throughout Rockaway. Father
Richard did not want the school
to close. This is totally out of his
hands.”
The RT reached out to Father
Richard for comment and was
informed that he was away on a
retreat. One St. Camillus parish-
ioner, (who preferred to remain
anonymous), said, “Can you im-
agine how this is hurting Father
Richard? He’s been so support-
ive of countless people in the
community. From the Special
Olympics, the CYO basketball
program, the Irish Festival, and
countless more — this school,
like the parish, was his life.”
Rockaway Park resident,
Brenda Schilling, whose hus-
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CAMILLUS’ CLOSING
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band, John Schilling, wrote a
letter to the editor in RT, (see
page 14), said she was in ab-
solute shock. “I graduated
from St. Camillus in 1983 and
my son is graduating from
the school’s eighth-grade this
year. However, though he is
graduating and will be un-
affected by the closure, St.
Camillus is my family. This
is an absolute shock because
we were unaware of the debt.
My son is going to have a St.
Camillus diploma like me and
his older brother, but I guess
you can call it ‘survivor’s guilt,’
because though I am relieved
that my son is graduating, this
school has been my life for
decades, and I care dearly for
all the staff, students and the
community it serves, which I
live in.
“It just seems unfair because
after the school was transi-
tioned to an Academy, we were
later given a Five-Year Strate-
gic plan to boost enrollment,
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reduce debt, amongst other
things. However, we still have
two years left to the Plan, and
now the Diocese announces
that the school is closing. At a
meeting last year, we were told
that five Catholic schools were
closing, not knowing that we
were number six on the list. I
know many families who tried
to transfer their children from
other Catholic schools in the
area and were denied. This
makes no sense!” Schilling ex-
claimed.
She also shared that at the
meeting, which will occur on
Wednesday, February 13 (past
RT press time), five Brooklyn
Diocese Catholic academies
will be presenting enrollment
options. These include: St.
Francis de Sales and St. Rose of
Lima in Rockaway, Our Lady of
Grace and St. Helen in Howard
Beach, and Midwood in Brook-
lyn.
Schilling also sympathized
with Principal Corso. “I believe
he was not given a fair chance.
Six months later after he was
hired, the Diocese announces
the school is closing. It’s almost
like they brought him in to fail.
The staff, who have been there
for decades, have also lost their
home.
“However, I’m not afraid. As
a parent and alumni, amongst
countless others, who want to
fight to keep the school open,
anything is possible. I believe a
miracle can happen to keep our
doors open,” Schilling said.
Alumni John Kerrigan, class
of 1986, is proud of his St.
Camillus history. “I made my
penance, communion and
confirmation here. During that
time, my principals, were first,
Sister Theresa Sweeney, then
Sister Frances Bernadette,
who was a great fundraiser. My
favorite teacher was Mrs. Rita
Lehman. We said the Pledge
of Allegiance and sang the Na-
tional Anthem before coming
into the building. Overall, I am
happy to have had the experi-
ence and education of a small
school. I remember the view of
Rockaway Playland,” boasted
Kerrigan.
When RT reached out to
Principal Corso, the Brooklyn
Diocese press office respond-
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ed on his behalf stating: “All
neighboring Catholic acad-
emies serving the Rocka-
way peninsula, including St.
Frances de Sales, stand ready
to embrace the students and
families of St. Camillus in
their search for a new school.
In keeping with Catholic val-
ues and virtues, arrange-
ments have been made to en-
sure a smooth transition into
the 2019-2020 school year for
all students who desire to be
educated in the faith.”
As for the future of the
buildings, when and if they
are vacated, the Diocese stat-
ed: “There are no immediate
plans for the school building.
It is hoped that the building
will be marketed as available
for lease by another educa-
tional entity, thereby provid-
ing desperately needed funds
to the parish. We are also hop-
ing that the building will con-
tinue to remain available for
parish activities and events,
such as religious education
and various other meetings.”
Keep reading the RT for fu-
ture updates.
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This Week in History
FEBRUARY 14
1929 - Members of Al Capone’s
gang killed rival gang members
in the St. Valentine’s Day mas-
sacre.
1989 - Iran’s Ayatollah
Khomeini issued a fatwa, call-
ing for the death of Salman
Rushdie, author of The Satanic
Verses.
FEBRUARY 15
1965 - The Maple Leaf Flag offi- Huckleberry Finn” by Mark
cially became the new national Twain was published.
flag of Canada.
FEBURARY 16
Dina Hanning was born.
Metta Kaskel was born.
MaryGrace O’Malley was born. Jeannemarie Morris was born.
1959 - Fidel Castro becomes the gramophone (phonograph).
the 16th Prime Minister of 1968 - The first nationwide
Cuba after overthrowing Ful- broadcast of “Mr. Roger’s Neigh-
gencio Batista
1968 - The country’s first 911
phone system went into service FEBRUARY 20
in Haleyville, Ala.
FEBRUARY 17
Genny Gallagher Wickman was died.
born.
Steve Stathis was born.
St. John’s Hospital Gets
State $$
Governor Andrew Cuomo
announced $204 million to
support 95 projects that will
transform and protect New
York State’s health care sys-
tem. Among the $77.7 million
awarded to New York City, was
St. John’s Episcopal Hospital,
which was awarded two grants
totaling over $7 million.
St. John’s will receive
$3,117,938 to help fund a
state-of-the-art Women’s
Comprehensive Service
Center, to provide a contin-
uum of care to the women of
the Rockaways, Five Towns,
and Long Beach areas. In ad-
dition, $3,955,000 will be al-
located to create a new Radi-
ation Oncology Center with a
linear accelerator to increase
access to cancer treatment
services for the community.
These projects will help
support the objectives of the
state’s Delivery System Re-
form Incentive Program. The
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1801 - The electoral tie between
Thomas Jefferson and Aaron
Burr was broken by the House
of Representatives, who elect-
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ed Thomas Jefferson president.
1962 - Beach Boys introduced
a new musical style with their
hit, “Surfin.”
SUNDAY, MARCH 3, 2019
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Eddy Pastore was born.
1885 - “The Adventures of
1953 - First 3D film, “Bwana
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1878 - Thomas Edison patented
Doors Open at 2:30PM
St. Camillus - Springman Hall
borhood” aired on PBS.
Dan Mundy Sr. was born.
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olitionist, author, and orator,
1962 - John Glenn became the
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By Ryan Schwach
This past Friday, February 8,
members of the NYPD 100th
Precinct Neighborhood Coor-
dination program for Sector
Charlie (Ranging from 108th to
Breezy Point) spoke to Rock-
away residents at P.S. 114 to
discuss public safety issues,
namely the problems revolv-
ing around the Rockaway St.
John’s Home for Boys.
“St. Johns has always been
an issue,” said one long-time
Rockaway resident. The home
has been in Rockaway since
1948 and is meant as a foster
home for troubled boys from
around the city.
The current problems have
become more prevalent in the
last few weeks after it was re-
ported that three boys from St.
John’s entered Boardwalk Ba-
gel on Beach 108th Street while
it was closed, but the door was
unlocked. They were surprised
by the owner, who they did not
know was still there, and they
were soon apprehended by
police.
“The rules of that home have
to change, it’s scary,” said the
owner of the store. As of now
there is a 9:30 p.m. curfew at
the home, but St. John’s can-
not legally enforce the rule
according to Police Officer
Jonathan Mercado. Another
incident occurred on Beach
121st Street when another St.
John’s resident was arrested
after reportedly trying to get
into several homes and parked
cars.
“Everything they’ve been
dealing with as best as they
possibly can, making arrests
as soon as possible,” echoed
new 100th Precinct Crime Pre-
vention Officer Lauren Haber,
referring to the work of the
Neighborhood Coordination
Officers, PO Bryan Martini,
and Mercado. “They know the
trouble makers, they know
them by face and they know
them by name,” she said.
Although the problems
emerging from St. John’s have
been continuous, the 100th
Rockaway youth, drinking on
the beach and wandering the
avenues. The officers admitted
this is the slow season for this
sort of situation, but that dur-
ing the summer they do what
they can. One Rockaway resi-
dent stood up to say, “There is
always going to be drinking on
the beach in Rockaway, we just
Precinct has made inroads want them to be respectful.”
in mending the situation be- The officers also want to re-
tween the home and the great- mind Rockaway residents to
er Rockaway area, explaining “Be mindful” of locking their
that they met with the execu- doors and cars to prevent bur-
tive director of the home for glaries, stating these as some
the first time in a long time, of the most common crimes in
and that she is aware of the the west end of Rockaway, and
situation and will do what also that these meetings are
she can from within to help. key to fixing the safety issues
The officers also told a story here on the peninsula. “These
about a 14-year-old resident of meetings are so important,
St.John’s who waved at two of everything here helps,” said
the officers. “He wanted to say, Officer Haber.
‘How are you?’,” said PO Marti- For more information about
ni. “He was waiting for the bus future NCO meetings in your
to go to the library.” part of town, follow NYPD
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Camillus
Closing
Dear Editor:
I am writing an open letter
to the Rockaway community
today to seek your help and
guidance in a very sad sit-
uation that has occurred in
Rockaway this week. As you
have probably heard either
through social media or from
talking to your neighbors,
the Brooklyn Diocese has
announced the closing of
St. Camillus Catholic Acade-
my as of June 30th, 2019. St.
Camillus has always been a
small school that has catered
to a more one-on-one inter-
action between the students
and teachers. Children that
had trouble flourishing at
either, St. Francis, St. Rose
or one of the public schools
seemed to thrive and find
their way at St. Camillus. It is
that old fashion little school
house with one class per
grade. It is the little engine
that could and did.
Unfortunately, the majori-
ty of the Rockaway communi-
ty heard about the potential
closing before the Diocese of
Brooklyn was able to inform
the parents and staff of St.
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Camillus. A letter indicating
an important meeting for
February 7, 2019 was leaked
to the media. This was unfair
to the families and staff to
have been told this way.
The reason that St. Camil-
lus is closing is due to the
lack of registration and par-
ticipation from the com-
munity for the 2019-20 aca-
demic year and the failure of
some parents to pay their tu-
ition. As of now, only 90 stu-
dents had registered for next
year and the school is owed
approximately $114,000 in
back tuition.
It was also revealed at a
meeting with Diocesan rep-
resentatives that original-
ly the school lost $35,000 in
2017-18 school year. Howev-
er, when the final financials
were performed in Decem-
ber, that figure was increased
to $100,000. The financial re-
serves that St. Camillus has,
have become severely de-
pleted and unable to cover
its expenses.
The Diocese has been
looking to close St. Camillus
for some time. For over forty
years, St. Camillus has been
rumored to be closing. In
fact, these rumors had esca-
lated over the past 14 years
that I have been affiliated
with St. Camillus. I had been
told on many occasions that
one particular educator in
the community had told po-
tential families not to con-
sider St. Camillus because it
was closing.
When the school became
an academy four years ago,
it established a board of di-
rectors and a five-year stra-
tegic plan, which was never
·
fully implemented. At the
beginning of this current
school year, the academy
board hired a new principal,
Mr. Raffaele Corso. I believe
that the Diocese allowed
him to be hired to fail. He
came in and immediately the
tone and tenor of the school
changed. The children and
teachers were happy. He in-
stituted a greater sense of
accountability among the
teachers and the students.
He came in with great ideas
to improve the school and
re-establish St. Camillus as a
school of educational excel-
lence. With this closure, he
is not being given the oppor-
tunity to fulfill his mission.
As a parent of a St. Camil-
lus student, I am trying to
do whatever I can to save the
school and convince the Di-
ocese to change their minds.
I am reaching out to anyone
who may have a connection
to St. Camillus, either as an
alumnus or former band
member or had a family
member attend St. Camillus.
I am fully aware that there
are those among the Rock-
away community that may
have a bad memory of certain
teachers or principals, or
even a classmate. The school
today is not the school that
you remember. The present
faculty and principal are
dedicated to helping all the
students, regardless of their
ability, to achieve their full
potential.
The closing of St. Camillus
poses a potential overcrowd-
ing both at St. Francis, St.
Rose, and the other schools
on the peninsula, as our stu-
dents seek a new school, as
well as the new families mov-
ing into the new develop-
ments here in Rockaway. St.
Camillus is a needed and es-
sential jewel that should be
saved and preserved to help.
This overcrowding will in-
crease the student to teacher
ratio at these schools and in-
crease the pressures on the
faculties at these schools.
I would like to thank you
for your time and any help
you could offer in trying to
save St. Camillus.
Sincerely yours,
John J. Schilling
The Rockaway Times
Dear Editor:
I am saddened to hear the
news about the closing of
St. Camillus. It is disheart-
ening to think that after 68
years that the communi-
ty has failed to support this
“little school house”. I un-
derstand that the registra-
tion for next 2019-20 school
year is only 90 students. As
I talked to friends and fam-
ily members, I was told that
the school has a maximum
for 200 students. As I under-
stand, it had the enrollment/
registration been 150 or 75
percent of the capacity the
school would remain open.
As an alumnus of St. Camil-
lus, I would call on any fam-
ily that is not happy in their
current situation, no matter
what school you have your
children in, to please call
the principal at St. Camillus
and say you would like to
enroll your child. I believe if
we get this enrollment up to
150 percent, we can save the
school.
Sean Sullivan
CB Shindig
Dear Editor:
Your suggestion in your
High Tides section of the
February 7 issue of The Rock-
away Times is a reality in
Community Board 5, Queens
(Ridgewood, Glendale, Mas-
peth, Middle Village).
For many years now, at our
December meeting, we start
early, have a light agenda
and then invite all present
to join in a holiday party,
with food and refreshments.
It is our way of thanking the
residents of the district for
their respect and support
throughout the year.
Vincent Arcuri, Jr.,
Chairperson
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Tribulations of the St. John’s Home
By Katie McFadden
“On the morning of Thurs-
day, February 7, at 5:30 a.m.,
I was awoken by the screams
of my wife saying there was
someone in the house,” local
Gregory DeBoer wrote in a
letter to The Rockaway Times.
The intruder, wearing a mask,
entered their bedroom, look-
ing for more items to steal af-
ter making several hits on oth-
er homes and cars on Beach
121st Street. Later that night,
police had apprehended a
suspect after reviewing se-
curity footage from DeBoer’s
home. According to DeBoer,
the alleged suspect was iden-
tified as 19-year-old Jimmy
Rivera, a resident of the St.
John’s Residence for Boys on
Beach 110th Street.
This latest event comes after
a recent spree of crimes car-
ried out by residents from the
St. John’s Home. Back in early
October, a St. John’s boy alleg-
edly sliced the face of a man
on the boardwalk. In early
December, two cars were sto-
len from Beach 124th Street.
According to local Mary Gros-
setto, three or four boys, who
were allegedly from St. John’s,
were apprehended in connec-
tion to this theft and one of the
cars was found parked outside
St. John’s. According to Broad
Channel Civic President Dan
Mundy, on the night of Febru-
ary 3, at least one young man
from St. John’s was arrested
for breaking into several cars
and stealing at least $50. Sev-
eral more instances of crimes
were described at the recent
Build the Block meeting with
Neighborhood Coordina-
tion Officers from the 100th
Precinct, including a worker
from Boardwalk Bagel, who
claimed a group of the boys
entered the store after it was
closed and proceeded to ran-
sack the store and urinate on
the floor before realizing the
worker was there.
At the meeting, local police
advised neighbors that they
are on top of these issues and
know the few “bad apples” in-
volved in these crimes by face
and name and have respond-
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ed by arresting individuals.
But with issues on the rise,
many residents are wondering
what more can be done, with
some going as far as suggest-
ing that it’s time for St. John’s
to close its doors for good.
Who should be held ac-
countable? That’s where it
gets complicated. St. John’s
opened in Rockaway in 1948
as a place to provide foster
care services for young boys.
It was run by the Marianists,
a congregation of brothers
and priests, until 2012. Since
the Marianists ended their
relationship with St. John’s,
it continued to operate as a
stand-alone non-for-profit
entity with its own board of
directors. Records show the
properties associated with St.
John’s, 150 Beach 110th Street
and 144 Beach 111th Street,
are still owned by Rocklyn Ec-
clesiastical Corp, the Diocese
of Brooklyn real estate trust, a
non-profit that “provides as-
sistance in the form of Chari-
table Organization.” However,
the programs run in the build-
ing, including a 43-bed Resi-
dential Treatment Center, and
a 12-bed non-secure place-
ment Close to Home Program,
are contracted out by the NYC
Administration for Children’s
Services (ACS). Little Flower
Children and Family Services
of New York, a not-for-prof-
it charity that provides care
and services to children and
families with developmental
disabilities across New York,
has had a relationship with
St. John’s over the years, help-
ing with some of the opera-
tions. And last month, Little
Flower announced that it has
entered into an official “af-
filiation agreement” with St.
John’s. A press release further
explained the relationship,
saying, “Both organizations
will retain their independent
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identities and Boards but will
be stronger together in an af-
filiated structure. Little Flow-
er’s Chief Executive Officer,
Corinne Hammons, is now
CEO of both organizations.
The Rockaway Times
reached out to representa-
tives from Little Flower to ad-
dress the concerns regarding
the recent incidents and how
they’re being addressed. As a
general response, Little Flow-
er spokesperson, Maureen
Fox said, “St. John’s has been
a proud member of the Rock-
away community for decades
and we treat each and every
complaint as serious,”
However, victims of recent
crimes are demanding more
answers. When Rivera broke
into homes and cars on Beach
121st last Thursday, he was out
of St. John’s between 3 a.m.
and 6 a.m., leading many to
ask why this was allowed. The
RT asked Little Flower if a cur-
few system is in place, but we
received no direct response
to this question. However, ac-
cording to the NCOs, there is
a curfew of 9:30 p.m. for the
boys, but staff cannot legal-
ly enforce this. In a follow-up
statement to the RT, Fox sug-
gested this as well, saying,
“There are 40-45 youth in the
Residential Treatment Center
at any given time who are
free to leave the facility unac-
companied.” A St. John’s staff
member, who spoke to The RT
anonymously, also confirmed
that there are curfews in place,
but due to guidelines set by the
city and state, they cannot be
enforced. “There are curfews
established and consequenc-
es in place, but the law is the
law and this isn’t a prison.
The children have rights and
they’re aware of them,” the
staff member said.
The staff member explained
that the guidelines prevent
staff members from doing
much at all. “Our hands are
tied. We’re very limited, even
relating to consequences that
we can enforce. This is a job of
love. The pay isn’t great and it
doesn’t take much to be fired
and lose your privilege to work
with children should you do
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the wrong thing and you don’t
handle the matter correctly
according to ACS guidelines.
As much as this has been a
challenge for the communi-
ty, it’s also challenging as a
staff member that can only
do so much to prevent them
from doing this stuff,” the staff
member said. “There are a
few boys in there that are bad
apples, but the only laws that
prevent them from doing such
things are the actual law.”
With police being the ones to
enforce the law, Little Flow-
er says it has been working
closely with the 100th Pre-
cinct to come up with solu-
tions. “St. John’s works very
closely with our local pre-
cinct,” Fox said. “Last week,
local officers came to St.
John’s to meet with all of our
youth to discuss the increase
of crime in the neighbor-
hood and the consequences
of such. They encouraged the
youth to display upstanding
behavior in the community.
Last week Jennifer Horsley,
Interim Executive Director,
met with Captain Hall to dis-
cuss possible strategies.”
Beyond police intervention,
Fox added that St. John’s has
its own internal ways of hold-
ing those that act out account-
able. “We work on teaching
the youth about taking re-
sponsibility for their actions
and that every action has a
consequence. Some good,
some bad, for example: Last
month a unit manager found
out a youth stole candy from
a local store. He accompanied
the youth to the store and the
youth apologized to the store
owner and paid for the items
out of his allowance money.”
St. John’s also utilizes an in-
centive program. “The incen-
tive program is a way to reward
good behaviors. However, can
also be used as a corrective ac-
tion tool when necessary,” Fox
said. She further explained St.
John’s internal punishments,
saying, “When a youth gets
in trouble the following con-
sequences are imposed: The
youth is restricted from recre-
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THE ST. JOHN’S HOME
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ational activities; The youth is
unable to earn points through
our incentive program; The
youth is counseled and re-
ferred for clinical assessment
as necessary; Depending on
severity of the infraction or
frequency of incidents, a Red
Flag meeting with staff from
multiple disciplines is held to
discuss strategies to address
the youth’s behavior.”
In direct response to the
recent uptick in crimes in-
volving St. John’s boys, Fox
says St. John’s has been pro-
active. “We are in the process
of creating additional struc-
tured and scheduled week-
end activities to keep the boys
busy,” Fox said. “We also have
a mobile unit that patrols the
neighborhood. The mobile
unit has left business cards
with local shop owners and
encouraged owners to contact
us when they are having an is-
sue with our residents so that
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we can respond immediately.”
St. John’s and others that
have worked directly with
some of the kids on the home
emphasized that those act-
ing out only make up a small
handful of the residents. “St.
John’s is proud to say that
most of our young men are ac-
tive members of the St. John’s
community and the larger
Rockaway community with-
out any incidents,” Fox said.
She explained, citing sever-
al of the residents that go to
school within the communi-
ty, one youth that volunteers
at a pet store, another that
participates in the Marine
ROTC program at his school,
several that are active in St.
John’s onsite work program
and those that have been em-
ployed offsite, and several
success stories.
Marissa Bernowitz of We
Care New York and Queens
Law Associates regularly
reaches out to the residents.
According to Bernowitz, the
boys were instrumental in
helping her distribute sup-
plies to those in need. “They
helped unload every single
truck after Sandy. If it wer-
en’t for those boys, Rocka-
way wouldn’t have had the
supplies that we were able to
donate. Ninety percent of the
time, it was St. John’s Home
boys helping me,” she said,
saying they were later recog-
nized for services.
Bernowitz says that hers
and other community organ-
izations have attempted to
work with St. John’s direct-
ly to offer more outside ser-
vices to keep the boys occu-
pied, but they’ve often been
turned down. “I’ll go there
directly and ask, ‘how do we
come here and bring servic-
es to your site?’ and they tell
me, ‘we’ll get back to you’ and
they eventually get back say-
ing that administration said
no.”
When asked about outside
help, Fox said St. John’s is
open to involving the com-
munity in a mentoring pro-
gram. “As Little Flower and
St. John’s work closely togeth-
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However, as these inci-
dent continue, it’s obvious
that further discussions with
the community need to take
place. And they’ll soon be
happening. According to Rob-
by Schwach of Councilman
Eric Ulrich’s office, the coun-
cilman’s office will be meet-
ing with Horsley to discuss
the recent incidents. Commu-
nity members will also have
an opportunity to further dis-
cuss these issues. Everyone is
encouraged to attend the next
100th Precinct Community
Council meeting at 7:30 p.m.
on Wednesday, February 27. A
representative from St. John’s
is expected to attend this
meeting, along with a rep-
resentative from the Queens
District Attorney’s office who
may be able to explain why
some of these kids are arrest-
ed for serious crimes, only to
return to the home shortly
thereafter.
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Poseidon’s Prom Was an Army of Fun
An Army of Fun showed up
strong at this year’s Poseidon’s
Prom. Despite a plethora of
great events going on this past
Saturday, February 9, Posei-
don’s Prom was pumping with
folks who showed up to show
off their best formal, wild and
nautical looks while dancing
the night away and helping to
raise funds for the end-of-sum-
mer Poseidon’s Parade.
This year’s Poseidon’s Prom
was more essential than ever.
This year, the organizers from
the Rockaway Mermaid Bri-
gade, did not receive a grant
that has helped boost the pa-
rade in the past. With permits
and other items necessary to
make it a success, the parade
comes at a cost. So this year’s
Prom fundraiser served as a
necessity to make up for the
lost funding. Between the big
crowd and the money raised
from raffle prizes donated by
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a plethora of local businesses,
it seems the fundraiser was a
success.
The night made for a fantastic
time as prom-goers were treat-
ed to live music by Indaculture,
radio hits by DJ Paddy Tubz,
lite fare, an open bar, and plen-
ty of chances to win fabulous
raffle prizes or a 50/50. Local
photographer, Joe Lupo, who
is currently facing a serious
medical issue, was the 50/50
winner. Katie Pastina and Bry-
an Fraser were crowned as this
year’s Prom King and Queen.
Congratulations to the or-
ganizers on making for another
successful nautical night out.
Besides the funds that were
raised, the Prom raised even
more excitement for this year’s
Poseidon’s Parade, expected to
be held in late September.
Photos by Katie McFadden,
Tonya Smay, Maria Colon and
Matt Preis.
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Felix Cavaliere’s Rascals to Headline Bugalou Finale

The bad news? The Bugalou
Music Series is down to its last
few shows of a successful sec-
ond season. The good news?
That means a summer of more
great music is right around the
corner and Bugalou isn’t going
out without a bang. Bugalou
Productions is excited to an-
nounce that Felix Cavaliere’s
Rascals will headline the final
Bugalou show of Season 2 at
St. Francis de Sales on Satur-
day, May 11.
The Rascals were one of the
greatest American bands of the
1960s, producing three num-
ber one hits—Good Lovin’,
Groovin’, and People Got to Be
Free, as well as nine top 20 hits
and multiple Gold albums.
They were inducted into the
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in
1998 and enjoyed a success-
ful reunion in 2013, including
a run on Broadway with their
show, Once Upon a Dream,
which was produced by Steve
Van Zandt of the E Street Band.
Rockaway favorites, Squid will
open the show, which will be
sponsored by Blue Bear Risk
Management.
Tickets are available now
exclusively to Bugalou mem-
bers but will go on sale to the
general public on February
15, if there are any seats still
remaining. Bugalou member-
ship, which supports this con-
cert series, and comes with
many benefits including pre-
sale availability and discounts
for all shows, is still available
by email to bugaloumusic@
gmail.com.
Before the final show in
May, there are still plenty of
great acts coming up. Aztec
Two-Step headlines the next
Bugalou show on March 9 at
the St. Camillus Auditorium,
sponsored by Breen Elec-
tric-Kevin J. Breen. Their high-
ly acclaimed tribute to Simon
& Garfunkel and the Everly
Brothers will form the core
of the show. The BEasy Band
kicks things off.
Damn the Torpedoes pre-
sents their outstanding trib-
ute to Tom Petty and the
Heartbreakers on April 6 at
St. Camillus Springman Hall.
Rockaway mainstays Wine
With Sue begin the night,
which is sponsored by Greg-
ory Lasak for Queens District
Attorney.
Each will have a high bar to
reach to surpass this past Sat-
urday, as Blac Rabbit rocked a
packed St. Camillus Academy
Auditorium with their great
renditions of Beatles classics,
along with originals from their
soon-to-be-released album,
Interstella. Gerald Bair, joined
by Walter Ensor and Mark
Magliaro, got things off to a
great start with a set of Bair
originals, including a few new
compositions which he debut-
ed at Saturday’s show. Many
thanks to the evening’s spon-
sor, The Linares Family.
Bugalou is on a roll now,
so get on board. Tickets to all
shows can be purchased at
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If you pay for health coverage, Catholic schools because I be-

you know that premiums have
increased significantly in the
last few years.
People know that I am a
Catholic school advocate (and
fought long and hard to keep St.
lieve in a Catholic education.
One can get a good education
in many schools, but there
is something special about
a Catholic education. I truly
believe that my siblings and I

By Beth Hanning
Virgilius open for many years),
and have asked me did Catholic
schools ever think about low-
ering the tuition to make them
more affordable? I replied, how
would not have been cared as
well for, if we did not attend
St. Francis Prep and St. Fran-
cis de Sales after the death of
my mother. I can vividly see

Sad For Catholic Schools could they?

It was announced last week
that a beloved Catholic school
in our area would be closing.
The first closing in our area
of Catholic schools was in the
school year 2006 when St. Vir-
gilius closed. Then a few years
later, St. Mary Star of the Sea
closed as well.
When the other two schools
closed, there was not as much
social media presence. Now
the media and social media are
on fire due to the closing of St.
Camillus. Many people want to
know why they were not aware.
Well, if you do not attend the
school or are a parishioner
there, why would you be made
aware? I knew that their enroll-
ment was down and I was hop-
ing they could stay open. Who
knows what that building will
become.
Other posters on social me-
dia want to know why tuition is
so much more expensive than
when they went in the past. One
reason I can think of off the top
of my head is when my father
and mother went to Catholic
elementary school, the major-
ity of the teachers were nuns.
So, the stipends you would pay
a nun are much less than the
salary and benefits of teachers.
St. Camillus has been in the
area for many generations. My
father graduated from there
back in 1960. It is sad that the
school can no longer keep its
doors opened. But the bottom
line is enrollment is low. En-
rollment has been on the de-
cline for many years. I noticed
the first decline when our local
elementary schools went from
K-6 to K-8. Many people were
willing to place their child in
their local elementary school
because they did not have to
attend JHS 180. This was also
true for PS 47. As their school
increased in enrollment, St.
Virgilius’ declined.
I worry about the future of
my sister, Christine’s first-
grade teacher when I brought
Christine to the first day of
first-grade, less than a month
after my mother passed away. I
asked to speak to Ms. Ramon-
di and explained our situation.
She kindly informed me that
she was aware of the situa-
tion and that Christine was in
good hands. When I asked my
friends for quotes on why they
also sacrifice to pay the tuition,
they explained similar stories.
If you would like to make a
difference, think about spon-
soring a student through Ven-
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scholarships to students in
need who would like a Catholic
school education.

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Ask the
DOC
By Peter Galvin, MD
Flu Shots
2018 was the 100th anniversary
of the 1918 influenza pandemic,
(when an epidemic is worldwide,
it is called a pandemic). That pan-
demic is estimated to have killed
50 million people. There were
other flu pandemics in 1957, 1968,
and 2009, but thankfully they were
not as deadly as 1918. The influ-
enza epidemic of 2017-2018 was
a bad one with illness and mor-
tality rates approaching that of a
pandemic. It lasted 19 weeks, and
killed more people than any other
epidemic since 2010, particular-
ly children, and was associated
with 30,453 hospitalizations – al-
most double the previous season,
high in some areas of the U.S.
Regrettably, 171 unvaccinated
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children died during 2017-2018,
accounting for almost 80 percent
of deaths. The mean age of the
children who died was 7.1 years,
and half of them had underlying
medical conditions which placed
them at risk for influenza-related
complications. Fifty-seven per-
cent of them died despite being
hospitalized.
The influenza virus was first
isolated in 1933 and a vaccine
was developed shortly thereaf-
ter. There are three strains of the
virus, namely A, B, and the very
rare C. The first non-egg vaccine
was introduced in 2013. Cur-
rently, research is ongoing to
develop a universal vaccine that
would cover all strains and last
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for multiple seasons. At present,
the vaccine for each season is
formulated on a best-guess sce-
nario based on what strains were
prevalent the prior year and what
strains are expected the next year.
This usually results in an effective
vaccine rate of 60 to 65 percent,
however, for the 2017-2018 sea-
son, the guess was wrong and re-
sulted in an effectivity rate of only
30 to 35 percent. It takes about
three weeks for an immunity to
develop post-vaccination and,
for the flu, the immunity lasts
about six months.
As flu season peaks during cold
weather, when people congregate
in indoor areas, in this part of the
country that means flu season is
usually from about November 1
to April 1. If you get the vaccine
in August, you may not be cov-
ered by February or so and a sec-
ond dose may be required. Some
experts already recommend
two doses per season. There is a
stronger vaccine for seniors, but
a second dose would work just as
well. This year’s vaccine is quad-
rivalent, meaning it covers four
strains of the flu – two A type and
two B type.
The Rockaway Times
Despite public educational ef-
forts, vaccination rates remain
low. The national goal is to immu-
nize 80 percent of the population
and 90 percent of those at-risk
populations (those with diseas-
es that effect the immune system
like diabetes and cancers). Un-
fortunately, actual vaccination
rates are far lower (37 percent in
2016). This is partly due to “anti-
vaxxers,” those who wrongly be-
lieve, despite hundreds of studies
to the contrary, that vaccines are
harmful, and those with religious
objections. All states except Cali-
fornia, Mississippi, and West Vir-
ginia allow non-medical vaccine
exemptions based on personal or
religious beliefs. Despite the best
efforts of the medical communi-
ty and public health services, the
numbers of those refusing to be
vaccinated are rising. If only they
realized the danger they are put-
ting themselves and their children
in. Convincing them that they are
wrong might be harder than get-
ting Republicans and Democrats
to work together constructively.
Questions and comments may
be sent to editor@rockawaytimes.
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Online Dating: Staying Safe

By Gille Ann Rabbin, Esq., CIPP/US
Valentine’s Day comes and
goes but the quest for love
online is constant. About 50
million Americans of all age
groups have tried online dat-
ing. There are almost 8,000 dat-
ing sites worldwide and more
opportunities through social
networking sites. Dating sites
include mainstream ones like
Match.com and special inter-
est ones like Bristlr.com, a site
for folks who love beards.
Before you date online, know
the risks. Online daters can be
exposed to false information,
threats to physical safety, data
security vulnerabilities, and
“romance scams,” among oth-
er things.
Many online daters find that
others lie about themselves in
their profiles. In fact, a sur-
vey by the dating site eHar-
mony reported that more
than 50 percent of people lie,
commonly about their height,
weight, age, and income.
Some profiles are flat-out fake.
Safety concerns are well
known. Predators lurk on
these sites just as they do
everywhere online. The media
has reported many frighten-
ing online dating stories when
daters move offline and meet
in person. Safety experts urge
Internet daters meeting offline
to take precautions.
Dating sites also raise infor-
mation privacy issues. In the
process of making matches
for you, an online dating ser-
vice will collect your personal
information and feed it into a
mathematical algorithm that
generates a list of people with
whom you may be compatible.
However, once you provide
your personal information,
it has left your control. The
dating site may retain it per-
manently, even if you can-
cel your account. Depending
upon the site’s privacy prac-
tices, the government, a pro-
spective employer, or even an
insurance company may end
up with your information. The
site may even sell your info
to data brokers for marketing
purposes.
Online daters can be ex-
posed to “romance scams,” in
which fraudsters create fake
online relationships to steal
victims’ money. Here, the
criminal woos the victim over
time, then lures him or her off
the dating site to communi-
cate. Once the scammer wins
the victim’s trust, he or she
claims to have a financial crisis
and asks for money. After the
victim complies, the romantic
interest and the victim’s money
are gone. According to the Fed-
eral Trade Commission (FTC),
in 2016, victims lost more than
$220 million to romance scams,
and they are on the rise.
Scams aside, there is also the
question whether a mathemat-
ically-generated match can de-
velop into a successful roman-
tic relationship.
According to psychologists,
the online dating model lacks
consideration of informa-
tion critical to the survival of
a long-term relationship, like
aspects of relationships that
emerge after people meet and
get to know each other, and en-
vironmental factors. However,
psychologists state that it is no
worse a way of finding romance
than traditional methods.
Online dating continues to
evolve. Some online sites have
begun to offer offline meet-ups
and a level of candidate vetting.
While negative experiences on
online dating sites may still be
relatively common, and not all
matches are made in heaven, at-
titudes are becoming more pos-
itive and the industry is strong.
It’s been reported that annual
revenue is $1.9 billion, 20 per-
cent of current relationships
began online, and 17 percent
of couples that married with-
in the last year met on a dating
site. According to the Pew Re-
search Center, the majority of
U.S. adults believe that online
dating is a good way to meet
people.

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Valentine’s Day, an annual
holiday celebrated on Febru-
ary 14, originated as a West-
ern Christian liturgical feast
day honoring one or more
early martyred saints named
Valentinus, and is recog-
nized as a significant cultur-
al and commercial celebra-
tion in many regions around
the world, although it is not
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That’s the Rub
a public holiday in any coun- he trying to
try. Now, we Catholics are apologize for?”
a strange bunch and have a sympathetic
thing for martyred saints. stares of staff.
Growing up in Woodside Of course, on
in the late 50s, I attended St. the bright-
Sebastian Grammar School, er side of this
where the good nuns would holiday, the
continually implore us to em- candy, floral
ulate our school’s namesake. and greeting
The problem was that every- card moguls
where I looked throughout the are only af-
school, I would see a painting ter my hard-
or statue of good old St. Sebas- earned cash
tian tied to a tree in the throes and are not en-
of a violent death with several tertaining any
arrows sticking out of his torso. thought of ty-
To be honest with you, he did ing me to a tree
not look like a happy camper! as an archery
Saintly martyrdom aside, I target...at least
have always thought that Val- I hope not!
entine’s Day is a faux holiday Those of you who have fol- flowers, cards, etc., I would at-
celebration created by an in- lowed this column since the tempt to make Valentine’s Day
sidious conspiracy on the part get-go, know that a few years more of an educational expe-
of our nation’s candy, floral back I sustained a rather egre- rience for the entire family.
and greeting card industries. gious brain fart, which led me Needless to say, nothing
It’s the one day of the year, to believe it might be a good good came from this horren-
a young guy can walk into a idea that, rather than spend dous brainstorm and, in fact,
flower shop and not be greet- my kid’s inheritance like a
ed with the “I wonder what drunken sailor on candy, Continued on page 29
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the temperature of the stones
being placed on your body
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it turned out to be a very,
and was assured that hot
massage stones are heated
to between 130 and 145 de-
LEGEND IN THE SUN
very bad idea. The repercus- grees. That’s why you should
sions of my ill-fated attempt always go to a licensed mas-
to thwart this commercialized sage therapist and not your
“Holiday of Love” served lit- local McDonald’s where they
tle more than to immediately sometimes offer a hot coffee
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At the age of 31, Doug-
las Corrigan took off from
Brooklyn’s Floyd Bennett
Field on July 17, 1938 in
a modified Curtiss Robin
plane.
His survival supplies were
limited with two chocolate
candy bars, two boxes of fig
bars, a quart of water and a
map of the U.S. with a route
from New York to California
clearly marked out.
He spent many years try-
ing to get permission to fly
to Ireland, without success.
The government told him
an ocean crossing flight was
“out of the question.”
Finally, he was award-
ed consent to fly from NY
to California. His depar-
ture day was a foggy morn-
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Egg Noodles with Bacon
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By Sharon Feldman
Serves: 8
Ingredients:
8 ounces No Yolk medium egg
noodles
8 slices bacon, chopped (you
can substitute turkey bacon)
1/2 cup unsalted butter, divided
1 medium sweet onion,
chopped
1 head cabbage, shredded (I
used Napa)
1 teaspoon kosher salt
½ teaspoon ground fresh pep-
per
Sprinkle of garlic powder, basil,
parsley, oregano
Optional:
Cooked broccoli, diced up
½ cup shredded mozzarella
½ cup whole wheat bread
crumbs
Directions:
Cook bacon. I like to cook ba-
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CORRIGAN –
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Love -
It’s Not What You
Think - Or Is It?
By Kathy Lord
What we are taught about
love is that it’s “out there
somewhere.” Well, what if it’s
not? I’m not saying that love
doesn’t exist. I am suggesting
that it doesn’t exist in the way
that most of us think it does.
Imagine if the very thing you
are searching for, resides deep
inside of you, a “state of be-
ing” that you could access if
you only knew how. Imagine
if love wasn’t something you
had to go find by meeting the
perfect someone, or getting
married, or having a rela-
tionship, boy, that would re-
ally change everything now,
wouldn’t it? Well, you’re in
luck as far as I’m concerned,
because I don’t believe we
can “find” love, I believe that
we can only “be” love.
Many of us have had the
wonderful feeling of “falling
in love” with someone. We
meet someone that we real-
ly like, a person who listens
to us, seems interested in
our life, helps us to feel good
about ourselves, and we say,
“I’m falling in love.” Yes, you
are falling in love, but what if
the person you are falling in
love with is actually yourself?
Now there’s a novel idea, but I
think it’s the truth.
Where we get into trouble
is thinking that it’s someone
else that is responsible for
how we feel. We are the only
ones responsible for how we
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you are feeling has to be com-
ing from somewhere, and
since there is no one around
at the moment, it has to be
coming from inside of you.
Life can be challenging at
times, to say the least.
So, it’s not always easy to
remember that the love and
peace and happiness we are
looking for actually live right
within our own hearts. For
me, life is about the mo-
ments, the moments that
we can remember to be in
that wonderful place inside
of ourselves which helps to
create more of that feeling
in the world. I’m not saying
it’s easy, the world has cer-
tainly made it hard for us to
remember what’s truly im-
portant. Take a minute to
think about what you have
feel, ever! So, if you can prac- read here, try it on. If you
tice being in a state of love, are down for some reason,
then nothing will shake you, bring up a great memory and
you will take nothing person-
ally, you won’t be judgmental,
and when people are around
you, they will only feel this
wonderful feeling emanating
Facts You Probably
from inside of you. This, of
course, will make them want Don’t Need
to be around you all the time. After the Library of Congress
Have you ever heard someone was burned down by the British
say, “I don’t know what it is during the War of 1812, Thom-
as Jefferson offered to sell the
about her/him, but I just love country his personal library.
being around her/him. He sold them 6,487 books from
If we only look outside of his collection which, at the time
ourselves for the answers, we was the largest in America.
will eventually be disappoint-
While he was serving as the
ed. When we look outside of American ambassador to the
ourselves for something, we U.K., James Monroe and his
are giving other people power wife, Elizabeth, attended Na-
over how we feel. We should poleon’s coronation at Notre
always be the creators of our Dame Cathedral in 1804.
own world and never allow
Martin Van Buren was the first
anyone to be the deciding president to have been born
factor in how we feel. You are after the American Revolution,
probably saying, “Now, how technically making him the first
am I suppose to do that?” American-born president. The
Well, the first thing you previous seven were born in the
have to recognize is that love American colonies.
resides within you. Think of Old Whitey, the American war
a great memory, a wonderful hero, Zachary Taylor’s belov-
moment in life; your gradua- ed horse, was so popular that
tion, seeing an old friend af- a number of times, while the
ter a long time, just holding horse was grazing on the White
House lawn, visitors would ap-
the hand of someone real- proach him to pluck a hair from
ly dear to you, that moment his tail for a souvenir.
when your dog comes to greet
you at the door, a kind word During his time, Andrew John-
from a stranger. Now, bask in son gained the reputation as
that feeling, take it in deep, the best dressed president. As
a child, his mother sent him to
remember it, embrace it and apprentice with a tailor, leading
know, that THAT is who you him to frequently make his own
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live within it for a bit and re-
member that “joy” you feel
is actually a part of who you
are. If you are feeling won-
derful for no apparent rea-
son, then you already know
that you need nothing else to
“be in love.”
“It makes no difference
whether we go back to the
teaching of Jesus and make
them our own again, or
whether we seek new forms.
Where they strike the eternal
core of humanity, the teach-
ings of Jesus and Lao-tsu,
of the Vedas and of Goethe
are the same. There is only
one doctrine. There is only
one religion. There is only
one Happiness. Love and joy
and the mysterious thing we
call “happiness” are not over
here or over there, they are
only within ourselves.”
- If The War Goes On -
Hermann Hesse.
Warren G. Harding was an avid
poker player and held week-
ly games at the White House.
Some claim that he even once
lost an entire set of official
White House china on a bet.
Calvin Coolidge is the only
president to have been born on
July 4th. Three presidents have
died on that day – Adams, Jef-
ferson, and Monroe.
Richard Nixon was a talented
musician who learned to play
piano at an early age and went
on to learn violin, clarinet,
saxophone, and accordion. In
1961, he even performed a song
he wrote on The Jack Paar Pro-
gram.
Gerald Ford was a two-time col-
lege football national champion
with the University of Michigan
in 1932 and 1933. After gradua-
tion, he turned down offers to
play for the Detroit Lions and
Green Bay Packers in order to
attend Yale Law School.
Two years before becoming the
governor of Texas, George W.
Bush ran the Houston mara-
thon, finishing with a time of
3:44:52. He is the only president
to ever do so.
Facts by Sean McVeigh, factolo-
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ting longer, injecting light and
vitality in Rockaway’s always-fun
happenings around town. So, no
need to leave the peninsula as the
Rock is always teeming with fabu-
lous live music, theater and arts.
LIVE MUSIC:
Friday, February 15
5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Kicking off Jamesons’ happy
hour is husband and wife acous-
tic duo, Stardust, blazing your
heart with all your favorite rock
classics. Plus with libations and
pub grub generously flowing,
what’s not to love?
421 Beach 129th Street
Friday, February 15
8 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Acoustic duo, The Russo Broth-
ers are back at The Wharf with
their annual 100 days to Summer
Party! Find out why this yearly
bash gets packed with summer
revelers thirsting for some hot
bayside love with a beat.
416 Beach 116th Street
Friday, February 15
9 p.m.
If you’re looking for a wild
night of sizzling music and she-
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the place to be as Wine With
Sue never disappoints. Come on
down and see for yourself, why
their fans keep on coming.
203 Beach 116th Street
Friday, February 15
8 p.m.
Tonight, grab your best buds
and stomp into the Belle Harbor
Yacht Club for a jammin’ night
of classic rock with the Rock-A-
Wades.
533 Beach 126th Street
Friday, February 15
8:30 p.m.
Looking for a local spot, where
comfort food, drinks and music
are endlessly flowing all night?
Well, at RBQ you’ll find that
and more, and with local sing-
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entertainment lineup — by the
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Saturday, February 16
8:30 p.m.
Seek the heat at RBQ as local
music man, Chris Vought aka
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with your favorite classic and
alternative rock, Motown and
more!
97-20 Rockaway Beach Blvd.
Saturday, February 16
9 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Head into Rustwoods, where
the cozy speakeasy dishes up a
special treat featuring a jazz-Car-
ibbean music-infused beat with
Andy Bassford’s Jazz Conspiracy.
This sextet improvises songs and
‘riddims’ popular with Caribbe-
an people as well as traditional
jazz lovers. Definitely not one to
miss!
97-02 Rockaway Beach Blvd
Sunday, February 17
3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
What better way to wind down
your weekend on a merry note
than with the Rock-A-Wades at
Knights of Columbus! Get ready
for a lively sing-a-long party with
all your classic rock favorites.
333 Beach 90th Street
Sunday, February 17
4:30 p.m.
Chase your Monday blues
away with Ace at RBQ. With
their hoppin’ menu of Motown,
blues, reggae and soul live —
you’ll leave roarin’ and ready to
face the work week!
97-20 Rockaway Beach Blvd.
Sunday, February 17
5 p.m.
Billy Ryan of The Bogmen fame
describes himself as a musician
searching for the ultimate solo.
Well, Rockaway groupies — Ryan
delivers that and more at his rock-
in,’ foot-stompin’ jam at Rogers.
203 Beach 116th Street
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Last call! St. Valentine’s Day is
today! Foodies — whether you
want to spread the love with
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or the entire family — Rockaway
has options galore!
RBQ is offering a special
mouth-watering prime rib din-
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serts galore. For reservations,
call 718-318-7427.
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out there and grab the chance to
Nothing says romance like a be larger than life!
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light dinner with a special Val- 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
entine’s menu and chef specials, Tuesday, February 19,
while songstress, Pamela Nardi 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
sets the mood. Call 718-945- The Rockaway Theatre Com-
0202 for reservations. pany is holding open auditions
406 Bayside, Breezy Point for their June production of
Doubt: A Parable by John Pat-
What’s better than an amo- rick Shanley. This Pulitzer Prize
rous night bathed in the glow of and Tony Award-winning drama
a fireplace? Bungalow is offering play is based upon a few circum-
that and more, plus a porter- stantial details regarding a priest
house dinner for two. Call 718- who is suspected of molesting a
945-2100 to make reservations. 12-year-old boy. Four character
377 Beach 92nd Street roles available: Father Flynn, the
charismatic, yet suspicious priest;
On Beach 116th Street, the Sister Aloysius Beauvier, the uber
Belle Harbor Steakhouse will stern nun; Sister James, described
also have sumptuous love day as “a young, naive nun;” and Mrs.
specials. From fresh seafood, Muller, the boy’s mother. No spe-
veal, prime rib, soups, desserts cial prep is required for auditions.
and more — your appetite and Bring a headshot and resume.
heart will be wide open. For res- Sides will be provided. For more
ervations, call 718-318-5100. info, visit: www.rockawaythea-
268 Beach 116th Street trecompany.org
Post Theater, Building T4, Fort
Community House is serving Tilden
up a special menu and a pre-
fixed option in this cozy setting. Thursday, February 21,
Call 347-619-9417 for reserva- 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.
tions. Sunday, February 24, 6 p.m. &
101-19 Rockaway Beach Blvd 7:30 p.m.
The Bayswater Players present:
Who can resist the Whit expe- A Variety Show featuring Oscar
rience! Whit’s End, recently ex- and Tony nominated songs. In-
panded their dining area, and as terested participants are required
always, the food is off the hook. to prepare the song they would
97-02 Rockaway Beach Blvd like to perform and sheet music
if needed. For more info, call Mi-
Join in on Rockapulco’s Val- chael at 718-208-9687.
entine’s Day Run & Brunch this 2355 Healy Avenue
Saturday, February 16. At 8:30
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athon ($65) or at 11:30 a.m., run Submission deadline:
in the five-miler ($50). Registra- Sunday, February 17
tion and number pick-up is at Last open call for admis-
Rockaway Gliders, and includes sions to the Rockaway Artists
brunch with The Fit Food Kitch- Alliance’s Art in Bloom exhib-
en. All races start and finish on it. Artists are invited to bring to
the Beach 116th Street board- life a world of flowers in all their
walk. Register at rockapulcorun. colorful forms. Artwork may
com. even include live flowers. Sub-
114-04 Beach Channel Drive missions from artists, local flo-
rists and community members
OTHER MUSES AROUND involved in nature/gardening
TOWN clubs and landscaping are en-
AUDITIONS couraged. Exhibit runs March 9
Calling all professional, aspir- to March 31. Submit at rockawa-
ing, amateur and professional yartistsalliance.org/artinbloom
actors and musical performers! Got info. on local live music
Strut your performing skills on and art? Email: kami@rocka-
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The Literary Chick Review:

Many mourn the day the com-
Five Hundred 45s
pact disc was born. Some because
of the quality
of the music
as opposed
to it on vinyl
(Neil Young,
for one), some
because of the
By Marilyn Macron, shrinking of
Esq. aka what used to
Maria Cowhey be great cover
art.
Bands had frequently spent
much time seeking the best use
of the visual arts to comment (or
deliberately not comment) on
their music. The point of their
efforts was to evoke a response
in their audience. Spencer Drate
and Judith Salavetz, visual artists
themselves, released the book,
Five Hundred 45s at The Morri-
son Hotel in New York to much
acclaim.
A study, or happy flip through
of this book brought me back to
various places and times, also
stirring up remembrances of radio personalities/curators.
running out and buying a great They have designed for 25 Rock
many of the singles selected for & Roll Hall of Fame inductees
this volume. It was so much fun and their music designs were in-
to flip through the racks of Sam cluded in MoMA, AIGA and The
Goody or the like, nabbing 45s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame archi-
with covers that struck your eye val collections, major museum/
like a shiny diamond or evoked gallery shows and major touring
an emotion you couldn’t quite shows. Spencer was nominated
put your finger on from a band for a Grammy in album packag-
you had never even listened to ing in 1979, co-designing with
previously. This book has it all – a Talking Heads’ “Fear of Music”
shot of The Rolling Stones look- album package. They have won
ing like choir boys on the cover to the debonair Frank Sinatra’s many album design awards and
for “We Were Falling in Love,” “A Swingin’ Affair,” to the stark are still “designing for music” in
plain-as-you-see-’em stripped NYC.
down Talking Heads’ “Loving - Side Note: The Literary Chick is
Building on Fire,” to the haunt- honored to be among those asked
ing cover for Scarling’s “Band to read at Three Rooms Press
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Five Hundred 45s is a wonder- Memorial Reading on February
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reminiscing for hours. from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. She
Spencer Drate and Judith Sa- hopes to see you there!
lavetz are legendary award-win- For more from The Literary
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LOCAL COLOR:
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the world live in Rockaway. Here are some shots that readers shared with us
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Karinsky Swims on Top ADDABBO PUSHES

Sandon (in Red) holding the MVP trophy.
Local resident and surfer,
Sandon Karinsky who attends
St. Francis Prep, came out on
top at the 2019 Catholic High
School Athletic Association
Swimming Championships.
With swimmers only al-
lowed to compete in two indi-
vidual events and two relays,
Karinsky walked away with
medals in all events, also tak-
ing the 2018 - 2019 Vin Har-
kins MVP Award.
Most impressive is that Ka-
rinsky won the 100 Butterfly
with a time of 51.34 and NY
State Championship Quali-
fying swims in the 100 FLY,
200 FR (1:45.53) and 50 Free
(21.33).
Not only qualifying for the
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“The devastation following
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Homeowners experienced long
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These issues along with the in-
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insurance industry responds
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“The Task Force will help the
public, the insurance industry
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