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Dear mom! What on Earth would we do without you?! We hope all the mothers have a wonderful and relaxing Mother’s Day this Sunday — they sure deserve it. We hope you enjoyed some of the photos we received this week on our cover, and you can check out more on pages 12 & 13.
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Well, we have almost made it. It was not a terrible winter, but we have not had a lot of great spring days, especially on the weekends. We here at The Rockaway Times are very ready for the arrival of summer. Memorial Day weekend starts in a mere 15 days, but who’s counting?
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Queens Public Library at Seaside, on the corner of Beach 117th Street and Rockaway Beach Blvd., will be closing for approximately 12 months due to the installation of a new HVAC system. We are certainly no experts on HVAC installation but believe that there is no way that can be an appropriate amount of time necessary to complete the work. They could tear the building down and rebuild it in that amount of time. Whoever is responsible for accepting this proposal should strongly consider taking another look because this is flatly unacceptable. The last day of service for the Seaside Library will be Friday, May 24. While the work is being completed, the three nearest libraries are Peninsula Library, 92-25 Rockaway Beach Blvd., Broad Channel Library, 16-26 Cross Bay Blvd. and Arverne Library, 312 Beach 54th Street.
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We are in the process of finalizing our 2024 Summer & Community Guide. As always, thank you to our loyal advertisers! We could not deliver our FREE paper or our FREE Summer Guide without you! Readers, please, please, please remember to support The Rockaway Times’ advertisers and be sure to tell them where you saw their ad! Be on the lookout for the 2024 Summer Guide with your paper on Thursday, May 23, and at all the usual paper pick-up locations!
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Weekend A Train riders! This weekend, from Friday, May 10 at 11:30 p.m. until Monday, May 13 at 5:30 a.m., there will be no A Trains running between Rockaway Boulevard and Far Rockaway Stations and there will be no shuttle train to and from the Broad Channel Station. A Trains will run between 207th Street and Lefferts Boulevard Station and the shuttle train will run between Rockaway Park-116th Street and Far Rockaway Stations. There will be free shuttle buses which will run nonstop, including between Rockaway Boulevard and Far Rockaway Station, between Rockaway Boulevard and Beach 67th Street Stations, stopping at Broad Channel and Beach 90th Street.
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Starting Memorial Day weekend, on Saturday, May 25, NYC ferry riders can reserve a spot on any Rockaway trips to the beach (9 a.m. to 2 p.m.) and back (3 p.m. to 8 p.m.). Reserve tickets cost $10 and are available for purchase up to two weeks before the date of departure. Regular ferry tickets remain unreserved and cost $4, or $2.75 as part of a ten-ride pack.
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A human skull was found in Jamaica Bay, near the North Channel Bridge on Tuesday. While not confirmed, police believe this could be related to the 46-year-old Ozone Park man who was decapitated while hanging himself on April 12.
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Last call for Councilwoman Joann Ariola’s Veterans’ Appreciation Essay Contest. All middle and high school students living in District 32 are invited to submit a 500-word essay on a veteran or active-duty military member important to him or her. Send to rvann@council.nyc.gov by May 15. The winner will be “Councilperson for a Day,” be treated to lunch with Councilwoman Ariola and have the chance to see the inner workings of city government.
