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updated: Sat Jul 05, 2008 04:54 am

Far-Rockaway News

Local news for Far-Rockaway, NY continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

Saturday | Times-Transcript

Economic growth in forecast for N.B.

B2 Alan Cochrane Cochrane report Economic expansion in New Brunswick is forecast to remain moderate, with a growth of two per cent in 2008 and 2.5 per cent in 2009, according to the latest forecast by RBC.

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Thu Jul 03, 2008

ContactMusic.com

Blake Lively - Lively not Like Hilton

Caption: Blake Lively The film set for 'Gossip Girl' at a beach in Far Rockaway New York City, USA .... GOSSIP GIRL star BLAKE LIVELY has branded rumours she tries to act like PARIS HILTON as "dumb" - because ...

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Related Topix: Entertainment, Drama, Television, Gossip Girl, Paris Hilton

Tue Jul 01, 2008

New York Daily News

Double titles for Rockaway Double Dutchers

Katherine Rocha & Laa'Neisha Jones work the ropes for Peter Alvarez as the rest of the Stan's Pepper Steppers take an elbow.

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Mon Jun 30, 2008

VH1.com

Penn & Blake

On screen and real life lovers Blake Lively and Penn Badgley get in some quality XOXO in Far Rockaway, New York today.

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Sat Jun 28, 2008

New York Daily News

Rikers Island guard nabbed in sis-in-law ID theft

A correction officer assigned to Rikers Island got busted there Thursday after allegedly stealing his sister-in-law's identity to get cash and jewelry.

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Thu Jun 26, 2008

New York Post

FORECLOSURE 'FRAUD'

June 22, 2008 -- A Queens woman about to lose her home to foreclosure is suing the Realtor and the loan company who sold her the house, alleging that they finagled financing for her by lying about her income.

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Tue Jun 24, 2008

New York Post

Trial Hope for Stab Con

June 23, 2008 -- A Queens man who has served 13 years behind bars for a murder he says he didn't commit may get a second chance this week.

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Sun Jun 22, 2008

New York Post

No Joke: Scrawl a Dire RX

Wrong med for patient." WIDTH="290" alt=""> June 22, 2008 -- It was a prescription for disaster.

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Related Topix: Queens, NY, New York, NY

Wed Jun 18, 2008

Associated Content

WWE Wrestlers BodySlam Illiteracy

Worldwide Wresting Entertainment has been the subject of both media and public scrutiny and discord for many, many years.

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Fri Jun 13, 2008

New York Daily News

Queens Voice of the People

DA gives some STAR treatment I bring to your attention that the caption accompanying the photo "Serving Up An Alternative To Violence," failed to note the presence of Queens District Attorney Richard Brown , ...

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Wed Jun 11, 2008

AMNY

Outage strands Rockaways A train

Stay up to speed on NYC subway, bus, MTA and other transit issues Rockaway riders stranded Photo from max looper on flickr .

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Mon Jun 09, 2008

City Limits

Backward by the Boardwalk

The Rockaway Peninsula's tortured development history enters its latest chapter, with ill-fated spec buildings disintegrating next to successful new housing development, and a rezoning belatedly attempting to ...

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Related Topix: Family, Teenagers, Queens, NY, New York, NY, Jamaica, NY, Breezy-Point, NY

Fri Jun 06, 2008

New York Post

a Death-Defying Feat

The "French Spider-Man" notched another lofty achievement in his belt yesterday by scaling the 52-story New York Times building - with a sequel coming just hours later, when a rival climber from Brooklyn ...

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Related Topix: Publishing, New York Times, Brooklyn, NY, New York, NY, Manhattan, NY, Queens, NY

Tue Jun 03, 2008

New York Daily News

Pal's death spurred Richards' political bid

Incumbent Assemblywoman Michele Titus could face a tough Democratic primary this year.

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Related Topix: Queens, NY, New York, NY

Sat May 31, 2008

Jackson Heights News

Wave of Violence Spurs Plan of Action

By Henrick A. Karoliszyn Within a three-day span last week, the Far Rockaway Peninsula became a violent battleground with five men shot and two teenagers killed.

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Related Topix: Queens, NY, New York, NY

Thu May 29, 2008

WNBC New York Channel 4

Police Meet With Far Rockaway Residents Over Gun Violence

New York Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly met Thursday with residents of a Queens neighborhood that has seen an increase in gun violence recently.

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Related Topix: Queens, NY, New York, NY, Crown Heights, NY

Tue May 27, 2008

WCBS

Gang-Related Violence Has Far Rockaway On Edge

Reporting Jennifer McLogan FAR ROCKAWAY, N.Y. There was a call for action Thursday after a series of deadly shootings rocked a Queens neighborhood.

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Sun May 25, 2008

Newsday.com

Gunman who killed innocent teen may be on tape

The gunman who fired the shot that struck and killed an innocent teen in Far Rockaway may have been captured on surveillance video, police sources said.

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Fri May 23, 2008

NY1

Another Teen Found Shot To Death In Far Rockaway

May 20, 2008 Members of a Queens community spoke out against violence yesterday after two teenagers were killed in shootings just days apart.

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Related Topix: Queens, NY, New York, NY, Family, Teenagers

Wed May 21, 2008

7Online.com

Man killed in another Far Rock shooting

Another person was murdered in Far Rockaway, Queens, Monday afternoon. Police say the victim, a man, was gunned down at Beach 22nd Street and Mott Avenue just before 2:30 p.m. He was pronounced dead, according ...

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