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Happy Fourth of July! Many of us hit the jackpot with the holiday falling on a Thursday, and with that, received another day off on Friday! We hope the weather cooperates with our festivities and everyone has a safe and fun, very long weekend!
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Next Thursday, on July 11, Hope for the Warriors are heading back to the peninsula! The veterans are expected to arrive in Rockaway around 6 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. As usual, the heroes will be welcomed into town for their weekend of fun with a procession with a welcome parade over the Marine Parkway Bridge, down Rockaway Beach Boulevard to Beach 120th Street, and then they will head back up Beach Channel Drive to Breezy Point. If you are traveling around that time next Thursday, keep in mind that, due to the procession, there should some closures and delays expected around Flatbush Ave., the Belt Parkway and around the peninsula around that time. If you’re home, line the streets and welcome our heroes!
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Councilwoman Joann Ariola is hosting a Hero Story Time Party at the Beach next Sunday, July 7 on Beach 137th Street at 11 a.m. Join her and our hero first responders for a great time.
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Pilot House Bar & Grill, opened by the team at Rockaway Tiki Bar, had their grand opening last weekend. They are in the old Bar Marseilles spot. It looks awesome. We wish them the best of luck! To learn more about this new hot spot, see Katie McFadden’s story on page 6.
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On July 12 from 9 a.m. to noon, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato is hosting a free paper shredding event in the parking lot of St. Camillus located at 99-15 Rockaway Beach Blvd. Her office will also be accepting drop-offs at 95-16 Rockaway Beach Blvd. for those who are unable to make it on July 12.
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The NYC Department of Sanitation announced that there will be no collection on Thursday, July 4. Residents who normally receive Thursday trash or curbside compost collection should place their material at the curb Thursday evening for collection starting Friday, July 5. Residents who normally receive Thursday recycling collection should hold their material and place it at the curb the evening of Wednesday, July 10 for collection on Thursday, July 11.
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Two bodies were recovered from the waters last weekend, one by Beach 114th Street and the other by Riis Park. They were confirmed to be Elyjha Chandler and Christian Perkins, the two teen swimmers who went missing in the water at Riis Park on June 21. Our thoughts and prayers go out to their friends and families.
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Interested in becoming one of New York’s Bravest? The filing period for the FDNY open competitive exam is now open. You can apply for the exam by visiting http://on.nyc.gov/3WjTNAx and visit http://Firefighter.JoinFDNY.com for more information & updates.
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Stop by Edgemere Farm, located at 385 Beach 45th Street, for the second Domingo World on Sunday, July 7, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. They have a fantastic line-up at this upcoming event including music by Tomoki Sanders Trio and a Community Clay Creation by Jacqui Dugal Pottery aka Mud Movement where visitors will participate in the creation of a communal clay art piece. For more information, visit: https://tinyurl.com/domingo77
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