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Joe Butler, just 7 years old, was close to shore but also close to something else, a humpback whale who came up for some air off Beach 129th Street on Tuesday afternoon. The boy’s father, Jay, says the youngest wasn’t scared a bit.

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A Rockaway Angel

‘Had a Lot of Love to Give’ only reason I can surmise for her untimely death was that Heaven needed a lot more love. She had a lot of love to give.” In June, Emily had graduated from the Laboure School, a program for special needs children. She spent some of her weekends volunteering at the CYO games at St. Francis de Sales. And she had a particular affinity for chicken fingers. Emily’s aunt, Kristin Hutton, said Emily gave hugs to everyone she met and would pay them compliments. Emily was always very positive, she said. Hutton said that the Bungalow Bar family saw Emily as a vital member of the team, for which their family is grateful. “It’s easy for a business to give a person with a disability a job that segregates them from everyone else,” Hutton said. “What’s different about Emily’s time at the Bungalow Bar is that they included her in the family of the people who worked there. They made her feel important even though her job may not have been one of the biggest jobs there was.” Tubridy insists that Emily was just as important to the Bungalow

Bar family as they were to her. He said she had the ability to bring about a soothing calm to the place, even during busy Saturday afternoons. Hutton said Emily’s family appreciates how loved she was by the community. “She loved being

part of the community – everyone was welcoming to her despite her differences,” she said. “It’s not the same for everybody growing up who might have some kind of challenge. She was really accepted and loved just as much as she loved everyone else.”

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By Bianca Fortis Emily Hutton had a special way of letting people know how much she cared about them. She would motion for them to come near her and then she’d whisper “I love you” in their ear. “It’d melt your heart,” Sean Tubridy said. “You’d just fall to your knees.” Emily died last week at the age of 21 of apparent cardiac arrest. Her funeral was attended by hundreds of people, a testament to how loved she was by the Rockaway community. Tubridy, one of the owners of the Bungalow Bar, met Emily when he volunteered at the Special Olympics in 2000, during which Emily participated as an athlete. Several years later, Emily asked Tubridy for a job. She started at the Bungalow Bar later that week. She tended to various tasks around the restaurant, including wiping down the salt and pepper shakers, wiping down the menus and setting silverware and napkins. She took great care and pride in her work, Tubridy said. “I guess they call people with Down Syndrome angels,” he said. “The

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Indian Summer Descends on Rockaway By Bianca Fortis Labor Day may have passed, but the summer is not quite over for one Rockaway resident. During the month of September, Rockaway will play host to the Indian Summer Festival, a food and drink tour of Rockaway organized by Belle Harbor native Matthew Alessi. The idea behind the festival is to extend Rockaway’s summer business boom past Labor Day, when tourism usually dies down. “After Labor Day there’s seems to be such a large fall off in business here,” Alessi said. “But in my opinion, September is honestly the most beautiful time to be in Rockaway.” The event takes place during the period of time between Labor Day – the unofficial end of summer for many New Yorkers – and the autumnal equinox, the astronomical beginning of the fall season. Alessi, 23, describes the festival as part bar crawl, part food tour of the peninsula. “But instead of me giving you a time and a place to go to each different business, you come pick up a bracelet and a map of Rockaway and do it on your

own,” he said. Wristbands cost $20 each when ordered online by the Friday before each weekend, and $25 when purchased at the event. The bracelets grant the wearer deals at 20 different Rockaway food and drink establishments. There are currently 500 bracelets available for each weekend. Most of the proceeds will go to local charities, Alessi said, including the Rockaway Artist Alliance, the Rockaway Little League, the Rockaway Youth Task Force and Arts in Parts. He said he wanted to give back to organizations that empower youth through art, sports and volunteerism. Claudette Flatow, of Cuisine by Claudette, said she is participating in the festival because she likes to be involved with anything and everything in the neighborhood. She said any attention the Rockaway community gets can help it recover after Hurricane Sandy. “We’ll do whatever we can just to put the neighborhood back together and make it better than it was,” she said. Her business will offer a free

espresso drink with the purchase of any latte. Newer businesses get a chance to participate too: Christopher Andrew, of Holland Helado, said he found out about the Indian Summer Festival through the social networking app Instagram, and wanted in. Christopher is offering his homemade artisanal ice cream sandwiches for $5 each. He’ll be previewing a new fall menu at the event as well. Christopher said he thinks it’s a great that Alessi, a young Rockaway native, wants to be involved in bettering the community. “I do think it’s a fantastic idea,” he said. “He’s a local young person trying to do something really fun with other small businesses that

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buy bagels from a guy named Mohammad). And the mayor walking away from the ferry rally? That took some chutzpah. There’s definitely a Rockaway lingo but it’s often sprinkled with good old-fashioned Yiddish. Lord knows, I’ve been called a yutz, a putz and klutz. Especially when trying to schmooze. Before going any further here’s my warning label. I understand that some words aren’t to be used in polite company so if you’re polite, turn the page. I’m just a Joe Schmoe and I don’t

know bupkis. Although I do know that I felt like a schmuck for futzing around with my bike when I could have been at the beach. Some guy with a big schnoz was kibitzing the entire time, telling me to do this and that. Oy. You never know when some beach Yiddish will occur. I remember a guy with a slight Irish brogue say, “I shvitz like a pig in July and freeze my tuchis off the rest of the year.” Sometimes you might not use a word but when you hear it you can’t help but appreciate its use. “He’s such a schnorrer … first he borrows twenty dollars from me, then he has the chutzpah to ask for another twenty before paying me back.” You don’t hear schnorrer all that much but you do hear nudge (pronounced nooj). Sometimes a person who is a pain in the ass is called a nudge. After they pester

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and pester somebody’s gonna say, “he’s such a nudge.” Sometimes words are perfectly descriptive. He’s a nice enough guy but he’s a bit of a schlub. Rockaway has its share of people who get all schmaltzy, as in excessively sentimental, when over-imbibing. Other people are identified by their schtick or signature behavior. I’ll kvetch about how I misused some of the words here. You try to be a mensch and you wind up being a nudnik. Mazel Tov. Boyleing Over: Oh, boy I got my McLeans mixed up. In last week’s column about surfing on ironing boards I said Dee McLean was the first Rockaway surfer to win an endorsement contract (from Hobie) but it was Dennis who was the king of the waves and nabbed the honor.

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Beach 116th Street Cleaning Extended Supplemental street cleaning and trash pick-up services along Beach 116th Street will be continued, according to the office of Councilman Eric Ulrich. Ulrich will make an official announcement at a press conference on

Thursday. Services are administered by the Doe Fund and will aid in the continued beautification of Beach 116th Street. The event will take place at 11 a.m. at the Paninico Cafe, 241 Beach 116th Street in Rockaway Park.

CB14 To Meet September 9 Community Board 14 will hold its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 9 at 7:15 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Knights of Columbus, 333 Beach 90th Street. The agenda is as follows: • Parks and Public Safety Committee report concerning the boardwalk construction update • The social and health services

committee, concerning the new homeless shelter located at 316 Beach 65th Street • The budget committee report regarding the draft of the Fiscal Year 2016 capital and expense budget. There will be a public hearing on the draft budget. Speakers must sign in before the meeting starts and are limited to one minute.

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The High Tide A little of this and that We hate to steal his thunder but we’ve got to highlight another classic from Peter Mahon’s Between The Bridges column. As usual, the classic line comes from his now-97 year old mother. He writes about Hillebrand’s, “While visiting her grandchildren in Broad Channel she was always intrigued with the funeral home’s corner building on E14th with the big “Dead End” sign on the corner. Every time she passed it she would remark, “Now that’s truth in advertising.” *** Another columnist, Alex Karinsky, deserves some kudos. His story on the boogie board ban was the most viewed story ever on rockawaytimes. com topping the Anthony Weiner story about him looking to open a kitchen in Rockaway. We got comments on the boogie board ban from far and wide, including Australia. *** There is a primary race on Tuesday. State Senator James Sanders faces a challenger, Everly Brown of Rosedale. Brown’s campaign website says he is an active member in the

Rosedale community, not much else. *** A man remains missing after going in the water at Beach 9th Street late Sunday night. It was dark and the ocean was rough causing some to speculate that it was suicide attempt. *** The Gulf Station which closed in the middle of the night a few weeks ago will reopen. Don’t look for the Subway sandwich shop or Krispy Kremes. They won’t be back. At least not yet. *** When visitors head home late at night or early morning they are often surprised to see so many people on bicycles. The Rockaway bars – from the Sugar Bowl to the Rockaway Beach Club – have full bike racks almost every summer night. Made us wonder if Rockaway is unique in this way. Where else is there a 5 mile span where bikes are used for bar hopping? *** September is chock full of things to do. The 10th Annual Richie Allen

Memorial Surf Classic is Saturday, September 7th at Beach 97th Street in front of the concessions. Signup is at 8 a.m. for surfers entering the contest. The “paddle out” to remember Richie who gave his life on 9/11 takes place at 3 p.m. The day is not just for surfers. It’s magnet for seeing old friends and making new ones. *** Restaurant Row on the Boulevard looks to be blossoming further. A coffee shop, Rockaway Roasters, is opening and a sign for a Chinese Restaurant (a sit down place) is posted in a window off Beach 92nd Street. *** Ferry advocates have been amazing. We’re foolishly optimistic enough to believe the ferry will get extended somehow. But what’s with Seastreak the company that runs the ferry? They do a great job on the water but they could have done some advocating as well. They never even put up a sign at Beach 108th Street. Never put up a sign at Pier 11 either. Can’t understand why Seastreak did its best to keep the ferry a secret.

*** The de Blasio administration issued a press release about its great progress with Build It Back. Many other elected officials were quoted offering their praise. But not Phil Goldfeder. In a separate article, our assemblyman said “There are over 7,000 Build it Back applications throughout my assembly district and if (all we’re at) is 500 that doesn’t even scratch the surface of helping enough families recover,” he said. *** A couple of new additions are in this week’s Rockaway Times Sharon Fein-Feldman is the first to offer a Recipe Swap. Want to swap? Send yours to news@rockawaytimes.com. And we’ve got a Rockaway Word Search. Can you find the secret name we’ve hidden? *** Art and Surf get ink but what about music in Rockaway? Check out Katie McFadden’s story on some of the hometown bands that rock Rockaway.

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Bike Riders Advisory

Dear Editor: The Bloomberg administration, in its misguided quest to increase bicycle access in NYC, made Rockaway’s main roads one lane in each direction. This increased traffic issues in Rockaway and also, given the City’s snail-like response to rebuilding boardwalks, forced bikes and cars to share the same road. This is a recipe for disaster. I was driving east on Beach road, the Arverne-by-the-sea extension of SFP about 2 months ago when a bicycle rider, ear phones in place, turned left onto Bch 67 St directly in my path. That I missed him is a miracle. He was totally oblivious to my presence. Every day I see young people riding bikes while texting or chatting and again are oblivious to their situation. Parents of these youngsters need to impress upon

them the need to be aware of their environment. Idle chatter can wait. It is not worth your life. Peter Galvin

of course, thanks also to all of the other ferry activists mentioned, whose involvement in this issue predates our own, including Linda and Danny, and Joe, and to all of the pubic officials who have also showed their support. Dear Editor: They say “you can’t fight City Fellow ferry riders all you need Hall” - but we sure as hell are goto do to keep the ferry service op- ing to try. erating is call the great Reverend KEEP CALM - AND FERRY ON! Al. Our alleged Mayor is really Paul Deckelman Big Al’s genie and grants him all his wishes. Poof, the ferry stays in Rockaway. Mike McElhatton Dear Editor: I would like to thank you for devoting your skills and talent to the people of the Rockaways. While Dear Editor: I have seen a great deal of thanks Thank you so much, John Cori, going out to our political represenfor your kind words. And of course, tatives for there speaking out, signthank you for your own efforts on ing of letters, and crying over the behalf of the ferry, including orga- loss of our ferry, I am unimpressed nizing the 8/21 press conference at with all of them. Either they have City Hall, on top of your continued activism on behalf of fighting for our beaches and Boardwalk. And

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no political clout or they are very ineffective. Or maybe it’s all bull. I think they are allowed to look as if they are at odds with the mayor yet, are not allowed to seek payback. By that I mean withdrawing their support for programs he wants. Fighting on issues that are important to him, making public statements about his failures. They need to call in their political chips. Did any of them tell him they would not support his reelection, not support his needs in Albany? They will continue to do what they are told by the powers that be in this one party state. This very much reminds me of when every democrat in NYC voted to eliminate the NYC commuter tax and did so. Why ? Because if they didn’t do as they are told, they would come home with empty bags. Frank Chimera

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Voting Booths Will Be Open Next Tuesday is Primary Day at the election booths. Sadly, there won’t be a challenger for Michele Titus or Absent-titus as she’s sometimes called. The assemblywoman who is supposed to represent a good chunk of the east end earns the absent tag because she is a rare sight other than when it’s election. That’s when she calls upon the Queens democratic machine to grease the way for her return to Albany. Her no-show policy was particularly egregious in the months after Sandy when so many people were in need of representation. Felicia Johnson of Community Board 14 attempted a grassroots, zero budget battle but was knocked off the ballot after signatures were challenged by the Titus team. Besides that legal deftness, Titus has demonstrated one thing – that term limits are needed on the state level. It’s true that voters or non-voters get what they deserve but incumbents such as Titus enjoy too much of an advantage. Once in office they become entrenched. They can spend more time and effort on currying favors, engaging in patronage and building coalitions that make challenges rare and usually futile. The system is rigged. Getting on a ballot and raising significant funds to mount a credible campaign is harder than ever. Michele Titus will win in November but the rest of us will lose. State Senator James Sanders is getting a challenge from Everly Brown of Rosedale. Sanders is rather opposite of Titus as he is a regular at local events and meetings. He’s approachable and responsive. We don’t know Everly Brown and we

doubt he knows Rockaway. And if you don’t know Rockaway you don’t get a vote. Statewide Andrew Cuomo is getting a challenge from Zephyr Teachout. Cuomo is the guy who put the toll back on the bridge a month after Sandy. Cuomo is the governor who didn’t set foot in our disaster area after November 21, 2012. He said Breezy Point would be better than ever in a year. It took him almost two years two announce that federal funds were available to “support technical and feasibility analyses” for flood protection. That’s another way of saying there’s money for a study. Another study. And, of course, Cuomo disbanded the Moreland Commission which was established to investigate corruption on the state level. Makes us wonder. We can’t encourage anyone to vote for Cuomo.

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Rockaway By Fabiola H. Arellano

Dog Fun is Just Beginning The summer has officially ended, but for the furry residents of the Rockaways, the fun is just beginning. Hans, my chocolate Labrador retriever and best friend of six years, is thrilled that Labor Day weekend has passed. Hans loves to swim in the ocean, and enthusiastically retrieves his favorite yellow doggie frisbee over and over without tiring. But because dogs are banned from the beach during the summer, he spends his summer days indoors and bored. Hans, loves to swim every day, and doesn’t understand why once the weather starts getting nice I stop taking him to the beach. During the summer months I tried exercising him by running with him, but the heat, humidity, and his thick heavy fur caused him to overheat. I tried taking him for a walk on what’s left of our boardwalk, but I was approached by two police officers and told that Hans is not allowed on the boardwalk.

Unless I get up very early in the morning (hard after a fun summer party) to take him to the beach to swim, before the parks enforcement chases us down with their motor scooters, and threatens us with tickets, Hans gets no exercise. I wonder, why can’t the Rockaways have a small separate section where dogs are allowed to enjoy the beach and the cool water during the hot summer months? They are residents of the Rockaways and live here all year long, they don’t just come to visit during the summer. They should not be banned from the water during the

hottest months of the year. Why can’t we be like Chicago; they have Montrose dog beach, a separate fenced section where you can pay/ donate one dollar and take your dog off leash to the beach on Lake Michigan. I went to Montrose a few years ago, and the beach was clean, vibrant, and bursting with energy. I saw all breeds, and sizes running around doing what dogs love to do, play. I had more fun at the beach with Hans, that day in Chicago, then all the times I have gone to the beach alone or with friends.

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Community to Mark 13th Anniversary of 9/11 Attacks day, Sept. 11. It begins at 8:30 a.m. and will last two hours, marking the times at which American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175 crashed into the towers and when the towers fell. A second ceremony will take place in the evening at 6:30 p.m. The names of each Rockaway resident lost will be read at both events. Dolores Orr, the chair of Community Board 14, said the memorial is an opportunity for the community to come together. It’s also

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a way for families who lost loved ones to see that their community still supports them. “It’s a day we should never forget,” she said. “The park pays tribute and it gives us that reminder. It’s a place for peace and reflection.” The location of the 9/11 Tribute Park was chosen because it was the spot at which many individuals watched the scene unfold, as it provides a clear view of lower Manhattan. People have continued to congregate at the site every year, and it was transformed into a

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Another beautiful summer in Rockapulco! My first column was written Memorial Day Weekend, opening day of the beaches. This past week we just closed the beaches Labor Day Weekend and here I am writing again. It has been a long, beautiful summer with so many great beach days. There were dolphins in the beginning of the summer and they are back giving us a show once again. They are so beautiful. Yes, it is always sad to say goodbye to our relaxing days on the beach. School can be a real bummer for some. Not the college kids, they will continue to have lots of fun between classes. My two sons are off again and yes I am so thankful they are back at college. It was a long summer in my house with three teenage children living the good life.

I remember well. God bless my Mom and Dad. We have so much to be thankful for in our lives. There are a few things going viral on Facebook, one being the ice bucket challenge to raise money for ALS. It has been great. I thought I escaped but my sister Margaret just challenged me so I will be participating later on today. Another great challenge, the positive thought, for 5 or 7 days you write down 3 things you are grateful for in your life. Yes, I was tagged on this one too. I normally try to stay away from these things but I felt I had to do the right thing. Well it turns out having to write three grateful thoughts every day makes you feel really good. Some of us are so blessed to have all that we have, I am so grateful for all the people in my life, family, friends,

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community, etc. So if you are feeling sorry for yourself, stop and think of 3 things you are grateful for. You will most certainly have more than three. Positive thinking has been proven to improve one’s health. Replace the negative with a positive. You will be a ball of positive energy. Help people to realize all that they have. Happiness is a quality that exists in each and every one of us. Complaining doesn’t do anything but turn people away. If you are not happy then change the situation you are in. Perhaps you are unable to get out of a situation then you must use your tools. Yes, you

have to take a few deep breaths, let go of what is bringing you down and start fresh. Don’t let the negative thoughts take up room in your head. Be happy now. Smile and think of something in your life you are grateful for. There has to be one thing if not many. I am so thankful for this beautiful summer, thankful to teach yoga to the masses on 108th Street beach every summer for the Parks Department and so very grateful to Mrs. Elaine’s Dance Studio for sharing their beautiful space with me to teach yoga in the Rockaways, my home sweet home. Can you take the positive thought challenge?

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Rockaway Bands - The Calendar Solshyne n September 13, 6:00 p.m. Rippers-Beach 86th St Concession n September 20, 6:00 p.m. Caracas-Beach 106th Street Concession n September 21, 1:00 p.m. Maspeth Car Show/ Firefighter Benefit 69th Street and Grand Avenue, Maspeth Squid n September 6, 9:30 p.m. The Other Place 103-19 Metropolitan Ave in Forest Hills n September 19, 6:00 p.m. Caracas-Beach 106th Street Concession Bad Sign n September 6, 4:00 p.m. Low Tide Bar at Beach 97th Street Concession Grayriders n September 6, 6:00 p.m.

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On Learning

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A Powerfully Felt Need To Know By Leo J. Fahey Formal education, I said last column, must be personalized rather than uniform. Such schooling relies on Intrinsic Motivationa powerfully felt need to know-to drive learning. The following autobiographical story demonstrates, although I could have selected any of a great number from my classrooms. I love the water! I love it in a swimming pool, a river, a lake, a

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The Rockaway Times and academic growth from pre-k though graduate school emerges within each youngster according to his/her Intrinsic Motivation to learn and not from the pressure, force or coercion of parents, teachers, national, state, district or school officials or by the structure of schooling itself. Under parental, teacher and school demands to continually comply with uniform academic requirements excluding my passions denying any intrinsic motivation toward almost all study, I continued to be a mediocre student finally self-destructing during my first year at college and struggling from then on to work through the self-loathing generated by these deep disappointments. The powerfully felt need to know of a personalized approach draws students toward individually attractive aspects of knowledge without the unintended negative psychological impacts of forced learning. And in the 21st century and beyond mentally healthy citizens are needed to leverage their good health in which ever way they discern is in their best interest and in the best interest of family, community, country and civilization. Today and tomorrow need not standardized credentialed and emotionally compromised adults. Reach me at ljfayhee@gmail. com.

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Rockaway Lifts Up Its Own By Bianca Fortis An outpouring of love and support from the Rockaway community has left one local family believing in miracles. Kristine Caruso, 22, will have a brand new wheelchair lift installed in her home after a gofundme.com compaign was successful. At the age of 17, Kristine was diagnosed with Spinocerebellar Ataxia II, a rare genetic, progressive disease that is associated with decreased coordination. Symptoms include trouble with balance and difficulty walking and slurred speech. Kristine’s brother Joseph, 25, has also been diagnosed with the disease, but his symptoms haven’t progressed as far. Recently Kristine, her mother Linda Caruso and her friend Vanessa Ramos, had a conversation about the success of the Ice Bucket Challenge, an activity that involves dumping a bucket of ice water on one’s head to promote awareness of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig’s Disease. The challenge had gone viral on the internet last month and helped raise more than $100 million for the ALS Association. They were amazed by the way people around the world had connected over the internet. “I’m kind of shy on Facebook, but I like social media because you can reach the masses,” Linda said. That conversation led to Ramos, 21, starting a campaign on gofundme.com to raise money to install a wheelchair lift. When she was first diagnosed, Kristine only walked off balance, but because the disease is progressive, she now uses a walker or wheelchair to move around. Kristine lives in the basement of the house, which was built out into a complete apartment so she could maintain some of the independence she lost when she had to leave school because of the disease. Climbing down the stairs of the family’s home is difficult, and even dangerous for her, necessitating the wheelchair lift. After a few hours, the online campaign had raised $2,000. The campaign reached its goal of $10,000 within four days. And as of Wednesday night this week, it had reached $11,420. The family and Caruso were stunned. “For anybody not to believe in miracles, you have to be crazy,” Linda said. “God doesn’t always give you what you want, but what you need.” Both Caruso and Linda attribute the success of the campaign to Kristine herself. Many individuals diagnosed with the disease also

Kristine Caruso, center, sits with friend Vanessa Ramos, left, and her mother, Linda Caruso. suffer from depression because of it. But that’s not the case with Kristine. Linda said Kristine has such a bubbly personality because she likes people. “She makes them feel special about themselves,” she said. Ramos said Kristine always has a smile and is very outgoing. “Five minutes of talking to her makes you never want to complain about anything again,” Ramos said. Kristine said she has always been outgoing and that she won’t let the disease stop her from living life the way she wants to. “Would I rather live life to the fullest or be a hermit?” she said. Kristine’s doctor says that the reason the disease isn’t well known or funded is because no one famous has been diagnosed with it, according to Linda. There are more local fundraisers planned for Kristine as well as to support research for finding a cure for the disease. “Obviously none of us are famous, so we’re going to have to do something ourselves,” Linda said. The campaign for Kristine is online at http://www.gofundme. com/df1f74.

Say you Saw It In the Rockaway tImeS Kristine Caruso, in her wheelchair, poses for a picture with her doctor.

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cover, such as their song “Rockaway State of Mind.” Another local favorite is Solshyne. The five-piece Rockaway band has gained a big following in their six years together due to their covers of classic rock hits. Business owners called Solshyne “professional” and “good at what they do.” For bass player Dan Klohe, playing live is a spiritual experience. “We clearly do this for the love of playing music. We all click musically. It’s like you’re in another world and you’re talking through your instruments and then you look out and see fans dancing and singing to the music. It’s for those moments,” Klohe said. Rockaway’s 3 Sheets to the Wind has been playing classic rock and blues for 11 years. For Rockaway

Park resident Tim Farrell, who sings and plays bass, one of the best parts of being a musician in Rockaway is the beach. “Playing out on the beach on a beautiful night with all of my friends is a rush. It doesn’t get any better than that. I live for it.” Michael Powers, building manager of the Beach 97th St concession, says Farrell’s energy shines through when he performs. “It’s like when you first start a band and rock and roll feels like it does when you’re a kid. Tim still carries that enthusiasm. He’s having the most fun up there.” Caracas owner Maribel Araujo’s personal favorite is Squid, led by Rockaway Beach resident, Guy Nevirs. Squid can range from a solo act to a group of 10 musicians depending on who is free for a gig. “I

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have a rolodex of musicians,” Nevirs said. Depending on which musicians are available, Squid has a range from acoustic performances to a “funky New Orleans sound” or “rock that has a little funk to it,” Nevirs added. Another favorite at the concessions is newcomer Bad Sign. The three piece classic rock and blues band started playing three years ago and has made their name known at Caracas and Low Tide, which is a convenient commute for bass player and Rockaway Beach resident Mike Stefanello. “When we play at Caracas, we have a more laid back vibe and when we’re at Low Tide we do a little more rock,” Stefanello said. For him, the boardwalk music scene is ideal. “How can you beat standing on the boardwalk, playing music in Rockaway?” The Grayriders are often found opening for fundraisers, which is not surprising considering they stem from the local nonprofit group, the Graybeards. However the rock and roll band with eight official members has played in just about every bar in Rockaway and Breezy Point and they bring in a big crowd wherever they go. Sean Sheridan, owner of the Bayhouse in Breezy Point, recognized some of the most popular bands around the tip of the peninsula, like BreezyGrass. This four piece band has been playing for six years together after meeting at a Rockaway Artist Alliance open mic event. With members from Breezy Point, Broad Channel, Rockaway and Brooklyn, BreezyGrass has quickly developed a following all around the area with their unique sound that incorporates less known instruments like the mandolin and the upright bass. Together, they play original music and covers ranging from country to folk to bluegrass and rock. Some other Breezy Point favor-

ites like Hell or High Water and the Kerry Kearney band have gained more widespread fame. Kerry Kearney, of Breezy Point, has been playing with his band for about 25 years. Together they’ve played international venues and have toured with the Allman brothers, but Kearney doesn’t forget about his hometown and can be found playing blues around Rockaway and Breezy Point, including at last weekend’s Mardi Gras. Also playing for 25 years, the Americana band Hell or High Water has gained popularity all across New York City, but they can often be found rocking out at the Bayhouse in Breezy Point, where some of the band members are from. With members coming from Broad Channel, bands such as Rattrap Bumpkin and Grim Pickens have made their names known on both sides of the bridge in recent years with their unique sounds. Rattrap Bumpkin describes their sound as surf punk blues, but others say it’s more like “pirate music,” which is appropriate considering they often play on the Dragonboat, the artsy watercraft owned by Geoff Rawling. Grim Pickens has drawn in fans with their hip hop, rap and rock music and often play at large music festivals such as Rockstock and Barrels and the Two Bridges Music Festival. Whether in Rockaway, Broad Channel or Breezy Point, live music is no longer hard to come by and the local music scene continues to grow with new artists making their debut at locals bars and open mics. Lyons of BreezyGrass says he’s honored to be a part of such a scene. “This is a warm, welcoming community of people that love music and that’s a great situation to be a part of. It’s a very simple thing. We play, the community loves it and everyone has a good time.”

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It Was A Happy Labor Day bays. This observation was made by our Rockaway Times contributor “Bernie Matzen.” Bernie lives on the water and studies the subtle environmental changes that affect fishing and the bay. We then pass that information on to you. You can use this information for fishing (or mention it around the water cooler the next day at work so it sounds like you’re really smart). The fluke fishing is still producing fish, and yes there still are many short fish that are caught but, due to the weather this weekend, not too many people got out fishing.

end between rain drops and it did pay off. Bernie went out fishing for fluke with Eric Albreck, and his son “Kenny” (8 yrs old). Drifting “Deb’s Inlet” west of the Atlantic beach bridge, the trio managed to still find some nice sized fluke for dinner. They were using “Berkley” B- 20th St.: Gulp lures and a spearing/squid Bernie Matzen did manage to combo. Bernie said that they were get out for a little while this week- catching more fish with the bait

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We know you have been wait- rights should have won multiple ing. The anticipation is palpable, Academy Awards. Paltry box ofthe emotion is ground shaking, fice sales that barely recouped and the people are about to get the films original budget and exactly what they want. The a face-to-face showdown with ill-fated, dreaded and despised blockbuster film Forrest Gump Countdown List. were contributing factors that left You know you are from Blah Shawshank collecting dust for the Blah Blah, 37 things to do while in next several years. NYC Parks is showing a free movie at B.108th Street Blah Blah Blah or 17 sayings people Though Morgan Freeman reHockey Rockaway Beach! No RSVP required, say while Blah Rink Blah in Blahing. ceived an Academy nomination for This week, we at Beefchip & Best Male Actor it was not until the just bring yourself a chair or blanket to sit on. Team Cyclops have compiled a list film made it to VHS and 24-hour of motion pictures that are often TNT reruns that it received the atoverlooked, and hardly given the tention it was due. Not to mention credit they are due. We do not of- the film has been #1 on IMDB’s fer a rank of these movies on top top 250 since 2008. Be that as it 3 or top 5 as with all other lists may, as I am sure many can relate, because, well it’s a waste of time Shawshank is an instantaneous and like our hipster friends, WE click on the ‘OK’ button while WANT TO BE DIFFERENT! channel surfing. All outside activThe movies of yesteryear of- ity ceases and nothing else exists fered pop culture references many while listening to Andy tell Red, of the people of our generation “Remember Red, hope is a good could relate to on a personal basis, thing, maybe the best of things, and often sent a deeper message and no good thing ever dies.” on the rights and wrongs, and the Though the life of an amateur do’s and do not’s of this game we turned professional poker player call life. is a roller coaster ride that statistiThe Shawshank Redemption cally may often lead to the depths for example is a movie that by all of bankruptcy, ‘Rounders’ provided

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It’s That Time Of Year Even though our beach season got off to an extremely ROCKY start, I have to say this has probably been the best summer I’ve ever had living here on the Rockaway Peninsula in all of my 51 years! The weather was fine, the wa-

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ter was fine and the food was fine. It seems like every weekend had perfect weather, or at least started or ended that way. I especially don’t recall a summer where we had little to no jellyfish or seaweed issues, but this summer for some reason it was like the water

was always perfect. Since I live in the heart of Rockaway Beach, I am surrounded by some of the best places to eat on the peninsula. Even the beach and “Boardwalk“ got a boost! After months of delays over this past winter even Weeks Marine was able to finish up the sand replenishment on the most frequently used sections of our beaches. They gave us nice wide beaches to enjoy for a better part of the summer. Now our “boardwalk” is in full swing with the pile driving for the new concrete walk is completed for phase one (B86B98). Most of the “H” piles for the sand retaining walls have been driven in for first phase as well. Things are moving along nicely, slowly, but nicely! It still boggles my mind why each phase is not being done simultaneously.

In the past, I have mentioned meetings. As we all know there is a meeting for this and a meeting for that. Well, it’s that time of year again! September begins the first Community Board 14 meeting of the season and many civic association meetings will be starting up again as well. I suggest if you have one question, one concern or even one suggestion that you come down and have your voice heard at any one of these meetings. Remember if you give up your right to be heard, you give up your right to complain! September’s Community Board14 meeting will be held on September 9th at The Knight of Columbus Hall at 333 Beach 90th street Rockaway Beach, At 7:15 pm. Get there early to sign up for public speaking.

Emergency Care in the Rockaways: Traffic Light Preemption Could Save Lives

By Dennis Graham PhD RN NP & Catherine Graham RN MSN Many lives could be saved in the Rockaways and Broad Channel if ambulances and fire vehicles had traffic light preemption devices installed. These devices would allow emergency vehicles to change traffic lights red to green shortening the time to transport critically injured and heart attach victims to the nearest hospital. The closure of Peninsula Hospital in 2012 left the Rockaways with only one hospital that does not have advanced trauma care or emergency interventional cardiac catheter care. The NYC Mortality 2010 data reported the Rockaways had the highest cardiac death rate in NYC of 398/100,000 as compared to 138/100,000 in Queens Village. Advanced emergency care is best provided by Level I Trauma Centers (LITC) and by hospitals with emergency interventional cardiac care. For Rockaway and Broad Channel residents the nearest LITC or emergency heart attach treatment is in Jamaica Hospital. The Center Studying Health Care Delivery (CSHD) research found that average time for Rockaway residents to get to Jamaica Hospital is 45-55 minutes in rush hour traffic and 25-30 minutes at other times. For serious trauma cases and patients with life threatening heart attach symptoms they need immediate treatment within 60-90 minutes. To improve access, the CSHD proposes a pilot project for the Rockaways that each ambulance would have a GPS device (phone or tablet) that would when approaching an intersection turn red light green for EMS Level 1-2 priority patients. Our proposed traffic light preemption system would work using the updated traffic light control devices already installed by the Department of Transportation (DOT) after Hurricane Sandy covering the Rockaway Peninsula Crossbay Boulevard to the Belt Parkway. The remaining traffic light control devices would need to be updated to the shortest route to Jamaica Hospital. CSHD has reported this lack of ready access to standard emergency care for this com-

munity in local newspapers, at national public fice have all been supportive of this proposed Travel Time in Minutes to Jamaica and Brookdale Hospital LITC health meetings and with every elected leader initiative. for Rockaway Areas during Rushof Hour The future healthcare in the Rockaways for this community. We have met with the CEO

of St John’s Episcopal who told use that LITC was not possible because of expense and the attempt to get interventional cardiac catheter care appears to be stalled. The CSHD is seeking support from the NYC Department of Transportation to develop a pilot project to implement traffic light preemption for the Rockaways and Broad Channel. Much of the 14 miles to Jamaica Hospital is already capable of having a traffic light preemption system implemented. Eric Ulrich and his staff has set up a meeting with the DOT in September and Phil Goldfeder, Joe Addabbo, Michelle Titus and the Borough Presidents Of-

needs immediate review by the Department of Health. A community of 125,000 people that has no advanced emergency or emergency interventional cardiac care available needs more than traffic light preemption to insure the health of the residents of Rockaway and Broad channel. “Where you live should not determine whether you live.” *Center of Studying Healthcare Delivery is a Rockaway based heath policy and research group working to improve the delivery of health care for all New Yorkers. e-mail: HCDtechnology@gmail.com

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Mobile Boutique Rolls Through Town By Bianca Fortis

and decided to pursue the idea for the boutique, they said. “Once we got the truck we thought, ‘Well, this is really going to happen,’” Waytowich said. As the two explain on their website, the name of the store comes from Rockaway Beach being located at the end of the A Train subway line. “Some may say it’s actually the beginning, but that all depends on your destination, doesn’t it?” they write. They themselves painted the outside of the truck its lavender purple color and designed its interior, which McKiernan described as being like “someone’s walk-in closet.” “It’s nice – sometimes people

just want to hang out in here,” she said. McKiernan worked at a wholesale accessories company in Manhattan where, she said, she sat in a cubicle all day and had no view of the outside. “So to have the view of the ocean now on a daily basis, I could cry,” she said. “Life is good.” They opened for business during Memorial Day weekend. Now they are usually out from Wednesday through Sunday, from about 12 to 6 p.m. Once they pick a location, they send out alerts through their social media pages. While they could have just opened up an online store, Waytowich said she likes the human

interaction that having an actual store affords her. “It’s nice to be out and talk to everyone and see everybody,” she said. Now the duo is working on their post-summer plans for the store. They have plans to sell at the LIC flea and Hester Street in the fall. They’re also hoping to open up a pop-up shop during the wintertime. But they’re looking forward to next summer when they’ll be back on the streets of Rockaway. “I’ve had such a great summer and I don’t want it to end,” Waytowich said. For more information about End of the A, and to find out where they’re located, visit http://www. endofthea.com.

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