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VOL. 5, NO. 14 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

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Channel View Remembers Lamine Sarr By Katie McFadden

Monday, September 24 was a day of mourning and celebration at Channel View School for Research (CVSR) as fellow students honored the life of Lamine Sarr, who drowned in Rockaway Beach, on September 15. The CVSR community invited Sarr’s family to a ceremony to remember the late CVSR senior with music and dance performances, photo slideshows and stories about the local teen that will be missed by many. On Monday, students from CVSR, plus some classes from the other schools of the Beach Channel Educational Campus, gathered in the auditorium for an assembly to remember Sarr. They were also joined by special guests—Sarr’s family. CVSR Principal Denise Harper-Richardson led the ceremony with some opening words about Sarr, saying he was “an accomplished musician who played percussion, an hon-

or student and he had a great sense of humor. He will be greatly missed.� A moment of silence was then held, followed by the auditorium reciting CVSR’s “15 words to live by,� which many say Sarr exemplified in his short life. Students then used their own words to describe Sarr, such as “motivated, uplifting, wild, funny and special.� Student Devaughn Jackson then dedicated a song to Sarr as a slideshow featuring photos and videos of a smiling Sarr, flashed on a screen on stage. Seeing images of the son, brother, nephew and cousin proved

to be too much for Sarr’s family as some broke out in tears, while others excused themselves from the auditorium. Student Shamar Williams shared a story of a project that he worked on with Sarr and reminded those in attendance that, “If he were here, he would want us to keep our heads up and be strong.� As Sarr’s family and fellow students tried to remain strong, the CVSR choir, to music played by the Rockaway Park High School band, sang emotional songs, “Time Adventure� from the cartoon, Adventure Time, and Wiz Khalifa’s “See You Again.� The songs were followed by fellow students who shared poems and stories of Sarr. Many fought through tears as they reflected on the memories they shared with him. The CVSR Concert Band stood in front of the auditorium, as one of its members was notably missing. However, a photo of Sarr remained in his place as the band leader explained Sarr’s time with

the band. When Sarr joined in freshman year, he was first given the job of pushing around the cart for the bass player, yet he earned to do more. Eventually Sarr worked his way up to playing the bass drum, to the wood blocks, to the triangle and the cymbal, and was a vital part of the percussion section for the band. Last year, the band was invited to participate in the Six Flags Music Competition and the band, including Sarr, won second place in the high school division. At the front of the room stood a photo of Sarr holding up the trophy that the band took home. “Lamine will truly be missed. All the band members love him and will miss him,� the bandleader said before the band dedicated two songs to Sarr, and the ceremony ended with a special dance performance by the D.R.E.A.M. Chasers Dance Team. There’s no doubt that Sarr will truly be missed by his family, the CVSR community and Rockaway.

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There’s an old saying, if your neighbor is laid off, it’s a recession. If you’re laid off, it’s a depression. It’s a matter of perspective —though some people have the perspective of a funhouse mirror. Always warped, always about them. You know the type, their troubles are always worse than yours and anybody else’s. They’re toppers. They’ve got to top you no matter what. You mention you got a bit of a sunburn and they have to tell you about the third-degree, skin-bubbling burn they got fifteen years ago. Don’t say you have a headache because they’ll have to tell you about the time they went “literally blind” when they came down with a migraine.

A lot of times, they’ll cut you off and say, “Mine was the worst.” You might gripe about a summer cold and they’ll say, “Oh, man, mine was the worst. I coughed for like three weeks and then my wife got it. And then my neighbor and…” You don’t hear what else they say because they’ve hijacked your cold and made it about them. Sometimes they’ll even try and top you with somebody’s episode. I mean, sometimes you don’t gripe or even say a word. Your car could have a scratch. You might be wearing a Band-Aid. These unfortunate things are just a green light for a topper. “I see that scratch on your car. This guy I know flipped his car on the Jersey Turnpike. They had to get the jaws of life to get him out. You shoulda seen his car.” If they see your Band-Aid, you’re about to hear how they

or somebody they knew survived a gunshot wound. They can’t help themselves. You might mention that you visited the Bronx Zoo and they’ll respond by saying they went on an African safari. But since I’m the worst, a hypocrite whenever convenient, I can engage in topperism. Even worse, I speak before I think. But I was not a topper down south last week. And nobody can top how much restraint it took. The son who remains nameless goes to college in Wilmington, North Carolina, where Hurricane Florence struck. He managed to get home for a few days, escaping the worst of the storm. After Flo moved out, a few days of sunshine followed and then he and I headed down to see what was left of his off-campus shack. I rented a monstrous, bigass pick-up truck to bring

supplies. Well, supplies were really just a cover. I just wanted to go full redneck and show up in the south with my baseball cap and bright red pick-up. I wanted to blend. My pick-up truck, my baseball cap, my work boots. I brought a generator so I could hook up a radio to play country music and bible call-in shows. Damn right. I thought I was legit but that coral, peach, whatever-color Rockaway Times t-shirt I wore gave me away. I got looks like I just came in from Mars, or San Francisco. My son’s shack was a soaking mess. Mold was everywhere. He said it was no big deal. I said it was a disaster. And then he went and topped me: It’s not as bad as Sandy. Ok, just don’t say that to anybody around here. Especially while I’m wearing this shirt.

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CB14 Back in Full Swing After Summer By Katie McFadden After a summer hiatus, Community Board 14 came back in full swing at the Knights of Columbus on Monday, September 24. In addition to Budget Committee and Parks Committee reports, the meeting was jam-packed with updates and gripes. The meeting kicked off with Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato providing updates on some of the work she’s doing, including introducing legislation that would give coverage to all of those not currently covered under programs that provide help for people getting sick from 9/11-related illnesses, like health and hospital workers that may have been near Ground Zero. She also said she’ll re-introduce legislation in January to eliminate the toll on the Cross Bay Bridge. Manuel Silva of Councilman Donovan Richards’ office was on hand to present a much-deserved Proclamation to Portia

Dyrenforth for all of her service and hard work as Parks’ former Rockaway Administrator. Dyrenforth was thanked several times by different speakers throughout the meeting. CB14 chair Dolores Orr mentioned the recent drowning of Lamine Sarr, 17, and reiterated the need to introduce water safety courses to schools across the city. She also spoke about the work that took place along the A train line this summer, noting that it was completed on time, but a steel wall can now be seen at the Rockaway Dog Park, so the MTA has accepted a request for ARF-ARF or another group to paint the wall with a mural to make it more aesthetically pleasing. Continuing with the MTA, Orr also spoke about the recent change to the Q22 bus route. She reminded the room that CB14 heavily rejected the plan, but it still went forward. The plan now has Q22 buses stopping in front of the Dunkin Donuts on Beach 116th Street, which is causing disrup-

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tions. Orr said she witnessed a Q22 letting passengers out onto the street, blocking traffic to the street corridor, as another bus was already parked at the stop. She sent photos to the MTA but has not yet received a response. Next up, Captain Louron Hall, the new head of the 100th Precinct, introduced himself and addressed some concerns. Captain Hall said that the 100th Precinct has seen the largest crime reduction in the city in the past year, with a 24 percent reduction in crime, or 85 fewer crimes than last year. He also spoke about a new initiative starting in November, for both of Rockaway’s precincts, in which officers will be partnering with the Department of Education to run a football program with youth, ages 9 to 11, that have been identified as at risk, in order to keep them busy and off the streets. The program will begin with 80 boys and will expand to include a basketball program for girls starting in January. A question was raised

about the recent incidents of local police seemingly forcing block parties to shut down early. Captain Hall explained that this has been an issue of party organizers not filing the proper permits, and that while he insists he’s not trying to prevent people from having fun, rules must be followed and going forward, officers will explain to organizers, what can and can’t be done according to the specific permit, before the party happens so that there are no violations. Many signed up for public speaking at the meeting. With CB14 being on hiatus over the summer, many brought up the biggest issue of the season—the beach closures, and requested the urgency for the city to act and have a plan for the next beach season, including adding more sand to the beaches. Others also brought up the recent drowning and suggested that the lifeguard season be extendContinued on page 14

***** The Catch a Cure run is this Sunday, September 30. The fun 5K run/walk starts at 9 a.m. at Beach 102nd Street. The run is held in honor of locals that died of cancer and proceeds help fund WISH, one of Rockaway’s great non-profits. You can register ahead of time by going to RockapulcoRun.com. ***** The Army Corps of Engineers is holding public meetings regarding the Reformulation Plan (the plan to make Rockaway and other areas more resilient), and you can bet jetties and where they’ll be placed will be discussed. Mark your calendars. The first meeting is Thursday, October 4 at the Rockaway Waterfront Alliance RISE Center, 58-03 Rockaway Beach Boulevard

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2018 with doors opening at 6 p.m. A presentation will begin at 6:30 p.m. with comments, and discussion to follow. A second meeting will be on Wednesday, October 10, Village of Cedarhurst Hall, 200 Cedarhurst Avenue in Cedarhurst. ***** According to reports, CBS is developing a TV show series based on the Spanish show, “Estoy Vivo.” The American version is titled, “Far Rockaway.” In the show, a workaholic NYPD detective killed in the line of duty is granted a second chance to return to earth in the body of another cop in order to bring his killer to justice and heal the fractured family he left behind. ***** We highly recommend listening to Bruce Springsteen’s book, Born To Run. The audio version of his autobiography is read by The Boss himself. The only discordant note in the book is when he says his longtime keyboard-

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ist Roy Bittan is from Rockaway Beach, LONG ISLAND. Bruuuuuuuce! Long Island? ***** They don’t seem to be wasting too much time getting started on the new firehouse planned for Beach Channel Drive and Beach 116th Street. The building was acquired by the City through eminent domain (compensation to the owner was to be determined by the court). The City applied to condemn the building in July and now fencing has gone up. We asked the FDNY for an update. We’ll keep you posted. ***** The same owners of the La Quinta Hotel on Beach 43rd Street will be opening a Best Western in Far Rockaway, near the Mott Avenue subway station. We expect the City to be booking rooms at the place soon after it opens. ***** Saturday, October 13 is scheduled to be a day of beers and beats. The firstever Rockapulco Gold Music

Festival featuring numerous local bands will kick off at 3 p.m. at 114-04 Beach Channel Drive (which might be better known as the parking lot behind Belle Rock Car Service). The event is sponsored by Rockaway Gold, Rockaway’s own beer. There will be beer, music, (water too!), and food available from Fit Food Kitchen. Go to RockapulcoRun.com for more details. Or, if you know John Edwards, ask him. ***** Congratulations to the organizers of the Poseidon Parade for doing another great job in running this signature event. And bravo to the nautical nuts who make the parade swim! ***** Just about exactly a year ago, we told you 234 Beach 102nd Street was for sale for $11.5 million. Well, that would have been a bargain. The price for the approximately 200 x 300 site is now $14 million. B6 Real Estate in Manhattan is the broker.

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This Week in History SEPTEMBER 27 John Cosgrove was born. James Charles was born. Fr. Bill Sweeney was born. Ed Shevlin was born. Ryan Meade was born.

Neil O’Connor was born. Barbara Gilman Shannon was born. Paul Klose was born.

1964 - The Warren Commission report concluded that there was no conspiracy in the assassination of President John F. Kennedy; Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone. 1998 - Mark McGwire hit his record-setting 69th and 70th home runs in the last game of the regular season.

OCTOBER 1 Maureen Armstrong was born.

SEPTEMBER 28 Lauren Tara LaCapra was born. Nia Casilla was born. Daniel Murphy was born. AJ Santiago was born.

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1955 - Actor James Dean was killed in a car crash.

1908 - Henry Ford introduced the first mass-produced automobile on the market—the Model T. Each car cost $825. 1971 - Walt Disney World opened in Orlando, Florida.

OCTOBER 2 1950 - The "Peanuts" comic strip, by Charles M. Schultz, first appeared in newspapers. 1967 - Thurgood Marshall was sworn 1920 - Eight Chicago White Sox play- in as the first black associate justice of ers were indicted for fixing the 1919 the U.S. Supreme Court. World Series in the "Black Sox scandal." OCTOBER 3 Terence Boyle was born. SEPTEMBER 29 Annette Lauritsch was born. Sean and Alice Dalton were born. Mikey Reen was born. Sandon Karinsky was born. 1895 - French chemist Louis Pasteur died. 1863 - President Lincoln declared the 1978 - John Paul I died one month af- last Thursday in November as Thankster becoming pope. giving Day. 1974 - Frank Robinson was named SEPTEMBER 30 the first African-American manager in Alison Mingino was born. Major League Baseball.

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On Saturday September 22, the 1968 graduating class of St. Francis de Sales held their 50th reunion. Following 5:30 Mass at the Church, where they remembered their fifteen deceased classmates, they retired to Jameson's Pub for a collation. Many classmates came from far and wide, although many still resided in Rockaway. A good time was had by all and old acquaintances were renewed.

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A Parade Fit for Poseidon

From a Ship of Fools to Eco Warriors to Magical, Mystical Unicorn Mermaids, the 4th Annual Poseidon’s Parade was another one for the books. Dozens of groups, individuals and nautical floats, marched down the boardwalk from Beach 106th to Beach 95th, to officially end the summer season. Several entrants went home with prizes such as Healy’s Pub, which took the award for Best Bar, and the Ship of Fools, which took home Best Float for their monstrous, animated pirate ship. We reached out to organizers for a full list of winners, but did not receive it by press time. However, we did receive tons of photos! So many that we couldn’t include all of them. However, there will be another chance to show them off as Poseidon’s Parade will be a category in next year’s Rockaway Times Photo Contest! Congratulations to the organizers for once again putting on an amazingly fun event!

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Save a Life Dear Editor: Dynamic Youth Community Inc. (DYC) is determined to combat the opiate epidemic by providing prevention, education, and intervention services and support in the Rockaways. DYC has been serving young adults from the five boroughs, Long Island, upstate New York and parts of New Jersey for 47 years. Each year, we see more and more of our members come from Queens and the Rockaways. On Saturday, October 6 at 2 p.m., Dynamic Youth Com-

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ed through weekends in September to prevent such incidents. A representative from Queens Law Associates spoke about some of the services they offer, like representing low-income people charged with crime and providing family legal services. Tracy Obolsky, owner of the Rockaway Beach Bakery, near Beach 87th Street and Rockaway Beach Blvd., spoke about the horrendous, unsafe traffic conditions that have occurred in front of her store, due to ongoing construction. She told the Board that the work has been on hiatus for several weeks and it is severely impacting her and other businesses. Anna Palmer, who lives near Seagirt Ave., spoke about several lots being used as dumping grounds in the area, and nothing being done because they are private properties. Another resident who lives on Beach 43rd also spoke about lots being neglected and overrun with weeds

and garbage. She urged others to call 311 so something can be done about them. Regina Johnson, who is trying to open a new charter school in Far Rockaway, Legacy Academy, spoke briefly about why she is opening the school and requested that others become involved so that it is specifically geared towards students living in Far Rockaway. A representative from Councilman Richards’ office spoke about some upcoming events like the Bayswater Fall Festival, happening from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. on October 14, and the upcoming Rockaway Beats Cancer Walk with the Arverne Cancer Support Group on October 20. Plus Richards’ office will be holding classes on how to become a 501c3 group and grant writing seminars. For more information, his office can be reached at 718-471-7014. Florence Ferguson spoke about some of the new Beach 59th Playground design and the desire to keep the fence height the same as it is currently. She said a letter has been written to

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Parks Commissioner Mitchell Silver to address this. She also mentioned that the Playground will be holding a fall festival on October 13. JK Canepa spoke about an upcoming meeting on Offshore Wind Power. People can learn about the project that could be coming to Rockaway at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, September 27 at Peninsula Library. Another woman named Lee then spoke about the ongoing fight against the Williams Pipeline and provided some updates such as recent pipeline accidents and political staffers that are involved with Williams. Updates can be found by following Sane Energy Project on social media. Rick Horan spoke about the inaugural season of the Community Boathouse’s kayaking program at Beach 88th, and the new Parks design for the park. He suggested that the temporary kayak storage facilities that are currently being used, be incorporated into the new plan to store people’s personal kayaks for a fee, which will be used to fund a future bathroom for the park.

Following public speaking, the Budget Committee spoke briefly about some of CB14’s budget items, many of which are very old, as the city has no obligation to follow the suggestions, but a new item has been requested, to fund sand replenishment from Beach 91st to Beach 101st. The Parks Committee reported on the 10 Parks capital project plans for Rockaway, as detailed in the September 20 edition of The Rockaway Times. Representatives from Parks said that most of the amendments requested for the plans, can be done without issue, and they provided an updated that a study has already been done and additional lighting can be added to some Parks projects that were requested to have more lighting. All of the projects were voted on the by the Community Board, with most passing unanimously. The last project, the Beach 88th Bay Breezy Park and kayak launch, needs to be reworked and will be voted on at the next CB14 meeting in October.

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St. Francis Prep: Education, Tradition and Excellence St. Francis Prep boasts a strong core academic program and a faith-based education. For 160 years, Prep students have received an outstanding preparation for college with many opportunities for spiritual and social development, while being challenged and encouraged to achieve their potential. At the heart, our academic program is a strong traditional core curriculum. Every student at Prep undertakes a sequence of rigorous college preparatory courses. Supplementing this rigorous core education, students also have the opportunity to enroll in advanced and specialty courses in every academic area, including Honors-level classes, Advanced Placement (AP) and College Credit courses. We also offer upper-level elective classes in fields of study, which include Business, Computer Science, Art, Music, Science Research and Religion. Our academic and extra-curricular program offerings exist on an unprecedented scale—one that other schools simply can't match. Prep students have vast opportunities to pursue their interests on a higher level within the most modern, advanced, cutting-edge educational facilities in the area. Our dedicated and passionate faculty and staff are committed to providing quality instruction, with individual attention to the needs of every student. View our full course book at the school website: www.sfponline.org. As you look through the course book and the other materials on our web site, you will get a sense of the challenging and enriching courses and opportunities you can look forward to taking as a student at St. Francis Prep. After freshman year, selection for Honors classes is based solely on achievement in classes taken. This system rewards hard work and allows for a great deal of flexibility. St. Francis Prep students may be enrolled in one or several honors classes without the limitations of academic tracking. Therefore, from year to year, there is the potential for a student to move into and out of Honors classes. The ideals of our Catholic, Franciscan college preparatory education are based on helping stu-

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MEET LIME BIKE BRAND AMBASSADOR DANIEL CAMACHO By Kami-Leigh Agard

They are bright green, parked in various spots across the peninsula, and while some locals brand them as a fluorescent nuisance, for others, they have become a precious commodity for speedy commuting. However, these dockless LimeBikes serve up more than that, as they also serve as a source of income and learning for local youth. The Rockaway Times (RT) had the pleasure of chatting with one of these young people, Daniel Camacho, after observing him and his crew on the street stooped in front one of the bikes, fixing it. Camacho, aged 17, born and raised in Rockaway, is a senior at Channel View School for Research (CVSR), and works for Lime as a Brand Ambassador. When approached by the RT, he said that he and his team were swapping out a battery. Camacho then shared that his role as Lime’s Rockaway Brand Ambassador, is not just to promote us-

age of the bikes, safe riding and parking behavior, but through Lime’s GPS app, to locate the bikes, and remove them from places where they shouldn’t be parked. He also makes sure the batteries are working, the bikes are in good condition, and if a problem appears to be too technical for them to solve, he brings it up to Lime’s technical operations department. Camacho said he started with Lime as a volunteer with the Rockaway Waterfront Alliance (RWA). “When I first saw the LimeBikes in Rockaway this past July, I was intrigued. It was so interesting to me that you can just pull out your phone, scan a barcode and climb on a bike,� he said. Camacho said he has been a volunteer with the RWA since the summer of 2015. “I was an active member of CVSR’s environmental club, and our advisor told us about RWA’s Shore Corps Program. The RWA has given so many students such as myself a

working experience for a positive cause — protecting and improving our local environment with activities like beach cleanups, beach plantings, education on ocean surges, and why our local dunes are constantly being depleted of sand. I really care about protecting our environment, and have learned how we mess it up, without actually being aware of what our actions are causing,� he said.

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ure out what is fact from fiction.” Then this past summer, Lime was tabling at a RWA event, and Camacho said he was immediately hooked. “Bike-sharing reduces carbon emissions, with the added boost of exercise. The Lime app shows you how many miles you’ve ridden and calories burned. It’s great. Also, it’s quick transportation for people going to and from the ferry, or the nearest subway or bus for transportation to work. For me, it’s a no brainer.” Camacho said after expressing interest in working for Lime, he took a mandatory Mechanics 101 class with the company. “In the class, we learned how to fix the brakes, how to swap the batteries, tools we would need, and how to use the app to locate the bikes and what areas we need to place them,” he said. When asked, what are the most bizarre places, he’s seen LimeBikes parked, Camacho laughed. “Besides the

app showing us the bikes are parked in people’s garages, in the sand, in the middle of the street or sidewalk; the craziest was one that was hung from a tree. It takes a lot of upper body strength to do that.” To make his job a bit easier Camacho hopes to make riders familiar with some Dos and Don’ts, on where not to park a Lime bike: Do not park a LimeBike in front of a car, in your garage, on the street, in the sand, in the bike lane on the boardwalk, in your building’s parking lot, on school grounds, and of course, do not hang it from a tree. Also, bike helmets are only required for children 13 years and under, but of course, are encouraged for anyone while riding the bike, especially the electric-assisted Lime Bikes, which can go up to 15 miles per hour. Gil Kazimirov, Lime’s NYC General Manager, said when he met Camacho and learned about his interests and passion for the environment and technology, he hired him immediately. “Hiring Daniel as a

Brand Ambassador was an easy decision. We started promoting Lime with local organizations like the RWA and the Rockaway Youth Task Force because we wanted to form alliances with the community and its stakeholders. The youth here have expressed so much interest in bike-sharing, and its positive impact on the environment. Also, as a pilot program, we get to learn the concerns of the community, what is actually needed, and what we need to improve,” Kazimirov said. When asked what Lime plans to do as the weather gets colder, and snow is on the horizon, Ka-

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137th: 3BR, 2BA house rental with open dining/living room, HW floors and den (AD) . . . . .$3,000

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Atrial Fibrillation Atrial fibrillation (AF) is by far the most common disorder of the rhythm of the heart. The lifetime risk of developing it is about 37 percent for those over 55 years of age. The biggest risk from AF is developing a stroke from a blood clot from the heart. The clot forms in the corners of the upper heart chamber, or the atrium, because in AF this chamber does not contract, or beat. It just vibrates, or fibrillates, allowing blood in the chamber to form a clot. If the atrium goes back into normal rhythm and contracts, this

clot can be ejected out into the bloodstream where it often lodges in the brain. This is why most people with AF must be on lifetime anticoagulation, so clots cannot form. Those at the highest risk for stroke are those who have paroxysmal AF (PAF). In PAF, the heart goes in and out of AF. People with PAF often don’t realize they have it because often there are no symptoms. In addition, those with PAF often will not be in AF when they have an EKG, so the condition is not discovered, until it is too late.

Recently a fascinating study was published on diagnosing those with PAF and AF to reduce the risk of stroke. The study was huge, involving over 50,000 volunteers with an average age of 73 who were not diagnosed with AF. They wore a device that continuously monitored their EKG and heart rhythm for two weeks. Not surprisingly, the study found that many of them had AF and didn’t know it. What is fascinating to me is not the results of the study, which found pretty much the results that were expected, but the way the results were obtained. Until recently, continuously recording a person’s EKG required wearing a bulky recorder with wires and electrodes. The recording device was similar to a Sony Walkman (remember those?!) and, because of the electrodes, the wearer could not bathe or shower. Other, newer devices like event monitors have been developed but the device this study used is a

giant technological step forward. They used the iRhythm Zio, an FDA approved EKG recording device. It is a waterproof, single-use adhesive pad that sticks to the skin and records the EKG for up to two weeks. There are no wires or electrodes. Once the recording period is over, the pad is removed and the heart rhythm is examined by the cardiologist. What a neat, clean way to diagnose heart rhythm disorders. If you are over 55 and have had a stroke, heart failure, hypertension, diabetes, sleep apnea, heart disease, emphysema, obesity, or chronic kidney disease (all risk factors for AF), and you have not been diagnosed with AF, get to your doctor or cardiologist to have your risk of AF evaluated and, if found, treated. Stroke may often be the first sign of untreated AF. Please direct questions and comments to editor@rockawaytimes.com

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Honoring Grief

Each day brings a forth a new thought, subject, theme in our lives. Waking up can be blissful, and at other times rather difficult, depending on your current situation. Yesterday, I wanted to write all about gratitude and how it promotes a feeling of joy and happiness. Waking up every day to simply say, thank you. It’s a nice way to start the day. But then I opened my book of poems on this day to “Honoring Grief ” by Pixie Lighthorse. I have never been able to read this in class because it is much too powerful for those people grieving for the loss of their loved ones. Teaching yoga can be fragile and sensitive, however, on the mat is where you can feel safe and comfortable. In stillness and silence, everything

comes up, but being there becomes a sanctuary. As yoga teachers, we hold space for our students, perhaps never fully understanding what they are going through unless they share their stories. On this one particular Sunday, I am aware of one of my student’s losing her beautiful mother, who lived a wonderful, long life, full of love and happiness. She is very sad and I too feel her pain and anguish of loss of her first love. I can only offer my hugs, words of compassion and a balanced class. On this day, I choose to go very slow and deliberate. There are many different levels, but we are here today for the healing of one’s soul. Loss can be paralyzing and so frightening. In the past week, there has been much loss and I am aware and feel sad. Many people come to their mats to find peace and solace for themselves. Others come for the physical aspect and yet

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others come for the spiritual part. There is something for everyone, but I believe the most important part is that we are all there for one another. So many stories have come through our doors at Ocean Bliss Yoga and we are simply there to support and honor each person’s path through compassion and support. Listening and being present to the person in front of you is important. You will miss the opportunity to hold space for that person if you don’t take the time to be aware. The following is what I read at the end of my classes this week as we transitioned into autumn. “Honoring Rites of Passage” by Pixie Lighthorse: “We are spilling over with gratitude today for divine support and presence in our lives. We need your energy to move through our transitions. We need creativity and motivation to find the healers who can help us honor ourselves when we change. Help us to

cherish the inevitable changes we face. Guide us in ceremony and celebration when our time comes. Teach us to honor the young ones when their bodies and minds shift and mature. Show us how to midwife the elders and the sick across the bridge and into the next dimension. Hold us close to you when we must leave old ways behind to embrace what is next for us. Remind us that change is not to be feared, but cradled in recognition. Surround us in your warmth and light and usher us into our new stages as precious children of the Earth, who never stop growing and do so because you inspire us to rise.” Grief is a process. Allowing, sitting with it, letting go, holding space—all part of the process. May you be Happy, May you be Healthy, May you be Free of Suffering and May you live with Ease.

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RALLY WITH US FOR BEACH PROTECTION Four months ago, NYC Parks Commissioner Mitchell Silver closed multiple beaches in Rockaway Beach due to severe erosion. He cited concern for the difficulties NYC Lifeguards would have keeping these beaches safe for swimming. Commissioner Silver also voiced his concerns that limited recreational beach space would lead to sunbathers and beachgoers migrating onto what is left of the already severely damaged protective sacrificial dune.

By closing the beaches of Rockaway Beach, the Commissioner, thankfully, has clearly acknowledged, on behalf of the City of New York, that the protection, which was recommended in New York City’s SIRR (Special Initiative for Recovery and Rebuilding), has been a complete and utter failure. This massive failure by the City of New York has left the neighborhoods of Far Rockaway, Edgemere, Arverne, Rockaway Beach, Rockaway Park, Belle Harbor and Neponsit all

highly vulnerable to severe and massive wave inundation during the next severe weather event. Obviously, if you’re from Rockaway and reading this, I’m preaching to the choir. I know this. We know this. Mitchell Silver knows this! As much as I’m not a huge fan of NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio, I believe he does not know this! I honestly believe he has not been given clear and concise information of how vulnerable we now stand with the continued destruction of our poorly planned dune “protection!” I also believe the Mayor is being shielded from the devastating effects the beach closures have had on all of our commercial establishments, not to mention, our cultural way of urban beach life, which is so uniquely Rockaway! On Sunday, October 7 at 12 noon, the Rockaway Beach Civic Association will hold a press conference on the steps of New York City Hall, to give

Page 25 the Mayor a clear and concise message: 1. The Rockaway peninsula urgently needs sand on our beaches to stop erosion of our protective dunes, currently our only line of protection between our homes and the sea. 2. We absolutely cannot wait for 2020 for the Army Corps' Rockaway Reformulation Plan to begin. 3. Operating businesses adjacent to any closed beach is a financial death sentence and Rockaway businesses cannot withstand another year of New York City’s gross and negligent inaction to remedy the beach closures. 4. Waves at high tide are more damaging to dunes than the stray beachgoer. 5. We cannot waste another four months. 6. The Rockaway peninsula urgently needs sand on our beaches to stop erosion of our protective dunes, currently our only line of protection between our homes and the sea. I hope everyone will join us on the steps of City Hall.

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Life With Our “Artistic” Child By Kami-Leigh Agard

Why OPT Direly Needs A School Bus Tracking App After a hectic summer, for many parents, the first day of school is gleefully anticipated, however, there is one bone of contention that always seems to mar our euphoria — school bussing. From no-show to late buses, buses that breakdown, buses that have no heat or air-conditioning, our children arriving home hours late — school buses have become the bane of our existence. And my biggest fear? Not knowing the

exact geographic location of where my non-verbal daughter with autism is on the bus route. However, there is a solution — A School Bus Tracking App. A member of Rockaway Beach Autism Families shared that the Law Offices of Regina Skyer & Associates, a law firm that advocates, mediates, and litigates on behalf of children with special education needs, is advocating for legislation to require the Department of Education’s Office

of Pupil Transportation (OPT) to provide authorized parents and school officials with access to the real-time GPS location of a child’s bus via an app. Also, they are demanding that “OPT be required to retain and disclose bus data at the request of a parent, because unfortunately, we believe that parents are sometimes not taken seriously when they complain,” stated the law firm’s September 21, 2018 blog post, “It’s Time for a School Bus Tracking App.” I am wholeheartedly — hook, line and sinker — on board with this legislation. In a September 15 article, The New York Post told the story of five-yearold Lystra Liu being taken on a four-hour bus ride before being dropped off at the wrong stop. According to the article, “Lystra was one of the legions of public and private school kids whose parents flooded a city hotline with 76,223 complaints — 32 percent more than the 57,575 last year — about late or noshow school buses since classes started…After the bus failed to pick up Lystra two mornings

The Rockaway Times in a row, Lystra’s mom asked the driver for her cell number to stay in touch. The driver refused, so the worried mom put a GPS tracker app on the kindergartner’s cell phone.” Many moons ago, when I was at the time working in Manhattan, and DOE ludicrously decided to place my daughter in a District 75 school in Bellerose, Queens (after I toured and requested what I considered top notch special education programs in Rockaway), my grandmother phoned to inform me that my daughter had not arrived from school. At this point, she was an hour late. I exploded, feeling guilty that I had not made my usual call that day to make sure she was home, as I was buried in work. I called the school, they said as far as they knew, she was picked up on time. I phoned the bus company, was put on hold, then got disconnected. Phoned again, got put on hold. At this point I was on the brink of bawling, cursing the universe, desperate Continued on page 27

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Continued from Page 26 to know where in the hell was my pooh. Finally, I was abruptly told that the bus had to stop because one of the students on board attacked the matron and tried to climb out the window. I asked where exactly was the bus. The bus company just said, “We are doing the best we can to mitigate the situation.” Mitigate? Where is she? I don’t want to hear about mitigation. I want my daughter home! Thankfully, she got home a whopping three hours later. However, as she was and still is nonverbal, I have no idea what happened that day, and now each time she boards a school bus, I wonder the same thing. After that day, I now had the proper arsenal get her to transferred to a school in Rockaway, and by God’s grace, I was blessed with the opportunity to work locally, where I can be a 15-minute drive away from my daughter’s school. Since this September, we drive her

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LEGAL NOTICES 117-12 Atlantic Avenue LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 6/18/2018. Cty: Queens. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to: Chamandeep Kaur, 120-08 95th Ave., Richmond Hill, NY 11419. General Purpose.

79-24 JAMAICA AVENUE LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 06/27/08. Office: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 79-24 Jamaica Avenue, Woodhaven, NY 11421. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of 34-35 70th Street Joint Venture LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/15/18. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Dunnington, Bartholow & Miller LLP, Attn: L. Teitel, Esq., 250 Park Ave., Ste. 1103, NY, NY 10177. Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of 137-07 56TH AVENUE LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/08/18. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 137-11 56th Ave., Flushing, NY 11355. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

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Albatross spend the first six years of their life flying over the ocean without ever touching ground.

During his prime, "Iron" Mike Tyson had a ridiculous workout regimen. Starting with a 5-mile jog at 4 a.m., he did 2000 sit ups, 500 push ups, 500 dips, 500 shrugs and 30 minutes of neck bridges daily, six days a week. A Chinese art collector used his American Express credit card to pay $170 million for a painting and said he'll use the points so his family can travel free for life. In the ancient city of Alexandria, all ships had to surrender their books. Owners received a copy and the originals were kept in the Library of Alexandria. For years, Johnny Depp dished out hundreds of thousands of dollars to a tech company who fed him his lines through an earpiece so he did not have to memorize them. Genius level laziness. The PayPal Mafia, made up of the original group of PayPal founders and employees, have since gone

on to become some of the most successful individuals in the world, founding companies like Tesla, YouTube, Space X, Linkedin, and many more. The liver is the only internal human organ capable of natural tissue regeneration. As little as 25% of it can actually regenerate into a whole liver. In 1986, nuclear submarine K-219 sank in 18,000 feet of water because of a missile silo leak. When it was found two years later, the missile doors were forced open and the nuclear missiles it carried were gone. In Ancient Greece, it was considered rude not to offer guests a bath or to clean their clothes upon arrival. There is a road less traveled in France called Passage du Gois that can only be used for a few hours each day before it disappears under 13 ft of high tide. Facts from Sean McVeigh, factologist.

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Carmel (Mary Carmel) O’Sullivan, age 75, of Rockaway Park NY, was called to the nearer presence of Our Lord on September 20, 2018, in Woodmere NY. Carmel was a beloved and devoted mother and grandmother. As the owner and proprietor of the Kerry Hills Pub in Rockaway for over 25 years, she was also a well-known and respected figure in her community. Carmel was born on February 9, 1943, in Caragh Lake, County Kerry, Ireland. She was the third of nine children, and the eldest daughter, of Kathleen (Dwyer) and James Foley. She emigrated to the United States in 1963, and married Joseph Clifford in 1964. Living in the Washington Heights neighborhood of New York City and then Yonkers NY, Carmel and Joe raised four children before Joe’s passing in 1987. After remarrying in 1990, Carmel moved to Rockaway Park NY, which she called home for the rest of her life. Carmel loved America (becoming a citizen in 1973), she loved Rockaway, and she loved the Kerry Hills Pub, where she never tired of working to create an atmosphere of “failte� (Irish for “welcome�) for her friends and patrons. Her cooking and hospitality for events like the Rockaway St. Patrick’s Day Parade were legendary. It was common for customers to say that she was “like a mother to me.� But her greatest joy was being called “Nana,� and her greatest devotion was to her grandchildren, Grace, Bennett, and Caitlin Clifford, who will always treasure the generous amounts of time that she spent caring for them, from their infancy into their teens and young adulthood. Carmel is survived by her children Patrick Clifford and his wife Jane of Pittstown NJ, James Clifford of Rockaway Park NY, Kevin Clifford of Yonkers NY, and Bernadette Clifford of Long Beach NY; her grandchildren Grace, Bennett, and Caitlin Clifford; and her brothers and sisters Johnny Foley, Jimmy Foley, Nuala (Foley) Corkery, Agnes (Foley) O’Riordan, and Gerard Foley. She joins in eternal light her first husband, Joseph; and her brothers and sister Patrick (“Patsy�) Foley, Kathleen (Foley) Breen, and Joseph Foley. Calling hours will be held from 2-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. on Wednesday, September 26 and Thursday, September 27, at Denis S. O'Connor Funeral Home, 91-05 Beach Channel Dr., Rockaway Beach NY 11693. A Funeral Mass will be offered at 10 a.m. on Friday, September 28, 2018, at St. Camillus Church, 99-15 Rockaway Beach Blvd., Rockaway Park NY 11694. Interment to follow at St. Joseph’s Cemetery in Yonkers NY.

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ROCKAWAY GOOD TIMES By Kami-Leigh Agard

Who cares if Labor Day is long gone? The heat is still on and so is the Rockaway Groan. There’s still so much to enjoy as local hotspots are still hopping with fabulous live music, theater and arts. So stick around, there’s still a lot to do on the Rock! LIVE MUSIC: Thursday, September 27 7:30 p.m. If classic rock n’ roll, folk, pop and alternative beats are on your playlist, well come down to Thai Rock and hear it live with The Spencer David Group as they belt out all your favorite rock covers plus original material. 375 Beach 92nd Street Friday, September 28 5 p.m. Kick off the weekend right with locals' favorite, Billy Campion of the Bogmen singing at The Wharf. Enjoy the sunset views and take in the tunes. 416 Beach 116th Street Friday, September 28 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Don’t be a fool and not kick off your beautiful summer weekend with Fools Night Out at Caracas. This bluesy band will have you groovin’ and movin’ to your favorite classic rock, country, R&B, and more! Caracas, Beach 106th Concession Friday, September 28 7:30 p.m. The Brewery serves up a special treat with The BEasy Band tonight. If folk, meets gyspy, meets soul, meets jazz is your flavor, The BEasy Band will have you enraptured with their fusion of ‘BEasy’ sounds. 415 Beach 72nd Street Friday, September 28 9 p.m. Deadheads, make a beeline to Epstein’s Beach for a wild night of live vintage Grateful Dead with the Rainbow Spirals. This ingenuous collective of NYC musicians will put you into a trance as they resurrect all your

favorite Dead anthems. 88-22 Rockaway Beach Blvd. Saturday, September 29 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. It’s that time again! Get ready to shuck, slurp and toast at the 4th Annual Rockaway Oyster Festival. This year the Oyster Fest is being held at Rustwoods, and with Indaculture on board, get ready for an afternoon of booty bumpin’ fun — Rockaway style! Two types of oysters — Blue Point and Peconic Gold Oysters served. Presented by Stella Artois and Jet Blue. Must be 21 and over. $40 at the door. 97-02 Rockaway Blvd.

mouthwateringly delicious corned beef on the menu, plus your favorite Irish tunes and those decadently satisfying Bailey's pudding shots — this will be an evening of rollickin’ fun! Cover charge is $10 at the door. Proceeds benefit the BCVFD. 1802 Cross Bay Blvd.

Saturday, September 29 9 p.m. Tonight, board this time machine as four-piece acoustic traditional Irish music band, The Brooklyn Bards, transports you to the Emerald Isle with their folk songs dating back hundreds of years ago to the present. If classic and contemporary Irish war marches, slides, rebel and Saturday, September 29 love songs endear your heart, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Grab your best buds, and leanúint do chroí and toast, head to Rogers this afternoon sláinte at Rogers! 203 Beach 116th Street for a classic rock feast with Mike & Miley, playing your favorites Saturday, September 29 from the 60s and 70s. And with 9 p.m. plenty of good pints on tap, What’s better than BBQ and you’ll be toasting the afternoon country tunes? RBQ’s has got away! you covered with Jeff Conlon 203 Beach 116th Street on guitar, performing your favorite country, folk and classic Saturday, September 29 rock tunes that will have you 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Yes, you ready this correctly. singing along in between bites It’s St. Rippers Day at the Beach of babyback ribs. 97-20 Rockaway Beach Blvd. 86th Concession on the boardwalk. And with an always satisfying entertainment lineup Sunday, September 30 on the menu, get ready to be 5 p.m. wowed as you munch on your The party continues at Rogfavorite Rippers burger, drink ers, and what better place to and of course — dance! wind down your weekend. Rippers, Beach 86th Street Local singer-songwriter GerConcession ald Bair will take you on a spellbinding journey with Saturday, September 29 his powerful voice and mys5:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. tic storytelling. With origiThis evening, vocalist, Pame- nal songs including, “Driving la Nardi, with guitarist/vocal- Down From Rockaway,” “This ist, Steve Athanail, will capti- Changed Everything,” and vatingly bathe you with their beautiful renditions of classics one-of-a-kind jazz, standards, ranging from Buddy Holly to Broadway, Motown, pop, and Springsteen to U2 — by the end rock renditions. So float into of the night, you’ll be on your Kennedy’s, and be prepared to feet encoring for more ‘Bair!’ be moved by their sultry tunes. 203 Beach 116th Street 406 Bayside Walk Sundays Saturday, September 29 12 noon to 3 p.m. 8 p.m. to 12 a.m. What goes better with RockJoin the Broad Channel Vol- away Beach Bakery’s yummy unteer Fire Dept. for their 1/2 ham and cheese everything Way To St. Paddy's Day Party at croissant than a large, steamy the legendary Grassy Point Bar cup of jazz? Well with Rocka& Grill in Broad Channel. With way’s music impresarios on the

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brunch menu — Simon Chardiet on guitar, Billy Johnson on bass and Mike Severino on drums — get ready for a jazzified feast! 87-10 Rockaway Beach Blvd. OTHER ART NEWS Saturday, September 29 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. The Rockaway Artists Alliance hosts Water Media Mixed Media, a free lecture/ demo on exploring the vast potential of golden gels, mediums, pastes and pigment. All participants receive a free packet of GOLDEN samples. This lecture/demo will also help to demystify pigments, and introduce a wide range of techniques that they can be used for in traditional painting, as well as printing, collage and mixed media. For more info, contact Lee Lindgren at 917-373-1897. sTudio 7 Gallery, Fort Tilden Saturdays & Sundays September 29 thru October 7 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. The Rockaway Artists Alliance (RAA) presents 2D/3D A Dual Art Exhibition by artists Joseph Milazzo and Feb. These two NYC artists tease alternate dimension in various mediums. Milazzo’s focus is on the canvas, and his approach craftily balances realism against a more personal, illustrative style. Feb, an established designer, sculptor and aerosol artist, turns two-dimensional typography into three-dimensional letterforms. sTudio 6 Gallery, Fort Tilden Theater in Rockaway (Yes, Rockaway has its own theater company!) Tickets for Rockaway Theatre Company’s grand production of the Arthur Miller classic, A View From the Bridge, directed by Frank Caiati, are up for sale. Show dates are September 28, 29, 30 and October 5, 6 at 8 p.m, and September 23, 30 and October 7 at 2 p.m. Visit: www. rockawaytheatrecompany.org Got info on live music and art exhibitions coming up in Rockaway and Broad Channel? Send it to kami@rockawaytimes.com.

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THE LITERARY CHICK

Wide Sargasso Sea By Marilyn Macron, Esq., a.k.a., Maria Cowhey

The following is a review of novel, The Wide Sargasso Sea, by Dominica-born British author Jean Rhys. Reader, he drove me mad. Truth can lie between two different realities. In Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre, Mr. Rochester's plans to marry Jane are frustrated by the revelation that the long-suffering man is already married and in fact, his mad wife is locked in the attic. But what is her story? And if she is 'mad,' how did she get that way? The wife is Bertha Antoinette Mason Rochester, nee Cosway; she prefers Antoinette. Rhys is masterful at showing the descent of Antionette's life and mind, as well as the gradual rise of Rochester's contempt and control of her. The evolution of Antoinette’s voice from clarity to 'madness' is exquisite and sad. Like Rhys herself, Antoinette is of Creole descent. We meet her growing up in Dominica with her widowed mother and disabled broth-

er. From the beginning, Antoinette is unsure of who she is. As white Creoles, they are rejected by both the English and the Blacks, who call them “white cockroaches.” As women, they lack status or agency. After the Emancipation Act frees the slaves, Antoinette’s slaveholding family, once wealthy, becomes destitute. Antoinette’s mother pursues the only option she believes is open to her, and marries a rich white carpetbagger, Mr. Mason. Mason decides to replace the family’s remaining servants with Eastern coolie workers. The staff overhears, however, and they set fire to the home, Coulibri, resulting in the death of Antoinette’s brother and leading to her mother’s emotional devastation. Mr. Mason abandons his mad wife to abusive caretakers and sends Antoinette to convent school. It is his responsibility to identify a husband for her, however, and he does. It’s an unnamed English gentleman, though readers of Jane Eyre will recognize him as Mr. Rochester. As a second son, Rochester needs

the money bequeathed to Antoinette by her stepfather. They wed, and at first the match seems successful. Rochester breaks down Antoinette’s reserve through affection and physical passion. Antoinette responds, opening herself to experience a happiness her childhood had trained her to never expect. Yet Rochester has a nagging distrust of his exotic Creole wife, and antipathy for Dominica. Geography becomes a proxy for the perceptions and misperceptions of the spouses. Neither view the home of the other as “real.” Antoinette sees England as cold and dark; in her eyes, Dominica is lush, beautiful and fragrant. Rochester views Dominica as ominous and threatening, as if he were about to be devoured by a giant Venus flytrap. And then there is the Sargasso Sea, a dead-wind oceanic mire that Dominica borders upon. For Antoinette, it’s a metaphor for her deepest fears. For Rochester, it is a physical barrier between himself and his beloved England. Rochester receives a letter re-

ceived from a man who may or may not be Antoinette’s brother by her father and one of his slaves. The letter warns Rochester he was tricked into marrying a degenerate girl with a family history of madness. These allegations prey on Rochester’s insecurities and cause him to abruptly reject Antoinette. Her fragile sense of identity shaken and desperate to win back her husband’s affection, Antoinette resorts to means which unintentionally goad Rochester into acting on his worst impulses. The rift between them devolves into a chasm leading to her own undoing. Rochester drags his broken wife to cold and dark England, where he confines her to the attic, under the care of servants paid for their discretion. The Wide Sargasso Sea is a stunning work of understanding and empathy - for all characters in the book.

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It’s that time of the year again! The Business Outreach Center (BOC) is hosting a free child care info session to announce its free child care training course. This childcare training is being offered to the Far Rockaway community thanks to funding made available by Councilman Donovan Richards. The Child Care Means Business is a 13-week, 60-hour intense training that teaches business management, nutrition, and early childhood development to individuals who want to start or expand a childcare home-based business. Individuals who are licensed family or group childcare providers are encouraged to attend the info session because of the invaluable information that could assist with

increased enrollment and the successful management of your home-based childcare business. The info session will discuss the goals and objectives of the training classes, the days and time the classes will meet, as well as how the child care training credits received can be applied towards the required thirty hours of training. The info session will be held at the Blanche Daycare Center on Monday, October 15 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The daycare center is located at 4402 Beach Channel Drive, Far Rockaway. For further information and to register for the info session, please contact Annette Cohen at 646-2290322.

SFDS 2ND GRADE BOYS SOCCER RECAP By Terence Moriarty

The St. Francis de Sales secondgrade boys had another double dose of soccer games last weekend. The team was looking to get back on the winning side of things after losing their last game, but unfortunately came up short by losing one game and playing to a draw in their second match. The first game of the weekend was on Saturday, September 22 against a tough St. Patrick’s squad at their home field on the Ft. Hamilton Army Base. The Army would have been proud of the fact that the defense was paramount in this game, as the teams seemed to play most of the game in the midfield area with few scoring chances for either team. First-half goalie, William Kelly, was strong in the net, allowing only one goal from the opposition while stopping numerous shots on goal and creating breakouts for the SFDS team with his long throw outs to his teammates. Players such as Rafael Campos-Gatjens, Henry Borgstede and Tommy Aiken played a dominant first half and

controlled the middle of the field with their stout play. The second half got off to a hot start as St. Francis quickly got on the board with a good-looking drive and goal by Brendan Hayden, who scored his first goal of the season. St. Patrick’s ultimately took a 2-1 lead and was able to keep the boys from SFDS off the scoreboard for the remainder of the game despite the great play by Paul and Michael Pedone, Owen Shaffer and Dylan Frontera. As usual for this team, there was no giving up and the game ended with lots of action in front of the St. Pat’s net. You had the feeling that had there been a minute or two more on the clock, this game would have turned out differently. The loss dropped the teams record to 2-2 for the season. Classroom and neighborhood

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bragging rights were on the line in Sunday’s matchup against the boys from Blessed Trinity and the game certainly didn’t disappoint. The rainy weather seemed to only add to the drama as the pregame handshakes and chatting between these familiar foes ceased once the game started. The St. Francis team fell behind 1-0 early in the first half on a nice goal from Blessed Trinity’s Liam Grace. Falling behind early in games seems to be the MO for the SFDS team, as well as quickly scoring to even things up and this game was no different. James Moriarty scored his third goal of the season and tied the game at 1-1 by booting a free kick over the heads of the Blessed Trinity players and their goalie, Matt Spylopulos, who played an extraordinary first half in goal. Johnny O’Brien put Blessed Trinity ahead 2-1 on a free kick of his own that managed to sneak through the St. Francis line of defenders to put them up by a score of 2-1. The action was nonstop in the second half as the boys from

SFDS narrowly missed several chances to tie the game up. Luke Hernandez, John Petrie and Patrick McCrory-Twomey all played amazingly well and their play kept St. Francis in the game as Trinity mounted several attacks on net, only to come up empty handed. The player most responsible for keeping this game close was St. Francis’ goalie, JW Youngberg. JW made several remarkable saves in net and was celebrated after the game by being picked up in the air by several of his teammates as all the boys (and their fans) cheered him on. He certainly deserved it! Wonderful defensive play by Cormac Powers, Greg Brenna and Matthew Miller also helped keep Blessed Trinity from scoring. Fortunately for St. Francis, they were able to tie the score up late in the game and the match ended in a 2-2 draw thanks to the stellar goalie play of Blessed Trinity’s Nick Fede. Bragging rights for this season will have to be put on hold until these teams meet up again next month.

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