A member of the street gang MS-13, Yonathan Sanchez, 23, a/k/a Turbo, pleaded guilty before Judge Tammy Robbins on March 13 to two counts of murder second-degree for a pair of December 2018 murders. Sanchez is expected to be sentenced to 34 years to life in prison on April 21.
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By Jeff Bessen
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3/13/20
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An emotional story, common sense advice and education were weaved together in an effort to understand how anti-Semitism occurs and what could be done to block its growth during a panel discussion at the Bayswater Jewish Center in Far Rockaway on March 5.
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By Jeff Bessen
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3/12/20
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Daniel Russo, a Cedarhurst resident who works as a pharmacist in Far Rockaway, was indicted on conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute oxycodone, distribution and possession of oxycodone, distribution of oxycodone by a pharmacist without a legitimate prescription and filing false tax returns in Brooklyn federal court on Jan. 23.
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By Jeff Bessen
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1/23/20
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Born 14 minutes after midnight on New Year’s Day, Kenzo Ezekiel John, 4 pounds, 13 oz. and 18 inches long was welcomed by his parents, Rockaway residents Molly Casiano and Vincent John, at St. John’s Episcopal Hospital in Far Rockaway.
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By Jeff Bessen
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1/16/20
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At least two people who were born at St. John’s Episcopal Hospital, in Far Rockaway, attended what amounted to the health care facility’s relaunch on Nov. 14...
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By Jeff Bessen
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11/29/19
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St. John’s Episcopal Hospital has established Innovative Health Partners, what officials of the Far Rockaway facility is the first independent provider association from the Rockaways.
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By Jeff Bessen
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11/7/19
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Based on reviews from audience members and the show’s director and producer, the Girls’ Talent Tour performance at the Torah Academy for Girls in Far Rockaway on Sept. 22 was a smashing success.
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By Jeff Bessen
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10/10/19
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Friends and family members are remembering longtime Lawrence resident Jerry Silverman as a hardworking and selfless man.
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By Matthew Ferremi
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10/10/19
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St. John’s Episcopal Hospital in Far Rockaway received the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus Achievement Award and the organization’s Heart Failure Silver Plus Quality Achievement Award.
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By Jeff Bessen
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9/12/19
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A couple from Inwood apparently drowned in the water off Far Rockaway beach at Beach 9th Street and Seagirt Boulevard in Far Rockaway, west of the Atlantic Beach Bridge, after what is being reported as an impromptu swimming lesson gone awry.
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By Jeff Bessen
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7/10/19
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