Officials from Community Board 14 and School Board 27 voted in favor of the construction of a new school for Far Rockaway earlier this week, setting the stage for the proposal to head to the New York City Council for final approval. More...
Mamadou Toure, who came to America from Guinea in 1994 to make a better life for his family, was shot to death during what appeared to be a robbery attempt in his Far Rockaway clothing and music shop. Toure was rushed to St. John More...
Starting Tuesday, January 2 Triboro Coach will offer two more buses leaving Beach 116 street for Woodside during the weekday mornings. The new time slots are 5:45 a.m. and 7:45 a.m. More...
Billy and Barbara Tate are spending an extended three-month holiday in Acapulco, as is their custom every year. Their daughter, Mary, has completely recovered and will celebrate a birthday on December 18. More...
It is now five weeks since the presidential election. The legal battles may be coming to an end, but the arguments will certainly continue for years. More...
I would like to extend my compliments to the employees associated with the Cross Bay Bridge. On December 7, the American Flag was lowered to half-staff in honor of Pearl Harbor Day. This was the only official flag I saw at half-staff on that day. More...
An unidentified body of a white male, approximately 50 years of age, was found early Thursday morning, December 14, 2000 on the northbound sidewalk of Cross Bay boulevard a mile south of the North Channel Bridge in Broad Channel. More...
Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown announced Monday that 29 year old Matthew Leggard, of Far Rockaway, was sentenced to four to 12 years in prison for violently shaking his six week old baby, Chyann Hulse, to death. More...
Stars Squirt "B" team outskated, outshot and thoroughly outplayed the host Freeport, N.Y. Arrows on Saturday, December 9, but came away with a scoreless tie, as the Arrows goalie, Parbus, stole the game with his outstanding play. More...
On Saturday afternoon, the Rockies juniors faced-off in two fast-paced consecutive games. Match number one was a contest of sheer determination as Joe Forcina More...