A 17-year-old Rockaway teen was killed and his friend was hospitalized last Tuesday night when the new automobile that he was driving slammed into a pole on Beach Channel Drive nearby Beach 129 Street. More...
Last week, an emotionally distraught man jumped from the roof of a building, located at 71-15 Beach Channel Drive, after he bolted from police and ran up the building staircase. More...
On August 16, residents from Hammels Houses, Edgemere, Carlton Manor, Arverne, the 40s', Far Rockaway and Beach Channel High Schools, Middle School 180, IS 53, PS 106, PS 225, PS 43, came together (nearly 800 Rockaway youth and their families) and pa More...
Joel Klein became the school chancellor on Monday. Although he says that he had a great first day visiting schools in District 13, his euphoria exists only because he doesn More...
Over the last few months, there have been constant reports of criminals escaping while in the custody of police. Some reports noted that the prisoners were actually in a locked room, and they somehow managed to walk out of the precinct. More...
I wish to express my sincerest sympathy to the family and friends of the late Dr. Barbara R. Levine, internist. Not only was she my family doctor, but she was a personal friend of my family as well. More...
Whenever there is controversy surrounding an individual, I always remember the old adage: "We judge ourselves by our intentions, others judge us by our actions." More...
Barbara Cole has been agonizing over the death of her son for the last several months. It was around midnight, on May 6, when an assailant shot two men in front of 12-70 Redfern Avenue. More...
When a 25-year-old Rockaway Beach woman went to the Kozy Korner on Beach 116 Street and Rockaway Beach Boulevard last Saturday night to pick up an item or two before they closed, she had no idea that she was about to become the victim of a sexual ass More...
Eleven events scheduled throughout the Rockaway peninsula and Broad Channel this weekend provide an antidote for boredom and a chance to prove once and for all that the adage, "there's never anything to do in Rockaway," is no longer true. More...
This weekend will be a very busy one. There are so many different activities going on, an organizer is needed to keep track of all of them! Come to the Carnival by the American Legion Hall this weekend and have a good time. More...
The Gwirtzman's: Making A Major Positive Difference
By Dr. Geraldine M. Chapey
Our community has been immeasurably enhanced through the strong leadership provided by Leroy H. Gwirtzman (deceased on September 1, 1992) and his wife Sally Heller Gwirtzman. More...
The Brooklyn Cyclones return home after a 2-week journey on the road mixed with 1 game homestands. Though it was an arduous journey, the Cyclones will return home to play the last 11 of 14 regular season games. More...