A worker in front of the new Duane Reade Pharmacy on Beach Channel Drive and Beach 116 Street prepares a hole in the concrete in order to complete the job. More...
Arrested: July 6, at 1920 hours was David Monastersky, 27 of 122 B. 91 St. for criminal mischief-3 and operator leaving scene of accident at 92-24 RBB. More...
State Senator Malcolm A. Smith has announced that the Department of Youth and Community Development is looking for qualified organizations to develop and operate family literacy programs. More...
Assemblywoman Audrey I. Pheffer has been contacted by the New York City Police Department, who are continuing to recruit the most qualified men and women to join the ranks of the greatest Police Department in the world. More...
Rose Peluso, a lifelong resident of Rockaway Beach, retired after forty-three years of service at Peninsula Hospital Center. A celebration with friends and co-workers took place at Empire Wok in Howard Beach. More...
Ilene and Anthony Quagliariello of Neponsit celebrated the birth of their daughter Jennifer Nicole on June 18. She weighed in at 6 pounds and measured 18 inches long. More...
If, in a survey, several thousand fourth graders were asked to tell the difference between Beethoven and Brahms, the number of accurate replies could probably be counted without a calculator. More...
Councilman James Sanders Jr. and the Deerfield Area Association, Inc. will honor the memory of the late Assemblywoman Pauline Rhodd-Cummings on Saturday, July 26, at 4 p.m. at Beach 25 Street and Camp Road in Far Rockaway. More...
St. Edmund Prep High School, Sheepshead Bay, recently held its Annual Incoming Freshmen Brunch. The event, coordinated by James Benson, assistant principal, was held in the school gymnasium with approximately 300 people in attendance. More...
The results of the 2003 National Latin Examination have been announced. Again, the Latin students of Bishop Kearney High School have distinguished themselves. Worldwide, more than 139,000 Latin students took the exam. More...
Several students in the Maura Clarke Program at Stella Maris High School received the Sacrament of Confirmation over the course of this school year, The proud recipients are (left to right) Ryan Moroney, Patrick Blonski, Deirdre Feddern, Molly McGuig More...
State Senator Malcolm A. Smith is co- sponsoring a Health Fair on Saturday, July 26 with the Far Rockaway Church of Christ and Health Plus. The event will take place from 11 a.m. More...
State Senator Malcolm A. Smith has announced that he secured a total of $350,000 in funding to be dedicated to two environmental benefit projects (EBPs) within his District. More...
State Senator Malcolm A. Smith has said that the New York Office of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) will conduct an aggressive outreach effort to make small businesses aware of its services. More...
The staff of the Early Childhood Center poses inside of their Far Rockaway office. A team effort that includes the Fatherhood First Center but also includes many other programs for those who need it, the Center is a valuable asset to Rockaway. More...
Why have the contractors who performed the road repairs to Newport Avenue allowed to dump their extra sewer catch basins in front of this house for well over one year. More...
An increasing number of people use the Internet on a regular basis to help them with their daily lives. The shop on-line, get the medication on-line, do their banking on-line and even, sometimes, find the love of their life on-line. More...
After a roll call at the crash site on Newport Ave., honoring the memory of their friends and neighbors who perished on 9/11/01 and 11/12/01, the thirteenth annual Rag-Tag Parade led by Grand Marshal Walter Douglas and Majorette Tracy Brennan stepped More...
New York City officials are reassuring the Rockaway community regarding the relocation of the "Doughgirl statue (what many locals call "GI Jane") located on the north side of Rockaway Beach Boulevard between 95 Street and 94 Street, di More...
On Monday, September 15, Rockaway Development and Revitalization Corporation (RDRC) will take to the green at its inaugural golf tournament. The Honorable Gregory Meeks, Democratic Congressman from New York More...
City Council Member Joseph P. Ad- dabbo, Jr. has announced that the MTA-New York City MetroCard Program Van will be visiting the communities of Howard Beach and Rockaway. More...
Rachel Shapiro, daughter of Robin and Steve Shapiro of Neponsit, has been awarded a prestigious writing fellowship at Barnard College of Columbia University. More...
Gary J. Carroll of Rockaway Park has reserved a place as a freshman at SUNY Oswego. Fall classes will begin September 2. He is a graduate of Archbishop Molloy High School. More...
State Senator Malcolm A. Smith has announced the creation of Balm in Gilead Health Lines, Inc., an organi zation whose mission is to promote the health of African-Americans. More...
The Rockaway Music and Arts Council (RMAC) hosted its second Sunset Picnic Concert of the year, featuring Dean Karahalis and the Long Island Pops. Pictured, Karahalis conducts the orchestra. More...
P.S. 105 was lucky enough to win twice this year in the District 27 Computer Contest! Pre-K classes 126 and 124, led by their teachers Dawn Misrok and Susan Taylor are both excited about their winning class projects. More...
The staff and students of P.S. 42 held their annual dance festival with an international theme this year. Pictured here are first grade students with their teachers who used India as their focus. More...
The first, second, and third grades at P. S. 47 were winners of the District 27 Computer Contest. The teachers, Mrs. Mulroy, Mrs. Derr, and Mrs. Maffia and a student from each of the three classes were invited to the Awards Ceremony on June 2nd. More...
Under a new law signed this week, recycling pickups in New York City will be reduced to one pickup every two weeks and recycling of plastic bottles and jugs will resume beginning July 28. More...
The local supply of blood for hospitals has suffered a negative impact due to increasingly stricter blood donor guidelines, including the deferring of potential donors who have traveled to Europe where cases of "mad cow disease" have been r More...
For the past five years the Rockaway Theatre Company in Fort Tilden, Gateway National Recreation Area at Breezy Point, has established a tradition of bringing Broadway quality theatrical entertainment to residents of the Rockaways and surrounding com More...
