The Friends of Rockaway (FOR), a local environmental group, has complained to Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe that a former parking lot between Beach 67 Street and Beach 68 Street along the boardwalk has become a Parks Department beach waste transfe More...
"Good is the enemy of great." Jim Collins, author of "Good to Great," and "Built to Last," wrote this as the opening sentence of his latest book. More...
The Internal Revenue Service will offer a series of tax tips on the IRS website from now until the April 15 filing deadline. The IRS tips will offer useful information on topics affecting New York area federal income tax filers. More...
Senator Malcolm A. Smith, who rep resents all of Rockaway in the New York State Senate, will soon join a delegation of government and business of ficials going to India in early Jan uary. More...
Since October, the Public Library in Arverne has been the place to be for neighborhood teens who are interested in the field of comic art. Every Tuesday, local cartoonist Leigh Walls has been teaching the basics of comic art to budding artists. More...
Donna Neuer, daughter of John and Deborah Neuer of Sarasota, Florida (formerly of Broad Channel) and Frank Bassetti, son of Frank and Anne Bassitti of Broad Channel, celebrated their engagement on Christmas Eve. More...
The Beach Channel High School Marching Band is hoping that ticket sales for their January concert will raise the rest of the money they need to perform in a Disney World parade during President More...
The Annual Walter J. Blum Blood Drive will take place on Sunday, January 11, in the school auditorium between 8a.m and 1:30p.m. Bring an ID and bring a friend. More...
Patricia Reddington-Valenzuela was all smiles the day after she was reunited with Bruiser, her 6-year-old Miniature Pinscher, who was missing for 10 days. More...
The Jewish Community Council of the Rockaway Peninsula (JCCRP) is to receive an increase in their grant from the Nutrition Consortium of New York State. More...
Congressman Anthony Weiner stands in front of the Times Square recruiting Booth to highlight the fact that federal dollars to fight terrorism are going to many minor sites around the nation while New York City, which is a natural target of terrorism, More...
A Far Rockaway woman employed by the New York City Human Resources Administration (HRA) has been arrested for stealing and cashing a $700 postal money order. More...
The crushed Yellow Shafted Flicker, a woodpecker, was found by Bernard Blum, the president of the environmental group, The Friends of Rockaway at Beach 67 Street and Rockaway Beach Boulevard. More...
Students from St. Edmund High School recently visited the residents of Holy Family and St. Joachim nursing homes. Under the direction of Mr. Malazzo, a Rockaway resident, the students from the St. More...
A 17-year-old youth comes to Middle School 180 with a loaded weapon. He threatens three other students, but only one student who witnessed the event comes forward. More...
A Far Rockaway woman got an unexpected shot at the clinic this week when a bullet came through the window of the exam room she was in, leaving her bruised, police said. More...
The Rockaway Museum will be closed during the months of January and February, according to a report recently issued by museum director Susan Locke. More...
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Department of Parks & Recreation Commissioner Adrian Benepe, and Department of Sanitation Commissioner John Doherty today announced the dates for the City More...
Despite a raging blizzard, 417 hardy souls out of 603 on the reservation guest list made it through the bitter snow and ice to attend the 25th annual Chrysanthemum Ball held by St. More...
Known by his fans as "The Voice," Jay Black and The Americans will perform at Westbury Music Fair on Saturday, March 20th at 8 pm. Tickets are $45 and are available at Westbury Music Fair More...
