A wintry mix of precipitation last Thursday evening caused the driver of a Chrysler convertible to slam into a tree in the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, police said. More...
The County Tyrone Pipe Band took first place again this year at the Rockaway St. Patrick%27s Day parade. The band, voted Best Pipe Band by the judges, is based in Bellerose and Rockaway. More...
Nataliya Modryashova, from Rockaway Park, and Dennis Levashov, from Brooklyn, were engaged on February 20, 2006. Modryashova works at Strands Hair Salon in Rockaway Park. The couple plans to wed next year. More...
The Rockaway Sunset Diner in Rockaway Park was sold to a Manhattan realty company that specializes in multi-million dollar deals and nationally recognized retail stores, according to documents that became public Wednesday. More...
Nobody Asked Me, But ... ...I still think that Beach 116 Street is the wrong place for the memorial to those who died in the crash of American Airlines Flight 587 in November of 2001. More...
We are dismayed by the political decision to postpone until 2009 the funding for Public School 114 in Belle Harbor to be reconfigured to make the building accessible by handicapped students. More...
The Top Cops in the 101 Precinct last week busted one of Far Rockaway%27s most wanted men - a creep who they say has a penchant for robbing cash and jewelry from women at gunpoint. More...
In the wake of a series of attacks on a BCHS student, both on the A Train and within the Beach Channel High School building, a Hamilton Beach family is hastily attempting to work out transfers to a safer school for their two sons. More...
By Joanie Omeste, Executive Director, Rockaway Chamber of Commerce
A quick parking update - Loading zones will be receiving the traditional red signs, replacing many "no parking" signs, which will cut down on the confusion and clutter. More...
Winter%27s cold has a firm grip on our corner of the planet. Of course, seasons do move on and the flowers and other green things will sprout and bring colorful beauty to everyone%27s back and front yards again. More...
The cheers that St. Patrick%27s Day Deputy Grand Marshall John Duddy received on Saturday are just the first applause he will receive this month. More...
Bishop Kearney center Maria Laterza surely didn%27t want her team%27s season to end at Bishop Ford last Sunday against Mary Louis in the CHSAA Catholic State B Classification game. More...
What%27s Going On? Dear Editor, I am a 15-year-old Channel View school student and I have a question maybe you can answer because no one else seems to be able to. More...
