December 29, 2006 RSS feed / Front Page

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‘Psycho’ Busted For Firing Shots At Cops

By Howard Schwach
A 17-year-old reputed Bloods gang member whose street name is More...

Neponsit Guard Caught With Naked Girl, 14

By Brian Magoolaghan

A security guard stationed in Rockaway faces child endangerment charges after he was caught this month with his pants down More...

Community

New ‘Business Liaison Officer’ Patrols Far Rockaway District

A community More...

NYPD Sets Rules For Times Square Event

The New York City Police Department today announced street closures relating to the New Year More...

Bunbury Deployed To The Middle East

Selwyn Bunbury, a Third Class Petty Officer in the Navy who hails from Far Rockaway, was deployed to the Middle East in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Vigilant Mariner. This is Bunbury More...

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Editorial/Opinion

Opinions

Looking Forward To 2007

It More...

Editorial Comment

Happy New Year
by Robert Sarnoff

Shake & Stir More...

From the Editor’s Desk

Sometimes The Diamond, Sometimes The Coal
Commentary By Howard Schwach

At the end of each year, my mind turns naturally to those who have served Rockaway well during the year and those who have not. Once again, for what it More...

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Letters

Letters

Welcome To New Neighbors Dear Editor,

Welcome to our new neighbors on the Rockaway peninsula. I hope that one of your New Year More...

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Community Leaders Respond To Homicides, Shootings

Sanders To Lead March On MLK Jr. Day, Mothers Against Guns To Hold Community Meeting Saturday
By Miriam Rosenberg

In response to the recent wave of homicides and shooting incidents that has hit the Rockaways in recent weeks, residents and local politicians have come together to develop strategies to stem the tide of violence. More...

By Tugboat, Crane And Tow Truck, Concorde Returns To Jamaica Bay

The Concorde supersonic transport jet that once flew the Atlantic Ocean in under three hours took nearly 12 hours last Friday to get from its former berth next to the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in Manhattan to its new parking spot next t More...

Columnists

Beachcomber

With three homicides in a little less than three weeks and several more shooting incidents, including one where the perpetrators took seven shots at police, officers from all over south Queens flooded Rockaway for a time, setting up roadblocks More...

It’s My Turn

Why Liberals Loathe Christmas
By Katherine DeBrecht

Katharine DeBrecht is an author of conservative children More...

Broad Channel Bits

Commentary By Liz Guarino

It has finally happened! We have run out of 2006 and are nipping at the heels of 2007. Our neighbors have many different ways of welcoming in the New Year. Some folks enjoy the crowds in Times Square. Others will watch the ball drop More...

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Sports

Rocky Rises From Canvas To Connect On Last Knockout

By John J. Buro

If enough imprints of a movie are created, eventually it will arrive full circle. More...

Jets Playoff Chances Not a Pipe Dream Anymore

By Elio Velez

The signs of Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and Happy Holidays adorn the landscape outside of Weeb Ewbank Hall at Hofstra University. More...

A Really Unhappy Holiday For Dismal Looking Rangers

By Joe McDonald Sports Columnist

UNIONDALE, NY - The end of December should be a festive time for everyone. With the holidays, it More...

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Obits

Obituaries

Charles Bell Health Care Provider, Security Guard

Charles Bell, a longtime Rockaway resident, died December 17. He was 63. Bell, a health care provider and security guard, was born on January 5, 1943 in Greenville, Mississippi. More...

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