ABTS Official Says, 'Proceeding With Original Plans'
More than a decade ago, then- Representative Charles Schumer promised Rockaway a swimming pool at Riis Park. He never delivered, and neither did his protégé Anthony Weiner, who followed him into the House when Schumer moved on to the Senate. More...
Afifteen-year-old youth, walking his grandmother's dog, was mauled by the animal at the new Rockaway Dog Park recently opened by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, sources say. The unidentified teen was playing with the dog at about 10:30 a.m. More...
With the sixth anniversary of the crash of American Airlines Flight 587 into Belle Harbor only two weeks away, lawyers for family members who died in the tragic crash continue to take depositions and get ready for a court date set for March of next year. More...
Aren't the sunny days and higher temperatures we have been enjoying this October somewhat unusual for this time of year? There have been years that Halloween costumes had to be under heavy coats; but if the weather holds out this year, the kids may be wearing shorts and tank tops under their Batman, witch, ghost and Dracula costumes! Happy Halloween! More...
The injuries and the losses are continuing to pile up at a fast rate for Far Rockaway High School. The Seahorses walk a fine line with a small 20- man roster each week so injuries to two key players didn't help throughout last Saturday's game against Erasmus Hall High School. More...
Flying can be a dangerous business. Rockaway residents know that fact all too well due to the 2001 crash of American Airlines Flight 587 into Belle Harbor, which took the lives of all those on the aircraft as well as five local residents in their homes. More...
Prior to World War II, the Soviet dictator Josef Stalin made a deal with the devil in the person of Adolf Hitler. This blunder was a great contributor to the death of 55 million people during the years 1939-1945, including about 20 million citizens of the Soviet Union. More...
Maggie Bryant, a longtime Rockaway resident, died October 15. She was 77.
Bryant was born on June 26, 1930 in Fair Bluff, North Carolina. She was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church in Rockaway.
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