There have been major changes to the leadership of the Far Rockaway Post Office in the last two weeks, sweeping out the postmaster and at least three of his assistants, postal officials say. More...
A police car on patrol in the 101 Precinct in Far Rockaway was struck by another vehicle at approximately 1:45 p.m. on Monday, leaving the two police officers in the car injured and the other driver on the lam. More...
A registered sexual predator from our area, who posed as an investigator and "ordered" women to go with him to motel rooms where he raped them, was sentenced this week for his crimes, according to Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown. More...
Due to track work, A train service between Jay Street-Borough Hall and Utica Avenue in Brooklyn will be replaced by free shuttle bus service during several weekends. The changes in train service may affect the commute of many Rockaway residents. More...
The Health And Hospitals Corporation Board of Directors has approved surrendering the former Neponsit Nursing Home site to New York City. That might sound strange because the HHC is a city agency, but that's the way it works. More...
Stella Maris has inched ever so closer in the past two years in trying to reach their goal to win the Brooklyn/ Queens CHSAA diocesan title. Lady Flippers head coach Jim De Angelo has had a bird's eye view of the improvement his team has made. More...
Nobody asked me, but...Everything old is new again. Chancellor Joel Klein has a great new innovation. He's going to tell principals in advance when one of the school's teachers is coming up for tenure, providing a procedure for the principal to rate the teacher prior to the tenure decision.... More...
All letters submitted to The Wave, including those sent via e-mail, must contain names, addresses and phone numbers. All letters are subject to editing and publication at the discretion of the editors. The Wave will no longer publish letters in which the name is withheld, unless, in the opini... More...
Margaret Barto, a lifelong Rockaway resident, died April 1. Barto, a homemaker, was born in Rockaway Beach. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph V. and sister, Virginia Parlo. Barto is survived by her daughters, Margaret M. Barto, Joan Ann Kademoff and Patr... More...
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