The man who heads the Air Traffic Controllers Union at the tower at John F. Kennedy Airport believes that Rockaway faces another disaster akin to the crash of American Airlines Flight 587, in which 265 people were killed and numerous homes were destroyed in November of 2001. More...
After opening with lots of fanfare last Memorial Day weekend, and remaining open through the winter months, the Seaside Flea Market has been denied a renewal permit to continue operations for the upcoming season because its owners are under investigation for unspecified acts of mismanagement ... More...
A Far Rockaway man who was an escaped convict from an upstate prison was arrested last week for grand larceny after he allegedly made more than 100 phone calls threatening to kill the family of the people he called if they did not turn over an unspecified amount of money. More...
Revitalization for Rockaway's boardwalk and a ferry service for area commuters are among the items promised for the Rockaways in the city's PlaNYC 2030, which was unveiled by Mayor Michael Bloomberg last month. In a speech titled "A Greener, Greater New York," the mayor announc... More...
Local activist Barbara Hillary, 75, has made it into the record books. According to the Associated Press, while record keeping is not perfect on the issue, it is believed Hillary is the first black woman to reach the North Pole. On April 23, she and two guides took a daylong ski trip from thei... More...
This past Saturday saw the St. Virgilius/Broad Channel Athletic Club Intermediate girls back in action as they took both games of a double header against a shorthanded Our Lady of Hope team. Game one saw St. Virgilius put runs on the board first in the second inning with hits by Nancy... More...
Nearly nine years ago, in September of 1998, the former LILCO Manufactured Gas Plant (MGP) site on Beach Channel Drive and Beach 108 Street was put on the Superfund List as a Class II Inactive Toxic Waste Site. More...
Dear Editor, I do agree with you when you stated that Don Imus should not have been fired for the comment he made; however, I strongly believe he should have been reprimanded for his remarks. In reading your article, "If Imus had to go, so should Russell Simmons" (Editor's D... More...
It's My Bark Day, Boardwalk, between B. 98 and Beach 102 Sts., 5/19, noon to 3 p.m. Planned activities include: off-leash play for dogs; spay/neuter; canine contests; health and training tips; music; caricatures and family photos; adoptions; obstacle course. More...
Zelda Madora Drummond, a longtime Rockaway resident, died April 29. Drummond, a homemaker, was born in Petersville, Westmoreland, Jamaica, West Indies on May 21, 1934. She was a hardworking spiritual person who always attended church, according to family members. More...
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