Cancer is easily one of the most terrifying words in the English language. The mere utterance of the word can strike fear in the hearts of people who are diagnosed with it or those who have loved ones suffering from the disease. More...

While everyone seems to be happy with the many new trees being planted throughout the peninsula as a result of Mayor Bloomberg's PlaNYC Million Trees initiative, More...

Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services Linda I. Gibbs, City Council Speaker Christine C. More...

Chancellor Joel I. Klein has proposed revising the new citywide standard for admission to gifted and talented programs to accommodate the overwhelming increase in the number of students testing for admission. More...

The Police Athletic League announces the Police Commissioner for a Day contest for students in grades nine through 12. More...

The Department of Education has begun to implement its new streamlined and standardized application process for families enrolling children in pre- Kindergarten in the 2008-09 school year. More...

The new Rite Aid Pharmacy on Beach 108 Street and Rockaway Beach Boulevard opened its doors to the public on Thursday after several delays. More...

South Shore Bicycle & Fitness, 1067 Broadway, Woodmere, is your center for bicycles, fitness equipment, skateboards, unicycles, razor scooters and more! New owner, Steve Jacobson and his friendly staff will be happy to help you. More...

With the word on the street that the new diner and bakery on Beach 116 Street will open "any day now," the owners have gone out of their way to dress up their still-unused building. More...

Keeping hips still When putting, let your arms hang comfortably, but point your elbows more inward, toward each hip, rather than outward. If the hips stay still, so will the knees and legs. More...

When Kansas guard Mario Chalmers released his three-point attempt with 2.1 seconds remaining in the NCAA Men's Basketball National Championship and his team down to Memphis 63-60, fans across the country were thinking, 'This can't be happening.' Me More...

Seems like this weekend everyone was battling the weather and I was no exception. Rather than try for flounder, I fished the bay looking for my first respectable striper of the season. As of this writing, I haven't done so. More...

Carlisle Chisom, a longtime Rockaway resident, died March 31. Chisolm was born in Queens on May 4, 1972. He attended PS 118, JHS 226 and John Adams High School. More...

Michael DelColle, a 48-year Rockaway resident, died March 29. DelColle was born in Brooklyn. He was a retired variety store proprietor. He was preceded in death by his wife, Rose Strazza DelColle. DelColle is survived by his sister, Lucy Cintron. More...

David Dorf, a Rockaway resident, died March 29. Dorf, an accountant, was born in the Bronx. He is survived by his sister-in-law, Linor Dorf; and friend, Carol Schellhorn. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to the Denis S. O More...