Tyrese Johnson, 16, saw his life turning around and he was excited. He was back in Rockaway after living with his aunt in Raleigh, North Carolina for nearly a year. He had just been accepted to a GED program that came with a $150 a week job. More...
A Rockaway man, who reportedly serves as the super for the apartment building in which he lives, has been arrested for sexually abusing three young girls over the past two months, court records show. More...
The Memorial Day weekend was celebrated throughout the Rockaway peninsula last week under beautiful skies and high temperatures. The weather and the need to remember those who have fallen in the pursuit of liberty led to a spate of cook-outs, parades, beach-going and simply enjoying the weekend with friends and relatives. For more photographs shot during the Memorial Day Weekend, see page 82 for the beach opening ceremony, page 81 for summer activities, page 87 for the Rockaway parade, and page 88 for the Broad Channel parade. Pictured, Men who fought in very different wars take part in the Broad Channel Memorial Day Parade. More...
The third annual "It's My Bark Day" will take place on Saturday, June 21, 2008, rain or shine, from 12 p.m. until 3 p.m. The event will take place at Rockaway Freeway Dog Park, located on Rockaway Freeway between Beach 81 Street and Beach 83 Street, and is hosted by the Allied Rockaway Foundation for Animal Recreation and Fitness. More...
Fourteen-year lifeguard, former skate shop owner, bartender, and now award winning actor, Rockaway resident Thaddeus Schneider notched the best actor award in the 2008 New York International Independent Film and Video Festival. More...
The College of New Rochelle (CNR) held its commencement exercise on Thursday, May 22 at Radio City Music Hall. The 1,400 graduates included 17 individuals from CNR's Brooklyn Campus' Far Rockaway Extension Site. More...
Hollywood took a big risk, casting actor Robert Downey, Jr., as the lead in its new mega-million-dollar superhero franchise, "Iron Man." But judging by the spectacular results at the box office ($104 million opening weekend), the gamble is paying off. More...
After two months of exciting action, the Peninsula Cup Champions League reaches it climax this weekend with six title matches and the annual awards barbeque. The Boys 2-3, Girls 2-3 and Boys 4-5 had semifinal games during the week to determine matchups; the other divisions already had their final pairings set. More...
Mayor Michael Bloomberg and his friends wander around a city park with a glass of wine in their hands and everybody says, "bad, bad," and laughs at the sight. Concert-goers attending a gala in Brooklyn's Prospect Park guzzle glasses of wine and everybody winks and nods at the rule that you can't have alcohol in a city park. More...
Dear Editor, While Rockaway residents have been shocked by the staggering unpaid water bills at Dayton Beach Park, we may have missed that we are all facing a 14.5 percent increase in water and sewer charges in July. More...
Joseph Cox Sr., a Rockaway resident, died May 18. He was 94. Cox was born in Coffeeville, Alabama on December 2, 1913. He became onair personality "Bro. Jonathan Joe Crane," and founded "The Gospel Highway" radio show. He produced and directed programming for more than 50 years on local stations in New York and New Jersey. More...
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