Scalpels and other medical instruments are not the only sharp objects Dr. Gregorio Calleja has encountered in his lifetime. Indeed, this Rockaway resident has added other titles to his name besides M.D. More...

Assemblywoman Audrey I. More...

Bungalow owner Richard George, who was featured in The Wave three weeks ago, after Queens Supreme Court ruled that a mid-rise building was improperly built on the oceanfront, blocking his bungalow from the ocean, is now asking that the entire five- More...

The Frederick Douglass Academy VI PTA held its second annual Appreciation Banquet on Saturday, June 7 at JFK Holiday Inn. More than 200 people attended the event where young women wore flowing gowns and young men dressed in jackets and ties. More...

Christopher P. Baez of Far Rockaway and Mathew Ajemba of Arverne were named to the dean's list at Morrisville State College for the spring 2008 semester. More...

Second and fourth grade students at P.S. 104 are continuing a tradition of becoming published authors. With the help of their teachers and Nationwide Learning Incorporated, students created hard-cover books that were shared with other grades. More...

The city's Department of Environmental Protection is the agency that has charge of the water bills that all homeowners must pay. More...

The weather so far this spring and summer has been a bit unusual, to say the least. One thing is certain- the flowers and other green living things are getting a good amount of watering from Mother Nature. More...

Calls to Artists: Full prospectuses and entry forms for the following exhibitions: http://www.rockawayartistsalliance. More...

When the National Park Service (NPS) and the Department of the Interior took over the land that now makes up Gateway National Recreation Area, the park was hailed as the first urban national park, to rival Grand Canyon, Yosemite and the others. More...

"MARS LANDER LOSES PHOTOS ... ..." More...

Last week we received incorrect information about the family members of Edward Dillon. He was preceded in death by his sister, Josephine; and brother, James. More...

Francis Benzinger, a longtime Rockaway resident, died June 18. Benzinger, a security guard, was born in the Bronx. More...

Della Blocker, a Rockaway resident, died June 13. Blocker was born in Williston, South Carolina on April 9, 1917. More...