Residents of Redfern Houses were all smiles earlier this week as elected officials and community leaders cut the ribbon that reopened the Redfern Community Center, which has been closed since May due to budget constraints. More...

Take off some pounds or just keep in shape. The New York City Department of Parks and Recreation is sponsoring two fitness classes in the Rockaways this summer. "Boogie Woogie Weight Loss" takes place every Tuesday morning at O'Donohue Park and Beach 17 Street in Far Rockaway, from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m., next to the lifeguard shed. It will continue through August 26. More...

Students of PS 114 proved that children are not to be underestimated. Despite the skepticism and with only six weeks rehearsal time, second and third graders presented a sophisticated performance, "The Rage of the Ages," an original play by Joan Diehl. Under the guidance of teachers Diehl and Judith Davison, students prepared for their presentation. More...

Actor James McAvoy must be a masochist. In "The Last King of Scotland," he was hung up by hooks, pierced through his pecks. Now, "Wanted" has him beaten, shot, stabbed and beaten some more by his buddies. As they say, "With friends like that, who needs enemies. More...

In support of their ongoing efforts to provide job readiness and placement services to primarily low and moderate income level persons, Assemblywoman Michele Titus awarded Rockaway Development and Revitalization Corp. (RDRC) a $30,000 legislative grant. More...

Beach 74 Street, from Rockaway Beach Boulevard to Shore Front Parkway, will become one-way southbound (towards the beach) beginning on Thursday, July 17. More...

Assemblywomen Michele Titus and Audrey Pheffer join Alfred Presnick, who turned 100 years old on June 26, to blow out the candles on his cake last Thursday. Also pictured are nurses from the Lawrence Nursing Care Center, with Presnick's aide, Sursati Bremner. Photos by Miriam Rosenberg More...

The Graybeards kicked off the 24th season of the St. Francis Summer Classic on Monday June 2, and all teams in all divisions are in action now. The lone exception is the Girls High School Division which will be starting on July 28. More...

As Yogi Berra once famously said, "you could look it up." The New York State Constitution says that proceeds from lottery games must be dedicated to education, and only to education. It says that the proceeds "shall be applied exclusively to or in aid of support of education. More...

Dear Editor, On Friday, June 27, at 8:55 A.M. I called into the John Gambling Radio Show on WOR. Every Friday Mayor Bloomberg answers questions from the public, between 8 A.M. - 9 A.M. To my surprise the screener put my call through and the Mayor responded to my question, which was "we have an on going problem with the lack of lifeguards in Rockaway. More...

Frances Bartlett, a longtime Rockaway resident, died July 1. She was 73. Bartlett was born in Manhattan on September 22, 1934. She worked as a school aide with the Board of Education for more than 35 years. She was a member of the DC 37 union and St. Steven Episcopal Church in Jamaica. More...