Both Queens College and St. John's University have made the cut, being among "The Best 368 Colleges," in America, as announced by the Princeton Review in its annual college issue. More...

This August weather has been surprising. The month is halfway through already, and so far we have had mostly moderate temperatures for this time of year. The rain has been a surprise as well. More...

You know that the Department of Education is hurting for funds when it cuts down on "Teacher's Choice" money, the small amount of money given to individual teachers each year to buy basic supplies for their classroom. More...

In the old, old days in the Rockaways, homes were heated by stone or brick indoor fireplaces that required multiple chimneys of the same fire-proof construction. More...

Jaleesa Davis is a Rockaway resident who attends Medgar Evers College and had been spending her summer as an intern at The Wave. Does anyone ever think of the connection that led to this disgraceful behavior of some African Americans today? More...

Here it is, the middle of August, and something is missing and of course, it's the Summer Concert Series. As I've said before, we're truly sorry and we know everyone misses them. More...

For those of us who still remember World War II (either because we lived through it or because we grew up, as I did, in its immediate aftermath), what's happening today in the former Soviet Republic of Georgia looks strangely ominous. More...