A former Rockaway Park college recruiter who posted nude photos of his ex-wife online and invited strangers to take part in a rape fantasy, pled guilty this week and faces up to five years in prison for first-degree identity theft and first-degree criminal contempt. More...

Winter is just around the corner and MTA Bridges and Tunnels is prepped and ready to go. The agency has more than 6,000 tons of roadway deicer, a fleet of 76 snow vehicles and hundreds of snow-trained employees ready for whatever the winter may have in store for the seven bridges and two tunnels it operates in New York City. More...

The Goldie Maple Academy, located at 365 Beach 57 Street, has been the home of the Police Athletic League (PAL) Far Rockaway Beacon program since September 2007. The program offers to its enrolled participants homework assistance, art dance, judo, recreation and trips. More...

The guitarist for the local band Rattrap Bumpkin, Mike Benedetto, 23, leans back in his swivel chair. From behind his black-rimmed Ray Bans, his eyes are tired. When speaking, his heavily New York-accented voice is low and his words are drawn out. More...

In the wake of City Councilman Joe Addabbo's recent win over controversial State Senator Serph Maltese (the former Republican Queens County leader who will shortly become a former State Senator as well), we're suddenly faced with an upcoming special election. Sometimes it feels like these elections just never end. More...

McGuire Taylor, second from right, celebrated her sixth birthday at her home in Belle Harbor with family and friends on November 1. The entertainment included a petting zoo and a Fun Bus that was parked outside her home and provided an hour of fitness fun, music and games. McGuire is the daughter of Rick and Maura Taylor. More...

There was a moment last Wednesday afternoon when an exuberant crowd inside the Far Rockaway gymnasium hushed to an almost complete silence. That was the moment of breathless anticipation with five seconds left in overtime between host Far Rockaway and Springfield Gardens. More...

Community Board 14 District Manager Jonathan Gaska knows the real deal. He recently told MSN.com, "The last five or six years, we've seen an unprecedented housing boom. Homes were selling all over the Rockaways, and then last year the music stopped. And, when the music stopped, many of the private developers didn't have a chair. More...

Dear Editor, Sorry to say I disagree with John Baxter's assessment regarding the value of homes in the Rockaways. Yes, the country is in serious financial distress. Yes, the foreclosure rate is an abomination, but we did not do this. Both buyers and lenders were irresponsible. More...

Anita Durante, a 48-year Rockaway resident, died December 14. Durante, a homemaker, was born in Brooklyn. She was a longtime sales representative of the American Candle Co. serving the Diocese of Brooklyn, Queens and Long Island. More...