At about 4:10 p.m. on June 29, 2007, 15-year-old Katrina Shinn was sitting on a bench in front of 81-10 Rockaway Beach Boulevard, just enjoying the day. More...
Crime is down throughout New York City. That's been the major theme trumpeted by City Hall and the Police Commissioner ever since the New Year. And, to an extent, the statement is true, with the exception of one of Rockaway's own police precincts, in which crime has increased slightly while the ov... More...
The first baby of the New Year born at St. John's Episcopal Hospital was Ty'anna Winslow. She entered the world on Wednesday, January 2, at 4:45 a.m. Ty'anna weighed 5 pounds, 9 ounces and measured 18 and one-half inches. Her proud parents are Far Rockaway residents, Elisa Reyes and Tyrice Winslow. ... More...
Friends of Mike Glover and Xavier High School will host its first annual Michael Glover Xavier High School Scholarship Fund on January 19. The event will be held in the gymnasium of Xavier High School, located at 30 West 16 Street, from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. More...
We have felt the grip of the winter's icy cold temperatures; some folks would have been fine without it, but we are supposed to have four seasons every year. And we get them, global warming notwithstanding! At the beginning of the year, a trip down Memory Lane can be fun. More...
Stephanie Quick found the energy in the second half to forcenumerous St. Edmund Prep ball handlers into making turnovers. Quick had seven steals in the half, but capitalizing on those turnovers and converting them into points for Stella Maris was becoming a bit of a problem. More...
The police-involved shooting of reputed gang-banger Ronnie Smalls on Beach 63 Street last Saturday night raises some questions. We know full well that, in recent years, he had a history of violence, from both ends of the gun. We know that he had a history of carrying a gun and using it. More...
Thank you, Rabbi Allan Blaine, for your wonderful column in the January 4th Wave, "Paying For Performance." The first aim of education should indeed be to inculcate the love of learning in our young people. I was appalled when I first heard about incentive pay for students and teachers alike; te... More...
Aviator Sports Bits Seniors in Shape, Mind and Body Fitness for Those 55+. 1/14 through 4/5. Monday and Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday mornings, 8:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Total mind and body fitness for seniors. Closed for holidays on 1/21, 2/18, 2/21, 2/23, 3/24, 3/27 and 3/29. More...
Frank Mastorides, a lifelong Far Rockaway resident, died December 19. He was 86. Mastorides, a retired engineer, was born in Simi, Greece. At the age of four, he moved to Far Rockaway with his family. He was preceded in death by his wife, Alice (nee Papouchis). More...
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