Shortly after their son was shot to death at the Redfern Houses on January 5, Judy and Neville Ward began receiving threatening phone calls, the couple says. Neville Ward told a Newsday reporter that the menacing, unidentified voice said, "We got your son. Now we're going to get you. You better w... More...
Schoolteacher Taneeka Jones, 31, huddled under her umbrella in front of PS 42 in Arverne at 7 a.m. last Wednesday, explaining to a Wave reporter why 60 of the school's 87 teachers were demonstrating in the rain for increased school safety. More...
ARockaway father was busted by police officers from the 100 Precinct on Monday, inside a Rockaway Beach home, for allegedly stabbing a man who had been bothering his daughters, officials say. The victim, Lameik Dean, sustained a stab wound to the chest, inside of 81-04 Rockaway Beach Boulevard, a... More...
St. John's Episcopal Hospital and Healthfirst will hold a Happy Heart Open House for seniors on Valentine's Day, Thursday, February 14, from 1 to 3 p.m. It will be held in the hospital's Teaching Center conference room, located at 277 Beach 19 Street and Plainview Avenue. More...
One of our neighbors is no fan of winter cold. She absolutely hates the weather- would like to be in Florida all winter, every winter. She keeps a countdown of the days till the first day of spring ready in her mind; she starts with her count the first day of winter. Anyone who even mentions spri... More...
The Far Rockaway Lady Seahorses won their sixth consecutive game by defeating Hillcrest, 48-33, on the road on January 29. Quenise Holland led the Seahorses with 16 points and Shawndia Pannell added 13 points. With an 11-4 record, Far Rockaway is currently in third place in the PSAL Queens B1... More...
There were many pundits who believed that the primary elections would be over by Super Tuesday, February 5, when New Yorkers got a chance to vote for their favorite candidates. Time has once again proven the pundits wrong. With Super Tuesday around the corner, the candidates in both parties contin... More...
Dear Editor, As I look back upon the year 2007 I do so with an abundance of gratitude. The cross-country motorcycle trip that I took last summer was nothing short of incredible. But, it would not have been possible, without the help of God and my family and friends. The man upstairs definitely k... More...
Aviator Sports Bits All events at Aviator Sports, Flatbush Ave., Bklyn, just north of Marine Parkway Bridge. 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... More...
Alphonso Brandford, a longtime Rockaway resident, died January 21. He was 80. Brandford was born in Colon, Panama on June 23, 1928. He was preceded in death by his father, Augustus; mother, Florence; wife, Jerry; and son, Alphonso Jr. More...
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