A Beach Channel High School senior, who is in the top one percent of his class, became a victim of censorship in a public school this week when the artwork he submitted for the school's yearbook was stripped from the near-published book after Principal David Morris compared his images to "soft por... More...
Hundreds of shareholders at the Dayton Beach Park Apartments in Rockaway Park will hear first hand on Monday from city officials who claim that they owe the city more than $1.2 million in past due water bills, and that they are in danger of a water shutdown should they not pay up. More...
The son of an Arverne couple has been nominated by President George Bush for appointment to the rank of brigadier general in the United States Air Force. Colonel Samuel A. R. Greaves, son of Randolph and Dawn Greaves, will pin on his first star upon confirmation by the Senate, which is expected in t... More...
Cancer is easily one of the most terrifying words in the English language. The mere utterance of the word can strike fear in the hearts of people who are diagnosed with it or those who have loved ones suffering from the disease. More...
That strange activity inside the Parks Department playground at Shore Front Parkway and Beach 84 Street last Tuesday was a film crew shooting a new commercial for Colgate Toothpaste. What does toothpaste have to do with a Rockaway playground? You'll have to wait for the commercial to air to answer t... More...
Chancellor Joel I. Klein has proposed revising the new citywide standard for admission to gifted and talented programs to accommodate the overwhelming increase in the number of students testing for admission. More...
On Saturday, May 17 Richard George, director of Beachside Bungalow Preservation Association, will lead a sixty-minute walking tour that examines the historic beach bungalows built from 1918 to 1920. The walking tour begins at noon, rain or shine, and beverages will be provided. For additional inf... More...
The city's Department of Transportation has announced that the two Cross Bay Bridge ramps that have been closed since October of last year will reopen on May 23. More...
Keeping hips still When putting, let your arms hang comfortably, but point your elbows more inward, toward each hip, rather than outward. If the hips stay still, so will the knees and legs. Arching the wrists Arch the wrists as if forcing the putter head downward. This will help to "set" them... More...
Westchester Assemblyman Richard Brodsky was right when he said recently that Mayor Michael Bloomberg has alienated many of the state legislators with his "my way or the highway" mentality. "Clearly, the mayor has shown some disdain for legislators," he said recently. "He's a bright man who has bee... More...
Dear Editor, The 2008 presidential campaign challenges all of us to look beyond the emotional issues that get headlines and look at the issues and programs that will benefit the majority of Americans, as well as ourselves. In "From the Editor's Desk," Howard Schwach raises the specter of a Repub... 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+. 4/7 through 6/21, Mon., Thurs., 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Sat., 8:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Holiday closings, 4/21, 4/24, 4/26, 5/1... More...
Carlisle Chisom, a longtime Rockaway resident, died March 31.
Chisolm was born in Queens on May 4, 1972. He attended PS 118, JHS 226 and John Adams High School.
He was preceded in death by Angelena and Nathaniel; brother, Bob; and nephew Sean Hines Jr.
Chisolm is survived by his fiancé, Car... More...
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