Congressman Gregory Meeks, who represents the eastern end of the Rockaway peninsula in the House of Representatives, has strong personal and financial ties to a flamboyant millionaire whose offshore banking and sports empire turned out to be a giant racket, according to published reports in major newspapers that include the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times. More...

Assemblywoman Audrey I. Pheffer is pleased to announce that Citizens Committee for New York City has informed her of grants that are available for local volunteer community groups and public school-based student groups working to improve the quality of life in their neighborhoods and schools across the city. More...

Every year on Superbowl Sunday thousands of Long Beach Polar Bears brave the frigid water and cold temperatures to raise money and attention for the Make-A-Wish foundation. The foundation grants wishes for sick children and their families. The PS 256 at PS/MS 43 staff raised $2,100 through the sale of Polar Bear sweatshirts. More...

' Tis a great day for the Irish and everybody in Rockaway will magically become Irish on March 7 when the Queens County St. Patrick's Day Parade steps off from Beach 129 Street and Newport Avenue at 1 p.m. The parade will be led this year by Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who has been named the parade's Grand Marshal. More...

Clark and his staff create new windows for churches, temples and homes to match existing windows and design completely original new ones. They repair and replace broken stained glass on-site or in the studio and Sunlites provides a complete package of services and materials to complete projects in a professional manner (including installation of scaffolding and provision of insurance coverage). Yet, they are happy to repair one broken piece in the front door of a local home, as well. Sunlites Stained Glass and The Beach Gallery Gift Shop are located at 114-24 Rockaway Beach Boulevard. For details on the full range of services from at Sunlites and a roster of clients, visit their "almost finished" website at www.sunlitesstainedglass.com. More...

In medieval times there were seven deadly sins such as sloth, gluttony, thievery and the such. In our own times I can innumerate a few sins of society which are quintessential to our era. First, an overweening competitiveness almost pathological. More...

Les Sabbah has coached more than 10 years with the Far Rockaway Lady Seahorses. Never has he attended a basketball environment on Tuesday afternoon in the first round of the PSAL Class B playoffs that could have possibly blown his eardrums out. More...

The New York City Board of Elections is made up of ten political hacks. That is a fact of life and the real reason why both Frank Gulluscio and Glenn DiResto were knocked off the ballot for this week's special election to fill the vacancy that was created when Joseph Addabbo Jr. left to become a State Senator. More...

Dear Editor, When noted broadcaster and journalist, Tom Brokaw, authored his best-seller "The Greatest Generation," he doubtless had in mind just the kind of World War II hero our community lost. On February 4, longtime Rockaway resident and US Army veteran, Raymond Quinn, passed away at the age of 93, following a long battle with cancer. More...

Agnes Bascone, a nine-year Rockaway resident, coming from Greenpoint, died February 19. Bascone, a seamstress, was born in Brooklyn. She was a member of the Seabreeze Golden Age and St. Francis de Sales JASA Center. She was preceded in death by Leonard. More...