A sanitation worker died on the job yesterday morning when he collapsed while working in Far Rockaway, according to sanitation officials. Stephen Dixon, 61, reportedly collapsed from an apparent heart attack while working around 10:45 a.m. He died shortly after arriving at St. John's Episcopal Hospital. More...

PS/MS 105 students participating in the Buddy Program, displayed projects of various continents. They labeled the countries and major geographical features of each continent. They also studied other aspects of each country including major religions, populations, and types of governments. Picture (l. to r.) Alexandra Marte, Christel Sainrival, Mia Mose, Destiney Harris, Raysa Morillo, Mr. Krieger, Shanaysia Martin, Kimberly Paulino, Justin Fernandez, Jonathan Perdomo, Ashley Godoy, Khaleek Jackson, Arron Rodriguez, Ms. Martin, Ajalee Reynolds, Jasmine Castillo, Andrea Singh, Adam Torres, and Michelle Solano. More...

Michael R. Bloomberg and Schools Chancellor Joel I. Klein recently announced the opening of the Waterside School for Leadership, a middle school designed to be a center of academic excellence. More...

Filmmaker Edward Zwick ("Glory," "The Last Samurai") did not want to make a movie about the Holocaust, at least not another one focusing on Jews as passive victims. In a published interview, he said that he felt ashamed of such stories. More...

Talk to young Rockaway couples who are renting apartments in Rockaway and you will find that few of them, despite their jobs, have been able to save the down-payment necessary to buy a home or condominium. That is the reality of life in Rockaway, even in a market where house and condo prices are falling, although not as far or as fast as some other areas. More...

Despite the fiscal crisis faced by the city, the Department of Sanitation went overboard to clean both Newport Avenue and Rockaway Beach Boulevard of snow prior to the St. Patrick's Day Parade last Saturday. More...

Kenneth and Chaya Kirchein of Rockaway Park have announced the engagement of their son Brian to Stacey Allen, daughter of Ronald and Eleanor Allen of East Hampton. The couple met at SUNY College at Oneonta, where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Mass Communications. Stacey received a Bachelor of Science degree in Dietetics. The couple lives in Salisbury, Maryland where Brian, a Beach Channel High School graduate, is a patient account representative for a medical billing company and Stacey is a Registered Dietitian for Peninsula Regional Medical Center. The couple announced their engagement February 7 and are planning a January 2010 wedding in Salisbury, MD. More...

After three weeks of play, the 11th Annual Peggy Boyle Tournament comes to a roaring conclusion this weekend. Saturday's schedule at St. Francis de Sales (Beach 129 Street and Rockaway Beach Boulevard) begins at 1:00 p.m. with a rematch of the Pee Wee Diocesan championship as Blessed Trinity White takes on Blessed Trinity Green. More...

Parents from throughout the peninsula have been letting us know that the city has declared war on people who drop their kids off at school in the morning and pick them up in the afternoon. More...

Dear Editor, I can't think of one thing Mayor Bloomberg has done for the Rockaway Community in his tenure as Mayor. We are a community that is underserved by the city of New York. When I look at year-round recreational facilities for children and families, I look at what other parts of the city have and wonder why we can't have what they have. More...

Alfred DeBetham, a longtime Far Rockaway resident, died March 7. He was 78. DeBetham was born in Manhattan. He moved to the Rockaways in 1938. He was a Master Sergeant in the US Army from 1947 to 1953, served during the Korean War and was honorably discharged. He was a surveyor and home improvement contractor. More...