A professional airline pilot who also writes for Flying magazine has likened the recent crash of Air France Flight 447 to the 2001 crash of American Airlines Flight 587 in Belle Harbor. More...

Steven McCartney, a resident of Rockaway for almost 30 years, believes that it is "important to create a positive living environment that supports the needs of the residents." This is why McCartney has chosen to implement his arthritis programs in the Rockaways. More...

On Thursday, May 27, 2009, PS 105Q held its first Core Knowledge Fair. Teachers and students from grades PK - 5, displayed their projects on various Core Knowledge topics that were taught throughout the year. More...

The Rockaway Artists Alliance gets ready to fill the air with sound as 25 musical acts, 100 or more musicians and three Rockaway stages are all scheduled to play a part in the 2009 citywide Make Music New York free music festival. More...

Overall, it has been a cool, wet spring. We have had so much rain so far this June, all of the wetness may set a record or two. It's a refreshing change from the weather of recent years. Those years when winter seems to linger on—and then—we find ourselves feeling August-type heat in April—are for the birds! More...

Left to right: Caitlin O'Brien, Kristine Supple, Monica Glynn and Briana McCarthy walked on behalf of Peninsula Hospital Center in the 1st Annual South Queens Juvenile Diabetes 5K Walk-A-Thon to Cure Diabetes on Saturday, May 30, in Howard Beach. The International Society of SS Cosma and Damiano sponsored the event to benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Also prominently involved in the JDRF fund raising activities was Joseph Muré, Jr., Esq., member of the Peninsula Hospital Center's Board of Directors. These community-minded girls collected monetary donations, walked and then enjoyed the many festivities held at the Our Lady of Grace schoolyard in Howard Beach. More...

The New York Junior Tennis League Aces Club hosted a free tennis clinic for young kids at Beach Channel High School last Saturday. More...

As if we needed another reminder that the ocean currents that are rife on Rockaway beaches are dangerous, a 35-yearold man is dead and a 24-year-old woman lies in critical condition at St. John's Episcopal Hospital because they did not obey the restrictions that keep people from swimming when there are no lifeguards on duty. More...

Dear Editor, As a follow-up to a letter I wrote in March, I'm completely dismayed regarding a lack of oversight where these Community Benefit Agreements are concerned. The CBAs I'm speaking of are for the ABTS, as well as the Arverne East Projects. More...

Ruth Marion Davis, 80, a longtime Rockaway resident, died June 6. Davis was born in Brooklyn, New York on January 23, 1929 and was a resident of Hammels and Wavecrest for 50 years. She worked for the New York City Department of Health as a public health advisor and was a member of COGIC in Far Rockaway. More...