Police have arrested the man they say is wanted for two rapes committed in Rockaway in late October. Police and court sources identify the man as Malcolm Johnson, 23, who was arrested at his home at 146 Beach 59 Street on Tuesday afternoon. More...
It was an easy election night as predicted for Councilman James Sanders, Jr., but the race for the City Council seat in the west end of the peninsula was billed as one of the most contested of the Council races and a rare chance for a Republican to win. More...
A former Rockaway resident, who is currently incarcerated for grand larceny, was convicted this week of two incidents of rape and robbery, one of which included an attack on a 12-year-old girl on her way to school in Bayswater, More...
Investigators are probing into claims that Nassau police officials were aware that a Far Rockaway teenager was falsely charged for a crime they knew he didn't commit, according to published reports this week. More...
Everyone has a hobby. And if you're like Rockaway native Tamar Anolic and your hobby is devouring books on the history of the Romanov family, the famous Russian dynasty, you may have noticed one glaring omission. There has been no definitive biography written about Grand Duke Serge of Russia, son of Tsar Alexander II. More...
The Belle Harbor School, PS/MS 114, celebrated Halloween on Friday, October 30 with its annual Halloween Parade. Students and teachers paraded around the building prior to the start of the school day, led by Principal Steven Grill. More...
Live Nation presents comedian Lily Tomlin at the Theatre at Westbury on Friday, November 20 at 8 p.m. Tomlin joined the sketch comedy show Laugh - In. More...
In 1987, the Joseph P. Addabbo Family Health Center, a nonprofit, federally qualified health center (FQHC) opened its doors with one building on Beach 67 street and Rockaway Beach Boulevard and quickly became one of the most important facilities on the peninsula to the thousands of locals who used it for their health care needs each year. More...
Every morning at 5:00 a.m. Radio Station WINS goes on and while waking up my wife and I listen to a constant barrage of awful events which took place that past night or the day before - murder, rape, mayhem, sexual assaults and never ending automobile accidents due to D.W.I. - driving while intoxicated. More...
The 100 Precinct Youth Committee's New Chess Club is at P.S. 47 in Broad Channel. It is the second week of membership for these children. The committee meets with the children of two other schools, as well, for chess and snacks after school. More...
Playing the fourth quarter has been a rollercoaster for the Beach Channel Dolphins this season. Last Saturday, they experienced their highs in a frantic comeback finish against John Adams. But the Dolphins ultimately suffered the lows. They came back from a 14-point deficit at home in the fourth quarter. More...
Captain Edward States, First Officer Sten Molin, Flight Atten dants Deborah Fontakis, Barbara Giannasca, Wilmer Gonzalez, Joseph Lopes, Mich ele Milles, Carol Palm and William Valdespino; Helen Concannon of Belle Harbor, More...
Dear Editor, Receiving an award from the Village Voice newspaper is like OJ Simpson telling somebody, "You have a nice pair of carving knives." EDDIE MCDONALD More...
Franklin Bowman, a longtime Rock - away resident, died October 28. Bowman was born July 13, 1954, in Eutawville, South Carolina. He is survived by his mother, Pernell Bowman; two brothers, Fortune and Nathaniel; three sisters, Mary, Lav - erne, and Betty; sister-in-law, Jean Bowman; and nieces, nephews, grandnieces, and grandnephews. More...
Local Author Publishes Biography Of Russian Royal