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A local teen was shot once in the lower abdomen outside of what police are terming a “youth party” at Wavecrest Gardens in Edgemere. Police sources say that more than two dozen teens were at a party in a community room at the Seagirt Boulevard building when an argument broke out between the unidentified victim and another teen. More...

A Far Rockaway man walking past the Beach 67 Street subway station was accosted at knifepoint and robbed of his money and Blackberry cell phone on December 24, police say. More...

Police say that Belle Harbor resident Shauna Friel, 25, was driving her 1999 Honda northbound on Beach 108 Street at about 4 p.m. on December 27, when she attempted to make a left turn on to Rockaway Beach Boulevard. More...

School Chancellor Joel Klein blew off a meeting with a student leader from Beach Channel High School last Wednesday, even though the student traveled to Tweed Courthouse in Manhattan with a promised confab in hand. “First they stonewalled me, it was like a low blow,” said BCHS senior Chris Petrillo. More...
The average water temperature in the first week of February is 34 degrees. That, however, won’t stop a group of swimmers who plan to take a plunge into the frigid winter Atlantic Ocean waters, but all for a noble cause. More...
The Utter Farce of the Beach Channel HS Closing (and the other 19 schools) Part 1
It’s been a busy two weeks and my blog has been humming with activity since so many school closings were announced by Tweed. With the holidays coming, I’ll keep this report shorter than usual and urge those who want more in depth coverage to read Howie Schwach’s reports and check out my blog. I videotaped much of the meeting held at Beach Channel on December 15. More...
‘Everybody’s Fine’ – Meet The Children, Unannounced
If ex-CIA operative Jack Byrnes (Robert De Niro) of “Meet the Parents” were an old geezer trying to reconnect with his adult children, he’d likely bring his lie detector. In “Everybody’s Fine,” retired widower Frank Goode (De Niro) could use such a device. More...
Suzanne’s Swim Academy, located inside the Rockaway Park Physical Therapy building at 103-22 Rockaway Beach Boulevard in Rockaway Park, offers swim instruction programs to residents of all ages, ranging from one-year-olds to adults More...
Sanassa’s Phone Call
J. Bryan McGeever has taught Writing and Literature in New York City Public Schools for five years. His essays on NYC education recently appeared in Thomas Beller’s Lost and Found: Stories from New York. More...
The Rockaway Jetty carried out their first Operation Santa on December 19, at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Rock away Beach. The event was a great success that was enjoyed by more than 60 children and their families. More...
The 25th St. Francis de Sales Christmas Basketball Tournament draws to a close this weekend. The snowstorm of December 19-20 caused an adjustment to the schedule and the championships will now be held on Sunday, January 3. The tournament has once again provided many highlights to the holiday season, and there is much anticipation for this weekend’s games. More...
Moving into the second decade of the 21st Century, this year may well be a pivotal one for Rockaway. The peninsula’s revitalization has been underway for nearly five years and we need it to continue, and it looks as if we will succeed. Late in 2009, pilings for the new YMCA and Super Stop & Shop were driven. Money for the vital Transit Plaza was funded by the federal government. More...
This letter is in reply to Mr. Richard J. Veneziano’s “Changes in Catholic Church.” Dear Mr. Veneziano, More...
Stage Hand
Thomas “Tommy” Walter Fitzsim - mons, a longtime Rockaway resident, died December 28. Fitzsimmons was born in Long Is - land City and worked as a stage hand. He also served in the United States Air Force. Fitzsimmons is preceded in death by his father, Thomas Fitzsimmons. More...