Japell Cox fears for his life. Cox was riding his bicycle in front of 86-07 Rockaway Beach Boulevard in the Dayton Plaza Shopping Center on November 20, 2009, when he was approached by four young men, who demanded his bicycle. Police say that he was slow to surrender his transportation and that one of the four shot him twice in the chest. More...

Harry G.’s 17th annual Doo Wop concert to raise funds for the Susan G. Memorial Scholarship will take place at Beach Channel High School on January 30 at 7:00 p.m. inside the school’s auditorium. More...

The arts came together to celebrate the holidays at PS/MS 105. Performers captivated the audience under the direction of music teachers Mrs. Harrison, who led the recorder musicians and the chorus, and Mr. Corcoran conducting the beginners band. More...

Bill Maher will perform at the Capital One Bank Theatre at Westbury on Thursday, January 21 at 8 p.m. More...

Hosting an Event? The experts at Events That Party (ETP) are there for you every step of the way in planning and executing the event. More...

Everyone strives for homeostasis (the maintenance of internal stability) as lifelong learners. The sensation of pain can explain the feeling or result from physical stimulation (internal or external). Pain teaches you to make modifications and helps in the transfer of information depending on previously learned information (reflecting on intellectual maturity and competency). More...

Two Rockaway residents, Lieutenant Commander Robert E Hughes and Major Thomas P. Sullivan recently found each other in an unusual place – the Arabian Gulf. More...

The St. Francis Blue Fourth Grade Girls rang in the New Year as the champions of the St. Adalbert Holiday Tournament. They beat St. Mary Win - field 10-6 in the finals in a very tough matchup. More...

The idea of term limits for city officials has worked well, despite the fact that Mayor Michael Bloomberg bribed City Council members to vote to extend those term limits to twelve years from eight. The present Council is younger, more diverse and less venal than the Council of old, where members regularly got reelected without much opposition. More...

Dear Editor, On Monday, December 7, 2009, the staff of Beach Channel High School was told by Queens High School Super intendent Isabel DiMola that Chancellor Klein believes that the children of the City of New York would be better off if we closed our doors in June 2013. More...

Eugene Henry Hayes, 87, a 17-year Rockaway resident, died December 22. Hayes was born in Washington, D.C. on September 9, 1922 and served in the U.S. Army from 1943-1946, during World War II. Hayes is survived by his children, Gene, Susan, Laurence and grandchildren, Bianca and Tyler. More...