The popular PBS series American Masters opens its 26th season with a music documentary about folk and protest singer/songwriter Phil Ochs, who lived in Far Rockaway as a teenager and again in 1976. More...

With no warning to social workers, Medicaid recipients or local leaders, the City of New York closed down the Medicaid office in Arverne and moved its workers to Long Island City in October. More...

On Friday, January 6, Student of the Month awards were presented by Sr. Agnes, Principal, for the categories of Joyfulness and Effort. More...

This past holiday season has allowed me and many of us to reflect on our own personal condition. We sometimes become melancholy and remember our past as superior or inferior to our present condition. More...

Fort Tilden Highlights: PRESENT RAA EXHIBIT: “Abstract Point of View,” on view through Feb. 19, sTudio 6, RoCA (Rockaway Center for the Arts) at Fort Tilden. Free admission. Gallery hrs: Sat. and Sun., 12-4 p.m. and by appointment. More...

Is it that time of year again when you get that little card in the mail reminding you that your pet’s yearly exam is due? Often, along with that reminder is a laundry list of vaccines – fecal test, heartworm test and perhaps blood work! More...

There are high expectations for the Yale women’s basketball team this season. The Bulldogs are predicted to challenge for the Ivy League championship, and helping to lead their effort is Belle Harbor’s Michelle Cashen. More...

Sorrentino Recreation Center advanced to the Parks Department street hockey championship game in a thrilling shoot out by winning 2-1 at the end of regulation in the semifinals game against Lost Battalion Hall Recreation Center. More...

Scholars’ Academy was having some early struggles in their important divisional matchup on Tuesday against Jamaica, who held an early 13-9 advantage in the second quarter, but it was the last time they would hold such a lead. More...

Dear Editor, We are writing this letter in response to the news that our school, PS 215, is in jeopardy of being closed down. The Department of Education has failed our academic environment in many ways. They cut off our afterschool programs, More...

Dear Editor, On Monday, January 2, 2012 – the New York Times raised its price from $2.00 to $2.50. Several years ago, the Times received favorable eminent domain, zoning, regulatory and tax relief More...

Dear Editor, Career politicians in the U.S. Congress are quick to reach out to voters around election time. This is natural since it is the voters who will determine who gets elected. More...