A Rockaway charter school slated for closure in June by the Department of Education, won a temporary restraining order last week, halting — for the moment — the city’s plans to close the school for poor performance. More...

Nearly six years after Far Rockaway resident Sean Bell was shot and killed by five undercover police officers outside a Jamaica strip club, three of the five officers who were involved have been forced to leave the New York City Police Department. More...

A Rockaway Park couple was arrested last week and charged with kidnapping a 58-year-old partially paralyzed woman, assuming control over her finances and holding her against her will for more than a year. More...

As we write late Monday evening we are very sad to hear that Lori Lapin Jones, the bankruptcy trustee for Peninsula Hospital, is demanding closure of the hospital. More...

This year’s exceptionally warm winter and warmer early spring temperatures mean that in our area we will be faced with pests, like ticks and mosquitoes, in much greater numbers this year. More...

NY Times columnist Paul Krugman is one of my favorites. After Obama was elected he was a noted critic of the administration’s economic policy. Lately he’s focused his lens on the Republicans and the right wing backers of the Tea Party. More...

Scholars’ Academy coach Janet Kleiner had a few days to reflect after her team lost 72-44 to Long Island Lutheran in the New York State Federation Class ‘B’ semifinals last Friday morning at the Times Union Center in Albany. More...

A day after Beach Channel/Channel View s shut out Springfield Gardens 11- 0 to win on the opening day of the PSAL ‘B’ baseball season, the Dolphins found a way to persevere despite not playing a crisp brand of baseball on Tuesday. More...

Rockaway Little League kicks off its 59th season this weekend with Saturday and Sunday games at the fields in Fort Tilden, Gateway NRA. More than 700 children and Challenger Division athletes will compete on 57 teams in 2012. More...

Dear Editor, The most successful crooks don’t just timidly steal, they steal big.It isn’t enough for our local embezzlement artists that they are lifting more than two miles of precious Rockaway oceanfront land away from public ownership for More...

Dear Editor, I and a member of my family had to use the emergency room at St. John’s Hospital in the past two weeks. More...

Dear Editor, I want to both compliment and thank reporter Miriam Rosenberg for her honest appraisal regarding Bayswater Civic Association’s experiences with New York City’s Board of Standards and Appeals. More...