by Rockaway Staff | Dec 29, 2022 | NEWS
Lessons & Memories of Old P.S. 44 (Part 2) “Rockefeller had money like we never saw, but he never had the fun we had in ‘44”. Privately etched into the treasured pages of my 8th grade autograph book by my chum, “Dolly” Annette Diresto, I have always thought this...
by Rockaway Staff | Dec 29, 2022 | Things To Do
Junior Ranger Guided Hike On Friday, December 30 at 2 p.m., head to the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge for a guided walk around one of the trails and learn what it takes to become a Jr. Ranger! Children will use their different senses as we explore all that the refuge...
by Rockaway Staff | Dec 29, 2022 | NEWS
The first New Year’s Eve ball drop took place in 1907. The first ball was made of iron and wood, weighed 700 pounds, and had 100 light bulbs. Today’s New Year’s ball now has 32,000 LED lights and weighs in at a whopping 11,875 pounds. The only time the...
by Rockaway Staff | Dec 29, 2022 | NEWS
Space didn’t allow us to run our Local Color pages this week, but we had enough room for this great shot by Dan Cantarino. There were plenty of flood pictures (and pieces of whale) but we almost forgot there was ice thanks to the frigid weather. Baby, it was cold...
by Rockaway Staff | Dec 29, 2022 | NEWS
Ken Lavery is usually on the other side of the camera as he is a regular contributor to our Local Color page. This time Ken might be delivering his best shot yet! He’s rocking a seasonal red Rockaway Times t-shirt in his office at Villa Veritas which is closing after...
