by Rockaway Staff | Feb 23, 2023 | NEWS
Yet another dead whale has washed up on our shores. On Friday, February 17, a minke whale that appeared to have met its fate with a large boat propeller, washed up in Far Rockaway. On Friday morning, the whale was discovered around Beach 29th Street and authorities...
by Rockaway Staff | Feb 23, 2023 | NEWS
Valentine’s Day, February 14, was the perfect day to cut the red ribbon for the St. John’s ICARE Foundation Comfort Carts and launch of the Healing2Music project at St John’s Episcopal Hospital. The Comfort Carts program evolved from the “comfort bags” which...
by Rockaway Staff | Feb 23, 2023 | NEWS
The 100th Precinct’s efforts to connect more with the community continued last week with its first ever civic leaders meeting. On Thursday, February 16, Deputy Inspector Carlos Fabara and officers from the 100th Precinct sat down with Paul King, president of the Belle...
by Rockaway Staff | Feb 23, 2023 | McVeighing In
As the immortal bard, John Cougar Mellencamp, once said, “I was born in a small town.” One of the amazing things about Rockaway is its small-town atmosphere. Around here, everyone knows everyone… and their aunt and their cousin’s cousin. People in Rockaway know better...
by Rockaway Staff | Feb 23, 2023 | NEWS
“This was my dream,” Patti McCartin said. For a year and a half, McCartin has been sharing her passion with Rockaway—singing. It seems like Patti Blue and the Boyz are just about everywhere on the Rockaway music scene, and the venues keep ‘em coming back for more. The...
