by Rockaway Staff | Jun 15, 2023 | We Get Email
Dear Editor: I would have never known that Connolly’s has Trivia Mondays, if I hadn’t seen their advertisement in The Rockaway Times. (Last Monday, happened to be Seinfeld trivia). Apparently, there are a lot of people who know a lot of something of a show...
by Rockaway Staff | Jun 15, 2023 | NEWS
Save the date. It’s ‘bout to get thrillin at St. Camillus. The 7th Annual Thrilla in Camilla is Friday, June 30. This year’s boxing event puts FDNY Boxing up against Ireland’s national police team, Guarda Siochana. There will be 12 bouts, including two female bouts...
by Rockaway Staff | Jun 15, 2023 | NEWS
Welcome back to our few returning “snowbirds” from their winter hiatus. Welcome also to the many families who join us just for the summer – including seasonal rentals (I have rented a few of them this year). It can be harder to sell real estate during the summer due...
by Rockaway Staff | Jun 15, 2023 | NEWS
After years of waiting, the Beach 108th Street infrastructure project is officially complete. On Tuesday, June 13, the NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), NYC Department of Transportation (DOT), NYC Department of Design and Construction (DDC) and the...
by Rockaway Staff | Jun 15, 2023 | NEWS
Alexander Graham Bell used his own early version of the metal detector as a last-ditch effort to locate a bullet lodged in the chest of President James Garfield in 1881. The attempt was unsuccessful because the metal coil spring bed Garfield was lying on confused the...
