by Rockaway Staff | Apr 24, 2025 | NEWS
“School is out, STEM is in,” was the theme at STEM In The Rockaways’ (STIR) two-day bootcamp for youth held last Wednesday, April 16 and Thursday, April 17 at the French Speaking Baptist Church in Far Rockaway. From 3D printing, coding, robotics and troubleshooting...
by Rockaway Staff | Apr 24, 2025 | High Tide
Today, April 24, will mark three years since the loss of Firefighter Timmy Klein. Hard to believe it has been three years already. We know we speak for all of Rockaway when we say that we will never forget Timmy, his sacrifice, and everything he stood for. ***** On...
by Rockaway Staff | Apr 24, 2025 | NEWS
Floyd Bennett Field, the first municipal airport of New York City, was once the site of record-breaking flights during the golden age of aviation. Today it is a 1,300-acre park within Gateway National Recreation Area, our country’s fourth most visited national park...
by Rockaway Staff | Apr 24, 2025 | NEWS
April 24 Dee Roberts was born. Amy Mahon was born. 1898 – Spain declared war on the U.S. APRIL 25 Eugene Brennan was born. Ashlee Ferriola was born. 1928 – The first seeing eye dog was presented to Morris S. Frank. 1945 – Delegates met...
by Rockaway Staff | Apr 24, 2025 | NEWS
They go all the way to San Francisco to be spotted in a Rockaway Times t-shirt and they take the picture in a hallway? Hmmm… There are reporters now trying to track down if Devin, Julia, EJ, Brian, and Mary are really in the City by the Bay! They do get points...
