by Rockaway Staff | May 29, 2025 | NEWS
Rockaway will never forget those who sacrificed everything for our freedoms. On Monday, May 26, the Daniel M. O’Connell Post 272 of the American Legion and Auxiliary held their annual Memorial Day parade and remembrance ceremonies, as locals lined the street and...
by Rockaway Staff | May 29, 2025 | NEWS
Rockaway Artists Alliance, in conjunction with the National Parks Service, and the support of NYC Councilwoman Joann Ariola, is pleased to announce their 2025 opening exhibition: “Lean On Me: Everyday Acts of Humanity.” The juried exhibition at the RAA T-7 Gallery in...
by Rockaway Staff | May 29, 2025 | NEWS
MAY 29 Jen LaPrice was born. 1790 – Rhode Island became the 13th state, the last of the original colonies to ratify the Constitution. 1953 – Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest. MAY 30 John...
by Rockaway Staff | May 29, 2025 | NEWS
On Sunday, May 25, Broad Channel residents gathered to remember and honor those who had fallen in service to their country and the island community. Memorial Day observances began as members of the Channel’s American Legion Post 1404 and Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW)...
by Rockaway Staff | May 29, 2025 | NEWS
Lace up those sneakers and get those hearts pumping for a good reason. The 45th Annual Buckley’s-Kennedy’s 5K Charity Run is Sunday, June 8. The annual Buckley-Kennedy’s run, which was started by the late Jimmy Buckley, used to go from Buckley’s Restaurant in Brooklyn...
