by Rockaway Staff | Oct 2, 2025 | NEWS
My column topics usually come from the insane things people around me do when it comes to sports. Unfortunately for Mr. Sidelines, it tends to be my lovely husband whom I have to write about. I am then forced to deal with the consequences of writing about my beloved...
by Rockaway Staff | Sep 25, 2025 | NEWS
Almost everyone knows someone whose life has been affected by cancer: many have friends, family, or neighbors who have been impacted by the disease, or even themselves. And in true Rockaway fashion, the community has come up with ways to help make it a little easier...
by Rockaway Staff | Sep 25, 2025 | NEWS
The Broad Channel Volunteer Fire Department’s (BCVFD) new firehouse plans can once again move forward with the recent allocation of $1 million in state funding from Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato. On May 2, the BCVFD had a contract signing with JAT Construction...
by Rockaway Staff | Sep 25, 2025 | NEWS
After all the hoopla, shenanigans, controversies, and malarkey, the 11th annual Poseidon’s Parade is all set to kick off on Saturday, September 27 at 1 p.m. sharp! The Rockaway Mermaid Brigade has once again put together, what is set to be, another incredible day of...
by Rockaway Staff | Sep 25, 2025 | NEWS
The voice of a local legend has gone quiet, and Rockaway lost a piece of its rock and roll “sol.” On Saturday, September 20, Gerry Mancini, Solshyne’s longtime drummer and singer, died. He was 76. “His voice,” fellow bandmate Daniel Klohe said is among the things...
by Rockaway Staff | Sep 25, 2025 | NEWS
September 25 Marilyn Raphael was born. 1981 – Sandra Day O’Connor was sworn in as the first female justice on the Supreme Court. September 26 John Bambury was born. 1789 – Thomas Jefferson was appointed America’s first Secretary of State....
