by Rockaway Staff | Sep 4, 2025 | NEWS
This year, Rockaway’s own Reverend Monsignor John Bracken is being honored as one of the Bishop’s Humanitarian Award recipients at Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens Bishops Humanitarian Dinner on Thursday, September 25. The Bishop’s Humanitarian...
by Rockaway Staff | Sep 4, 2025 | NEWS
Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato is reminding families of two major changes that are set to begin with the start of the new school year: 1) every child will be eligible for free school meals, and 2) mobile phone/smart devices will NOT be allowed during the school...
by Rockaway Staff | Sep 4, 2025 | NEWS
Teens for Food Justice (TFFJ) and local schools with hydroponic farm systems, have been hard at work, providing produce for local seniors at JASA older adult centers throughout Queens. As the school year came to an end in late June, they reached a milestone of...
by Rockaway Staff | Sep 4, 2025 | NEWS
Twinkies used to be filled with banana cream until WWII, when bananas were rationed due to a shortage. A hippopotamus’ sweat is red, but it is not their blood. Hedgehogs can run a top speed of 5 to 6 miles per hour. The phrase “hands down” comes...
by Rockaway Staff | Sep 4, 2025 | NEWS
In recent years, I’ve seen houses on smaller lots (40×100, and 30×100) sell for a lot of money. In some cases, the price was comparable to prices paid on houses with larger lots (50×100 or 60×100). The overriding factor was the house condition. My...
by Rockaway Staff | Sep 4, 2025 | NEWS
Here in Rockaway, we live by the rhythm of the ocean. Some days the waves crash with intensity, other days the water barely ripples. Both states are natural, both have their place. But when I think about peace, I think about the calm waters– the kind that invite you...
