by Rockaway Staff | Feb 20, 2025 | NEWS
On Thursday, February 13, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Jordan Hannah, an FDNY EMT from Rockaway Beach, was indicted by a grand jury and arraigned on first-degree murder and other charges for the fatal gunpoint robbery of 22-year-old Kyle...
by Rockaway Staff | Feb 20, 2025 | NEWS
Tee’s Arts and Crafts Club will resume on Tuesday, February 25 from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at St. Rose of Lima (130 Beach 84th Street). The club’s mission is to foster community and family bonding by providing a shared space where children and parents can engage...
by Rockaway Staff | Feb 20, 2025 | NEWS
The St. Camillus/ St. Virgilius basketball program is underway with 150 local kids from 4th grade to 8th grade, playing in the Girls and Boys leagues. Here are some standout players this week. Kate Tyminski Girls League Kate is, without question, one of the best...
by Rockaway Staff | Feb 13, 2025 | NEWS
The Tenth Annual Rockaway Times Photo Contest is now officially open! As you know, there’s no doubt Rockaway’s got talent and we like to put the spotlight on peninsula shutterbugs. As we’ve done in years past, the Top 30 photos selected are made poster-size and put...
by Rockaway Staff | Feb 13, 2025 | NEWS
First stop—Harvard! By Kami-Leigh Agard For many American families, your child’s admission to an Ivy League university is a pipe dream. However, local resident, Amira Beatty is fermenting the dream through her Rockaway Ivy League Dream Eight-University Tour. First...
by Rockaway Staff | Feb 13, 2025 | NEWS
Depending on who you talk to, this past Tuesday, February 11, Community Board 14’s meeting at Knights of Columbus was as entertaining as the Super Bowl LIX’s halftime show. Crickets… Maybe if Samuel Jackson was present playing Uncle Sam. However, the actual meeting...
