by Rockaway Staff | Oct 31, 2024 | NEWS
The time is here. Election season is upon us. Early voting in underway, with many already hitting the polls to cast their votes through November 3, and some waiting until Election Day, on Tuesday, November 5. For those who haven’t voted yet, here’s a preview of what...
by Rockaway Staff | Oct 31, 2024 | NEWS
It’s time to serve your sentence at Vollyville Prison. For those who love to embrace the scary side of Halloween, there’s no better place around town than the Broad Channel Volunteer Fire Department’s (BCVFD) Haunted House. After all, from responding to real life...
by Rockaway Staff | Oct 31, 2024 | NEWS
As the 12th anniversary of Hurricane Sandy passes, we’re reminded of the utter destruction from that day…and then the help that came after. Many are reminded of it after watching any massive weather event unfold, devastating another part of the country. That was the...
by Rockaway Staff | Oct 31, 2024 | NEWS
OCTOBER 31 Dennis O’Connor was born. Marilyn Kohn was born. 1517 – Martin Luther posted the 95 Theses on the door of the Wittenberg Palace church, marking the start of the Protestant Reformation in Germany. 1992 – Pope John Paul II admitted that the...
by Rockaway Staff | Oct 31, 2024 | NEWS
Some folks might remember and miss the Taste of Rockaway, spearheaded by the late owner of Thai Rock, Robert Kaskel. But imagine a Taste of Rockaway that takes away the challenge of having to bounce from one restaurant to the another, to sample Rockaway’s good eats....
by Rockaway Staff | Oct 31, 2024 | NEWS
Tuesday October 29, 2012, Superstorm Sandy made its mark on the northeast as the storm of the century. Those who experienced Hurricane Irene a year earlier thought it would be nothing, but those expectations were soon met with the harsh reality of Sandy’s power....
