by Rockaway Staff | May 16, 2024 | NEWS
MAY 16 1770 – Marie Antoinette married the future King Louis XVI of France. 1975 – Japanese climber Junko Tabei became the first woman to summit Mount Everest. MAY 17 Martin Tubridy was born. John Hynes was born. Bernadette Marie Hyland was born....
by Rockaway Staff | May 16, 2024 | NEWS
It was a packed house at the monthly Community board 14 meeting at the Knights of Columbus on Tuesday, May 14. After all, the controversial City of Yes Housing Opportunity plan was on the agenda, plus much more. The second to last meeting before the summer break began...
by Rockaway Staff | May 16, 2024 | NEWS
Here we go again! May 15 started the No Parking rules for the summer. Much of Rockaway will have no parking on their blocks on the weekends and Neponsit will have no parking at all until September 30. Let the Parking Olympics begin. The term Parking Olympics refers to...
by Rockaway Staff | May 16, 2024 | NEWS
Once upon a time, there was a local three-year-old little girl whose dreams were filled with pink tutus and dancing at Mrs. Elaine’s Dance Studio. And today, the now 15-year-old Scholar’s Academy sophomore, Sophie Creamer, with her acceptance to the...
by Rockaway Staff | May 16, 2024 | NEWS
In today’s highly charged climate of college campus protests against Israel, the Jewish people need to “be strong and be courageous,” keynote speaker Professor Stephen M. Berk told the audience at the annual Rockaway community Yom Hashoah program held at Temple Beth...
by Rockaway Staff | May 16, 2024 | NEWS
The Rockaway Times often runs a piece called: “Spotted,” that depicts a Rockaway resident wearing a Rockaway Times T-Shirt in a far off place. Well here’s a twist. Last week, the Rockaway Times ran a story about former Yankee prospect Chick Kinzie turning...
