Dear Editor: I’d like to commend everyone on the Rockaway Times staff for your outstanding  “Happy Birthday America” edition. What a wonderful job! The wrap around section history lessons bring me back to my school days, and the stories and ads this week are all red,...

Dear Editor: After a devastating fire left our home in Breezy Point uninhabitable and my family navigating nearly nine months of uncertainty and red tape, I would like to express my deepest gratitude to the incredible professionals who stood by us through one of the...

Dear Editor: Many great songs have been written about friendship like “You’ve Got A Friend,” sung by both Carol King and James Taylor. Or what about the Toy Story anthem song “You’ve Got A Friend In Me.” These songs remind us that we are not alone. We can...

Dear Editor:  My grandchildren are here in Rockaway for the week, and I want to take them to a beach that has lifeguards. But that is not easy anymore. Unfortunately, there are very few open beaches. Shouldn’t there be signs on the boardwalk that tell us where...

Dear Editor: I am happy to report that the St. Camillus 11:30 a.m. Sunday Mass was once again well attended. Thank you to all who continue to join us. Our mission is to build a renewed spiritual and welcoming parish community. Your presence and contributions are...

Dear Editor: As our nation approaches its 250th Birthday, I’m thinking back fondly about the Bicentennial in 1976. That year, we were listening to music on AM radios, our televisions had only a few stations and you had to turn the knob by hand to change a channel on...

Dear Editor: Another well attended 11:30 a.m. Mass at St. Camillus with Fr. Kuroly celebrating Father’s Day on Sunday. We heard another great message today! While I am Christian – a practicing Catholic, am I only that when in church attending Mass? What...

Dear Editor: In The Rockaway Times last week (June 18th) there was an article quoting Councilwoman Selvena Brooks-Powers and her advocating for a Trauma Center in Far Rockaway. I understand that while Ms. Brooks-Powers represents the east end of the Rockaway...

Dear Editor: How we take things for granted here in America, like it’s here for the taking and it’s mine, mine, mine. Slow down lads and lassies, or as they say in Ireland, “Hold your horses.” Hold them tight. What I have to say, it’s just me and my beliefs. I rise...

Dear Editor: The Holy Spirit was present at the St. Camillus 11:30 a.m. Mass on Sunday and at our first evening prayer service. I sense the new energy that Fr. Kuroly is bringing to the St. Camillus-St. Virgilius Parish. On Sunday, Pentecost had a special significance...