Far Rockaway

Johnnie Ponzie, business consultant

2012-12-14 13:48:00

Johnnie Ponzie, a retired business consultant and former longtime Ednor Gardens resident, died Dec. 8 of a heart attack at his home in Whitesboro, N.J. He was 66. The son of a railroader and a homemaker, Johnnie Ponzie was born in Pine Bluff, Ark., and...

Sunday marks the 25th anniversary of an unforgettable manhunt in Havre de Grace

2011-09-15 17:35:00

Twenty-five years may have passed since a New York City man turned a routine traffic case into a night of mayhem when he killed a police officer and wounded three others in Havre de Grace, but for some of those close to the manhunt and the overnight siege...

2,000 unstamped packs of cigarettes seized near Perryville

2011-08-11 09:17:21

Comptroller agents recently arrested two men near Perryville suspected of smuggling about 2,000 packs of illegal cigarettes. The arrests are part of several similar busts across the state. On July 30, Maryland State Police Trooper Joseph Twardowski...

Northland sends relief team to help Oklahoma tornado victims

2013-05-21 07:44:00

Northland Church's�disaster response team is heading out this afternoon—making the 20-hour drive to Moore, Okla. to serve victims�of yesterday's tornado. The team is taking its�mobile kitchen trailer, which is capable of serving more than 2,500...

Peter Daly, 74

2013-04-09 15:46:00

Peter Daly, 74, of Hagerstown, passed away Saturday, April 6, 2013, at his home. Born Jan. 2, 1939, in Far Rockaway, N.Y., he was the son of the late John and Marie (Munzell) Daly. Mr. Daly was a eight-year veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He retired...

Three months after Sandy, victims waiting for relief

2013-01-29 14:36:00

NEW YORK (AP) — Devon Lawrence neatly stacked bricks on the gas burner of his kitchen stove and turned up the blue flame, creating a sort of radiator that warmed the ice-cold room. His two-story house in the Far Rockaway section of Queens hasn't...

Multiple Reports Of Looting; 15 Arrested In Far Rockaway

2012-10-31 16:08:00

Fifteen people have been arrested after looting broke out in Coney Island and along the Far Rockaway peninsula, the Associated Press reported. Suspects broke windows and damaged metal gates while breaking into several clothing stores, a Radio Shack and a...

Food trucks become unexpected saviors after Sandy

2012-11-29 19:36:00

Clean up efforts in Far Rockaway continue and lives are still far from normal.� Many are living without heat and hot meals even one month after the storm.� However, among the Red Cross and other organizations there is another group who have been present...

Free Subway Shuttle To Start Running Tuesday In Rockaways

2012-11-19 15:55:00

With the prospect of Rockaway Line service being disabled for the next several months due to the destructive force of Hurricane Sandy, the MTA took the unprecedented action of moving subway cars by flatbed truck onto the Rockaway Peninsula and setting...

FEMA's Answer for NY Storm Victims: Put 'em Back in Their Homes

2012-11-15 07:56:00

In the aftermath of one of the worst weather systems to hit the Northeast, finding adequate shelter is the big concern. What to do with displaced residents, whose homes were rendered dark, cold and powerless by Superstorm Sandy, is now the question...

Death Toll from Sandy Hits 113, Recovery Slow

2012-11-12 07:12:00

NEW YORK -- The outward signs of recovery were everywhere Monday across the Northeast nearly two weeks after Superstorm Sandy struck: Power restored to tens of thousands, bridges and tunnels reopened, and limited train and ferry service up and running....

Post Sandy, manic Monday begins for commuters

2012-11-05 06:02:00

NEW YORK (AP) — Commuters streaming into New York City on Monday endured long waits and crowded trains, giving the recovering transit system a stress test a week after Superstorm Sandy ravaged the New Jersey and New York coast lines. Trains were so...

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg speaks during a press conference announcing the re-opening of 12 schools in the Rockaways and Brooklyn at P.S. 43 in the Far Rockaway section of the Queens borough of New York

2012-11-19 00:00:00

Greater Shiloh Church minister Roxanne Robinson (right) leads a prayer to help the needy, before members of the Easton congregation leave to deliver donated clothing food and other supplies to Far Rockaway, New York on Monday.

2012-11-12 00:00:00

Far Rockaway, Queens

2012-11-03 14:00:00