When weighing retirement options, you may reach the point where you’re ready for your priorities to shift from the daily upkeep of your too-big house to more personal, enjoyable pursuits. What …
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By Laurie Stambler, Director of Sales & Marketing at Fountaingate Gardens, a Gurwin Community
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7/26/18
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As she stood at the lectern in the East Rockaway Junior-Senior High School auditorium during graduation, Marissela Gomez’s remarks to her peers covered a range of topics.
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By Mike Smollins
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6/28/18
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It was a clear and sunny day at Joseph Carrigan Point on the waterfront on June 21 as East Rockaway Junior-Senior High School students posed for photos in their dresses and tuxedos before heading to the prom.
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By Mike Smollins
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6/28/18
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Even at the end of her career, portraits of Carol Sanders’s favorite historical figure, Henry Clay, were still displayed in her classroom. Clay was a senator from Kentucky who became the nation’s ninth secretary of state under John Quincy Adams. The portraits were gifts from her former students — tokens of the lasting impression she made on them and her love of history and politics.
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By Mike Smollins
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6/28/18
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Ah, summer is here and the weather is finally warming up! Although we are all ready for the sunshine after a cold and rainy spring, for many, this beautiful weather – and new blooming foliage - …
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By Uwa Oriakhi, RN, MSN, FNP
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6/1/18
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Richard Schaffer, of Floral Park, has spent the past seven years serving in a variety of leadership roles at Nathaniel Hawthorne Middle School in Bayside, Queens. On July 1, he will take over for Neil Lederer as principal of East Rockaway Junior-Senior High School.
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By Mike Smollins
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5/31/18
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A fundraiser to benefit a scholarship in the memory of late East Rockaway Junior-Senior High School alumnus Keith Lane was postponed to June 2 because of bad weather last weekend.
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By Mike Smollins
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5/24/18
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During most of his adult life, the late Keith Lane rarely left home without two things: a radio to stay connected to the Fire Department and his camera.
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By Mike Smollins
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5/17/18
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Zachary Olewnicki was among the many student and local artists displaying their work along the waterfront on Dock Street at the annual East Rockaway Cultural Arts Council Art Walk on May 3 — and even sold several of his original photographs.
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By Melissa Koenig
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5/17/18
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Stress is part of our everyday lives. In fact, some stress is good because it motivates us to accomplish our goals—but stress can also have a negative impact on our health, compromising our …
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By Dawn Lettau, CTRS
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4/20/18
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