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Joy Bernstein imbued her children with the concepts that family came first and being active in the community.

Cedarhurst resident Joy Bernstein dies at 93

Joy Bernstein broke barriers, delved into her Jewish tradition and carved out a wonderful life. more

By Jeff Bessen | 11/23/22

Michael Jacovides, a Valley Stream resident who taught at Lawrence High School, was considered a Renaissance man who spoke three languages and had a comprehensive knowledge of history.

Michael Jacovides dies at 91

Michael Jacovides was considered a Renaissance man by the many people that knew the 36-year resident of Valley Stream who taught social studies at Lawrence High School for three decades. more

By Jeff Bessen | 11/10/22

Josephine Fusco, from Woodmere, drove a school bus for more than 30 years for Independent Coach Corporation.

Woodmere resident Josephine Fusco dies at 88

Far Rockaway High School alumnus and Woodmere resident Josephine Fusco died on Oct. 21, from kidney disease. She was 88. more

By Hernesto Galdamez | 11/10/22

Navy veteran Joseph Santillo raised the flag at the Inwood VFW Post 1582 Veterans Day ceremony in 2011.

World War II veteran Joseph Santillo dies at 95

Lifelong Inwood resident Joseph Santillo, a World War II veteran and retired Nassau County police officer for 36 years died on Oct. 16. Santillo was 95. more

By Hernesto Galdamez | 10/27/22

Florist Chris Stefan, at the Woodbury Jewish Center roughly 30 years ago, was beloved by his customers.

Lawrence florist Chris Stefan dies at 92

For more than two-thirds of his life – 66 years to be exact – Chris Stefan, owner of Stefan’s Florist at the intersection of Central Avenue and Rockaway Turnpike in Lawrence, was a well-known Five Towns florists. He died on Oct. 14. Stefan was 92. more

By Hernesto Galdamez | 10/20/22

Linda Howard Weissman, was known not only for her diminutive stature, but for her boundless energy and zest for life.

Linda Weissman, dean at Touro Law Center, 76

Friends, colleagues and family are remembering Linda Howard Weissman — a longtime leader of Five Towns Community Chest — after she was struck and killed by a car last week on Shore Road in Cold Spring Harbor. She was 76. more

By Lisa Margaria | 8/18/22

The Breslauer family, Kimberly, left, Ginny and Lindsay, loved spending time at the Inwood Country Club.

Longtime Woodmere resident Regina ‘Ginny’ Breslauer, 79

Known as “three peas in a pod” and “the triplets,” Kimberly Breslauer illustrated how close she, her younger sister Lindsay Breslauer and mother Regina “Ginny” Breslauer were. more

By Jeff Bessen | 6/23/22

Longtime Woodmere resident Phillip Ritzenberg was a lifelong journalist and consummate newspaperman.

Consummate newspaperman, Woodmere resident Phillip Ritzenberg, 90

At 90 Phillip Ritzenberg still had a full head of jet black hair and was swinging a sledgehammer to split firewood outside his Woodmere home. more

By Jeff Bessen | 6/9/22

Hewlett Harbor native Shelby Modell helped to establish an array of organizations, was involved in global and local governmental affairs and remained dedicated to her family.

Hewlett Harbor native was ‘a force of nature’

When her 13-year-old son Michael was stricken with colitis, Shelby Modell did not curl up in a ball and cry. She quickly turned her sorrow into action and was the co-founder of the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America and founder of the Long Island chapter for the nonprofit advocacy organization. more

By Jeff Bessen | 5/19/22

Linda Barreira with her daughters Katherine, left, and Taylor, changed the Rock Hall Museum forever, introducing new programs and events.

Longtime Rock Hall Museum Director Linda Barreira passes at 67

Linda Barreira cared for and fussed over Lawrence’s Rock Hall Museum for 37 years, 27 of them as its director. She created new programs, and made an 18th-century plantation-turned 20th-century museum into a lively place that attracted children and adults with activities, concerts and an annual two-day Country Fair. more

By Lisa Margaria | 5/12/22

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