Maryann Cahill, the wife of late Valley Stream Mayor Ed Cahill, who was known by friends for her gregarious nature and kind heart, died on Dec. 10. She was 82.
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12/20/18
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Dozens of firefighters and local residents attended the funeral of former East Rockaway Fire Department Chief Gene Torborg on Tuesday.
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By Michael Smollins
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12/13/18
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Jay T. Korth recalled that his late father, Jay F. Korth, loved his family, the Village of Lynbrook and golf.
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By Michael Smollins
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12/13/18
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Dr. Richie Friedman, a Cedarhurst resident and Hatzalah director, was walking north in the roadway on Washington Avenue between Donmoor Road and Broadway in Lawrence, when he was struck by a 2016 BMW also headed north at 5:39 p.m. on Dec. 1, according to Nassau County police.
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By Jeff Bessen
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12/1/18
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Rosanna Clavin, a pioneer who made history as Valley Stream’s first female trustee and deputy mayor, died on Nov. 18, of complications of cancer, according to her family. She was 87.
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By Peter Belfiore and Melissa Koenig
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11/29/18
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Manuel Ruiz Mingorance, who taught foreign language at North Shore High School for more than 20 years, died on Nov. 16 at his home in Glen Head. He was 90.
Mingorance was born in Granada, Spain, …
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By Alyssa Seidman
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11/29/18
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“The idea that a Holocaust survivor disappears, his story does not,” said Irving Roth, a friend of Ray Fishler’s. “His spirit and soul continues to live.”
Fishler, of Wayne, N.J., a former Rockville Centre resident who shared his stories of the Holocaust to inspire local students and families, died on Nov. 19.
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By Ben Strack
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11/29/18
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Throughout Thomas Cook’s 64-year career in the Rockville Centre Fire Department, there were nights he came home dirty from fighting fires, recalled his son, Brian, who is now the department’s chief.
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By Ben Strack
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11/15/18
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Gabriella O. Pellicani, a former student at St. Mark’s Cooperative Nursery School, died on Oct. 16 after a fight with brain cancer. She was 5.
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11/8/18
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“He was very proud of his Irish heritage and even more proud of his country, the United States,” said Joey Diamond, son of Michael Diamond, a lifelong member of the Ancient Order of Hibernians …
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By Bridget Downes
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11/1/18
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