Arthur Rosenthal, executive director of the Rockville Centre-based Confide Counseling & Consultation Center, died on Aug. 1 after a 16-month battle with esophageal cancer. He was 72.
Mike Charles, …
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By Zach Gottehrer-Cohen
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8/9/17
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Roy Weinman was born in a house on Fredricks Street in Bellmore. Since then, his wife, Myrna, said, his story has paralleled the history of the community.
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By Brian Stieglitz
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7/27/17
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Kevin Brown, an Air Force veteran and dedicated member of the Rockville Centre Police Department, died on June 28 from cancer. He was 70.
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By Ben Strack
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7/13/17
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From performing in vaudeville acts to becoming a longtime owner of a dry cleaning store in Rockville Centre, George Brauch always found himself in the public eye. His humor and catchy ads for his …
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By Brian Kacharaba
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6/1/17
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Michael Barnett, the owner of Michaels Music and known around town as a local guitar legend, died suddenly on May 3. He was 62.
Barnett was born and raised in Long Beach, where he attended West …
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By Bridget Downes
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5/26/17
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Rose Laurino Napolitano Presti, a longtime Valley Stream resident, died on April 29 at the Grand Pavilion Nursing Home in Rockville Centre. She was 103.
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5/10/17
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Longtime Rockville Centre resident Marilyn “Pat” Barnes, a former deacon at United Church who enjoyed sewing and the great outdoors, died on Feb. 1 at age 84.
Barnes was born in Rockville …
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By Brian Kacharaba
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4/27/17
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Gene Vandermosten, known around Island Park for his unwavering service to the community — including his longtime commitment to Boy Scouts and various fire departments in the area — died on April 3 at St. John’s Episcopal Hospital in Queens from a heart condition. He was 80.
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By Ben Strack
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4/13/17
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Hundreds remember Elaine Garrison (Miss Elaine) from their early childhoods. A gifted educator, her teaching career spanned nearly 60 years from 1946 to 2002.
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3/1/17
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Frances “Muzzy” Healy of East Rockaway died on Feb. 7. She was 92.
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2/15/17
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