Joan S. Schapiro, long-time resident of Rockville Centre and early childhood educator at the Recreation Center, died on Nov. 7 after a two-year battle with cancer.
Schapiro began her 44-year …
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11/11/15
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Helen Frey, one of the best and most popular real estate agents in Rockville Centre, died on Oct. 31 following a quiet, two-year-long battle with cancer. She was 58.
Frey was known for being one …
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By Alex Costello
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11/4/15
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Christian Ardito, a South Side High School Senior, died on Oct. 21. He was 17.
Ardito grew up in Rockville Centre, starting school at Watson Elementary School before moving up to South Side …
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By Alex Costello
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10/28/15
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John “Jack” Irwin, a longtime East Rockaway resident, former grand marshal in the Rockville Centre St. Patrick’s Parade and lifelong member of …
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By Alex Costello
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10/21/15
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When organizers began planning a fundraiser for Wantagh resident Thomas Burke, they never imagined it would be held just four days after his death.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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10/14/15
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The Wantagh School District is mourning the loss of its former middle school principal, Dr. Jeannette Stern, who died on Oct. 5 after a battle with cancer. She was 67.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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10/14/15
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“Remember, you are the future.”
Douglas Smestad repeated this affirmation daily to the hundreds of students he taught for two and a half decades in history classes at Calhoun High School, …
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By Julie Mansmann
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9/25/15
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The Island Park Fire Department lost member and good friend; Lyle Chernoff was much loved and admired. He joined the fire department Sept. 27, 2010, and was a member of Rescue Company No. 1. In 2011 …
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By Barbra Rubin-Perry
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9/23/15
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Whenever Joseph Michael Polchinski II did something, he did it to extremes.
“It was like if he was going to get a tattoo he was going to get the biggest tattoo in the world,” said his sister, …
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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9/23/15
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A beloved East Meadow woman who family and friends described as a “career real estate dynamo” died suddenly on Sept. 14. She was 89.
JeanneMarie Eisenhardt was born to Joe and Sally …
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9/17/15
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