Jimmy Breslin, Pulitzer-winning NY journalist, dies
Jimmy Breslin, the Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist who pilloried the powerful, championed underdogs and celebrated the working class in columns for Newsday, the New York Daily News and other...
View ArticleHelen Sidor Krupski, mother of Suffolk legislator, farm matriarch dies
Helen Sidor Krupski, the matriarch of a prominent century-old North Fork farm family and mother of Suffolk Legis. Albert Krupski Jr., has died. She was 84.
View ArticleRobert Silvers dead; New York Review of Books' founding editor was 87
Robert B. Silvers, the Mineola-born editor of The New York Review of Books who helped create a literary magazine of lasting influence, died Monday at age 87. Silvers, who had served as sole editor of...
View ArticlePeter Frano, former LI resident and longtime Marine, dies at 82
No matter what state he lived in, Peter J. Frano Jr. always kept a photo of President John F. Kennedy nearby. On the photo were Kennedy's famous words: "Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask...
View ArticleDavid F. McKell, 88; ex-police officer, actor, poet, dies
David Francis McKell, a veteran Suffolk County law enforcement official who filled much of his retirement pursuing acting roles that included an appearance as an extra on the TV show "Law & Order,"...
View ArticleLeonard Litwin, real estate baron, campaign donor, dies at 102
Leonard Litwin of Melville -- a real estate baron and billionaire who built Manhattan skyscrapers, funded philanthropic causes and medical research on Long Island, and backed New York politicians,...
View ArticleJames Hall Jr., Roslyn High science teacher, dies at 82
James Hall Jr., who for more than three decades inspired his Long Island students to appreciate science as he directed those who vied for top prizes in major national competitions, died March 26 after...
View ArticleBob Yale dies; fireworks entrepreneur and musician was 61
Bob Yale turned his talent for music and pyrotechnics into jaw-dropping fireworks displays at Jones Beach State Park, Shea Stadium, Walt Disney World and elsewhere.
View ArticleEdith C. Ialeggio dead; LI public relations trailblazer was 91
Edith C. Ialeggio ran her own one-person business while raising four children, so when a job called, it was "Everybody in the car, now. We're going to work with mom."
View ArticleDr. Bernard Levine dies; was 40-year friend of Debbie Reynolds
In the theater of the Westbury Music Fair in the early 1970s -- moments before Debbie Reynolds was to take the stage -- a call came from an announcer: "Is there a doctor in the house?"
View ArticlePete Bowles, longtime Newsday reporter, dies at 79
In New York newsrooms and the courthouses that he covered, Newsday reporter Pete Bowles -- and his voice -- stood out.
View ArticleAnn H. Sneed dies at 87; jazz enthusiast fought for civil rights
Ann H. Sneed grew up among legendary artists, including singer-actor-activist Paul Robeson, who once sang "Ol' Man River" on her porch, and forged that experience into her own life dedicated to...
View ArticleFrank Peter Jay dies; ex-professor had humor, joy for life
When Frank Peter Jay's kids won Jack, a donkey, at an auction in 1960, he knew what to do -- convert his Port Washington garage to a stable.
View ArticleBarney Loughlin dies; longtime Sayville vineyard owner was 91
Despite being told by some that opening a vineyard in the 1980s during Long Island's boom period of small farm wineries would backfire, Bernard "Barney" Loughlin set all of his efforts toward making it...
View ArticleJerome Zwanger, founder of Long Island radiology group, dies at 94
Dr. Jerome Zwanger, 94, a physician whose Long Island radiology group became well-known to doctors across the country, died April 29 after a long illness.
View ArticleEx-Indiana Pacers coach George Irvine dies at 69
INDIANAPOLIS -- George Irvine, who coached nearly 200 games for the Indiana Pacers in the 1980s before working in the front office, has died after battling cancer. He was 69.
View ArticleEx-New Orleans police chief Richard Pennington dies at 70
Richard Pennington, a leader in three U.S. major police departments who attained national renown for bringing departmental reforms and helping reduce crime rates while serving as chief in New Orleans,...
View ArticleRichard Ligon dies; Riverhead's first black firefighter was 77
Richard Ligon had to fight to join the Riverhead Fire Department, becoming the department's first black firefighter in 1977 after he had initially been rejected.
View ArticleActor Michael Parks, a Tarantino favorite, dead at 77
Michael Parks, a prolific character actor who found early fame in 1960s countercultural roles and later became a favorite of directors including Quentin Tarantino and Kevin Smith, has died. He was 77.
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