M.H. Abrams dies; Norton anthology founder, influential critic was 102
M.H. Abrams, an esteemed critic, teacher and tastemaker who helped shape the modern literary canon as founding editor of the Norton Anthology of English Literature and joined the elite himself by...
View ArticleBarry Popkin of Huntington, blind pianist who lived for music, dies at 61
Barry Popkin's life was shaped by sight and sound -- something he lacked, and something he made.
View ArticleCalvin Peete, black golfer and trail blazer for Tiger Woods, dies at 71
Calvin Peete, who rose from an impoverished background to become one of the PGA Tour's best players in the 1980s, died in Atlanta, the Tour announced Wednesday. He was 71 and a cause of death was not...
View ArticleJazz pianist Marty Napoleon Sr. dies
Some of Marty Napoleon Jr.'s neighbors in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, were blue-collar families who had not seen much of the world.
View ArticleMargaret Comerford Freda dies at 69; Huntington Bay resident was a nurse,...
Margaret Comerford Freda, a nurse and clinical professor who focused largely on preventing premature births, and volunteered to spread awareness, died April 27 at her Huntington Bay home. She was 69.
View ArticleVincent Bordash, longtime LI plumber, electrician, dies at 63
Vincent Bordash, who made a career out of being able to fix all things mechanical, moved his family to North Carolina two decades ago but he never really left Long Island.
View ArticleDaniel Pattarini, who helped usher in nuclear Navy submarines, then restored...
The holder of three patents for nuclear submarine equipment, Daniel Pattarini loved airplanes and automobiles.
View ArticleGeorge Merritt dies at 88; unofficial Levittown mayor had lifelong love of LI...
George Merritt found the ocean as a boy and fell in love, then found Levittown as a young man and fell in love again.
View ArticleWilliam Hannan, veteran and ex-NYPD detective, dies
William R. Hannan Sr., a Korean War veteran, retired NYPD detective and longtime East Williston resident, doted on his wife for 57 years.
View ArticleWilliam Hannan dies, veteran and ex-NYPD detective was 81
William R. Hannan Sr., a Korean War veteran, retired NYPD detective and longtime East Williston resident, doted on his wife for 57 years.
View ArticleAnn Elizabeth Cannon Sweat, Westbury 'trailblazer' and mentor, dies at 85
Westbury Mayor Peter Cavallaro remembered Ann Elizabeth Cannon Sweat as a "trailblazer" and one of his mentors.
View ArticlePaul Costello dies; Suffolk attorney with lengthy record of public service...
Paul Costello, a Republican attorney who had a 30-year public career where he was involved in high-profile issues ranging from the Katie Beers kidnapping case to the ouster of former Suffolk OTB...
View ArticleMelvin Rosner, founder of Bagel Boss chain, 82
He really was the bagel boss. Melvin Rosner, who founded Long Island's popular Bagel Boss chain, died on April 25 from lung disease. The Massapequa resident was 82.
View ArticleAnne Dranginis dies; microbiologist, St. John's professor was 66
Anne Dranginis, a nationally recognized microbiologist and professor at St. John's University, was an intellectual, a beloved educator and advocate for the advancement of women and minorities in the...
View ArticleKen Budny, bayman, environmentalist, former Bellport trustee, dies at 69
Ken Budny, an Army veteran and passionate environmentalist who spent 30 years clamming on the Great South Bay, died at his Bellport home March 16 after a seven-year battle with prostate cancer. He was 69.
View ArticleLouis DeMonte dies, Newsday ad executive was 63
Louis DeMonte, a Newsday advertising account executive who was a mentor to others in his department, died of a heart attack at his home in Hicksville early Tuesday. He was 63.
View ArticleNancy Jean Cole dies at 67; girls field hockey coach had most wins in NY history
Nancy Jean Cole, a Long Island girls field hockey coach with the most wins in state history and an outspoken Title IX advocate, died March 17 at her Stony Brook home. She was 67.
View ArticleDr. Mitchell Pollack dies; longtime Mather hospital ER director and emergency...
When Dr. Mitchell Coleman Pollack of Setauket wasn't in the emergency room, he could often be found glued to a TV watching an Islanders game or whipping up a meal -- maybe a pot of Hoppin' John for New...
View ArticleJoseph Frohnhoefer, Sea Tow Services founder, dies at 71
Joseph Frohnhoefer Jr., whose small Southold-based sea-towing company grew into an international enterprise that aided first responders after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, died from liver cancer at 71.
View ArticleJohn Jay McNulty dies; Huntington native and construction company owner was 75
John Jay McNulty spent his life creating. The longtime construction company owner built everything from modest condominiums to elaborate mansions across Long Island.
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