Salvatore Sorrentino dies; Matteo's restaurateur was 86
Salvatore Sorrentino, who established the Matteo's group of family-style Italian restaurants, died Tuesday of lung cancer. He was 86 years old.
View ArticleDonald Edgar, 85, awarded for work on Apollo 11 spacecraft, dies
Donald Edgar, who rose from award-winning work on the Apollo 11 spacecraft to lead a Bohemia-based electronics manufacturing company, died Sept. 2 at his home in Northville, weeks after being diagnosed...
View ArticleRoss Hansen of Patchogue, passionate cyclist and friend, dies at 54
Sometime around his 50th birthday, Ross Hansen took up bicycling and quickly ingratiated himself in Long Island's cycling community, taking part in races and helping to clear trails at Rocky Point...
View ArticleLillian N. Anderson, 103, of Hicksville, 'everyone's hero'
Lillian Nelsen Anderson started bowling at 65 and took up golf when she was 70. She handled her own taxes and finances up until the year before she turned 100.
View ArticleDonald Mulvaney dies; Rockville Centre-born drummer who played in Orchestra...
Donald Mulvaney, an eclectic musician from Rockville Centre who played for Tony Bennett, Itzhak Perlman and 1970s rock band Orchestra Luna, has died from injuries sustained in an Aug. 15 automobile...
View ArticleNorman Farberow dies; pioneer in suicide prevention was 97
Psychologist Norman Farberow never sought the limelight, but he didn't shy away from it either.
View ArticleThomas Van Wagner, 90, devoted his life to alcoholism recovery
Thomas E. Van Wagner, a former Long Islander who dedicated himself to helping others in recovery and treatment for alcoholism, died of complications after a fall in Sarasota, Florida. He was 90.
View ArticlePatricia Paton Rowland of Port Washington dies at 83; devoted teacher had...
Patricia Paton Rowland lived a life brimming with music.
View ArticleRonald Hunte, who cared about the customers of his heating company, dies at 60
Ronald Hunte of Medford endeared himself to customers of his plumbing and heating company by responding to calls at all hours and often refusing payment.
View ArticleYogi Berra, New York Yankees legend, dies at 90
Yankees legend Yogi Berra, one of the most accomplished baseball players and colorful personalities in sports history, died Tuesday at age 90.
View ArticleLongtime New Jersey journalist Arthur Z. Kamin dies at 84
Arthur Z. Kamin, a longtime newspaperman in New Jersey who also was chairman of the Rutgers University board of trustees, has died. He was 84.
View ArticleElizabeth Fink, lawyer who represented inmates in Attica riot, dies at 70
ALBANY -- Elizabeth Fink, a New York lawyer who helped state inmates win a $12 million settlement three decades after the bloody 1971 prison riot in Attica, has died. She was 70.
View ArticleMartin Racanelli, 77, Long Island developer, dies
Martin J. Racanelli Sr., a principal at Melville-based construction firm Racanelli Construction Co. and one of Long Island's earliest big name industrial developers, died of cardiovascular and...
View ArticleTeacher Vivian Farrell Logan, loved performing for children, dead at 85
There was nothing Vivian Farrell Logan loved more than the spotlight.
View ArticleJoseph Burg Sr. dies; World War II veteran and iconic sign painter from...
Letter by painstaking letter, Joseph Burg Sr. created many of the hand-painted signs that adorned local shops and businesses around the Five Towns.
View ArticleMillicent Hope Treiber, mom whose door was always open, dead at 88
John Treiber remembers his mother as the mom who always warmly welcomed his friends when they would come to visit and doted on them as if they were family.
View ArticleInes Dougherty, 82, of Freeport, social worker for Roosevelt schools, dies
Ines Dougherty, who threw passion at any task, whether social work or parties at her Freeport home, accompanied by string quartets or an opera singer, has died.
View ArticleHoward Bauman dies; longtime Boy Scouts leader was 95
Howard Bauman had three children, but for decades he also mentored generations of Boy Scouts as leader of a local troop.
View ArticleMelvin Dubin, founder of baseboard radiator firm, dead at 92
Melvin Dubin, who more than a half-century ago scraped together $5,000 and started a baseboard radiator manufacturing company that his family says is "as Kleenex is to tissues" in its industry, had a...
View ArticleHarry Gallatin dead, Knicks Hall of Famer was 88
Basketball Hall of Famer and former Knicks center Harry Gallatin died Wednesday morning, the team said. He was 88.
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