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Patricia Skinner and her husband, Walter, had lived in East Meadow since 1965. After a long stretch of illnesses, Skinner died on Sept. 15, at age 79.
Patricia Skinner: A life of faith and family
Patricia Skinner was in and out of the hospital over the past five months, but made sure she was available on Sept. 7 to attend her friend Fran Grusell’s 80th birthday party. “What I could … more
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Loretta Kelleher died suddenly in her Freeport apartment on July 23 a week before her birthday. She was 85.
Award-winning reference librarian dies at 85
Loretta Kelleher, an award-winning reference librarian at East Meadow Public Library, died suddenly in her Freeport apartment on July 23 a week before her birthday. She was 85. Kelleher was born … more
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Dr. Louis Riina, a plastic surgeon at Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow, died on April 6 of gastric cancer. He was 56. With him above was Suraj Sharma, the son of a woman whom Riina treated after she was violently attacked by pit bulls.
Dr. Lous Riina, plastic surgeon at NUMC, dies at age 56
One of the many cases Dr. Louis Riina oversaw involved a woman who was violently attacked by two pit bulls nearly eight years ago. On Sept. 29, 2011, the dogs tore skin off the woman’s face, neck … more
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Victor Alfieri served in the Navy in World War II, enlisting three days after his 18th birthday in 1944. He was honorably discharged in March 1946.
Victor Alfieri remembered in East Meadow
In photos from his late teenage years, Victor Alfieri smiles in his Navy uniform, surrounded by palm trees in the Philippines. He rarely shared stories about his time in the military with his two … more
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Maria Maiorino, a guidance counselor at East Meadow High School, left, watched as Andrea Schriefer, a Nassau County Police Department paramedic, packed a wound on a “hemorrhage control trainer” by stuffing cloth inside a mock laceration. On Dec. 12, law enforcement officials and medical professionals demonstrated wound-treatment methods to staff members at W.T. Clarke Middle School in Salisbury.
East Meadow School District is at forefront of ‘Stop the Bleed’
The East Meadow School District is planning to train its entire staff in treating life-threatening wounds through a program called Stop the Bleed. Launched by the federal Department of Homeland … more
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Charles B. Wang, the co-owner of the New York Islanders and a founder of CA Technologies, died on Oct. 21. He was 74.
Islanders Co-Owner Charles Wang dies at 74
Charles B. Wang, the co-owner of the New York Islanders and a founder of CA Technologies, died on Oct. 21. He was 74. Wang called Long Island his adopted home and choose to base CA on Long Island … more
Thomas Callan dies at 70
Thomas Callan lived in East Meadow since he was 9 and dedicated 52 years of his life to the East Meadow Fire Department. He was also a Charter Member of Nassau County Emerald Society and Grand Knight … more
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Jessie Dijkstra passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by her family on July 26, 2018. She was 95.
East Meadow’s Jessie Dijkstra dies at 95
Jessie Dijkstra passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by her family on July 26, 2018. She was 95. Dijkstra was born in the Caribbean and, following many travels, became an East Meadow … more
Alexis Zayas, 27, of East Meadow, was a free spirit who dedicated her life to caring for others, said her friends and family.
East Meadow skydiver sought thrills and touched hearts
A group of men in women in suits and dresses waded knee-deep into the waves at Point Lookout on June 6. Alexis Zayas loved the ocean, her mother, Ava Jacobs, said, and in the wake of the June 2 … more
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Alexis Zayas, 27, of East Meadow, was a free spirit who dedicated her life to caring for others, said her friends and family.
East Meadow resident dies at 27 after skydiving accident
A 27-year old East Meadow woman died on June 2 after sustaining serious injuries related to a parachuting accident in Massachusetts. Alexis Zayas was skydiving at Jumptown Skydiving in Orange, … more
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