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Gayle Hamer,74, who taught at Hewlett Elementary School for at least three decades, died on April 21, 2022.

Longtime Hewlett Elementary School Gayle Hamer dies at 74

Hewlett Elementary School lost a very special, longtime teacher — Gayle Hamer — on April 21, 2022. She was 74. more

By Lisa Margaria | 5/5/22

Bernyce Alpert Winick, was known to many as ‘the lady in white,’ with several of her paintings, circa 1994. She was also a photographer and pianist.

‘Woman in white,’ Woodmere's Bernyce Alpert Winick, 99

Known to many as “the lady in white” Bernyce Alpert Winick, who wore white-colored clothes, left behind a grand legacy as an artist, author, fashion designer, pianist, photographer and a person who aimed to help others. The longtime Woodmere resident died on Feb. 17. She was 99. more

By Jeff Bessen | 3/10/22

Longtime Lawrence resident Howard Siskind died on Feb. 14. He served the village as a trustee and a Parks Commission chairman.

Lawrence resident Howard Siskind, 80, fashionable, charismatic

Longtime Lawrence resident Howard Siskind served as a village trustee, a Parks Commission chairman and a president of the Men’s Club at the Lawrence Yacht & Country Club. He died on Feb. 14. He was 80. more

By Lisa Margaria | 3/10/22

Lawrence native Howard Good, of Boynton Beach, Fla., died on Dec. 6. He was 91.

Lawrence native Howard Good, 91

He loved to play golf and tennis and was a strong supporter of law enforcement. Howard Good died on Dec. 6, 2021. He was 91. more

By Jeff Bessen | 1/20/22

Brooklyn-born Sydney Engel was initially successful with a business he named for his father.

Hewlett Harbor's Sydney Engel, successful businessman, 98

Known for his passion and work ethic, Hewlett Harbor resident Sydney Engel had what grandson Jon Weiss called an “urgency not seen today” to accomplish projects and tasks, an attribute that led him to build two successful companies, including one he helped found at age 74. more

By Jeff Bessen | 12/9/21

Johanna Swords at her granddaughter Alyssa’s wedding in Lyons, Colorado in 2018.

Cedarhurst native Johanna Swords, 97

Johanna Swords, a former Cedarhurst resident for nearly three decades, died Oct. 16. She was 97. more

By Lisa Margaria | 11/4/21

Longtime Lawrence School District special education teacher Cleveland Woods had a substantial influence on the students he coached, mentored and taught.

Lawrence teacher Cleveland Woods dies at 56

Even in the worst of situations, Cleveland Woods was known to be cool, calm and collected and ready with a humorous witticism that more often than not disarmed the crisis and allowed the 6-foot-5 former basketball player who was a special education teacher with the Lawrence School District for more than 20 years to establish or reestablish a relationship. more

By Jeff Bessen | 11/4/21

Nicholas Fabrizio, right, and Monk Rizzo with one of their Independent Coach school buses in 2013.

Inwood native Nicholas Fabrizio was driven to help others

Dedicated to family, friends, his business and helping people, organizations and institutions, Nicholas J. “Kayo” Fabrizio was known as the quiet guy behind the scenes, never one to toot his own horn. Fabrizio, a longtime Five Towns resident, died on Sept. 21. He was 90. more

By Jeff Bessen | 9/30/21

Former Five Towner Elliot Spanierman was known for his generosity, intelligence and warmth.

Longtime Lawrence resident Elliot Spanierman, 87

Elliot Spanierman, a resident of Back Lawrence for nearly 40 years, who retired to Bal Harbour, Florida, died on Aug. 15. He was 87. more

By Jeff Bessen | 9/3/21

Hewlett Harbor resident Harry Kassel founded a top-flight kosher meat company and was a longtime civic leader on the state and local level.

Harry Kassel, Five Towns businessman, 100

In his 100 years, Hewlett Harbor resident Harry Kassel was a successful businessman, creating the nation’s largest kosher beef wholesale operation in the 1960s and lending a helping hand to what has become Mount Sinai Nassau Hospital in Oceanside. more

7/22/21

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