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Staten Island obituaries for March 17, 2021 Updated Mar 17, 2021; STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The following is a roundup of obituaries published on SILive.com. Viewing times and guestbooks can be found here. Joseph DeFazio, Esq., 88, a Staten Island native who was a prizefighter in his youth, a U.S. Army veteran and an attorney whose career with the NYC Parks Department spanned from 1952 to 1987, died March 8, 2021. Mary Finello, 101, a native of Italy who worked for many years as a purchasing ag...

‘I’m running to rebrand Staten Island’: Businessman Mark Murphy joins borough president race Updated Feb 24, 2021; Facebook Share STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Lifelong Staten Islander Mark Murphy has thrown his hat into the ring for borough president, joining a growing list of candidates vying for a place on the ballot this fall in the contest to replace outgoing Borough President James Oddo. “I know what Staten Island was and I know what Staten Island can be,” Murphy told the Advance/SILi...

Democratic activist and business owner Lorie Honor enters Staten Island borough president race Updated Feb 17, 2021; Posted Feb 17, 2021 Local activist Lorie Honor, a Democrat, poses for a photo as part of her campaign for Staten Island borough president. (Courtesy: Lorie Honor for BP/Nataki Hewling) Facebook Share STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A Staten Island Democratic activist and small business owner has entered the race for borough president. Lorie Honor, co-founder of Staten Island Women Who ...

Some dim sum for Chinese New Year? What to eat . . . and where to get it. Updated Feb 10, 2021; Posted Feb 10, 2021 Making dumplings at East New Sing Bo in Castleton Corners (Staten Island Advance File Photo) Staten Island Advance Facebook Share STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Think outside the takeout box for Chinese New Year as it kicks off on a rather special day in New York City — the official start to indoor dining at 25% capacity. Welcome, O Year of the Ox! If you were born in 1925, 1937, 194...

SHARE: In 2018, Staten Island native Lorie Honor introduced former Rep. Max Rose, then a first-time Democratic candidate for Congress, to communities across Staten Island. She fundraised for his campaign as his director of community outreach and helped build the volunteer base that eventually led to Rose’s upset victory. Progressive grassroots groups, including the one Honor helped co-found, Staten Island Women Who March, are considered by local Democrats as being instrumental to Rose flippin...

David Mercaldo, deeply involved in Staten Island arts scene, dies at 74. A local Renaissance man, he was teacher, writer and actor. Updated Jan 13, 2021; David Mercaldo, 74, a former Oakwood resident who combined teaching, writing, acting and even a little politics into a rich and rewarding career and whose kindness and generosity were admired by friends and family, died Jan. 9 in Harrisburg (Pa.) Hospital of complications from pancreatic cancer. Born in Brooklyn and raised in Queens, Dr. Mer...

A tribute to Bob Jacobs A tribute to Bob Jacobs Although he didn’t personally bring about the first Hanukkah party at the White House, the Jewish activist who helped transform Jesse Helms from anti-Semite to Israel-supporter undoubtedly had an effect. (December 13, 2020 / JNS) Having just attended U.S. President Donald Trump’s Hanukkah celebration, I decided to pay tribute to Robert (Bob) Jacobs, a man who ranks as one of the top Jewish activists of all time. Without even knowing it, he had...

Party. im really going to concentrate on the local part of the race. i feel that our district has been woefully under served for many, many years, first with congressman crowley and now with congresswoman ocasio-cortez. shes done an excellent job creating a national profile but i really dont think shes concerned about whats going on in the district. i think i have a real feel for whats going on in the district and my job as a teacher has a lot to do that. >> mike: noting ocasio-cortezs 2018 repu...

Tingly we will be in 2020, match lab, mo elleithee, thank you. sad news now, longtime new york politician and power broker has died. the republicans served as a state assemblyman, five-time congressmen, and staten borough president prayed he stood out in a city run by democrats. his wide influence was alliances with mayor rudy giuliani and presidents including ronald reagan. his daughter was elected to replace him in congress and the 1990s. guy molinari died of pneumonia today in a manhattan hos...

His house and i met with him because he called guy molinari and said he met with the president and speaking with the president about getting me a pardon. you said you told the president that a marine was wrongfully that is not true.ed his help. heres what i told the president. guy molinari used to be a friend. >> you said that right to my face at your house. >> guy told me he wanted to get michael a pardon. the president invited me to accompany him to fight ms-1 on air force one with him and tol...