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Cudmore: Amsterdam woman rescued from the Titanic | The Daily Gazette SECTIONS   Monday, April 15, 1912 the Amsterdam Recorder reported, “There was much local interest aroused today in the mishap to the Titanic through the fact that an Amsterdam girl was numbered among the first class passengers.” Born in 1877, Jane Anne Forby’s parents were Frank and Emmeline Hewitt Forby of 30 Chestnut Street. Her father was a carpenter and health inspector. Jane attended Amsterdam High School and worked as a stenographer. She moved to New York City in 1906 after marrying Frederick Hoyt, a partner i...

Black Saturday: One of the largest fires in Staten Island history in photos Updated 1:31 PM; Today 12:41 PM Mrs. Dorothy Vorek stands within the leveled walls of her former home at 875 Sinclair Avenue in Huguenot, as a fire pumper throws a stream to test water flow from a nearby hydrant. Mrs. Vorek's home, was one of about 100 structures destroyed or damaged in the 1963 brush fire epidemic on the South Shore – April 20, 1963. (Staten Island Advance)Staten Island Advance Facebook Share STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. –– Nearly 60 years ago, 100 homes were destroyed, as three different fires simult...

Thomas Fleming Dorsey, 98, of Falmouth died March 3 in his home on Nursery Road. He was the husband of Audrey Jane (Hofmann) Dorsey, who died in November. They had lived on Nursery Road for more than 50 years before he and his wife moved into Atria Woodbriar Place in 2016. Born in Putnam, Connecticut, he was raised on several farms managed by his father, including Hill-Stead in Farmington, Connecticut, and Mount Loretto on Staten Island, New York. He graduated from Tottenville High School on Staten Island in 1941. During high school, he was a Sea Scout working aboard the charter schooner S...

It’s good news: Compass Greater, NY donates 5,000 face masks to Catholic Charities of Staten Island Updated Mar 08, 2021; Posted Mar 08, 2021 From the left, Sal Ingravallo, Vincent Ignizio, Claire Atalla and Joe Tirone displays masks that Sal and Joe donated to Catholic Charities of Staten Island. (Courtesy/Catholic Charities of Staten Island). Facebook Share There’s no better feeling than finding a way to donate to those in need. Joe Tirone and Sal Ingravallo of The Joe Tirone Team at Compass, Greater, NY would agree. They donated 5,000 KN95 masks to Catholic Charities of Staten Island...

Lobster rolls, calamari and other Italian meals on wheels set to appear Friday Updated Mar 04, 2021; Facebook Share STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Kim Leo of Kim Cooks and Caters will roll up to the corner of St. Patrick’s Place and Clarke Avenue in the Tep’s Truck Treats vehicle on Friday, March 5. Leo’s meals on wheels will be in service from noon to 8 p.m. and there will be modest seating at tables in the vicinity. Kim Leo and her calamari (Courtesy of Kim Leo) She said, “Some things don’t change after 30 years in the restaurant business. I’m looking forward to opening a new restaura...