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S.I. public administrator provides dignified burial for 9 stillborn infants; COVID challenges hurt program’s funding Updated Dec 22, 2020; Facebook Share STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- In what has become a longstanding tradition unique to Staten Island, nine stillborn infants received a dignified burial courtesy of the public administrator, keeping the bodies from being laid to rest at Potter’s Field on Hart Island, the city of New York’s municipal burial ground. On Tuesday, Richmond County Public Administrator Edwina Frances Martin presided over the burial of nine stillborn infants at the Gar...

Cuomo: ‘There is no reason’ for Staten Island to have the city’s highest COVID positivity rate Updated Dec 21, 2020; Posted Dec 21, 2020 Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo provides a coronavirus update from the Red Room at the State Capitol on Friday, Dec. 18, 2020. (Mike Groll/Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo)Mike Groll/Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo Facebook Share STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday continued his criticism of Staten Islanders’ attitude toward the pandemic, and declined to identify a politician he’s used to embody those sentiments. The governor said “th...

Devastating stories that have to be told: Women of the Advance/SILive.com newsroom serve tirelessly during pandemic Updated Dec 23, 2020; It was more than nine months ago, on March 5, that we published a story on SILive.com with the headline: “Coronavirus on Staten Island? ‘Handful’ of ‘suspicious’ cases referred to state Health Dept.” It was the first time we’d written an article about the disease appearing on the borough, and it included a line that the hospitals expected a test for COVID to be available on Staten Island “any day now.” Oh, how things have changed. Keeping...

Tats all, folks! Pete Davidson reportedly in process of removing tattoos Updated Dec 19, 2020; Posted Dec 19, 2020 In this image released by Universal Pictures, Pete Davidson appears in a scene from "The King of Staten Island," directed by Judd Apatow. (Mary Cybulski/Universal Pictures via AP)AP Facebook Share STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Pete Davidson is ready for a new beginning. The 27-year-old “Saturday Night Live” comedian and Staten Island native has reportedly decided to get rid of all of his many tattoos. During a Q&A with the cast of his movie “The King of Staten Island,” Davids...

VISIONS for the Blind celebrates the holidays and honors 8 for their work with visually impaired Updated Dec 17, 2020; I Individuals who are benefiting from the services VISIONS, a nonprofit rehabilitation and social service organization whose purpose is to develop and implement individualized programs to assist people who are blind and visually impaired of all ages to lead independent and active lives. (Courtesy/VISIONSvcb.org) It was an evening of entertainment and exceptional acceptance speeches where honorees conveyed their personal connection to VISIONS Services for the Blind and Visual...