Thursday, December 8, 2011
Kevin Townes died of an apparent heart attack.
Westchester firefighters today mourn the loss of one of their own, 54-year-old Mount Vernon firefighter Kevin Townes, who died of an apparent heart attack at the scene of a house fire this morning. Townes, a 25-year veteran of the fire department, was one of more than 20 firefighters who raced to the scene of a fire early this morning on Lorraine Avenue. Fire officials said Townes collapsed suddenly and died at Mount Vernon Hospital despite efforts to revive him. Officials noted that Townes had recently passed a mandatory physical exam and city officials said the married father of three children was one of the city's outstanding firefighters. In White Plains, firefighters there were quick to post a note about Townes on their Facebook page…
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Funeral services for Andrew Libo will be held Oct. 27 at the Westchester Jewish Center on 175 Rockland Ave. in Mamaroneck at 10 a.m.
Andrew L. Libo, 54, of Mamaroneck, NY died peacefully at home on Oct. 25, 2011 surrounded by family and friends. Born on Oct. 6, 1957 to Dr. Hersh and Libby Libo, Andrew grew up in Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn. He attended Poly Prep Country Day School where he was a star wrestler and from where he graduated in 1975. Andrew graduated cum laude with a B.A. in psychology and history from the University of Rochester in 1979 and earned his J.D. from George Washington School of Law in 1982. He was admitted to the New York State Bar in 1983. After gaining Associate experience at the Law Offices of F. Lee Bailey and Aaron J. Broder, Andrew became a founding member of the law firm of Gersowitz Libo & Korek, P.C. in 1984 where he embarked upon a …
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Thursday, October 6, 2011
One of Silicon Valley's greatest electronics and computer-industry pioneers succumbs to pancreatic cancer.
Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple Computer, now Apple, Inc., died on Wednesday, about 9 months after he began phasing out his leadership of the company. When I was an electronics and computer-industry editor and conference director, I met with and interviewed Jobs on many occasions. He was to technology and Silicon Valley what Washington Irving was to American literature and Hudson Valley — a person capable of extending the boundaries of their profession well beyond what had ever been done before. Apple's website posted Jobs' picture and the following message: "Apple has lost a visionary and creative genius, and the world has lost an amazing human being. Those of us who have been fortunate enough to know and work with Steve have lost a dear …
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Friday, August 19, 2011
A visitation for former Larchmont resident Adele Zullo-Mancuso, killed in a tragic accident on August 16, will be held at Coxe and Graziano Funeral Home on Sunday.
A visitation for Adele P. Zullo-Mancuso, 62, a former Larchmont resident tragically killed in an accident on August 16 after a tractor trailer tire came off and struck the car she was driving on I-95, will be held on Sunday, August 21 at Coxe and Graziano Funeral Home in Mamaroneck from 2-4 p.m. and from 7-9 p.m. A funeral mass will be held on Monday, August 22 at St. Gregory the Great R.C. Church on 215 Halstead Ave. in Harrison at 10 a.m. Mancuso’s mother, Constance Casalina, 84, a Larchmont resident, was a passenger in the car involved in the accident. Casalina suffered only minor injuries. Maria Gallagher, assistant superintendent for recreation at the Town of Mamaroneck Senior Center where Casalina was a regular, said that the …
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Tuesday, August 16, 2011
A former Mamaroneck school board president, conservation activist and namesake of the conservancy at the Larchmont reservoir, passed away at 95 on July 9.
James G. Johnson Jr., namesake of the James G. Johnson Conservancy at the Larchmont Reservoir, former president of the Mamaroneck Board of Education, and active member of the College Careers fund of Westchester passed away last month at his home in New Rochelle. He was 95. Johnson was an influential member of the Mamaroneck community, serving as school board president and acting as an environmental activist and advocate for local underprivileged youth, among many other things. “Jimmy” Johnson was born on October 15, 1915 in Jackson, Mississippi but moved with his family to New York in 1918. He attended public schools in New York City, including P.S. 166 and DeWitt Clinton High School until his freshmen year in high school, finishing his …
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
The wake for John Chervokas, advertising executive and public servant, is July 28.
Former Town of Ossining Supervisor John Chervokas, politican and ad man best known for the famous "Please don't squeeze the Charmin" commercials, has died. He was 74. The wake will be held at Dorsey Funeral Home in Ossining on July 28 from 5-8 p.m. His funeral will be on July 29 at St. Theresa Church in Briarcliff Manor at 11 a.m. John Chervokas began his public service career in the 70s as the president of the Ossining School Board. He was the director of the Ossining Chamber of Commerce in the mid-90s. In 1998 Chervokas began his first term as the Town of Ossining's supervisor. He proudly served the people of the Town of Ossining in that position until 2008. Before his career in politics, John was a Madison Avenue advertising executive. …
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Officer Falcone died a hero last week and was honored as a hero Thursday.
John Falcone, a veteran police officer of 18 years, was remembered by his beloved family, friends, brothers in blue and the community Thursday. They arrived to pay their final respects to the officer, killed in the line of duty, protecting and serving the City of Poughkeepsie. Due to the amount of people attending the ceremony, shuttle buses were used to take viewers to St. James Church in Carmel. They began arriving at 9:40 a.m. Included in the massive police presence were representatives from Poughkeepsie, Putnam, Nassau, Ossining, Suffolk, Fort Lee, Teaneck and the NYPD. There was an estimate "of 5,000 to 10,000 attendees," said Lt. Thomas Jones, one of the thousands of officers who came. He called it a sea of brotherhood, that when …
JJ
1:01 pm on Friday, December 9, 2011
This is as sad as it gets this time of the year. RIP Sir and May God Bless your family. more ›