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Dolores “Dee” Thompson, an enduring and influential figure whose impact can found throughout Huntington, died Wednesday morning. She was 94 years old. Over the decades of her involvement in civil rights and other causes, the diminutive and irrepressible Thompson could be found at events all Read More …
James Kaden, who led the South Huntington Board of Education as president for several years, and was active in other community issues, died Tuesday. He was 67. Known for his methodical and thorough approach to school finances and other topics, Kaden also served on the Read More …
Philip Chapin Ingerman of Northport, a longserving former assistant deputy supervisor for the Town of Huntington, died Saturday. He was 72. “Phil [was] always there for me and the people of Huntington,” said Frank Petrone, Huntington town supervisor during Phil’s tenure. “Phil … was talented Read More …
Juan E. Chiquitucto of Huntington Station died on Wednesday. He was 79 years old. He was the husband of Maria E.. father of Gisela Perkins, Edward, John, and Roy. He was the grandfather of eight and the great-grandfather of one. He was also the brother Read More …
The family of a woman killed in May has set up a GoFundMe account. Lisa Harmon Conway, 54, was struck by a car backing out of a parking space on May 18. “My children have lost their mother, we have many challenging years ahead and Read More …
A funeral mass is scheduled Wednesday for Lisa Harmon Conway, who died last week. Visiting hours are Monday and Tuesday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at M.A. Connell Funeral Home, 934 New York Ave., Huntington Station. The mass is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Read More …
Joyce Louise Spencer of Northport died May 9 at the age of 95. She was born in New Rochelle on Oct. 25, 1927, later graduating from New York University and began a life-long effort to help the disempowered and those less fortunate. Those included participating Read More …
Services are scheduled later this week for William C. Bootz, who served for decades with the East Northport Fire Department. He died Friday. The department said that he had held several positions, including lieutenant, captai, commissioner, safety officer, assistant chaplain and chaplain, as well as Read More …
The estate of a Huntington resident has made a $30 million gift to her alma mater, the University of Mary Washington in Virginia. Irene Piscopo Rodgers, who died last year at the age of 84, was a 1959 alumna and lifetime supporter of the school. Read More …
Services have been scheduled for later this week for Roque Elias Cisneros, 58, of Huntington. The father of four was killed Thursday in an attack while he sat in a vehicle on Oakwood Road. He leaves his wife, Vilma Campos, his four children, Oliver Cisneros, Read More …
Thomas R. Cavanagh, a military veteran who had served as a Huntington official and a homicide detective, died Sunday at age 81. The Northport resident had also served as vice chairman of the Huntington Democratic Party. From 1987-1995, he served on the Kings Park School Read More …
William J. Naughton, who served as Huntingon’s highway superintendent for 26 years, has died. He was 89. Naughton served the town through multiple storms that shut down roads, including Superstorm Sandy and the Nor’easter that followed in 2012. Those storms produced 530,000 cubic yards, or Read More …