From sunrise to sunset, 20 beautiful photos of Staten Island’s nature
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. –– The mornings are always interesting and different, from sunburst sunrises to soupy foggy streets and lots of wildlife. Just pick a destination and look around.
As the spring arrives, we can’t help but capture the budding flowers and greenery and the new baby animals. Below are some of our favorite nature photos by SILive.com/Advance staff and readers from this year so far.
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Passion for BBQ launches Eltingville brothers into national spotlight for their smokin’ meats
Updated May 11, 2021;
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. When Dan Jacobellis isn’t catering or teaching cooking classes at Mount Loretto, he’s competing in barbecue competitions around the country. And the Eltingville resident is winning big as he and brother James take their Top Gun BBQ rig on the road with their acclaimed pulled pork, smoked brisket, ribs and chicken.
At the moment this year, Staten Island’s own Top Gun is ranked 13th in the world.
“We’re really gearing up and going all in for competition,” said the chef.
Cudmore: Amsterdam woman rescued from the Titanic | The Daily Gazette
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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 in a lace importing firm, Yale graduate, yacht designer and popular yachtsman.
Black Saturday: One of the largest fires in Staten Island history in photos
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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
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. –– Nearly 60 years ago, 100 homes were destroyed, as three different fires simultaneously burned through multiple Staten Island neighborhoods.
On April 20, 1963, also known as Black Saturday, a total of three large brush fires began in Rossville, Tottenville, and Mariners Harbor. In their wake, the fires caused more than $2 million of property damage and left over 500 people homeless.
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