David Mercaldo, deeply involved in Staten Island arts scene, dies at 74. A local Renaissance man, he was teacher, writer and actor.
Updated Jan 13, 2021;
David Mercaldo, 74, a former Oakwood resident who combined teaching, writing, acting and even a little politics into a rich and rewarding career and whose kindness and generosity were admired by friends and family, died Jan. 9 in Harrisburg (Pa.) Hospital of complications from pancreatic cancer.
Born in Brooklyn and raised in Queens, Dr. Mercaldo graduated from Martin Van Buren High School, where he was elected president of the senior class. He followed in his older brother’s footsteps by earning a bachelor’s degree from Central Bible College in Springfield, Mo., and later completed a master’s degree at the former Richmond College, now the College of Staten Island, and a doctoral degree from the former Columbia Pacific University.
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WOLCOTT – Mrs. Frances T. Burke, age 94 of Wolcott, was welcomed into the loving embrace of Our Lord and her predeceased children, after peacefully passing away, on Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021, at the Glendale Health Care Center in Naugatuck. She was the widow of George Burke.
Frances was born Oct. 3, 1926, in Waterbury, the daughter of the late Napoleon and Emma (Boisvert) Kirouac, and attended local schools. Frances worked for several area businesses throughout her life, but the love and devotion for her family and her selfless acts of kindness led her to be a loving and dedicated homemaker.
Frances also had a love of children and spent several years assisting her daughter’s day care, where she enjoyed mentoring and playing with the children. She enjoyed playing cards, loved listening to music, dancing.
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Step back in time with some of the borough’s most popular vintage restaurants | Time Capsule: Staten Island
Updated Dec 15, 2020;
Posted Dec 13, 2020
1992: Miss Staten Island. At the Historic Old Bermuda Inn in Rossville are from left, Vinnie Picciotto of the former Windjammer Restaurant on Mansion Avenue, Great Kills; Elizabeth Solazzo, executive director; contestants Maria Somma and Christina Klein, and Joseph Labita, president of the Board of Directors (Staten Island Advance/Jan Somma-Hammel)
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Though we are in the middle of a pandemic and South Shore restaurants are open for outside dining and take-out only, Staten Island can nonetheless boast of its classic restaurants, casual eateries, coal-fired pizzerias and a number of neighborhood taverns and pubs that serve up their own signature dishes.
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