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Democratic activist and business owner Lorie Honor enters Staten Island borough president race
Updated Feb 17, 2021;
Posted Feb 17, 2021
Local activist Lorie Honor, a Democrat, poses for a photo as part of her campaign for Staten Island borough president. (Courtesy: Lorie Honor for BP/Nataki Hewling)
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. A Staten Island Democratic activist and small business owner has entered the race for borough president.
Lorie Honor, co-founder of Staten Island Women Who March and owner of Honor Wines in Stapleton, said she considers the position a “dream job” that she’s been considering for over a decade.
“I just felt like that this was the job that would always be a great fit for someone who really wants to do good things for the people of Staten Island,” she said.
Grim COVID-19 milestone: Staten Island tops 1,500 suspected deaths; victims from all walks of life
Updated Feb 12, 2021;
Posted Feb 11, 2021
Those who have succumbed to the disease include, clockwise from the left: Rabbi Avraham Hakohen (Romi) Cohen, NYPD traffic enforcement agent Richard Austin, retired FDNY Battalion Chief Albert “Al” Petrocelli, Msgr. Richard Guastella, retired Firefighter Matthew F. Moore and teacher Sharon Nearby.
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Staten Island has topped 1,500 suspected coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths, city Health Department data shows.
Since March 20, the deadly disease has claimed the lives of beloved priests, 9/11 heroes, war veterans, a Holocaust survivor, teachers, members of the NYPD, a former FDNY battalion chief, a Special Olympian and scores of others.
New England Patriots vs. New York Jets: Predictions, point spread, game plans, matchups and more
Updated Jan 02, 2021;
Posted Jan 02, 2021
New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick shakes hands with New York Jets head coach Adam Gase after an NFL football game, Monday, Nov. 9, 2020, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)AP
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There’s no doubt 2020 was a disappointing season for the Patriots.
They open the new year at 6-9, sitting squarely in third place in the AFC East. Can they start 2021 off on a high note by knocking off Adam Gase’s Jets at Gillette Stadium?
Death, kindness, controversy and hope for 2021
Updated on Dec 28, 2020;
Published on Dec 28, 2020
(AP Photo/Kathy Willens) AP
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. There was an incessant sound of sirens as emergency calls mounted in the spring.
Solemn silence during funerals for those for whom they were permitted.
In the approximately 300 days since the coronavirus (COVID-19) first hit Staten Island, our lives were drastically changed, perhaps forever.
Yet as 2020 ends, the vaccine’s arrival sparked hope for the future.
What follows is a look at how the virus grew from a single confirmed case to exact a staggering toll on Staten Island the last 10 months: