Bread of Life Food Drive delivers on its 30th anniversary in the face of COVID
Updated 3:51 PM;
Today 1:10 PM
Food items were unloaded by students, community leaders and volunteers Friday, April 23, at Project Hospitality s Headquarters in Port Richmond. Students from St. Peters High School, Monsignor Farrell High school, and St. Joseph Hill High School helped unload the goods. (Staten Island Advance/Jan Somma-Hammel)
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STATEN ISLAND N.Y. – Not even a second spring of a pandemic can keep the Notre Dame Club of Staten Island, Bread of Life Food Drive, from meeting the needs of the hungry on Staten Island. In fact, this year, the 30-year tradition kicked into even higher gear.
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The last beam is laid as affordable housing units move toward completion in Port Richmond
Updated Apr 16, 2021;
Posted Apr 16, 2021
A new building that will bring much-needed affordable housing to Staten Island s North Shore at the corner of Castleton and Port Richmond avenues. (Staten Island Advance/ Jan Somma-Hammel)
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Staten Island, NY A new building with a rooftop terrace, welcoming design and ample community space will bring much-needed affordable housing to Staten Island’s North Shore.
Today, Friday, April 16, 2021, the last beam was laid on the structure at the corner of Castleton and Port Richmond avenues in Port Richmond. Attending the ceremony were not-for-profit leaders and the builders who have been working to make it all happen. The project is a partnership between Hudson Development and Project Hospitality.
At Midland Beach ceremony, lives of Staten Islanders lost to COVID are remembered
Updated 9:06 PM;
Today 8:50 PM
George Wonica, of Wonica Realty, gathered in Midland Beach, with his family, to honor those who passed from COVID-19, and those who are working on the frontlines, at a Light Up Staten Island event on Saturday, April 10, 2021 (Staten Island Advance/Kayla Simas).
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. Residents gathered together Saturday night at the “Light Up Staten Island” event in Midland Beach to honor loved ones lost during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
The second annual event, which kicked off at 6:30 p.m., honored those who lost their lives to the coronavirus, as well as those who have been working on the frontlines.