The Richmond County Surrogate’s Court’s hosted the Guardianship Recognition Ceremony on August 19th at The Richmond County Courthouse in St. George. Associate Court Attorney for Guardianship Irini Bekhet ran the proceedings and The Honorable Matthew J. Titone, the new court surrogate, thanked his predecessor and mentor, The Honorable Robert Gigante. The court works with families […]
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Steve Filoramo chats with George Giove about Brother’s Pizzeria, his family’s Port Richmond operation, where he’s learned something about making a pie and running a business.
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Lifestyles for the Disabled will soon announce a new partnership with the Staten Island Advance to bring content by people with disabilities to a greater audience through Life-Wire News Service. Staten Island Honda will sponsor the effort to bring photography, stories, and video by Life-Wire News to the Advance in print and online. To kick
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By Aaron Bialer and Andrew Moszenberg /Life-Wire News Usually you see skunks in movies and cartoons. But we saw one in real life. One recent morning, when we were on the van, heading into Lifestyles, we saw a skunk near the gate, and we thought it would get hurt, but it was okay. The skunk
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Meet the 2019 Staten Island Yankees at Richmond County Bank Ballpark at St. George. Our interviewers, Steven Filoramo, Antonio Pabon and Michael Cilmi throw it over to the coaches and players of the Staten Island Yankees. Photos by Aaron Bialer. Edited by Sal DiBenedetto and Mario Papa. Directed by Eddy Gregory.
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After joining the Lifestyles Caffe more than ten years ago, Liz Corbo is retiring. She could always be seen working at the cash register. “I didn’t know anything about the cash register, but that’s what I was hired for,” said Liz. Liz started working at Lifestyles after retiring from Hungerford, where she worked with Richard
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If you know Nancy Jones, you would think she has been gardening all her life. But like many other people at Lifestyles, she learned her skills here. Nancy retired in March to Danbury, Conn., after 16 years of planting plugs, creating flower arrangements, organizing sales, supervising Bingo and bringing a little sunshine to everyone’s life
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N.Y.S. Senator Andrew J. Lanza held his 11th Special Needs Fair on the theme of “What Every Caregiver Should Know.” The May 17th event at the Jewish Community Center of Manor Road, brought together different schools, day programs, foundations and city agencies, offering day habilitation, transportation options, health, education and more. Caregivers and people with
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Dear Governor Cuomo, We are adults with intellectual and physical disabilities who depend on people who provide human services. They are people we turn to when we need help, and they support us to use our abilities in daily living and in pursuing our goals. People who provide human services are part of our daily life.
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The 2018 crop of Staten Island Yankee players and their manager talk about the upcoming season with Lifestyle for the Disabled correspondents Sam Stone and Antonio Pabon. Video by Mario Papa. Edited by Mario Papa and Richard So.
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