Around The Schools: Drug Counselor Course Is NY's First, Vets Remind Students Of Pearl Harbor
Here's a New York first: Mahopac High School now offers its students the Substance Abuse, Addiction & Recovery course leading to counselor certification.
It is a viable career in New York, which is fourth, to California, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts, for having the most employment options for substance abuse counselors. The elective will start in January and be open to juniors and seniors. It teaches students the facts on substance abuse, addiction, and recovery in their local environment, "so they have a stake in the vitality of it," said the district, noting the philosophy beh…
Richard Pordon, 88, Of Northport, Air Force Vet, Great South Bay Fisherman
A United States Air Force veteran from Northport who loved fishing in the Great South Bay Richard J.P. Pordon died Tuesday, May 28 at age 88.
Pordon is being remembered as "hardworking, kind and caring" and a "stalwart steward" of planet earth "and "especially his favorite fishing waters, the Great South Bay." He was the husband of the late Wilma and father of Simone (Richard) Monahan, Richard (Mark) Pordon and Gabrielle (Robert) Glick; grandfather of "Peeps" Sachiko (Adam) Becker, Abigail, Samuel, and Emily Glick, Leo and Stella Becker.
Prodon was brother-in-law to Bunny Fa…
Bethpage's Joseph Gugliano, Bank Executive, WWII Veteran, Dies
A World War II veteran and retired bank executive from Bethpage has died.
Joseph R.Giugliano died Thursday, June 6.
He lived in Bethpage for 55 years and was a volunteer at Saint Joseph's Hospital, an usher at St. Martin of Tours Church of Bethpage, and a member of both the Knights of Columbus and Catholic War Veterans.
Survivors include wife Rose Marie; children Marianne (Frank) Torres, Jeannine (Jose) Rinaldi and Joseph (Nicholas Munafo) Giugliano; grandchildren Alicia (Jesse) Rosen, Nina (Joseph) Puma, Douglas Torres, and Jenna Rinaldi; great-grandchildren Sofia and Joseph P…
