STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Heart wrenching stories aren’t supposed to hit close to home. Sadly, one has. But a Staten Island charity has stepped forward to aid the young widow and mother who’s coping with tragedy. Nicholas Chiarulli’s diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis — Lou Gehrig’s...
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — As they further their mission to create a dedicated Children’s Emergency Treatment Center at Staten Island University Hospital’s (SIUH) South Site, the Emergency Children’s Health Organization (ECHO) donated an additional $200,000 on top of the initial...
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – If you “Danced the Night Away” with E.C.H.O. on the evening of Oct. 22, you know the name is an acronym for Emergency Children’s Help Organization, newly established with the purpose of assisting children and families with special needs. But for those...
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — His is the kind of story that makes people shudder, imagine his struggles and reflect on everything they have to be thankful for: Michael Affrunti lost all his possessions in a fire. His young wife died three weeks later, leaving him alone to raise their five children,...