After 30 years at 216 Hicks Street, chic stationery and gift boutique Overtures will be closing in mid-January. According to manager and the designer of its lustrous window displays Jerry Morin, owner Michael Davidson decided to shutter the beloved boutique with an eye on retirement amid a testy economy. Beginning on Boxing Day, December 26, […]
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Dr. Bernard Wasserman, Beloved Veterinarian of Brooklyn Heights, Dies at 91
BHB reader “Eddy” informs us of some sad news: NYT: Dr. Bernard Wasserman, 91, of Brooklyn Heights, died November 11. Dearly beloved husband of the late Bernice, cherished father of Harvey and Kim and Andrew and Donna; loving grandfather of Jake and Sarah; beloved uncle, cousin and friend. Graduate of Brooklyn College and Michigan State […]
Memorial Service Set Here for Neighbor/Fitness Guru Charlie Dolan
Sad news from our inbox this morning. Kevin Carberry informs us that his Uncle Charlie Dolan passed away over the summer. “I thought you would like to know that Charlie Dolan died on August 15th 2011,” he writes adding, “He was walking with his daughter to a doctors appointment when his life ended. There will […]
Mary Merz, Willowtown Activist and Architect, Dies at 85
This in from Ben Bankson, President of the Willowtown Association: Willowtown architect and activist Mary Merz died on September 15 after a long battle with lung cancer at her home on Willow Place designed by her and her husband Joe, also an architect. She was 85. A memorial service is expected to be held late […]
Hope Reichbach, Levin’s Communications Director, Found Dead in Apartment
Hope Reichbach, who served as Communications Director for Council Member Stephen Levin, was found dead in her apartment yesterday. She was 22. The Brooklyn Paper reports that “a memorial service is scheduled for noon on Sunday, May 1 at Congregation Mt. Sinai (250 Cadman Plaza West in Brooklyn Heights).”
Controversial Attorney Alan Young Has Passed Away
Alan Young, partner in the
Funeral Information for P.O. Schaberger
Reader Willowtown Cop has given us information on funeral arrangements for Police Officer Alain Schaberger, of our own 84th Precinct, killed in the line of duty Sunday. Fredrick J. Chapey & Sons Funeral Home; 200 East Main Street; East Islip, New York 11730 Friday March 18th; 9:30 am Interment: Long Island National Cemetery; 2040 Wellwood […]
Judge David Trager, 1937-2011
The Hon. David G. Trager, jurist, scholar, and Brooklyn Heights resident, died last Wednesday. Brooklyn Daily Eagle: A Brooklyn federal judge who was renowned for vastly elevating the prestige and academic caliber of Brooklyn Law School while serving as dean (1983-93), Hon. David G. Trager, has died at the age of 73.
Norris Church Mailer Dies at 61
Norris Church Mailer, Brooklyn Heights resident and widow of Norman Mailer, who died three years ago, died today at her home. The cause was cancer. The New York Times: Norris Church Mailer, a woman bred in the rural poverty of Arkansas who married Norman Mailer and managed his career and family life over three decades […]
Eagle Remembers Frank Spano
Brooklyn Daily Eagle: Frank Spano of Brooklyn Heights, known for several blocks around as the unofficial “mayor,” died September 23 at the age of 66. The cause was cancer, said his sister Donnie Militello. According to the Eagle, Spano was, at various times in his life, an altar boy at Assumption Church, an athlete, a […]
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