No one really uses the word "love" when they describe their feelings toward Great Kills, Staten Island.

Published by amNY.com on September 4, 2008.

LaGanga, a Todt Hill resident, has spent his adult life looking after needy residents, supporters say.

Published by New York Post on September 2, 2008.

Ms. Williams had been staying with a friend who lives at the corner of Arthur Kill and Annadale roads, but she wasn't there last night. She did not immediately return a call from the Advance.

Published by SI Live on August 31, 2008.

The macabre operation was carried out from 2001 to 2005 and allegedly involved two Staten Islanders, ex-embalmer Joseph Nicelli, 52, of Rossville, and so-called "cutter" Christopher Aldorasi, 36, of New Springville.

Published by SI Live on August 29, 2008.

Seven kids were playing on the front lawn of the Arden Heights house and three were inside when the blaze accidentally started at about 7:30 p.m., cops said.

Published by New York Daily News on August 29, 2008.

Authorities were looking into the possibility that one of the dozen kids who lived in the Annadale home had been playing with matches, a source said.

Published by New York Post on August 29, 2008.

The macabre operation was carried out from 2001 to 2005 and allegedly involved two Staten Islanders, ex-embalmer Joseph Nicelli, 52, of Rossville, and so-called "cutter" Christopher Aldorasi, 36, of New Springville.

Published by SI Live on August 29, 2008.

Maps of surveillance data culled by the city Health Department indicate West Nile activity in the following Staten Island ZIP codes: 10301, 10302, 10303, 10305, 10306, 10307, 10310, 10312 and 10314.

Published by SI Live on August 28, 2008.

Maps of surveillance data culled by the city Health Department indicate West Nile activity in the following Staten Island ZIP codes: 10301, 10302, 10303, 10305, 10306, 10307, 10310, 10312 and 10314.

Published by SI Live on August 28, 2008.

A horseback rider died while out on a ride this afternoon near the Clay Pit Ponds Preserve in Staten Island's Charleston neighborhood.

Published by SI Live on August 28, 2008.

Gerald (Gerry Chilli) Chilli, 74, of Graniteville; Michael Carucci, 38, of Rossville; Richard Cendali, 40, of Annadale; and Willowbrook businessman George Miller, 68, "participated in the operation and management of the enterprise," according to a 12-count racketeering indictment unsealed this morning at Brooklyn Federal Court.

Published by SI Live on August 28, 2008.

Maps of surveillance data culled by the city Health Department indicate West Nile activity in the following Staten Island ZIP codes: 10301, 10302, 10303, 10305, 10306, 10307, 10310, 10312 and 10314.

Published by SI Live on August 28, 2008.

Gerald (Gerry Chilli) Chilli, 74, of Graniteville; Michael Carucci, 38, of Rossville; Richard Cendali, 40, of Annadale; and Willowbrook businessman George Miller, 68, "participated in the operation and management of the enterprise," according to a 12-count racketeering indictment unsealed this morning at Brooklyn Federal Court.

Published by SI Live on August 28, 2008.

Castleton Hill, Great Kills, New Dorp and Vanderbilt Avenue Moravian churches and the Castleton Hill preschool collaborate to collect children's clothing and other items throughout the year.

Published by SI Live on August 28, 2008.

A Staten Island teen sobbed in court today while denying charges that he and another suspect robbed a Richmond Valley deli before a victim ripped off his mask and recognized him as an ex-employee.

Published by SI Live on August 27, 2008.

"I find it absurd," said Lisette Spadaro, a Richmond Valley mother who applied to PS 6, PS 1, PS 3 and PS 4 but was rejected from all of them. "You want your children to have the best education -- it's our job to make sure they get the best. So I find it ridiculous they don't have enough seats."

Published by SI Live on August 26, 2008.

It was not the desired effect of the lawsuit, but it got the attention of Robert Bob Schweikert, a Tottenville resident and civic leader.

Published by SI Live on August 25, 2008.

Ms. Gargiulo reflected on a national trend that finds many animal shelters -- including Animal Care and Control's Charleston shelter --filled to or above capacity to deal with an abundance of cats and dogs without permanent homes.

Published by SI Live on August 25, 2008.

The Manhattan firm of Debevoise & Plimpton drafted the letter and has agreed to take the case pro bono. The same firm sued city officials in 2004 in an attempt to shrink the size of the big box shopping center planned for Charleston, where the city was selling its land to a private developer.

Published by SI Live on August 25, 2008.

Young is accused of stabbing, strangling and drowning mob associate Robert McKelvey at the former Kreischer Mansion in Charleston at Galestro's request, then sawing up the victim's body and feeding the pieces into the mansion's furnace.

Published by SI Live on August 23, 2008.

Two people have been extricated from their cars following a crash in Richmond Valley.

Published by SI Live on August 23, 2008.

Fresca's name surfaced this week in federal documents linking him and his restaurant, Fresca's on the Bay, to the mob, and specifically to Joseph (Joe Black) Young and jailed Bonanno soldier Gino Galestro.

Published by SI Live on August 23, 2008.

In a separate incident, cops arrested Alexis R. Hernandez, 29, of Perth Amboy, N.J. at about 2:40 a.m., after he was pulled over at the intersection of Tyrellan and Boscome avenues in Richmond Valley with a blood alcohol content of .10 percent, police allege.

Published by SI Live on August 22, 2008.

Like a scene from Italy, the well-oiled, annual tomato sauce-making party in the Staten Island backyard of Joseph and Esther Manfredi brought out the ultimate in national pride. And it produced enough sauce to last the Annadale couple, their five children's families as well as an aunt and uncle for a year.

Published by SI Live on August 22, 2008.

The lawyer for the family of former Great Kills resident John Healy said today he has been involved in intense settlement talks with the city, mediated by Kenneth Feinberg. Feinberg was special master of the now-defunct September 11 Victim Compensation Fund, which doled out more than $7 billion for death and injury claims to 5,500 people, including hundreds of Staten Islanders, resulting from that catastrophe.

Published by SI Live on August 22, 2008.

Then the man who has lived his entire life at 142 Fisher Ave., Staten Island, U.S.A., noticed the intended recipient of the card: Mr. and Mrs. P. Jones, shared his name and lived at a similar-sounding address,141 Fishers Yard, ST. NEOTS.

Published by SI Live on August 22, 2008.

In a separate incident, cops arrested Alexis R. Hernandez, 29, of Perth Amboy, N.J. at about 2:40 a.m., after he was pulled over at the intersection of Tyrellan and Boscome avenues in Richmond Valley with a blood alcohol content of .10 percent, police allege.

Published by SI Live on August 22, 2008.

Car-hoppers have struck in Annadale, leaving at least 15 motorists poorer for the experience.

Published by SI Live on August 21, 2008.

Islanders said they love area views, watching boats pass R.H. Tugs in Livingston, the Alice Austen House in Rosebank, the Postcards Memorial in St. George and the Conference House in Tottenville.

Published by SI Live on August 21, 2008.

Builder Ed Nucci was going to show one of his houses on Wood Lane in Tottenville to a prospective buyer late in the afternoon when he discovered the copper baseboard heaters had been ripped out of the basement.

Published by SI Live on August 21, 2008.

Cops are hunting three men who committed a robbery at about 9:45 p.m. near the Staten Island Railroad's Annadale station, at Tenafly Place.

Published by SI Live on August 21, 2008.

Authorities identified the teens as Diana Ryzhik, 18, of the 100 block of Surf Side Plaza in Tottenville, and Roy Criscione, 19, of the 500 block of Genesee Avenue in Great Kills.

Published by SI Live on August 21, 2008.

The thieves also hit a neighboring development owned by builder John Levenrock, removing copper valves from gas testing lines at the five two-family homes located at 5279 Arthur Kill Rd.

Published by SI Live on August 21, 2008.

Biegenwald was convicted of murdering six people, and burying two of the victims in the front yard of his mother's house on Sharrots Road in Charleston. His death sentence was twice overturned on appeal, and he died this March at age 67 in a New Jersey hospital.

Published by SI Live on August 18, 2008.

The Tottenville man accused of strangling his ex-girlfriend and burying her body in the Pine Barrens of southern New Jersey has dropped his Staten Island-based lawyer and hired a defense attorney from the Garden State who once prosecuted one of the Island's most notorious murderers.

Published by SI Live on August 18, 2008.

Danny Scotti is captain of the Gina Lisa, a 75-foot custom tournament boat docked in Great Kills that's headed today to Cape May to compete in one the biggest East Coast fishing tournaments. He's won close to $500,000 over the years for his tournament catches.

Published by SI Live on August 15, 2008.

"New York City has done its best to keep pace with the population boom on Staten Island, but residents from Tottenville to Rosebank to West Brighton know that a heavy rain means flooded streets, basements and cars for too many Staten Islanders," the North Shore Democrat said.

Published by SI Live on August 15, 2008.

Two reputed mob associates were arrested Friday on charges of orchestrating the deadly robbery of a Staten Island jeweler -- an event that led to the death last month of a former NYPD sergeant.

Published by amNY.com on August 14, 2008.

No, these creatures are not at the Zoo, but rather part of an eclectic display on Todt Hill Road, right across from Staten Island Academy.

Published by SI Live on August 14, 2008.

Christopher Orientale, 18, of Sprague Avenue in Tottenville, and another man who's still on the lam walked into the Convenient Food Mart at 289 Page Avenue with masks on their faces and robbery on their minds at 2:30 a.m. Monday, according to police.

Published by SI Live on August 12, 2008.

The Charleston Applebee's is located at 2720 Veterans Road West.

Published by SI Live on August 12, 2008.

Police are investigating the death of a 28-year-old man last night in a New Springville apartment building.

Published by SI Live on August 12, 2008.

"I just happened to see the price at $3.99 and was like, 'Wow,'" said Freddy Miranda, 29, of Rossville, as he put $30 worth in his Mercury Milan at the Hess station there. "Get a little bit more for my money, anyway."

Published by SI Live on August 12, 2008.

That's the idea behind a fund-raiser tonight in honor of 21-year-old Army Specialist Jesse Murphee hosted by the Applebee's restaurant in Staten Island's Charleston neighborhood.

Published by SI Live on August 12, 2008.

Stacey Garber of Rossville Avenue is in the intensive care unit of Staten Island University Hospital, Ocean Breeze, having suffered what police characterize as severe head and arm injuries in the crash.

Published by SI Live on August 12, 2008.

Police say Eduardo Garcia, 23, of the 5,400 block of Arthur Kill Road, appeared intoxicated after they were summoned to the scene shortly after 3 a.m.

Published by SI Live on August 11, 2008.

Eltingville native Karen Del Re's father, James Thornton, died in New Jersey in December 2004.

Published by SI Live on August 11, 2008.

A dad from Staten Island's Tottenville neighborhood faces child endangerment charges after cops say he fell asleep on a bench at the Stapleton train station with his eight-month-old daughter in a stroller, then walked away when a passerby roused him early yesterday morning.

Published by SI Live on August 11, 2008.

Todt Hill cardiologist Dr. Jamshad Wyne is also vying for the Republican nomination.

Published by SI Live on August 10, 2008.

Morano, a Tottenville resident and former health insurance company executive was flanked by Richard Hoffmann, the 25-year-old vice president of the Staten Island Young Republicans, who endorsed him while echoing the theme of change and innovation in the campaign.

Published by SI Live on August 10, 2008.