Annual Sea of Flags display outside Lazear-Smith and Vander Plaat Memorial Home. Each of the 1,602 flags outside the Lazear-Smith and Vander Plaat Memorial Home in Warwick, represents a veteran from this community who has passed away. Today, the funeral home is following New York State guidelines limiting visitation to family members during coronavirus epidemic. ( File photo by Roger Gavan) Coronavirus pandemic alters how we hold funerals The coronavirus pandemic and the rules of social distancing to slow its spread have caused churches, funeral homes and families... Local News 15 Apr 2020 | 10:32
“We are trying to be there for each other as much as possible," Rabbi Pesach Burston of Chabad of Orange County said. "Those who are grieving are not only grieving a loved one, but also robbed of the full experience of being comforted by friends and family. " ( Photo illustrations) Grieving in the time of Covid-19 One of the horrors of quarantine in the time of Covid-19 is the loss of public rites for the dead and all that implies: The... Local News 14 Apr 2020 | 07:45
Raymond Pizzo The need to say goodbye Editor's note: Christina King's brother Raymond Pizzo died on April 1. King and Pizzo come from a large family, so when she... Home 12 Apr 2020 | 04:08
