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Dr. Antoinette Kuzminski, long-time Bassett physician, passed away on August 22, 2024 after a long struggle with a rare cancer, angiosarcoma. Known by family and friends as T’nette, she was born as Antoinette Mendlow in New York City in 1946, where she was raised with her siblings on Central Park South. Her father, Leonard Mendlow, was a knitwear manufacturer, and her mother, Cecille Thurlow Mendlow, was a former Hollywood actress.…
Dr. Anthony P. Cammilleri, age 79, peacefully passed away on October 11, 2023 at Binghamton General Hospital, surrounded by his loving family.
He was born on August 9, 1944 in Astoria, Queens, the son of Peter and Mary (Giannaula) Cammilleri. Dr. Cammilleri spent his formative years in West Islip on Long Island.
Devoting his life to the practice of cardiology and internal medicine, Dr. Cammilleri's journey began with his graduation from St. John’s University in Jamaica, Queens. He demonstrated his commitment to…
In Memoriam Carole N. Tinklepaugh 1945-2023 ROCK HALL, MD—Carole Nunamaker Tinklepaugh, MD, age 78, of Rock Hall, Maryland passed away with her family at her side on Monday, April 10, 2023. The cause of death was lung cancer. Carole was one of four children born to John and Mildred (McFarling) Nunamaker in Indianapolis, Indiana. She knew from an early age she wanted to be a physician. Carole studied at Purdue University, then became the first in her immediate family to…
Opinion by Richard Sternberg M.D. Maybe God wants people to be vaccinated During Hurricane Katrina more than 1,800 people died primarily from flooding caused by the hurricane and by the levees breaking in New Orleans. Many of those who died lived in the city’s ninth ward. Initially a mandatory evacuation order was sent out but many people ignored it and stayed in their homes. A man, who we will call John and who was very religious, was at home. As…
IN MEMORIAM: H. Reed Metzger, 86; Doctor, Lawyer Had Cooperstown Ties COOPERSTOWN – H. Reed Metzger, MD, JD, of Santa Monica, Calif., and Cooperstown, beloved husband, father, grandfather, physician and friend, passed away at age 86 on Aug. 7, 2018. A true survivor, Reed ran out of his nine lives after five heart attacks, a stroke, kidney cancer, and other brushes with death that spanned four decades. Reed was born on May 7, 1932, in Seagate, Brooklyn, near Coney Island,…