Trae Richards (left), 5, gets buried by his brother, Jace Richards,9, his father, O’Neal Richards, his mother, Jo Richards, and sister Mya Richards, 1, all from Malverne, on their first beach day of the year in Long Beach on June 29, 2018.Award-winning actress and filmmaker Isabella Rossellini will be starring in a show called, Link Link Circus, with her dog at Gateway Playhouse in Bellport.Rev. Larry Jennings Sr., who is president of Huntington NAACP chapter, is seen here in his church, Bethel AME Church in Huntington.Meyer Steinberg, 91, of Melville, worked on the Manhattan project, at Los Alamos in WWII, sits in his home on June 29, 2015. He said veterans who had been preparing to be sent to the invasion of Japan have thanked him for helping to create the bomb that ended the war.Team members of Brookhaven Lab’s Medical Isotope Research and Production (MIRP) team in the new hot-cell area used for processing targets to make medical isotopes such as actinium-225. (Jessica Rotkiewicz/Brookhaven National Laboratory)BNL Quantum Free SpaceEast Meadow, NY Monday February 21, 2011 Adam Cruz (right), 16, passes the ball to teammate Marcos Taveras, 14, while Chris Bacon (right), 15, plays defense during a Long Island Lightning wheelchair basketball team practice at the Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow on February 21, 2011. Newsday photo/ Jessica RotkiewiczChris Ciaccio, a fighter at Brookhaven National Laboratory, was awarded the silver medal in April of 2022, through the Commack Fire Department where he is the Assistant Chief. He climbed through debris and dodged an impeding “flashover” (where all the flammable surfaces in the area ignited) to save two residents trapped in their burning home.RAP Team ExerciseWoodbury Wednesday July 31, 2013 Nadia Johnston, of Baldwin, dives for a ball during a beach tennis practice, while Matt Garavaglia, of Woodbury, stands behind her, at Crest Hallow Country Club at Woodbury on July 31, 2013.
Newsday/Jessica RotkiewiczJoey McIntyre sings during a concert, The Main Event: NKOTB with TLC and Nelly at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale on June 20, 2015.
Credit: Jessica RotkiewiczFarmingdale, NY Sunday January 12, 2013 John Musacchio, a dance instructor at Barney and Debbie’s Dance Obsession, helps Jeanine Torquato, of Franklin Square, with her rumba dance rountine for their upcoming show next week, in Farmingdale on January 12, 2013.
Newsday/Jessica RotkiewiczStudents of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, pay tribute to Scott Beigel, the Long Island teacher that sacrificed himself to save his students, in Long Beach on June 10, 2018.Bjoern Schenke portraits in officeStony Brook Thursday Feburay 26, 2015. Claire Xu (left), 8, along with Rachel Zhang, 10, and Catherine Ma, 10, all part of the Stony Brook Youth Music Club play violins at a performance which was part of an event hosted by Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone and The Asian American Advisory Board to ring in the Chinese new year on Thursday, February 26, 2015 held at the Holiday Inn in Stony Brook.
Newsday/Jessica RotkiewiczLinda Liu (left), of Syosset, applies blush as, Sharon Yang, of East Meadow, does her eye makeup, both part of the Peach Blossom’s from Yixin’s Dance Center, during a Chinese New Year celebration at the Tilles Center in Brookville on Feb. 25, 2018Martin Luther King III, the son of famed rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., signs Tracey Bennett, of Huntington Station, book during the Legacy Gala of the Islip Town Branch of the NAACP in Brentwood on Jan. 13., 2018. Bennett was honored to meet him especially since her father was at the famous “I have a Dream Speech.”Lake Grove, NY Thursday May 5, 2011. Fran O’Brien, of Fort Lauderdale, Fl., gives a check for Morris Animal Foundation to Golden Girl “Betty White” at Barnes & Noble in the Smith Haven mall on May 5, 2011. O’Brien flew up from Florida just to meet Betty White in person.
Newsday photo/ Jessica RotkiewiczLindenhurst, NY Monday July 19, 2010 Matthew Tullo, 9, of Southwick, Mass., attempts to stay cool by allowing his sister, Haily Tullo (right) and brother Andrew Tullo to bury him in the sand at Venetian Shores Park in Lindenhurst on Monday July 19, 2010. “I was hot and wanted a blanket,” says Matthew Tullo. “So, I thought the sand would cool me off.”
Newsday/Jessica RotkiewiczPatchogue Saturday July 14, 2012. Beth Lintelman (left), along with her son, Paulie Lintelman, 6, and her husband, Paul Lintelman dance to music during the Great South Bay Music Festival at Shorefront Park in Patchogue, on Saturday July 14, 2012.
Newsday/Jessica RotkiewiczQuianna Hinton,32, takes a moment for herself as she returns home from work to be with her children Kesean Hinton (right back), 4, AJ Devonshire, 15 (left) and Karissa Hinton, 1, at the Hall House. “I don’t have peace and quiet,” says Hinton. “When you have six kids there is no quiet time until its time for you to go to bed.”
Jessica Rotkiewicz – jessica@jmrphotography.comRev. Demetrios Kazakis, wipes the soot out of his eyes while on the altar area where it appears the fire started due to a faulty refrigerator or its electrical cord in a backroom of the altar on Wednesday July 22, 2015 at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in West Babylon.Massapequa Thursday Ocotber 25, 2012. Helen Kuhn (left), 86, Kitty Hayes, 84, look at their sashes as, Natalie D’ Amico, 17, Troop leader, of this unique girl scout troop ranging ages from 72-89, , and Erika Fuessler, 89, learn about their badges at Bristal Assisted Living Community in Massapequa on October 24, 2012.
Newsday/Jessica RotkiewiczJack Fenty (left), of Garden City, talks with Jon Ledecky, Islanders co-owner, along with his friends Tom Ilardi, Garden City, and Tommy Vanwallendael, of Garden City, during a train ride on the LIRR from Garden City to Atlantic Terminal.Noely Martinez, 18, of East Hampton, is consoled by, Tarana Burke, #MeToo creator, as she shares her story at Stony Brook University in Stony Brook on Jan. 28, 2018.Stony Brook Friday October 25, 2013. Bridget Serva (left), 3, along with sisters, Abigail Serva, 3, and Caroline Serva, 3, read a book with their mother Karen Serva, of Sound Beach, during the open house of Angela’s House III on October 25, 2013. Caroline Serva, 3, has been at Blythedale ChildrenĂ•s Hospital, in Valhalla, NY since she was 3 months old and she was two hours away from her family due to a lack of long-term pediatric care for children in need. Over the past several years her parents, Karen and Robert Serva have been fighting to bring her closer, to their home in Sound Beach, and finally in September of 2013 she comes back home to Long Island to Angela’s House III, which is 10-15 minutes from their home in Sound Beach.
Newsday/Jessica RotkiewiczHampton Bays, NY Saturday August 20, 2011. Julika Wocial, Rescue Program surpervisor at the Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research and Preservation, tells the crowd to say goodbye to Jetty as she walks to the tip of the ocean to release the sea turtle at the Ponquogue Beach in Hampton Bays on August 20, 2011.
Newsday photo/ Jessica RotkiewiczSouthampton, NY Friday September 2, 2011. Lumbee Mashpee Wampango tribe from Mashpee, MA, perform southern style drumming during the Shinnecock Indian Nation’s 65th annual Pow Wow in Southampton on September 2, 2011.
Newsday photo/ Jessica RotkiewiczBellmore, NY Sunday September 19, 2010 Gedaliah Druin, Sofer, a Jewish scribe helps community members of Bellmore Jewish Center tanscribe the Torah on Sunday September 19, 2010.
Newsday photo/ Jessica RotkiewiczQuianna Hinton,32, takes a moment for herself as she returns home from work to be with her children Kesean Hinton (right back), 4, AJ Devonshire, 15 (left) and Karissa Hinton, 1, at the Hall House. “I don’t have peace and quiet,” says Hinton. “When you have six kids there is no quiet time until its time for you to go to bed.” Jessica Rotkiewicz – jessica@jmrphotography.com
