Rosemarie was born in Gerritsen Beach, the youngest of six children to the late Roseann and Paul Eckelmann.  She currently lives in Marine Park and is the proud mother of two sons, Freddy and Matthew and her pride and joy, her grandson Mason.  Besides her professional work and family life, involvement in charitable organizations occupies the largest portion of her … [Read more...]

Marty Crimmins is a native Staten Islander; he is one of six children of Bertha (Brown) and Corneilius Crimmins.  He traces his roots back to County Cork.  Marty graduated from Saint Rita’s grammar school, and attended Saint Peters Boys High School for two years, graduating from Susan Wagner High School in 1974.  In 1979, Marty graduated from John Jay College of the City … [Read more...]

John F Timoney was born in Yonkers New York in 1964. His father was a NYC bus driver and his mother a nurse. He is the second oldest of six children. He first went to Saint Denis Catholic School in Yonkers. When John was ten years old his mother died from breast cancer. His father brought his mother home to Donegal to bury her. While there, his father built a house outside of … [Read more...]

Richard O'Neill is the second of four children born to John and Veronica (Foley) O'Neill and traces his Irish roots to Counties Sligo, Armagh and Clare. Richard worked in the oil industry for 35 years, is a member of Teamster Local 553 and currently works in construction repairing and elevating homes in Nassau and Suffolk counties. Richard resides in Levittown where he grew up … [Read more...]