Centenarian: Hanna 'Helen' Gabay, of East Northport, is 100
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Hanna "Helen" Gabay. Credit: Atria East Northport
HANNA “HELEN” GABAY, née Lipsky, was born June 8, 1924, in New York City. In 1952, she married Jack Gabay and had four children (one deceased). They raised them in Guilderland, New York, until 1972, when they moved to Kings Park. Helen worked as an administrative assistant at Stony Brook University Hospital and in 2009 she moved to an assisted living facility in East Northport. She enjoys audiobooks, the outdoors and music. She has three grandchildren. She celebrated with a party at home with family and friends.
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'I'm going to try to avoid it' A trip to the emergency room in a Long Island hospital now averages nearly 4 hours, data shows. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.
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'I'm going to try to avoid it' A trip to the emergency room in a Long Island hospital now averages nearly 4 hours, data shows. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.