104 Candles, a Century of Memories: Great Neck Celebrates Naomi Blumenfeld

104 candles, a century of memories: Great Neck celebrates Naomi Blumenfeld

When Naomi Blumenfeld was born on July 21, 1922, Warren G. Harding was president, commercial radio was just beginning to enter American homes and television was still years away. Over the next 104 years, she would witness world wars, the Great Depression, the moon landing, the rise of computers and smartphones, and generations of technological...

‘No complaints’ at 100: Eunice Kirton celebrates century of faith, resilience

Even after living through Hurricane Janet, raising ten children and overcoming the loss of a leg from diabetes, newly minted centenarian Eunice Lenora Kirton says she has just two words to describe life at 100: “No complaints.” The milestone birthday was marked on Monday at her Eastlyn, St George home, where President Jeffrey Bostic visited to congratulate her. President of Barbados Jeffrey Bostic (right) with centenarian Eunice Kirton (left). (…