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allegedly by their own son,” Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly wrote in a news release announcing the A Seaford man, accused of fatally stabbing his parents indictment. Prosecutors said inside their longtime neighbor- that the 30-year-old D’Ambrosio hood deli last month, has been had been kicked out of his indicted on charges including house and had been living in his car since his first-degree murder. release from jail for Vito D’Ambrosio, another pending 30, was arraigned criminal matter. on Jan. 6 before “A n g e l a a n d Nassau County Supreme Court Antonio’s deli was a Judge Howard Sturcommunity staple; im on grand jury always filled with indictment charges regulars whom the of first-degree murc o u p l e k n e w by der and two counts name,” Donnelly of second-de g ree wrote. “Their tragic m u r d e r. A n g e l a loss has been heartPulisciano, 62, and breaking to the Antonio D’Ambromany customers sio, 70, were killed who frequented Dec. 4 at A&A Italtheir store over the ian Deli and Pizza, ANNE DoNNEllY years. My office will on Hicksville Road. Nassau County hold their killer P r o s e c u t o r s s ay District Attorney accountable for this their son entered horrific crime.” the store at around Pulisciano was 9:11 a.m. and stabbed both of stabbed in the throat, which them with a 14-inch chef ’s knife severed her trachea and carotid in front of customers. artery. She was found behind “Angela and Antonio were the store’s counter. D’Ambrosio simply helping customers at was also stabbed in the carotid the deli they owned and operat- artery, in the kitchen of the deli ed for more than 30 years when and was then allegedly dragged they were viciously attacked into the counter area, where and stabbed in broad daylight,
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Courtesy Debra Gruda
Friends and family of Jonah Gruda are now planning to honor and celebrate his life and legacy with a “Because Jonah Would” benefit at Mulcahy’s, in Wantagh, on Jan. 24, from 1 to 5 p.m.
‘Because Jonah Would’ benefit inspires $85,000 goal for grant By lUKE FEENEY lfeeney@liherald.com
Jonah Gruda, who died last year at age 45 from a rare form of cancer, had a desire to leave the world a better place than how he found it, those who knew him recalled. “He wanted to do better for the world,” Gruda’s wife, Debra, told the Herald. His friends and family are now planning to honor and celebrate his life and legacy with a “Because Jonah Would” benefit at Mulcahy’s, on Railroad Avenue in Wantagh, on Jan. 24, from 1 to 5 p.m. Gruda, of Farmingdale, died last June 30 of cholangiocarcinoma, an aggressive cancer of the bile duct. According to the Cleveland Clinic, the nonprofit academic medical
center in Ohio, those who are diagnosed with cholangiocarcinoma in its later stages have a five-year survival rate of between 2 and 3 percent, and have symptoms that include jaundice, itchy skin, abdominal pain and weight loss. Finding new treatment options and more methods for early detection is critical, because the current standard of care has been in effect only in recent years. Debra Gruda recalled her husband being told by doctors that he “should start thinking about life in years, and not decades” after his diagnosis in September 2023, when they found a 6.5-centimeter tumor on his liver. He endured 45 rounds of chemotherapy Continued on paGe 5
heir tragic loss has been heartbreaking to the many customers who frequented their store over the years
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