Winner: Adrienne Giannone

March 22, 2011

Adrienne GiannoneElectronics CEO

Adrienne Giannone of Smithtown has received the 2011 Next Generation Entrepreneur Award from the Long Island Technology Hall of Fame based on her contributions to Long Island's science and technology communities. Giannone is president, founder and CEO of Edge Electronics in Bohemia, which has been in business for 20 years. She is also a board member of Long Island Software & Technology Network, a supporter of the Make-a-Wish Foundation and a sponsor of an annual golf outing to benefit the Huntington Breast Cancer Coalition.

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Pfc. Raheen Tyson Heighter, of Bay Shore, was killed in Operation Iraqi Freedom. His mother has made it her mission to aid active-duty service members, veterans, first responders and Gold Star families. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports. Credit: Randee Daddona; Photo credit: Cathy Heighter

'His sacrifice made a difference': Gold Star mother honors son's memory Army Pfc. Raheen Tyson Heighter, 22, of Bay Shore, was the first serviceman from Long Island killed in the Iraq War.

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'His sacrifice made a difference': Gold Star mother honors son's memory Army Pfc. Raheen Tyson Heighter, 22, of Bay Shore, was the first serviceman from Long Island killed in the Iraq War.

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