Winner: Claire Millman
Claire MillmanSmoke-free
advocate
Claire Millman of Plainview recently received Lifetime Achievement Awards from Brooklyn College, her alma mater, and the Association of Generational Experts for Seniors in recognition of her efforts regarding the implementation of tobacco-control legislation in New York. Millman is the founder and president of the Alliance for Smoke-Free Air and a charter member of the Tobacco Action Coalition of Long Island, for which she has previously served as media chair. She also has served six years as president of the Ms. New York Senior America Pageant and was a pageant finalist in 1995.
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Memorial Day 2026: NewsdayTV honors those we've lost A brave young patriot receives a burial 83 years after being lost in war. Volunteers restore a Revolutionary War cemetery. A Gold Star mom makes it her mission to honor her son's sacrifice. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie shares three stories in honor of Memorial Day.
