At 17 she started as organist for Staten Island church; she’s influenced thousands in the 70 years since

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — What started as a temporary position for a 17-year-old girl has blossomed into a remarkable 70-year musical legacy at a Staten Island church.

This week, Josephine Giordano, 87, celebrated her platinum anniversary as organist and choir master of St. Michael’s R.C. Church in Mariners Harbor at a special Saturday Mass.

The dangerously frigid temperatures did not stop parishioners, family, friends, elected officials, and community leaders from joining Rev. Jack Soler for Mass…

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