Family remembers artistic mom, 27, with ‘huge heart’ who died seeking recovery on Staten Island
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is part one of two stories spotlighting the life and tragic loss of Melissa Veltidi, whose troubling death occurred while she was being cared for at Amethyst House, Staten Island’s only women’s sober living facility. Melissa Veltidi of Haverstraw in Rockland County died at age 27 on July 22, 2021, after becoming … Read more