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Amanda Muldowney honors the names of those affected by the terrorist attack.

Community unites in tribute to 9/11 victims

The Freeport community came together in solemn remembrance on Monday, Sept. 11, to honor the memory of over 20 residents who tragically lost their lives in the 2001 terrorist attack. The annual Sept. … more

By Mohamed Farghaly | 9/22/23

Freeport remembers 9/11

The Freeport community gathered at the corner of Bayview and Ray, on September 11 where a monument stands in memory of over 20 residents lost in the 2001 terrorist attack. Mayor Kennedy, the village … more

By Mohamed Farghaly | 9/15/23

It’s time to deliver on our promise to never forget

We all remember where we were that day. I remember every detail. more

By Andrew Garbarino | 8/24/23

At this dinner, true patriotism was on vivid display

Recently I was privileged to attend the annual Patriot Award Dinner hosted by the Seaford High School 9/11 Memorial Committee. This event, and other 9/11 programs and projects in Seaford, are administered by the Memorial Committee . . . more

7/20/23

Column writing through hell and high water

I wrote my heart out after 9/11, scribbled my way through blackouts, epic blizzards, hurricanes and, for three years, the pandemic. more

6/15/23

President George W. Bush’s address to the nation, 9/11/01

Today our fellow citizens, our way of life, our very freedom came under attack in a series of deliberate and deadly terrorist acts. more

9/8/22

Lorraine Avitabile, president of the Freeport Historical Society, pointed to the white wooden Tree of Life that had been placed in the 9/11 Memorial Shelter before it was moved to the grounds of the Freeport Historical Museum.

How a Freeport 9/11 memorial came to be

This article is a compilation of first-person remembrances spoken by Kathleen Monestere at the annual 9/11 remembrance ceremony and in a later interview. On Sept. 18, 2001, Phyllis Held placed a flyer in the mailboxes of our neighborhood. She wanted us to gather at the traffic circle at Bayview Avenue and Ray Street. We came. There was nothing really planned. It was only a week after 9/11, so there was lots of confusion. more

By Reine Bethany | 9/15/21

Members of the Rockville Centre Fire Department served as the color guard at the Town of Hempstead’s 9/11 ceremony on Saturday to mark the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon and in Shanksville, Pa.

Hempstead salutes 9/11 heroes in moving ceremony

Sept. 11, 2021, dawned as a stunningly beautiful late summer morning, the sky an azure blue and the sunshine a bright yellow — just as it was on the same day 20 years ago. At the Hempstead … more

By James Bernstein | 9/12/21

Four Higgins brothers and their father were New York City firefighters. From left were Joe, Tim, Capt. Eddie Higgins, Mike and Bob.

Four brothers searched Ground Zero for FF Timothy Brian Higgins

No one recalls the fall of the Twin Towers on Sept. 11, 2001, more keenly than the families of those who died at Ground Zero. Among the lost was FDNY FirefighterTimothy Brian Higgins, who died at age 43 when the South Tower (Tower 2) collapsed. His brother, retired FDNY FF Joe Higgins, told of the search to find Tim in the rubble. more

by Reine Bethany rbethany@liherald.com | 9/9/21

A brother remembers Richard T. Muldowney, Jr.

Richard T. Muldowney, Jr., came from a Freeport family with a tradition of public service. His father was a Freeport police detective. His brother, Kevin, is a retired New York City Police Department detective. In his own words, Kevin recalled the loss of his brother on September 11, 2001. more

by Reine Bethany rbethany@liherald.com | 9/9/21

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