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At 2:49 p.m. on April 15, two crude bombs, fashioned out of pressure cookers and ball bearings, exploded 13 seconds apart at the Boston Marathon, killing three and severely injuring nearly 180. more
Are drones legal or illegal? Right or wrong?
Imagine what it’s like for the victim. Imagine a 28-year-old American-born man living in Yemen. more
Peter Andersen
Mepham alum charged with threatening school
A Wellington C. Mepham High School alumnus was arrested last week and charged with threatening to shoot “everyone” at the school, police said. more
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To Obama, Big Bird trumps Libya
Last week, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform commenced hearings to examine what went wrong when the American ambassador to Libya, Chris Stevens, and three others were killed in Benghazi last month. more
Merrick resident Carol Gies placed a wreath on the memorial in honor of her late husband, Ronnie Gies, who died on Sept. 11, 2001.
Merrick F.D. marks 9/11
The Merrick Fire Department marked the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks with a memorial ceremony at Sunrise Highway and Merrick Avenue in Merrick on Sunday. more
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Randi Kreiss
An open letter to my great-grandchildren
Dear children: This is what I wrote 10 years ago, in 2001, just days after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center: “As I write this letter, you exist only as a hope for the … more
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Tom Riordan and Merrick Veterans Memorial Park Chairman Walter Ellensohn, in back, from left, American Legion member Harry Crosby, front left, and Henry Hinricks, former chief of the North Merrick Fire Department, with the World Trade Center beam that will form the centerpiece of a new memorial in North Merrick.
Bellmore-Merrick residents recall 9/11 horror
The Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks left many Americans in fear. In the early hours of that Tuesday morning, Bellmore-Merrick residents watched their TVs in horror as the World Trade Center fell, uncertain about what might follow. That day changed the lives of many in the Bellmores and Merricks, and continues to hold a place in the hearts and minds of local residents. more
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Al D'Amato
Geronimo!
Like many of you, I never gave up hope that the world’s most brutal terrorist would be brought to justice. However, after almost 10 years, it was beginning to become a pipe dream. Imagine my delight when President Obama made his late-night announcement that Osama bin Laden had been killed by U.S. forces in Pakistan. more
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A steel beam from the World Trade Center now forms the centerpiece of a 9/11 memorial at the Brookside School in North Merrick. Local residents say that Osama bin Laden’s death brings a small measure of comfort, but nearly 10 years after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, people still feel the psychic pain of losing their loved ones, friends and neighbors.
Merrick-Bellmore ‘thrilled’ that bin Laden is gone
“I’m thrilled that he’s gone.” That is what Merokean Carol Gies had to say on Monday morning about the death of Osama bin Laden, shortly after President Obama announced to the world on Sunday night that the al Qaeda leader and 9/11 mastermind was killed in a 40-minute firefight with U.S. Navy seals at a fortified compound outside of Islamabad, Pakistan’s capital. more
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Gadhafi’s reign of terror is a threat to our economy
Political uprisings have turned the Middle East and northern Africa into a war zone. The worst violence is taking place in Libya, where, since 1969, Moammar Gadhafi and his family have terrorized the nation. more
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