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Residents gathered despite the poor weather to pay their respects to the lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001.

Sea Cliff gathers to mourn and remember Sept. 11

It was a solemn day on Sunday in Sea Cliff as residents gathered to remember and mourn the tragic massacre that occurred on September 11, 2001. Residents, public officials, firefighters and religious … more

By Will Sheeline | 9/15/22

Remembering 9/11 in Cedarhurst village; ceremony on Sunday

Cedarhurst village will host its 21st anniversary 9/11 remembrance ceremony on Sunday, Sept. 11 at 2 p.m. in Andrew J. Parise Cedarhurst Park at the intersection of Cedarhurst and Summit avenues. more

By Jeff Bessen | 9/9/22

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

The Meadowmere Park Fire Department celebrated its 76th installation of officers on Aug. 12. From left were 2nd Assistant Chief John Gogel, Safety Officer Scott Howie, Chief Kevin Carrero and Lt. Joseph Bidel.

Committed to community: Meadowmere Park F.D. marks 76 years

Community, family, service. When you sit around a table in the Meadowmere Park firehouse with a handful of longtime members of the community’s Fire Department, those words spring to life. more

By Jeff Bessen | 9/8/22

The Rockville centre Soccer Club men’s alumni game was held on the new turf at Tighe Field in the shadow of the water tower at Lister Field. The rededication was held in honor of the late Stephen Tighe.

Field dedicated to late legendary Rockville Centre coach

The Rockville Centre Soccer Club and village officials celebrated the completion of a goal close to a decade in the making last Saturday afternoon as they rededicated the recently renovated Tighe Field in honor of Stephen Tighe, a longtime club coach who died in the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. more

By Tom Carrozza tcarrozza@liherald.com | 12/2/21

John R. Elges served in the FDNY and the Long Beach Fire Department.

Town renames Delaware Ave. after 9/11 hero

Two weeks after ceremonies marked the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, the Town of Hempstead honored another fallen hero. On Sunday morning, Delaware Avenue, in Island Park was ceremonially renamed for retired New York City firefighter and Long Beach volunteer fire captain John R. Elges. His son, John, and his family live in the village. more

By Tom Carrozza tcarrozza@liheral.com | 9/30/21

South Side Middle School eighth-grader Eleni Maria Panaghi, 13, raised more than $6,000 for the Tunnel to Towers Foundation in honor of her uncle George Merkouris, who died in the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.

Rockville Centre teen raises money for Tunnel to Towers foundation in honor of uncle who died on 9/11

Eleni Maria Panaghi, 13, was not yet born when her uncle, George Merkouris, died in the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, but that didn’t keep her from collecting money in his memory to commemorate the 20th anniversary of his death. more

By Mike Smollins | 9/17/21

The Lynbrook Owls hoisted American flags at the first football game of the season on Sept. 11, which marked the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.

Lynbrook schools show patriotism with 9/11 fundraiser, football game

The Lynbrook Owls commemorated the 20th anniversary of 9/11 with a day of reflection and remembrance on Saturday, which included the high school’s first varsity football game of the season. There was a patriotic theme throughout the festivities, which included a fundraiser that netted more than $2,500 for the Tunnel to Towers Foundation. more

By Julia Swerdin | 9/17/21

Firefighter Matthew Roth lifted his daughter Janah, 6 1/2, so she could place a carnation on the memorial

Village of Valley Stream honors the victims and their families at 9/11 ceremony

Last Saturday, religious leaders, a school superintendent, public officials and village residents gathered at the 9/11 memorial in Arthur J. Hendrickson Park to remember the nearly 3,000 people who … more

By Juan Lasso | 9/16/21

Residents of all ages attended the ceremony, at which friends and a family member recalled the four local men who died in the attacks.

Glen Cove remembers Sept. 11 at anniversary ceremony

Edward Lehman was an avid distance runner. Matthew McDermott enjoyed playing golf. John F. Puckett was an accomplished audio engineer and musician. Joseph Zuccala could entertain a crowd. All four Glen Cove men left behind loving families and friends when they died in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center. Their stories were shared at Glen Cove’s 9/11 remembrance ceremony at Morgan Memorial Park last Saturday. more

By Jill Nossa | 9/16/21

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