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The 9/11 Memorial at Pratt Park in Glen Cove. Utilizing the ferry terminal, the city played a key role on Sept. 11.

Glen Cove ferry played key role on Sept. 11

The morning of Sept. 11, 2001, was clear and sunny, a perfect day to hop on the newly operational, high-speed commuter ferry from Glen Cove to Lower Manhattan. Glen Cove resident Patty Bourne took the early ferry for the first time — and while she was one of the lucky ones who eventually made it safely back to Long Island, she never expected to be one of the last few to have an enjoyable ride across the water that day. more

By Jill Nossa | 9/9/21

East Rockaway resident recounts surviving 9/11 attack

East Rockaway resident Theresa Gaffney was walking down the staircase from the 84th floor of the South Tower of the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, when the second plane struck her building. more

By Mike Smollins | 9/9/21

Rockville Centre will honor the lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001, by marking the 20th anniversary of the attacks with a ceremony on Sunday, which for the first time will include a 21-gun salute. Above, Mayor Francis X. Murray spoke at a previous year’s event.

Rockville Centre set to commemorate 20th anniversary of 9/11

Rockville Centre has hosted a ceremony to commemorate the events of Sept. 11, 2001, every year since the terrorist attacks, but organizers are planning an even more special ceremony this year to mark the 20th anniversary. more

By Mike Smollins | 9/9/21

East Rockaway resident Dan Caracciolo is seeking to have the name of his father, Lawrence Caracciolo, added to the FealGood Foundation’s 9/11 Remembrance Wall because he said he believes his father’s terminal cancer was caused by his work for Verizon at ground zero after Sept. 11, 2001, as seen above.

East Rockaway resident seeks to honor late father who was 9/11 first responder

Though it’s been 20 years since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, many first responders and their families are still battling with potentially life-threatening health effects because of their exposure to toxic dust in the air at ground zero, including a number in the Lynbrook-East Rockaway area. more

By Madeline Armstrong | 9/9/21

Lynbrook Deputy Mayor Mike Hwaxhurst escaped the South Tower of the World Trade Center on 9/11.

Lynbrook deputy mayor recalls escaping from World Trade Center on 9/11

Lynbrook resident Michael Hawxhurst was at his desk on the 80th floor of the World Trade Center’s South Tower at 8:46 a.m. on Sept. 11, 2001, when he heard, but could not see American Airlines … more

By Mike Smollins | 9/9/21

President Biden followed through on his promise to remove American troops from Afghanistan once and for all by his August 31 deadline.

As Afghan War comes to end, local vets feel betrayal, anger

Many of the more than 4 million American armed forces veterans or active-duty personnel who have served in the 20 years since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11 are battling a sense of heartbreak, … more

By Annemarie Durkin | 9/9/21

“He always made sure everyone around him was having fun,” Michele Puckett-Formolo, of Sea Cliff, said. “He just had that ability to be the light in a room.” That quality is one of the things she misses most about him, 20 years later, since the light went out on John F. Puckett, of Glen Cove, on Sept. 11, 2001.

Remembering the 9/11 lost

Michele Puckett-Formolo remembers her father as a man who could light up a room. That quality is one of the things she misses most about him, 20 years later, since the light went out on John F. … more

By Jill Nossa | 9/9/21

Lawrence-Cedarhurst Fire Department members presented the colors at the Sept. 11 remembrance ceremony in 2019.

Cedarhurst 9/11 remembrance on Sunday at 4 p.m.

Since 2002, the Village of Cedarhurst has hosted a 9/11 ceremony in Andrew J. Parise Cedarhurst Park, honoring those who died in the terrorist attacks who lived in the Five Towns or nearby communities: Thomas E. Jurgens, Neil Levin, Kevin O’Rourke, Bettina Browne Radburn, Joseph Rivelli Jr., Howard Selwyn and Ira Zaslow. more

By Jeff Bessen | 9/9/21

A number of 9-11 remembrance ceremonies are planned to take place this week, marking the attack's 20th anniversary. The names of local residents lost in the Sept. 11 attacks will be memorialized, in addition to those who have died in the years after the attacks from 9/11 related illnesses.

Several 9/11 remembrance ceremonies planned

This Saturday marks the 20th anniversary of the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. To commemorate the anniversary and pay tribute to the victims who died on that fateful day in New York, as well as those who … more

By Annemarie Durkin | 9/9/21

Steven Brandow commemorated his father in a speech during the ceremony renaming West Henrietta Avenue as Steven E. Brandow Avenue.

9/11 responder honored with street renaming

Dozens gathered at the intersection of West Henrietta and Fulton Avenue in Oceanside on the morning of Aug. 28 to commemorate their neighbor, NYPD officer Steven Brandow, who died in February from Covid-19. Family and friends were on hand to see Brandow’s memory etched into the community, as Town of Hempstead Supervisor Don Clavin renamed the street after the Oceanside resident. more

Tom Carrozza tcarrozza@liherald.com | 9/2/21

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