Cedarhurst honors 9/11 victims with memorial at Andrew J. Parise Park
The Village of Cedarhurst continued tradition of honoring lives lost in the tragic events on Sept. 11, 2001 at Andrew J. Parise Park, this year.
Nearly 3,000 people, seven of which were from the Five Towns and connected communities, were killed by four hijacked airplanes, two that crashed into the Twin Towers at the World Trade Center, one into the Pentagon and one rerouted and crashed in Shanksville, Pa. on that Tuesday.
Residents, neighbors, students and politicians sang, spoke, prayed and held moments of silence to honor Thomas Jurgens, Neil Levin, Bettina Browne-Radburn, Joseph Rivelli Jr., Kevin O’Rourke, Howard Selwyn and Ira Zaslow, who died on the day 23 years ago.
Cedarhurst village trustees, Five Towns religious institutions, Lawrence Cedarhurst Fire Department, Lawrence Cedarhurst American Legion Post #339 and Lawrence High School student organizations conducted the hour-long ceremony under blue skies.
