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On Sept. 11, 2001, New York City firefighter Stephen Siller called his wife, Sarah, shortly after 8:46 a.m., when five Al Qaeda terrorists slammed American Airlines Flight 11 into the World Trade Center’s North Tower. more

8/16/12

On Sunday, Bellmore and North Bellmore volunteer firefighters attended Mass at St. Barnabas Roman Catholic Church in remembrance of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

Bellmore fire departments remember 9/11

To mark the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the Bellmore and North Bellmore fire departments joined together to remember those who were lost. More than 100 firefighters gathered with the community at St. Barnabas Roman Catholic Church in Bellmore to pray for those lost and their families. more

By Deirdre Krasula | 9/13/11

Robert Riordan, from left, and Walter Ellensohn of the American Legion, with Henry Hinrichs, a former North Merrick fire chief, unveiled the Merricks' new Sept. 11 memorial at Veterans Memorial Park in North Merrick.

On 9/11, Merrick American Legion unveils memorial built with World Trade Center beam

The Merrick American Legion’s ceremony to remember the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks started solemnly on Sunday with an invocation by Rabbi Paul Kirchner, but surprisingly it ended on an upbeat note when Sacred Heart School sixth-grader Alyssa Pallotta, dressed in a pink dress, took to the podium and sang “God Bless America.” Many in the crowd of 200 spontaneously joined hands and joined in singing this most American of songs. more

By Scott Brinton | 9/11/11

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

Randi Kreiss | 9/9/11

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

By Deirdre Krasula | 9/7/11

John Boyle, the Bellmore-Merrick Central District special-education teacher who led the effort to create the district's 9/11 memorial, honored Brad Allan of Long Island Crane & Rigging for his efforts to bring the project to fruition.

Bellmore-Merrick Central District dedicates 9/11 memorial

Thomas Crotty stood and stared for a moment on Friday at the twisted, rusted, 1,600-pound steel girder in front of the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District’s Brookside School in North Merrick. “It was very thoughtful of the community and the young people to do this so the day and the people will not be forgotten,” Crotty remarked. more

Scott Brinton | 9/24/10

Bellmore firefighters saluted during a 9/11 ceremony at the Bellmore firehouse on Saturday.

Bellmore fire dep’t marks 9/11 attacks

The Bellmore Fire Department held a solemn ceremony at the Bellmore firehouse in Bellmore Village on Saturday to mark the ninth anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. more

9/13/10

The immediate family of the late Ronnie Gies was on hand for the dedication of a new baseball scoreboard at Calhoun in honor of the Sept. 11 hero, including Gies’s son Bobby, wife, Carol, and sons Tommy and Ronnie.

Calhoun Sports Boosters honor Sept. 11 hero

Under sunny skies, the Calhoun Sports Boosters Association dedicated the scoreboard at Calhoun’s baseball field this week in honor of the late Ronnie Gies, a Merrick Fire Department chief who was killed in the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. more

Scott Brinton | 4/30/10

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