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Parts of a chain-link fence surrounding the Nassau County Sept. 11 Memorial, located in Eisenhower Park, are broken.

A local congressman and county residents are urging Nassau County officials to repair cracked tiles, peeling paint and other damage to the Sept. 11 memorial in Eisenhower Park. The monument … more

By Julie Mansmann | 5/12/16

Candles burned brightly in Paris in remembrance of nearly 130 people who were killed in terrorist attacks in the City of Light last Friday.

Worry and anger in Bellmore-Merrick after Paris terror attacks

On Sept. 11, 2001, Bellmorite Vince Proto was marching warily on Broadway in Manhattan, from the World Trade Center to Brooklyn, shortly after Al Qaeda terrorists crashed two planes into the Twin Towers. Proto worked for Deutsche Bank, at 1 Liberty Plaza, in the towers’ shadow. more

By Scott Brinton | 11/18/15

Congress must not fail the first responders

At 12:01 a.m. on Oct. 1, Congress missed an important deadline to reauthorize the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, and that, my friends, is totally unacceptable. more

10/8/15

Living in the world, 14 years after 9/11

To paraphrase the question posed in a popular hotel commercial, “Should we stay or should we go?” In the almost decade and a half since the terrorist attacks on New York . . . more

9/24/15

The acts of evil, and of heroism, must not be forgotten

Five thousand, one hundred twelve days have passed since Sept. 11, 2001. People who are 21 now were only 7 then; students who will graduate from high school this school year were 3 or 4. They cannot know how life was different before the attacks . . . more

9/10/15

Congress must renew the Zadroga Act

After the World Trade Center collapsed in a fireball on Sept. 11, 2001, a cloud of toxic dust enveloped Lower Manhattan. That dust contained a witches’ brew of cancer-causing agents . . . more

7/15/15

Members of Bellmore Fire Department Company 601 carried wreaths commemorating firefighters who died in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and laid them at a memorial constructed of a World Trade Center steel beam.

Bellmore F.D. pays homage to 9/11 victims

Dozens gathered at Bellmore Fire Department headquarters for a somber service commemorating the 13th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks last Thursday. The department hosted the … more

By Julie Mansmann | 9/17/14

Terrorism is not just a memory

On Thursday we mark the 13th anniversary of the attacks on the U.S. by the fanatics of Al Qaeda, which killed almost 3,000 people at the World Trade Center — a great many of whom were from our South Shore communities . . . more

9/11/14

Broken government, Part II: 'interoperability'

On Sept. 11, 2001, many professional, well-trained and dedicated police officers, firefighters and EMS workers lost their lives at the World Trade Center because, in addition to the other tragedies that day, their radios were not “interoperable.” more

9/3/14

Members of the North Merrick Fire Department held flags at the plaque dedication, which Judy Mankita, Superintendent John DeTommaso, Mepham Principal Michael Harrington, Nassau County Legislator Dave Denenberg, John Scalesi, Assemblyman Dave McDonough, Sheryl Perry and Legislator Michael Venditto attended.

Mepham Key Club dedicates plaque at Brookside 9/11 memorial

The Mepham High School Key Club and Bellmore Kiwanis Club recently dedicated a memorial plaque honoring the 24 Bellmore-Merrick victims who died in the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade … more

By Julie Mansmann | 5/15/14

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