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Observing the 15th anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001

The Herald asked our spiritual and governmental leaders, as well as the community’s “movers and shakers,” about their feelings and insights on this, the 15th anniversary of the terrorist … more

By Mary Malloy | 9/9/16

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

Nassau 9/11 memorial in disrepair

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

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

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

Tunnel to Towers, a truly amazing race

I awoke at 3:45 a.m. on Sept. 30, and by 4:35 I was on a train speeding from Merrick to Penn Station. At 6 a.m., I stood at Liberty and West streets in Lower Manhattan, near 1 World Trade Center. more

10/11/12

The wall family posed for this photo in August of 2001, just a month before the September 11 attacks, at the Wall’s dream home, said Jean Wall, “when life was full and wonderful and everyone was so happy.”

He's on the 'Bright Side of the Road'

Glen James Wall, was a partner and vice president at Cantor Fitzgerald, and working on the 105th floor of the North Tower of the World Trade Center when the planes hit. This heartfelt essay was … more

10/11/12

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