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Billy and Catherine Wren, left, and their cousins Maggie and Patrick Wren returned to their seats after placing flowers on William Wren’s memorial stone in Lynbrook.

Lynbrook, East Rockaway villages host solemn observances

Sept. 11 was a day of remembrance, reflection and solemn prayer for the citizens of Lynbrook and East Rockaway, as residents observed the 11th anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attacks on the … more

By Brian Croce and Mary Malloy | 9/19/12

Moving ahead, 11 years after the 9/11 attacks

Last Sept. 11 marked the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, a terrible day on which more than 3,000 people, including dozens of South Shore residents, died. more

9/6/12

Running in tribute to a 9/11 hero

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

The Stern family congratulated the winners of the Andrew J. Stern Memorial Essay Contest. The family, standing from left are Andrew’s siblings Michael Stern and Lisa Burch; Andrew’s son, Danny, 18, his mother, Barbara, his daughter, Emma, 14 and his wife, Katie. Seated from left are essay winners Taylor Clarke, John Parenti and Joanna Ambrosio.

‘Do you think the world is a safer place now?’

The winners of the fifth annual Andrew J. Stern Memorial Essay Contest were announced on Feb. 15 at the East Rockaway Board of Education’s meeting held in the high school auditorium. The theme of … more

By Mary Malloy | 2/22/12

View from the southeast corner of the World Trade Center site. Wires of a crane lifting a metal beam off a flatbed truck snapped, causing the beam to fall and crush the vehicle. No injuries were reported as of press time.

Malverne historian witnesses accident at WTC site

Around 10:05 on Feb. 16, wires of a crane lifting a steel beam off a flatbed truck at the World Trade Center site snapped, causing the beam to fall about 40 stories and crush the truck. As of … more

Lee Landor | 2/16/12

Second assistant chief Ed Reicherter places a single rose on the memorial stone of a 9/11 victim in Memorial Park, East Rockaway.

East Rockaway hosts solemn 9/11 ceremonies

Residents, village officials, firefighters, veterans’ organizations members, Boy Scout troops and World Trade Center first responders gathered at East Rockaway’s Memorial Park on Sunday to observe the 10th anniversary of the 9 /11 terrorist attacks. This was the village’s 11th ceremony, the first having been held in the park just days after the attacks. more

By Mary Malloy | 9/14/11

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

A decade after the attacks, we still hurt

It is difficult to believe that 10 years have come and gone since Al Qaeda terrorists slammed two hijacked jetliners into the World Trade Center, a third into a field in Pennsylvania and a fourth … more

9/9/11

Construction of One World Trade Center is now well under way. The super-structure, which will replace the twin towers, is scheduled for completion in 2013.

Rebuilding ground zero

On Aug. 5, I traveled to ground zero in Lower Manhattan to photograph the epicenter of the worst terrorist attacks on American soil, nearly 10 years later. As I scaled the subway steps leading to Vesey Street, on the north side of what had been the World Trade Center before September 11, 2001, I was uncertain what to expect when I reached the top of the staircase. The last time that I visited ground zero, in August 2006, I felt forlorn. It was a hauntingly empty place. What would I find this time? more

By Scott Brinton | 9/8/11

Dr. Mitchell levy kept the gas mask that he wore when he worked at the chief medical examiner’s office in Manhattan in 2001 and 2002. He identified victims through their dental work.

A mission of mercy

Dr. Mitchell Levy talks publicly for the first time about being called to identify victims of the World Trade Center attacks through their dental records. At 6:30 a.m. on a … more

By Clarissa Hamlin | 9/7/11

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