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'Sacred Steel' to travel through, stop in East Rockaway

Two World Trade Center steel beams donated to Lynbrook by the New York Port Authority will be erected on Aug. 10, according to Deputy Mayor Alan Beach. The beams are expected to arrive sometime … more

By Clarissa Hamlin | 8/7/11

A fitting 9/11 tribute in Lynbrook

In preparation for the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001World Trade Center attacks, workers in Lynbrook have begun construction on two steel beams from the twin towers that were donated to the village by the New York Port Authority. The steel will be unveiled at the village’s Sept. 11 memorial behind Village Hall. more

By Clarissa Hamlin | 8/3/11

‘Bin Laden still had 10 more years than my brother’

Local reaction to the death of Osama bin Laden has been a mixed bag of jubilation, fear and relief, and nowhere is it more heartfelt — and confusing — than among the friends and family members of those who lost their lives on Sept. 11, 2001. more

By Mary Malloy | 5/4/11

Residents of the Bristal in Lynbrook waved their flags as the beams went by. Bristal director Alan Parker is at left.

Two tons of painful memories

Residents of Lynbrook and surrounding areas bowed their heads, waved flags or both as two pieces of steel from the World Trade Center towers made their way from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Oceanside Iron & Steel Supply on April 7, escorted by the Fire Riders and Patriot Guard Riders motorcycle organizations of New York and the Lynbrook police and fire departments. more

By Clarissa Hamlin | 4/13/11

Ted Sieban stood at attention during the ceremonies.

East Rockaway, Lynbrook hold 9/11 ceremonies

“So long as this memorial stands, so long as the village of East Rockaway endures, we will always remember the loss and feel the pain of the loved ones that you lost, and that we lost, on that horrific day.” Those were the words of the Rev. Mark Lukens of the Bethany Congregational Church in East Rockaway as he opened the 9/11 memorial services last Saturday in Memorial Park. more

Mary Malloy and Clarissa Hamlin | 9/15/10

The unions are our friends

My father served as a union president — a teachers union president — in Suffolk County nearly four decades ago, in the days when educators like him were given little respect, and even lower wages. more

Scott Brinton | 6/3/10

The Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District is erecting a 9/11 memorial with ‘sacred remains’ from the World Trade Center. A group of Central District officials and students went to Hangar 17 at Kennedy Airport last week to inspect the rusted girder that will form the centerpiece of the monument. Above are, from left, Dan Christoffel, a retired Calhoun High School art teacher; Peter Gat, an art conservator with the Port Authority; John Scalisi, the Central District’s facilities director; Peter Miller, a Port Authority financial analyst; Dr. Henry Kiernan, the Central District superintendent; students Julie Schnaars and Patrick Lugauer; and John Boyle, a Central District English teacher.

Central District erecting memorial with girder from the WTC

A cold drizzle fell as the short, yellow school bus from the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District pulled up last Wednesday to Kennedy Airport's Hagar 17, the 80,000-square-foot storehouse for the remains of what once were the two tallest buildings in the world. more

Scott Brinton | 5/17/10

Next time we may not be so lucky

On May 1, a Pakistani-born American citizen, Faisal Shahzad, attempted to detonate a car bomb in Times Square. His intent was simple — to kill innocent American citizens and create economic chaos. more

Al D'Amato | 5/13/10

The 2000s, the decade from purgatory

In a recent Time magazine column, Andy Serwer labeled the 2000s the “decade from hell.” I’d be more inclined to call it the decade from purgatory. more

Scott Brinton | 12/24/09

The president and attorney general are dead wrong

Eight years after Sept. 11, our hearts remain heavy from the tremendous loss we suffered. Now, thanks to the irresponsible decision by President Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder, New Yorkers will suffer again. more

Al D'Amato | 11/26/09

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