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County Executive Laura Curran, at lectern, was one of several elected officials to attend Malverne’s 9/11 ceremony on Church Street last Friday.

The Village of Malverne held their annual candlelit 9/11 ceremony on Church Street last Friday. Families of 9/11 victims, who were joined by local elected officials, held candles throughout the … more

By Nakeem Grant | 9/17/20

Community groups and residents gathered at Hall’s Pond Park for the West Hempstead Community Support Association’s annual 9/11 memorial on Sept 10.

West Hempstead remembers 9/11 victims at Hall's Pond Park

Residents, local elected officials and community groups gathered around the 9/11 memorial at Hall’s Pond Park in West Hempstead on Sept. 10 for the West Hempstead Community Support … more

By Nakeem Grant | 9/17/20

Susan Hutchins was among seven readers to recite the names of Nassau’s 348 9/11 victims at the county cderemony. Hutchins’s son Kevin Colbert, 25, of West Hempstead, died in the World Trade Center attacks.

Nassau County hosts socially distant 9/11 ceremony

In a nearly 40-minute, socially distant ceremony last Friday morning, elected and appointed Nassau officials and families of local 9/11 victims paused to remember the 348 county residents who died in … more

By Scott Brinton | 9/14/20

Phil Alvarez, brother of Sept. 11 first responder Luis Alvarez, who died of 9/11-related cancer in 2019, was the keynote speaker at the Town of Hempstead's annual Sept. 11 remembrance ceremony in Point Lookout. To his right was Councilwoman Dorothy Goosby, and to his left, Councilman Bruce Blakeman.

Brother of 9/11 hero Luis Alvarez stirs crowd at Town of Hempstead memorial

They gathered in the early-morning light Friday at the Hempstead Town Park at Lido to honor those killed in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, and also to salute the thousands . . . more

By James Bernstein | 9/11/20

This Sept. 11, we mourn more deeply than ever

For those who lived in the New York metropolitan area when the World Trade Center was attacked by terrorists, Sept. 11 is a day that will “live in infamy,” to quote President Franklin D. Roosevelt . . . more

9/11/20

Take a moment to reflect on 9/11

Next Wednesday will mark the 18th anniversary of one of the most tragic days in U.S. history, when 2,606 people were killed in the 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. more

9/6/19

Nearby things to do this week in Malverne, West Hempstead

9/11 memorial serviceA 9/11-remembrance ceremony will be held at the 9/11 Memorial on Sunday, Sept. 9 at Hall’s Pond Park in West Hempstead at 2 p.m. Hosted by the West Hempstead Community … more

9/6/18

Malverne firefighter Peter Regan has worked for FDNY Ladder 174, Engine 310 in East Flatbush, Brooklyn, since 2004.

Malverne veteran, firefighter to be honored on 9/11 at Citi Field

At every Mets home game at Citi Field, the team recognizes a veteran for his or her military service. FDNY firefighter and veteran Peter Regan will be … more

By Nakeem Grant | 9/6/18

Longtime Herald publisher Cliff Richner, center, with the Herald’s Long Island editorial staff at a gathering in June to celebrate his retirement after 36 years in the news business. He will remain an owner of the company that was founded by his parents in 1964.

‘It’s been a fascinating career’

“It’s been a fascinating career — I feel very lucky to have lived it,” said Cliff Richner, co-owner of Richner Communications and the longtime publisher of Herald Community Newspapers, who retired last month after 36 years in a family-run company that has left an indelible mark on local community news on the South Shore. more

By Anthony Rifilato | 7/26/18

State Sen. Todd Kaminsky sponsored legislation that changes Primary Day from Sept. 11 to Sept. 13 in New York.

Primary Day is now on Sept. 13

Governor Andrew Cuomo signed legislation on March 1 that changes Primary Day in New York state from Sept. 11 to Sept. 13. more

By Jeff Bessen | 3/8/18

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