Keyword: 9/11
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Our promise to never forget means we must wear our masks
I want you to remember waking up on the morning of Sept. 12, 2001 — that is, if you had slept at all the night before. Recall how you felt about your country, your neighbors, and especially our lion-hearted first responders . . . more
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A wreath was placed in remembrance during Island Park’s ceremony commemorating 9/11.
Island Park hosts solemn 9/11 ceremony
On the solemn and somber 19th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, elected officials, firefighters, veterans, local leaders and community members gathered at the Village of Island Park’s 9/11 memorial for a ceremony commemorating that dark day in American history. more
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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
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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
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Phil Alvarez, left, spoke Friday at the Town of Hempstead's ceremony commemorating the 19th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. His brother, Luis, died of cancer brought on from his work at ground zero after the attacks.
Late Oceanside resident Luis Alvarez's brother speaks at Town of Hempstead's 9/11 memorial service
As he prepared to speak at the Town of Hempstead’s beachside memorial to commemorate the 19th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, Phil Alvarez said his mind couldn't help … more
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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
Kenneth J. Marino Memorial Scholarship recipients received their awards at the Schoolhouse Green on July 9, which would have been Marino’s 59th birthday. They were joined by some of the 12 members of the Oceanside Fire Department who comprise the scholarship committee and members of Marino's family.
Oceanside graduates receive scholarships honoring fallen 9/11 firefighter
Thirteen graduating Oceanside High School students have received scholarships in memory of the late Kenneth J. Marino, a firefighter who died in the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. more
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Phil Alvarez, left, said he is fulfilling his late brother Luis Alvarez’s legacy by helping people with 9/11-related illnesses sign up for the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund. The fund recently instituted a “look-back” period, which means that those who could not previously sign up — because more than two years had passed since they were diagnosed with an illness — have another chance to do so.
Phil Alvarez continues fight of his late brother, Oceanside resident Luis Alvarez
Inspired by his brother’s heroism, Phil Alvarez is continuing to fight for those who are suffering from 9/11-related illnesses. more
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Lou Alvarez is the Oceanside/Island Park Herald's 2019 Person of the Year.
A fighter until the very end
Luis Alvarez “marched to his own beat” and liked to stay under the radar, recalled his oldest brother, Phil Alvarez. more
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Phil Alvarez, left, joined a law firm to help 9/11 first responders in honor of his brother, the late Luis Alvarez, who died of 9/11-related cancer and fought successfully for the replenishing of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund.
Luis Alvarez’s brother vows to continue his fight
There was no stopping Luis Alvarez from spending months digging through rubble at ground zero in 2001, searching for survivors — not even the toxic air, recalled his brother, Phil Alvarez. more
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