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With an awful anniversary should come some perspective
The observance of the anniversary of Sept. 11 is meant to be a reminder of a tragedy of the past. But with all the terrorist activities going on around the world, the 9/11 remembrance is a continuing wake-up call for America in these frightening times. more
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
Claire Dean recited names of Sept. 11 victims, including her father, Billy Dean.
County honors Sept. 11 victims
Thirteen years after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center that claimed nearly 3,000 lives, Nassau County held a candlelight remembrance ceremony to honor those who died that day. more
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Scott Brinton
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
Scott Brinton
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
Ilana Tresterman and the Boardman Elementary School Chorus, led by their teacher Erin Degan, sang “American Tears.”
Oceanside remembers
There was a strong sense of community as hundreds of Oceanside residents walked from the First Presbyterian Church on Oceanside Road to the School House Green to commemorate the 10th anniversary of … more
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Julia Sarnelli and her father, Anthony, with one of the Japanese Snowdrop Trees their family donated to the school. The remembrance ceremony at the school was Julia’s idea and was organized by LOMS Principal John Barnes, right.
Island Park schools remember Sept. 11
Over the summer, the new principal of the Lincoln Orens Middle School in Island Park, John Barnes, received a letter from Julia Sarnelli, suggesting that the school hold a remembrance ceremony for … more
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New York Racing Association bugler Sam Grossman, from left, with NYRA Peace Officer Linda Falacara and Nassau County Police Department Officer Tom Lesser, who displayed New York State’s new 10th anniversary 9/11 memorial flag, which was unveiled by Governor Andrew Cuomo earlier this week.
9/11 ceremony held at Belmont Park
The New York Racing Association held a special ceremony today, prior to the start of Sunday’s live racing card at Belmont Park, to honor those who lost their lives on Sept. 11, 2001. more
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Robert Riordan, from left, and Walter Ellensohn of the American Legion, with Henry Hinrichs, a former North Merrick fire chief, unveiled the Merricks' new Sept. 11 memorial at Veterans Memorial Park in North Merrick.
On 9/11, Merrick American Legion unveils memorial built with World Trade Center beam
The Merrick American Legion’s ceremony to remember the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks started solemnly on Sunday with an invocation by Rabbi Paul Kirchner, but surprisingly it ended on an upbeat note when Sacred Heart School sixth-grader Alyssa Pallotta, dressed in a pink dress, took to the podium and sang “God Bless America.” Many in the crowd of 200 spontaneously joined hands and joined in singing this most American of songs. more
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Randi Kreiss
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
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