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Mayor Francis Murray and local Girl Scouts led the Pledge of Allegiance before the 9/11 ceremony in 2017.

Village plans to add more names to 9/11 memorial

In remembrance of the 21st anniversary of the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, Rockville Centre officials have announced that they will be adding the names of those who have died of 9/11-related illnesses to the village’s Sept. 11 memorial. more

By Daniel Offner | 9/8/22

The Rockville centre Soccer Club men’s alumni game was held on the new turf at Tighe Field in the shadow of the water tower at Lister Field. The rededication was held in honor of the late Stephen Tighe.

Field dedicated to late legendary Rockville Centre coach

The Rockville Centre Soccer Club and village officials celebrated the completion of a goal close to a decade in the making last Saturday afternoon as they rededicated the recently renovated Tighe Field in honor of Stephen Tighe, a longtime club coach who died in the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. more

By Tom Carrozza tcarrozza@liherald.com | 12/2/21

South Side Middle School eighth-grader Eleni Maria Panaghi, 13, raised more than $6,000 for the Tunnel to Towers Foundation in honor of her uncle George Merkouris, who died in the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.

Rockville Centre teen raises money for Tunnel to Towers foundation in honor of uncle who died on 9/11

Eleni Maria Panaghi, 13, was not yet born when her uncle, George Merkouris, died in the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, but that didn’t keep her from collecting money in his memory to commemorate the 20th anniversary of his death. more

By Mike Smollins | 9/17/21

Members of the Rockville Centre Fire Department served as the color guard at the Town of Hempstead’s 9/11 ceremony on Saturday to mark the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon and in Shanksville, Pa.

Hempstead salutes 9/11 heroes in moving ceremony

Sept. 11, 2021, dawned as a stunningly beautiful late summer morning, the sky an azure blue and the sunshine a bright yellow — just as it was on the same day 20 years ago. At the Hempstead … more

By James Bernstein | 9/12/21

East Rockaway resident recounts surviving 9/11 attack

East Rockaway resident Theresa Gaffney was walking down the staircase from the 84th floor of the South Tower of the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, when the second plane struck her building. more

By Mike Smollins | 9/9/21

Rockville Centre will honor the lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001, by marking the 20th anniversary of the attacks with a ceremony on Sunday, which for the first time will include a 21-gun salute. Above, Mayor Francis X. Murray spoke at a previous year’s event.

Rockville Centre set to commemorate 20th anniversary of 9/11

Rockville Centre has hosted a ceremony to commemorate the events of Sept. 11, 2001, every year since the terrorist attacks, but organizers are planning an even more special ceremony this year to mark the 20th anniversary. more

By Mike Smollins | 9/9/21

The Village of Rockville Centre’s 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony is set for Sept. 12. Above, Mayor Francis X. Murray addressed attendees at last year’s event.

Rockville Centre to commemorate 20th anniversary of 9/11

Rockville Centre residents, elected officials, community groups and members of the police and fire departments will gather on Sept. 12 to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. more

9/2/21

FDNY firefighter Stephen Siller, who grew up in Rockville Centre, died in the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. His brother, Frank, is walking 537 miles in his honor.

Rockville Centre native to trek 537 miles in memory of brother who died on 9/11

Frank Siller can recall sitting at a kitchen table with his siblings and other family members on Sept. 11, 2001, glued to the television as they collectively realized that Frank’s younger brother, Stephen, wasn’t going to return from the World Trade Center. more

By Mike Smollins | 8/12/21

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

By Sara Director | 12/24/20

Members of local Girl Scout and Boy Scout troops led the Pledge of Allegiance.

Rockville Centre honors lives lost on 9/11

About 200 Rockville Centre residents gathered at the village’s Sept. 11 Memorial on the Village Green on Sunday to commemorate the 2001 terrorist attacks. more

By Briana Bonfiglio | 9/15/20

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