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Keyword: Sept. 11
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Sixteen years and counting. This year’s Sept. 11 remembrances stopped us, held us fast and then let us go. The deep tolling of the bells, the mournful strains of taps . . .
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9/22/17
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Hurricane Harvey was a brutal reminder that storms happen. We Long Islanders who lived through Hurricane Sandy, like Louisianans who lived through Hurricane Katrina, can only shudder to think . . .
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9/7/17
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The anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attacks is approaching as our country is convulsed by political, social and economic upheaval. There is plenty of work to do on these fronts, but . . .
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9/7/17
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Remember the flags in front of homes in every neighborhood? Remember the heartfelt respect we New Yorkers showed firefighters and police officers? Remember the unity . . .
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9/8/16
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A sapling from a tree that survived the collapse of the twin towers has found a new home in Rockville Centre.
The tree, a Callery pear, had been reduced to an 8-foot-tall stump when it was found …
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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9/23/15
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Five thousand, one hundred twelve days have passed since Sept. 11, 2001. People who are 21 now were only 7 then; students who will graduate from high school this school year were 3 or 4. They cannot know how life was different before the attacks . . .
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9/10/15
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After the World Trade Center collapsed in a fireball on Sept. 11, 2001, a cloud of toxic dust enveloped Lower Manhattan. That dust contained a witches’ brew of cancer-causing agents . . .
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7/15/15
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About 50 Rockville Centre residents attended the village’s annual Sept. 11 vigil at the Village Green on a cold night last Sunday. Some were children and teenagers too young to remember the terrorist attacks 13 years ago.
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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10/22/14
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This Thursday marks the 13th anniversary of the deadliest terrorist attacks ever on American soil. None of us will ever forget what happened that tragic day, and we continue to keep the families of those who died in our thoughts and prayers.
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9/11/14
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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.
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9/11/14
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