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Rockville Centre remembers those lost on Sept. 11, 2001
Since October 2002, Rockville Centre residents and the families and friends of those from the community who lost their lives on Sept. 11, 20001 have had a peaceful place to relect on and remember the events of that tragic day. more
Next time we may not be so lucky
On May 1, a Pakistani-born American citizen, Faisal Shahzad, attempted to detonate a car bomb in Times Square. His intent was simple — to kill innocent American citizens and create economic chaos. more
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The 2000s, the decade from purgatory
In a recent Time magazine column, Andy Serwer labeled the 2000s the “decade from hell.” I’d be more inclined to call it the decade from purgatory. more
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The president and attorney general are dead wrong
Eight years after Sept. 11, our hearts remain heavy from the tremendous loss we suffered. Now, thanks to the irresponsible decision by President Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder, New Yorkers will suffer again. more
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USS New York crew members lined its deck as the warship sailed past the site of the World Trade Center on its way to Pier 88 to be commissioned.
Living history
Retired Navy captain and Rockville Centre resident Christopher Boylan and his wife, Elizabeth, were among the invited guests aboard the USS New York for a formal shipboard commissioning on Nov. 7 that honored both those who perished on Sept. 11, 2001 as well as those who survived. The event was planned to forge an enduring alliance between the people of New York and the ship and her crew. more
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Participants in the September Concert at Molloy College on Sept. 11 marked the events of that tragic day with music and prayer.
Celebrating the bedrock of our humanity
Driving rain may have forced the September Concert at Molloy College, a free musical event to mark the anniversary of Sept. 11 inside, but it did nothing to dampen participants’ determination to fill the skies with music. more
Tunnel to Towers Run slated for Sept. 27
Once again, runners from Rockville Centre will participate in the Tunnel to Towers Run/Walk on Sept. 27, hosted by The Stephen Siller, FDNY ‘Let Us Do Good” Children’s Foundation. Held annually, this event celebrates the life and legacy of all those who died on Sept. 11, 2001. By taking part in the 5K run, participants retrace the final steps of firefighter Stephen Siller, who lived in Rockville Centre for a number of years as a young boy, as he ran through the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel in an attempt to help those trapped inside the World Trade Center during the attacks that day. more
Memorial-goers remembered 9/11 victims at the Lido Beach reflecting pool.
Remembrance at sunrise on the beach
Eight years ago to the day, hundreds of people had gathered at Lido Beach Park and watched the clear, sunny sky in the distance fill with black clouds of dark smoke from the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. more
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Finding higher meaning in Sept. 11
I remember driving west on Park Avenue in Long Beach with my then 1 1/2-year-old daughter tucked in her car seat behind me. It was midday, and the sun shone so brightly. There was a break between the buildings, and through it I could peer toward the destruction. more
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We must not forget
Eight years after the horror of seeing thousands of people die, towering buildings crash to the ground and a war declared on terrorism, we must not let our proclivity to move on eclipse our need to remember the victims, the heroes and the enemies of our way of life. more
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