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On Sunday, Bellmore and North Bellmore volunteer firefighters attended Mass at St. Barnabas Roman Catholic Church in remembrance of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
Bellmore fire departments remember 9/11
To mark the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the Bellmore and North Bellmore fire departments joined together to remember those who were lost. More than 100 firefighters gathered with the community at St. Barnabas Roman Catholic Church in Bellmore to pray for those lost and their families. more
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Merrick resident Carol Gies placed a wreath on the memorial in honor of her late husband, Ronnie Gies, who died on Sept. 11, 2001.
Merrick F.D. marks 9/11
The Merrick Fire Department marked the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks with a memorial ceremony at Sunrise Highway and Merrick Avenue in Merrick on Sunday. more
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Old Mill Road school hosts 9/11 ceremony
Most elementary school students were too young to remember the events of Sept. 11, 2001. In fact, many weren’t even born yet. 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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Chatterton Elementary School Principal Cindy Davidowitz led a solemn ceremony on Friday to remember the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
Merrick schools mark Sept. 11
Cindy Davidowitz had just begun her assignment as Chatterton Elementary School’s assistant principal a week earlier when terrorists slammed two hijacked jetliners into the World Trade Center, killing nearly 3,000 innocent civilians, including 15 Merokeans, on Sept. 11, 2001. 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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Tom Riordan and Merrick Veterans Memorial Park Chairman Walter Ellensohn, in back, from left, American Legion member Harry Crosby, front left, and Henry Hinricks, former chief of the North Merrick Fire Department, with the World Trade Center beam that will form the centerpiece of a new memorial in North Merrick.
Bellmore-Merrick residents recall 9/11 horror
The Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks left many Americans in fear. In the early hours of that Tuesday morning, Bellmore-Merrick residents watched their TVs in horror as the World Trade Center fell, uncertain about what might follow. That day changed the lives of many in the Bellmores and Merricks, and continues to hold a place in the hearts and minds of local residents. more
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Friends and relatives of Kevin Colbert — a lifelong West Hempstead resident who was a star player for the West Hempstead High School football team in 1994 — will remember him on the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. Colbert was on the 89th floor of the south tower of the World Trade Center when it was struck by a plane.
Spirit of 'the Tank' is indestructible
Kevin Colbert would have celebrated his 35th birthday last week. He might have spent it the way he had most birthdays — going out to a nice restaurant for dinner with his mother and three … more
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Andrew Stern
‘Bin Laden still had 10 more years than my brother’
Local reaction to the death of Osama bin Laden has been a mixed bag of jubilation, fear and relief, and nowhere is it more heartfelt — and confusing — than among the friends and family members of those who lost their lives on Sept. 11, 2001. more
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Courtesy RVC Soccer Club Tighe Field at Mill River was renamed in 2003 in honor of Coach Steve Tighe, who was among those lost on Sept. 11, 2001.
Rockville Centre Soccer Club to celebrate 40 years
The community is invited to join the Rockville Centre Soccer Club on the evening of March 4 as its members celebrate its 40th anniversary at the St. Agnes Parish Center. more
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