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Members of the Sea Cliff Fire Department were there to honor the first responders who gave their lives on Sept. 11, 2001.

Sea Cliff holds memorial service for Sept. 11 tragedy

The morning was fittingly overcast for the 22nd anniversary of the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001 as dozens of neighbors, first responders and politicians gathered in Sea Cliff to commemorate … more

By Will Sheeline | 9/15/23

Sen. Jack Martins, second from left, hosted the Sept. 11 ceremony in the hamlet, which included members of local fire departments and veterans.

A soulful ceremony on Sept. 11 in Oyster Bay

Finding comfort among friends, family and strangers, residents memorialized those who perished on the 22nd anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001 on Monday. Twenty-four residents from the hamlet died that day … more

By Laura Lane | 9/15/23

Looking back again on a tragedy we’ll never forget

For all Americans, and particularly Long Islanders, who recall the horror of Sept. 11, 2001, reliving those tragic moments each year is devastating, and yet, at the same time, gratifying and reassuring. more

9/14/23

9/11 is more than just a day on our calendar

If you ask almost anyone above the age of thirty where you were on September 11, 2001, when the Twin Towers fell, you can almost always expect a detailed response. To my generation, however, … more

By Ilana Greenberg | 9/16/22

Seaford High School’s 2022 Patriot Award recipients were, from left, Alexandra Leggio, Annarose Romanelli, Brooke Surace, Parker Surace and Bryant Wong. An FDNY honor guard joined them after they received their awards at graduation on June 25.

Patriot Awards honor Seaford students and lives lost

Twenty-one years ago, the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center profoundly affected many communities in and around New York City, including Seaford, which lost Thomas and Timothy Haskell, John Perry, Robert Sliwak and Michael Wittenstein. more

By Michael Malaszczyk | 7/7/22

Residents of all ages attended the ceremony, at which friends and a family member recalled the four local men who died in the attacks.

Glen Cove remembers Sept. 11 at anniversary ceremony

Edward Lehman was an avid distance runner. Matthew McDermott enjoyed playing golf. John F. Puckett was an accomplished audio engineer and musician. Joseph Zuccala could entertain a crowd. All four Glen Cove men left behind loving families and friends when they died in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center. Their stories were shared at Glen Cove’s 9/11 remembrance ceremony at Morgan Memorial Park last Saturday. more

By Jill Nossa | 9/16/21

The 9/11 Memorial at Pratt Park in Glen Cove. Utilizing the ferry terminal, the city played a key role on Sept. 11.

Glen Cove ferry played key role on Sept. 11

The morning of Sept. 11, 2001, was clear and sunny, a perfect day to hop on the newly operational, high-speed commuter ferry from Glen Cove to Lower Manhattan. Glen Cove resident Patty Bourne took the early ferry for the first time — and while she was one of the lucky ones who eventually made it safely back to Long Island, she never expected to be one of the last few to have an enjoyable ride across the water that day. more

By Jill Nossa | 9/9/21

Reflecting on the Sept. 11 attacks 20 years later

The Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon and in Shanksville, Pa., set off a cascade of worldwide catastrophes over the subsequent two decades . . . more

9/9/21

EMFD Ex-Chief Eric Becker was a part of the search-and-rescue teams that combed through the World Trade Center remains after the attacks.

East Meadow ex-chief recalls mayhem on fateful September day

When speaking of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center, three-time East Meadow Ex-Chief Eric Becker remembers the East Meadow Fire Department firefighters who died, either at the twin … more

By Laura Lane | 9/9/21

Garden Social opened in East Meadow because Kevin Reilly, center, encouraged his fraternity brother, Bob Russo, right, bottom, to take a chance and open his own business. Reilly, a FDNY firefighter, died on Sept. 11 at the World Trade Center.

East Meadow's popular beer garden and restaurant Garden Social exists because of a Sept. 11 hero

Bob Russo, David Boller and James Paloumbis, have a bond that goes back much further than their decision to go into business together with Kevin Liebov, opening East Meadow’s Garden Social in … more

By Laura Lane | 9/9/21

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