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Kevin Kelly, a volunteer with the Bellmore-Merrick EMS, died recently of a severe respiratory illness attributed to his work at the World Trade Center site after the 9/11 attacks. He is pictured at ground zero.

Ground zero hero dies of respiratory illness

In the terrible days and weeks after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Kevin Kelly, a Bellmore-Merrick Emergency Medical Services volunteer, spent 18-hour shifts at ground zero, digging through the soot-laden “pile,” at first in search of survivors, and later in search of the dead. more

By Scott Brinton | 10/20/15

Eli Hamid and his son Eli Robert paid their respects during the village’s ceremony last Sunday.

Planting memories

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 … more

By Rebecca Melnitsky | 9/23/15

Salk Middle School social studies teacher Samantha McKevitt asked her seventh-grade students, who were born in 2003, what they knew about the terrorist attacks.

Teaching September 11 in the schools

As Samantha McKevitt’s seventh-grade social studies students settled into their desks last Friday at Jonas Salk Middle School, they prepared to talk about a topic on the mind of most Americans that day — the 14th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 9/16/15

Philip Dickler works at the high school where the Survivor Tree saplings were grown, and helped arrange Valley Stream’s acquisition.

‘Survivor trees’ added to Sept. 11 memorial

The Village of Valley Stream’s Sept. 11 memorial grew by two saplings this year, which were featured during the village’s remembrance ceremony last Friday. more

By Micah Danney mdanney@liherald.com | 9/16/15

A candlelight vigil hosted by the East Meadow Fire Department last Friday in Veterans Memorial Park marked the 14th anniversary of the Sept. 11 World Trade Center attacks. Some 300 residents joined the department to pay their respects.

East Meadow commemorates Sept. 11

The morning of Sept. 11, 2015 began with an overcast sky, as Americans from coast to coast planned their day in remembrance of the darkest day in the history of the United States. This day, the 14th anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center, was not just significant for the milestone passing, but it offered another year of new hope for a better future with the continued progress of New York City’s financial district, and the daunting task of our military abroad, and our law enforcement back home in keeping our country safe. more

By John O’ Brien Sr. | 9/15/15

Although Many were too Young to remember the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, or weren’t born yet, local Scouts still came out to Wantagh’s 9/11 ceremony last Sunday morning to pay tribute to the victims.

Wantagh pays tribute to 9/11 victims

Wantagh American Legion Post 1273 held its 14th annual Patriot Day ceremony on Sunday to remember those who were killed in the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. more

By Rebecca Anderson | 9/15/15

Christina Daly/HeraldAngela Rondinella, rescue, proudly held a flag bearing the names of civilians who died in the 9/11 attacks.

Long Beach remembers those lost on 9/11

County Legislator Denise Ford held her annual 9/11 memorial service at the Virginia Avenue Garden of Remembrance on Friday, one of several ceremonies held throughout the barrier island to honor the sacrifices of the first responders and victims of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. more

By Matthew Ern | 9/11/15

The acts of evil, and of heroism, must not be forgotten

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 . . . more

9/10/15

Merrick Fire Dep't to host 9/11 ceremony on Friday

The Merrick Fire Department will hold a memorial service to commemorate fallen members of the MFD who lost their lives in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. more

9/9/15

Aaron Schlectman of East Meadow Boy Scout Troop 157 participated in last year's Sept. 11 ceremony at Veterans Memorial Park, hosted annually by the East Meadow Fire Department.

EMFD, Nassau County to mark anniversary of Sept. 11

The East Meadow Fire Department will hold its 14th annual Sept. 11 candlelight vigil on Friday evening, one day after Nassau County holds its own ceremony. more

By David Weingrad | 9/3/15

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