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Locust Valley Middle School students Gianna Aldorasi, left, Eva Jaszczuk, Mia Marchand, Christos Pappas and Logan Moran held a flag with the names of all those lives lost during the Sept. 11 attack.

Locust Valley Central School District honors Sept. 11 victims

Locust Valley Central School District schools honored the nearly 3,000 lives lost during the Sept. 11 attacks in ceremonies on Monday. During the ceremony, Locust Valley High School student Sarah … more

9/15/23

Heather Ward with her late husband, Danny, and their son, Andrew, in Long Beach.

These lives have been changed by the attacks, long after 9/11

Heather Traynor, who grew up in Brooklyn, began spending summers in Long Beach in 1987, when her parents bought a home in the city. Thirteen years later, Traynor was living in Queens, and visited … more

By Brendan Carpenter | 9/8/23

This summer’s recommended reads, none too long

Most of us learned to read a long time ago, but many of us are learning to read all over again through the fog of Covid. more

7/28/22

Members of the Enlisted Field Advisory Council visit the Ground Zero Memorial, the World Trade Center and FDNY Ladder 10 during their quarterly conference on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, 2015, in lower Manhattan. During this meeting, members spoke with Sept. 11, 2001, first responders, members of the New York City Fire Department, and with the Director of the Air National Guard, Lt. General Stanley E. Clarke III. Just before the end of the event, General Clarke was invited to join the Order of the Sword. The objectives of the EFAC is to provide enlisted members of the Air National Guard a vehicle to express their concerns on matters that impact ANG members, receive, review and clarify recommendations. (New York Air National Guard / Staff Sergeant Christopher S. Muncy / released)

Victims say anti-Muslim acts continued after Sept. 11

Jijoe Joseph, 42, an emergency doctor who worked at Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow from 2016 to 2020, can clearly remember Sept. 11, 2001, and, more so, how much his life changed … more

By Laura Lane | 9/16/21

Members of the East Meadow Fire Department marched with community members from their firehouse to Veterans Memorial Park on Sept. 11 to honor those who died in the terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center and the first responders who have succumbed to 9/11-related illnesses in the years since.

Marking a day like no other

In the early evening of Sept. 11, 2001, Kathy Martinez Walsh and Patricia Magnus Brown, captains of the East Meadow Fire Department’s Rescue 5 Ambulance Company, were stationed at Chelsea Pier … more

By Laura Lane | 9/16/21

The late Ray Pfeifer received a key to the city from Mayor Bill de Blasio for his efforts surrounding Sept. 11.

Foundation named after Pfeifer going strong

“Do the right thing, even when no one is looking,” was Ray Pfeifer’s motto, according to his friends and family. Pfeifer, who was a member of the East Meadow Fire Department and the … more

By Mallory Wilson | 9/9/21

Jeanne Evans brought a picture of her brother, firefighter Bobby Evans, taken only a day or two before the attacks.

Franklin Square firefighters remember Sept. 11

It was a solemn evening in Franklin Square last Sunday, when firefighters from the Franklin Square & Munson Fire Department and family members who lost loved ones in the Sept. 11 terrorist … more

By Melissa Koenig | 9/16/20

Lynbrook and East Rockaway will still host 9/11 remembrance ceremonies this year, but with social distancing and safety protocols in place. At the 2018 ceremony, members of the Lynbrook Fire Department’s color guard stood next to a piece of steel recovered from the World Trade Center after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

Lynbrook, East Rockaway to commemorate 9/11 on Friday

Though there will be social distancing, masks and other safety protocols in place, the villages of Lynbrook and East Rockaway will still host their 9/11 memorial services this year. more

By Mike Smollins | 9/10/20

The "Rally To Reopen Schools in September" was held outside of the legislative building in Mineola on June 20 to urge the state to reopen schools in September.

'Rally To Reopen Schools in September' held in Mineola

Chants of "Classrooms not Class Zooms" and "Classrooms are essential" could be heard through the crowd of roughly 50 parents and teachers from across Long Island that gathered on Franklin Avenue in … more

By Matthew Ferremi | 6/20/20

Lou Alvarez is the Oceanside/Island Park Herald's 2019 Person of the Year.

A fighter until the very end

Luis Alvarez “marched to his own beat” and liked to stay under the radar, recalled his oldest brother, Phil Alvarez. more

By Briana Bonfiglio | 12/26/19

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