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Wheeler Avenue sixth-graders Amber Shaukat and Madison Kelly place flower on a memorial bench in front of the school to honor Sept. 11 victims.
Wheeler Avenue marks Sept. 11 with ceremony, teachings
Only a handful of Wheeler Avenue School’s students were alive for the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, and even those who were born were too young to know what was going on. more
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Valley Stream residents got to see the piece of World Trade Center that will become part of a permanent memorial at Hendrickson Park.
Valley Streamers remember 9/11
More than 400 members of the community gathered in Hendrickson Park on Sunday to mark the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Some were there to pay tribute to loved ones they lost. Others wanted to see the piece of the World Trade Center that the village secured. more
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Ed Thompson started a memory book about his son, Glenn, soon after he was killed in the terrorist attacks.
Valley Streamer keeps son's memory alive
Ed Thompson has ensured that his son’s memory will stay alive for a long time. Glenn Thompson was 44 when he was killed on Sep- tember 11 in the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. His body was never recovered. more
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A piece of steel from the World Trade Center will be unveiled at this year's memorial service, Sunday, Sept. 11 at 11 a.m.
Valley Stream Sept. 11 ceremony is Sunday
The Village of Valley Stream will hold its annual Sept. 11 remembrance ceremony this Sunday, to mark the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks. The service will be held at 11 a.m. at the Hendrickson Park memorial area, near the tennis courts. more
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Valley STream firefighters covered a 15-foot, 3,350-pound steel beam from the World Trade Center with an American flag at Kennedy Airport on Tuesday for its trip to the village.
Valley Stream gets WTC relic
Valley Stream resident George Schuchman gazed with pride at a steel beam from the World Trade Center wreckage brought to Hendrickson Park on Tuesday. “I’m proud that the village of Valley Stream has a piece of the World Trade Center,” he said. more
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Parks & Recreation Superintendent Tony Brunetta and Rec Center staffers will host the commemoration.
Rockville Centre recreation center to house 9/11 exhibit
Rockville Centre will be one of two locations on Long Island, and 30 across New York state, to host an exhibition honoring the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. 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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Putting an end to homegrown terrorism
Long Islanders should be proud that as a result of the Republican victories in November, U.S. Rep. Peter King returned as chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee. We should also sleep … more
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East Rockaway, Memorial Park
Villages host September 11 ceremonies
September 11 memorial ceremonies in East Rockaway and Lynbrook The Village of Lynbrook will be hosting a 9/11 Memorial Service on Sat., Sept. 11 at 6 p.m. at Memorial Park, on the grounds of … more
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The stories behind history
History. Not one of your favorite subjects, huh? I used to think of history or social studies as something that came straight out of my textbooks. Nothing more, and nothing less. But then I started thinking about the true meaning of history. more
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