On Sunday, a steel beam recovered from the wreckage of the World Trade Center was dedicated at a ceremony attended by about 200 people at the VFW Plaza, on West Park Avenue at Grand Boulevard.
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By Matthew Ern
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9/17/15
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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.
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By John O’ Brien Sr.
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9/15/15
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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.
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By Matthew Ern
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9/11/15
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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 . . .
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9/10/15
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A steel beam recovered from the wreckage of the World Trade Center will be dedicated at a ceremony on Sunday to honor the first responders and victims of the terrorist attacks of Sept.11, 2001. Its …
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By Matthew Ern
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9/10/15
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Robert DeAngelis was a firefighter no matter where he went.
So it made perfect sense that DeAngelis, a West Hempstead resident and a purchase manager in the Washington Group International’s World Trade Center office, was also a fire warden on the 91st floor of the South Tower on the morning of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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9/9/15
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After the World Trade Center collapsed in a fireball on Sept. 11, 2001, a cloud of toxic dust enveloped Lower Manhattan. That dust contained a witches’ brew of cancer-causing agents . . .
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7/15/15
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Dozens gathered at Bellmore Fire Department headquarters for a somber service commemorating the 13th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks last Thursday. The department hosted the …
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By Julie Mansmann
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9/17/14
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On Thursday we mark the 13th anniversary of the attacks on the U.S. by the fanatics of Al Qaeda, which killed almost 3,000 people at the World Trade Center — a great many of whom were from our South Shore communities . . .
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9/11/14
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Matt Dwyer, a former communications director for the City of Long Beach, remembers seeing the smoke billowing from the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001.
The sky was so clear that Tuesday …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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9/11/14
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