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Samir Khan wrote an article for Inspire magazine explaining his desire to spread Islam and his decision to become an outspoken American traitor.

An Al Qaeda propagandist and self-proclaimed American traitor who was killed by a U.S. drone strike in Yemen on Sept. 30 was a former East Meadow resident who graduated from W.T. Clarke High School in 2003. more

By Shannon Koehle | 10/14/11

Colleen Fitzsimons Cabral and her son, Ty, in red, stood near her father Richard Fitzsimons’ memorial stone in Lynbrook.

Lynbrook hosts solemn 9/11 ceremony

Fourteen-year-olds Eric Luvczenko and Jack Ligiori, of Lynbrook, stood at attention at the village’s Sept. 11 memorial, looking at a glaring reminder of that day in 2001: twin monuments made of two steel pieces that were part of the World Trade Center. more

By Clarissa Hamlin | 9/14/11

Second assistant chief Ed Reicherter places a single rose on the memorial stone of a 9/11 victim in Memorial Park, East Rockaway.

East Rockaway hosts solemn 9/11 ceremonies

Residents, village officials, firefighters, veterans’ organizations members, Boy Scout troops and World Trade Center first responders gathered at East Rockaway’s Memorial Park on Sunday to observe the 10th anniversary of the 9 /11 terrorist attacks. This was the village’s 11th ceremony, the first having been held in the park just days after the attacks. more

By Mary Malloy | 9/14/11

On Sunday, Bellmore and North Bellmore volunteer firefighters attended Mass at St. Barnabas Roman Catholic Church in remembrance of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

Bellmore fire departments remember 9/11

To mark the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the Bellmore and North Bellmore fire departments joined together to remember those who were lost. More than 100 firefighters gathered with the community at St. Barnabas Roman Catholic Church in Bellmore to pray for those lost and their families. more

By Deirdre Krasula | 9/13/11

Merrick resident Carol Gies placed a wreath on the memorial in honor of her late husband, Ronnie Gies, who died on Sept. 11, 2001.

Merrick F.D. marks 9/11

The Merrick Fire Department marked the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks with a memorial ceremony at Sunrise Highway and Merrick Avenue in Merrick on Sunday. more

By David Weingrad | 9/13/11

An open letter to my great-grandchildren

Dear children: This is what I wrote 10 years ago, in 2001, just days after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center: “As I write this letter, you exist only as a hope for the … more

Randi Kreiss | 9/9/11

Tom Riordan and Merrick Veterans Memorial Park Chairman Walter Ellensohn, in back, from left, American Legion member Harry Crosby, front left, and Henry Hinricks, former chief of the North Merrick Fire Department, with the World Trade Center beam that will form the centerpiece of a new memorial in North Merrick.

Bellmore-Merrick residents recall 9/11 horror

The Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks left many Americans in fear. In the early hours of that Tuesday morning, Bellmore-Merrick residents watched their TVs in horror as the World Trade Center fell, uncertain about what might follow. That day changed the lives of many in the Bellmores and Merricks, and continues to hold a place in the hearts and minds of local residents. more

By Deirdre Krasula | 9/7/11

Geronimo!

Like many of you, I never gave up hope that the world’s most brutal terrorist would be brought to justice. However, after almost 10 years, it was beginning to become a pipe dream. Imagine my delight when President Obama made his late-night announcement that Osama bin Laden had been killed by U.S. forces in Pakistan. more

Al D'Amato | 5/12/11

‘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

By Mary Malloy | 5/4/11

A steel beam from the World Trade Center now forms the centerpiece of a 9/11 memorial at the Brookside School in North Merrick. Local residents say that Osama bin Laden’s death brings a small measure of comfort, but nearly 10 years after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, people still feel the psychic pain of losing their loved ones, friends and neighbors.

Merrick-Bellmore ‘thrilled’ that bin Laden is gone

“I’m thrilled that he’s gone.” That is what Merokean Carol Gies had to say on Monday morning about the death of Osama bin Laden, shortly after President Obama announced to the world on Sunday night that the al Qaeda leader and 9/11 mastermind was killed in a 40-minute firefight with U.S. Navy seals at a fortified compound outside of Islamabad, Pakistan’s capital. more

By Scott Brinton | 5/2/11

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