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The American flag exists at the periphery of most our lives. It takes on significance mainly at events kicked off by the playing of the national anthem, at parades and during the seventh-inning stretch at Yankees games. more

6/13/13

Tunnel to Towers, a truly amazing race

I awoke at 3:45 a.m. on Sept. 30, and by 4:35 I was on a train speeding from Merrick to Penn Station. At 6 a.m., I stood at Liberty and West streets in Lower Manhattan, near 1 World Trade Center. more

10/11/12

Fifth-graders in Gene Vassel's class placed their hopes for a better future in the box.

Students reflect on a better world

W. T. Clarke middle schoolers marked Sept. 11 with reflections on hopes and dreams for the future. more

9/28/12

Legislator Norma Gonsalves, left, Assemblyman Tom McKevitt, second to right, and Councilman Gary Hudes, right, attended the East Meadow ceremony.

East Meadow remembers 9/11

East Meadowites came out to Veterans Memorial Park on Sept. 11 to remember the men and women who died during the attacks on the World Trade Center and while less tears were shed than in years passed, the solemn ceremony reflected on the loss still felt by the community. more

By Shannon Koehle | 9/21/12

In the Middle East, we must draw a red line

As Americans came together to commemorate the 11th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, we once again became the victims of a senseless attack, this time overseas. more

9/20/12

A day I’ll always remember

Sept. 11, 2001 was one of the most tragic days in American history — a day when time seemed to stand still in a moment so surreal, on a day when hundreds of Americans lost their lives. more

By Shannon Koehle | 9/14/12

Moving ahead, 11 years after the 9/11 attacks

Last Sept. 11 marked the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, a terrible day on which more than 3,000 people, including dozens of South Shore residents, died. more

9/6/12

Running in tribute to a 9/11 hero

On Sept. 11, 2001, New York City firefighter Stephen Siller called his wife, Sarah, shortly after 8:46 a.m., when five Al Qaeda terrorists slammed American Airlines Flight 11 into the World Trade Center’s North Tower. more

8/16/12

A bell in the foreground symbolizes the liberty and freedom Americans have earned.

Local photographer captured 9/11 memorials

An East Meadow photographer captured Sept. 11, 2001 memorials and some of these images are now on display at Hofstra University’s Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library. more

By Shannon Koehle | 9/30/11

Robert Riordan, from left, and Walter Ellensohn of the American Legion, with Henry Hinrichs, a former North Merrick fire chief, unveiled the Merricks' new Sept. 11 memorial at Veterans Memorial Park in North Merrick.

On 9/11, Merrick American Legion unveils memorial built with World Trade Center beam

The Merrick American Legion’s ceremony to remember the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks started solemnly on Sunday with an invocation by Rabbi Paul Kirchner, but surprisingly it ended on an upbeat note when Sacred Heart School sixth-grader Alyssa Pallotta, dressed in a pink dress, took to the podium and sang “God Bless America.” Many in the crowd of 200 spontaneously joined hands and joined in singing this most American of songs. more

By Scott Brinton | 9/11/11

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