A local congressman and county residents are urging Nassau County officials to repair cracked tiles, peeling paint and other damage to the Sept. 11 memorial in Eisenhower Park. The monument …
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By Julie Mansmann
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5/12/16
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At 12:01 a.m. on Oct. 1, Congress missed an important deadline to reauthorize the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, and that, my friends, is totally unacceptable.
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10/8/15
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Firefighter Michael Kiefer, of Franklin Square, was killed in the terrorist attack on Sept. 11, 2001. His father, Bud Kiefer, and the rest of his family, have planned a dinner dance fundraiser in …
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9/15/15
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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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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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The Village of Lynbrook’s elected officials and residents alike came out last Thursday to honor and remember the victims of terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
The ceremony began with the …
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By Brendan Murray
bmurray@liherald.com
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9/17/14
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The observance of the anniversary of Sept. 11 is meant to be a reminder of a tragedy of the past. But with all the terrorist activities going on around the world, the 9/11 remembrance is a continuing wake-up call for America in these frightening times.
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9/11/14
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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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Thirteen years after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center that claimed nearly 3,000 lives, Nassau County held a candlelight remembrance ceremony to honor those who died that day.
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By David Weingrad
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9/10/14
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Despite spending eight years in Catholic schools and serving as godfather to two young cousins, I rarely find myself in a church. Typically, I go when everyone else does — when the church is full …
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By Brendan Murray
bmurray@liherald.com
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9/10/14
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