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For anyone who has not served in combat, it’s impossible to understand the horrors of war. We can try to imagine them, however. We can imagine . . . more

11/10/16

Remembering a ‘true hero’

Less than two years after Inwood volunteer firefighter Joseph Sanford Jr. died of injuries he sustained while trying to extinguish a house fire in Woodmere, the Town of Hempstead dedicated Davis Avenue in Inwood, where he lived, in his memory, as Joseph Sanford Jr. Avenue. more

By Jeff Bessen | 10/26/16

The Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation announced it will raise $300,000 to pay the mortgage and future renovation costs for the family of Joseph Sanford Jr., above, an Inwood firefighter who died on Dec. 23.

Manhattan-based foundation to help Inwood family

Manhattan-based nonprofit Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation announced on April 7 the launch of a fundraiser to help the widow of Inwood firefighter Joseph Sanford Jr., Jacqueline Scott-Sanford, and her daughter, Janisha to help defray their mortgage and any future home renovation costs. more

By Vanessa Parker | 4/9/15

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

A number of wounded veterans made the 3.1-mile-long journey from Red Hook to Lower Manhattan, some in wheelchairs, others with the aid of crutches.

9/11 run becomes one of NYC’s biggest races

More than 30,000 runners and walkers converged on the Red Hook section of Brooklyn on Sunday, lining up near the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel. At 9:30 a.m. they were off, hurrying through the tunnel and then the side streets and quiet park walkways of Lower Manhattan in the 11th annual Tunnel to Towers Run, which has become one of New York City’s biggest races. more

By Scott Brinton | 10/2/12

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

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