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Westchester officials, loved ones commemorate 9/11 first responders lost to illness
Members of Westchester County’s First Responders 9/11 Health-Related Illnesses Committee and other county officials came together on the solemn anniversary.
9/11 Memorial ceremony sheds light on health issues still plaguing rescue workers
Although May 30, 2002, marked the end of recovery efforts at Ground Zero, the health issues that would plague many rescue workers and civilians for years to come were only just beginning.
Heroic Police Officer, 60, Was Among the First To Respond to 9/11 Attacks, Now Decades Later He’s Battling Cancer Linked to Ground Zero
He is among thousands of people in and around Ground Zero on that horrific day that dealt with lingering health effects many years later.
Illness and Advocacy After 9/11
“Dust: Illness and Advocacy After 9/11” is a new installation exploring the impacts of the toxic dust that blanketed city streets and coated the insides of homes, businesses, and schools in the area.
State trooper who died from 9/11-related illness memorialized in Washington
New York State Trooper Nicholas Georgeadis, 52, from Wilton died last year from a 9/11 related illness. Now he’ll be forever etched in our nation’s memory.
Gottheimer Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Support Victims of Terrorism
The act has been broadly endorsed by 9/11 victims’ advocacy groups, including 9/11 Children for Justice, 9/11 Justice, 9/11 Families United, and the Family Steering Committee of the 9/11 Commission.
Rep. Lawler introduces bill aimed at shoring up terror victim compensation fund
A bipartisan group of House lawmakers introduced legislation Thursday to shore up a fund that compensates victims of terror attacks, including Sept. 11.
‘Revived’ 9/11 Worker Protection panel remains dormant
Although state lawmakers in 2020 passed legislation reconvening a 9/11 worker’s protection task force, none of state officials responsible for nominating the panel’s members appear to have done so.
City transit workers still awaiting 9/11 disability benefits
Although a profusion of state and federal legislation granted disability benefits to civil service workers who worked at the site, city transit workers have so far been shut out.
Dallas Penn
Penn never stopped playing the fool, and was so funny and self-effacing it was easy to overlook how smart and pointed he was.