Archive of News (2014)
40 names added to Nesconset 9/11 Memorial Wall
Hundreds gathered in Nesconset Saturday morning to honor 40 fallen first responders whose names were added to the 9/11 Memorial Wall.
9/11 compensation board registration ends Thursday
If 9/11 responders and volunteers don’t register with the workers’ compensation board by Thursday — the 13th anniversary of the terror attacks — they lose the right to file claims for illnesses…
9/11 Workers Have One Week Left To Register
Sept. 11 marks the 13th anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center — and the last chance for 9/11 workers to register with the New York State Worker Compensation Board.
9/11 Responders Urged to Register for NY Benefits
Elected officials and union activists are urging Sept. 11 responders to sign up for New York worker compensation benefits.
9-11 Museum nixes exhibit features that dispute link between Ground Zero dust and cancer, health issues
The National Sept. 11 Memorial & Museum has quietly replaced three exhibit panels that many though cast doubt on the connection between toxic dust from Ground Zero and subsequent diseases many first responders and workers suffered afterward.
9/11 Responders Urged to Register for NY Benefits
Elected officials and union activists are urging Sept. 11 responders to sign up for New York worker compensation benefits.
Family, friends mourn loss of Sgt. Paul Ferrara, of Yaphank, who recovered victims from the World Trade Center disaster
Friends and family paid their last respects today to an NYPD officer who worked at Ground Zero.
13 Names Added to FDNY Memorial Wall
Small plaques inscribed with the names of 13 New York Fire Department employees who died of illnesses directly related to the search for survivors in the rubble at the World Trade Center after Sept. 11 were added Thursday…
Hillary Clinton to mark 9/11 anniversary at NYC fundraiser for responders and kin
Hillary Clinton will mark the 13th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in part by headlining a fundraiser for a group that monitors federal programs designed to help Sept. 11 responders, survivors and family members.
When 9/11 arrives, remember the living
In a little more than a week, we will mark the 13th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. Here in New York, the names of those killed in the attacks will be read aloud by their family members…