9/11 Health and Compensation in the News
Below are summaries with url’s to news articles that appeared recently about 9/11 Health and Compensation issues. .
An archive of past articles by year, can be found on the 911 Health Watch website at http://www.911healthwatch.org/news/ :
9/11: STATE TROOPER RYAN FORTINI DIES OF ILLNESS CAUSED BY WORLD TRADE CENTER RESPONSE
Poughkeepsie Journal | January 3, 2020
State Police Investigator Ryan Fortini was very often the first person to respond when the call went out for backup.
FAMILY OF WTC PROGRAM’S NAMESAKE GRATIFIED BUT NOT OVER PAST HEARTACHE
Chief | December 23, 2019
AN EMOTIONAL REUNION: Joe Zadroga (right), whose son James had the health-care treatment program for those suffering from World Trade Center-related illnesses named in his memory…
NYPD SUSPENDED SERGEANT AFTER HE SOUGHT TREATMENT FOR 9/11-RELATED ISSUES
NY Post | December 23, 2019
An NYPD sergeant who claims the department retaliated against him for seeking treatment of his chronic, 9/11-related health issues has been suspended, The Post has learned.
STRATHAM LOSES FIREFIGHTER WHO ANSWERED 9/11 CALL
Fosters | December 23, 2019
The community is mourning the loss of one of its true heroes following the death of longtime volunteer firefighter and selectman John Sapienza over the weekend.
MAYOR PRESENTS NY’S BRONZE MEDALLION TO CHAMPIONS OF 9/11 VICTIM COMPENSATION FUND
WLNY | December 19, 2019
Advocates who fought for the 9/11 Victims’ Compensation Fund are receiving the city’s highest honor, the Bronze Medallion.