To his patients, Dr. J. Randall Pearce was more than just a dentist. In his office, he blasted "oldies" hits from the 60s and sang along. On Halloween, he always dressed up and came to the office in costume—after all, if there's any holiday dentists should celebrate its that. More.
Morristown dentist, who responded to Ground Zero after 9/11, dies of COVID-19 on Christmas
Message from the Special Master on the Tenth Anniversary of the Signing of the Zadroga Act
This past weekend, as we ushered in a New Year, the 9/11 community marked an important milestone. Ten years ago, on January 2, 2011, President Obama signed into law the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010. More.
‘You got to be cognizant’: COVID-19 adds health risks to 9/11 first responders, survivors
Union County Sheriff’s Deputy Chris Castrogiovanni, a former NYPD officer, was at the scene of 9/11. “I had been looking at those buildings my whole life so to see what happened was just, it’s so surreal,” Castrogiovanni said. More.
Ex-NYPD officer whose 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund award was stolen gets $400,000 payout
A former NYPD officer and 9/11 survivor whose Victims Compensation Fund award was stolen by a fellow cop and disbarred attorney received $400,000 from the New York State Lawyers Fund Thursday to help offset the nearly $1 million he lost. More.
Remembering Investigative Specialist Saul Tocker
Saul joined the Bureau in 1990, serving first as a security warder and then as a police officer at FBI Headquarters before joining the Washington Field Office’s Special Surveillance Group, SSG, in 1995. He served the bulk of his career there, most recently as a team coordinator and supervisory investigative specialist. More.
Push is on to get COVID vaccine to 9/11 survivors, responders
Phase one of the COVID vaccine distribution is still in works. But with the next phase on the horizon, there's an effort to prioritize vaccine distribution to survivors of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. That initiative also extends to those who worked at ground zero and the Pentagon. More.
9/11 survivors, first responders at risk for COVID complications, ‘they are literally scared to death’
After the 9/11 attack 20 years ago, anyone on or near Ground Zero up to eight months after was exposed to debris like glass particles, mercury and asbestos. That exposure is now putting them at risk for things like lung disease, and almost seventy different types of cancer. More.
9/11 survivors, the 'most at risk' group, now facing a scary new enemy: COVID-19
It was the morning of the 9/11 attacks, and John Mormando was watching "Barney & Friends" with his kid. Not 10 minutes later, he switched channels and watched the towers come down on live television. Normally he would have been working downtown as a trader at the New York Mercantile Exchange, only a few blocks from the World Trade Center. More.