The annual Suffolk Peanut Festival has something new to offer this year: a mobile 9/11 exhibit put on by the Tunnel to Towers Foundation. The Tunnel to Towers Foundation provides smart homes and other resources to first responders that have experienced serious injuries in the line of duty. More.
Check out the new 9/11 mobile exhibit at the Suffolk Peanut Festival
Class creates 'Survivor Tree' in honor of 9/11
After reading the book “This Very Tree: A Story of 9/11, Resilience, and Regrowth” by Sean Rubin, Marlana Turner’s seventh grade social studies class at Willie J. Williams Middle School created “Survivor Tree” leaves in honor and remembrance of the September 11 terror attack, and they posted messages of encouragement for their fellow students and teachers to enjoy. More.
Malliotakis Joins 9/11 Widows & Children to Celebrate Passage of Bill
Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11) on October 6 joined 9/11 widows, widowers, and children from New York City and New York’s 11th Congressional District to celebrate the passage of H.R.8987, the Fairness for 9/11 Families Act. More.
Nearly 6,000 families of 9/11 victims are 1 step closer to receiving compensation
Nearly 6,000 spouses and children of Sept. 11, 2001 victims are one step closer to getting compensation, a total of $2.7 billion, that’s owed to them. Direct family members of first responders who perished on Sept. 11, 2001, were wrongfully barred from receiving money owed to them from the United States Victims of State-Sponsored Terrorism Fund. More.
Nearly 6,000 families of 9/11 victims are 1 step closer to receiving compensation
Nearly 6,000 spouses and children of Sept. 11, 2001 victims are one step closer to getting compensation, a total of $2.7 billion, that’s owed to them. Direct family members of first responders who perished on Sept. 11, 2001, were wrongfully barred from receiving money owed to them from the United States Victims of State-Sponsored Terrorism Fund (USVSST), and have been tirelessly advocating to write the wrong. More.
Kreindler & Kreindler Seeks Stay Of 9/11 Depo Leak Sanctions
Kreindler & Kreindler LLP on Tuesday asked a New York federal judge to stay a sanction order over the leak of a deposition from the 9/11 multidistrict litigation, contending the rule on which the sanction order was based doesn't allow the court to sanction a law firm. More.
U.S. Judge Says 9/11 Victims Not Entitled to Afghan Bank Assets
A UNITED STATES JUDGE has recommended that victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks not be allowed to seize billions of dollars of assets belonging to Afghanistan’s central bank to satisfy court judgements they obtained against the Taliban. More.
Proposed law could address financial loopholes in 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund
A new law could close some financial loopholes in the 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund. Advocates of the Fairness for 9/11 Family Act say it will help the first responders and families who were denied or haven’t received the money they were entitled to. More.