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9-11 Officially Observed by WI Schools

School kids in Wisconsin will now officially observe nine-eleven. Governor Evers yesterday signed a new law adding September 11th to the state’s list of special observation days. That puts nine-eleven on the same list as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Day, Susan B. Anthony’s birthday, Environmental Awareness Day, Bullying Awareness Day, and Veterans Day. More.

Ex-FDNY member Michael Lyons of LI dies of 9/11 cancer

Retired FDNY Capt. Michael J. Lyons, a Dix Hills resident cited many times for heroism during more than 20 years on the job, including for efforts on Sept. 11, 2001, has died of 9/11-related cancer, the FDNY confirmed. He was 53. More.

Governor signs 9/11 observance bill prompted by local superintendent

Among 13 bills Governor Tony Evers signed into Law Thursday, one was prompted by a local superintendent. In October 2021, Altoona Superintendent Heidi Eliopoulos spoke in front of the Wisconsin State Assembly about making 9/11 a special observance day in schools. More.

Plan to teach NJ students about 9/11 terror attacks

Remember the 9/11 attacks? Most New Jersey adults have vivid memories of that fateful day 21 years ago when radical Islamic terrorists with Al Qaeda flew hijacked jetliners into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and a field in Pennsylvania, but many school kids know very little if anything about the attacks. More.

Judge To Decide on 9/11 Families Deal Over $3.5 Billion in Compensation

She is expected to rule as well on whether the Biden administration has the right to dictate the fate of a $7 billion fortune sitting in New York’s Federal Reserve. It looks like the battle for billions of dollars in compensation for victims of the attacks on 9/11 is about to come to a head in a United States court. More.

Bayonne announces unveiling of new 9/11 memorial April 6

The city of Bayonne will unveil a new “20th anniversary” memorial to the victims of the Sept. 11 terrorists attacks in front of City Hall next month, officials announced Monday. The monument will include a chunk of steel from one of the World Trade Center towers that were destroyed in the 2001 attacks that left nearly 3,000 people dead. More.

Austintown Fitch Wood Shop Builds New Arbors for 9/11 Memorial

Board members of the Mahoning Valley 9/11 Memorial Park were at a loss when they saw that the arbors at the local memorial had become severely run down, said Sam Swoger III, chairman. Arbors are archway-like structures with latticework for vines and branches. More.

9/11 exhibit coming to St. Louis County Depot Great Hall

Veterans Memorial Hall, a program of the St. Louis County Historical Society and the Minnesota Military & Veterans Museum, are hosting the 9/11 exhibit titled “Resolute: Minnesota Stories of 9/11 and the War” in the Great Hall at the Duluth Depot from April 29 to May 1, 2022. More.