From her earliest school days growing up in South Windsor, Jennifer Farmer always wanted to be a writer. After seven years as a Stratford police officer, a stint in government security compliance at Sikorsky Aircraft and five years as a stay-at-home mom, she got the urge to resume her ambition. More.
Novel Based On 9/11 Published By South Windsor Native
How 9/11 Changed Elevator Evacuation Technology and High-Rise Safety
It’s an understatement to say the harrowing events of the 9/11 attacks changed the world in ways still felt today. Most Americans remember exactly where they were when they heard the news, and most of them were glued to their TV screens for hours that fateful day. More.
9/11 Memorialization with Marita Sturken
David Priess talks with professor and author Martia Sturken about 9/11-related memorials, museums, and architecture. Her research and writings have examined everything from visual culture to the connection between memory and consumerism, with much of her recent work addressing memory of the attacks on September 11, 2001 as both the battleground and the site for negotiations of national identity. More.
Thich Nhat Hanh After 9/11: Ignorance, Discrimination, Fear & Violence Are Real Enemies of Humanity
In memory of Thich Nhat Hanh, the world-renowned Buddhist monk, antiwar activist, poet and teacher who died Saturday, we re-air a speech Hanh gave at Riverside Church in New York in 2001. Shortly after the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center, Hanh urged the audience to embrace peace in the face of anger. More.
Outrage over signed Rudy Giuliani 9/11 shirts selling for $911
Rudy Giuliani has come under fire for selling signed 9/11 T-shirts for $911. CNN anchor Jon Avlon, who used to work for the former New York mayor, blasted Mr Giuliani for using the terrorist attack to sell merchandise. More.
How 9/11 Turned Firefighter Meg Smaker Into a Sundance Filmmaker
Before 9/11, six-foot firefighter Meg Smaker was happily following in her fire captain father’s footsteps. After 9/11, her world turned over. She watched her South Bay Area firehouse transform overnight “from this place of love and support and family to a place of fear and hatred,” she said in a Zoom interview. More.
Retiring FDNY commissioner led COVID response, 9/11 recovery
New York City’s fire commissioner says he will retire next month after more than seven years in the job and a career spanning more than five decades and stints in every rank in the department. More.
Free N95 masks and at-home COVID tests: Here’s how to get them
The Biden administration launched its COVIDTests.gov website Wednesday to provide up to four at-home COVID tests per family, and the administration is also planning on giving away 400 million N95 masks beginning next week. Here is how you can get your free N95 masks and at-home COVID-19 tests from the federal government. More.