Brickley, a Woodbridge resident and prominent state leader, has been working for 20 years to lead an effort to create a trail system linking all three September 11 sites: The National September 11 Memorial in New York City, where the twin towers of the World Trade Center once stood, the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pa., and the 9/11 National Pentagon Memorial. More.
After 20 years, vision for 9/11 trail becoming reality
Rep. Ocasio-Cortez reintroduces bill for 9/11 cleanup crews
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and two other legislators have reintroduced a bill in the House to put immigrants who cleared debris after the Sept. 11 attacks on a fast track to legal immigration status in the U.S. More.
A swab could save an FDNY firefighter with 9/11-related illness
A series of “Be the Match” registry drives are being held for former FDNY firefighter Brian Kevan who is battling a form of non-Hodgkins lymphoma. Kevan needs a bone marrow transplant from a matching donor. The New York Blood Center partnered with the FDNY to host a series of drives in his honor. More.
I-Team: 9/11 firefighter needs bone marrow
A search is underway for a bone marrow donor for a retired New York hero firefighter who worked at Ground Zero. Retired FDNY firefighter Brian Kevan helped with search and recovery efforts at the site of the Twin Towers for months. More.
9/11 touring exhibit gives insight into terrorist attacks, plays tribute to fallen
A free traveling exhibit paying tribute to those who lost their lives in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks will be on display in Richmond through Monday, Oct. 25. The 9/11 Never Forget Mobile Exhibit, created by the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation, includes artifacts such as steel beams from the World Trade Center twin towers. More.
Movie about 9/11 hero Fr. Mychal Judge to air in November
“On this 20th anniversary of 9-11 we gather in remembering our priest and good friend Father Mychal Judge," said the film’s producer and director Brendan Fay. The film recalls the month’s mind gathering after the attacks on 9-11 where people shared their memories and stories of their priest and friend, the Franciscan Father Mychal. More.
9/11 hero and graduate of Valley Forge Military Academy and College receives honor
On January 18, 1929, several cadets of the Valley Forge Military Academy and College ran into the burning building that housed the school. At great risk, they assured all their brothers escaped the inferno. More.
NYC retirement agency short changes death benefits for parents of paramedic who died of 9/11 illness
Something seemed wrong to EMS Lt. Edith Torres’ parents about the size of the death benefit they received after she succumbed to 9/11 illness — it was a great deal less than they’d been told to expect. Now the EMS workers’ union wonders if other families have also been drastically short-changed by city retirement system bean counters. More.