Debbie Brazas doubted the 1,700 mile trip from New York City to Eddy County for a 9/11 memorial exhibit could be accomplished. Brazas, an administrative assistant with the Artesia Fire Department, said the Tunnel to Towers Foundation agreed to make a stop in Eddy County next month after Fire Chief Kevin Hope suggested a telephone call to the Staten Island, New York organization. More.

A park in Oceanside was named after an NYPD detective who was a champion for 9/11 victims' rights. Nassau County officials were joined Tuesday afternoon by the family of Detective Luis G. Alvarez and other NYPD officers for the unveiling. More.

Gillette Community Theatre wants public input as it plans to commemorate the 20th anniversary of 9/11. It dawned on the organization’s members that it has been nearly 20 years and that this is a year where the theater can be part of a community effort to do something on it, said Claudia Urlaub, director and board treasurer. More.

A newly redesigned park in Oceanside just unveiled Tuesday is paying tribute to a fallen hometown hero. NYPD Detective Luis Alvarez died in 2019 from cancer stemming from his work on Sept. 11, 2001 at ground zero. Through his advocacy work for his fellow first responders, funding for 9/11 heroes will remain in place until 2092. More.

The annual National Memorial Day Concert airs this Sunday at 8 p.m. on PBS. It will include a 20th anniversary remembrance of 9/11 presented by Steve Buscemi. “I went to D.C. almost 20 years ago the year after 9/11; I was asked to do the 9/11 tribute then because they knew I’m a former firefighter with Engine 55 in Manhattan,” Buscemi said. More.

A Missouri senator says it’s too early to be creating a commission to probe the attack on the Capitol on January 6th. Speaking on Fox News Sunday, Republican Roy Blunt talked about the 9-11 commission, which was approved and formed 14 months after the initial attacks. More.

For nearly each of the past 20 years, my family has visited the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, to commemorate the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and to remember my father, Donald Greene, a passenger aboard Flight 93. More.

The families suing to expose alleged Saudi ties to the 9/11 terror attacks have won an almost unheard of second chance. Lawyers for the 10,000 plaintiffs will be able to question three officials from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia next month — including two the 9/11 Commission cleared but FBI veterans say remain highly suspect. More.