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After 9/11, Michael McNelis never stopped answering the call to help | Herald Community Newspapers | www.liherald.com
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (729+ words) For Michael McNelis, Sept. 11, 2001, began with an answering machine message. McNelis, 54, was home in Malverne preparing for his overnight shift with the New York City Police Department when he was told to report to work. A member of the NYPD…...
From Ground Zero to Uniondale: The next generation of emergency response
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (611+ words) When the planes struck the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, Jessica Ellerbe was a seventh grader sitting inside the chapel at Long Island Lutheran Middle School in Brookville. She remembers the sudden seriousness that swept through the school. Students whose…...
Despite health issues, Steve Grogan continues to serve after Ground Zero
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (581+ words) For Steve Grogan, the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, began beneath clear blue skies at Lido Golf Club, where he and fellow Lynbrook firefighters could see the Manhattan skyline roughly 20 miles away. Twenty-five years later, Grogan, a 58-year member of the Lynbrook…...
Remembering Mark Mkwanazi and the lives changed by working at Ground Zero
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (653+ words) For Malverne resident Anisa Mkwanazi-Sessoms, Sept. 11 is not only a day she remembers. It is also the day that changed her family’s life in ways they would not fully understand for years. Mkwanazi-Sessoms was in second grade at Maurice W....
At Mepham High School, a new generation carries the memory of what was lost on 9/11
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (659+ words) Twenty-five years after the Sept. 11 attacks, students at Mepham High School are learning about an event they never experienced firsthand while carrying forward a tradition created to ensure its victims are not forgotten. For social studies teacher Kerry Dennis, the…...
Courage and loss remembered 25 years later
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (716+ words) Long Island residents continue to remember the nearly 3,000 people who died and the profound changes 25 years after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. For many, the day remains defined by memories of fear, uncertainty and loss — but also by the courage…...
A firefighter???s daughter finds her calling in the aftermath of 9/11
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (647+ words) As the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks approaches, I find myself thinking about my biggest inspiration: my father. At the time of the attacks, my family was preparing for my second birthday party. My dad, Raymond L. Griffin III, was a…...
Tunnel to Towers Foundation, Valley Stream Central High School District 5K in honor of 9/11 | Herald Community Newspapers | www.liherald.com
1+ week, 3+ day ago (179+ words) The Tunnel to Towers Foundation and Valley Stream Central High School District will host the “Honoring 25 Years of Resilience”5K Run/Walk on Saturday, Sept. 12, at VSC High, 135 Fletcher Ave., in Valley Stream. The race starts at 9 a.m., rain or…...
Confirmed tornado causes significant damage in Atlantic Beach
3+ week, 2+ day ago (394+ words) A tornado and strong thunderstorm touched down in Atlantic Beach on Aug. 20, causing extensive damage at two beach clubs in Atlantic Beach between 6:30 and 7 p.m. The tornado was confirmed by the National Weather Service, but is too early to determine the…...
Ari Brown: The view from the Island isn???t the view from Manhattan
3+ week, 2+ day ago (580+ words) The Herald has long understood what too many in Albany still refuse to accept: Long Island is not New York City. We have different priorities. We live differently. We raise our families differently. We work for a living. Yet year…...