By DEL QUENTIN WILBER AUG 30, 2018 | 11:35 AM Tresa Roth, whose husband, FBI Agent Robert Roth, died from cancer in 2008, with memorabilia from his time at the agency. He assisted rescue and investigative efforts at the Pentagon after the Sept. 11 attacks in 2001. (David Butow / For The Times) FBI Agent Dave LeValley was […]
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Six story flag to commemorate September 11 in New York
NEW YORK (CNN) — A six-story U.S. flag is now unfurled in New York at the corner of Hester and Mott Streets to remember the victims of 9/11. A giant 60-foot by 30-foot flag is displayed on the corner building to honor the people of September 11th and commemorate the attacks at the World Trade Center. […]
FDNY hero pens ‘Finding John’ about the aftermath of 9/11
Updated Aug 26, 6:19 PM; Posted Aug 26, 6:08 PM Gallery: FDNY hero pens ‘Finding John’ about the aftermath of 9/11 By Tracey Porpora Porpora@siadvance.com STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, former Dongan Hills resident Andrew Serra, 45, wasn’t at work. He was on his way to class at the College of Staten Island. […]
Retired FDNY firefighter, who donated van to help sick colleagues, dies from 9/11-related cancer
Jimmy Martinez, 58, a retired firefighter died Friday from Ground Zero related cancer. (Handout) By ESHA RAY Retired FDNY firefighter, who donated van to help sick colleagues, dies from 9/11-related cancer Jimmy Martinez, 58, a retired firefighter died Friday from Ground Zero related cancer. (Handout) Retired FDNY firefighter Jimmy Martinez, who survived two World Trade […]
9/11 Survivors & Families Enjoy Free Day at Aquatopia Waterpark
200+ firefighters, children, and grandchildren took part By: Brianna Strunk TANNERSVILLE, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) – Camelback Resort gave back to some our nations’ bravest on Monday. More than 200 9/11 survivors and their families were treated to a free day at Aquatopia Indoor Waterpark. This is a bittersweet day for Candice Woodlon. She’s having fun […]
NYPD, FDNY baseball teams act out ‘Sandlot’ scene to promote matchup
By Nicole Brownnicole.brown@amny.com @ncb417Updated August 15, 2018 10:46 AM Acting out a scene from “The Sandlot,” players on the NYPD and FDNY baseball teams traded cheeky insults in a video promoting the annual Heroes Baseball Classic. The teams reenacted the scene from the 1993 movie in which the sandlot kids are confronted by a rival group. […]
Fire Erupts in 7th Ave Sushi Restaurant, FDNY Says
The Patch – August 17, 2018 by Kathleen Culliton, Patch Staff CHELSEA, NY — A fire erupted in a Chelsea sushi restaurant during rush hour Thursday morning, said the FDNY. Firefighters rushed to Dake Sushi at 348 Seventh Ave. near West 29th Street at about 7:40 a.m. to battle a fire in the eatery, according […]
WTC Funeral – Retired Firefighter Michael T. McDonald, Ladder Company 128
UFANYC.org – August 16, 2018 Wake Wednesday, August 29, 2018 10am – 11:30am Moloney Funeral Home 132 Ronkonkoma Ave. Lake Ronkonkoma, NY 11779 Funeral Wednesday, August 29, 2018 11:30am Moloney Funeral Home 132 Ronkonkoma Ave. Lake Ronkonkoma, NY 11779 All Off-Duty Members should attend in Class A Uniform. Fraternally, Gerard Fitzgerald President Robert Eustace Recording […]
Arrests Suspect in 16 Manhattan Arson Fires
Fires were set at more than a dozen locations from Union Square to Times Square. JOHN ANNESE AUGUST 9, 2018 NEW YORK DAILY NEWS FDNY Arrests Suspect in 16 Manhattan Arson Fires Fires were set at more than a dozen locations from Union Square to Times Square. JOHN ANNESE AUGUST 9, 2018 NEW YORK DAILY […]
DIOCESAN NEWS Fallen Heroes of Waldbaum’s Fire Remembered 40 Years Later
By Matthew O’Connor On Aug. 2, 1978 the Waldbaum’s supermarket on Avenue Y and Ocean Avenue in Brooklyn succumbed to the flames of a raging fire. Nearly 20 firefighters were on the roof of the supermarket when it gave way, dropping 12 members into the flames. Six were rescued, but another six members died in the […]
