09.12.2020 News Firemen and locals gather in Peconic to honor those lost on 9/11 Under a brilliant blue sky, firefighters from all the departments in Southold marched silently between rows of American flags in Jean Cochran Park in Southold on Friday to honor...
09.11.2020 News 9/11 ‘Survivor Tree’ planted at Sheriff’s office in Riverhead Out of the ruins of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the Twin Towers, through smoke and ash, came an unexpected survivor: a callery pear tree that now lives...
09.07.2020 Community Ceremonies scheduled Friday to commemorate 19th anniversary of Sept. 11 As the 19th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks approaches this week, a number of ceremonies to commemorate the lives lost are planned across the North Fork. The...
05.13.2020 COVID-19 Former court officer in Riverhead who responded to ground zero after 9/11 dies at 64 William D’Ambrosia spent nearly all of his 34 years as a court officer in the big courthouse on Griffing Avenue in Riverhead. His work with dozens of judges defined...
04.16.2020 COVID-19 Steve Brickman, retired FDNY firefighter, dies of 9/11-related illness at 57 Steve Brickman of Jamesport, a retired FDNY firefighter who spent nearly two weeks at ground zero following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, died Sunday of illness attributed to 9/11,...
09.11.2019 Community A seven-mile walk from Greenport to Peconic to honor victims of 9/11 As the late summer sun beat down on Bernie Purcell on Main Road in Greenport, he had one thing on his mind: his fallen brother Keith.
09.10.2019 Columns Guest Column: Remembering the fateful, horrific day As we approach another anniversary of Sept. 11, I’d like to thank our local fire departments, in particular the Southold Fire Department, for the yearly display of remembrance, reflection,...
08.02.2019 News ‘Great relief’ for families of first responders after bill signed fund 9/11 aid A bill to fully fund the Sept. 11th Victim Compensation Fund through 2092 was signed into law by President Trump Monday, promising ongoing support and assistance for people with...
10.12.2018 Obituaries Dennis Reichardt, 64, retired Suffolk police sergeant, laid to rest Dennis Reichardt of Mattituck, a retired Suffolk County Police sergeant who responded to Ground Zero after the 9/11 terrorist attacks as a bomb technician, was laid to rest Friday.
09.11.2018 Slideshows Remembering and honoring the victims of 9/11 at Cochran Park: Photos A vase wrapped in ribbon and filled with white roses rested on two laminated pieces of paper at the 9/11 memorial at Cochran Park in Peconic Tuesday. One paper...