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Monday, September 11, 2023
11 Days of Heroes to September 11th: Messages of Love

Today, we remember the horrific tragedy that happened 22 years ago this day at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and with the crash of Flight 93 in Pennsylvania. Below…


Sunday, September 10, 2023
11 Days of Heroes to September 11th, 2023: Regina Wilson

Regina Wilson joined the New York City Fire Department in 1999 as one of just seven black candidates and the only woman in a class of over 300. After she…


Saturday, September 9, 2023
11 Days of Heroes to September 11th, 2023: Chaplain Bill Barton

On September 11, 2001, Bill Barton was 70 years old and had served in the military as a firefighter, police chaplain, and disaster chaplain with the American Red Cross. He…


Friday, September 8, 2023
11 Days of Heroes to September 11th, 2023: Brenda Berkman

Artist and former FDNY Captain Brenda Berkman was off-duty on September 11th, but responded and arrived at the scene of the attacks just as the North Tower collapsed. She spent…


Thursday, September 7, 2023
11 Days of Heroes to September 11th, 2023: Billy Gormley

Filmmaker and advocate Bridget Gormley discusses with the 9/11 Memorial & Museum her father, Billy Gormley, who worked the rescue and recovery effort at Ground Zero who died in 2017…


Wednesday, September 6, 2023
Leader Haas Promotes Suicide Prevention Awareness During Suicide Prevention Month

KANKAKEE – With September being Suicide Prevention Month, House Assistant Minority Leader Jackie Haas (R-Kankakee) is recognizing this awareness month and promoting suicide prevention. She encourages 79th District constituents and…


Wednesday, September 6, 2023
11 Days of Heroes to September 11th, 2023: Elizabeth Cascio

EMT Elizabeth Cascio responded to both the 1993 World Trade Center bombing and the 9/11 attacks. She is also a cancer survivor and below are a compilation of her responses…


Tuesday, September 5, 2023
Hear from Haas: August 2023

Welcome to my August E-Newsletter. I hope you’ve been enjoying the end of summer! Below are some updates! FIGHTING FOR YOU! Monthly Daily Journal Column I have had the pleasure…


Tuesday, September 5, 2023
11 Days of Heroes to September 11th, 2023: Rich Palmer

Read a compilation of responses from Department of Corrections worker Rich Palmer who assisted the NYPD with directing people evacuating: “On 9/11, I was assigned to 60 Hudson Street, which…


Monday, September 4, 2023
11 Days of Heroes to September 11th, 2023: Welles Crowther

One man made a huge difference in guiding people to safety in the South Tower on 9/11. When the tower was hit, people on the 78th floor sky lobby huddled…