Category Archives: 9/11 Community

9/11 Families Press for Documents on Saudis from Sarasota

By Kimberly | Published: June 7, 2013

By Linda Hersey Sarasota Patch The coalition of families whose loved ones died in the terrorism attacks allege that the al-Hijji family had connections to the hijackers who attended a Venice flight school. A coalition of families that lost loved ones in the 9/11 attacks is urging the FBI to release the full results of [...]

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From the 9/11 Health Watch

By Kimberly | Published: June 6, 2013

From our friends at the 9/11 Health Watch – Today, 150 days before the first major deadline of the revised September 11th, Victim Compensation Fund (VCF) , 911 Health Watch released its VCF Deadline Countdown Clock to remind those injured by 9/11 that they may have only 150 days to register with the VCF. 911 [...]

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Gerritsen Beach is poster child for lingering impact of high water

By Kimberly | Published: May 28, 2013

By Lore Croghan Brooklyn Daily Eagle A South Brooklyn waterfront neighborhood is battling a health menace Superstorm Sandy left behind: Mold. As summer approaches, non-profits are redoubling their efforts to clean up the foul fungus lurking in hundreds of homes in Gerritsen Beach, a peninsula where a 10-foot storm surge during the Oct. 29 hurricane [...]

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