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FDNY Commissioner Scoppetta’s widow to seek 9/11 victim compensation funds

The widow of retired FDNY Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta will file a claim with the World Trade Center Victim Compensation Fund, saying that he died of 9/11-related cancer, reports Kathianne Boneillo […]

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John A. Sorrentino, who gave strangers refuge at his Lower Manhattan pizzeria on 9/11, dies at 73

During the terrorist attacks of 9/11, John Sorrentino’s pizzeria on Maiden Lane in lower Manhattan became a refuge for people running from the Towers. The September 11th community is now […]

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One of the “plane people” is fundraising for a gift to Gander, a StarDisc memorial

Chris Spencer of the United Kingdom, was stranded in Gander, Newfoundland when US airspace closed because of the terrorist attacks of 9/11. To thank his hosts for their kindness to […]

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