Jeff Coombs Memorial Foundation Christmas tree sale
This year the Jeff Coombs Memorial Foundation will have fifty 7 ½ foot pre-lit artificial Christmas trees for sale at a heavily discounted price. Details will be available soon here.
9/11 Tribute Center programs are offered throughout the year. Lectures, educational workshops and support programs are available to unite family members who lost loved ones, survivors, Lower Manhattan residents, rescue and recovery workers and volunteers who assisted in the aftermath of 9/11. Visit tributewtc.org for a schedule of upcoming programs and events.
This year the Jeff Coombs Memorial Foundation will have fifty 7 ½ foot pre-lit artificial Christmas trees for sale at a heavily discounted price. Details will be available soon here.
Luminarias on Christmas Eve are a 41-year-old tradition in Wethersfield, CT. The special votive candles in sand-lined bags are lit and placed along the edges of properties every Christmas Eve. In many cases, entire Wethersfield neighborhoods display them. Join the Keane Foundation in this beautiful tradition by getting your Luminaria kits from the Foundation. Kits […]
Skywalkers: The Legacy of the Mohawk Ironworker at the World Trade Center is a new exhibit by artist Melissa Cacciola at the Staten Island Museum History Center at Snug Harbor. Skywalkers is a collection of tintype portraits and interviews of World Trade Center ironworkers from the Kahnawake reservation in Canada. All 30 of the ironworkers are Mohawk. […]
Tickets are on sale for a raffle – the prize is a leather commemorative helmet to mark the 150th anniversary of the FDNY. Tickets are $5.00 apiece or 5 for $20.00. Funds raised benefit the FF John G. Chipura Foundation. John Chipura was a Marine, an NYPD officer and a New York City fireman. He […]
On Monday, November 30, 2015 at 11:00am, a plaque dedication will be held honoring the memory of Firefighter James J. Marshall of Ladder 78, who died of World Trade Center-related illness on November 30, 2014 at the age of 62. The dedication will take place in the quarters of E-155/L-78 in Staten Island. Engine 155/Ladder […]
Lt. Richard Doody was found dead on November 28, 2015. He had a 29-year career with the FDNY, and was teaching at the Fire Academy on September 11, 2001. He responded to the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and worked on the pile for several weeks, then was asked to join the ceremonial […]
Lt. Richard Doody was found dead on November 28, 2015. He had a 29-year career with the FDNY, and was teaching at the Fire Academy on September 11, 2001. He responded to the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and worked on the pile for several weeks, then was asked to join the ceremonial […]
If you are joining the rally to persuade Congress to reauthorize the Zadroga Act in Washington DC on Thursday, December 3, 2015, space may be available on a bus. The bus will depart from New York at 5:45am; returning to NYC by 6:00pm. To see if space is available and to reserve your place, please […]
The annual PO Thomas Gorman Memorial Blood Drive will be held throughout the month of December at New Jersey's Somerset Medical Center. The blood drive honors Port Authority Police Officer Thomas Gorman, who was murdered by terrorists while responding to the attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. PO Gorman was a regular blood donor […]
Lt. Richard Doody was found dead on November 28, 2015. He had a 29-year career with the FDNY, and was teaching at the Fire Academy on September 11, 2001. He responded to the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and worked on the pile for several weeks, then was asked to join the ceremonial […]
On Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at 11:00am, a plaque dedication will be held honoring the memory of Firefighter Charles Szoke of Ladder 21, who died of World Trade Center illness on December 1, 2014. The dedication will take place in the quarters of E-34/L-21. Engine 34/Ladder 21 440 West 34th Street New York, NY
Chief James Costello was diagnosed on Monday, November 23, 2015 and died of World Trade Center-related pancreatic cancer on November 24, 2015. He was 52 and retired from the FDNY last year. Chief Costello spent his long career at Engine 54/Ladder 4, was Lieutenant of Ladder 45, Captain of Ladder 48, then Chief of the […]
Chief James Costello was diagnosed on Monday, November 23, 2015 and died of World Trade Center-related pancreatic cancer on November 24, 2015. He was 52 and retired from the FDNY last year. Chief Costello spent his long career at Engine 54/Ladder 4, was Lieutenant of Ladder 45, Captain of Ladder 48, then Chief of the […]
David Gregory, former NBC journalist and Meet the Press moderator, will discuss his book on faith and his faith journey – a journey that began after the Oklahoma City Murragh Building bombing in 1995. The discussion will be held on Wednesday, December 2, 2015 starting at 5:30pm with a one-hour reception, followed by the talk at 6:30pm […]
The town of Cornelius, North Carolina, together with the Cornelius-Lemley Volunteer Fire Department and the Cornelius Police Department are selling Christmas trees to raise money for the Cornelius September 11th Monument. Trees can be purchased from 4:00pm to 10:00pm Monday through Friday and 8:00am to 10:00pm on weekends. The tree lot can be found next […]
The final presentation of the Mike Fiore Scholarship will be held at 12:00 noon on Thursday, December 3, 2015 at Staten Island’s Notre Dame Academy with a luncheon to follow at the Manor House. Past scholarship winners and anyone wanting to honor Firefighter Mike Fiore is invited.To attend, please contact Jerry Curran at 718-757-8082 or […]
World Trade Center recovery workers will once again head to Washington where politicians have forced them to beg for healthcare for the illnesses they contracted during the recovery effort at the World Trade Center after the terrorist attacks. They will once again attempt to persuade Congress permanently to reauthorize the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and […]
The final John Jay Center on Terrorism seminar for the autumn will be held on Friday, December 4, 2015 from 3:00pm to 5:00pm. The speaker will be J. M. Berger, the leading authority on ISIS’s use of social media. His topic is State of Play: ISIS on Social Media. Berger is a nonresident fellow with the […]
Country Mile Gardens in Morristown, NJ will hold their eighth annual Christmas tree sale to benefit the Kevin J. Hannaford, Sr. Foundation from 9:00am to 6:00pm on Saturday, December 5, 2015 and on Sunday, December 6, 2015. For every cut tree sold on those days, Country Mile Gardens donates $10.00 to the Kevin J. Hannaford, […]
The Terry Farrell Firefighters Fund will hold their 14th Christmas Holiday Fundraiser at R.P. McMurphy’s Public House in Wantagh on Saturday, December 5, 2015. The day’s events will include a buffet, a visit from Santa, music from the Wantagh American Legion Pipe Band and raffles. There will be a toy drive collecting toys for sick […]
Country Mile Gardens in Morristown, NJ will hold their eighth annual Christmas tree sale to benefit the Kevin J. Hannaford, Sr. Foundation from 9:00am to 6:00pm on Saturday, December 5, 2015 and on Sunday, December 6, 2015. For every cut tree sold on those days, Country Mile Gardens donates $10.00 to the Kevin J. Hannaford, […]
Country Mile Gardens in Morristown, NJ will hold their eighth annual Christmas tree sale to benefit the Kevin J. Hannaford, Sr. Foundation from 9:00am to 6:00pm on Saturday, December 5, 2015 and on Sunday, December 6, 2015. For every cut tree sold on those days, Country Mile Gardens donates $10.00 to the Kevin J. Hannaford, […]
Wreaths for veterans’ graves travel to Arlington National Cemetery beginning on Sunday, December 6, 2015 in Harrington Maine, and ending on Saturday, December 12, 2015 at Arlington National Cemetery. Since 1992, the Patriot Guard Riders have escorted the wreath trucks down the East Coast They stop at schools, monuments, and veterans’ homes to remember, honor […]
Country Mile Gardens in Morristown, NJ will hold their eighth annual Christmas tree sale to benefit the Kevin J. Hannaford, Sr. Foundation from 9:00am to 6:00pm on Saturday, December 5, 2015 and on Sunday, December 6, 2015. For every cut tree sold on those days, Country Mile Gardens donates $10.00 to the Kevin J. Hannaford, […]
A talk the Executive Director of the Archdiocese Jerry Dimitriou , will give a presentation on the new St. Nicholas National Shrine will be given at the 9/11 Tribute Center on Monday, December 7, 2015 at 6:30pm. The new shrine will be built south of the World Trade Center by the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese and will replace the beloved St. Nicholas […]
On Thursday, December 10, 2015 at 6:20pm, there will be a Shield Dedication ceremony marking Detective Daniel Enchautegui’s 10-year anniversary at South Bronx Charter School International Cultures and Arts in the Bronx. Detective Enchautegui was killed in 2005 while responding to a robbery in a home in his neighbourhood. He was 28 and off-duty at […]
New York City will rename the section of 222nd Street in front of the 105th Precinct for murdered officer Brian Moore at 10:00am on Friday, December 11, 2015. The section of street to be renamed runs between 92nd Avenue and 92nd Road in Queens. Detective Moore was gunned down on May 2, 2015, dying two […]
Join the Carl V. Bini Memorial Foundation on Friday, December 11, 2015 and Saturday, December 12, 2015, from 5:00pm to 10:00pm for their Winter Wonderland event in conjunction with Catholic Charities of Staten Island and Construct Relief. The event will feature fireworks, an LED light show on the church facade, food and merchandise vendors, children’s […]
On Saturday, December 12, 2015 at 01:45 hours, a candlelight vigil will be held for Detective Peter Figoski at 35 Pine Street in Brooklyn in the confines of the 75 Precinct, Brooklyn North. Detective Figoski was shot and killed in the line of duty on December 12, 2011. He left 4 daughters. 35 Pine Street […]
Wreaths across America, the national, non-profit organization known for placing wreaths at veterans’ graves and other sites nationwide, including Arlington National Cemetery, has announced that this year's Wreaths across America Day will be Saturday, December 12, 2015. The Wreaths across America mission is to remember, honor, and teach about the service and sacrifice of men […]
Wreaths across America, the national, non-profit organization known for placing wreaths at veterans’ graves and other sites nationwide, including Arlington National Cemetery, has announced that this year's Wreaths across America Day will be Saturday, December 12, 2015. The Wreaths across America mission is to remember, honor, and teach about the service and sacrifice of men […]
The Carl V. Bini Memorial Foundation will present the first annual Santa Shuffle 5-K on Saturday, December 12, 2015, at 10:00am at Staten Island's Mount Loretto. What is the Santa Shuffle 5-K? A fun event for the family in which you and your family run, walk or dance through the Mount Loretto campus while wearing Santa […]
Join the Carl V. Bini Memorial Foundation on Friday, December 11, 2015 and Saturday, December 12, 2015, from 5:00pm to 10:00pm for their Winter Wonderland event in conjunction with Catholic Charities of Staten Island and Construct Relief. The event will feature fireworks, an LED light show on the church facade, food and merchandise vendors, children’s […]
Michael Joseph Lebers, 43, died suddenly on Sunday, December 13, 2015. After the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, he repaired damaged gas lines and installed new ones near the site of the former World Trade Center for Keyspan Energy. His wake will be held on Saturday, December 19, 2015 from 10:00 to 2:00pm at […]
A press conference will be held on Saturday, December 19, 2015 at 10:00am at the corner of Vesey and Greenwich Streets, in front of 7 World Trade Center, the site of many former press conferences begging Congress to pass or reauthorize the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act. This conference celebrates the long-awaited reauthorization of the […]
Michael Joseph Lebers, 43, died suddenly on Sunday, December 13, 2015. After the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, he repaired damaged gas lines and installed new ones near the site of the former World Trade Center for Keyspan Energy. His wake will be held on Saturday, December 19, 2015 from 10:00 to 2:00pm at […]
A press conference will be held on Saturday, December 19, 2015 at 10:00am at the corner of Vesey and Greenwich Streets, in front of 7 World Trade Center, the site of many former press conferences begging Congress to pass or reauthorize the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act. This conference celebrates the long-awaited reauthorization of the […]
On Monday, December 21, 2015 at 11:00am, a plaque dedication will be held honoring the memory of Lieutenant Howard J. Bischoff, who died of World Trade Center-related colon cancer last year at the age of 58. The dedication will take place in the quarters of E-284/L-149 in Brooklyn. All off-duty members and their families are […]
On Monday, December 21, 2015 at 11:00am, a plaque dedication will be held honoring the memory of Lieutenant Howard J. Bischoff, who died of World Trade Center-related colon cancer last year at the age of 58. The dedication will take place in the quarters of E-284/L-149 in Brooklyn. All off-duty members and their families are […]
On Tuesday, December 22, 2015 at 11:00am, a plaque dedication will be held honoring the memory of Firefighter Richard E. Nogan, who died of site-related illness on December 20, 2014. The dedication will take place in the quarters of E-249/L-113 in Brooklyn. Engine 249/Ladder 113 491 Rogers Avenue Brooklyn, NY
On Tuesday, December 22, 2015 at 11:00am, a plaque dedication will be held honoring the memory of Firefighter Richard E. Nogan, who died of site-related illness on December 20, 2014. The dedication will take place in the quarters of E-249/L-113 in Brooklyn. Engine 249/Ladder 113 491 Rogers Avenue Brooklyn, NY
On Wednesday, December 23, 2015 at 11:00am, a plaque dedication will be held honoring the memory of Firefighter Gregory A. Chevalley of Ladder 176, who died of World Trade Center-related lung cancer at the age of 43. The ceremony will take place in the quarters of E-233/L-176 in Brooklyn. Engine 233, Ladder 176 25 Rockaway […]
On Wednesday, December 23, 2015 at 11:00am, a plaque dedication will be held honoring the memory of Firefighter Gregory A. Chevalley of Ladder 176, who died of World Trade Center-related lung cancer at the age of 43. The ceremony will take place in the quarters of E-233/L-176 in Brooklyn. Engine 233, Ladder 176 25 Rockaway […]
The wake for NYPD Detective Joseph Lemm, who was killed in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan in the course of his duties with the Air National Guard, will be at Saint Anthony of Padua Church in West Harrison, NY on Tuesday, December 29, 2015 from 2:00pm to 5:00pm and from 7:00pm to 9:00pm. His funeral […]
The funeral Mass for NYPD Detective Joseph Lemm, who was killed in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan in the course of his duties with the Air National Guard, will be celebrated at New York City’s St. Patrick’s Cathedral on Wednesday, December 30, 2015 at 10:00am. Detective Lemm, 45, leaves a wife and two children. St. Patrick’s Cathedral […]
The Firefighter Michael J. Cawley Memorial Foundation is offering three scholarships to 8th grade students planning to attend Archbishop Molloy High School in the fall of 2016. Any child of an active, retired or deceased FDNY member is eligible to apply. Please call 917-225-1847 if interested by Friday, January 8, 2016. Winners will be announced […]
The funeral Mass for NYPD Detective Joseph Lemm, who was killed in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan in the course of his duties with the Air National Guard, will be celebrated at New York City’s St. Patrick’s Cathedral on Wednesday, December 30, 2015 at 10:00am. Detective Lemm, 45, leaves a wife and two children. St. Patrick’s Cathedral […]