The surviving Boston marathon bomber, who is in prison, has been ordered by Judge George O’Toole to give his $1,400 COVID relief check to his victims, reports Harriet Alexander for the Daily Mail.
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev killed three people in the April 15, 2013 bombings, and killed two police officers days after the bombing. He injured nearly 300. As part of his sentence, the bomber has been ordered to pay $101 million to his victims. Tsarnaev has paid less than $3,000. so far.
Volunteer firefighters from Smithtown have donated fire equipment to the Terry Farrell Firefighters Fund, which will deliver them to fire departments in the areas of Kentucky destroyed by tornado last month.
The Terry Farrell Firefighters Fund was founded by Terry’s brother Brian Farrell after FDNY Captain Terry Farrell was killed in the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center.
Donated supplies will be taken to Kentucky by Brian Farrell and volunteers this week, reports Michael DeSantis for the Smithtown Patch.
Kathryn “Kay” Canty has died at the age of 84. She was awarded Schenectady’s highest honor ten years ago, becoming a Schenectady Patroon for her charity work honoring her son Michael, who was killed in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center.
Canty had eight other children and was a Schenectady City School District teacher for many years.
She and her husband Ed ran the Michael Canty Family Fun Run for ten years, raising funds for scholarships for local students in Michael’s honor, reports Steven Cook for the Schenectady Daily Gazette.
