Long Island to mark Sept. 11 anniversary with special tributes

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Across Nassau and Suffolk County, Long Islanders will pause to pay special tribute to mark the 23rd anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attack. Here is a list of just some of the tributes taking place on Wednesday.

In Hauppauge, Suffolk County Executive Ed Romain will host a memorial service at 12 p.m. at the Armed Forces Plaza on the North Side of the H. Lee Dennison Buisling to remember the victims, especially the 171 from Suffolk County, whose lives were lost on Sept. 11.

In East Meadow, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman will hold a remembrance ceremony and musical tribute at 6 p.m. at Eisenhower Park Field 6, featuring vocalist Chris Macchio.

At Point Lookout Park in Point Lookout, the Town of Hempstead will host its annual Sunrise Memorial Service at 7:30 a.m. This year’s keynote speaker will be Dawn Kirchner, who lost her firefighter husband, Ronnie, in 2022 to 9/11-related illnesses. Ronnie Kirshner responded on Sept. 11 and aided in the recovery process at Ground Zero for the following six months. At the memorial service, multiple spiritual leaders will offer remarks and blessings, and the Kellenberg Memorial High School Gregorian Consortium will provide music throughout the program.

The City of Long Beach will hold a remembrance at 7 p.m. at West Park Avenue and Lafayette Boulevard.

The Town of North Hempstead will host a memorial service at 8:15 a.m. in Manhasset Valley Park, featuring a 19-foot-long steel beam from the World Trade Center.

The Town of Islip will hold its memorial ceremony at 5 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Park, remembering the remember the 90 Islip residents who died in the attacks.

In Riverhead, a prayer service will be held at the Riverhead World Trade Center Memorial Park in Calverton at 10 a.m.

In Babylon, the town will hold  a ceremony at the Hometown Memorial at 6 p.m.

The Town of Smithtown will hold its memorial service at the 9/11 Memorial Park at 3 p.m.

In Melville, the Melville Chamber of Commerce will hold a W.O.M.E.N. Group event at Forest Hills Financial Group at 8:30 a.m. The event will honor those lost on Sept. 11 and focus on resiliency in the face of adversity.