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Artists paint U.S. flag mural on LIRR car for Sept. 11 anniversary in Riverhead

by Sep 12, 2026
Street artists Patrick Voorhees and Zach Sieglinger of Medford returned to the Railroad Museum of Long Island to paint a Sept. 11 memorial mural marking the attacks' 25th anniversary.

Flanders honors 9/11 victims, first responders and firefighters at annual service

by Sep 12, 2026
A memorial wreath was laid at the base of a monument made from steel recovered at the World Trade Center site as Flanders honored the victims and first responders of 9/11 Friday evening.

‘Even in the aftermath of unimaginable loss, there still can be hope’: Reeves Park marks 9/11

by Sep 12, 2026
Local residents gathered Friday evening at 9/11 Memorial Park on Sound Avenue to mark the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, sharing memories of lost loved ones.

Riverhead marks 25th anniversary of 9/11 with ceremony in Calverton

by Sep 11, 2026
Riverhead Town's annual 9/11 memorial ceremony drew a large crowd to Calverton Friday, where speakers shared vivid memories of the attacks that shook the nation in 2001.

A quarter-century later, the duty to remember Sept. 11 remains

by Sep 11, 2026
Local remembrance services today honor the nearly 3,000 lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001, including three Riverhead residents, and the first responders who risked and gave their lives that day.

Riverhead area to mark 25th anniversary of Sept. 11 with memorial ceremonies

by Aug 25, 2026
Three public observances in Calverton, Reeves Park and Flanders will commemorate the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks and honor those who died, including local residents and first responders.

Small park, big mission: the 9-11 Memorial Park on Sound Avenue, a place for remembering

by Sep 12, 2025
The 9-11 Memorial Park on Sound Avenue, is a 4-acre sanctuary for reflection and remembrance where the community gathers each year on Sept. 11 to remember the heroes and victims of that fateful day in 2001. Photos.

Officials call for unity at 9/11 anniversary service in Calverton

by Sep 11, 2025
Riverhead officials called for the return of national unity during a prayer service commemorating the 24th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

We will never forget

by Sep 11, 2025
Everyone who lived through that day will never forget the terror, the heroism, the sorrow or the way life as we knew it was forever changed. We will never forget the terror attack victims or the heroes who perished trying to save them

A community reflects on what it means to remember, 23 years after Sept. 11, 2001

by Sep 12, 2024
Riverhead residents gathered last night for the annual remembrance service at the 9/11 memorial park on Sound Avenue, where they reflected on the events of Sept. 11, 2001, the importance of remembering and talking about those memories with young people.