9/11 Walls of Honor

From page 1 and recovery heroes raced to the Towers the first minute the plane hit, and stayed until the last brick was turned, their memorial stands with and lead us to those we lost that tragic Tuesday morning.”

Reports from the World Trade Center Health program indicate that we are approaching a terrible milestone, in which approximately 43,000 people are being treated for medical problems and 10,000 people have suffered cancers linked to the toxic exposure at Ground Zero. More than 2,500 responders and others affected have succumbed to their illness.

The 9/11 Walls of Honor were constructed under an initiative led by Supervisor Saladino, the Town Board and a volunteer committee that includes retired FDNY EMS Lieutenant Bill Gleason, Retired NYPD Detective Tom Luberto, Deacon Dave White, Jericho Fire Commissioner Frank Sammartano, North Massapequa Fire Commissioner Ralph Raymond, Massapequa Fire Commissioner Justin McCaffrey and Rescue & Recovery Worker Joseph Pinto.

Applications may be downloaded at www.oysterbaytown.com/wallsofhonor.

Two seniors from Bethpage High School recently had their outstanding artwork on display at the Art League of Long Island’s Go APE 2023 Advanced Placement Exhibition. Yamileth Garcia and Shannon O’Keefe, Advanced Placement art students in Courtney Young’s class, received honorable mention for their work – Garcia’s piece entitled “Margarito/Jairin/Alex Garcia Tapia” and O’Keefe’s piece entitled “1934 Reflections.”

Bethpage senior Shannon O’Keefe received honorable mention for her artwork “1934 Reflections.”

The exhibition featured 2-D and 3-D works from 137 Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate art students from 40 high schools across Nassau County and Suffolk County. High school art teachers selected their students artwork for exhibition. The exhibit ran in the Art League of Long Island’s Jeanie Tengelsen Gallery from Feb. 4–18.

Photos courtesy of the Bethpage Union Free School District