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Good News: Rebuilding 9/11 Responder's Home

Some stories put a smile on your face. Here's our wrap-up from around Long Island.

Volunteers Rebuild 9/11 First Responder's Long Beach Home
New York Says Thank You, a volunteer group with nationwide members, helped rebuild the Long Beach home of first responder NYPD officer Charlie Sadler and his wife, Gina, after it was destroyed during Hurricane Sandy. 

Museum to Dedicate Fire Truck to Fallen 9/11 Firefighters
The Nassau County Firefighters Museum and Education Center will unveil a new fire truck Wednesday dedicated to the 343 firefighters who lost their lives on Sept. 11, 2001.

Garden City Resident Helps Mark Milestone for Winthrop
The new Winthrop University Hospital Diabetes Research Facility held its “topping out” ceremony Monday afternoon when the final piece of structural steel was put into place on the five-story building at the northwest corner of Mineola Boulevard and Second Street.

'Cinderella' Presented for Children with Autism
Syosset Public Library will present the play, Cinderella, for children with autism and autism-spectrum disorders and their families on Sunday, Oct. 13 at noon.


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