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Village reflects on 9/11 Rockville Centre residents look back, 22 years later By DANIEl oFFNER doffner@liherald.com Bal, Oce, Roc
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The Rockville Centre Police Department Color Guard starting off the 9/11 memorial ceremony on Sunday night.
The Village of Rockville Centre held its 22nd annual remembrance ceremony last Sunday on the village green, honoring the men and women who lost their lives on Sept. 11, 2001, and all those who have died since then from the effects of their efforts at ground zero. The ceremony began with the presentation of the Police Department Color Guard, followed by the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance, led by Boy Scout Troop 40 and Girl Scout Troop 846, and the performance of the national anthem by Amalia Breen, Megan Chiara, James Herald, Cayleigh Ricchiuti and Reagan Zelles. “Let me renew our deepest condolences to the famiConTinueD on PaGe 10
Town officials to recognize Suicide Awareness Month By DANIEl oFFNER doffner@liherald.com
the tools to identify and nity on suicide prevenunderstand that in life, tion, provide support you’re going to somefor those in crisis, and times have problems,” ultimately put an end JohN o’ShEA O’Shea said. “We don’t to suicide. need to wait for a cure. John O’Shea, one of co-founder and vice president, the co-founders and the Ryan Patrick O’Shea Foundation Talk saves lives. Talk gives people the power vice president of the to get past their pain Ryan Patrick O’Shea Foundation, said that what he hoped and struggles. You’re not the only one people would take away from the conver- that’s going through it.” Suicide is a major public health probsation is that suicide is preventable. “What we’re doing, and what we’re lem, and one of the leading causes of trying to do, is give the kids in schools death in the United States according to Bal, Oce, Roc
In recognition of Suicide Awareness Month, the Town of Hempstead has teamed up with the Ryan Patrick O’Shea Foundation of Rockville Centre to host their first suicide prevention and awareness event, on Sept. 26, at the Nathan L.H. Bennett Pavilion in Hempstead. Town officials and community advocates will gather for a community forum to discuss the need to increase mental health awareness, educate the commu-
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the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC reported that nearly 49,500 people nationwide took their own lives in 2022 — a record high, and an increase of almost 3 percent over the year before. Many experts believe the shocking total is attributable to the limited availability of mental health services. John and Mary O’Shea created the Ryan Patrick O’Shea Foundation after the loss of their son, Ryan, a South Side High School graduate and former capConTinueD on PaGe 18