9/11 Health and Compensation in the News
Below are summaries with url’s to news articles that appeared recently about 9/11 Health and Compensation issues.
An archive of past articles by year, can be found on the 911 Health Watch website at http://www.911healthwatch.org/news/ :
April 17, 2017 — CBS NY — Dying Wish For A 9/11 First Responder
CBS2’s Carolyn Gusoff reports.
April 15, 2017 — Newsday — Jon Stewart attends FDNY fundraiser in Wantagh
Comedian Jon Stewart attended an FDNY Family Transport Foundation fundraiser at Mulcahy’s in Wantagh on Saturday, April 15, 2017.
April 11, 2017 — NY Daily News — EXCLUSIVE: FDNY firefighters become gardeners to help fellow Bravest dealing with 9/11-related cancer
A cadre of kindhearted firefighters traded their hoses and axes for shovels and gardening gloves on Monday to help out a fellow Bravest battling 9/11-related cancer.
April 11, 2017 — FiOS1 — 9/11 hero battling cancer raising money to help sick firefighters
Retired firefighter Ray Pfeifer hopes to ‘pay it forward’ to sick members of the FDNY by funding a new transportation van for those in need
April 11, 2017 — Newsday — Stony Brook’s WTC wellness program gets $60M federal grant
The federal government is giving more than $60 million over five years to Stony Brook University’s WTC Wellness Program, which treats people with health problems stemming from the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
April 9, 2017 — NY Daily News — Brooklyn cop died from 9/11-related cancer, his wife says
An NYPD cop in Brooklyn died Friday from what his family members suspect was 9/11-related cancer.
April 8, 2017 — NY Daily News — James Lanza, firefighter who helped save 16 World Trade Center attack victims, dies at 71 from 9/11-related illness
The city has lost another hero.
April 6, 2017 — NY Daily News — Disbanded NYC law firm must honor $5M pledge to 9/11 museum
A now-dissolved law firm that earned over $150 million through representation of victims of the 9/11 attacks must follow through on its pledge to donate $5 million to the National Sept. 11 Memorial and Museum, a court-appointed referee has found.