The City of Rye held is annual September 11th Commemoration Ceremony on Thursday at 5:30 pm outside Rye FD headquarters on Locust Avenue. The ceremony drew a light crowds. Remarks of local officials were powerful reminders of that day 24 years ago, its impact on Rye and the world, and a reminder of the common experience that bonds us together.

The ceremony included a blessing by Reverend Andrea Raynor Fire Department Chaplin and remarks by public officials Mayor Josh Cohn, State Assemblyman Steve Otis, County Legislator Catherine Parker and State Senator Shelley Mayer (all the officials are Rye residents except for Mayer).

Fire fighter Danny Archino of Rye FD read the names of those from Rye lost. Robin Latimer, Rye resident Rye and wife of Congressman George Latimer, sang God Bless America.

A video playlist of the remarks follows.

Never forget:

Thomas Crotty
Benjamin Fisher
Yugi Goya
W. Ward Haynes
Takashi Kinoshita
Gary E. Koecheler
Teddy Maloney
Francis N. McGuinn
Robert McLaughlin, Jr.
Christopher D. Mello
George W. Morell
Kevin Nolan
Sean Gordon O’Neill
Thomas A. Palazzo
Michael J. Simon
Allen V. Upton

Playlist (seven videos):

(PHOTO: The City of Rye’s annual September 11th Commemoration Ceremony on Thursday, September 11, 2025.)