The City of Rye will hold its annual September 11th Commemoration Ceremony on Friday, September 11, 2026 from 5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. This year marks 25 years since the day that forever altered the City of Rye, the United States, and the world.
The ceremony will take place at the Rye Firehouse at 15 Locust Avenue.
An agenda:
- Blessing by Reverend Andrea Raynor, Fire Department Chaplain
- Opening remarks by Mayor Josh Nathan
- Invited Guests
- Congressman George Latimer
- State Senator Shelley Mayer
- State Assemblyman Steven Otis
- County Executive Kenneth Jenkins
- County Legislator Anant Nambiar
- Moment of silence
- Reflection and the Reading of Names, Fire Fighter Danny Archino
- Thomas Crotty
- â–ª Benjamin Fisher
- â–ª Yugi Goya
- â–ª W. Ward Haynes
- â–ª Takashi Kinoshita
- â–ª Gary E. Koecheler
- â–ª Teddy Maloney
- â–ª Francis N. McGuinn
- â–ª Robert McLaughlin, Jr.
- â–ª Christopher D. Mello
- â–ª George W. Morell
- â–ª Kevin Nolan* (9-11 related health impacts)
- ▪ Sean Gordon O’Neill
- â–ª Thomas A. Palazzo
- â–ª Michael J. Simon
- â–ª Allen V. Upton
- God Bless America, Robin Latimer
Playlist from 2025 (seven videos):
