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Today's riddle: What do you get when you cross an angry cow with an angry sheep? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Father Capodanno inspired generations. Now his family has a request for Staten Island (silive.com) — Staten Islanders are being asked by Father Vincent Capodanno's family to help spread his story and support a Change.org petition highlighting his path toward sainthood. At a Fort Wadsworth gathering, relatives, veterans, and local officials urged residents to share his legacy and back a planned feature film about the Elm Park Navy chaplain's life of faith and sacrifice.
2. A daughter named Scottie, a father lost on 9/11: Pete Davidson reflects 25 years later (silive.com) — Staten Island native Pete Davidson is marking the 25th anniversary of 9/11 with a new perspective shaped by becoming a father to his daughter Scottie, named for his late firefighter dad. He reflects on grief, generational memory, and healing while preparing to co-host a major 9/11 charity comedy benefit supporting first responders' families.
3. Mamdani's planned 9/11 appearance sparks new controversy as signs surface on Staten Island (silive.com) — Signs criticizing Mayor Zohran Mamdani's planned 9/11 appearance have appeared along Hylan Boulevard in New Dorp, upsetting at least one Staten Island Muslim resident who calls them hateful. The controversy ties into a broader petition by some 9/11 families, including Staten Islanders, urging the mayor to skip Friday's Ground Zero ceremony while he defends his plans and related policy moves.
4. Welles Crowther, remembered as "Man in the Red Bandana," posthumously receives Presidential Medal of Freedom (cbsnews.com) — A Coast Guard reservist who served with Staten Island's Rescue Squad 5 on 9/11 will be honored with a new fast-response cutter named for him, as part of a ceremony led by President Trump. The event also posthumously awards hero Welles Crowther the Presidential Medal of Freedom, recognizing extraordinary bravery during the World Trade Center attacks.
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