Nineteen years later, we don’t forget.

This year’s 9/11 remembrance ceremony held by the Islamorada Fire Rescue Department went virtual due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The 14-minute ceremony, held in the truck bay of Fire Station 20, is led by Shift Capt. Glenn Taylor and includes councilman Jim Mooney, assistant fire chief Jason Lyman and firefighter James Griffith as speakers.

The virtual ceremony took place over Facebook Live. CONTRIBUTED

View the full ceremony here: https://www.facebook.com/IslamoradaFireRescue/videos/2793710914207140

Jim McCarthy
Jim McCarthy
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Jim McCarthy is one of the many Western New Yorkers who escaped the snow and frigid temperatures for warm living by the water. A former crime & court reporter and city editor for two Western New York newspapers, Jim has been honing his craft since he graduated from St. Bonaventure University in 2014. In his 4-plus years in the Keys, Jim has enjoyed connecting with the community. “One of my college professors would always preach to be curious,” he said. “Behind every person is a story that’s unique to them, and one worth telling. As writers, we are the ones who paint the pictures in the readers minds of the emotions, the struggles and the triumphs.” Jim is past president of the Key Largo Sunset Rotary Club, which is composed of energetic members who serve the community’s youth and older populations. Jim is a sports fanatic who loves to watch football, hockey, mixed martial arts and golf. He also enjoys time with family and his new baby boy, Lucas, who arrived Oct. 4, 2022.
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