As the Empire Hook and Ladder Company in Nyack readied their truck for 9/11 ceremonies, right in front sits a red bandana in memory of Welles Crowther. Crowther, 24, was a volunteer firefighter who ...

The "Man in the Red Bandana," a Nyack native, who rescued as many as 18 people before he died in the 9/11 World Trade Center attack is up for the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional ...

U.S. Rep. Mike Lawler, R-Pearl River, announced that he had advocated President Donald Trump to grant the highest civilian honor to Welles Crowther, who was from Upper Nyack. His mother discovered her ...