Assemblyman Michael Durso was joined by The Kennelly Family, members of the Port Authority Police Department, Massapequa Fire Department, and community representatives at a street renaming ceremony designating a portion of Old Sunrise Highway in Massapequa as “Port Authority Police Officer James W. Kennelly Memorial Highway.” Police Officer Kennelly passed away in 2017, as the result of 9/11-related cancer he developed while responding to Ground Zero after the terrorist attack, with the Massapequa Fire Department, where he served as a volunteer firefighter.

“Recently, we had the privilege to honor the memory of my good friend, Port Authority Police Officer Jimmy Kennelly, who died from 9/11 related cancer, at a street renaming in Massapequa,” said Assemblyman Michael Durso. “From this day forward, the stretch of roadway known as Old Sunrise Highway will be designated as Port Authority Police Officer James W. Kennelly Memorial Highway. Thank you to the Port Authority Police Department, Massapequa Fire Department, and Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor Joseph Saladino for helping make this event happen. And a sincere thank you to The Kennelly Family for their support.”

Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino states, “We remember the life of Port Authority Police Officer James Kennelly, who succumbed to 9/11 cancer and illness developed as a result of working at Ground Zero as a volunteer with the Massapequa Fire Department. James gave his life to save and service his fellow Americans, and for that, we will pay tribute to his brave and selfless by renaming a stretch of roadway in his name in Massapequa. James was a member of our Town of Oyster Bay family and worked for our Department of Public Safety where he exemplified an outstanding work ethic. We will forever miss him.”