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Mamaroneck firefighter who went to Ground Zero dies of 9/11 cancer


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Dennis Tortorella joined fellow Town of Mamaroneck firefighters and headed to New York City to help out on Sept. 11, 2001. That night, they ended up at Ground Zero, fighting the spate of fires that continued to burn in nearby buildings.
He died Monday, May 4. He was 75.
The cause was 9/11-related cancer, his family said. 
Tortorella, a more than 50-year volunteer, was a former captain in the department and had been named an honorary chief. 
A U.S. Army combat veteran, Tortorella had joined his brother and father in a plumbing business that later became Sound Shore Contracting. 
The Town of Mamaroneck Fire Department was the other Tortorella family business. ....

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Obituary: Dennis Paul Tortorella Mamaroneck Volunteer Firefighter


UpdatedFri, May 7, 2021 at 12:15 pm ET
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Dennis Paul Tortorella died on Tuesday. Tortorella, along with other Mamaroneck firefighters, responded to the September 11, 2001 attacks at the World Trade towers. (Shutterstock)
From Lloyd Maxcy & Sons Beauchamp Chapel
Dennis Paul Tortorella, beloved husband, father, and Papa, passed away surrounded by his family on Tuesday, May 4th, 2021.
He is survived by his loving and devoted wife of 47 years Maria Elisabete Tortorella, Cos Cob, CT.; his son Paul Dennis Tortorella, and his wife Maria Tortorella of Westport, CT; his son Christopher Scott Tortorella and his wife Lynsey Tortorella of New Rochelle, NY; his brother, Carl Tortorella, Jr. and his wife Priscilla Tortorella, Larchmont, NY; his brother Richard Tortorella and his wife Ann Sharon Tortorella, Somers, NY; and his beloved grandchildren, Katelyn, Malena, Harper, Evelina and Calder. Dennis was preceded in death by his mother Josephine Tortorella and his father ....

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Worker Dies After Being Trapped In Trench


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A Connecticut man from Fairfield County was killed in a construction accident in New York after being trapped 10 feet underground when a trench collapsed on top of him at a Westchester County worksite.
Police officers, as well as members from the Mamaroneck Fire Department, responded to 648 Shore Acres Drive on a report of a person trapped in a trench at the location, said Mamaroneck PD Chief Sandra DiRuzza.
Upon arrival, the man was located in the rear of the residence trapped by dirt in a trench. 
Additional assistance was requested from New Rochelle Fire Department’s Collapse and Rescue Units, as well as Port Chester DPW, Mamaroneck EMS, and Larchmont VAC.  ....

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