Video: Farmingdale Reacts to Osama bin Laden's Death

The Monday morning commute was abuzz over news that al-Qaida leader and 9/11 mastermind Osama bin Laden had been killed.

President Barack Obama made the historic announcement late Sunday.

Farmingdale lost residents Vincent Danz, Anna DeBin, Erwin Erker, Paul Hamilton Geier, Gary Herold, James Patrick Hopper, Kathy Nancy Mazza-Delosh and Patrick O'Shea on that tragic day.

Monday morning at the , residents were glad the al-Qaida leader is gone, but had some lingering questions surrounding his death.

"There's a sadness because it brings back everything that happened," said Farmingdale resident Janis Davies, who added that she was holding back some unexpected tears. "The most heartwarming thing was to see all of the people at Ground Zero cheering ... [the] pride in our country."

Resident Greg Lupion said he thought bin Laden would die of natural causes, but was glad to hear he was killed by American military forces.

"God bless our soldiers who are so brave and congratulations to the president," Lupion said.

Others were more skeptical about the death announcement. Two residents, who did not wish to give their names, said that they thought it was a hoax because of the President's statement about bin Laden's body being put in the ocean.

Resident Earl LeGrande Jr. hopes the news will bring closure to the families who lost loved ones in Sept. 11, but questions if this will actually bring the soldiers home and how it will help the hurting American economy.

"I really don't know how this is going to help the country to go forward necessarily when we are in such turmoil," LeGrande said.