Tag: Sept. 11
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Howell pauses to remember lives lost on Sept. 11
HOWELL – Residents and officials in Howell will never forget. On Sept. 11, which marked the 16th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, Howell officials, police officers, firefighters and emergency services personnel gathered at the Sept. 11 memorial on Preventorium Road to honor all the lives lost and the…
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Students listen to North Brunswick resident talk about Sept. 11, 2001
PHOTO COURTESY OF ESTHER DUCHAMEN Students at Cheder Menachem in North Brunswick hear Jo Rosenberg, a resident of North Brunswick, share his experience of leaving his office on the 37th floor of the North Tower of the World Trade Center in New York on Sept. 11, 2001, making it to safety. Students shared some lessons…
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Peace prayer for 9/11 tonight at Raritan Expo Center
BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir is organizing a special 9/11 peace prayer assembly from 6-8 p.m. on Sept. 11 at the Raritan Expo Center, 97 Sunfield Ave., Edison.
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Residents will gather in South River tonight to remember lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001
On the the 16th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, South River will honor those who didn’t come home to their families that night and remember the sacrifices made by first responders and the bravery of many others. The community’s first responders, officials and residents will come together at 6:30 p.m.…
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YMCA of MEWSA will recognize Sept. 11 with service projects
METUCHEN — The YMCA of Metuchen, Edison, Woodbridge and South Amboy will recognize the 2017 September 11 National Day of Service and Remembrance by bringing YMCA staff and volunteers together with other civic groups to perform a service project in each of the three communities served by a YMCA membership facility — Metuchen, Edison and…
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North Brunswick to hold Sept. 11 ceremony
North Brunswick will hold its annual commemoration of the loss of life in the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, with a ceremony at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 11, at the monument across from the municipal building, 710 Hermann Road, North Brunswick. All are welcome to attend.
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Monmouth County’s 9/11 ceremony to be held at Mount Mitchill
On Sept. 11 at 8 a.m., the Monmouth County Park System will host a remembrance ceremony at Mount Mitchill Scenic Overlook, Atlantic Highlands, the site of Monmouth County’s Sept. 11 memorial. Speakers for the ceremony will be Monmouth County Freeholder Director Lillian G. Burry, state Sen. Joseph M. Kyrillos Jr. and New Jersey Lt. Gov.…
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Steel from World Trade Center placed at memorial for Morgan firefighter
By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SAYREVILLE — John Dragotta does not want the community to forget about his best friend, Owen Thomas Carlock, and with a memorial outside the Morgan Hose and Chemical Company constructed of salvaged steel from the World Trade Center, they are not likely to. Carlock, a Middletown resident, had been a longtime…
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New Destiny pastor declares ‘All lives matter’ during Sept. 11 prayer service
By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — Bishop Calvin Enlow and First Lady Vanessa Enlow were on their way to John F. Kennedy International Airport on Sept. 11, 2001. They wound up driving through the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel, unaware that the worst terror attack on American soil was happening just miles away from them. When they…
