Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001, and current emergency workers were honred in a special ceremony Sunday.
Cinnaminson's 9/11 ceremony was held in Wood Park Sunday morning, honoring those lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001, and the current emergency workers here in Cinnaminson. Local police, fire and other emergency personnel were on hand for the memorial as were local Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, and singers and musicians from Cinnaminson. The ceremony, now in its sixth year, is organized and run by Cinnaminson resident Scott Lunn, who served as the mayor of Barrington in Camden County during 9/11. Did you take photos at the ceremony? Do you have any stories to share about 9/11? Upload your photos above or leave your stories in the comments section.
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Poet BJ Ward, noting the difficulties inherent in 'For the Children of the World Trade Center Victims.'
As a poet from a working-class New Jersey background who teaches at a small community college tucked into the Northwest corner of his home state, BJ Ward is accustomed to being ignored. Which makes the public’s awareness—and gratitude—for one of his poems, For the Children of the World Trade Center Victims, all the more remarkable to him. Ten years after the Sept. 11 attack, Ward still hears from the children and wives of Sept. 11 (but no husbands so far) emailing or calling to thank him for expressing what they are still trying to absorb. “They are the living victims. They still have an inability to grasp what happened. Their most personal tragedy is linked to our greatest national tragedy,” said Ward during a phone interview from his …
Howard Turoff walked off the PATH train into the worst terror attack in U.S. history.
Hoboken resident Howard Turoff remembers thinking it was a clear and beautiful day as he walked to the local PATH station on his way to work on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001. He had no idea he was about to step onto the last train into lower Manhattan, to the biggest terrorist attack ever in the United States. The cars of the train were full. People were standing shoulder to shoulder, Turoff said, like any other morning. After about 15 minutes, the train pulled into the underground station at the World Trade Center. Turoff got off and heard some commotion over a fire on the tracks. A seasoned New Yorker, he thought nothing of it and continued up the escalator. He didn’t know yet that the fire was from flaming jet fuel that had forced its way …
Friday, September 9, 2011
For Ron Viola, who repaired the FDNY's fire engines after 9/11, the terror attacks meant an end to innocence.
Ron Viola laughs when he talks about the nicknames firefighters give each other. “Everyone has a nickname: Joey Bag of Donuts, Frankie Love Handles, Billy Bones,” Viola said Then growing serious, he pauses to add, “But on 9/11 they all had one name: Brother.” Everybody has a story about where they were when the planes hit the World Trade Center. If you’re old enough to remember the events of that day then you’re old enough to have a unique story to tell. On Sept. 11, 2001, Viola, a Fort Lee, NJ, native, was working for Seagrave Fire Apparatus, one of the power house companies that supply fire departments with trucks—everything from aerials, to pumpers, to tankers, to rescue. Seagrave has been a main supplier of trucks to the New York City…
American Eagle Flag became a place for the community to gather during a time of tragedy after 9/11.
As John and Barbara Sullivan unfolded an 8-by-12-foot American flag, they became emotional. It had been 10 years since they looked at the flag that was signed by thousands just after 9/11. “This is even hard for us,” John said. The couple, owners of American Eagle Flag in Forked River, never anticipated that their product would be in such demand and under the circumstances, they wished it hadn’t. “Our business is the pulse of how the country is feeling at the time,” John said. “Many times when business is booming, it means the country is in turmoil.” John was working in the office when he heard that two hijacked planes had flown into the Twin Towers. When he went downstairs to open the doors, he just expected a few customers to come in. …
Resident Scott Lunn holds the event yearly.
Sunday marks the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks and Cinnaminson resident Scott Lunn is once again organizing a memorial event to honor local fire, police and emergency workers. “I’ve always felt strongly about it—how 9/11 affected everybody,” said Lunn, who was the mayor of Barrington, Camden County during the attacks. Lunn is currently running as an Independent for township committee, but the event is completely nonpartisan and nonpolitical. The event has been in Cinnaminson for the last five years and has been attended by several emergency workers in town. “I just felt the community should have a ceremony, and not just as a healing for what happened to America,” Lunn said, “but to really recognize the real heroes in our town.” …
Monday, September 5, 2011
A new curriculum guide written by volunteer educators and people affected by Sept. 11 aims to teach students about terrorism, bullying, war and hatred in a constructive and sensitive way.
"A Letter to Caitlyn" "You asked your mom why everyone is so sad around your birthday and you wonder why you never got to meet your Uncle Johnnie. I hope I can help you understand. "Before you were born, there were two really big buildings in New York City called the Twin Towers. Your Uncle Johnnie worked on the 104th floor of the building, almost at the very top! He worked with bankers and had lots of friends who worked with him. "A week before you were born, a group of men who did not like our country did a very bad thing. They hijacked airplanes, which means they forced the pilots to let them fly the planes. Instead of landing the planes, they flew the planes into the Twin Towers in New York City, a building called the Pentagon in …
Sunday, September 4, 2011
The iconic beacons were both the subject and a backdrop to tens of thousands of photos for the 30 years they stood sentry over lower Manhattan.
During the summer, Patch began collecting readers' photos of the World Trade Center, a growing gallery in tribute to the Twin Towers. As the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks draws near, we'll be remembering New Jersey residents who died that clear September morning. But we also wanted to pay tribute to the towers—iconic symbols of hope and prosperity—when they stood tall and proud, dominating the New York City skyline. We asked and you delivered, sending in more than a hundred photos statewide that represent your favorite memories: the shimmering skyline at nightfall, the view from lazy, summer boat rides on the Hudson, the towers standing in the distance as everyday life—farmers' markets, picnics, Yankee games—carried on. …
Lowell Doerr
8:53 pm on Monday, September 10, 2012
So sorry I missed this wonderful memorial...The garden looks great and the flag pole is exceptional! Scott did a great job bringing so many community groups together and from the looks of the photos the turnout was good...The police and fire departments looked very sharp, as did the scout troops and ....well everybody! I'm sure this tribute will continue to grow every year...and for sure, I won't… more ›