Operation Shoebox to Auction Iconic Photo

Feb. 23 fundraiser also includes raffles, basket auctions.

Two weeks before the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Retired Marine Capt. Ben R. Cascio took a photo of the iconic towers as he flew by in his restored 1951 Marine l-17, a four-passenger, single engine propeller-driven low wing bubble canopy aircraft used by the Marine Corps in Korea and the early years of the Vietnam war. .Cascio's Aug. 26, 2001, image shows the towers in the background and the Marine Wing in the foreground. The photo will be sold to the highest bidder on Feb. 23 during the Wine Room Reception and Fund Raising Auction hosted by Operation Shoebox New Jersey at The Wine Room, 2 John St., in Bound Brook. Cascio, who was awarded the Silver Star for gallantry during the Vietnam War, will attend the dinner and …

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Moms Talk Q&A

Moms Talk: Is Moment of Silence Best Way To Recall 9/11?

On the 11th year following the World Trade Center disaster that affects so many, a parent urges board to commemorate the occasion.

There are few among us adults for whom the date September 11 will ever be the same. Whether or not we officially attended or were part of a moment of silence on that day, it's probably safe to say that we all paused to recall exactly what we were doing, and what came afterward, on that sunny September morning in 2011. That is especially true in a community where some 20 residents lost their lives, by one count. And that doesn't include those who spent endless hours agonizing while they were unable to contact loved ones, those with family members or friends lost in the attack. And even those, myself included, for which a way of life changed when previously carefree east-coast-to-west-coast flight procedures inalterably stopped on that date…

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No 9/11 Moment of Silence in Schools 'Shocking' to Parent

School Board members informally agree that in future years recognition be given to event that affected so many in Bernards Township.

Township mother Stacy Lettie of Spencer Road, who said she has three children in Bernards Township schools, said she was speaking on behalf of many mothers in the community when she said she found it "shocking" that the schools didn't conduct a moment of silence or provide across-the-board teaching about Sept. 11, 2001. Addressing the Board of Education on Monday night, Lettie said the event "shapes all aspects of their lives" she said of the students. Later during the meeting, board members informally agreed they would like to see a moment of silence instituted in Bernards Schools on Sept. 11 in future years. Sept. 11, 2001 was also a day that took the lives of about 20 Bernards Township residents, depending on how residency was counted. …

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Cameron Hall

10:43 am on Sunday, September 30, 2012

For shame Marnie. Perhaps a trip to the library would teach you something. This was not a one time minor incident as you seem to want to believe. And we have been dealing with these terrorists a lot longer than you obviously try to minimize. Does the name Sirhan Sirhan ring a bell? Don't you remember when the Iranian-backed terror group, Hezbollah struck the American troops on a peacekeeping …   more ›

9/11 Victims Remembered at County Ceremony

Eleven years later, the 39 from Somerset, and others who lost lives, in residents' thoughts.

Somerset County held its annual ceremony Tuesday to honor the memory of those who lost their lives 11 years ago on 9/11, complete with a wreath-placing and the reading of the names of the 39 residents who died that day. The ceremony, which was held in front of the county's 9/11 memorial on Main Street in Somerville, began with a ringing of the bell at 8:46 a.m., the time that the first plane hit the tower 11 years ago. "We offer a prayer for the individuals who perished," said freeholder Patricia Walsh, who led the ceremony. "That day was just like today, blue sky and sunshine." "It began without a hint of the horrors to come," she added. Jacqueline LaBracio, a Bernardsville resident who works for the county, brought her own flag to the …

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9/11—10 Years Later

VIDEO: Info Added; Former Wall Street Trader, And Local Students, All Recall 9/11

Pastor Tim Gahles, now chaplain at Fellowship Village Retirement Center in Basking Ridge, recalls at church service what it was like to be working at the NYSE on 9/11.

Pastor Tim Gahles, now chaplain at Fellowship Village retirement center in Basking Ridge, worked at the New York Stock Exchange in a previous life. That life was the one he was leading on Sept. 11, 2011. Gahles described his experiences as part of an ecumenical "Community Service of Reflection and Hope," held Sunday evening at The Presbyterian Church of Basking Ridge." Erik Thomas of Basking Ridge, one of the local high school students who was a young grade schooler when the event occurred, dozen speakers at the service. The service followed a day of remembrance recognized elsewhere in various ways, including with the unveiling of a firefighters' memorial at the Liberty Corner Fire Co.'s firehouse. Gahles, now a chaplain at Fellowship …

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9/11—10 Years Later

Bernards Mayor John Malay's Speech at the 9/11 Memorial Dedication in Liberty Corner

Mayor recalls heroism as well as the horror of the terrorism attacks at New York's Twin Towers.

Editor's Note: The following is the written version of Bernards Mayor John Malay's speech at the Sept. 11 dedication of the 9/11 firefighters memorial, unveiled on Sunday at the Liberty Corner firehouse. Malay was keynote speaker. His speech, and some of the other speakers and music, was videotaped by the Basking Ridge Patch at the event. Good afternoon. Thank you for inviting me to speak on this occasion. As we all know, the facts are these. Ten years ago today America suffered the worst attack on its home soil since Pearl Harbor precipitated us into World War II. 9/11 launched its own war: against a terrorist conspiracy targeting the United States and its people. More than 2,700 people lost their lives on 9/11 in New York City, 746 from …

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9/11—10 Years Later

VIDEOS: With Pride and Some Tears, 9/11 Firefighters Memorial Is Dedicated

The Liberty Corner Fire Co.'s public presentation of a memorial that took a year to plan becomes a focal point for remembrance in Bernards Township.

The speakers, musicians and other presenters at the Liberty Corner Fire Company's public unveiling of a 9/11 memorial that was a year in the making became a touching gathering place for a community that remembers the events of Sept. 11, 2001 all to well. The Basking Ridge Patch captured some of the comments and moments from the ceremony, held on noon on Sunday. While most of the memorial is complete, additional landscaping and other work needs to be done. Bricks are still on sale for $100 apiece to fund the remainder of the public piece, topped with a piece of steel from the World Trade Center site, to help complete the job. For more information, visit the Liberty Corner Fire Company website.

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