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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9/11—10 Years Later

Liberty Corner Fire Co. to Dedicate 9/11 Firefighters Memorial at Noon Sunday

Sunday ceremony will feature keynote speech by Bernards Mayor John Malay. Fundraising bricks still can be ordered afterward.

The Liberty Corner Fire Company has been planning and laying the groundwork for more than a year to create and construct a 9/11 firefighters memorial that will be dedicated in a ceremony at noon this Sunday, Sept. 11, at the firehouse on Church Street in Liberty Corner. The memorial, created mostly by firefighters with assistance of some professionals who discounted and donated services and materials, was nearly complete at the beginning of last week. One question left hanging, according to Marc Friedman, the company's first assistant chief, was whether 50 or 500 people will show up on Sunday. Friedman said several nearby firefighting organizations, including those from Far Hills-Bedminster and Bernardsville, have said they would attend …

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Liberty Corner Fire Co. Selling Bricks for 9/11 Memorial

Fundraiser will support memorial to be dedicated at the firehouse at noon on Sunday, Sept. 11.

The Liberty Corner Fire Company was privileged to receive from the Port Authority a piece of steel from the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center, and is constructing a memorial that will be dedicated in front of the volunteer fire company's firehouse on Sept. 11, 2011. In order to fund the project, the fire company has announced it is selling memorial bricks to the public. The purchaser can have the brick inscribed with a message and/or a name. The bricks are being offered at $100 each, and all of the proceeds will be used for the memorial, according to a public announcement from the fire company. More information on purchasing a brick for the memorial, and to purchase a brick, is available by downloading, completing and returning the 9/…

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