Sunday, September 11, 2011
Ali Chaudry said he continues his work to be part of community and to spread education about true meaning of Islam.
One of biggest concerns of former Bernards Township Mayor Ali Chaudry, elected to the Township Committee in the months following 9/11 and now a Rutgers professor, is his fear that the 10th anniversary of 9/11 could spur unjustified paranoia against Muslims. Chaudry spoke with the Basking Ridge Patch in a phone interview just prior to Sept. 11. He also appeared at an ecumenical community service at The Presbyterian Church of Basking Ridge on Sunday evening to recite a prayer in Arabic and to offer the hope, "Let us move forward from the darkness out of the past." He did not discuss these topics at that time. Speaking earlier, Chaudry, a longtime township resident born in Pakistan said that with regards to the new terrorist threats in …
State Sen. Thomas Kean said the memorial may be the only one specifically dedicated to the 9/11 firefighters in the state of New Jersey.
They were running up while others were running down the stairs of the Twin Towers. That theme was the one that was driven home multiple times at the Liberty Corner Fire Co.'s Sunday afternoon dedication of a memorial for the 343 firefighters killed in the Twin Towers on a Sept. 11, 2001. The memorial, which stands outside the Liberty Corner Firehouse at 95 Church Street in Liberty Corner, is a simple set of concrete stairs leading to a twisted piece of metal from the 9/11 site. The fire company last year obtained the metal from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey with the understanding that it would be used for a memorial to be placed in a public spot. Township police drove to an airport hangar in New York to pick up the twisted …
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Cherry tree planted in Somerville to mark memory of 39 Somerset residents who died in attacks.
Somerset County came together Sunday morning to remember the 39 county residents who died in the 9/11 attacks and to recognize the first-responders who assisted with the rescue efforts 10 years ago. For a full story and photo gallery of the event, click here.
Freeholders hold solemn ceremony in Somerville on 10-year anniversary of terrorist attacks.
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Sunday, September 11, 2011
More than 500 people came Sunday morning to the “crossroads of Somerset County” to remember the 39 county residents who were killed in the 9/11 attacks. "I thought it was my responsibility to come here and honor those who died,” former Bedminster Mayor Joseph Metelski said. For a video of the ceremony, click here. As a living memorial to those who died in the attacks, the county freeholders planted a weeping cherry tree on the front lawn of the courthouse, not far from the county’s 9/11 memorial at the corner of Bridge and Main streets in Somerville. The solemn ceremony under gray skies was punctuated by the mournful tolling of the Historic Courthouse bell and the Somerset County Police Pipes & Drums playing “America the Beautiful” and “…
Huffington Post releases mosaic on its site, and on Patch sites across the nation.
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Sunday, September 11, 2011
This morning, the Huffington Post published its online mosaic of 911 scenes that recall or commemorate 9/11 from Patch sites stretched across the United States. Millions of people across the country were affected by the 9/11 attacks. Some experienced the tragic loss of a loved one, some found an inspiring way to help those who were grieving, and others experienced a political awakening. To help reflect the endless diversity of their experiences, Patch looked out across our sites to pull together 911 snapshots of everyday Americans whose lives were changed by the events of that day. From across the country, this Patch site and hundreds of others captured the faces, keepsakes, memorials, ceremonies, flags, fund-raisers, deployments and the …
Liberty Corner Fire Co's Dedication of a 9/11 firefighters memorial and an evening gathering at the Presbyterian Church of Basking Ridge are two ways for residents to remember a day that changed us all.
In Basking Ridge, N.J., as elsewhere, it was a day that tore so many hearts apart, and yet also brought us together as a community. As the back of the meeting room at the town hall, there is a photo of the candlelight vigil held shortly after Sept. 11, 2011, attended by so many of our neighbors, in which we stood silently trying to concentrate on the flicker of lights rather than our collective pain. There also were so many acts of kindnesses that followed, both on an individual and communitywide basis. With the help of friends, Eileen Hannaford of Basking Ridge started the Kevin J. Hannaford Sr. Foundation, dedicated to helping out children who had lost a parent to death, one way or another. There is another plaque that hangs in our …
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Saint James Roman Catholic Church
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The Presbyterian Church of Basking Ridge
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Nearly 3,000 flags visible to those passing by on Valley Road.
Since the middle of last week, those who drive by the Bonnie Brae Educational Center on Valley Road have been able to see a field filled with 2,977 American flags. The school's Field of Flags was officially dedicated last Friday. It was both an occasion of remembrance and a more current thank you for local firefighters, first aid squad members and police. The Bonnie Brae School on Valley Road, which last Tuesday and Wednesday erected almost 3,000 flags to recall each of the victims of 9/11, including 18 in Basking Ridge by one count, later held an official dedication to remember those who lost their lives — and a luncheon to honor emergency workers who continue to assist the school on a regular basis. The event was planned by school …
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Saturday, September 10, 2011
The new 9/11 memorial in Jersey City's Liberty State Park drew hundreds Saturday.
Nearly 10 years to the day, hundreds gathered on the northeast waterfront of Liberty State Park in Jersey City Saturday afternoon to pause for a moment of silence in remembrance of the 2,977 people who died in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. That moment was part of an hour-long ceremony to unveil a new memorial titled “Empty Sky” that names the 746 New Jersey residents killed on that clear September morning. Unlike the hours and days following 9/11 when the New York City airways were eerily quiet and the Twin Towers in pieces, the sky above lower Manhattan on Saturday seemed anything but empty. Helicopters buzzed to and fro beneath marbled gray clouds. The Freedom Tower at One World Trade Center, still under construction, soared …
Bernards Township Schools Superintendent Valerie Goger recalls what school officials did when confronted with an absolutely unprecedented situation.
Most of us who are out of middle school have our own memories of 9/11 2001, and its aftermath, or impact on our lives. Some people also were intimately involved in assisting others or working together with other rescuers at the scene in the immediate aftermath or days following the terrorist attack. On Tuesday, Dick Eick and Barbara Steel of the Bernardsville First Aid Squad recall the roles that they played in responding to a tri-state emergency. On Wednesday, Steel also talks about her own experiences. On Thursday, Bernards Township Committeeman Scott Spitzer recalls how he got home from thousands of miles away — and what he did when he returned to his office in Manhattan. On Friday, Schools Superintendent Valerie Goger talks about …
This year's sophomore class started kindergarten in Sept. 2011.
Editor's Note: This column originally ran in September 2010, shortly after I became editor of the Basking Ridge Patch. The students who are mentioned in this article are now sophomores, mostly at Ridge High School. By coincidence, I ran into one of the girls who sat next to my son in kindergarten at last night's Ridge vs. Immaculata football game. Nine years ago, with tears blurring my eyes, I handed over my younger son at the Henry Street entrance to the Oak Street Elementary School, where he was about to begin kindergarten. That was in September 2001. A few days later, many more of us were in tears, or just in shock. On Sept. 11, 2001, I remember reaching for juice boxes in aisle 2 at Kings Supermarket in Bernardsville, when another …
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Oak Street Elementary School
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Elaine Mallon Ford
6:54 pm on Sunday, September 11, 2011
Thank you to staff and students at Bonnie Brae for the beautiful display of flags. It was truly inspiring!! more ›