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Tuesday, September 13, 2011

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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ADDED INFO: Firefighters Memorial Dedicated at Liberty Corner Firehouse

Monday, September 12, 2011

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.

  • GOVERNMENT
  • Monday, September 12, 2011

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

9/11—10 Years Later

Basking Ridge Cub Scouts Part of Somerset Patriots 9/11 Ceremony

Minor league baseball team holds pre-game ceremony to mark 10-year anniversary of attacks, with participation from area scouts.

TD Bank Park honored the heroes and families of 9/11 victims with a pre-game ceremony Sunday that featured 3,000 flags in the shape of a heart in front of the building and on field activities. The event began with an introduction by Board of Freeholders Director Robert Zaborowski. He was followed by a video and music montage displayed on the large screen in the ballpark prior to the Somerset Patriots' doubeheader against the York Revolution. More than 300 cub, boy and girl scouts from throughout New Jersey were invited to stand on the first and third base lines while area firefighters held a large American flag over the pitcher's mound as Isabelle Stein sang the Star Spangled Banner.

Back to School 2011

Returning Bernards Students Will Study 9/11 as Part of Curriculum

Ridge High School will observe a moment of silence in honor of Sept. 11, 2001 and its victims at about 8:20 a.m. on Monday.

Bernards Township students had only been back in school for two full days before the 10th anniversary of 9/11 on Sunday, and so had little time to address the subject. On Monday, Ridge High School — where some of the students lost parents or other relatives in the terror attack a decade earlier — will observe a moment of silence to honor those victims and recall 9/11, said Kristin Fox, K-12 social studies supervisor for the Bernards Township school system. The observation will take place at about 8:20 a.m., before the start of second period, Fox said. Curricular topics related to 9/11 are found throughout the social studies curriculum at the secondary level., Fox said. "The district will be commemorating the 10th anniversary of 9/11 in …

Pamela A Mackey

6:42 am on Monday, September 12, 2011

Just as importantl, I hope our children are learning preparedness skills during National Preparedness Month.. Prepare, plan, keep informed. Do our children have go bags at school? Are these ideas reinforced?   more ›

Sunday, September 11, 2011

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.

  • VOLUNTEERS IN THE NEWS
  • Joe Apice
  • Sunday, September 11, 2011

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.

Cynthia Carroll

8:28 am on Monday, September 12, 2011

Thanks so much for covering this meaningful event. It was moving and beautiful to honor the fallen firefighters. I'm sad, however, that with all the great videos you posted, that none of them were of the prayer or of the bagpipes playing "Amazing Grace." For so many of us, getting through hard times without our faith is impossible. Thanks again for covering this event!   more ›

9/11—10 Years Later

Submitted Column: Ridge High Journalist Interviewed Parents of 9/11 Victim

Ridge student wrote "A Son’s Perseverance Lives on in his Legacy" for Rutgers journalism project.

  • SCHOOLS
  • Sunday, September 11, 2011

Editor's Note: The following story was submitted to the Basking Ridge Patch by Juliana Tobin, a Ridge High School junior who also is features editor of The Devil's Advocate school newspaper. She said she previously was part of a 9/11 Student Journalism Project at Rutger's University, and had an opportunity to interview family members of 9/11 victims. Below is her article: On September 11, 2001, Herb and Todd Ouida, father and son, left for train station and headed toward the World Trade Center, where they worked every day. Spontaneously, due to the fair weather, Herb had chosen to take the ferry instead of the train tht morning; he and his son had gone separate ways to the office. “Have a great day sweetheart”, he said, not knowing that …

9/11—10 Years Later

Former Bernards Mayor Warns of 'Islam-phobia' on 10th 9/11 Anniversary

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 …

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Ali Chaudry Discusses His Book, 'Islam & Muslims'

9/11—10 Years Later

ADDED INFO: Firefighters Memorial Dedicated at Liberty Corner Firehouse

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

9/11—10 Years Later

A Mosaic of 911 Scenes Recalling 9/11 from Patch Sites Across America

Huffington Post releases mosaic on its site, and on Patch sites across the nation.

  • THE NEIGHBORHOOD FILES
  • 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 …

9/11—10 Years Later

Today We Remember

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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9/11 Cross Now in Public Prayer Room at St. James Church and Bonnie Brae's Field of Flags Remembers 9/11 Victims [VIDEO]

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