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Remembering 9/11 In Essex County: Event For 2015
If you're looking to pay your respects in Essex County on 9/11, here's where to go.
On Friday, Sept. 11, county officials will host “Essex County Remembers,” a solemn ceremony at the Essex County Eagle Rock 9/11 Memorial.
The tribute will include a program at 8 a.m., with family members who have lost loved ones in the tragedies, elected officials and clergy members. Memorial wreaths will be laid at the monument and a new American flag will be raised.
A string quartet will perform reverent selections of music at the memorial site after the ceremony until 2 p.m.
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9/11 BOOK MEMORIALS
In honor of community members who lost their lives on 9/11, the Caldwell Public Library, 268 Bloomfield Ave., invites families who have lost a loved one in the attacks to stop by during the week of Sept. 8 to 12.
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To preserve their loved one’s legacy for the next generation, the library will dedicate a Young Adult book in their memory.
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