2015 Somerset County & Municipal 9/11 Memorial Ceremonies
Various towns in Somerset County will be holding ceremonies remembering the events of Sept. 11, 2001.
According to the Somerset County website, those events include:
SOMERSET COUNTY
The public is invited to attend a ceremony that the Somerset County Board of Chosen Freeholders will host in memory of those who lost their lives on Sept. 11, 2001. Led by Freeholder Director Mark Caliguire, the program will be held at 8:46 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 11, in front of the county's 9/11 Memorial, located at the corner of Main and Bridge streets in Somerville. The ceremony will begin with a brief tolling of the bell at the top of the nearby historic courthouse. The Freeholders will read the names of the 39 Somerset County residents killed in the attacks 14 years ago and place a wreath in front of the memorial. For details, contact the Somerset County Public Information Office at publicinfo@co.somerset.nj.us or 908- 231-7020.
BERNARDSVILLE
There will be a remembrance, dedicated to the memory of Allison Horstmann Jones and Thomas Reinig, at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 11, at the 9/11 Memorial at Bernardsville Public Library, located at 1 Anderson Hill Road. Local dignitaries will briefly address the gathering. For further information, contact Madelyn English at the library at 908-766-0118 or email menglish@bvpl.net
BOUND BROOK
The public is invited to Bound Brook's 9/11 ceremony, which will be held at 8:30 a.m. in front of Borough Hall on Hamilton Street. A proclamation will be read by the Mayor and emergency responders will initiate sirens, horns and bells for 30 seconds. For further information, contact the Borough at 732-356-0833.
BRIDGEWATER
In memory of those who lost their lives in the attack of the World Trade Center and other sites, Bridgewater Township's Mayor Daniel Hayes invites residents to attend a memorial ceremony on Friday, Sept. 11, at 4 p.m. The ceremony will be held in front of the township's 9-11 Monument at the Municipal Complex located at 100 Commons Way.
GREEN BROOK
The Township invites residents to its memorial ceremony, which will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 11, at the Top of the World Park 9/11 Memorial. For further information, contact Township Administrator/Clerk Kelly Cupit at 732-968-1023.
HILLSBOROUGH
Woods Road Fire Company #3, located at 324 Woods Road, will host a will host a 9/11 memorial ceremony on Friday at 7 p.m. at its station, located at 324 Woods Road. All are invited to attend. For more information about either event, contact the Hillsborough Bureau of Fire Safety at 908-369-5856 or Hillsborough.firesafety@comcast.net
MONTGOMERY
Montgomery Township Volunteer Fire Co. No. 2 will hold a short remembrance ceremony at 6 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 11, at the township's 9/11 Memorial adjacent to the fire house on Route 518. All members of the public are invited to attend.
NORTH PLAINFIELD
On Friday, Sept. 11, Somerset Street will be closed briefly for North Plainfield's annual 9/11 Silent Procession, which starts at Greenbrook Road at approximately 8:30 a.m. The procession will conclude with a memorial ceremony at the Fire Bell, located at the corner of Somerset and Lincoln Place. The public is welcome to observe this respectful memorial event. For information, call 908-769-2910.
PEAPACK & GLADSTONE
The Borough's annual remembrance ceremony will be held at 8:45 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 11, at the 9/11 Memorial in Liberty Park at Main Street and Park Avenue. Wreaths will be placed in memory of those killed. (908) 234-0635.
WARREN
Warren Township's ceremony will be held at 9 a.m. at the municipal complex flag pole, located at 46 Mountain Blvd. For more information, call (908) 753-8000.
WATCHUNG
The Borough of Watchung will hold its annual Memorial Ceremony at 5:30 p.m. on the Village Green, across from Borough Hall on the Watchung Circle.
For more information, call (908) 756-0080, ext. 210.
In the event of inclement weather, the ceremony will be held in the all purpose room at Valley View
The public is invited to attend. In the School, Valley View Road, Watchung.
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