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Eng named development director of Voices of September 11th

Susan Cossette Eng was named development director for Voices of September 11th, headquartered in New Canaan. In her new role, Eng will be responsible for partnering with Voices' leadership and volunteers to develop and execute fundraising strategies to advance the organization's work in mental health, community resiliency and long-term support services for victims' families, responders and survivors.

A Summer of Service

As college students around the U.S. head for warm ocean waves and white-sand beaches this summer, Bucknellian Devon Bruzzone will be testing water wells and getting her hands dirty in the soil of rural northern Zimbabwe.

9/11 Museum Opens to Outrage Over Gift Shop, Cocktail Reception

The National September 11 Memorial Museum opened this week to outrage among some victims' families over a gift shop at the site and a black-tie reception held close to the unidentified remains of people killed in the 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center.

9/11 museum evokes strong memories,

Jonathan Best might never step inside the 9/11 Memorial Museum, which was dedicated Thursday in a ceremony led by President Barack Obama.

On Sept. 11, 2001, Best was in charge of Regional Medical Transport, one of the largest ambulance companies in New York. He lost several friends who were first responders trying to help people out of the World Trade Center towers before they collapsed. More.

Sept. 11 museum evokes strong emotion

Frank Fetchet, of New Canaan, stayed away from the somber ceremony at the new 9/11 Memorial Museum, but his presence is all around the 110,000-square-foot underground gallery that was dedicated Thursday by President Barack Obama as a symbol that says of America: "Nothing can ever break us."

9/11 Museum dedication brings back tragic day

It was a particularly somber morning for many in Greenwich as television and radio channels switched to broadcast the ceremony at the new 9/11 Memorial Museum, dedicated Thursday by President Barack Obama as a symbol that says of America: "Nothing can ever break us."

Mary Fetchet - A 9/11 Voice Extraordinaire

Much has been written about 9/11. Although Ladyjustice is a confident writer after all of these years, even as a homicide survivor, how does anyone do justice to such an event? ‘Nearly impossible! There have been numerous memorials in every state, dedications, fundraisers, media tributes and movies as well as personal gestures from young and old alike.

People of the Year: Mary Fetchet

Mary Fetchet's mission began on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, when her 24-year-old son, Brad -- an equity trader -- was killed in the attacks on the World Trade Center. She has since devoted her life to making America safer.

"We need to know systematically the truth about what these failures were, government failures across the board that made us so vulnerable," she said. More.