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Plan to teach NJ students about 9/11 terror attacks

Remember the 9/11 attacks? Most New Jersey adults have vivid memories of that fateful day 21 years ago when radical Islamic terrorists with Al Qaeda flew hijacked jetliners into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and a field in Pennsylvania, but many school kids know very little if anything about the attacks. More.

Judge To Decide on 9/11 Families Deal Over $3.5 Billion in Compensation

She is expected to rule as well on whether the Biden administration has the right to dictate the fate of a $7 billion fortune sitting in New York’s Federal Reserve. It looks like the battle for billions of dollars in compensation for victims of the attacks on 9/11 is about to come to a head in a United States court. More.

Bayonne announces unveiling of new 9/11 memorial April 6

The city of Bayonne will unveil a new “20th anniversary” memorial to the victims of the Sept. 11 terrorists attacks in front of City Hall next month, officials announced Monday. The monument will include a chunk of steel from one of the World Trade Center towers that were destroyed in the 2001 attacks that left nearly 3,000 people dead. More.

Austintown Fitch Wood Shop Builds New Arbors for 9/11 Memorial

Board members of the Mahoning Valley 9/11 Memorial Park were at a loss when they saw that the arbors at the local memorial had become severely run down, said Sam Swoger III, chairman. Arbors are archway-like structures with latticework for vines and branches. More.

9/11 exhibit coming to St. Louis County Depot Great Hall

Veterans Memorial Hall, a program of the St. Louis County Historical Society and the Minnesota Military & Veterans Museum, are hosting the 9/11 exhibit titled “Resolute: Minnesota Stories of 9/11 and the War” in the Great Hall at the Duluth Depot from April 29 to May 1, 2022. More.

NJ Senators bill would require schools to have 9/11 instruction

The importance of remembering what happened and honoring our heroes is what helped State Senator Anthony Bucco (R-25) pen legislation that could soon require schools to include 9/11 instruction in the curriculum. It has gained some traction as on Thursday, the New Jersey State Senate, approved this legislation. More.

Efforts are underway to create 9/11 memorial trail for hikers, bikers across the Northeast

The events of Sept. 11, 2001, united the nation when terrorists used three airplanes to attack New York City and Washington, D.C. A fourth hijacked plane didn’t make it to its destination as the passengers aboard United Flight 93 fought back and the aircraft crashed in a reclaimed strip mine in Somerset County, Pennsylvania. More.

ENC 9/11 memorial will be dedicated in just over a week

The new monument next to the Museum in Memorial Park on Broad Street will welcome the community as well as government dignitaries and major contributors that funded the monument on Sunday, April 3 at 3:00 PM. The granite monument stands over 11 feet tall and depicts the twin towers in New York and a statue of the kneeling firefighter. More.