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.
NJ Senators bill would require schools to have 9/11 instruction
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.
New Bern Firemen’s Museum honors 9/11 with memorial
In just over a week, a 9/11 memorial will sit on the corner of the New Bern Firemen’s Museum leading to historic downtown. The memorial will serve as a spot to honor the lives lost and serve as a reminder to the younger generations. More.
House members from New York want info on federal contract to manage health care for some 9/11 survivors
A bipartisan group of House members from New York says an ongoing probe of a health care program for some 9/11 first responders and survivors shows the program “consistently struggled,” and the members are demanding details about a multimillion-dollar contract that brings in a new company to manage it. More.
9/11 families urge US judge to seize alleged Iranian cargo
Victims of the 11 September 2001 US terror attacks have filed court applications for the seizure of an alleged Iranian oil cargo on board a Greek suezmax. The two cases have been launched in the US in a bid to win an order from a US district court judge in Manhattan relating to the barrels on board Empire Navigation's managed 159,000-dwt Suez Rajan. More.
The Incredible Survival Of Genelle Guzman-McMillan, The Last Person Rescued From The Rubble On 9/11
Inside the North Tower of the World Trade Center, Genelle Guzman-McMillan felt the building shake. She was working on the 64th floor at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and ran to the window to see what had happened. Bits of paper and debris were everywhere in the sky. More.
The 9/11 Trial: Why Are Plea Bargain Talks Underway?
Pentagon prosecutors have struggled for more than a dozen years to hold the death-penalty trial of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the accused mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, and his four co-defendants at Guantánamo Bay. More.