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Beech Tree keeps 9-11 rock in MC family

After the 9/11 attacks in 2001, US Army Ranger veteran Jehoida (Jay) Buchanan painted an American flag on a large piece of granite setting in his yard on Whittle Lane in a display of patriotism. More.

Inside The Tragic Story Of Flight 93 Hero Tom Burnett

Tom Burnett was as playful as he was bookish and often joked that he was one of the last renaissance men alive. He was a well-read history buff who couldn’t shake an illogical sense of doom that began to plague him in 2001. More.

‘Never Forget’ 9/11 exhibit coming to Pittston

The Tunnels to Towers Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit formed after the sacrifice of firefighter Stephen Siller on September 11, 2001, will be bringing its ‘Never Forget’ exhibit to town this Friday. More.

Church destroyed during 9/11 attacks consecrated as national shrine

St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine was consecrated Monday (July 4) in New York City. The original church, founded in 1916 on nearby Cedar Street in lower Manhattan, was destroyed in the aftermath of the attacks on Sept. 11. More.

Journal Square 9/11 memorial will remain, despite construction of twin towers

A Sept. 11 memorial in the Journal Square Plaza will be spared from demolition when the long-anticipated $821 million twin-tower One Journal Square project is built, an organizer of the annual 9/11 tribute told The Jersey Journal. More.

Missing photo of 9/11 victim finally takes its place on memorial wall

The final missing portrait of a victim killed in the 9/11 attacks has finally been placed in the National September 11 Memorial and Museum. Antonio Dorsey Pratt, 43, was an employee of Cantor Fitzgerald Forte Food Service on the 101st floor of the north tower of the old World Trade Center. More.

Southport welcomes 9/11 Mobile Museum to 4th of July Festival

Most people still remember exactly what they were doing the morning of September 11th, 2001. In Southport, at their annual 4th of July festival they welcomed a Mobile Museum filled with memories of that day. More.

A church literally crushed on 9/11 rises anew as a glowing symbol of hope

Shortly after 9/11, when Regina Katopodis and her father visited the site of the humble church at Ground Zero that had played such a key role in their faith, it was completely leveled. “It was chilling,” she recalled. "We were standing the midst of the rubble. He stood there with tears in his eyes. It was something none of us could believe." More.