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Essex County Will Hold 9/11 Ceremony With Chamber Music, Wreaths
The solemn ceremony will take place at Eagle Rock Reservation.
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Essex County will hold a solemn ceremony to mark the 25th anniversary of the September 11th attacks in New York, Washington D.C. and Pennsylvania.
The county’s annual ceremony will take place at 8 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 11 at Eagle Rock Reservation (Eagle Rock Avenue) in West Orange.
A brief program will include family members who lost a loved one in the tragedies, elected officials and clergy members from multiple religious faiths. Memorial wreaths will be laid at the monument, and a new U.S. flag will be raised. A string quartet will perform selections of music at the memorial site after the ceremony through the afternoon.
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The ceremony will also be livestreamed on the county website and social media. For more information, contact 973-621-4400.
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