9/11 ceremonies, services in Belleville, Edison, Newark, other N.J. towns - The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
Star-Ledger reporters and photographers are traveling around the state today to cover 9/11 commemoration ceremonies, prayer services and monument dedications in several towns.
As soon as reports come in from those events, we will update this post with the latest information.
Earlier today, our reporters covered the 10th annual 9/11 commemoration ceremony at Ground Zero in lower Manhattan, and 9/11 events in Elizabeth, Jersey City and Wildwood. MORE DETAILS HERE
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BELLEVILLE
More than 100 people gathered on a quiet Belleville street under slow-moving gray clouds this afternoon to watch the town dedicate a flag pole and remember those who died on September 11.
"It is a very emotional day," said Anna Galante, whose friend's daughter worked for Cantor Fitzgerald, and died when the twin towers collapsed. "The tears are gone but you still have to remember."
Antoinette Duger lived in Belleville for eight years. She was a lively woman who kept her family close. Her daughter Megan meant everything to her, said her sister Maria DeRosa.
Family was important, too. The two sisters would brunch on Saturdays either at DeRosa's home in Bloomfield or at the Duger's in Belleville.
Duger worked for First Union on the 47th floor of Tower 2 at the World Trade Center. "We thought she was coming home," DeRosa said.
She did not. Duger was 44. Megan was 8.
Maria's son, Mike DeRosa, read a timeline at Belleville's 9-11 commemoration ceremony today, reading the times when each hijacked plane crashed.
"I was thinking about my aunt, what a nightmare this all is," said DeRosa, 38. "I was thinking about bad things."
The Belleville ceremony brought out residents of all stripes. Men who joined the military after Pearl Harbor stood solemnly next to boys and girls, born after 9/11.
While the Belleville fire and police chiefs read the names of the men who served at Ground Zero, the children played and squeaked &mdash a reminder to those remembering that life goes on.
- Dan Goldberg
EAST RUTHERFORD
At tonight's Jets game at the Meadowlands, Robert De Niro is scheduled to narrate a 9/11 program created by family members of 9/11 victims. John Ondrasik of Five For Fighting will perform an acoustic, piano version of his hit single, "Superman." Bagpipers from the FDNY, NYPD and PAPD will perform "Amazing Grace" from the field. Mary J. Blige will perform the national anthem, and children of first responders will serve as the team's honorary captains.
EDISON
Volunteers from Jersey Cares will take part in the "Sept. 11 Day of Service and Remembrance," painting murals for patients with Alzheimer's disease, planting memorial gardens and engaging with residents at the New Jersey Veterans Memorial Home on Evergreen Road from noon to 4 p.m. today. This is one of the organization's more than 35 service projects in 12 counties across New Jersey. Check back later for updates.
MIDDLETOWN
The township is holding its 10th annual 9/11 memorial service at the WTC Memorial Gardens, next to the Middletown Arts Center on Church Street. The ceremony is scheduled to start at 6:30 p.m. today. Parking and shuttle buses will be available at the main train station lot and the satellite lot at Sears. Check back later for updates.
NEWARK
A bishop, a rabbi and an imam will join together to commemorate the 10th anniversary of 9/11 by leading an interfaith service in the nation's oldest Episcopal cathedral building. People of all faiths and beliefs are invited to attend the service, titled "Compassion in Action," at 3 p.m. in the historic Trinity & St. Philip's Cathedral in Military Park, at 608 Broad St. Check back later for updates.
PARSIPPANY
Morris County is holding a 9/11 Remembrance Service and Candlelight Vigil, with a special emphasis on 64 victims of 9/11 from Morris County. Keynote remarks are scheduled by retired Secret Service senior special agent Dennis Letts of Parsippany. The event is scheduled for 7 p.m. at the Morris County September 11 Memorial on West Hanover Avenue. Check back later for updates.
More coverage of 9/11: Ten years later
• Live coverage: 9/11 victims remembered in N.Y. and N.J. with ceremonies, services
• 9/11 anniversary events throughout New Jersey
• 9/11 commemorated through poetry, music and tragic images at NJPAC
• 9/11/ ten years later: Twin Towers movie montage (video)
• A simple gift on 9/11 saves the life of an office worker heading to the twin towers
• The Remembrance Project: Videos of families searching for solace
• 9/11 Ten years later: Teaching children about the attacks
• 9/11 Ten years later: How TV marks Sept. 11 anniversary
• Sept 9/11 anniversary page: Remembering the attacks on the World Trade Center
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