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Sept. 11

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

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How are Hamilton and Wenham Honoring the September 11 Anniversary?

Simple events to remember the victims of the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2011 will be held in both Hamilton and Wenham on Tuesday - the 11th anniversary.

The terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2011 will be remembered on Tuesday morning in both towns. In Wenham, the Wenham Fire Department trucks will be positioned in front of the station starting at about 9:45 a.m. A one minute moment of silence will be held at 10 a.m., that will also include ringing a bell, lowering the flag to half mast and a prayer. In Hamilton, the Hamilton Fire Department and other first responders have a service planned in front of public safety building starting at 9:45 a.m.

Sunday, September 11, 2011

VIDEO: North Shore Remembers 9/11

Locals remember the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 10 years later.

As we remember the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, locals recall where they were when they heard the news and what has changed in the last decade. 

Saturday, September 10, 2011

VIDEO: Local Officials Prepare For Sept. 11

Officials are preparing to remember 9/11 this weekend.

Town and city officials across the North Shore are preparing to remember the 10-year anniversary of September 11, this weekend.  From memorials being built to services being planned, the North Shore will remember those killed in the attacks. 

Remembering Sept. 11

VIDEO: Local Residents Recall 'Where Were You?' on Sept. 11

Local residents recall where they were when they first heard that terrorists had struck on Sept. 11, 2011. Add to the discussion - tell us where you were on Sept. 11, 2011 in the comments section at the bottom of the page.

Several local residents tell the story of where they were and what they were doing when they first heard about the terrorist attack on Sept. 11, 2011. The interviews were conducted in the parking lot of The Shoppes at Hamilton Crossing, in front of Crosby's, CVS and Bank of America 10 days before the 10th anniversary of the attacks. In the comments section below please tell us where you were, and what you thought, when you first heard about the Sept. 11 attacks 10 years ago.

Margo Killoran

11:44 am on Sunday, September 11, 2011

9/11 is one of those events like the Kennedy assassination or the space shuttle disaster; you will always remember where you were and what you were doing when it happened. I was a stay on home mom at the time and my youngest was three. My grandmother lived with us and came out and said, "a plane crashed into one of the twin towers." We first thought it was a terrible accident. Then the second one…   more ›

Friday, September 9, 2011

Get Out

Remembering Sept. 11 This Weekend and Lots of Horses Too

A look ahead at weekend activities in Hamilton and Wenham includes the Equestrian Classic at Myopia and a service remembering the Sept. 11 terrorist attack victims.

The weekend is here and Hamilton-Wenham Patch delivers you our “Get Out” planner for the weekend, which includes ceremonies remembering the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks 10 years ago. Below is a quick rundown on some weekend activity options in Hamilton and Wenham, plus a bird walk and touch-a-truck event in nearby Danvers. But there’s much more going on this weekend than what’s here so we encourage you to look past this weekend guide into our full calendar of events, where we have all the events in the two towns listed. Remember, if you have great ideas of your own that you want to share, please feel free to add them in the comments section at the bottom. 1. PUTNAM BOSTON EQUESTRIAN CLASSIC Where/When: Myopia Hunt Club Schooling fields; …

Remembering Sept. 11

VIDEO: 'Our Collective Wound' to be Honored at First Church on Sept. 11

The community is invited to a service at First Church in Wenham on Sunday to honor the victims of the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2011.

First Church in Wenham will open its door to the community, in conjunction with Hamilton and Wenham town officials and public safety responders, on Sunday to honor the victim of the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2011. Rev. Michael Duda said that anyone, from any faith - or even those with no faith at all - are invited to remember the victim from the terrorist attacks 10 years ago in a special service at 9:45 a.m. on Sunday. The service wil begin at the Wenham Fire Department before moving across the street to the church, Duda said.

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Remembering Sept. 11

Honoring the Sept. 11 Attack Victims in Hamilton

A bell hanging on the wall in the apparatus bays at the Hamilton Fire Station honors the victim on the Sept. 11 attacks in 2001.

The bell hanging on the wall inside the appartus bays at the Hamilton Fire Department is just one of the ways Hamilton firefighters honor the victims of the Sept. 11 attacks 10 years ago. The 10 year anniversary of the attacks on New York City, Washington, D.C. and Pennsylvania is on Sunday and this week on Patch will will honor the connections of the two towns to that fateful day. The bell at the Hamilton station has been hanging there since April 2007, when the station was opened as part of the town's combined public safety complex. The bell is part of Hamilton's Sept. 11 ceremony each year, when it is run is the tradition sequence of five groups of five rings which, when multiplied together, equals about the number of victims in the …

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