Today is Friday, Sept. 9. Here are five things you need to know today:
Sunday marks the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. There are several places in the neighborhood and around the city to gather with others to remember those who died or lost family, friends and colleagues that day.
1) City officials, clergy and Boston firefighters will meet at 12 p.m., in City Square Park. The event, sponsored by Friends of City Square Park, the Mothers Association and Gardens for Charlestown, will include a flag raising, a color guard and music. There will be seats, but the event's organizers welcome attendees to bring their own.
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2) A public wreath laying ceremony, hosted by the Massachusetts 9/11 Fund, will take place at 7:30 a.m. by the Arlington Street T entrance. Visitors are welcome to stop by anytime until sunset to see the granite memorial with the names of Sept. 11 victims and those with connections to Massachusetts and New England. Charcoal rubbings of names can also be done, and staff will be on hand with materials and assistance.
3) At 8:30 a.m. on the State House lawn, there will be a flag lowering and the singing of the national anthem, followed by a moment of silence and the reading of names.
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4) More than 10,000 people are expected to attend a free memorial concert and ceremony at the Esplanade's Hatch Shell, honoring the men and women that have and are serving in Afghanistan and Iraq. The two-hour tribute, from 3 - 5 p.m., includes readings, poems and prayers, with music by the Boston Pops Brass Ensemble and Boston Children's Chorus.
5) The is the final stop for riders in Beyond the Bike, a three-day memorial bike ride from New York's World Trade Center. They should arrive around 2:45 p.m.
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