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Families To Take Podium At Jersey City's Sept. 11 Ceremony Sunday Morning

Family and friends will take the podium Sunday when Jersey City remembers the 38 local residents who died in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

Family and friends will take the podium when Jersey City marks the 21st anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
Family and friends will take the podium when Jersey City marks the 21st anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. (City of Jersey City)

JERSEY CITY, NJ — Family, friends, and local residents will remember those who died in the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks at a ceremony Sunday morning across the river from the World Trade Center site.

Following last year’s successful program to properly honor the victims, the entire speaking program will consist exclusively of surviving family and friends of the 38 Jersey City residents who were lost on Sept. 11, the city said.

The ceremony will begin at 8:30 a.m. this Sunday at the Jersey City 9-11 Memorial, intersection of Hudson and Grand streets.

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The public is invited to attend. Mayor Steven Fulop and council members will be in attendance.

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