Parsippany To Honor Victims On 20th Anniversary Of September 11

PARSIPPANY, NJ — As the nation pays its respects on the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the township will also honor the victims with an in-person memorial ceremony at Town Hall.

Beginning at 8:30 a.m. Sept. 11, Mayor Michael Soriano will be accompanied by civic and faith leaders, along with members of the township's police department, fire crews and EMTs. The event will also be livestreamed on the township's social-media pages and website, and will be shown in its entirety on Parsippany’s Own Video on The Go Channel 21 throughout the day.

“It’s almost unimaginable that this took place a generation ago, as it still seems so vivid to so many of us," Soriano said. "The feelings we’re all reminded of each September must also include the unity and togetherness we felt in the aftermath. I do hope that residents join us at Town Hall for this memorial ceremony to mark two decades since the horrible tragedy that has shaped so much of our lives in its wake.”

The township will welcome members of the Christian and Muslim faiths for prayer and reflection. The event will also include patriotic songs and a moment of silence by the Twin Tower steel beam and plaques showing the names of Parsippany’s victims at the front of the Town Hall Courtyard.

“None of us can avoid fear, pain, and suffering,” Soriano said. "But out of fear comes bravery, out of suffering comes healing, and out of pain comes understanding. It’s my hope that our service helps our residents in the grieving process as we look back on this tragedy, while reminding each other that we’re here for one another each and every day.”

The Morris County ceremony will take place at 6 p.m. Sept. 12 at the Morris County 9/11 Memorial (West Hanover Avenue, Parsippany). Read more: Morris Co. 9/11 Ceremony To Feature Slain Firefighter's Daughter

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