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Westfield Sets Plans For Sept. 11 Remembrance
Westfield's mayor said 12 Westfield residents were lost in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Twenty years later, a new ceremony will be held.
WESTFIELD, NJ — Westfield released its plans for this year's Sept. 11 remembrance ceremony, 20 years after the fall of the Twin Towers in a terrorist attack.
Mayor Shelley Brindle said Friday, "Please plan to join us on Saturday, Sept. 11, at 8:30 a.m. for a community gathering to observe the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks and remember the 12 Westfield residents we lost that day. The ceremony will be held rain or shine, and will take place at the Town’s memorial site on North Avenue and East Broad Street."
Among local residents lost in the attacks were:
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- Andrew J. Alameno
- Michael A. Davidson
- Stephen Mark Fogel
- Leo Russell Keene, III
- Richard B. Madden
- John "Pepe" Salerno, Jr.
- See-Wong Shum
- Anthony Starita
See Westfield's 2019 ceremony here.
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