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Mamaroneck Plans 'Girl Scout Rock' Ceremony To Mark 9/11

The Town of Mamaroneck, along with the villages of Larchmont and Mamaroneck, announced special plans to honor those who sacrificed.

Girl Scout Rock, Memorial Park
Girl Scout Rock, Memorial Park (Town of Mamaroneck )

MAMARONECK, NY — The Town of Mamaroneck, along with its neighboring municipalities, will host a special 9/11 anniversary memorial ceremony.

The Town of Mamaroneck, along with the Village of Mamaroneck and the Village of Larchmont, announced plans to hold the annual 9/11 Memorial Ceremony on September 11, at 5 p.m.

The ceremony will be held at “Girl Scout Rock” in Memorial Park on Myrtle Boulevard. The event marking more two decades since the terror attacks of September 11, is being touted as "an opportunity for the community to gather together in a cooperative spirit of support and remembrance."

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Last year's ceremony marked the 20th anniversary of the terror attacks of September 11. (Town of Mamaroneck)

Participants will include members of the Fire and Police Departments of the Town of Mamaroneck and Villages of Mamaroneck and Larchmont, the Mamaroneck EMS, the Larchmont Volunteer Ambulance Corp, veterans, members of the clergy, local Girl Scout and Boy Scout troops, and public officials. All in the community are welcome to attend.

The attacks of September 11 hit very close to home for those in Sound Shore communities. (Town of Mamaroneck)

Hundreds of people have attended the event which has been hosted by the Town of Mamaroneck at "Girl Scout Rock" in Memorial Park each year on September 11, since 2002. The Girl Scouts created the September 11th Memorial which lists the names of those Larchmont-Mamaroneck community members who were lost on the infamously tragic day.

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The location of the ceremony is on Myrtle Boulevard between Chatsworth Avenue and Baldwin Avenue, opposite Billy and Pete’s Restaurant in Larchmont

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