Southold Marks 25 Years Since 9/11 With Ceremony, Flag Placement 'To Commemorate Each Soul Lost That Day'

NORTH FORK, NY — North Fork residents will gather Friday to pay solemn tribute to those who lost their lives on 9/11 — 25 years ago.

The Southold Town Fire Chiefs' Council will gather at Jean Cochran Park on Peconic Lane in Peconic Monday at 5 p.m. for the Southold Town Firefighters' Memorial and Remembrance Ceremony.

Mattituck, Cutchogue, Southold, Greenport, East Marion, Orient, Plum Island, Fishers Island, and Shelter Island Fire Departments, as well as NYPD, will gather to pay respect and to lay a wreath, as in past years.,

Tracey Orlando, chairperson of the Southold Town 9/11 Committee, announced the ceremony schedule to mark 25 years since the world changed forever.

To start, members of the committee, along with local Scouts will welcome the public, she said.

"There will be 2,977 flags available for the community to place in the park to commemorate each soul that was lost that day, 25 years ago," Orlando said.

At 6 p.m. local fire departments will have a 15-minute ceremony. The public is welcomed to stay in the park until all the flags are placed, she added.

The documentary, "Ripples," chronicling the experience of North Forkers on 9/11, can be watched by scanning the QR code above.