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Sept. 11

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Exploring Education

VIDEO: Fuller 6th Graders Learn About Sept. 11 and Pledge To Make A Difference

More than 130 middle school students participated in the project created by a sixth grade math teacher on Tuesday, the 11th anniversary of 9/11.

Fuller Middle School sixth grade math teacher Lauren O'Malley discovered some of her new students didn't know much about Sept. 11 2001. Not much of a surprise as many of them were born in either 2000 or 2001. To teach them about the historical significance but also to help them learn how to make a difference in the world, she decided to have the entire 6th grade class at the middle school participate in the  “I Will” campaign by creating a quilt. The I Will Campaign is part of an international non-profit movement to observe Sept. 11 every year as a day of charitable service and doing good deeds. Today millions participate annually by taking time out on 9/11 to help others in need, in their own way.  More than 130 sixth grade students wrote…

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Photo of the Day

Judith Larocque's Daughters Create 9/11 Mural in Boston

Danielle Lemack along with her sister, Carie, of Belmont helped create a mural in Boston. They lost their mother, Judith Larocque of Framingham, on 9/11. She was on American Airlines Flight 11. The 20-by-30-foot banner will hang in Boston City Hall for a

Danielle Lemack along with her sister, Carie, of Belmont helped create a mural in Boston. They lost their mother, Judith Larocque of Framingham, on 9/11. She was on American Airlines Flight 11. The 20-by-30-foot banner will hang in Boston City Hall for a week.

Monday, September 12, 2011

Photo of the Day

The 9/11 Memorial Wall in Boston Public Garden

The 9/11 Memorial Wall in Boston Public Garden, located near the Arlington & Newbury St entrance, includes the names of the 17 individuals with ties to Framingham, who died on Sept. 11, 2001.

The 9/11 Memorial Wall in Boston Public Garden, located near the Arlington & Newbury St entrance, includes the names of the 17 individuals with ties to Framingham, who died on Sept. 11, 2001.

A Remembrance: Public Invited To Keep A Flag

We will always remember those who gave their lives on September 11. Beginning Tuesday, Sept. 13, the public is invited to keep a flag as a remembrance of the 10th anniversary event.

Press release from the Framingham Parks and Recreation: Town of Framingham would like to thank the community for attending the 10th Anniversary Remembrance Ceremony of those who lost their lives in the tragic events of Sept.  11, 2001, including the 17 people with ties to Framingham.   Sunday's event included solemn remarks, a reading of the names on the memorial, prayer offerings, and a presentation of the colors by the Framingham Fire and Police Department Color and Honor Guards. Nearly 3,000 American flags were placed on the lawn to represent each person who lost their life on this tragic day.  The flags will remain displayed at the Living Memorial in Cushing Memorial Park through today, Sept. 12. Beginning tomorrow, Tuesday, Sept. 13, …

5 Things You Need To Know Today

5 Things You Need to Know Today: Sept. 12

5th Annual MetroWest Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament takes place today at the Framingham Country Club.

Our weekday morning column, 5 Things You Need to Know, provides you with information that can help you plan your day and give you some fodder for water cooler conversations. 1. the Town of Framingham marked the 10th Anniversary of Sept 11 with a vigil and a ceremony. Click here for a slideshow of the events at Cushing Memorial Park. The town's fire and police department's organized the vigil. For video highlights, click here. Following the vigil, a remembrance ceremony was held to mark the day and to remember the 17 individuals withties to Framingham who perished that day. Click here for video highlights. On Sunday night, the Framingham Interfaith Clergy Association, held a service. For photos and video of the service, filled with prayer, …

Police and Fire Vigil Honors Victims of 9/11 [VIDEO]

Framingham Police and Fire honored the victims of Sept. 11 with a vigil Sunday morning. The service began at 7:58 a.m. when the first plane took off from Logan and ended at 10:28 a.m., when the north tower collapsed.

Framingham Police and Fire honored the victims of Sept. 11 with a vigil Sunday morning in Cushing Memorial Park, near the Framingham 9/11 Memorial to honor the 17 individuals with ties to framingham who perished that day. The vigil began at 7:58 a.m., the time the first plane took off from Logan Airport. The color and honor guards will take 20-minute shifts standing vigil until 10:28 a.m., the time when the second tower of the World Trade Center fell.  At critical points, the Fire and Police color guards marked the events of Sept. 11: the times the twin towers were hit, the time the third plane hit the Pentagon, and the time the fourth plane went down in Pennsylvania. They lit vigil candles on replicas of the World Trade Center towers, …

VIDEO: Healing, Tolerance, Peace and Remembrance the Focus of Interfaith Service

The Framingham Interfaith Clergy Association held a candlelight interfaith service at First United Methodist Church Sunday evening to commemorate the 10th Anniversary of Sept. 11.

Editor's Note: Out of respect for the religions and the service, Framingham Patch shot this video without light and captured images without flash. Participants in the service included: Youth from several faiths Youth from Boston Buddhist Vihara Rev. Debbie Clark of Edwards Church Rev. Sandra Bonnette-Kim of First United Methodist Church Rev. J. Anthony Lloyf of Greater Framingham Community Church Rev. Mary Francis Drake of Center of Light Rev. Peter Cook of Plymouth Church, United Church of Christ Cantor Scott Sokol of Temple Beth Sholom Shaheen Akhtar of islamic Center of Wayland Farah Hussain of Islamic Center of Wayland Ali Rabideau of Community United Methodist Church of Wayland Mallory Cohen of Temple Beth Am Cantir Jodi Schechtman of…

Sid Wicks

1:22 pm on Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Have some common sense man .. SHUT UP .. show some respect .. this was an interfaith event of Healing, Tolerance, Peace and Remembrance .. It's not the time or place for your jibberish .. Stop thinking only of yourself for once   more ›

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IMAGE GALLERY: 9/11 Vigil and Memorial

Town of Framingham remembered the 10th Anniversary of Sept. 11 at a vigil and ceremony at Cushing Memorial Park at the Framingham September 11 Memorial. A crowd of hundreds, including many Framingham Fire and Police, attended the event.

All photos taken by Charlie Pasewark of Photography in Motion.

Sunday, September 11, 2011

Framingham Woman Speaks For First Time About Losing Her Husband

Karin Charles, who now lives in Framingham with her husband Dennis Charles, spoke for the first time this week about losing her first husband Kenneth Zelman, was among the 2,753 people killed in the World Trade Centre on Sept. 11, 2001.

Touched By Terror: Patch Remembers 9/11 in 911 Snapshots

From across the country, this Patch site and hundreds of others captured the faces, keepsakes, memorials, ceremonies, flags, fund-raisers, deployments and the still-raw emotions that followed the attacks.

Taken together they create a powerful mosaic that is large in scope but often deeply personal. Click through to see how your neighbors near and far marked the day.

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