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Essex County Remembers 9/11 Wednesday at Eagle Rock Memorial

Wednesday's ceremony will mark the 12th anniversary of the tragedies in New York, Washington, DC, and Pennsylvania.

Essex County will remember Sept. 11 with its annual memorial ceremony this week. 

A solemn ceremony titled Essex County Remembers will be held Wednesday at the Sept. 11th Memorial at Eagle Rock Reservation in West Orange, which overlooks Manhattan.

A brief program with family members who lost a loved one in the tragedies, elected officials and clergy members from diverse religious faiths will be held at 8 a.m. 

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Memorial wreaths will be laid at the monument and a new American flag will be raised. A string quartet will perform reverent selections of music at the memorial site after the ceremony until 2 p.m. 

Wednesday's ceremony will mark the 12th anniversary of the tragedies in New York, Washington, DC, and Pennsylvania.

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