It is our responsibility to continue to remember those who lost loved ones and to honor the memory of those who perished,” said Commissioner Director Tom Arnone, in announcing the annual 9/11 ceremony at Mount Mitchill in Atlantic Highlands.
A September 11 memorial vigil will be held at the scenic overlook on Ocean Boulevard. at 8 a.m. Wednesday, September 11.
The Monmouth County commissioners invite the families of those killed in the terrorist attacks who lived in Monmouth County to participate. Those interested in participating in the Memorial Ceremony are asked to email Lauren Brand at Lauren.Brand@co.monmouth.nj.us or Danielle Banyacski at Danielle.Banyacski@co.monmouth.nj.us.
The Board of County Commissioners also invites all residents and visitors to participate in the ceremony which has been held at the overlook site every year since 2012.
In 2001, the site was crowded with local residents who watched in horror as the World Trade Center was struck and buildings collapsed. Visitors to the site in the hours after the attack could also see the number of private recreational and fishing boats, together with Sea Streak ferries, that brought hundreds of people out of the city to the safer site of Atlantic highlands, where dozen more agencies and local residents helped in getting the stranded people back to their own homes or states.
