Sept. 11

The 9-11 Memorial Park on Sound Avenue, is a 4-acre sanctuary for reflection and remembrance where the community gathers each year on Sept. 11 to remember the heroes and victims of that fateful day in 2001. Photos.

Riverhead residents gathered last night for the annual remembrance service at the 9/11 memorial park on Sound Avenue, where they reflected on the events of Sept. 11, 2001, the importance of remembering and talking about those memories with young people.

Kevin Shea of Baiting Hollow, who responded to the Sept. 11 attack on the World Trade Center as an NYC fireman, will star in a play next week about eulogizing firemen who died in the attack.

Riverhead Town will hold a prayer ceremony at the World Trade Center Memorial Park, located at the corner of Riley and Hubbard avenues on Wednesday, Sept. 11 at 10 a.m.

The Sound Park Heights Civic Association will host its annual candlelight walk and remembrance service Wednesday evening, Sept. 11 at the 9/11 Memorial Park on Sound Avenue and Lt. Thomas Kelly Memorial Road (Park Road.)

Twenty-two years after the attacks, the need to remember that day and what it meant weighed heavily on the minds of people speaking at the ceremonies Monday. The refrain “Never Forget” takes on new meaning for those who bore witness to the events and are charged with conveying their meaning to succeeding generations. Photos

The tragic events of Sept. 11, 2001 drove home this life lesson for all New Yorkers. Everything can change in an instant.

The Town of Riverhead will host a prayer ceremony honoring the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks at the World Trade Center Memorial at the corner of Riley and Edwards avenues in Calverton at 10 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 11.

The Sound Park Heights Civic Association will host its annual candlelight walk and remembrance service Monday evening at the 9/11 Memorial Park on Sound Avenue and Lt. Thomas Kelly Memorial Road (Park Road), following a candlelight walk from Marine Street to the park, which will begin at 6 p.m.

Twenty years worth of perspective on the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks has brought into focus the importance of how America responded to the attack as a nation, speakers told their audiences at the three remembrance ceremonies held in Riverhead yesterday.