9/11 Ceremonies to be Held in Greenwich

Numerous town organizations are planning events for this weekend to mark the tenth anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

• At 6 p.m., today, Friday, Sept. 9, the , 266 Glenville Road, will hold a dedication ceremony for its new , which incorporates an I-beam from the World Trade Center site. The monument will be dedicated to local victims of the terrorist attacks. The ceremony will be held in front of the firehouse.
• At 10 a.m., Sunday, Sept. 11, there will be a service of remembrance held at , 395 Round Hill Road. The congregation's annual Rally Day Picnic, which is open to the public, will be held following the service at 11 a.m.
• At 10:30 a.m., Sunday, Sept. 11, the , 139 E. Putnam Ave., will hold a 9/11 remembrance as part of its annual homecoming weekend. The service will be followed by a barbecue luncheon at 11:30 a.m.
• At 6:30 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 11, the Town of Greenwich will hold its official ceremony for the victims of 9/11 and their families. The ceremony, to be held in front of , 101 Field Point Road, will reportedly include a presentation of a wreath and flowers, a 21-gun salute, and special tributes to the first responders who died.
• At 3 p.m., Monday, Sept. 12, , 5 Perryridge Road, will hold a ceremony near the 9/11 memorial sculpture in the hospital's Carl and Dorothy Bennett Community Garden. The event will feature a keynote from Silas Seandel, the sculptor, who witnessed the attacks from his studio near ground zero.