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ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2001- OUR LIVES WERE FOREVER CHANGED,
WE CRIED, WE PRAYED AND WE HOPED....
WE LOVED, WE LOST AND WE REMEMBERED....
TODAY WE WILL TAKE TIME TO REMEMBER AND NEVER FORGET
ALL THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN THESE TERRIBLE ATTACKS,
THEIR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS WHOSE LIVES WERE CHANGED IN AN INSTANT AND THEIR LOSS SO GREAT....
AND TO ALL THE PEOPLE WHO WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND TO RESCUE AND RISK THEIR LIVES TO HELP EACH OTHER....
GOD BLESS YOU ALL! GOD BLESS AMERICA!
We all will never forget where we were and how we felt when we heard the news that a small plane had hit one of the Towers. Shortly thereafter learning that this was an attack on us all.
37 Of Middletown's sons, mothers, nieces, dads and uncles died on September 11, 2001 in these terroristic attacks.
Among the communities in New Jersey that experienced the greatest loss of life as a result of the attacks, Middletown had residents who worked in fields such as finance, construction and technology.
Arguably, residents concerned about Middletown's proximity and close ties to New York City might conceivably have wanted to pack up and leave for a place they considered safer, Mayor Anthony Fiore said. Yet from 2000 to 2010 Middletown's population remained relatively steady, rising from 66,327 to 66,522, according to the U.S. Census data.
"The fact that people stayed speaks to the resiliency of our community," Fiore said.
The people who died where coaches and club boosters, regulars at delis and restaurants.
Although a community spread over 42 square miles can seem large, it is amazing how each person's life touches so many others, said the rev. Michael Walsh, pastor of St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, which lost several parishioners to the terrorist attacks.
After the attacks, a group of women worked to help the affected families meet some of their more basic needs, such as cooked meals, raked leaves and mowed lawns.
A group called FAVOR- Friends Assisting Victims of Terror-developed a network of services provided by volunteers and participating businesses in the community.
Raising money from various sources, including other Middletowns throughout the country, FAVOR helped the victims immediate family members go on much needed vacations, when the timing felt right.
To mark the 10th Anniversary of the attacks,
The township set up a display of American flags along Kings Highway, Church Street and Middletown-Lincroft Road; organized an arts exhibit at the Middletown Arts center from August 25 to September 25; and planned a Memorial Service for 6:30 p.m. on September 11th at the Middletown World Trade Center Memorial Gardens.
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