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9/11 vet shares stories of day
By JOSEPH G. COTE Staff Writer | Thursday, September 15, 2011
NASHUA – Jay Jonas is like the winner of some demented math problem. Tens of thousands of people worked at the World Trade Center before …
Pentagon memorial offers place for prayer
By SHANNON YOUNG Telegraph Staff | Tuesday, September 13, 2011
PENTAGON – On Sept. 11, 2001 Betsy Woodward was driving to work at Northern Virginia Community College when she saw a heavy plume of black …
At ceremony on Milford Oval, a message of hope
By MICHAEL CLEVELAND Staff Writer | Monday, September 12, 2011
MILFORD – On a crisp September morning, the kind of day that, some people said, was very much like a day 10 years ago, hundreds …
Chapel’s service calls for forgiveness, peace
By MARYALICE GILL Staff Writer | Monday, September 12, 2011
NASHUA – Dan Beckwith doesn’t normally wear his uniform to services at Community Chapel in Nashua. Sunday was an exception however, as the call firefighter …
US marks attacks with solemn ceremonies
By LESLEY CLARK and STEVEN THOMMA McClatchy-Tribune | Monday, September 12, 2011
NEW YORK – With simple and solemn ceremony, the United States marked the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks Sunday with prayer …
Firefighters, others, climb stairs in memory of fallen
By MARYALICE GILL Staff Writer | Monday, September 12, 2011
MANCHESTER – Trudging up 110 floors of the Brady Sullivan Tower in downtown Manchester on Sunday morning, it was hard not to imagine how first …
Contemplative ceremonies held at labyrinth in city
By MICHAEL BRINDLEY Staff Writer | Monday, September 12, 2011
NASHUA – They walked in circles, carefully staying on path toward the center of the labyrinth. Once there, each placed a stone in the center. …
Hudson dedicates 9/11 Memorial to ‘inspiring’ turnout at Benson Park
By CAMERON KITTLE Staff Writer | Monday, September 12, 2011
HUDSON – As hundreds in the crowd dispersed from the 9/11 Memorial service at Benson Park, Imran Riaz lingered. The Hudson resident stepped over granite …
Nashua firefighters remember 911
By MICHAEL BRINDLEY Staff Writer | Monday, September 12, 2011
NASHUA – At 48 inches tall, a steel beam pulled from the wreckage of the World Trade Center stood prominently in front of the East …
Hundreds reflect at Statehouse
By MADDIE HANNA Concord Monitor | Monday, September 12, 2011
On Sept. 11, 2001, Robin Nafshi was walking 48 blocks through New York City when she saw the second of the Twin Towers fall. Nafshi, …
Scholarship keeps memory of flight attendant alive
By MICHAEL BRINDLEY Staff Writer | Sunday, September 11, 2011
NASHUA – Amy Todd Sweeney and Melanie Bergerson were lifelong friends. They rarely went more than a couple days without talking. Then, 10 years ago, …
Ten years later, we remember
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Twice in our nation’s history, foreign adversaries have attacked American soil with catastrophic consequences. The first came on the morning of Dec. 7, 1941, when …
Another Viewpoint
E-mail subject line read: ‘Very bad news’
By BILL TAMMEUS | Sunday, September 11, 2011
The days leading up to the 9/11 terrorist attacks 10 years ago today were, for me, routine. I went to a friend’s birthday party on …
Paul Sylvain
What’s really important in life forever changed by 9/11
By PAUL SYLVAIN | Sunday, September 11, 2011
Has it really been a decade since terror rained down on New York, Washington and a remote field in Pennsylvania? I was attending a training …
Kovalcin moving on from tragedy
By STACY MILBOUER Correspondent | Sunday, September 11, 2011
For the last 10 years, Elizabeth Kovalcin has taken on a job she never applied for: public figure. Now she wants to resign. “This is …
Security stepped up when MLB resumed play after 9/11 attacks
Sunday, September 11, 2011
On Sept. 18, 2001, seven days after this century’s day of infamy, Major League Baseball resumed its season. Teams took great care to show that …
Friends, relatives shared grief for Hudson man
By ANNE LUNDREGAN Staff Writer | Sunday, September 11, 2011
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published Sept. 20, 2001. NASHUA – In a moment of inexplicable tragedy, they gathered to seek solace through each …
Sharing stories and photos, widow kept memory alive
By STACY MILBOUER Staff Writer | Sunday, September 11, 2011
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published Sept. 8, 2002. While there will always be unanswered questions about how David Kovalcin died, his 38-year-old widow …
Washington event captures resilience after 9/11
By SHANNON YOUNG Staff Writer | Sunday, September 11, 2011
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The scene is one that is forever etched into American memory: A commercial airliner plows into the side of the north tower …
At site of Pa. crash, a peaceful tribute to 9/11 victims
By PHILIP KENNICOTT The Washington Post | Sunday, September 11, 2011
SHANKSVILLE, Pa. – Route 30 west to Shanksville is a road to write songs about. It snakes through farmlands and forests and along the steep …
In days after attacks, students talked through pain
By JONATHAN VAN FLEET Telegraph Staff | Sunday, September 11, 2011
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published on Sept. 13, 2001. NASHUA – The impact of what was happening Tuesday didn’t hit Bridget Schueler until …
Today, students strive to pay tribute to fallen, grasp massive loss
By MICHAEL BRINDLEY Staff Writer | Sunday, September 11, 2011
NASHUA – Standing at the top of the rafters of the Nashua High School South gymnasium, Chris McClure watched as his idea for a memorial …
2 American Muslims call for education, justice
By SIMON RIOS Correspondent | Sunday, September 11, 2011
Sept. 11 “was a shock to every American,” including those with Arab and Muslim backgrounds, says Egyptian American Nabil Migalli. “We were a victim of …
Tragedy struck deeply at Bishop Guertin High School
By JONATHAN VAN FLEET Staff Writer | Sunday, September 11, 2011
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story originally ran Sept. 12, 2001. NASHUA – The words coming over the school’s loudspeaker were almost unbelievable. One of the two …
Pilot left legacy as a farmer and family man
By ALBERT McKEON Staff Writer | Sunday, September 11, 2011
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story originally ran Sept. 12, 2001. DRACUT, Mass. – Jim Ogonowski keeps waiting for his older brother, John, to come walking out …
As attacks unfolded, FAA was left guessing
By ALBERT McKEON Staff Writer | Sunday, September 11, 2011
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story originally ran Sept. 12, 2001. The two hijacked jets that sliced into the World Trade Center nearly crashed into each other …
Attacks only subject online
By DAVID BROOKS Staff Writer | Sunday, September 11, 2011
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story originally ran Sept. 12, 2001. The attacks that hit New York and Washington on Tuesday were so shocking that they appeared …
With flights grounded, airport was eerily quiet
By DAVID BROOKS Staff Writer | Sunday, September 11, 2011
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story originally ran Sept. 12, 2001. The unprecedented decision to ground all domestic flights in the United States left Manchester Airport strangely …
As news spread, immediacy of attacks driven home
By DAVID BROOKS and ANDREW WOLFE Staff Writers | Sunday, September 11, 2011
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story originally ran Sept. 12, 2001. Nobody knew who the enemy was, but for a time Tuesday it felt as if we …
NH natives in NY had direct window on tragedy
From staff reports | Sunday, September 11, 2011
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story originally ran Sept. 12, 2001. NASHUA – From the window of his Manhattan apartment, Will Femia witnessed what most Americans have …
Local anniversary events organized to ‘never forget’ Sept. 11
By CAMERON KITTLE Staff Writer | Saturday, September 10, 2011
Firefighters and construction workers trudged through ankle-deep mud Thursday afternoon, the solid and liquid producing an audible squelch as the men laid sod and sandy-colored …
Hikers climb state’s tallest mountains to remember Sept. 11
By CAMERON KITTLE Staff Writer | Saturday, September 10, 2011
On Sept. 11, 2001, thousands of people and emergency personnel climbed for life at the World Trade Center. They climbed up and down stairs. …
At ground zero, signs of a city remade
By HALIMAH ABDULLAH McClatchy-Tribune | Friday, September 9, 2011
NEW YORK – In this place, hallowed when two planes ripped a hole in the skyline – scarring a city that prides itself on its …
Local leaders look back at fateful experiences
By MICHAEL BRINDLEY Staff Writer | Friday, September 9, 2011
The world was falling apart. Planes were coming out of the sky and being used as weapons. Seeking a way to give religious context to …
Images of 9/11 remain vivid for Nashua photographer
By MICHAEL BRINDLEY Staff Writer | Friday, September 9, 2011
NASHUA – Through her camera lens, Lisa Potter-DePalma captured terror. She doesn’t like looking at the pictures she took that September Tuesday 10 years ago. …
Most doubt need for 9/11 probe
Thursday, September 8, 2011
CONCORD – A new independent poll showed three in 10 New Hampshire residents would support another investigation into the cause of the terrorist attacks on …
9/11 truth groups question dust on NYC
By JOSEPH G. COTE Staff Writer | Thursday, September 8, 2011
You can call them non-believers. You could call them skeptics, or truth-seekers, even “truthers.” Just don’t call them conspiracy nuts. In the 10 years since …
Nashua FAA controller played role in tracking Flight 11
By ALBERT McKEON Staff Writer | Thursday, September 8, 2011
Colin Scoggins can’t remember the exact sequence of certain actions, but he’ll never forget his and his colleagues’ efforts and the result. Sept. 11, 2001, …
Firefighter teams face challenge of climb
By MARYALICE GILL Staff Writer | Wednesday, September 7, 2011
MANCHESTER – Ten years ago Sunday, 343 New York City firefighters lost their lives trying to save others. On the 10th anniversary of that tragic …
Veterans’ families reminded by 9/11 anniversary
By CAMERON KITTLE Staff Writer | Wednesday, September 7, 2011
After the twin towers fell Sept. 11, 2001, Tom Gibson Sr. walked out of his office, stepped into his truck and started to cry. He …
9/11 series marks 10-year anniversary
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
TERROR. Nearly 10 years ago – under that bold, black, 2-inch-tall headline – The Telegraph joined newspapers around the world in recounting the horrific events …
Domestic surveillance a key legacy of 9/11
By KEN DILANIAN McClatchy-Tribune | Tuesday, September 6, 2011
WASHINGTON – Internet entrepreneur Nicholas Merrill was working in his Manhattan office when an FBI agent in a trench coat arrived with an envelope. It …
Officials say emergency response would be very different locally, statewide 10 years after 9/11
By JOSEPH G. COTE Staff Writer | Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Fear. Uncertainty. Paranoia, and more fear. …
A watershed for fliers
By JAKE BERRY Staff Writer | Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Ten years after Sept. 11, there is no memorial at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport. But travelers are forced to acknowledge the attacks each day, bending down …
Family of American Airlines pilot reflects on 9/11
By ALBERT McKEON Staff Writer | Sunday, September 4, 2011
The sky can’t hide on the open expanse of White Gate Farm. The 120-acre farmstead stands at the highest elevation not just in Dracut, Mass., …
Healing has its ups, downs for Merrimack family
By DAVID BROOKS Staff Writer | Sunday, September 4, 2011
A decade can be a long time, or it can be almost no time at all. For Lauren Peters, it can be both. “When she …
World Trade Center beam installed at Hudson 9/11 memorial
By CAMERON KITTLE Staff Writer | Saturday, September 3, 2011
HUDSON – With the sound of a rumbling crane in the air, one worker raised his arm and gave a thumbs-up. The 23-foot steel beam, …
Hudson firefighters raise new flag at 9/11 Memorial site
By CAMERON KITTLE Staff Writer | Thursday, August 18, 2011
HUDSON – It didn’t take long for townspeople and others in the state to respond to the reported theft of an American flag from Hudson’s …
Work begins on Hudson 9/11 memorial; timeline on target
By CAMERON KITTLE Staff Writer | Thursday, August 11, 2011
HUDSON – Work began Wednesday morning on the town’s planned memorial to the 9/11 attacks as workers began pouring concrete for the foundation at Benson …
