South Jersey Sept. 11th Patriot Day Ceremonies
We will commemorate the 17th anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks Tuesday with memorial ceremonies in many South Jersey towns. Here is a list of local observances in order of their time of day....
Atlantic County
Somers Point: 8:30am, Patriot's Park, Bethel & 1st Street, 609-927-9088
- Longport: 9am, Longport American Legion Post hosts at Thomas B. Reed Park, 27th & Oberon Ave, 609-432-3361
-Atlantic City: 10am, Saracini-O'Neill Memorial Ceremony, honoring tow Atlantic city natives who died on 9/11, Jackson ave & the Boardwalk
- Margate: 10am, Margate City Fire Department, Ventnor & Washington aves, 609-822-1129
- Absecon: 7pm, Mill Road, behind City Hall, 609-272-1469
- Hamilton Township: 7pm, Memorial Park, Main St & Rt 50, 609-625-2937
Cape May County
- North Wildwood: 8:40am, Veterans of foreign Wars hosts at 15th St. Fire Station, 15th & Central, 609-522-2955
- Avalon: 8:45am, American Legion Post hosts at 21st & Dune Drive
- Sea Isle City: 9am, Veterans Park, 4501 Park Road, 609-263-4461 #1245
- Upper Township: 10am, Godfrey Memorial Park, 1731 Rt 9, Seaville, 609-390-8006
- Wildwood: 1pm, Bryne Plaza, 3400 Pacific Ave, downtown Wildwood, 609-523-1602
- Cape May Court House: 3:30pm, Cape May County Administration Building, 4 Moore Road, 609-465-5271
- Wildwood Crest: 5:30pm, Turtle Gut Park, New Jersey & Miami aves, 609-522-5176
- Ocean City: 6pm, Fire Department headquarters, 5th & Asbury, 609-525-9182
- Cape May: Kiwanis Patriot Day ceremony, The Cove, west end of Beach Ave, 609-884-9565
Source: Press of Atlantic City