As people entered Cedar Crest Bible Fellowship Church in Salisbury Township, past the mournful sound of bagpipes of the Liberty High School Grenadier Band playing outside, they spoke about where they were that day 10 years ago. In the back of the hall, a woman silently wept. A half-hour before the church's 10th anniversary memorial service of Sept. 11 was set to start, the cavernous church was almost filled to capacity. The service, called “Never Forget…Hope," began solemnly with presentation of the colors -- two flags inscribed with the names of victims and first responders who died. A …

Several local institutions are offering opportunities to observe the 10th anniversary of the four Sept. 11 attacks and to honor the victims, families and first responders who were directly affected that day. Sept. 6-Oct. 21 – Art exhibition called “Reaction and Healing: The Tenth Anniversary of 9-11” at Penn State Lehigh Valley in Center Valley. Sept. 10 – Exhibition and commemoration at the Lehigh Valley Heritage Museum, 432 W. Walnut St., Allentown. Exhibit will open at 1 p.m. with presentation by Petty Officer Jim Cava, U.S. Navy Retired. Those attending can view a fire truck from Ground …

Ten years ago, most of us can remember exactly what we were doing that morning -- Sept. 11 when two planes crashed into the New York City skyline.  Some of us were sleeping in, some of us were working out, and some of us were running late.   A recent survey of lunch-goers at Panera Bread in Lower Macungie proves the memory of the moments when the Twin Towers fell is deeply ingrained in each and every one of us. Tammy Lerner of Fogelsville was in her kitchen getting her kids ready for school.  The television was on in the background, and she happened to hear the news. “I had a gut feeling of …

Just as millions of other Americans, Macungie Police Chief Ed Harry  turned on the television the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, just in time to see a plane hit the second of the Twin Towers. His wife had alerted Harry – who was then the chief of the Hazleton police force – just as he was preparing for a meeting with the mayor. Again just as millions of Americans, Harry stared in disbelief. Then he separated himself from the millions who watched to become one of the few who responded. The New York City Police Department sent out a request to nearby police departments, one of which Hazleton was …

A community interfaith gathering on the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks will give people in the Lehigh Valley an opportunity to continue healing and building relationships. “We’ve come a long way in the last decade in terms of understanding one another,” said the Rev. Christine L. Nelson, executive director of The Lehigh County Conference of Churches. “We believe this gives our community and the world hope.” “Come together in hope” will be the theme of the interfaith gathering at 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 11, at the Jewish Community Center at 22nd and Tilghman streets in …

Shielding my eyes from the Indian summer sun, I crossed Tremont Street to hesitantly seek underground refuge at Downtown Boston’s Boylston Street T station — away from the safety of my Lawyers Weekly office and the horrific visual of the crumbling Twin Towers emanating from my boss’s television. September 11, I thought, as I heeded a downtown-wide evacuation order. 9/11. 9-1-1. Shattered, chaotic thoughts threatened my mental equilibrium. Are my family and friends working and living in southern Connecticut and NYC safe? Whoa! That oncoming taxi cab just barely missed slamming into that suited…