Local 9/11 remembrances held Friday
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State House Remembrance
A ceremony to mark the 8th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks is held in Providence.
A 9/11 memorial observance was held Thursday night at the Seekonk Police Department.
Published: September 11, 2009
Updated: September 11, 2009
Southern New Englanders paused Friday to remember the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
A wreath-laying ceremony was held at the Rhode Island State House, and another observance was held at the Providence Public Safety Complex.
In Fall River, people gathered at Battleship Cove for a remembrance ceremony. The Fall River Fire Department chaplain and emergency responders boarded the USS Massachusetts for the casting of a wreath. A bell was rung in honor of the victims.
A memorial observance was held Thursday night at the Seekonk Police Department. The remembrance was for all of those who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks. (Watch related video.)
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