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All around her, volunteers were pulling ball caps and T-shirts and American flags from the fence.

The U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee recently approved $3 million in funding for the Flight 93 National Memorial.

A number of readers wrote to the Community Page in response to John Spiri's June 17 Zeit Gist article on Democratic Party of Japan lawmaker Yukihisa Fujita.

Firefighters from Enfield Fire District 1 on Monday presented the town council with plans for a 9/11 memorial garden to be dedicated Sept. 11.

Firefighter David Ragion told the council that the department began working on the memorial about two years ago and was inspired by dancers from Rileys' Dance Studio. The dancers have been doing shows on 9/11 and donating the money raised to the department.

The department decided to build a memorial and came up with the garden in front of its Weymouth Road fire station, Ragion said.

Above, wall of chain link and wood at the Flight 93 Memorial near Shanksville, Pa.

The city of Warren can be very proud of its "urban forest." It is the best to be found in the communities of northwestern Pennsylvania, according to Tom Frair, arborist, Master Gardener and a member of Bruce B. ...

When the nation's first major Sept. 11 memorial opens in a few months, it will give the nation a place to reflect on the attacks and mourn the victims.

On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, American Airlines flight attendant Amy Sweeney was telling a service manager what she could see outside the windows of hijacked Flight 11.

A total of 896 cases were filed in the Somerset magistrate's office in May, including 743 traffic citations, 56 non-traffic citations, 52 civil cases and 45 criminal cases, according to an office report.

BY RUTH RICE RRICE@TRIBDEM.COM Some pastors may think of themselves as comedians, but Gordon Douglas has gone from pulpit to stand-up. The Christian comedian from Philadelphia will headline a benefit at 7 p.m. ...

For nearly seven years, the large crane about a half-mile from the Flight 93 crash site has been part of the experience for visitors.

Soon after the Class of 2002 began its final year at BU, it witnessed on television, along with the world, several horrific acts that none will ever forget: the September 11 terrorist attacks in New York City, ...

In the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, a group of passengers wrestled with terrorists to gain control of United Flight 93 as it soared over western Pennsylvania.

I'm a Soldier in the US Army Reserves and I've been transforming my 1977 Formula Firebird into a rolling 9/11 Memorial/Honor car.

SSG. Joe Gullo was in disbelief. During a recent visit to see the Vietnam Moving Wall in Edinboro, Pa., the area resident learned about a memorial planned for the victims of Flight 93, which crashed into a ...

It has been more than two years since two college professors first contended that the winning design for the Flight 93 National Memorial had evolved to contain elements of their proposal to honor those who died ...

Planners of the flight 93 memorial in Shanksville, Pa., have considered adding a variety of trees to the memorial to prevent disease and insect infestation.

“We said from the very beginning that this design will evolve over time”

The central design of the Flight 93 National Memorial - an arc of blazing orange maple trees surrounding a walkway around a natural bowl leading to the crash site - may be changing colors. via The Tribune-Democrat

“They are performing a tremendous service to those visiting the memorial”

The George B. Hartzog Jr. Award for Outstanding Volunteer Service recently was presented to the Flight 93 Volunteer Ambassador Program by the National Park Service, the National Park Foundation and Take Pride ... via PittsburghLIVE.com

“For this time of year, (snow) is just something for you to look at and shake your head.”

Monday's weather was akin to mid-March, not mid-May, as snow flurries turned the ground white in some areas. via The Tribune-Democrat