On Nov. 22, 1963, the 35th president of the United States, John F. Kennedy, was assassinated. Many Americans can say, “I’ll never forget where I was when President Kennedy was assassinated.” Jump back to Dec. 7, 1941, and many Americans can say, “I’ll never forget where I was when Pearl Harbor was attacked by the Japanese.” Flash forward to 2011, and many Americans can say, “I’ll never forget where I was when two airplanes were flown into the World Trade Center, one airplane into the Pentagon and one airplane -- thought to be headed toward the U.S. Capitol -- into a Pennsylvania field." The …

Palmer Township Supervisor Ann-Marie Panella may reside in Pennsylvania, but New York will remain her birthplace forever. Just ask and she’ll tell you, in her Brooklyn accent, all about working one block from the World Trade Center's famed Twin Towers. That was before Sept. 11, 2001. Panella worked until 1991 for National Financial Services Corp., a brokerage operations division of Fidelity Investments in New York’s financial district, riding the subway system to a stop right under the World Trade Center’s South tower. “I worked at 120 Broadway, one block east of the World Trade Center and …

To this day, Colleen Supinski is very much a part of the Notre Dame High School girls cross country team. "We constantly talk about Colleen," Coach Art Corrigan said. "I'm so proud when I talk to them about her. The kids listen. They all know who she is, even though they may have been 5 or 6 years old when it happened." What happened is something that Corrigan and the nation will be reliving Sunday, the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks on America. The 1992 graduate of Notre Dame High School-Green Pond in Bethlehem Township worked as an associate trader for Sandler O’Neill & Partners L…

It would be wrong to assume that the tragedies of September 11, 2001, impacted New Yorkers more than anyone else around the country, although their proximity to the constant reminder of loss and devastation might lend a slightly different perspective. “I am surprised by the attitude of New Yorkers regarding 9/11,” said Augustin Kennady, a student at Columbia University in Manhattan. “To them, the wounds are not so much representative of the blow to the national ego felt by much of the country. Rather, they are deep wounds that haven’t yet healed.” Kennady was born in Manhattan and spent …

New York Police Lt. Cmdr. Vertel Martin, commanding about 100 Internal Affairs Bureau officers from Queens, arrived at the World Trade Center 25 minutes after the South Tower collapsed. Three minutes after arriving, the North Tower came down. Not long after, something else terrifying: An airplane heading toward Ground Zero. “Is it the enemy?” Martin asked. “’Arm yourselves! Take cover!’ We scatter. We hold on to the injured and with our bodies cover them. “Our adrenaline is pumping. Our hearts are about to jump out of our chests. And just when we thought we couldn’t take the suspense anymore…

Jan Schwartz used to ride the PATH train into the World Trade Center plaza every day about a dozen years ago. The Forks Township resident, who then lived in Clark, N.J., worked in the federal plaza in the downtown financial district for the Social Security agency. After leaving her job in New York City to have a baby two years before the Sept. 11 attacks, Schwartz was planning on taking her son to the city that week to see some old work friends. "A friend of mine who just had a baby called me around 9:30 that morning and told me to turn on the TV," she said. "I did and saw the whole horror of…

Sunday is a big day at Braden Airpark. The Forks Township facility on Sullivan Trail is holding its annual "Fly In,"  which has taken place the second Sunday in September for several years now. It just so happens that this Sunday is the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks on America, and airports are being asked by federal authorities to be on high alert. "Absolutely," said Mary Joan Roth, who has worked at the airport for Moyer Aviation Inc. for the past seven years. She said the airport received notice Tuesday. "We're told to be aware of anything suspicious and that we should not take …

Palmer and Forks townships are expected to join in with the city of Easton this weekend to remember those who died in the Sept. 11, 2011 terrorist attacks. Representatives from both municipalities are expected to be on hand to speak during the ceremonies. At 4pm Saturday, there will be a Blue Mass at St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church, 900 Washington St., Easton. All denominations are welcome. The Blue Mass is a celebration of faith to honor the dedicated fire, rescue, emergency medical personnel and law enforcement officers who protect and serve our communities. In 1934, a Catholic …

Tom Franklin appeared before my eyes on Sunday suddenly. We were now Facebook friends, after all these years -- or decades. Let's go back to 1988 and Tom and I are running around Passaic County, N.J., me the rookie reporter and he the rookie photographer for The North Jersey Herald & News. Now let's go back 10 years ago. It's the Sept. 11 attacks on America. The nation is devastated. The New York City financial district is in ruins. The mighty World Trade Center towers have been reduced to rubble. And Thomas Edward Franklin, a photographer for The Bergen Record, has just snapped a picture of …