Cities and towns across the North Shore are holding ceremonies to honor the lives lost during the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the 21st anniversary of the attacks Sunday.
In Lynn, the fire department will host a brief ceremony outside the Western Avenue fire station beginning at 9:55 a.m. when apparatus line up on the ramp in front of the station, according to a memo sent by Chief Stephen Archer. At 10 a.m., all fire department personnel and any guests will assemble at attention in front of the apparatus and maintain silence.
The department will then toll the bell in four sets of five, before lowering the flag to half staff. A minute of complete silence will follow and a local minister will then deliver an invocation. The bell will then once again be tolled in four sets of five before the flag is raised and the ceremony is concluded.
Lt. Michael Kmiec, a spokesman for Lynn police, said the department would join the ceremony on Western Avenue Sunday.
In Swampscott, the fire department will host a small remembrance outside headquarters at 9:00 a.m. Sunday, according to Captain Joe Gambale.
In Lynnfield, the fire department kicks off its 9/11 observance with a brief remembrance ceremony for those lost in the attacks at 9:50 a.m. Sunday at the Summer Street fire station. The town’s annual First Responders Day follows on the Lynnfield Common at 11:30 a.m. and Rev. Lori Wyckoff will lead with an invocation. There will be a Presentation of Colors by the Boys Scouts, the Girls Scouts will recite the Pledge of Allegiance, and Boston Anthem singer Todd Angilly will sing the National Anthem. Speakers include Police Chief Nick Secatore, Fire Chief Glenn Davis, and Select Board Chair Phil Crawford. Wyckoff will deliver a closing prayer and Angilly will close out the program with God Bless America. Lunch will be served following the ceremony.
In Peabody, the city will observe the 21st anniversary of the 9/11 attacks with multiple ceremonies. The police department will hold its ceremony at 8:45 a.m. at the Grandview Avenue flagpole. The Fire Department will hold a ceremony at 9 a.m. at the Public Safety Memorial on Perkins Street. Mayor Edward A. Bettencourt Jr. will observe a moment of silence for the victims at 2 p.m. at the International Festival in downtown Peabody.
In Saugus, the fire department will hold a moment of silence and firefighters will stand outside the station, according to Captain Scott Phelan.
In Marblehead, the police and fire departments will host a remembrance at 10 a.m. sharp in Memorial Park.
In Nahant, the fire department will be hosting a brief ceremony outside the fire station at 9:55 a.m.
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