Sept. 11 Commemoration Services This Weekend

Towns throughout New Jersey are holding ceremonies to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks this weekend. Here is a list of events taking place in Union County: 

Berkeley Heights

• Sunday, 8:30 a.m., Memorial Park on Park Avenue.

Clark

• Saturday, 9:15 a.m., James Nelson Park on Broadway. 

Cranford

• Sunday, 4 p.m., Sept. 11 monument on Springfield Avenue, adjacent to the Municipal Building. In the event of rain, the ceremony will be held at First Presbyterian Church, also on Springfield Avenue.

Garwood

• Sunday, 6 p.m. at Borough Hall on South Avenue.

Mountainside

• Sunday, 1 p.m., Echo Lake Park, on Springfield Avenue or Mill Lane. 

New Providence

• Saturday, 10 a.m., Centennial Park on Elkwood Avenue.

Scotch Plains-Fanwood

• Sunday, 6 p.m., Alan M. Augustine Village Green on Park Avenue.

Springfield

• Saturday, 10 a.m., Patriot Park/Community Gardens on Wabeno Avenue and Mountain Avenue. 

Summit

• Sunday, 8:15 a.m., Village Green 

Westfield

• Saturday, 8 p.m., Westfield Presbyterian Church, the Westfield Symphony Orchestra performs a special 10th Anniversary Commemoration Concert.
• Sunday, 8 a.m., Memorial Park.
• Sunday, 1 p.m., town-wide, "moment of remembrance."
• Sunday, 6 p.m., Memorial Park,  interfaith commemoration service and candlelight tribute.

County-wide

• Sunday, 11:30 a.m., Echo Lake Park, firefighter memorial service.
• Sunday, 1 p.m., Echo Lake Park, service hosted by Union County freeholders (same as Mountainside ceremony).
• Sunday, 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Echo Lake Park, blood drive taking place near the Sept. 11 memorial.