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Stories about Sept. 11

Credit unions mark Sept. 11 anniversary with donations

LEWISTON — The United Valley Chapter of the American Red Cross and St. Mary's Food Pantry were the recipients of a special 9/11 fundraising effort by Maine's credit unions called "People Remembering & Helping People." At a recent ceremony in Portland, Maine’s credit unions ...

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Victims of 9/11 attacks remembered with nearly 3,000 flags at UMF

UMF Sept. 11 Memorial
Students and volunteers at the University of Maine at Farmington create a display of the Twin Towers with nearly 3,000 American flags to mark the 10th anniversary of 9/11. Video by Terry Karkos/Sun Journal.
Sep 10, 2011
Students and volunteers at the University of Maine at Farmington create a display of the Twin Towers with nearly 3,000 American flags to mark the 10th anniversary of 9/11. Video by Terry Karkos/Sun Journal.
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University of Maine at Farmington students Eric Mitchell, right, of Strong and Erica Beal of Kennebunk, place 6-inch American flags into a display of the World Trade Center's twin towers Saturday to commemorate the 10th anniversary of 9/11.

Terry Karkos, Staff Writer • Franklin • Sunday, September 11, 2011

St. Dom's students remember 9/11

Justin Cruz remembers 9/11
The St. Doms junior recalls his memories of living in Queens on Sept. 11, 2001, ten years later. Lindsay Tice/Sun Journal
Sep 9, 2011
The St. Doms junior recalls his memories of living in Queens on Sept. 11, 2001, ten years later. Lindsay Tice/Sun Journal
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AUBURN — Kevin Cullen's Advanced Placement U.S. history students were too young to recall a lot about 9/11, but what they do remember comes back to them in chilling snapshots. The shock on a first-grade teacher's face when the school principal whispered in her ear. Older kids ...

Lindsay Tice, Staff Writer • Lewiston-Auburn • Saturday, September 10, 2011

Secretary of State Clinton: US can't live in fear

NEW YORK (AP) — The United States "cannot afford to live in fear, sacrifice our values, or pull back from the world" over terrorism concerns, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said in remarks prepared for a Manhattan speech on Friday. "We are determined not to let the specte...

CHRIS HAWLEY, Associated Press • Nation • Friday, September 9, 2011 at 10:33 am

10 years after 9/11, spotlight finds Scarborough man who faced terrorists suspicious, less 'politically correct'

SCARBOROUGH — Michael Tuohey gets a lot of phone calls every September. As the airline agent who handed the boarding passes to 9/11 hijackers Mohamed Atta and Abdulaziz Al-Omari at the Portland International Jetport on Sept. 11, 2001, Tuohey has been asked to repeatedly tell his st...

Mario Moretto, Sun Media Wire • Maine • Thursday, September 8, 2011 at 11:30 am

10 years after 9/11: Portland Muslims find Maine 'a special place'

PORTLAND — After the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Muslims were thrust into the spotlight. For some Americans, the Muslim faith became associated with violence, and later with the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. For the Muslim people of Portland, many of whom come from No...

Emily Parkhurst, Sun Media Wire • Maine • Tuesday, September 6, 2011 at 4:56 pm

'We want to celebrate the American spirit': 9/11 anniversary a milestone for Freeport Flag Ladies

FREEPORT — Whether it is raining, snowing, sleeting or hot and humid, the Freeport Flag Ladies have spent every Tuesday for the past 10 years standing at the corner of Main and School streets, waving to cars, honoring veterans and remembering the events of Sept. 11, 2001. For the pa... 1

Amy Anderson, Sun Media Wire • Maine • Tuesday, September 6, 2011 at 3:03 pm

It was personal and professional: Angus King looks back

After a plane struck the Pentagon, Gov. Angus King left his meeting with environmentalist Roxanne Quimby, who was in his office pitching a national park idea. He evacuated the State House complex, drove to Camp Keyes’ underground command center in Augusta and took a call from his ex-wife.

Kathryn Skelton, Staff Writer • Maine • Sunday, September 4, 2011

Police Chief Michael Bussiere looks back

Police Chief Michael Bussiere heard the news on a radio station that never played anything but music. The DJ broke in with word of a plane hitting the World Trade Center. Bussiere dressed and headed into the station. He didn’t have to — it was just after 8:30 a.m. and he was a ...

Kathryn Skelton, Staff Writer • Maine • Sunday, September 4, 2011

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