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Published September 22Knicks, Michael Douglas, ‘Mad Dog’ and Times columnists round out Drew Forum ’26-27
Members of the 2026 NBA champion New York Knicks are scheduled to join featured speakers Mike Breen and Walt "Clyde" Frazier as surprise guests.
Morristown Green
Published September 15‘Courage was everywhere’: 9/11 survivor shares story at Morris County ceremony
Former Secret Service agent Dennis Letts recalls the collapse of the Twin Towers and the extraordinary acts of humanity he witnessed 25 years ago.
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Published September 13‘It became completely dark’: Retired FBI agent recalls 9/11 at Morris Plains memorial
Twenty-five years have not dimmed the memories: Bill Bolinder recounts rushing to Manhattan, witnessing the towers’ collapse, spending weeks helping identify victims — and the public's overwhelming support.
Morristown Green
Published September 11Commentary: Living Memory, Distant Myth: 9/11 and America 250
The historical record of the terror attacks must be protected —accurately— before it becomes mythologized, the author insists.
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Published September 10‘You cannot fix this’: 25 years after 9/11, a first responder remembers Ground Zero
Peter Killeen counseled Port Authority officers after the Towers fell; at a Morris Township remembrance, he spoke about trauma, grief and recovery.
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Published September 08Commentary: Former Rutgers dean remembers 9/11 and the bonds forged that day
With students worried about friends and family at the World Trade Center, the Douglass community transformed fear into solidarity.
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Published August 27Flood Watch for Greater Morristown, Aug. 27
Thunderstorms could dump LOTS of rain this afternoon.