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ARLINGTON — Esmie Williams was born on Sept. 11, 2002, one year after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and United Airlines Flight 93. Twelve years later, she was able to touch the 13-foot, 5,000-pound steel beam from the WTC that now serves as the centerpiece of Arlington’s memorial to those attacks. “It’s depressing,” Esmie said of sharing a birthday with such a somber anniversary, “but I try not to let it get me down.” Esmie’s mother, Rachel, said: “It’s a constant reminder of what that day was, and what it still means. At the same time, we tell her that her birth helped lighten the load of that day.” Arlington Fire Station 46 was dedicated with the arrival of the 9/11 artifact from New York City on Sept. 11, 2011. Interim Fire Chief Tom Cooper and Public Safety Director Bruce Stedman
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Esmie Williams, who turned 12 on Sept. 11, touches the World Trade Center artifact at Arlington’s 9/11 memorial Thursday. recounted how Arlington was repeatedly told it wouldn’t receive the artifact in time for the 10th anniversary of the attacks. They credited the city’s firefighters and community with making its timely arrival possible, as well as
ing a reporter if she could remember where she was when the attacks happened. “She said, ‘I was seven,’” Young said. “It’s our duty to make sure we don’t forget, and to pass it on to each generation.” Claudia Thomas was
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among the volunteer responders in NYC, and urged Americans to provide aid for the 70,000 who have fallen ill from working in the toxic atmosphere at the site. “Those who have served our country deserve its support,” Thomas said.
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funding the memorial at Station 46 to house the artifact. The beam was put on display Thursday at the 13th anniversary dedication. Chris Young, a retired New York state firefighter, reflected on friends he lost that day, and recalled ask-
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Michael McGavock with plans for remodeled and new schools.
LAKEWOOD — “I’m a taxpayer, so I don’t want to pay any more than I have to,” Lakewood School District Superintendent Michael Mack said about plans to fix Lakewood High School. “So I applaud our independent designer with knocking on our door on a Friday at 5 p.m. to tell us another option, and our architects for doing a new design for a new school, even though I know it couldn’t have thrilled them.” McGranahan Architects had plans to remodel the high school within the $66.8 million bond that voters approved in April. However, as Mack explained to attendees of the Sept. 10 Lakewood school board
meeting, Meng LLC conducted an independent assessment of those plans, as required by state law to qualify for matching funds. “It was in early August when they said to us, ‘What if we went with a completely new building, rather than remodeling the old one?’” Mack said. “Their idea was that the proposed remodel was already so extensive that there would be so little of the original building left.” Michael McGavock, Darin Filand and Stephen Black spoke for McGranahan. McGavock summarized the previous plans. Those would have maintained the footprint of the existing building and portables, SEE NEW, PAGE 2
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