For Immediate Release:
September 3, 2024

County Commissioners will host
September 11 Memorial Ceremony

ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS, NJ – The Monmouth County Board of County Commissioners will host the 2024 Monmouth County September 11 Memorial Ceremony at Mount Mitchill Scenic Overlook, 460 Ocean Blvd. on Wednesday, Sept. 11, at 8:00 a.m.

“We will come together once again on this solemn occasion to remember all those who lost their lives during and after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001,” said Commissioner Director Thomas A. Arnone. “It is our responsibility to educate our youth and future generations about 9/11 and share the impact this day had on our nation.”

“Mount Mitchill is a tranquil space where residents and visitors can pay tribute to the victims of 9/11 and honor the bravery of the emergency response workers,” said Commissioner Deputy Director Ross F. Licitra, liaison to the Monmouth County Park System. “The County Commissioners would like to thank the Board of Recreation Commissioners and Park System staff for being part of this moving ceremony.”

At 266 feet above sea level, Mount Mitchill Scenic Overlook in Atlantic Highlands sits on the highest natural elevation on the Atlantic seaboard (excluding islands) from Maine to the Yucatan peninsula, providing beautiful views of Sandy Hook, Sandy Hook Bay, Raritan Bay and the New York skyline.

The 12-acre site is home to Monmouth County's 9/11 Memorial. Sculptor Franco Minervini’s sculpture of an eagle grasping a beam from the World Trade Center is a solemn tribute to those who lost their lives on Sept. 11, 2001.

In 2002, the Monmouth County 9/11 Committee formed and began making plans for a fitting tribute to the victims, heroes and events of Sept. 11, 2001. The group’s first responsibility was to select a memorial to fit into Mount Mitchill Scenic Overlook. The committee then embarked on a major fundraising campaign to finance the memorial. By midsummer 2005 the group had exceeded its goal by raising $296,000. Continued donations will support the upkeep and maintenance of the memorial.

For those who are unable to attend the Memorial Ceremony in person, it will be live streamed on Monmouth County’s Facebook and YouTube channel.

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