Branford to Hold Annual 9-11 Service on Tuesday, September 11th

BRANFORD, CT - Once again this year The Town of Branford will be hosting a remembrance ceremony to honor those we lost and the lives that have been forever changed on Tuesday, September 11, 2018 at 8:30 a.m. at Branford Fire Department Headquarters 45 North Main Street Branford, CT

This ceremony is open to the public.

Lite Fare and refreshments will be available at the conclusion of the ceremony. For more information please call Trista Milici, Executive Assistant at 203-315-0620.

Selectman Joseph Higgins is once again, along with Trista Milici, coordinating the event.

At a recent selectmen meeting, fellow selectman Jack Ahern said he hopes people will come and Ahern said he “would just like to say that every year Joe (Higgins) does a wonderful ceremony in conjunction with the Fire Department. “It’s a moving ceremony.”

Higgins said he’s happy that “I invited more this year than last and think the turnout is going to be big. It’s a very emotional day. It’s a day that I would like to forget but I can’t.”

Higgins said he’s glad the event has grown in attendance, stating that when he first moved to Branford he was shocked that more people didn’t attend the ceremony.

First Selectman Jamie Cosgrove said the event will be held rain or shine - outside the firehouse if its nice; inside if not. He also thanked Higgins and Milici for coordinating. “We have an obligation to remember those who lost their lives,” the first selectman said.

Higgins said he even hoped to have a special guest at this year’s event - President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer - former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani.

Higgins said he knows Giuliani. “I made one attempt to get him up here. I should have realized its a little too much for him to do these days.”

Photo courtesy the town of Branford