Public access stations to honor victims on 25th anniversary of Sept. 11
Towns and cities across Massachusetts will broadcast a recorded reading of the 2,977 victims of the Sept 11, 2001 terror attacks, which includes 206 victims with ties to Massachusetts. Public access stations in Ashburnham/Westminster, Athol/Orange, Dracut, Fall River, Fitchburg, Gardner, Greenfield, Leominster, Lunenburg, Saugus, and Winchendon will air the recording on Friday, Sept. 11. The reading takes approximately three hours and will begin at 8:46 a.m.
The reading can also be listened to or downloaded via https://video.ibm.com/911reading.
The website was created by artist/poet James Pelletier in cooperation with IBM Corporation and AOTV. The recording was produced by Pelletier, 75, of Winchendon, while he volunteered at Ground Zero in the wake of the terrorist attack against the United States on Sept. 11, 2001, and was involved with the “Return to Normalcy” effort.
The recording was created in cooperation with the NY-Unit of the Reading for the Blind & Dyslexic (now known as Learning Ally), The Pentagon, and with help from the Translation and Editorial Division of the United Nations. The recording has been presented at various locations since the first anniversary of the Sept. 11 tragedy.
Pelletier is the founder of the all-volunteer organization, Remember to Remember Sept. 11. The goal of the group is the have every Public Access TV station in Massachusetts broadcast the recording in perpetuity.
North Quabbin Garden Club meeting
ATHOL – On Sept. 17 at 7 p.m. at the Millers River Environmental Center, Lynn Hartman of the Hartman’s Herb Farm, a local, family-owned business, will discuss the history and uses of herbs with samples. Admission is free and all are welcome.
Author bg Thurston book discussion
ROYALSTON – On Friday, Sept. 25, at 7 p.m., bg Thurston will discuss her third book of poetry, “The Many Lives of Cathouse Farm: Tales of a Rural Brothel” at the Phinehas S. Newton Library, 19 On the Common, in Royalston. Join an evening learning about her home’s former occupants, including its role as a brothel nestled in a small rural town. Her decade-long research illustrates the history of the home through the examination of deeds and records throughout the existence of her property. Thurston received her MFA in poetry from Vermont College, has taught poetry classes and continues to conduct poetry workshops. Light refreshments will be served. Sponsored by the Friends of the Phinehas S. Newton Library.