WTC Steel Beams Delivered to North Centerville Fire Co. in Hazlet
About 50 firefighters and residents gathered at North Centerville Fire Co. to witness the arrival of two steel beams from the remains of the World Trade Center in New York. The beams will be part of a memorial to be built outside of the building.
Two steel beams from the World Trade Center were delivered to the North Centerville Fire Co. on Middle Rd. in Hazlet Wednesday, as part of the first steps to build a monument honoring victims of Sept. 11. The four-foot long anterior support beams, which weigh about 200 pounds each, were picked up 10 a.m. Wednesday at JFK Airport in Queens and escorted down the Garden State Parkway. About 25 bystanders, some with cameras, had advance word and lined up along Route 36 outside Holy Family Parish and School to see the motorcade pass by. A Keansburg Fire Dept. truck had an American flag hanging over the highway. The beams arrived in Hazlet at approximately 1:30 p.m., where former North Centerville Fire Chief Les Parleman delivered a speech. “We …
