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9/11 Stories, Back To School, Anti-Bullying Legislation Top Local News

The week in review: weekly roundup of some of the top local stories on Fort Lee Patch

Fort Lee’s 9/11 Memorial Commemoration Ceremony at Sunday will mark the 10th anniversary of the tragic events of Sept. 11, 2001, officially dedicate Fort Lee’s first 9/11 memorial built from World Trade Center steel donated to the borough by the Port Authority and honor Fort Lee’s emergency service agencies. (Full Story)

Over the past couple of weeks Fort Lee Patch undertook its "Fort Lee 9/11 Oral History Project," a series of stories about people from Fort Lee who played an integral role in or whose lives were profoundly affected by the events of Sept. 11, 2001.

Read all of these moving stories on "."

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In other local news, State Assemblywoman Valerie Vainieri Huttle (D-37), Senate Majority Leader Barbara Buono (D-18) and Assemblywoman Mila Jasey (D-27) joined Fort Lee school officials and advocates of New Jersey’s new anti-bullying legislation Tuesday on the front steps of Fort Lee High School to officially commemorate New Jersey’s "Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights." (Full Story)

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As Fort Lee public school students returned to their classrooms for a new school year Tuesday, they were greeted by a number of new faces, along with many familiar ones. (Full Story)

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The week in review appears every Sunday on Fort Lee Patch.


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