Around 150 volunteers marked the anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks in true Vermont fashion Tuesday. They helped cut, stack and deliver firewood to needy families in Lamoille County.

Flags will be lowered to half-staff at the Vermont State House and all federal, state and public buildings and grounds throughout the day on this September 11th.

VPR remembers 9/11 with this special 9/11 Audio Memory Quilt Project and with programming from NPR News throughout the day on Sunday, September 11, 2011.

Next month marks the 10th anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks. In Manchester, town officials are already making preparations to commemorate 9/11.

Don Goodrich of Bennington lost his son Peter on September 11, 2001, when Peter was as a passenger aboard one of the planes that hit the World Trade Center. We asked Don to share his personal reaction to the news that Osama bin Laden had been found and killed, about to comment on the larger context he sees.

The parents of a Bennington man who died in the World Trade Center attacks say they're dismayed at what they believe the September eleventh anniversary has become. They say it's being used to promote fear and political polarization, which they say plays into the hands of those who hate the U.S.

Members of the Vermont Air National Guard will hold a private ceremony Friday to remember the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.