LAWRENCE — The suspect in a stabbing Sunday morning was captured after police officers with specialized SWAT team training were deployed to a Kent Street home, police said.
Police Chief Maurice Aguiler said a man suspected of stabbing another man in the vicinity of South Union and Kent streets was taken into custody by Lawrence Police Department entry team members at 2:30 p.m. Sunday.
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On Thursday, America marked the 24th anniversary of the deadly attacks with solemn ceremonies at commemorations in New York, at the Pentagon and in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, punctuated by moments of silence, the tolling of bells and the reading of the names of the nearly 3,000 killed.
Sept 11 Anniversary Flags and flowers are placed in the inscribed names at the National September 11 Memorial in New York on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Donald King)
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Sept 11 Anniversary Sam Pulia places flags on names inscribed in the 9/11 Memorial before the start of a ceremony commemorating the 24th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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APTOPIX Sept 11 Anniversary Flowers lay on names inscribed at the 9/11 Memorial before the start of a ceremony commemorating the 24th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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Sept 11 Anniversary Flags decorate names inscribed at the 9/11 Memorial before the start of a ceremony commemorating the 24th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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Sept 11 Anniversary Port Authority police officers stand near a memorial pool before the start of a ceremony commemorating the anniversary of the 9-11 terror attacks in New York, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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Trump Sept 11 Anniversary President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrive to a ceremony to commemorate the 24th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, at the Pentagon in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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Trump Sept 11 Anniversary Armed Forces and first responders attend a ceremony to commemorate the 24th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, at the Pentagon in Washington, also attended by President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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APTOPIX Trump Sept 11 Anniversary President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump attend a ceremony at the Pentagon to commemorate the 24rd anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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Sept 11 Anniversary Karen Bingham, right,, who lost her son Mark Bingham in the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, is shown with family members at the Wall of Names during Flight 93 National Memorial’s 24th annual remembrance ceremony near Shanksville, Pa., Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025. (John Rucosky/The Tribune-Democrat via AP)
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Sept 11 Anniversary A firefighter rings a bell during a ceremony to mark the 24th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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APTOPIX Sept 11 Anniversary First responders salute as an American flag is unfurled from the top of the Pentagon at sunrise, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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APTOPIX Sept 11 Anniversary William Staudt, a firefighter that worked at Ground Zero on the day of the attacks, looks over a reflecting pool during a ceremony to mark the 24th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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Sept 11 Anniversary People hold up pictures of family members during a ceremony to mark the 24th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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Sept 11 Anniversary Mary Beth Delarm looks over the the names on the the 9/11 Memorial during a ceremony to mark the 24th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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APTOPIX Sept 11 Anniversary People bow their heads during a moment of silence during a ceremony to mark the 24th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly a quarter century has passed since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, but for many, the emotions of the day remain raw as ever.
On Thursday, America marked the 24th anniversary of the deadly attacks with solemn ceremonies in New York, at the Pentagon and in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. The commemorations were punctuated by moments of silence, the tolling of bells and the reading of the names of the nearly 3,000 killed.
“Even 24 years later, it’s heart-wrenching,” said Jennifer Nilsen, who wore a T-shirt emblazoned with an image of her husband, Troy Nilsen, as she attended the commemoration at ground zero in lower Manhattan. “It feels the same way every year.”
Michelle Pizzo, wearing a shirt with the image of her late husband, Jason DeFazio, said she hoped more people could take a minute to reflect on the day.
“Younger kids don’t realize that you have to remember,” she said.
Emma Williamson, 20, of Massachusetts, made a point to travel from her college uptown to stand near ground zero, where two memorial pools ringed by waterfalls and parapets inscribed with the names of the dead mark the spots where the twin towers once stood.
“I wasn’t born when it happened, but it was really an important day in America,” she said. “It’s kind of the last time we all stuck together, and that matters.”
The reading of names and moments of silence
The 9/11 anniversary, often promoted as a day of national unity, came during a time of increased politician tension.
The assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk at a Utah college a day earlier prompted additional security measures at ground zero, where FBI Director Kash Patel was among the dignitaries in attendance.
Vice President JD Vance and his wife, second lady Usha Vance, had planned to attend but instead are set to visit with Kirk’s family on Thursday in Salt Lake City, according to a person familiar with Vance’s plans, but not authorized to speak about them publicly.
Many in the crowd at ground zero held up photos of lost loved ones as a moment of silence marked the exact time when the first hijacked plane struck the iconic twin towers.
Loved ones then read aloud the names of the victims, with many giving personal remembrances, well wishes and updates on their lives.
Zoe Doyle, daughter of Frank Joseph Doyle, said her family created a nonprofit in his honor that’s built schools in South Africa and is feeding and educating thousands of children.
Manuel DaMota Jr. said he remembers his father and namesake, Manuel DaMota, not just with grief, but with gratitude for the example he set.
“In a world filled with division and conflict, I do my best to honor my father by choosing connection, empathy and hope,” he said.
Melissa Pullis, whose husband Edward Pullis died in the towers, said this year is more difficult than others because two of the couple’s three children are getting married.
“You can’t walk your princess down the aisle,” she said through tears. “You are missed every day. We will always say your name, and we will always fight for justice.”
Ceremonies in Virginia and Pennsylvania honor victims
At the Pentagon in Virginia, the 184 service members and civilians killed when hijackers steered a jetliner into the headquarters of the U.S. military were honored in a ceremony attended by President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump.
The president, in his remarks, recounted moments from that day, including snippets of conversations from passengers who were aboard the hijacked airplanes.
“Today, as one nation, we renew our sacred vow that we will never forget Sept. 11, 2001,” Trump said during the observance, which took place in an internal courtyard of the building rather than its traditional location outside its walls near the building’s 9/11 memorial.
“The enemy will always fail,” he added. “We defy the fear, endure the flames.”
The president, who was expected to attend a New York Yankees game in the Bronx on Thursday evening, also announced Kirk would be posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, calling him a “giant of his generation” and a “champion of liberty.”
And in a rural field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, a ceremony attended by Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins honored the victims of Flight 93, the hijacked plane that crashed after crew members and passengers tried to storm the cockpit.
Elsewhere, people marked the anniversary with service projects and charitable works as part of a national day of service. Volunteers took part in food and clothing drives, park and neighborhood cleanups, blood banks and other community events.
Reverberations from attacks persist
In all, the attacks by al-Qaida militants killed 2,977 people, including many financial workers at the World Trade Center and firefighters and police officers who had rushed to the burning buildings trying to save lives.
The attacks reverberated globally, altering the course of U.S. foreign and domestic policy. It led to the “ Global War on Terrorism ” and the U.S.-led invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq and related conflicts that killed hundreds of thousands of civilians and troops.
The U.S. government has also spent billions of dollars providing health care and compensation to tens of thousands of people who were exposed to the toxic dust that billowed over parts of Manhattan when the twin towers collapsed.
While the hijackers died in the attacks, federal officials have struggled to conclude the long-running legal case against the man accused of masterminding the plot, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. The former al-Qaida leader was arrested in 2003, but has never received a trial.
The Trump administration has also acknowledged its considering ways to take control of the ground zero memorial plaza and its underground museum, which are run by a public charity.
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Associated Press reporters Jake Offenhartz in New York City, Bruce Shipkowski in Trenton, New Jersey, Michael Hill in Albany, New York, and Michelle L. Price and Darlene Superville in Washington contributed to this story.
LAWRENCE — Master barber Joe Terilli spent Saturday afternoon giving free haircuts to kids at a back-to-school and family fun event on the Campagnone Common.
But as he left the common, he was stabbed in the back, an unprovoked assault that collapsed one of his lungs and sent him into emergency surgery at Lawrence General Hospital, he said.
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LAWRENCE — Master barber Joe Terilli spent Sunday afternoon giving free haircuts to kids at a back-to-school and family fun event on the Campagnone Common.
But as he left the common, he was stabbed in the back, an unprovoked assault that collapsed one of his lungs and sent him into emergency surgery at Lawrence General Hospital, he said.
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ANDOVER — A Maine man is accused of carrying out a violent home invasion along with an assault in a downtown restaurant in incidents that occurred less than 12 hours apart over the weekend.
Roger Bolens, 25, of Augusta was arraigned in Lawrence District Court on charges of assault to murder, home invasion and assault and battery on a person over 60 resulting in serious injury. Separately, he faces an assault and battery charge from an alleged choking incident at Karma restaurant hours earlier.
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A 13-year-old girl was beaten at a Rotorua bus stop outside the library. Photo / Supplied
National will give police ‘’permission’’ to clean up Rotorua after two attacks on teenage girls – but Labour says it is not possible to “arrest our way out of this’’ and believes the causes of crime need to be addressed.
Rotorua MP Todd McClay and Labour rival Ben Sandford spoke out after the two attacks in the CBD in the past two weeks.
ACT Rotorua electorate candidate Marten Rozeboom believed a greater police presence would help reduce crime. Meanwhile, Te Pāti Māori Party candidate Merepeka Raukawa-Tait believed the community must do more than “express horror” and instead take action.
Police have referred three young people to Youth Aid and say they are maintaining an increased presence in the area where the attacks happened, near the Rotorua Library.
Mayor Tania Tapsell said the council was “determined to turn this around” and an inner city community safety hub would be established in about two months.
National’s MP for Rotorua, Todd McClay. Photo / Andrew Warner
McClay told the Rotorua Daily Post Weekend it was “horrifying” and “extremely sad for Rotorua” for violent crime to be happening in the CBD.
LOUISVILLE, KY—In the hours following a violent rampage in Kentucky in which a lone attacker killed at least five individuals and injured six others, citizens living in the only country where this kind of mass killing routinely occurs reportedly concluded Monday that there was no way to prevent the massacre from taking place. “This was a terrible tragedy, but sometimes these things just happen and there’s nothing anyone can do to stop them,” said Ohio resident Pete Anderson, echoing sentiments expressed by tens of millions of individuals who reside in a nation where over half of the world’s deadliest mass shootings have occurred in the past 50 years and whose citizens are 20 times more likely to die of gun violence than those of other developed nations. “It’s a shame, but what can we do? There really wasn’t anything that was going to keep this individual from snapping and killing a lot of people if that’s what they really wanted.” At press time, residents of the only economically advanced nation in the world where roughly two mass shootings have occurred every month for the past eight years were referring to themselves and their situation as “helpless.”
HALF MOON BAY, CA—In the hours following a violent rampage in California in which a lone attacker killed seven individuals and injured one other, citizens living in the only country where this kind of mass killing routinely occurs reportedly concluded Tuesday that there was no way to prevent the massacre from taking place. “This was a terrible tragedy, but sometimes these things just happen and there’s nothing anyone can do to stop them,” said New Hampshire resident Lisa Martin, echoing sentiments expressed by tens of millions of individuals who reside in a nation where over half of the world’s deadliest mass shootings have occurred in the past 50 years and whose citizens are 20 times more likely to die of gun violence than those of other developed nations. “It’s a shame, but what can we do? There really wasn’t anything that was going to keep this individual from snapping and killing a lot of people if that’s what they really wanted.” At press time, residents of the only economically advanced nation in the world where roughly two mass shootings have occurred every month for the past eight years were referring to themselves and their situation as “helpless.”
MONTEREY PARK, CA—In the hours following a violent rampage in California in which a lone attacker killed 10 individuals and injured 10 others, citizens living in the only country where this kind of mass killing routinely occurs reportedly concluded Monday that there was no way to prevent the massacre from taking place. “This was a terrible tragedy, but sometimes these things just happen and there’s nothing anyone can do to stop them,” said Alabama resident John Duncan, echoing sentiments expressed by tens of millions of individuals who reside in a nation where over half of the world’s deadliest mass shootings have occurred in the past 50 years and whose citizens are 20 times more likely to die of gun violence than those of other developed nations. “It’s a shame, but what can we do? There really wasn’t anything that was going to keep this individual from snapping and killing a lot of people if that’s what they really wanted.” At press time, residents of the only economically advanced nation in the world where roughly two mass shootings have occurred every month for the past eight years were referring to themselves and their situation as “helpless.”
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