Southborough planning 9/11 remembrance

Above: The memorial and plaque at Southborough’s 9/11 Memorial Field

Officials are planning a special remembrance for the tenth anniversary of the September 11 attacks to be held, appropriately enough, at Southborough’s 9/11 Memorial Field.

The athletic field off Acre Bridge Road was dedicated in 2005 in honor those who died on 9/11. A stone memorial and plaque listing the names of the more than 200 Massachusetts residents who perished in the attack stands on the eastern edge of the field. The memorial is flanked by two blue spruce trees that represent the Twin Towers.

Joe Kacevich, who was chairman of the Recreation and Facilities Committee at the time 9/11 Field was built, said the field is not just a memorial to those who died. “Despite how horrible that terrorist attack was, it didn’t keep us from going on. That’s what that field is about.”

The tenth anniversary remembrance will take place on the afternoon of Sunday, September 11, 2011. Details are still being worked out, but the ceremony is expected to include readings by local clergy, statements by town officials, music, and a reading of the names of victims with ties to Massachusetts.