First, links to two stories from western Massachusetts newspapers; others are accessible by clicking on their names below. (Access to them may be limited to paid subscribers.) Then, the speaking order and times of participants in last Saturday’s symposium of the Lawyers’ Committee for 9/11 Inquiry. More to follow. — MCM

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A day that lives in ‘infamy,’ by Matt Martinez | The Berkshire Eagle The Sept. 11 attacks killed nearly 3,000 people. Two planes were flown into the World Trade Center in New York City and another attack damaged the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., part of a terror plot orchestrated by Osama bin Laden, leader of the militant organization al-Qaeda. The attacks led to . . . READ MORE . . .

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Western Mass. remembers victims of Sept. 11 attacks at multiple ceremonies, by Jeanette Deforge | The Springfield Republican Melissa Harrington-Hughes, who grew up in West Springfield and was living in California, was at a business conference in New York when two planes flew into the World Trade Towers. Trapped on the 101st floor, she left a message on her husband’s answering machine saying “I’ll love you always” which was later immortalized in a documentary. “When I want a good cry I put it on and listen to her, Robert Harrington said. Yesterday . . . READ MORE . . .

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Lawyers’ Committee Symposium Speakers, by Segment. As noted previously (HERE) the Lawyers’ Committee for 9/11 Inquiry held a four-hour symposium last Saturday. For people who want to watch the recorded event in smaller bites, here are the six main participants and their times: Lawyer Mick Harrison (0:03:00 to 0:37:07), architect Richard Gage (0:39 to 0:52:00), firefighter Erik Lawyer (0:52:1:26:00), researcher and author Charlotte Dennett (1:26:30 to 2:07:00), researcher and author Barbara Honegger (2:07:00 to 2:55:00), and lawyer Daniel Sheehan (2:55:05 to c. 3:39:00). Filmmaker Kristina Borjesson introduces the main participants. Click HERE for a YouTube video of the symposium. 

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TO BE CONTINUED