Page 4 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, SEpTEmbEr 6, 2024 Saugus remembers its “9/11” victims on 23rd anniversary A small group of town leaders and citizens are expected to gather for a low-key observance at the town’s Central Fire Station at 8:46 a.m. next Wednesday (Sept. 11) – the same time that fire departments across the nation will honor the memory of close to 3,000 people who perished in terrorist attacks involving four commercial airliners. Nearly 23 years have passed since American Airlines Flight 11 – one of four commercial airliners hijacked that day – became the first to hit its target, crashing into the World Trade Center complex in Lower Manhattan. A monument on the Hamilton Street side of Saugus Town Hall forever links the community to the national tragedy of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, which claimed close to 3,000 lives that day. Two former Saugus residents were among the victims who were Gerry D’Ambrosio Attorney-at-Law Is Your Estate in Order? 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(Courtesy photo to The Saugus Advocate) ute to Gertrude “Trudi” Alagero and David DiMeglio, who were among the victims in New York City during the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center Towers. KILLED AT THE WORLD TRADE CENTER: Gertrude M. “Trudi” Alagero, 37, a 1982 Saugus High School graduate, was a senior vice president and practice leader for Marsh Private Client Services, a division of Marsh & McLennan. Alagero was working out of an office on the 94th floor of the North Tower at the World Trade Center (also known as Tower 1). At 8:46 a.m. on Sept. 11, hijackers crashed American Airlines Flight 11 into the northern facade of the North Tower. Marsh & McLennan had more than 800 working on floors 93 through 100 – the part of the VIRUS | FROM PAGE 2 S LANDSCAPE & MASONRY CO. 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KILLED IN PLANE CRASH: David DiMeglio, a former Saugus resident, then 22, was living in Wakefield and was among the 81 passengers on American Flight 11, which was commandeered by five al-Qaida terrorists and flown into the World Trade Center’s North Tower shortly before 9 a.m. on Sept. 11. He was headed west to help his mother move. He had completed computer school and had planned to start a business in computer services. THE DEATH TOLL: The actuscreens on all your windows and doors. Protect your animals Animal owners should reduce potential mosquito breeding sites on their property by eliminating standing water from containers, such as buckets, tires and wading pools – especially after heavy rains. Water troughs provide excellent mosquito breeding habitats and should be flushed out at least once a week during the summer months to reduce mosquitoes near paddock areas. Horse owners should keep horses in indoor stalls at night to reduce their risk of exposure to mosquitoes. Owners should also speak with their veterinarian about mosquito repellents approved for use in animals and vaccinations to prevent WNV and EEE. If an animal is suspected of having WNV or EEE, owners are required to report to the Department of Agrial number of people who died in the terrorist attacks involving four hijacked jets might never be known. But officials estimate close to 3,000. They say 2,753 people – including 343 firefighters – died at the World Trade Center. United Airlines Flight 175 hit the South Tower 16 minutes after American Airlines Flight 11 crashed into the North Tower. Another 184 were killed when American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon near Washington, D.C. And 40 people perished when passengers on board United Airlines Flight 93 fought to take control of the jet that was headed toward the capital, forcing hijackers to crash it in a field outside Shanksville, Pa. cultural Resources, Division of Animal Health, by calling 617626-1795 and to DPH by calling 617-983-6800. The Saugus Board of Health will continue to work closely with DPH through the remainder of peak Arborvirus season. In addition, the Town of Saugus has partnered with the Northeast Massachusetts Mosquito Control program in efforts to cull the acute populations of mosquitoes on a weekly basis in the Saugus area. Each week between Sunday and Wednesday at noon, residents can go to the Northeast Massachusetts Mosquito Control website – https://www. nemassmosquito.org/home/ pages/spray-service-requestform – to request the application of ultra-low-volume (ULV) insecticide to the front of their properties to reduce adult flying mosquito popuVIRUS | SEE PAGE 8
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