Today America remembers the Sept. 11 attacks in New York and Washington D.C. Patch spoke with several people affected by the attacks. Jeffrey Springer from Olivette, was in the World Trade Center when it was hit. He worked as a senior manager for Morgan Stanley on the day of the attack; he now works as a manager for a Philadelphia-based investment firm. In the video he appears with his wife Ruth about the event. Kevin Boyer of Maryland Heights was also at the World Trade Center when it was attacked. He worked as a consultant for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. In the video, he …

It is hard to believe that it’s been an entire decade since the Sept. 11 attacks occurred. For many of us, that day is etched in time, seared in our brains so much that we can remember exactly where we were and what we were doing at the time. For youngsters, it is a day they are learning about from history books, teachers and people in their lives. Either way, it will never be forgotten. Here are 10 interesting tidbits related to the day, and subsequent events that followed. Local ConnectionBoeing, which is headquartered in Hazelwood, contributed more than $8.4 million in disaster relief …

As we approach the 10-year anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, many of us have stories to tell from that time and how it changed our lives. Here's my story. I can recall the day vividly. It was senior year, first hour in my human behavior class with Ms. Watson at Hazelwood West High School. There was an announcement and the school was essentially locked down. We all were terrified. We couldn't contact our parents. Ms. Watson turned on the television and we saw the second plane hit the World Trade Center. There was an ominous cloud in the classroom and I don't think anyone that was …

As the 10-year anniversary of 9/11 arrives, the United Way of Greater St. Louis has set a challenge: be a hero through service to your community. The United Way's tribute is through a National Day of Service and Remembrance. All week, the United Way and its agencies will be in St. Louis area communities helping in some way, whether it's cleaning up a cemetery, picking up trash or helping senior citizens with home repairs. "We have 140 projects throughout the region in a 10-day span," said Evan Krauss, the United Way's volunteer center manager. "We can take as many as 2,000 volunteers on Sept…

Where were you on 9/11? What do you remember? Email Hazelwood Patch a picture with a few lines, a few paragraphs or a few pages with what you remember from your day nearly a decade ago, or how your life has changed since then. In the alternative, you may want to share what you think about 9/11 after a decade has passed. Or do you even think about 9/11 at all? Maybe you were a youngster and are just now studying it as U.S. history? However you tackle it, Patch wants to post it on the 10-year anniversary of 9/11. Did you stop driving a gas consuming vehicle? Did you adopt a child that lost his …