Millburn Township will gather at its Taylor Park memorial on Friday, Sept. 11, to honor the eight community members killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, marking a quarter-century since the day that reshaped the community.

The ceremony begins at 3 p.m.

The event takes place at the memorial near the Main Street entrance to Taylor Park, the township announced on its official Instagram account on Tuesday, Aug. 18. The township invited residents to gather in remembrance of those lost and in support of all whose lives were changed by the attacks. Additional program details will be shared as the date approaches, the township said.

The Taylor Park memorial sits along the Rahway River in a quiet section of the century-old park. A brick path lined with eight cherry trees, one for each person honored, leads to a small circular plaza with a stone wall and three granite panels. Two panels bear the victims' names, four on each, and a central panel describes the attacks.

The township honors eight people with ties to the community who died that day: Mark L. Charette, 38; Thomas R. Clark, 37; Steven Barry Lillianthal, 38; Richard B. Madden, 35; Patrick Sean Murphy, 36; Don Peterson, 66; Ian Schneider, 45; and Frank J. Spinelli, 44.

Millburn also maintains memorials at the Short Hills and Millburn train stations and at Crescent Park, where a 2021 installation by local artist Sarah Langsam incorporates two pieces of steel recovered from Ground Zero. Langsam, whose fourth cousin was among the eight killed, wrote in 2021 at the time of that dedication that the attacks created "a special bond" among neighbors. "We remember the profound hurt, sorrow and shock," she wrote. "But we also remember how the community came together through the outpouring of love, support, and patriotism."

No speakers or detailed programming for the Sept. 11 ceremony have been announced. The township said more information will follow closer to the date.