AUBURN (AP) — Maine Gov. Paul LePage and First Lady Ann LePage are honoring the 13th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks at events in Auburn and Freeport.
The Republican governor is delivering remarks at a remembrance ceremony at the Central Fire Station in Auburn on Thursday morning. Ann LePage is attending an event in Freeport.
LePage has ordered that state of Maine flags fly at half-staff and has proclaimed Thursday a “Day of Service and Remembrance. He’s encouraging people to participate in service activities to pay tribute to the people and communities impacted by the terrorist attacks.
LePage says it is a day to remember those who lost their lives in the 2001 attacks as well as the soldiers, military families and first responders who continue to serve their country today.
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