https://www.pikecountycourier.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/letter-to-the-editor-what-is-democratic-socialism-AY6133376 hourly The Pike County Courier en 2026-09-09T10:38:32-04:00 Letter to the Editor: What is Democratic Socialism? https://www.pikecountycourier.com/news/local-news/we-have-not-forgotten-ND6162359 hourly The Pike County Courier en 2026-09-09T13:50:26-04:00 We have not forgotten https://www.pikecountycourier.com/binrepository/memorial-6_4-11073463_20260903221937.jpg Chester Kiwanis 9/11 Memorial in Chester Community Park was one of the first in the nation to recognize everyone who perished September 11, 2001. Photo by Aja Brandt https://www.pikecountycourier.com/binrepository/memorial-13_4-11073475_20260903221942.jpg Survivor Tree at the Vernon Township Municipal Center was planted as a living memorial to the three residents who perished in the terrorist attacks. In 2023, Vernon received this seedling from the 9/11 Survivor Tree, a severely damaged Callery pear tree discovered at Ground Zero in New York City in October 2001. Photos by Aja Brandt. https://www.pikecountycourier.com/binrepository/aa-911-photo-vernon-survival-tree-sig_4-11081298_20260908155930.jpg The sign on the 9/11 survivor tree in Vernon, N.J. Photo by Maria Kovic. https://www.pikecountycourier.com/binrepository/aa-911-photo-branchville_4-11081300_20260908155930.jpg Branchville monument outside Fireside Bagels. Photo by Maria Kovic. https://www.pikecountycourier.com/binrepository/aa-911-photo-newton_4-11081302_20260908155931.jpg Sussex County Community College's 9/11 Memorial on Connor Green in Newton. Photo by Maria Kovic. https://www.pikecountycourier.com/binrepository/aa-911-photo-stanhope-1_4-11081304_20260908155931.jpg The 9/11 monument in Stanhope. Photo by Maria Kovic. https://www.pikecountycourier.com/binrepository/aa-911-photo-stanhope-sign_4-11081306_20260908155932.jpg The memorial for Stanhope resident Joseph P. Vilardo. Photo by Maria Kovic. https://www.pikecountycourier.com/binrepository/memorial-2_4-11073454_20260903221931.jpg 9/11 Monument in Warwick’s Memorial Park remembers residents who perished September 11, 2001. Photo by Aja Brandt https://www.pikecountycourier.com/binrepository/memorial-1_4-11073456_20260903221934.jpg 9/11 Monument in Warwick’s Memorial Park. Photo by Aja Brandt https://www.pikecountycourier.com/binrepository/memorial-5_4-11073458_20260903221935.jpg Warwick’s 9/11 Memorial Sculpture Garden features an I-beam from the World Trade Center centered in a fountain. Photo by Aja Brandt https://www.pikecountycourier.com/binrepository/memorial-3_4-11073460_20260903221935.jpg 9/11 Memorial Sculpture Garden remembrance plaques on display in Stanley Deming Park, Warwick, NY. Photos by Aja Brandt https://www.pikecountycourier.com/binrepository/memorial-4_4-11073461_20260903221936.jpg 9/11 Memorial Sculpture Garden remembrance plaques on display in Stanley Deming Park, Warwick, NY. Photos by Aja Brandt https://www.pikecountycourier.com/binrepository/memorial-11_4-11073467_20260903221939.jpg The 9/11 Memorial Gazebo by the Mill Ponds in Monroe honors residents who perished September 11, 2001. Photo by Aja Brandt https://www.pikecountycourier.com/binrepository/memorial-10_4-11073469_20260903221939.jpg The memorial reads: “Our hearts and minds are one. We shall not forget.” Photo by Aja Brandt https://www.pikecountycourier.com/binrepository/memorial-9_4-11073471_20260903221940.jpg Orange County Arboretum’s Remembrance Walkway and Garden memorializes the 44 residents from Orange County, NY, who perished on September 11, 2001. Their names are listed on plaques surrounding a globe-shaped fountain centered in a secluded garden. Photo by Aja Brandt https://www.pikecountycourier.com/binrepository/memorial-12_4-11073473_20260903221941.jpg West Milford’s 9/11 Memorial Park features a water fountain and memorial stone in honor of the five residents who perished on September 11, 2001. Photo by Aja Brandt https://www.pikecountycourier.com/binrepository/911-photo-becca-1_4-11081309_20260908155933.jpg The 9/11 memorial in Pike County, Pa. Photo by Becca Tucker. https://www.pikecountycourier.com/binrepository/911-photo-becca-13_4-11081311_20260908155934.jpg One of the inscriptions on the 9/11 memorial in Pike County, Pa. Photo by Becca Tucker. https://www.pikecountycourier.com/binrepository/911-photo-becca-15_4-11081313_20260908155935.jpg Milford resident Don Quick dedicated this sculpture to the memory of New Jersey resident Peter Wallace, Quick’s longtime friend and kayaking partner. Photo by Becca Tucker. https://www.pikecountycourier.com/binrepository/911-photo-becca-16_4-11081315_20260908155935.jpg One of the inscriptions on the 9/11 memorial in Pike County, Pa. Photo by Becca Tucker. https://www.pikecountycourier.com/binrepository/911-image-by-brian-chichester-of-harr_4-11082987_20260909113111.png September 11th drawings and painting by Brian Chichester of Harriman https://www.pikecountycourier.com/entertainment/enjoy-special-free-events-at-the-readers-and-writers-festival-beginning-sept-18-KF6142268 hourly The Pike County Courier en 2026-09-09T14:34:54-04:00 Enjoy special free events at the Readers and Writers Festival beginning Sept. 18 https://www.pikecountycourier.com/binrepository/0827-milford-writers-group_4-11036961_20260825143720.jpg Regional authors sign their books at a past Milford Readers & Writers Festival. Provided photos. https://www.pikecountycourier.com/binrepository/0827-milford-writers-collage_4-11037018_20260825143721.jpg This image is a collage of the mainstage events from last year’s Milford Readers & Writers Festival. https://www.pikecountycourier.com/milestones/obituaries/corrine-a-zirpoli-XI6183707 hourly The Pike County Courier en 2026-09-10T11:21:06-04:00 Corrine A. Zirpoli https://www.pikecountycourier.com/binrepository/zirpoli-obit-pic_4-11085407_20260910112107.jpg