Music, poetry and ceremonial honors highlight Saratoga Springs 9/11 observance

The Saratoga Springs memorial included multiple musical performances and a reading by the city's poet laureate. Dorothy Spring, a junior at Saratoga Springs High School, performed the national anthem; local musician Jeff Brisbane sang 'My City of Ruins' and later 'America the Beautiful.' Bagpiper John Dooley performed 'God Bless America' and Master Sergeant Allen Moon sounded Taps during the wreath presentation.

Poet Jay Rogoff read an original piece titled 'Uprising,' referencing a sculpture made from material from Ground Zero and reflecting on endurance and recovery. Rogoff's reading described transforming 'an hour of ugliness' into a work of art and urged remembrance through creative expression.