With the 10th anniversary of the tragic 911 approaching, the Aroostook Republican News came to Loring Job Center to interview students that are residents of New York that agreed to share their stories of that day. The ages of the students at the time of the event were in the range 12 to 14 years old but the impact is still vivid in their minds. All students remembered being in school at the time of the occurrences and many families had relatives that worked near the area but all were safe. Many students commented on how they did not like the new construction  that is replacing the Twin Towers, felt it should be a replica of what was originally there. A student of Muslim decent was effected after the disaster, before their family was treated once with high respect which vanished overnight but as of today stated ” As time progressed, more and more people traded blind hatred with educated tolerance and now the prejudice has diminished for the most  part”. Other students commented that New Yorkers are of a community, that are proud and full of pride that can not be wavered. They’ve got the saying, “if you can make it  there you can make it anywhere” – it is like a badge of honor to be from New York, stated LJCC New York student.