Grace Farms has announced its first round of space grants that will allow local, state and national not-for-profit organizations to use the facilities of the 80-acre space. The grants were awarded to 42 not-for-profit organizations whose programs focus nature, arts, community, justice and faith. More.

To help families heal after losing a loved one to mass violence, it is critical to first recognize that the experience and needs of each family member are unique and continue to evolve for many years. More.

New Canaan-based Voices of September 11th will hold its seventh annual Always Remember Gala on Nov. 5 at Guastavino's in New York. The evening's program features a keynote conversation with Thomas H. Kean, chairman of the 9/11 Commission, and former U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman, former chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee. Norah O'Donnell, co-host of "CBS This Morning," will serve as moderator. More.

Thirteen years ago, as USA TODAY's Page One deputy editor, I typed those three simple words into my keyboard, as flames devoured the Pentagon, as ash-covered first responders in Manhattan clawed through rubble searching for survivors, as the world learned that Flight 93's final destination was a quiet field in Shanksville, Pa. More.

Thirteen years after a tragedy that changed the world, town officials, emergency responders and residents gathered outside the New Canaan Police Department Thursday morning to remember those who lost their lives and those who rescued others in the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Dozens of people, including many emergency responders, attended the annual ceremony, which began promptly at 9:59 a.m. More.

Once again Thursday, at the ceremony marking the anniversary of the terror attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, the national anthem was sung, bells tolled and the names of the victims were read aloud one-by-one. But the long morning at Ground Zero never gets easier for Josephine Acquaviva, who read the name of her son, Paul, a Cantor Fitzgerald executive who died that day. He was 29 years old. More.

Susan Cossette Eng was named development director for Voices of September 11th, headquartered in New Canaan. In her new role, Eng will be responsible for partnering with Voices' leadership and volunteers to develop and execute fundraising strategies to advance the organization's work in mental health, community resiliency and long-term support services for victims' families, responders and survivors.

As college students around the U.S. head for warm ocean waves and white-sand beaches this summer, Bucknellian Devon Bruzzone will be testing water wells and getting her hands dirty in the soil of rural northern Zimbabwe.