Assabet Students Finish Shrewsbury 9/11 Memorial Made Of WTC Steel

SHREWSBURY, MA — Students from Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School's metal fabrication program have completed work on the town's new Sept. 11 memorial, which will eventually stand in front of the new police station.

The students handed off the memorial to Shrewsbury police on Thursday. The memorial, made from steel taken from the former World Trade Center site, will be kept in storage until the new police station opens.

“We cannot thank the students and staff from Assabet High School enough," Shrewsbury Chief Kevin Anderson said in a Facebook post. "We are humbled by their generosity and impressive creativity and skills that it took to create this piece for our town. This memorial will be a solemn tribute to the victims of the 9/11 attacks, and be displayed here so Shrewsbury residents can appreciate the memorial for years to come."

The town began construction on the new 31,000 square-foot police headquarters along Maple Avenue in September. Officials projected the new building could be complete by fall 2022.

Teacher Neil Mansfield leads Assabet's metal fabrication program, which instructs students in a variety of areas, from blacksmithing and sheet metal duct work to ornamental iron work. Students from Berlin, Hudson, Maynard, Northborough, Southborough, Westborough and Marlborough can attend the school.