Football Player Keith Elias Featured Guest At 9/11 Memorial Ceremony

Keith Elias, a 1990 graduate of Lacey Township High School, will be the featured guest at a 9/11 memorial ceremony hosted by Barnegat Township Schools on Friday at 6 p.m. at the Barnegat High School football stadium.

The memorial, which will be unveiled Friday night, includes a piece of steel from the North Tower of the World Trade Center.

Elias was signed as a free agent out of college by the New York Giants where he played from 1994 through 1996. He last played in the NFL two seasons with the Indianapolis Colts in 1998 and 1999. In college, Elias played for the Princeton Tigers football team where he was an All-American.

Barnegat Mayor Jeffrey Melchiondo, members of the Barnegat Township Committee, Assemblywoman DiAnne C. Gove (R-District 9), and Barnegat Township Board of Education President Lisa B.Becker will be making remarks.