Celebrating Memorial Day In New Jersey

Bergenfield: Monday, May 31, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. This yearthe parade route needed to be changed because of the culvert reconstruction on New Bridge Road. They plan to assemble on West Church Street and proceed south on Prospect Avenue onto New Bridge Road passing the reviewing stand at Veterans Memorial Park

Bradley Beach: The 2010 Annual Memorial Day Parade will start Saturday, May 29th at 10am on Ocean Avenue and Bradley Blvd.  The Memorial Day Weekend Arts & Crafts Fair will be held on Saturday and Sunday. Food, craft vendors and activities for everyone at the beachfront.

Clifton: Monday, May, 31, 2010. The parade will start at 9am at Allwood Road and Hepburn Road.

Dumont: Monday, May 31, 2010. Parade will start at 10 am, and following the completion of the parade, a final Memorial service will take place at Memorial Park. The parade is 1.9 miles in length and starts at Pershing Street and proceeds from East Madison Avenue to Washington Avenue. The parade will proceed north on Washington Avenue turning right on to Grant Avenue. From there, Grant Avenue to Charles Street, Charles to Linden, and Linden back to Pershing Street (Memorial Park).  This route does not cross any railroad tracks.

Freehold: The 135th Freehold Memorial Day Parade will be held Monday, May 31, 2010. The parade kicks off at Brinckerhoff and Main Streets at 10 am. The Freehold Memorial Day Parade is the oldest and largest such parade in Western Monmouth County, with an average of more than 70 units participating each year. The parade features many military units, veterans groups, bands, fire departments, EMS squads, youth groups, custom designed floats and civilian units.

Glassboro: Monday, May 31, 2010. Annual Memorial Day Parade, starts at 10 am, on Lehigh and works its way into Glassboro’s Downtown. The Parade features Mummer brigades, all military division representatives, local pageant winners, local and professional bands, balloons and lots of fun stuff for the kids. At the end of the parade, a military dedication for the members of our community who have lost their lives during combat is held at the local Fire Department and Memorial Garden on High Street. This year there will also be a special dedication of a Civil War Memorial. Also, this year they are bringing back the Children’s parade. Children ages 5-12 are encouraged to decorate their bicycles and join in on the parade. Parents must accompany their children throughout the entire parade route.

Maplewood: Monday, May 31, 2010. The parade assembles at the Columbia High School Student Parking Lot on West Parker Avenue at 8:30 a.m. Marchers include veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces and members of various community and youth groups which have notified the VFW in advance of their participation. The parade starts at 9 a.m. The parade route is as follows: West Parker Avenue to Maplewood Avenue to Baker Street to Valley Street to Town Hall. A brief memorial ceremony on the steps of town hall is held immediately following the parade.

Newton: Monday, May 24, 2010 at 10 am. Parade runs down Spring Street to Moran Street, ending at Memory Park. 

Old Bridge: Monday, May 31, 2010. Parade will start at 9:30 a.m. at Memorial School

Princeton:   Memorial Day Parade, Saturday May 29, 2010, starts at 10am from the corner of Princeton Ave and Nassau St , goes to Princeton Boro Hall for a short ceremony at Boro Hall at 11am.  Veterans are encouraged to be in the parade.

Roselle: May 24, 2010 at 10 a.m. The parade starts at Harrison and E 2nd Avenue and ends at the Roselle Library. Banners and floats are encouraged. If your group would like to participate, contact Joe O'Halloran at 908-241-9154.

South Amboy: May 22, 2010 at 1 pm. The city will be holding this year’s Memorial Day parade and celebration a week before the holiday to encourage more participation in the annual salute to U.S. servicemen and women. The parade route will begin at the Knights of Columbus on 4th Street, then proceed down Stevens Avenue to John Street, then up Broadway to City Hall

Stone Harbor: Monday, May 31, 2010 - Ceremony & Open House, 12noon. Ceremony at 96th Street & Beach, Open House at American Legion 117th St & Second Ave.

West Windsor: Monday, May 31, 2010 - 11:00 a.m. Begins at West Windsor-Plainsboro High School, South Ceremony: 12:00 (Noon) – West Windsor Municipal Complex corner of Clarksville Road and North Post Road.

Wyckoff: The parade will begin on Monday, May 31, 2010 at 11:30 AM at Wyckoff Avenue at Cornerstone Christian Church, which is located at 495 Wyckoff Avenue and turn left, onto Wyckoff Ave., continue down Wyckoff Ave. before turning right on Main Street, turn right on Franklin Ave. and end behind Town Hall at the Ambulance Corp building.

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