Hopewell and Pennington held parades Sunday, Monday.
Hopewell and Pennington residents were treated to Memorial Day parades on Sunday and Monday respectively.
Winners of the various awards are as follows:
On Sunday, according to Joseph Kianka, parade chairman, Hopewell Valley American Legion Post 339 and Hopewell Fire Department the parade sponsors awarded the following:
Best Float Senior Group Hopewell Harvest Fair;
Best Float Junior Group Brownie Troop 41;
Best Marching Group, Senior Group 15th N.J. Volunteer Infantry;
Best Marching Group, Junior Group New Millennium Drill Team;
First Place Color Guard Hopewell Township Police Color Guard;
Best Appearing Tractor 1954 Allis Chalmers, Gary Underwood;
Best Appearing Automobile 1927 Buick, Ernie Nemeth;
Best Appearing Ambulance Amwell Valley Fire Department;
Best Appearing Rescue Pennington First Aid Squad;
Best Appearing Aerial Montgomery 2 Fire Department;
Best Appearing Tanker Union Fire Company;
Best Appearing Fire Department Montgomery 2 Fire Department.
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Emily Schwab of Pennington Parks and Recreation Commission announced the following winners:
Senior Marching Unit first, Pennington Fire Company and Ladies Auxiliary; second, Hopewell Valley American Legion Post 339 Color Guard.
Junior Marching Unit first, Brownie Troop 1843; second, Girl Scout Troop 648.
Group Floats first, Pennington Business and Professional Association with Blawenburg Band; second, Pennington Presbyterian Nursery School.
Music first, Hopewell Valley Central High School band; second, The Newt Stewart Band.
Judges Choice Valley Veterans Group under the direction of Sevy DiCocco.
Service Equipment: Best in Show first, Hopewell Fire and Rescue Antique Pumper; second, Pennington Fire Deputy Chief Stewart Schwab.
Judges Choice first, Pennington Fire Ladder; second, Pennington Police.
Best Decorated first, Union Fire and Rescue Tanker Truck; second, Pennington First Aid.
Kids on Bikes: Best Group Costume first, Liam Foster, Jake Deveau, Bryanna Deveau; second, Janet and Cicely Mills .
Best Two-wheeler Costume first, Laura Rodriguez; second, Avery Bell.
Best Decorated Wagon Sammy Hoops.
Best Decorated Stroller or Baby Buggy first, Chase Avery; second, Caroline and David Phillips.
Best Decorated Three-wheeler first, Fina Foster; second, Bobby Dorsett.
Best Decorated Two-wheeler first, Virginia Cummings; second, Madison Blouth.
Best Decorated Scooter first, Ian Green; second, Ava Tartaglia and John Tanguay .
Best Decorated Helmet first, Max Foster; second, John Salyerds.
Best Bike Pair first, Emily Fink and Chandler Kirby; second, Michael and Myles Ackerson.
Group: First, McDonough Clan (Katie, Carolyn, Maria and Kimberly); second, BB Bombers (Josh Beloff, Nicolas Bregenzer and Evan Bregenzer).
Judges Choice East Franklin Wheelers (Eliao, Isaac and Aaron Lieboff, Julia and Tyler Kennedy and Kyle and Clayton Haines).