Day Parade May 31
New Egypt Memorial
Day Parade May 31
The New Egypt Memorial Day Parade will be held May 31 at 1 p.m. Lineup will be at noon on Bright Road and the parade will step off at 1 p.m. sharp. The parade will continue down Main Street to the American Legion Post on Meadow-brook Lane. Anyone interested in participating in the parade may contact Bonnie at (609) 758-7314. Those entering a float in the parade must line up for judging by 12:15 p.m. All parade participants should enter Bright Road from the Evergreen Road end of the street in order to maintain order. Immediately following the parade the American Legion Post will conduct services honoring all military men and women.
Jackson Memorial Day
parade slated for May 31
Jackson Veterans of Foreign War Post 4703 Commander Bill Bechtel and Memorial Day Chairman Larry StLaurent have announced that Maj. Gen. Donald Campbell, USAR, will be the principal speaker at the Jackson Memorial Day parade and services to be held May 31 at 10 a.m. Participants should arrive by 9:30 a.m. This year’s parade and services will be dedicated to honor prisoners of war, those missing in action and servicemen and servicewomen currently serving in Iraq. The parade will start at the Jackson municipal parking lot on Route 528 and will end at the veterans monument in front of the police department. All organizations are invited to march or participate with a float in the parade. The public is invited to attend.
Farmingdale Memorial
Day parade May 31
Farmingdale will host its annual Memorial Day parade on May 31 at 1 p.m. Grand Marshal William Hall will lead the parade in an antique Model A Ford. The parade route will begin at the Farming-dale Elementary School on Academy Street, across to Main Street, to Smith Street and Grant Street and back to Academy Street.
Making Farmingdale’s parade a bit unique this year are its parade king and queen. Wearing crowns, "King" William Neyhart, 10, and "Queen" Kayla Kraft, 10, will be parading down the streets of the town in a "rumble seat" behind an antique car. The Howell High School band, the Farmingdale Elementary School band and the Howell Middle School North band are scheduled to participate.