Tag: Memorial Day
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Your Turn: Memorial Day is a time to honor, thank service members for their sacrifices
Each year, on the last Monday in May, we celebrate Memorial Day and the unofficial start of summer. We traditionally light up the grill, dip our toes in the pool, enjoy time in the sunshine, or some take trips to the Jersey Shore. But often, lost amid the hamburgers and potato salad and first dips…
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Metuchen to observe Memorial Day with ‘rolling parade,’ student patriotic art contest
By GLORIA STRAVELLI Correspondent METUCHEN – Although the observance is still curtailed by the pandemic, the Borough of Metuchen will again mark the day that honors the men and women who gave their lives while serving in the U.S. military – as it has for more than 90 years. A “rolling” Memorial Day Parade led…
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Lawrence Memorial Day parade will ‘reclaim’ ‘normalcy’
Lawrence Township’s annual Memorial Day parade is on, according to Lawrence Township officials. The parade was canceled last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Parade marchers will step off at 10 a.m. May 29 from the Lawrence High School parking lot, then wind their way onto Darrah Lane to Birchwood Knoll and then onto Berwyn…
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Army veteran named Hillsborough grand marshal
Hillsborough resident Thomas Cellilli, Jr., a U.S. Army veteran, has been named Hillsborough Township’s grand marshal for 2021. “Mr. Cellilli was to have been the grand marshal in 2020, when Memorial Day festivities were cancelled due to COVID-19 restrictions,” Lipani said in the statement. “We are pleased to now honor him in 2021.” Cellilli was…
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Opinion: Home of the Brave
I was quite dismayed on these days leading up to Memorial Day. The day which marks the pinnacle of American heroism, now exhibits a fearful population, some even afraid to go out of their homes, fearing attack by an unknown or seen organism. More than 1.3 million Americans sacrificed their lives for this nation. Were…
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Woodbridge will host Memorial Day Service, flag raising ceremony
WOODBRIDGE – Township officials and the township Veterans Alliance will host a Memorial Day Service and flag raising ceremony to honor all service men and women. The service will begin at 11 a.m. outside the township municipal building, 1 Main Street, on May 25. Social distancing protocols will be in place, participants and guests must…
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Metuchen new COVID-19 cases remain low, rolling Memorial Day Parade begins at 10 a.m. on May 25
METUCHEN – Metuchen has 122 total confirmed positive COVID-19 cases as of May 23, which includes two deaths, according to information provided by Middlesex County. The borough will host and livestream a weekend of social distancing Memorial Day events. Art contest posters are in downtown business windows and can be viewed on the Metuchen Arts…
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Old Bridge new COVID-19 cases under five, virtual tribute begins at 10 a.m. on Memorial Day
OLD BRIDGE – Old Bridge officials reported three new positive COVID-19 cases, which bring the total number of cases to 982, according to Old Bridge Mayor Owen Henry in his daily report on May 23. The township has lost 51 residents to COVID-19, according to Middlesex County. Officials have provided updated charts of the cases,…
