Tag: Memorial Day
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Honor veterans on POW/MIA Recognition Day
Our country is founded on the men and women who have fought and sacrificed for the freedom that we hold so dear. Of the millions of men and women who have served in our military forces, both past and present, 82,000 remain missing from various conflicts. Every September, we as a nation remember and honor…
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South Brunswick High School Concert Choir performs in D.C. over Memorial Day weekend
PHOTOS COURTESY OF VIRGINIA KRAFT The South Brunswick High School Concert Choir traveled to Washington, D.C. over the Memorial Day weekend, invited to perform as part of the National Memorial Day Festival Choir. The featured performance was in concert with the United States Air Force Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts…
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Hillsborough honors veterans at annual breakfast event
As part of Hillsborough Township’s annual acknowledgment to local veterans on Memorial Day, the municipality held its 14th annual “Salute to Veterans Breakfast.” The event was held at the township municipal building on May 25 when township officials, residents and local service men and women gathered to enjoy a catered breakfast sponsored by multiple organizations…
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Florence Township’s American Legion honors fallen veterans
Florence Township’s Francis W. Robbins American Legion Post 194 honored the nation’s veterans with a unique event on Memorial Day weekend. With municipal officials, residents and members of the post gathered at the township’s Oak Street Monument on May 26, post members were escorted by the township police department and motorcyclists to conduct a ceremony…
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Bordentown Township unveils new monument for local veterans at Memorial Day services
Gathered in front of the township municipal building, Bordentown officials and residents honored the nation’s veterans on May 27 with a special Memorial Day event. In the midst of the event’s annual Memorial Day processions, a new monument was unveiled during the ceremony to recognize Bordentown’s service men and women. The “Hometown Hero Monument” was…
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Memorial Day parade, ceremony set for May 27 in Metuchen
The Metuchen Area Chamber of Commerce will hold its 92nd annual parade and ceremony for Memorial Day on May 27. The parade begins at 10 a.m. from Brunswick Avenue and Edgar School, proceeding north on Main Street to New Street. Those who would like to join the flag raising ceremony at Memorial Park should gather…
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145th Memorial Day parade to be held in Freehold Borough on May 27
FREEHOLD – In addition to honoring individuals who died in service to the nation, Freehold Borough’s annual commemoration of Memorial Day will pay tribute to the centennial anniversary of the borough, a veterans organization and a lifelong resident of the town who was the last surviving sibling of six brothers who fought in World War…
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Adams Athletic Club to hold Memorial Day breakfast, ceremony on May 27
The Adams Athletic Club will serve as the host to its Memorial Day ceremony at 10 a.m. on May 27 at Sabella Park, Cozzens Lane, North Brunswick. There will be breakfast at 9:30 a.m. at the Adams AC, 1210 Cozzens Lane, across from the park, off Hartland Commons.