Tag: Memorial Day
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Boy Scout Troop 90 pays tribute to fallen U.S. Marine, Eagle Scout
PHOTOS COURTESY OF JOE HOBBS Cub Scout Pack 98 and Boy Scout Troop 90 attended a Memorial Day ceremony at VFW Post 9111 in the Kendall Park section of South Brunswick on May 28. Afterward, members of Troop 90 visited the grave of the late Lance Corporal Sean Estler in the Dayton section of town.…
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Edison parade grand marshal is three-decade member of VFW
EDISON – Michael Meehan, a three-decade member and chaplain of VFW Post 3117, served as grand marshal of the 56th annual Memorial Day Parade in Edison. Meehan served in the U.S. Army’s 25th Infantry Division during the Korean conflict and, after rotating stateside, served in the 11th Airborne Brigade. As a civilian, Meehan had a nearly…
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Parade coordinator puts all the pieces in place for Memorial Day event
For Phyllis Johnson, organizing the local Memorial Day parade is a labor of love. Johnson, the wife of Cranbury Mayor Glenn Johnson, coordinates a parade that is scheduled to step off May 28 beginning at 1 p.m. at Station Road and South Main Street. The route ends at Memorial Park, where there will be a…
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A number of Memorial Day services are set for May 27 and 28 in Woodbridge
Woodbridge Township veteran and public service agencies will sponsor a number of Memorial Day services on May 27 and 28. Colonia VFW Post 6061 will hold a special service in honor of U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Kevin J. Reinhard, who was one of six Marines killed in the line of duty in January 2012.…
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Monroe to hold Memorial Day services on May 28
Monroe will hold a Memorial Day service and wreath laying ceremony on May 28. The ceremony at 9 a.m. will be held at the veteran’s monument in the municipal complex, 1 Municipal Plaza, Monroe. Another ceremony will be held at 9:45 a.m. at the monument in Veterans Park on Avenue K, Monroe. Free bus service…
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Metuchen to hold 91st annual Memorial Day parade, ceremony
The Metuchen Area Chamber of Commerce will sponsor the 91st Annual Memorial Day Parade & Ceremony on May 28. The parade will begin on that Monday at 10 a.m. at Edgar School on Brunswick Avenue, then travel north along Main Street to end at the newly finished plaza at the intersection of New and Pearl streets. The ceremony…
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North Brunswick to hold Memorial Day ceremony on May 28
North Brunswick will hold its annual Memorial Day remembrance ceremony at 11 a.m. on May 28, rain or shine, at Veterans Park, Roosevelt Avenue, North Brunswick. All are welcome to attend. For more information, call 732-247-0922, ext. 475.
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Millstone Township will host Memorial Day service, parade
MILLSTONE – Municipal officials, residents and veterans of the United States armed forces will gather on Stagecoach Road on the morning of May 28 to honor those who died in military service to the nation as Millstone Township holds its annual commemoration of Memorial Day. The events will begin at 7:30 a.m. behind the municipal building,…
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Volunteers replace flags at veterans’ gravesites in North Brunswick
PHOTO COURTESY OF SHERAL ROSSMANN The Woman’s Club of North Brunswick and students from North Brunswick Township High School Model UN Club participated in a pre-Memorial Day activity by replacing tattered American flags at the gravesites of veterans at Elmwood Cemetery in North Brunswick on May 19. Through their volunteer efforts, more than 400 flags…
