Today remember the men and women who died while in military service. Attend a local service and/or parade with your family:
Montclair Memorial Day Service
Who: All ages.
What: Annual Memorial Day service. Mayor Jerry Fried will preside as Master of Ceremonies.
Where: Edgemont Park, Valley Road, Montclair, NJ, 07043.
When: Monday, May 31 at 10 am.
Glen Ridge Memorial Day Parade
Who: All ages.
What: Memorial day parade, service and town picnic with entertainment, amusements and food.
Where: Parade starts at Sherman Avenue and Baldwin Street. The march will proceed to the memorial in front of Ridgewood Avenue School, where the traditional service of remembrance will take place. The town picnic will be at Hurrell Field after the service.
When: Monday, May 31. Parade starts at 11 am and everything follows.
Nutley Memorial Day Parade
Who: All ages.
What: 91st annual Memorial Day service. Opening Ceremonies in the Nutley Park Oval with parade to immediately follow.
Guest speaker Lt. Col. John Langston of the New Jersey Division of Military and Veterans Affairs
Where: Franklin Avenue (Between Vreeland Ave and High Street), Nutley, NJ.
When: Monday, May 31 at 10 am.
Bloomfield Memorial Day Service and Parade
Who: All ages.
What: Services take place on the lawn of the firehouse, conducted by the Bloomfield Exempt Firemen’s Association and FMBA Local No. 19. The parade kicks off from Brookside Park and proceed down Broad Street. Following the parade, there will be a picnic at the Newark-Bloomfield Elks Lodge.
Where: Service – Lawn of the firehouse / Parade start – Brookside Park and proceed down Broad Street / Picnic – Newark-Bloomfield Elks Lodge at 26 Bloomfield Avenue, Bloomfield.
When: Monday, May 31 at 8:30 am. Parade at 9:30 am.
Verona Memorial Day Parade
Who: All ages.
What: Memorial Day parade and service.
Where: Everett Field, across the street from the Verona Firehouse on Bloomfield Avenue. The march will end at the Civic Center near Town Hall, also on Bloomfield Avenue.
When: Monday, May 31 at 10 am.
West Orange Memorial Day Ceremony
Who: All ages.
What: Mayor John F. McKeon will present nine local combat veterans with the New Jersey Distinguished Service Medal during the township’s annual Memorial Day ceremony
Where: Town Hall, 66 Main Street, West Orange, NJ.
When: Monday, May 31 at 10 am.