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More Than 100 Vehicles Join Special Memorial Day Parade For Seniors In Bergen More Than 100 Vehicles Join Special Memorial Day Parade For Seniors In Bergen
More Than 100 Vehicles Join Special Memorial Day Parade For Seniors In Bergen PHOTOS/VIDEO: What began as a loving gesture blossomed into a genuine Memorial Day parade, complete with emergency vehicles and classic cars, at a pair of Bergen County nursing homes. More than 100 vehicles were backed up for blocks Monday as they headed through the Buckingham Care and Rehabilitation Center and Brentwood Manor Residential Care Center, both in Norwood. Norwood firefighters, Rockland paramedics and other emergency responders joined drivers from the Restored Rusty Relics classic car club and loved ones in a caravan that wove around the facilities. “Because of the cancellati…
Street Closures Announced For Newark North Ward Tree-Lighting Ceremony Street Closures Announced For Newark North Ward Tree-Lighting Ceremony
Street Closures Announced For Newark North Ward Tree-Lighting Ceremony A parade and tree lighting is scheduled in Newark's North Ward Friday, police said.  The events, sponsored by North Ward Councilman Anibal Ramos, will be held from 5 to 9 p.m., although streets will be closed down several hours before the festivities begin.  The parade  will begin at 5:30 p.m. at Verona and Summer avenues. The parade route will travel westbound on Verona Avenue to Mt. Prospect Avenue, turning left onto Mt. Prospect Avenue and ending at Common Thread Park, located at Mt. Prospect Avenue and Mt. Prospect Place. The tree lighting ceremony will begin after the pa…
S. Plainfield Cancels Labor Day Parade, Explosive Devices Found Near Route S. Plainfield Cancels Labor Day Parade, Explosive Devices Found Near Route
S. Plainfield Cancels Labor Day Parade, Explosive Devices Found Near Route Officials in South Plainfield Monday have cancelled a Labor Day parade and other activities over what officials described only as a "security concern."  Officials did not immediately provide any information about the nature of the threat. A large police presence was seen Monday in Spring Lake Park and the parade route was closed off, according to a published report.  NJ.com reported that the parade was cancelled when about half a dozen pipe bomb-like devices were found on a property near the parade route. No direct threat was made but a man in his 50s is in police custody, NJ.com …