WEST ORANGE, NJ — In its first public event in 15 months, West Orange Township and the West Orange High School’s Junior Air Force ROTC honored the 156 residents who died while serving in our armed forces, and recognized future heroes during the annual Memorial Day ceremony. Township officials, members of the West Orange Police […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — South Orange Village held its annual Memorial Day ceremony on May 31, recognizing all those service men and women who have given their lives in defense of the United States. “The best way we can honor our fallen soldiers is to take care of their surviving brothers and sisters both today […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ — In preparation for Memorial Day, the Belleville Historical Society made sure that American flags were in place at the graves of the Belleville young men killed in action and now buried in several local cemeteries. As a member of the Medal of Honor Historical Society, the Belleville Historical Society also set additional […]
NEWARK, NJ — On Tuesday, May 25, Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr., center, hosted a wreath-laying ceremony in Essex County Veterans Memorial Park to commemorate Memorial Day. Standing in front of the Armed Forces Memorial with the county executive are, from left, Assemblywoman Eliana Pintor Marin, Essex County Chief of Staff Phil Alagia, […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — On May 29, the city of East Orange honored former Mayor Thomas Cooke Jr., who died May 18, by renaming in his honor the corner of Hawthorne and Central avenues, a place he called home for more than three decades. Viewers watched as the virtual ceremony was broadcast via the city’s […]
NEWARK, NJ — On Monday, May 25, Catholic Cemeteries of the Archdiocese of Newark joined thousands of Catholic cemeteries nationwide with an online video broadcast of its annual Memorial Day Mass and program, “Serving God and Country: A Memorial Day Salute to Our Heroes.” The annual program honors men and women who died while serving […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — East Orange honored veterans, especially those who gave their lives while in the armed forces, on Memorial Day, as well as former Mayor Thomas H. Cooke Jr., who died May 18. “I am honored to be standing here this morning,” Mayor Ted Green said at the ceremony, which was livestreamed to […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Unable to hold their traditional Memorial Day ceremony at Meadowland Park due to the stay-at-home orders resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, South Orange residents still found a way. A virtual ceremony was livestreamed on the village’s Facebook page, honoring military members who lost their lives. “This is a day to pay […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Glen Ridge’s annual Memorial Day parade couldn’t make its way down Ridgewood Avenue this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting stay-at-home orders, but that didn’t stop the borough. A livestreamed ceremony from Glen Ridge Congregational Church was followed by the Glen Ridge High School marching band’s virtual parade, […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — On Monday, May 25, Bloomfield will hold a Memorial Day wreath dedication ceremony starting at the Civic Center at 9:30 a.m. and ending at the Soldiers and Sailors Monument. The event will be closed to the public due to COVID-19 and will be broadcast on WBMA-TV later that afternoon. “The Bloomfield Memorial […]