Memorial Day Ceremony, Parade In Colts Neck

COLTS NECK. N.J.— The township will commemorate Memorial Day on Monday, May 30, with its annual Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony at Fire House No. 2, 50 Conover Road.

The events combine as one of the highlights of the year when the Colts Neck Community gathers to pay tribute to those military personnel who died while on active duty.

The parade begins at 10:30 am at Township Hall, 124 Cedar Drive, and ends at the firehouse.

There will be opportunities for youngsters to march with Colts Neck Sport Foundation teams along with other township organizations, such as the Daisys, Brownies, Girl Scouts, Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts.

Youth can also ride on a decorated bicycle, after the decorated bicycle contest, to be held at Town Hall at 10 a.m. For information about the bicycle contest, see the rules on the township website.

A shuttle bus will provide transportation between Town Hall and Fire House No. 2 starting at 9:30 a.m. from Town Hall (no bicycles).

Memorial Day honors the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. It was originally known as Decoration Day and originated in the years following the Civil War, according to History.com. It became an official federal holiday in 1971.