Come Celebrate Berkeley At Berkeley Pride Day On Saturday

BERKELEY TOWNSHIP, NJ - Berkeley Community Pride Day is a chance for township residents to celebrate the town they live in.

This year's event will run from 10 a.m. on Saturday at Veterans Park in Bayville until a fireworks display early in the evening. It's the summer swan song for a long list of events presented by the township's recreation department.

"This is our Founder's day," Mayor Carmen F. Amato Jr. said. "The name was changed by the late Mayor Bill Zimmerann Jr. to show our pride in Berkeley."

Berkeley was born on March 31, 1875, when the township - once part of Dover Township - was incorporated. It has a number of sections, including Bayville, Pinewald, South Seaside Park and the senior communities in the western portion of the township.

Community Pride Day will have a number of vendors, local non-profits, community groups and local businesses with booths. There will also be children's rides and games.

The Sounds of Summer concert series ends with performances by the Sounds of The Street, a Doo Wop group, followed by the Infernos Band. The celebration will end with a fireworks display. Don't forget to bring a chair.

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