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Parades honoring those who served and those who lost their lives, as well as other events, are on tap for Sunday and Monday.
There are a number of parades and remembrance ceremonies scheduled in Ocean County Sunday and Monday to mark Memorial Day.
Most towns are holding their ceremonies for all those who served in all branches on Monday, but there are two events that bear singling out:
In Barnegat on Sunday, there will be a memorial ceremony presented by the local Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10092 and American Legion Post 232 at 10 a.m. at Fred Watts Gazebo Park, at the corner of Route 9 and Bay Avenue.
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On Monday, the Jersey Shore Base submarine veterans will hold a memorial service at the Submarine Memorial at Mathis Plaza, on Route 166 overlooking the Toms River, honoring the lives of sailors lost on submarines. The memorial service will follow on the heels of the Toms River Memorial Day parade, according to the South Toms River borough website.
Here are the services by town in Ocean County for Memorial Day:
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BARNEGAT
Sunday, 10 a.m., Memorial Ceremony presented by the VFW & The American Legion, at Fred Watts Gazebo Park corner of Route 9 and Bay Avenue.
Monday, 10 a.m., the parade begins at Bay Avenue and goes north on Route 9 to the American Legion.
BEACH HAVEN
Monday, 10 a.m. Parade from Taylor Avenue, down Bay Avenue to Engelside Avenue to Veterans Park for a service.
BEACHWOOD
Monday, 10 a.m. Parade from the Beachwood Firehouse to Memorial Park for a ceremony at 11 a.m.
BRICK
Monday, 10 a.m. Parade from Foodtown parking lot, west on Route 70 to Chambersbridge Road and to the municipal complex for a ceremony.
EAGLESWOOD
Sunday, services at West Creek Cemetery at 11:25 a.m. and Staffordville Cemetery at 11:50 a.m.
JACKSON
Monday, 10 a.m. Parade hosted by VFW Post 4703 and sponsored by the Jackson Township Policemen’s Benevolent Association Local 168. Leaving from Jackson Memorial High School.
LACEY
Monday, 10 a.m. Parade leaves from the United Methodist Church and marches along Lacey Road to the municipal building for a service.
LAKEHURST
Monday, 1 p.m. Ceremony at Lake Horicon, Union Avenue and Lake Street.
LAKEWOOD
Monday, 10 a.m. Parade from Clifton Avenue to North Lake Drive.
LAVALLETTE
Monday, 11 a.m. at Memorial Gardens, Bay Boulevard and New Brunswick Avenue.
LITTLE EGG HARBOR
Monday, 10 a.m. 37th Annual Little Egg Harbor Memorial Day Parade, begins at 665 Radio Road.
MANCHESTER
Monday, 10 a.m., Parade leaves from Monroe Avenue and Bayonne Avenue and proceeds to the World War II Memorial Park, located at Lake Road in Whiting.
OCEAN GATE
Monday, 1 p.m. Ceremony at Veterans’ Memorial Park, Ocean Gate Drive.
PINE BEACH
Monday, 1 p.m. Ceremony at Pine Beach Firehouse, 525 Prospect Ave.
PLUMSTED/NEW EGYPT
Monday, 1 p.m. Parade on Main Street.
SEASIDE HEIGHTS
Monday, 11 a.m. Service at the American Legion, 1400 Bay Boulevard.
SHIP BOTTOM
Monday, 1 p.m. Service in front of Borough Hall, 1621 Long Beach Blvd.
SOUTH TOMS RIVER
Monday, 11 a.m. South Toms River Submarine Vets’ Memorial Day Ceremony, Mathis Plaza, Route 166.
STAFFORD TOWNSHIP
Sunday, 10 a.m. Service at the municipal building, 260 E. Bay Ave.
TOMS RIVER
Monday, 9:30 a.m. Parade from Highland Parkway down Main Street to Washington Street to the front of Town Hall for a ceremony.
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