Memorial Day Parade
Plumsted Township’s Memorial Day Parade returns Monday, May 30. Activities kick off at 10 a.m. with the parade beginning at 1:01 p.m. American Legion Post 455 will hold their Memorial Day Ceremony following the parade (2 Meadowbrook Lane).
The parade will start at Bright Road at 1:01 p.m. and follow along North Main Street, Main Street and Jacobstown Road to Meadowbrook Lane. In addition to our stores and restaurants along the parade route that will be open and ready to serve you, visit our displays by these local businesses and organizations:
10 AM at 73 Main Street
- Aqua Mech
- Bible Baptist Church
- Bill Lewis, author of Piney Tribe
- BSA Troop 19
- C&D’s Custom Creations by Carole & Desirea
- Ms. Goetz’s Classroom
- New Egypt Historical Society
- New Egypt High School Engineering Academy’s Emery’s pie fundraiser
- Plumsted Drug and Alcohol Alliance
- Plumsted Municipal Utility Authority
- Plumsted Presbyterian Church/Sabbath House/Community Garden
- Plumsted Township Republican Club
- Plumsted T-N-R
- Studio ‘533
1:00 PM Moment of Silence
As we gather as a community, please join us in a moment of silence in honor of those who have lost their lives at Robb Elementary School.
1:01 PM Plumsted Memorial Day Parade
- Plumsted Police Department
- American Legion Post 455 Color Guard
- American Legion Post 455 walking unit
- American Legion Post 455 Motorcycles
- American Legion Post 455 float
- Grand Marshals—Bob Distelcaph, USMC, and Rea Smith, USAF, in a 1949 Willys-Overland Jeepster, owned by Timothy and Judy Hagar
- Cub Scout Pack 9
- New Egypt Troop 9
- BSA Troop 19
- New Egypt High School Marching Band
- 1950 Ford F-1 Pickup and 1969 Dodge Charger, owned by Russell and Carissa Mecionis
- Assemblyman Robert Clifton and Township Committee
- New Egypt BSA Troop 109
- Rockin’ Warriors
- New Egypt Recreation Girls Softball
- Bible Baptist Church float
- New Egypt Recreation Baseball
- Girl Scouts of New Egypt
- Pemberton High School Band
- New Egypt Speedway—Kevin Vaclavicek, Ryan Simmons, Bill Liecitka, Duane Nixon, Jason Dunn, Dillon Morris, South Jersey Qtr. Midgets, and Creston Hydraulics
- New Egypt Elks Lodge #2457 Motorcycles
- New Egypt Volunteer Fire Company No. 1
- Jacobstown Volunteer Fire Company
Downtown Eateries
- Anthony’s Italian Restaurant – lunch, cold drinks
- CVS – cold drinks, snacks
- El Aguila Deli – lunch, cold drinks, snacks
- New Egypt Marketplace – deli sandwiches, cold drinks, snacks
- PoPo No. 5 Chinese Restaurant – lunch, cold drinks
- Scott’s Country Market – breakfast, lunch, hot and cold drinks, snacks
- Super Mich – cold drinks, snacks
- Tootie’s – breakfast, lunch, ice cream window opens at noon
- Wawa – breakfast, lunch, hot and cold drinks, snacks
Parking
North Main Street, Main Street, and Jacobstown Road to Meadowbrook Lane will be our parade route with no parking, but other street parking is available where permitted. Parking lots are available in the following locations:
- North Main Street – Elementary school parking lot
- Main Street - Two municipal parking lots
- Evergreen Road – Two municipal parking lots, middle and high school parking lots
- Brindletown Road – Recreation field parking lot
- Pine Street – Recreation field parking lot
- Brynmore Road – Recreation field parking lots
Public Restrooms
73 Main Street–Porta potties, including handicapped accessible