Memorial Day Parade Set in Liberty Corner

The Liberty Corner Fire Company is preparing for its 2015 Memorial Day parade this weekend.

The parade will take place on Memorial Day, Monday, May 25, at 9 a.m. Those marching in the parade will assemble at the Liberty Corner Fire Company at 9 a.m. Parade participants are asked to arrive at the Liberty Corner Firehouse before 9 a.m., at which time Church Street is expected to be closed to traffic.

The parade will proceed down the following route (See map above) :

• Meet at and step off from the Liberty Corner Fire Company, 95 Church St., at 9:30 a.m.
• The parade will proceed down Church Street toward the flag pole and memorial in downtown Liberty Corner.

The parade will feature the Ridge High School band, marching alongside local Scouts and youth sports clubs. Bernards Township police, fire and rescue squad, and veterans from the Lyons Veterans Administration (VA) Medical Center are also expected to be a part of the Memorial Day Parade.

Additionally, Basking Ridge native, Marine Corps Capt. Stanford H. Shaw, III, will be honored with a special plaque that will be permanently on display at Ridge High School. Shaw, a 2002 graduate of Ridge High School, died after a United States Army UH-60Blackhawk Helicopter crashed near Eglin, Florida, at approximately 8:30 p.m. on March 10, according to the United States Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC).

The weather on Monday should be mild, with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. It is expected to be mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent.

For more information, contact Michael Barth of the Liberty Corner Fire Company at 908-647-3530.

(Image via Google Maps)