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Denville, NJ Morris County

#Denville’s Annual Memorial Day Parade

Denville Police Department
Sunday May 27th, 2018 :: 08:47 a.m. EDT

Advisory

Denville Township’s annual Memorial Day Parade will be held on Monday, May 28th, beginning at 10:00 a.m

Denville Township’s annual Memorial Day Parade will be held on Monday, May 28th, beginning at 10:00 a.m. The parade route will be as follows: East Main Street (near the ACME Shopping Center) to Bloomfield Avenue to Broadway to West Main Street to Righter Avenue through St. Mary’s Church parking lot to Savage Road. The parade will conclude with ceremonies held at the Denville Cemetery.

As a result of the parade, the following roads will be closed as indicated:

– East Main Street, between Menagh Avenue and Diamond Spring Road, beginning at approximately 9:40 a.m. (East Main Street between Bloomfield Avenue and Diamond Spring Road will remain closed for the duration of the parade)

– Bloomfield Avenue, between East Main Street and Broadway, beginning at approximately 9:40 a.m.

– Broadway, entire length, beginning at 9:50 a.m.

– West Main Street, entire length, beginning at approximately 9:55 a.m. (there will be no access into Denville Center from Route 46 at the former Wendy’s)

– Righter Avenue, entire length, beginning at approximately 9:55 a.m.

– Savage Road, between Route 46 and Katherine Street, beginning at approximately 10:15 a.m.

There will also be no access onto Route 46 from either Myers Avenue or St. Mary’s Place. All traffic on southbound Diamond Spring Road will be diverted onto East Main Street as gaps in the parade allow. All roads, with the exception of East Main Street noted above, will reopen as soon as the parade passes.

Anyone not attending the parade is strongly advised to plan an alternate route around the area. Any traffic going to or from St. Clare’s Hospital should access Pocono Road via the Boulevard in Mountain Lakes.

Address/Location
Denville Police Department
1 St Marys Pl
Denville, NJ 07834

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 973-627-4900

Memorial Day vs. Veterans Day

Many people confuse Memorial Day and Veterans Day. Memorial Day is a day for remembering and honoring military personnel who died in the service of their country, particularly those who died in battle or as a result of wounds sustained in battle.

Even though those that died are also remembered on Veterans Day; it is the day set aside to thank and honor ALL who served—in wartime or peacetime—and whether they died or survived.

Veterans Day is always observed officially on November 11, regardless of the day of the week on which it falls.

Memorial Day is celebrated on the last Monday of May to honor the men and women who have died while serving in the military.

The custom of honoring ancestors by cleaning cemeteries and decorating graves is an ancient and worldwide tradition. Poppies are also worn.

The wearing of poppies in honor of America’s war dead is traditionally done on Memorial Day (not Veterans Day). The origin of the red poppy as a modern-day symbol of this day was actually the idea of an American woman, Miss Moina Michael.

The practice of wearing of poppies was further inspired by the poem:

“In Flanders Fields,” by Canadian soldier John McCrae

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

#Denville’s Own Steve Forte and Chief Wagner On School Security

Watch #Denville’s own @cwags28 Chief Wagner of @DenvillePD and @DenvilleSchool Superintendent Steve Forte speak on our successful collaboration on School Security.

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Denville Police Department

Denville Police Department
Thursday May 24th, 2018 :: 02:50 p.m. EDT

Advisory

Power Outage in the Rt. 53/Bloomfield Avenue area

The Township is currently experiencing a power outage in the areas of Rt. 53 and Bloomfield Ave. The power outage is also affecting the traffic lights at the Rt. 46/Bloomfield Ave. and Rt 53/Indian Rd intersections. Officers are on scene at the intersections to control traffic and JCP&L is on scene investigating the cause of the outage and to restore power.

Address/Location
Denville Police Department
1 St Marys Pl
Denville, NJ 07834

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 973-627-4900