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Stay Local This Memorial Day Weekend

Memorial Day Weekend events in Lacey Township

Avoid the traffic and spend your Memorial Day weekend local. There is something for everyone, as multiple events will be held in Lacey Township this weekend.

Friday, May 25
Patriotic Senior Connection Luncheon

The Lacey Township Municipal Alliance will be holding their monthly senior connection luncheon at Community Hall at 11:30 a.m. This month’s theme will be patriotic in honor of Memorial Day. Admission is $6 at the door. For more information call 609-693-8223.

Saturday, May 26
Annual Coin Toss
This weekend, the Lanoka Harbor Fire Department will be holding their annual Memorial Day coin toss at Lacey ShopRite. It will be Saturday and Sunday from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Any amount donated is greatly appreciated, they said. 

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Veterans Cemetery Service
The Municipal Alliance is also sponsoring a trip for township residents to the Brigadier General William C. Doyle Veterans Cemetery in Wrightstown, NJ for a Memorial Day Parade and a ceremony to honor veterans. 

Meet at Town Hall at 8:30 a.m. The parade is at 10 a.m. and the visit to the memorial cemetery will follow. Lunch will be at Heritage Restaurant in Whiting. Admission is $16.

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Saturday, May 26
Memorial Service and Picnic
A Memorial Day Picnic will be held at the Lacey Elks Lodge on Beach Boulevard in Forked River from 12:30 p.m.

A memorial service will take place at 12 pm. with music to follow by Shorty Long.

Admission is $15; free for ages 6 and younger. For further information call 609-693-9831.

Monday, May 28

The parade begins at the Lacey United Methodist Church at 10 a.m. and will end at Bicentennial Park, next to the municipal building. At Bicentennial Park, various military and civic organizations will lay wreaths. There will also be a fly over with missing man formation. For more information call 609-693-6833.


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