SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD — The Scotch Plains-Fanwood 2024 Memorial Day Parade Committee has announced that the parade will be held on Monday, May 27. The theme of this year’s parade is “80th Anniversary of D-Day — Never Was So Much Owed to So Few.”

There will be a memorial service and presentation of wreaths at 9 a.m. in Fanwood at the north-side train station. A memorial tribute and laying of wreaths will take place at 10 a.m. at the gazebo located at Park Avenue and Front Street in downtown Scotch Plains.

Starting at 10:45 a.m. at the gazebo in downtown Scotch Plains, the Memorial Day Parade will proceed along Park Avenue, move down Martine Avenue into downtown Fanwood and end at La Grande Park in Fanwood.

Individuals or organizations interested in participating in the parade are invited to contact Bob LaCosta at (908) 939-8448 or blacosta@scotchplainsnj.com.