Double-Check Holiday Event Dates

Asked to approve a $13,500 tab for fireworks, City Council members asked the administration to make sure there was adequate publicity for the July 1 date.

The fireworks will be held in Cedar Brook Park and the council was also asked to approve paying Union County an $8,484 deposit to assure proper cleanup.

By holding the event on the Friday before the holiday, the city will save money on personnel costs. The same consideration caused last year's fireworks to be held on an alternate date. This year's parade will be on Saturday, July 2; last year, it was also on the Saturday before the holiday.

So far, the public will have to scrounge around a bit on the city web site to access the parade and fireworks information. Here is a link in case you can't find it.

So remember, fireworks on July 1, parade on July 2, federal holiday on July 4.

Meanwhile, get your summer party mood on by attending the downtown block party sponsored by the Special Improvement District, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on June 25, East Front Street between Park and Watchung.

--Bernice