More Parade Pix

Wheels of all kinds were rolling on Front Street in the July Fourth parade Saturday.

Here are police officers on specially equipped bicycles.

This is not a Segway, it is a T3 Motion vehicle used by the Police Division.

The Police Division also has motorcycles and a massive Mobile Command Unit.

Another kind of horsepower was represented by these two Percherons, who will be pulling this wagon around town to collect food waste for recycling to biofuel and animal feed. Read more about Olive Lynch's Green Waste Technologies here.

Flags from all over were on display in front of the YWCA.

It's a grand old flag and a grand new banner in front of the Senior Center.

I learned something by looking up the flag of Barbados. Blue is for the sky and the sea, gold for the island's sand and beaches. The trident is the symbol of Neptune and the broken shaft represents the island's break with Britain. The flag became official in 1966. Barbados is the homeland of Adrian Mapp

More flags! This van was parked near the scene of a three-day festival marking the independence of the United States, an event geared to Latino Plainfielders who come from many countries.

And here is Maria Santiago on the parade route Saturday, ready to register voters in Spanish or English. This election year includes an August 13 special primary and October 16 special election to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacancy caused by the death of Sen. Frank Lautenberg. Click here to see all 2013 election dates.And don't forget to vote!

--Bernice