Military & Veterans

SOMERVILLE, NJ - Today is recognized as Flag Day in the United States, but the borough will wait until Friday, June 18 for its official celebration on the green surrounding the Historic Somerset County Courthouse.

Flag Day commemorates the adoption of the flag of the United States on June 14, 1777, by resolution of the Second Continental Congress:

"Resolved, That the flag of the ...

SOMERVILLE, NJ - The Somerville Elks Lodge #1068 are proud to bring back the annual Flag Day event, canceled last year by the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions.

The Flag Day Country Music Festival, from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Friday, June 18th, will be held on the grounds of the historic Somerset County Courthouse on East Main Street.

Open to the public, the event is free.

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SOMERVILLE, NJ - Proud veterans snapped to salute and joined residents and public officials on the hallowed grounds of New Cemetery on South Bridge Street to commemorate the nation's war dead and honor the service of those who defended the USA during a 40-minute Memorial Day service.

The American flag flew at half-staff as several hundred gathered in a semi-circle in front of the portable ...

HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - The township's annual Memorial Day Parade scheduled for Saturday, May 29 has been canceled due to inclement weather in the forecast.

However, the Salute to Veterans Breakfast will be held indoors at the Peter J. Biondi Municipal Building at 7:30 a.m. for those veterans and their guests who have registered for the event.  The breakfast will be followed ...

SOMERVILLE, NJ - As they did last year, Mayor Dennis Sullivan and the Somerville Borough Council will join with American Legion Post 12 in the traditional Memorial Day Ceremony at New Cemetery on South Bridge Street.

The program will feature historical readings, musical selections, and military salutes.

Concerns with the COVID-19 virus forced cancellation of the 2021 Memorial Day ...

SOMERVILLE, NJ  - Elm Avenue wends its way through the quiet solitude of the New Cemetery on South Bridge Street, with 19th and 20th-century gravestones and massive concrete monoliths off to each side of the packed dirt pathway.

It is just one of many pathways that lead visitors to the final resting place of relatives and notable citizens of the borough, but it stands out from the others ...