Here’s What You Need to Know for Wayne’s Upcoming Memorial Day Parade

WAYNE, NJ – On Monday, we celebrate and remember our family, friends and fellow Americans who laid down their lives for our county, for us and for future generations. In Wayne Township, each year, a parade is held to recognize this special day, and throughout the years it has grown. And every year, Wayne residents flock to the sides of Valley Road to watch the show go by.

Residents are reminded to get to the parade early, before all the curb space is taken.

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The 2024 Memorial Day Parade starts at 10:00am on Monday, May 27, beginning at the Ramapo Shopping Center, and running down Valley Road all the way to Wayne Town Hall. Here a stage will be set for dignitaries and special guests to listen to the speeches that will be given when the parade is over – approximately at 11:30am.

This year’s Parade Grand Marshall is US Army Veteran, Specialist/Team Leader Lionel Torres-Bush, a Wayne Valley High School graduate and current Wayne resident. He will address the crowd at the end of the parade. It will be a special moment, as he will be honoring the man who set the example of service for him – his late father, the former Captain and Deputy Chief of the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office James "Jim" Bush, who passed away last week.

Road Closures

Valley Road will be closed on Monday, May 27 from 9am-1pm between French Hill Road/Riverview Drive and the Hamburg Turnpike. No parking will be permitted from 7am-1pm on the following streets:

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• Lancaster Ct.
• Atherton Ct.
• Traphagen Rd.
• Salisbury Rd.
• Knox Terr.

The parade should be fun as 43 businesses and organizations have signed up to have a float in the lineup. Both local high school marching bands will be performing along with several other groups in the parade.

Launching first from the Ramapo Shopping Center is:

1. Wayne Township Police Vehicles
2. Wayne Police Department – Led by Command Staff: Chief Jack McNiff
3. Elected Officials and Mayor
4. Wayne Board of Education
5. Wayne Hills High School Marching Band, led by Band Director Matthew Paterno
6. American Legion Post 174
7. Passaic County Sheriff’s Department
8. Tri-County Cruisers
9. Classic Cars
10. Wayne Township Memorial First Aid Squad – Commissioner Keith Heyman

Group 2, Launching from Lancaster Court:

1. Wayne Valley HS Band Program – Led by Chris Rusca, Director of Bands and Mackenzie Miller, Associate Director of Bands
2. Wayne PAL –Led by Executive Director Steve Schiffman
3. Wayne Girl Scouts – Service Unit Managers, Jen Stier and Carrie Mundrick - Girl Scout Troop 97970 from Pines Lake School 2-4th grade - Pines Lake Daisy Troop 98543 led by Troop Leader Sharon Phillips 1st grade
4. Smooch a Pooch Grooming, Denise Quintero, President
5. Found Abilities – Led by Executive Director Tom Rose
6. Passaic County Technical Vocational Schools ROTC Unit, led by Commander Hills and Master Sergeant Boden
7. Wayne UNICO

Group 3, Launching from Atherton Court:

1. Passaic County Technical Vocational Schools Marching Band.
2. Wayne Warriors/Forese Landscaping
3. Calvary Temple International
4. Camp Calvary
5. Cardinal Moving Services – Paul Siljee (3 Trucks, 2 Cars)
6. Lane Contractors- Specializing in landscapes and hardscapes
7. The Iron Jeeps of NJ
8. PDS Contracting
9. J&M Towing
10. Guardians of the Ribbon (pink fire truck), Northern NJ Chapter led by Daria Lojik, President.

Group 4, Launching from Salisbury Road:

1. Wayne Golden Age Circle Seniors
2. Wayne Elks Lodge # 2181 – Led by Paul Naklicki
3. Boys and Girls Club of Wayne
4. Boy Scouts of America: Bob McDevitt, Scout Leader
5. Team Hope, Special Olympics Athletes led by Linda Barnes, Coordinator
6. Columbia Bank
7. The Bristal Assisted Living in Wayne, Bea Dolegowski, Director
8. St. Joseph’s Hospital of Wayne, Health Care and Front Line Workers, marching with them today is Cloris Bustamante, Director of Community Outreach
9. Preakness Valley United Reformed Church – honoring those who gave their lives in service to our country!
10. Wayne YMCA- (small float)
11. Kavkaz Dance Studio
12. Liquid Church
13. St. Michael’s Episcopal Church
14. Brightview Senior Living - Wayne
15. Sunrise Senior Living - Wayne

Group 5, Launching from Knox Terrace:

1. Wayne Fire Department Companies 1-5 - Commissioner Frank Velardi

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