BY KRISTEN KELLER
The Jersey Journal
Memorial Day events are planned across Hudson County to remember and pay tribute to those men and women who died fighting for our country. The following events will be happening through Memorial Day:

Bayonne

On Monday, Memorial Day, Our Lady of Assumption Catholic War Veterans Post 1612 will hold its Memorial Day Mass at 8 a.m. at St. Michael’s Church on East 23rd St. Following the Mass, all are welcome at the Catholic War Veterans Post Hall at 18 West 23rd St. for coffee and light refreshments.

The Memorial Day parade will begin at 10 a.m. on Monday. It will start on Fifth Street and will make its way to Broadway. From there, it will go to 32nd Street, where there will be a reviewing stand.

Guttenberg

The town will host a Memorial Day ceremony on Monday, Memorial Day, at 3 p.m. in Monument Park at 70th Street and Boulevard East. Following the ceremony there will be an outdoor BBQ.

Hoboken

On Wednesday, Hoboken will host its 119th annual parade. It will begin at City Hall at 6:30 p.m. and proceed down Washington Street. The reviewing stand will be at 10th Street and Washington Street in front of Hoboken Elks Lodge.

Washington Street will be closed between First Street and Observer Highway at 6 p.m. for the assembly of the parade and Washington Street and side streets will be closed as the parade proceeds north.

Jersey City

— LITM at 140 Newark Ave. is holding a garden party Saturday, May 27, at 6 p.m. to celebrate Memorial Day. There will be drink and food specials, lawn and card games and live music. The outdoor patio will be open until 11:30 p.m. and the kitchen will be open until midnight. Admission is free.

— The Lafayette Amvets Post 33 will be meeting at St. Mary’s Church on the corners of Pacific and Bramhall avenues on Monday at 9:30 a.m. They will march throughout the Lafayette area and return to the church for the 10 a.m. services.

Following the services, they will go to Lafayette Park to honor their deceased members. A luncheon for members, family and friends will be held at the Broadway Diner in Bayonne.

— Holy Name Cemetery in Jersey City will be hosting a Memorial Day Mass with Rev. Msgr. Gregory J. Studerus on Monday at 11 a.m. The Mass will be held rain or shine. There will be canopies and seating provided.

— There will also be a military and musical tribute on Monday, Memorial Day, at 1 p.m. at Harsimus Memorial Cemetery and Park located at 435 Newark Ave. The music tributes will be from The American Bombshells and MTV artist Lovari & friends. Call 973-204-9888 or 201-707-0738 for more information.

— The Hudson County Office of Veterans Affairs is sponsoring a patriotic art exhibit in the lobby of the Hudson County Administrative Building at 830 Bergen Ave. until Tuesday, May 30. The exhibit features 20 paintings from the “American Pride” series by Bayonne artist Anthony Sienkiewicz.

Kearny

Thursday is the start of the town’s annual commemoration with a parade starting at 7 p.m. on Belgrove Drive.

On Friday, veterans will be placing wreaths on the monuments of fallen heroes at 6 p.m., under the direction of the United Veterans Organizations.

On Memorial Day, Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts will be placing flags on Veterans Circle at 8 a.m. in Arlington Cemetery, located at 748 Schuyler Ave. The public is welcome to come at 9 a.m. for a ceremony with Bruce Kaufman about the Civil War veterans buried at Arlington Cemetery.

Also on Memorial Day, there will open houses from noon to 6 p.m. at Post 99, VFW Post 1302 and the Marine Detachment.

A ceremony on Tuesday night at the Four Chaplain Monument on the corner of Kearny Avenue and Father Washington Way will close the Memorial Day events. The retiring of the colors will begin at 7 p.m. and all are welcome. Coffee will be served following the ceremony.

North Arlington

There will be an open-air Mass at Holy Cross Cemetery, 340 Ridge Rd., at 11 a.m. Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin will be celebrating the service.

North Bergen

The township is commemorating Memorial Day with an event Thursday, May 25, at 6 p.m. in the Recreation Center. Veterans will be celebrated and Mayor Nicholas Sacco, town commissioners and Hudson County Freeholder Anthony Vainieri will speak.

Secaucus

At noon on Monday, Memorial Day, the town will host a Memorial Day ceremony with light refreshments at Town Hall, located at 1203 Paterson Plank Rd. Secaucus held its parade on May 20