Sunday, March 10, 2013
Saturday's St. Patrick's Day parade in Seaside Heights was more than just a celebration of the holiday.
A lonely kind of place. That's how Ginnie Kenney described Seaside Heights in the months following Hurricane Sandy. She said she and her neighbors were expecting visitors to hopefully return to the resort town in June, but she was more optimistic. With the borough working hard at restoration following the storm's devastation, Kenney said she believed St. Patrick's Day was a more likely possibility. On Saturday, tens of thousands of visitors lined the green-stripped Boulevard in Seaside Heights for the borough's annual St. Patrick's Day parade, the first time its welcomed the public back in full since the storm. Though the boardwalk is just pilings, the former boards being washed away, and though many homes and businesses are still …
Saturday, March 9, 2013
The borough held its first major public event since Hurricane Sandy.
Thousands of people crowded the borough's streets, angling through the mass for a position with a decent view. Revelers hung out on motel balconies or behind metal barricades, cheering with the arrival of every beverage. For blocks surrounding the boulevard, drivers circled around, struggling to find a place to park. Welcome back, Seaside. On Saturday, Seaside Heights hosted its annual St. Patrick's Day parade, welcoming tens of thousands of visitors to enjoy the family-friendly event and witness the shore's ongoing reconstruction efforts. With the boardwalk still being installed after being destroyed and many homes and businesses still gutted from Hurricane Sandy, crowds marched down the green-striped Boulevard, resuming an annual …
Sunday, March 3, 2013
Watch it live or follow the conversation
Can't make it to today's parade in person? You can still partake of one of the area's largest St. Patrick's Day Parade. As in years passed, the parade committee website will offer a live stream of the festivities. Click here to watch the parade live. Parade organizers will begin streaming the parade starting at 12:30 p.m. Sunday March 3, live in Belmar and Lake Como. You can also check out photos as they are uploaded here on Manasquan-Belmar Patch. Head over to this gallery for photos or add some of your own
Information, photo galleries and more coverage
Today's the big day: the 40th St. Patrick's Day Parade, in Belmar and Lake Como. When does the Belmar St. Patrick's Day parade start? 12:30 p.m. March 3. Here's some info to help plan your day, and read more about all that went into and is going on, on parade day. Watch the parade live Share your photos and memories Find the train schedule Learn the parade route Check road closures, traffic Ocean Avenue is open today only Bars and Bands Feature: four decades of parades Feature: the first parade after Hurricane Sandy Link: Belmar Lake Como Parade website 2013 Fundraisers celebrate Irish culture
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Four decades of Irish culture, local community and celebration continues Sunday
There's another reason to toast this weekend: the Belmar-Lake Como St. Patrick's Day Parade turns 40. We put together a collection of videos from the Manasquan-Belmar Patch archives and from YouTube showing many a previous year in parades. And while some things never change (lots of green, and pipes and drums) the parade has grown to include new groups and attract more visitors over its history. Check out our video gallery and share your own photo or video memories from past parades.
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Main street closed for parade route
Seeing few north-south corridors for the major influx of traffic for St. Patrick's Day, Belmar will open the hurricane-battered and under-construction Ocean Avenue for parade day. Currently construction crews are finishig piling work and advancing the boardwalk undersides and decking, and Ocean Avenue remains closed daily to accommodate Epic Construction's equipment and workers. Before then, the road was closed west of Ocean Avenue to both deter onlookers and cordon off one of the most damaged sections of Belmar after Hurricane Sandy. But for March 3, the day of the massive St. Patrick's Day Parade, Belmar will allow traffic along Ocean Avenue. With the day normally seeing a tremendous amount of traffic, keeping Ocean Avenue closed would …
Sunday, March 4, 2012
War veterans and many others walk and show their pride
Thousands represented their towns, their pride and their Irish heritage at the 38th Annual Belmar-Lake Como St. Patrick's Day Parade along Main Street on Sunday. A long line of war veterans and other organizations proudly marched down Main Street on a sunny but slightly chilly day, including the Belmar and West Orange chapters of the Friendly Sons of The Shillelagh. Many used scarves and blankets to keep warm at the annual parade. But the chilly weather did not stop thousands of people from celebrating. Many Irish enthusiasts dressed in St. Patrick’s Day hats, necklaces, scarves and more. For those who got to Belmar past noon, it was difficult getting a spot to see the street. Many sat along the curb with blankets draped over them to …
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Wall resident is second in command for annual event
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Wednesday, January 25, 2012
The annual Belmar/Lake Como St. Patrick’s Day Parade — the state’s largest St. Patrick’s celebration –— will be lead by residents of Belmar and Wall when it steps off on March 4. The parade committee has announced that John Carr of Belmar and Jane Guild of Wall, have been selected as grand and deputy marshals of the event, respectively. “It’s a great honor,” said Carr, of 7th Avenue in Belmar. “It’s unexpected. I’m thrilled and looking forward to it.’’ Carr is one of the original members of the Friendly Sons of the Shillelagh, Jersey Shore Chapter, and for the past 20 years, he has held a variety of positions in the organization, including the 1st and 2nd Keeper of Shillelagh, Corresponding Secretary, Trustee, Vice President and President…
Mister Matt
10:23 pm on Sunday, March 10, 2013
Was a fine day for a parade, a fine day indeed. more ›