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Posted on: June 20, 2018

[ARCHIVED] FIREWORKS OVER THE WOODBRIDGE WATERFRONT!!!

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FIREWORKS OVER THE WOODBRIDGE WATERFRONT!!!  CELEBRATE AN EVENING DEDICTED TO AMERICA AND HER HEROS ON TUES., JULY 3 AT ALVIN P. WILLIAMS MEMORIAL PARK ON THE SEWAREN WATERFRONT.
The annual Woodbridge Township Independence Day Celebration and Fireworks display get underway on Tues., July 3 when gates open at 4:00 PM at Alvin P. Williams Memorial Park on the Sewaren waterfront.  The Independence Day festivities kick-off with live music by THE TIME MACHINE With Special Guests Good to Go followed by the incredible "Bringing the Night to Life" fireworks display choreographed to music. Alvin P. Williams Park will be closed during the day to allow for the fireworks set-up.  Lawn chairs, blankets and picnics are encouraged.  There is no reserved seating and no alcoholic beverages are permitted in the park. In case of inclement weather call the Woodbridge Township Department of Recreation at 732-602-6045 or go to the Township web page at: www.twp.woodbridge.nj.us.


KABOOM!!!!  FIREWORKS OVER THE WOODBRIDGE WATERFRONT!!!  CELEBRATE AN EVENING DEDICTED TO AMERICA AND HER HEROES ON TUES., JULY 3 AT ALVIN P. WILLIAMS MEMORIAL PARK ON THE SEWAREN WATERFRONT.

 

[Woodbridge]  Mayor John E. McCormac today announced that the annual Woodbridge Township Independence Day Festival and Fireworks will get underway on Tues., July 3, 2018 at Alvin P. Williams Memorial Park on the Sewaren waterfront. 


“We are extremely excited to announce that Woodbridge Township is again hosting the largest Independence Day fireworks display and celebration in the region,” Mayor McCormac said.  “Woodbridge Township is home to military personnel currently serving overseas, military veterans who served and protected America’s freedom and democracy in conflicts around the world and First Responders who serve on the front line of emergencies throughout the Township - it is to those brave military personnel, veterans and First Responders that we dedicate this year’s Independence Day celebration.”


The Woodbridge Township Independence Day Festival and Fireworks draws thousands of residents to the Sewaren waterfront and is an extraordinary celebration of place and country. The renowned Pyrotecnico Fireworks will bring a world-class pyrotechnics display to the Sewaren waterfront with more than 30 thousand shots fired electronically by computers in synchronization to a wide selection of patriotic and contemporary music.


The Independence Day festivities kick-off with live music by The Time Machine and Special Guests Good to Go.  Mayor McCormac and Township officials recognize Woodbridge Township First Responders, Veterans and Military personnel at 7:15 PM.  The Time Machine takes the stage at 8:00 PM followed by the incredible "Bringing the Night to Life" fireworks display choreographed to music at dusk (approximately 9:15 PM) - the fireworks will be simulcast on 1079 WOLD radio.   


Alvin P. Williams Park will be closed during the day to allow for the fireworks set-up.  The gates will open to the public at 4:00 PM.  Lawn chairs, blankets and picnics are encouraged.  There is no reserved seating and no alcoholic beverages are permitted in the park. In case of inclement weather call the Woodbridge Township Department of Recreation at 732-602-6045 or go to the Township web page at: www.twp.woodbridge.nj.us.


 

WPD TRAFFIC ALERT ~ JULY 3 FIREWORKS:

At the conclusion of the July 3 fireworks all traffic exiting Sewaren via Ferry Street (by Moby Dick’s) will be directed to make a left turn onto State Street. Traffic will not be permitted to make a right turn onto West Avenue towards Woodbridge.  State Street traffic into Perth Amboy will be prohibited from turning right onto Maurer Road (hole in the wall) that separates the Chevron property. Traffic will be diverted down West Ave./State Street onto Route 440, to Amboy Avenue, back into Woodbridge.

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