Tuckerton Volunteer Fire Co. hosts first holiday parade

The Tuckerton Volunteer Fire Co. will welcome the holiday season with its first ever Christmas parade and Santa meet and greet on Saturday, Dec. 7. The holiday procession will begin at 6:15 p.m., at the corner of Route 9 and Locust Street in Tuckerton. The parade will continue down the length of Marine Street to Marshall Avenue, then back up South Green Street to the firehouse, located on North Green Street.

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South Jersey fire departments take part in
a holiday parade in Tuckerton, N.J.

“This is the first time that we’ve actually been able to host the fire department Christmas party and parade in town,” said Ashley Linney, 21, who has been volunteering with the fire company for the past year. “Now we’re getting involved with the entire town’s fire departments. We’re all coming together as one with fire departments from all over South Jersey. It’s nice that everyone’s getting together around Christmastime to help out,” she added.

The parade will feature decorated emergency vehicles and fire trucks representing fire departments from East Rutherford to Cape May, including Tuckerton, West Tuckerton, Mystic Island, New Gretna and Stafford Township fire companies as well as Great Bay Regional Volunteer EMS and Stafford Township EMS. Other lighted floats by area businesses and organizations, including 50 local Girl Scouts and members of Gold Hawk Martial Arts in Little Egg Harbor, will add to the excitement. Each participating group will perform in front of a panel of judges for a chance to receive an award in a variety of categories, including best-decorated fire truck.

Madeline Smith, a country music singer and New Jersey resident, will also perform in the parade and during the Santa meet and greet, which starts at 7 p.m. The parade awards will be announced during the meet and greet, and three children from the Make a Wish Foundation will receive a custom-made fire helmet from the Tuckerton Fire Co.

All proceeds from the event will benefit the Tuckerton company. For more information, visit tuckertonfire.net or call 609-296-4546. 

– Kelley Anne Essinger


This article was published in The SandPaper.