Cherry Hill 4th Of July Parade Canceled; Lack Of Sign-Ups, Mayor Says - Cherry Hill, NJ - The cancelation leaves Cherry Hill without an official Independence Day celebration.
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“Perhaps its fate that today is the 4th of July, and you will once again be fighting for our freedom, not from tyranny, oppression, or persecution but from annihilation. We’re fighting for our right to live, to exist….” –
Once we understand this, all that’s happening will make sense.
The city of Evanston, Illinois is under fire this week after an email blast was sent out notifying residents that their Fourth of July parade has been canceled and will be a virtual event, but the Juneteenth and Pride parades were still on.
On Saturday, the city hosted its Juneteenth parade. The celebrations began at 11 a.m. with a parade led by Grand Marshals Cheryl Judice and Jason Powell. The parade went on from the parking lot of the Robert Crown Community Center and proceeded up Dodge Avenue to Simpson Street.
On Friday morning, Mayor Linda Tyer delivered breaking news that the parade will be canceled this year for the second time since 1977. It was also canceled last year due to the novel coronavirus. It s disappointing to have to put another pause on the Fourth of July parade, but I just don t think that we can safely hold it this year, Tyer told local radio station Live 95.9. Though large outdoor gatherings of 250 people and parades will be permitted at 50 percent capacity beginning on May 29, Tyer said this does not help the parade because there is no way of determining the capacity and then limiting it to half. The parade regularly brings thousands of people to North Street and involves hundreds of participants and volunteers.