Long Branch Election Information

At the end of the parade, EMS and Fire Departments were asked to line up in from of the reviewing stand on Morris Ave. for a moment silence in honor of Captain Joe Johnson who recently passed away. Long Branch fireman Lee Durland (right, next to Joe Mercadante) spoke about Joe. "He as been in every parade for the past 40 years,." Durland said. "He will be sorely missed."