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Tinton Falls marks 75th Diamond Jubilee with parade, town song and community sponsors
Summary
Tinton Falls celebrated its 75th Diamond Jubilee with a parade from Burrow Hall to Sycamore Avenue Park featuring more than two dozen marching units, music, local youth groups and dozens of sponsors; Mayor Risa Clayer and county officials attended and a stage program with a guest performer followed the procession.
Joe Maruchi, the broadcast host, opened a live stream of Tinton Falls’ 75th Diamond Jubilee parade and opening ceremony on Saturday, announcing the mile-and-a-quarter route from Burrow Hall past Mammoth Regional High School to Sycamore Avenue Park and saying, “I’m Joe Maruchi,” as he guided viewers through the procession.
The broadcast emphasized community participation and local history. “We have over two dozen here that are going to be marching about the mile and a quarter route,” Maruchi said, and noted the borough’s 1950 referendum and Aug. 15 founding while previewing the afternoon’s marching units, rides, games and vendors.
Why it matters: The jubilee brought together local government, schools, volunteers and businesses in a yearlong milestone for the borough. The parade highlighted youth organizations, public-safety units and municipal services while providing fundraising and sponsorship recognition that underwrote festival programming.
Participants and highlights included the Mammoth Regional High School band, Tinton Falls Fire and Tinton Falls Police, the Tinton Falls Wrestling Club, Troop 124 Boy Scouts, Little League and the Atlantic Watch pipes and drums. A Ford tractor and Tinton Falls Public Works trucks rounded out the procession, with candy handed out to spectators.
The broadcast repeatedly featured a town anthem performed live during the parade, with lyrics evoking the borough (on-air lyric excerpts included the repeated refrain, “Tinton Falls whispers, ‘Come settle here.’”). Event pacing and safety were noted on-screen: Maruchi, who identified himself as a meteorologist, said temperatures were in the mid-80s with a heat index near 90°F and that thunderstorms were expected later in the day.
Local officials and sponsors played visible roles. Maruchi said Mayor Risa Clayer and members of the Tinton Falls council were on site, and he also noted the presence of Mammoth County commissioners. Organizers named multiple sponsor tiers on the broadcast; the host credited premier and platinum sponsors (including Mammoth Medical Center, Mazes Recycling, Stavola and Adroa Company and Bell Works) and said bronze sponsors had brought in more than $17,000 to support the jubilee.
The livestream indicated the parade would be followed by an opening ceremony at Sycamore Avenue Park. The program asked attendees to be seated and introduced Doulce Atilatorra as a scheduled stage performer; the host also said a representative from Senator Vingo Pal’s office would speak at the ceremony.
The broadcast alternated commentary, music and on-the-ground shots of marching units and crowds. Organizers told viewers the evening’s festivities — including rides, games and vendors — were planned to continue into the night, weather permitting.
