Inspection Day

Firefighters from 27 Sussex County municipalities including Byram, Franklin, Hamburg, Lafayette, Sparta, Sussex, Vernon and Wantage will converge at 1 p.m. on Oct. 1 in Hardyston for the first parade to be held in the municipality in 20 years. The Hardyston Township Volunteer Fire Department is sponsoring this year's event. Color guards, pipers and marching bands will accompany the procession of contemporary and classic fire trucks down the parade route from Wits End Road, up Route 94, to Wheatsworth Road, ending at the new municipal building. Shuttle service will be provided from several Hamburg locations to viewing spots along the parade. Route 94 will be closed to all traffic between 11:45 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.