Community Day features street fair
WEST MILFORD. Forty-two local sponsors and vendors set out goods along Nozenzo Pond Road.
| 30 Jun 2025 | 09:38
Members of the West Milford Players perform during West Milford Community Day on Saturday afternoon, June 28. (Photos by Rich Adamonis)
The inaugural West Milford Community Day featured 42 local vendors and sponsors set up along Nozenzo Pond Road. (Photos by Rich Adamonis)
Cover band Mr. Lovejoy entertains at the event.
Food trucks were among the vendors along Nozenzo Pond Road.
Boys pet Lily, a rescue dog, in front of the West Milford Animal Shelter Society’s table.
Children and adults at the crafts table.
Young children color during Community Day.
Mayor Michele Dale stops by the animal shelter’s table.
Members of West Milford Search and Rescue.
Precision Dance Academy students performed during the Community Day.
Nathan Bedford, dressed in a Civil War uniform, represents the West Milford Historical Society.
Members of the West Milford Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7198.
The inaugural West Milford Community Day brought residents together for an afternoon of music, games, browsing and shopping, food and a beer garden Saturday afternoon, June 28 before a fireworks display at dusk.
Forty-two local sponsors and vendors set out goods along Nozenzo Pond Road.
The event, organized by the township’s Community Services and Recreation Department, was free to the public.
“Community Day is intended to expand on our successful Fourth of July fireworks event for the public,” said recreation director Dan Kochakji. “The street fair featured food trucks and exhibitors, a kids area, lawn games and more. We had a fun-filled day that wrapped up with the fireworks show.
“We would like to thank our sponsors, vendors and attendees for their participation and support as well as others from our West Milford team who helped make the event happen.”
Among the exhibitors was the Precision Dance Academy, the longest-running dance studio in West Milford at 31 years.
“We’re having a terrific day and meeting familiar faces and new people,” said co-owner Jessica Phalon. “We’ve been supporting the fireworks for several years, and we’re excited that the program is expanding with Community Day.
“We did a dance performance during the event. We’re loving it here and look forward to participating again in the future.”
Mayor Michele Dale was pleased that the township was able to bring a new community event to residents.
“We’re super-excited for Community Day,” she said. “We hope everyone had a good time. We look forward to growing the event in the years ahead.”