PHOTOS: Christmas Time Is Here
Manasquan and Belmar hold annual tree lighting ceremonies
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Christine Russo (center) and Vincent Russo (right), of Lake Como, are shown with Santa at the Belmar Christmas tree lighting ceremony on Friday evening.
Frank Galipo
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Manasquan and Belmar both held their annual Christmas tree lighting ceremonies Friday night.
In Manasquan, festivities began at 6 p.m. in Squan Plaza on Abe Vorhees Drive and included a candy cane hunt for children. A few miles north in Belmar, the ceremony kicked off at 4:15 p.m. at Pyanoe Plaza on Main Street with songs from the Belmar Elementary School Choir.
The Main Street celebration included an appearance by Santa Claus, fire truck rides, face painting and treats provided by the borough's tourism commission and the Belmar Chamber of Commerce.
Manasquan's tree lighting festivities were sponsored by the borough's chamber of commerce.
Brenda Yarnold
11:45 am on Sunday, December 4, 2011
We also had an Elf making balloon art for the kids and a visit from Rudy the Red Nosed Reindeer!