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Special Events Bulletin

OCTOBER 13, 2015

The following is a list of upcoming and significant mass gatherings occurring in New Jersey and the surrounding region during the month of November:

Large Mass Gatherings  Cooper Norcross Run the Ben Franklin Bridge 10K (Camden) – Nov. 1, 2015  15th Annual Salute to Military Veterans (Augusta) – Nov. 1, 2015  Newark Archdiocese Blue Mass for Law Enforcement (Newark) – Nov. 5, 2015  10th Annual Lt. Dennis W. Zilinksi Memorial Run (Lincroft) – Nov. 8, 2015  Veterans Day Ceremony at the NJ Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Holmdel) – Nov. 11, 2015  Cpl. Marc T. Ryan Memorial 5K (Gloucester City) – Nov. 14, 2015

Ongoing Events  NFL Football at MetLife – Jets & Giants (East Rutherford) – Nov. 8, 12, 15 and 29, 2015  Rutgers Home Football Game (New Brunswick) – Nov. 14, 2015  New Jersey Devils (Newark) – Nov. 6, 8, 10, 14, 25 and 27, 2015

Holidays/Religious Observances  Election Day – Nov. 3, 2015  Veterans’ Day - Nov. 11, 2015  Thanksgiving Day – Nov. 26, 2015

Significant Anniversary Dates  Nov. 26, 2008 – 7th Anniversary attacks on Mumbai, India by Pakistani terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba.

Special Events Reporting The New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness (OHSP) compiles a statewide list of special events that provides situational awareness to law enforcement, as well as to assist in local planning requirements. Special events include any events that attracts large numbers of participants. Examples include concerts, marathons, parades, sporting events, holiday gatherings, etc. We request your assistance to help compile the statewide list. Officials can submit a “Special Events Submission Form” via our website at www.njohsp.gov under the Counterterrorism Tab or from https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/FF32889.

Suspicious Activity Reporting Any suspicious activity with a possible nexus to terrorism in New Jersey should be reported immediately following existing protocols specific to respective counties. Any suspicious activity in New Jersey should be reported by calling (866) 4SAFENJ (866-472-3365) or 2-1-1, or by emailing [email protected].

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Contact Information: Any questions regarding this product should be directed to the NJ ROIC Intelligence & Analysis Threat Unit at [email protected].

This document was prepared at the direction of the New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness pursuant to its authority under Executive Order No. 5 of 16 March 2006, and to provisions of the New Jersey Domestic Security Preparedness Act. Information contained in this document is FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY and may only be shared with or distributed to law enforcement agencies and personnel. This document contains confidential, sensitive homeland security information that shall not be deemed to be public record under the provisions of P.L. 1963, c. 73 (c.47:1A-1, et seq.) or the common law concerning access to public records. Dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication and any attachments hereto by individuals not explicitly specified as an intended recipient of this communication is strictly prohibited.

UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Law Enforcement County Location Type of Event Date Time Agency Event Sponsor(s) Remarks 451 Route 94, Vernon, NJ Great Pumpkin Festival at Vernon PD 973- Sussex 07462 Heaven Hill Farm 11/1/2015 1000 764-6155 4,500 runners in 10K; 1,000 in 2-mile bridg walk; start Cooper Norcross Run the over the bridge on Ben Franklin Bridge, Bridge Event: 10K Run/2 Delaware River westbound lanes, Camden Camden, NJ 08101 Mile Bridge Walk/Kids Dash 11/1/2015 0830 Port Authority AmeriHealth NJ turnaround on Philly side. Downtown, Short Hills, NJ Short Hills/Millburn Street Millburn PD 973- Essex 07078 Fair & Craft Show 11/1/2015 1100 564-7001 25,000 expected Includes flyover of a World NJSP Sussex War II aircraft and parade Sussex County Fairgrounds, 15th Annual Salute to Station 973-383- with veterans, and high Sussex 37 Plains Rd, Augusta NJ Military Veterans 11/1/2015 1300 1514 school bands Springfield Avenue, New New Providence Fall Festival New Providence Union Providence, NJ 07974 & Craft Show 11/1/2015 PD 908-665-1111 25,000 expected Atlantic City Convention Center, One Convention 2015 NJ Education Boulevard, Atlantic City, NJ Association Annual Atlantic City PD, Atlantic 08401 Exhibition/Meeting 11/5-6/2015 609-347-5780 35,000 expected Cathedral Basilica of the Luncheon to follow in the Rink Sacred Heart, 89 Ridge St, Newark Archdiocese Blue Newark PD 973- in Branch Brook Park, $20 per Essex Newark, NJ 07104 Mass for Law Enforcement 11/5/2015 1000 733-6000 Ticket Boardwalk Hall, 2301 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, Atlantic City PD Atlantic NJ 08401 Silent Film: Metroplis 11/6/2015 1900 609-347-5780 10,500 capacity National Guard Armory, 430 Western Ave, Morristown 4th Annual Stand Down in Morristown PD Morris NJ 07960 Morristown 11/6-7/2015 0830 973-292-6641 Hope for Veterans Prudential Center, 25 Lafayette St., Newark, NJ Newark PD 973- Essex 07102 NHL: Blackhawks vs Devils 11/6/2015 1900 733-6000 19,500 capacity Armory (outdoors), 1799 Teaneck Road, Teaneck NJ Teaneck Armory Flea Teaneck PD 201- Bergen 07666 Market & Collectible Show 11/7/2015 0900 837-2600 outdoor event Prudential Center, 25 Newark PD 973- Essex Lafayette St., Newark, NJ Concert: Judas Priest 11/7/2015 2000 733-6000 19,500 capacity Arm & Hammer (Ball) Park, 1 Thunder Rd, Trenton, NJ Trenton Half Marathon, Trenton PD 609- Performance Spine & Sports Mercer 08611 10K, 5K & Kids Run 11/7/2015 0800 989-4072 Medicine State lots used for parking MetLife Stadium, East Bergen Rutherford, NJ NFL: Jaguars vs Jets 11/8/2015 1300 NJ State Police 82,500 capacity Historic Roebling Wire Works 675 S. Clinton Ave., Trenton Punk Rock Flea Trenton City PD Mercer Trenton, NJ 08611 Market 11/8/2015 0900 609-989-4072 Prudential Center, 25 Lafayette St., Newark, NJ Newark PD 973- Essex 07102 NHL: Canucks vs Devils 11/8/2015 1700 733-6000 19,500 capacity

Christian Brothers Academy, 10th Annual Lt Dennis W. 850 Newman Springs Road, Zilinski II Memorial 3.5 Mile Middletown PD Monmouth Lincroft, NJ 07738 Run/2 Mile Walk 11/8/2015 0900 732-615-2100 Veterans Day Event Giralda Farms, Dodge Drive, 31st Annual Giralda Farms Madison PD 973- Morris Madison, NJ 07940 Run 11/8/2015 0930 593-3015 10K & 5K Corners of 915 Allwood Rd & Clifton Ave, Clifton, NJ Jubilee Park Flea Market & Clifton PD 973-470- Passaic 07011 Collectible Show 11/8/2015 0900 5874 Rutgers University Gym 301 2015 Turkey Trot (charity Rutgers PD 856- Estimated number of Camden Linden St., Camden NJ run) 11/10/2015 0830 225-6774 Rutgers Athletics runners - 75 Prudential Center, 25 Lafayette St., Newark, NJ Newark PD 973- Essex 07102 NHL: Blues vs Devils 11/10/2015 1900 733-6000 19,500 capacity Concert: The Madness Fall Prudential Center, 25 Tour - Ft. Banks and Travi$ Newark PD 973- Essex Lafayette St., Newark, NJ Scott 11/11/2015 1930 733-6000 19,500 capacity NJ Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Exit 116, Holmdel Monmouth NJ Veterans Day Ceremony 11/11/2015 1100 NJ State Police MetLife Stadium, East Bergen Rutherford, NJ NFL: Bills vs Jets 11/12/2015 2025 NJ State Police 82,500 capacity Prudential Center, 25 Lafayette St., Newark, NJ College: Dartmouth vs Seton Newark PD 973- Essex 07102 Hall 11/13/2015 1900 733-6000 19,500 capacity VFW Gloucester, 27-29 Burlington St, Gloucester Cpl Marc T. Ryan Memorial Gloucester City PD Marine Corps-Law Camden City NJ 08030 5K Run/Walk 11/14/2015 0730 856-456-0408 Enforcement Foundation Prudential Center, 25 Lafayette St., Newark, NJ Newark PD 973- Essex 07102 NHL: Penguins vs Devils 11/14/2015 1900 733-6000 19,500 capacity High Point Solutions Stadium, 1 Scarlet Knight Football: Nebraska vs Rutgers PD 732- Middlesex Way, Piscataway, NJ Rutgers 11/14/2015 tba 932-7211 52,500 capacity

Main Memorial Park, 1400 Main Memorial Park Flea Clifton PD 973-470- Passaic Main Ave, Clifton, NJ 07011 Market & Collectible Show 11/14/2015 0900 5874 MetLife Stadium, East Bergen Rutherford, NJ NFL: Patriots vs Giants 11/15/2015 1625 NJ State Police 82,500 capacity Prudential Center, 25 Newark PD 973- Essex Lafayette St., Newark, NJ Concert: G.E.M. 11/15/2015 2000 733-6000 19,500 capacity Atlantic City Convention Center , One Convention NJ State League of Boulevard, Atlantic City, NJ Municipalities 2015 Annual Atlantic City PD 22,000 expected Atlantic 08401 Fall Conference 11/17-19/2015 varied 609-347-5780 http://www.njslom.org/ Prudential Center, 25 Newark PD 973- Essex Lafayette St., Newark, NJ Disney on Ice 11/18-22/2015 varied 733-6000 19,500 capacity

New Jersey Convention and Exposition Center, 97 Sunfield Ave, Edison, NJ Edison PD 732-248- Middlesex 08837 NJ Comic Expo 11/21-22/2015 1000 7452 Little League Field, 69 Second Ave, Manasquan, NJ Manasquan 5-mile Turkey Manasquan PD Monmouth 08736 Run 11/21/2015 1100 732-223-1046 2,000 runners Sun National Bank Center, Mercer County 81 Hamilton Ave, Trenton, Concert: Mannheim Sheriff's Dept 609- Mercer NJ Steamroller Christmas 11/23/2015 1930 989-6125 7,600 capacity

Pitman PD 856- Ballard Park decorations are Gloucester Broadway, Pitman NJ 08071 Pitman Christmas parade 11/24/2015 1800 589-3500 lighted at end of parade. Prudential Center, 25 Lafayette St., Newark, NJ Newark PD 973- Essex 07102 NHL: Blue Jackets vs Devils 11/25/2015 1900 733-6000 19,500 capacity Trinity Church, 33 Mercer St, Princeton PD 609- Mercer Princeton, NJ 08540 Trinity Turkey Trot 11/26/2015 0830 924-4141 5K Chatham Highlands, Van Houton Ave & Huron Dr, 7th Annual Chatham Turkey Chatham PD 973- Morris Chatham NJ 07928 Trot 11/26/2015 0800 635-8000 5K Ginty Field, Woodland Ave, Morris Twp Thanksgiving Morris Township Morris Morris Twp NJ 07960 Day Turkey Trot 11/26/2015 0830 PD 973-326-0777 5K Krogh's Restaurant, 23 White Deer Plaza, Sparta, NJ Sparta PD 973-729- Sussex US 07871 Krogh's Annual Turkey Trot 11/26/2015 0815 6121 5K 1,500; 3,000 expected at HH- Station Ave, Haddon Heights Haddon Heights Haddonfield HS football the Camden NJ 08035 Holiday Parade 11/27/2015 1800 PD 856-547-2222 night before Prudential Center, 25 Lafayette St., Newark, NJ Newark PD 973- Essex 07102 NHL: Canadiens vs Devils 11/27/2015 1900 733-6000 19,500 capacity The Green on Palmer Square, Nassau Street, Christmas Tree Lighting- Princeton PD 609- Mercer Princeton, NJ 08542 Princeton 11/27/2015 1700 924-4141 Palmer Square Princeton Train Station, Monmouth St to Broad St, Red Bank, NJ Holiday Express Parade, Red Bank PD 732- Monmouth 07701 Concert & Tree Lighting 11/27/2015 1800 530-2700 Santa, tree lighting Prudential Center, 25 Lafayette St., Newark, NJ College: Georgia vs Seton Newark PD 973- Essex 07102 Hall 11/28/2015 1930 733-6000 19,500 capacity 47 S. Main St, Mullica Hill, Harrison PD 856- Mullica Hill Merchants' Gloucester NJ 08062 Lights on Main 11/28/2015 1800 478-4111 Association Santa, tree lighting Santa at Woolwich FD after Kings Highway, Swedesboro Swedesboro Christmas Woolwich PD 856- parade. Tree lighting at Gloucester NJ 08085 Parade & Tree Lighting 11/28/2015 1300 467-1667 Borough Hall at 1830. Division St., Somerville, NJ Somerville PD 908- Downtown Somerville Somerset 08876 Holiday Jubilee 11/28/2015 1700 725-0331 Alliance Santa, tree lighting Tamaques Park, Westfield, 32nd Annual 5-Mile Turkey Westfield PD 908- Union NJ 07091 Trot 11/28/2015 1030 789-4006 MetLife Stadium, East Bergen Rutherford, NJ NFL: Dolphins vs Jets 11/29/2015 1300 NJ State Police 82,500 capacity Sun National Bank Center, Mercer County 81 Hamilton Ave, Trenton, Disney Live! Three Classic Sheriff's Dept 609- Mercer NJ Fairy Tales 11/29/2015 1300 989-6125 7,600 capacity Riley Park, Main Street, Bradley Beach PD Monmouth Bradley Beach NJ 07720 Tree Lighting 11/29/2015 1600 732-775-6900