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St. Patrick’s Day parade steps off on Main Road in Jamesport at 1 o’clock this afternoon
The Jamesport St. Patrick’s Day Parade takes place this today starting at 1 p.m. Main Road in Jamesport will be closed to traffic for the event. Motorists should expect delays and avoid the area.
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Irish flag raised on the village green in Jamesport
The flag of the Republic of Ireland flies on the village green in Jamesport. The East End Emerald Society and the Town of Riverhead raised the flag Wednesday afternoon, in advance of the Jamesport St. Patrick's Day Parade which takes place March 30. Photos.
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Fallen NYPD Det. Brian Simonsen’s widow and mother to be honored as grand marshals of Jamesport St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Leanne and Linda Simonsen, widow and mother of fallen NYPD Detective Brian Simonsen, who was killed in the line of duty in February 2019, are the grand marshals of the Jamesport St. Patrick's Day Parade, the East End Emerald Society said. The parade will take place March 30.
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As the rain stopped, the parade began: photos from the Jamesport St. Patrick’s Day Parade
The steady rain falling early this morning did not bode well for the prospects of the Jamesport St. Patrick's Day Parade, which had already been postponed a week due to last Saturday's washout. But parade organizers kept the faith. Photo gallery.
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Jamesport St. Patrick’s Day parade postponed one week due to inclement weather forecast
The Jamesport St. Patrick’s Day Parade has been postponed to next Saturday, April 1, due to inclement weather forecast for this Saturday, the original date for this year’s celebration.
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Meet the grand marshals of the 2023 Jamesport St. Patrick’s Day Parade: Patrick and Joann Waski
Their surname may be Polish but their Irish roots are deep. Patrick and Joann Waski, both descendants of Irish immigrants, will don the top hat and green jacket to lead this year's Jamesport St. Patrick's Day Parade.
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Jamesport St. Patrick’s Parade returns: photos
Maybe it was the “luck of the Irish” or maybe it was the lucky number seven, but the East End Emerald Society’s 7th St. Patrick’s Day Parade today was no doubt blessed with good fortune. The parade had no sooner ended when the overcast skies darkened, then opened up, sending lingering spectators scrambling for cover from the downpour.
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Jamesport St. Patrick’s parade to return this year; fundraiser set for for Feb. 25
After a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Jamesport's St. Patrick's parade will return on Saturday, March 26.
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East End Emerald Society honors St. Patrick’s Day parade grand marshal Dawn Thomas
Dawn Thomas, the first woman to be named grand marshal of the parade since its inception in 2014, received her top hat and shillelagh at a dinner in her honor last night in Aquebogue.
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Meet the grand marshal of the seventh annual Jamesport St. Patrick’s Day parade
Riverhead community development administrator Dawn Thomas will be the grand marshal of the Jamesport St. Patrick’s Day parade this year — the first woman to have the honor.