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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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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.
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Community turns out for a perfect Paddy’s Day parade
The New York City Police Department Emerald Society Pipes and Drums marched in the Jamesport parade this year to honor two fallen brethren, Det. Brian Simonsen and retired Chief of Detectives Jack Cuddy. The pipe band stopped for a special tribute — "Amazing Grace" — at Jamesport Cemetery, where Simonsen, a Jamesport native, is buried. Photo slideshow.
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Former Riverhead Town chief of police Joseph Grattan named grand marshal of Jamesport St. Patrick’s Day parade
Former Riverhead Town Police Chief Joseph Grattan will be honored as grand marshal of the sixth annual Jamesport St. Patrick's Day parade March 30. Grattan will be fêted at a fundraising dinner Saturday March 2 that supports the parade host, East End Emerald Society.
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East End Emerald Society celebrates everything Irish with fifth annual parade
Photos: Dozens of groups marched in Riverhead's only St. Patrick's Day parade, which stepped off on Main Road in Jamesport Saturday afternoon.
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Riverhead councilman to be inducted as grand marshal of fourth annual Jamesport St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Councilman James Wooten will be inducted next weekend as the grand marshal of the Jamesport St. Patrick’s Day Parade.