The Board of Directors of the New York City St. Patrick's Day Parade mourns the loss of Rosemary V. McManus Lombard, one of the first women to … Continue Reading
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New York City St. Patrick’s Day Parade mourns the loss of Rosemary V. McManus Lombard
Saint Leo University Departs Florida to Bask in the Sun of Saint Patrick’s Day in New York!
Many may wonder why anyone would board a plane from Tampa to New York in mid-March just days after a major snowstorm blew through the northeast. … Continue Reading
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Dermot Sexton honored for 50th years as a volunteer blows whistle and starts the New York City Saint Patrick’s Day Parade
March 17, 2017 by Virginia Byrne Dermot Sexton marked his 50th year as a volunteer for the New York City St. Patrick’s Day Parade with a strong blast on the ceremonial silver whistle and officially started the … [Read More...]
Middletown Woman Shatters ‘Shamrock Ceiling’ as Aide in New York City Saint Patricks Day Parade
Therese Byrne Meyer has shattered the “shamrock ceiling” in Orange County, N.Y., becoming the first woman in the New York suburb elected as an Aide to the Grand Marshal of the New York City St. … [Read More...]
My Journey From Observer to Marcher to Volunteer
Coming from an very Irish family (as you can tell by my name), I always watched the St. Patrick's Day Parade every year. It was as much of a tradition as the Thanksgiving Day Parade. However in 2009, instead of … [Read More...]