>> HELLO, EVERYBODY.

WELCOME TO HOLYOKE, WELCOME TO HOLYOKE, MASSACHUSETTS.

MASSACHUSETTS.

THE PLACE TO BE ON ST.

PATRICK'S THE PLACE TO BE ON ST.

PATRICK'S DAY WEEKEND.

DAY WEEKEND.

>> STAY RIGHT THERE.

>> STAY RIGHT THERE.

THE 87TH EDITION OF THE HOLYOKE THE 87TH EDITION OF THE HOLYOKE ST.

PATRICK'S PARADE IS COMING ST.

PATRICK'S PARADE IS COMING YOUR WAY.

YOUR WAY.

>> PRESENTATION OF THE 67TH >> PRESENTATION OF THE 67TH ANNUAL HOLYOKE ST.

PATRICK'S ANNUAL HOLYOKE ST.

PATRICK'S PARADE IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY: >> WELCOME TO THE 67TH ANNUAL ST.

PATRICK'S PARADE.

ST.

PATRICK'S PARADE.

>> LIVE FROM HOLYOKE, IT'S THE >> LIVE FROM HOLYOKE, IT'S THE HOLYOKE ST.

PATRICK'S PARADE HOLYOKE ST.

PATRICK'S PARADE FEATURING DAVID ARCHIE.

FEATURING DAVID ARCHIE.

AND TO BRING YOU ALL THE SIGHTS AND TO BRING YOU ALL THE SIGHTS AND SOUNDS, HERE ARE YOUR HOSS.

AND SOUNDS, HERE ARE YOUR HOSS.

>> GOOD AFTERNOON, LADIES AND >> GOOD AFTERNOON, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.

GENTLEMEN.

IT IS THAT TIME OF YEAR IT IS THAT TIME OF YEAR BEGI BEGI BEGINNING.

BEGINNING.

100,000 WELCOMES.

100,000 WELCOMES.

ALL OF WHICH HAVE BECOME THE ALL OF WHICH HAVE BECOME THE HALLMARK OF THE ST.

PATRICK'S HALLMARK OF THE ST.

PATRICK'S PARADE.

PARADE.

>> SO GLAD YOU ARE JOINING US >> SO GLAD YOU ARE JOINING US HERE VIA WGBY.

HERE VIA WGBY.

WE ARE STREAMING LIVE.

WE ARE STREAMING LIVE.

IF YOU HAVE FRIENDS AND FAMILY IF YOU HAVE FRIENDS AND FAMILY WHO ARE FROM OTHER PARTS OF THE WHO ARE FROM OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY OR THE WORLD, TELL THEM COUNTRY OR THE WORLD, TELL THEM TO LOG ON TO WGBY.COM/S TPA TO LOG ON TO WGBY.COM/S TPA TRICKSPARADE.

TRICKSPARADE.

RIGHT NOW, WE WANT TO TAKE YOU RIGHT NOW, WE WANT TO TAKE YOU TO THE STREET VIEW FOR A QUICK TO THE STREET VIEW FOR A QUICK PEAK AT WHAT'S COMING UP.

PEAK AT WHAT'S COMING UP.

>> THANKS.

>> THANKS.

VERY EXCITED TO BE HERE ON THE VERY EXCITED TO BE HERE ON THE STREET IN HOLYOKE FOR THE 67TH STREET IN HOLYOKE FOR THE 67TH PARADE.

PARADE.

I'LL BE TALKING WITH THE JFK I'LL BE TALKING WITH THE JFK AWARD WINNER AND OTHERS HERE ON AWARD WINNER AND OTHERS HERE ON THE STREET.

THE STREET.

THROW IT BACK UP TO YOU IN THE THROW IT BACK UP TO YOU IN THE BOOTH.

BOOTH.

>> I THINK OUR FOLKS ARE READY >> I THINK OUR FOLKS ARE READY TO TAKE IT OFF.

TO TAKE IT OFF.

THEY HAVE STARTED WITHOUT US.

THEY HAVE STARTED WITHOUT US.

THE HOLYOKE ST.

PATRICK'S PARADE THE HOLYOKE ST.

PATRICK'S PARADE COMMITTEE ARE PROUD TO PRESENT COMMITTEE ARE PROUD TO PRESENT FUSION DRUM AND BUGLE CORE.

>> WONDERFUL.

>> OH, MY GOSH.

>> OH, MY GOSH.

IT'S PRETTY COLD OUT HERE.

IT'S PRETTY COLD OUT HERE.

BUT THEY JUST HEATED UP THE BUT THEY JUST HEATED UP THE JOINT.

JOINT.

>> THE SOLOS IN GEORGIA WERE >> THE SOLOS IN GEORGIA WERE TERRIFIC.

TERRIFIC.

LET'S LISTEN AS THEY LEAD.

LET'S LISTEN AS THEY LEAD.

FUSION DRUM CORE.

FUSION DRUM CORE.

>> THE DRUM MAJOR AND ALL OF >> THE DRUM MAJOR AND ALL OF THEM FOR COMING OUT HERE AND THEM FOR COMING OUT HERE AND PLAYING SO BEAUTIFULLY AND PLAYING SO BEAUTIFULLY AND HEATING THINGS UP ON THIS VERY HEATING THINGS UP ON THIS VERY CHILLY DAY HERE IN HOLYOKE.

CHILLY DAY HERE IN HOLYOKE.

THE SUN IS SHINING.

THE SUN IS SHINING.

THE IRISH EYES ARE SMILING AND THE IRISH EYES ARE SMILING AND ANOTHER GREAT YEAR FOR THE ST.

ANOTHER GREAT YEAR FOR THE ST.

PATRICK'S PARADE.

PATRICK'S PARADE.

>> IT'S HOLYOKE, IT'S ST.

>> IT'S HOLYOKE, IT'S ST.

PATRICK'S DAY.

PATRICK'S DAY.

WHAT ELSE MATTERS?

WHAT ELSE MATTERS?

NOT A THING.

NOT A THING.

I WANT TO THANK A NUMBER OF I WANT TO THANK A NUMBER OF FOLKS DURING THE COURSE OF A FOLKS DURING THE COURSE OF A PROGRAM WHO MADE THIS POSSIBLE PROGRAM WHO MADE THIS POSSIBLE ALONG WITH A LOT OF OUR HELP ALONG WITH A LOT OF OUR HELP FROM THE HOLYOKE PARADE FROM THE HOLYOKE PARADE COMMITTEE AS WELL AS THE STAFF COMMITTEE AS WELL AS THE STAFF OF WGBY.

OF WGBY.

>> THE STAFF OF WGBY, WE CAN'T >> THE STAFF OF WGBY, WE CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT THEM.

SAY ENOUGH ABOUT THEM.

THEY ARE FANTASTIC.

THEY ARE FANTASTIC.

AND DON'T FORGET, WE ARE AND DON'T FORGET, WE ARE STREAMING THIS LIVE.

STREAMING THIS LIVE.

IF YOU HAVE FRIENDS AND IF YOU HAVE FRIENDS AND RELATIVES ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND RELATIVES ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND AROUND THE GLOBE, TEXT THEM NOW AROUND THE GLOBE, TEXT THEM NOW AND SAY, HEY, AND SAY, HEY, WGBY.ORG/STPATRICKSPARADE.

WGBY.ORG/STPATRICKSPARADE.

WE TALKED WITH MADELINE AND HOW WE TALKED WITH MADELINE AND HOW EXCITED SHE WAS TO SEE HER EXCITED SHE WAS TO SEE HER FAMILY AND FRIENDS AND WHAT SHE FAMILY AND FRIENDS AND WHAT SHE THINKS THIS DAY WILL BE LIKE.

THINKS THIS DAY WILL BE LIKE.

>> LET'S LISTEN.

>> LET'S LISTEN.

>> I'M SO EXCITED TO SEE THEM.

>> I'M SO EXCITED TO SEE THEM.

THEY ALWAYS SIT ON THAT CORNER THEY ALWAYS SIT ON THAT CORNER RIGHT WHERE THAT SIGN IS THAT RIGHT WHERE THAT SIGN IS THAT SAYS WELCOME TO HOLYOKE.

SAYS WELCOME TO HOLYOKE.

SO I'M GOING TO BE LOOKING FOR SO I'M GOING TO BE LOOKING FOR THEM AND RUNNING AROUND.

THEM AND RUNNING AROUND.

COOL TO LOOK OUT AND SEE ALL THE COOL TO LOOK OUT AND SEE ALL THE PEOPLE THAT ARE THERE.

PEOPLE THAT ARE THERE.

I FEEL LIKE WHEN YOU ARE ON THE I FEEL LIKE WHEN YOU ARE ON THE SIDELINES AS A PART OF WATCHING SIDELINES AS A PART OF WATCHING THE PARADE, YOU DON'T REALIZE THE PARADE, YOU DON'T REALIZE HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE OUT THERE HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE OUT THERE WATCHING IT AND I THINK BEING ON WATCHING IT AND I THINK BEING ON THE FLOAT, WE'RE REALLY GOING TO THE FLOAT, WE'RE REALLY GOING TO BE ABLE TO SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE BE ABLE TO SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE CAME OUT TO SEE THE PARADE.

CAME OUT TO SEE THE PARADE.

>> THOSE PEOPLE OUT IN THE >> THOSE PEOPLE OUT IN THE CROWD.

CROWD.

>> IT'S WONDERFUL.

>> IT'S WONDERFUL.

BEFORE WE WENT TO FUSION CORE, BEFORE WE WENT TO FUSION CORE, GOING DOWN THE STREET WITH THE GOING DOWN THE STREET WITH THE TOWN CHOIR.

TOWN CHOIR.

ANNOUNCES THE PARADE TO THE ANNOUNCES THE PARADE TO THE CROWD, GETS THEM READY AND CROWD, GETS THEM READY AND PUMPED UP.

PUMPED UP.

AND ONE OF THE BEST WAYS TO AND ONE OF THE BEST WAYS TO SUPPORT THIS PARADE IS BUY ONE SUPPORT THIS PARADE IS BUY ONE OF THOSE PROGRAMS.

OF THOSE PROGRAMS.

THEY ARE FULL COLOR AND THEY ARE FULL COLOR AND BEAUTIFUL.

BEAUTIFUL.

WELL DONE.

WELL DONE.

JOHNNY KICKED IT OFF.

JOHNNY KICKED IT OFF.

WE WERE WAITING FOR THE NEXT WE WERE WAITING FOR THE NEXT UNITS IN THE PARADE.

UNITS IN THE PARADE.

AND -- AND -- >> THIS IS A GOOD TIME TO CHAT >> THIS IS A GOOD TIME TO CHAT ABOUT THE ROAD RACE.

ABOUT THE ROAD RACE.

THEY HAD MORE THAN 6,000 RUNNERS THEY HAD MORE THAN 6,000 RUNNERS YESTERDAY.

YESTERDAY.

>> 6800.

>> 6800.

>> ALMOST 7,000 RUNNERS.

>> ALMOST 7,000 RUNNERS.

AND LET ME TELL YOU, THESE FOLKS AND LET ME TELL YOU, THESE FOLKS DESERVE A MEDAL JUST FOR WEARING DESERVE A MEDAL JUST FOR WEARING SHORTS ON A DAY THAT WAS SHORTS ON A DAY THAT WAS EXTREMELY COLD AND EXTREME EXTREMELY COLD AND EXTREME LOUISIANA WINDY.

LOUISIANA WINDY.

I WASN'T ABLE TO ATTEND THIS I WASN'T ABLE TO ATTEND THIS YEAR.

YEAR.

WHEN I GOT TO MY SISTER'S HOUSE WHEN I GOT TO MY SISTER'S HOUSE LAST NIGHT, THEY ALL LOOKED LIKE LAST NIGHT, THEY ALL LOOKED LIKE THEY HAD BEEN AT THE BEACH ALL THEY HAD BEEN AT THE BEACH ALL DAY.

DAY.

WHAT IS THAT RED ON YOUR FACE?

WHAT IS THAT RED ON YOUR FACE?

IT WAS WINDBURNS.

IT WAS WINDBURNS.

SO CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE SO CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE WHO PUTS ON THAT RACY CHEER.

WHO PUTS ON THAT RACY CHEER.

IT WAS AN AWESOME EVENT.

IT WAS AN AWESOME EVENT.

AND THE CROWD WAS TERRIFIC, AND THE CROWD WAS TERRIFIC, AMAZING AND REALLY SHOWS WHAT AMAZING AND REALLY SHOWS WHAT THEY DO.

THEY DO.

>> WE WANT TO SINGLE OUT JIMMY >> WE WANT TO SINGLE OUT JIMMY WILDMAN AND BRIAN DONOHOUGH.

WILDMAN AND BRIAN DONOHOUGH.

THE ROAD RACE JUST ISN'T A THE ROAD RACE JUST ISN'T A HAPPENING AND THOSE WHO ATTEND HAPPENING AND THOSE WHO ATTEND AND RUN AND PARTICIPATE.

AND RUN AND PARTICIPATE.

IT'S ALSO A TERRIFIC FUNDRAISER IT'S ALSO A TERRIFIC FUNDRAISER FOR THIS PARADE.

FOR THIS PARADE.

THOSE FOLKS DO SO MUCH TO PUT THOSE FOLKS DO SO MUCH TO PUT THE MUSIC.

THE MUSIC.

WE HAVE 30 BANDS IN THIS PARADE.

WE HAVE 30 BANDS IN THIS PARADE.

AND EVERY SINGLE ONE HAS TO BE AND EVERY SINGLE ONE HAS TO BE ACCOUNTED FOR WITH SPONSORSHIP.

ACCOUNTED FOR WITH SPONSORSHIP.

AND SO MUCH OF THE MUSIC THAT AND SO MUCH OF THE MUSIC THAT GOES DOWN THE STREET, WE CAN SAY GOES DOWN THE STREET, WE CAN SAY THANK YOU TO THOSE FOLKS WHO PUT THANK YOU TO THOSE FOLKS WHO PUT THAT ROAD RACE ON.

THAT ROAD RACE ON.

IT'S TREMENDOUS.

IT'S TREMENDOUS.

WE COULD NOT PUT THE PARADE IN WE COULD NOT PUT THE PARADE IN THE STREET THAT WE DO PUT OUT THE STREET THAT WE DO PUT OUT THERE WITHOUT THOSE FOLKS.

THERE WITHOUT THOSE FOLKS.

SO THANKS.

SO THANKS.

AND SPEAKING OF PUTTING THE AND SPEAKING OF PUTTING THE PARADE IN THE STREET, I WANT TO PARADE IN THE STREET, I WANT TO THANK CATHY KRISIGAN.

THANK CATHY KRISIGAN.

THESE FOLKS ARE BACK IN THE THESE FOLKS ARE BACK IN THE PARKING LOT.

PARKING LOT.

THEY'VE BEEN THERE SINCE 7:00 THEY'VE BEEN THERE SINCE 7:00 THIS MORNING.

THIS MORNING.

FOLKS COME ROLLING IN.

FOLKS COME ROLLING IN.

THIS IS AN UNBELIEVABLE THIS IS AN UNBELIEVABLE OPERATION THAT GOES ON EVERY OPERATION THAT GOES ON EVERY SINGLE YEAR.

SINGLE YEAR.

THEY WORK IN ANONYMITY BUT NOT THEY WORK IN ANONYMITY BUT NOT TODAY.

TODAY.

WHAT DO YOU HEAR COMING BEHIND WHAT DO YOU HEAR COMING BEHIND US?

US?

ANYTHING?

ANYTHING?

>> I THINK WE HEAR SIRENS.

>> I THINK WE HEAR SIRENS.

WE HEAR THE PARADE COMING DOWN WE HEAR THE PARADE COMING DOWN HERE IN HOLYOKE.

HERE IN HOLYOKE.

THIS IS WHAT IT ALL WORKS UP TO.

THIS IS WHAT IT ALL WORKS UP TO.

IT'S A YEAR-LONG PROCESS OF IT'S A YEAR-LONG PROCESS OF PUTTING THIS TOGETHER.

PUTTING THIS TOGETHER.

NOT ONLY THE PEOPLE OF HOLYOKE NOT ONLY THE PEOPLE OF HOLYOKE BUT THE PEOPLE OF THIS AREA.

BUT THE PEOPLE OF THIS AREA.

>> JUST FAIR WARNING, THIS IS A >> JUST FAIR WARNING, THIS IS A VERY COLD DAY.

VERY COLD DAY.

AND THESE KIND OF DAYS, THE AND THESE KIND OF DAYS, THE PARADE GOES VERY QUICKLY.

PARADE GOES VERY QUICKLY.

A NICE SUNNY DAY, PEOPLE COME A NICE SUNNY DAY, PEOPLE COME DOWN AND TAKING THEIR TIME.

DOWN AND TAKING THEIR TIME.

ON A COLD DAY LIKE TODAY, NOT ON A COLD DAY LIKE TODAY, NOT THE CASE.

THE CASE.

SO WE'RE GOING TO ENJOY IT WITH SO WE'RE GOING TO ENJOY IT WITH YOU.

YOU.

WE HAVE 30 BANDS, 15 FLOATS.

WE HAVE 30 BANDS, 15 FLOATS.

THEY ARE ALL ALIGNED AND THEY ARE ALL ALIGNED AND WAITING.

WAITING.

AND DOWN THE STREET WE HEAR THE AND DOWN THE STREET WE HEAR THE HOLYOKE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

HOLYOKE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

>> NICE SHOUT OUT TO OUR VIEWERS >> NICE SHOUT OUT TO OUR VIEWERS IN OHIO.

IN OHIO.

WE HAVE VIEWERS IN LAS VEGAS.

WE HAVE VIEWERS IN LAS VEGAS.

PEOPLE ARE TUNING IN ONLINE.

PEOPLE ARE TUNING IN ONLINE.

SO THANK YOU AND WELCOME.

SO THANK YOU AND WELCOME.

WE FIGURE IT'S PROBABLY A LITTLE WE FIGURE IT'S PROBABLY A LITTLE WARMER IN LAS VEGAS.

WARMER IN LAS VEGAS.

>> HERE WE ARE WITH DIVISION A, >> HERE WE ARE WITH DIVISION A, HOLYOKE ST.

PATRICK'S PARADE.

HOLYOKE ST.

PATRICK'S PARADE.

SPONSORSHIPS, CURRENT VEHICLES.

SPONSORSHIPS, CURRENT VEHICLES.

AND NOW WE HAVE THE HOLYOKE AND NOW WE HAVE THE HOLYOKE AUXILIARY POLICE CAR.

AUXILIARY POLICE CAR.

>> WHICH YOU CAN ALWAYS TELL >> WHICH YOU CAN ALWAYS TELL BECAUSE THE SIRENS ARE GOING.

BECAUSE THE SIRENS ARE GOING.

AND THESE FOLKS ARE COMING DOWN AND THESE FOLKS ARE COMING DOWN THE STREET.

THE STREET.

HOLYOKE'S FINEST.

HOLYOKE'S FINEST.

>> DIVISION A IS SPONSORED BY >> DIVISION A IS SPONSORED BY THE HOLYOKE MALL.

THE HOLYOKE MALL.

BEHIND THEM WILL BE THE STATE BEHIND THEM WILL BE THE STATE POLICE VEHICLES.

POLICE VEHICLES.

>> AND NOW IS THE HOLYOKE POLICE >> AND NOW IS THE HOLYOKE POLICE RETIREES 1,000 PLUS YEARS OF RETIREES 1,000 PLUS YEARS OF SERVICE.

SERVICE.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, GENTLEMAN.

GENTLEMAN.

I SEE A FEW FAMILIAR FACES ON I SEE A FEW FAMILIAR FACES ON THERE.

THERE.

FRIENDLY FACES.

FRIENDLY FACES.

NOT THE ONES THAT PULLED ME NOT THE ONES THAT PULLED ME OVER.

OVER.

YEAH, NO.

YEAH, NO.

AND THESE GENTLEMAN HAVE MARCHED AND THESE GENTLEMAN HAVE MARCHED IN THE PARADE FOR YEARS IN THE PARADE FOR YEARS THEMSELVES.

THEMSELVES.

AND THEY COME BACK BECAUSE THIS AND THEY COME BACK BECAUSE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT LIVES IN YOUR IS SOMETHING THAT LIVES IN YOUR HEART FOREVER.

HEART FOREVER.

>> THIS IS WONDERFUL FOR THEM.

>> THIS IS WONDERFUL FOR THEM.

GREAT PARADE.

GREAT PARADE.

THAT'S WHAT THE HOLYOKE ST.

THAT'S WHAT THE HOLYOKE ST.

PATRICK'S PARADE IS ABOUT.

PATRICK'S PARADE IS ABOUT.

>> AND DOGS.

>> AND DOGS.

WE SAW THE POLICE DOGS THERE.

WE SAW THE POLICE DOGS THERE.

I SEE A NUMBER OF LITTLE POOCHES I SEE A NUMBER OF LITTLE POOCHES AROUND US SPORTING GREEN, OF AROUND US SPORTING GREEN, OF COURSE.

COURSE.

>> THAT'S THE APPROPRIATE COLOR >> THAT'S THE APPROPRIATE COLOR FOR THE DAY.

FOR THE DAY.

I SEE STATE TROOPERS COMING INTO I SEE STATE TROOPERS COMING INTO PLAY.

PLAY.

THEY HAVE BEEN OUT EARLIER TODAY THEY HAVE BEEN OUT EARLIER TODAY AND DOING CROWD CONTROL AND DOING CROWD CONTROL OPERATIONS.

OPERATIONS.

AND THEY DO A GOOD JOB.

AND THEY DO A GOOD JOB.

THEY HAVE TO SWITCH GEARS.

THEY HAVE TO SWITCH GEARS.

LAW ENFORCEMENT CHASES BAD GUYS LAW ENFORCEMENT CHASES BAD GUYS ALL WEEK LONG AND NOW THEY HAVE ALL WEEK LONG AND NOW THEY HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

TO DEAL WITH THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

SO IT'S A WHOLE DIFFERENT SET OF SO IT'S A WHOLE DIFFERENT SET OF CIRCUMSTANCES.

CIRCUMSTANCES.

AND THEY GO TO A DIFFERENT SKILL AND THEY GO TO A DIFFERENT SKILL SET.

SET.

THE STATE POLICE COME THROUGH THE STATE POLICE COME THROUGH EVERY YEAR.

EVERY YEAR.

WE WANT TO THANK THEM FOR THEIR WE WANT TO THANK THEM FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION.

PARTICIPATION.

>> AND WE WILL GUARANTEE THEY >> AND WE WILL GUARANTEE THEY WILL BE SMILING BACK AT YOU AND WILL BE SMILING BACK AT YOU AND WAVING AT YOU DOWN THE STREET.

WAVING AT YOU DOWN THE STREET.

>> AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT.

>> AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT.

ONLY DAY OF THE YEAR THAT'S ONLY DAY OF THE YEAR THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.

GOING TO HAPPEN.

THAT'S OKAY TOO.

THAT'S OKAY TOO.

IT'S ALL RIGHT.

IT'S ALL RIGHT.

>> LOOK AT THOSE SMILES.

>> LOOK AT THOSE SMILES.

THESE KIDS ARE HAVING A BALL.

THESE KIDS ARE HAVING A BALL.

ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS JUST ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS JUST BUNDLE UP AND YOU'LL BE FINE.

BUNDLE UP AND YOU'LL BE FINE.

>> WE LOOK DOWN NORTH HAMPTON >> WE LOOK DOWN NORTH HAMPTON STREET, THE CROWD GOING TOWARD STREET, THE CROWD GOING TOWARD THE K-MART PLAZA IS DEEP.

THE K-MART PLAZA IS DEEP.

THEY ARE 4 AND 5 DEEP IN SOME THEY ARE 4 AND 5 DEEP IN SOME PLACES.

PLACES.

THAT'S A SIGN PEOPLE ARE READY THAT'S A SIGN PEOPLE ARE READY TO COME OUT FROM THIS WINTER AND TO COME OUT FROM THIS WINTER AND HAVE A GOOD DAY.

HAVE A GOOD DAY.

WE'VE HAD A ROUGH WINTER.

WE'VE HAD A ROUGH WINTER.

TODAY IS THE DAY TO COME OUT AND TODAY IS THE DAY TO COME OUT AND GET SUN.

GET SUN.

TALK TO YOUR FRIENDS AND MAYBE TALK TO YOUR FRIENDS AND MAYBE HAVE A LITTLE SOCIABLE.

HAVE A LITTLE SOCIABLE.

>> WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK >> WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK WITH THIS YEAR'S GRAND MARSHAL.

WITH THIS YEAR'S GRAND MARSHAL.

HE TALKED ABOUT HIS HISTORY WITH HE TALKED ABOUT HIS HISTORY WITH THE PARADE COMMITTEE AND HIS THE PARADE COMMITTEE AND HIS REACTION WHEN HE FOUND OUT HE REACTION WHEN HE FOUND OUT HE WAS GOING TO BE THE GRAND WAS GOING TO BE THE GRAND MARSHAL OF THIS YEAR'S PARADE.

MARSHAL OF THIS YEAR'S PARADE.

>> THIS WILL BE MY 43RD PARADE >> THIS WILL BE MY 43RD PARADE AND THE PARADE COMMITTEE, AGAIN, AND THE PARADE COMMITTEE, AGAIN, I GREW UP IN A PARADE FAMILY.

I GREW UP IN A PARADE FAMILY.

MY FATHER WAS A MEMBER.

MY FATHER WAS A MEMBER.

MY GRANDFATHER WAS A FOUNDER OF MY GRANDFATHER WAS A FOUNDER OF THE PARADE.

THE PARADE.

ONE OF THE FOUNDERS.

I WAS ONE OF THE FOUNDERS.

I WAS PRESIDENT IN 1988 OF THE PARADE.

PRESIDENT IN 1988 OF THE PARADE.

THIS IS A CULMINATION OF A LOT THIS IS A CULMINATION OF A LOT OF YEARS BEING THE GRAND OF YEARS BEING THE GRAND MARSHAL.

MARSHAL.

IT'S REALLY EXCITING.

IT'S REALLY EXCITING.

>> WHAT HE'S SAID SEVERAL TIMES, >> WHAT HE'S SAID SEVERAL TIMES, VERY SADLY WE RECOGNIZE THE VERY SADLY WE RECOGNIZE THE PASSING OF HIS DAD, ROGER.

PASSING OF HIS DAD, ROGER.

THIS IS A MIXED WEEK.

THIS IS A MIXED WEEK.

SO THE FOOTSTEPS HE'S TRAVELING SO THE FOOTSTEPS HE'S TRAVELING IN TODAY IS A MARCH NOW WE HAVE IN TODAY IS A MARCH NOW WE HAVE COMING INTO VIEW IS THE HOLYOKE COMING INTO VIEW IS THE HOLYOKE CALEDONIANS.

CALEDONIANS.

LET'S LISTEN.

>> MIGHTY FINE ON THIS SUNDAY MORNING HERE.

MORNING HERE.

THE PIPE BAND IS THE OLDEST THE PIPE BAND IS THE OLDEST CONTINUOUS PIPE BAND IN NORTH CONTINUOUS PIPE BAND IN NORTH AMERICA.

AMERICA.

LOOK WHO IS COMING DOWN THE LOOK WHO IS COMING DOWN THE STREET.

STREET.

>> WE HAVE OUR GRAND MARSHAL >> WE HAVE OUR GRAND MARSHAL DAVID DONOGHUE.

DAVID DONOGHUE.

HERE COMES DAVID.

HERE COMES DAVID.

>> MARCHING PROUDLY DOWN THE >> MARCHING PROUDLY DOWN THE STREET.

STREET.

>> MEMBERS OF HIS FAMILY.

>> MEMBERS OF HIS FAMILY.

>> HE'S BEEN A 42 YEAR MEMBER OF >> HE'S BEEN A 42 YEAR MEMBER OF THE PARADE COMMITTEE.

THE PARADE COMMITTEE.

HIS FATHER, ROGER, WAS THE 2014 HIS FATHER, ROGER, WAS THE 2014 GRAND MARSHAL AND WE LOST HIM IN GRAND MARSHAL AND WE LOST HIM IN FEBRUARY.

FEBRUARY.

HE IS DEFINITELY WALKING IN HIS HE IS DEFINITELY WALKING IN HIS FATHER'S FOOTSTEPS TODAY.

FATHER'S FOOTSTEPS TODAY.

HE'S JOINED BY HIS WIFE AND HE'S JOINED BY HIS WIFE AND THEIR THREE KIDS, DAN, MORA AND THEIR THREE KIDS, DAN, MORA AND DAVID.

DAVID.

>> THIS IS, CERTAINLY, ON THIS >> THIS IS, CERTAINLY, ON THIS DAY, ARCHIE KNOWS THIS GRAND DAY, ARCHIE KNOWS THIS GRAND MARSHAL'S AWARD IS SOMETHING MARSHAL'S AWARD IS SOMETHING THAT REACHES DOWN INSIDE OF YOU THAT REACHES DOWN INSIDE OF YOU AND TOUCHES YOU WHERE YOU REALLY AND TOUCHES YOU WHERE YOU REALLY LIVE.

LIVE.

SIGNIFICANT OF YOUR FAITH, YOUR SIGNIFICANT OF YOUR FAITH, YOUR FAMILY, YOUR HERITAGE AND YOUR FAMILY, YOUR HERITAGE AND YOUR COUNTRY, YOUR CITY.

COUNTRY, YOUR CITY.

HAS A LOT OF RAM -- HAS A LOT OF RAM -- RAMIFICATIONS.

RAMIFICATIONS.

WE HAVE SOME OF THE PAST GRAND WE HAVE SOME OF THE PAST GRAND MARSHALS.

MARSHALS.

I SEE A NUMBER OF THEM DOWN I SEE A NUMBER OF THEM DOWN THERE.

THERE.

AL CASTRO.

AL CASTRO.

PETER BRADY.

PETER BRADY.

THERE IS SISTER.

THERE IS SISTER.

AND OUR NEW CHAPLAIN.

AND OUR NEW CHAPLAIN.

BERNIE.

BERNIE.

MORE GRAND MARSHALS.

MORE GRAND MARSHALS.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

>> IT'S TERRIFIC.

>> IT'S TERRIFIC.

>> SURE.

>> SURE.

AND DAVID DONOGHUE DID ASK US TO AND DAVID DONOGHUE DID ASK US TO DO A SHOUT OUT TO HIS FRIENDS AT DO A SHOUT OUT TO HIS FRIENDS AT THE ARCS.

THE ARCS.

MAKE SURE WE PUT THAT IN THERE.

MAKE SURE WE PUT THAT IN THERE.

>> NEXT WE HAVE THE -- LET'S GO >> NEXT WE HAVE THE -- LET'S GO DOWN TO MONTE C. DOWN TO MONTE C. THE KENNEDY AWARD.

THE KENNEDY AWARD.

>> THIS IS THE NATIVE SON OF >> THIS IS THE NATIVE SON OF HOLYOKE.

HOLYOKE.

ARCHIE ROBERTS.

ARCHIE ROBERTS.

YOU DECIDED YOU WANTED TO BE TWO YOU DECIDED YOU WANTED TO BE TWO THINGS.

THINGS.

A HEART SURGEON AND PROFESSIONAL A HEART SURGEON AND PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL PLAYER.

FOOTBALL PLAYER.

ACCOMPLISHED THEM BOTH.

ACCOMPLISHED THEM BOTH.

QUARTERBACK WITH THE DOLPHINS.

QUARTERBACK WITH THE DOLPHINS.

CREATED THIS FOUNDATION.

CREATED THIS FOUNDATION.

9/11 FIRST RESPONDERS.

9/11 FIRST RESPONDERS.

HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BE HONORED HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BE HONORED BY THE CITY YOU GREW UP IN WHERE BY THE CITY YOU GREW UP IN WHERE YOU DREAMED WHAT YOU BECAME.

YOU DREAMED WHAT YOU BECAME.

>> IT ALL STARTED HERE IN >> IT ALL STARTED HERE IN HOLYOKE.

HOLYOKE.

I CAN HARDLY TALK IN THIS COLD I CAN HARDLY TALK IN THIS COLD WEATHER.

WEATHER.

BUT WE OWE SO MUCH TO THE TOWN BUT WE OWE SO MUCH TO THE TOWN OF HOLYOKE.

OF HOLYOKE.

THE PEOPLE THAT HELPED US GROW THE PEOPLE THAT HELPED US GROW UP.

UP.

THE TOWN IS ONE WE'LL NEVER THE TOWN IS ONE WE'LL NEVER FORGET.

FORGET.

AND I THINK IT'S THE GREATEST AND I THINK IT'S THE GREATEST TOWN IN THE WHOLE WORLD.

TOWN IN THE WHOLE WORLD.

>> YOU'VE DONE AMAZING THINGS.

>> YOU'VE DONE AMAZING THINGS.

CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU.

CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU.

THE ROBERTS SPORTS CENTER NAMED THE ROBERTS SPORTS CENTER NAMED AFTER YOUR FAMILY AS WELL.

AFTER YOUR FAMILY AS WELL.

WHAT'S NEXT FOR YOU?

WHAT'S NEXT FOR YOU?

YOU ARE RETIRED NOW; RIGHT?

YOU ARE RETIRED NOW; RIGHT?

>> I'M RETIRED FROM HEART >> I'M RETIRED FROM HEART SURGERY.

SURGERY.

>> GOING BACK TO PLAY FOR THE >> GOING BACK TO PLAY FOR THE DOLPHINS.

DOLPHINS.

>> NO.

>> NO.

I HELP THE NFL PLAYERS AFTER I HELP THE NFL PLAYERS AFTER THEY FINISH FOOTBALL AND WE STAY THEY FINISH FOOTBALL AND WE STAY BUSY.

BUSY.

>> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU.

CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN.

CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN.

ENJOY THE REST OF THE PARADE.

ENJOY THE REST OF THE PARADE.

STAY WARM.

STAY WARM.

>> GREAT SELECTION, GREAT >> GREAT SELECTION, GREAT INDIVIDUAL.

INDIVIDUAL.

NOW WE HAVE THE ST.

NOW WE HAVE THE ST.

PETER'S DRUM CORE.

PETER'S DRUM CORE.

LET'S LISTEN.

>> THEY ARE SPONSORED THIS YEAR BY SANDY SMITH, CITY OF HOLYOKE BY SANDY SMITH, CITY OF HOLYOKE TREASURER.

TREASURER.

WE HAVE THE PARADE PRESIDENT, WE HAVE THE PARADE PRESIDENT, MR.

TIMOTHY O'GRADY.

MR.

TIMOTHY O'GRADY.

HE'S BEEN SUCH A HARD WORKER.

HE'S BEEN SUCH A HARD WORKER.

TIM HAS BEEN WITH THE PARADE TIM HAS BEEN WITH THE PARADE COMMITTEE FOR YEARS AND YEARS.

COMMITTEE FOR YEARS AND YEARS.

THERE HE IS WITH HIS FAMILY.

THERE HE IS WITH HIS FAMILY.

>> HIS OWN PERSONAL CHEERING >> HIS OWN PERSONAL CHEERING SQUAD.

SQUAD.

AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU SAW IN AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU SAW IN THE BACKGROUND, HIS FAMILY CODE THE BACKGROUND, HIS FAMILY CODE OF ARMS.

OF ARMS.

>> YES.

>> YES.

ORIGINALLY FROM HOLYOKE.

ORIGINALLY FROM HOLYOKE.

HE IS MOVED EARLY IN HIS SCHOOL HE IS MOVED EARLY IN HIS SCHOOL DAYS, I BELIEVE.

DAYS, I BELIEVE.

TIM HAS WORKED HARD.

TIM HAS WORKED HARD.

JUST A PROUD IRISHMAN GOING DOWN JUST A PROUD IRISHMAN GOING DOWN THE STREET.

THE STREET.

AS PRESIDENT OF THE HOLYOKE ST.

AS PRESIDENT OF THE HOLYOKE ST.

PATRICK'S PARADE.

PATRICK'S PARADE.

>> NOW WE HAVE A PROUD IRISH >> NOW WE HAVE A PROUD IRISH WOMAN.

WOMAN.

THE 2018 ROHAN AWARD RECIPIENT, THE 2018 ROHAN AWARD RECIPIENT, HALEY DUNN AND HER FAMILY.

HALEY DUNN AND HER FAMILY.

>> SHE'S DONE SO MUCH IN THIS >> SHE'S DONE SO MUCH IN THIS PARADE.

PARADE.

HARD TO DETAIL ALL THE JOBS HARD TO DETAIL ALL THE JOBS SHE'S TAKEN.

SHE'S TAKEN.

IF YOU WANT SOMETHING DONE, GIVE IF YOU WANT SOMETHING DONE, GIVE IT TO ONE PERSON.

IT TO ONE PERSON.

IT'S WONDERFUL.

IT'S WONDERFUL.

SHE'S WALKING WITH HER MOTHER SHE'S WALKING WITH HER MOTHER AND HER HUSBAND, FRANK, HER AND HER HUSBAND, FRANK, HER CHILDREN FRANKIE, CHARLOTTE, CHILDREN FRANKIE, CHARLOTTE, ELOUISE AND HARRY.

ELOUISE AND HARRY.

>> EXCELLENT.

>> EXCELLENT.

IS THAT NOT THE PERFECT FAMILY IS THAT NOT THE PERFECT FAMILY SHOT RIGHT THERE?

SHOT RIGHT THERE?

LOOK AT THAT.

LOOK AT THAT.

CONGRATULATIONS.

CONGRATULATIONS.

DEFINITELY DESERVE IT.

DEFINITELY DESERVE IT.

ENJOY THE WALK.

ENJOY THE WALK.

>> DAD'S PULLING THE WAGON.

>> DAD'S PULLING THE WAGON.

>> THIS IS FOLLOWED BY THE >> THIS IS FOLLOWED BY THE O'CONNELL AWARD WINNER.

O'CONNELL AWARD WINNER.

WILLIAM QUESNEL.

WILLIAM QUESNEL.

>> FLOATS ARE SUCH A BIG PART OF >> FLOATS ARE SUCH A BIG PART OF THE PARADE.

THE PARADE.

CONGRAT CONGRAT CONGRATULATIONS.

CONGRATULATIONS.

THE FLOATS BRING MUCH TO THIS THE FLOATS BRING MUCH TO THIS PARADE AND MUCH TO OUR PARADE AND MUCH TO OUR ORGANIZATION.

ORGANIZATION.

WE'RE VERY PROUD OF YOU.

WE'RE VERY PROUD OF YOU.

THANKS FOR ALL YOU DO FOR OUR THANKS FOR ALL YOU DO FOR OUR PARADE.

PARADE.

AND FOLLOWED BY THE 2018 AND FOLLOWED BY THE 2018 GALLIVAN AWARD RECIPIENT.

GALLIVAN AWARD RECIPIENT.

DAVID GRIFFIN AND HIS FAMILY.

DAVID GRIFFIN AND HIS FAMILY.

>> THIS IS ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL.

>> THIS IS ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL.

WHERE DO YOU START ABOUT THE WHERE DO YOU START ABOUT THE NUMBER OF THINGS HE AND THE NUMBER OF THINGS HE AND THE FAMILY MEMBERS HAVE DONE?

FAMILY MEMBERS HAVE DONE?

GREAT TO SEE HIM DOWN THERE GREAT TO SEE HIM DOWN THERE HAVING HIS DAY WITH HIS FAMILY HAVING HIS DAY WITH HIS FAMILY AND NOT DOING A THOUSAND OTHER AND NOT DOING A THOUSAND OTHER THINGS TODAY.

THINGS TODAY.

CONGRATULATIONS.

CONGRATULATIONS.

OUR BEST WISHES.

OUR BEST WISHES.

>> FOUR CHILDREN, DAVE JR AND >> FOUR CHILDREN, DAVE JR AND GRANDCHILDREN DAVIE AND WILLIE.

GRANDCHILDREN DAVIE AND WILLIE.

CONGRATULATIONS.

CONGRATULATIONS.

LOVELY DAY.

LOVELY DAY.

AND THIS IS WHAT WE ALL SO LOOK AND THIS IS WHAT WE ALL SO LOOK FORWARD TO.

FORWARD TO.

THE HOLYOKE GRAND COLLEEN FLOAT THE HOLYOKE GRAND COLLEEN FLOAT WHICH WON SECOND PRIZE IRISH.

WHICH WON SECOND PRIZE IRISH.

>> LOOKS TERRIFIC.

>> LOOKS TERRIFIC.

>> IT DOES.

>> IT DOES.

>> MADELYNNE ALINE KELLEHER.

>> MADELYNNE ALINE KELLEHER.

>> SHE LOOKS ABSOLUTELY >> SHE LOOKS ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL.

BEAUTIFUL.

SUCH A GREAT DAY FOR HER AND THE SUCH A GREAT DAY FOR HER AND THE MEMBERS.

MEMBERS.

MAJORING IN BUSINESS AND MAJORING IN BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT.

MANAGEMENT.

KASSIDY LAWRENCE.

KASSIDY LAWRENCE.

BRIDGET HIGGINS.

BRIDGET HIGGINS.

SENIOR MAJORING IN ENGLISH WITH SENIOR MAJORING IN ENGLISH WITH A MINOR IN COMMUNICATIONS AND A MINOR IN COMMUNICATIONS AND WRITING.

WRITING.

ERIN HEBERT, A SENIOR AT YALE ERIN HEBERT, A SENIOR AT YALE UNIVERSITY.

UNIVERSITY.

SHE ACCEPTED A POSITION AT IBM.

SHE ACCEPTED A POSITION AT IBM.

NO SLACKERS AMONG THEM.

NO SLACKERS AMONG THEM.

>> GREAT GROUP OF YOUNG PEOPLE >> GREAT GROUP OF YOUNG PEOPLE OF THE BEHIND THEM THE BONNIE OF THE BEHIND THEM THE BONNIE BAKER MISS CONGENIALITY.

BAKER MISS CONGENIALITY.

BRENNA MORGAN FOGARTY.

BRENNA MORGAN FOGARTY.

SHE IS A SENIOR AT SPRINGFIELD SHE IS A SENIOR AT SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE MAJORING IN HEALTH COLLEGE MAJORING IN HEALTH SCIENCE AND PLANS TO ATTEND SCIENCE AND PLANS TO ATTEND GRADUATE SCHOOL FOR NURSING.

GRADUATE SCHOOL FOR NURSING.

>> I DON'T KNOW IF YOU SAW IT >> I DON'T KNOW IF YOU SAW IT BUT HER CHAUFFEUR WAS YELLING BUT HER CHAUFFEUR WAS YELLING HAPPY ST.

PATRICK'S DAY WITH HAPPY ST.

PATRICK'S DAY WITH BOTH ARMS IN THE AIR.

BOTH ARMS IN THE AIR.

OKAY.

OKAY.

WHO IS DRIVING THE CAR?

WHO IS DRIVING THE CAR?

>> STONEY CREEK FIRE AND DRUM >> STONEY CREEK FIRE AND DRUM CORE.

CORE.

TRAVELED TO IRELAND FOUR TIMES TRAVELED TO IRELAND FOUR TIMES IN THE LAST 20 YEARS OR SO.

IN THE LAST 20 YEARS OR SO.

LET'S LISTEN.

LET'S LISTEN.

STONEY CREEK FIFE AND DRUM.

>> AND THEY ARE BROUGHT TO US BY MGM.

MGM.

NICE JOB, EVERYBODY.

NICE JOB, EVERYBODY.

COMING UP NEXT THE 2018 COMING UP NEXT THE 2018 AMBASSADOR AWARD WINNER.

AMBASSADOR AWARD WINNER.

THAT IS MARY PAT KELLY AND THAT IS MARY PAT KELLY AND HAPPENS TO BE HANGING OUT WITH HAPPENS TO BE HANGING OUT WITH OUR FASHIONABLE MONTE.

OUR FASHIONABLE MONTE.

>> CONGRATULATIONS FOR THE >> CONGRATULATIONS FOR THE AMBASSADOR AWARD.

AMBASSADOR AWARD.

YOU GREW UP IN CHOG AND YOU HAVE YOU GREW UP IN CHOG AND YOU HAVE SPENT YOUR CAREER AS AN AUTHOR SPENT YOUR CAREER AS AN AUTHOR AND FILMMAKER EXPLORING OWN AND FILMMAKER EXPLORING OWN IRISH ROOTS.

IRISH ROOTS.

>> THE FIRST TIME I VISITED >> THE FIRST TIME I VISITED IRELAND, I REALIZED I HAD NO IRELAND, I REALIZED I HAD NO IDEA THE RICHNESS OF IRELAND.

IDEA THE RICHNESS OF IRELAND.

THE BEAUTY OF THE SCENERY, THE THE BEAUTY OF THE SCENERY, THE WARMTH OF THE PEOPLE AND I CAME WARMTH OF THE PEOPLE AND I CAME BACK DETERMINED TO BE A BRIDGE.

BACK DETERMINED TO BE A BRIDGE.

>> NO BETTER CITY THAN HOLYOKE.

>> NO BETTER CITY THAN HOLYOKE.

WHAT'S YOUR IMPRESSIONS HAVE WHAT'S YOUR IMPRESSIONS HAVE BEEN?

BEEN?

>> IT REMINDS ME OF CHICAGO.

>> IT REMINDS ME OF CHICAGO.

THE SAME WARMTH, SAME THE SAME WARMTH, SAME CONNECTION.

CONNECTION.

ALL THE FAMILIES CONNECTED.

ALL THE FAMILIES CONNECTED.

IT'S REALLY FUN.

IT'S REALLY FUN.

>> IT'S A LITTLE WINDY HERE >> IT'S A LITTLE WINDY HERE TODAY.

TODAY.

>> YOU KNOW WHAT?

>> YOU KNOW WHAT?

I LOVE SEEING THE KIDS OUT.

I LOVE SEEING THE KIDS OUT.

I THINK KIDS NEED TO KNOW THEIR I THINK KIDS NEED TO KNOW THEIR HERITAGE.

HERITAGE.

EVERYBODY IS IRISH ON ST.

EVERYBODY IS IRISH ON ST.

PATRICK'S DAY.

PATRICK'S DAY.

>> CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU AND >> CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU AND ENJOY THE PARADE.

ENJOY THE PARADE.

>> WALKING WITH HER WITH SUSAN >> WALKING WITH HER WITH SUSAN KRUSELL, THE ASSISTANT GENERAL KRUSELL, THE ASSISTANT GENERAL TO THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND.

TO THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND.

SHE'S LOCATED IN BOSTON MARCHING SHE'S LOCATED IN BOSTON MARCHING WITH OUR AWARD RECIPIENT.

WITH OUR AWARD RECIPIENT.

>> IN FRONT OF YOUR SCREEN RIGHT >> IN FRONT OF YOUR SCREEN RIGHT NOW WE HAVE SUSAN KRUSELL.

NOW WE HAVE SUSAN KRUSELL.

I LOVED WHAT MARY PAT HAD TO SAY I LOVED WHAT MARY PAT HAD TO SAY ABOUT THE KIDS AND THEIR IRISH ABOUT THE KIDS AND THEIR IRISH HERITAGE.

HERITAGE.

JUST THINK THAT WE NEED TO JUST THINK THAT WE NEED TO CONTINUE THAT AND FOSTER THAT.

CONTINUE THAT AND FOSTER THAT.

>> THAT'S WHAT TODAY IS ALL >> THAT'S WHAT TODAY IS ALL ABOUT.

ABOUT.

THE CELEBRATION OF IRISH THE CELEBRATION OF IRISH HERITAGE.

HERITAGE.

ALL ARE WELCOME BUT IT IS STILL ALL ARE WELCOME BUT IT IS STILL A CELEBRATION IRISH HERITAGE.

A CELEBRATION IRISH HERITAGE.

AND NOW COMING INTO VIEW WOULD AND NOW COMING INTO VIEW WOULD BE THE -- BE THE -- >> SOMEBODY NEAR AND DEAR TO MY >> SOMEBODY NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART.

HEART.

THE 2018 CITIZENSHIP AWARD THE 2018 CITIZENSHIP AWARD WINNER PAUL HOGAN.

WINNER PAUL HOGAN.

SOMEONE WHO I HAVE KNOWN MY SOMEONE WHO I HAVE KNOWN MY WHOLE LIFE.

WHOLE LIFE.

SOMEONE SO NEAR AND DEAR TO MY SOMEONE SO NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART AND WAS MY DAD'S BEST HEART AND WAS MY DAD'S BEST FRIEND.

FRIEND.

ALSO THE PRESIDENT OF THE AOH ALSO THE PRESIDENT OF THE AOH AND THAT IS A VERY WELL DESERVED AND THAT IS A VERY WELL DESERVED AWARD FOR HIM.

AWARD FOR HIM.

>> CONGRATULATIONS.

>> CONGRATULATIONS.

ENJOY YOUR WALK.

ENJOY YOUR WALK.

AND BEHIND THEM, YOU CAN HEAR AND BEHIND THEM, YOU CAN HEAR THE SOUNDS OF THE SKYLINERS DRUM THE SOUNDS OF THE SKYLINERS DRUM AND BUGLE CORE SPONSORED BY THE AND BUGLE CORE SPONSORED BY THE HOLYOKE MALL.

HOLYOKE MALL.

LET'S GIVE THEM A LISTEN.

>> NICE JOB.

THEIR DIRECTOR IS LARRY THEIR DIRECTOR IS LARRY CARBONELL.

CARBONELL.

COMING AFTER THEM IS COLUMBUS.

COMING AFTER THEM IS COLUMBUS.

>> THE 4TH DEGREE KNIGHTS OF >> THE 4TH DEGREE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS.

COLUMBUS.

THE ASSEMBLY.

THE ASSEMBLY.

AND THE ASSEMBLY 2670 OF AND THE ASSEMBLY 2670 OF CHICOPEE.

CHICOPEE.

>> CERTAINLY, GONE A FEW YEARS.

>> CERTAINLY, GONE A FEW YEARS.

DEFINITELY NOT FORGOTTEN.

DEFINITELY NOT FORGOTTEN.

>> HE WAS WONDERFUL.

>> HE WAS WONDERFUL.

I WANT TO THANK THESE FOLKS FOR I WANT TO THANK THESE FOLKS FOR JOINING US.

JOINING US.

THEY ARE FAITHFUL TO THE PARADE.

THEY ARE FAITHFUL TO THE PARADE.

GOOD ADDITION.

GOOD ADDITION.

REMINDS US MORE OF THE RELIGIOUS REMINDS US MORE OF THE RELIGIOUS ASPECT.

ASPECT.

>> WE WANT TO SAY HELLO TO OUR >> WE WANT TO SAY HELLO TO OUR VIEWERS IN SAN DIEGO AND NORTH VIEWERS IN SAN DIEGO AND NORTH CAROLINA.

CAROLINA.

THANKS FOR JOINING US.

THANKS FOR JOINING US.

SURE YOU HAVE HOLYOKE ROOTS AND SURE YOU HAVE HOLYOKE ROOTS AND HAPPY TO BE BRINGING THIS PARADE HAPPY TO BE BRINGING THIS PARADE TO YOU.

TO YOU.

>> RIGHT NOW WE ARE GOING TO A >> RIGHT NOW WE ARE GOING TO A NEW DIVISION SPONSORED BY: AND NEW DIVISION SPONSORED BY: AND THIS IS THE HOLYOKE DIVISION LED THIS IS THE HOLYOKE DIVISION LED OFF BY THE HOLYOKE HIGH SCHOOL OFF BY THE HOLYOKE HIGH SCHOOL CHEERLEADERS.

CHEERLEADERS.

>> AND EVERY YEAR I REMEMBER MY >> AND EVERY YEAR I REMEMBER MY DAYS AS A HOLYOKE CHEERLEADER.

DAYS AS A HOLYOKE CHEERLEADER.

SO JEALOUS OF THESE GIRLS.

SO JEALOUS OF THESE GIRLS.

WE HAD TO WEAR SHORT SKIRTS AND WE HAD TO WEAR SHORT SKIRTS AND OXFORD SHOES AND THEY GET TO OXFORD SHOES AND THEY GET TO WEAR PANTS AND SNEAKERS.

WEAR PANTS AND SNEAKERS.

THAT WAS THE BEST MOVE.

THAT WAS THE BEST MOVE.

THEY LOOK FANTASTIC AND SOUND THEY LOOK FANTASTIC AND SOUND GREAT.

GREAT.

AND CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU, AND CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU, GI GI GIRLS.

GIRLS.

>> THEY ARE LOOKING SHARP.

>> THEY ARE LOOKING SHARP.

AND ENERGETIC.

AND ENERGETIC.

I WANT TO DO MY PERSONAL SHOUT I WANT TO DO MY PERSONAL SHOUT OUT TO MY FAMILY, MY THREE OUT TO MY FAMILY, MY THREE GRANDCHILDREN, CAROLINE, EMMET GRANDCHILDREN, CAROLINE, EMMET AND QUINLIN.

AND QUINLIN.

THEY ARE ALL OUT THERE WITH THEY ARE ALL OUT THERE WITH THEIR DAD.

THEIR DAD.

SO THAT'S MY SHOUT OUT TO SAN SO THAT'S MY SHOUT OUT TO SAN DIEGO.

DIEGO.

AND I KNOW THEY ARE WATCHING.

AND I KNOW THEY ARE WATCHING.

>> WHEN YOU SEE THE HOLYOKE HIGH >> WHEN YOU SEE THE HOLYOKE HIGH CHEERLEADERS, THE BAND CANNOT BE CHEERLEADERS, THE BAND CANNOT BE FAR BEHIND.

FAR BEHIND.

SPONSORED BY BRESNAHAN INSURANCE SPONSORED BY BRESNAHAN INSURANCE AGENCY.

AGENCY.

DIRECTOR IS CASSI STEWART.

DIRECTOR IS CASSI STEWART.

LET'S LISTEN.

>> THEY MAY BE THE MARCHING PURPLE KNIGHTS BUT WE HAVE GREEN PURPLE KNIGHTS BUT WE HAVE GREEN IN THERE.

IN THERE.

GET INTO THE SPIRIT FOR SURE.

GET INTO THE SPIRIT FOR SURE.

THERE GOES THE MAYOR.

THERE GOES THE MAYOR.

>> THE MAYOR ALEX MORSE.

>> THE MAYOR ALEX MORSE.

>> BEFORE YOU RUN AND GREET ALL >> BEFORE YOU RUN AND GREET ALL THE FANS OUT THERE -- ARE YOU THE FANS OUT THERE -- ARE YOU GOING TO DANCE?

GOING TO DANCE?

THIS COULD BE MORE IMPORTANT.

THIS COULD BE MORE IMPORTANT.

THIS IS ON TV.

THIS IS ON TV.

MAYBE WE'LL LEAVE THAT A PRIVATE MAYBE WE'LL LEAVE THAT A PRIVATE CONVERSATION RIGHT HERE.

CONVERSATION RIGHT HERE.

THAT'S AN INTERESTING TURN OF THAT'S AN INTERESTING TURN OF EVENTS.

EVENTS.

WHERE ARE WE GOING DRINKING WHERE ARE WE GOING DRINKING LATER?

LATER?

>> SAY WHAT?

>> SAY WHAT?

>> NOTHING.

>> NOTHING.

HOW DOES THIS EFFECT HOLYOKE?

HOW DOES THIS EFFECT HOLYOKE?

>> THIS IS A WONDERFUL THING >> THIS IS A WONDERFUL THING FOR THE CITY.

FOR THE CITY.

GENERATE UP TO $20 MILLION TO GENERATE UP TO $20 MILLION TO THE CITY.

THE CITY.

SO THERE'S NO OTHER PLACE LIKE SO THERE'S NO OTHER PLACE LIKE HOLYOKE.

HOLYOKE.

>> GOOD TO SEE YOU.

>> GOOD TO SEE YOU.

GETTING READY TO HAVE A GOOD GETTING READY TO HAVE A GOOD TIME AND CELEBRATE THE REST OF TIME AND CELEBRATE THE REST OF THE PARADE HERE.

THE PARADE HERE.

>> ABSOLUTELY TERRIFIC.

>> ABSOLUTELY TERRIFIC.

$20 MILLION TO THE LOCAL $20 MILLION TO THE LOCAL ECONOMY.

ECONOMY.

YOU SURE CAN'T SHAKE A STICTA.

YOU SURE CAN'T SHAKE A STICTA.

THAT IS AMAZING AND WONDERFUL.

THAT IS AMAZING AND WONDERFUL.

AND WE'RE ALL HERE JUST ENJOYING AND WE'RE ALL HERE JUST ENJOYING IT FOR OUR IRISH HERITAGE.

IT FOR OUR IRISH HERITAGE.

>> THAT'S BEEN WELL DOCUMENTED.

>> THAT'S BEEN WELL DOCUMENTED.

AND COMING INTO VIEW NOW ARE THE AND COMING INTO VIEW NOW ARE THE DEAN TECH FLOAT.

DEAN TECH FLOAT.

ENJOY YOURSELVES.

ENJOY YOURSELVES.

WONDERFUL.

WONDERFUL.

>> THEY ARE SHOWING OFF THEIR >> THEY ARE SHOWING OFF THEIR SCHOOL PRIDE.

SCHOOL PRIDE.

>> WE ALSO HAD MEMBERS OF THE >> WE ALSO HAD MEMBERS OF THE HOLYOKE CITY COUNCIL AND THE HOLYOKE CITY COUNCIL AND THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

>> AND YOU JUST SAW A FEW HEADS >> AND YOU JUST SAW A FEW HEADS ON THAT FLOAT.

ON THAT FLOAT.

THE THEME REPRESENTS THE 13 THE THEME REPRESENTS THE 13 CAREERS AND TECHNICAL PROGRAMS CAREERS AND TECHNICAL PROGRAMS OFFERED AND THE SPIRIT AND PRIDE OFFERED AND THE SPIRIT AND PRIDE THAT THE STUDENTS HAVE FOR THEIR THAT THE STUDENTS HAVE FOR THEIR SCHOOL.

SCHOOL.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM.

>> NOW, COMING INTO VIEW IS THE >> NOW, COMING INTO VIEW IS THE HOLYOKE FIRE DEPARTMENT COLOR HOLYOKE FIRE DEPARTMENT COLOR GUARD AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT GUARD AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FOLLOWING LED BY CHIEF JOHN POND FOLLOWING LED BY CHIEF JOHN POND MARCHING WITH OFFICERS AND MARCHING WITH OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS OF THE DEPARTMENT FIREFIGHTERS OF THE DEPARTMENT ALONG WITH FAMILY MEMBERS WHO ALONG WITH FAMILY MEMBERS WHO CARRY THE DEPARTMENT BANNER.

CARRY THE DEPARTMENT BANNER.

>> LOOKING VERY SHARP.

>> LOOKING VERY SHARP.

I USED TO ALWAYS SAY GENTLEMAN I USED TO ALWAYS SAY GENTLEMAN AND THEY HAVE WOMEN ON THE AND THEY HAVE WOMEN ON THE DEPARTMENT WHICH IS FANTASTIC.

DEPARTMENT WHICH IS FANTASTIC.

>> THEY LOOK VERY GOOD.

>> THEY LOOK VERY GOOD.

>> HOLYOKE'S BRAVEST.

>> HOLYOKE'S BRAVEST.

>> THAT WOMAN IS GETTING QUITE A >> THAT WOMAN IS GETTING QUITE A LOT OF FOLKS TO RUN ON OVER TO LOT OF FOLKS TO RUN ON OVER TO HER.

HER.

SHE'S GIVING OUT KISSES.

SHE'S GIVING OUT KISSES.

THAT'S WHAT IT IS.

THAT'S WHAT IT IS.

GOOD FOR HER.

GOOD FOR HER.

YOU CAN SEE IN HERE WE HAVE THE YOU CAN SEE IN HERE WE HAVE THE SIRENS FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SIRENS FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT VEHICLES AS THEY ARE COMING DOWN VEHICLES AS THEY ARE COMING DOWN THE STREET.

THE STREET.

LOOK AT THIS GUY.

LOOK AT THIS GUY.

HE KNOWS HOW TO PLAY IT UP TO HE KNOWS HOW TO PLAY IT UP TO THE CAMERA.

THE CAMERA.

>> WHEN IT COMES TO PARADE TIME, >> WHEN IT COMES TO PARADE TIME, THERE'S NO ONE HAS MORE FUN.

THERE'S NO ONE HAS MORE FUN.

BIG BOYS WITH BIG TOYS.

BIG BOYS WITH BIG TOYS.

>> THIS IS A VINTAGE TOY.

>> THIS IS A VINTAGE TOY.

1935.

1935.

>> I GOT STUCK BEHIND THIS >> I GOT STUCK BEHIND THIS DRIVING HERE.

DRIVING HERE.

THAT THING DOES NOT GO OVER 25 THAT THING DOES NOT GO OVER 25 MILES AN HOUR.

MILES AN HOUR.

I DON'T KNOW HOW QUICK IT WAS I DON'T KNOW HOW QUICK IT WAS GETTING TO FIRES BACK IN 35.

GETTING TO FIRES BACK IN 35.

>> WE'VE COME A LONG WAYS SINCE >> WE'VE COME A LONG WAYS SINCE THEN, HAVEN'T WE?

THEN, HAVEN'T WE?

>> IT'S GOT A LOAD TODAY.

>> IT'S GOT A LOAD TODAY.

THOSE KIDS ARE HAVING A GREAT THOSE KIDS ARE HAVING A GREAT TIME.

TIME.

>> THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.

>> THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.

YOU ARE LOOKING A LITTLE SLEEPY YOU ARE LOOKING A LITTLE SLEEPY THERE, FELLA.

THERE, FELLA.

THEY ARE FOLLOWED BY THE HOLYOKE THEY ARE FOLLOWED BY THE HOLYOKE YOUTH FOOTBALL PEE WEE YOUTH FOOTBALL PEE WEE CHAMPIONS.

CHAMPIONS.

>> AND THE YOUTH FOOTBALL >> AND THE YOUTH FOOTBALL CHEERLEADERS.

CHEERLEADERS.

FUTURE HOLYOKE PURPLE KNIGHTS.

FUTURE HOLYOKE PURPLE KNIGHTS.

>> THEY ARE GOING TO GIVE US A >> THEY ARE GOING TO GIVE US A CHEER.

CHEER.

AWESOME.

AWESOME.

GOOD JOB.

GOOD JOB.

>> I HEARD AWESOME.

>> I HEARD AWESOME.

>> THERE'S OUR PEE WEE CHAMPS.

>> THERE'S OUR PEE WEE CHAMPS.

YAY.

YAY.

I'M TRYING TO GET THEM TO WAVE I'M TRYING TO GET THEM TO WAVE TO OUR CAMERA.

TO OUR CAMERA.

NICE JOB.

NICE JOB.

THEY ARE DOING THEIR OWN CHEER.

THEY ARE DOING THEIR OWN CHEER.

AWESOME JOB, GUYS.

AWESOME JOB, GUYS.

>> GREAT BUNCH OF KIDS.

>> GREAT BUNCH OF KIDS.

>> YEAH.

>> YEAH.

>> GETTING BACK TO WHAT WE HEARD >> GETTING BACK TO WHAT WE HEARD EARLIER, IT'S ALL ABOUT EARLIER, IT'S ALL ABOUT CHILDREN.

CHILDREN.

BRINGING THEM UP TO UNDERSTAND BRINGING THEM UP TO UNDERSTAND THE TRADITIONS AND THE HERITAGE, THE TRADITIONS AND THE HERITAGE, IT'S GREAT.

IT'S GREAT.

>> AND THE FUN OF THIS CITY.

>> AND THE FUN OF THIS CITY.

>> HELLO STOP AND SHOP MARCHING >> HELLO STOP AND SHOP MARCHING UNIT IN THEIR VEHICLE.

UNIT IN THEIR VEHICLE.

>> IN THEIR STOP AND SHOP TRUCK.

>> IN THEIR STOP AND SHOP TRUCK.

>> DO YOU THINK THAT'S A STOP >> DO YOU THINK THAT'S A STOP AND SHOP VEHICLE BY ANY CHANCE?

AND SHOP VEHICLE BY ANY CHANCE?

TERRIFIC FLAG.

TERRIFIC FLAG.

GLAD TO HAVE YOU WITH US.

GLAD TO HAVE YOU WITH US.

SO GRATEFUL FOR YOU FOR SPONSOR SO GRATEFUL FOR YOU FOR SPONSOR THE KILTE PIPE BAND.

THE KILTE PIPE BAND.

>> UNLESSED THE DIRECTION OF >> UNLESSED THE DIRECTION OF MAJOR DAVID METHVEN AND COLUM MAJOR DAVID METHVEN AND COLUM LUNDT.

LUNDT.

THEY CELEBRATE THEIR 100TH THEY CELEBRATE THEIR 100TH ANNIVERSARY.

ANNIVERSARY.

THEY HAVE WON THE WORLD PIPE THEY HAVE WON THE WORLD PIPE BAND CHAMPIONSHIP GRADE 3A IN BAND CHAMPIONSHIP GRADE 3A IN AUGUST OF 2016.

AUGUST OF 2016.

SO WELL TRAVELED AND GOOD SO WELL TRAVELED AND GOOD ACCOUNT TO THEMSELVES.

ACCOUNT TO THEMSELVES.

>> LOOKS LIKE THEY ARE READY TO >> LOOKS LIKE THEY ARE READY TO PLAY.

PLAY.

WE'RE READY TO LISTEN.

WE'RE READY TO LISTEN.

>> A SLIGHT PAUSE.

>> A SLIGHT PAUSE.

HERE THEY COME.

>> THEY ARE SOUNDING WONDERFUL AND THEY ARE FOLLOWED BY SOMEONE AND THEY ARE FOLLOWED BY SOMEONE WHO NEEDS NO INTRODUCTION.

WHO NEEDS NO INTRODUCTION.

>> CONGRESSMAN RICHARD NEAL.

>> CONGRESSMAN RICHARD NEAL.

THE RANKING MINORITY MEMBER OF THE RANKING MINORITY MEMBER OF HOUSE WAYS AND MEANS.

HOUSE WAYS AND MEANS.

DID A GREAT JOB OF REACHING DID A GREAT JOB OF REACHING ACROSS THE AISLE.

ACROSS THE AISLE.

HE'S KNOWN FOR THAT AT A TIME HE'S KNOWN FOR THAT AT A TIME THERE'S SO MUCH DIVISIVENESS.

THERE'S SO MUCH DIVISIVENESS.

ENJOYING HIMSELF ALONG WITH A ENJOYING HIMSELF ALONG WITH A NUMBER OF OTHER STATE REPS AND NUMBER OF OTHER STATE REPS AND SENATORS.

SENATORS.

THIS IS DISTRICT ATTORNEY THIS IS DISTRICT ATTORNEY ANTHONY GULLUNI.

ANTHONY GULLUNI.

>> THAT'S OKAY.

>> THAT'S OKAY.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR JOINING US AGAIN.

JOINING US AGAIN.

WHO WAS I THINKING OF?

WHO WAS I THINKING OF?

>> I DON'T KNOW.

>> I DON'T KNOW.

>> MY BAD.

>> MY BAD.

>> THEY ARE FOLLOWED BY THE >> THEY ARE FOLLOWED BY THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS.

CARRIERS.

JOHN CASCIANO.

JOHN CASCIANO.

>> YOU KNOW WHAT'S SO GREAT >> YOU KNOW WHAT'S SO GREAT ABOUT SEEING LETTER CARRIERS OUT ABOUT SEEING LETTER CARRIERS OUT THERE?

THERE?

IF YOU WORK ALL DAY, YOU NEVER IF YOU WORK ALL DAY, YOU NEVER SEE OR GET TO KNOW THE LADY OR SEE OR GET TO KNOW THE LADY OR GENTLEMAN WHO BRINGS THE MAIL TO GENTLEMAN WHO BRINGS THE MAIL TO YOU.

YOU.

SO TODAY IS THEIR DAY TO GET OUT SO TODAY IS THEIR DAY TO GET OUT IN FRONT OF THE PUBLIC THEY IN FRONT OF THE PUBLIC THEY SERVE.

SERVE.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM.

SO MUCH OF WHAT THEY DO PEOPLE SO MUCH OF WHAT THEY DO PEOPLE DON'T GET TO RECOGNIZE.

DON'T GET TO RECOGNIZE.

MAYBE LEAVING SOMETHING AT MAYBE LEAVING SOMETHING AT CHRISTMAS TIME.

CHRISTMAS TIME.

OTHERWISE, IF YOU ARE A WORKING OTHERWISE, IF YOU ARE A WORKING FAMILY, YOU REALLY DON'T GET TO FAMILY, YOU REALLY DON'T GET TO KNOW WHO YOUR LETTER CARRIER IS.

KNOW WHO YOUR LETTER CARRIER IS.

>> IT'S GREAT TO SEE THEM AND >> IT'S GREAT TO SEE THEM AND GREAT TO SEE THE HAMPDEN COUNTY GREAT TO SEE THE HAMPDEN COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AND SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AND MARCHING UNIT.

MARCHING UNIT.

WE ALREADY SAW THE SHERIFF; WE ALREADY SAW THE SHERIFF; CORRECT?

CORRECT?

>> NO, DISTRICT ATTORNEY.

>> NO, DISTRICT ATTORNEY.

DISTRICT ATTORNEY.

DISTRICT ATTORNEY.

>> SOMETIMES YOU KNOW FOLKS OUT >> SOMETIMES YOU KNOW FOLKS OUT THERE WHEN IT'S VERY COLD KIND THERE WHEN IT'S VERY COLD KIND OF -- OF -- >> MY PARTNER IS BACKFILLING FOR >> MY PARTNER IS BACKFILLING FOR ME.

ME.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

IT'S WONDERFUL.

IT'S WONDERFUL.

>> NICK COCCHIE IS WALKING WITH >> NICK COCCHIE IS WALKING WITH HIS WIFE AND HIS THREE SONS.

HIS WIFE AND HIS THREE SONS.

>> THEY LOOK VERY SHARP.

>> THEY LOOK VERY SHARP.

THIS IS ANOTHER GROUP THAT THE THIS IS ANOTHER GROUP THAT THE MEMBERS OF THE SHERIFF'S MEMBERS OF THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT LABOR IN ANONYMITY DEPARTMENT LABOR IN ANONYMITY AND GREAT TO HAVE THEM COME OUT AND GREAT TO HAVE THEM COME OUT AND TAKE A BOW AND ENJOY THEIR AND TAKE A BOW AND ENJOY THEIR DAY.

DAY.

>> THE KIDS MIGHT BE WRAPPED UP >> THE KIDS MIGHT BE WRAPPED UP IN A BLANKET AT HOME.

IN A BLANKET AT HOME.

LOOKS LIKE IT'S JUST HIS WIFE LOOKS LIKE IT'S JUST HIS WIFE WALKING WITH HIM.

WALKING WITH HIM.

>> HE ENJOYS THIS.

>> HE ENJOYS THIS.

YOU CAN TELL.

YOU CAN TELL.

THERE YOU GO.

THERE YOU GO.

RIGHT ON CUE.

RIGHT ON CUE.

NICE JOB.

NICE JOB.

HE'S BAILING ME OUT.

HE'S BAILING ME OUT.

I THINK THAT'S THE SAME LADY I THINK THAT'S THE SAME LADY THAT GETS ALL THE KISSES.

THAT GETS ALL THE KISSES.

>> I KNOW.

>> I KNOW.

>> LOOKING SMART.

>> LOOKING SMART.

>> THEY ARE ENJOYING THEMSELVES >> THEY ARE ENJOYING THEMSELVES AND GETTING GREAT CHEERS FROM AND GETTING GREAT CHEERS FROM THE CROWD.

THE CROWD.

THIS REALLY IS ONE OF OUR LARGER THIS REALLY IS ONE OF OUR LARGER DIVISIONS.

DIVISIONS.

THEY BRING A LOT OF FOLKS WITH THEY BRING A LOT OF FOLKS WITH THEM.

THEM.

AND AS YOU SAID THEY WORK IN AND AS YOU SAID THEY WORK IN ANONYMITY.

ANONYMITY.

WE HAVE THE TRT TACTICAL WE HAVE THE TRT TACTICAL RESPONSE TEAM.

RESPONSE TEAM.

THEY ARE THE ONES SPORTING THESE THEY ARE THE ONES SPORTING THESE LOVELY GREEN KNIT CAPS.

LOVELY GREEN KNIT CAPS.

>> THEY HAVE TRAVELING >> THEY HAVE TRAVELING COMPANIONS AS YOU CAN SEE.

COMPANIONS AS YOU CAN SEE.

K-9 DETAIL.

K-9 DETAIL.

WALKING DOWN THE STREET IN WALKING DOWN THE STREET IN CADENCE, I MIGHT ADD, LOOKING CADENCE, I MIGHT ADD, LOOKING VERY SHARP.

VERY SHARP.

>> EVEN THE DOGS ARE WEARING >> EVEN THE DOGS ARE WEARING GREEN TODAY.

GREEN TODAY.

HOW TERRIFIC.

HOW TERRIFIC.

>> THOSE DOGS ARE ALL SHEPARD >> THOSE DOGS ARE ALL SHEPARD POLICE DOGS.

POLICE DOGS.

>> MY DOG HAD GREEN SWEATER ON >> MY DOG HAD GREEN SWEATER ON LAST NIGHT.

LAST NIGHT.

GOT TO DO IT.

GOT TO DO IT.

>> SURE.

>> SURE.

IT'S PART OF THE SEASON.

IT'S PART OF THE SEASON.

>> ALL RIGHT.

>> ALL RIGHT.

HERE IS THE HOLYOKE ROSE.

HERE IS THE HOLYOKE ROSE.

AND LOOK AT THEM.

AND LOOK AT THEM.

-- HOLYOKE ROWS.

-- HOLYOKE ROWS.

YOU KNOW WHAT TYPE OF FISH THAT YOU KNOW WHAT TYPE OF FISH THAT IS?

IS?

NOT SURE.

NOT SURE.

BUT IT'S A VERY LIMBER FISH TO BUT IT'S A VERY LIMBER FISH TO DO THE LIMBO.

DO THE LIMBO.

AND THEIR FLOAT WON SECOND PLACE AND THEIR FLOAT WON SECOND PLACE IN THE OPEN DIVISION.

IN THE OPEN DIVISION.

THESE ARE ALL THE TRAILERS THAT THESE ARE ALL THE TRAILERS THAT THEY BRING THE -- ARE THEY THEY BRING THE -- ARE THEY CALLED SHELLS?

CALLED SHELLS?

WELCOME.

WELCOME.

WE ARE SO EXCITED TO HAVE YOU.

WE ARE SO EXCITED TO HAVE YOU.

AND THEY ARE SHOWING OFF ONE OF AND THEY ARE SHOWING OFF ONE OF HOLYOKE'S HIDDEN GEMS.

HOLYOKE'S HIDDEN GEMS.

>> ALWAYS NICE TO HAVE NEW FOLKS >> ALWAYS NICE TO HAVE NEW FOLKS IN THE PARADE.

IN THE PARADE.

>> THEY HAVE ROWING AND KAYAKING >> THEY HAVE ROWING AND KAYAKING AND CANOEING AND SOON THEY WILL AND CANOEING AND SOON THEY WILL HAVE DRAGON BOATING.

HAVE DRAGON BOATING.

>> NOW SOME FOLKS FROM >> NOW SOME FOLKS FROM NARARAGANSETT HIGH SCHOOL BAND NARARAGANSETT HIGH SCHOOL BAND FROM BALDWINVILLE, FROM BALDWINVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS.

MASSACHUSETTS.

IT'S ABOUT THEIR THIRD TIME IN IT'S ABOUT THEIR THIRD TIME IN THE PARADE AND REALLY GREAT TO THE PARADE AND REALLY GREAT TO HAVE THEM.

HAVE THEM.

SHOWS THE REACH OF THE PARADE.

SHOWS THE REACH OF THE PARADE.

LET'S LISTEN.

>> YOU REALLY HAVE TO GIVE THEM CREDIT.

CREDIT.

THEY ARE HAVING THOSE FINGERS THEY ARE HAVING THOSE FINGERS MOVE EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE MOVE EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE FREEZING ON THE FLUTE AND THE FREEZING ON THE FLUTE AND THE TRUMPET AND THE SAXOPHONE.

TRUMPET AND THE SAXOPHONE.

GOOD JOB TO THEM.

GOOD JOB TO THEM.

>> WE ARE GETTING A LOT OF >> WE ARE GETTING A LOT OF SHIPPING UP TO BOSTON ON THE SHIPPING UP TO BOSTON ON THE MUSIC END TODAY.

MUSIC END TODAY.

NOW WE HAVE THE HOLYOKE CHICOPEE NOW WE HAVE THE HOLYOKE CHICOPEE HEAD START MARCHING UNIT.

HEAD START MARCHING UNIT.

COMPRISED OF DIRECTOR JANIS COMPRISED OF DIRECTOR JANIS SANTOS CELEBRATING HER 45TH SANTOS CELEBRATING HER 45TH YEAR.

YEAR.

MIGHT HAVE BEEN IN THE CAR.

MIGHT HAVE BEEN IN THE CAR.

CERTAINLY WANT TO SINGLE HER CERTAINLY WANT TO SINGLE HER OUT.

OUT.

SHE TESTIFIED A NUMBER OF TIMES SHE TESTIFIED A NUMBER OF TIMES BEFORE CONGRESS.

BEFORE CONGRESS.

REALLY THOUGHT OF AS THE LEADING REALLY THOUGHT OF AS THE LEADING SPOKES PERSON FOR THE HEAD START SPOKES PERSON FOR THE HEAD START PROGRAM.

PROGRAM.

WHICH IS SO IMPORTANT IN OUR WHICH IS SO IMPORTANT IN OUR COMMUNITIES.

COMMUNITIES.

JANIS HAS REALLY BEEN A MAINSTAY JANIS HAS REALLY BEEN A MAINSTAY IN BRINGING THAT TO THE IN BRINGING THAT TO THE ATTENTION OF OUR CONGRESS.

ATTENTION OF OUR CONGRESS.

>> AFTER 45 YEARS, SHE'S >> AFTER 45 YEARS, SHE'S DEFINITELY AN EXPERT.

DEFINITELY AN EXPERT.

THEY ARE FOLLOWED BY THE PAULO THEY ARE FOLLOWED BY THE PAULO FREIRE SOCIAL JUSTICE CHARTER FREIRE SOCIAL JUSTICE CHARTER SCHOOL.

SCHOOL.

THEY OPENED IN 2013 AND IS A THEY OPENED IN 2013 AND IS A 9-12 HIGH SCHOOL.

9-12 HIGH SCHOOL.

THE SCHOOL'S MISSION IS FOCUSING THE SCHOOL'S MISSION IS FOCUSING ON SOCIAL JUSTICE AND COLLEGE ON SOCIAL JUSTICE AND COLLEGE PREPAREDNESS.

PREPAREDNESS.

>> STUDENTS HERE GET THE >> STUDENTS HERE GET THE OPPORTUNITY ON TAKE COURSES AT OPPORTUNITY ON TAKE COURSES AT THE HOLYOKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE THE HOLYOKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE EARNING HIGH SCHOOL CREDITS AND EARNING HIGH SCHOOL CREDITS AND COLLEGE CREDITS AS WELL.

COLLEGE CREDITS AS WELL.

WHAT A GREAT BREAK FOR THESE WHAT A GREAT BREAK FOR THESE KIDS.

KIDS.

>> MARCHING ARE JOSEPH WISE, >> MARCHING ARE JOSEPH WISE, STEVEN RODRIGUEZ, VICTORIA STEVEN RODRIGUEZ, VICTORIA BEAUDRY, THE CHEER LEADING BEAUDRY, THE CHEER LEADING SQUAD, BASKETBALL TEAM AND SQUAD, BASKETBALL TEAM AND VOLLEYBALL TEAM.

VOLLEYBALL TEAM.

>> THEY ARE FOLLOWED BY HOLYOKE >> THEY ARE FOLLOWED BY HOLYOKE COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL.

COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL.

OPENED IN 2005, SERVES GRADES OPENED IN 2005, SERVES GRADES K-8 STUDENTS.

K-8 STUDENTS.

MARCHING TODAY IS DR.

SONIA MARCHING TODAY IS DR.

SONIA CORREA POPE ACCOMPANIED BY CORREA POPE ACCOMPANIED BY MEMBERS OF THEIR CHEER LEADING MEMBERS OF THEIR CHEER LEADING TEAM.

TEAM.

>> THE CHARTER SCHOOL IS >> THE CHARTER SCHOOL IS CELEBRATING ITS 10TH CELEBRATING ITS 10TH ANNIVERSARY.

ANNIVERSARY.

AND HAS AN ENROLLMENT OF 702 AND HAS AN ENROLLMENT OF 702 STUDENTS.

STUDENTS.

>> AND COMING DOWN THE ROAD >> AND COMING DOWN THE ROAD HOLYOKE HEALTHCARE CENTER.

HOLYOKE HEALTHCARE CENTER.

FORMALLY THE BUCKLEY NURSING FORMALLY THE BUCKLEY NURSING HOME.

HOME.

IT IS A 102 BED SKILLED NURSING IT IS A 102 BED SKILLED NURSING CENTER AND HAS BEEN SERVING THE CENTER AND HAS BEEN SERVING THE COMMUNITY FOR OVER 47 YEARS.

COMMUNITY FOR OVER 47 YEARS.

THEY ARE COMMITTED TO PROVIDING THEY ARE COMMITTED TO PROVIDING QUALITY SHORT-TERM QUALITY SHORT-TERM REHABILITATION AND LONG-TERM REHABILITATION AND LONG-TERM CARE IN A WARM, PERSONALIZED CARE IN A WARM, PERSONALIZED MANNER.

MANNER.

AND THESE ARE THEIR HARD WORKING AND THESE ARE THEIR HARD WORKING PARTNERS OF THE HOLYOKE PARTNERS OF THE HOLYOKE HEALTHCARE CENTER.

HEALTHCARE CENTER.

>> HERE THEY ARE ENJOYING THEIR >> HERE THEY ARE ENJOYING THEIR DAY.

DAY.

WHILE WE'RE STILL IN HOLYOKE, I WHILE WE'RE STILL IN HOLYOKE, I WOULD LIKE TO DO A SHOUT OUT TO WOULD LIKE TO DO A SHOUT OUT TO A VERY FAITHFUL VIEWER OF THIS A VERY FAITHFUL VIEWER OF THIS PARADE.

PARADE.

GOOD FRIEND MR.

JAY RILEY.

GOOD FRIEND MR.

JAY RILEY.

NEVER MISSED ONE.

NEVER MISSED ONE.

SO THANK YOU FOR BEING ONE OF SO THANK YOU FOR BEING ONE OF OUR MOST FAITHFUL PARADE VIEWERS OUR MOST FAITHFUL PARADE VIEWERS ALONG THE LINE.

ALONG THE LINE.

>> THAT IS AWESOME.

>> THAT IS AWESOME.

WE ARE GOING TO TAKE A QUICK WE ARE GOING TO TAKE A QUICK BREAK AND COME BACK TO MORE OF BREAK AND COME BACK TO MORE OF THE 67TH HOLYOKE ST.

PATRICK'S THE 67TH HOLYOKE ST.

PATRICK'S PARADE ON WGBY.

PARADE ON WGBY.

>> PRESENTATION OF THE 67TH >> PRESENTATION OF THE 67TH ANNUAL HOLYOKE ST.

PATRICK'S ANNUAL HOLYOKE ST.

PATRICK'S PARADE IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY: >> WHILE WE WERE AWAY, WE SAW THE MASSACHUSETTS SENIOR PATTI THE MASSACHUSETTS SENIOR PATTI LIQUORI AND MISS MASSACHUSETTS LIQUORI AND MISS MASSACHUSETTS AMERICAN DIAMOND AND A NUMBER OF AMERICAN DIAMOND AND A NUMBER OF OTHER LADIES.

OTHER LADIES.

>> MISS WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS >> MISS WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS SHOL ARREST SHIP ORGANIZATION.

SHOL ARREST SHIP ORGANIZATION.

KENSI RILEY AND JUNE KLEMMER, KENSI RILEY AND JUNE KLEMMER, MISS PIONEER VALLEY.

MISS PIONEER VALLEY.

>> LOOK WHAT IS COMING DOWN THE >> LOOK WHAT IS COMING DOWN THE STREET.

STREET.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO THIS EVERY WE LOOK FORWARD TO THIS EVERY YEAR.

YEAR.

>> THE CROWD PLEASER.

>> THE CROWD PLEASER.

THE AQUA STRING BAND.

THE AQUA STRING BAND.

HERE THEY COME.

HERE THEY COME.

LET'S LISTEN.

>> HERE THEY ARE AND GET THE CITY GOING.

CITY GOING.

THE AQUA STRING BAND.

THE AQUA STRING BAND.

BAND DIRECTOR IS KEN MAMINSKI.

BAND DIRECTOR IS KEN MAMINSKI.

WE HAVE FOUR WESTERN MASS FOLKS WE HAVE FOUR WESTERN MASS FOLKS MARCHING WITH THEM.

MARCHING WITH THEM.

AND BRIAN ELLIOT.

AND BRIAN ELLIOT.

AND ALSO TOLD THE FIRST BASE FOR AND ALSO TOLD THE FIRST BASE FOR THE SPRINGFIELD SYMPHONY.

THE SPRINGFIELD SYMPHONY.

>> OH, WOW.

>> OH, WOW.

>> I KNOW HIS NAME IS MIKE AND >> I KNOW HIS NAME IS MIKE AND CALLED FIRST CHAIR MIKE.

CALLED FIRST CHAIR MIKE.

PLAYED FIRST CHAIR FOR THE BASE.

PLAYED FIRST CHAIR FOR THE BASE.

>> PASTOR FATHER ROBERT AND THE >> PASTOR FATHER ROBERT AND THE PRIN PRIN PRINCIPAL.

PRINCIPAL.

STAFF, PARENTS AND STUDENTS STAFF, PARENTS AND STUDENTS COMING IN FRONT OF YOUR CAMERA COMING IN FRONT OF YOUR CAMERA NOW.

NOW.

THEY HAVE PREK THROUGH 8TH THEY HAVE PREK THROUGH 8TH GRADE.

GRADE.

LOOK WHAT YOU HAVE RIGHT THERE.

LOOK WHAT YOU HAVE RIGHT THERE.

YOU HAVE CYO.

YOU HAVE CYO.

A QUICK SHOUT OUT TO COLIN WHO A QUICK SHOUT OUT TO COLIN WHO IS MARCHING WITH HIS GREAT IS MARCHING WITH HIS GREAT UNCLE'S WALKING STICK.

UNCLE'S WALKING STICK.

AND YOU KNOW THE GREAT UNCLE, WE AND YOU KNOW THE GREAT UNCLE, WE MISS HIM DEARLY.

MISS HIM DEARLY.

THEY HAVE SEVERAL EMPLOYEES, THEY HAVE SEVERAL EMPLOYEES, FAMILIES AND MANAGEMENT STAFF FAMILIES AND MANAGEMENT STAFF COMING DOWN THE ROAD.

COMING DOWN THE ROAD.

TEAM MOUNT MARIE REHABILITATION TEAM MOUNT MARIE REHABILITATION AND HEALTHCARE SERVING FOR OVER AND HEALTHCARE SERVING FOR OVER 50 YEARS.

50 YEARS.

GLAD TO HAVE YOU WITH US.

GLAD TO HAVE YOU WITH US.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

MOUNT MARIE IS A NEW SPONSOR.

MOUNT MARIE IS A NEW SPONSOR.

>> HOPE THEY DON'T MIND THE >> HOPE THEY DON'T MIND THE NOISE.

NOISE.

HOLYOKE GNE IS ALWAYS A WELCOME HOLYOKE GNE IS ALWAYS A WELCOME ADDITION.

ADDITION.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

THEY KEEP THE LIGHTS ON.

THEY KEEP THE LIGHTS ON.

WE NOW HAVE THE BUSHWACKERS DRUM WE NOW HAVE THE BUSHWACKERS DRUM AND BUGLE CORE.

AND BUGLE CORE.

LET'S LISTEN IN.

>> I BELIEVE THAT WAS SAN ANTONIO WHO REGULARLY APPEARED ANTONIO WHO REGULARLY APPEARED IN THE PARADE.

IN THE PARADE.

NOW WE HAVE THE UMBRELLA PEOPLE NOW WE HAVE THE UMBRELLA PEOPLE FROM HOLYOKE MEDICAL CENTER.

FROM HOLYOKE MEDICAL CENTER.

PEOPLE LACK TO SEE WHAT COLOR PEOPLE LACK TO SEE WHAT COLOR UMBR UMBR UMBRELLAS THIS HUGE ORGANIZATION UMBRELLAS THIS HUGE ORGANIZATION IS GOING TO BE BRINGING.

IS GOING TO BE BRINGING.

THEY'VE BEEN PRACTICING.

THEY'VE BEEN PRACTICING.

THEY'VE GOT IT DOWN THIS YEAR.

THEY'VE GOT IT DOWN THIS YEAR.

>> EXACTLY.

>> EXACTLY.

AND NO RAIN.

AND NO RAIN.

NO PRECIPITATION OF ANY KIND.

NO PRECIPITATION OF ANY KIND.

THEY PROBABLY JUST HAVE TO THEY PROBABLY JUST HAVE TO SHIELD THEMSELVES FROM THIS SHIELD THEMSELVES FROM THIS GORGEOUS SUNSHINE.

GORGEOUS SUNSHINE.

BUT I DON'T THINK ANYBODY WANTS BUT I DON'T THINK ANYBODY WANTS TO.

TO.

WE ARE SOAKING IT UP HERE.

WE ARE SOAKING IT UP HERE.

>> NO ORGANIZATION HAS MORE FUN >> NO ORGANIZATION HAS MORE FUN THAN THESE FOLKS FROM THE THAN THESE FOLKS FROM THE HOLYOKE MEDICAL CENTER.

HOLYOKE MEDICAL CENTER.

THE UMBRELLA FOLKS.

THE UMBRELLA FOLKS.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

ENJOY IT.

ENJOY IT.

>> SO MANY OF THE PEOPLE WHO >> SO MANY OF THE PEOPLE WHO WORK AT HOLYOKE MEDICAL CENTER WORK AT HOLYOKE MEDICAL CENTER WORK IN THIS COMMUNITY AND WORK IN THIS COMMUNITY AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.

SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.

THEY LIVE, WORK AND TAKE PART IN THEY LIVE, WORK AND TAKE PART IN COMMUNITY EVENTS LIKE THIS.

COMMUNITY EVENTS LIKE THIS.

FANTASTIC.

FANTASTIC.

>> BURIED SOMEWHERE IN THIS >> BURIED SOMEWHERE IN THIS CROWD IS PRESIDENT AND CEO, CROWD IS PRESIDENT AND CEO, SPIROS HATIRAS.

SPIROS HATIRAS.

THE HOSPICE LIGHT CARE AND THE THE HOSPICE LIGHT CARE AND THE COUNSELING CENTER.

COUNSELING CENTER.

THIS YEAR THEY ARE CELEBRATING THIS YEAR THEY ARE CELEBRATING THEIR 125TH ANNIVERSARY OF THEIR 125TH ANNIVERSARY OF PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE IN THE AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE IN THE PIONEER VALLEY.

PIONEER VALLEY.

>> THAT IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING >> THAT IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING TO CELEBRATE.

TO CELEBRATE.

I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO LET I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO LET YOU KNOW YOU ARE WATCHING THE YOU KNOW YOU ARE WATCHING THE 67TH HOLYOKE ST.

PATRICK'S DAY 67TH HOLYOKE ST.

PATRICK'S DAY ON WGBY SPRINGFIELD.

ON WGBY SPRINGFIELD.

>> THEY ARE A FULL SERVICE >> THEY ARE A FULL SERVICE FACILITY AND PART OF THAT FACILITY AND PART OF THAT SERVICE IS THE HOLYOKE MEDICAL SERVICE IS THE HOLYOKE MEDICAL CENTER AM AMBULANCE CORE.

CENTER AM AMBULANCE CORE.

HERE THEY ARE.

HERE THEY ARE.

>> VERY SPIRITED OUT THERE.

>> VERY SPIRITED OUT THERE.

I DON'T THINK THEY SHOW UP TO I DON'T THINK THEY SHOW UP TO WORK IN THAT.

WORK IN THAT.

NOT SURE THOSE GLASSES GO WITH NOT SURE THOSE GLASSES GO WITH THE SCRUBS.

THE SCRUBS.

>> NO ONE HAS A BETTER TIME.

>> NO ONE HAS A BETTER TIME.

>> EXACTLY.

>> EXACTLY.

THAT'S TERRIFIC.

THAT'S TERRIFIC.

GLAD TO SEE THEM HERE AND BACK GLAD TO SEE THEM HERE AND BACK EVERY SINGLE YEAR.

EVERY SINGLE YEAR.

>> WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE THIS >> WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE THIS GROUP.

GROUP.

THE CASSIN ACADEMY OF IRISH THE CASSIN ACADEMY OF IRISH DANCE.

DANCE.

>> THIS IS THEIR SECOND YEAR >> THIS IS THEIR SECOND YEAR MARCHING IN THE PARADE.

MARCHING IN THE PARADE.

THEIR STUDY IS LOCATED IN WEST THEIR STUDY IS LOCATED IN WEST SPRINGFIELD.

SPRINGFIELD.

THEY TEACH YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN THEY TEACH YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN THE TRADITION OF IRISH DANCE.

THE TRADITION OF IRISH DANCE.

LOOK AT THEM.

LOOK AT THEM.

THEY ARE JUST AMAZING.

THEY ARE JUST AMAZING.

STUDENTS COMPETE IN LOCAL, STUDENTS COMPETE IN LOCAL, REGIONAL AND NATIONAL REGIONAL AND NATIONAL COMPET COMPET COMPETITIONS.

COMPETITIONS.

>> THERE YOU GO.

>> THERE YOU GO.

TAKING CARE OF HER.

TAKING CARE OF HER.

THEY ARE GOING TO DANCE.

THEY ARE GOING TO DANCE.

>> THAT'S A WAY TO KEEP WARM.

>> THEIR FOUNDER MAURA CASSIN McCARTHY HERSELF HAVING COMPETED McCARTHY HERSELF HAVING COMPETED IN NATIONAL AND WORLD IN NATIONAL AND WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS.

CHAMPIONSHIPS.

SHE'S PASSING IT DOWN.

SHE'S PASSING IT DOWN.

>> SHE'S DOING A GREAT JOB.

>> SHE'S DOING A GREAT JOB.

THESE KIDS ARE REALLY GOOD.

THESE KIDS ARE REALLY GOOD.

IF YOU WATCH THE FOOT WORK, IT'S IF YOU WATCH THE FOOT WORK, IT'S NOT JUST JUMPING AROUND.

NOT JUST JUMPING AROUND.

THESE KIDS REALLY KNOW HOW TO THESE KIDS REALLY KNOW HOW TO DANCE.

DANCE.

>> AND HOW TO WAVE TO THE >> AND HOW TO WAVE TO THE CAMERA.

CAMERA.

GOOD JOB, GIRLS.

GOOD JOB, GIRLS.

>> NOTICE HOW EVERYONE SEEMS TO >> NOTICE HOW EVERYONE SEEMS TO FIND THE CAMERA.

FIND THE CAMERA.

>> WHENEVER I SEE SOMEONE, I >> WHENEVER I SEE SOMEONE, I TELL THEM DON'T FORGET TO WAVE TELL THEM DON'T FORGET TO WAVE TO THE CAMERA.

TO THE CAMERA.

WE'LL BE UP THERE.

WE'LL BE UP THERE.

>> WE HAVE THE ANCIENT ORDER OF >> WE HAVE THE ANCIENT ORDER OF HIBERNIANS.

HIBERNIANS.

LIVING BY MOTTO OF FRIENDSHIP, LIVING BY MOTTO OF FRIENDSHIP, UNITY AND TRUE CHRISTIAN UNITY AND TRUE CHRISTIAN CHARITY.

CHARITY.

MAN OF THE YEAR IS BOBBY MAN OF THE YEAR IS BOBBY CAMERON.

CAMERON.

HE WAS THE SON MY DAD NEVER HAD.

HE WAS THE SON MY DAD NEVER HAD.

AND HE COOKS THE RIBS AND THE AND HE COOKS THE RIBS AND THE CORN BEEF FOR THE AOH IRISH CORN BEEF FOR THE AOH IRISH CHAIR.

CHAIR.

HE IS AN AMAZING INDIVIDUAL.

HE IS AN AMAZING INDIVIDUAL.

THE LAOH WOMAN OF THE YEAR IS THE LAOH WOMAN OF THE YEAR IS PAULA P AOL I. PAULA P AOL I. SHE IS SO FANTASTIC.

SHE IS SO FANTASTIC.

AND HONESTLY, WE WERE TALKING AND HONESTLY, WE WERE TALKING ABOUT KEEPING UP THE HERITAGE ABOUT KEEPING UP THE HERITAGE AND THE AOH DOES SUCH A GREAT AND THE AOH DOES SUCH A GREAT JOB OF THAT.

JOB OF THAT.

THEY REALLY DO.

THEY REALLY DO.

CONGRATS TO THEM.

CONGRATS TO THEM.

>> I LIKE TO CHARACTERIZE THEM >> I LIKE TO CHARACTERIZE THEM AS THE CULTURAL CUSTODIANS OF AS THE CULTURAL CUSTODIANS OF OUR HERITAGE.

OUR HERITAGE.

WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO CAMERON.

CAMERON.

KEEP MY SEAT WARM.

KEEP MY SEAT WARM.

I'LL BE AROUND.

I'LL BE AROUND.

>> AND THIS BEAUTIFUL AOHKELTIC >> AND THIS BEAUTIFUL AOHKELTIC CROSS WON THE FIRST PRICE.

CROSS WON THE FIRST PRICE.

LOOK AT THAT LITTLE PEANUT LOOK AT THAT LITTLE PEANUT BUNDLED UP.

BUNDLED UP.

PROBABLY ENJOYING HER FIRST PROBABLY ENJOYING HER FIRST PARADE.

PARADE.

>> I WOULD THINK THAT'S >> I WOULD THINK THAT'S DEFINITELY A FIRST PARADE.

DEFINITELY A FIRST PARADE.

>> LOOK WHO IS HERE.

>> LOOK WHO IS HERE.

SAINT PATRICK HIMSELF.

SAINT PATRICK HIMSELF.

HOW TERRIFIC IS THAT.

HOW TERRIFIC IS THAT.

WE DID HAVE THE AOH CHRISTIAN WE DID HAVE THE AOH CHRISTIAN CHARITY AWARD WINNER, SISTER CHARITY AWARD WINNER, SISTER MARGARET McLEARLY.

MARGARET McLEARLY.

AND CHRISTIAN CHARITY PORTION OF AND CHRISTIAN CHARITY PORTION OF THE MOTTO OF THE AOH FRIENDSHIP THE MOTTO OF THE AOH FRIENDSHIP UNITY AND TRUE CHRISTIAN UNITY AND TRUE CHRISTIAN CHARITY.

CHARITY.

AND THIS FLOAT RIGHT HERE IS THE AND THIS FLOAT RIGHT HERE IS THE WINNER OF THE SECOND PRIZE WINNER OF THE SECOND PRIZE RELIGIOUS, THE LAOH FLOAT RELIGIOUS, THE LAOH FLOAT TRIBUTE TO SAINT BRIDGET.

TRIBUTE TO SAINT BRIDGET.

IT'S EASIER TO SAY LADY'S IT'S EASIER TO SAY LADY'S ANCIENT ORDER OF -- THE PAST ANCIENT ORDER OF -- THE PAST STATE PRESIDENT KATHY RAFUSE AND STATE PRESIDENT KATHY RAFUSE AND VARIOUS MEMBERS OF THE LAOH.

VARIOUS MEMBERS OF THE LAOH.

>> THEY PUT FOUR YOUNG LADIES UP >> THEY PUT FOUR YOUNG LADIES UP THERE WHO DANCE THEIR WAY THERE WHO DANCE THEIR WAY THROUGH THIS PARADE.

THROUGH THIS PARADE.

IT'S NONSTOP AND TERRIFIC.

IT'S NONSTOP AND TERRIFIC.

THE AOH PRESERVING OUR IRISH THE AOH PRESERVING OUR IRISH HERITAGE.

HERITAGE.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM.

>> THIRD PRIZE IRISH THEME.

>> THIRD PRIZE IRISH THEME.

AND THOSE GIRLS ARE NOT MISSING AND THOSE GIRLS ARE NOT MISSING A STEP.

A STEP.

THEY ARE DOING FANTASTIC.

THEY ARE DOING FANTASTIC.

I WONDER IF THEY TEACH OLD I WONDER IF THEY TEACH OLD PEOPLE LIKE ME IRISH STEP.

PEOPLE LIKE ME IRISH STEP.

I ALWAYS WANTED TO LEARN.

I ALWAYS WANTED TO LEARN.

>> WE'RE NOT GOING THERE.

>> WE'RE NOT GOING THERE.

>> SMART MAN.

>> SMART MAN.

>> HERE THEY COME.

>> HERE THEY COME.

ONE OF YOUR FAVORITES.

ONE OF YOUR FAVORITES.

THE CABALLOS DePASO.

THE CABALLOS DePASO.

>> HORSES IN MEMORY OF BRIAN >> HORSES IN MEMORY OF BRIAN CALLAHAN, MOIRA MURPHY AND CALLAHAN, MOIRA MURPHY AND HEATHER McMAHON.

HEATHER McMAHON.

WE LOVED THEM AND WE LOVE HIM WE LOVED THEM AND WE LOVE HIM AND REMEMBERING A LOT OF VERY AND REMEMBERING A LOT OF VERY SPECIAL PEOPLE.

SPECIAL PEOPLE.

THE SMOOTHEST RIDING HORSE IN THE SMOOTHEST RIDING HORSE IN THE WORLD.

THE WORLD.

THIS IS THE HORSE USED BY THE THIS IS THE HORSE USED BY THE NOBLE CONQUISTADORES.

NOBLE CONQUISTADORES.

>> ALLOWS THE RIDERS TO TRAVEL >> ALLOWS THE RIDERS TO TRAVEL LONG DISTANCE IN A CADILLAC LONG DISTANCE IN A CADILLAC DRIVE.

DRIVE.

THEY REALLY ARE BEAUTIFUL THEY REALLY ARE BEAUTIFUL ANIMALS.

ANIMALS.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN HEAR IT I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN HEAR IT AT HOME BUT THEY HAVE HORSE AT HOME BUT THEY HAVE HORSE SHOES THAT YOU CAN HEAR 10 MILES SHOES THAT YOU CAN HEAR 10 MILES AWAY.

AWAY.

VERY IMPORTANT FOLLOWING THE VERY IMPORTANT FOLLOWING THE HORSES.

HORSES.

WE WANT TO THANK OUR FRIENDS WE WANT TO THANK OUR FRIENDS FROM JR SWEEPERS.

FROM JR SWEEPERS.

>> HORSES NEED TO BE SWEPT UP >> HORSES NEED TO BE SWEPT UP AFTER.

AFTER.

>> THAT SOUNDS GOOD.

>> THAT SOUNDS GOOD.

WE CAN LEAVE IT RIGHT THERE.

WE CAN LEAVE IT RIGHT THERE.

>> WE CAN JUST LET YOU FILL IN >> WE CAN JUST LET YOU FILL IN THE BLANKS AT HOME.

THE BLANKS AT HOME.

>> JR SWEEPERS.

>> JR SWEEPERS.

BUT THEY VOLUNTEER TO BE HERE BUT THEY VOLUNTEER TO BE HERE EVERY YEAR.

EVERY YEAR.

WE THANK THEM FOR IT.

WE THANK THEM FOR IT.

AND OUR FAVORITE HORSE TEAM.

AND OUR FAVORITE HORSE TEAM.

WE ARE MOVING RIGHT ALONG.

WE ARE MOVING RIGHT ALONG.

WE'RE ABOUT HALF WAY.

WE'RE ABOUT HALF WAY.

GOING INTO DIVISION C SPONSORED GOING INTO DIVISION C SPONSORED BY DOWD INSURANCE.

BY DOWD INSURANCE.

>> I SWEAR, BRIAN, IT IS GETTING >> I SWEAR, BRIAN, IT IS GETTING WARMER.

WARMER.

I THINK THE WIND DIED DOWN A I THINK THE WIND DIED DOWN A LITTLE BIT AND IT DEFINITELY IS LITTLE BIT AND IT DEFINITELY IS GETTING WARMER.

GETTING WARMER.

>> THE WIND DIED DOWN.

>> THE WIND DIED DOWN.

I'VE JUST BEEN TOLD WE ARE I'VE JUST BEEN TOLD WE ARE STREAMING.

STREAMING.

AS YOU MENTIONED AT THE TOP OF AS YOU MENTIONED AT THE TOP OF THE PROGRAM, WE'VE HAD FOLKS IN THE PROGRAM, WE'VE HAD FOLKS IN SWEDEN WATCHING, SOUTH CAROLINA SWEDEN WATCHING, SOUTH CAROLINA WATCHING.

WATCHING.

I KNOW THEY ARE WATCHING OUT I KNOW THEY ARE WATCHING OUT THERE IN SAN DIEGO.

THERE IN SAN DIEGO.

I KNOW THEY ARE DOING THAT.

I KNOW THEY ARE DOING THAT.

BUT I WILL TELL YOU, ONCE WE BUT I WILL TELL YOU, ONCE WE WENT GLOBAL, IT'S BEEN WENT GLOBAL, IT'S BEEN PHENOMENAL.

PHENOMENAL.

THE NUMBER OF COUNTRIES, THE THE NUMBER OF COUNTRIES, THE NUMBER OF CONTINENTS.

NUMBER OF CONTINENTS.

WE ARE A GLOBAL ST.

PATRICK'S WE ARE A GLOBAL ST.

PATRICK'S PARADE.

PARADE.

>> THE UNITED STATES ARMY OLD >> THE UNITED STATES ARMY OLD GUARD FIFE AND DRUM CORE FROM GUARD FIFE AND DRUM CORE FROM FORT MYER, VIRGINIA.

FORT MYER, VIRGINIA.

LET'S LISTEN IN.

>> WHAT A HUGE ADDITION TO THE PARADE.

PARADE.

THAT ARMY FIFE AND DRUM CORE.

THAT ARMY FIFE AND DRUM CORE.

THE UNITED STATES ARMY CORE.

THE UNITED STATES ARMY CORE.

AND NOW COMING IN TO VIEW -- AND NOW COMING IN TO VIEW -- CERTAINLY HAVE TO PAY TRIBUTE TO CERTAINLY HAVE TO PAY TRIBUTE TO THE HOLYOKE SOLDIERS' HOME.

THE HOLYOKE SOLDIERS' HOME.

I HAVE THE HONOR OF BEING A I HAVE THE HONOR OF BEING A TRUSTEE OF THE HOME SERVING WITH TRUSTEE OF THE HOME SERVING WITH CARE AND DIGNITY.

CARE AND DIGNITY.

I CANNOT IMAGINE A MORE I CANNOT IMAGINE A MORE DESERVING GROUP.

DESERVING GROUP.

NOT JUST REPRESENTING THE NOT JUST REPRESENTING THE VETERANS AND THE HEALTHCARE VETERANS AND THE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY.

INDUSTRY.

I'M SO PROUD TO BE A PART OF I'M SO PROUD TO BE A PART OF THAT TEAM.

THAT TEAM.

AND THEIR SUPERINTENDENT AND AND THEIR SUPERINTENDENT AND ENTIRE STAFF.

ENTIRE STAFF.

WHAT A TRUE CROWN JEWEL IT IS.

WHAT A TRUE CROWN JEWEL IT IS.

>> THAT'S FOR 65 YEARS.

>> THAT'S FOR 65 YEARS.

GOD BLESS.

GOD BLESS.

ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT.

THEY ARE FOLLOWED BY THE THEY ARE FOLLOWED BY THE AMERICAN LEGION CHARLES KENNEDY AMERICAN LEGION CHARLES KENNEDY POST 275.

POST 275.

AND THEY ARE REVVING UP THEIR AND THEY ARE REVVING UP THEIR ENGINES.

ENGINES.

CAN YOU HEAR THAT, BRIAN?

CAN YOU HEAR THAT, BRIAN?

>> YES, MA'AM.

>> YES, MA'AM.

THIS IS MOTORCYCLES AND VANS.

THIS IS MOTORCYCLES AND VANS.

MOSTLY MOTORCYCLES.

MOSTLY MOTORCYCLES.

AERICAN LEGION CHARTER.

AERICAN LEGION CHARTER.

WHAT A GROUP.

WHAT A GROUP.

THEY MAKE THEIR PRESENCE KNOWN.

THEY MAKE THEIR PRESENCE KNOWN.

THEY ARE AROUND FOR PARADES AND THEY ARE AROUND FOR PARADES AND OTHER THINGS.

OTHER THINGS.

>> THEY ARE REVVING UP THE CROWD >> THEY ARE REVVING UP THE CROWD TOO AS WELL AS THEIR ENGINES.

TOO AS WELL AS THEIR ENGINES.

THEY ARE SOUND AWESOME.

THEY ARE SOUND AWESOME.

>> IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT PAT >> IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT PAT PATR PATR PATRIOTISM BUT WITH THESE FOLKS PATRIOTISM BUT WITH THESE FOLKS IT'S ALSO ABOUT -- I DON'T KNOW IT'S ALSO ABOUT -- I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN HEAR US TALKING BUT IF YOU CAN HEAR US TALKING BUT THEY ARE HAVING A GREAT TIME.

THEY ARE HAVING A GREAT TIME.

SO ARE WE.

SO ARE WE.

>> THEY ARE A GROUP COMMITTED TO >> THEY ARE A GROUP COMMITTED TO SPONSORING YOUTH IN THEIR SPONSORING YOUTH IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.

COMMUNITIES.

AND PROMOTING STRONG NATIONAL AND PROMOTING STRONG NATIONAL SECURITY.

SECURITY.

NEXT UP, HELLO TO THE AMERICAN NEXT UP, HELLO TO THE AMERICAN RED CROSS.

RED CROSS.

>> THIS IS THE PIONEER VALLEY >> THIS IS THE PIONEER VALLEY CHAPTER.

CHAPTER.

LOCATED IN SPRINGFIELD.

LOCATED IN SPRINGFIELD.

THEY SERVE 69 COMMUNITYIES.

THEY SERVE 69 COMMUNITYIES.

IN CHARGE OF THE DISASTER IN CHARGE OF THE DISASTER PROGRAM AND THE VOLUNTEERS FROM PROGRAM AND THE VOLUNTEERS FROM THE DISASTER ACTION TEAM ARE THE DISASTER ACTION TEAM ARE CARRYING THE BANNER.

CARRYING THE BANNER.

THERE THEY ARE.

THERE THEY ARE.

VOLUNTEERS AND STAFF MEMBERS THE VOLUNTEERS AND STAFF MEMBERS THE SERVICES ARE MARCHING.

SERVICES ARE MARCHING.

THE RED CROSS PROVIDES MORE THAN THE RED CROSS PROVIDES MORE THAN 40% OF THE NATION'S BLOOD 40% OF THE NATION'S BLOOD SUPPLY.

SUPPLY.

RESPOND TO DISASTERS LARGE AND RESPOND TO DISASTERS LARGE AND SMALL.

SMALL.

THEY TRAIN MILLIONS OF PEOPLE IN THEY TRAIN MILLIONS OF PEOPLE IN LIFE-SAVING SKILLS.

LIFE-SAVING SKILLS.

HOW MANY KIDS DO WE KNOW GO HOW MANY KIDS DO WE KNOW GO THROUGH THE RED CROSS LIFE GUARD THROUGH THE RED CROSS LIFE GUARD TRAINING OR CPR TRAINING OR ANY TRAINING OR CPR TRAINING OR ANY OF THOSE?

OF THOSE?

THEY ARE SUCH A VALUABLE PART OF THEY ARE SUCH A VALUABLE PART OF THE COMMUNITY.

THE COMMUNITY.

>> THEY ARE THE ONES WHO ARE AT >> THEY ARE THE ONES WHO ARE AT THAT FIRE ON A FRIGID JANUARY THAT FIRE ON A FRIGID JANUARY NIGHT AT 2:00 IN THE MORNING NIGHT AT 2:00 IN THE MORNING RIGHT AFTER THE FIRST RIGHT AFTER THE FIRST RESPONDERS.

RESPONDERS.

THEY ARE THE SECOND LINE.

THEY ARE THE SECOND LINE.

THEY ARE TAKING CARE OF THE THEY ARE TAKING CARE OF THE NEEDS OF ANYONE WHO HAS BEEN NEEDS OF ANYONE WHO HAS BEEN DISPLACED BY THE FIRE OR DISPLACED BY THE FIRE OR DISPLACED BY ANY DESIRE.

DISPLACED BY ANY DESIRE.

AFTER THE YEAR WE'VE HAD, IF YOU AFTER THE YEAR WE'VE HAD, IF YOU FIND THAT THERE'S A LITTLE MONEY FIND THAT THERE'S A LITTLE MONEY AT THE END OF THE MONTH, THAT'S AT THE END OF THE MONTH, THAT'S USUALLY VICE VERSA.

USUALLY VICE VERSA.

MAYBE HELPING THE PIONEER VALLEY MAYBE HELPING THE PIONEER VALLEY CHAPTER THE AMERICAN RED CROSS CHAPTER THE AMERICAN RED CROSS WOULD BE A GREAT IDEA.

WOULD BE A GREAT IDEA.

EVERYTHING THAT THEY GET STAYS EVERYTHING THAT THEY GET STAYS HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND THEY HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND THEY JUST RESPOND TO EVERY FORM OF JUST RESPOND TO EVERY FORM OF NATURAL DISASTER THAT YOU CAN NATURAL DISASTER THAT YOU CAN IMAGINE.

IMAGINE.

>> YOU CAN HELP THEM TO HELP >> YOU CAN HELP THEM TO HELP OTHERS.

OTHERS.

WE'RE NOW IN THE WEST WE'RE NOW IN THE WEST SPRINGFIELD DIVISION.

SPRINGFIELD DIVISION.

>> SPONSORED BY UNITED BANK.

>> SPONSORED BY UNITED BANK.

AND WE HAVE OUR WEST SPRINGFIELD AND WE HAVE OUR WEST SPRINGFIELD BANNER.

BANNER.

COMING INTO VIEW IS THE WEST COMING INTO VIEW IS THE WEST SPRINGFIELD HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING SPRINGFIELD HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING BAND.

BAND.

>> THE TERRIERS.

>> THE TERRIERS.

>> THEY ARE SPONSORED BY CENTRAL >> THEY ARE SPONSORED BY CENTRAL CHEVROLET.

CHEVROLET.

THE DIRECTOR IS NATHAN THE DIRECTOR IS NATHAN HOLESOUSKI.

HOLESOUSKI.

AND THE BAND IS UNDER DIRECTION AND THE BAND IS UNDER DIRECTION OF DRUM MAJORS DANIELLE VERDON OF DRUM MAJORS DANIELLE VERDON AND MEGHAN BRASSIL.

AND MEGHAN BRASSIL.

>> LET'S LISTEN IN.

>> THE TERRIERS PLAYED AT GILETTE STADIUM.

GILETTE STADIUM.

HAD A GREAT YEAR.

HAD A GREAT YEAR.

>> WHAT A THRILL FOR THEM.

>> WHAT A THRILL FOR THEM.

>> IT WAS A GREAT THRILL TO BE >> IT WAS A GREAT THRILL TO BE THERE.

THERE.

BOTH THE BALL PLAYERS.

BOTH THE BALL PLAYERS.

IN NEW YORK CITY AT THE END OF IN NEW YORK CITY AT THE END OF APRIL SXCHLT SPONSORED BY -- APRIL SXCHLT SPONSORED BY -- THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

HERE WE HAVE THE CHEVROLET HERE WE HAVE THE CHEVROLET TRUCK.

TRUCK.

>> GOT TO BE ONE OF THE BEST >> GOT TO BE ONE OF THE BEST SLOGANS ADVERTISING THING.

SLOGANS ADVERTISING THING.

>> IT'S MEMORABLE.

>> IT'S MEMORABLE.

>> COMING UP, THE WEST >> COMING UP, THE WEST SPRINGFIELD TOWN MARSHAL, JAMES SPRINGFIELD TOWN MARSHAL, JAMES JIMMY MARTIN.

JIMMY MARTIN.

>> MARCHING THE PARADE FOR 40 >> MARCHING THE PARADE FOR 40 YEARS.

YEARS.

ENJOYS DOING THAT AND PLAYING ENJOYS DOING THAT AND PLAYING THE BAGPIPES NO MATTER THE THE BAGPIPES NO MATTER THE SEASON.

SEASON.

BEFORE BECOMING DIRECTOR OF BEFORE BECOMING DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL ED.

SPECIAL ED.

CONGRATULATIONS.

CONGRATULATIONS.

ENJOY YOUR WALK AS THE PARADE ENJOY YOUR WALK AS THE PARADE MARSHAL OF THE TOWN OF WEST MARSHAL OF THE TOWN OF WEST SPRINGFIELD.

SPRINGFIELD.

>> HE IS SPORTING A KILT.

>> HE IS SPORTING A KILT.

MUST BE ALL OF HIS BAGPIPING MUST BE ALL OF HIS BAGPIPING DAYS.

DAYS.

HE'S USED TO IT.

HE'S USED TO IT.

DON'T LEAVE HOME WITHOUT YOUR DON'T LEAVE HOME WITHOUT YOUR KILT.

KILT.

CONGRATULATIONS TO HIM.

CONGRATULATIONS TO HIM.

HE LOOKS FABULOUS.

HE LOOKS FABULOUS.

>> THERE YOU GO.

>> THERE YOU GO.

>> AND NEXT IS RAY DISTEFANO, >> AND NEXT IS RAY DISTEFANO, CITIZENSHIP AWARD.

CITIZENSHIP AWARD.

JOE AND CALABRESE OF LISA'S JOE AND CALABRESE OF LISA'S LIGHT OF HOME.

LIGHT OF HOME.

>> AWARD IS GIVE TONE SOMEONE >> AWARD IS GIVE TONE SOMEONE WHO HAS PROVIDE OUTSTANDING WHO HAS PROVIDE OUTSTANDING SERVICE AND DEDICATION TO THE SERVICE AND DEDICATION TO THE COMMUNITY.

COMMUNITY.

LISA'S LIGHT OF HOPE IS A LISA'S LIGHT OF HOPE IS A CHARITABLE FUND CREATED TO RAISE CHARITABLE FUND CREATED TO RAISE AWARENESS AND SUPPORT TREATMENT AWARENESS AND SUPPORT TREATMENT FOR EATING DISORDERS IN WESTERN FOR EATING DISORDERS IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS IN AFILL MASSACHUSETTS IN AFILL LACERATION WITH BAYSTATE HEALTH LACERATION WITH BAYSTATE HEALTH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH.

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH.

>> CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM.

>> CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM.

>> WELL DONE.

>> WELL DONE.

NOW THE OLDE MITTENEAGUE AWARD.

NOW THE OLDE MITTENEAGUE AWARD.

GIVEN TO A BUSINESS.

GIVEN TO A BUSINESS.

GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND FOR THE GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND FOR THE COMMITTEE.

COMMITTEE.

E AND J LANDSCAPING.

E AND J LANDSCAPING.

THEY HAVE THREE CHILDREN IN THE THEY HAVE THREE CHILDREN IN THE BACKSEAT.

BACKSEAT.

KALEB, SOPHIA AND LUCUS.

KALEB, SOPHIA AND LUCUS.

THAT IS WHY HE'S AN AWARD WINNER THAT IS WHY HE'S AN AWARD WINNER HERE THIS AFTERNOON.

HERE THIS AFTERNOON.

>> WHATEVER IS NEEDED.

>> WHATEVER IS NEEDED.

CAN HE TEACH MY HUSBAND TO SAY CAN HE TEACH MY HUSBAND TO SAY THAT?

THAT?

WHATEVER IS NEEDED.

WHATEVER IS NEEDED.

>> NOT GOING THERE EITHER.

>> NOT GOING THERE EITHER.

>> AS YOU CAN SEE WE HAVE >> AS YOU CAN SEE WE HAVE BEAUTIFUL SUNNY DAY HERE IN BEAUTIFUL SUNNY DAY HERE IN HOLYOKE FOR THIS 67TH ANNUAL HOLYOKE FOR THIS 67TH ANNUAL ADDITION TO THE PARADE.

ADDITION TO THE PARADE.

COMING IN NOW IS THE JINX POWERS COMING IN NOW IS THE JINX POWERS AWARD WINNER.

AWARD WINNER.

GREG SPEAR.

GREG SPEAR.

GREG HAS BEEN A MEMBER OF THE GREG HAS BEEN A MEMBER OF THE PARADE COMMITTEE SINCE 2004.

PARADE COMMITTEE SINCE 2004.

>> AND JUST SPEAKING BRIEFLY THE >> AND JUST SPEAKING BRIEFLY THE WEST SPRINGFIELD ST.

PATRICK'S WEST SPRINGFIELD ST.

PATRICK'S PARADE, THE PASSING OF A GOOD PARADE, THE PASSING OF A GOOD FRIEND AND LEADER.

FRIEND AND LEADER.

SO GLOWED BLESS PETER.

SO GLOWED BLESS PETER.

>> I'M SURE A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE >> I'M SURE A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE REMEMBERING HIM ON THIS DAY.

REMEMBERING HIM ON THIS DAY.

ABSOLUTELY.

ABSOLUTELY.

ABSOLUTELY.

ABSOLUTELY.

MEMBERS OF THE WEST SPRINGFIELD MEMBERS OF THE WEST SPRINGFIELD PARADE COMMITTEE COMING BY OUR PARADE COMMITTEE COMING BY OUR CAMERA RIGHT NOW.

CAMERA RIGHT NOW.

THEY ARE FOLLOWED BY THE WEST THEY ARE FOLLOWED BY THE WEST SPRINGFIELD ST.

PATRICK'S PARADE SPRINGFIELD ST.

PATRICK'S PARADE COMMITTEE COLLEEN FLOAT.

COMMITTEE COLLEEN FLOAT.

>> CASTLE-SLAN A CHARA.

>> CASTLE-SLAN A CHARA.

JE JE JENNA MELVIN.

JENNA MELVIN.

HAILEY MACDONALD.

HAILEY MACDONALD.

LAUREN KENNY, MEGHAN BRASSIL AND LAUREN KENNY, MEGHAN BRASSIL AND ERIN GLADU.

ERIN GLADU.

>> CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM.

>> CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM.

NOW WE HAVE THE WEST SIDE NOW WE HAVE THE WEST SIDE SPECIAL OLYMPICS.

SPECIAL OLYMPICS.

LOOK AT THE ENTHUSIENTHUSIASM.

LOOK AT THE ENTHUSIENTHUSIASM.

ATHLETES FROM VARIOUS OLYMPIC ATHLETES FROM VARIOUS OLYMPIC TEAMS.

TEAMS.

3 TO 4 TEAMS PER SPORT WITH 50 3 TO 4 TEAMS PER SPORT WITH 50 TO 60 ATHLETES REPRESENTING WEST TO 60 ATHLETES REPRESENTING WEST SPRINGFIELD AND ATHLETES THAT SPRINGFIELD AND ATHLETES THAT COMPETE AT THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS COMPETE AT THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS MASSACHUSETTS STATE GAMES.

MASSACHUSETTS STATE GAMES.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM.

AND UP HERE WE HAVE THE STATE AND UP HERE WE HAVE THE STATE SENATOR JAMES WELCH.

SENATOR JAMES WELCH.

>> THERE'S JIM AND MIKE FINN IS >> THERE'S JIM AND MIKE FINN IS DOWN THERE SOMEWHERE.

DOWN THERE SOMEWHERE.

MAYOR WILLIAM REICHELT.

MAYOR WILLIAM REICHELT.

>> AS GOING BY OUR SCREEN.

>> AS GOING BY OUR SCREEN.

>> HERE'S THE MAYOR.

>> HERE'S THE MAYOR.

AND WE HAVE MEMBERS OF THE WEST AND WE HAVE MEMBERS OF THE WEST SPRINGFIELD TOWN COUNCIL.

SPRINGFIELD TOWN COUNCIL.

>> BRIAN IS IN THE BACK WALKING >> BRIAN IS IN THE BACK WALKING WITH HIS LITTLE SON.

WITH HIS LITTLE SON.

JUST WANT TO MENTION THE PASSING JUST WANT TO MENTION THE PASSING OF BRIAN'S MOM.

OF BRIAN'S MOM.

A WOMAN OF FAITH WHO LOVED HER A WOMAN OF FAITH WHO LOVED HER FAMILY.

FAMILY.

HER NURSING PROFESSION AND IRISH HER NURSING PROFESSION AND IRISH HERITAGE.

HERITAGE.

A LITTLE BIT OF THE WORLD FELL A LITTLE BIT OF THE WORLD FELL OUT IN WEST SPRINGFIELD.

OUT IN WEST SPRINGFIELD.

AND TODAY HER FAMILY AND AND TODAY HER FAMILY AND FRIENDS' THOUGHTS ARE WITH HER.

FRIENDS' THOUGHTS ARE WITH HER.

LISTEN.

LISTEN.

HERE IS ONE OF THE DRUM CORES HERE IS ONE OF THE DRUM CORES THAT HAS BEEN WITH US YEAR AFTER THAT HAS BEEN WITH US YEAR AFTER YEAR.

YEAR.

THEY GET BIGGER AND BETTER.

THEY GET BIGGER AND BETTER.

THAT HE HAS ARE THE CONNECTICUT THAT HE HAS ARE THE CONNECTICUT HURRICANES.

HURRICANES.

USED TO BE FROM SHELTON, USED TO BE FROM SHELTON, CONNECTICUT.

CONNECTICUT.

IT'S CENTRAL CONNECTICUT.

IT'S CENTRAL CONNECTICUT.

LET'S LISTEN.

>> NICE JOB BY THE CONNECTICUT HURRICANES DRUM AND BUGLE CORE.

HURRICANES DRUM AND BUGLE CORE.

>> WHAT THEY BROKE INTO AS THEY >> WHAT THEY BROKE INTO AS THEY LEFT US WAS THEIR THEME FROM THE LEFT US WAS THEIR THEME FROM THE MARLBOROUGH MAN.

MARLBOROUGH MAN.

AND NOW WE HAVE FROM THE TOWN OF AND NOW WE HAVE FROM THE TOWN OF WEST SPRINGFIELD THE POLICE WEST SPRINGFIELD THE POLICE MARCHING UNIT.

MARCHING UNIT.

WEST SPRINGFIELD POLICE CHIEF IS WEST SPRINGFIELD POLICE CHIEF IS RON CAMPURCIANI.

RON CAMPURCIANI.

HERE HE IS WITH MEMBERS.

HERE HE IS WITH MEMBERS.

>> LOOK IN THE MIDDLE OF YOUR >> LOOK IN THE MIDDLE OF YOUR SCREEN.

SCREEN.

THERE'S ONE POLICE OFFICER DOING THERE'S ONE POLICE OFFICER DOING THE COLLEEN WAVE.

THE COLLEEN WAVE.

GOT TO LOVE IT.

GOT TO LOVE IT.

THAT LOOKS LIKE THE CHIEF.

THAT LOOKS LIKE THE CHIEF.

AND THEY HAVE PARTICIPATED IN AND THEY HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THE PARADE FOR ALL 67 YEARS.

THE PARADE FOR ALL 67 YEARS.

WE TALK ABOUT HOW THIS IS SUCH A WE TALK ABOUT HOW THIS IS SUCH A COMMUNITY EVENT.

COMMUNITY EVENT.

NOT JUST HOLYOKE.

NOT JUST HOLYOKE.

>> EVERY COMMUNITY IS INVOLVED.

>> EVERY COMMUNITY IS INVOLVED.

THE TOWN OF WEST SPRINGFIELD THE TOWN OF WEST SPRINGFIELD YEAR AFTER YEAR DOES A YEAR AFTER YEAR DOES A TREMENDOUS JOB.

TREMENDOUS JOB.

AND ONE OF THE NEW HIGHLIGHTS AND ONE OF THE NEW HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE TOWN OF WEST SPRINGFIELD FOR THE TOWN OF WEST SPRINGFIELD IS THE IRISH CULTURAL CENTER IS THE IRISH CULTURAL CENTER LOCATED ON MORGAN ROAD IN THE LOCATED ON MORGAN ROAD IN THE OLD ELK'S BUILDING.

OLD ELK'S BUILDING.

IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN TO THE IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN TO THE IRISH CULTURAL CENTER, IT'S NEW.

IRISH CULTURAL CENTER, IT'S NEW.

PLEASE MAKE IT A POINT TO GET PLEASE MAKE IT A POINT TO GET THERE TO MORGAN ROAD.

THERE TO MORGAN ROAD.

IF YOU LOVE YOUR IRISH HERITAGE, IF YOU LOVE YOUR IRISH HERITAGE, YOU WILL BE HAPPY TO GO TO THE YOU WILL BE HAPPY TO GO TO THE IRISH CULTURAL CENTER.

IRISH CULTURAL CENTER.

CAN'T SAY ENOUGH FOR IT.

CAN'T SAY ENOUGH FOR IT.

THEY HAVE WONDERFUL RESTAURANT.

THEY HAVE WONDERFUL RESTAURANT.

>> IT'S VERY EXPANDED.

>> IT'S VERY EXPANDED.

>> YES, IT HAS.

>> YES, IT HAS.

AND IT'S ON GOING.

AND IT'S ON GOING.

IT'S A WORK IN PROGRESS.

IT'S A WORK IN PROGRESS.

WE'VE HAD A MUSEUM AND A LIBRARY WE'VE HAD A MUSEUM AND A LIBRARY THERE FULL OF IRISH HERITAGE.

THERE FULL OF IRISH HERITAGE.

RIGHT NOW, WE'RE GOING TO GO AND RIGHT NOW, WE'RE GOING TO GO AND SAY THANKS TO FOLKS WHO HELPED SAY THANKS TO FOLKS WHO HELPED BRING THIS PARADE TO YOU.

>> SO LET'S TAKE YOU BACK ON TO THE STREET FOR THE 67TH ANNUAL THE STREET FOR THE 67TH ANNUAL HOLYOKE ST.

PATRICK'S PARADE.

HOLYOKE ST.

PATRICK'S PARADE.

WE HAVE THE HOLYOKE BANNER THAT WE HAVE THE HOLYOKE BANNER THAT WENT BY AND THE AMERICAN LEGION WENT BY AND THE AMERICAN LEGION POST.

POST.

>> POST 124.

>> POST 124.

THEY ARE THE LARGEST IN THE THEY ARE THE LARGEST IN THE STATE.

STATE.

560 MEMBERS.

560 MEMBERS.

THE SONS OF THE AMERICAN LEGION THE SONS OF THE AMERICAN LEGION IS THE 5TH IN THE STATE WITH IS THE 5TH IN THE STATE WITH 185.

185.

SO ONCE, AGAIN, WEST FIELD OFF SO ONCE, AGAIN, WEST FIELD OFF TO A GREAT START IN THE 87TH TO A GREAT START IN THE 87TH ANNUAL ST.

PATRICK'S PARADE.

ANNUAL ST.

PATRICK'S PARADE.

>> WE SAW THEIR PARADE MARSHAL >> WE SAW THEIR PARADE MARSHAL GO BY.

GO BY.

HERE IS THE IRISH WOMAN OF THE HERE IS THE IRISH WOMAN OF THE YEAR ENJOYING HER WALK DOWN THE YEAR ENJOYING HER WALK DOWN THE ROAD.

ROAD.

>> HER BOYFRIEND MIKE BUTLER, >> HER BOYFRIEND MIKE BUTLER, HER AUNT AND A GROUP OF FRIENDS.

HER AUNT AND A GROUP OF FRIENDS.

>> WE WANT TO TAKE YOU TO THE >> WE WANT TO TAKE YOU TO THE STREET AND OUR STREET REPORTER STREET AND OUR STREET REPORTER WITH WEST FIELD'S MAYOR.

WITH WEST FIELD'S MAYOR.

>> YOU HAD YOUR PARADE A COUPLE >> YOU HAD YOUR PARADE A COUPLE WEEKS AGO WITH YOUR GOLD MEDAL.

WEEKS AGO WITH YOUR GOLD MEDAL.

>> WE DID.

>> WE DID.

CASEY CAME HOME AND CELEBRATED CASEY CAME HOME AND CELEBRATED WITH US ALL.

WITH US ALL.

>> WHAT DID THAT MEAN FOR THE >> WHAT DID THAT MEAN FOR THE CITY OF WEST FIELD?

CITY OF WEST FIELD?

>> THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN EVERY >> THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN EVERY YEAR.

YEAR.

REALLY FUN TO HAVE.

REALLY FUN TO HAVE.

SHE'S AWESOME.

SHE'S AWESOME.

SHE'S SUCH A GOOD PERSON.

SHE'S SUCH A GOOD PERSON.

SHOO EZ IN BOSTON TODAY OR SHE SHOO EZ IN BOSTON TODAY OR SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN WITH US.

WOULD HAVE BEEN WITH US.

>> THANKS FOR MARCHING IN THIS >> THANKS FOR MARCHING IN THIS PARADE.

PARADE.

>> THANK YOU FOR INTERVIEWING >> THANK YOU FOR INTERVIEWING WEST FIELD.

WEST FIELD.

>> BACK TO YOU.

>> BACK TO YOU.

>> IN WITH THAT GROUP WAS STATE >> IN WITH THAT GROUP WAS STATE REPRESENTATIVE AND OTHER CITY REPRESENTATIVE AND OTHER CITY OFFICIALS.

OFFICIALS.

NOW, YOU CAN HEAR THEM AND WOW NOW, YOU CAN HEAR THEM AND WOW ARE THEY BIG AND ARE THEY GOOD.

ARE THEY BIG AND ARE THEY GOOD.

THE WEST FIELD HIGH SCHOOL THE WEST FIELD HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING BAND AND THE DIRECTION MARCHING BAND AND THE DIRECTION OF PATRICK KENNY.

OF PATRICK KENNY.

LET'S LISTEN.

>> THEY LOOK GREAT AND SOUND GREAT.

GREAT.

THEY'VE CELEBRATED THEIR 56TH THEY'VE CELEBRATED THEIR 56TH ANNUAL CONCERT AND TEAM UP WITH ANNUAL CONCERT AND TEAM UP WITH THE ALUMNI FOR THE MAY 19TH, THE ALUMNI FOR THE MAY 19TH, 2019-350TH PARADE.

2019-350TH PARADE.

>> AND WE JUST SAW GO BY THE LIA >> AND WE JUST SAW GO BY THE LIA CAR FOLLOWED BY THE BILLY BUZZEE CAR FOLLOWED BY THE BILLY BUZZEE SAINT PAT ON THE BACK AWARD SAINT PAT ON THE BACK AWARD WINNER, PAUL SAWYER.

WINNER, PAUL SAWYER.

HERE WE HAVE THE SONS OF ERIN HERE WE HAVE THE SONS OF ERIN MARCHING UNIT PRESIDENT, RICHARD MARCHING UNIT PRESIDENT, RICHARD CASEY.

CASEY.

NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO COMMUNITY OF DEDICATED TO COMMUNITY OF PROMOTING THE IRISH HERITAGE.

PROMOTING THE IRISH HERITAGE.

FOUNDED IN 1979.

FOUNDED IN 1979.

THE CLUB HAS NEARLY 1,000 THE CLUB HAS NEARLY 1,000 MEMBERS AND HAS PARTICIPATED IN MEMBERS AND HAS PARTICIPATED IN THE HOLYOKE PARADE EVERY YEAR THE HOLYOKE PARADE EVERY YEAR SINCE ITS FOUNDING.

SINCE ITS FOUNDING.

>> ALSO THE SONS OF ERIN WOMEN'S >> ALSO THE SONS OF ERIN WOMEN'S AUXILIARY MARCHING UNIT.

AUXILIARY MARCHING UNIT.

THE PRESIDENT IS TERRI HATHAWAY.

THE PRESIDENT IS TERRI HATHAWAY.

MANY WEARING IRISH KNIT SWEATERS MANY WEARING IRISH KNIT SWEATERS TO KEEP WARM TODAY.

TO KEEP WARM TODAY.

>> THERE YOU GO.

>> THERE YOU GO.

THIS IS A SURPRISE?

THIS IS A SURPRISE?

NO.

NO.

THE SONS OF ERIN COLLEEN FLOAT THE SONS OF ERIN COLLEEN FLOAT WOODLAND SPRITES.

WOODLAND SPRITES.

FANTASY WOOD WITH THE SPRITES FANTASY WOOD WITH THE SPRITES AND THE FAIRIES AT PLAY.

AND THE FAIRIES AT PLAY.

AND IT'S CARRYING THE COLLEEN AND IT'S CARRYING THE COLLEEN MACKENZIE HOPE ROGERS.

MACKENZIE HOPE ROGERS.

MADDELINE, BRIANNA, CATIE AND MADDELINE, BRIANNA, CATIE AND JES JES JESMINE.

JESMINE.

19 FROM WEST FIELD AND IS A 19 FROM WEST FIELD AND IS A FRESHMAN AT HOLYOKE COMMUNITY FRESHMAN AT HOLYOKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE.

COLLEGE.

>> CONGRATULATIONS ON WINNING >> CONGRATULATIONS ON WINNING THE GRAND PRIZE.

THE GRAND PRIZE.

YOU SEE THE DEDICATION AND THE YOU SEE THE DEDICATION AND THE COMMITMENT THAT THEY PUT INTO COMMITMENT THAT THEY PUT INTO THEIR FLOAT EACH AND EVERY YEAR THEIR FLOAT EACH AND EVERY YEAR AND CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM.

AND CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM.

>> THIS IS A VERY SPECIAL GROUP >> THIS IS A VERY SPECIAL GROUP COMING BEFORE THE CAMERA NOW.

COMING BEFORE THE CAMERA NOW.

THE ST.

MARY'S HIGH SCHOOL THE ST.

MARY'S HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING UNIT FROM WEST FIELD.

MARCHING UNIT FROM WEST FIELD.

THE SCHOOL WAS FOUNDED IN 1898.

THE SCHOOL WAS FOUNDED IN 1898.

UPSETTING AND DISAPPOINTING NEWS UPSETTING AND DISAPPOINTING NEWS THIS WEEK.

THIS WEEK.

THE SCHOOL IS SCHEDULED TO THE SCHOOL IS SCHEDULED TO CLOSE.

CLOSE.

YOU WOULDN'T KNOW IT BY ANYTHING YOU WOULDN'T KNOW IT BY ANYTHING GOING ON TODAY.

GOING ON TODAY.

I DON'T SEE DISSPIRIT OR I DON'T SEE DISSPIRIT OR SADNESS.

SADNESS.

I SEE IRISH PRIDE AND ST.

MARY'S I SEE IRISH PRIDE AND ST.

MARY'S PRIDE.

PRIDE.

I SEE A LOT OF KIDS WHO HAVE I SEE A LOT OF KIDS WHO HAVE TREMENDOUS PRIDE IN THEIR SCHOOL TREMENDOUS PRIDE IN THEIR SCHOOL REALLY MAKING A GREAT REALLY MAKING A GREAT PRESEN PRESEN PRESENTATION.

PRESENTATION.

>> THEY ARE CARRYING 120 GREEN >> THEY ARE CARRYING 120 GREEN SHAMROCKS FOR THE 120 YEARS OF SHAMROCKS FOR THE 120 YEARS OF THE SHOOL AND OUR HEARTS ARE THE SHOOL AND OUR HEARTS ARE WITH YOU AND WE ARE WISHING YOU WITH YOU AND WE ARE WISHING YOU WELL.

WELL.

>> THEY ARE STATING THEIR CASE.

>> THEY ARE STATING THEIR CASE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

AND THE AVALON SPRING BAND FROM AND THE AVALON SPRING BAND FROM PHILADELPHIA SPONSORED BY LIA PHILADELPHIA SPONSORED BY LIA CARS.

CARS.

LET'S TAKE A LISTEN.

>> RAGGEDY ANNE.

>> YOU KNOW THEY HAVE TO BUY NEW >> YOU KNOW THEY HAVE TO BUY NEW UNIFORMS EVERY YEAR.

UNIFORMS EVERY YEAR.

EACH MEMBER RESPONSIBLE AND BIG EACH MEMBER RESPONSIBLE AND BIG CROWD PLEASERS.

CROWD PLEASERS.

WEST FIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT.

WEST FIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT.

CHIEF JOHN CAMEROTA AND CAPTAIN CHIEF JOHN CAMEROTA AND CAPTAIN MICHAEL McCABE.

MICHAEL McCABE.

>> ALWAYS HAPPY TO HAVE THE MEN >> ALWAYS HAPPY TO HAVE THE MEN AND WOMEN IN BLUE WALKING BY.

AND WOMEN IN BLUE WALKING BY.

>> NOW, YOU WILL PROBABLY HEAR >> NOW, YOU WILL PROBABLY HEAR THEM BEFORE YOU SEE THEM.

THEM BEFORE YOU SEE THEM.

LOOK CLOSELY WHEN THEY GO BY.

LOOK CLOSELY WHEN THEY GO BY.

THERE'S ONLY ABOUT 7 OF THEM.

THERE'S ONLY ABOUT 7 OF THEM.

>> THEY MAKE QUITE THE STATEMENT >> THEY MAKE QUITE THE STATEMENT WITH THEIR MUSIC.

WITH THEIR MUSIC.

FILARMONICA SANTO FILARMONICA SANTO ANTONIO-CAMBRIDGE.

ANTONIO-CAMBRIDGE.

LET'S LISTEN.

>> WASN'T AN IRISH SONG BUT GOT ME MOVING IN MY CHAIR.

ME MOVING IN MY CHAIR.

THE WEST FIELD STATE UNIVERSITY THE WEST FIELD STATE UNIVERSITY BASKETBALL AND SOFTBALL TEAMS BASKETBALL AND SOFTBALL TEAMS ARE WALKING WITH NESTOR THE OWL.

ARE WALKING WITH NESTOR THE OWL.

>> AND THEY ARE FOLLOWED BY THE >> AND THEY ARE FOLLOWED BY THE SOUTHWICK FIRE DEPARTMENT.

SOUTHWICK FIRE DEPARTMENT.

TRUCK.

TRUCK.

THEY'VE PARTICIPATED IN SEVERAL THEY'VE PARTICIPATED IN SEVERAL PARADES AND WON AWARDS IN THE PARADES AND WON AWARDS IN THE PAST TAKING PRIDE IN THEIR PAST TAKING PRIDE IN THEIR MARCHING.

MARCHING.

>> AND VERY HAPPY TO BE IN >> AND VERY HAPPY TO BE IN THERE.

THERE.

NOT SURE IF YOU CAN HEAR.

NOT SURE IF YOU CAN HEAR.

>> THESE TRUCKS ARE BEING >> THESE TRUCKS ARE BEING PRESENTED IN THE PARADE BECAUSE PRESENTED IN THE PARADE BECAUSE THESE ARE THE FOLKS WHO HAVE THESE ARE THE FOLKS WHO HAVE DONE SO MUCH TO HELP THE PARADE DONE SO MUCH TO HELP THE PARADE COMMITTEE CLEAN OUT THAT LOT, COMMITTEE CLEAN OUT THAT LOT, THE K-MART LOT WE ORGANIZED THE THE K-MART LOT WE ORGANIZED THE PARADE IN.

PARADE IN.

WHEN BLIZZARDS COME, SOMEONE'S WHEN BLIZZARDS COME, SOMEONE'S GOT TO DO SOMETHING.

GOT TO DO SOMETHING.

THAT'S A LOT OF SNOW.

THAT'S A LOT OF SNOW.

AND THESE FOLKS COME ALONG AND AND THESE FOLKS COME ALONG AND TAKE CARE OF US YEAR AFTER YEAR.

TAKE CARE OF US YEAR AFTER YEAR.

SO THANK YOU TO THEM.

SO THANK YOU TO THEM.

>> PLUS THEY HAVE THE COOLEST >> PLUS THEY HAVE THE COOLEST HORNS.

HORNS.

THEY HAVE THE COOLEST HORNS.

THEY HAVE THE COOLEST HORNS.

>> THEY REALLY DO LOOK GOOD.

>> THEY REALLY DO LOOK GOOD.

AND THE KIDS LOVE TRUCKS.

AND THE KIDS LOVE TRUCKS.

YOU CAN'T GET AWAY FROM THAT.

YOU CAN'T GET AWAY FROM THAT.

>> I LIKE TRUCKS AND I'M NOT >> I LIKE TRUCKS AND I'M NOT EVEN A KID.

EVEN A KID.

>> AT HEART.

>> AT HEART.

>> AT HEART, YES.

>> AT HEART, YES.

NOW WE HAVE DIVISION F WHICH IS NOW WE HAVE DIVISION F WHICH IS THE AGAWAM DIVISION SPONSORED BY THE AGAWAM DIVISION SPONSORED BY JR SWEEPING SERVICES.

JR SWEEPING SERVICES.

WE HAVE THE 2018 AGAWAN PARADE WE HAVE THE 2018 AGAWAN PARADE MARSHAL, LAURIE WRIGHT.

MARSHAL, LAURIE WRIGHT.

>> SHE WILL BE COMING IN TO >> SHE WILL BE COMING IN TO INTERVIEW VERY SHORTLY.

INTERVIEW VERY SHORTLY.

>> I BELIEVE SHE'S IN THE CAR.

>> I BELIEVE SHE'S IN THE CAR.

>> GREAT TO SEE THE CITIES AND >> GREAT TO SEE THE CITIES AND TOWNS -- TOWNS -- >> LOOK WHAT SHE HAS.

>> LOOK WHAT SHE HAS.

>> HI, MOM.

>> HI, MOM.

YOUR MOM IS GOING TO LOVE THAT.

YOUR MOM IS GOING TO LOVE THAT.

SHE'S SAYING HI BACK.

SHE'S SAYING HI BACK.

>> NOW, THERE'S SOMEONE ENJOYING >> NOW, THERE'S SOMEONE ENJOYING THE DAY.

THE DAY.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

AS WE ALL ARE HERE.

AS WE ALL ARE HERE.

>> NEXT WE HAVE THE AGAWAM ANN >> NEXT WE HAVE THE AGAWAM ANN SULLIVAN AWARD RECIPIENT.

SULLIVAN AWARD RECIPIENT.

DIANE PIRNIE C. DIANE PIRNIE C. GIVEN TO A FEMALE COMMITTEE GIVEN TO A FEMALE COMMITTEE MEMBER WHO EPITOMIZES THE VALUES MEMBER WHO EPITOMIZES THE VALUES REPRESENTED BY ANNE SULLIVAN.

REPRESENTED BY ANNE SULLIVAN.

>> CERTAINLY TAKE A LOT OF PRIDE >> CERTAINLY TAKE A LOT OF PRIDE IN THAT HERE IN THIS AREA.

IN THAT HERE IN THIS AREA.

AND SHE WILL BE FOLLOWED BY THE AND SHE WILL BE FOLLOWED BY THE AGAWAM CITIZENSHIP AWARD AGAWAM CITIZENSHIP AWARD RECIPIENT WHO IS MARIA SUMMERS.

RECIPIENT WHO IS MARIA SUMMERS.

AWARDED TO A NON-COMMITTEE AWARDED TO A NON-COMMITTEE MEMBER, A PERSON WHO HAS MADE MEMBER, A PERSON WHO HAS MADE SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE AGAWAM COMMITTEE.

AGAWAM COMMITTEE.

>> ESTABLISHED 18 YEARS AGO.

>> ESTABLISHED 18 YEARS AGO.

HARD WORKING MEMBERS BROUGHT UP HARD WORKING MEMBERS BROUGHT UP IRISH HERITAGE.

IRISH HERITAGE.

PART OF THEIR IRISH HERITAGE IN PART OF THEIR IRISH HERITAGE IN THEIR ITALIAN TOWN.

THEIR ITALIAN TOWN.

ONLY READING WHAT'S HERE.

ONLY READING WHAT'S HERE.

>> AND HERE COMES THE COLLEEN >> AND HERE COMES THE COLLEEN FLOAT.

FLOAT.

>> YOU CAN SEE WHY.

>> YOU CAN SEE WHY.

WHAT A GREAT PRESENTATION.

WHAT A GREAT PRESENTATION.

ABBIE HOBAN.

ABBIE HOBAN.

ALL SENIORS.

ALL SENIORS.

KRISTEN, MEAGAN, AMBER AND ERIN.

KRISTEN, MEAGAN, AMBER AND ERIN.

>> AND THEIR FLOAT DEPICTS A DAY >> AND THEIR FLOAT DEPICTS A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A DOCK WORKER IN THE LIFE OF A DOCK WORKER UNLOADING WAREHOUSE GOODS IN THE UNLOADING WAREHOUSE GOODS IN THE GOOD OLD DAYS.

GOOD OLD DAYS.

VERY NICE.

VERY NICE.

>> NICE PRESENTATION.

>> NICE PRESENTATION.

VERY NICE PRESENTATION.

VERY NICE PRESENTATION.

FOLLOWED BY THE TOWN OF AGAWAM FOLLOWED BY THE TOWN OF AGAWAM BANNER.

BANNER.

AND THE MAYOR.

AND THE MAYOR.

WILLIAM SAPELLI AND OTHER CITY WILLIAM SAPELLI AND OTHER CITY OFFI OFFI OFFICIALS.

OFFICIALS.

>> THERE'S THE MAYOR RIGHT >> THERE'S THE MAYOR RIGHT THERE.

THERE.

BUNDLED UP AND WAVING.

BUNDLED UP AND WAVING.

I DO THINK THAT WIND HAS DIED I DO THINK THAT WIND HAS DIED DOWN A BIT.

DOWN A BIT.

SO WE ARE LOVING IT.

SO WE ARE LOVING IT.

>> AND WE ARE IN FOR ANOTHER >> AND WE ARE IN FOR ANOTHER HUGE TREAT.

HUGE TREAT.

WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE THIS.

WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE THIS.

THE AGAWAM HIGH SCHOOL BAND.

THE AGAWAM HIGH SCHOOL BAND.

THE MARCHING MOHAWKS.

THE MARCHING MOHAWKS.

LET'S LISTEN.

>> AGAWAM HAS SUCH BIG CONT CONT CONTINGENT.

CONTINGENT.

SO IMPRESSIVE TO SEE THAT.

SO IMPRESSIVE TO SEE THAT.

>> DIDN'T THEY LOOK WONDERFUL?

>> DIDN'T THEY LOOK WONDERFUL?

WE HAVE AWARDS FOR MUSIC.

WE HAVE AWARDS FOR MUSIC.

I DON'T KNOW WHO DOES THE AWARD.

I DON'T KNOW WHO DOES THE AWARD.

BUT I GUARANTEE YOU THIS, THEY BUT I GUARANTEE YOU THIS, THEY ARE GOING TO BE IN THE ARE GOING TO BE IN THE CONVERSATION.

CONVERSATION.

>> YEAH.

>> YEAH.

AGAWAM HIGH SCHOOL CHEERLEADERS AGAWAM HIGH SCHOOL CHEERLEADERS ARE FOLLOWING BEHIND.

ARE FOLLOWING BEHIND.

THESE LADIES ARE SMART.

THESE LADIES ARE SMART.

THEY HAVE GREEN SHAMROCK EAR THEY HAVE GREEN SHAMROCK EAR MUFFS.

MUFFS.

STAYING WARM.

STAYING WARM.

>> THE AGAWAM SENIOR CITIZENS >> THE AGAWAM SENIOR CITIZENS BUS.

BUS.

THE DIRECTOR IS JOAN LINNEHAN, THE DIRECTOR IS JOAN LINNEHAN, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, KRISTINA ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, KRISTINA LYNCH AND PRESIDENT OF FRIENDS LYNCH AND PRESIDENT OF FRIENDS PATRICIA MURPHY.

PATRICIA MURPHY.

>> THE COUNCIL ON AGING SERVES >> THE COUNCIL ON AGING SERVES SEFSHL THOUSANDS OF SENIORS AND SEFSHL THOUSANDS OF SENIORS AND DISABLED INDIVIDUALS ANNUALLY.

DISABLED INDIVIDUALS ANNUALLY.

>> FOLLOWED BY THE FIRE >> FOLLOWED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

DEPARTMENT.

THE DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL THE DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL PARTICIPATE IN REGIONAL HAZMAT.

PARTICIPATE IN REGIONAL HAZMAT.

THE AGAWAM FIRE DEPARTMENT.

THE AGAWAM FIRE DEPARTMENT.

>> AS YOU CAN SEE THE CROWD IS >> AS YOU CAN SEE THE CROWD IS HANGING IN THERE WITH US.

HANGING IN THERE WITH US.

IT IS A LITTLE CHILLY DAY BUT A IT IS A LITTLE CHILLY DAY BUT A BEAUTIFUL DAY HERE IN HOLYOKE.

BEAUTIFUL DAY HERE IN HOLYOKE.

IT JUST WARMS YOUR HEART.

IT JUST WARMS YOUR HEART.

>> IT REALLY DOES.

>> IT REALLY DOES.

>> EVERYBODY COMES HOME FOR >> EVERYBODY COMES HOME FOR THIS.

THIS.

>> IT'S A HAPPENING.

>> IT'S A HAPPENING.

IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR HELLO TO IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR HELLO TO BILL BOYLE, A GOOD FRIEND OF BILL BOYLE, A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE.

MINE.

WE'RE OFTEN MISTAKEN FOR EACH WE'RE OFTEN MISTAKEN FOR EACH OTHER.

OTHER.

BILLY'S HOME.

BILLY'S HOME.

I KNOW YOU ARE WATCHING.

I KNOW YOU ARE WATCHING.

FAMILY AND FRIENDS WISH YOU THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS WISH YOU THE BEST.

BEST.

HOPE YOU ARE ENJOYING THE HOPE YOU ARE ENJOYING THE PARADE.

PARADE.

>> I'LL TRY NOT TO CALL YOU >> I'LL TRY NOT TO CALL YOU BILL.

BILL.

>> BILL'S A JUDGE.

>> BILL'S A JUDGE.

GOOD FRIEND OF MINE.

GOOD FRIEND OF MINE.

I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, WE'VE HAD I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, WE'VE HAD HUGE PRESENTATIONS FROM A NUMBER HUGE PRESENTATIONS FROM A NUMBER OF THE BANDS.

OF THE BANDS.

WESTFIELD WAS OUTSTANDING, WESTFIELD WAS OUTSTANDING, AGAWAM EXCELLENT.

AGAWAM EXCELLENT.

NOW WE HAVE THE MARGUIS OF NOW WE HAVE THE MARGUIS OF GRANBY.

GRANBY.

>> SPONSORED BY HOLYOKE CREDIT >> SPONSORED BY HOLYOKE CREDIT UNION.

UNION.

>> LET'S LISTEN.

>> A LOT OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN THAT DRUM CORE.

DRUM CORE.

LOOKING SHARP.

LOOKING SHARP.

SOUNDING TERRIFIC.

SOUNDING TERRIFIC.

AND THEIR MOVES WERE GREAT TOO.

AND THEIR MOVES WERE GREAT TOO.

>> WE HAVE JAKE GONZALEZ.

>> WE HAVE JAKE GONZALEZ.

AS WE CAN SEE IS THERE ANY DOUBT AS WE CAN SEE IS THERE ANY DOUBT WHO IS COMING DOWN THE STREET?

WHO IS COMING DOWN THE STREET?

IT'S THE CITY OF CHICOPEE.

IT'S THE CITY OF CHICOPEE.

>> OUR DIVISION G.

>> OUR DIVISION G.

>> PROBABLY THE LARGEST BANNER >> PROBABLY THE LARGEST BANNER IN THE PARADE.

IN THE PARADE.

ANNOUNCES THE CITY OF CHICOPEE.

ANNOUNCES THE CITY OF CHICOPEE.

>> THE MARSHAL COMING UP LAURA >> THE MARSHAL COMING UP LAURA McCARTHY.

McCARTHY.

>> ANA -- ASSESSOR IN THE CITY >> ANA -- ASSESSOR IN THE CITY OF CHICOPEE.

OF CHICOPEE.

JUST A VERY POPULAR INDIVIDUAL.

JUST A VERY POPULAR INDIVIDUAL.

HAPPY TO SEE LAURA RIDING HERE HAPPY TO SEE LAURA RIDING HERE IN THE CAR.

IN THE CAR.

AND AS I SAID BEFORE, A GRAND AND AS I SAID BEFORE, A GRAND MARSHAL NO DISTINCTION HERE MARSHAL NO DISTINCTION HERE BECAUSE THE WOMAN WHO IS THE BECAUSE THE WOMAN WHO IS THE PARADE MARSHAL IS ONE GRAND PARADE MARSHAL IS ONE GRAND LADY.

LADY.

SO HAPPY TO SEE HER UP THERE FOR SO HAPPY TO SEE HER UP THERE FOR THE PARADE MARSHAL.

THE PARADE MARSHAL.

FOLLOWED BY A NUMBER OF OTHER FOLLOWED BY A NUMBER OF OTHER FOLKS.

FOLKS.

WE HAVE SOME PAST PARADE WE HAVE SOME PAST PARADE MARSHALS.

MARSHALS.

JOE WAGNER, DENISE IS WAVING.

JOE WAGNER, DENISE IS WAVING.

AND THERE'S DANNY O'DONALD.

AND THERE'S DANNY O'DONALD.

REPRESENTATIVE JOE WAGNER.

REPRESENTATIVE JOE WAGNER.

GREAT TO SEE JOE.

GREAT TO SEE JOE.

AND AS A MATTER OF FACT, JOE, AND AS A MATTER OF FACT, JOE, HIS NAME WILL COME UP.

HIS NAME WILL COME UP.

HIS DAUGHTER IS THE CHICOPEE HIS DAUGHTER IS THE CHICOPEE COLLEEN.

COLLEEN.

>> WE HAVE THE CHICOPEE MARCHING >> WE HAVE THE CHICOPEE MARCHING BAND.

BAND.

THE DIRECTOR IS BILL CARR.

THE DIRECTOR IS BILL CARR.

LET'S TAKE A LISTEN.

>> FOLLOWING THAT IS THE PARADE COMMITTEE PRESIDENT EDWARD COMMITTEE PRESIDENT EDWARD KENFIELD WALKING WITH HIS WIFE.

KENFIELD WALKING WITH HIS WIFE.

GREAT INDIVIDUAL.

GREAT INDIVIDUAL.

DONE A LOT OF HARD WORK.

DONE A LOT OF HARD WORK.

BUILT A LOT OF FLOATS THIS YEAR.

BUILT A LOT OF FLOATS THIS YEAR.

SERVING AS PRESIDENT.

SERVING AS PRESIDENT.

AND JACK IS ONE OF THE ORIGINAL AND JACK IS ONE OF THE ORIGINAL FOUNDERS AND BOTH JACK AND FOUNDERS AND BOTH JACK AND MARVIN ARE IN THAT CAR.

MARVIN ARE IN THAT CAR.

GREAT TO SEE HIM IN THE PARADE.

GREAT TO SEE HIM IN THE PARADE.

ONE OF THE FOUNDERS GOING BACK ONE OF THE FOUNDERS GOING BACK TO THE 1950s.

TO THE 1950s.

>> AND THEY ARE FOLLOWED BY >> AND THEY ARE FOLLOWED BY MEMBERS OF THE CHICOPEE PARADE MEMBERS OF THE CHICOPEE PARADE COMMITTEE.

COMMITTEE.

REPRESENTS THEIR COMMUNITY AND REPRESENTS THEIR COMMUNITY AND THEIR IRISH CULTURAL HERITAGE.

THEIR IRISH CULTURAL HERITAGE.

>> THEY ARE A GREAT GROUP AND >> THEY ARE A GREAT GROUP AND LOVE TO HAVE A LOT OF FUN.

LOVE TO HAVE A LOT OF FUN.

>> BEEN HERE FOR 60 YEARS.

>> BEEN HERE FOR 60 YEARS.

>> THEY'VE BEEN AROUND FOR QUITE >> THEY'VE BEEN AROUND FOR QUITE SOMETIME.

SOMETIME.

I SEE MARY DOWN THERE.

I SEE MARY DOWN THERE.

THEY ARE ALL HAVING A GREAT THEY ARE ALL HAVING A GREAT TIME.

TIME.

>> THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING OF >> THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING OF THE PARADE, FOLKS.

THE PARADE, FOLKS.

STILL BE SMILING AND WAVING AND STILL BE SMILING AND WAVING AND THERE YOU GO.

THERE YOU GO.

>> THEY'VE BEEN IN A PARKING LOT >> THEY'VE BEEN IN A PARKING LOT FOR THREE HOURS.

FOR THREE HOURS.

THEY ARE HAPPY TO BE OUT OF THE THEY ARE HAPPY TO BE OUT OF THE PARKING LOT.

PARKING LOT.

>> AND NOW WE HAVE THE CHICOPEE >> AND NOW WE HAVE THE CHICOPEE COLLEEN FLOAT.

COLLEEN FLOAT.

SPONSORED BY POLISH NATIONAL SPONSORED BY POLISH NATIONAL CREDIT UNION.

CREDIT UNION.

NOAH'S ARK.

NOAH'S ARK.

>> COURT MEMBERS ARE HANNAH >> COURT MEMBERS ARE HANNAH MAYNARD, PAIGE PROVENZANO, MAYNARD, PAIGE PROVENZANO, HANNAH ROBINSON AND SHELBY HANNAH ROBINSON AND SHELBY OUIMETTE.

OUIMETTE.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CHICOPEE CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CHICOPEE COLLEEN.

COLLEEN.

>> WHAT A BEAUTIFUL FLOAT AND >> WHAT A BEAUTIFUL FLOAT AND LOVELY YOUNG LADIES.

LOVELY YOUNG LADIES.

THEY ARE FOLLOWED BY BRIAN'S THEY ARE FOLLOWED BY BRIAN'S CHEERING SQUAD OVER THERE.

CHEERING SQUAD OVER THERE.

>> GLAD TO SEE THEM COME BACK.

>> GLAD TO SEE THEM COME BACK.

TO THINK ENOUGH OF THE PARADE TO TO THINK ENOUGH OF THE PARADE TO COME BACK AND BE PART OF IT.

COME BACK AND BE PART OF IT.

IT'S GREAT.

IT'S GREAT.

WE HAVE CHICOPEE MAYOR RICHARD WE HAVE CHICOPEE MAYOR RICHARD KOS WITH HIS WIFE GINA.

KOS WITH HIS WIFE GINA.

THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SUNSHINE VILLAGE.

SUNSHINE VILLAGE.

WANT TO THANK ALL THE FOLKS FOR WANT TO THANK ALL THE FOLKS FOR EVERYTHING THEY DO.

EVERYTHING THEY DO.

THERE'S THE MAYOR AND HIS WIFE.

THERE'S THE MAYOR AND HIS WIFE.

AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, THE AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE SCHOOL CITY COUNCIL AND THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

COMMITTEE.

CHICOPEE ANOTHER CITY WELL CHICOPEE ANOTHER CITY WELL REPRESENTED.

REPRESENTED.

THEY ARE ONE OF THE LARGEST THEY ARE ONE OF THE LARGEST CONTINGENTS IN THE PARADE.

CONTINGENTS IN THE PARADE.

SO GLAD TO HAVE THEM HERE.

SO GLAD TO HAVE THEM HERE.

>> AS ALWAYS, EVERY YEAR.

>> AS ALWAYS, EVERY YEAR.

WE HAVE THE CHICOPEE POLICE WE HAVE THE CHICOPEE POLICE DEPARTMENT MARCHING UNIT COMING DEPARTMENT MARCHING UNIT COMING BY YOUR CAMERA.

BY YOUR CAMERA.

THERE THEY ARE.

THERE THEY ARE.

VERY IMPRESSIVE.

VERY IMPRESSIVE.

A LARGE GROUP.

A LARGE GROUP.

>> THE CHIEF IS BILL JEBB.

>> THE CHIEF IS BILL JEBB.

>> EVERYBODY'S ENJOYING THE >> EVERYBODY'S ENJOYING THE PARADE AND HAVING FUN.

PARADE AND HAVING FUN.

AND, AGAIN, THIS IS LAW AND, AGAIN, THIS IS LAW ENFORCEMENT.

ENFORCEMENT.

USUALLY WHEN YOU ENCOUNTER USUALLY WHEN YOU ENCOUNTER SOMEONE FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT, SOMEONE FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT, IT'S A DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCE NO IT'S A DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCE NO MATTER WHAT IT IS WHETHER IT'S MATTER WHAT IT IS WHETHER IT'S AN ACCIDENT OR SOMETHING WORSE AN ACCIDENT OR SOMETHING WORSE THAN THAT.

THAN THAT.

GREAT TO HAVE A DAY WHERE THEY GREAT TO HAVE A DAY WHERE THEY COME OUT, RELAX A LITTLE BIT.

COME OUT, RELAX A LITTLE BIT.

HAVE FUN AND THEY GREET THE HAVE FUN AND THEY GREET THE PUBLIC THEY SERVE.

PUBLIC THEY SERVE.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

THANKS FOR WHAT YOU DO, THANKS FOR WHAT YOU DO, GENTLEMAN AND WOMEN OF THE GENTLEMAN AND WOMEN OF THE CHICOPEE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

CHICOPEE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

AND KEEP SMILING.

AND KEEP SMILING.

NOW WE HAVE CHICOPEE HIGH NOW WE HAVE CHICOPEE HIGH SCHOOL'S BAND.

SCHOOL'S BAND.

SPONSORED BY U.S.

SENATOR SPONSORED BY U.S.

SENATOR ELIZABETH WARREN AND THE ELIZABETH WARREN AND THE DIRECTOR IS JAMES HOOVER.

DIRECTOR IS JAMES HOOVER.

AND THEY ARE A LITTLE WAYS DOWN AND THEY ARE A LITTLE WAYS DOWN BUT WE ARE ALREADY HEAR THEM AS BUT WE ARE ALREADY HEAR THEM AS THEY MAKE THEIR WAY DOWN AND THEY MAKE THEIR WAY DOWN AND THEY ARE GETTING QUITE A BUNCH THEY ARE GETTING QUITE A BUNCH OF CHEERS FROM THE CROWD.

OF CHEERS FROM THE CROWD.

LOTS OF FAMILY AND FRIENDS LOTS OF FAMILY AND FRIENDS ALONGSIDE NORTH HAMPTON STREET ALONGSIDE NORTH HAMPTON STREET WAITING FOR THEM TO COME DOWN WAITING FOR THEM TO COME DOWN THE ROAD.

THE ROAD.

>> THE CHICOPEE HIGH SCHOOL >> THE CHICOPEE HIGH SCHOOL BAND.

BAND.

LET'S GIVE A LISTEN.

>> THEY ARE NOT BIG BUT VERY SPIRITED AND MAKE A GREAT SPIRITED AND MAKE A GREAT PRESENTATION.

PRESENTATION.

FOLLOWED BY THE CHICOPEE HIGH FOLLOWED BY THE CHICOPEE HIGH SCHOOL CHEERLEADERS.

SCHOOL CHEERLEADERS.

COACHES AMANDA BAKER AND LINSEY COACHES AMANDA BAKER AND LINSEY RETTEW.

RETTEW.

FIRST YEAR THEY HAVE MARCHED IN FIRST YEAR THEY HAVE MARCHED IN THE PARADE.

THE PARADE.

>> GLAD TO HAVE YOU LADIES.

>> GLAD TO HAVE YOU LADIES.

THEY ARE FOLLOWED BY SOME OF OUR THEY ARE FOLLOWED BY SOME OF OUR FAVORITES.

FAVORITES.

WWLP CHANNEL 22 NEWS AND THE CW WWLP CHANNEL 22 NEWS AND THE CW MARCHING GROUP.

MARCHING GROUP.

>> WILLIAM PEPIN AND NEWS >> WILLIAM PEPIN AND NEWS REPORTERS.

REPORTERS.

THERE'S OUR MAN SHY.

THERE'S OUR MAN SHY.

I SEE TASHANI AND JENNIFER.

I SEE TASHANI AND JENNIFER.

>> BERRY IS ONE OF THE FEW >> BERRY IS ONE OF THE FEW PEOPLE WHO CALLS ME EYE.

PEOPLE WHO CALLS ME EYE.

AND I WILL SEE YOU AT THE MS AND I WILL SEE YOU AT THE MS WALK IN LONG MEADOW ON APRIL WALK IN LONG MEADOW ON APRIL 29TH.

29TH.

CAN'T WAIT.

CAN'T WAIT.

WONDERFUL REUNION.

WONDERFUL REUNION.

>> WONDERFUL.

>> WONDERFUL.

>> YOU KNOW WHEN YOU HEAR THAT >> YOU KNOW WHEN YOU HEAR THAT SOUND, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS SOUND, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS NOT FAR AWAY.

NOT FAR AWAY.

CHICOPEE'S FIRE DEPARTMENT.

CHICOPEE'S FIRE DEPARTMENT.

>> FIRE DEPARTMENT UNDER THE >> FIRE DEPARTMENT UNDER THE DIRECTION OF CHIEF DEAN DIRECTION OF CHIEF DEAN DESMARAIS AND DEPUTY CHIEF DAVID DESMARAIS AND DEPUTY CHIEF DAVID BEAUREGARD.

BEAUREGARD.

1929 FORD WAGON ANTIQUE.

1929 FORD WAGON ANTIQUE.

LOOK AT THAT.

LOOK AT THAT.

IT'S IN GREAT SHAPE.

IT'S IN GREAT SHAPE.

>> AND FOLLOWED BY THEIR >> AND FOLLOWED BY THEIR MARCHING UNIT.

MARCHING UNIT.

THAIFB BEEN WAITING A LONG TIME THAIFB BEEN WAITING A LONG TIME -- THEY'VE BEEN WAITING A LONG -- THEY'VE BEEN WAITING A LONG TIME TO KICK OFF AND WE'RE HAPPY TIME TO KICK OFF AND WE'RE HAPPY TO HAVE THEM COMING THROUGH.

TO HAVE THEM COMING THROUGH.

>> CHICOPEE'S BRAVEST.

>> CHICOPEE'S BRAVEST.

JUST ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF PEOPLE JUST ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF PEOPLE WHO COME WHEN THEY ARE CALLED WHO COME WHEN THEY ARE CALLED AND THEY BRING THEIR A GAME.

AND THEY BRING THEIR A GAME.

IF YOU HAVE TO CALL THEM.

IF YOU HAVE TO CALL THEM.

>> THEY ARE CLEARLY GETTING THAT >> THEY ARE CLEARLY GETTING THAT CROWD REVVED UP IN FRONT OF THAT CROWD REVVED UP IN FRONT OF THAT HOUSE.

HOUSE.

THAT IS SOMETHING SPECIAL.

THAT IS SOMETHING SPECIAL.

THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.

THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.

THERE YOU HAVE IT.

THERE YOU HAVE IT.

THERE MIGHT NOT BE A SINGLE THERE MIGHT NOT BE A SINGLE PERSON AT THAT HOUSE FROM PERSON AT THAT HOUSE FROM CHICOPEE BUT, MAN, THEY ARE CHICOPEE BUT, MAN, THEY ARE REALLY ENJOYING THE FIREFIGHTERS REALLY ENJOYING THE FIREFIGHTERS WALKING BY.

WALKING BY.

THERE'S THAT 1929 FORD HOSE THERE'S THAT 1929 FORD HOSE WAGON OF ANTIQUE PUMPER.

WAGON OF ANTIQUE PUMPER.

VERY COOL.

VERY COOL.

>> THAT IS.

>> THAT IS.

YOU KNOW, WE HAVEN'T SEEN A YOU KNOW, WE HAVEN'T SEEN A CROWD ACROSS THE STREET AS BIG CROWD ACROSS THE STREET AS BIG AS THAT IN ABOUT FOUR YEARS.

AS THAT IN ABOUT FOUR YEARS.

GREAT TO SEE.

GREAT TO SEE.

IT'S AWESOME TO SEE.

IT'S AWESOME TO SEE.

AWESOME TO HEAR AND WE THANK AWESOME TO HEAR AND WE THANK THEM FOR COMING OUT AND MAKING THEM FOR COMING OUT AND MAKING THIS JUST A FUN EVENT TO BE PART THIS JUST A FUN EVENT TO BE PART OF.

OF.

>> AND COMING INTO VIEW SHORTLY >> AND COMING INTO VIEW SHORTLY IS THE QUABOAG HIGHLANDERS FROM IS THE QUABOAG HIGHLANDERS FROM BRIMFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS.

BRIMFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS.

THEY ARE SPONSORED BY U.S.

THEY ARE SPONSORED BY U.S.

SENATOR EDWARD MARKEY.

SENATOR EDWARD MARKEY.

>> WE ARE STREAMING LIVE.

>> WE ARE STREAMING LIVE.

IF YOU HAVE FRIENDS FROM IF YOU HAVE FRIENDS FROM CHICOPEE WHO NOW LIVE ELSEWHERE CHICOPEE WHO NOW LIVE ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE COUNTRY, THEY CAN GO ACROSS THE COUNTRY, THEY CAN GO TO WGBY.ORG/STPATRICKSPARADE AND TO WGBY.ORG/STPATRICKSPARADE AND WATCH THIS LIVE.

WATCH THIS LIVE.

>> WE ARE GLOBAL.

>> WE ARE GLOBAL.

IT'S GREAT TO BE ABLE TO CALL IT'S GREAT TO BE ABLE TO CALL FRIENDS AND FAMILY AND SAY, FRIENDS AND FAMILY AND SAY, LOOK, TOUCH BASE WITH HOME.

LOOK, TOUCH BASE WITH HOME.

>> MY HUSBAND USUALLY -- HE HAS >> MY HUSBAND USUALLY -- HE HAS TO WORK IN BOSTON BUT HE USUALLY TO WORK IN BOSTON BUT HE USUALLY LOGS ON AND CHECKS IT OUT AND LOGS ON AND CHECKS IT OUT AND MAKE SURE WE'RE NOT TOO MAKE SURE WE'RE NOT TOO FREEZING.

FREEZING.

>> QUABOAG HIGHLANDERS COMING >> QUABOAG HIGHLANDERS COMING INTO VIEW.

INTO VIEW.

MOTTO IS IT'S NOT THE TRADITION MOTTO IS IT'S NOT THE TRADITION WAY.

WAY.

IT'S THE HIGHLANDERS WAY.

IT'S THE HIGHLANDERS WAY.

THEY STARTED IN MUNSON, MASS AND THEY STARTED IN MUNSON, MASS AND THE PAST 14 YEARS MARCHING THE PAST 14 YEARS MARCHING THROUGHOUT NEW ENGLAND WINNING THROUGHOUT NEW ENGLAND WINNING NUMEROUS AWARDS.

NUMEROUS AWARDS.

LET'S LISTEN.

>> RIGHT NOW YOU HAVE THE MOOSE FAMILY CENTER VEHICLE COMING FAMILY CENTER VEHICLE COMING THROUGH.

THROUGH.

LOCATED IN CHICOPEE FALLS.

LOCATED IN CHICOPEE FALLS.

>> THAT WILL BE -- YEAH, THIS IS >> THAT WILL BE -- YEAH, THIS IS ALL PART OF IT.

ALL PART OF IT.

THE MOOSE FAMILY CENTER VERY THE MOOSE FAMILY CENTER VERY CELEBRATED ORGANIZATION IN CELEBRATED ORGANIZATION IN CHICOPEE.

CHICOPEE.

AND EVERY BIT OF FAMILY SITTER.

AND EVERY BIT OF FAMILY SITTER.

LET'S TAKE A COUPLE MINUTES AND LET'S TAKE A COUPLE MINUTES AND SEE SOME OF THE FOLKS WHO HAVE SEE SOME OF THE FOLKS WHO HAVE MADE THIS BROADCAST POSSIBLE.

... >> WHILE WE WERE AWAY, WE SAW A >> WHILE WE WERE AWAY, WE SAW A NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS, THE BOY NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS, THE BOY SCOUTS FROM THE FAMILY CENTER AT SCOUTS FROM THE FAMILY CENTER AT CHICOPEE BUT THAT REMINDS ME, I CHICOPEE BUT THAT REMINDS ME, I WANT TO SAY A SINCERE THANK YOU WANT TO SAY A SINCERE THANK YOU TO DAVE DOYLE, DIRECTOR OF TO DAVE DOYLE, DIRECTOR OF CHICOPEE, HE IS UP IN THE CHICOPEE, HE IS UP IN THE PARKING LOT OF WGBY MAKING SURE PARKING LOT OF WGBY MAKING SURE EVERYTHING GOES WELL AND ALSO EVERYTHING GOES WELL AND ALSO ALL THOSE WHO HE HELPED PUT OUR ALL THOSE WHO HE HELPED PUT OUR SCRIPT TOGETHER, DID A VERY NICE SCRIPT TOGETHER, DID A VERY NICE JOB, EILEEN AND OTHERS.

JOB, EILEEN AND OTHERS.

THE MOOSE FAMILY CENTER, THEIR THE MOOSE FAMILY CENTER, THEIR UNIT IS FULL OF BOY SCOUTS AND UNIT IS FULL OF BOY SCOUTS AND GIRLS SCOUTS KIND OF THING AND GIRLS SCOUTS KIND OF THING AND THEY REALLY PUT SOME MEANING THEY REALLY PUT SOME MEANING INTO THE MEANING OF FAMILY INTO THE MEANING OF FAMILY CENTER.

CENTER.

>> WE SAW EARLIER THE MENTION OF >> WE SAW EARLIER THE MENTION OF CUB SCOUT PACK -- CUB SCOUT PACK CUB SCOUT PACK -- CUB SCOUT PACK AND BOY SCOUT TROOP.

AND BOY SCOUT TROOP.

>> YES, I HAD THREE BOYS SO KNOW >> YES, I HAD THREE BOYS SO KNOW IT WELL.

IT WELL.

LET'S SEE WHO WE HAVE HERE IN LET'S SEE WHO WE HAVE HERE IN FRONT OF US, DANCING AWAY.

FRONT OF US, DANCING AWAY.

>> ANY NUMBER OF DANCES IN THIS >> ANY NUMBER OF DANCES IN THIS PARADE.

PARADE.

THEY KNOW THEY ARE GOING TO GET THEY KNOW THEY ARE GOING TO GET ON TELEVISION SO JUST DO A ON TELEVISION SO JUST DO A LITTLE JIG ON NORTH HAMPTON LITTLE JIG ON NORTH HAMPTON STREET AND YOU WILL BE ALL SET.

STREET AND YOU WILL BE ALL SET.

>> OKAY, I HAVE TO ADMIT OUR >> OKAY, I HAVE TO ADMIT OUR PAGES HAVE BEEN FLYING THROUGH PAGES HAVE BEEN FLYING THROUGH HERE AND WE JUST WANT TO REMIND HERE AND WE JUST WANT TO REMIND YOU THAT YOU ARE WATCHING THE OF YOU THAT YOU ARE WATCHING THE OF 67TH ANNUAL HOLYOKE 67TH ANNUAL HOLYOKE MASSACHUSETTS PARADE.

MASSACHUSETTS PARADE.

>> AND HERE WE HAVE THE NEW >> AND HERE WE HAVE THE NEW DIVISION OF THE HOCKEY TEAM DIVISION OF THE HOCKEY TEAM SPONSORED BY THE EAST HAMPTON SPONSORED BY THE EAST HAMPTON SAVINGS BANK AND DEBEERS FUNERAL SAVINGS BANK AND DEBEERS FUNERAL HOME, GOOD TO SEE THEM WALKING HOME, GOOD TO SEE THEM WALKING AROUND.

AROUND.

A HARD FOUGHT WIN, A HARD FOUGHT WIN, CONGRATULATIONS, EAST HAMPTON CONGRATULATIONS, EAST HAMPTON HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY TEAM.

HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY TEAM.

AND NOW WE HAVE THE EASTHAMPTON AND NOW WE HAVE THE EASTHAMPTON BAND WITH THE NOTRE DAME VICTORY BAND WITH THE NOTRE DAME VICTORY MARCH.

MARCH.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ MUSIC ] [ MUSIC ] EILEEN HAVING GONE BY WITH THE EILEEN HAVING GONE BY WITH THE EASTHAMPTON PARADE MARCH.

EASTHAMPTON PARADE MARCH.

THE EAST CHAMPION SHAMROCK AWARD THE EAST CHAMPION SHAMROCK AWARD THIS YEAR WENT TO PATRICK AND THIS YEAR WENT TO PATRICK AND GENIEVIEVE AT HERRE ARE RA GENIEVIEVE AT HERRE ARE RA INSURANCE -- WELL, THAT IS A INSURANCE -- WELL, THAT IS A LEADON SO I HOPE NO ONE IS LEADON SO I HOPE NO ONE IS OFFENDED BUT WE'RE KIND OF OFFENDED BUT WE'RE KIND OF FLYING AT SOME OF THESE.

FLYING AT SOME OF THESE.

EAST HAMPTON GALLAGHER WALKER EAST HAMPTON GALLAGHER WALKER AWARD WINNER, DAN CAREY.

AWARD WINNER, DAN CAREY.

>> AND NOW EASTHAMPTON >> AND NOW EASTHAMPTON SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS, MORGAN SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS, MORGAN LACHRARITE AND WILLIAM SCOTT.

LACHRARITE AND WILLIAM SCOTT.

>> HELLO, YOU ARE EAR WITH >> HELLO, YOU ARE EAR WITH EASTHAMPTON.

EASTHAMPTON.

GLAD TO BE BACK IN YOUR GLAD TO BE BACK IN YOUR HOMETOWN?

HOMETOWN?

>> SUPER CLEAR.

>> SUPER CLEAR.

YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND WHERE YOU YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND WHERE YOU ARE FROM, ROOTS OF WESTERN MASS, ARE FROM, ROOTS OF WESTERN MASS, ALL THE TIME.

ALL THE TIME.

>> WELL GOOD LUCK TO YOU GOING >> WELL GOOD LUCK TO YOU GOING FORWARD.

FORWARD.

>> YOU TOO, HAVE A GREAT DAY.

>> YOU TOO, HAVE A GREAT DAY.

>> HAVE A NICE REST OF THE >> HAVE A NICE REST OF THE PARADE.

PARADE.

>> STRONG WOMEN OF 413, LOVE TO >> STRONG WOMEN OF 413, LOVE TO SEE HE AND HEAR THAT.

SEE HE AND HEAR THAT.

>> ALSO IN THAT GROUP, JOHN >> ALSO IN THAT GROUP, JOHN SKYBACK.

SKYBACK.

MARCHING ALONG AS WELL, THE MARCHING ALONG AS WELL, THE EASTHAMPTON BAND AND HERE WE EASTHAMPTON BAND AND HERE WE HAVE THE IRISH ACADEMY OF DANCE.

HAVE THE IRISH ACADEMY OF DANCE.

>> YES, THIS IS THE DUFFY >> YES, THIS IS THE DUFFY ACADEMY OF IRISH DANCE, THE ACADEMY OF IRISH DANCE, THE CEILI COTTAGE, LED BY OWNER CEILI COTTAGE, LED BY OWNER ALICIA DUFFY OLYNIK AND HER ALICIA DUFFY OLYNIK AND HER IRISH DANCE STUDENTS.

IRISH DANCE STUDENTS.

THIS IS THEIR FOURTH YEAR IN THE THIS IS THEIR FOURTH YEAR IN THE PARADE.

PARADE.

THEY ARE AN IRISH DANCE SCHOOL THEY ARE AN IRISH DANCE SCHOOL INSTRUCTING TRADITIONAL AND INSTRUCTING TRADITIONAL AND CONTEMPORARY IRISH DANCE CONTEMPORARY IRISH DANCE FOCUSING ON CULTURE, COMMUNITY FOCUSING ON CULTURE, COMMUNITY AND COMARADERIE.

AND COMARADERIE.

WE SAY A BIG WELCOME TO THEM.

WE SAY A BIG WELCOME TO THEM.

>> ABSOLUTELY, LOOK FORWARD TO >> ABSOLUTELY, LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THEM EVERY YEAR.

SEEING THEM EVERY YEAR.

>> THEY ARE FOLLOWED BY A SOUTH >> THEY ARE FOLLOWED BY A SOUTH HADLEY CONTINGENT.

HADLEY CONTINGENT.

WE JUST SAW THE SOUTH HADLEY WE JUST SAW THE SOUTH HADLEY PARADE MARSHALS.

PARADE MARSHALS.

>> AND COME UP, THE SELECT >> AND COME UP, THE SELECT BOARD, COCHAIRPERSON SARAH BOARD, COCHAIRPERSON SARAH ETELMAN, OTHER MEMBERS OF THE ETELMAN, OTHER MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF SELECTMAN, IRA BOARD OF SELECTMAN, IRA BREZINSKI, JOHN HINE AND ANDREA BREZINSKI, JOHN HINE AND ANDREA MILES.

MILES.

THEY WILL ALL BE MARCHING IN THE THEY WILL ALL BE MARCHING IN THE GRANBY 250TH ANNIVERSARY PARADE.

GRANBY 250TH ANNIVERSARY PARADE.

NOW HERE WE HAVE THE MARCHING NOW HERE WE HAVE THE MARCHING TIGERS BAND.

TIGERS BAND.

LET'S LISTEN.

LET'S LISTEN.

>> ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO SEE OUR >> ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO SEE OUR FRIENDS FROM OVER THE MULLER FRIENDS FROM OVER THE MULLER BRIDGE IN SOUTH HADLEY.

BRIDGE IN SOUTH HADLEY.

>> THERE YOU GO, SOUTH HADLEY >> THERE YOU GO, SOUTH HADLEY HIGH SCHOOL BAND DIRECTED BY HIGH SCHOOL BAND DIRECTED BY RYAN CASTER.

RYAN CASTER.

>> AND HERE WE HAVE THE SOUTH >> AND HERE WE HAVE THE SOUTH HADLEY FLOAT IN HONOR OF THE HADLEY FLOAT IN HONOR OF THE FIRST RESPONDERS, HONORING FIRST FIRST RESPONDERS, HONORING FIRST RESPONDERS OF OUR COMMUNITY, RESPONDERS OF OUR COMMUNITY, FIRE, EMS AND POLICE FIRE, EMS AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS, THE FIRE PERSONNEL DEPARTMENTS, THE FIRE PERSONNEL WHO SAVE US FROM THE HARMFUL WHO SAVE US FROM THE HARMFUL EVENTS, THE POLICE WHO ENFORCE EVENTS, THE POLICE WHO ENFORCE THE LAWS AND HELP PROMOTE THE LAWS AND HELP PROMOTE SAFETY.

SAFETY.

THE EMS PERSONNEL WHO ARE THE THE EMS PERSONNEL WHO ARE THE FIRST LINK TO SURVIVAL WITH THE FIRST LINK TO SURVIVAL WITH THE MEDICAL SKILLS.

MEDICAL SKILLS.

>> THEY ALL DO SUCH A TERRIFIC >> THEY ALL DO SUCH A TERRIFIC JOB.

JOB.

VERY PATRIOTIC, NICELY DONE.

VERY PATRIOTIC, NICELY DONE.

COMES WITH THE SOUTH HAMPTON COMES WITH THE SOUTH HAMPTON POLICE CRUISERS FOLLOWED BY POLICE CRUISERS FOLLOWED BY THE -- THE -- >> SOUTH HADLEY POLICE >> SOUTH HADLEY POLICE DEPARTMENT.

DEPARTMENT.

RUNNING, A COUPLE OF THEM.

RUNNING, A COUPLE OF THEM.

>> AND NOW THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

>> AND NOW THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

SO PUTTING THEM ALTOGETHER.

SO PUTTING THEM ALTOGETHER.

SOUTH HADLEY FIRE DISTRICT SOUTH HADLEY FIRE DISTRICT NUMBER ONE IS CHIEF ROBERT NUMBER ONE IS CHIEF ROBERT FOSSIER AND NUMBER TWO IS DAVID FOSSIER AND NUMBER TWO IS DAVID KEEFE.

KEEFE.

>> AND ASSISTANT CHIEF TODD >> AND ASSISTANT CHIEF TODD CALKINS, I KNOW TODD.

CALKINS, I KNOW TODD.

IF YOU HEAR US, GIVE US A WAVE.

IF YOU HEAR US, GIVE US A WAVE.

AND I JUST COMPLETELY AND I JUST COMPLETELY ED ON THE NAME OF THE DOGS -- ED ON THE NAME OF THE DOGS -- SPARKY.

SPARKY.

>> YES, THANK YOU, LYNN.

>> YES, THANK YOU, LYNN.

>> SPARKY THE DOG.

>> SPARKY THE DOG.

GREAT TO HAVE YOU WITH US AGAIN GREAT TO HAVE YOU WITH US AGAIN THIS YEAR.

THIS YEAR.

>> YOU KNOW, TALKING ABOUT THE >> YOU KNOW, TALKING ABOUT THE UNSUNG HEROES, SHEILA MORROW HE UNSUNG HEROES, SHEILA MORROW HE AND JIM LAHEY ARE TWO FOLKS ON AND JIM LAHEY ARE TWO FOLKS ON THE COMMITTEE THAT I WANT TO THE COMMITTEE THAT I WANT TO MAKE MENTION OF.

MAKE MENTION OF.

THEY ARE FOLKS WHO GET OUT THERE THEY ARE FOLKS WHO GET OUT THERE IN THE MARKETING WHO DO SUCH A IN THE MARKETING WHO DO SUCH A GREAT JOB TO HELP RAISE THE GREAT JOB TO HELP RAISE THE FUNDS'PUT THE PARADE IN THE FUNDS'PUT THE PARADE IN THE STREET, GIVE US THE DRUM CORPS STREET, GIVE US THE DRUM CORPS AND BANDS THAT WE NEED SO THANK AND BANDS THAT WE NEED SO THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO FOR YOU SHEILA AND ALL YOUR FOR YOU SHEILA AND ALL YOUR COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND HAVING COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND HAVING SAID THAT, ANOTHER SPARKY.

SAID THAT, ANOTHER SPARKY.

THIS ONE FROM BONSVILLE.

THIS ONE FROM BONSVILLE.

WELCOME TO THE PARADE.

WELCOME TO THE PARADE.

>> WE CAN'T FORGET SPARKY.

>> WE CAN'T FORGET SPARKY.

CHIEF IS JOHN DANIELS.

CHIEF IS JOHN DANIELS.

I DON'T KNOW, HE HAS THE COLLEEN I DON'T KNOW, HE HAS THE COLLEEN WAVE DOWN PRETTY WELL.

WAVE DOWN PRETTY WELL.

NOW WE HAVE THE BUNT CAR NOW WE HAVE THE BUNT CAR PRESENTED BY ESPN SPORTS.

PRESENTED BY ESPN SPORTS.

>> IT IS A BUG CAR, THE KIDS >> IT IS A BUG CAR, THE KIDS LOVE IT.

LOVE IT.

>> AND SPRING IS COMING, WE WILL >> AND SPRING IS COMING, WE WILL SEE BUGS.

SEE BUGS.

>> HOW CAN YOU GO WRONG?

>> HOW CAN YOU GO WRONG?

[LAUGHTER] [LAUGHTER] >> BUT PRETTY APPROPRIATE, >> BUT PRETTY APPROPRIATE, VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE WITH A BUG ON VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE WITH A BUG ON TOP.

TOP.

>> AND THIS BRINGS US TO >> AND THIS BRINGS US TO DIVISION 5, THE DIVISION 5, THE NORTHAMPTON/AMHERST SPONSORED BY NORTHAMPTON/AMHERST SPONSORED BY THE AHEARN FUNERAL HOME.

THE AHEARN FUNERAL HOME.

AND THE DIVISION BANNER COMING AND THE DIVISION BANNER COMING DOWN THE ROAD.

DOWN THE ROAD.

>> THIS IS YOUR TIME IN THE >> THIS IS YOUR TIME IN THE SPOTLIGHT AND WE HOPE TO BE ABLE SPOTLIGHT AND WE HOPE TO BE ABLE TO HAVE JUST ENOUGH TIME TO GIVE TO HAVE JUST ENOUGH TIME TO GIVE A LITTLE JUSTICE TO THE FOLKS A LITTLE JUSTICE TO THE FOLKS WHO HELP MAKE UP THE PARADE WHO HELP MAKE UP THE PARADE BECAUSE IT IS PRETTY SPECIAL.

BECAUSE IT IS PRETTY SPECIAL.

AND NOW THE NORTHAMPTON BANNER.

AND NOW THE NORTHAMPTON BANNER.

AND THE MAYOR ALONG WITH THE AND THE MAYOR ALONG WITH THE CITY COUNCIL RYAN O'DONNELL, CITY COUNCIL RYAN O'DONNELL, PRESIDENT, GINA-LOUISE SCIARRA, PRESIDENT, GINA-LOUISE SCIARRA, COUNSELOR LABARGE AND BILL COUNSELOR LABARGE AND BILL DWIGHT.

DWIGHT.

THEY WORK HARD, HIGHLY RESPECTED THEY WORK HARD, HIGHLY RESPECTED BUT WHEN THEY COME DOWN THE BUT WHEN THEY COME DOWN THE STREET ALL BUNCHED UP.

STREET ALL BUNCHED UP.

YOU WILL MISS A FEW.

YOU WILL MISS A FEW.

IT IS NOT DELIBERATE AND WE FEEL IT IS NOT DELIBERATE AND WE FEEL BAD ABOUT IT BUT WE WILL NOT BAD ABOUT IT BUT WE WILL NOT MISS THIS.

MISS THIS.

THIS IS OUR THIRD STRING BAND THIS IS OUR THIRD STRING BAND FROM PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

FROM PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

THE FRALINGER STRING BAND, THE FRALINGER STRING BAND, CAPTAIN SCOTT WRAY, MUSIC CAPTAIN SCOTT WRAY, MUSIC DIRECTOR SHAWN DECKY AND DIRECTOR SHAWN DECKY AND PRESENTATION DIRECTOR JEFF PRESENTATION DIRECTOR JEFF CROMPTON.

CROMPTON.

LET'S LISTEN.

LET'S LISTEN.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ MUSIC ] [ MUSIC ] SWIFT RIVER -- SWIFT RIVER -- >> ANOTHER END DIGS OF THE NOTRE >> ANOTHER END DIGS OF THE NOTRE DAME VICTORY MARCH AND NOW WE DAME VICTORY MARCH AND NOW WE HAVE THE NORTH ITAMPTON PARADE HAVE THE NORTH ITAMPTON PARADE MARCH, WILLIAM DUKE O 'RIORDAN, MARCH, WILLIAM DUKE O 'RIORDAN, A RETIRED PROBATION OFFICER WHO A RETIRED PROBATION OFFICER WHO HAS BEEN INVOLVED WITH THE HAS BEEN INVOLVED WITH THE NORTHAHPTON ST.

PATRICK'S NORTHAHPTON ST.

PATRICK'S ASSOCIATION FOR MORE THAN 40 ASSOCIATION FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS.

YEARS.

HE IS ACTIVE WITH THE COMMUNITY HE IS ACTIVE WITH THE COMMUNITY AND PROMOTING AND PRESERVING THE AND PROMOTING AND PRESERVING THE IRISH CULTURE IN NORTHAMPTON IRISH CULTURE IN NORTHAMPTON GIVING ISSUE HISTORY LESSONS TO GIVING ISSUE HISTORY LESSONS TO LOCAL SCHOOL CHILDREN.

LOCAL SCHOOL CHILDREN.

>> AND THIS IS THE JAMES BRENNAN >> AND THIS IS THE JAMES BRENNAN AWARD RECIPIENT TO MICHAEL AWARD RECIPIENT TO MICHAEL ANNUAL HEARN, JR.. ANNUAL HEARN, JR.. HAS BEEN A MEMBER FOR MORE THAN HAS BEEN A MEMBER FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS AND A VERY ACTIVE 50 YEARS AND A VERY ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE PARADE, MEMBER OF THE PARADE, CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU.

CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU.

>> WELL EARNED CONGRATULATIONS.

>> WELL EARNED CONGRATULATIONS.

AND FOLLOWED BY THE JOAN TOBIN AND FOLLOWED BY THE JOAN TOBIN CITIZENSHIP AWARD.

CITIZENSHIP AWARD.

THIS AWARD IS PRESENTED TO A THIS AWARD IS PRESENTED TO A HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR WHO THIS YEAR HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR WHO THIS YEAR IS EMMA TANNER, WHO HAS SHOWN IS EMMA TANNER, WHO HAS SHOWN STRUNG CHARACTERISTICS OF GOOD STRUNG CHARACTERISTICS OF GOOD CITIZENSHIP.

CITIZENSHIP.

THE WILLIAM F THE WILLIAM F .

O'CONNOR SHANACHIE AWARD HAS .

O'CONNOR SHANACHIE AWARD HAS BEEN AWARDED TO CHRISTOPHER BEEN AWARDED TO CHRISTOPHER CAREY, GIVEN TO THE HIGH SCHOOL CAREY, GIVEN TO THE HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR WHO HAS WORKED HE TO SENIOR WHO HAS WORKED HE TO THEIR FULL POTENTIAL DURING THE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL DURING THE HIGH SCHOOL YEARS BY MAKING THE HIGH SCHOOL YEARS BY MAKING THE BEST OF THE ABILITIES THEY BEST OF THE ABILITIES THEY POSSESS.

POSSESS.

>> AND THE NORTHAMPTON SP*TS >> AND THE NORTHAMPTON SP*TS ASSOCIATION BANNER, LED BY BILL ASSOCIATION BANNER, LED BY BILL METZGER.

METZGER.

>> AND THEN THE FLOAT THAT HAS >> AND THEN THE FLOAT THAT HAS WON FIRST PRIZE.

WON FIRST PRIZE.

>> AND YOU CAN SEE WHY, WITH OLD >> AND YOU CAN SEE WHY, WITH OLD GLORY AT THE TOP, SIX FLAGS UP GLORY AT THE TOP, SIX FLAGS UP THAT, COASTGUARD, NAVY -- THAT, COASTGUARD, NAVY -- >> MARINES, ARMY.

>> MARINES, ARMY.

>> AND AIR FORCE.

>> AND AIR FORCE.

>> THEY GOT IT ALL.

>> THEY GOT IT ALL.

>> A GREAT TIME TO SAY A BIG >> A GREAT TIME TO SAY A BIG THANK YOU TO OUR VETERANS FOR THANK YOU TO OUR VETERANS FOR WHAT THEY DO, WHAT THEY HAVE WHAT THEY DO, WHAT THEY HAVE DONE AND WHAT THEY WILL DO TO DONE AND WHAT THEY WILL DO TO PROTECT OUR COUNTRY AND TO JUST PROTECT OUR COUNTRY AND TO JUST BE THERE, SUPPORTING US.

BE THERE, SUPPORTING US.

>> THANK A VETERAN.

>> THANK A VETERAN.

>> NOW WHO DO WE HAVE?

>> NOW WHO DO WE HAVE?

>> SMOKEY BEAR.

>> SMOKEY BEAR.

I WILL BET THAT IS REALLY WARM.

I WILL BET THAT IS REALLY WARM.

GREAT TO HAVE YOU HERE, SMOKEY GREAT TO HAVE YOU HERE, SMOKEY BEAR.

BEAR.

DEFINITELY A CROWD FAVORITE EACH DEFINITELY A CROWD FAVORITE EACH YEAR.

YEAR.

>> EVERY YEAR WE HAVE THIS >> EVERY YEAR WE HAVE THIS GORGEOUS BILL GREEN JEEP IT JUST GORGEOUS BILL GREEN JEEP IT JUST REMINDS US FOLKS THAT MEMORIAL REMINDS US FOLKS THAT MEMORIAL PARK IS RIGHT UP THERE AT PARK IS RIGHT UP THERE AT FLORENCE MASSACHUSETTS AND THIS FLORENCE MASSACHUSETTS AND THIS IS THE RESTORED JEEP.

IS THE RESTORED JEEP.

THIS WAS THE ACTUAL POLICE CAR THIS WAS THE ACTUAL POLICE CAR USED AT THE PARK FROM 1957 TO USED AT THE PARK FROM 1957 TO 1986.

1986.

>> WOW.

>> WOW.

>> MANY LOCAL POLICE OFFICERS >> MANY LOCAL POLICE OFFICERS GOT THEIR FIRST START IN LAW GOT THEIR FIRST START IN LAW ENFORCEMENT AT THE PARK AND A ENFORCEMENT AT THE PARK AND A LOT OF THEM GOT TO DRIVE THIS LOT OF THEM GOT TO DRIVE THIS JEEP.

JEEP.

>> NOW THAT IS VERY COOL.

>> NOW THAT IS VERY COOL.

GLAD WE COULD SEE HE THAT.

GLAD WE COULD SEE HE THAT.

AND NOW OUR NORTHAMPTON HIGH AND NOW OUR NORTHAMPTON HIGH SCHOOL BAND.

SCHOOL BAND.

THE BLUE DEVILS MARCHING BAND THE BLUE DEVILS MARCHING BAND SPONSORED BY BRIDGET GOGGINS OF SPONSORED BY BRIDGET GOGGINS OF GOGGINS REAL ESTATE.

GOGGINS REAL ESTATE.

LET'S LISTEN IN.

LET'S LISTEN IN.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ MUSIC ] [ MUSIC ] >> NICE JOB, NORTHAMPTON HIGH >> NICE JOB, NORTHAMPTON HIGH SCHOOL.

SCHOOL.

AND NOW WE HAVE THE HAMP SHIRE AND NOW WE HAVE THE HAMP SHIRE SHERIFFS OFFICE MARCHING UNIT, SHERIFFS OFFICE MARCHING UNIT, LED BY SHERIFF PATRICK LED BY SHERIFF PATRICK CAHILLANE, A NATIVE OF IRELAND CAHILLANE, A NATIVE OF IRELAND AND ACCOMPANIED BY HIS DEPUTIES.

AND ACCOMPANIED BY HIS DEPUTIES.

>> I HAPPEN TO KNOW HE THAT WE >> I HAPPEN TO KNOW HE THAT WE HAVE SOME VIEWERS IN FRAMINGHAM, HAVE SOME VIEWERS IN FRAMINGHAM, MASSACHUSETTS, MY DEAR FRIEND MASSACHUSETTS, MY DEAR FRIEND PAUL WHO HISSED IN HOLYOKE FOR PAUL WHO HISSED IN HOLYOKE FOR MANY, MANY YEARS AND HIS HUSBAND MANY, MANY YEARS AND HIS HUSBAND WHO IS WATCHING US AND SENDING WHO IS WATCHING US AND SENDING ME TEXTS ON EVERYTHING THAT I ME TEXTS ON EVERYTHING THAT I SAY IS NOT RIGHT.

SAY IS NOT RIGHT.

[LAUGHTER] [LAUGHTER] >> THANK GOD THEY DON'T KNOW ME.

>> THANK GOD THEY DON'T KNOW ME.

IT HAS BEEN AN INTERESTING IT HAS BEEN AN INTERESTING PARADE ROUTE SO FAR.

PARADE ROUTE SO FAR.

>> I AM JUST GOING TO BLAME IT >> I AM JUST GOING TO BLAME IT ON THE COLD AND MY SCRIPT PAGES ON THE COLD AND MY SCRIPT PAGES LIKE FLYING.

LIKE FLYING.

HIKE OKAY, NOW WE HAVE TO FIND HIKE OKAY, NOW WE HAVE TO FIND OUT WHERE WE ARE.

OUT WHERE WE ARE.

OH, MY GOODNESS.

OH, MY GOODNESS.

>> AND HERE WE ARE WITH THE >> AND HERE WE ARE WITH THE TOP-RATED SCHOOL, GO VIKINGS TOP-RATED SCHOOL, GO VIKINGS FOOTBALL.

FOOTBALL.

LOOKING GOOD, GUYS.

LOOKING GOOD, GUYS.

>> AND COACH KNEEING THE >> AND COACH KNEEING THE STUDENTS IS A RESTORED CRUISER STUDENTS IS A RESTORED CRUISER USED BY THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE USED BY THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROGRAM AND THE FARM/FORESTRY PROGRAM AND THE FARM/FORESTRY DEPARTMENT OF SMITH VOCATIONAL.

DEPARTMENT OF SMITH VOCATIONAL.

>> USED IN THEIR PROGRAMS SO >> USED IN THEIR PROGRAMS SO THAT IS GREAT.

THAT IS GREAT.

>> THIS IS THE VEHICLE FROM >> THIS IS THE VEHICLE FROM THEIR FORESTRY PROGRAM.

THEIR FORESTRY PROGRAM.

SO WE VARY TO THINGS YOU CAN DO SO WE VARY TO THINGS YOU CAN DO AND YOU LIKE TO SEE THE SCHOOLS AND YOU LIKE TO SEE THE SCHOOLS ENCOURAGING KIDS TO TRY ENCOURAGING KIDS TO TRY SOMETHING DIFFERENT AND, YOU SOMETHING DIFFERENT AND, YOU KNOW, DON'T JUST, YOU KNOW, KNOW, DON'T JUST, YOU KNOW, FOLLOW THIS ONE PATH THAT FOLLOW THIS ONE PATH THAT EVERYONE ELSE MIGHT BE ON.

EVERYONE ELSE MIGHT BE ON.

THAT'S GREAT.

THAT'S GREAT.

>> AND THEY BILL THEMSELVES AS A >> AND THEY BILL THEMSELVES AS A VOCATIONAL IN AGRICULTURAL VOCATIONAL IN AGRICULTURAL MATTERS SO THAT MAKES IT EVEN MATTERS SO THAT MAKES IT EVEN BETTER.

BETTER.

>> AND NOW THE AMHERST FIRE >> AND NOW THE AMHERST FIRE DEPARTMENT MARCHING UNIT AND DEPARTMENT MARCHING UNIT AND TRUCK LED BY CHIEF TIM NELSON.

TRUCK LED BY CHIEF TIM NELSON.

HE USED TO WORK WITH MY DAD.

HE USED TO WORK WITH MY DAD.

>> I SAW NOT TOO LONG AGO WHERE >> I SAW NOT TOO LONG AGO WHERE TIM'S VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAM TIM'S VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAM WAS INDUCTED INTO THE HIGH WAS INDUCTED INTO THE HIGH SCHOOL HALL OF FAME FOR THE CITY SCHOOL HALL OF FAME FOR THE CITY OF CHICOPEE.

OF CHICOPEE.

>> REALLY SO HOW GREAT IS THAT?

>> REALLY SO HOW GREAT IS THAT?

>> LED BY TIM NELSON.

>> LED BY TIM NELSON.

JUST ASK HIM, HE CAN TELL YOU JUST ASK HIM, HE CAN TELL YOU ALL ABOUT IT, EVEN GO GAME BY ALL ABOUT IT, EVEN GO GAME BY GAME.

GAME.

>> AND THEN WE COME UP TO >> AND THEN WE COME UP TO DIVISION J FROM MGM SPRINGFIELD DIVISION J FROM MGM SPRINGFIELD AS THE SPONSOR.

AS THE SPONSOR.

>> IT IS NOT A MOVING TARGET IN >> IT IS NOT A MOVING TARGET IN THEIR MIND BUT IT WILL BE THEIR MIND BUT IT WILL BE SEPTEMBER, OCTOBERISH OF THIS SEPTEMBER, OCTOBERISH OF THIS YEAR AND IT WILL BE LONG YEAR AND IT WILL BE LONG AWAITED.

AWAITED.

OUR NEW DOWN TOWN GAMING AND OUR NEW DOWN TOWN GAMING AND ENTERTAINMENT COMPLEX SO GOOD ENTERTAINMENT COMPLEX SO GOOD LUCK TO THE FOLKS AT MGM.

LUCK TO THE FOLKS AT MGM.

GREAT TO HAVE YOU HERE IN TOWN, GREAT TO HAVE YOU HERE IN TOWN, LOOK FORWARD TO A LOT OF FUN LOOK FORWARD TO A LOT OF FUN EVENTS THAT YOU ARE GOING TO EVENTS THAT YOU ARE GOING TO BRING HERE AND, YOU KNOW, FOLKS BRING HERE AND, YOU KNOW, FOLKS MAY NOT KNOW BUT MGM'S WHOLE REF MAY NOT KNOW BUT MGM'S WHOLE REF HE KNEW STREAM IS 70 PERCENT HE KNEW STREAM IS 70 PERCENT ENTERTAINMENT SO SPRINGFIELD IS ENTERTAINMENT SO SPRINGFIELD IS IN FOR A LOT OF GOOD EVENINGS OF IN FOR A LOT OF GOOD EVENINGS OF ENTERTAINMENT, COURTESY OF OUR ENTERTAINMENT, COURTESY OF OUR FRIENDS AT MGM.

FRIENDS AT MGM.

AND HERE WE HAVE JUST A LITTLE AND HERE WE HAVE JUST A LITTLE BIT OF A BREAK IN THE ACTION BUT BIT OF A BREAK IN THE ACTION BUT GIVES US TIME TO RECOGNIZE OTHER GIVES US TIME TO RECOGNIZE OTHER FOLKS WHO ARE SO WELL INVOLVED FOLKS WHO ARE SO WELL INVOLVED IN THE PARADE.

IN THE PARADE.

JENN MORRISON SHOULD BE SOMEONE JENN MORRISON SHOULD BE SOMEONE SINGLED OUT.

SINGLED OUT.

SHE IS IN CHARGE OF THE MUSIC, SHE IS IN CHARGE OF THE MUSIC, EILEEN AND AS YOU CAN SEE, HAS EILEEN AND AS YOU CAN SEE, HAS DONE A TREMENDOUS JOB CONTACTING DONE A TREMENDOUS JOB CONTACTING AND GETTING ALL OF THESE BANDS AND GETTING ALL OF THESE BANDS UNDER CONTRACT.

UNDER CONTRACT.

RIGHT NOW WE HAVE THE PAUL CARON RIGHT NOW WE HAVE THE PAUL CARON AWARD, AWARDED TO MATT KEATING, AWARD, AWARDED TO MATT KEATING, CONGRATULATIONS TO HIM.

CONGRATULATIONS TO HIM.

p>> AND NEXT WE HAVE THE p>> AND NEXT WE HAVE THE MARY B. TROY APPRECIATION AWARD, MARY B. TROY APPRECIATION AWARD, RICK QUACKENBUSH AND LOWER RICK QUACKENBUSH AND LOWER PIONEER VALLEY CENTER AND PIONEER VALLEY CENTER AND TECHNICAL CENTER.

TECHNICAL CENTER.

THIS IS AN AWARD GIVEN TO A THIS IS AN AWARD GIVEN TO A PERSON OR BUSINESS THAT IS NOT A PERSON OR BUSINESS THAT IS NOT A MEMBER OF SPRINGFIELD SP*TS MEMBER OF SPRINGFIELD SP*TS PARADE COMMITTEE BUT HAS GIVEN PARADE COMMITTEE BUT HAS GIVEN OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO THE OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO THE COMMITTEE.

COMMITTEE.

HE WAS A FORMER HEM OF THE HE WAS A FORMER HEM OF THE SPRINGFIELD ST.

PATRICK'S SPRINGFIELD ST.

PATRICK'S COMMITTEE.

COMMITTEE.

>> AND THEN WE HAVE THE >> AND THEN WE HAVE THE SPRINGFIELD PARADE COMMITTEE SPRINGFIELD PARADE COMMITTEE BANNER AND MARCHING UNIT.

BANNER AND MARCHING UNIT.

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THEM.

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THEM.

>> AND THEN WE HAVE THE >> AND THEN WE HAVE THE SPRINGFIELD COLLEEN FLOAT.

SPRINGFIELD COLLEEN FLOAT.

>> ANNA IS A FIRST-YEAR STUDENT >> ANNA IS A FIRST-YEAR STUDENT AT MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE, EMILY AT MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE, EMILY ROUX IS SENIOR AT EAST ROUX IS SENIOR AT EAST LONGMEADOW HIGH SCHOOL ALONG LONGMEADOW HIGH SCHOOL ALONG WITH KATHRYN LAUGHLI KNOWLEDGE WITH KATHRYN LAUGHLI KNOWLEDGE IS A SENIOR AT EAST LONGMEADOW IS A SENIOR AT EAST LONGMEADOW HIGH SCHOOL AND NICHOLE HIGH SCHOOL AND NICHOLE McCARTHY AND ALISON STEVENS McCARTHY AND ALISON STEVENS FROM EAST LONGMEADOW HIGH FROM EAST LONGMEADOW HIGH SCHOOL.

SCHOOL.

>> AND NOW THE LUDLOW HIGH >> AND NOW THE LUDLOW HIGH SCHOOL LIONS PRIDE MARCHING BAND SCHOOL LIONS PRIDE MARCHING BAND FROM LUDLOW, PHA*.

FROM LUDLOW, PHA*.

THEY ARE JUST ABOUT TO PLAY SO THEY ARE JUST ABOUT TO PLAY SO LET'S LISTEN IN.

LET'S LISTEN IN.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ MUSIC ] [ MUSIC ] >> THE BAND IS FOLLOWED BY THE >> THE BAND IS FOLLOWED BY THE FOLKS FROM NEW ENGLAND DONOR FOLKS FROM NEW ENGLAND DONOR SERVICES, A NONPROFIT ORGAN SERVICES, A NONPROFIT ORGAN PROCURE.

PROCURE.

ORGANIZATION THAT FACILITATES ORGANIZATION THAT FACILITATES THE RECOVERY OF ORGANS AND THE RECOVERY OF ORGANS AND TISSUE AT IF 23 HOSPITALS IN TISSUE AT IF 23 HOSPITALS IN CONNECTICUT AND MASSACHUSETTS.

CONNECTICUT AND MASSACHUSETTS.

WHEN YOU DONATE, YOU DEFINITELY WHEN YOU DONATE, YOU DEFINITELY DONATE A LIFE.

DONATE A LIFE.

>> AND THEN THE NEXT GROUP, THE >> AND THEN THE NEXT GROUP, THE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL AIR FORCE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL AIR FORCE JUNIOR ROTC LED MY MAJOR WILLIAM JUNIOR ROTC LED MY MAJOR WILLIAM KIEDA, JR.. KIEDA, JR.. THIS IS THEIR 52ND ANNIVERSARY THIS IS THEIR 52ND ANNIVERSARY OF BEING PART OF SPRINGFIELD, OF BEING PART OF SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, AND BACK IN 1966, MASSACHUSETTS, AND BACK IN 1966, THE AIR FORCE STARTED 20JROTC THE AIR FORCE STARTED 20JROTC PILOT PROGRAMS ACROSS THE UNITED PILOT PROGRAMS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND SPRINGFIELD WAS THE STATES AND SPRINGFIELD WAS THE FIRST UNIT IN NEW ENGLAND.

FIRST UNIT IN NEW ENGLAND.

>> VERY SHARP AND VERY >> VERY SHARP AND VERY SERIOUS-LOOKING.

SERIOUS-LOOKING.

>> DID YOU SEE THE TWIRL OF THE >> DID YOU SEE THE TWIRL OF THE GUNS?

GUNS?

THAT LAST UNIT JUST TOSSED THOSE THAT LAST UNIT JUST TOSSED THOSE RIFLES ABOUT SIX FEET IN THE RIFLES ABOUT SIX FEET IN THE AIR, EVERY SINGLE ONE CAME DOWN AIR, EVERY SINGLE ONE CAME DOWN CLEAN AND THEY CAUGHT THEM.

CLEAN AND THEY CAUGHT THEM.

NICE JOB.

NICE JOB.

>> EXCELLENT JOB.

>> EXCELLENT JOB.

>> ROTC IS SUCH A POSITIVE -- >> ROTC IS SUCH A POSITIVE -- HAS SUCH A POSITIVE EFFECT ON SO HAS SUCH A POSITIVE EFFECT ON SO MANY FLOATS -- MANY FLOATS -- >> I WANT TO TAKE YOU TO THE >> I WANT TO TAKE YOU TO THE STREETS RIGHT NOW BECAUSE MONTE STREETS RIGHT NOW BECAUSE MONTE HE IS WITH SOMEONE WHO IS AN HE IS WITH SOMEONE WHO IS AN ICON IN THIS AREA, SOMEONE WHO ICON IN THIS AREA, SOMEONE WHO IS JUST SO AMAZING.

IS JUST SO AMAZING.

TAKE IT AWAY, MONTE.

TAKE IT AWAY, MONTE.

>> I AM HERE WITH RAY SHERSHEL >> I AM HERE WITH RAY SHERSHEL WHO HAS BEEN COVERING NEWS IN WHO HAS BEEN COVERING NEWS IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS FOR 50 WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS FOR 50 YEARS, NOW SET TO RETIRE.

YEARS, NOW SET TO RETIRE.

IF YOU COULD GO BACK AND COVER IF YOU COULD GO BACK AND COVER ONE NEWS STORY, WHAT WOULD IT ONE NEWS STORY, WHAT WOULD IT BE?

BE?

>> I STARTED IN RADIO IN '68 BUT >> I STARTED IN RADIO IN '68 BUT THE STORY I REMEMBER THE MOST THE STORY I REMEMBER THE MOST WAS A POW RETURN IN 1963, A WAS A POW RETURN IN 1963, A NATIONAL STORY, VERY HE NATIONAL STORY, VERY HE EMOTIONAL, LOCAL STORY, COMING EMOTIONAL, LOCAL STORY, COMING HOME FROM VIETNAM AND HELD HOME FROM VIETNAM AND HELD CAPTIVE THAT.

CAPTIVE THAT.

STICKS OUT IN MY MIND AS THE STICKS OUT IN MY MIND AS THE FIRST MAJOR NEWS STORY AS A TV FIRST MAJOR NEWS STORY AS A TV REPORTER, KIND OF PROPELLED MY REPORTER, KIND OF PROPELLED MY CAREER.

CAREER.

>> WELL, CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU >> WELL, CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU AND YOU WILL BE A VOICE-SMITH IN AND YOU WILL BE A VOICE-SMITH IN OUR JOURNALISTIC SOCIETY HERE.

OUR JOURNALISTIC SOCIETY HERE.

>> HOPEFULLY YOU WILL SEE ME >> HOPEFULLY YOU WILL SEE ME AROUND HERE AND THERE.

AROUND HERE AND THERE.

>> GREAT, SEE YOU, RAY.

>> GREAT, SEE YOU, RAY.

>> JUST CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT >> JUST CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT RAY HERSHEL.

RAY HERSHEL.

HE WOULD ALWAYS GET THE STORY.

HE WOULD ALWAYS GET THE STORY.

>> SO PROFESSIONAL FROM DAY ONE.

>> SO PROFESSIONAL FROM DAY ONE.

>> ALSO GOING BY IN THE GROUP >> ALSO GOING BY IN THE GROUP WHILE WE WERE TALKING WITH RAY, WHILE WE WERE TALKING WITH RAY, DAN BROWN, CHRIS AND RAY.

DAN BROWN, CHRIS AND RAY.

RAY WAS A LITTLE AHEAD OF ME BUT RAY WAS A LITTLE AHEAD OF ME BUT WE CAME FROM THE SAME CITY, SAME WE CAME FROM THE SAME CITY, SAME BACKGROUND AND VERY PROUD OF BACKGROUND AND VERY PROUD OF HIM.

HIM.

YOU SAID IT, GETTING THE STORY, YOU SAID IT, GETTING THE STORY, IT WAS NEVER ABOUT RAY, IT WAS IT WAS NEVER ABOUT RAY, IT WAS ALWAYS ABOUT THE NEWS, THE ALWAYS ABOUT THE NEWS, THE SUBJECT MATTER AND WE'RE JUST SO SUBJECT MATTER AND WE'RE JUST SO PROUD OF HIM.

PROUD OF HIM.

LOOK AT THIS GREAT SHOT.

LOOK AT THIS GREAT SHOT.

THIS YOUNG LADY COULD CARE LESS THIS YOUNG LADY COULD CARE LESS THAT SHE'S HE ON TELEVISION.

THAT SHE'S HE ON TELEVISION.

>> YEAH, GIMME HE THAT FRIED >> YEAH, GIMME HE THAT FRIED DOUGH.

DOUGH.

RAY, I WISH YOU ALL THE BEST AND RAY, I WISH YOU ALL THE BEST AND ALL THE BLESSINGS IN YOUR ALL THE BLESSINGS IN YOUR RETIREMENT.

RETIREMENT.

YOU DESERVE IT.

YOU DESERVE IT.

YOU AND MAUREEN DESERVE TO JUST YOU AND MAUREEN DESERVE TO JUST HAVE A WONDERFUL, RELAXING HAVE A WONDERFUL, RELAXING RETIREMENT FULL OF FAMILY, RETIREMENT FULL OF FAMILY, FRIENDS AND FUN.

FRIENDS AND FUN.

>> YEAH, HE DOES.

>> YEAH, HE DOES.

RAY HERSHEL, SOMEONE TO BE RAY HERSHEL, SOMEONE TO BE REMEMBERED.

REMEMBERED.

>> AND NOW WE HAVE THE >> AND NOW WE HAVE THE SPRINGFIELD KILTIE BAND, SPONSOR SPRINGFIELD KILTIE BAND, SPONSOR IS THE JOHN BOYLE O'REILLY CLUB, IS THE JOHN BOYLE O'REILLY CLUB, LED BY DRUM MAJOR BRUCE HARKNESS LED BY DRUM MAJOR BRUCE HARKNESS AND PIPE MAJOR TINA HARKNESS.

AND PIPE MAJOR TINA HARKNESS.

>> THEY WERE FOUND IN 1916 AND >> THEY WERE FOUND IN 1916 AND ARE ONE OF THE OLDEST PIPE BANDS ARE ONE OF THE OLDEST PIPE BANDS IN THE COUNTRY.

IN THE COUNTRY.

LET'S LISTEN.

LET'S LISTEN.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ MUSIC ] [ MUSIC ] >> WE WANT YOU TO KNOW HE THAT >> WE WANT YOU TO KNOW HE THAT WE HAVE VIEWERS WATCHING US LIVE WE HAVE VIEWERS WATCHING US LIVE STREAMING IN TENNESSEE.

STREAMING IN TENNESSEE.

KELLY SAYS THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR KELLY SAYS THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BRINGING THIS ANNUAL TRADITION BRINGING THIS ANNUAL TRADITION BACK TO HER.

BACK TO HER.

SHE SAYS SHE FEELS LIKE SHE IS SHE SAYS SHE FEELS LIKE SHE IS BACK HOME IN HOLYOKE SO GLAD TO BACK HOME IN HOLYOKE SO GLAD TO HAVE YOU WITH US, KELLY.

HAVE YOU WITH US, KELLY.

>> SO GREAT WE'RE NOW STREAMING >> SO GREAT WE'RE NOW STREAMING GLOBALLY BECAUSE WE HAVE PEOPLE GLOBALLY BECAUSE WE HAVE PEOPLE ALL OVER THE WORLD AND HAPPY TO ALL OVER THE WORLD AND HAPPY TO HAVE THEM JOIN US.

HAVE THEM JOIN US.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

>> AND NOW THE JOHN BOYLE >> AND NOW THE JOHN BOYLE O'REILLY CLUB IRISH PERSON OF O'REILLY CLUB IRISH PERSON OF THE YEAR, PHILOMENA HANRAHAN.

THE YEAR, PHILOMENA HANRAHAN.

THE AWARD TO PHIL, FROM HAMPDEN, THE AWARD TO PHIL, FROM HAMPDEN, RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CLUB HONOR RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CLUB HONOR GUARD AND WORKS ON THE GUARD AND WORKS ON THE SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE AND IS A SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE AND IS A LONGTIME MEMBER.

LONGTIME MEMBER.

SHE ALSO SERVES ON THE SHE ALSO SERVES ON THE SPRINGFIELD PARADE COMMITTEE AND SPRINGFIELD PARADE COMMITTEE AND IS INVOLVED WITH THE HAMPDEN IS INVOLVED WITH THE HAMPDEN SENIOR CENTER.

SENIOR CENTER.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM.

>> AND RIDING IN SILENCE.

>> AND RIDING IN SILENCE.

[ CARS HONKING ] [ CARS HONKING ] >> NOW, THAT IS A NICE HAT OR A >> NOW, THAT IS A NICE HAT OR A WIG?

WIG?

LOVE THE COLOR.

LOVE THE COLOR.

>> JOHN BOYLE O'REILLY CLUB >> JOHN BOYLE O'REILLY CLUB MEMBERSHIP PRESIDENT IS ERIC MEMBERSHIP PRESIDENT IS ERIC DEVINE.

DEVINE.

THIS IS THEIR IRISH PUBLIC WITH THIS IS THEIR IRISH PUBLIC WITH MUSIC FLOAT, DEPICTING THE MUSIC FLOAT, DEPICTING THE TYPICAL IRISH PUB EXPERIENCE AU TYPICAL IRISH PUB EXPERIENCE AU WOULD SEE HE -- SEE IN IRELAND WOULD SEE HE -- SEE IN IRELAND JUST HAVING A GREAT TIME.

JUST HAVING A GREAT TIME.

>> JUST AN INSTITUTION IN THE >> JUST AN INSTITUTION IN THE CITY OF SPRINGFIELD.

CITY OF SPRINGFIELD.

COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE BOYLE.

COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE BOYLE.

ENJOYING THE PARADE AS A BIG ENJOYING THE PARADE AS A BIG GROUP.

GROUP.

THEY BROUGHT EVERYBODY TODAY.

THEY BROUGHT EVERYBODY TODAY.

>> A LOT OF FAMILY MEMBERS ALONG >> A LOT OF FAMILY MEMBERS ALONG WITH -- WITH -- >> DIGNITARIES FROM SPRINGFIELD, >> DIGNITARIES FROM SPRINGFIELD, I SEE DANNY WALLACE FROM THE I SEE DANNY WALLACE FROM THE SCHOOLS, CHRIS COLLINS, GREAT SCHOOLS, CHRIS COLLINS, GREAT GROUP OF GUYS, GOOD TO SEE YOU GROUP OF GUYS, GOOD TO SEE YOU ALL.

ALL.

>> AND I AM NOT SURE IF THE >> AND I AM NOT SURE IF THE MAYOR WENT BY THE CAMERA YET BUT MAYOR WENT BY THE CAMERA YET BUT WANTED TO BE SURE WE MENTIONED WANTED TO BE SURE WE MENTIONED THEM.

THEM.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

DON IS NOT THERE BUT HE HAS BEEN DON IS NOT THERE BUT HE HAS BEEN A FAITHFUL PARTICIPANT IN THIS A FAITHFUL PARTICIPANT IN THIS PARADE AND ALWAYS WEARS HIS PARADE AND ALWAYS WEARS HIS IRISH SCAR F AND BRINGS IT OUT IRISH SCAR F AND BRINGS IT OUT ONCE A YEAR.

ONCE A YEAR.

IN FACT, I AM SURE IT IS.

IN FACT, I AM SURE IT IS.

NOW WE HAVE MEMBERS OF THE NOW WE HAVE MEMBERS OF THE SPRINGFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT SPRINGFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT THE POLICE COMMISSIONER AND THE POLICE COMMISSIONER AND HONOR GUARD WE HAVE SEEN GO BY, HONOR GUARD WE HAVE SEEN GO BY, THE POLICE S.U.V.'S.

THE POLICE S.U.V.'S.

HAVING A GREAT TIME ONCE AGAIN.

HAVING A GREAT TIME ONCE AGAIN.

[ SIRENS CHIRPING ] [ SIRENS CHIRPING ] >> THEY ARE WORKING ON IT AND >> THEY ARE WORKING ON IT AND FOLLOWED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

FOLLOWED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

>> THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CHIEF >> THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CHIEF JOSEPH CONANT.

JOSEPH CONANT.

HAVING A GREAT TIME WITH THE HAVING A GREAT TIME WITH THE PUBLIC, NORMALLY WHEN YOU SEE HE PUBLIC, NORMALLY WHEN YOU SEE HE THESE FOLKS, IT IS NOT A GOOD THESE FOLKS, IT IS NOT A GOOD THING.

THING.

THEY GIVE THEIR A-GAME BECAUSE THEY GIVE THEIR A-GAME BECAUSE WHEN YOU CALL THEM, YOU DON'T WHEN YOU CALL THEM, YOU DON'T CALL THEM FOR THE 4TH OF JULY CALL THEM FOR THE 4TH OF JULY BARBECUE OR ANY OF THOSE THINGS, BARBECUE OR ANY OF THOSE THINGS, YOU CALL THEM TO SOMETHING YOU CALL THEM TO SOMETHING REALLY DIFFICULT OR HARD, A REALLY DIFFICULT OR HARD, A TRAGEDY IN YOUR LIFE AND YOU TRAGEDY IN YOUR LIFE AND YOU WANT THEM THERE AND WANT THEM WANT THEM THERE AND WANT THEM THERE STAT AND THEY ARRIVE.

THERE STAT AND THEY ARRIVE.

>> LOOK AT THAT, EVEN A RETIRED >> LOOK AT THAT, EVEN A RETIRED FIREFIGHTER BACK TO MARCH WITH FIREFIGHTER BACK TO MARCH WITH HIS FORMER COWORKERS AND I THINK HIS FORMER COWORKERS AND I THINK THAT IS AWESOME.

THAT IS AWESOME.

>> WELL NOW WE'RE IN FOR >> WELL NOW WE'RE IN FOR ANOTHER TREAT.

ANOTHER TREAT.

WE HAVE HAD HIGH SCHOOL BAND WE HAVE HAD HIGH SCHOOL BAND AFTER HIGH SCHOOL BAND AND THEY AFTER HIGH SCHOOL BAND AND THEY HAVE JUST BEEN TERRIFIC IN THIS HAVE JUST BEEN TERRIFIC IN THIS PARADE.

PARADE.

THESE FOLKS FROM MINNECHAUGH ARE THESE FOLKS FROM MINNECHAUGH ARE NO EXCEPTION, THE MINNECHAUGH NO EXCEPTION, THE MINNECHAUGH REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING BAND.

BAND.

LET'S LISTEN IN.

LET'S LISTEN IN.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ MUSIC ] [ MUSIC ] >> THEY WERE SPONSORED BY THE >> THEY WERE SPONSORED BY THE MUSIC DEPARTMENT, A THOUGHT MUSIC DEPARTMENT, A THOUGHT CHECK OUT THERE.

CHECK OUT THERE.

>> DID YOU CHECK OUT THE >> DID YOU CHECK OUT THE SHAMROCKS ON THE TUBAS?

SHAMROCKS ON THE TUBAS?

>> I DID.

>> I DID.

>> NICE JOB, GUYS.

>> NICE JOB, GUYS.

>> AND SOME OF THE TUNES, KIND >> AND SOME OF THE TUNES, KIND OF ROCKING OUR CITY A BIT.

OF ROCKING OUR CITY A BIT.

>> NIFTY.

>> NIFTY.

ALL RIGHT, NOW WE HAVE THE ALL RIGHT, NOW WE HAVE THE SPRINGFIELD LODGE OF ELKS NUMBER SPRINGFIELD LODGE OF ELKS NUMBER 61 IRISH ELK OF THE YEAR IS HALL 61 IRISH ELK OF THE YEAR IS HALL GROUT.

GROUT.

>> DEDICATED TO THE NEEDS OF >> DEDICATED TO THE NEEDS OF LOCAL YOUTH AND VETERANS, LOCAL YOUTH AND VETERANS, SPONSOR THE FISHING DERBY AT SPONSOR THE FISHING DERBY AT FOREST PARK AND PROVIDE FOREST PARK AND PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS TO LOCAL TEENS.

SCHOLARSHIPS TO LOCAL TEENS.

MEMBERS VOLUNTEER AT THE HOLYOKE MEMBERS VOLUNTEER AT THE HOLYOKE SOLDIERS HOME, THANK YOU VERY SOLDIERS HOME, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, AS WELL AS THE AGAWAM MUCH, AS WELL AS THE AGAWAM NATIONAL VETERANS CEMETERY.

NATIONAL VETERANS CEMETERY.

ELKS UNIT 61.

ELKS UNIT 61.

>> AND THERE IS HAL GROUT, >> AND THERE IS HAL GROUT, THANKS FOR ALL YOU DO.

THANKS FOR ALL YOU DO.

>> CONGRATULATIONS.

>> CONGRATULATIONS.

ENJOYING THE WALK DOWN ENJOYING THE WALK DOWN NORTHAMPTON IN THE HLYOKE ST.

NORTHAMPTON IN THE HLYOKE ST.

PATRICK'S PARADE.

PATRICK'S PARADE.

>> THEY CAME WITH A FLOAT THAT >> THEY CAME WITH A FLOAT THAT HAS WON FIRST PRIZE IN THE OPEN HAS WON FIRST PRIZE IN THE OPEN THEME.

THEME.

>> WHAT DO YOU THINK THEY MIGHT >> WHAT DO YOU THINK THEY MIGHT HAVE ON THAT FLOAT?

HAVE ON THAT FLOAT?

OR DO THESE HAVE VOCAL OR DO THESE HAVE VOCAL PRESENTATIONS?

PRESENTATIONS?

>> YOU KNOW WHAT?

>> YOU KNOW WHAT?

IT IS A PINK CADILLAC, ISN'T IT?

IT IS A PINK CADILLAC, ISN'T IT?

IS IT?

IS IT?

>> YEAH, REMINDS ME OF ELVIS.

>> YEAH, REMINDS ME OF ELVIS.

>> I AM THINKING OF BRUCE >> I AM THINKING OF BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN IN A PINK SPRINGSTEEN IN A PINK CADILLAC -- CADILLAC -- [OVERLAPPING SPEAKERS] [OVERLAPPING SPEAKERS] [LAUGHTER] [LAUGHTER] >> THAT IS TERRIFIC, >> THAT IS TERRIFIC, CONGRATULATIONS.

CONGRATULATIONS.

THAT IS QUITE THE SIGHT COMING THAT IS QUITE THE SIGHT COMING DOWN THE STREET, THAT BRIGHT, DOWN THE STREET, THAT BRIGHT, BRIGHT PINK.

BRIGHT PINK.

>> AND HERE WE HAVE THE MOUNT >> AND HERE WE HAVE THE MOUNT TOM LODGE OF ANCIENT FREE HE AND TOM LODGE OF ANCIENT FREE HE AND ACCEPTED MASONS.

ACCEPTED MASONS.

FOUNDED THE SAME DAY AS HOLYOKE, FOUNDED THE SAME DAY AS HOLYOKE, MARCH 14, 1850 AND HAVE MET IN MARCH 14, 1850 AND HAVE MET IN HOLYOKE EVER SINCE.

HOLYOKE EVER SINCE.

THIS IS THEIR FIRST YEAR THIS IS THEIR FIRST YEAR MARCHING IN THE PARADE SO MARCHING IN THE PARADE SO CONGRATULATIONS, THANK YOU FOR CONGRATULATIONS, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

JOINING US.

>> IN 1863, THEY LOANED TEN >> IN 1863, THEY LOANED TEN DOLLARS TO THE FIRST FIRE DOLLARS TO THE FIRST FIRE DEPARTMENT OF THE TOWN OF DEPARTMENT OF THE TOWN OF HOLYOKE.

HOLYOKE.

THE BROTHERS OF MOUNT TOM LODGE THE BROTHERS OF MOUNT TOM LODGE VOTED TO DRAPE THE LODGE HALL IN VOTED TO DRAPE THE LODGE HALL IN MOURNING FOR 30 DAYS WHEN MOURNING FOR 30 DAYS WHEN PRESIDENT LINCOLN WAS KILLED.

PRESIDENT LINCOLN WAS KILLED.

>> OKAY, HERE WE GO, WE HAVE >> OKAY, HERE WE GO, WE HAVE DIVISION K AND THE FOLKS DOING DIVISION K AND THE FOLKS DOING ONE OF THOSE DANCES YOU DO AT ONE OF THOSE DANCES YOU DO AT WEDDINGS THAT INCLUDES THE WEDDINGS THAT INCLUDES THE CHA-CHA.

CHA-CHA.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ MUSIC ] [ MUSIC ] THEY ARE CERTAINLY HAVING A THEY ARE CERTAINLY HAVING A GRAND TIME HERE AT THE HOLYOKE GRAND TIME HERE AT THE HOLYOKE ST.

PATRICK'S PARADE AND WE ST.

PATRICK'S PARADE AND WE THANK YOU ALL FOR VISITING WITH THANK YOU ALL FOR VISITING WITH US.

US.

WE HAVE MORE OF THE PARADE WE HAVE MORE OF THE PARADE COMING UP.

COMING UP.

WE HAVE A SPECIAL GUEST WHO IS WE HAVE A SPECIAL GUEST WHO IS GETTING IN PLACE TO JOIN US FOR GETTING IN PLACE TO JOIN US FOR THIS LAST DIVISION THAT WE HAVE.

THIS LAST DIVISION THAT WE HAVE.

AS YOU KNOW, IT IS THE SHRINERS AS YOU KNOW, IT IS THE SHRINERS DIVISION WHICH WILL BE COMING UP DIVISION WHICH WILL BE COMING UP SHORTLY.

SHORTLY.

BEFORE THAT, WE HAVE THE BEFORE THAT, WE HAVE THE DAUGHTERS OF THE NILE DAUGHTERS OF THE NILE CELEBRATING OVER 100 YEARS CELEBRATING OVER 100 YEARS WORKING TOGETHER FOR THE WORKING TOGETHER FOR THE CHILDREN OF SHRINESR HOSPITAL.

CHILDREN OF SHRINESR HOSPITAL.

>> IT IS A PLEASURE TO HAVE DAVE >> IT IS A PLEASURE TO HAVE DAVE HERE.

HERE.

>> DAVID BUT THERFIELD JOINING >> DAVID BUT THERFIELD JOINING US.

US.

>> DAVE, GREAT TO HAVE YOU, >> DAVE, GREAT TO HAVE YOU, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

YOU ARE ALWAYS SUCH A WELCOME YOU ARE ALWAYS SUCH A WELCOME PART OF THIS PARADE.

PART OF THIS PARADE.

WE'RE HE GOING TO POINT ON YOU WE'RE HE GOING TO POINT ON YOU TO COUNT OUT THE VARIOUS GROUPS TO COUNT OUT THE VARIOUS GROUPS AND TO GIVE US A LITTLE HEADS-UP AND TO GIVE US A LITTLE HEADS-UP BUT DURING THE COURSE OF THE BUT DURING THE COURSE OF THE SHRINERS' PRESENTATION HERE, WE SHRINERS' PRESENTATION HERE, WE WOULD LIKE TO YOU TALK A LITTLE WOULD LIKE TO YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT IS GOING ON WITH BIT ABOUT WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THE SHRINE NATIONALLY AND HE THE THE SHRINE NATIONALLY AND HE THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE PAST YEAR AND HIGHLIGHTS OF THE PAST YEAR AND WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO WITH THE SHRINE IN SPRINGFIELD.

WITH THE SHRINE IN SPRINGFIELD.

>> BRIAN, AIL LEAN, GREAT TO BE >> BRIAN, AIL LEAN, GREAT TO BE BACK WITH YOU GUYS THIS YEAR.

BACK WITH YOU GUYS THIS YEAR.

I WANTED TO TOUCH ON THE I WANTED TO TOUCH ON THE DAUGHTERS OF THE NILE AND OUR DAUGHTERS OF THE NILE AND OUR NEXT WOMEN'S GROUP COMING UP, NEXT WOMEN'S GROUP COMING UP, THEY DO FUNDRAISING TASKS TO THEY DO FUNDRAISING TASKS TO RAISE MONEY FOR THE CHILDREN.

RAISE MONEY FOR THE CHILDREN.

WE HAVE THE SHRINE CLOWNS AS WE HAVE THE SHRINE CLOWNS AS WELL COMING RIGHT HERE.

WELL COMING RIGHT HERE.

>> FANTASTIC.

>> FANTASTIC.

>> I HAVE TO SAY I AM A LITTLE >> I HAVE TO SAY I AM A LITTLE PARTIAL TO RODEO WITH MY WIFE PARTIAL TO RODEO WITH MY WIFE OUT THERE.

OUT THERE.

>> THAT IS SO SWEET.

>> THAT IS SO SWEET.

AND DO THE WOMEN DO THE SAME AND DO THE WOMEN DO THE SAME THINGS AS THE MEN?

THINGS AS THE MEN?

>> WELL, AS YOU CAN SEE, THEY >> WELL, AS YOU CAN SEE, THEY HAVE A SIMILAR CLOWN UNIT, HAVE A SIMILAR CLOWN UNIT, DIFFERENT TYPES OF DANCING UNITS DIFFERENT TYPES OF DANCING UNITS AND THEY HAVE A GREAT TIME AND AND THEY HAVE A GREAT TIME AND RAISING MONEY FOR THE HOSPITAL.

RAISING MONEY FOR THE HOSPITAL.

>> WHICH IS THE ALL-IMPORTANT >> WHICH IS THE ALL-IMPORTANT THING.

THING.

YOU HAVE FUN BUT YOU FUND-RAISE YOU HAVE FUN BUT YOU FUND-RAISE TO HELP SHRINERS HOSPITAL.

TO HELP SHRINERS HOSPITAL.

>> AS YOU CAN SEE COMING DOWN >> AS YOU CAN SEE COMING DOWN THE DIVISION RIGHT NOW, THE THE DIVISION RIGHT NOW, THE PARADE MARSHAL LED BY CHRIS PARADE MARSHAL LED BY CHRIS PARKR AND THE COLOR GUARD AND PARKR AND THE COLOR GUARD AND LEGION OF HONOR.

LEGION OF HONOR.

THEY ARE A GREAT GROUP OF GUYS THEY ARE A GREAT GROUP OF GUYS AND DO THE FORMAL PRESENTATIONS AND DO THE FORMAL PRESENTATIONS THAT WE HAVE AT THE CIRCUS AND THAT WE HAVE AT THE CIRCUS AND OTHER EVENTS.

OTHER EVENTS.

>> AND HOW IS THE CIRCUS COMING >> AND HOW IS THE CIRCUS COMING UP THIS YEAR?

UP THIS YEAR?

>> OH, DOING JUST FINE, OUR 3RD >> OH, DOING JUST FINE, OUR 3RD ANNUAL CIRCUS MAY 3-OF 6TH AT ANNUAL CIRCUS MAY 3-OF 6TH AT EAST COLISEUM AND I HOPE EAST COLISEUM AND I HOPE EVERYBODY COMES OUT THIS YEAR, A EVERYBODY COMES OUT THIS YEAR, A FANTASTIC SHOW PUT ON BY THE FANTASTIC SHOW PUT ON BY THE FAMILY SHRINER CIRCUS.

FAMILY SHRINER CIRCUS.

>> GREAT TO SEE HE THAT COME >> GREAT TO SEE HE THAT COME BACK.

BACK.

>> OF 63 YEARS AGO, MY >> OF 63 YEARS AGO, MY GRANDFATHER IS THE ONE WHO GRANDFATHER IS THE ONE WHO BROUGHT THE CIRCUS HERE AND IT BROUGHT THE CIRCUS HERE AND IT IS A FAMILY-ORIENTED CIRCUS FOR IS A FAMILY-ORIENTED CIRCUS FOR THE LAST 63 YEARS, ABSOLUTELY THE LAST 63 YEARS, ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC.

FANTASTIC.

>> IS THAT YOUR BIGGEST FUND >> IS THAT YOUR BIGGEST FUND RAISER -- RAISER -- >> THAT IS THE BIGGEST FUND >> THAT IS THE BIGGEST FUND RAISER FOR THE SHRINERS AND IT RAISER FOR THE SHRINERS AND IT ALLOWS US TO SUPPORT THE ALLOWS US TO SUPPORT THE GREATEST ELEPHANT PEE HE ON GREATEST ELEPHANT PEE HE ON EARTH AND THAT IS THE S -- EARTH AND THAT IS THE S -- GREATEST PHILANTHROPY ON EARTH GREATEST PHILANTHROPY ON EARTH AND THAT IS THE SHRINERS AND THAT IS THE SHRINERS HOSPITAL CHILDREN.

HOSPITAL CHILDREN.

>> WHAT KIND OF THINGS DO THEY >> WHAT KIND OF THINGS DO THEY DO IN THE FRATERNITY?

DO IN THE FRATERNITY?

>> IT IS A FRATERNITY THAT MEN >> IT IS A FRATERNITY THAT MEN CAN CONTINUE AS ADULTS LIKE THEY CAN CONTINUE AS ADULTS LIKE THEY DID IN COLLEGE.

DID IN COLLEGE.

YOU CAN SEE HERE, JUST AS A YOU CAN SEE HERE, JUST AS A NOTE, THEY DO AN ANNUAL NOTE, THEY DO AN ANNUAL MOTORCYCLE RUN TO THE HOSPITAL MOTORCYCLE RUN TO THE HOSPITAL AND THIS YEAR, THEY DID AND THIS YEAR, THEY DID $250,000 WITH THEIR ANNUAL $250,000 WITH THEIR ANNUAL MOTORCYCLE RIDE.

MOTORCYCLE RIDE.

>> REALLY, THAT IS AMAZING?

>> REALLY, THAT IS AMAZING?

WHERE DO THEY RIDE FROM?

WHERE DO THEY RIDE FROM?

>> SPRINGFIELD TO THE HOSPITAL >> SPRINGFIELD TO THE HOSPITAL AND THEN TO A DESTINATION THAT AND THEN TO A DESTINATION THAT CHANGES EVERY YEAR BUT THAT CHANGES EVERY YEAR BUT THAT MONEY WAS RAISED BY THE MONEY WAS RAISED BY THE MOTORCYCLE COMMUNITY SUPPORTING MOTORCYCLE COMMUNITY SUPPORTING OUR HOSPITAL SYSTEM.

OUR HOSPITAL SYSTEM.

>> THAT IS REALLY FANTASTIC.

>> THAT IS REALLY FANTASTIC.

>> LIKE TO RECOGNIZE OUR >> LIKE TO RECOGNIZE OUR ILLUSTRIOUS POTENTATE, GLEN ILLUSTRIOUS POTENTATE, GLEN SURPRENANT AS WELL AS THE FIRST SURPRENANT AS WELL AS THE FIRST LADY OF THE POTENTATE.

LADY OF THE POTENTATE.

THEY HAVE TOURS EVERY SATURDAY THEY HAVE TOURS EVERY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AND IF THERE ARE AND SUNDAY AND IF THERE ARE GROUPS WHO WOULD LIKE TO TOUR GROUPS WHO WOULD LIKE TO TOUR THE HOSPITAL, ALL THEY HAVE TOE THE HOSPITAL, ALL THEY HAVE TOE DO IS CALL UP AND MAKE A DO IS CALL UP AND MAKE A RESERVATION AND THEY CAN GET A RESERVATION AND THEY CAN GET A TOUR.

TOUR.

>> RIGHT NOW WE WILL TAKE A >> RIGHT NOW WE WILL TAKE A QUICK BREAK SO DON'T GO AWAY.

QUICK BREAK SO DON'T GO AWAY.

WE WILL HAVE MORE OF THE ST.

WE WILL HAVE MORE OF THE ST.

PATRICK'S HLYOKE PARADE.

PATRICK'S HLYOKE PARADE.

>> THE 2018HOLYOKE SP*TS PARADE >> THE 2018HOLYOKE SP*TS PARADE IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY... IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY... >> WELCOME BACK EVERYBODY TO THE >> WELCOME BACK EVERYBODY TO THE 67TH ANNUAL HOLYOKE ST.

67TH ANNUAL HOLYOKE ST.

PATRICK'S PARADE.

PATRICK'S PARADE.

WE'RE HE HERE WITH DAVID WE'RE HE HERE WITH DAVID BUTTERFIELD OF THE SHRINERS AND BUTTERFIELD OF THE SHRINERS AND HE IS FILLING US IN WITH ALL THE HE IS FILLING US IN WITH ALL THE GREAT WORKS WE ARE DOING AND GREAT WORKS WE ARE DOING AND WHAT WE'RE HE SEEING WITH THE WHAT WE'RE HE SEEING WITH THE SHRINERS.

SHRINERS.

>> YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE BIG H >> YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE BIG H 4-WHEEL DRIVE UNITS AND 4-WHEEL DRIVE UNITS AND FOLLOWING RIGHT BEHIND THEM WILL FOLLOWING RIGHT BEHIND THEM WILL BE OUR CLOWN UNIT LED BY CHIEF BE OUR CLOWN UNIT LED BY CHIEF CLOWN RON AND THEY ARE A FUN CLOWN RON AND THEY ARE A FUN UNIT AND DO A GREAT JOB OF UNIT AND DO A GREAT JOB OF BRINGING FUN TO THE CHILDREN.

BRINGING FUN TO THE CHILDREN.

>> AS A SHRINERS CLOWN, TELL US >> AS A SHRINERS CLOWN, TELL US WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR?

WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR?

>> SOMEBODY WHO LOVES TO HAVE >> SOMEBODY WHO LOVES TO HAVE FUN, HAVE A GOOD TIME AND PUT A FUN, HAVE A GOOD TIME AND PUT A SMILE ON THE FACE OF A CHILD.

SMILE ON THE FACE OF A CHILD.

THAT IS WHAT THEIR ULTIMATE GOAL THAT IS WHAT THEIR ULTIMATE GOAL IS.

IS.

>> ABSOLUTELY AND WHAT KIND OF A >> ABSOLUTELY AND WHAT KIND OF A TIME COMMITMENT IS IT?

TIME COMMITMENT IS IT?

>> TIME COMMITMENT AS MUCH AS >> TIME COMMITMENT AS MUCH AS YOU WOULD LIKE WHETHER YOU PUT YOU WOULD LIKE WHETHER YOU PUT IN ONE GIG WHICH IS AN ACT IN ONE GIG WHICH IS AN ACT DRESSING UP IN COSTUME AND DRESSING UP IN COSTUME AND PUTTING YOUR FACE ON, DRESSING PUTTING YOUR FACE ON, DRESSING UP TO 80 TO 100 GIGS PER YEAR SO UP TO 80 TO 100 GIGS PER YEAR SO WE'RE LOOKING FOR INDIVIDUALS WE'RE LOOKING FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO WOULD LIKE TO BE A PART OF WHO WOULD LIKE TO BE A PART OF OUR ORGANIZATION AND DEDICATION OUR ORGANIZATION AND DEDICATION AS MUCH AS THEY CAN OFFER.

AS MUCH AS THEY CAN OFFER.

WE DON'T PUT A TIME LIMIT ON WE DON'T PUT A TIME LIMIT ON THAT.

THAT.

ANY TIME WE CAN HAVE SOMEONE OUT ANY TIME WE CAN HAVE SOMEONE OUT TO PARTICIPATE, THAT IS GREAT.

TO PARTICIPATE, THAT IS GREAT.

THIS IS OUR ORIENTAL BAND LED BY THIS IS OUR ORIENTAL BAND LED BY SAND DREW PARKER WHO HAPPENS TO SAND DREW PARKER WHO HAPPENS TO BE THE SON OF THE POTENTATE AND BE THE SON OF THE POTENTATE AND WE HAVE SOME SHRINERS AS WELL.

WE HAVE SOME SHRINERS AS WELL.

HE WAS IN THE HOSPITAL IN 2000 HE WAS IN THE HOSPITAL IN 2000 WHEN WE WERE TRYING TO RAISE WHEN WE WERE TRYING TO RAISE $1 MILLION FOR THE X-RAY MACHINE $1 MILLION FOR THE X-RAY MACHINE AND VERY PLEASED TO SAY WE HAD AND VERY PLEASED TO SAY WE HAD OUR RIBBON-CUTTING CERTAINLY OUR RIBBON-CUTTING CERTAINLY MONEY AND NOW IS IN USE AT THE MONEY AND NOW IS IN USE AT THE HOSPITAL SO WANT TO THANK HOSPITAL SO WANT TO THANK EVERYONE WHO MADE THAT POSSIBLE EVERYONE WHO MADE THAT POSSIBLE FOR OUR CHILDREN.

FOR OUR CHILDREN.

>> ARE YOU HAVING THE >> ARE YOU HAVING THE RIBBON-CUTTING OR YOU HAD HAD RIBBON-CUTTING OR YOU HAD HAD IT?

IT?

>> NO, THAT WAS IN JANUARY.

>> NO, THAT WAS IN JANUARY.

AND AS A REMINDER, THAT X-RAY AND AS A REMINDER, THAT X-RAY MACHINE, ONLY 1/10TH OF THE MACHINE, ONLY 1/10TH OF THE RADIATION THAT A TRADITIONAL RADIATION THAT A TRADITIONAL X-RAY MACHINE GIVES AND WITH THE X-RAY MACHINE GIVES AND WITH THE CHILDREN WHO HAVE TO GO THROUGH CHILDREN WHO HAVE TO GO THROUGH SO MANY X-RAYS, IT IS ABSOLUTE SO MANY X-RAYS, IT IS ABSOLUTE GREAT TECHNOLOGY.

GREAT TECHNOLOGY.

>> SO IMPORTANT FOR THEM AND >> SO IMPORTANT FOR THEM AND IMPORTANT IN DIAGNOSIS AND -- IMPORTANT IN DIAGNOSIS AND -- >> OH, ABSOLUTELY.

>> OH, ABSOLUTELY.

>> THAT IS TERRIFIC AND IT >> THAT IS TERRIFIC AND IT REALLY SHOWS HOW PEOPLE VALUE REALLY SHOWS HOW PEOPLE VALUE THE SHRINERS HOSPITAL WHEN YOU THE SHRINERS HOSPITAL WHEN YOU CAN RAISE $1 MILLION IN TWO CAN RAISE $1 MILLION IN TWO YEARS.

YEARS.

THAT IS AMAZING.

THAT IS AMAZING.

>> IT SHOWS SO MUCH DEDICATION >> IT SHOWS SO MUCH DEDICATION AROUND THE WORLD TO SHRINE.

AROUND THE WORLD TO SHRINE.

YOU CAN'T OVERSTATE THE VALUE OF YOU CAN'T OVERSTATE THE VALUE OF THEIR HOSPITALS AND HOW MANY THEIR HOSPITALS AND HOW MANY HOSPITALS IS IT NOW, NATIONWIDE?

HOSPITALS IS IT NOW, NATIONWIDE?

>> WE HAVE 22 HOSPITALS >> WE HAVE 22 HOSPITALS NATIONWIDE BETWEEN THE UNITED NATIONWIDE BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES, MEXICO AND CANADA, AND I STATES, MEXICO AND CANADA, AND I JUST TO WANT LET YOU KNOW THAT JUST TO WANT LET YOU KNOW THAT THE HOSPITAL SYSTEM RIGHT HERE THE HOSPITAL SYSTEM RIGHT HERE IN SPRINGFIELD IS ABSOLUTELYILY IN SPRINGFIELD IS ABSOLUTELYILY RUN WITH THE NEW ADMINISTRATOR RUN WITH THE NEW ADMINISTRATOR AND STAFF AND PATIENT CARE IS AND STAFF AND PATIENT CARE IS SECOND TO NONE.

SECOND TO NONE.

>> THAT IS WONDERFUL.

>> THAT IS WONDERFUL.

ONE OF THE BIG BOOSTS YOU HAD TO ONE OF THE BIG BOOSTS YOU HAD TO HAVE GOTTEN OVER THE LAST COUPLE HAVE GOTTEN OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS AND THE GREAT OF YEARS AND THE GREAT COMMERCIALS -- WELL, I DON'T COMMERCIALS -- WELL, I DON'T WANT TO CALL THEM COMMERCIALS WANT TO CALL THEM COMMERCIALS BUT WHATEVER YOU WANT TO SAY BUT WHATEVER YOU WANT TO SAY WITH THE KIDS INVOLVED, THAT WITH THE KIDS INVOLVED, THAT REALLY TELLS YOU EXACTLY HE WHAT REALLY TELLS YOU EXACTLY HE WHAT GOES ON, WHY THEY ARE SO GOES ON, WHY THEY ARE SO IMPORTANT, WHY THE CLINICAL IMPORTANT, WHY THE CLINICAL FACILITIES -- I MEAN, THEY ARE FACILITIES -- I MEAN, THEY ARE MIRACLE WORKERS TO A CERTAIN MIRACLE WORKERS TO A CERTAIN DEGREE.

DEGREE.

TO THOSE CHILDREN, THEY REALLY TO THOSE CHILDREN, THEY REALLY ARE MIRACLE WORKERS AND WHOEVER ARE MIRACLE WORKERS AND WHOEVER PUT THOSE VEHICLES TETHERED PUT THOSE VEHICLES TETHERED TOGETHER DID A MARVELOUS JOB.

TOGETHER DID A MARVELOUS JOB.

JUST MAKES YOU SEE IT, TOUCH IT, JUST MAKES YOU SEE IT, TOUCH IT, REACHES DOWN TO WHERE YOU LIVE REACHES DOWN TO WHERE YOU LIVE AND THAT IS SO IMPORTANT BECAUSE AND THAT IS SO IMPORTANT BECAUSE WHAT THE SHRINE DOES, IT WHAT THE SHRINE DOES, IT CHANGES, BUILDS LIVES.

CHANGES, BUILDS LIVES.

IT IS JUST WONDERFUL.

IT IS JUST WONDERFUL.

AND WE CAN'T OVERSTATE THAT.

AND WE CAN'T OVERSTATE THAT.

SO WHEN YOU SEE A GREAT CHILD SO WHEN YOU SEE A GREAT CHILD STORY, YOU TELL A SHRINER.

STORY, YOU TELL A SHRINER.

>> THAT IS MOST ACCURATE AND >> THAT IS MOST ACCURATE AND WHEN YOU SEE HOW IT TRANSFORMS WHEN YOU SEE HOW IT TRANSFORMS THEIR LIVES -- THEIR LIVES -- >> ABSOLUTELY, THEY TELL THE >> ABSOLUTELY, THEY TELL THE STORY BETTER THAN US.

STORY BETTER THAN US.

THESE GUYS ARE UNBELIEVABLE.

THESE GUYS ARE UNBELIEVABLE.

EVERY YEAR I LOOK OUT THERE AND EVERY YEAR I LOOK OUT THERE AND SAY I WOULD NOT LIKE TO BE THEIR SAY I WOULD NOT LIKE TO BE THEIR INSURANCE MAN, NO THANK YOU.

INSURANCE MAN, NO THANK YOU.

>> I WANT TO BE THEM ONE DAY.

>> I WANT TO BE THEM ONE DAY.

>> THE MINI MONSTERS ARE >> THE MINI MONSTERS ARE ACTUALLY FROM MY HOME UNIT AND ACTUALLY FROM MY HOME UNIT AND WHERE I STARTED PARADING 14, 15 WHERE I STARTED PARADING 14, 15 YEARS AGO NOW.

YEARS AGO NOW.

>> EXCELLENT.

>> EXCELLENT.

>> THEY HAVE A GREAT TIME OUT >> THEY HAVE A GREAT TIME OUT THERE.

THERE.

>> AND DID I SEE HE CORRECTLY HE >> AND DID I SEE HE CORRECTLY HE THAT THEY GO ON TWO WHEELS?

THAT THEY GO ON TWO WHEELS?

>> WELL, THAT WAS THE -- >> WELL, THAT WAS THE -- >> THE QUAD UNIT RIGHT BEFORE >> THE QUAD UNIT RIGHT BEFORE THAT.

THAT.

>> OKAY.

>> OKAY.

>> IF MY GUYS GO ON TWO WHEELS, >> IF MY GUYS GO ON TWO WHEELS, IT IS A BIG PROBLEM.

IT IS A BIG PROBLEM.

[LAUGHTER] [LAUGHTER] >> NICE TO SEE HE SO MUCH FUN.

>> NICE TO SEE HE SO MUCH FUN.

>> GIVE US AN IDEA, HOW MANY >> GIVE US AN IDEA, HOW MANY SHRINERS ARE THERE?

SHRINERS ARE THERE?

>> WELL RIGHT NOW WE HAVE OVER >> WELL RIGHT NOW WE HAVE OVER 1000 MEMBERS, NATIONALLY WE HAVE 1000 MEMBERS, NATIONALLY WE HAVE 225,000 MEMBERS, A QUARTER 225,000 MEMBERS, A QUARTER MILLION MEN OUT THERE WORKING MILLION MEN OUT THERE WORKING FOR THE COMMON GOAL OF TAKING FOR THE COMMON GOAL OF TAKING CARE OF CHILDREN AND THAT IS CARE OF CHILDREN AND THAT IS WHAT IT IS ALL ABOUT.

WHAT IT IS ALL ABOUT.

I MEAN, WE HAVE LOTS TO OFFER I MEAN, WE HAVE LOTS TO OFFER THE MEMBERS IF THEY COME IN THE MEMBERS IF THEY COME IN BETWEEN MUSICAL UNITS, CLOWNS, BETWEEN MUSICAL UNITS, CLOWNS, OF COURSE, MOTORIZED MINI UNITS OF COURSE, MOTORIZED MINI UNITS THAT YOU SEE BUT THE ULTIMATE THAT YOU SEE BUT THE ULTIMATE GOAL FOR ANY SHRINER IS TO TAKE GOAL FOR ANY SHRINER IS TO TAKE CARE OF THE HOSPITAL SYSTEM.

CARE OF THE HOSPITAL SYSTEM.

>> YOU GUYS DO A GREAT JOB OF >> YOU GUYS DO A GREAT JOB OF THAT.

THAT.

>> AND THIS IS ONE OF FOUR FAN >> AND THIS IS ONE OF FOUR FAN FAVORITES AS WELL, THE FAVORITES AS WELL, THE UP-AND-OVER RAMP TRUCK.

UP-AND-OVER RAMP TRUCK.

I HAVE NEVER GONE OVER THE RAMP I HAVE NEVER GONE OVER THE RAMP MYSELF BUT THESE GUYS ARE PRETTY MYSELF BUT THESE GUYS ARE PRETTY CRAZY OUT THERE.

CRAZY OUT THERE.

>> SORT OF A RIOT OF PASSAGE >> SORT OF A RIOT OF PASSAGE WITH -- RITE OF WITH -- RITE OF PASSAGE WITH THE SHRINE.

PASSAGE WITH THE SHRINE.

>> THEY REALLY ENJOY THEMSELVES.

>> THEY REALLY ENJOY THEMSELVES.

YOU GET A CLOSE-UP AS THEY GO YOU GET A CLOSE-UP AS THEY GO BY, THEY ALWAYS HAVE A SMILE ON BY, THEY ALWAYS HAVE A SMILE ON THEIR FACE.

THEIR FACE.

>> YES, THEY DO AND THEY ARE >> YES, THEY DO AND THEY ARE LOVED BY EVERYONE WATCHING THIS, LOVED BY EVERYONE WATCHING THIS, THE YOUNG AND THE OLD.

THE YOUNG AND THE OLD.

CAN'T HELP BUT HAVE A SMILE ON CAN'T HELP BUT HAVE A SMILE ON YOUR FACE -- YOUR FACE -- >> BECAUSE THEY ARE HAVING FUN.

>> BECAUSE THEY ARE HAVING FUN.

THAT IS THE FUN SIDE OF BEING A THAT IS THE FUN SIDE OF BEING A SHRINER.

SHRINER.

THE SERIOUS SIDE YOU SPOKE THE SERIOUS SIDE YOU SPOKE BRILLIANTLY ABOUT AND WE'RE HE BRILLIANTLY ABOUT AND WE'RE HE APPRECIATIVE OF THAT BUT THIS IS APPRECIATIVE OF THAT BUT THIS IS THE FUN SIDE, WHAT PEOPLE LIKE THE FUN SIDE, WHAT PEOPLE LIKE TO SEE.

TO SEE.

IT JUST PUTS A WHOLE NEW FACE ON IT JUST PUTS A WHOLE NEW FACE ON THE SHRINERS.

THE SHRINERS.

>> WELL, FOR ANY MEMBERS OF THE >> WELL, FOR ANY MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE WHO WOULD LIKE TO AUDIENCE WHO WOULD LIKE TO BECOME A SHRINER, YOU JUST HAVE BECOME A SHRINER, YOU JUST HAVE TO ASK ONE TO BE ONE AND WE ALSO TO ASK ONE TO BE ONE AND WE ALSO HAVE THE LADIES GROUPS SO IF HAVE THE LADIES GROUPS SO IF THERE ARE AID DECEMBER OUT THERE THERE ARE AID DECEMBER OUT THERE THAT HAPPEN TO BE RELATED TO A THAT HAPPEN TO BE RELATED TO A MASON, OR YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE MASON, OR YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE RELATED, IF YOU CHOOSE TO JOIN RELATED, IF YOU CHOOSE TO JOIN THEM, YOU CAN CALL THE SHRINE THEM, YOU CAN CALL THE SHRINE CENTER AND WE CAN GET YOU IN CENTER AND WE CAN GET YOU IN TOUCH WITH THE PROPERTY CONTACTS TOUCH WITH THE PROPERTY CONTACTS AND PEOPLE AND ANYBODY WHO WOULD AND PEOPLE AND ANYBODY WHO WOULD LIKE TO JOIN.

LIKE TO JOIN.

>> SO NEW FOLKS ARE ALWAYS >> SO NEW FOLKS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME.

WELCOME.

YOU HEARD IT HERE FROM DAVID YOU HEARD IT HERE FROM DAVID BUTTERFIELD FROM THE SHRINE, BUTTERFIELD FROM THE SHRINE, VERY MUCH APPRECIATE YOUR BEING VERY MUCH APPRECIATE YOUR BEING HERE TODAY.

HERE TODAY.

IT IS GREAT FOR US, WE SEE HE IT IS GREAT FOR US, WE SEE HE WHAT IS OBVIOUS ABOUT THIS BUT WHAT IS OBVIOUS ABOUT THIS BUT TO GET IN AND REALLY TALK ABOUT TO GET IN AND REALLY TALK ABOUT THE WORK OF THE SHRINE, NOT ONLY THE WORK OF THE SHRINE, NOT ONLY LOCALLY BUT NATIONALLY, IT IS LOCALLY BUT NATIONALLY, IT IS WELL WORTH THE 20-SOMETHING WELL WORTH THE 20-SOMETHING MINUTES THAT WE DEVOTE TO THE MINUTES THAT WE DEVOTE TO THE SHRINERS DIVISION HERE IN THE SHRINERS DIVISION HERE IN THE PARADE.

PARADE.

VERY HAPPY TO HAVE THEM.

VERY HAPPY TO HAVE THEM.

>> EVERY YEAR WE KEEP ADDING >> EVERY YEAR WE KEEP ADDING EXPERTISE TO OUR CHILDCARE AND EXPERTISE TO OUR CHILDCARE AND PRIMARILY HE ARE AN ORTHOPEDIC PRIMARILY HE ARE AN ORTHOPEDIC AND BURN HOSPITAL BUT THIS AND BURN HOSPITAL BUT THIS SUMMER WE'RE OPENING AN ACUTE SUMMER WE'RE OPENING AN ACUTE PEDIATRIC REHAB CENTER TO TAKE PEDIATRIC REHAB CENTER TO TAKE CARE OF ALL SORTS OF CHILDREN.

CARE OF ALL SORTS OF CHILDREN.

AND EVERY YEAR, WE KEEP ADDING AND EVERY YEAR, WE KEEP ADDING NEW LEVELS OF EXPERTISE FOR THE NEW LEVELS OF EXPERTISE FOR THE PUBLIC.

PUBLIC.

>> WE SUPPORT YOU IN YOUR >> WE SUPPORT YOU IN YOUR EFFORTS HERE.

EFFORTS HERE.

WE ARE VERY HAPPY TO HAVE YOU WE ARE VERY HAPPY TO HAVE YOU WITH US AND CONTINUE TO DO THE WITH US AND CONTINUE TO DO THE GREAT WORK THAT YOU GUYS DO.

GREAT WORK THAT YOU GUYS DO.

>> DAVE, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> DAVE, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

IT HAS BEEN A PLEASURE.

IT HAS BEEN A PLEASURE.

>> PLEASURE HAS BEEN ALL MINE.

>> PLEASURE HAS BEEN ALL MINE.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

>> AND AS WE SEE THE SHRINER >> AND AS WE SEE THE SHRINER CARS GO BY, WE'RE GETTING CLOSE CARS GO BY, WE'RE GETTING CLOSE TO THE END OF OUR PARADE HERE TO THE END OF OUR PARADE HERE BUT IT ISN'T OVER TILL THE GUY BUT IT ISN'T OVER TILL THE GUY DOES THAT ON, WHAT IS IT, A DOES THAT ON, WHAT IS IT, A 3-WHEELER?

3-WHEELER?

[LAUGHTER] [LAUGHTER] THAT'S ALWAYS WHAT PEOPLE LOVE THAT'S ALWAYS WHAT PEOPLE LOVE TO SEE, SORT OF A FINALE TO THE TO SEE, SORT OF A FINALE TO THE PARADE EACH YEAR, BRIAN.

PARADE EACH YEAR, BRIAN.

>> WELL, IT CERTAINLY -- WOW, >> WELL, IT CERTAINLY -- WOW, WE'RE HE NOT THROUGH YET.

WE'RE HE NOT THROUGH YET.

THEY ARE DOING THE WHEELIES DOWN THEY ARE DOING THE WHEELIES DOWN THE STREET AND, YOU KNOW, THEY THE STREET AND, YOU KNOW, THEY JUST MAKE THE PARADE IN SO MANY JUST MAKE THE PARADE IN SO MANY WAYS.

WAYS.

>> THEY CERTAINLY DO AND YOU >> THEY CERTAINLY DO AND YOU KNOW HE WHAT ELSE HAS BEEN KNOW HE WHAT ELSE HAS BEEN MAKING THE PARADE FOR A FEW MAKING THE PARADE FOR A FEW YEARS NOW IS THE LIVE STREAMING.

YEARS NOW IS THE LIVE STREAMING.

YOU KNOW,T IS A WAY THAT WE YOU KNOW,T IS A WAY THAT WE CAN CONNECT WITH PEOPLE WHO, YOU CAN CONNECT WITH PEOPLE WHO, YOU KNOW, FOR WHATEVER REASON, LIKE KNOW, FOR WHATEVER REASON, LIKE MYSELF FOR A JOB, YOU NEED MYSELF FOR A JOB, YOU NEED HOLYOKE, BUT YOU ALWAYS WANT TO HOLYOKE, BUT YOU ALWAYS WANT TO BE A PART OF THIS PARADE BECAUSE BE A PART OF THIS PARADE BECAUSE IT IS SUCH A GREAT TRADITION.

IT IS SUCH A GREAT TRADITION.

LAST YEAR WE WERE VIEWED ONLINE LAST YEAR WE WERE VIEWED ONLINE IN 45 DIFFERENT STATES AND 23 IN 45 DIFFERENT STATES AND 23 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES INCLUDING DIFFERENT COUNTRIES INCLUDING POLAND, PAKISTAN, GUATEMALA AND POLAND, PAKISTAN, GUATEMALA AND OF COURSE IRELAND AND OUR OF COURSE IRELAND AND OUR FRIENDS IN IRELAND JOINING US FRIENDS IN IRELAND JOINING US LIVE STREAMING SO WE WANT TO SAY LIVE STREAMING SO WE WANT TO SAY THANK YOU ALL OF YOU FOR JOINING THANK YOU ALL OF YOU FOR JOINING US AND IT FEELS GREAT TO KNOW WE US AND IT FEELS GREAT TO KNOW WE ARE ALL CONNECTED EVEN IF WE ARE ALL CONNECTED EVEN IF WE HAVE GONE DIFFERENT WAYS, WE ARE HAVE GONE DIFFERENT WAYS, WE ARE STILL ALL CONNECTED THROUGH THIS STILL ALL CONNECTED THROUGH THIS WONDERFUL THING CALLED OUR WONDERFUL THING CALLED OUR PARADE.

PARADE.

>> AND BY THE WAY, FOR THANK >> AND BY THE WAY, FOR THANK YOUS, UMASS CATERING HAS FED US YOUS, UMASS CATERING HAS FED US A DELICIOUS LUNCH FOR OURSELVES A DELICIOUS LUNCH FOR OURSELVES AND THE CREW AND HERE WE ARE AT AND THE CREW AND HERE WE ARE AT BARRY HE'S FRONT YARD, THANK AND BARRY HE'S FRONT YARD, THANK AND YOU ALL OF OUR ASSOCIATES FOR YOU ALL OF OUR ASSOCIATES FOR HOSTING US AGAIN AND CERTAINLY HOSTING US AGAIN AND CERTAINLY TO THE CITY OF HLYYOKE FOR TO THE CITY OF HLYYOKE FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO TO HELP EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO TO HELP PUT THIS PARADE ON, ESPECIALLY PUT THIS PARADE ON, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU ARE SANDWICHED BETWEEN WHEN YOU ARE SANDWICHED BETWEEN TWO NOR'EASTERS.

TWO NOR'EASTERS.

>> EXACTLY, EXACTLY.

>> EXACTLY, EXACTLY.

THEY REALLY DID A GREAT JOB, THE THEY REALLY DID A GREAT JOB, THE PEOPLE TURNING OUT TODAY, JUST PEOPLE TURNING OUT TODAY, JUST REALLY AMAZING.

REALLY AMAZING.

A SHOUTOUT TO OUR FRIEND MONTE A SHOUTOUT TO OUR FRIEND MONTE BELMONTE WHO HAS THE BEST HAT BELMONTE WHO HAS THE BEST HAT EVER AND WE ARE ALL GOING TO GET EVER AND WE ARE ALL GOING TO GET THAT FOR NEXT YEAR AND -- THAT FOR NEXT YEAR AND -- >> AND, EXCUSE ME, TO YOURSELF >> AND, EXCUSE ME, TO YOURSELF FOR JOINING US EVERY YEAR, WE FOR JOINING US EVERY YEAR, WE LOOK FORWARD TO BEING BACK NEXT LOOK FORWARD TO BEING BACK NEXT YEAR, LOOK FORWARD TO HAVE YOU YEAR, LOOK FORWARD TO HAVE YOU ALL BACK NEXT YEAR 'EM AND ALL BACK NEXT YEAR 'EM AND JOYING THE HOLYOKE SP*TS PARADE.

JOYING THE HOLYOKE SP*TS PARADE.

>> AND THANK YOU TO WGBY FOR >> AND THANK YOU TO WGBY FOR JOINING US HERE.

JOINING US HERE.

THANKS TO YOU AND HAVE A GREAT THANKS TO YOU AND HAVE A GREAT DAY.

DAY.

SEE YOU NEXT YEAR.

SEE YOU NEXT YEAR.

>> THE 67TH ANNUAL HLYYOKE ST.

>> THE 67TH ANNUAL HLYYOKE ST.

PATRICK'S PARADE IS BROUGHT TO PATRICK'S PARADE IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY... ♪ ♪ [ MUSIC ] [ MUSIC ] ♪ ♪ >> HOME TO PREEAR SOAP MILLS, HOLYOKE, MASSES, IS A MICROCOSM HOLYOKE, MASSES, IS A MICROCOSM OF AMERICAN AND INDUSTRIAL OF AMERICAN AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT -- FOUNDED IN 1848 DEVELOPMENT -- FOUNDED IN 1848 AS ONE OF THE NATION'S FIRST AS ONE OF THE NATION'S FIRST PLANNED INDUSTRIAL CITIES, PLANNED INDUSTRIAL CITIES, HOLYOKE ATTRACTED WAVES OF HOLYOKE ATTRACTED WAVES OF IMMIGRANTS WHO WORKED IN THE IMMIGRANTS WHO WORKED IN THE MIMS, THEY STABBED SMALL MIMS, THEY STABBED SMALL BUSINESSES, RAISED THEIR BUSINESSES, RAISED THEIR FAMILIES, AND CREATED VIBRANT FAMILIES, AND CREATED VIBRANT COMMUNITIES.

COMMUNITIES.

BY THE MID 20th CENTURY, BY THE MID 20th CENTURY, HOWEVER, HOLYOKE, LIKE SO MANY HOWEVER, HOLYOKE, LIKE SO MANY AMERICAN CITIES, FOUND ITS AMERICAN CITIES, FOUND ITS INDUSTRIAL BASE RAPIDLY INDUSTRIAL BASE RAPIDLY DISAPPEARING.

DISAPPEARING.

THE CITY, ONCE A DESTINATION OF THE CITY, ONCE A DESTINATION OF CHOICE, HAD BECOME DEPRESSED.

CHOICE, HAD BECOME DEPRESSED.

NOW HOLYOKE IS RECREATING ITSELF NOW HOLYOKE IS RECREATING ITSELF AGAIN LIKE A PHOENIX RISING FROM AGAIN LIKE A PHOENIX RISING FROM THE ASHES.

THE ASHES.

>> A LOT HAS BEEN SAID ABOUT >> A LOT HAS BEEN SAID ABOUT HOLYOKE OVER THE YEARS.

HOLYOKE OVER THE YEARS.

WE HAVE SUFFERED A BAD WE HAVE SUFFERED A BAD REPUTATION, OFTEN BASED ON REPUTATION, OFTEN BASED ON MISUNDERSTANDING.

MISUNDERSTANDING.

TODAY, FOR A MOMENT OR TWO, PUT TODAY, FOR A MOMENT OR TWO, PUT ASIDE YOUR PRECONCEPTIONS.

ASIDE YOUR PRECONCEPTIONS.

TRAVEL WITH ME TO EXPERIENCE THE TRAVEL WITH ME TO EXPERIENCE THE SIGHTS AND SOUNDS OF HOLYOKE AS SIGHTS AND SOUNDS OF HOLYOKE AS I SEE THEM.

I SEE THEM.

WHEN I WALK DOWN THE STREETS WHEN I WALK DOWN THE STREETS HERE, PAST THE OLD MILL AND HERE, PAST THE OLD MILL AND ALONG THE CANALS, I AM ALONG THE CANALS, I AM CONSTANTLY REMINDED OF THE PAST CONSTANTLY REMINDED OF THE PAST AND OUR CONNECTION TO IT.

AND OUR CONNECTION TO IT.

TOUR THE PAST WITH ME, AS IT TOUR THE PAST WITH ME, AS IT REACHES OUT TO THE FUTURE.

REACHES OUT TO THE FUTURE.

AND SEE HOW THIS CITY HAS ALWAYS AND SEE HOW THIS CITY HAS ALWAYS BEEN ABLE TO EVOLVE TO MEET THE BEEN ABLE TO EVOLVE TO MEET THE NEEDS OF ITS CHANGING COMMUNITY.

NEEDS OF ITS CHANGING COMMUNITY.

THIS IS THE HOLYOKE WHERE I GREW THIS IS THE HOLYOKE WHERE I GREW UP.

UP.

THIS IS MY HOLYOKE.

THIS IS MY HOLYOKE.

THE HOLYOKE OF TODAY.

>> CREATING HOLYOKE.

VOICES OF A COMMUNITY.

VOICES OF A COMMUNITY.

IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE MEMBERS IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE MEMBERS OF WGBY AND BY -- >> BEFORE HOLYOKE WAS AN INDUSTRIAL CENTER, IT WAS HOME INDUSTRIAL CENTER, IT WAS HOME TO SOME OF THE BEST FARMING LAND TO SOME OF THE BEST FARMING LAND IN NEW ENGLAND.

IN NEW ENGLAND.

WHEN THE EUROPEANS ARRIVED, WHEN THE EUROPEANS ARRIVED, HOLYOKE WAS THE DIVIDING LINE HOLYOKE WAS THE DIVIDING LINE BETWEEN THE AGAWAM AND THE BETWEEN THE AGAWAM AND THE NONOTUCK INDIANS.

NONOTUCK INDIANS.

THESE TRIBES WOULD COME DOWN THESE TRIBES WOULD COME DOWN FROM THE HILLS ON BOTH SIDES OF FROM THE HILLS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VALLEY TO FISH IN THE THE VALLEY TO FISH IN THE CONNECTICUT RIVER.

CONNECTICUT RIVER.

THE FISH IN THE RIVER WERE A THE FISH IN THE RIVER WERE A GOOD SOURCE OF FOOD, ESPECIALLY GOOD SOURCE OF FOOD, ESPECIALLY IN THE EARLY SPRING.

IN THE EARLY SPRING.

THE LAND ABOVE THE PRESENT DAM THE LAND ABOVE THE PRESENT DAM WAS A LARGE, SEMI PERMANENT WAS A LARGE, SEMI PERMANENT NATIVE AMERICAN CAMP.

NATIVE AMERICAN CAMP.

SO JOSH, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME SO JOSH, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME ABOUT MT.

TOM?

ABOUT MT.

TOM?

>> WELL, LIZ, MT.

TOM BEHIND US >> WELL, LIZ, MT.

TOM BEHIND US IS A VOLCANIC EXCLUSIVE ROCK, SO IS A VOLCANIC EXCLUSIVE ROCK, SO THAT'S A BASALT THAT COMES UP IN THAT'S A BASALT THAT COMES UP IN ITS LIQUID FORM, AND HARDENS TO ITS LIQUID FORM, AND HARDENS TO FORM THAT MOUNTAIN THAT WE SEE FORM THAT MOUNTAIN THAT WE SEE TODAY.

TODAY.

>> HOW LONG HAS MT.

TOM LOOKED >> HOW LONG HAS MT.

TOM LOOKED LIKE THIS?

LIKE THIS?

>> IT'S LOOKED LIKE THAT FOR >> IT'S LOOKED LIKE THAT FOR OVER 200 MILLION YEARS.

OVER 200 MILLION YEARS.

AS YES TALKING, THE EASTERN AS YES TALKING, THE EASTERN BORDER FAULT LIFTED IT UP LIKE BORDER FAULT LIFTED IT UP LIKE THAT AND BASALT IS SUCH A HARD THAT AND BASALT IS SUCH A HARD ROCK, THAT WHILE THE VALLEY ROCK, THAT WHILE THE VALLEY FLOOR HAS ERODED DOWN WITH THE FLOOR HAS ERODED DOWN WITH THE CONNECTICUT RIVER, MT.

TOM HAS CONNECTICUT RIVER, MT.

TOM HAS STAYED IN ITS PRESENT LOCATION STAYED IN ITS PRESENT LOCATION AND PRETTY MUCH IN ITS PRESENT AND PRETTY MUCH IN ITS PRESENT FORM FOR ABOUT 200 MILLION FORM FOR ABOUT 200 MILLION YEARS.

YEARS.

>> WHAT ABOUT THE RIVER HAS THE >> WHAT ABOUT THE RIVER HAS THE COURSE OF IT CHANGED?

COURSE OF IT CHANGED?

>> GOOD QUESTION.

>> GOOD QUESTION.

IN THE HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF IN THE HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF YEARS THAT MT.

TOM HAS BEEN YEARS THAT MT.

TOM HAS BEEN PRETTY MUCH HOW IT IS TODAY, THE PRETTY MUCH HOW IT IS TODAY, THE RIVER HAS CHANGED DRAMATICALLY.

RIVER HAS CHANGED DRAMATICALLY.

IN THE TIME OF THE GLACIERS, IN THE TIME OF THE GLACIERS, ABOUT 20,000 YEARS AGO, WE HAD ABOUT 20,000 YEARS AGO, WE HAD LAKE HITCHCOCK, WHICH IS ABOUT LAKE HITCHCOCK, WHICH IS ABOUT 250 MILES WIDE AND ALL THE WAY 250 MILES WIDE AND ALL THE WAY FROM VERMONT DOWN TO ROCKY HILL, FROM VERMONT DOWN TO ROCKY HILL, CONNECTICUT, WAS FILLED WITH CONNECTICUT, WAS FILLED WITH WATER.

WATER.

THEN THE DAM THAT WAS AT ROCKY THEN THE DAM THAT WAS AT ROCKY HILL BUILT OF GLACIAL MATERIAL HILL BUILT OF GLACIAL MATERIAL THAT WAS DAMMING ALL THE WATER THAT WAS DAMMING ALL THE WATER UP BEHIND IT, WHEN THAT BROKE UP BEHIND IT, WHEN THAT BROKE ABOUT 12,000 YEARS AGO, THAT ABOUT 12,000 YEARS AGO, THAT WATER COMING OUT AND THE WATER WATER COMING OUT AND THE WATER THAT CAME AFTER STARTED TO CARVE THAT CAME AFTER STARTED TO CARVE THE CURRENT LAYOUT OF THE THE CURRENT LAYOUT OF THE CONNECTICUT RIVER.

CONNECTICUT RIVER.

>> I'VE HEARD THERE ARE FOSSILS >> I'VE HEARD THERE ARE FOSSILS AROUND HERE.

AROUND HERE.

IS THAT TRUE?

IS THAT TRUE?

>> IT IS TRUE.

>> IT IS TRUE.

JUST OFF THE ROAD OFF ROUTE 5, A JUST OFF THE ROAD OFF ROUTE 5, A DINOSAUR -- AT DINOSAUR DINOSAUR -- AT DINOSAUR FOOTPRINTS RESERVATION.

FOOTPRINTS RESERVATION.

>> CAN WE GO TAKE A LOOK AT >> CAN WE GO TAKE A LOOK AT THEM?

THEM?

>> ABSOLUTELY.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

>> SWEET.

>> HERE WE ARE AT DINOSAUR FOOTPRINTS, A TRUSTEE OF THE FOOTPRINTS, A TRUSTEE OF THE RESERVATIONS PROPERTY.

RESERVATIONS PROPERTY.

STILL IN HOLYOKE.

STILL IN HOLYOKE.

>> ARE THESE THE FOSSILS?

>> ARE THESE THE FOSSILS?

>> ABSOLUTELY.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

THESE ARE TRACED FOSSILS, THESE ARE TRACED FOSSILS, BECAUSE THEY ARE IMPRESSIONS BECAUSE THEY ARE IMPRESSIONS LEFT WHEN THE DINOSAUR WALKED LEFT WHEN THE DINOSAUR WALKED BY.

BY.

AND IN FACT, THERE IS SOME AND IN FACT, THERE IS SOME FOSSILS -- TRACE FOSSILS OF FOSSILS -- TRACE FOSSILS OF RIPPLES THAT WERE ON THE LAKE RIPPLES THAT WERE ON THE LAKE BOTTOM.

BOTTOM.

DO YOU SEE HOW THAT IS WAVY DO YOU SEE HOW THAT IS WAVY HERE?

HERE?

IT'S PRETTY AMAZING THAT.

IT'S PRETTY AMAZING THAT.

WAS ACTUALLY FORMED BY THE WAVES WAS ACTUALLY FORMED BY THE WAVES ON THE SHORE OF A LAKE IN THE ON THE SHORE OF A LAKE IN THE MUD, AND THE SAME WITH THE MUD, AND THE SAME WITH THE FOOTPRINTS, WHEN THE SUN DRIED FOOTPRINTS, WHEN THE SUN DRIED THEM OUT AND HARDENED THEM.

THEM OUT AND HARDENED THEM.

THEN THEY GOT COVERED UP TO A THEN THEY GOT COVERED UP TO A THOUSAND FEET OF SEDIMENT, WHICH THOUSAND FEET OF SEDIMENT, WHICH WAS ENOUGH HEAT AND PRESSURE TO WAS ENOUGH HEAT AND PRESSURE TO TURN THE MUD INTO ROCK.

TURN THE MUD INTO ROCK.

SO THAT IS WHY IT'S HARD TODAY, SO THAT IS WHY IT'S HARD TODAY, AND HAS LASTED.

AND HAS LASTED.

ONE REALLY INCREDIBLE THING ONE REALLY INCREDIBLE THING ABOUT THIS SITE IN PARTICULAR IS ABOUT THIS SITE IN PARTICULAR IS THAT YOU CAN SEE THE TRACK OF AN THAT YOU CAN SEE THE TRACK OF AN INDIVIDUAL DINOSAUR.

INDIVIDUAL DINOSAUR.

AND IF YOU LOOK -- AND IF YOU LOOK -- SO THIS IS THE FOOTPRINT, IT WAS SO THIS IS THE FOOTPRINT, IT WAS DEFINITELY TALLER THAN I AM, DEFINITELY TALLER THAN I AM, BECAUSE I CAN'T WALK THAT FAR.

BECAUSE I CAN'T WALK THAT FAR.

AND SO WE THINK THEY WERE ABOUT AND SO WE THINK THEY WERE ABOUT 15 FEET TALL, BASED ON THE 15 FEET TALL, BASED ON THE STRIDE, AND THESE ARE ACTUALLY STRIDE, AND THESE ARE ACTUALLY ANCESTORS OF T-REX.

ANCESTORS OF T-REX.

RIGHT HERE IN HOLYOKE.

RIGHT HERE IN HOLYOKE.

YOU CAN SEE TRACE FOSSILS OF YOU CAN SEE TRACE FOSSILS OF DINOSAURS, RIPPLES, YOU CAN EVEN DINOSAURS, RIPPLES, YOU CAN EVEN FIND RAINDROP MARKS, AS WELL AS FIND RAINDROP MARKS, AS WELL AS FISH AND PLANT MATERIAL.

>> IN 1729, THERE WERE SIX FAMILIES LIVING IN IRELAND FAMILIES LIVING IN IRELAND PARISH.

PARISH.

LIVING CONDITIONS WERE SIMPLE.

LIVING CONDITIONS WERE SIMPLE.

HUNTING AND FISHING WERE THE WAY HUNTING AND FISHING WERE THE WAY OF LIFE.

OF LIFE.

WILD FOWL, TURKEYS, SALMON, AND WILD FOWL, TURKEYS, SALMON, AND SHAD WERE PLENTIFUL.

SHAD WERE PLENTIFUL.

EVERY HOUSEHOLD IN EARLY IRELAND EVERY HOUSEHOLD IN EARLY IRELAND PARISH WAS REQUIRED TO KEEP AT PARISH WAS REQUIRED TO KEEP AT LEAST THREE SHEEP.

LEAST THREE SHEEP.

EVEN WITH MANUFACTURING EVEN WITH MANUFACTURING BEGINNING TO GROW IN THE BEGINNING TO GROW IN THE 1800s, SHAD FISHING CONTINUED 1800s, SHAD FISHING CONTINUED TO BE AN IMPORTANT PHASE OF THE TO BE AN IMPORTANT PHASE OF THE YEARLY CYCLE OF LIFE IN IRELAND YEARLY CYCLE OF LIFE IN IRELAND PARISH.

PARISH.

FARMERS AND PEDDLERS CAME FROM FARMERS AND PEDDLERS CAME FROM MILES AROUND FOR THE SHAD.

MILES AROUND FOR THE SHAD.

MOST EVERYONE BARTERED FOR CROPS MOST EVERYONE BARTERED FOR CROPS AND LOCALLY PRODUCED GOODS.

AND LOCALLY PRODUCED GOODS.

WHEN THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION WHEN THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION REACHED WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS IN REACHED WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS IN THE MID 1800s, LIFE IN HOLYOKE THE MID 1800s, LIFE IN HOLYOKE CHANGE THE.

CHANGE THE.

IT BEGAN TO MOVE FASTER.

IT BEGAN TO MOVE FASTER.

GEORGE EWING, A SALESMAN FROM GEORGE EWING, A SALESMAN FROM THE FAIRBANKS SCALES COMPANY OF THE FAIRBANKS SCALES COMPANY OF VERMONT, SAW WHAT THE VERMONT, SAW WHAT THE BUSINESSMEN OF LOWELL HAD DONE BUSINESSMEN OF LOWELL HAD DONE WITH THE MERRIMACK RIVER.

WITH THE MERRIMACK RIVER.

THEY HARNESSED THE ENERGY MUCH THEY HARNESSED THE ENERGY MUCH WATER POWER.

WATER POWER.

HE KNEW THE SAME COULD BE DONE HE KNEW THE SAME COULD BE DONE WITH THE 60-FOOT FALLS OF THE WITH THE 60-FOOT FALLS OF THE CONNECTICUT RIVER.

CONNECTICUT RIVER.

HE WENT TO THE BOSTON HE WENT TO THE BOSTON ASSOCIATES, FINANCIERS OF THE ASSOCIATES, FINANCIERS OF THE HADLEY FALLS COMPANY, TO ASK HADLEY FALLS COMPANY, TO ASK THEM TO FUND THE BUILDING OF A THEM TO FUND THE BUILDING OF A DAM FOR A NEW PLANNED CITY.

DAM FOR A NEW PLANNED CITY.

EWING WAS ABLE TO CONVINCE THEM EWING WAS ABLE TO CONVINCE THEM THAT THE GREAT BEND IN THE THAT THE GREAT BEND IN THE RIVER, WHICH ENCLOSED A CLEAR, RIVER, WHICH ENCLOSED A CLEAR, LEVEL AREA, WOULD BE IDEAL FOR LEVEL AREA, WOULD BE IDEAL FOR THE BUILDING OF NEW MILLS AND THE BUILDING OF NEW MILLS AND FACTORIES.

FACTORIES.

THE RUSHING WATER OF THE DAM THE RUSHING WATER OF THE DAM WOULD PROVIDE POWER TO HUNDREDS WOULD PROVIDE POWER TO HUNDREDS OF MILLS IN HOLYOKE.

OF MILLS IN HOLYOKE.

THE BUILDING OF THE DAM BEGAN THE BUILDING OF THE DAM BEGAN ONCE ALL THE LAND AROUND THE ONCE ALL THE LAND AROUND THE RIVER WAS PURCHASED.

RIVER WAS PURCHASED.

THIS WAS A PERFECT TIME FOR THIS WAS A PERFECT TIME FOR IMMIGRANTS TO COME AND FIND IMMIGRANTS TO COME AND FIND WORK, AND THEY CAME TO THE WORK, AND THEY CAME TO THE CONSTRUCTION SITE BY THE CONSTRUCTION SITE BY THE HUNDREDS.

HUNDREDS.

CONSTRUCTION OF HOLYOKE'S FIRST CONSTRUCTION OF HOLYOKE'S FIRST WOODEN DAM BEGAN IN 1847 UNDER WOODEN DAM BEGAN IN 1847 UNDER THE HATLY FALLS COMPANY.

THE HATLY FALLS COMPANY.

IRISH DAY LABORERS PROVIDED MOST IRISH DAY LABORERS PROVIDED MOST OF THE MANPOWER.

OF THE MANPOWER.

>> MY FAMILY SUFFERED DURING THE >> MY FAMILY SUFFERED DURING THE IRISH POTATO FAMINE, AND DECIDED IRISH POTATO FAMINE, AND DECIDED TO MAKE THE $46 TRIP TO AMERICA TO MAKE THE $46 TRIP TO AMERICA IN 1847.

IN 1847.

MY DENNIS HASTERT DANIEL WAS MY DENNIS HASTERT DANIEL WAS ATTRACTED TO THE AREA BY THE ATTRACTED TO THE AREA BY THE CONNECTICUT RIVER AND ALL IT CONNECTICUT RIVER AND ALL IT COULD OFFER.

COULD OFFER.

HE BECAME A LABORER ON THE DAM HE BECAME A LABORER ON THE DAM BEING BUILT.

BEING BUILT.

HE DIED, HOWEVER, FROM A CHOLERA HE DIED, HOWEVER, FROM A CHOLERA EPIDEMIC.

EPIDEMIC.

I TOOK OVER PROVIDING FOR THE I TOOK OVER PROVIDING FOR THE FAMILY, AND WORKED FIRST AS A FAMILY, AND WORKED FIRST AS A WATER BOY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION WATER BOY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION TEAM OF THE ORIGINAL DAM, THEN TEAM OF THE ORIGINAL DAM, THEN MOVED ON TO THE JOB OF BARN BOSS MOVED ON TO THE JOB OF BARN BOSS FOR THE HADLEY FALLS COMPANY.

FOR THE HADLEY FALLS COMPANY.

DANIEL J. O'CONNELL.

DANIEL J. O'CONNELL.

>> ON JANUARY 1, 1848, THE IRISH >> ON JANUARY 1, 1848, THE IRISH LABORERS TO WHOM I HAD PROMISED LABORERS TO WHOM I HAD PROMISED 85 CENTS A DAY WERE TOLD BY THE 85 CENTS A DAY WERE TOLD BY THE OVERSEER THEY WOULD BE RECEIVING OVERSEER THEY WOULD BE RECEIVING ONLY 70 CENTS.

ONLY 70 CENTS.

ALL WORK CAME TO A HALT.

ALL WORK CAME TO A HALT.

NEGOTIATIONS BEGAN, AND ONLY 20 NEGOTIATIONS BEGAN, AND ONLY 20 MEN WERE WILLING TO GO BACK TO MEN WERE WILLING TO GO BACK TO WORK.

WORK.

THE MILITIA WAS CALLED FROM THE MILITIA WAS CALLED FROM NORTH HAMPTON AND A PRIEST FROM NORTH HAMPTON AND A PRIEST FROM SPRINGFIELD.

SPRINGFIELD.

THE STRIKE LASTED 10 DAYS.

THE STRIKE LASTED 10 DAYS.

WHEN THE ORDER WAS FINALLY WHEN THE ORDER WAS FINALLY RESTORED, I FELT AS IF THE RESTORED, I FELT AS IF THE COMPANY HAD UNDERMINED MY WORD.

COMPANY HAD UNDERMINED MY WORD.

I HAD PROMISED TO PAY THESE MEN I HAD PROMISED TO PAY THESE MEN A DECENT, WORKING WAGE OF 85 A DECENT, WORKING WAGE OF 85 CENTS A DAY.

CENTS A DAY.

I FOLLOWED MY CONSCIENCE AND I FOLLOWED MY CONSCIENCE AND DECIDED TO PAY THE ADDITIONAL DECIDED TO PAY THE ADDITIONAL WAIDGESZ OUT OF MY OWN POCKET.

WAIDGESZ OUT OF MY OWN POCKET.

THE DAM WAS BUILT AND FINISHED THE DAM WAS BUILT AND FINISHED ON NOVEMBER 6th, 1848.

ON NOVEMBER 6th, 1848.

SHORTLY AFTERWARDS, THERE WAS A SHORTLY AFTERWARDS, THERE WAS A CATASTROPHE.

CATASTROPHE.

GEORGE EWING.

GEORGE EWING.

>> ALL AT ONCE THERE WAS A LOUD >> ALL AT ONCE THERE WAS A LOUD CRACKLING NOISE AND THE MIDDLE CRACKLING NOISE AND THE MIDDLE OF THE DAM BEGAN TO BULGE OF THE DAM BEGAN TO BULGE FORWARD.

FORWARD.

MR.

LYMAN, BOSTON, 10:00 A.M.

MR.

LYMAN, BOSTON, 10:00 A.M.

THE GATES WERE CLOSED AND THE THE GATES WERE CLOSED AND THE WATER BEGAN FILLING BEHIND THE WATER BEGAN FILLING BEHIND THE DAM.

DAM.

12:00 P.M.

12:00 P.M.

DAM LEAKING BADLY AND IT CANNOT DAM LEAKING BADLY AND IT CANNOT BE STOPPED.

BE STOPPED.

2:00 P.M.

2:00 P.M.

BULKHEADS ARE GIVING WAY!

BULKHEADS ARE GIVING WAY!

3:20 P.M.

3:20 P.M.

SIR, THE DAM HAS GONE TO HELL BY SIR, THE DAM HAS GONE TO HELL BY WAY OF WILLIAMSETT!

WAY OF WILLIAMSETT!

>> THE SCENE WAS BOTH >> THE SCENE WAS BOTH MAGNIFICENT AND FRIGHTFUL.

>> LABOR BEGAN ON THE NEW DPAM SIX MONTHS LATER.

SIX MONTHS LATER.

IT WAS AN EVEN LARGER AND MORE IT WAS AN EVEN LARGER AND MORE SUBSTANTIALLY BUILT STRUCTURE, SUBSTANTIALLY BUILT STRUCTURE, STANDING 1,000 FEET LONG AND 30 STANDING 1,000 FEET LONG AND 30 FEET HIGH.

FEET HIGH.

WHEN IT WAS FINISHED, THE WATER WHEN IT WAS FINISHED, THE WATER FELL STRAIGHT DOWN WITH A MIGHTY FELL STRAIGHT DOWN WITH A MIGHTY ROAR, SAID TO BE HEARD EVEN IN ROAR, SAID TO BE HEARD EVEN IN SPRINGFIELD ON STILL DAYS.

SPRINGFIELD ON STILL DAYS.

WINDOWS RATTLED AND PEOPLE SAID WINDOWS RATTLED AND PEOPLE SAID ANYTHING LOOSE WOULD BE ANYTHING LOOSE WOULD BE "A-SHAKING AND A-CLAPPING."

"A-SHAKING AND A-CLAPPING."

>> THE DAM WAS NOW FUNCTIONING.

>> THE DAM WAS NOW FUNCTIONING.

THE FIRST COTTON MILL WAS BUILT THE FIRST COTTON MILL WAS BUILT EXT WATER WHEEL INSTALLED.

EXT WATER WHEEL INSTALLED.

IT WAS 1850, AND IRELAND PARISH IT WAS 1850, AND IRELAND PARISH WAS RENAMED HOLYOKE, A BRAND-NEW WAS RENAMED HOLYOKE, A BRAND-NEW TOWN IN MASSACHUSETTS WITH A TOWN IN MASSACHUSETTS WITH A POPULATION OF 3,245.

>> IT WASES PROGRESSIVE THINKING, AND THE VISION OF THINKING, AND THE VISION OF LOCAL BUSINESSMEN AND INVENTORS LOCAL BUSINESSMEN AND INVENTORS THAT MADE INDUSTRY POSSIBLE IN THAT MADE INDUSTRY POSSIBLE IN WHAT WAS ONCE A SMALL WHAT WAS ONCE A SMALL AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITY.

AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITY.

>> WELCOME TO HOLYOKE HERITAGE >> WELCOME TO HOLYOKE HERITAGE STATE PARK.

STATE PARK.

THANKS FOR COMING.

THANKS FOR COMING.

HERE IN THE DOWNTOWN OF HOLYOKE, HERE IN THE DOWNTOWN OF HOLYOKE, THIS PARK WAS BUILT ABOUT -- THE THIS PARK WAS BUILT ABOUT -- THE EARLY 1980s, ABOUT 25 YEARS EARLY 1980s, ABOUT 25 YEARS AGO.

AGO.

WE ARE STANDING RIGHT WHERE THE WE ARE STANDING RIGHT WHERE THE HUGE SKINNER MILL WAS BUILT HUGE SKINNER MILL WAS BUILT WHERE THE SKINNER FAMILY WHERE THE SKINNER FAMILY MANUFACTURED SILK BEFORE THIS MANUFACTURED SILK BEFORE THIS PARK WAS BUILT.

PARK WAS BUILT.

WE ARE ABOUT TWO-THIRDS OF A WE ARE ABOUT TWO-THIRDS OF A MILE FROM THE DAM ON THE FIRST MILE FROM THE DAM ON THE FIRST LEVEL CANAL, THE HIGHEST OF LEVEL CANAL, THE HIGHEST OF THREE CANALS IN HOLYOKE.

THREE CANALS IN HOLYOKE.

THIS HIGHEST LEVEL, THIS FIRST THIS HIGHEST LEVEL, THIS FIRST LEVEL CANAL, TAKES WATER FROM LEVEL CANAL, TAKES WATER FROM BEHIND THE DAM THROUGH THE GATE BEHIND THE DAM THROUGH THE GATE HOUSE, IT FLOWS TO THIS POINT.

HOUSE, IT FLOWS TO THIS POINT.

IT WAS DESIGNED TO GO UNDERNEATH IT WAS DESIGNED TO GO UNDERNEATH THE FANNIE MAE FACTORIES THAT THE FANNIE MAE FACTORIES THAT ARE IN THE ROW BETWEEN THIS ARE IN THE ROW BETWEEN THIS CANAL AND THE SECOND LEVEL CANAL CANAL AND THE SECOND LEVEL CANAL DOWNHILL AND ON THE OTHER SIDE DOWNHILL AND ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THESE FACTORIES.

>> SO THE 1848 PLAN FOR THE CITY OF HOLYOKE ENVISIONED THESE OF HOLYOKE ENVISIONED THESE THREE LEVELS OF CANALS.

THREE LEVELS OF CANALS.

AND OVER THE NEXT HALF CLENCH AND OVER THE NEXT HALF CLENCH UNTIL -- CENTURY UNTIL ABOUT UNTIL -- CENTURY UNTIL ABOUT 1900, IMMIGRANT WORKERS DUG 1900, IMMIGRANT WORKERS DUG THESE FIVE MILES OF CANALS THESE FIVE MILES OF CANALS PRETTY MUCH THE WAY THEY WERE PRETTY MUCH THE WAY THEY WERE DESIGNED.

DESIGNED.

>> WHY ARE THERE THREE CANAL AND >> WHY ARE THERE THREE CANAL AND NOT JUST ONE?

NOT JUST ONE?

>> THE PEOPLE WHO DEVELOPED >> THE PEOPLE WHO DEVELOPED HOLYOKE REALIZED BECAUSE OF THE HOLYOKE REALIZED BECAUSE OF THE SCHLEP OF THE LAND AND THE BEND SCHLEP OF THE LAND AND THE BEND IN THE RIVER, THEY COULD BUILD IN THE RIVER, THEY COULD BUILD THESE TWO CANALS A MILE LONG AND THESE TWO CANALS A MILE LONG AND HAVE AN INDUSTRIAL SECTION OF HAVE AN INDUSTRIAL SECTION OF THE CITY STRETCHING A MILE FROM THE CITY STRETCHING A MILE FROM THE RIVER, WHICH MOST OF THE THE RIVER, WHICH MOST OF THE OTHER HYDRO-POWERED CITIES OF OTHER HYDRO-POWERED CITIES OF THE DAY COULDN'T HAVE, ALL THEY THE DAY COULDN'T HAVE, ALL THEY COULD HAVE WAS MILLS ALONG THE COULD HAVE WAS MILLS ALONG THE RIVERS.

RIVERS.

>> HOLYOKE'S HISTORY, MUCH OF IT >> HOLYOKE'S HISTORY, MUCH OF IT STEMMING FROM THE INNOVATION OF STEMMING FROM THE INNOVATION OF WATER POWER, MAY SOON BE COMING WATER POWER, MAY SOON BE COMING FULL CIRCLE.

FULL CIRCLE.

>> HG &E WAS FOUNDED IN 1902 >> HG &E WAS FOUNDED IN 1902 JUST AS THE INDUSTRIALIZATION OF JUST AS THE INDUSTRIALIZATION OF THE CITY WAS BEGINNING.

THE CITY WAS BEGINNING.

AND WORKED COMPETITIVELY BUT AND WORKED COMPETITIVELY BUT SIDE BY SIDE WITH HOLYOKE WATER SIDE BY SIDE WITH HOLYOKE WATER POWER FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS, TO POWER FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS, TO MEET THE DEMANDS OF THE GROWING MEET THE DEMANDS OF THE GROWING CITY.

CITY.

THE CITY HAS FROM A UTILITY THE CITY HAS FROM A UTILITY STANDPOINT, ALWAYS HAD A LOT OF STANDPOINT, ALWAYS HAD A LOT OF FORESIGHT WITH PUTTING IN FORESIGHT WITH PUTTING IN INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WAS INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WAS ADAPTABLE AND SCALABLE.

ADAPTABLE AND SCALABLE.

ABOUT 65% OF THE POWER WE SELL ABOUT 65% OF THE POWER WE SELL AT RETAIL COMES FROM WATER POWER AT RETAIL COMES FROM WATER POWER FROM THE DAM AND CANAL SYSTEM.

FROM THE DAM AND CANAL SYSTEM.

I DON'T THINK WE'LL GET TO A I DON'T THINK WE'LL GET TO A POINT WHERE WE ARE USING SOLELY POINT WHERE WE ARE USING SOLELY WATER POWER, BECAUSE THERE'S A WATER POWER, BECAUSE THERE'S A PRACTICAL CAPACITY YOU CAN GET PRACTICAL CAPACITY YOU CAN GET OUT OF THE SYSTEM.

OUT OF THE SYSTEM.

BUT THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY TOLL BUT THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY TOLL GET A LITTLE BIT MORE POWER AND GET A LITTLE BIT MORE POWER AND INCREMENTALLY GROW AND WITH INCREMENTALLY GROW AND WITH ADVANCING TECHNOLOGIES, TO APPLY ADVANCING TECHNOLOGIES, TO APPLY THOSE TECHNOLOGIES IN AREAS THOSE TECHNOLOGIES IN AREAS WHERE WE'RE NOT GETTING WHERE WE'RE NOT GETTING ELECTRICITY FROM THE HYDROS ELECTRICITY FROM THE HYDROS RESOURCE RIGHT NOW.

RESOURCE RIGHT NOW.

>> HOLYOKE'S POTENTIAL WOULD NOT >> HOLYOKE'S POTENTIAL WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN MET, OR EXCEEDED, HAVE BEEN MET, OR EXCEEDED, WITHOUT THE CREATIVE INITIATIVE WITHOUT THE CREATIVE INITIATIVE AND THE DETERMINATION OF ITS AND THE DETERMINATION OF ITS CITIZENS.

>> OVER THE COURSE OF 150 YEARS, PEOPLE FROM IRELAND, CANADA, PEOPLE FROM IRELAND, CANADA, ITALY, GERMANY, POLAND, AND ITALY, GERMANY, POLAND, AND PUERTO RICO CAME TO LIVE AND PUERTO RICO CAME TO LIVE AND WORK IN HOLYOKE.

WORK IN HOLYOKE.

AND EACH TIME, THE COMMUNITY AND EACH TIME, THE COMMUNITY REDEFINED ITSELF BASED ON ITS REDEFINED ITSELF BASED ON ITS NEW INHABITANTS.

NEW INHABITANTS.

WITH SO MUCH CONSTRUCTION GOING WITH SO MUCH CONSTRUCTION GOING ON IN IRELAND PARISH, THE DEMAND ON IN IRELAND PARISH, THE DEMAND FOR LABOR WAS HEAVY.

FOR LABOR WAS HEAVY.

THE HARDSHIPS OF THE POTATO THE HARDSHIPS OF THE POTATO FAMINE IN IRELAND FORCED MANY TO FAMINE IN IRELAND FORCED MANY TO FIND WORK ELSEWHERE.

FIND WORK ELSEWHERE.

IN THE 1840s, THE IRISH WERE IN THE 1840s, THE IRISH WERE THE LARGEST GROUP OF IMMIGRANTS THE LARGEST GROUP OF IMMIGRANTS TO SETTLE IN HOLYOKE.

TO SETTLE IN HOLYOKE.

BY THE 1850s, THE NUMBER OF BY THE 1850s, THE NUMBER OF IRISH IN AMERICA HAD GROWN TO IRISH IN AMERICA HAD GROWN TO ALMOST 1 MILLION.

ALMOST 1 MILLION.

>> I WAS BORN IN IRELAND IN >> I WAS BORN IN IRELAND IN 1858, AND IMMIGRATED TO AMERICA 1858, AND IMMIGRATED TO AMERICA WHEN I WAS JUST 7 YEARS OLD.

WHEN I WAS JUST 7 YEARS OLD.

I SOLD INSTRUMENTS LIKE PIANOS, I SOLD INSTRUMENTS LIKE PIANOS, ORGANS, GENERAL MUSICAL ITEMS, ORGANS, GENERAL MUSICAL ITEMS, AT 305 HIGH STREET.

AT 305 HIGH STREET.

I ALSO SERVED AS ALDERMAN TWO I ALSO SERVED AS ALDERMAN TWO TERMS, THE LAST BEING PRESIDENT TERMS, THE LAST BEING PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD.

OF THE BOARD.

MARTIN P. CONWAY.

MARTIN P. CONWAY.

>> THE SECOND LARGEST IMMIGRANT >> THE SECOND LARGEST IMMIGRANT GROUP TO COME INTO HOLYOKE WAS GROUP TO COME INTO HOLYOKE WAS THE FRENCH CANADIANS, MOST OF THE FRENCH CANADIANS, MOST OF WHOM CAME BETWEEN 1870 AND 1880.

WHOM CAME BETWEEN 1870 AND 1880.

THE POPULATION IN CANADA GREW SO THE POPULATION IN CANADA GREW SO LARGE, SO QUICKLY, THAT THERE LARGE, SO QUICKLY, THAT THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH LAND TO FARM IN WAS NOT ENOUGH LAND TO FARM IN ORDER TO PRODUCE FOOD FOR THE ORDER TO PRODUCE FOOD FOR THE POPULATION.

POPULATION.

ADDITIONALLY, AMERICAN ADDITIONALLY, AMERICAN MANUFACTURERS PAID MORE THAN MANUFACTURERS PAID MORE THAN THEIR CANADIAN NEIGHBORS.

THEIR CANADIAN NEIGHBORS.

THOSE WHO CROSSED THE CANADIAN THOSE WHO CROSSED THE CANADIAN BORDER INTO HOLYOKE SENT BACK BORDER INTO HOLYOKE SENT BACK ENTHUSIASTIC ACCOUNTS OF LIFE IN ENTHUSIASTIC ACCOUNTS OF LIFE IN AMERICA.

AMERICA.

ALONG WITH MORE MONEY THAN THE ALONG WITH MORE MONEY THAN THE FAMILIES AT HOME HAD EVER SEEN.

FAMILIES AT HOME HAD EVER SEEN.

>> THE SPRING OF 1879 BROUGHT >> THE SPRING OF 1879 BROUGHT INTO MASSACHUSETTS A NEW GREAT INTO MASSACHUSETTS A NEW GREAT WAVE OF FRENCH CANADIAN WAVE OF FRENCH CANADIAN IMMIGRANTS, LURED BY RUMORS OF IMMIGRANTS, LURED BY RUMORS OF JOBS.

JOBS.

THE TRANSCRIPT DESCRIBED THE THE TRANSCRIPT DESCRIBED THE SCENE IN HOLYOKE LIKE THIS.

SCENE IN HOLYOKE LIKE THIS.

THEY COME WITH ALL THEIR WORLDLY THEY COME WITH ALL THEIR WORLDLY GOODS PACKED IN BOXES AND GOODS PACKED IN BOXES AND BUNDLES, AND THE GENTS' ROOM AT BUNDLES, AND THE GENTS' ROOM AT THE CONNECTICUT RAILROAD DESPOA THE CONNECTICUT RAILROAD DESPOA PACKED WITH THEIR EFFECTS UNTIL PACKED WITH THEIR EFFECTS UNTIL IT LOOKS LIKE A WHOLESALE IT LOOKS LIKE A WHOLESALE WAREHOUSE.

WAREHOUSE.

>> IN 1905, WHEN I WAS 14 YEARS >> IN 1905, WHEN I WAS 14 YEARS OLD, I STARTED WORK AT 6:00 IN OLD, I STARTED WORK AT 6:00 IN THE MORNING.

THE MORNING.

WE WORKED FROM 6:00 IN THE WE WORKED FROM 6:00 IN THE MORNING UNTIL 6:00 AT NIGHT.

MORNING UNTIL 6:00 AT NIGHT.

ON SATURDAY WE WORKED FROM IEX N ON SATURDAY WE WORKED FROM IEX N IN THE MORNING TO NOONTIME.

IN THE MORNING TO NOONTIME.

I GOT PAID $3.34 A WEEK.

I GOT PAID $3.34 A WEEK.

I GAVE MY MOTHER $3, AND KEPT 34 I GAVE MY MOTHER $3, AND KEPT 34 CENTS.

CENTS.

WE HAD TO BUY RIBBON OR WHATEVER WE HAD TO BUY RIBBON OR WHATEVER ELSE WE WANTED FOR OURSELVES.

ELSE WE WANTED FOR OURSELVES.

BUT I ALWAYS MADE SURE MOTHER BUT I ALWAYS MADE SURE MOTHER HAD A LITTLE BIT OF CANDY.

HAD A LITTLE BIT OF CANDY.

ELSIE LAMARCHE.

ELSIE LAMARCHE.

>> GERMAN FAMILIES CAME TO >> GERMAN FAMILIES CAME TO HOLYOKE MOSTLY IN THE 1860s.

HOLYOKE MOSTLY IN THE 1860s.

THEIR NUMBERS RAPIDLY INCREASED THEIR NUMBERS RAPIDLY INCREASED AFTER 1865, WHEN HER MANN AND AFTER 1865, WHEN HER MANN AND AUGUST STURSBERG BOUGHT HALF AUGUST STURSBERG BOUGHT HALF INTEREST OF THE GERMANIA MILLS.

INTEREST OF THE GERMANIA MILLS.

EXPERIENCED SPINNERS AND WEAVERS EXPERIENCED SPINNERS AND WEAVERS CAME WITH THEM FROM GERMANY TO CAME WITH THEM FROM GERMANY TO MAKE THEIR HOME IN SOUTH MAKE THEIR HOME IN SOUTH HOLYOKE.

HOLYOKE.

>> MY FATHER WAS BORN IN WARDOW, >> MY FATHER WAS BORN IN WARDOW, GERMANY, AND CAME OVER WHEN HE GERMANY, AND CAME OVER WHEN HE WAS 12 YEARS OLD.

WAS 12 YEARS OLD.

THEY SETTLED IN JERMAINEA BLOCKS THEY SETTLED IN JERMAINEA BLOCKS IN SOUTH HOLYOKE.

IN SOUTH HOLYOKE.

HE WORKED IN THE GOETZ SILK HE WORKED IN THE GOETZ SILK MILLS.

MILLS.

MY MOTHER CAME FROM GERMANY, MY MOTHER CAME FROM GERMANY, ALSO AT THE AGE OF 11 OR 12.

ALSO AT THE AGE OF 11 OR 12.

THEY SET MED IN WEST HOLYOKE AND THEY SET MED IN WEST HOLYOKE AND STARTED A FARM.

STARTED A FARM.

MY MOTHER, HOWEVER, WAS A WEAVER MY MOTHER, HOWEVER, WAS A WEAVER AT AT THE WILLIAM SKINNER & AT AT THE WILLIAM SKINNER & SONS.

SONS.

WEAVERS HAD A TOUGH JOB IN THE WEAVERS HAD A TOUGH JOB IN THE TEXTILE MILLS, YOU KNOW.

TEXTILE MILLS, YOU KNOW.

IT WAS VERY SKILLED POSITION, IT WAS VERY SKILLED POSITION, BECAUSE YOU HAD TO KNOW ABOUT BECAUSE YOU HAD TO KNOW ABOUT 40,000 ENDS OF THREAD AND WHERE 40,000 ENDS OF THREAD AND WHERE THEY GO.

THEY GO.

AMELIA WILHELM.

AMELIA WILHELM.

>> I WORKED AT CHEMICAL PAPER >> I WORKED AT CHEMICAL PAPER MANUFACTURING COMPANY AS MANUFACTURING COMPANY AS PRODUCTION MANAGER.

PRODUCTION MANAGER.

AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, WE DID AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, WE DID NOT FAVOR ANYBODY, ANY IMMIGRANT NOT FAVOR ANYBODY, ANY IMMIGRANT GROUP, FOR JOBS.

GROUP, FOR JOBS.

THE IRISH WERE EVERYWHERE, THEY THE IRISH WERE EVERYWHERE, THEY WERE LIKE FLIES.

WERE LIKE FLIES.

THE MACHINISTS WERE MOSTLY THE MACHINISTS WERE MOSTLY GERMAN, I REMEMBER.

GERMAN, I REMEMBER.

THE FRENCH CADE I DON'T KNOWS THE FRENCH CADE I DON'T KNOWS DIDN'T LIKE HEAVY WORK AND A LOT DIDN'T LIKE HEAVY WORK AND A LOT OF THE WORK IN PAPER MILLS WAS OF THE WORK IN PAPER MILLS WAS HEAVY WORK.

HEAVY WORK.

FRENCH CADE I DON'T KNOWS LIKED FRENCH CADE I DON'T KNOWS LIKED THE LIGHTER WORK IN TEXTILE THE LIGHTER WORK IN TEXTILE MILLS.

MILLS.

THE POLISH LIKE THE HEAVY WORK, THE POLISH LIKE THE HEAVY WORK, SO THEY BEGAN REPLACING THE SO THEY BEGAN REPLACING THE IRISH IN THE PAPER MILLS IN THE IRISH IN THE PAPER MILLS IN THE 1920s.

1920s.

BUT IN GETTING ALONG, THERE WERE BUT IN GETTING ALONG, THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS.

NO PROBLEMS.

WE WEREN'T FIGHTING WITH EACH WE WEREN'T FIGHTING WITH EACH OTHER.

OTHER.

WE WERE MAKING PAPER.

WE WERE MAKING PAPER.

ELMER TUCKER.

ELMER TUCKER.

GLMENT FIRST ITALIANS CAME TO GLMENT FIRST ITALIANS CAME TO HOLYOKE IN THE 1880s.

HOLYOKE IN THE 1880s.

RECORDS SHOW MOST ITALIANS WERE RECORDS SHOW MOST ITALIANS WERE INVOLVED IN CANDY AND FRUIT INVOLVED IN CANDY AND FRUIT STORES ON MAIN AND HIGH STREETS.

STORES ON MAIN AND HIGH STREETS.

FRANK J. EQUI, FOR EXAMPLE, FRANK J. EQUI, FOR EXAMPLE, STARTED WORKING AT HIS FATHER'S STARTED WORKING AT HIS FATHER'S COFFEE AND SANDWICH SHOP ON MAIN COFFEE AND SANDWICH SHOP ON MAIN STREET WHEN HE WAS 16 YEARS OLD.

STREET WHEN HE WAS 16 YEARS OLD.

HE STAYED FOR 80 YEARS.

HE STAYED FOR 80 YEARS.

>> I CAME TO HOLYOKE IN 1891 TO >> I CAME TO HOLYOKE IN 1891 TO WORK WITH POMPEO BUGLIA, WHO HAD WORK WITH POMPEO BUGLIA, WHO HAD PREVIOUSLY IMMIGRATED FROM PREVIOUSLY IMMIGRATED FROM FORNACI DI BARGO UNTIL ITALY IN FORNACI DI BARGO UNTIL ITALY IN 1880.

1880.

POMPEO HAD PROMISED ME A JOB.

POMPEO HAD PROMISED ME A JOB.

IN A FEW YEARS OF WORKING WITH IN A FEW YEARS OF WORKING WITH POMPEO SELLING FIGURINES POMPEO SELLING FIGURINES DOOR-TO-DOOR, AND RUNNING A DOOR-TO-DOOR, AND RUNNING A CONFECTIONARY STORE, I HAD CONFECTIONARY STORE, I HAD ENOUGH MONEY TO SEND FOR MY ENOUGH MONEY TO SEND FOR MY FAMILIAR THROI COME TO HOLYOKE.

FAMILIAR THROI COME TO HOLYOKE.

LOUIS RIGALI.

LOUIS RIGALI.

>> MANY OTHER IMMIGRANT GROUPS >> MANY OTHER IMMIGRANT GROUPS FOUND A HOME IN HOLYOKE.

FOUND A HOME IN HOLYOKE.

SOME CAME FROM POLAND IN THE SOME CAME FROM POLAND IN THE LATE 1860s, AND PORTUGAL AT LATE 1860s, AND PORTUGAL AT THE TURN OF THE 20th CENTURY.

THE TURN OF THE 20th CENTURY.

THEY JOINED OTHERS FROM ENGLAND, THEY JOINED OTHERS FROM ENGLAND, BELGIUM, RUSSIA, SPAIN, AND BELGIUM, RUSSIA, SPAIN, AND CHINA.

>> HOLYOKE'S HISTORY COULD NOT BE TOLD WITHOUT LOOKING AT WHY BE TOLD WITHOUT LOOKING AT WHY IMMIGRANTS AND MIGRANTS CAME.

IMMIGRANTS AND MIGRANTS CAME.

AFTER THE DAM AND CANAL SYSTEM AFTER THE DAM AND CANAL SYSTEM WAS CREATED, THE NEED FOR LABOR WAS CREATED, THE NEED FOR LABOR FOCUS ORDER JOB OPPORTUNITIES IN FOCUS ORDER JOB OPPORTUNITIES IN LOCAL PAPER AND TEXTILE MILLS.

LOCAL PAPER AND TEXTILE MILLS.

>> HOLYOKE'S GOT A TREMENDOUS >> HOLYOKE'S GOT A TREMENDOUS HISTORY AS AN INDUSTRIAL CITY.

HISTORY AS AN INDUSTRIAL CITY.

VERY UNIQUE.

VERY UNIQUE.

I LIKE TO TELL PEOPLE WHEN IT I LIKE TO TELL PEOPLE WHEN IT MIGHT BE A BIT OF AN MIGHT BE A BIT OF AN EXAGGERATION, THAT IN THE EXAGGERATION, THAT IN THE 1850s, AND '60s, HOLYOKE WAS 1850s, AND '60s, HOLYOKE WAS WHAT SILICON VALLEY IS IN THE WHAT SILICON VALLEY IS IN THE 1990s.

1990s.

AND OF COURSE THE CITY REALLY AND OF COURSE THE CITY REALLY GOT ITS START WITH TEXTILES AS GOT ITS START WITH TEXTILES AS AN INDUSTRIAL CITY, BUT PAPER AN INDUSTRIAL CITY, BUT PAPER MAKING WAS A NATURAL OFFSHOOT OF MAKING WAS A NATURAL OFFSHOOT OF TEXTILES, BECAUSE THERE WAS ANA TEXTILES, BECAUSE THERE WAS ANA LOT OF TEXTILE OR RAG-BASED LOT OF TEXTILE OR RAG-BASED PAPER THEY ACTUALLY CALLED IT PAPER THEY ACTUALLY CALLED IT RAG PAPER.

RAG PAPER.

TODAY THERE IS REALLY ONLY ONE TODAY THERE IS REALLY ONLY ONE COMPANY IN HOLYOKE THAT'S MAKING COMPANY IN HOLYOKE THAT'S MAKING PAPER, AND THAT'S SUNOCO PAPER, PAPER, AND THAT'S SUNOCO PAPER, WHICH IS A BIG INTERNATIONAL WHICH IS A BIG INTERNATIONAL COMPANY WITH MANY OPERATIONS COMPANY WITH MANY OPERATIONS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.

THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.

HAZEN PAY WE'RE WAS FOUNDED IN HAZEN PAY WE'RE WAS FOUNDED IN 1925 BY MY GRANDFATHER, JOHN N.

1925 BY MY GRANDFATHER, JOHN N. HAZEN AND HIS WIFE MARIA HAZEN.

HAZEN AND HIS WIFE MARIA HAZEN.

FOR US TO REMAIN RELEVANT AND FOR US TO REMAIN RELEVANT AND COMPETITIVE IN THE U.S.

ECONOMY, COMPETITIVE IN THE U.S.

ECONOMY, WE HAVE TO BE VERY FOCUSED ON WE HAVE TO BE VERY FOCUSED ON SPECIALTY PRODUCTS AND SPECIALTY PRODUCTS AND DEVELOPING NEW PRODUCTS AND DEVELOPING NEW PRODUCTS AND PROVIDE AN EXTREMELY HIGH LEVEL PROVIDE AN EXTREMELY HIGH LEVEL OF SERVICE.

OF SERVICE.

THIS ACTUALLY IS A POINT OF THIS ACTUALLY IS A POINT OF PURCHASE DISPLAY THAT PEOPLE IN PURCHASE DISPLAY THAT PEOPLE IN MASSACHUSETTS MIGHT BE FAMILIAR MASSACHUSETTS MIGHT BE FAMILIAR WITH.

WITH.

BUT THE -- WE DID PRODUCE THE BUT THE -- WE DID PRODUCE THE WHO GRAPHIC PAPER THAT WAS USED WHO GRAPHIC PAPER THAT WAS USED FOR THE $30 SCRATCH TICKET, AND FOR THE $30 SCRATCH TICKET, AND YOU CAN SEE HERE ALONG THE EDGES YOU CAN SEE HERE ALONG THE EDGES SOME OF THE HOLOGRAPHIC STARS SOME OF THE HOLOGRAPHIC STARS THAT WERE INCORPORATED INTO THE THAT WERE INCORPORATED INTO THE IMAGE.

IMAGE.

THAT DESIGN WAS CREATED RIGHT THAT DESIGN WAS CREATED RIGHT HERE IN OUR HOLOGRAPHIC LAB AT HERE IN OUR HOLOGRAPHIC LAB AT HAZEN PAYER IN HOLYOKE.

HAZEN PAYER IN HOLYOKE.

>> DO YOU THAT FOR MOST OF THE >> DO YOU THAT FOR MOST OF THE LOTTERY TICK SUNSETS.

LOTTERY TICK SUNSETS.

>> WE WORK WITH THE PRINTERS >> WE WORK WITH THE PRINTERS PRIMARILY.

PRIMARILY.

THERE'S ONLY A HANDFUL OF THERE'S ONLY A HANDFUL OF PRINTERS WORLDWIDE.

PRINTERS WORLDWIDE.

IT'S A REALLY SPECIALTY TYPE OF IT'S A REALLY SPECIALTY TYPE OF PRINTING.

PRINTING.

IT'S ALMOST LIKE PRINTING MONEY.

IT'S ALMOST LIKE PRINTING MONEY.

IN FACT, IT'S VERY SIMILAR.

IN FACT, IT'S VERY SIMILAR.

>> WHEN YOU STARTED WORKING IN >> WHEN YOU STARTED WORKING IN THE PAPER MILL IN THOSE DAYS, THE PAPER MILL IN THOSE DAYS, YOU HAD TO KNOW EVERYTHING THAT YOU HAD TO KNOW EVERYTHING THAT THERE WAS ABOUT A PAPER MACHINE.

THERE WAS ABOUT A PAPER MACHINE.

YOU KNOW, FROM THE BEGINNING TO YOU KNOW, FROM THE BEGINNING TO THE END, YOU HAD TO BE ABLE TO THE END, YOU HAD TO BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY WHAT EVERY ROLL DID.

IDENTIFY WHAT EVERY ROLL DID.

HAD YOU TO KNOW YOUR MACHINE HAD YOU TO KNOW YOUR MACHINE FROM BEGINNING TO END.

FROM BEGINNING TO END.

AND THEN, AFTER YOU THOUGHT YOU AND THEN, AFTER YOU THOUGHT YOU KNEW IT ALL, AND YOU GO THROUGH KNEW IT ALL, AND YOU GO THROUGH A TEST WITH THE MACHINE TENDER, A TEST WITH THE MACHINE TENDER, THEN HE'D DRAG YOU DOWN THE THEN HE'D DRAG YOU DOWN THE CELLAR AND SAY, NOW I'LL SHOW CELLAR AND SAY, NOW I'LL SHOW YOU THE REAL PAPER MILL.

YOU THE REAL PAPER MILL.

AND HE'D SHOW YOU EACH AND EVERY AND HE'D SHOW YOU EACH AND EVERY PUMP.

PUMP.

AND WHAT THAT PUMP WOULD DO, AND WHAT THAT PUMP WOULD DO, AND, YOU KNOW, WHAT HAPPENS WHEN AND, YOU KNOW, WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THAT PUMP MALFUNCTIONS.

THAT PUMP MALFUNCTIONS.

WHAT'S THE EFFECT GOING TO BE WHAT'S THE EFFECT GOING TO BE JUF STAIBS, AND THAT WAS, YOU JUF STAIBS, AND THAT WAS, YOU KNOW, THAT WAS THE WAY THEY KNOW, THAT WAS THE WAY THEY LEARNED THEM IN THE OLD DAYS.

LEARNED THEM IN THE OLD DAYS.

THERE WERE SOME GOOD THERE WERE SOME GOOD MANUFACTURERS WHO TREATED THEIR MANUFACTURERS WHO TREATED THEIR EMPLOYEES RIGHT.

EMPLOYEES RIGHT.

AND THERE WERE SOME, YOU KNOW, AND THERE WERE SOME, YOU KNOW, WHO TOOK CARE OF THEIR WHO TOOK CARE OF THEIR FAVORITES.

FAVORITES.

PAR SONS PAPER, IN THE MINUTES PAR SONS PAPER, IN THE MINUTES OF THE MEETINGS, OF THE COMPANY OF THE MEETINGS, OF THE COMPANY MEETINGS, IT TELLS