 The City of Wilkes-Barre is making final preparations for its 38th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Drivers should be advised that the following roads will be closed from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM: •South Main Street from Dana Street through Public Square •North Main Street from Public Square to Union Street •Academy Street from South Franklin to South Main •Hazle Street from South Main to South Washington •Ross Streets from South Franklin to South Washington •South Street from South Franklin to South Washington •E. Northampton Street from South Franklin to South Washington •East Market Street from South Washington St. to Public Square •West Market Street from South Franklin Street to Public Square There will be “No Parking” notices posted along the parade route. Vehicles will be ticketed and towed beginning at 1:00 PM. To avoid towing and fines, parade spectators and participants are advised to adhere to both public and private “No Parking” Zones. For the safety of everyone enjoying the parade, please stay behind all marked lines and barricades along the parade route. The parade route, which begins at the intersection of South and South Main Streets, has been painted green. Participants are asked to line up at their designated position at 1:00 PM on Sunday, March 11, 2018. The Parade will begin promptly at 2:00PM. Parade Route: •Begins on South Main Street at South Street •Travels along South Main Street. •Around Public Square towards East Market Street •Ends at the intersection of North Main and Union Streets The annual parade’s participants include local leaders, non-profit organizations, businesses, youth groups, pageant title holders, and local emergency response units. This year, there are over 80 groups participating, which total 1,300 participants. The parade will be led by the 2018 Grand Marshal Wilkes-Barre Fire Chief James Jay Delaney. Chief Delaney has been employed by the City of Wilkes-Barre Fire Department for 36 years. Delaney started with the department in 1981 and has worked under five different Mayors and has held every rank in the Fire department from Paramedic to Fire Chief. As Fire Chief, Delaney leads 78 full time fire fighters and paramedics, and oversees the department’s $11 million budget. He is also Wilkes-Barre’s Emergency Management Coordinator. He will be joined at the parade by his family and friend, including his wife Valerie, their three children, and seven grandchildren. This year’s live parade entertainment includes: 5 Pipe & Drum Bands Wyoming Valley Pipe & Drum Band Ceol Mor Pipe & Drum Band Edward P. Maloney Memorial Pipe Band Penn York Highlanders Syracuse Scottish Pipe Band 2 Local Bands Donnybrook Band Three Imaginary Boys 3 H.S. Marching Bands GAR High School Marching Band Meyers High School Marching Band Coughlin High School Marching Band 5 Dance Groups Scoil Rince Connemara Dancers David Blight School of Dance Encore School of Dance The Conservatory of Dance Tracey’s Academy of Dance Service Electric Cable TV and Communications and WYLN TV 35 have partnered to broadcast live television coverage of the City of Wilkes-Barre 38th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade. The pre-parade show begins at 2:00 PM with the parade to follow. The parade can be seen on Service Electric Cable TV and Communications Wilkes-Barre Channel 7, in addition to all of the WYLN TV 35 viewing area. For more details, please visitwww.wylntv.com. Mayor George would like to thank to following businesses for their sponsorship of the parade: Corporate Sponsors: BHW Construction Consultation Services Franchelli Enterprises McCarthy Tire Service Mohegan Sun Pocono Petroleum Service Company Stell Enterprises Times Leader Media Group Visit Luzerne County Division Sponsors: Beer Boys Elliot, Greenleaf & Dean Geisinger Highmark L.T. Verastro, Inc. Luzerne Optical Martz Group Marx Sheet Metal& Mechanical Northeast Eagle Distributors Northeast Cartage and Recycling PennEastern Engineers PNC Rodano’s Additional Contributions: Service Electric Cable TV & Communications Honesdale National Bank Paper Eaters Reeves Rent-A-John W-B Twp American Legion Women’s Auxiliary The Ice Cream Truck Burgit Taxi Ladies Ancient Order of the Hibernians Additionally, parade fencing is provided by Mountain Productions. |
