First Farmingdale St. Patrick's Parade A Hit!

Farmingdale's inaugural St. Patrick's Day Parade was a smashing success.

Hundreds of people marched along the route down Main Street including firefighters, local community groups and public officials. The line-of-march assembled at North Side School Sunday and the parade kicked off at 1.

Hundreds more lined Main Street to watch to the big parade that is certain to become an annual tradition in town.

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You can see many more photos of the parade here (with special thanks to organizer Chuck Gosline.)

Among the groups who participated:

• Auxiliary Police escort led the way, directing traffic along the parade route.
• American Legion Color Guard
• First convertible driven by Beth Mignone with Irish music welcoming the Co-Grand Marshals Mayor Ralph Ekstrand & Skip Schumeyer/FFD decked out in Irish attire
• The FV Board marches, the Chamber of Commerce marches with banner, members of SPD committee in Green Bowler hats & ties, the Bethpage Federal CU marches with banner.
• Step by Step Dance troupe led by Sharon Director with music 
• Jim E’s antique 1929 Ford Roadster
• Cub Scout Pack 601 and Girl Scouts.
• The EF FD Band marching ahead of firefighters and trucks,
• FFD-SF FD & EF FD Fireman marching as one unit ,FFD - SF FD & EF FD with one truck each fire house
• The Rotary Club marches with banner
• PAL Kick line with music.
• Main Street merchants.