Labor Day Parade Program 2024 Fi

JIM & SUE SHORTT  2024 GRAND MARSHALS

Newtown Labor Day Parade • September 2, 2024

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PRESENTATION OF OUR

NATION'S COLORS 9:55 a.m.

• Susan Lang - Flagpole

• Alex Kirkman - Queen Street

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ESCORT DIVISION 2 - Academy Lane

1. e Great American Fife & Drum

2. First Selectman Je Capeci

3. Selectman Dan Cruson Jr

4. Selectman Michelle Embree Ku

5. Second Company Governor's Horse Guard

6. Newtown Democratic Committee, Elected

Ocials, Candidates & ose Aliated

7. Newtown Republican Committee, Elected

Ocials, Candidates & ose Aliated

8. Newtown Independent Political Parties,

Elected Ocials & ose Aliated

9. State and Local Politician

ESCORT DIVISION 1

77 Main Street

1. Newtown Police Department

2. Newtown Police Department Honor Guard

3. Newtown High School Marching Band

& Color Guard

4. Grand Marshals Jim & Sue Shortt Escorted

By: Chris Locke

5. Parade Judges

a. Janet Volmer

b. eresa Salvatore

c. Eileen Marchese

d. Lee Paulson

e. Chris Locke

6. Newtown Volunteer Ambulance

7. Newtown Savings Bank - Title Sponsor

8. Mary Hawley Award Winner

Mr. Gordon Williams

9. Ingersoll Auto

10. Maplewood Senior Living

at Newtown - Platinum Sponsor

11. Teamsters Local 1150 - Platinum Sponsor

12. Savings Bank of Danbury

13. Newtown Rotary Club

14. Dental Associates

15. Newtown Hardware

16. Newtown Pools

17. Newtown Lions Club

e 62nd annual Newtown Labor Day Parade

Honorary Grand Marshals are Jim & Sue Shortt.

Jim & Sue are the owners of Shortt's Farm, a beautiful 6-acre,

USDA-certied organic vegetable farm located at 52

Riverside Rd, Sandy Hook, Connecticut. e farm is an old

fashioned, family-run business, and they hope to continue

the tradition for many years. ey have been an integral part

of our community for years.

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is year we posthumously honor Mr. William

Brimmer. Bill was a longtime community resident

with many accomplishments throughout his career and

within the community. Bill was an essential part of

e Newtown Labor Day Parade.

We will miss Bill tremendously and oer our continued

thoughts and prayers to Bills family, his many friends

and colleagues.

DIVISION 4 - Currituck Road

1. Connecticut Alumni Drum & Bugle Corps

(Stage at 77 Main Street)

2. Sandy Hook Volunteer Fire &

Rescue Company

3. Newtown Cultural Arts Commission

4. Bright Path Newtown

5. Neil Diamond Escorted by North County

Landscape Management

6. Tap & Pony Mobile

7. Danbury Junior Hat Tricks Hockey

8. Sporre Tree Service

9. Newtown Tractors

10. Rolling Billboard

11. Mattatuck Drum Band

12. Newtown Hook & Ladder Volunteer Fire Co.

13. e Tappan Zee Bridgemen

14. Stony Hill Fire Departments

DIVISION 3 - Martin Street

1. Sons of Portugal

2. Dodgingtown Volunteer Fire Company

3. Spotlight Dance Conservatory

4. Newtown High School Wrestling

5. Newtown Youth Wrestling

6. Immaculate Heart of Mary Folklore Group

7. Railroad Museum of New England

8. BSA of Newtown

9. Newtown Congregational Church

10. Cub Scout Pack 270

11. Cub Scout Pack 470

12. Tina Turner escorted by North County Land-

scape Management

13. Newtown Baseball 9U Hawks

14. Newtown Baseball 10U Hawks

DIVISION 2 - Currituck Road

1. Mattatuck Drum Band

2. Botsford Fire Rescue

3. New Heights Baptist Church

4. Baum Braces

5. Fiesta Del Norte escorted by North County

Landscape Management

6. Pyramid Shriner Motor Patrol

7. Around Town Team

8. World Champion Taekwondo

9. Hearts of Hope-Newtown

10. Rolling Billboard Dave Rosato

11. Edmond Town Hall

12. Newtown Underwater Search and Rescue

13. Porco’s Karate Academy

14. Pixie Dust

15. Elvis Presley

Escorted by Robb Rozz Plumbing

16. Jim Paprowski with Mayor of South Main

Street Danny Amaral (1931 Ford Classic)

17. Bob Miranti 1931 Classic Car

18. Reach Car Club Classic Cars

19. Newtown Forest Association

20. Herbs Love & Yoga School of

Herbal Medicine

21. FAITH Food Pantry

22. Plato's Closet

DIVISION 1 - Johnny Cake Lane

1. Gaelic Highland Pipe Band

2. Hawleyville Volunteer Fire Company

3. CT Tiare Polynesian Dance Troupe

Escorted By: DH Schenzer Construction

4. Friends of Newtown Seniors

5. Miss Connecticut Teen Camryn Patton

Escorted By REACH Car Club

6. Miss Connecticut Monica Fenwick

Escorted By: Jerry Cullen

7. Taylor Adams International Woman of Service

Mrs. 2024 Escorted By REACH

8. Pyramid Legion of Honor

9. 2nd Company Volunteer Heavy Artillery

Reenactment Group

10. American Legion Post 202 & Aliates

11. Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 308

12. Hope on Main Street

13. Newtown Centre of Classical

Ballet & Voice

14. Jack Drake Western Connecticut

Weatherman with Sir Warren Drake

Escorted By: REACH Car Club

15. e Exceptional Sidekick erapy Dogs

16. Families United in Newtown

17. Newtown United Methodist Church

18. Newtown Stage Company

19. EverWonder Children’s Museum

20. Newtown-Strong erapy Dogs

21. Lathrop School of Dance

22. St. Rose of Lima School & Church

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PATRONS

• Kevin Corey

• Porco Karate Academy

• Carolyn Cruson

• George Rowland

• Mark Maruschak

• Elizabeth Iannini

• Ed & Arline Shanley

• Judy Rowley

• Barbara Richardson

• Danielle Shah

• Dottie Dellapiano

• Bill & Tricia Eder

FLAGPOLE SPONSORS

• Attorney Robert H. Hall

• Margot S. Hall Judge of Probate ( Retired)

• Honan Funeral Home

• New Heights Baptist Church

• Newtown Lions Club

• Newtown Smile Dentistry

• Troy Security Systems

• North Country Landscape Management

• Allstar Transportation Newtown

• Wallace Wealth Management

at Steward Partners

SUNSHINE SPONSORS

• Baum Braces

• Church Hill Physical erapy

• Maureen Will

• Merry Hill Childcare Center

• NORCOM CT

• e Toy Tree

EVENT SPONSORS

PARADE ROUTE SPONSORS

• Around Town Real Estate

• Hearts of Hope Newtown

• Newtown Forest Association

• Newtown Women’s Club, GFWC, Inc.

• Plato’s Closet

• Tap & Pony Mobile Bar

• Rob Rozz Well & Pump Service

• DH Schenzer Construction

• St. Rose of Lima School

Thank You To All Of Our Sponsors!

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