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Grand Marshal Selected For 2017 Norwalk St. Patrick’s Day Parade

The parade will take place on Saturday, March 11, at 11 a.m.

NORWALK, CT — Norwalk business owner Ollie O’Neill has been selected as Grand Marshal of the second Annual Norwalk St. Patrick’s Day Parade Grand Marshal, the Norwalk Police Emerald Society announced.

The parade will take place on Saturday, March 11, 2017 at 11 a.m. and will feature the music of the Norwalk Emerald Society Pipe Band, joined by members of the Norwalk Police Department, Norwalk Fire Department, Norwalk Hospital EMS, Norwalk Veterans, O’Neill’s Irish Pub and Diageo float, 95.9 The Fox and much more. The Norwalk Police Emerald Society is a 501c3 charitable organization.

The parade will start at Veteran’s Park, proceeding to Washington Street and then North Main Street, ending on Pine Street.

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Photo: From left, Norwalk Police Emerald Society Treasurer Kelly Haddy; NPES Vice President Terrence Blake; Parade Grand Marshal Ollie O’Neill; NPES President Brendan Collins; and NPES Secretary Gregg Scully. Photo credit: Contributed

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