Event Spotlight: Parade Of Holiday Traditions

The Eighth Annual Parade of Holiday Traditions will kick off from Maplewood Street, go left onto Salem Street, and end at the corner of Salem, Main, and Ferry Streets.

There will be free parking located at the Central Business District (CBD) Garage, 170 Centre Street (Across from Walgreens on Route 60). The reviewing stand will be located in front of Salem, Main and Ferry Streets.

Some of the participants who are going to help us celebrate the holidays are:

• Shriners Clowns, Elected Officials, Malden Public Schools bands

• Greater Boston Firefighters Pipes and Drums, Wah Lum Kung Fu and Tai Chi Academy Dragon Dance, Sons of Italy Drum and Bugle Corp.

• Paula Terenzi’s Dance Complex, plus much more

• Grand Marshal: Bob Rotondi, longtime youth sports coach

• Dedicated to: Patricia Kelley, local civic leader

• Master of Ceremonies: Malden High School Principal Dana Brown.

Calling all kids! There will be a special visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus so bring your letters to the Parade and Santa’s helpers from the Post Office will be there to collect and mail them to the North Pole!

Also, the Oak Grove Improvement Association (OGIA) will be sponsoring holiday stories with Big Joe The Storyteller and cookie decorating after the parade at the Malden Public Library, Maccario Room, 36 Salem Street from 2-3:30 pm. For more info, please contact Rebecca Smith at rsmith@maldenpubliclibrary.org or visit www.oakgrovemalden.com.

See you on Parade Day and Season’s Greetings!

For groups wanting to march or to volunteer, please contact Margie Drummey at 781-321-7643 or med576@comcast.net.

Please be advised that there will be no parking allowed along the parade route from 12:00 noon – 3 pm, including Branch Street and Waite Street Extension. Violators will be towed. For more information, please contact the Malden Police Department at 781-397-7171.