Marlborough hosts 60th Labor Day Parade

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Marlborough hosts 60th Labor Day Parade
Gabriel Dias, 5, meets Pea-Pa of the Aleppo Shriners Clowns while attending the 60th annual Marlborough Labor Day Parade.

Marlborough – The 60th annual Marlborough Labor Day Parade was held downtown Sept. 5. Over 100 marching units participated in this year's parade with the theme “Our Children, Our Future.” PHOTOS/Ed Karvoski Jr.

 

 

Marlborough hosts 60th Labor Day Parade
The Marlborough High School Band leads the parade.
Marlborough hosts 60th Labor Day Parade
Cosmo Valente and his wife, Hazel, ride in a convertible as he's honored as the grand marshal. Valente is a downtown business owner who taught music in the city school system for 38 years and served as a School Committee member for 16 years.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marlborough hosts 60th Labor Day Parade
Courtney Dumais, 9, adds style to the sidelines as she enjoys watching the parade.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marlborough hosts 60th Labor Day Parade
The CrossFit of Marlborough team, consisting of (l to r) Steve Forest, Christine Seymour, proprietor Tom Tecca and City Councilor Rob Seymour, competes in the Marlborough Lions Club's annual Bed Race, held prior to the parade along Main Street and finishing in front of City Hall. Though they finished the race in good time, the winner was the team sponsored by Wayside Racquet & Swim Club with runners from the Marlborough High School cross country team.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marlborough hosts 60th Labor Day Parade
The Reminisants, a five-piece band including Marlborough resident Mike Joyal, bring the sounds of golden oldies to the parade route. They performed the previous evening at Union Common for the conclusion of this season's Summer Concert Series.
Marlborough hosts 60th Labor Day Parade
Amber Sweetsir, 5, plays with a water gun she got as a souvenir of the parade.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marlborough hosts 60th Labor Day Parade
Students ride on a float celebrating the music programs of Marlborough Public Schools.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marlborough hosts 60th Labor Day Parade
The Hallamore Clydesdales return as a highlight of the parade.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marlborough hosts 60th Labor Day Parade
Fix-It of the Aleppo Shriners Clowns greets 10-year-old twin brothers Carter and Dylan Gambone, and their friend, Ashlee Thompson, 5.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marlborough hosts 60th Labor Day Parade
Austin Belmore and Jason LeBlanc, each 3, wave back to the clowns passing by them.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marlborough hosts 60th Labor Day Parade
One of several vehicles of the Worcester County Shriners Fire Brigade rides along the parade route.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marlborough hosts 60th Labor Day Parade
With a float sponsored by Marlborough Savings Bank, the Marlborough Community Cupboard and the United Way share a message: "United for the Common Good."

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marlborough hosts 60th Labor Day Parade
(l to r) Keegan Watson, 6, Cameron Jackson, 2, and Matthew Watson, 5, play with water guns, a popular item found along the parade route.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marlborough hosts 60th Labor Day Parade
Dylan Stockling, 5, is pleased with candy he received from a parade participant.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marlborough hosts 60th Labor Day Parade
The team sponsored by Wayside Racquet & Swim Club, consisting of Marlborough High School cross country runners (l to r) Jon Perry, Aaron Armitage, Josh Diaigle and Matt Zink, races toward the finish line and captures first place in Marlborough Lions Club's annual Bed Race, held Sept. 5 as part of the city's Labor Day festivities. This is the second consecutive year this team won the race.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marlborough hosts 60th Labor Day Parade
The team sponsored by Midland Graphics, consisting of Marlborough High School cross country runners (l to r) Shannon Coughlin, Alex Grimaldo, Katherine Zaccill and Sam Perlman, finishes the Bed Race in second place. Twelve teams of four racers partipated.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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