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PATRIOTS' DAY Roland E. Chaput to serve as grand marshal

The Arlington Advocate - 4/20/2017

Arlington is pleased to announce that the town will be once again hosting the 2017 Patriots’ Day Parade on Sunday April 23 with a day full of events to celebrate it’s rich patriotic history.

Sunday, April 23

8:45 AM Arlington Boys and Girls Club Fun Run will start on Mass Avenue at the Lexington town line.

12:00 PM Menotomy Battle Re-enactment will take place at the Jason Russell House (7 Jason Street, at the corner of Jason Street and Mass Avenue)

2:00 PM Parade Kick Off from Brattle Square (Mass Avenue and Brattle Street) to East Arlington (Linwood Street and Mass Avenue)

Grand Marshal

This year we honor the late Roland E. Chaput as the Arlington Patriots’ Day Parade 2017 Grand Marshal. Roly’s wife Janet, and family are honored to “Ride for Roly”. Roly was a Korean War Army Veteran who served his country with distinction from July 9, 1953 to June 2, 1955. Not only serving his country, Roly served his community and made significant contributions to Arlington. He was a Town Meeting Member for over 44 years; he served on the Redevelopment Board, Conservation Committee, and on the Boards of the Friends of Robbins Farm Park, the Dallin Museum, and the Arlington Committee on Tourism and Economic Development. Roly had a tremendous influence on all those he served with, both near and far, and it is with great pride he is honored as the 2017 Grand Marshal.

Honorary Grand Marshals

Honorary Grand Marshals for the 2017 Patriots’ Day Parade are: The Arlington High School Boys Hockey Team – Super 8 Champions. Arlington is once again “Hockey Town.” The Arlington High School Boys Varsity Hockey Team won the Middlesex League Liberty Division and Super 8 State Championship. This marks the first Super 8 Championship in Arlington High School History and the first Hockey State Championship since 1971. Arlington became the first public school to win the Division 1A title since Hingham in 2017, and just the third in the 27-year history of the tournament.

As Coach of the Year, John Messuri stated, “I think it’s just good for all of High School Hockey, that a group of seniors and juniors that could have left and played at any prep school stayed and you can’t trade that”. It’s a win for High School Hockey”. Congratulations to the Spy Ponders for being Super 8 Champs, and the 2017 Honorary Grand Marshals.

Bands Performing

Woodland String Band (from Philadelphia Pennsylvania), Greater Boston Firefighters Pipes and Drums, Boston Windjammers, Waltham American Legion Marching Band, Roma Band Musicians, New Magnolia Jazz Band, Irish American Police Officers Pipes and Drums, A-Town Brass Band, Middlesex County 4H Fife and Drums, Dedham American Legion Band – Post 18, Tony Barrie Marching Band, Middlesex County Volunteers Fife & Drums, Dirty Water Brass Band, Ancient Order of Hibernean Pipes and Drums

Marching Units and Community Groups Participating

Arlington Police Department, and Honor Guard

Arlington Fire Department, and Honor Guard

Auxiliary Emergency Management

Surrounding Communities Fire and Rescue Vehicles

Middlesex Sheriff Peter Koutoujian, Honor Guard and Vehicles

State Police Mounted Unit

Other

Armstrong Ambulance, Antique Cars, Menotomy Minutemen, Acton Minutemen, Invited Federal State County and Municipal Elected and Appointed Dignitaries

The Leatherneck Society, Arlington Committee on Tourism and Economic Development, Arlington Council on Aging, Touch Down Club, Arlington Boys and Girls Club, Lynn and Jen’s Dance Studio, Arlington Chamber of Commerce, NH Governors Horse Guard, Arlington Animal Control, Moving Forward Arlington, Arlington Knights of Columbus, Arlington Hockey Club, A-Dog and ACMI, Arlington Lodge of Elks, Arlington Soap Box Derby, Arlington Center for the Arts, Arlington Girl Scouts, Regent Theatre, St. Athanasius the Great Greek Orthodox Church, 28th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Housing Corp of Arlington, Arlington Childrens Theater, Arlmont Fuel, Arlington Overcoming Addiction, Arlington for All, Food Link, Arlington Public Schools Green Teams, Arlington Little League, True Story Theater, Miss Massachusetts Teen USA, Joe Miksis Monster Trucks, and Arlington Department of Public Works.

If you would like to make a donation, or get further details please visit www.arlingtonma.gov/parade.

Show your pride in Arlington by supporting the Patriots Day Parade. It is sure to be a great day for family, friends, and the Arlington Community.