THURSDAY MARCH 16, 2023
SOUTH BOSTON ONLINE
VOLUME XIX- ISSUE 74
Be Positive, Be Safe – Enjoy Three family-friendly safe areas set up on Parade Day: Dorchester Heights around the Evacuation Day monument, M. Street/Medal of Honor Park, The corner of D Street which TD Bank has volunteered their parking lot for this purpose.
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he St. Patrick ’s/ Ev a c u at ion D ay Parade takes place three days from now. It will step off promptly at 1 p.m. on Sunday, March 19, from Broadway Station at the Dorchester Avenue intersection. The Parade route is just under four miles long. It extends along West and East Broadway for almost two miles, turns down P Street onto Fourth Street, and then goes over to Fifth Street at the Tynan School. The route passes along the south arm of Thomas Park, down Telegraph Street to Dorchester Street, and f inally ends in
Andrew Square. The Parade will end around 4 p.m. Over 150 units totaling 4,000 participants a re schedu led to ma rch. Depending upon the weather, nearly a million spectators mig ht possibly show up. Mayor Wu , Po l i c e Commissioner Cox, and South Boston’s elected officials met with the police organizations who are responsible for 2023 Parade safety. Basically, they were quite optimistic about maintaining order along the Parade route and keeping the anticipated crowds of spectators completely orderly. The MBTA’s Police Superintendent promised safe transit to everyone attending the Parade; officials from the Ma ssachusetts State Police confirmed their role in helping Boston Police on Parade Day. A special point was made of handling and neutralizing all disruptive groups attending the
parade. Like all of us, they have freedom of speech in America, so we suggest ignoring them – law enforcement officers will see that they “keep the peace”. Police Commissioner Cox was quoted as saying, “We will not allow public drinking at the Parade. It won’t be tolerated.” We had a brief, in-person meeting with Commissioner Cox. He responded to our questions by
confirming his plans for Sunday and their expected effect. He was highly confident that the Parade will be a totally safe event. We wish him and his officers maximum success this weekend. We A lso spoke w it h Parade officials led by Susan McDonoug h, who is t he Comma nder of the South Continued on Page 2
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