Columbus Day Parade Award Winners Announced !

COLUMBUS DAY COMMITTEE, INC. OCT. 11, 2015 PARADE WINNERS

BEST OVERALL UNIT:  

Mattatuck Drum Band

BEST ITALIAN AMERICAN SOCIETY

1: Branford Italian American Club 2: Sociata DiBuoni Amici (float) 3: Marchegiana Society

BEST ITALIAN RELIGIOUS:

             1: Santa Maria Maddalena Society 2: Saint Andrew Ladies Society 3: Saint Catello Society

BEST KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS    

1: Knights of Columbus Allyn Temple, District Marshal    2: Our Lady of Pompeii, Knights of Columbus Council #11245

BEST HIGH SCHOOL BAND

1: East Haven High School-Marching Band     2: James Hillhouse High School Marching Band

BEST SCHOOL BANDS

1: Joseph Melillo Middle School Band             2: Betsy Ross Magnet School Band 3: Celentano Magnet School Band

BEST VETERANS

1: U.S. Coast Guard

BEST FIFE AND DRUM   (SR)

1: Stony Creek Fife and Drum Corp.

2: Marquis of Granby

3: Connecticut Blues Ancient Fife & Drum

BEST JR FIFE AND DRUM CORP

1: Milford Volunteers Ancient Fife and Drum Corp           2: Junior Colonials Fife and Drum Corps of Westbrook

BEST SENIOR CORP

1: Connecticut Alumni Sr. Drum and Bugle Corp.

BEST YOUTH GROUP

1: Notre Dame High School -Italian Club

BEST FLOAT (overall)

1: Old Stone Church

BEST POLICE DEPARTMENT

1: Connecticut State Judicial Marshals -Honor Guard                  2: East Haven Police Department -Color Guard

BEST FIRE DEPARTMENT

1: East Haven Fire Department -Volunteer Association                2: Webster Hose Company #3- Ansonia Fire Department