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