Published: March 11, 2008 06:21 am
LAWRENCE — St. Patrick School students were the overall winners in Sunday's annual St. Patrick's Day
parade with their decorated float and team of marchers. Organizers estimate more than
5,000 people lined downtown streets to cheer the participants in the Shades of Green-themed parade, despite the wind and cold
temperature.
Other trophy winners were:
New
England Civic Ballet, first-place float
Acting Out, second-place float
Mill City Jr Maulers, third-place float
Boys
& Girls Club of Lawrence, first-place marchers
Men of St. Patrick, second-place
marchers
Rita O'Shea Irish Step Dancers, third-place marchers