The rainfall held disconnected for today's Roslindale Day Parade, the archetypal since 2019, and held successful grant of longtime parade organizer Tom Donahue, who died earlier this year.
Kids from the St. Nectarios school:
At slightest by Walworth Street, the crowds seemed larger than successful caller years:
Roslindale "mayor" Vicky Elias of the Rialto Barber Shop waved to the crowds:
Candidates for politician of Boston and for metropolis assembly walked down the route, but the day's astir important governmental quality was astir apt that supporters of incumbent at-large Councilor Michael Flaherty this twelvemonth gave retired not lone Flaherty emery boards, but candy:
Essaibi George had mode much large rigs supporting her than Wu (who had none); perchance adjacent outnumbering the Shriners with their miniature trucks:
John White, who is moving for the District 5 (Roslindale, Hyde Park, Mattapan) assembly spot walked with supporters. Incumbent Ricardo Arroyo was not successful the parade.
Both Kendra Hicks and Mary Tamer, moving for the District 6 (Jamaica Plain, West Roxbury, Mission Hill and a spot of Roslindale) spot Matt O'Malley, walked:
Erin Murphy, moving for 1 of the 4 at-large seats, had a fuzzy supporter. Murphy was besides the lone campaigner who gave retired candy by herself, alternatively than delegating that wholly to volunteers:
There was lone 1 marching band, but it was a large one: A combined effort of Quincy and North Quincy precocious schools:
Cars of some past and aboriginal dilatory moved down Belgrade: