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August 16

Tomato Festival Parade Saturday on Main Street

WA, PA bands, cheerleaders to march

The annual Pittston Tomato Festival Parade will be held on Saturday, August 22, beginning at 11:30 a.m. on Main Street.

Due to the 5K run, which precedes the parade, the streets will be blocked at 10:30 a.m. All participants in the parade must be lined up by 10:30 a.m.

There will be no exceptions.

The parade route is approximately two miles long and will begin on Main Street in South Pittston and proceed through the downtown to Kennedy Boulevard and end on East Street, adjacent to Cooper’s Co-op building.

The line-up:

Lead Division

East Main Street (Corner of S. Main at Triangle)

Pittston City Police Cruiser-Motorcycle (Leading Parade)

U.S. Marine Corps. Color Guard

Knights of Columbus Color Guard

Knights of Columbus Marching Members

Jacquelines (Knights of Columbus Ladies)

Luzerne County Sheriff Patrol. Mounted Patrol-Motorcycle and K-9 dogs

Make A Wish Foundation and West Side Starz Cheer and Dance

Pittston City Mayor Donna Connors and City Council

Grand Marshall Biagio Dente of Dente’s Catering

PA State Police honoring Trooper Josh Miller, Grand Marshal , posthumously

Division 1

S. Main Street adjacent to the Mini Mart

State Senator Raphael Musto

State Representative Mike Carroll

District Justice Attorney Fred Pierantoni III

Luzerne County District Attorney Jackie Musto-Carroll

Cino Paci Band sponsored by the Italian American Association of Luzerne County

Italian American Association of Luzerne County

Maria C. Monatante, Blooms & Bubles Red Hat Society

Luzerne County Official

Luzerne County Transportation Authority Trolley

Division 1 S

Main Street adjacent to the Mini Mart

Pittston City Fire Department

Bureau of Forrestry - Smokey Bear

Miss Tomato Festival Quenn 2008 Maria Rose LoBrutto

Miss Tomato Festival Queen Contestants 2009: Stephanie Mudlock, Krista Paluski, Linnea Homza, Marissa Gallagher, Irina Ackerman, Carmella Gubbiotti and Lena O’Malley

Little Miss Tomato 2008, Brooke Manley and Little Mr. Tomato 2008, Braden Powers

Carmen Falcone, Army Jeeps

Commander Gerard Gurnari, PA Dept. Commander of American Veterans

Division II

Beginning at Winter Street on Main into Jenkins Twp

Pittston Area School District Board of Education

Pittston Area Marching Band and Cheerleaders

2a. Wyoming Area Marching Band and cheerleaders

Pittston Memorial Library Board/Friends of the Library

West Pittston Borough Mayor Bill Goldsworthy and council

Duryea Mayor Keith Moss

Dente Catering Float

Children’s Service Center of Wyoming Valley

Pittston Junior Patriots

All surrounding Borough officials

The Learning Station

Division III

Winter Street in first and second block

Greater Pittston YMCA

Northeast PA Vietnam Veterans

San Cataldo Society

Sno Mountain, Marley the Moose

Brownie Troop 3568

Three Imaginary Boys Band

First Liberty Bank, Pittston

Greater Pittston Stoners Soccer

Division IV

Nafus Street to Vine Street

Rock Street Video Music

Linda Wagner Mustang Convertible

2a. Sal Farruggia Antique car

Tom “Nitro” Simko, Arm Wrestling Association

3a. Diane’s Restaurant, Diane Simko

Division V

Swallow Street adjacent to the Sapphire Salon

Salvation Armey Canteen and Truck

1a. Wyoming Valley Sanitation Authority Float

M.E.M. Carbondale Concrete Truck

Liberty Tax Service Float, Lady Liberty

Montour Oil Tandem Truck

Paul Menichini, Vegas Fuel Float

Sprinkles & Shakes Ice Cream Float

With Weidlich Brothers Tree Surgeons and J&S Tent Rental

Division VI

Corner South Main Street on to Plank Street

Greater Pittston Ambulance and Rescue Association

All other communities fire trucks, ambulances and rescue squads