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Justin Topa, 22, Pittston

Colleen O’Callaghan, 21, Sweet Valley

Shariece Brittingham, 19, Chester

Mark Bronsburg, owner, Mimmo’s Pizza

Ann Marie Bossard, co-owner, Anthracite Newsstand

Photos and question by Mary Therese Biebel

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With much marching and wearin o’ the green planned for this weekend, we asked some folks in downtown Wilkes-Barre:

“What do you like best about a St. Patrick’s Day parade?”

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“I like that it becomes more than a celebration of heritage. It’s a celebration of community.”

Justin Topa, 22, Pittston

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“I like the bagpipes. They’re really important to my family — I’m Scottish and Irish.”

Colleen O’Callaghan, 21, Sweet Valley

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“I like the drums.”

Shariece Brittingham, 19, Chester

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“I like to see the little kids enjoying themselves.”

Ann Marie Bossard, co-owner, Anthracite Newsstand

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“All the marching bands and the floats and the groups that dance or do a skit,” Mark Bronsburg, owner, Mimmo’s Pizza