Good Morning Gloucester

Monica Madruga submits-
Joey, Thanks again for all of your support! The parade greatly appreciates you….

Every child that enters the parade as a “horrible” has the opportunity to win some great prizes. Kids can win a trophy, a bike and even a week at summer camp! Each horrible receives a raffle ticket for entering the parade. Every year the parade committee buys 2 bikes to give to 2 lucky raffle winners. This years winners are Milo Szuter and Ben Mello. Camp Spindrift also donates a week at camp to 2 lucky raffle winners. This years winners are Olivia Madruga and Jake Mello. The winners of the 6 “Most Horrible” trophies are; Dogtown-Emma Mania, Fisherwoman-Maya Goolsby, Lego Liberty-Ella Tucker, Ballerina-McKeen, Uncle Sam for Peace-Ryan Madruga, & Miss USA-Olivia Madruga. The “Most Outstanding Horrible” went to The Stockman Family for “The Tall Ships”.

Floats:

Most Unusual: F37 Animal Shelter

Best Youth Group: F45 Art Haven

Best Musical: M11 Annisquam Players

Religious and Fraternal: F26 Assembly of God

Civic and Community: F42 Farmers Market

Business and Industry: M5 Ace Hardware Picked up by; Janet Smith

Judges Choice: F33 Private Freedom Picked up by; Rob, Stephany & Daniella Pallazolla

Most Creative: F13 Marlee’s Mermaids

Grand Theme: M6 Gortons Picked up by; Charlene Rowe

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What gun!

-pvn, sent from my phone

Come down now!

Vickie Van NessSent from my phone
excuse typos and errors

Over heard at the Horribles Parade:
Senator Tarr to the Ciaramitaro Family, “Hey, if you’re all here who is taking pictures?”

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Paul Frontiero III Receives The 2014 Carnegie Hero Award

From the Carnegie Hero Fund Website;

CARNEGIE MEDALS FOR CIVILIAN HEROISM
AWARDED TO 22 IN U.S., CANADA

PITTSBURGH, PA, July 2, 2014—In its second award announcement of 2014, the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission today named 22 individuals as recipients of the CARNEGIE MEDAL. The medal is given throughout the United States and Canada to those who risk their lives to an extraordinary degree while saving or attempting to save the lives of others. Four of the heroes lost their lives in the performance of their lifesaving acts.

Awardee PAUL F. FRONTIERO III, deceased
Nashua, New Hampshire
Paul F. Frontiero III died rescuing Kathryn A. Libby from assault, Nashua, New Hampshire, October 9, 2011. At night, a man armed with a knife exited an automobile that stopped in front of the house where Libby, 29, and others lived. Libby and others were outside the house when the man confronted them in a menacing fashion, and he stabbed Libby repeatedly when she intervened between him and one of her housemates. Another housemate, Frontiero, 27, emergency medical technician, immediately responded from the house, rushed the assailant, and fought against him, freeing Libby. The assailant stabbed Frontiero repeatedly about the arms and torso before fleeing in the car. Frontiero collapsed to the ground, mortally wounded. Libby required hospital treatment for her wounds, from which she recovered.
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Click Below For Cathy and Paul Frontiero’s WCVB Channel Interview with Pam Cross

http://www.wcvb.com/news/honor-for-new-hampshire-emt-killed-helping-women/26776678#!7V11E

 

 

 

So wonderful to see the Cape Ann Youth Hockey Float in this year’s Horrible’s Parade dedicated to Jim Muniz. Loved and missed by so many.

A pan view of the action.

A little black dog was found near Russell’s Florist in Gloucester a couple of hours ago. If it is yours please contact us by commenting here!

Clouds or no clouds the parade has started

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Parade participates are lined up and ready
to hit the streets of Gloucester