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Leo F. Haley St. Patrick’s Day Parade held in Pottsville

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POTTSVILLE — Crowds lined the streets of downtown Pottsville on Saturday to watch the latest rendition of the city’s St. Patrick’s Day parade. Along Market and Centre streets, and into the smaller thoroughfares of the downtown area, more than 1,000 people watched yet another successful parade unfold, with colorful lineups of dance troupes, bands, cars, floats and dignitaries, including Saint Patrick himself. The parade, now known as the Leo F. Haley St. Patrick’s Day Parade, honors the late Pottsville man who helped establish the event in 1976, when it was sponsored by the Ancient Order of Hibernians John F. Kennedy […]