Holyoke prepares safety plan for St. Patrick's Parade
The Saint Patrick's Committee held their annual public safety meeting on Friday. With hundreds of thousands of people to attend, this is to ensure the parade runs as smoothly as possible.
The committee met with local law enforcement, fire departments, and city officials at the Elks Lodge, to finalize a safety plan for the Road Race on March 22nd and the parade the following day. It's expected that there'll be more than 200 police officers along the parade route.
They'll also have paramedics available for any type of medical issue that could happen. Chief of Staff for the committee Jennifer Voyik-Morrison told 22News, 'It's important that they're able to experience the event without worrying that there's some kind of, you know, something that could happen.'
Brian Keenan with the Holyoke Police Department told 22News, 'We are the eyes and ears of public safety. And if you attend the parade or the road race and you see something, police say something.'
If you see anything unusual at the road race or parade and would like to report it, you'll be able to find a nearby police officer at any intersection or busy spot. If you're unable to attend the parade in-person, you can watch it right here on 22News on March 23rd.
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