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ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARADE WILL CAUSE STREET CLOSURES

IN DOWNTOWN NEWARK, TODAY, FRIDAY, MARCH 12

75^th Annual Salute to the Irish will close Mulberry Street,

Central Avenue, and Washington Street starting at Noon

Newark, NJ - March 12, 2010 - Mayor Cory A. Booker and Police Director Garry F. McCarthy reminded Newark motorists today to anticipate delays and closed streets in the downtown area today, Friday, March 12, as the City hosts the 75^th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade, starting at Noon.

The parade will tip off at a reviewing stand in front of the Prudential Center on Mulberry Street (between Lafayette and Edison Place) and head north along Mulberry to Centre Street, past the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, across Broad Street, and up Central Avenue to Washington Street and St. Patrick’s Pro-Cathedral, where another reviewing stand will be located. The parade will then turn north up Washington Street and terminate in Washington Park.

From Noon to approximately 4 p.m., traffic will be diverted in the downtown area as a whole. Motorists driving in downtown should plan alternate routes, plan for delays, and allow extra time in reaching their destinations. They can also take advantage of parking lots on fringes of the downtown and walk or use public transportation to reach their destinations.

The parade is the oldest in the State of New Jersey, and Essex County Clerk Christopher J. Durkin will serve as Parade Grand Marshal. The Deputy Grand Marshal is Jennifer Nagle McGovern, founder of the DeNogla School of Irish Dance, located in Verona. The Parade is dedicated to Belleville Council Member P.J. Mac Donald, who also serves as president of the Belleville Irish-American Association.

Persons with questions about the re-routing can contact the Non-Emergency Call Center at (973) 733-4311 for more information.

For more information, contact the Newark Press Information Office - (973) 733-8004

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