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Published On: 12/1/16

Annual Christmas parade will deck downtown Berlin

By: Josh Davis, Associate Editor via Bayside Gazette
(Dec. 1, 2016) Having declared months ago their intent to deck the streets with vows of jolly, organizers of the annual Berlin Christmas parade say they have more than 80 floats lined up for today’s (Thursday) event.
 The parade will begin at 7 p.m. and is the product of planning that began in July. That is when Administrative Assistant Sharon Timmons started gathering applications, scheduling street closures and coming up with this year’s theme, “Christmas Dreams.”
“When I was thinking about the parade and what is most important, it’s to see the faces of the little children. You know that they have dreams about what they want for Christmas and they might be thinking about that as Santa is riding by,” she said. “It’s all about the children, so it’s really their Christmas dreams.”
Her favorite Christmas movie is “Miracle on 34th Street.”
“Miracles all seem to happen at Christmas, and it’s usually the faith of a little child that brings it on,” she said. “When you see the little faces looking up and you see their eyes twinkling, that just gets to me and that’s what I want this parade to represent.”
Timmons said the parade would feature “a good variety of music, dance, bands and floats,” including an appearance by Santa. She has organized the parade for five years, including three years with mayor’s assistant JoAnn Unger and two by herself “with a lot of help from staff.”
The route starts at Powellton Avenue and travels south down Main Street.
Two sets of judges will award trophies for first, second and third in a variety of categories. uators will include five men and women from Worcester County and a four-member panel of professional judges from Pennsylvania.
Free parking will be available at Berlin Intermediate School, where a free shuttle service runs downtown, and at Buckingham Elementary School, the post office, fire department, library and at Town Hall.
Harrison Avenue will be closed, and North Main Street will be closed after 6 p.m. to through traffic.
Parents with children participating in the parade can drop them off at the intersection Graham Avenue and Nelson Street, or Franklin Avenue and Grice Street. Town employees will act as escorts, Timmons said.
She estimated more than 3,000 people attend each year.
Most of the businesses in the area will be closed during the parade, and many of the business owners will act as volunteers for the town. Not much commerce is exchanged, as the parade is solely focused on spreading “Christmas cheer,” Timmons said.
“People will actually start putting their chairs and blankets out on the sidewalk at 2 o’clock in the afternoon,” she said. “Get here early, dress warm and have a wonderful time.”
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