Parade organizers said they are coming up with a new button for September s parade.
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The 65th parade, which was supposed to be held on March 13, was dedicated to Thomas “Tom” Peter Lalli, the “Mayor of the Point.”
The Point is a historic section in the city across from Goat Island.
In 2020, the decision to cancel the parade for the first time in its history was met with controversy, as the pandemic had just begun to hit the United States.
As GoLocal reported in March 2020:
Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo is calling on Newport officials to cancel the St. Patrick’s Day Parade the morning after the Newport City Council ignored the advice of state health officials and voted on Tuesday to let the parade take place.
WASHINGTON, March 2 (Xinhua) Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo on Tuesday was confirmed by the Senate as the new U.S.Raimondo also underscored structural inequities facing minorities and families with lower incomes, stressing the need for the commerce department to support businesses and workers in a pandemic-ravaged economy.
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