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WE NOW TAKE YOU ON A TRIP ACROSS THE COUNTRY FROM PENNSYLVANIA TO WISCONSIN FOR THE MILWAUKEE.
AM I LOUD ENOUGH UP THERE FOR YOU GUYS? CAN YOU HEAR ME OKAY? A LITTLE BIT LOUDER.
OH, IS THIS? BIG THANKS TO OUR SOUND PERSON RIGHT HERE, THIS GENTLEMAN RIGHT HERE.
WE LOVE, LOVE TO SEE YOU BACK HERE AGAIN.
ANYWAY, HERE'S THE MILWAUKEE POLKA FOR YOU.
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OH, YOU'RE ON THE SAILBOAT.OH, YOU WERE, YOU WERE DOWN THERE? I WAS DOWN THERE.
WELL, HERE AT POKADELPIA WE LIKE TO PLAY SOME CLASSIC POKOS, BUT WE ALSO LIKE TO POKIFY SOME CLASSICS.
AND WE PLAY SOME CLASSIFIED POKOS TOO.
WE DO EVERYTHING HERE IN POKADELPHIA.
SO THIS NEXT ONE IS A, UH, IS A NICE CLASSIFIED POLKA FOR YOU.
WE DO TAKE AUDIENCE SUBMISSIONS OF SIKI ZAKIS.
YOU ALWAYS WANNA SAY ZIGGY ZAKI, ZIGGY ZAKI? SAY,
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SAY IT.IS THAT A ZAGI THERE? DID WE MISS ONE? THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THAT'S WHY WE KEEP COMING BACK HERE TO HASTINGS & HUDSON.
WHAT DID WE DO BEFORE THIS? WE DON'T EVEN KNOW.
BUT THIS IS ONE OF OUR FAVORITE PLACES TO PLAY EVERY YEAR.
WELL, I HAVE GOOD NEWS, EVERYBODY.
IT'S TIME TO DO THE FLEEGER LEAGUE.
THE FLEEGER LEAGUE, RIGHT? THE FLEET HAS...
WE TAUGHT YOU ALL THIS LAST YEAR.
YOU HAVE NOT BEEN PRACTICING THE FLEEGER LEAGUE.
THE FLIGHT LEAGUE HAS SOME DANCE MOVES THAT GO ALONG WITH IT, AND I WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO DO THEM ALONG WITH US.
SO THE FIRST, THE FLIGER LEAGUE MEANS THE FLYER SONG.
SO THE FIRST ONE IS FLIGHT FLIGHT.
I MEAN, STOCK BEHIND TIGA, STRONG LIKE A TIGER.
ALL SPEAKING LAUGHA, CALL LIKE A GIRAFFE.
THIS NEXT ONE, IF YOU'RE STANDING UP, IT'S GONNA BE
IF YOU'RE SITTING DOWN, YOU CAN DO IT TOO.
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WORKS.THEN WE HAVE SWIM IN THE RIVER, AND THEN.
NOW THIS LOOKS LIKE I'M PRACTICING MY SWEET KUNGKU BOOS, BUT YOU CAN SEE THEM THERE.
DON'T PRACTICE YOUR SWEET KUNGKUMUS.
GUYS, I WARNED YOU ABOUT THIS.
ALL RIGHT, YOU GUYS ALL GOT THAT?
AND MY FAVORITE PART ABOUT THIS SONG IS JUST A LITTLE INTRO TO IT.
AND THE OPENING LYRICS ARE
WELL, I DON'T SEE ANY GRASS NEARBY, BUT WE'RE GONNA DO THE NEXT CLOSEST THING, WHICH IS GONNA BE...
OH, IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL UP THERE.
LET'S TRY IT AGAIN, YOU GUYS GOT IT THIS TIME.
HEY, YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN FOR THIS NEXT VERSE.
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WELL DONE FUTURE LEADER LEADERS OF AMERICA.SO WE'RE GONNA MAKE SOME TOAST RIGHT NOW.
YOU CAN RAISE YOUR GLASS, YOUR STEIN, YOUR CUP, YOUR BOTTLE, YOUR SIPPY CUP.
ALL RIGHT, THIS NEXT ONE IS FROM YOUR FAVORITE BATMAN MOVIE.
WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE BATMAN MOVIE? SORRY, THAT'S THE INCORRECT ANSWER.
THE CORRECT ANSWER IS BATMAN FOREVER.
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YES, THAT'S HIGH.UH, HOPEFULLY MOST PEOPLE CAN HEAR US.
UH, I KNOW WE'RE FACING ALL OVER THE PLACE, BUT, UH, I'M TOM DRAKE.
I AM YOUR PROUD MAYOR, MAYOR OF THE VILLAGE OF HASTINGS ON HUDSON, AND I WANNA THANK EVERYBODY FOR COMING THIS EVENING.
I'LL INTRODUCE EVERYBODY ELSE IN JUST A SECOND.
UH, AFTER THE MEMORIAL DAY PARADE WAS CANCELED THIS YEAR DUE TO WEATHER, UH, THE CHIEF OF POLICE AND I WERE SPEAKING ABOUT WHAT WE CAN DO TO STILL DO A, A COMMUNITY EVENT THIS YEAR TO HONOR OUR, OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, OUR VETERANS, AND ESPECIALLY LISA O'REILLY, WHO WAS SLOTTED TO BE THE GRAND MARSHAL DURING THAT PARADE.
AND, AND WE FELT SO BAD BECAUSE SHE HAD JUST RETIRED FROM THE VILLAGE AFTER OVER 20 YEARS OF SERVICE.
AND SHE'S AGREED SHE IS OUR GRAND MARSHAL THIS EVENING, UH, FOR OUR PARADE.
SHE COMES DOWN IN THE RED CONVERTIBLE THIS EVENING.
UM, WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE TO THANK VERY QUICKLY, BUT CHIEF OF, UH, POLICE, DAVID DOSON AND OUR HASTINGS POLICE DEPARTMENT, UH, FIRE CHIEF MICHAEL GUNTHER IN THE HASTINGS ON HUDSON FIRE DEPARTMENT AND AMBULANCE CORPS, AND OUR DPW, UH, SUPERINTENDENT MICHAEL GUNTHER, UH, WHO THEY'RE PARTICIPATING IN OUR PARADE TONIGHT.
AND THEN ESPECIALLY THE WESTCHESTER COUNTY SHERIFFS.
UH, WE ASKED THEM IN JUNE TO COME AND, AND BLOCK OUR ROADWAYS SO OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT WAS FREED UP TO ENJOY THE EVENING AND WATCH THE FIREWORKS WITH, WITH US TONIGHT.
UM, I GREW UP IN THIS VILLAGE.
I CAN'T REMEMBER IF WE'VE DONE FIREWORKS.
I THOUGH MAYBE WE DID ONCE, BUT I'M REALLY HAPPY TO BE DOING IT TONIGHT, ESPECIALLY ON SUCH AN AWESOME EVENING.
YOU, YOU'VE BEEN HEARING THE TEST SHOTS GOING, SO, UH, I DON'T WANNA DELAY THAT ANYMORE.
WITH ME TONIGHT, UH, WE HAVE JOY HABER, GREENBERG TOWN COUNCIL MEMBER, ELLEN HENDRICKS, GREENBERG, GREENBERG TOWN COUNCIL MEMBER, DAVID MEMORA, WESTCHESTER COUNTY LEGISLATOR, MARY JANE SINSKI, YOUR NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLYWOMAN, AND CONGRESSMAN GEORGE LATIMER.
UM, I TURNED THE MICROPHONE OVER TO BARRY JANE SINSKY, OUR NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLYWOMAN.
ARE YOU READY FOR OUR PARADE NOW? YEAH.
IT'LL MAKE A LOT OF PEOPLE VERY TIRED TONIGHT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, TO OUR VETERANS, AND THOSE HASTINGS RESIDENTS WHO ARE STILL SERVING.
AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO THE VILLAGE STAFF, INCLUDING OUR FORMER FANTASTIC REC CHIEF, LISA O'REILLY.
I'LL PASS IT ON QUICKLY TO GEORGE LATIMER, AND LET'S GET STARTED.
LET'S GET MARCHING, AND THEN WE CAN SEE THE FIREWORKS.
OKAY, HASTINGS, THERE'S A BIG CONTEST THAT'S GONNA GO ON.
TOMORROW IS DOBBS FERRY FESTIVE.
NOW, I'M BETTING THAT HASTINGS CAN BE LOUDER THAN DOBBS FERRY.
WHAT DO YOU THINK? SO ON THE COUNT OF THREE, YOU'RE GONNA SAY, "GO, HASTINGS, AS LOUD AS YOU CAN.
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ONE, TWO, THREE.ALL RIGHT, WE'LL SEE HOW DOBBS DOES TOMORROW.
THAT'S WHAT WE SHOULD HAVE JUST SAID TONIGHT.
SO, UH, GREENBERG TOWN COUNCILMAN MEMBER ELLEN HENDRICK.
AND FORMER HASTINGS RESIDENT WHERE MUCH OF MY HEART IS.
BUT I DO WANT TO MENTION THAT ALSO SUPERVISOR PAUL FINER IS HERE AS WELL.
AND ALSO WITH US THIS EVENING IS THE HUDSON VALLEY REPRESENTATIVE FROM GOVERNOR HOCHUL'S OFFICE, LUKE POWELL.
THANK YOU FOR COMING THIS EVENING.
AND, UH, CHIEF OF STAFF FOR MARY JANE SHIMSKY DYLAN PINE.
AS SOON AS WE, ALL THIS WHOLE GROUP WALKS UP THERE TO THOSE BEAUTIFUL RED FIRE TRUCKS WITH THOSE LIGHTS, WE'LL BE COMING DOWN MAIN STREET.
SO WE'RE GONNA NEED PEOPLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD, UH, BECAUSE WE'LL BE COMING THROUGH IN HOPEFULLY ABOUT FIVE MINUTES.
SO SEE HOW LONG IT TAKES US TO GET THERE AND WE'LL BE COMING THROUGH TOWN.
GO TO ALL OF OUR BUSINESSES, ESPECIALLY ALL WEEKEND AND ENJOY THE FIREWORKS.
WELCOME TO THE SALUTE TO SERVICE 2026 PARADE.
CELEBRATING AMERICA'S 250TH ANNIVERSARY.
LEADING OFF THE PARADE, GRAND MARSHAL, LISA O'REILLY.
LISA'S ONE OF FOUR SIBLINGS OF LEONARD, LAURIE, LAWRENCE AND LYNN, AND PROUD AUNT OF SEVEN NIECES AND NEPHEWS AND 11 GREAT NIECES AND NEPHEWS RAISING YONKERS.
LISA MOVED TO BEAUTIFUL HASTINGS ON HUDSON IN 1988.
SHE IS MARRIED TO SEAN O'REILLY WITH WHOM SHE HAS FOUR WONDERFUL CHILDREN, DONNA, THOMAS, CAITLIN AND GRACE.
LISA WORKED FOR THE VILLAGE FOR OVER 20 YEARS.
HER DUTIES INCLUDED CAMP DIRECTOR CREATING AND COORDINATING VARIOUS SPORTS PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN, K THROUGH 12, AND MANAGING NUMEROUS COMMUNITY PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON SUPPORTING RESIDENTS, DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES, LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND VARIOUS CAUSES.
HASTINGS ON HUDSON IS PROUD TO HONOR OUR VETERANS AND ACTIVE DIRTY SERVICE MEMBERS.
TONIGHT'S PARADE IS A SALUTE TO THEM AND THEIR SERVICE TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
MARCHING ALONG OUR VETERANS TONIGHT ARE BEN ALANI COMMANDER, VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS, JAMES DAILEY POST 200.
FOUNDED IN 1919, POST 200 WAS NAMED IN HONOR OF JAMES DAILEY, A HASTINGS RESIDENT KILLED IN ACTION DURING WORLD WAR I.
ALSO JOINING OUR VETERANS IS ADMIRAL FARRAGAN, AMERICAN LEGION POST 1195, LED BY COMMANDER RICHIE PESCI.
POST 1195 WAS CHARTERED IN 1938.
THANK YOU VETERANS FOR YOUR SERVICE.
NEXT WE HAVE THE HASTINGS MOTORCYCLE OFFICERS, DETECTIVE, DETECTIVE SERGEANT JUSTIN PINTIGLIERI, LIEUTENANT CHRIS SOREANO, PATROLMAN THOMAS GUNTHER.
IT'S HERE FOR THE POLICE EMERALD SOCIETY OF WESTCHESTER, PIPES AND DRUMS, DRUM MAJOR PETE FERRELL, BANDMASTER CHRIS HURLEY, ASSISTANT BAND MASTER PAT MCCORMICK.
HASTINGS POLICE HONOR GUARD, DETECTIVE PETE MYERS, PATROLMAN ED FEDERINI, PATROLMAN WALDER MALDONADO, PATROLMAN SARAH HUGHES, THE CHIEF OF POLICE, DAVID DOSON, LIEUTENANT ROBERT GAGLIARDI, SERGEANT TOM O'SULLIVAN, SERGEANT EMILIO ROJAS.
AND THE HASTINGS POLICE BICYCLE UNIT, PATROLMAN ROBERT SIMMONS, PATROLMAN ADAM ALIATA.
IN THE HASTINGS ON HUDSON DEPARTMENT, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, HASTINGS STRONGEST.
SUPERINTENDENT MIKE GUNTHER, THE HASTINGS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS FEATURES 15 MEMBERS WORKING UNDER DIRECT SUPERVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT SUPERINTENDENT ENSURING
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THE VILLAGE CONTINUES TO RUN SMOOTHLY THROUGH THEIR EFFORTS WITH STREET AND VEHICLE MAINTENANCE, SNOW AND ICE REMOVAL AND SANITATION.LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.
HASTINGS ON HUDSON, LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE DIXIE DANDIES.
HASTINGS ON HUDSON, HASTINGS BRAVEST.
HASTINGS ON HUSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT CELEBRATING 150 YEARS.
HASTINGS BRAVEST IS LED BY CHIEF MIKE GUNTHER.
FIRST ASSISTANT CHIEF JOHN LINDNER.
SECOND ASSISTANT CHIEF FRANK D'SOUZA.
THIRD ASSISTANT CHIEF NICHOLAS CALIS.
THE HASTINGS FIRE DEPARTMENT FOUNDING COMPANY, PROTECTION ENGINE COMPANY NUMBER ONE, LED BY DEPUTY CHIEF CAPTAIN BRIAN SNIBBY.
THE HASTINGS ON HUDSON FIRE DEPARTMENT IS COMPRISED OF UNIONTOWN HOST COMPANY NUMBER TWO, LED BY CAPTAIN THOMAS GUNTHER.
RIVERVIEW MANOR HOST COMPANY NUMBER THREE, LED BY CAPTAIN DAN MANSDORF, HOOK AND LADDER, COMPANY NUMBER ONE, LED BY CAPTAIN BRIAN USHER, AMBULANCE CORPS LED BY CAPTAIN RON COHEN.
AMBULANCE CORP IS HASTINGS BEST.
THE AMBULANCE CORPS RESPONDS TO AN AVERAGE OF OVER 650 CALLS PER YEAR.
LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE AMBULANCE CORPS.
ALSO RECOGNIZING TONIGHT, A 62-YEAR MEMBER OF PROTECTION ENGINE COMPANY NUMBER ONE, ROBERT LIGHT.
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AND HASTINGS ON HUDSON PASSING.IS LADDER 22 ONE OF THE ONLY TWO TILLA DRAWN LADDERS IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY? LET US THANK OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS FOR JOINING US TONIGHT.
MAYOR THOMAS DRAKE, TRUSTEES MORGAN FLEISIG, DOUGLAS ALLYGOOD, SAMANTHA MERTON, AND MALAKA SUNBERG, CONGRESSMAN GEORGE LATIMER, STATE SENATOR ANDREA STEWART COUSINS, ASSEMBLYWOMAN MARY JANE SHIMSKY, COUNTY LEGISLATOR DAVID E.
MAMURA, COUNCILWOMAN ELLEN HENDRICKS, GREENBERG TOWN SUPERVISOR PAUL FINER, TOWN, GREENBERG TOWN COUNCIL MEMBER JOY HABER.
WE'D LIKE TO THANK THE WESTCHESTER COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT FOR COVERING ALL TRAFFIC AND POLICE DUTIES DURING THE PARADE.
MAY I MENTION THAT FIREWORKS WILL COMMENCE AT 8:45 DOWN AT THE RIVERFRONT?