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Saturday, 6 October 2012

Coming up: 68th Annual Columbus Day Parade

Columbus Day Parade will be broadcast beginning at noon on Monday, October 8, 2012. (WABC Photo)

NEW YORK (WABC) -- WABC-TV, New York's #1 television station and the most-watched station in the nation, will proudly present the 68th Annual Columbus Day Parade on Monday, Oct. 8.

Emmy Award-winning TV journalist, columnist and author Maria Bartiromo and actor, entertainer and producer Joe Piscopo will team up once again to anchor this year's parade festivities as Channel 7 Eyewitness News Anchor Ken Rosato and Reporter Lisa Colagrossi report from along the parade route.

Last year, Channel 7's broadcast reached more than 7.4 million television households in 29 counties covering New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania. In addition, the parade was viewed live by millions of people along Fifth Avenue and on the Italian television network, RAI International.

Be sure to watch our live streaming coverage of the parade on 7online. Plus, come back to this page later in the day to watch all of the segments of the parade!

Last year's event featured over 100 contingents, including virtuoso performances of traditional Italian and Italian American music, dance, and street performers, floats that depict dramatic and colorful tableau of cultural icons, over a dozen marching bands, and national and international dignitaries. This year's parade promises to be better than ever!

All proceeds from the Parade and related weekend events help fund the Columbus Citizens Foundation's $2 million annual commitment to scholarships for deserving students.

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Thursday, 29 December 2011

Family's son honored in Rose Parade

Web produced by Jennifer Matarese, Eyewitness NewsNEW JERSEY (WABC) -- A family from New Jersey is being honored on a float at the Rose Parade in Pasadena next Monday for their son, who died in 1997.

Roberto Perez was just 17 when he died of a brain aneurysm, but because he was an organ donor, he gave life to 5 others.

The Perez family will leave their home in North Bergen to fly out to California at 6 a.m. Thursday.

They'll have front row seats to the Tournament of Roses Parade, where their son Roberto will be the only New Jersey organ donor honored on a very special float.

"I see that part of my son is still here and I feel very proud that my son gave life to the person," said Maria Perez, Roberto's mother.

Maria Perez's 18-year-old son Roberto was a healthy college freshman when he died suddenly of a brain aneurysm in 1997.

His parents made the decision to donate his organs, a choice that they are grateful for every day.

"Because of the decision we made, Roberto saved five lives," Perez said.

Roberto's heart still beats in the chest of a 78-year-old man who lives on Long Island.

Maria says she felt an instant connection.

"The first thing I asked is if I can put my ear on his heart and listen to his heart because that's my son's heart. So it makes me very proud," Perez said.

This year, Roberto's portrait, made of flowers, will be featured on a float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, which honors donor families and recipients.

"I know Roberto is happy we made the decision we did," Perez said.

On the day they were presented with Roberto's parade portrait, his parents were joined by the man who has his kidney, and by the widow of a man who had his pancreas and lived nine years longer before passing away. "If I save two people, I know I'm doing my job. It's a legacy, it's a legacy that we're going to continue," Perez said.

The Rose Bowl Parade is next Monday.

71 organ donors will be featured on the float, Roberto is the only one from New Jersey.

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Tuesday, 29 November 2011

'Frosty the Snowman' arrested at Maryland parade

CHESTERTOWN, Md. -- Who says "Frosty the Snowman" has to be jolly?

A man in a "Frosty the Snowman" costume was arrested Saturday during the annual Christmas parade in Chestertown, on Maryland's Eastern Shore. He's accused of scuffling with police and kicking at a police dog.

Sgt. John A. Dolgos tells The Star Democrat of Easton that 52-year-old Kevin Michael Walsh became agitated when a dog-handling officer tried to escort him away from the crowd.

Walsh told The Associated Press that he has dressed as Frosty in the parade for at least 10 years. He says he was wrongfully arrested. He says an officer hassled him after he remarked about the police dog's presence. He says he became agitated only after getting arrested.

Walsh was released on his own recognizance.

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Sunday, 19 June 2011

Mermaid Parade kicks off Coney Island summer

Eyewitness NewsCONEY ISLAND (WABC) -- Colorful costumes and fabulous floats are just two of the hallmarks of New York's annual Mermaid Parade.

It's marks the unofficial start to summer on Coney Island.

The Mermaid Parade pays homage to Coney Island's forgotten Mardi Gras which lasted from 1903 to 1954.

Participants toss fruit into the Atlantic Ocean to appease the "sea gods".

The Mermaid Ball followed at the New York Aquarium.

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