I just want to say a quick “Thank You!” to all who participated in the Horribles Parade.  Thanks specifically to Ken Weismantel for his persistence in restarting the parade, and to James Arena-DeRosa as [grand marshal]. As a Democrat, I’d have liked to have seen more participation from my party, but I was happy, and the crowds along the route seemed happy, for the parade to at least be back.

— Peter LaGoy, Hopkinton

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