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First Holiday Lights Parade Draws Hundreds [PHOTOS]

The streets of Yorktown light up with holiday parade.

Hundreds of spectators lined the streets of downtown Yorktown Heights as the first annual Holiday Lights Parade lit up the streets and the faces of those who braved the cold to watch.

Fire trucks from several departments decorated in lights were joined by ambulances, highway department vehicles, floats and marchers from many organizations who marched to Jack DeVito Memorial Field for the town tree lighting, hot chocolate and carolling.

Santa himself joined in the parade but his sled must be undergoing final preparations for the big day as he instead chose to ride in a sleek 1968 Camaro complete with elves riding shotgun.

The event was co-sponsored by the Yorktown Parks and Recreation Department and the Yorktown Heights Engine Company.

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kmr303 May 18, 2013 at 11:38 am
First of all, I don't understand why teachers are paying for anything out of pocket when the supplyRead More lists that parents receive at the end of the summer are as long as their arms. Secondly, SOCIETY lets the kids down?!?!? I think the school taxes in Yorktown should be sufficient so that the teachers don't have to pay any out-of-pocket expenses. SOCIETY does not let the kids down, it is those who are in control of the school tax monies who let the kids down. Perhaps the administrators should take salary cuts, or maybe we should even eliminate some of those administrative positions. No teacher should have to pay for supplies out of pocket.