Chamber March Newsletter

News From

The Patchogue Chamber

March, 2013

St. Patrck's Parade is This Sunday

There is a simple rule for when Patchogue holds its St. Patrick's Parade. It is on the last Sunday of the month with one exception. If the 17th falls on Sunday, the parade is that day. It's all a matter of pipe band availability. There is no parade in the city on Sunday. So this year, it's on the holiday with seven pipe bands. There are 50 units in all. Mike Rau of Tires Incorporated is the Grand Marshal. Here's the lineup:

1 Amvets & Patchogue Fire Dept.

2 V.F.W.

3 American Legion

4 Grand Marshal "Mike Rau"

5 Pipe Band-Saffron United

6 Mayor & Village Officials

7 N.Y.S. Assemblyman Hennessey

8 S.C. Legislator, Rob Calarco

9 S.C. Clerk, Judith Pascale

10 Brookhaven Town Councilman, Tim Mazzei

11 BrickHouse Brewery

12 1st Regiment of S.C.

13 Girl Scout Troop #548

14 Brownie Troop #601

15 The Sparklers

16 Holy Angels

17 P-M Library

18 Canaan Lake Beach Community

19 Relay For Life

20 Siol Na h'Eirann Pipe Band

21 Long Island Antique Power

22 Long Island Ducks

23 W.A.L.K. Radio

24 T.O.N.Y. Car Club

25 Patchogue Ambulance

26 Northport Pipe & Drums

27 Pacheco Auto

28 Brookhaven Memorial Hospital

29 Bella Vino

30 1976 Plymouth NYS Police

31 I.B.E.W. 25 Pipe & Drum

32 Knights of Columbus

33 East End Hot Rods

34 W.E.H.M & The Beat

35 Great South Bay Republican Club

36 Bellport Youth Sports/Elegant Limos

37 Roisin Dubh Pipe Band

38 Patchogue Bay Power Squadron

39 Village Idiot Pub

40 Patchogue Elks

41 GT 350/Model A

42 Pipe Band-Clan Gordon Highlanders

43 Spot-Less Landscaping

44 JRC Home Improvements

45 Liberty Tax

46 Georgie Girl

47 Long Ireland Pipes & Drums

48 Port Jeff Ferry

49 Ford Coupe Hot Rod

50 MJL Entertainment

Grand Opening For

Cheese Patch/Wisteria Lane

The Cheese Patch and Wisteria Lane, open at 11 N. Ocean Ave. finally had their blizzard delayed grand opening on March 14.

Tracey Kaspereit (left center) owns Wisteria Lane and Paige Pfeifer (right center) owns The Cheese Patch.

President's Message

In March of 1923, the Patchogue Chamber of Commerce opened its doors to serve the business community. Renowned at the time to be the ideal place to live work and play, Patchogue offered boating, fishing, theatre performances and a booming downtown business district that attracted people from all over. Today, nearly a century later, the Greater Patchogue Chamber of Commerce has grown to incorporate the Greater Patchogue area and our surrounding neighborhoods and continues to be an ideal place to live work and play.

This month, I encourage our members to DISCOVER PATCHOGUE...now more than ever. Discover our restaurants and shops, discover our waterfront, and discover our theatre and entertainment, discover all the Greater Patchogue area has to offer.

We will be honoring our 90 years in style on March 20th at Lombardi's on the Bay. If you have not sent in your response there is still time. Contact the chamber office to inquire. This party is sure to be the bee's knees!

Happy Anniversary!

-Jacqueline Hensley

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