DOT DAY ’18 COMPLETE GUIDE TO SUNDAY’S PARADE JUNE 3 • 1 P.M. Along Dorchester Ave. from Richmond Street to Columbia Road The Tony Barrie Band, shown making its way up the avenue in June 2017, is one of several marching bands and musical units that will be part of Sunday’s Dorchester Day Parade. Chris Lovett photo A chat with Ed Kelly, chief marshal of the 2018 Dorchester Day Parade By Daniel Sheehan Carron, friends who have warriors I’m lucky to call Tommy. I appreciate RepoRteR Staff always dedicated them- friends who served our that my friend, and selves to our country, country bravely in what proud son of Dorchester, Following are ques- city, and neighborhood, is Dorchester’s greatest Fire Commissioner Joe tions and answers from and Mary-dith E. Tuitt tradition, fighting for Finn has assigned my a Reporter interview whose efforts at the State each other. When I look fire company, Ladder 17, with this year’s Dot Day House delivering back to at the great people who to the parade so some of Parade’s chief marshal, our community I have I’ll be able count myself my fellow firefighters Neponset native Ed admired. amongst, I am not sure will march with me as “Edzo” Kelly: I have also served on I belong. well as union leaders the board of directors Q. What is your like Boston Firefighters Q. What does it mean of the Massachusetts favorite part about Local 718 President to you personally to be Iraq and Afghanistan the Dorchester Day Rich Paris. The State leading the Dot Day Fallen Heroes Memorial proceedings? Champions of Dorches- parade? with past Chief Mar- A. The parade itself ter Youth Hockey Squirt A. It is quite an honor shall Brendan Murphy, is always my favorite B’s will be marching with and I will take great where we were part part. The Parade Com- us, as well as Neponset pride marching along- of a team that built a mittee really needs to Street Hockey League side Mayor Walsh and fitting tribute to all Bay be commended for all players. After the parade Governor Baker, two Staters who sacrificed the effort they put into I’ll head down to the friends whom I admire their lives fighting the all of the events. I’d John P. McKeon Amvets Edward A. Kelly, the chief marshal of the 2018 and respect very much. War on Terror, includ- like to recognize my Post where I am a proud Dorchester Day Parade, is General Secretary- When I look through ing Dorchester’s own friend Craig Galvin for member. Treasurer of the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF). the list of past chief Danny Londono and spearheading the chili Q. What are some of marshals, I am humbled Edgardo Zayas, who cook off and making it the your fondest memo- uncles living with us. to name a few. The older to be in the company of served posthumously as great event it’s become. ries about growing up We lived on the Dead kids looked out for the such great examples of chief marshal in 2007. Q. Who will you in Dorchester? End of Westglow with younger kids; the same who Dorchester people Sharing the honor that spend the day with? A. It was a great place about 40-50 other kids. clothes, beds, bikes, really are. To follow in year was Brian Foun- A. Well, first and to grow up. I was the The Swikes, Devines, skates, toys etc. all made the footsteps of Joe Zinck taine, Shane Burke, and foremost, my wife Katy fifth of six kids and we Solettis, McLaughlins, it through each house. and the late Jimmy Mc- Chris Saunders, three and my kids Maggie and always had a couple McCarthys, the Burkes, (Continued on page 5B) A RUN-DOwN ON ALL Of ThE bANDS, floats AND SPECIAL GUESTS IN OUR PARADE ROSTER— PAGE 2 Page 2B THE REPoRTER DoRCHESTER DAY SUPPLEMENT May 31, 2018 dotnews.com DOT DAY ’18 The Official Dorchester Day Parade Roster This roster is printed as an informational guide only. The parade line up is subject to change by the com- mittee at any time. Andrea J. Campbell Boston Emergency Management Services Charlie Baker Boston City Council President Boston Fire Department Govenor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Annissa Essaibi George Boston Fire Department Honor Guard City of Boston, Special Police - BHA Police, Boston City Councillor At Large Boston Police Department BOHC Police, School Police, Park Rangers Boston Police Gaelic Column Authentic Caribean Foundation Boston Public Library Bibliocycle Clowning for Kidz Ayanna Pressley Boston Windjammers Colonial Pipers Band Candidate for United States Congress Boston Youth Raiders and Cheer CVC UNIDO, Cape Verdean Association of Boston DaBean Allstarz Baker/Polito Campaign C.A.S.H. Marching Band Dan Cullinane, State Representative Bay Cove Human Services Carney Hospital/Harvard Street Health Center Dan Hunt, State Representative Bethel Seventh Day Adventist Spanish Church Characters from Boston Party Solutions Dorchester Baseball Boston Bowl and LMPK Events Dorchester Brewing Company by way of Craft’d Company Dorchester Food Coop Dorchester Not for Sale 114th Dorchester Day Parade/Sun., June 3rd, 2018 Dorchester People for Peace DotOUT Dynasty Productions Starts 1:00 pm from Dorchester Lower Mills along Dorchester Avenue to Columbia Road East Boston Savings Bank Edward A. “Edzo” Kelly, Chief Marshall Happy Dorchester Day Elisabeth Bogle, Little Miss Dorchester Estreallas Tropicales Evandro Carvalho from the Fields Corner Main Streets Fire House Dixie Dorchester Day Parade Committee First Baptist Church This year we honor as our Chief Marshal Edward Kelly Frank Baker, Boston City Councillor Fuerza International We also congratulate our 2017 Mayor of Dorchester Joe Castro Gabriella Monteiro, Young Miss Dorchester Little Miss Dorchester - Elisabeth Bogle Glamorous Divas Greg Henning for District Attorney Young Miss Dorchester - Gabriella Monteiro Hallamore Horses Hot 96.9 FM 2016 PARADE E-BOARD PARADE COMMITTEE Joe Castro, Mayor of Dorchester President: Kelly Walsh Steve Allen Pat O’Neill Kenny School Marching Band Vice President: Marty Hogan Doug Bennet Cynthia Pape Linda Champion Parade Clerk: Dieu Phan Carol Chaisson Millie Rooney Candidate for Suffolk County District Attorney Secretary: Brianne Gore John Connor Pam Smith Living Art, Inc. Treasurer: Peter Sasso Christine Hogan Barbara Trybe Liz Miranda Judge Advocate: Karen MacNutt Paul Nutting Joe Zinck Candidate for 5th Suffolk District State Representative At-Large Director: Colleen Walsh Mark F. Rooney, Candidate for Governor’s Council At-Large Director: Carol Houghtaling Martin J. Walsh, Mayor of Boston At-Large Director: Christine Isabelle-Hogan McCall Ambulance Michael Capuano, United States Congressmen Michael Flaherty, Boston City Councillor Michelle Wu, Boston City Councillor At Large Meet Parade Chief Marshal Ed Kelly• US AirForce Mike Ritter, Ritterbin Photography The son, grandson, brother, nephew and cousin of fire fighters, Kelly joined the Boston Fire National Lancers Department as a fire fighter/EMT in 1997, where he was assigned to the Technical Rescue team New England Wailers that assisted Worcester Local 1009 at the Cold Storage Warehouse fire in 1999. Kelly was among New Magnolia Jazz Band the hundreds of fire fighters at Ground Zero after the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Nick Collins, State Senator Painters, District Council 35 Center, and also responded to the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013. Patsy’s Clowns Pop-A-Lock Boston Before becoming a Boston fire fighter, Kelly attended the Department of Defense Fire Academy Rachel Rollins and from 1994 to 1997 served in the U.S. Air Force, stationed at Tyndall Air Force Base in Panama City, Florida, Candidate for Suffolk County District Attorney where he worked as part of the crash and rescue crew. Roberto Clemente 21 Dancers Roma Band Musicians A graduate of the Harvard Trade Union Program class of 2015, he was named Labor Leader of the Year by the Greater Safe Patient Limits Boston Labor Council. Kelly was appointed by the governor of Massachusetts to serve as a commissioner at the Safety Auto School Department of Fire Services, as well as the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Group Insurance Commission, one of South End Dynomites the largest health care purchasers in the Northeast, and was elected Executive Vice President for Public Sector of the South Shore Health System Home & Community Care Massachusetts AFL-CIO. Spartans Standish Village In addition, he serves as chairman of the Board of Directors for Florian CARES, a fire-based non-profit dedicated to Strolling Hobos Dixie community health, and as trustee for the Boston Fire Department Charitable Association, first established in 1828 to Tempo International ensure proper burial for indigent fire fighters and which now assists widows and widowers of fire fighters of modest The Cystem means. (The Youth Sports Training & Education Movement) The New Liberty Jazz Band As part of Kelly’s charitable efforts, he is a co-founder and member of the Board of Directors for Massachusetts Iraq The Next Birthday Project and Afghanistan Fallen Heroes and provides support for children diagnosed with pediatric cancer through The Cure Titan Majorettes It Foundation. Tony Barrie Band Uphams Corner Health Center Vietnamese American Community of Massachusetts We want to thank all of those who helped out with fundraisers for the parade and those who work Waltham American Legion Band throughout the year to put the parade on the street. Especially our parade sponsors. Worcester Brass Band PARADE WEBSITE: www.DotDayParade.com Worcester Sound & Lights WORK, Inc. dotnews.com May 31, 2018 THE REPoRTER DoRCHESTER DAY SUPPLEMENT Page 3B Red Line-themed t-shirt added to College Hype’s Dot Day catalog By Daniel Sheehan 25 years. RepoRteR Staff This year’s Dot Day Dorchester Day brings releases will add a few another batch of fresh new classics to the College Hype t-shirts to catalog.