Capital Region communities adjust Christmas celebrations amid COVID-19 | The Daily Gazette
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Schenectady mayor Gary McCarthy announced the first-ever First Responders Holiday Parade 6 p.m. Tuesday.
The event will replace this year’s canceled Schenectady annual holiday parade traditionally held before Thanksgiving.
“We had this idea when news came that the Schenectady Holiday Parade was canceled because of the pandemic,” said Assistant Fire Chief Don Mareno in a press release. “That parade is typically held in late November and believed to be the largest nighttime holiday parade in the Northeast.
“It would have been the 52nd year of the parade. With all the stresses of everything happening because of COVID, we thought it would be nice to bring the parade to the community.”