Gator Parade celebrates fifth anniversary


WINSTED — The Winsted Fire Department’s fifth annual Gator Parade has been scheduled for Sunday, Dec. 21, starting at 6 p.m. on Meadow Street.

The annual holiday parade is a tribute to late firefighter Gaeton Gangi, a well-respected member of the Winsted Fire Department who died unexpectedly in December of 2004. The parade includes firefighters, police and local emergency personnel traveling through town with lights flashing and sirens blaring.

The parade route is as follows:

Line up on Meadow Street; right on Route 44; right on Lake Street; right on Route 263; left on South Road; left on Pratt Hill; right on Suckerbrook; left on West Wakefield Boulevard; right on West Lake Street; right on East Wakefield; left on Hurlbut; left on Pratt Street; right on Prospect Street; left on Bridge Street; right on Willow Street; left on Rowley Street; right on Route 44; left on Old New Hartford Road; left on Oakdale Avenue; left on Palmer Avenue; straight across to Colony Drive; straight across to Stanton Avenue; left on Wallens Street; across to Beach Street; left on Oak Street; right on Wetmore Avenue; left on Elm Street; left on Holabird Avenue; right on Walnut Street; right on Route 44; right on Spencer Street; right on Hinsdale Avenue; right on Wheeler Street; parade ends Elm Street.

Winchester residents are invited to come out and see the procession in all its glory. At the end of the parade, a holiday celebration will be held at the Center Firehouse on Elm Street. For more information, call 860-379-5155.


—Michael Marciano

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