The Glen Cove St. Patrick's Day Parade

Celebrating Irish Culture on the North Shore

Irene Abrams, Aide to the Grand Marshal, 2025 Glen Cove St. Patrick’s Day Parade

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Irene Abrams, Aide to the Grand Marshal
2025 Glen Cove St. Patrick’s Day Parade

Irene Abrams was raised with her six siblings in Woodhaven, Queens. Her parents, Irene and Peter S. Roggemann, Jr., settled near where they grew up next door to each other. Her maternal grandparents, Loretta Hughes and Frank Smith, met in New York after they emigrated to the U.S. Her maternal grandmother, Theodora Burke, is the Great-Granddaughter of Peter Ulich Burke, who was born in Birr, County Offaly, in 1898. Peter became a Medical Doctor, opened a clinic for poor Irish people, and wrote curricula for Catholic schools. Peter followed his sons to Utica, NY, and also wrote Catholic school curricula there. Theodora Burke went to Normal School, where she was trained as a Primary Grade Teacher.

Following the Burke tradition, Irene became an educator and taught English Literature at Christ the King H.S. in Queens. After receiving her MS in Special Education from Fordham University, she was appointed by the New York City Department of Education to teach Special Education classes at Montauk Jr High in Brooklyn and then at Seward Park H.S. in Manhattan. She earned her Professional Degree in Educational Administration from Hunter U. and was appointed to Grover Cleveland H.S. in Queens as Assistant Principal, Special Ed. In 1993, she became Assistant Principal at Queens Vocational H.S. and then at Bayside H.S.

Irene moved to Glen Cove in 1996 while still working at Bayside High School. She joined parish life at both St. Rocco’s and St. Patrick’s. After she left the NY City Board of Education, she continued working as a consultant to charter schools to ensure that programs for students with special needs were not overlooked.

Irene joined the LAOH in 2013, when she made her Degree. She volunteered for many Committees and held the appointed Offices of Grievance Officer and Education & Immigration. In 2024, she was elected as a Grievance Officer.

After-Parade Party March 23, 2025

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There will be a fun and family-friendly After-Parade Party right at the end of the Glen Cove St. Patrick’s Day Parade route, at St. Patrick’s Parish Hall, located at 235 Glen Street, Glen Cove, NY 11542, just around the corner from the end of the parade route.

  • The party features non-stop Irish music, a performance by Irish stepdancers and a stirring demonstration of Irish piping by pipers who march in the Parade.
  • Sunday, March 23, 2025, 2:30 pm – 6:00 pm
  • $25 Donation  (please use the form below to purchase tickets).
  • Full Corned Beef Dinner – Cash Bar – Children under 12 Free
  • To reserve and pay for party admission online, please use the form below.
  • For further information, please text or call Ann Kelly 516-314-7210.

Please use this form for easy and safe payment for admission to the party and to avoid waiting in line for admission:

After Parade Party

Please use this form to reserve and pay for admission to the after-parade party at St. Patrick Parish Hall at the end of the parade route on Sunday, March 23, 2025.
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Christine Rice, Grand Marshal, 2024 Glen Cove St. Patrick’s Day Parade

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Christine Rice, Grand Marshal 2024 Glen Cove St. Patrick’s Day Parade

Christine Rice is the Executive Director of the Glen Cove Senior Center, Glen Cove, NY and Chairwoman of NOSH Delivers, Inc., Glen Cove, NY.  Rice received her Bachelor of Arts Degree from The Catholic University of America in Washington, DC and her Master’s Degree in Early Childhood and Elementary Education from Adelphi University in Garden City, NY.

In 1997, upon her mother’s diagnosis of early-onset Alzheimer’s Disease, Rice became her primary caregiver.  After caring for both her parents until her mother’s passing in 2006 and her father’s passing in 2013, Rice accepted the position as Director of Special Events and Community Outreach for the Long Island Alzheimer’s and Dementia Center. Connecting with the community and raising funds for the organization was an extremely rewarding experience and one that led to the position of Executive Director of the Glen Cove Senior Center in 2019.

The Glen Cove Senior Center enriches the lives of seniors and enhances the quality of life of older adults through numerous programs and services. Rice has a thorough understanding of the complexities and challenges that seniors face throughout the aging process and has acquired a strong knowledge, through her personal and professional experience, of Alzheimer’s and other dementia-related diseases. 

Rice’s involvement with NOSH Delivers Inc., a not-for-profit that works to create a hunger-free, thriving community began with the onset of COVID in 2019.  NOSH provides individuals and families in the Glen Cove community and surrounding areas with healthy, nutritious food.

Rice was born and raised in Garden City, NY with her nine siblings and still resides there.  Rice has two children, Mary who resides in Garden City, NY with her husband William and her son William, who resides in Delray Beach, FL.

Patricia Victoria, 2024 Aide to the Grand Marshal

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Patricia Victoria, Aide to the Grand Marshal, 2024 Glen Cove St. Patrick’s Day Parade

Patricia Murphy Victoria is the first born to Daniel and Donna Murphy who grew up together in Corona, and later moved to Wantagh raising 5 more children. Patricia attended St. Bernard’s School, Levittown and graduated from General Douglas MacArthur H.S. in 1975.

Always having a desire to travel, she applied to a private company, Pat became a Flight Attendant, traveling extensively in the United States and Europe. Her two favorite trips were Ireland and Hawaii. She later worked with New York Air at LaGuardia Airport, and as evening Hostess at EA Bentley’s in Syosset, where she met manager, John Victoria, who she married in 1982.

Patricia worked at the Office of Commissioner of Jurors in Mineola John worked in the New York State Unified Court System as well, as a Court Officer.  Patricia worked at home as the Lead Domestic Engineer for ten years, raising two sons, Robert and Kevin.  She volunteered at school events in Glen Head, was a Boy Scout Den Leader, and spent much time supporting Robert and Kevin in baseball, football and hockey. Once they were of age, Patricia applied for a Teacher Aide position in 2000 at North Shore Schools. She worked in Special Education assisting students with individualized ability levels and special services until her retirement in 2019.

Patricia and John take frequent trips to the Adirondacks and Vermont. They travel several times a year for summer and winter activities with their focus on hiking in all seasons. When at home, they enjoy cooking and entertaining family and friends. The two most special people they love to spend time with are their granddaughters, Kathryne and Violet.

Patricia joined the Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division 8, Glen Cove in January 2015.  After making her degree, she became an Officer. She has served as Division President 2018-2023.  She is currently appointed as Immigration & Education Officer for LAOH Nassau County and has recently joined the LAOH Nassau Suffolk Degree Team.

2024 Glen Cove St. Patrick’s Day Parade Press Release

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The Glen Cove Saint Patrick’s Day Parade takes place on Sunday, March 17, 2024, at 1 pm.  Founded in 1989 the parade is the premier St. Patrick’s Day celebration on Long Island.  It takes place each year on the Sunday after St. Patrick’s Day and is a joyous first sign of Spring for Long Islanders and visitors.  Three generations old, the Parade this year is celebrating the young people who are following in the footsteps of those who started this great tradition.

Note that this year’s parade takes place on St. Patrick’s Day itself,  Sunday, March 17, 2024, at 1 pm!  This is because when St. Patrick’s Day falls on a Sunday, the New York City St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Fith Avene traditionally moves to Saturday, March 16.  Since the Glen Cove parade always takes place on the Sunday following the NYC parade, we have the good fortune of having our parade fall on St. Patrick’s Day itself during such years!

New this year:

  • The 2024 Parade will return to its traditional route – ending outside the Church of St. Patrick, at Glen Street and Pearsall Avenue.
  • The Parade Reviewing Stand will return to its former position in the block before the end of the Parade route.
  • The after-Parade Party will return to St. Patrick’s Parish Hall at the end of the Parade route.
  • In addition to Glen Cove’s downtown municipal parking garages, parking will be available at St. Patrick’s lot and the shuttle bus will circulate through those areas, the formation and spectator areas.

The Grand Marshal of the 2024 parade is Christine Rice the Executive Director of the Glen Cove Senior Center, Glen Cove, NY and Chairwoman of NOSH Delivers, Inc., Glen Cove, NY.  The Aide to the Grand Marshal is dedicated local Hibernian, Patricia Victoria.

After payment of the Parade’s expenses, all surplus funds raised through our fundraising efforts are donated to charity.   Grand Marshal Christine Rice has chosen as our main charity this year The Glen Cove SAGE Foundation.  SAGE (Senior Activity Generational Endowment), assists the Glen Cove Senior Center in its mission to pursue and provide the highest quality of programs and services for the senior citizens of Glen Cove and surrounding communities. Through fundraising, grant writing, outreach and advocacy, the Foundation supports the Center’s ongoing efforts and new initiatives in addressing the physical, social and emotional needs of area senior citizens sixty years of age and older.

The Parade begins to form up at 12 noon in the area of the Finley Middle School at Forest Avenue and Dosoris Lane in Glen Cove.  It steps off at 1 pm and proceeds through the streets of downtown Glen Cove.  There is ample parking at Glen Cove’s municipal parking garages and elsewhere and shuttle buses will run between the parking areas and the formation area.

The heart of the parade, as always, will be its exciting mix of marching groups, including bands of Irish pipers and other musicians, along with vintage cars, costumed performers, fire and police units, and much more.  The parade is a true community celebration with marching groups from the Irish and the many other ethnic groupings who live in the area taking part.  Come, join the fun!

The Glen Cove St. Patrick’s Day Parade receives NO public or municipal financial support.  It depends solely on tax-deductible corporate sponsorship and individual donations to the Glen Cove Parade Committee Inc.  Please visit glencoveparade.com to review tax-deductible support opportunities. 

For more information, please visit the parade website at www.glencoveparade.com, call or text 516-782-7494, or email anpiobaire@aol.com.  The Glen Cove Parade Committee, Inc. is a 501 (c) (3) charitable corporation, and all contributions are tax-deductible.

 

 

Past and Present Grand Marshals

It is our custom each year to honor a person as “Grand Marshal” of the Glen Cove St. Patrick’s Day Parade, and one or more additional individuals as “Aides to the Grand Marshal’:

1989 John F. Sweeney Postmaster, City of Glen Cove
1990 P.O. Stephen McDonald Hero Police Officer
1991 Hon. Denis Dillon District Attorney, Nassau Co.
1992 Sr. Janet A. Fitzgerald President, Molloy College
1993 Joseph V. Buckley Restaurateur
1994 Rep. Peter King Congressional Representative
1995 Jack Ryan President, SEIU Local 74
1996 William V. Whelan President, Emerald Society, FDNY
1997 Brian Fitzpatrick Councilman, City of Glen Cove
1998 Michael McCormick National Historian, AOH
1999 Jack Irwin Governor’s Assistant for Irish Affairs
2000 Hon. Thomas R. Suozzi Mayor, City of Glen Cove; Nassau County Executive
2001 Patrick J. Lynch President, NYC Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association
2002 Mary Gilroy-Doohan, M.D. Director, Emergency Services NSUH Glen Cove
2003 Tony Jackson Irish radio personality WRHU-FM Radio, Hofstra Univesity
2004 Mary Ann Holzkamp Mayor, City of Glen Cove
2005 James McCabe Hibernian Activist
2006 The “Fighting 69th”
2007 Jack McDougal Police Sergeant
2008 John W.C. Canning Attorney and Public Servant
2009 Robert P. Lynch Attorney and Educator
2010 Thomas J. Lilly Attorney and Pro-Life Activist
2011 Andrew Stafford Former Parade Chairman
2012 Maureen Basdavanos Glen Cove Deputy Mayor
2013 Daniel Lane Irish Activist
2014 John O’Connell Journalist.
2015 Fr. Elias Carr, Headmaster, All Saints Regional Catholic School
2016 Paul Long, First Responder and Veterans’ Advocate
2017 Julie Albin and Christopher Albin community activists
2018 William “Bill” Doherty, Parade Founder
2019 Patrick “Patsy” Furlong, ASR school staff member
2020 – Parade canceled due to Covid crisis
2021 – Parade canceled due to Covid crisis
2022 Gerard “Gerry” Herbert, Glen Cove business owner
2023 Ryan W. Doherty, acclaimed leader in law enforcement and the Irish community

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The Glen Cove St. Patrick’s Day Parade is run by Glen Cove Parade Committee, Inc., a 501 (c) (3) charitable corporation, formed in the tradition of the Glen Cove Hibernians, who founded the Parade in 1989.

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