Dorchester Day: Boston’s biggest neighborhood pride shines at annual parade

Resident of Boston s biggest neighborhood celebrated Dorchester s proud history and group Sunday at the th annual Dorchester Day Parade Happy Dot Day hollered -year-old Damien standing with his family as a marching band blared their way under the giant American flag hanging between two fire trucks nearby The ability was lively and loud along Dorchester Avenue as the annual parade marched miles through the neighborhood on a windy Sunday afternoon The parade held every year on the first Sunday in June kicked off at p m Sunday at Lower Mills at the Washington Street intersection and wrapped up at Savin Hill Dorchester Day or Dot Day marks the founding of the neighborhood in the same point Boston itself was founded The town was annexed by Boston in and remains the largest neighborhood in the city We re happy to be here it s a great neighborhood disclosed Sarah Lyons standing near a lawn sign reading Take care of your public and your public will take care of you Dot Day is all about pulling the neighborhood and all of us together Lyons noted It s a reason to get outside on a day like this The parade Sunday featured a wide representation of the neighborhood from Little League baseball players handing out blue and white clappers around the Boston Home to local advocates toting a giant We won t be displaced Dot not for sale banner to young martial artists slicing scythes through the air Related Articles Boston City Council OKs disability pension hike for BPS professor pummeled by aspirant Crew New England s Gilbert Kabamba Dorchester falls in national title bout in Oklahoma Six teens arrested at South Bay mall in Dorchester Remembering Martin Richard A new era begins with The FieldHouse in Dorchester Boys Girls Club to break ground on new Dorchester FieldHouse Campaign season was also pronounced among the festivities Sunday with representatives from the Wu and Kraft mayoral campaigns and city council candidates out speaking to voters along the direction We love the parade stated Dorchester resident Candice Bennett I ve been coming out for this for years and I ll be right back here next year A Dorchester Youth Hockey member rollerblades along the Dorchester Day Parade trail handing out candy to spectators Libby O'Neill Boston Herald Tony Barrie Band members perform along the way of the th Dorchester Day Parade Libby O'Neill Boston Herald Thomas J Kenny School Band members drum along the journey of the th Dorchester Day Parade Libby O'Neill Boston Herald Spectators line the sidewalks and cheer on participants during the th Dorchester Day Parade Libby O'Neill Boston Herald