2019 TOMATO FESTIVAL PARADE
SATURDAY, AUG. 17
10:30 a.m.
LEAD DIVISION
East Main Street (corner of South Main at Triangle)
Pittston City Police cruiser and motorcycle leading parade
1. Knights of Columbus Color Guard
2. Knights of Columbus marching members
3. Knights of Columbus vehicle
4. Jacquelines
5. Friendly Sons of St. Patrick
6. Grand Marshals — Mr. Chester Montante and Mrs. Louise Smith
7. Meals on Wheels of Greater Pittston
8. Stew the Tomato (Brianna Cheskiewicz)
9. Pittston City Mayor Michael Lombardo and City Council
DIVISION I
South Main Street — adjacent to the Mini Mart
1. State Representative Mike Carroll
2. District Attorney Stefanie Salavantis
3. District Justice Alexandra Kokura Kravitz
4. Italian American Association of Luzerne County
5. Cino Paci Band
6. San Cataldo Society
7. Greater Pittston Progress / The Citizens’ Voice / Times Shamrock
DIVISION 1-A
South Main Street — adjacent to Mini Mart
1. Pittston City Fire Department and marching firemen
2. Bureau of Forestry — Smokey the Bear
3. Miss Tomato Festival Queen 2018
4. Miss Greater Reading Outstanding Teen 2019 — Brittany Cheskiewicz
5. Little Miss Tomato 2018 — Mia Leann Bartus
6. Little Miss Tomato 2018 — Violet Pantucci
7. Emerald Island Step Dancers
8. First Lt. Jeff DePrimo Foundation
DIVISION II
Beginning at Winter Street on Main Street into Jenkins Township
1. Pittston Area School Board members (vehicles)
2. Pittston Area Marching Band
3 Pittston Area cheerleaders
4. Pittston Area Lady Patriots softball
5. Pittston Area boys varsity baseball
6. Pittston Kiwanis Club
6. Pittston Area Key Club
7. Pittston Memorial Library Board / Friends of the Library
8. Jenkins Township Board of Supervisors
9. Hughestown Borough officials
10. Duryea Borough Mayor Keith Moss
10A B etc. All surrounding borough officials
11. The Pet Zone
12. Landmark Community Bank
13. Groove Train
DIVISION III
Winter Street in first and second block
1. Greater Pittston 9 and 10 year old softball
2. Greater Pittston junior softball
3. Greater Pittston 9 and 10 year old baseball
4. Greater Pittston 11 and 12 year old baseball
5. Greater Pittston junior baseball
6. Wyoming Area Band and cheerleaders
7. UNICO of Wilkes-Barre
8. Master Athletic Elite
9. Care and Concern Ministries
10. Duryea Wildcats
11. Times Leader / Sunday Dispatch
DIVISION IV
Nafus Street to Vine Street
1. Jack Williams Tire
2. Tom “Nitro” Simko” — Arm Wrestling Association
2A. Bonner Chevrolet
2B. Cartridge World — Pittston
3. Rock Street Music
4. Tyler Spurlin 2007 Corvette
5. Broadway on the Boulevard
6. Fortis Institute
7. St. John’s Class of 1969 50-year reunion
8. City Trenz Boutique
9. Atty. John Fisher
10. George Morgan Corvette
11. Pittston Junior Patriots
DIVISION V
Swallow Street adjacent to Sapphire Salon
1. Liberty Tax Service float — Lady Liberty
2. Salvation Army
2A Tony Marranca — 2018 Greater Pittston Person of the Year
4. Northeast Military Club — Army Jeeps overflow
DIVISION VI
Corner South Main Street on to Plank Street
1. Greater Pittston Ambulance and Rescue Associations
2. All other communities fire trucks, ambulance and rescue squads
