Suffolk County police issued this statement Friday afternoon:
The annual Huntington St. Patrick’s Day Parade will be held Sunday, March 9 and officers from the Suffolk County Police Department’s Second Precinct will be assigned to ensure participants and parade-goers have an enjoyable day free of disturbances.The parade will begin at 2 p.m. at the intersection of New York Avenue (Route 110) and Railroad Avenue. The parade will continue north to Main Street (Route 25A) and will then turn west to Woodbury Road. Many roads in the immediate vicinity will be closed to traffic between approximately 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. Motorists are advised to find alternate routes and should make every effort to avoid this area.
Both uniformed and plainclothes officers will be monitoring for violations of law, including Huntington Town ordinances which prohibit possession of open containers of alcohol and peddling or soliciting along the parade route. Additionally, officers will be checking licensed premises to ensure that there are no violations of the New York State Alcoholic Beverage Control Law, particularly those sections regulating the sale of alcohol to minors and consumption of alcohol off-premises.