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Volunteers press to revive 'Convention Days' with parade, market and living history
Summary
Organizers told the board they plan a weekend of procession, living-history programming, a Fall Street vendor market and a Gould Hotel keynote to boost tourism and community engagement during Convention Days.
Diana Smith, an organizer, told the board a volunteer committee is working with local partners including the National Women's Hall of Fame and the National Park to revive Convention Days as a townwide celebration and economic boost. "We really would like to encourage everyone here tonight to perhaps step forward, help us, join by joining the committee," she said, asking for volunteers, sponsors and vendors.
Adrian (Adrianne) described a program of events that will include a procession, living-history interpreters, speakers and a vendor market spanning Fall Street; the presenters also described Girl Scout tours using a passport-stamp program and noted visitors from their sister city Tenafly are expected. The board approved a resolution designating Convention Days events as town-sanctioned and thanked organizers for the volunteer-led effort.
