NEWS July 7, 2008: 2008 Baby and Youth Parade Awards
Ridgefield Park Fourth of July Citizens Committee
2008 Baby and Youth Parade Awards


Division One (up to 5 yrs. walking singly)
1st place….Little Miss Freedom Fighter (Kylie Gerena)
2nd place…Olympic Fever (Liam Speck)
3rd place….America's Butterfly (Jamie Lynn Roberts)
4th place….Shopping @ IGA for a July 4th Barbecue (Emily Elizabeth O'Neill)

Honorable Mentions
Princess Liberty(Isabella Arroyo), Baby Jake (Jake Koop), Alex America (Alex Arroyo), Angel America (Angel Arroyo) and Enjoying the 4th (Sarah Guenther)

Division Two ( 6yrs to 12 walking walking singly)
1st place…Jack In The Box (Ashley Pankratz)
2nd place…Olympic Spirit –Canoeing (Duncan Greenblatt
3rd place…Goin'Out With A Bang (Erich James Roberts)
4th place…Betsy Ross (Sabrina Sam)

Honorable Mentions
Uncle Sam (Logan Martinez), Uncle Sam (Cassie Arias), Little Ms. Red, White and Blue (Ashley Gaetani)

Division Three (pairs or groups walking)
1st place…Legos Celebrating the Red, White and Blue (Nicholas and Justin Arciuolo)
2nd place…Serving Our Country (Ryan and Matthew Rose and Elizabeth Roehm)
3rd place…Hats Off To The Red, White and Blue (Mats, Hunter, Caroline, and Nathaniel Kolmadin and Stephen Cratelli
4th place…Look at These Two in Red, White and Blue (Jessica and Jennifer Bemke)

Honorable Mentions
Celebrating the Red, White and Blue ( Lukas, Jacob, Salvatore and Anna Fiorentin)
Red, White and Blue Pirates (Aidan and Matthew Castelluccci)
King's Twins (Catherine and Wayne King III)
Grandpa's Little Girls (Ashley, Nicole and Brooke Gaetani)
Division Four (decorated carriages, wagons)
1st place…Uncle Sam Is The Man (Morgan Trione)
2nd place…Go-Cart (James Ruff)
3rd place…Little Betsy Ross (Campbell Kriso and Sydney Sorrentino)
4th place…Liberty (Francesco and Olivia Veloz)

Honorable Mentions
Flynn's Firecrackers (Ryan Kathleen and Jordan Catherine Flynn)
The American Girls (Jacquelyn and Emily Fosdick)
4th of July Comes Alive With Real American Girl Dolls (Taylor Leigh and Allison Rose Byrne)
Born In The USA Triplets (Bobbi Brooke, Jose Salvatore and Andrew Mark Santos)
4th Of July (Jason Equigren and Amaya Marshall)
All Aboard The Sesame Street Express (Joseph Michael O'Neill)
4th of July Cousins ( Ava Amira Ayala and Daniel Hernandez)
Indian Jones (Steven and Michael Crocitto)
We Support The Troops (Aidan Cruz)
Little Miss Firecracker (Gianna Terrarosa) American Girl (Giuliana Gonzalez)
1st Fourth of July (Christopher Caden and Catherine Carey)

Division Five (floats from Ridgefield Park)
1st place…Battle Of Monmouth ( Kera Schreck,Olivia Schreck, Scarlett Schreck, Stephan Crater, and Jared Schreck
2nd place…Ridgefield Park Salutes The Men and Women Of Our Armed Forces (Matthew R. Bassano II, Andrew J. Bassano, Russell C. Ehalt, Emma E. Ehalt)

Division Six (floats from out of town)
1st place…A Flag Of Our Fathers (Aubrey, Josiah, Grace and William Romano)
2nd place…Follow the Yellow Brick Road (Camryn and Emily Keegan)
3rd place ..Everyday Heroes (James D. Corrigan, Marissa Marrano and Elizabeth Marrano
4th place… Future Hero (Benjamin Romano)
Commissioner's Trophy--Most Patriotic: Ridgefield Park Salutes the Men and Women Of Our Armed Forces (Mathew R. BassanoII, Andrew J. Bassano, Russell C. Ehalt, and Emma E. Ehalt

Queen's Trophies
Most Attractive: Born In The USA (Bobbi, Jose and Andrew Santos
Most Humorous: Follow the Yellow Brick Road (Camryn and Emily Keegan
Most Original: A Flag Of Our Fathers ( Aubrey, Josiah, Grace and William Romano)

Prime Minister's Trophy—“Celebrating the Red, White, and Blue" - Uncle Sam Is The Man (Morgan Trione)