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Cloudy skies but bright mood at annual Ocean View St. Patrick’s Day Parade

Organizers estimate that about 60,000 people attended this year's annual event, which began in 1968.

Tilford Flowers with his daughter Carolina Flowers,20 months old, as she collects some beads Saturday morning,March 15,2025 as the family from Chesapeake watched the 58th Annual St. Patrick's Day parade in Ocean View along Granby St. Bill Tiernan for The Virginian-Pilot

FILE - President Donald Trump signs a document in the Oval Office at the White House, Jan. 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Trump signs a bill funding the government for 6 months, avoiding a shutdown

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