Brooklyn- State Senator Martin J. Golden (R-C-I, 22nd District) is announcing that he will be honoring local leaders in conjunction with the celebration of Irish Heritage Month.

The honorees to be recognized include:

Mark Cranston, Retired from NYC Department of Corrections and Current Chief of Staff of New Jersey State Department of Corrections

Father Dennis J. Farrell, Pastor, Resurrection Church

Ellen McHugh, Lead Coordinator, New York City Office, Parent to Parent New York State

Larry Morrish, Community Activist, Founding Member, Bay Ridge St. Patrick’s Day Parade

Senator Marty Golden will march in the Bay Ridge St. Patrick’s Parade on Sunday, March 28, 2010, a parade in which he is a founder and has served as Grand Marshal.