STAMFORD — The group that organizes the city’s annual Thanksgiving parade introduced a new balloon to be featured at this year’s event. A giant submarine featuring characters from “The Octonauts” — ...

Parade organizers made the call to ax the balloons around 10:30 a.m. Sunday, when wind gusts reached 30 m.p.h. — 5 m.p.h. greater than conditions deemed safe to fly giant balloons. The family wants to ...