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East Rockaway hosts Stars & Stripes Festival

Annual event culminates with fireworks display on the waterfront

Posted Thursday, July 5, 2012 2:20 pm

Pharoh's Fury

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Joseph F. Carrigan Point

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Keith Harmon with sons Shane and Thomas

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Fireworks

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Fireworks on the waterfront

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Magician Mark Warner, of East Meadow, performed a magic card trick with audience members Anthony Miranda, 3 and Dawn Maloney of the East Rockaway Recreation Department.

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Two Boys displayed their basketball skills at Hoop Shots.

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Two fearless teens took time out during a ride on the Pharoh’s Fury to check their phones.

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Ciara Irvine, 7, had a sweet tooth for some cotton candy at the festival.

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Ryann, 3 was all smiles going down the pink slide with her dad, Joey Zydor of East Rockaway.

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The fair from the air: A view from the Festival Wheel/Ferris Wheel at the Stars & Stripes event on June 29-30

Keith Harmon

By Mary Malloy

The weather was glorious for the East Rockaway Village Foundation’s annual Stars & Stripes Festival on June 29-30 — ending with a spectacular fireworks display on the waterfront on Saturday night.

Residents and their neighbors enjoyed rides, great food, musical entertainment by local bands, a magic show, and lively performances by The Dance Space and 5-Star All Star Cheerleading.

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Annual event culminates with fireworks display on the waterfront

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