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Fun tree lighting festival in East Rockaway

Posted Thursday, December 10, 2015 2:15 pm

Ashley Kallmanz(8), Isabella DeCunvo(8), Grace Sommers(9), Stephanie De(6), Emily Artese(8)

Ashley Kallmanz(8), Isabella DeCunvo(8), Grace Sommers(9), Stephanie De(6), Emily Artese(8)

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Hooray for the lights!

Hooray for the lights!

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The scouts sang some Christmas carols on the stage.

The scouts sang some Christmas carols on the stage.

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Allison(3), Julia Blette(6)

Allison(3), Julia Blette(6)

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Arts and crafts table.

Arts and crafts table.

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The Village of East Rockaway hosted its annual tree lighting and winter festival last Friday. Choruses sang carols on the stage, the children designed beautiful holiday crafts, and the crowd enjoyed cookies and hot chocolate — and Santa Claus himself paid a visit, arriving on an East Rockaway fire truck.

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