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News Nearby: Utility Pole Fire Closes Smithtown Library's Main Branch
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From Kings Park: Kings Park Firefighters Gear Up to Celebrate 100 Years of Service
Kings Park Fire Department is preparing to celebrate their 100th anniversary with a community celebration this Saturday. It's one more example of how much they give to the town - for quite likely more than a century.
"The general yard that is kind of agreed upon is the year 1913," said Miles Borden, firefighter and historian of the Kings Park Fire Department. "But there is evidence, I've found, that this little fire brigade existed as early as 1908.
From Hauppauge: Hundreds Rally for Gun Rights in Hauppauge
More than 200 local gun rights advocates took to the street Saturday at the H Lee Dennison Building in Hauppauge to rally against New York State’s latest gun regulations.
The protest was led by several local coalitions, including the Conservative, Society for Action, Turn Albany Upside Down, New York State Oath Keepers and the New York State Rifle and Pistol Association. The groups gathered together as part of multiple protests taking place on Long Island after Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed the New York Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement (SAFE) Act in January, after the tragedy in Newtown, Conn.
From Smithtown: Utility Pole Fire Closes Smithtown Library's Main Branch
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Have a must-read book you want to grab from the library, you might have to wait.
The Smithtown Library has temporarily closed its Main Branch, located at 1 N. Country Road in Smithtown, due to a power outage. Patrons and staff were evacuated from the building at roughly 11 a.m.
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