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KINGSTON – From humungous birthday cakes to a giant eyeball, festively decorated floats rolled up Wyoming Avenue and down Pierce Street on Sunday, passing thousands of onlookers waving flags and shouting “Happy Birthday Kingston!”
All dressed-up for the occasion of Kingston’s 150th anniversary, a smiling Margarite Bromfield watched from a bench in front of the Hoyt Library. “I’m 95 years old,” she shouted over the fire truck’s sirens. Bromfield, who lives behind the library, added that she was a member of Kingston High School’s class of 1930.
The midday parade drew a crowd on a warm day as the borough celebrated its sesquicentennial with events that also included a Summer Festival at Church Street Park. The festival featured carnival games, vendors and a car and motorcycle show, as well as Pets on Parade, crafters and a “pyromusical” fireworks display to cap things off.
For the complete story, read The Times Leader on Monday.