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Week in Review: Kings Park Fire Department Celebrates 100 Years, West Nile

Catch up with the top news coming out of Kings Park this week: July 29 - Aug. 3.


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. 


Healing Garden a 'Fitting Tribute' at State Park on Former Psych Grounds

Kings Park community leaders gathers at Nissequogue River State Park to dedicate a garden in tribute to its past, and hopefully one step towards a brighter future. 

The Nissequogue River State Park Foundation and Commack-Kings Park Rotary club publically unveiled a new healing garden along the bluffs of the Nissequogue River State Park at sunset on Wednesday to supports and local residents. 

Terminal Tackle Lures Fishermen to Main Street

A Kings Park fishing store has kept its door open for 25 years on Main Street with an inventory of unique products despite pressure from "big box" stores. 

John Richy, owner of Terminal Tackle, has a small storefront at 120 Main Street since 1988 stocked with fishing lures, hooks, nets and everything a person could need to head out to the bluffs on a Saturday afternoon. 

Summer Sunset Shimmers at Sunken Meadow

Sunsets and beaches are two things that can create unforgettable summer memories. 

Patch reader Bridgette Kistinger grabbed her camera and headed down to Sunken Meadow State Park in Kings Park on Monday. Kistinger captured breathtaking photos of the summer sun's last rays catching on the water, outlining swimmers and lifeguards in its shadows for a high contrast view of the beach. 

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Bug Off: How to Avoid Mosquitoes and West Nile in Kings Park

tep outside any summer night in Kings Park, and it seems like you're instantly surrounded by mosquitoes. 

Suffolk County Department of Health Services has reported 16 mosquito samples and two dead crows testing positive as carriers of West Nile Virus so far this summer. 


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