Fireworks soar above Jones Beach once again

After the wet weather cleared out, Long Islanders packed Jones Beach for its first Independence Day fireworks show in five years. State Parks officials teamed up with sponsor Astoria Bank to revive

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Fireworks soar above Jones Beach once again

After the wet weather cleared out, Long Islanders packed Jones Beach for its first Independence Day fireworks show in five years. State Parks officials teamed up with sponsor Astoria Bank to revive

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