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Children and their families enjoy sweets and games while they wait to visit Santa at the Cooperstown Fire Department’s Children’s Holiday Party. (Photo by Wriley Nelson)

Cooperstown Fire Department Holds Annual Children’s Party

By WRILEY NELSON
COOPERSTOWN

The Cooperstown Fire Department hosted its annual Children’s Holiday Party in Pioneer Park on Saturday, December 16. The day was sunny and warm, and Main Street was packed with visitors and holiday shoppers. Dozens of local families congregated in the park to meet Santa and a variety of Paw Patrol and other public-safety related children’s characters, for games and activities, and to enjoy socializing on a beautiful winter day. The party is a long-standing tradition and a major yearly event for the fire department.

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