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Iconic Ride At Playland In Westchester To Celebrate 95th Anniversary Iconic Ride At Playland In Westchester To Celebrate 95th Anniversary
Iconic Ride At Playland In Westchester To Celebrate 95th Anniversary A popular Westchester amusement park is planning on celebrating the 95th anniversary of its iconic roller coaster with two weekends of fun activities and events.  The Dragon Coaster at Rye Playland, which opened in 1929, will celebrate its birthday weekend on Saturday, July 20, and Sunday, July 21, the park announced. Designed by Frederick A. Church, the wooden ride measures 80 feet high and has around 3,400 feet of track. It is the only one of Church's rides that remains operational on the East Coast and is one of 48 coasters recognized as an ACE Roller Coaster Landmark by Americ…
These 10 Roads Will Be Closed During Yorktown Grange Fair, Tractor Parade These 10 Roads Will Be Closed During Yorktown Grange Fair, Tractor Parade
These 10 Roads Will Be Closed During Yorktown Grange Fair, Tractor Parade There will be several road closures over the weekend as the Yorktown Grange Fair hosts its annual Tractor Parade. The Yorktown Police Department issued an alert advising motorists that at 12 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 8, the parade will kick off at the Yorktown Fire Department fairgrounds on Veterans Road, continuing through Commerce Street to Hanover Street, before concluding at the Grande Fair grounds on Moseman Avenue. During the parade, 10 roadways will be closed beginning at 11:30 a.m. until the conclusion of the parade, approximately an hour later. The roads closed include: Veterans R…