by Mike Ballow
If you're looking to see some fireworks in the Greater Taunton area/Southeastern Mass this 4th of July, you'll have to get in the car and drive - especially if you're a resident of Taunton. In the Taunton Gazettelast week it was reported that "Taunton will not hold Fourth of July Fireworks, Kiddies Day Carnival this year." In the article, Mayor Hoye was quoted as saying that it was a matter of logistics. Basically, they feel that they don't have an appropriate site to accommodate a fireworks display. I did not attend the 2011 fireworks display in Taunton so I can't speak to what happened last year. Based on the last fireworks display that I did see in Taunton, I'd most certainly agree that logistics were an issue. That year, I stood and watched from across the street from the Silver City Galleria mall. It was awful. We could barely see the fireworks from in between the trees and power lines.When I was a child growing up in Taunton, the fireworks were always held at Taunton High School and there was always a Kiddies Day!
Happy 4th from Ballow and Hutchinson Realty Group, Inc!
Below is a list of times and places where you can go to see some 4th of July fireworks in 2012. If you go to any of these events, have a fun time and give us a review of your evening. How was the crowd? How were the fireworks? Would you go again? We'll put the names of the people who send us a review into a drawing to win a $25.00 gift certificate to Frates Drive - In. Reviews can be emailed to me at michael.ballow@ballowandhutchinson.com. Deadline for submission is 7/11/12. The winner will be announced and notified on 7/12/12.
Have a safe and happy 4th!
July 3, 2012
Brockton - 10:30 - 10:45 PM at the Brockton Fairgrounds
Foxboro - 9:00 PM at Patriot's Place
Franklin - 10:00 PM at Franklin Junior High Athletic Field
Freetown - 9:30 PM at Hathaway Park on Water St. in Assonet
Stoughton - 9:30 PM at Stoughton High School
July 4, 2012
Attleboro - 9:00 PM at Hayward Field
Bridgewater - 9:30 PM at Legion Field (Rte. 18)
Brockton - 10:30 - 10:45 PM at the Brockton Fairgrounds
Fall River - 9:30 PM at Battleship Cove
Middleborough - Fireworks at dusk from Battis Field
New Bedford - 9:05 PM from a Barge off of Pie r # 3
Plymouth - 9:00 PM on the Plymouth Waterfront
July 6, 2012
Brockton - 10:30 - 10:45 PM at the Brockton Fairgrounds
July 7, 2012
Brockton - 10:30 - 10:45 PM at the Brockton Fairgrounds
Wareham/Onset - 9:00 PM at Onset Beach
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