Tagged: July 4th

Brockton Mayor Robert Sullivan discusses the status of Brockton Hospital, an upcoming groundbreaking for a Public Safety Complex, and summer programs in the city.  

Peter Drummey, Chief Historian & Stephen T. Riley Librarian, speaks with WATD’s Dan McCready about Independence Day observances and how one Founding Father thought it should be on another date.  

The Town of Plymouth is reporting another Piping Plover nest at one of their beaches.   Town Manager Derek Brindisi tells WATD News that this won’t significantly limit beach access.   This could lead to even stiffer penalties for those who use illegal fireworks in the area.   While they are keeping an eye on […]

Marshfield Police Chief Phillip Tavares, Marshfield Fire Chief Jeffrey Simpson, Scituate Police Chief Chief Mark Thompson, and Scituate Deputy Fire Chief Mark Donovan speak with WATD’s Christine James about safety plans for the July 4th Holiday.    

Peter Drummey, Chief Historian & Stephen T. Riley Librarian for the Massachusetts Historical Society, speaks with WATD’s Dan McCready about the history behind July 4th.

The Coast Guard will be out in force this weekend to ensure that the waterways are safe as part of Operation Dry Water. Kevin Ritchie, a Public Affairs Officer with the Coast Guard Auxiliary, tells WATD News there is often an increase in boater traffic over the holiday weekend. And Ritchie says there are stiff […]

The July 4 holiday weekend is just days away and Brockton Mayor Robert Sullivan tells WATD News the city is taking steps to make sure the celebrations are observed safely.   The city has set up a fireworks hotline to report illegal use of fireworks at 508-941-0244. Photo Credit: Brockton Police Dept.    

Plymouth held their Annual July 4th Fireworks Show Monday night over Plymouth Harbor.   Atlas PyroVision Entertainment Group, the company that put on the show, also ran a show in Dover, NH where one of the six-inch shells failed to launch completely and caused a minor explosion. But Matt Tavares, Co-Chair of the July 4 […]

Brockton Mayor Robert Sullivan speaks with WATD’s Dan McCready about the city’s latest COVID numbers, the July 4th weekend, and a museum reopening.