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There's nothing like celebrating the Fourth of July in Boston. The Boston Pops rocked the Esplanade and James Taylor was at his best in Tanglewood. The Spirit of America marching band even entertained shoppers at a Cape Cod Stop & Shop. All photos from Boston fireworks unless otherwise noted.
Fire breaks out on Boston fireworks barge: MyFoxBOSTON.com
Boston's Fourth of July fireworks barge caught fire Tuesday morning and burned for an hour. While no cause has been determined, the Boston Fire Department said there were 15 unexploded charges on the barge. A wooden frame that held the metal canister holding the fireworks initially caught fire. WCVB said no injuries resulted from the fire. The BFD used marine units to fight the fire that created a thick, black smoke over the Charles River. A search for the cause is underway as is a search for any environmental damage. Part of the Massachusetts Avenue bridge on the way to Cambridge was closed. [WCVB]Celebrate Independence Day with Nantucket Style!
The U.S. Army Field Band and Soldiers’ Chorus will join the Boston Pops for Boston's annual Fourth of July concert. The Ten Point Coalition is launching the “Season of Peace” to help people stay safe on the July 4th weekend. The 2011 Extreme Sailing Series joins Boston Harborfest from June 30-July 4, the circuit's first stop in the United States. Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
Hey all you Bostonist readers and photographers--happy belated Independence Day! Apologies if you're burnt out on fireworks photos; we couldn't resist. Unlike many we saw this year, this image by photographynatalia includes a person. It helps pin the fireworks display to a communal, human event, and it reflects some of the giddy glee and awe associated with the celebration.
The Fourth of July happened. The holiday weekend had drama, heat, music, fun and danger.
The headline event, of course, was the Boston Pops Fourth of July Spectacular on Sunday night. Toby Keith Lockhart entertained the crowd, viewers, and the troops, the Kennedy family got a well-deserved tribute, and stuff blew up. While the Boston fireworks display went off seamlessly, an illegal fireworks display in Marshfield on Saturday put people at risk in a chaotic run for safety. The explosion reportedly started earlier than planned.
More drama occurred as a whale watch ship named Massachusetts ran aground Saturday in Boston Harbor after colliding with the Devil’s Back. (The notion that a vessel called "Massachusetts" was in trouble is not lost on us.) The U.S. Coast Guard is investigating, and reports cite "pilot error" as the cause.
- Sean Harrington, a 17-year old from Arlington, is fighting to bring the Pledge of Allegiance back to the town's classrooms. [MassLive.com]
- Eric Tucker runs that spectacular Boston Pops Fourth of July fireworks display we will all enjoy Sunday night. [WBZ]
- Police are prepared to, well, police the behavior of citizens celebrating this weekend. Any drinking, bonfires or private fireworks displays will be scrutinized. [Patriot Ledger]
Independence Day celebrates our independence from Britain. As we're constantly reminded, many people fought—many of them in the vicinity of Boston—to give us this independence and the associated freedom. Just as this freedom came with (the bill of) rights, so too did it come with responsibilities. While you celebrate the anniversary of our independence this weekend, keep in mind that we should respect the rights of others even as we rejoice in having our own. Four accidents have occurred and eight people have died already today, perhaps due to excessive and irresponsible celebration of this important anniversary. We encourage you to make this Independence Day joyful, not tragic: keep your wits about you as much as you can, don't drink too much, don't drink at all if you're driving, buckle up, and try not to be—or cause—another tragedy today.
Maybe? Anyway, Project Best Idea Ever offers you the opportunity to pay $45 (per person) for a rubber raft, a life vest, and nonspecific "dinner and beverages" (which seems to involve hot dogs) on the water this July 4. It's probably a better way to view the fireworks than going out ass-early to save a spot on the Longfellow, but you could probably also just buy the gear yourself—if not for less money, at least for the opportunity to reuse it in future years. But Project Best Idea ever has clearly appealed to some folks: it's in its fifth year, and 8pm tomorrow's the deadline for reserving a raft for next weekend. Sign up for your rubber raft today, enjoy fireworks in, er, style? next weekend.
Fireworks lit up the skies of Greater Boston last night. From our perch on the Mass. Ave. bridge, we saw four fireworks displays, including the grandest of them all, the Boston Pops extravaganza. (The other three appeared to be in Newton, Somerville(?), and South Boston.)
Our POTD person has the day off for her birthday (Happy birthday Korri!), so we're bringing you a gallery of Boston fireworks from years past in honor of the Fourth. Some of the images are actually from New Year's Eve fireworks, but they were so cool we couldn't exclude them! We hope to see many more fireworks pictures tagged Bostonist after this weekend.
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