Boston – Page 5 – Yoojin Cho

I made at least 170 calls to complete this. Of course, did some major web stalking, too. Oh, and totally felt like Will Smith in The Pursuit of Happyness. I present you the complete list of Fourth of July Fireworks near Boston!!!

“Fourth Of July Fireworks Near You” June 15, 2010

Many local cities and towns will be putting on firework displays around the Fourth of July. Find the festivities near you.

Massachusetts:
ACTON: July 4, 2010, Dusk, NARA Park off Ledge Rock Way

AMESBURY: July 3, 2010, 9:15 p.m. Woodsom Farm on Lions Mouth Road

ANDOVER: July 3, 2010, Dusk, Andover High School on Shawsheen Road

ATTLEBORO: July 4, 2010, Dusk, Hayward Field on North Avenue, Rain Date July 5

AYER: July 3, 2010, Dusk, Pirone Park

BARNSTABLE: July 4, 2010, 9 p.m. View from Aselton Park, Bismore Park, Veteran’s
Park Beach

BEDFORD: July 2, 2010, Dusk, VA Hospital on Springs Road, Rain Date July 3

BELLINGHAM: July 4, 2010, 9:30 p.m. High School Football Field on Blackstone St. Rain Date July 5

BOSTON: July 4, 2010, 10:30 p.m. Charles River – Esplanade

BRAINTREE: June 26, 2010, 10 p.m. Braintree High School

BROCKTON: July 2, 3, 4, 9 & 10, 2010, 10:30 p.m. Brockton Fairgrounds

CAMBRIDGE: July 4, 2010, 10:30 p.m. Charles River – Esplanade

CLINTON: July 10, 2010, 9 p.m. High School, Rain Date July 11

DANVERS: July 3, 2010, Dusk, Plains Park, Rain Date July 5

DARTMOUTH: July 2, 2010, 6:15 p.m. UMass Dartmouth, Rain Date July 7

DRACUT: July 2, 2010, 9 p.m. Gazebo in front of the Englesby Intermediate School on Lakeview Ave. Rain Date July 5

FALL RIVER: July 4, 2010, 9:30 p.m. Waterfront Barge near Battleship Cove, Rain Date July 5

FALMOUTH: July 4, 2010, Dusk, Falmouth Heights Beach, Rain Date July 5

FITCHBURG: July 3, 2010, Dusk, Rollstone Boulder

FRANKLIN: July 2, 2010, 10 p.m. Franklin High School

FREETOWN: Postponed until September 5, 2010, 10 p.m. Hathaway Park, Assonet

GLOUCESTER: July 3, 2010, 10 p.m. Gloucester Harbor

GROTON: July 7, 2010, 7 p.m. Town Field, Rain Date July 8

HALIFAX: July 4, 2010, 9:15 p.m. Behind Elementary School, Rain Date July 10

HARVARD: July 2, 2010, 9 p.m. Fruitlands Museum

HAVERHILL: July 3, 2010, 9 p.m. Haverhill Stadium, Rain Date July 5.

HINGHAM: July 2, 2010, Dusk, Harbor, Rain Date July 4

LINCOLN: July 4, 2010, 9 p.m. Lincoln School Campus

LOWELL: July 5, 2010, Dusk, Vandenburg Esplanade

LYNN: July 3, 2010, 9 p.m. Red Rock Park near Lynn Beach, Rain Date July 5

MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA: July 3, 2010, 9:30 p.m. Singing Beach, Rain Date July 5

MARBLEHEAD: July 4, 2010, Dusk, Mouth of the Harbor, Rain Date July 5

MASHPEE: July 1, 2010, Dusk, Mashpee High School, Rain Date July 2

MIDDLEBOROUGH: July 1 & 3, 2010, Dusk, Pierce Playground, Rain Date July 4

MILFORD: July 3, 2010, 10 p.m. Plains Park near Cedar Street, Rain Date July 5

MILLBURY: July 3 & 4, 2010, 9:30 p.m. Windle Field, Rain Date July 5

NANTUCKET: July 4, 2010, 9 p.m. Jetties Beach, Rain Date July 5

NEEDHAM: July 4, 2010, Dusk, Memorial Park

NEW BEDFORD: July 5, 2010, Dusk, Whaling National Historic Park

NEWTON: July 4, 2010, 9 p.m. Russell J. Halloran Field off Rt. 6

NORTH ANDOVER: July 3, 2010, 9 p.m. Middle School

NORTHBRIDGE: July 2, 2010, 9 p.m. LaSalle Field

OLD STURBRIDGE VILLAGE: July 4, 2010, Dusk, Center Village

ORLEANS: July 4, 2010, Dusk, Rock Harbor, Skaket Beach and the Eastham Beaches, Rain Date July 5

PROVINCETOWN: July 4, 2010, Dusk, Commercial Street

RUTLAND: July 3, 2010, 9:20 p.m. Memorial Field

SALEM: July 4, 2010, 9:15 p.m. Derby Wharf, Rain Date July 5

SALISBURY: July 3 & 4, 2010, 10 p.m. Beach Center

SEEKONK: July 4, 2010, Dusk, Seekonk Speedway

SHARON: July 3, 2010, 9:30 p.m. Memorial Park Beach

SOMERVILLE: July 1, 2010, 6 p.m. Trum Field

SPENCER: July 3, 2010, 9:45 p.m. Spencer Fair Ground

STOUGHTON: July 3, 2010, 9:30 p.m. Stoughton High Football Field

TAUNTON: July 2, 2010, Dusk, Silver City Galleria

UPTON: June 26, 2010, 9 p.m. Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational
Technical High School

WAKEFIELD: July 4, 2010, Dusk, Lake Quannapowitt

WALPOLE: July 3, 2010, 9 p.m. Stone Field

WALTHAM: July 4, 2010, 9:30 p.m. Leary Field

WEBSTER: July 3, 2010, 9:30 p.m. Webster Lake

WEYMOUTH: July 3, 2010, 9:30 p.m. George Lane Beach

WILMINGTON: July 2, 2010 9 p.m. High School Field
July 3, 2010, 9:30 p.m. High School Field, Rain Date July 5

WINTHROP: July 4, 2010, 9:15 p.m. Winthrop Harbor

Original Link: http://wbztv.com/local/Massachusetts.fireworks.displays.2.1753159.html

Why, oh why MBTA? Yesterday an MBTA bus driver was caught reading a newspaper while driving. A driver of the car in front of the bus saw the bus driver in his rear view mirror. Sure, creeping on the the person behind you in a stop-and-go traffic isn’t abnormal, but spotting a public transportation driver absorbed in a reading material behind the wheel is quite abnormal.

The random driver obviously snapped a couple shots on his handy dandy Blackberry and sent the pics to MBTA. The bus driver is subsequently suspended without pay for 10 days.

(Picture courtesy of WBZ)

I don’t mean to sound like a snob, but why do we have so many problems with MBTA here in Boston? According to a recent survey conducted by Mercer, Boston is ranked #37 as the nicest city to live in the world. That means we probably have a great standard of living, relatively low crime rates, good education, etc. But no competent public transportation?

While I was in London, all I heard about the T involved derailed green line, delayed B-lines, red line on fire and replacement bus service that never came. Geez!

My life in Boston inevitably depends on the T – especially in inclement weather conditions and to get to and from my internship and jobs. It sure is frustrating when I have no idea why I have to wait at least 20 minutes for a T to come, why the bus stop is half destroyed or why the bus map doesn’t tell me where the bus stops next. Moreover, why won’t the MBTA website let me see the balance left on my Charlie Card?

MBTA, let’s take baby steps and try to improve this situation. In the near future, if I can see some of these changes, I will seriously love you forever.

1. Let us see the balance of our Charlie Cards on the website! We can already add money or monthly passes online; so it’s a matter of some html works?

2. Air traffic control at airports manage 100’s planes daily. Can’t we hire someone to track where the T is and let us know if there will be a delay? Maybe a system like Brussels where we can see on a digital map where the train is? Maybe a system like London where a board tells us how long until the next bus?

3. I would love love love to be able to sit on clean seats and NOT play frogger around trash on the buses.

4. The awful screech noise pulling into Boylston St. Stop has GOT TO GO.

5. This is one of the more obvious ones – what’s up with lack of trains on B-line? More green line trains, especially B-lines, please.

Every time I get on the T or the bus, I think about the good times in London where public transportation always ran on time, always came when expected and always alerted passengers during delays.

But I do appreciate MBTA when I hear about heroic T drivers and when it gets me to different places. In the end, I remain a hopeful MBTA passenger, wishing for some improvements in the future!

http://wbztv.com/video/?id=89736@wbz.dayport.com (T Driver Article)

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Fireworks Near You! (via WBZ)

Driving Under the Influence…[of the newspaper?]