New Rochelle Scales Back FIreworks DIsplay

Submitted by Robert Cox on Sun, 07/05/2009 - 10:58.

New Rochelle joined many cities around the country in scaling back its fireworks display for its Independence Day celebration:

Fireworks shows are being canceled or scaled back, mostly in small and midsize cities, as municipalities' tax revenue dries up with the slowing economy and falling home prices. Funding from corporate sponsorships also has fizzled as businesses deal with economic problems of their own.

But fog horns still sounded and the crowd clapped appreciatively for New Rochelle's “Spark the Sound” Independence Day Extravaganza produced by the world's leading pyrotechnics company, Grucci Fireworks.

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Can anyone answer why...

Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 07/06/2009 - 21:20.

...the beach in front of the Indoor Pavilion at Five Islands was blocked off to the public during the Fourth of July fireworks display? Police were stopping the public from entering the area by saying it was a 'private' party. The bathrooms were off-limits also. Why would there be a 'private' party allowed at a 'public' park on a 'national' holiday?

Got you an answer...

Submitted by Robert Cox on Tue, 07/07/2009 - 18:44.

click over to here...

Reader Query: Why was there a Private Party at Five Islands Park on July 4th?
http://www.newrochelletalk.com/node/841

Thanks...

Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 07/11/2009 - 07:54.

...I knew I could get the answer here.

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