Posts Tagged ‘4th of July’
Outdoors in RI: 4th of July, small town Maine style, 2A of our forefathers – Jeff Gross
by Jeff Gross, contributing writer The 4th of July – a Holiday brought to you by people who owned guns. Our rebellion in 1776 was a success because colonists were aware of the need to own firearms to secure a free state. The same people realized they also needed to band together. While much of the…
Read More…and now I’m found – Michael Morse
by Michael Morse, contributing writer July 5, 2017: first year of retirement from the Providence Fire Department I was missing; gone for decades, lost in disillusionment. It took a long time for me to get there, the road to cynicism, sarcasm and despair is not a freeway with no stop signs, no speed limit and…
Read MoreCOVID wastewater levels increased sharply in Bristol Co. Extra caution for the safest 4th!
By Michael Fine and Nick Landekic Bristol County, Rhode Island has shown a nearly 400% increase in the past two weeks Editor’s Note: As we celebrate our Independence, let’s keep our own “independence” from COVID which has had us in its grasp for so long now, and enjoy this celebratory time – with caution. Over…
Read MoreUpdated: Rhode Island set for a spectacular July 4th
4th of July celebrations – in nearly every city Check back for updates, cancellations and reschedules Saturday, July 1st July 1, 4 – 9:30pm, Greenville/Smithfield, Deerfield Park, – food trucks beer garden, music, ends with fireworks 9:15pm July 1, 9pm, Block Island, Crescent Beach – fireworks July 1, 5-9pm, Glocester, Glocester Memorial Park – music…
Read MoreUPDATED: Bristol’s Fourth of July Parade – Picnic, watch in style, comfort at Linden Place
UPDATE: With only one week remaining and tickets are selling out. Don’t miss seeing the famous Bristol Fourth of July Parade from the center of the parade route! There is no place like Linden Place on the 4th of July! On Tuesday, July 4, 2023, Linden Place Mansion, a historic mansion in the heart of Bristol,…
Read MoreIndependence Day is best spent together – Michael Morse
by Michael Morse, contributing writer “ . . . And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor. . . ” The key words here are, “pledge to each other.” What we have…
Read More“Thank you, America” – Michael Morse
by Michael Morse, contributing writer I am free to do as I please, whenever I please, with whomever I please. The rules of a civilized society are written in law, which I would follow even if they were not; the people who choose to break them are the reason those laws exist. I am free…
Read MoreThe fireworks Saturday night were so close I could touch them – Michael Morse
by Michael Morse, contributing writer Photo: Gaspee Days The view from my front door as we celebrate the burning of the Gaspee. Excerpt from my book, Mr. Wilson Makes it Home . . . … Everybody in Rhode Island knows that the American Revolution began at Gaspee Point on June 9th, 1772. A British tax…
Read MoreIndependence Day. And no one’s stopping us – but us.
by Michael Morse, contributing writer Photo: The Family of Man. Drum Major by Alfred Eisenstaedt If ever there was a perfect time for a celebration, this is it. The time is now to throw away our troubles, put down our frustration, kick our hopelessness to the curb, let our far too long hair down, and…
Read MoreFireworks all around Rhode Island
Celebrate! The land of the free…the home of the brave… Fireworks all around Rhode Island Reprinted courtesy: RI Central Chamber of Commerce Here for more info: https://www.centralrichamber.com/1048/events/fireworks/ Fireworks – ordered by date Last updated: 6/21/2019 @ 1:20 PM 7/1/2019- PawtucketTime: 6:00 PMMcCoy Stadium1 Columbus AvenueRain Date: No rain date 7/2/2019- Pawtucket Time: 6:00 PM McCoy Stadium…
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