Get ready for fireworks displays throughout central Maine as we celebrate Independence Day.
You can get an alphabetical listing and a search by town/city, here!
Here are a few of the locations:
Friday, July 3
--Dexter, 9:00 Pm, Rain Date: 07/05, Dexter High School
--Farmington, 9:00 Pm, Rain Date: 07/05, Prrescott Field, Off of Front St.
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This past July 4th, weather played havoc on area events. After many events were postponed, some until Saturday and some waiting to run their 4th events on Sunday, it ended up being a weekend full of fun!
To go along with my previous post about Maine and Miley Cyrus’ “Party in the USA.” I thought I'd share a few songs that I think are quintessentially American and are good for the 4th of July or good for listening anytime.
Spotify released a list of songs listened to on the 4th of July. They break it down state by state.
Guess what came up as Maine’s patriotic song.
With July 4th on Friday, here is something that may be of some interest and fun! The states are ranked on how patriotic they are. South Carolina is at #1 and California is at #50. See where Maine is ranked, let me say we’re top 10!
The Maine State Police plan several traffic enforcement efforts continuing through the July 4th holiday weekend. Troopers will be looking for aggressive, drunk and distracted drivers, speeders, those texting, and those not wearing their seat belts.
A tragic accident occurred during Bangor's Independence Day celebration. An antique firetruck ran into an antique John Deere tractor and killed the driver of the tractor.
Happy 4th of July! She looks pretty good considering she's 237 years old. It really is quite astonishing how beautiful our country is geographically. From our rocky shore here in Maine to the sandy beaches and glitz of southern California; from Seattle to Miami and everything in between, we certainly have it all. The prairies, the Grand Canyon, deserts, mountains and all variations of climates and
The 4th of July celebration in Winslow has to be one of the if not the largest 4th of July celebration in the state! Tonight it's the street dance which is still going on as I write this post. I was there while the band, 'Spare Change' performed. They performed a great set of 50s, 60s, 70s and a few 80s classic rock songs as well.