![]() ![]() with mixed music, followed by youth performances at 5:15 p.m. The decades-long tradition of gathering at Beacon Field will begin at 4 p.m. It truly is a regional fireworks display." "There's usually people from Amherst and all the hilltowns. "People come from all over the valley for our fireworks," Recreation Director Christy Moore said of the Independence Day festivities. – One of the city's most beloved annual traditions is returning to Beacon Field on Saturday with a variety of food vendors and local performances. 7-03-23 Recorder Articleįourth of July festivities set for Saturday – Entertainment offered at Beacon Field fireworks set for 9:35 p.m. "Everyone who comes to this needs to make a contribution for this to continue to happen," Moore said. With the recent opening of the Greenfield Skate Park Moore said the Recreation Department had less time to solicit sponsors than usual, but still got the festivities together in time for the big show. The department continued to collect donations during the event, and online donations are accepted at /fireworks.html. With a goal of $20,000, roughly $8,000 had been raised through the second annual Cornhole Tournament, event sponsors and private donations ahead of Saturday's festivities. The Recreation Department spearheads fundraising efforts to support the annual celebration, which is growing more expensive. "The people who set up the fireworks were not concerned with the smoke," Moore said, "but it is a very unfortunate situation in Canada." ![]() Still, the conditions did not deter the droves of people who convened at Beacon Field to watch the annual fireworks display, nor the people who launched them from Poet's Seat Tower. While the Recreation Department is used to preparing for rain and had set a July 15 rain date in the event of inclement weather on Saturday, the city was instead faced with hazy skies and poor air quality due to ongoing Canadian wildfires. LIT UP FOR LIBERTY – Independence Day fireworks attendees not deterred by hazy skies – Staff and volunteers with the Recreation Department have been organizing the annual Independence Day fireworks celebration for so long, Recreation Director Christy Moore says they have it "down to a science." 07-05-23 The Salvation Army - SACONNECTS > "Every time that the city posted photos showing the progress of the park's construction, you could see the Salvation Army corps in the background, so we anticipated that being so close would make it ideal for us," says Lt. They come in groups of 10 or 12 at a time," says Lieutenant Paul Leslie, pastor at the Salvation Army Greenfield Corps Community Center, which is located across the street from the skate park. But it's been open for a little over a month, and there are 40 to 50 people skating here every day. There was some concern as to whether this park would even get use now. "In that time, local skaters had moved on to the park in the next town over. The skate park had been requested by residents since 2010, when the city's former skate park was eliminated due to area redeveloping. The Salvation Army Greenfield Corps brought their canteen to provide electrolyte freezer pops for the skaters to stay hydrated in the 90-degree heat. ![]() Live music, local vendors, and community organizations were present at the park's debut, giving away food, helmets, and lessons on skate safety. New skate park brings new opportunities for Greenfield Salvation Army – On Wednesday, June 21st, the longest day of the year and National Go Skateboarding Day, Greenfield, MA officially opened its new skate park. The group, planned to camp at Barton Cove on Wednesday night before heading to Brattleboro, Vermont, and beyond. Michael was visiting skate parks as part of the fifth annual Vermont Blade and Camp, featuring stops in western Massachusetts and Vermont. You will need to click on the link to read the FULL ARTICLES, or the image to see a larger view.Ģ023 TALENTED TRAVELERS – Eric Michael of Tampa Bay, Florida, above, hits the vertical wall at the Greenfield Skate Park on Wednesday. ![]()
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