CUMBERLAND – Town leaders want to do everything possible to avoid a repeat of the endless fireworks that wreaked havoc on local neighborhoods last summer.
Applications for hawker and holiday licenses in Cumberland are typically fairly routine matters, but some council members took the opportunity during a hearing for Joshua Nielson’s Phantom Fireworks last Wednesday, March 3, to bring up the wider issue of quality of life impacted by the barrage of summertime explosions.
Councilor Lisa Beaulieu said she understands that ground-based fireworks are legal, and that people were especially ready to set off fireworks of all kinds during a pandemic year when they were stuck at home, but she wants to see discussions about how Cumberland can improve the situation for residents this year.