Westport cancels Fourth of July fireworks
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WESTPORT The skies above Compo Beach will again be empty this Fourth of July.
The town announced this year’s annual Compo Beach Independence Day fireworks will be canceled out of concerns for COVID-19 and uncertainty with the ongoing pandemic.
“I am disappointed that this year Westport could not hold the large celebration we had hoped for,” First Selectman Jim Marpe said. “But our town has come too far in our successful battle to overcome COVID to risk a possible setback by conducting a major gathering prematurely.”
The decision was made by town officials in collaboration with the Westport Police Athletic League’s board of trustees and in consultation with the health district.