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CBS News
a day ago
- Entertainment
- CBS News
Weekend To Do List: Fourth of July celebrations around Greater Boston
It's the Fourth of July Weekend and there's lots of celebrations in Greater Boston! Quincy 400 Maritime Festival Quincy has its 400 Maritime Festival all weekend long at Marina Bay, celebrating the city's 400th anniversary. Enjoy live entertainment, boat displays, sand sculptures, food, fire performers, face painting and more. Shop at Marina Bay and stroll the boardwalk for the perfect Fourth of July Weekend. The summer amusement kicks off Friday and lasts through Sunday. When: Friday, July 4 from 2 p.m. 9 p.m.; Saturday, July 5 from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Sunday, July 6 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Where: Marina Bay Boardwalk, 305 Victory Rd., Quincy Cost: Items available for purchase Click here for more information Kids Eat Free at Rail Trail Flatbread Co. in Milford and Hudson Celebrate the fourth with some free food for he kids from Sunday to Sunday in Milford and Hudson. Rail Trail Flatbread Co. is treating the little ones to free meals so the entire family can have some fun this fourth. The tasty deal is on site only! When: Saturday, July 5 and Sunday, July 6 from 10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Where: 223 Main St., Milford and 33 Main St., Hudson Cost: Free for kids 12 and under Click here for more information Summer Boston Celtic Music Festival The Summer Boston Celtic Music Festival celebrates Greater Boston's rich Irish and Celtic music traditions with local musicians at Harvard Square. With both free and ticketed performances, it's a beloved annual tradition that kicks off inside Club Passim on Sunday at 2 p.m. When: Sunday, July 6 from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. Where: Club Passim, 47 Palmer St., Cambridge Cost: Free and ticketed performances Click here for more information and to get tickets
West Australian
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- West Australian
What's On: Your guide to events around Albany and the Great Southern, July 3-9
From NAIDOC Week to Maritime Festival events, here's your guide to the week ahead in the Great Southern. THURSDAY Big Blue View Exhibition , Albany's Historic Whaling Station, 10am FRIDAY Adam Grok , Wilson's Brewery Bar, 5pm Foreshore Friday , Albany Boatshed, 6pm SATURDAY All at Sea Saturday , Albany Boatshed, 9.30am St Ayles Skiff Day , Albany Boatshed, 9.30am Live at the Town Hall , Albany Town Hall, 3.30pm Martin Lee Cropper , Wilson's Brewery Bar, 5pm RnB Soul Train Love Never Fades EP Launch , Six Degrees, 8.30pm SUNDAY Maritime Cuisine Cooking Class , Kirby's Atelier de Cuisine, 12pm NAIDOC Week Official Opening , Albany Town Hall, 2pm Rob V and Amber Shei , Due South, 4pm MONDAY Meet a Whaler , Albany's Historic Whaling Station, 10am TUESDAY School Holiday Workshop: Sensational Sea Glass , Museum of the Great Southern, 10.30am The Dark Emu Story Screening , Albany Public Library, 1.30pm WEDNESDAY NAIDOC Kaawar and Rain Sticks , Albany Public Library, 10.30am Planning something? Let us know! Send details of your event to greatsouthern@
The Journal
13-06-2025
- Politics
- The Journal
Thousands sign petition against mussel farm the size of 12 GAA pitches in Cork
MORE THAN 3,000 PEOPLE have signed a petition objecting to the granting of planning permission for a mussel farm in Kinsale, Co Cork, which will be the size of 'twelve GAA pitches'. A 23-hectare bottom-culture mussel farm has been approved by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, sparking opposition among residents, environmental advocates, and local groups. The proposed site is located directly adjacent to Dock Beach, a popular swimming location. The Department of Marine granted the licence in May, with objectors having a month to appeal the decision. Locals in Kinsale will gather both on land and sea at 6.30pm today to register their opposition to the granting of a licence to a shellfish company to pursue the operation. The protest flotilla will include fishing vessels, sailing boats, paddle boards, kayaks, and swimmers. Kinsale resident Donal Hayes says the planning decision flies in the face of the entire community. 'There's an incredible sense of community and concern,' Hayes said. 'And there's a kind of a spirit of volunteerism and local initiatives and there's this kind of, there's a feeling of we're all in this together, you know. 'There's loads of things like the Gourmet Festival, the Arts Week, the Maritime Festival. I mean, you could keep going on. This flies in the face of everything.' He added that the people of Kinsale are 'uniting to defend their coastal environment' and way of life.' Advertisement Meanwhile, Cork county councillors are to lodge a formal objection to the decision to grant planning permission to the controversial project. Cllr Gillian Coughlan of Fianna Fáil told a meeting of Cork County Council earlier this week: 'to say that locals in Kinsale were disappointed and dismayed at the granting of the licence is an understatement.' Residents say they are outraged that the project has been allowed to proceed without what they perceive as public consultation or proper scrutiny of the ecological impact. The Kinsale Swimmers, a year-round sea swimming group, voiced particular concern that dredging activity would stir up silt for up to six weeks, severely degrading water quality and making the beach unusable for swimming. They also raised alarm about the accumulation of mussel faeces, which they say would pose a long-term threat to water quality in the bay. Earlier this week in the Dáil, Taoiseach Micheál Martin defended the decision to grant the licence, saying it followed consultation with scientific advisors and relevant bodies. He said a public consultation process had taken place – first in 2019, and again in 2021 – during which 609 submissions were received. According to Martin, aquaculture licences are only approved after full consideration of all environmental, legal, and public interest factors. He also noted that there is an appeals process in place, allowing objections to be lodged within one month of the licence being granted. Cork Independent Ireland TD Michael Collins also raised the issue in the Dáil on Tuesday. He said the process in which the aquaculture licence was granted is 'flawed'. The company behind the project, Waterford-based Woodstown Bay Shellfish Ltd, has been contacted for comment.
