I’m just wondering why there’s never anything mentioned much around the Fourth regarding ILLEGAL FIREWORKS. It just never seems to be posted anywhere that anything that goes into the air has not been purchased in the state of Rhode Island and therefore, it’s not legal. And it just seems to go on everywhere, and I never see any warnings or anything about it anywhere. And let alone the litter that they cause, which is a hazard in itself that goes all over the neighborhood - the cardboard and the paper. And there’s really never any mention of it. I realize it’s a tough thing to monitor, but I just think people should know that anything that’s bought out of the state of Rhode Island and projects into the air is illegal. I think more people should be made aware of it so when they see it they know and can say something about it.

This is a comment concerning the FIREWORKS THAT WERE SHOOTING OFF all over the town of Bristol. Well, I think that the Bristol Police know that this happens every single year, so I mean, why front they do something about it. It’s outrageous the way it was in Bristol. They just can’t seem to handle it. They need to get some extra help. I mean people have a right to call when it sounds like a war zone, and your windows are going to be breaking, and dogs are barking all over the place, and elderly people in nursing homes have to sleep. I don’t know. Is the police station all sound proof? Maybe they can’t hear it.

I’m reading the Phoenix concerning all the fireworks and all the people having to keep calling into the police department and how they say they never gave them a fine for SHOOTING UP ILLEGAL FIREWORKS. Maybe if they started fining these people, they would learn for the next time Fourth of July comes around, it is illegal and they shouldn’t be doing it, and the police should be doing something about it and fining the people who do this, because it is very dangerous. If your house catches on fire, somebody gets hurt, smoke everywhere, all kinds of crazy things that are going on. I believe maybe that’s a good suggestion… start fining them. Maybe they’ll learn not to do it the next time. That’s what we were always told by our parents.

Congratulations Fourth of July Committee… GOOD PARADE. Thank you!

If you’re still filling your bird feeder with bird seed, it’s time to stop. The crackles and starlings don’t need to be fed. There are millions of bugs and insects out there for birds to eat. Let’s PUT AWAY THE BIRD SEED until winter arrives.

The new trees at top of Butterworth Ave. are GOING TO GET PEOPLE KILLED. You need to pull your car half way out into the road to see what is coming at you. How is this safe for drivers? Aren't there rules about road visibility?