Fireworks Will Go On

by Staff | Jun 28, 2011 9:52 am

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New Haven’s sky will light up with fireworks on July 4, after all. The government has found private donors to pay for a display from the top of East Rock. It is set to begin Monday evening at 9:15. Officials plan to offer details about the event and the funding at Wednesday press conference. The fireworks took place from the rock’s summit last year, too. So ... any suggestions for the best viewing spots nearby? If so, please comment below.

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posted by: Cedarhillresident on June 28, 2011 10:12am wahooo front row seats in Cedar Hill :)

posted by: Edward Francis on June 28, 2011 10:40am Goatville Neighborhood will have a ringside seat looking up…

posted by: aharpe on June 28, 2011 12:18pm can the floodlights at wilbur cross be turned off for the duration of the fireworks… they are VERY distracting!

posted by: billy on June 28, 2011 12:42pm great location! we’ve lit off fireworks up there before, and it provides a great view for the people below. hopefully some of the echo off the rock happens, to add to the excitement for people nearby.

posted by: tax payer on June 28, 2011 12:45pm The tax payers of New Haven pay to much money not to have at least fire works for July 4th!

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posted by: Mister Jones on June 28, 2011 7:31pm Stock photo? Or perhaps from Branford Point the other night?

posted by: meredith on June 28, 2011 7:35pm I can tell you what isn’t a good spot: Foster Street. The trees will block the view—found this out the hard way last year. Best spot close in is on Mitchell Drive across from Wilbur Cross, but I agree with the previous commenter that the floodlights at the school are a drag.

posted by: Viewing on June 29, 2011 5:30am I think the best place to watch is from the summit. While the base of the summit (access from Whitney or State on Davis)will be closed all day to vehicular traffic, the base of the summit will be open at 5:00pm, where you can park your car ($5.00) and take a shuttle bus to the top. You can also walk up at 5, but will have to take a shuttle down for safety reasons. One of the pleasant surprises from last year was the view of fireworks going off across the entire region. Wilbur Cross complex (WYBC broadcasting there), Blake Field, Rice Field (pedestrian only) are great, too. But the summit is the ‘tops’!

posted by: cedarhillresident on June 29, 2011 6:43am You do know that New Haven does these fireworks every year to celebrate my mom’s birthday (4th of July)...at least that is what she told me when I was little :)