4th of July fireworks postponed in Berlin

BERLIN, Md. – The 4th of July in Berlin will go on without fireworks according to the town. “The town of Berlin has tried to wait as long as we can to be able to have our 4th of July fireworks. Ours actually occur on July 3rd, but we really wanted to be able to hold that event. So, we’ve waited as long as we possibly could,” said council member Zackery Tyndall.

Council members tell us they’ve decided to put fireworks are hold until people can safely gather in large numbers. “Unfortunately we tried to move forward with a permit to be able to hold the fireworks. Due to the governor’s restrictions of no more than ten people being able to gather at one time the Worcester County fire marshal’s office would not approve our permit for the fireworks, which is understandable,” said Tyndall.

The town says they’re planning to hold the fireworks sometime in the fall. Tyndall says that the town was trying to plan for Labor Day, but the fireworks company was already booked up for that day. “Since we only meet every two weeks, the last time that we would really make a decision as a body of Mayor and council, was last Monday. So, we had to push that date back. We hope to be able to hold the fireworks before January 1st,” said Tyndall.

Tyndall also says that while Berlin looks forward to celebrating the 4th of July with fireworks, safety is their top priority. “Yes it is a bit of a downer, but public health is the foremost issue here. Keeping everybody safe and moving forward with those fireworks at a time when it is safe for people to gather is our number one priority,” said Tyndall.

Tyndall tells 47ABC that if the town doesn’t follow through with the fireworks company by January 1st, they could lose $2,500 of their deposit. The council member thinks that Berlin will get to celebrate the 4th of July by then. “Since we only meet every two weeks, the last time that we would really make a decision as a body of Mayor and council, was last Monday. So, we had to push that date back. We hope to be able to hold the fireworks before January 1st,” said Tyndall.