Morris Plains Preps for Saturday Fireworks

The sky over Community Park will be lit in patriotic colors Saturday night, when Morris Plains holds its annual fireworks show. 

Family Day festivities start at 5 p.m. at the park at 51 Jim Fear Drive, with the fireworks show beginning at 9:30 p.m. For more information, call 973-538-3455.

Need to get another fireworks fix? Morristown is sponsoring the town's 2013 July 4th Fireworks on Thursday. 

The day begins at noon on the Morristown Green with the following activities:

• Reading of the Declaration of Independence;
• 80th anniversary of Morristown National Historical Park;
• To follow will be music, family-fun crafts, games and activities and a performance by the Morris Music Men Barbershop Quartet. The National Anthem will be sung by local Morristown resident, 12-year-old Audra Stowers. 

Later, the event will move to Sunrise Lake at Lewis Morris Park for the 7 p.m. fireworks. At the park, there will also be:

• Musical Entertainment—performances by the Fifes and Drums Corps of the Old Barracks and the Solid Brass Ensemble, with fireworks at nightfall. The National Anthem will be performed by the award-winning “Whistling Entertainer of the Year,” local resident Joe Sodano.
• Picnicking

“Fourth of July is coming upon us. If you don’t have plans for the Fourth of July, … bring the kids. It’ll be fun,” said Mayor Tim Dougherty. 

All events are free to the public. Parking is free all day in downtown Morristown garages and at Lewis Morris County Park. Shuttles will be available to Sunrise Lake Beach from distant Lewis Morris parking lots. The county tourism department advises the public to bring a flashlight to the fireworks. 

The daytime activities and the evening fireworks will be held weather permitting. For more information, call 973 631 5151.