Author: Precinct7
4th of JULY Festivities
July 1 Fireworks @ Dusk over Cotuit Inner Harbor. View from Ropes Beach, Little River Road, Cordwood Landing
July 4 Activities (Except for Fireworks, No Rain Date)
11 AM Cotuit Parade Kicks off at Post Office and ends at the Waldorf School Field
4 PM Hyannis Parade Kicks off at Main/Ocean Streets ends at Main/Sea Streets
5-7 PM Town Band Performance on Village Green, Hyannis
Dusk Fireworks over Lewis Bay, Hyannis (September 1, Rain date)
Viewing: The main viewing locations for this year’s fireworks will be Aselton Park, Bismore Park, and Veteran’s Park Beach. Kalmus Beach will be available for handicapped parking only.
Fireworks Parking (Barnstable): A Parking Ban will be in effect South of South Street (Ocean Street, Old Colony Boulevard, Gosnold Street and all streets running off of Gosnold Street) from 5:00 PM to midnight to allow for pedestrian access. Parking will be available in the North Street parking lots and Town Hall parking lot. Tow Zones Strictly Enforced. Carpooling suggested.
Art in the Park
Saturday July 7, 2018 (Raindate July 8)
EVENT SCHEDULE:
9:00am – Noon Artists creating live on the green and scenic Cotuit locations (all art will be available in live auction)
9:30am – 11:00am Music – Drumma Queens
9:30am – Noon Silent Art Auction -bid on art in the silent art auction and preview live art auction
11:00am – 2:30pm Food – Pineapple Caper Food Truck, Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream
Noon – 1:00pm Music – Bart Weisman Smooth Jazz Group
1:00pm – 2:30pm Live Art Auction with Charlie Bailey-Gates (bring a folding chair and join the bidding!)
9:00am – 2:30pm All Day Fun and More – Family Fun crafts, Cahoon Museum Store pop-up shop, Support your Cape museum! More Information HERE
Upcoming Precinct 7 & Town Council Meetings July 2018
Cotuit Fire Commissioner’s Meeting – Tuesday July 10, 5:30pm, Freedom Hall
Precinct 7 Monthly Open Meeting – Wednesday July 11, 3-5pm, Cotuit Library
Town Council Appointments Committee – Tuesday July 17, 5:30pm, Town Hall
Cotuit Civic Association Meeting – Tuesday July 17, 7:30pm, Freedom Hall
Cotuit Water Commissioner’s Meeting – Wednesday July 18, 5:30pm, Freedom Hall
Town Council Zoning & Regulation Review Committee – Thursday July 19, 6pm, Town Hall
Town Council Meeting – Thursday July 19, 7pm, Town Hall
Cotuit Prudential Committee Meeting – Monday July 23, 5pm, Freedom Hall
Town Council Asset Management Advisory Committee – TBD
Town Council Committee to Assess Homelessness – TBD
Town Council Roads Committee – TBD
Air Quality Forecast
AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM EDT TUESDAY…
The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection has issued an Air Quality Action Day for Ground Level Ozone, in effect from 11 AM to 11 PM EDT Tuesday July 10, 2018
An Air Quality Action day means that Ground Level Ozone concentrations within the region may approach or exceed unhealthy standards
Current Air Quality Report & Forecast HERE
MassDEP Air & Climate HERE
2018 Cotuit Firecracker 5k
Wednesday JULY 11, 2018
Register until July 3, 2018 HERE
or on race day from 3:30-5:30 p.m. at Lowell Park
Benefits: Cotuit-Santuit Civic Association & The Cotuit Athletic Association (The Cotuit Kettleers)
Where: 10 Lowell Avenue, Lowell Park, Cotuit, MA 02635
Start Times:
- 5:40pm for youth six and under
- 5:45pm for youth 7-12
- 6:00pm for 5k
Distances:
- Youth six and under – 100 yards
- Youth 7-12 – ½ mile
- Main run 5k
Start Locations:
- Youth six and under – at entrance to Lowell Park
- Youth 7-12 – At finish line of 5k
- 5k – at the corner of Lowell Ave and Main Street
Awards: Prize money to first five finishers, male and female – $250.00 for first, $75.00 for second, $50.00 for third, $40.00 for fourth and $35.00 for fifth. Medals to all youth twelve and under and first through third in each age group.
Age Groups: 20 and under, 21 – 39, 40 – 49, 50 – 59, 60-69, 70 -79, 80 plus
Entry Fee:
- 6 and under free
- 7-12 $10.00
- 13-18 $15.00
- 19 and over-$30.00 until June 12, $32.50 from June 13th-July 3, $35.00 on Race day
Swag: Free cotton-t to first 150 to register
FOOD, MUSIC, ICE GREAM SANDWICHES FOR YOUTH UNDER 21, A FREE BEER FOR ALL 21 AND OVER
Link for the running route is HERE
Fireworks Tonight

To celebrate Independence Day, the Oyster Harbors Club hosts Fireworks July 1st, 2018, 9pm Cotuit Inner Harbor
eWeekly June 29, 2018
View Barnstable eWeekly HERE
July Barnstable Bulletin
View HERE
Cotuit Water Commissioner’s Meeting Today
Cotuit Fire District Board of Water Commissioners
Thursday June 28, 2018, 5pm, Freedom Hall
View Agenda HERE






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