Area resident seeks to ban use of fireworks

Carol Crane, who lives on Swan Lake in the summer, pleaded with selectmen Aug. 18 to consider banning the use of fireworks in town. "There's a lot of opposition to fireworks," she said. Crane said there are many places in the state that already have banned the use of fireworks and presented stories of people and animals impacted by the loud noise. Animals ranging from the more-publicized dogs to alpacas and birds ...