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Article: THIS YEAR'S JULY FOURTH PARADE MAY BE THE LAST
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- April 11, 2004
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No one can say for sure how many Fourth of July parades there have
been in Pepperell, and no one can remember a time when there wasn't
one. But that could soon change.
If the volunteer committee in charge of Pepperell's July Fourth
activities does not get more members, the town and the people from
neighboring communities who have flocked to the event year after year
could be without a parade.
"Putting on the Fourth of July is a lot of work, and there is not
enough manpower," said Rose Hartwell, vice president of the
committee, which has about five active members. "Despite the
popularity of the events, getting enough volunteers to pull it off
has always been a major struggle."
Hartwell ...