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Boston’s Signature July Fourth Fete Faces Uncertain Future

PHILIP MARCELO                  In this July 3, 2015 photo, fireworks shoot from the top of the Hatch Shell in Boston during rehearsal  Day celebrations — is un-
Associated Press                                                                                                                        certain.
BOSTON (AP) — This Fourth       for the annual Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular. 		  (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)                          Businessman and philan-
of July, the cannons will                                                                                                               thropist David Mugar is
roar and the fireworks will                                                                                                             stepping down as founder
burst in brilliant colors as a                                                                                                          and executive director
world class orchestra drives                                                                                                            of the celebration after
home the climactic fina-                                                                                                                43 years and it’s not clear
le of Tchaikovsky’s “1812                                                                                                               who’s going to fill the spon-
Overture,” as they have                                                                                                                 sorship and leadership
for decades over Boston’s                                                                                                               void.
Charles River.                                                                                                                          Longtime sponsor and Bos-
Pop stars Nick Jonas and                                                                                                                ton-based insurance giant
Demi Lovato and country                                                                                                                 Liberty Mutual decided not
group Little Big Town will                                                                                                              to renew its contract last
entertain the over 500,000                                                                                                              year.
expected to attend and                                                                                                                  And Mugar, whose family
the millions more across                                                                                                                founded the Star Market
the country watching live                                                                                                               grocery chain in the Bos-
on CBS.                                                                                                                                 ton area, couldn’t secure
But the future of the Boston                                                                                                            another financial backer.
Pops Fireworks Spectacu-
lar — one of the nation’s                                                                                                                     Continued on Page 3
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