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Fireworks Event Information for July 2nd Independence Day Celebration

**ALERT**

**FIREWORKS EVENT TONIGHT**

COHASSET—The Cohasset Community Fireworks will take place on July 2, 2024. The fireworks will begin at 9:15 p.m. at Sandy Beach. Because of the anticipated crowds and for everyone’s safety, several road closures will be in place, and parking will NOT be allowed in some areas.

There will be no public parking in the Sandy Beach parking lot. Residents with HP placards and a valid beach sticker can park at Sandy Beach before 8pm.

Once you are parked at Sandy Beach, you cannot leave until approximately 10pm due to pedestrian traffic.

How to get to Sandy Beach:

• Citizens may use those roads to walk or bike from Beach Street to Atlantic Avenue to Sandy Beach.

Where to Park:

• Town Hall Parking Lot

• Village Parking Lot

• High School Parking Lot

Free Transportation:

• Pick up at Cohasset High School and the Corner of South Main St. and Depot Ct.

o Free Bus Transportation to and from Sandy Beach will start at 6:30 P.M.

o Buses will run before and after the fireworks

o Bus transportation will be suspended during the fireworks show

Road Closures (6:00 P.M to 10:15 P.M.)

• Nichols Road will be closed to non-residents

• Atlantic Avenue northbound will be open, one-way, north of Sandy Beach and Atlantic Avenue one way south of Sandy Beach

• Atlantic Avenue will be closed beginning at Jerusalem Road at Atlantic Avenue

No Parking (4 P.M. to 12 A.M.)

• Entire length of Nichols Road

• Beach Street from Highland Avenue to Atlantic Avenue

• Atlantic Avenue from Lothrop Lane to Sandy Beach

• Atlantic Avenue from Jerusalem Road to Sandy Beach

• Atlantic Avenue in front of Sandy Beach

• Sandy Beach parking lot (except HP)

Websites/Social Media:

Town of Cohasset: www.cohassetma.org

Cohasset Police: www.cohassetpoliceMA.gov

Facebook: Cohasset Police Department, Cohasset MA

Twitter: @CohassetPolice

Facebook: Town of Cohasset – Government

Facebook: Cohasset Emergency Management Agency

Twitter: CohassetEMA

Cohasset Police Make Arrest Following Road Rage Incident

Cohasset Police arrested a 51-year-old Hingham man Friday, June 28, 2024, at about 11 pm, following a road rage incident on Route 3A near Sohier Street.

The 34-year-old victim, from South Boston, called 9-1-1 and reported that he and the operator of a 2006 Jeep were involved in a road rage incident while driving North on Route 3A.  The victim alleged that the driver of the Jeep stopped in front of him, exited the Jeep wielding a metal expandable police baton, and began to strike him about the head and body, as well as strangle him, before fleeing the scene.  The victim copied down a license plate as the Jeep fled.

Police Officers from Cohasset went to the Jeep owner’s home in Hingham and identified him as the alleged assailant.  Officers arrested the man and towed the Jeep back to Cohasset Police Headquarters, where they obtained a search warrant for the Jeep and recovered the expandable metal baton inside the vehicle.

Gregory D. Knowles, 51 years of age, from Hingham, was arrested for Assault & Battery with a Dangerous Weapon (metal baton), Strangulation, Assault & Battery, and Witness intimidation.  He will be arraigned in Quincy District Court on Monday, July 1, 2024.  The victim in this incident sustained visible injuries but declined medical treatment on the scene.

 

Cohasset Police Respond to Call June 27, 2024

On June 27, 2024, at about 11 a.m., Cohasset Police and Fire units were dispatched to a work yard located off of Route 3A in Cohasset for a reported industrial accident involving a 77-year-old male who had been operating an excavator with a hammer drill that was breaking apart large rocks.
On scene, the victim stated the machine was violently jolted and then slammed down when the hammer slipped off of a rock he was breaking.  Cohasset Fire Department paramedics stabilized the victim, removed him from the operator’s seat, and transported him to the hospital by ambulance.
Cohasset Police detectives and the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) are investigating this incident.

Cohasset Police Arrest Halifax Man for Cocaine Trafficking Following Crash

On Tuesday, June 18, 2024, Cohasset Police officers responded to the Dunkin Donuts on King Street (Route 3A) for a report of a motor vehicle crash involving a pick-up truck hitting another vehicle in the drive-thru.  9-1-1 callers reported that the pick-up truck’s operator was having a seizure while behind the wheel, and the truck was in gear and spinning tires.
When officers arrived, they learned that bystanders had been able to place the pick-up truck in Park and secure it.  As officers were rendering emergency aid to the driver, they discovered a crack pipe and other drug paraphernalia around the driver.
Cohasset Fire Department paramedics arrived, treated the driver, and prepared him for transport to South Shore Hospital.  Investigation on the scene, including patrol officers and now Cohasset detectives, revealed a large amount of white powder, thought to be cocaine, inside the truck.

The male was arrested on the scene and brought to the hospital.  He was later booked at Cohasset Police HQ for the following charges:

                1)           Trafficking in Class B Drugs over 100 Grams;
                2)           OUI – Drugs; and

                3)           Negligent Operation of a m/v

The suspect is Alex E. Neumeier, 28, from Halifax, MA. Cohasset Police detectives are continuing to investigate this case.  Neumeier was arraigned at Quincy District Court on June 20th and will be held at the Norfolk County House of Correction pending a dangerousness hearing.

 

Cohasset Community Fireworks to take place on July 2, 2023

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COHASSET — Cohasset Community Fireworks will take place on July 2, 2023. Fireworks will begin at 9:15 p.m. at Sandy Beach. Because of the anticipated crowds and for everyone’s safety, there will be a number of road closures and areas where parking will NOT be allowed. There will be no parking in the Sandy Beach parking lot. Due to Piping Plovers, no dogs will be allowed on Sandy Beach. Real-time updates will be posted on the Cohasset Police Department’s website, Town of Cohasset’s website and on social media.

In the event of inclement weather prohibiting the fireworks display, information will be sent out on all platforms. There is no rain date. More information is below.

How to get to Sandy Beach:

  • Citizens may walk from Beach Street to Avenue to Atlantic Avenue to Sandy Beach utilizing those roads.
How to walk to Sandy Beach (photo of Sandy Beach: Jason Conforti)

Where to Park:

  • Town Hall Parking Lot
  • Village Parking Lot
  • High School Parking Lot

Free Transportation:

  • Pick up at Cohasset High School and at the Corner of South Main St. and Depot Ct.
    • Free Bus Transportation to and from Sandy Beach will start at 6:30 P.M.
    • Buses will run before and after the fireworks
    • Bus transportation will be suspended during the fireworks show

Road Closures (5:00 P.M to 10:15 P.M.)

  • Nichols Road will be closed to non-residents
  • Atlantic Avenue northbound will be open, one-way, north of Sandy Beach and Atlantic Avenue one way south of Sandy Beach
  • Atlantic Avenue will be closed beginning at Jerusalem Road at Atlantic Avenue

No Parking (4 P.M. to 12 A.M.)

  • Entire length of Nichols Road
  • Beach Street from Highland Avenue to Atlantic Avenue
  • Atlantic Avenue from Lothrop Lane to Sandy Beach
  • Atlantic Avenue from Jerusalem Road to Sandy Beach
  • Atlantic Avenue in front of Sandy Beach
  • Sandy Beach parking lot

Websites/Social Media:

Town of Cohasset: www.cohassetma.org

Cohasset Police: www.cohassetpolice.com

Facebook: Cohasset Police Department, Cohasset MA

Twitter: @CohassetPolice

Facebook: Town of Cohasset – Government

Facebook: Cohasset Emergency Management Agency

Twitter: CohassetEMA

Cohasset Police seize 100 firearms and military shells from Doane Street home

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Cohasset police seized approximately 100 unsecured weapons including shotguns, rifles and pistols from 50 Doane St. Friday afternoon. A Navy unit out of Newport, R.I. took custody of five military-grade ordnance shells also found in the home.

Police received information from a credible source that the resident at that address had numerous unsecured rifles and shotguns strewn about his house and as a result, obtained a search warrant issued by a Clerk Magistrate at Quincy District Court. They executed the search warrant at 2 p.m.

When the military shells were found, officers backed out of the home and notified the Massachusetts State Police Bomb Squad. Members of the bomb squad arrived, assessed the shells, notified the United States Navy, and requested that they respond to take custody of the items. It is not known if the shells are live or not.

Chief Bill Quigley explained that under state law firearms have to be secured in a locked cabinet or with a trigger lock. The 65-year-old man, who lives alone, did have a license to possess rifles and shotguns, which was revoked by Quigley on Friday. All of his weapons have been seized.

“There are no more firearms in the house and in the adjacent building which he also owns that was searched as well,” Quigley said.

This case remains under investigation by the Cohasset Police.

Cohasset Safe Harbor to Present “Drug Story Theater”

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Special Evening Performance of “Drug Story Theater” in Cohasset on May 5: Parents and Kids Encouraged to Attend

Lifesaving Narcan Training to be offered in a private setting

 

Cohasset, Mass., April 16, 2016 – All are invited to a free presentation of Drug Story Theater in the Cohasset Middle/High School Auditorium on Thursday, May 5 at 6:30 p.m. While Cohasset Middle and High School students will attend separate presentations of the show that day during assembly periods, the evening show is for adults and children age 10 and up. All three performances are made possible through generous funding by the Cohasset Education Foundation (CEF), with coordination by the Safe Harbor Coalition and the Cohasset Middle/High School administration and health education team.

 

About Drug Story Theater

Drug Story Theater was first performed in 2015 in Plymouth and has been sharing its real teen experiences to audiences ever since. The actors are all in recovery and are able to share their personal stories of how they got in and out of drugs. The concept is the brainchild of Dr. Joe Shrand who realized that school assemblies about drug abuse presented by adults to kids just weren’t working. “So the treatment of one prevents the addiction of many,” says Shrand, a Marshfield resident and medical director of CASTLE (Clean And Sober Teens Living Empowered), a short-term treatment facility in Brockton. The presentation includes the stories of five teens and two parents and each have a story to share that in at least one way will resonate with each person in the audience.

 

Drug Story Theater takes teenagers in the early stages of recovery from drugs and alcohol, teaches them improvisational theater and engages them in psychodrama, to explore their personal stories. The teens then create their own shows about the seduction of, addiction to, and recovery from drugs and alcohol. They weave their stories into a theatrical piece and perform for middle and high school audiences so the treatment of one becomes the prevention of many.

 

The program’s innovative approach to decreasing adolescent substance abuse capitalizes on and integrates current knowledge of adolescent brain development into all stages of the program: from therapeutic group sessions, improvisational exercises, and family involvement, to story development, script writing, rehearsing, and culminating in performing the teen’s own stories in front of live audiences. After each performance, teens participate in a Questions & Answers period with the audience.

 

About Safe Harbor Cohasset Coalition

Since July 2014, Safe Harbor Cohasset has been working to promote awareness and implement resources to help make an impact on the substance abuse in the community. Co-founded by Christine Murphy and Marita Carpenter, who is also president of the South Shore Service League, the group has over 60 founding members from across the spectrum in the community, including town and school leaders, teachers, nurses, parents, clergy, police and fire personnel, as well as concerned citizens.

 

Since then, the group has worked to foster a strong and inclusive community that encourages healthy, educated and responsible choices about drug and alcohol use. The mission is supported by evidenced based, prevention focused, sustainable policies and programs. To learn more, and to find resources for both parents and teens, visit the Safe Harbor website at safeharborcohasset.org. Keep up to date on the latest news and trends by following Safe Harbor on Facebook at www.facebook.com/safeharborcohasset and on Twitter @cohsafeharbor.Cohasset

Cohasset police officer helps with medical emergency on flight

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COHASSET
Officer Paul Wilson is in Atlanta representing the Cohasset Police Department at the National Opioid Conference. District Attorney Michael Morrissey was gracious enough to extend an invitation to Officer Wilson and pay his tuition to the conference.

The following email was sent to Chief William Quigley from a flight attendant on Officer Wilson’s Delta flight Sunday night (March 27).

Dear Chief William Quigley:
I hope this letter finds you well. I am writing because of an outstanding officer (who was off duty) rose to the challenge when one could have heard a pin drop (on one of the loudest planes).
Officer Paul Wilson was flying on Delta when we had a medical emergency onboard. After we made an announcement requesting assistance from any Doctor onboard, there was no response. I then made an announcement requesting anyone in the medical field, nurse or EMT.
Officer Wilson graciously came to the back. When he offered his service, I immediately questioned him (and surprised him) by asking to see his credentials. You never can be too careful, so I checked his badge and license.
We had a very sick young lady and like a professional, Officer Wilson used his experience and knowledge to assess the situation. He was careful and calm, instantly creating a safe and secure atmosphere.
It was as if he were part of the crew — communicating, assessing and evaluating the incidence. He was helpful and attentive. Officer Wilson kept an eye on this traveler throughout the remainder of the flight — even during final descent and after landing.
In today’s world where so much hate and terror are manifested, it’s truly a blessing to know that there are people like Officer Wilson that are willing to offer help without expecting anything in return.
He is an example of an outstanding American and is a great representation of the Cohasset Police Department. The members of law enforcement risk their lives every day but even off duty, Officer Wilson chose to be a hero for the greater good of our mankind.
Thank you for instilling faith and hope in our society. For this, I truly thank you and I know that sick young lady and the rest of my crew thanks you as well, Officer Wilson.
Virginia Estelle Mathios