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.
