Next year will mark the 250th anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, and planners at the state and local level are preparing for the celebrations — and crowds.
It's been almost a quarter of a millennium since Massachusetts and a dozen other colonies formally declared their independence from the British Empire, and as the historical celebrations ramp up, planners are searching for answers about funding, transportation and public safety.
The state's tourism office and other local groups are on their way to scheduling a series of events to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution., to host information about the semiquincentennial. They plan to focus in the coming weeks and months on crafting a"field guide," building out campaigns and developing a marketing and communications strategy.
He also called for work to plan transportation to and from historic sites, ideally via mass transit,"so that certain communities aren't inundated with individual cars." Another senator, Ed Kennedy of Lowell, pushed Fox to move quickly on communicating to cities and towns about whether they will be able to tap into money appropriated for 250th anniversary events or if all funding will be spent by the state.
"The towns are really debating what do they need to go forward with and what can they wait ," Domb, an Amherst Democrat, said.
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