From the New Hampshire Union Leader:

By Jason Schreiber

Union Leader Correspondent

A plan to resume fireworks shows at Hampton Beach has fizzled.

Less than a week after the endangered piping plover nest that held up the fireworks was removed from the beach, state and local officials have decided that holding the weekly display this summer isn’t a good idea during the coronavirus pandemic.

Hampton Selectman Chuck Rage said the decision was made after the town’s police and fire chiefs discussed the fireworks with state parks officials and agreed that it would be best to hold off at least through Labor Day.

“Maybe in the off-season we can do a few shoots,” said Rage, the chairman of the commissioners for the Hampton Beach Village District, which traditionally hosts the beach’s summer fireworks.