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ROCKPORT — After a blaster working for a contractor on a town project waived his right to a hearing, state officials issued a three-month suspension of his blasting license for

An April 14 house explosion that killed a 79-year-old woman in Berlin was caused by propane leaking for a tank into the house's basement.

The fireworks shooter who conducted the Fourth of July display in Edgartown is prohibited from pyrotechnics work in Massachusetts for the next five years, after more than two dozen unexploded commercial fireworks shells washed ashore on Chappaquiddick Island after the holiday, fire officials said.

The Massachusetts state fire marshal has suspended a fireworks shooter's license after unexploded commercial-grade fireworks shells washed up on Chappaquiddick Island following a Martha's Vineyard Fourth of July show.

Anthony Marson waived his right to an administrative hearing and accepted a 10-year suspension of his fireworks certificate of competency — the license a fireworks shooter must have to work legally in Massachusetts, officials said.

  "Every spring, people spruce up their properties with fresh mulch and firefighters respond to many fires started by cigarettes tossed into mulch. Mulch is combustible and can easily catch fire," Ostroskey said. "We are asking smokers to dispose of their smoking materials responsibly in order to prevent fires. Dont toss cigarette butts into mulch or a pile of dried leaves."   Provide Proper Smoking Receptacles "Businesses and homeowners that are sprucing up their landscaping should also ...