McKeesport may strengthen legal fireworks ordinances
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October 6, 2022

McKeesport may strengthen legal fireworks ordinances

By Stacy Wolford

By JEFF STITT
jstitt@yourmvi.com
Fireworks can really add to the festivities at summertime community events and on holidays like the Fourth of July and Labor Day.
And it’s legal in Pennsylvania to set off some bigger fireworks.
In McKeesport though, some residents are fed up with neighbors setting off fireworks at all hours of the night and too close to structures and properties.

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