Smerconish to host fireworks

   This Friday, June 17, Michael Smerconish, radio personality, will be the “celebrity guest,” who will host “countdown” activities prior to the beginning of Friday Night Fireworks .
   Every Friday night at 9:30 p.m. until Sept. 2, Garden State Fireworks will illuminate the sky over the Delaware River with a 10-minute firework show.
   The Greater New Hope Chamber of Commerce and Lambertville Chamber of Commerce have designated special guests to initiate the countdown of blasting-off fireworks from the Delaware River. The upcoming schedule is as follows:
   — June 24 – Sharon and Preston Harrison, local artists;
   July 1 — Marty Moss Coane, NPR host of Radio Times;
   — July 8 — Robert Facchina, CEO, Johanna Farms;
   July 15 — Mira Nakashima, woodworker, and David Rago, “Antiques Roadshow,” and appraiser and auctioneer;
   — July 22 — Mike Fitzpatrick, U.S. congressman;
   — July 29 – Frank Napurano, WDVR Radio;
   — Aug. 5 — Kathy Sledge, Sister Sledge member;
   — Aug. 12 — Robert Hillier, architect;
   — Aug. 19 — Raymond Boccuti, New Hope-Solebury School District superintendent;
   — Aug. 26 — Santore Family, Garden State Fireworks;
   — And Sept. 2 — Larry Keller, mayor of New Hope.
   The summer promotion is 100 percent funded through private donations made from local businesses and residences.
   To make a donation or for more information, visit www.NewHopeLambertvilleFireworks.com.
   In the case of inclement weather, check the website by noon on Fridays for possible cancellations.
   Visit the Greater New Hope Chamber of Commerce at www.NewHopeChamber.com or call 215-862-9990.