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Cash needed for Mad Anthony’s Big Boom

What a week! Donors for Mad Anthony’s Fireworks Extravaganza pushed the total up more than $2,000 during the last seven days. “I am just thrilled at how quickly we’ve managed to get so close to our goal, and I have no doubt the citizens of our great community will see us through to the end,” said Downtown Development Authority (DDA) […]

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