BOSTON—The USS Constitution will continue firing its cannons twice a day across Boston Harbor as it has done for more than 200 years despite the objections of well-heeled neighbors.
Timothy Cooper, the commanding officer of the oldest commissioned warship afloat in the world, tells the Boston Herald that he has decided to carry on the tradition even after getting a letter from some neighbors asking for a sit-down meeting to discuss the noise.
He did not identify the neighbors.
Cooper says he turned down the invitation, and instead sent a letter saying he had no intention of changing the ceremony that dates to 1798.
The ship is docked in the city's Charlestown neighborhood, which in recent years has been developed with high-end condominiums.
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Information from: Boston Herald, http://www.bostonherald.com
