As momentum builds for Talbot’s New Year’s Eve celebrations, the town of Neavitt has discreetly passed along to the Spy the historical fact that the town was dropping crabs long before Easton. Twelve years before, in fact.
And while Neavitt doesn’t expect the same crowds as Easton on Wednesday night, they want the County to know that it is a close-knit village with an inclusive sense of community, and welcomes any and all to their Annual Crab Drop. As befits the tradition, the Neavitt Crab Drop will start this year at the Neavitt Community Center at 11:45 PM on Wednesday evening, New Year’s Eve.
In the past, the crab, lovingly crafted by local artisan potters, Forest and Martha Bogan, has been lowered to the sound of a Guy Lombardo version of Auld Lang Syne. This year, in a departure from tradition, they will play a bagpipes version of that tune, in memory of Denny Bliss, who passed away in the last year. Denny had entertained the village residents by playing the bagpipes, including on New Year’s Eve.
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