As a continuing part of Fall River's "Clean and Green" Initiative, members of the Maplewood Neighborhood Association and the City's Department of Public Works (DPW) gathered in the parking lot of Maplewood Park on Saturday, May 26, 2007, to clean up accumulated trash. The City has coordinated collective cleanups in targeted areas in conjunction with neighborhood groups and community organizations have helped to remove sand and litter from the streets and sidewalks. "The City does a great job of providing an energetic crew of DPW workers along with trash removal and street cleaning vehicles," commented Neighborhood Association President Jeanne Santos. Volunteers from the neighborhood joined the crew in returning the trash-strewn field to useable public space. Call the DPW at 508-324-2585 for information about how the city can assist residents with their own planned cleanup projects.
 

(Top row, left) DPW worker John Perry pulls a barrel over to the field to be cleaned. (Top row, center) Maplewood Neighborhood Association President Jeanne Santos talks with DPW supervisor John Perry about the clean-up. (Middle row, left and right) DPW workers Joseph Batista, Herbert Buckley and Tony Garcia dispose of a large pile of trash. (Middle row, center) Maplewood Neighborhood Association Member Ron Sevigny, Fall River Community Coordinator Maureen Ryan Estes, Association President Jeanne Santos and Member M. Earl Gaudette pause for a photo. (Bottom row, left) Ron Sevigny and Roy Resendes gather some trash. (Bottom row, center) M. Earl Gaudette and Ron Sevigny use a shopping cart to gather trash along the woods.