The City has coordinated cleanups in targeted areas in conjunction with neighborhood groups and community organizations to remove sand and litter from the streets and sidewalks. A group composed of volunteers organized on behalf of City Councilor Cathy Ann Viveiros also worked on a clean-up along State Route 79 on May 30, 2009. Neighborhood clean-ups took place last year in the Sandy Beach and Maplewood Neighborhoods, and others are planned by the City in coming weeks in the Bank Street, Lower Highlands Historic Downtown, Highland, North End, Father Kelly, Niagara, and Flint neighborhoods. Click here to read the announcement. Call the Department of Public Works at 508-324-2584 for information about how the city can assist residents with their own planned cleanup projects.
 

(Top row, center) Over thirty volunteers for Cathy's Corps line up for a group photo. (Top and middle rows, left and right) Kyle Medeiros and Ashley Oliveira work on clearing trash and trimming grass under the Route 79 viaduct near Battleship Cove. (Bottom row, left) Manny Faria adjusts his grass trimmer as he continues to cut down grass that was blocking visibility under the bridge. (Bottom row, center) Sandy King and Rose Pavao pull trash from the grass under the bridge along Davol Street. (Bottom row, right) A team picks up trash, trims and sweeps along Martine Street.

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