On Saturday, May 15, 2010, Fall River residents had the chance to clean-up in the Niagara Neighborhood as well as the Lower Highlands. Trash was dropped off at neighborhood dumpsters located at Pulaski Park in the Niagara Neighborhood and Rock Street in the Lower Highlands. Public Works and Allied Waste staff were be on hand to assist. The City has coordinated cleanups in targeted areas in conjunction with neighborhood groups and community organizations to remove litter from the streets and sidewalks. .Neighborhood clean-ups have been scheduled in the Sandy Beach, Father Kelly, Corky Row, Maplewood, Flint, and Meridian Street areas in addition to a City-wide park clean-up scheduled for May 22nd. Allied Waste has offered to provide free disposal of bulky items and some electronics. Click here to read the announcement. Click here for photos from last year's cleanup. For more information contact Perry Long 508-676-0324. 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, left and right) Grace Cormier, Phil Sabatino, Rosemary Lapointe, Helen Rego, Dino Bissaro and John Sylvia get ready to clean-up Pulaski Park. (Middle row, center) Romeo Marchand and Tony Garcia of the Fall River Department of Public Works standby with their truck to dispose of trash. (Middle row, left) Cheryl Blackburn and Karen Plichta work on cleaning the sidewalks along Cambridge Street. (Middle row, right) Helen Rego, Cindy Rodzen and Dino Bissaro stand in front of the dumpster. (Bottom row, left) Tom Athern gets some help with a trash bag from Paul Paquette. (Bottom row, center) Daniel Barbone, general manager of Allied Waste Management, is thanked by Eddie DiAlmeida for the opportunity to dispose of some large items in the dumpster along Rock Street.

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