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Employees
of the Pepsi
Bottling Group in Taunton and the Fall
River Police Department were among over fifty volunteers who spent
much of Saturday morning, May 14, 2011 clearing out trash and debris from
the north shore of Cook Pond in the City's South End. Rosemary
Lapointe, President of the Father
Kelly Neighborhood Association, organized groups
of volunteers who pitched in for the morning as part of an effort to
restore the Pond as a pubic recreation area. M. Earle Gaudette, President
of the Maplewood
Neighborhood Association recalled when he used to go fishing in the
pond back in the 50s and 60s. "It was unbelievable the amount of
material that we removed in just a few hours," remarked Sandy Dennis,
coordinator of Fall River Park
Advocates, a group dedicated to improving Fall River's parks and
open spaces. Plans
are currently underway to open a public access path around the pond. Click
here for the
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(Top row,
left and center) A Fall River police officer wheels a carriage full of
discarded tires pulled from the area around the pond while volunteers from
Pepsi clear some of the undergrowth. (Top row, right) Pepsi volunteers Don
Belenger and Bill Weld carry a tree root from the area. (Middle row, left)
Pepsi volunteer Sally Charbonneau carries pieces of trash from the pond
shore. (Middle row, center) Fall River Park
Advocates coordinator Sandy Dennis sweeps the sidewalk along Dwelly
Street. (Middle row, right) Fall River Police Sergeant Jim Smith carries
an old board to the dumpster. (Bottom row, left) Rosemary
Lapointe, President of the Father Kelly Neighborhood Association, is
greeted by Mayor William Flanagan as M. Early Gaudette looks on. (Bottom
row, center) Fall River Community Television videographer Phil Sabatino
interviews Mr. Gaudette and Copicut Neighborhood Association president
Sarah Riley. (Bottom row, right) A bobcat is brought in to begin clearing
a path for the bike path that will eventually circle the pond. |
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