Several hundred people in the
Corky Row neighborhood gathered to celebrate National
Night Out, a
nationwide crime prevention effort that emphasizes building a partnership
between the police and the community, at Griffin Park on August 2, 2010. The
local event was co-sponsored locally by Mayor
William Flanagan, the Fall River Police
Department, Bristol County District
Attorney Sam Sutter, United Neighbors,
the Fall River Housing Authority,
Community Development Recreation and
members of the Youth
CHOICES Collaborative. Leaders
recognized this year's Heroes
of Peace Award recipients. National Night Out is designed to: 1)
heighten crime and drug prevention awareness; 2) generate support for, and
participation in, local anti-crime programs; 3) strengthen neighborhood
spirit and police-community partnerships; and 4) send a message to
criminals letting them know that neighborhoods are organized. Click
here for a 
video of the event by Patrick Mulgrew. For more information, contact either
Wendy
Garf-Lipp at
508-324-7900 or Youth Services
coordinator
Christian McCloskey
at 508-324-2419. (First
two photos courtesy of Christian McCloskey)
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(Top row, left
and center) National Night Out event organizer Michael Ramos of United
Neighbors and Mayor Flanagan hand certificates to the nine Heroes of Peace
award recipients, including Fall River Police Lt. Paul Bernier. (Top row,
right) Lt. Bernier is congratulated by attorney Dave Dennis while his
wife, Sandy, talks with Fall River Police Chief Dan Racine. (Middle row,
left) Children line up to participate in a sack race organized by CD-REC
recreation leader Jason Springer. (Middle row, center) Joseph Gomes takes
off hopping in his potato sack as Youth Services Coordinator Christian
McCloskey, right, watches from behind. (Bottom row, left and center)
CD-REC staff member Paul Santos picks teams for a basketball shoot-out
before Ray Martin lines up to take the first shot. (Bottom row, right)
CD-REC summer staff Kaitlyn Powers, Brenna Souza and Sarah Lapointe serve
Fall River Police officer Jared Mooney a slice of watermelon.
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