Mayor Will Flanagan announced a series of improvements to the City's parks on a windy April 6, 2011 afternoon in the Jose Silva Memorial Park on Locust Street. The park, at the corner of Locust and North Quarry streets, will open June 1 as a playground where dogs can run leash-free. Other parks slated for improvements include Pulaski Park where a new playground will be installed, Kennedy Park where basketball courts will be repaired, Ruggles Park where new playground equipment will be installed, and Maplewood Park where sidewalks, driveways and playgrounds will be repaired. Fall River Park Advocate coordinator Sandy Dennis also announced that the second annual citywide parks cleanup day is scheduled for April 30. Volunteers are needed to help at all city parks. Click here for the Herald News article. To learn more, contact Fall River Park Advocates Sandy Dennis at 508-294-5344 or Julie Kelly at 508-324-2405. Visit Fall River Park Advocates on Facebook. 
 

(Top row) Mayor Will Flanagan holds a press conference in the Jose Silva Memorial Park at the corner of Locust and Quarry Street in the City's North End. (Middle row, left) Veteran's Association of Bristol County president Artie Boisclair, Niagara Neighborhood Association president Dino Bissaro, and Highland Neighborhood Association president Santi Daruzza listen as Mayor Flanagan describes the planned park improvements. (Middle row, right) Fall River Coalition for Animal Awareness representative Mandy Dias-Grotta, Bank Street Neighborhood Association president Natalie Melo and her husband, Dave, listen to the Mayor. (Bottom row, left) Four-year-old Paige Laliberte pets Daisy who's already enjoying the park. (Bottom row, center) Mayor Flanagan and Mass In Motion Coordinator Julie Kelly listen as Fall River Park Advocates coordinator Sandy Dennis issues a call for volunteers to participate in the April 30th city-wide park clean-up. (Bottom row, right) Mayor Flanagan talks with Natalie Melo after the event.