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Scouts, Volunteers Tackle Park Cleanup

April 17, 2010

By Virginia Citrano

: Troop 2 Boy Scouts

: Hamilton Carson removing brush from Azalea Hill.

: Tom Dispenzere also working at Azalea Hill.

: Ed Duffy removing trash from the lakeshore near the bridge.

: Jeanie Ford and Emily Cates clearing litter from the west side of the park.

: Rondi Olsen clearing brush from the west bank.

: Eagle Scout Bryan Williams (l) and his father Bruce Williams.

: Martha Miller removing debris from the lake.

Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts and Verona Parks Conservancy volunteers were joined by Essex County Parks Department workers this morning in a two-hour cleanup of Verona Park.

Despite the chilly weather, the helpers cleared away downed branches, bagged garbage, and raked out the playground areas. VPC members fanned out across the park, while Verona Pack 32 Cub Scouts tackled the playgrounds and the Troop 2 Boy Scouts cleared the northern field near Bloomfield Avenue. Eagle Scout Bryan Williams and his father Bruce Williams even brought their own canoe to help the VPC make a visual inspection of the lake edge and clear away debris in the lake. “The Boy Scouts saved the day,” said Deborah Jacobsen, horticultural chair of the Conservancy.

The photos in the gallery above are courtesy of VPC member Marv Friedman. Click on any picture to view it in a larger format.

Tags: Bruce Williams, Bryan Williams, Cub Scouts, Deborah Jacobsen, Ed Duffy, Emily Cates, Essex County Parks Department, Hamilton Carson, Jeanie Ford, Marv Friedman, Rondi Olsen, Tom Dispenzere, Troop 2, Verona Boy Scouts, Verona Park Conservancy, Verona Park Lake

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