Letter to the Editor: OARS Cleanup A Great Success
Carla Gomez and Julia Khorana of OARS thank volunteers for their efforts cleaning the banks of our local rivers.
OARS held its annual river cleanup on Saturday, Sept. 17, which saw a great turnout of volunteers. Here, Carla Gomez and Julia Khorana of OARS thank all those who participated. To the Editor: Thanks to strong community support and beautiful weather, the 25th Annual Assabet River Cleanup was an outstanding success! We are very happy to say that on Saturday, September 17, over 130 volunteers came out to clean up the Assabet, Sudbury, and Concord rivers and their tributaries. Despite high water remaining after Hurricane Irene, volunteers in towns throughout the watershed pulled out piles of trash, including bicycles, tires, bottles, car parts, bags of bottles and cans — even a kitchen sink! Some of our enthusiastic Concord volunteers combed …
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