Greetings everyone! -Hopefully we won’t be hit very hard by the hurricane! Below please find information sent from the Mayor’s Office. FYI, the City’s website is www.providenceri.com, the number to call if you have any questions is 421-2489. -Our next EC&G meeting will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 21 at 7pm at PC. Room number [...]
The children’s activity at this Sunday’s Farmers’ Market @ Fargnoli will be making sand art and bracelets! Look for the ‘Kid’s Corner’ table set up near the concession stand. Please stop by our EC&G table to say hello and sign up for free street trees through the PNPP and for our neighborhood crime watch. We [...]
Farmers’ Market 2011 We have exciting news! We are moving our Farmers’ Market to Fargnoli Park on Smith St., Elmhurst next summer. We believe that this location will draw more people as it is walkable for many and in a highly visible and well traveled location. The vendors will be set up on the Jastram Street side of the park [...]
Greetings everyone! Well 2011 is here and many of you may be thinking about what your New Year’s resolution will be. If it happens to be to volunteer in the community, than I have a proposal for you! Or if you’d just like to see a greener, cleaner and safer neighborhood, the same holds true! [...]
Hi everyone! Quite a few updates to report on… Bob McMahon/Parks Dept. have started construction of the new walking path and ballfield at Davis Park. Coming soon, solar lighting and black iron fence along Chalkstone. Christine, President of PC’s student environmental group recruited about 15 students who finished painting the front fence at Fargnoli Park. Looks [...]
Reminder that we will be meeting tomorrow night, Tues. 11/10 at 7pm at PC’s Feinstein Center, Room 405, 4th floor. Topics of discussion will include: Update on Davis Park projects Recap on farmers markets Discuss future tree planting initiatives Information re: recycling event with City Update on forming a merchant’s association Update on Eaton Island [...]
I know this is a little late, but here are some pictures from the tree planting on October 24. Pictures by Jen Schroth.
Thank you so much to all of the volunteers who helped to ‘spruce up’ the neighborhood last Saturday! From painting the fence at Fargnoli Park to cleaning and weeding the tree wells and cleaning the sidewalks on Smith St., everyone’s contribution was greatly appreciated. Special thanks to the project leaders, Everett Brooks and the Johnson [...]
There has been a lot happening! Beginning with the Davis Park ‘revitalization’ project, Bob McMahon, Superintendent of Parks, provided us with some very good news last week. Bob has secured funding for the new walking track, removal of the existing minor league field and installation of a new field, new lighting at the existing little league field and a new [...]
Due to the rainy forecast, we are postponing our clean up and fence painting for tomorrow and have rescheduled for next Saturday, 10/31. Tentative time is 11:00am-1:00pm. More info to follow. The trees from the PNPP will still be planted tomorrow unless there are high winds. Volunteers are to meet at 315 River Ave. at 10:00 am and [...]
