Assistant District Attorney Chris Markey and Fall River Police Sgt. Jack Silva were the invited guests for the regularly scheduled Maplewood Neighborhood Association meeting held on May 10, 2006 at the Niagara Senior Center Center. Neighborhood safety was the number one concern of the crowd of over fifty residents in attendance. Markey specifically outlined some of the new resources that have been brought through the federal Weed & Seed Program funded last year. The bright spot of the evening meeting was a plan for a new swing set and sand box for Maplewood Park submitted by a young girl. Mayor Lambert was also on hand to field questions and to address zoning issues and to report on current work on a revision of the City's Master Plan. The Maplewood Neighborhood Association is one of eight similar organizations across the city that give Fall River residents a voice in improving the quality of their lives. For more information, contact Maureen Estes, Fall River Community Coordinator at Mestes@fallriverma.org.
 

(Top row, left) A resident raises some of the concerns of neighbors regarding parking around Maplewood Park by parents of children playing Little League baseball. (Top row, center) A young girl presents her proposal for a plan for a new swing set and sand box for Maplewood Park to Community Coordinator Maureen Estes. (Top row, right) A participant responds to some of the concerns of neighbors as Maplewood Neighborhood Association Co-chairperson Jeanne Santos moderates. (Middle row) Fall River Police Sgt. Jack Silva responds to questions from participants. (Bottom row) Assistant District Attorney Chris Markey describes some of the recent activities that have helped to reduce crime through the resources that have been made available through the Weed & Seed program.