January, 2013: Proper Recycling
in the Blackstone Valley
In an effort to
educate the public, the members of
the Advisory Board of the “Keep
Blackstone Valley Beautiful” (KBVB)
organization each brought one
randomly selected trash bag from
their communities to their meeting
today in order to demonstrate how
much recycable material gets thrown
away. In attendance were Dianne
Mailloux, Coordinator of KBVB,
Michael Debroisse, Superintendent of
Public Works in Woonsocket, Lori
Gagnon, Recycling Coordinator in
Smithfield, Andrea Hall, Recycling
Coordinator/Program and Special
Project Assistant of Burrillville,
Donna Kaehler Recycling Coordinator
in North Smithfield and Cumberland,
Joe Nield, Jr., Director of Public
Works in Central Falls plus Krystal
Noiseux, Recycling Program Manager
from the Rhode Island Resource
Recovery Corporation (RIRRC).
More
April
16, 2012: Artifacts found at Great American Clean Up
While volunteers were searching for trash and litter Saturday
April 14, 2012 around the grounds of the bike path adjacent to
the Wilbur Kelly House in Lincoln, RI, they found a pile of
broken pieces of pottery from the early 1800's. Vicki Carter,
the DEM Park Ranger at the Wilbur Kelly House identified them
and will put them in a display at the house.
More
Keep
Blackstone Valley Beautiful Celebration Fundraiser in Central
Falls Saturday, October 15
On Saturday, October 15,
participate in the Keep Blackstone Valley Beautiful Celebration
Fundraiser, happening at Central Falls Landing, located at the
intersection of Broad Street & Madeira Avenue, Central Falls,
RI. Proceeds from the event will benefit Keep Blackstone Valley
Beautiful, the environmental education arm of the Blackstone
Valley Tourism Council, which is one of over 550 Keep America
beautiful affiliates nationwide. Enjoy a great afternoon of
family fun, including canoe & kayak races, live music concerts,
arts, vendors and activities for all ages.
The water races run 1-3 pm,
followed by musical entertainment and celebration from 3-6 pm.
Concerts include performances from area bands Mill Rats, Sweet
William and Stewbone & the Heeters. Participants can also
register to volunteer for upcoming clean up projects presented
by Keep Blackstone Valley Beautiful. For more details on this
event call Blackstone Valley Tourism Council at 401-724-2200, or
e-mail:
keep.bv.beautiful@gmail.com.
March 20, 2011 - Woonsocket
Call
Town seeks volunteers for Earth Day cleanup
BURRILLVILLE - The
local Lions Club, in partnership with the Burrillville Parks &
Recreation Department and Burrillville Public Works, is gearing
up for the 12th Annual Burrillville Earth Day Cleanup to be held
Saturday, April 23.
More
Pawtucket Foundation
Over 200
guests came out to celebrate the dedication of the Cherry Trees
of the Blackstone on May 1, 2009 at M Residential, 555 Roosevelt
Avenue, Central Falls, RI
On May 1, 2009, the
Cities of Pawtucket and Central Falls hosted an inaugural cherry
tree dedication ceremony to commemorate the installation of 60
new cherry trees. 200 members of the public braved drizzling
rain for the ceremony which was followed by a parade down
Roosevelt Avenue lead by 20 foot tall Cherry Blossom Balloons.
The ceremony signaled the completion of the first phase of a
multi-year, public/private plan to install over 120 blossoming
cherry trees along Roosevelt Avenue between Charles Street in
Central Falls to Exchange Street in Pawtucket.
More
April 14, 2010 (Pawtucket
Times)
Cherry pie bake-off set for May 1
Have a favorite cherry pie recipe? Whether you're a weekend
baker or a professional pastry chef, the upcoming Cherry Pie
Bake-Off at Slater Mill is a contest for you. The Cherry Pie
Bake-Off is part of the Rhode Island Cherry Blossom Festival
scheduled for Saturday, May 1 at 9 a.m. This first time event is
one of several that are designed to celebrate the beauty of
almost 100 cherry trees that have been planted along Roosevelt
Avenue as well as to raise money for their continued upkeep and
maintenance. Sponsored by the Blackstone Valley Tourism Council
and the Pawtucket Foundation, the Cherry Blossom Festival
features a traditional May breakfast, a 5K run/walk, a chocolate
tasting, and a performance by a Japanese drumming group, along
with the bake-off. The events generally take place between 9
a.m. and 1 p.m.
More
April 13, 2010 (Pawtucket
Times)
It's Cherry Blossom Time
PAWTUCKET — It will take a few years, but Roosevelt Avenue will
one day be covered by a springtime canopy of pink cherry
blossoms. At least that is the vision of Louis Yip and Sunny Ng,
two local businessmen who founded the cherry tree project, along
with members of the Blackstone Valley Tourism Council, the
Pawtucket Foundation, city officials in Pawtucket and Central
Falls and other supporters.
More
March 17, 2010 (Valley
Breeze)
First Cherry Blossom Festival will bloom
May 1
Springtime fun will be the theme of the day when the city hosts
its first-ever Cherry Blossom Festival on May 1. Just as the
nation's capital is famous for its spring ritual of colorful and
aromatic cherry blossoms, Rhode Island's historic Blackstone
River Valley will soon bring the famed tradition to Southern New
England, say organizers.
More
June 25, 2009
BLACKSTONE
RIVER VALLEY READY TO BLOSSOM - Historic region to begin
planting cherry trees
Just as our nation's
capital of Washington, DC is famous for its beautiful and
fragrant cherry blossom trees, Pawtucket and Central Falls are
planting their own, and it begins with private funds. Thanks to
private funding efforts, the birthplace of America's Industrial
Revolution will enjoy a major landscape improvement project with
the planting of 60 cherry trees along the industrial mill area
of Roosevelt Avenue in Pawtucket and Central Falls. And this is
only phase one of a multi-year plan to line the entire corridor
with the flowering trees. The new cherry trees will add a new
look and add value to the manufacturing district that includes
new living and office spaces along Roosevelt Ave.
To demonstrate their commitment to improving the community,
Louis Yip and Sunny Ng of Tai-O Corporation of Central Falls and
Pui-O Corporation of Pawtucket, initiated and provided seed
funding to implement phase one of the ambitious project. The
Cities of Pawtucket and Central Falls along with support from
The Pawtucket Foundation and Blackstone Valley Tourism Council
have formed a Cherry Tree Committee to oversee the project and
develop a public/private masterplan to complete the project and
establish a maintenance plan. The committee is co-chaired by
Thomas A. Mann, Jr., Executive Director of The Pawtucket
Foundation, and Dr. Robert D. Billington, President of
Blackstone Valley Tourism Council (BVTC).
More
April 15, 2009
Great American Cleanup kicks off in the Blackstone Valley More September 29, 2008
BLACKSTONE VALLEY JOINS FORCES WITH KEEP AMERICA BEAUTIFUL IN
EXPANDING KEEP AMERICA BEAUTIFUL’S AFFILIATE NETWORK (Pawtucket, RI) September 29,
2008 Keep America Beautiful, Inc. welcomes an important new
member to its expanding nationwide, community-based Network of
Affiliates, with the certification of Keep Blackstone Valley
Beautiful, Keep America Beautiful President Matt McKenna
announced today. Further, Keep Blackstone Valley Beautiful is
now the only Keep America Beautiful affiliate in Rhode Island.
More
| Pawtucket Times article | Valley Breeze March 31, 2008
COMMUNITIES OF THE BLACKSTONE VALLEY SCHEDULED TO TAKE PART IN
THE GREAT AMERICAN CLEANUP
Nationwide community improvement program preserves the beauty of
our local environment
Blackstone Valley, R.I., (March
31, 2008) - Communities throughout the Blackstone Valley will
join forces to participate in the Great American Cleanup during
April and May. Volunteers from various community organizations
and environmental groups around the Blackstone Valley of Rhode
Island will hold litter cleanups, recycling events and
beautification events. Keep Blackstone Valley Beautiful, an
environmental initiative of the Blackstone Valley Tourism
Council, is aiding in event coordination and providing supplies
such as bags, gloves, banners and more to volunteers.
More
January 4, 2008
Keep Blackstone Valley Beautiful to Hold Computer and Electronic
Collection
Cumberland, R.I. (January 4,
2008) - Keep Blackstone Valley Beautiful, a program of the
Blackstone Valley Tourism Council, will hold a computer and
electronic collection on Saturday, January 12, from 9 a.m. to 1
p.m. in Cumberland at Green-Tech Assets Warehouse, 30 Meeting
St. “If you received any new electronics as gifts over the
holiday season, this collection will provide you with the
opportunity to recycle the old ones,” said Kristin Zawistowski,
Keep Blackstone Valley Beautiful program coordinator and
AmeriCorps*VISTA member. More
Articles
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January 9, 2008 Computer and electronics collection Saturday
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December 13, 2007 Computer,
electronics collection this Saturday in Valley Falls - The
Valley Breeze
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November 14, 2007 The Valley Breeze - Recycle computers,
household electronics on Saturday in Cumberland
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November 4, 2007, "Volunteers: Family Volunteer Day is Nov.
17"
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November 1, 2007 The Valley
Breeze – Computer collection photo
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October 24, 2007 The Valley Breeze - Drop off unwanted
electronics, computers at Oct. 27 collection
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October 16, 2007 The Providence Journal - Burrillville
composting workshop
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October 16, 2007 The Providence Journal - Cumberland
composting
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October 10, 2007 The Pawtucket
Times – Composting workshops offered to Valley residents
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October 10, 2007 The Valley Breeze – Cumberland Families
invited to composting class
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October 9, 2007 The Woonsocket
Call – Tourism Council to hold composting workshops
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October 5, 2007 The Valley Breeze – Parks and Recreation
offers composting workshop
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May 31, 2007 The Valley Breeze –
Collection nets 700 tires
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May 17, 2007 The Valley Breeze –
Used tire collection this weekend in Cumberland and
Pawtucket
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May 12, 2007 The Pawtucket Times - Round-Up targets tossed
out tires in the Blackstone
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May 12, 2006 The Providence
Journal – Old computer equipment being collected in
Cumberland
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May 2, 2007 The Valley Breeze – 80 bags of trash collected
at cleanup
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May 2007 The Pawtucket Times – Earth
Day was a ‘big success’
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April 26, 2007 The Valley Breeze
– Lincoln cleanup is this Saturday
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April 25, 2007 The Valley Breeze – Lincoln cleanup this
Saturday
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April 23, 2007 The Pawtucket
Times – Cleaning up the Earth
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February 2007 Your
Smithfield Magazine – Smithfield Hosts Computer Recycling
Event
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January 18, 2007 The Valley
Breeze – Old computers can be recycled this Saturday
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January 18, 2007 The Providence Journal – Saturday is
collection day for old electronic devices
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January 17, 2007 The Pawtucket
Times – Local Earth Day cleanup on tap
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January 4, 2007 The Providence
Visitor – Spinning Fleece out of plastic
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December 21, 2006 The Providence
Visitor – Spring recycling led to winter warmth
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December 14, 2006 The Valley
Breeze - From recycled bottles to fleece jackets, recycling
efforts will warm children
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December 10, 2006 The Woonsocket
Call – Students’ recycling efforts make coat drive a huge
success
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December 9, 2006 The Pawtucket
Times – Community unites to clothe needy
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December 7, 2006 The Woonsocket
Call – Students’ recycling efforts help donate jackets to
needy children
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