Page 14 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, April 28, 2023 Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll plants a tree for Park Serve Day at Breakheart Reservation By Tara Vocino M ass. Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll helped to plant a tree during Saturday’s Park Serve Day at Breakheart Reservation. For two Malden residents, it was a special occasion. Amy Desmond and Marco Casarano spruced up the plants to reintroduce nutrients to keep them healthy. “We enjoy Breakheart since it was our first date and we’re celebrating our anniversary,” Casarano said. MA Dept. of Conservation & Recreation (DCR) Parks Supervisor Brett Power said Breakheart Reservation staff wants to wholeheartedly thank the more than 50 volunteers, who took time out of their weekends to help us beautify and clean up the park. “With their help, we planted trees, cleaned up litter, mulched our gardens and removed invasive species,” Power said. “We are especially grateful to Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll for joining us on Park Serve Day and helping us make Breakheart a more beautiful place for our community. Governor Maura Healey helped to plant a tree in Malden last Tuesday. DCR Parks Supervisor Brett Power directed crew members as to where they were going for Park Clean Up Day at Breakheart Reservation. Friends of Breakheart Reservation members, pictured from left to right: Val Kappa, Lisa Mirasolo, Becky Anderson, Peter Rossetti and Nelson Chang, Esq., welcomed Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll. Pictured from left to right: Back row: laborer Evan Romano, DCR Manager of Stewardship Programs and Strategic Initiatives Matthew Perry and Ranger Meredith Eustis; front row: DCR Acting Chief of Staff Julie Martin, Visitor Services Supervisor Brett Power, Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll, DCR Administrative Asst. Maria Caniglia, Doug Rice’s daughter, DCR Commissioner Doug Rice, DCR Director of State Parks Priscilla Geigis, DCR North East Regional Director Susan Hamilton and DCR Field Operations Team Leader Anthony Guthro. (Advocate photos by Tara Vocino) Attendees are shown preparing for the clean-up at Breakheart Reservation. Marblehead resident Graham Richmond and Lynn resident Denzel Ancrum, who are with St. Mary’s track team, rooted to pull up an invasive species, garlic mustard. Members of Independent Living and Learning picked up trash. They are pictured from left to right: Seated: Steven Leigh, Vincenza Struppa, Cynthia Hawes, Stephanie Stevenson and Carolyn Jones; standing Sherbine, Daniel Christenson, Benjamin Aryee and Michael Mbugua. Pictured from left to right: DCR Area Supervisor Anthony Guthro, Saugus Board of Selectmen member Corinne Riley, Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll, State Rep. Donald Wong, Friends of Breakheart Reservation Chair Peter Rossetti, Saugus Board of Selectmen Chairman Anthony Cogliano, and Northeast Metro Tech Vocational Principal/Deputy Director Carla Scuzzarella with the newly planted tree (at right).
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