Parks spruced up after community cleanup

Erik Mahler, right, and Tom Bertock got into Silver Lake to pull out debris, plastic bottles, papers and other litter as part of Baldwin’s Earth Day Cleanup on April 26 at Sliver Lake and Milburn Pond parks.

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Nassau County Leg. Laura Curran, with her daughters Molly, right, and Julie, helped scoop out some debris from the Silver Lake.

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Erik Mahler, of Mahler Realty and the Baldwin Chamber of Commerce, waded through the waterways at Silver Lake and Milburn Pond parks during Baldwin’s third annual Earth Day Cleanup on April 26.

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Richard Moore helped out at Milburn Pond Park. He painted the railing along the pond, giving it a needed face lift.

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Marion Dickey, of the Baldwin Foundation for Education, came out to lend a helping hand.

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Karen Montalbano planted some flowers at Silver Lake Park.

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Despite some rain in the area earlier in the day, more than 100 volunteers came out to clean up Silver Lake and Milburn Pond parks last Saturday, on what turned out to be a beautiful and productive afternoon.

Erik Mahler, of Mahler Realty and co-president of the Baldwin Chamber of Commerce, which both helped run the cleanup, said he was happy with the community response. The event was also sponsored by Assemblyman Brian Curran, County Executive Ed Mangano, the Baldwin Civic Association, the Baldwin Foundation for Education, Baldwin 4 Children and Sanitary District No. 2.

This is the third year the event has been held. “Every year it’s an opportunity for the community to come together and participate,” Curran said. “We’re always committed to restoring our parks and keeping the environment and our communities clean and this is just another way we can make that happen.”

The volunteers picked up trash in each park, including the waterways, and members from Sanitary District No. 2 used power washers to clean railings, benches and sidewalks.

Mahler said it was nice to see people come together for a good cause. “It’s great for the environment and great for Baldwin,” he said.

Curran added that he and Mangano were “thrilled to meet and welcome the many families, volunteers and interested community members, who joined us for this good cause.”