Dirt Bikes And ATVs Are Running Wild In Franklin Park, And The Zoo Animals Don t Like It
A dirt biker popping a wheelie .
Stephannie Stokes / WABE
This spring s proliferation of ATVs and motorbikes in Franklin Park is not only a nuisance for the neighbors, it is also disrupting the animals at the Franklin Park Zoo. We have struggled with all the noise and, in particular, been greatly concerned for our animals, said John Linehan, President and CEO of Zoo New England, at a on-line community meeting Wednesday. We ve taken some mitigating efforts when we can, but it s really not very effective, he said.
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Firefighters Dover Toy Drive meets community need
By Karen Dandurant
DOVER – Gifts gathered during the annual Dover Fire & Rescue toy drive will soon be distrbuted around the community, where they will help brighten Christmas for local children.
On Sunday, hundreds of toys were bagged for families, fulfilling as many family requests as possible. Each year between 100 and 150 families benefit from the annual toy drive, which has been going on since at least 1976.
“I have a picture of Brendan helping out with this when he was 4 years old,” said retired Fire Chief Richard Driscoll, talking about his son as he packed toys.