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North-Oak NRZ to Hold Willow Street Park Celebration Aug 19th

The North-Oak Neighborhood Revitalization Zone (NRZ) is presenting a Willow Street Park Celebration on Sunday, August 19, 2018.

The NRZ says that,

The North-Oak Neighborhood Revitalization Zone (NRZ) Committee is having a celebration of its recent accomplishments in improving the neighborhood and moving toward making it a more vibrant community.

The NRZ says that,

The event will include free food, games including a basketball tournament, music and dancing, and more. Willow Park has a Splash Pad area for children considered the largest in New England! All are welcome.

The event will be at the Willow Street Park at 43 Willow Street.

“Splash!” says the promotion for the event. The Willow Street Park is home of one of the city’s two splash pads, with a number of water features to keep cool on hot days. The park has a playground, basketball courts and a pavilion.

The Celebration will be from 12:00noon to 4:00pm.

For more information, the NRZ invites people to contact co-chair Manny Sandoval at 860-985-7361 or Ald Iris Sanchez (D-3) at  860-718-5727.

Editor’s Note: This article is an republication of an article originally publishes on July 25, 2018, edited to reflect rescheduling of the event.

Editor’s Note (8/17/2018): This article was updated to clarify that August 19th is Sunday, and adding that additional comments from the North-Oak NRZ.