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[email protected] RREGIOEGIONNALAL RREVIEWEVIEW FIELD OF FLAGS ON BOSTON COMMON Parks improvements plan looks good By Phil Orlandella Many local organizations use these parks for baseball, A presentation by the soccer, softball, bocce, play- Boston Parks Department for ground use and special events improvements to Puopolo Park, throughout the spring, summer Langone Field, bocce courts, and fall. drainage, playground, basket- These parks are mainly ball court, the Harbor Walk used by the North End Athletic and some open space has appar- Association (NEAA) and the ently been blessed by North North End Against Drugs End residents at a recent public (NEAD). In addition, there are meeting. many bocce tournaments and Several public meetings have soccer programs. been held to get to this point. A total of 37,268 American flags were placed on the Boston Common last week to honor those from Massachusetts who have died in wars dating back to the Revolution. That number included 296 military Five candidates elected heroes that have died in duty since 9/11. In particular, those war dead were honored at a special ceremo- ny on site last Thursday, May 24. Their names were read, and flags were planted for them by Gold Star families, elected officials and members of the military. Master Sargent Roy Aylward plants a flag as the to NEWNC Board names of fallen soldiers are read.