Volunteers Assist in River Clean Up

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Sixteen Westover volunteers recently helped with cleaning up an area near a western Massachusetts landmark.

The group, from the 439th Maintenance Squadron and the 436th MXS out of Dover Air Force Base, Del. scoured about 1.5 miles of beach along the Connecticut River from the Route 116 bridge in South Hadley the 391 bridge near Chicopee, said MSgt. Shawn Connolly, group leader.

They picked up about one ton of trash. The volunteers also discarded sofas, shopping carts, and a 5-gallon jug of motor oil.

The effort was part of the Connecticut River Watershed Council's source to sea clean-up.

MSgt. Connolly is an active-duty Airman, and part of the geographically-separated 436th MXS contingent of Airmen. These Airmen work in the isochronal inspection dock, located inside the fuel cell hangar.