Sprucing Up Syosset for Memorial Day [Photos]

Residents of all ages came out by the dozens Saturday to spruce up the Memorial Day parade route and cermony sites. coincided with the 's planting flowers in the memorial garden on Underhill Boulevard.

"It feels like we just started this, but it's already been 11 years," remembered Coschignano, who said he started the clean up in 2002. Residents picked up gloves, garbage bags, and trash pickers and headed to the streets, beginning at Dunkin Donuts and running down Jackson Avenue with a stop at the post office.

Meanwhile, across the street at the memorial garden, Nassau County Legislator Judy Jacobs (D-Woodbury) donned gardening gloves and helped the Residents for a More Beautiful Syosset plant impatiens, begonias, and other annuals around the memorial garden.

Though the lawmakers are from two different sides of the aisle, they came together to make their home community look beautiful. However, there was time for some friendly joking between the two.

"Hey Chris, this doesn't seem right that I'm digging in the dirt and you're walking around with a coffee," joked Jacobs.

"Yeah, but I got up earlier to be here," laughed Coschignano.

The clean up and planting are planned each year in the weeks before Memorial Day.

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