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Will update with photos as someone is on their way to take photos . But for documentation purposes I want to record this trip and fall when it happened. The public side walk that runs along Carter Street on the even house number side is abysmal. Due to poor drainage along the road, winter ice has created 4 - 5 inch heaves between the concrete segments. Today while out walking I tripped on an uneven segment, went flying, landed on a knee after turning mid air. I apparently lost consciousness for a few minutes and came through with neighbors and walking partner placing a pillow under my head and calling an ambulance. Knee is messed up and will have evaluated by specialist. Ambo EMTs ran me through concussion questions and let me go home. Carter and Sixth Street are heavy walking neighborhoods with school and park and now a rehab center en route and yet these are some of the worst sidewalks in the city. There are massive chunks of loose and missing concrete in addition to the 3 -5 inch uneven surfaces all along the path. Staunchly encourage Leominster to assess these sidewalks and repair. The homeowners who kindly came to help said they have repeatedly called about sidewalk issues with their small children frequently flying off bicycles and scooters as they try to manuever this sidewalk length.