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Friends of Albemarle

Our mission: Giving a voice to the 17 acres of open space that provide outdoor activity, recreation and community for countless generations throughout the city.

Become a member today

Join our nonprofit 501c3 group as we advocate for
the largest open green space in north Newton. Questions? Email us at friendsofalbemarle @ gmail.com

Albemarle /al-BE-marle/ – from “alba marla” – Latin for Fertile Earth

The space features 17 acres of assets treasured by the community, including:

Green Space

  • Avery Woods 
  • Wooded trails 
  • Red-tailed hawk habitat
  • Flood plain for Cheesecake Brook, a tributary of the Charles River

Outdoor Recreation

  • Newton’s only outdoor pool, Harry Gath Memorial Pool
  • Field space for Newton’s largest middle school, F.A. Day
  • Newton’s most heavily used athletic field, lighted at night and used for soccer, lacrosse, Ultimate frisbee, cricket, football and more
  • Six new pickleball courts
  • Basketball court
  • Baseball/softball diamonds, including Murphy field, along with batting cages

Community Gathering

  • Recreation field house
  • Large gazebo
  • Benches
  • Picnic tables
  • Three connected playgrounds

Recent Posts from the Friends of Albemarle Blog:

New lights and new path!

So exciting to see the new lights and the new path going in! Already getting some use as a space to bike through the park. Isn’t it cool to see the path being built and to think about all the joyful walks and rolls that will happen here? Creating connection, taking time outside, and moving…

A Historical Spring

It’s hard to believe but these photos will be considered historical at some point! We will look back and say we remember all that equipment. Doing…something! Pictured are new lights at Murphy, the gorgeous new basketball court poured and netted, impressive machines and…. kids practicing on whatever field they can get on.

That One Shade of Lilac

The lilacs in bloom at Albemarle. Breathe in. You can almost smell them. Now breathe out again.

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