Pictured left to right: Cedar Pruitt, Megan Anapolle and Jacqueline Freeman of Friends of Albemarle, Mayor Marc Laredo, Parks Commissioner Marc Welch, and Community Services Chief John Rice. We met today to discuss how we can be most effective collaborators as we all work together to imagine the future of Albemarle and bring it toContinue reading “Successful City-Resident Partnership”
Author Archives: Cedar Pruitt
Prepping Tote Bag Delivery
Tote bag delivery time!
Cheesecake Brook
Check out this great 2-minute video from Charles River Watershed Association about the restoration work on the wetlands at Albemarle:youtube.com/watch?v=iRp8_z_tFrc Bonus – you’ll see our legendary former Parks Director Luis Perez Demorizi!
Busy Bike Rack
It’s always fun to see the assortment of bikes at the pool! The rack is often full – especially when the pool is full. Here are a couple of moments in time captured in summer 2026.
Pickle progress
Newton’s first pickleball courts, bright and sparkling! The surface will soon be ready for play.
Pool days
This summer brought one treasured pool day after another. No matter the weather, the outdoor pools brought joy to so many people, from morning adult swims to afternoon camps to the perfect early evening.
Field Notes: Friends of Albemarle Newsletter Spring 2026
Dear Friends, Albemarle changes daily during this historic spring season – it will never look this way again, and it will not even look like this tomorrow! Last week, I gaped at the gorgeous new basketball court… and then at the lights along the path. Then I thought, wait, PATH?? At that moment, two children bikedContinue reading “Field Notes: Friends of Albemarle Newsletter Spring 2026”
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 movingContinue reading “New lights and new path!”
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.
