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Take the Survey!

Your perspective is vital to planning a future vision for Albemarle (fields and park; see definition below). The link below takes you to a survey on your use of Albemarle Park. Please take 10-15 minutes to share insight into your priorities for this important open space in Newton. https://forms.gle/YSsFfChFSNGo6jpA9 Deadline: Sunday March 13 Details Who created the survey?Continue reading “Take the Survey!”

Lights at Murphy? Site Visit Announcement From Parks, Rec and Culture

The Parks and Recreation Commission will be holding an in-person meeting to conduct a site visit for the purpose of evaluating the appropriateness to allow for a light system to be installed on Murphy Field, within Albemarle Park. The light system proposal can be viewed here: https://www.newtonma.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/79913/637783526331030000 The DRAFT meeting minutes of the public hearing in January, (theContinue reading “Lights at Murphy? Site Visit Announcement From Parks, Rec and Culture”

Gath & Murphy & Magnets

Two big Albemarle meetings that happened this week, and below are updates on how they went. Please forward and encourage people to join Friends of Albemarle. (And a reminder to buy your Friends of Albemarle Magnets: Just visit the side-door foyer of 29 North St. in Newton (steps from Albemarle!), leave $5 per magnet in theContinue reading “Gath & Murphy & Magnets”

Notes on the Dec 2 Gath Pool Meeting

Last night’s pool meeting had a lot of new information, and we want to make sure everyone is aware of the current path of the project. While three designs were presented, none featured any options for year-round swimming, and all designs were similar to one another. From the community reaction last night, it seemed clearContinue reading “Notes on the Dec 2 Gath Pool Meeting”

Double Rainbow

On the afternoon of Halloween, my children and I were biking home from a costume block party on “Scareway Drive” (known as Fairway Drive on the other 364 days a year) and got drenched in a sudden downpour. By the time we were gliding by Albemarle Field and Gath Pool, the rain had stopped andContinue reading “Double Rainbow”

Bridge Building

We were thrilled to see that Newton installed a temporary bridge to replace the one that was destroyed by a floating car in August. It’s so important for pedestrians and cyclists to be able to move easily and safely around Albemarle. Now we’re hearing that the temporary bridge might stick around for keeps, or perhapsContinue reading “Bridge Building”

Announcing our new logo!

Designed by talented Newton North High School student Echoe Lim as part of the NNHS Graphics program, this image represents the open green space we all treasure. Our logo will soon be on a car magnet! Makes a great gift. We can’t wait to see them all over Newton…and beyond! As you know, over the summer weContinue reading “Announcing our new logo!”

Water (and a car) Under the Bridge

Flash flooding caused a car to be swept into Cheesecake Brook today. No injuries were reported. It went under the footbridge leading to Gath pool, causing massive structural damage and leaving the bridge unusable. https://twitter.com/NewtonFireDept/status/1428397273067708427/photo/1 Requests had been made to replace this bridge within the next 2-3 years. I hope that timeline can be spedContinue reading “Water (and a car) Under the Bridge”

Mission Accomplished!

We had our first-ever annual meeting (hooray!). Members attended from across the city, sitting outside behind the field house in the shade on a hot June day. It was fun! A big thank you to those who came and made this historic event a success. Mission Statement: Big news! Based on input at that meeting, weContinue reading “Mission Accomplished!”