Dear Friends, Have you SEEN Albemarle lately? Because there is a LOT to see! We’ve got 7 things in particular: 1. Feats of Climate Engineering:https://friendsofalbemarle.wordpress.com/2025/05/12/albemarlengineering Work is underway to mitigate the effects of climate change by accommodating flooding under the field at Albemarle. It’s a fascinating feat of engineering that models the way for how weContinue reading “Field Notes: Friends of Albemarle Spring 2025 Newsletter”
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Albemarlengineering
Work is underway to mitigate the effects of climate change by accommodating flooding under the field at Albemarle. It’s a fascinating feat of engineering that models the way for how we can adapt…and it’s pretty cool to watch the progress.
18 Months In: Back-in parking worked all fall, winter and continues into spring
To Mayor Fuller and the Newton City Council, I’m reaching out to share the success, at Albemarle, of back-in parking. I know we’ve shared it before, and I don’t want to waste anyone’s time, but I have learned that we need to speak up about the positive wins rather than take them for granted. InContinue reading “18 Months In: Back-in parking worked all fall, winter and continues into spring”
Call for Artists
The group Newton Community Pride has put out a call for artists to create murals at Gath Pool! If you are an artist or muralist, or know of any who might be interested, please share this notice, as the May 1st deadline is fast approaching. Albemarle is a great place for art and community spirit, andContinue reading “Call for Artists”
Crash today
Not clear what happened to send this car so completely off the road, but I hope no one was hurt. This intersection is flanked by Fessenden and Day Middle, the largest middle school in Newton, so many children cross this zone on their own during weekday afternoons.
Exciting Groundbreaking
What a thrill to participate in the groundbreaking ceremony for the second round of $10mm investment in Albemarle. After inspiring remarks made by so many passionate officials in Newton, we tossed the dirt into the air and they moved on with the field work. Details are in the below article. Read the Newton Beacon articleContinue reading “Exciting Groundbreaking”
Field Notes: Friends of Albemarle Winter Newsletter 2025
Dear Friends, A brief but link-packed mid-winter update: 1. Construction has begun on the fields! Woohoo! It’s been detailed in our local news, complete with aerial pictures, so linking directly to that: https://figcitynews.com/2025/01/construction-begins-on-renovation-of-north-side-of-albemarle-field We’ve heard questions about the mature trees, especially those magnificent oaks – we all love them, and the designs fully accommodate them, just so youContinue reading “Field Notes: Friends of Albemarle Winter Newsletter 2025”
On Foot in the Red Zone
The City of Newton has developed an extensive 2024 Traffic Calming Report which makes clear both that a.) our community has some work to do when it comes to Newton becoming a safe place to live, work, walk, bike, and get to school and b.) that pedestrians are in the same place where the mostContinue reading “On Foot in the Red Zone”
Bike visuals added to bike lanes and sharrows painted on Albemarle!
We were excited to see the recent installation of the visuals in the bike lane on Albemarle. And even new sharrows painted on the road where it gets closer to the river! Thanks Newton DPW! It means a lot to the cyclists and pedestrians of this city and enriches our area.
Voices Needed for Synthetic Turf at Albemarle
The city has planned and budgeted to install a new synthetic turf field on Albemarle, but it’s at risk of not happening – despite being approved by the mayor, the Newton City Council, Newton Parks & Rec Commission, Newton Public Schools, and more. Why? A small group of people, some of whom may not be Newton residentsContinue reading “Voices Needed for Synthetic Turf at Albemarle”
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