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Final Design: Gath Pool

On April 25, 2022, the design team BH+A presented a final design for Gath Pool (“Option 4”). Here is an excerpt from their presentation. Highlights include a walking lane for pool users, zero-entry, splash pad, standard-depth and more lanes for competition.

Four Options: Excerpted Slides from Albemarle Fields Presentation

Here are some slides from the Weston & Sampson presentation on a range of concepts for Albemarle Fields redesign.

Fields and Pool and You

There are two upcoming city meetings about Albemarle – both on zoom. Attend tonight’s meeting to view the plans for the fields and the pool, but not to make a public comment. Attend Tuesday of next week to discuss the plans as a community. (Register in advance.) Bottom line: attend! We’ll see you there! Cedar From Newton Parks,Continue reading “Fields and Pool and You”

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”

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!”