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”
Category Archives: Fields
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.
Wet day and still they play
The newly installed turf at Albemarle is used on a daily basis this spring, even as trucks move around it and work. Day Middle uses it from 2:30-4 and Newton North from 4-6. On wet days when every other field is closed, this one is playable.
Play ball! (soon!)
Getting Albemarle ready for some good games.
Field Notes: Friends of Albemarle Newsletter Winter 2026
Dear Friends, I was starting to think we’d have to become Friends of the Tundra, but I have it on good authority that the ground is under there somewhere. Construction: How’s it Going?Short answer: Fantastic! The contractors are hard at work and on schedule. Scenes: On the Path to Pathways Gosh That’s A Lot ofContinue reading “Field Notes: Friends of Albemarle Newsletter Winter 2026”
Gosh that’s a lot of construction
On the Path to Pathways
Curving paths are becoming real, and not just lines on a plan! Think of all the excited steps that will criss-cross here.
Field Notes: Fall 2025 Newsletter
Friends, It’s a time of transition. Many of the beautiful leaves are still with us…for a little while longer. As are the construction vehicles.Field UpdateThe synthetic turf field was fully installed as of early October and supports play of all kinds. This is the only community synthetic turf access in Newton, and it’s exciting to see it getting regularContinue reading “Field Notes: Fall 2025 Newsletter”
First Days of the Synthetic Turf in Action
By mid-October, the new synthetic turf at Albemarle was in full swing, being used for field hockey, football, flag football, and selfies. Features a swanky cleat cleaner among other bells and whistles. This is the fourth —and likely final, for the foreseeable future— synthetic turf installation in Newton. It replaces the most heavily used grassContinue reading “First Days of the Synthetic Turf in Action”
Construction: views of Albemarle along Crafts Street
A literal snapshot in time of the ever-changing landscape of the Albemarle fields, paths, wetlands and flood mitigation project which is in the middle of Phase 1. With 12 months to go, the North field (seen here) is still expected to be playable by mid-September.
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