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.
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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”
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”
Cleaning up plastic bottles like a champ
The more plastic and trash we can keep out and fish out of Cheesecake Brook, the better. It flows to the river, which flows to the Atlantic Ocean.
Snow fields
Albemarlefall
Joyful Summer Days at the Pool!
The pool is busy. From adult swim to beginner lessons to swim meets to long afternoons on the chaise lounges talking to friends, the new pool offers a chance to connect, cool down, work out, and take in the sky. We couldn’t be happier to see it happening.
Spectacular 4th!
A memorable, colorful, powerful celebration of the 4th at Albemarle last night! Oh, and did I mention it was fun?
Gath Pool Rebuild (!!)
Thank you to Commissioner Josh Morse for these many awesome pictures! My pics just aren’t as good, but everytime I want a dose of awe I go and stand at this site. Just IMAGINE the joy, connection, health, learning, and development that will happen here for generations. Wow! Still on schedule to open in JuneContinue reading “Gath Pool Rebuild (!!)”
Quite a view
Construction has been going at an intense pace since the end of September, and one month in, Gath Pool is gone. Rubble, metal, concrete and dearly departed diving boards are being cleared out to make space for two new pools and a splash pad.
Friends of Albemarle 