New Box Steps in Cold Spring Park

The Cold Spring Park loop trail climbs a steep slope as it approaches the Cochituate Aqueduct trail near the Plymouth Road trailhead.  When the trail is snowy or icy, this

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Crystal Lake Swimming is Open

The 2025 swimming season at Crystal Lake began on June 16th. More information, including operating hours, is on the City of Newton’s Crystal Lake Aquatics web page.

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Upper Falls Greenway Splash Park is Open

As part of the Northland Newton development in Newton Upper Falls, the developer has built a community park adjacent to the Upper Falls Greenway.  The park, managed by the Newton

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Hammond Pond Parkway reconstruction nears completion

June 2025 update: The sidewalk on the east side of the road is complete.  Work on the intersection of the parkway with Beacon Street has begun.  Reconstruction work on the

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Stormwater Solutions for Cheesecake Brook Jan 21

In person and on zoom  Jan 21, 2025 6:30 PM This is a hybrid meeting. RSVP below to join us in person (Education Center, 100 Walnut St, Newton) or virtually

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Mending a Gap in the Riverside Greenway

The Riverside Greenway is a planned walking route connecting Auburndale Park at Commonwealth Avenue to the Lower Falls Pedestrian Bridge over the Charles River.  The Greenway is a link in

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Newton Conservators Annual Meeting May 9, 2024 Successful

Newton Conservators Annual Meeting on May 9, 2024 at American Legion Post 440, 295 California Street, Newton,  featured a presentation on “Seeds of Change: Promoting Plant Biodiversity in Our Community,”

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A Wood frog chorus in Bare Pond

Wood frogs breed in vernal pools such as Bare Pond in Webster Woods. In March 2024, hundreds of frogs visited the pond, and made quite a racket.  Watch them in

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Seedling Sale May 18 and 19

      Newton Community Farm Annual Seedling Sale 28,000 seedlings for sale for 80+ varieties of vegetables, herbs, and some flowers Two types of very high-quality soil and amendments

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Levingston Cove Reconstruction Completed

Levingston Cove is a portion of the Crystal Lake shoreline to the west of the bathhouse. It includes benches, a platform used for fishing, and an unofficial swimming area.  In

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Wayfinding Signs in Cold Spring Park

In September 2023, nine wayfinding posts were installed on the trails of Cold Spring Park. The project, led by Life Scout Owen Serra, was sponsored by Scouts BSA Troop 209,

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