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  • Water and Wetlands Report

    An April report on Hills Pond is available here.

  • Playground Status Update

    From Judy Weinberg: I, along with several other interested park users, attended tonight’s Park & Rec Commission meeting regarding the playground. Here’s the outcome. Over the past several years, the Town has…

  • 2022 Hills Pond Summary Report

    Year end report on Hills Pond by Water & Wetland is available here.

  • Park Visitor 17 July 2021

    A heron visited Hill’s pond today!  

  • Notice – Pond Issue

    May 25th, 2021 Please do not let your dog(s) drink from or swim in Hills Pond as there may be a bacterial contamination. Fishing also not advisable. Sixteen dead fish were found…

  • Mother’s Day Swans

    Three swans flew arrived at Hill’s pond on Mother’s Day, 5/9/2021. Below is a picture of two of them sitting on a floating island.  

  • Menotomy Rocks Park Playground Relocation

    April 2021 – The Town of Arlington has hired a consulting firm to review safety and accessibility issues for all playgrounds in Arlington. The playground in Menotomy Rocks Park has come up…

  • Park News – Spring 2012

    MENOTOMY ROCKS BIRDS: Many Spring birds are already beginning to return to the park. The male Redwing Blackbirds are scouting out their territory next to the pond. A Red-bellied Woodpecker has been…

  • Park News – Spring/Summer 2010

    “Nature is painting for us day after day, pictures of infinite beauty.” – John Ruskin ANNUAL MEETING: The annual meeting of the Friends of Menotomy Rocks Park will take place on Saturday,…

  • Park News: Spring / Summer 2009

    STEWARDSHIP Our thanks to the many people who have worked to keep our Park clean during the long winter by picking up debris and trash. Thanks, too, to Laura Liscio for keeping…