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HILLS POND WEEDS Eurasian milfoil and two other weeds infested Hill’s Pond again this year. Last year, the FMRP board offered a grant to the Town to cover the cost of treating…

Senior Picnic to Celebrate the Millennium On Saturday, June 17, a special picnic in the park is being held for Arlington seniors as part of the Towns year-long Millennium Celebration. The Friends…

First Memorial Benches Installed Just before the unseasonably warm weather disappeared, beautiful teak benches were placed in six locations throughout the park. Each bears a small memorial plaque selected by the donor.…

Wall 2000 meeting on October ?? The saga of the unsafe, unsightly pond wall continues. The rebuilding of the wall will be the subject of a Conservation Commission meeting on Thursday, September…

Tee shirts 2000 debut on Town Day A new edition of the popular Menotomy Rocks Park tee shirts will be available on Saturday, September 18 at the Friends’ booth. These fashion essentials…

New Board Members announced at Annual Meeting The FoMRP Annual Meeting and Picnic took place on the afternoon of Sunday, May 16. Members and curiosity seekers gathered for the brief business session,…

Annual membership drive a success In response to a mailing done in November, 96 households supported the Friends of Menotomy Rocks Park with membership dues and additional contributions. Their generosity raised $5,020…

Capital Planning for the Park In the Capital Plan presented to Town Meeting in April, the first appropriation for Menotomy Rocks Park is $200,000 in the budget for 2002. More recently, the…

Volunteers rebuild trail, spruce up park On Saturday, October 24, more than two dozen hearty volunteers installed five water bars to help stabilize the steep trail that leads uphill from the wetland…

Fall clean-up, path maintenance and prize drawing Saturday, October 24, path crew at 10:00 AM, clean-up crew at 1:00 PM Bring your work gloves and join one of two crews. One group…