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  • Park News: Summer 2008

    VOLUNTEER WORK DAYS A number of Invasive Plant Clean-Up Days are planned for the summer and fall. July’s work sessions will concentrate on the Hill’s Pond area and tackle buckthorn, oriental bittersweet,…

  • Park News: Summer 2007

    Menotomy Rocks Park Capital Improvements The Friends of Menotomy Rocks Park have advocated for many years for capital improvements to our treasured park, so we are looking forward with great pleasure to…

  • Park News: Spring 2006

    Cleanup Days Please join us from 9:30 to noon the last Saturday of each month through October for park cleanup. We’ll be pulling out invasive plants, picking up trash, pruning, and weeding.…

  • Park News: Winter 2004 / 2005

    Park Trees Once again this winter, the Friends will hire ArborCare to prune dead branches from trees near Park pathways. The work will probably begin in January – and once again ArborCare…

  • Park News: Fall / Winter 2005

    Playground Repair The severe late September windstorm felled an old oak near the Playground, resulting in major damage to the structure. The Town and the Friends will be working together to have…

  • Park News: Spring / Early Summer 2004

    FOR YOUR CALENDAR PARK VOLUNTEER DAY: A Park clean-up and improvement day will be held on Saturday, May 22nd from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon . Rain date is Sunday, May 23rd,…

  • Park News: Winter 2003/2004

    PARK PRIORITIES SURVEY The annual letter to the Friends of Menotomy Rocks membership included a survey request asking members to submit and prioritize their ideas for capital improvements to the Park. Results…

  • Park News: Summer 2003

    FRIENDS OF MENOTOMY ROCKS PARK ANNUAL MEETING The Friends of Menotomy Rocks Park Annual Meeting will take place on Sunday, July 13th at 3:00 p.m. at the Jason Street Field in the…

  • Park News: Spring 2003

    EARTH DAY CELEBRATION The Friends are planning a rite of spring to celebrate the end of the long, hard, cold, icy winter (which hardly describes it….). Earth Day festivities and activities are…

  • Park News: Autumn 2002

    HILLS POND At the request of the Town, the Friends contracted with Aquatic Control Technologies of Sutton in late May to treat Hills Pond for an infestation of Curly Pondweed – an…