Friends of Mary Cummings Park

Babylon Hill - Preserving the Trust

General Discussions

By patoreilly ~ Posted Fri, 07/16/2010 - 00:15

Amy Poehler may finally have to look beyond her old home town to find inspiration for her mockumentary, Parks and Recreation.

If allowed by Mayor Menino and the Boston City Council, the $250k remake and restoration of the Babylon Hill field at Mary Cummings Park has the potential to again make this 5 acre field home to a vibrant mix of public recreational uses. And reopening of on-site parking will allow direct public access to the many miles of trails both within the 210 acre public park and the adjoining 75 acres of Whispering Hill Woods soon to be acquired by the City of Woburn. The plans which have been prepared by the Burlington Park department look to be a promising start to the good stewardship of this area of the park.

Muller Glen Trail: New Bog Bridges Make For An Easier Walk

By rtruslow ~ Posted Mon, 06/28/2010 - 20:34

David Cummings, Molly Markey, Stephen O’Leary, Andrea and Jim Tracey, and Rob Truslow formed an intrepid crew of rank amateurs who gathered Saturday for trail maintenance at Mary Cummings Park. Specifically, we intended to complete several bog bridges, work that had been started by the Appalachian Mountain Club a few weeks before.

FoMCP: Important news City of Woburn approves purchase of Whispering Hill Woods, also events, and meeting Monday, June 21st

By stevenkeleti ~ Posted Mon, 06/21/2010 - 09:30

Dear Friends,

We have had much happen this past month:

City of Woburn passed Meal Tax of 3/4 of 1%, to secure revenue necessary for purchase of Whispering Hill Woods and Spence Farm land

City of Woburn appropriated $7M for purchase of Whispering Hill Woods and entered into an agreement with Northeastern University to buy 75-acre Whispering Hill Wood, with expected closing in September

City of Woburn appropriated $2.7M for purchase of 7.5-acre farm stand part of Spence Farm and exercised its option of first refusal, expecting to close in September

The Lantern Walk on May 30th was during a beautiful, clear sunset with a large turnout estimated at 200 people

Boston Globe: "Northeastern University seeking to Expand"

By Anonymous ~ Posted Mon, 05/10/2010 - 04:09

"Northeastern University is seeking to expand its nearly half century-old suburban campus in Burlington.

According to town officials, who have spoken to Northeastern officials about their plans, the university is proposing to construct a new 60,000- to 70,000-square-foot building on the existing Burlington campus that would serve as a graduate-level engineering research center in the fields of electronics and computer information systems."

Woburn Greenways Presentation

By patoreilly ~ Posted Wed, 05/05/2010 - 09:30

Read the May 5th Woburn Greenways Presentation Here

Woburn Advocate - " Woburn's "green" plan growing"

By Anonymous ~ Posted Thu, 04/15/2010 - 09:30

"Woburn, MA — For the past four weeks, 10 landscape architecture and urban planning students from UMass Amherst have been rambling through Woburn scribbling in notebooks, taking pictures and mapping trails via GPS.

Under the guidance of their professor, Jack Ahern, they are developing plans to help the city get the most out of green space in west Woburn and to create a greenway that would link two sites to Horn Pond for walkers and bikers."

Woburn Advocate - "Boston takes no action on Mary Cummings garden plan"

By Anonymous ~ Posted Tue, 04/06/2010 - 09:30

Woburn, MA — A request by the Friends of Mary Cummings Park to establish a community garden on part of the property bequeathed to the city of Boston by the late Mary Cummings has been turned down – though the door is still open.

Garden Proposal Submitted to City of Boston

By Anonymous ~ Posted Wed, 03/10/2010 - 10:30

The Friends of Mary Cummings Park submitted a proposal to the City of Boston for a renewed gardening program at the park. The plan included a plan for both individual garden plots and space for educational and community groups.

Read the plan

Suite101.com Article by Molly Markey Details Poor Management by City of Boston.

By Anonymous ~ Posted Fri, 10/16/2009 - 10:30

Read this well-researched article on Boston's management of the Park.

Woburn City Council votes to pursue acquisition of Whispering Hill Woods

By Anonymous ~ Posted Wed, 04/29/2009 - 09:30

In a unanimous vote the Woburn City Council voted 9-0 to indicate its support for the acquisition of the Whispering Hill Woods and to invite the Friends of Mary Cummings Park to help come up with a plan.

Read the Resolution here