Cape and Islands District Attorney Michael O’Keefe won’t seek a sixth term, his office announced Wednesday morning. A former Dennis Police officer, O’Keefe and his office gained national attention during the investigation and trial of the Christa Worthington murder in Truro. O’Keefe gained notoriety on the Vineyard when he defended Laura Marshard, an ADA who […]
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Mary Cummings Park has been a somewhat unrecognized parcel of natural beauty for decades.
The 200-plus acres located in Woburn and Burlington offer a blend of wildlife, vegetation, and water features that encourages a variety of outdoor recreational activities.
For much of its existence, though, the site has been neglected, rarely used, and the subject of possible development. But a group of Burlington and Woburn residents was determined to protect and preserve it.
In 2007, they established the Friends of Mary Cummings Park, a 501c(3) nonprofit, and began a campaign to save the Park. According to their website, the FMCP sought “to keep our park forever open as a public park and playground, to promote recreation, and the protection of its wildlife, habitat, and watershed.”