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“Crystal Lake is a jewel,” said Janice Bourque, co-president of the Crystal Lake Conservancy, during a recent meeting. “Everyone loves the lake.”
Bourque and Schuyler Larrabee, the other co-president, said the organization’s priorities included improving water quality, replacing the bathhouse, stabilizing soil in Levingston and Cronin’s coves, and planning for an uncertain summer given the unpredictability of the COVID pandemic.
As of March 12, Mayor Ruthanne Fuller s office said no decision had been made on whether the lake will be open this summer.
Lying between Newton Centre and Newton Highlands, the 33-acre glacial Crystal Lake is readily accessible by foot, car, or nearby T stations. In summer months it provides recreational opportunities for thousands of residents including swimming, picnicking, playing and fishing. The lake is owned by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and is managed by a Newton commission bound by state
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With single-digit temperatures, Newton residents recently ventured out to enjoy the frozen surface of Auburndale Cove. Besides ice skating and hockey, many people simply went on a pleasant stroll in a novel setting.
At the same time, a few dozen people discovered the special experience of skating and walking on the ice of tiny Bare Pond in a secluded spot surrounded by Webster Woods. The unusual landscape featured boulders, shrubs and trees emerging from the ice.
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The section of Hammond Pond Parkway that runs between Route 9 and Beacon Street is slated for a major renovation. The project aims to make the parkway, which was built in 1934, safer and friendlier for walking, running, and biking.
However, with the new design plan, cars would no longer be able to park along the parkway during Boston College football games.
The renovation will reduce the number of traffic lanes from four to two from near the mall entrance to Beacon Street. This will create enough space for a 12-foot-wide landscaped pathway for pedestrians and bicyclists on the west side of the parkway.
Oliver and Nick Komar grew up in Newton Highlands, and their lives today revolve around birds.
The twin brothers still remember their first day of birding with their father along the Charles River in the Oak Hill area when they were 7 years old. They saw a rose-breasted grosbeak and a Baltimore oriole.
“When I got those beautiful birds in focus in my binoculars, I was hooked,” said Nick.
From then on, they biked around Newton every day before and after school looking for birds. Oliver and Nick received early encouragement and training from Brookline Bird Club members and began leading outings at the age of 12.