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Northfield prep school sells land to become park for $2.5 million > Published: 7/5/2016 10:46:45 PM NORTHFIELD It’s official. The pending sale of nearly 1,300 acres owned by Northfield Mount Hermon School to the Department of Conservation and Recreation was officially completed Tuesday for a sale price of $2.5 million. The sale marks a turning point in a four-year project for The Trust for Public Land, a nonprofit organization that facilitates and funds the creation of parks and protected lands. The land will immediately become part of Northfield State Forest. “Across America, communities are seeking to protect places that strengthen their shared identity and sense of place, and this addition to Northfield State Forest is beloved and will be protected forever,” said Kevin Essington, Massachusetts director for The Trust for Public Land, in a Department of Conservation and Recreation press release. “Conservation at this scale is extremely rare in a s ....
FirstWorks announced today a free summer concert series in the outdoor setting of the park, in partnership with Roger Williams Park Conservancy and the Providence Parks Department. The FirstWorks Live-Music at Roger Williams Park series features six free Sunday afternoon performances, kicking off on June 27, 2021, and running through September 19, 2021. The series offers a global journey from Polynesian dance and drums to Andean folk music, international hip-hop to Caribbean Carnival, red-hot Latin jazz to red roots Americana. For more information and the full line-up visit http://first-works.org. FirstWorks Live concerts will take place at the Dalrymple Boathouse Lawn and the Bandstand. ....
âAn oasis in the cityâ: Discovering the Big Lakes Trail at Roger Williams Park Tuesday Trail Runs welcomes joggers to join a free and informal 3.2-mile run in the Providence park. By Edward Fitzpatrick Globe Staff,Updated May 14, 2021, 1 hour ago Email to a Friend Kevin Essington, executive director of the Roger Williams Park Conservancy, right, Jon Pincince, of Cranston, left, and his daughter Molly, center, run on a trail in Roger Williams Park in Providence, Rhode Island.Gretchen Ertl for The Boston Globe PROVIDENCE â As rush-hour commuters tapped the brakes on Route 95 recently, a trio of runners hit the trails at Roger Williams Park. ....