The Stony Brook Playground and Spray Deck is closed into this summer as the Department of Conservation and Recreation renovates the spot on Lamartine Street.
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Summer weather is here and now we can all go to Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) spray decks, playgrounds, and fitness areas, after the agency announced they’re all open for public use.
Twenty-three years ago the then president of the Jamaica Plain Historical Society, Rhea Becker, had an idea. Why not conduct a series of walking tours during the summer months as a way to highlight the rich history of JP for people? The JPHS has been conducting historic walking tours of Jamaica Plain tours ever since.
Barletta Heavy Construction used a Canadian made snow melter to evaporate tons of snow removed from tracks by the MBTA. The melted snow is pumped into Stony Brook which flows northeasterly in a 7 foot brick culvert under the busyard. Credit: Richard Heath
For snow-weary residents, it can be a beautiful sight: Piles and piles of the stuff being melted away. That’s what’s happening right in Forest Hills as crews work the snow melter at the Arborway Yard. Here are a few photos. Enjoy.