The Recreation and Parks Commission awarded a lease to SUP East Coast Style to operate at Riverhead Beach starting this summer during its meeting Monday evening. Commission member Karin Ernst explained the background on the matter, saying that the Commission initially conducted a public request for businesses that may be interested in leasing a designated area of the … [Read more...] about SUP East Coast Style awarded Riverhead Beach lease for summer season
Marblehead Recreation and Parks Commission
Marblehead Recreation seeks entries for Scarecrow Stroll
The Marblehead Recreation & Parks Department is seeking entries for its fifth annual Scarecrow Stroll, set for Saturday, Oct. 19, at Stramski Way. Entry is free. Last year’s event attracted more than 1,000 children and families who trick-or-treated along a path lined with more than 50 scarecrows. Prizes were awarded for the best scarecrows in categories including Best … [Read more...] about Marblehead Recreation seeks entries for Scarecrow Stroll
Walk Talk Collective is discussed at Recreation and Parks Commission Meeting
Local mental health advocate Lisa Sugarman attended the Recreation and Parks Commission meeting Tuesday night to promote the Walk Talk Collective, an event she recently launched to encourage people to come together for an early morning walk and engage in meaningful mental health conversations. As a crisis counselor for the LGBTQ+ youth hotline The Trevor Project, Sugarman … [Read more...] about Walk Talk Collective is discussed at Recreation and Parks Commission Meeting
An egg-citing challenge at the Jacobi Community Center
Dozens of children stared up in the sky Sunday afternoon at the Jacobi Community Center parking lot as they watched their homemade contraptions harboring eggs plummet to the ground during the town's second annual egg drop challenge. The event, put on by the Marblehead Fire Department and Recreation and Parks Department, has children try to create a device that can keep an … [Read more...] about An egg-citing challenge at the Jacobi Community Center
Observing our town government in action
RECREATION & PARKS COMMISSION Nov. 14In person – Not RecordedLWVM Observer – Bonnie GrenierMembers in Attendance: Matt Martin, Karin Ernst, Linda Rice-Collins, Shelly Bedrossian, Jaime Bloch, Peter James. Absent- Rossanna FerrantePublic Comment Policy: At Karin Ernst’s request, the committee discussed the idea of developing a formal policy to address how it will handle … [Read more...] about Observing our town government in action