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Big plans for Marblehead's Hamond Nature Center

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By William J. Dowd 

A big push to restore the Hamond Nature Center to its glory days when nature programs brought droves out tops the Recreation and Parks' docket of things to do.

The center, formerly the Girl Scout Camp Shore Lea, sits atop a hill at the entrance to Wyman Woods and at the end of Everett Pain Boulevard.

"Our department is trying to let the town know about the nature center," said Travis Farley, assistant superintendent of the Recreation and Parks Department. "Not a lot people know it exists."

Or as Rec and Park Superintendent Tim Short put it: "It's a hidden gem."

Hidden is right. Until recently, the building was all but hid from view tucked behind bushes and brush.

The department began polishing the gem, however, after years of sporadic use. Farley put together the Hamond Nature Center Sub-Committee that convened its first meeting in January 2015. The group of residents and teachers are charged with studying the site's deficiencies and setting goals into a comprehensive five-year strategic plan.

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Marblehead Designated Certified Local Government by National Park Service

By ADAM SWIFT (Marblehead Patch Staff) 


Marblehead, MA - Marblehead was one of 34 communities from across the United States designated as a Certified Local Government in 2015 by the National Park Service. More than 1,900 communities now participate in the program which provides local governments access to historic preservation guidance and grants.

Certified Local Government (CLG) designation makes communities official partners in the portion of the federal historic preservation program which engages local, state, and federal partners to promote historic preservation at the grassroots level. As a Certified Local Government, communities can use expert technical historic preservation advice from the National Park Service and their respective state historic preservation offices. The designation also gives localities access to grants for historic preservation that are available exclusively from the Historic Preservation Fund for Certified Local Governments.

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Interested in joining Marblehead's Rock ‘n’ Row rowing club?

Rock ‘n’ Row rowing club expects to have 10 to 15 openings for newbies, and will host its annual Open House on April 28 at The Landing Pub.

If you are interested in a membership for the 2016 season, you can learn more about the club on its website at www.rocknrow.org or call membership chairperson Noreen Rogers at 617-262-9318.

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