A concerned resident filed a 311 complaint, along with the day's moodiest photo, about the lack of lights in the pedestrian tunnel under the Needham Line tracks between Belgrade Avenue and Fallon Field in Roslindale.
By adamg - 7/7/19 - 12:08 pm
One concerned citizen files a 311 report that one of the rain-garden sprayers at playground at Moakley Park in South Boston doesn't shut off; another concerned citizen reports the sprayer at the Fallon Field playground in Roslindale won't turn on.
Earlier:
We need an exchange program for playground splash pads.
By adamg - 5/20/19 - 10:20 am
Paul Friedmann took in a baseball game between the Boston Union Vintage Base Ball Club and the Providence Grays at Fallon Field in Roslindale yesterday. Read more.
By adamg - 5/25/18 - 4:08 pm
A concerned citizen filed a 311 complaint today asking the city to remove the "ridiculous graffiti" at the Fallon Field playground in Roslindale today.
It must be tough being the only Trumpie on your block, so you feel like you have to act out somehow, because this is not the first time stuff like this has showed up at Fallon Field.
By adamg - 5/21/18 - 9:22 am
Per Keep Roslindale Quirky, somebody was spotted leaving bread soaked in antifreeze in the area along South Walter Street.
By adamg - 5/2/18 - 10:11 am
An article on the rise of 'risky' play design includes a look at Roslindale's Fallon Field playground, which features the city's tallest slide, reachable only by climbing up a rope mesh: Read more.
By adamg - 2/19/18 - 8:37 am
On neighborhood Facebook groups, West Roxbury, Roslindale, Hyde Park and Jamaica Plain residents report being startled awake either shortly before or after 5 a.m. by at least two loud booms. On Twitter, Pete Cannon reports: Read more.
By adamg - 4/13/17 - 5:54 pm
Around 5:45 p.m. at the Fallon Field basketball court off Walorth and Tyndale streets. The victim who was stabbed in the chest managed to make it to Checkmate Cafe at South and Robert, where somebody called 911. The other victim was stabbed in the arm. Both victims' injuries are considered not life threatening.
Police are looking for somebody who jumped out of a car, then jumped back in after the stabbings and drove off.
By adamg - 1/26/17 - 10:36 am
The Boston Parks and Recreation Department holds a public meeting on Feb. 7 to hear what people think about the idea of carving out part of Fallon Field for a dog area.
The session starts at 6:30 p.m. at the Roche Community Center, 1716 Centre St. in West Roxbury. Read more.
By adamg - 1/8/17 - 3:51 pm
Patrick McMahon spotted a sledder on Boston Common today.
Jessica Burko spotted a ton of sledders at Fallon Field in Roslindale: Read more.
By adamg - 11/19/16 - 5:13 pm
Workers unwrapped the new playground at Fallon Field yesterday and word quickly got out - kids and parents swarmed the place well after sunset. Chris Kollett, one of the parents who pushed for the revamp, as part of an effort to get more play spaces in the neighborhood, took a bunch of photos today, including one from the very top of the slide - the longest in Boston: Read more.
By adamg - 10/5/16 - 11:12 am
The new playground at Fallon Field in Roslindale is fast taking shape, with the possibility it could be ready by month's end for kids to play in.
By adamg - 6/29/15 - 3:51 pm
City officials last week showed off their latest plans for the Fallon Field playground upgrade that would include a 25-foot slide down the side of the park's hill and what would be Roslindale's first playground water-spray area, Roslindale Wants to Play reports. Read more.
By adamg - 3/9/15 - 9:58 am
City parks officials and a design firm last week showed off renovation plans for the Fallon Field playground that would include Roslindale's first playground spray deck and a "secret garden" in a layout that spreads across two levels on the park's hill
By adamg - 7/19/14 - 10:52 pm
Last night, Roslindale (and Hyde Park) residents living near the golf course were treated to the sounds of explosions coming from somewhere inside Stony Brook Reservation.
By adamg - 3/19/14 - 9:41 am
Another day, another power outage, this time in the area near Fallon Field.
Eric Gahan reports his power went out around 2 a.m. and was still out around 4:30 a.m.
By adamg - 10/31/13 - 9:45 pm
Around 9:20 p.m. by the hockey rink at Fallon Field. Both had their backpacks taken by three other teens, one holding a gun and wearing a Freddie Kreuger mask.
