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Town Parks Close While Walking Trails and Beaches Open

Unused playground at Veteran's Memorial Park as children stay home.
Mark Alan Lovewell
Unused playground at Veteran's Memorial Park as children stay home.
Mark Alan Lovewell
Like Fenway Park, baseball diamonds are quiet during pandemic.
Mark Alan Lovewell
Like Fenway Park, baseball diamonds are quiet during pandemic.
Mark Alan Lovewell
Plenty of room to stretch out in the state forest.
Jeanna Shepard
Plenty of room to stretch out in the state forest.
Jeanna Shepard
Jeanna Shepard
Jeanna Shepard
Beaches are a popular destination.
Mark Alan Lovewell
Beaches are a popular destination.
Mark Alan Lovewell
Land bank properties, like Priester's Pond, are open.
Tim Johnson
Land bank properties, like Priester's Pond, are open.
Tim Johnson
Basketball courts are empty of hoopsters.
Jeanna Shepard
Basketball courts are empty of hoopsters.
Jeanna Shepard
Town parks like Niantic Park are closed to activities.
Jeanna Shepard
Town parks like Niantic Park are closed to activities.
Jeanna Shepard
Oak Bluffs School playgound has do not enter sign.
Mark Alan Lovewell
Oak Bluffs School playgound has do not enter sign.
Mark Alan Lovewell
Islanders venture out on long walks while sheltering.
Mark Alan Lovewell
Islanders venture out on long walks while sheltering.
Mark Alan Lovewell
Alone with his training at the high school.
Jeanna Shepard
Alone with his training at the high school.
Jeanna Shepard
Still beauty to be found during this crisis.
Tim Johnson
Still beauty to be found during this crisis.
Tim Johnson

All town parks have been closed due to the Coronavirus, but Islanders feeling the need for fresh air and excercise have the use of land bank and Sheriff's Meadow properties, the state forest, and of course, beaches.



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