Worcester Academy Opens $42M Athletic Center
Worcester Academy celebrated the opening of a $42 million athletic center Oct. 17 on the grounds of a former Saint Vincent Hospital building near Providence and Winthrop streets on Vernon Hill.
The school built a 72,000-square-foot building that contains a 22,000-square-foot gymnasium, a swimming pool and a 6,000-square-foot fitness center.
The 997-seat gymnasium will be used by the basketball and volleyball teams, as well as the baseball teams for batting practice.
The new amenities could give rise to an additional basketball team for either the middle school or freshman age group, the school's athletics director said recently.
Midview Schools Announces $27M Athletics Facility
Midview Local Schools has announced a $27 million plan to overhaul its athletic facilities in a three-phase project that will benefit both students and the broader community.
The project includes a 70,000-square-foot indoor athletic and wellness complex, a new multi-purpose facility at the entrance of Ross Field at Adelsberg Stadium and fully renovated baseball and softball fields, according to a news release.
The project is funded in part by $8.5 million in grant funding and private donations from The Ross Foundation and the Cromling family. The remaining $18.5 million will be financed through certificates of participation (COPS), a lease-purchase option that allows public entities to access funding with long-term, interest-free repayment.
Belmont Eyes $83M Barrett Community Center
Belmont’s long-awaited Barrett Community Center upgrade could cost up to $83 million, and city leaders are still weighing which offerings to prioritize.
Discussions on how to revamp the center began around 2019, though they were sidelined during the pandemic to attend to more urgent issues. But since the end of last year, numerous community discussions, including open houses, have taken place to understand what residents would like to see from the facility in its new state.
The 75-year-old building that houses the current Barrett Community Center, located on Belburn Drive, was constructed with outdated earthquake standards and meant to accommodate a much smaller population, accelerating the need for a major revamp.
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