Dear all,
I think the Newton Centre Green in Newton is a pretty good venue, albeit a rather small one. I did successfully host a meetup there on Saturday September 9, and I intend to host other meetups there in the near future if attendee interest allows. A few other random suggestions in the area, in no particular order: Boston College, the Helmlock Gorge & Echo Bridge park, Skyline Park in Brookline, the Newton Free Library, anywhere along Hammond Pond Parkway, Brookline Reservoir - I could go on and on.
Also, Skyler: I do think the Malden trails deserve to stay. They're rather far from the Cambridge/Boston urban core (a little less so than Newton is, but still much longer than a day's walk).
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