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Slice the Ice: Rinks Opening in the Boston Area

The state's Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs announced that many of Boston area skating rinks are open for the season. 

The state site lists, by town, public rinks and details of opening, costs and times.

Charlestown's Emmons Horrigan O'Neil Memorial Rink is open, with weekly public skating times through March 9. 

The North End's Steriti Memorial Rink and the South End's Murphy Memorial Rink are also open. 

The Jim Roche Community Arena in West Roxbury offers public skate times, too. 

Mlton's Ulin Memorial Rink has varied public skate times. 

Jamaica Plain's outdoor skating rink, Kelly Rink, is not yet open for the season, but the Boston Globe reports it is slated to open by mid-December. http://bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_coverage/2013/11/mass_public_skating_rinks_open_for_seaso...

Veterans Memorial Park in Somerville also offers weekly skate times. 

Find information on all of the state's skate parks here: http://www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/dcr/massparks/recreational-activities/ice-skating.html


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