Newington Parks & Recreation

"Very clean. Big..nice place"

"Children's classes are wonderful - I'm out of town and we have done Music Together for at least 4 seasons! I highly recommend!"

"Well-organized staff -- and they offer a variety of Music Together classes, including Rhythm Kids! I travel 30 minutes from Glastonbury to attend Rhythm Kids with Susan Freese!"

"Excellent programs, generally a very attentive staff. Good facilities. Where they fall short is mostly in the area of communication. Although, for example, you might have been participating in a program for years, they can forget to invite you to re-up, making you lose your place or subjecting you to late fees. There's no mercy even when it's clearly their fault. Program hotlines are not always updated. Signs at facilities listing rules can be years out of date. I also find that during the summer, at least certain pool staff are very casual about opening on time, or if they open on time, the computer is not working or there's no cash box. That's just frustrating. Lastly, Mill Pond Park seems to be the Canada Goose poop capital of the world. Surely something can be done so that park program participants aren't wading in goose poop. I saw this most clearly at the National Night Out in 2018. The kids playing barefoot on the water slides were walking through poop to the point that their feet were green. Its not just gross but it's unsanitary. Making it more alarming, there is a summer camp that uses the park daily."