Schools
After Fire, Sumner School Students Get New Play Equipment
A new temporary play structure was unveiled Friday at the Roslindale school after an arson fire destroyed the playground in May.
ROSLINDALE, MA – A new play structure for students at Charles Sumner Elementary School in Roslindale opened Friday, months after an arson fire destroyed its playground.
The new equipment, a temporary fix for now, was funded by donations from community members, local businesses and city councilors. It was developed by PlayCubes and will be used while the playground undergoes a redesign and rebuild.
City officials and community leaders officially unveiled the structure Friday afternoon at the school.
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The playground at Sumner Elementary was largely destroyed in a fire in May. The blaze, later determined to be arson, caused more than $10,000 in damage.
Three juveniles were arrested in June and charged in connection with the fire.
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