MORGANTOWN — With more than $25 million worth of projects ramping up, in progress or recently completed, it’s hard to believe that just over five years ago, […]
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Wiles retiring as BOPARC director after 22 years with city parks
MORGANTOWN — After more than a decade running the city’s parks, Melissa Wiles is retiring. She informed the Board of Parks and Recreation Commissioners of her plans […]
Sunny days ahead: BOPARC opens new Marilla Pool with ‘first splash’
MORGANTOWN — Clouds are primarily composed of water — and yet they hate a pool party. Everybody knows it. But now they’ve gone too far. In a […]
BOPARC putting a new roof on the Wiles Hill Community Center
MORGANTOWN — The Board of Parks and Recreation Commissioners recently purchased a new lid for the Wiles Hill Community Center. During its most recent regular meeting, the […]
BOPARC approves $14.3 million budget for upcoming fiscal year
MORGANTOWN — Of its anticipated $14,361,209 budget for the upcoming 2025-26 fiscal year, the Board of Parks and Recreation Commissioners anticipates $8.4 million will come by way […]
BOPARC initiates $620,000 playground project in upper Marilla Park
MORGANTOWN — For kids in Morgantown, upper Marilla Park is about to become the center of the universe. Come Memorial Day weekend, when BOPARC’s $14 million pool […]
Water under the bridge: White Park feature a result of 2019 standoff
MORGANTOWN — It was nearly six years ago – April 2019 – when dozens of marked trees in White Park touched off a public, months-long kerfuffle between […]
Breaking the ice: BOPARC ice arena project officially underway
MORGANTOWN — It was January 26, 2017. Hockey players and figure skaters sat with their parents beside curious community members, the BOPARC board and staff – and […]
BOPARC sets admission rates for new Marilla Pool complex
MORGANTOWN — If you’re knee deep in snow, but your mind is poolside, set a reminder for Feb. 10. That’s the first day you can take advantage […]
Lombardi awarded ice arena work, BOPARC to seek ‘community forest’
MORGANTOWN — Lombardi, a general contractor based in Follansbee, has been selected to construct improvements to the Morgantown Ice Arena. The Board of Parks and Recreation Commissioners […]
