{"id":1656,"date":"2026-05-07T16:57:45","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T20:57:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/parkrecreationcommission\/?p=1656"},"modified":"2026-05-07T17:10:03","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T21:10:03","slug":"smile-playground-closed-week-of-5-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/parkrecreationcommission\/2026\/05\/07\/smile-playground-closed-week-of-5-4\/","title":{"rendered":"SMILE Playground Closed For Resurfacing Starting 5\/4"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5>CLOSURE UPDATE<\/h5>\n<p>5\/7\/26: The Smile Playground repairs are now scheduled to be completed by May 15 due to a contractor delay. The playground will partially reopen from Friday, May 8 through Monday, May 11, closing again on Tuesday, May 12 when repair work resumes. During the temporary reopening, the area of the playground on the right-hand side as you enter will be roped off. The rest of the playground will be open for use.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Notice: Temporary Playground Closure<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Smile Playground at Haskell Field will be closed for repairs during the week of May 4, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Please observe all posted signs and stay clear of the work area for safety.<\/p>\n<p>We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your understanding as we repair the playground surface.<\/p>\n<p>For questions, please contact Park &amp; Recreation at 978-639-3242.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sudburyma.myrec.com\/info\/default.aspx\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1657 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.sudbury.ma.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/324\/2025\/06\/smile-playground-closure-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"SMILE playground will be closed. Click to view Park and Recreation website.\" width=\"584\" height=\"584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/parkrecreationcommission\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/324\/2025\/06\/smile-playground-closure-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/parkrecreationcommission\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/324\/2025\/06\/smile-playground-closure-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/parkrecreationcommission\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/324\/2025\/06\/smile-playground-closure-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/parkrecreationcommission\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/324\/2025\/06\/smile-playground-closure-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/parkrecreationcommission\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/324\/2025\/06\/smile-playground-closure-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/parkrecreationcommission\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/324\/2025\/06\/smile-playground-closure-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/parkrecreationcommission\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/324\/2025\/06\/smile-playground-closure.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UPDATE 5\/7\/26: Playground reopening delayed through the week of 5\/11. The SMILE Playground at Haskell Field will be closed for repair work. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. <a href=\"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/parkrecreationcommission\/2026\/05\/07\/smile-playground-closed-week-of-5-4\/\" aria-label=\"Read full article about SMILE Playground Closed For Resurfacing Starting 5\/4\">Read full article<span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":81,"featured_media":1657,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false},"categories":[1,6],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/parkrecreationcommission\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1656"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/parkrecreationcommission\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/parkrecreationcommission\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/parkrecreationcommission\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/81"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/parkrecreationcommission\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1656"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/parkrecreationcommission\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1656\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1834,"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/parkrecreationcommission\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1656\/revisions\/1834"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/parkrecreationcommission\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1657"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/parkrecreationcommission\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1656"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/parkrecreationcommission\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1656"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/parkrecreationcommission\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1656"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}