The Fredericksburg Virginia Employment Commission office helps residents with job searching and unemployment benefits. The VEC helps local businesses with recruiting and referring employees. The VEC also provides labor market information and unemployment statistics for the Fredericksburg region.
Myles Standish State Forest is the largest publicly-owned park in Southeastern Massachusetts. The forst offers five camping areas along four of its 16 ponds. Myles Standish offers swimming, boating and camping. The Charge Pond camping area is set aside specifically for horse camping and College Pond offers picnicking, swimming, fishing and canoeing. A portion of the park is set aside for hunting. There are game birds and deer in the forest. Myles Standish has 15 miles of bicycle trails, 35 miles of equestrian trails and 13 miles of hiking trails. The park includes one of the largest contigious pine barrens morth of Long Island. Kettle ponds dot the landscape and the sensitive shore lines are off limits in many areas. Off-road vehicles are not allowed.
During the summer, park rangers lead a variety of hikes and walks for the whole family. Myles Standish's main office is located on the Carver side of the forest, but most of the forest is located within Plymouth.
Flynn Rink is a local ice skating rink. The 200-by-85-foot rink features four full-size locker rooms, seating for 1,000 people, a pro-shop and concessions. The rink hosts public skates, birthday parties, youth practices and games and other events.
