Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Township passes ordinance banning parking along and on shoulder of portions of North Bay
With about 200 parking spots in the new softball complex, concerns with overflow parking along North Bay Avenue has led the council to consider an ordinance prohibiting parking along portions of the roadway. The Township Council passed the ordinance tonight, prohibiting parking on stretches of North Bay Avenue in both directions near the softball complex. Concerns came in from residents as well as police, who foresaw the potential for vehicles to use the grass and shoulder along North Bay Avenue for parking during tournament days. The new law calls for no parking from about 250 feet in each direction from Whitty and North Bay, eastbound side, as well as 200 feet in each direction from Greenleaf Court and North Bay. On the westbound side of…
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Friday, June 15, 2012
Photo gallery of the finished facility
Though its formal dedication is June 16 at 2 p.m., the girls softball complex on North Bay Avenue has already been in use. The facility's playground and walking/biking trails have been in use for more than a month, Director of Recreation Eric Schubiger said previously. Last weekend, the complex also hosted a tournament though before that local families and youth have been playing around on the fields informally. Here's our gallery of the facility's multiple softball fields, parking lot and passive recreation.
Opening day celebration slated for June 16
Committee members disclosed the name of the softball field on North Bay Avenue as Toms River Veterans Softball Complex, at the recent Recreation meeting. An opening day celebration will be held June 16 at 2 p.m., said Eric Schubiger, recreation director. The event will feature softball players from throughout the years in Toms River, as well as a special dedication of a monument on site. The monument recognizes the history of the site, which began as a community of egg and chicken farmers, many of which were Jews escaping persecution. Other issues discussed at the recreation committee meeting included the potential for a spray park in Toms River. “We’re headed in the right direction, and I think we’re on our way to get approval,” Schubiger…
Monday, April 23, 2012
Construction nearing end as township looks to name new softball complex
In addition to some finishing touches, it needs a name and an opening day. The new Toms River softball complex on North Bay Avenue needs to be named, and a grand-opening ceremony will be planned, said Toms River Mayor Tom Kelaher. Some of the ideas include naming the complex “Veterans Field.” Many of the other parks in Toms River are named for the section of town they are in or a nearby landmark. The 26-acres softball complex is the site of the former Epstein and Frankenburg farms near Whitty Road. The construction of the complex — for $3.5 million — is being partially funded by a $750,000 Green Acres grant, officials said previously, and the additional cost will be paid out of Toms River's open space tax fund. What to call the complex is…
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Recreation Committee mulling over "Veterans Field" name idea
The township may be closing in on a name for the new Girl’s Softball Complex that is scheduled to be completed next spring, officials said. Toms River Council President Mo Hill suggested naming the North Bay Avenue complex “Veterans Field” at Monday’s Recreation Committee meeting, and other committee members seemed receptive to the idea. The 26-acre, centrally located complex is scheduled to be the home of Toms River Girl’s Softball beginning the 2012 season and will include four regulation-sized fields, dugouts and “tournament quality” lights, Hill has said. A resident suggested naming the field to honor Toms River soldiers who have died in Iraq and Afghanistan, and after other committee members, including Council Members John Sevastakis …
Monday, August 8, 2011
Council President: Girls softball has a home in Toms River
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Monday, August 8, 2011
As submitted by Toms River Council President Mo Hill: Site work has begun on the Girl’s Softball Complex and Park on North Bay Avenue. The 26 acre complex is located centrally in the Township at the site of the former Epstein and Frankenburg poultry farms. This will give our girls softball programs a permanent site in Toms River. Currently the girls softball teams play their games on various school fields throughout the Township. The Complex and Park will include 4 regulation softball fields with dugouts and tournament quality lights, a small “T” ball field for the younger girls, a tot lot playground with baseball themed equipment, a clubhouse with refreshment stand and storage facility, a centrally located gazebo and a fitness/walking…
Friday, March 4, 2011
Softball league brings concerns to Recreation Commission, says the issue is one of fairness
All Michael DiLizia wants, quite literally, is a level playing field for the Toms River Tornadoes Girls Fast Pitch Softball League. DiLizia, the league’s president, said the league is struggling to find practice space for its teams for its spring season and “is at a standstill” trying to find solutions. “We can’t get cooperation here in town,” DiLizia said. “The use of fields is becoming a serious issue.” About a dozen of Toms River Tornadoes’ parents and league coaches came to the Toms River Recreation Commission meeting this week to bring their concerns forward for the first time. While softball fields are a limited resource in town, it’s an unfair fight trying to carve out practice and game space for its six spring teams, DiLizia said. …
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3:30 pm on Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Almost forgot Copperpot. Did you read in a corresponding article that trees and shrubs could not be planted (to stop head lights shining on neighbors homes) because in the words of officials it needed to be kept open "to protect from the criminal element? Came to mind when you said "I am sorry if you feel like you have to "protect you home" from kids under the age of 12 and their parents......see… more ›