Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Work has begun on the $500K skateboard park, located right next door to St. John Vianney Church
Less than two weeks after the town council gave approval to a contractor, there were signs in Colonia that work had already begun on the township's new skateboard park. The park, the second of its kind in Woodbridge, marked almost $1 million spent in "a new phase of entertainment opportunities", Mayor John McCormac has said, that have opened in the township in less than a month. The recently completed Skyline Miniature Golf Course, located behind the Woodbridge Community Center, opened in April to fanfare with its outdoor water features, bridge, and 18 holes of play. The Colonia skateboard facility, budgeted at $500K, is situated on a small field right next to St. John Vianney Church off Inman Avenue. The ground is marked off, the dirt …
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410 Inman Ave, Colonia, NJ
Location of new skateboard park
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Wednesday, May 2, 2012
The Woodbridge native, injured in a Rutgers football accident, signed up with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Eric LeGrand, the Woodbridge native and Rutgers football player seriously injured in a football game, will now be a free agent with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, nj.com has reported. LeGrand's coach at Rutgers, Greg Schiano made the announcement today. The details of how LeGrand would be involved with the team will be released later today. “Leading up to the draft, I couldn’t help but think that this should’ve been Eric’s draft class,” Schiano said in a statement released today by Rutgers and the Buccaneers. “This small gesture is the least we could do to recognize his character, spirit, and perseverance. The way Eric lives his life epitomizes what we are looking for in Buccaneer Men.” Read more at nj.com
There's a lot of confusion surrounding who can play and when at the Colonia Country Club since the township bought the land development rights last year.
When Woodbridge Township purchased the land rights to the Colonia Country Club last year, the preservation of open space was one of the benefits Mayor John McCormac touted. Another major draw was that Woodbridge residents who weren't club members would now be able to play on the golf course. According to Bill Kelly, the club manager, it's not quite that simple. "There is so much misinformation floating around out there," Kelly said. "There is no such thing as open or public play for Woodbridge residents. It doesn't exist. "Everyone was led to believe that. It's not the truth." Colonia is still a private club, Kelly said. When the land development rights to the club were purchased by the township last year for $6.2 million, Middlesex …
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Colonia Country Club
300 Colonia Blvd, Colonia, NJ
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Sunday, April 29, 2012
Colonia High School is holding a fundraising run and walk to benefit the injured football star.
A fun run (and walk for the more leisurely) will be held Sunday, April 29, starting at the Colonia High School track and eventually feathering out into the surrounding community. The event benefits the Eric LeGrand Believe Fund, named after the Rutgers football player who sustained a debilitating injury from which he is working to recover. Registration begins at 9:30 am at the track, with the walk and run to start at 10 am. The run itself is to be three miles. Participants who registered in advance and signed up sponsors will earn a variety of premiums, including t-shirts, an electronics case, and a folding chair. The entry fee is a $10 minimum. If you're in the area - or in the walk itself - tell us below, and post some pictures!
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Colonia High School
180 East St, Colonia, NJ
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Saturday, April 28, 2012
Frankie Montecalvo, the son of the owners of Bayshore Recycling, will be competing in the competitive World Endurance Championship racing series.
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Saturday, April 28
American endurance racers Gunnar Jeannette and Frankie Montecalvo are set to compete with the world’s best racers as co-drivers for Luxury Racing in the highly-competitive World Endurance Championship series. The duo’s first race of the 2012 season is the Six Hours of Spa-Francochamps in Belgium on Saturday, May 5. Jeannette and Montecalvo are piloting the No. 58 Luxury Racing Ferrari 458 Italia GT in the GTE-Am class alongside a third co-driver, German racer Pierre Ehret. Montecalvo's parents are the owners of Bayshore Recycling in Keasbey. Both drivers have had much success in sports car and endurance racing. In 2011, Jeannette and Montecalvo drove full-time for CORE autosport in the American Le Mans Prototype Challenge (PC) class…
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Bayshore Recycling Corp.
75 Crows Mill Rd, Keasbey, NJ
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Tuesday, April 24, 2012
A NY Times article explores the era of the $250 baseball bat
Have you bought a baseball glove for your Little Leaguer lately? Did you pay more than $100 for it? How about a $250 bat? A New York Times story headlined "Big Price Tags Attached to Even the Littlest Leagues," looks at the big business of equipping youngsters for participation in youth baseball and softball leagues, quoting those costs and more. "A batting helmet protects tiny heads for $39.99," the Times reports. "A pair of Nike Jordan Black Cat cleats will make your child fast and fashionable at $51.99 until he or she outgrows them." So what do you think? Has the cost of bats and gloves taken our kids too far from the simpler days of sandlot and playground ballgames? Or have you had better luck finding more modestly-priced equipment for…
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Ready or not, Woodbridge's Skyline Mini-Golf was unveiled Monday just in time for Easter break.
The season was opening early for miniature golf, but this was no ordinary mini-golf course. Skyline Mini-Golf, so named for the view in the distance of part of New York City, opened in back of the Woodbridge Community Center Monday to much fanfare, cheers, and a few rounds of golf. Mayor John McCormac, the main driver behind the project, declared the golf course to be part of the township's "new phase of entertainment opportunities" an cut the ribbon on the course. Council President Gregg Ficarra, along with other council members and township employees, were on hand for the ribbon cutting ceremony. McCormac and some of the other politicians also played a few holes of golf for the cameras. Children who were on school vacation this week were…
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Woodbridge Community Center
600 Main St, Woodbridge, NJ
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Saturday, April 7, 2012
Pitcher Rebecca Hilliard brings Middlesex County College team to victory.
Middlesex County College student Rebecca Hilliard has been showing off her stuff on the Colts, the college's ball team. A Fords resident, Hilliard swept a doubleheader against Camden County College on Thursday, April 5. Hilliard scattered four hits and struckout nine in the first game, as MCC won the contest against Camden with a 15 to 3 score. Hilliard also went two for three at the plate and scored two runs, including the play shown. In the second contest,Amanda McCormick of North Brunswick shut out Camden 5-0. She let up only four hits and had seven strikeouts. Reigning National Division III Player of the Week Morgan Widener, a Monroe resident, homered in the second game. The Colts are now 11-9.
Friday, April 6, 2012
The new mini golf course at the Woodbridge Community Center opens Monday. Here's a preview - with the New York skyline for which it is named.
Circle April 9 on your calendar. That's when Woodbridge's new 18-hole miniature golf course - Skyline Mini-Golf, named after a view of the New York skyline - opens next to the Woodbridge Community Center. The ribbon cutting is set for 12 noon. Signs around the golf course, which boasts water amenities and themed holes, showed it was still getting ready for the grand opening. Mayor John McCormac said in a letter to township residents that the mini-golf course was just the beginning: "In coming months, we anticipate even more recreation activities with the addition of professional baseball/softball batting cages, a trampoline center, family picnic area, and companion recreational and entertainment amenities." "Imagine a senior resident …
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Woodbridge Community Center
600 Main St, Woodbridge, NJ
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Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Officials say the $428,000 mini-golf course features themed holes, water amenities, and a view of the Manhattan skyline.
A miniature golf course, set on a capped landfill next to the township's community center, is slated to open April 9. Dubbed "Skyline Mini-Golf," the 18-hole course set on 1.5 acres of land that used to be the town dump is part of the township's "new phase of entertainment opportunities" promised by Mayor John McCormac last year when the funding for the project was approved. The golf course will join other township-bonded entertainment facilities, such as a new $500,000 skateboard park Township officials said the golf course is family friendly and includes water features, themed hole designs, and a view of the Manhattan skyline, which accounts for the course's name. The township is pitching the mini-golf course for rent to groups and …
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Woodbridge Community Center
600 Main St, Woodbridge, NJ
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Vanguard Attorneys
11:32 am on Thursday, May 3, 2012
Eric’s story is truly inspirational! He has persevered through all of the challenges thrown his way. As a Bucs fan, I can’t say how happy it makes me to hear that they decided to sign him. It is awesome to have such a hardworking young man as a part of our home team! I will definitely be sharing this story with our clients and their families. www.vanguardattorneys.com more ›