Tag: dog park
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Lawrence Township Council awards contract for Hero Dog Park
A Bayville-based contractor will build Hero Dog Park at Hamnett Park on Ohio Avenue. The Lawrence Township Council awarded the contract to TC Landscape Construction Group to build the dog park at its Sept. 20 meeting. Its bid at $496,740 was the lower of two bids submitted for the job. The second contractor offered a…
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‘Hero Dog Park’ on track in south Lawrence despite not winning nationwide grant contest
The south side of Lawrence Township is still on track to get a dog park despite not winning the PetSafe-sponsored grant contest Residents tried and voted often in support for the $25,000 grant, but it was not enough when the results were revealed Sept. 2. The winners of PetSafe’s “Bark for Your Park” nationwide grant…
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Lawrence Township officials urge residents to cast a vote for planned ‘Hero Dog Park’ in grant contest; deadline is Aug. 31
Lawrence Township officials are urging residents to vote often in support of a PetSafe-sponsored grant contest to help pay for a planned dog park at Hamnett Park on Ohio Avenue. The deadline to cast a vote for Hero Dog Park is Aug. 31. The planned dog park would be the second one in the township.…
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Opinion: Johnson Park trails would be appropriate for off-leash dogs
We support an off-leash dog park in Princeton. We moved here in the fall of 2021 from Boston and have two golden retrievers. There is a wooded area in Johnson Park (white and red trails) that are somewhat rugged that would be a perfect area for dogs to be off leash. The paved areas of…
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Edison, Metuchen call on county to help preserve ‘Lucille Ball Pond’
After residents expressed concerns of development of the so-called “Lucille Ball Pond” area on the corner of Clive Street and Mason Drive on the border of Edison and Metuchen, officials in both towns are calling on the county to preserve the pond as a protected wetland. Metuchen Mayor Jonathan Busch has spoken about the…
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South River council will seek grant funding for dog park
SOUTH RIVER – Borough Engineer Bruce Koch has presented a preliminary construction plan for a proposed dog park in South River. The proposal calls for constructing two separate facilities with a common entrance for small dogs and large dogs in the fenced areas that were previously the borough’s skate park and bike park, Koch said…
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HOPEWELL BOROUGH: Council discusses potential dog park
If Fido is looking forward to romping in a dog-dedicated park in Hopewell Borough any time soon, he’s out of luck. Hopewell Borough Council discussed the concept of a dog park at a meeting last year in response to a resident’s request for one, and it was on the agenda again at the council’s Feb.…
