Tag: Middlesex County Office of Parks and Recreation
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‘Citizen scientists’ can participate in Middlesex County’s month-long BioBlitz campaign in September
MIDDLESEX COUNTY – The Middlesex County Office of Parks and Recreation will run a month-long BioBlitz in September as part of the National Recreation and Park Association’s Parks for Pollinators campaign. The BioBlitz campaign is open to all individuals, groups and families. Parks for Pollinators is a nationwide, virtual event that helps to raise awareness…
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‘Fallstreak’ cloud formation captured above Warren Park in Woodbridge
PHOTO COURTESY OF JEFFREY HEDENBURG Jeffrey Hedenburg of Middlesex County’s Office of Parks and Recreation captured a strange cloud formation over Warren Park in Woodbridge in late December. A fallstreak hole is a large gap, usually circular, that can appear in cirrocumulus or altocumulus clouds, according to Middlesex County.
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Softball tournament proceeds benefit pancreatic cancer research at Rutgers Cancer Institute
Middlesex County’s yearly Pancreatic Cancer Co-Ed Softball Tournament raised another $1,000 for pancreatic cancer research. The event was hosted by the Middlesex County Office of Parks and Recreation, along with the Board of County Commissioners, on Sept. 18 at Thomas Edison Park in Edison, to increase community awareness about the disease and raise funds to…
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Registration open for co-ed softball tournament to benefit pancreatic cancer research
The Middlesex County Department of Public Safety and Health, Health Services Office, and the Office of Parks and Recreation, will sponsor a co-ed softball tournament on July 21 beginning at 8:30 a.m. at Warren Park in Woodbridge. Twelve teams will be accepted, and each team is guaranteed to play three games. Space is limited. Teams are accepted on…
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Teens invited to help with litter cleanup, wildlife habitat improvements
Applications are being accepted for the Middlesex County Youth Conservation Corps, whose mission is to protect and preserve the more than 8,000 acres of open space owned and maintained by Middlesex County. Conservation Corps crew members earn $10 per hour and will work Saturdays, Sept. 30 through Nov. 18 primarily in Old Bridge, Monroe and…
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Plays-in-the-Park announces summer musicals
EDISON — Plays-in-the-Park has announced its upcoming summer season of musicals staged at the Stephen J. Capestro Amphitheater in Middlesex County’s Roosevelt Park. The first show of the season is the comedy “Legally Blonde,” based on the popular 2001 film. The show runs from June 21 to July 1. It tells the story of a…
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Teens encouraged to improve open spaces in Middlesex County
Applications are being accepted for the Middlesex County Youth Conservation Corps, whose mission is to protect and preserve the more than 8,000 acres of open space owned and maintained by Middlesex County. Conservation Corps crew members earn $10 per hour working weekdays from June 26 to Aug. 18 primarily at locations in Old Bridge, Monroe…
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Amphibian habitats protected in the Brunswick area
EAST BRUNSWICK – A longstanding effort to preserve critical amphibian habitats and vernal pools along the East Brunswick-South Brunswick border has been completed with the acquisition of a 76-acre piece of open space along Ireland Brook. Middlesex County completed the purchase of the Ireland Brook-Tamarack Hollow Extension from Freedom Run, LLC, on Feb. 16. The…
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Annual moth event flies into another year
By CARRIE FALCONE Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — Moth enthusiasts young and old will be on the lookout for 250 moth species at hundreds of private and public events throughout the country as part of the annual National Moth Week. The weeklong event, which will be held July 23-31, shows the ecological importance of all moth species, according…