Essex County Likely to Open Grover Cleveland Pond for Ice Skating

Sunday could finally be the day to lace up those skates.

Essex County will likely open the pond at Grover Cleveland Park in Caldwell for skating on Sunday, according to the Grover Cleveland Park Conservancy.  Conditions are looking favorable after several days of below freezing temperatures, according to the conservancy. The pond will be supervised by a county employee starting at 10 a.m. The skate house also will be open, offering a warm fire, a place to change in and out of skates and restrooms.  There is no charge to skate on the pond and there are no rentals. Bring your own skates.  The Essex Fells pond on Fells Road could also be open on Sunday. Check the Facebook page for updates. 

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County Unveils Codey Arena Upgrades

The $2.2 million project to Rink 2 includes a new refrigeration system, boards and bleachers.

The first upgrades to the second ice rink at Essex County’s Richard Codey Arena since it opened in 1983 were unveiled Monday.   The ribbon cutting of the $2.2 million project drew county officials and elected representatives into the chilled air of Rink 2. The work included modernizing the refrigeration system, repainting the rink, adding a new concrete floor under the ice surface and outside the rink, and replacing new boards and bleachers. The improvements, said Daniel Salvante, director of the Essex County Department of Parks, “have really put us into the 21st century as far as how we can maintain the ice.” Salvante added the upgrades, begun in April, could not have come at a better time. The rink is constantly used by hundreds of ice …

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Letter to the Editor: Thanks from Team Courtright

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Team Courtright wants to thank everyone who supported our First Annual Skate 4 CF event to raise money for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and their drive to make CF stand for Cure Found. (www.cff.org) Together we brought in over $6,000 at the event. We want to thank our family, friends and the Boy Scouts from Caldwell-West Caldwell Troop 9 who helped us make this such a successful event. We especially want to thank all our volunteers. You were all such a great help to us! We want to thank Patrik Elias from the NJ Devils for his special surprise visit to our event. We are very thankful for the signed hockey sticks and pucks he brought to the event for us to auction off. There are some very happy Devils fans out there! We want to thank …

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Rink at Codey Arena to Undergo Major Improvements

Construction will affect skating schedules at rink.

One of the ice rinks at Essex County's Codey Arena will be getting a long overdue upgrade, county officials announced Monday. A new refrigeration system and playing surface will be installed in rink two to improve the arena's overall efficiency and provide a better skating surface for patrons, officials said. The more than $2 million project will be paid for by county's capital budget, according to Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. He said a $2 million construction contract was awarded to Colonnelli Brothers of Hackensack for construction and Becht Engineering of Liberty Corner received a $130,000 for the design. Officials said construction, projected to be complete by fall, will cause some inconveniences to the public. "(The …

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Letter to the Editor: Come Out for Cystic Fibrosis Fundraiser

All proceeds from Team Courtright's 1st Annual Skate4CF will go to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation!

Skate4CF is this Sunday, March 18 at 5:30 p.m.! All proceeds from Team Courtright's 1st Annual Skate4CF will go to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation! Hope to see you all there!  Tickets are $25 at the door (cash and checks only). Pizza, bottled water, lollipops, and other items will be sold, proceeds will go to the CFF.  Silent auction will be from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Items will value from $10 and up.  Some of the items up for auction are: And baskets from: Upcoming events to support Team Courtright for CF  (Walking for Matthew & Mitchell) Go to http://www.cff.org/Great_Strides/JeanneCourtright7748 to support Team Courtright. Come Join our team and help a great cause. Help turn CF into a Cure Found! —Jeanne and Gregory Courtright Team …

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