Toms River Field of Dreams hailed for transforming inclusive recreation with state support
TOMS RIVER, NJ – What began as a vision for an accessible baseball field has grown into a full-scale inclusive recreation complex that now serves thousands of families with special needs —…
Toms River Recreation Department Hiring for Summer Jobs
TOMS RIVER, NJ – The Toms River Recreation Department is hiring for summer positions in beach and public pool maintenance, beach and pool cashiers, and summer day camp counselors. The minimum hiring…
Fight outside Philadelphia recreation center leads to shots fired, injuring worker
PHILADELPHIA, PA – Philadelphia Police Department is searching for four suspects involved in a shooting outside the Patani Recreation Center on North 22nd Street last Tuesday. Detectives released video footage of the fight…
Police Investigating Shooting of Five Outside Philadelphia Youth Recreation Center
PHILADELPHIA, PA – Gunshots broke the sound of children playing basketball and playing outside near Philadelphia’s Shepard Recreation Center last week. Today, the Philadelphia Police Department and the Shooting Investigation Group are…
Ocean County Jail Nearly Empty As Commissioners Approve $625,000 Recreation Upgrade
TOMS RIVER, NJ – At any given time, thanks to New Jersey’s catch and release programs for criminals under the state’s bail reform law, there are at max, 50-100 inmates lodged inside…
Jersey City Recreation Department Who Clerk Inflated Payroll for Relatives and Friends Heading to Prison
JERSEY CITY, NJ – A Jersey City woman has been convicted of stealing approximately $80,000 from the City of Jersey City where she worked as a payroll clerk for the city’s recreation…
Elderly employees beaten, school busses burglarized at Brooklyn Jewish Recreation Center
BROOKLYN, NY – The New York City Police Department is reporting that on February 24th, at 6:00, several individuals assaulted two 70-year-old Jewish school bus employees. The incident took place at the…
New Jersey announces $10 million in grants for recreation projects to 162 towns
TRENTON, NJ – The New Jersey Department of Community Affairs’ (DCA) Division of Local Government Services (DLGS) today announced the award of $10 million in Local Recreation Improvement Grants to counties, municipalities,…
District Man Sentenced to 40-Year Prison Term for Killing Man in the Parking Lot of Recreation Center
WASHINGTON – Herman Cook, 50, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced today to 40 years in prison on first-degree murder while armed and other charges for an…
Governor Hogan Announces Office of Outdoor Recreation
ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan today announced the creation of the Office of Outdoor Recreation within the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the hiring of J. Daryl Anthony to serve as…
Boulder City Man Sentenced For Assaulting Wife At Lake Mead National Recreation Area
LAS VEGAS, Nev. – A Boulder City man — with a history of domestic violence — was sentenced today to 20 months in prison for assaulting his wife when they were camping…