Recreation

Bruce Medley, second from left, receiving a commendation at a 2016 Township Council meeting. Bruce Medley, a Hall of Fame basketball player and the township’s longtime recreation coordinator, died May 26 at St. Peter’s University Medical Center. He was 63. Medley served as recreation coordinator since 2002. He was also a member of the township’s Municipal Alliance for the Prevention …

The township Advisory Recreation Council discussed how township park usage could be measured. Responding to criticism leveled at a recent proposed park, the newly minted director of the township Parks & Recreation Department said he wants to come up with a better way to gauge township park use. Director William “Beau” Byrtus said at the February 10 virtual meeting of …

Submitted by the Somerset County Park Commission. Following the direction of Governor Murphy’s Executive Orders, the Somerset County Park Commission (SCPC) has implemented updates to make the use of its park and golf courses more convenient while continuing to adhere to social distancing parameters to protect patrons and employees during the COVID-19 pandemic.The Park Commission’s Golf Management Division has introduced …

The Somerset County Park Commission will offer a one-week tennis lesson course at Colonial Park starting July 9. Lessons are available for Beginner, beginner/Advanced Beginner, and Intermediate/Advance The cost for the lessons is $70. The lessons will run from 9-10:30 a.m. Registration applications will be accepted at the Green Knoll Tennis Center on Garretson Road in Bridgewater. Registration forms are …

The Quail Brook Golf Course on New Brunswick Road will close for the winter season at the conclusion of play on Sunday, November 26. Spooky Brook Golf Course at Colonial Park will remain open for the winter season, according to a press release from the Somerset County Park Commission. Quail Brook joins Warrenbrook Golf Course on Warrenville Road in Warren …

Tennis lessons at the Colonial Park Tennis Center will begin on July 10. Lessons at the center, located on Colonial Drive in East Millstone, are for Beginner, Beginner/Advanced Beginner, and Intermediate/Advanced and run from 9-10:30 a.m. Registration for the one-week classes will only be accepted at the Green Knoll Tennis Center on Garretson Road in Bridgewater. The fee is $70. …

Submitted by Somerset County Park Commission. The tennis courts at the Colonial Park Tennis Center on Mettlers Road will open for the season on Saturday, April 1. Courts at the Green Knoll Tennis Center in Bridgewater will also open on April 1. The 18 courts at Green Knoll and Colonial Park will be open for reserved and open play with …

The Quail Brook Golf Course on New Brunswick Road will close for the winter season at the conclusion of play on Saturday, December 31, but Spooky Brook Golf Course at Colonial Park will remain open for the winter golf season, according to the Somerset County Park Commission. Quail Brook joins Warrenbrook Golf Course on Warrenville Road in Warren Township and …

The township on Nov. 5 made its mark in the pickleball world with the inaugural “Battle of the Paddles” tournament at Sampson G. Smith School. The event, sponsored by the township’s Recreation Department and Onix, a pickleball gear manufacturer, drew 30 teams from as far away as Maryland, Delaware and Pennsylvania, said Dan Reeve, the township’s superintendent of recreation. Each …

Piazza Orsillo took the first game July 20 of a Best-of-Three championship series in the township’s Over 50 Softball League. Their opponents, Resta’s Care Care, came close to at least tying in the game’s final frame, but a bases-loaded ground out ended the rally. Game two of the series is scheduled to be played July 22 and game three, if …