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Newark residents urge pause to Weekway Park baseball field, push for roller/ice‑skating pavilion
Summary
Residents from Weekway Park and nearby neighborhoods urged commissioners to pause a planned fourth baseball field and to explore creating a multi‑season skating pavilion; speakers said they were not consulted and described community needs for low‑cost recreation.
Dozens of Newark residents told the Essex County Board of Commissioners during the public‑comment period that the county should pause construction of a planned baseball field at Weekway Park and instead consider a roller‑ or ice‑skating pavilion that residents say would better serve neighborhood children and families.
"We do not need another baseball field," said Winifred Victor Hines, executive director of the Weekway Park Association, who said she learned on Nov. 19 about the county’s plan and asked the board to pause construction until there is community input. Hines also…
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