Schools
Glen Rock HS Baseball Field on Target for May Opening
Field expected to open May 2, with the varsity baseball team hosting Hawthorne.
With splendid weather, Glen Rock school officials say they fully expect to open the renovated Glen Rock baseball field May 1.
Contractor Turco Golf, claiming it was beset by inclement weather, pushed back the timetable to open the field from early April to early May. But the sod is down, the infield is repaired, sprinkler systems are in place, dugouts are constructed, and the fencing is up.
School board president Sheldon Hirschberg told Patch Thursday that the field will be ready for first pitch when the Glen Rock boys baseball team play rival Hawthorne at 4 p.m. on May 2.
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The board voted to , drawing from its capital fund. To allow the grass sod on the baseball field to stabilize, soccer, football and lacrosse will not be permitted to use the baseball field in 2013.
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