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BOARD OF RECREATION/ DIVISION OF PARKS AND RECREATION

The Board of Recreation oversees recreational activities provided by and within the Borough and coordinates the use of the Borough' s recreational facilities. A part-time Secretary/Director assists the Board in its functions. The Board meets at 7 pm on the second Wednesday of every month (except August & December) in the second floor conference room in the Municipal Building.

The Borough has installed a LIGHTNING DETECTION system to warn users of the Wag fields, the pool, tennis courts, Franklin Field and the new Veterans' Field when lightning is imminent. It is now operational.

Baseball player

Goffle Brook Park, located in Hawthorne along Goffle Road, is owned and maintained by Passaic County.

BOARD OF RECREATION MEMBERS

Chip Miller	12/31/2014
Carol Cornett	12/31/2017
Thomas Salkins	12/31/2016
James Bertollo	12/31/2014
Karen Schell	12/31/2016
Barbara Mulvey	12/31/2016
Robert Pasquale	12/31/2017
Bruce Bennett - Council Liaison	12/31/2013

Director/Secretary Jayne TenKate
(973) 427-5555 ext 309

Chapter 30, Paragraph 30-13, of the Code of the Borough of Hawthorne establishes the Board of Recreation pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:12-1 et seq. The Board consists of seven members appointed by the Mayor to five-year overlapping terms.