Township of Long Hill

 

LONG HILL TOWNSHIP PARKS & RECREATION
Parks & Recreation Director:  Lisa Scanlon x219
Assistant Recreation Director: Bill Caldarola x267
915 Valley Road Gillette, NJ 07933
908.647.8000

 
Check here for General Parks & Recreation Notices
 
3/15/24-FOUND:  Wallet at Kantor Park.  
Are you missing a wallet?  If so, please contact the Recreation Dept. or the Police Dept (who is in possession of the wallet).
 
Pickleball is coming to Meyersville Ballfield Park.  We will update this page once the court is complete.  The Township Committee will be discussing a list of recommendations from the Recreation Department detailing how the court is to be reserved/used at their meeting on 3/13.
As soon as the temperatures are at the right levels, the contractor will be back to apply the lines/color coating and net to the pickleball court.
 
Check out the new "Exofit" circuit training gym equipment at Kantor Park just installed May 2023.  This equipment uses your own weight as resistance and is designed for athletes 13 years and older.
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Lights are available at Kantor Park on the tennis courts and the basketball court.  Currently, there is a post with a strobe light and push button "ON" switch by the entrance to the tennis courts and the basketball court.  Daily, from sundown to 10pm, if you push the "On" push button, you will have one hour of lights on either of the courts.  Five minutes before the lights will shut off, the amber strobe light on top of the pole where the push button is will start flashing.  To extend time, please push the button again.  The lights will automatically shut off at the end of one hour.  AND, the lights will NOT be operational beyond 10pm, so please watch your time.  The park is typically open sunrise to sundown, but with the lights on, those areas are extended to 10pm.  At 10pm, the park is CLOSED to all activity. 

The lights on the turf field are only available when scheduled with a permit.

At Meyersville Ballfield, you must have a permit, and the lights will be programmed during certain times.  With light, Meyersville Ballfield will remain open until 10pm daily.

Any concerns, please contact the Parks & Recreation Dept.

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DRONES

All FAA rules need to be followed when flying drones in and around Long Hill.  Please follow this link for more information:  https://www.faa.gov/uas/  

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Sidewalk Chalk Challenge

Looking for something fun to do outside?
Why not download our "blueprint" to build your own Sidewalk Chalk Obstacle Course?
Send us photos or videos of you on your Obstacle Course, and we'll post them on the website.
Click HERE for the course, and have fun!
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BANDS???  Do you know a band interested in joining our Summer Concert Series?  Please have them complete this form linked here and submit to us.  Please note--we target Thursday evenings for our concert series.  We will meet at the end of February to begin our selection process/Summer 2024 line-up.  We will contact those bands chosen soon after that.
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DEADLINES ARE IMPORTANT!  Please help us help you!
We establish deadlines based on when we need to have information in for orders, program staffing, participant groupings, etc.  Late registrations will only be accepted when it does not inconvenience others who registered on time.  Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
 
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Click HERE to download Peter Cottontail "Spring Activity Packet"
(Note:  Wooden eggs for craft available beginning 2/22 while supplies last)
ANSWERS to the Bunny Jokes, click HERE (but only after you've taken your best guess!)
 
 
 
 
 
*Please note:  the first 16 players that register will be given spots as regular players; the next 6 will be added as subs.  As of 2/22--we are at 16 registered; all others will be subs.
 
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Rebel Walks

Click on "Rebel Walks" to see a series of maps and distances when you want to track how far you've walked!  If Rebel can do it, you can do it!

 
Why not take a walk through Hicks' Tract and see how many rocks you can find?  Since the pandemic, several people have decorated rocks for you to find on your walks and admire.
 
And we're still rockin' in 2021
 
Make sure to follow us on Instagram at longhillparksrec.
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PLEASE NOTE:  The 2024 meeting schedule for Recreation Advisory Committee Meetings:  
1/11* (Thursday), 2/20, 3/19, 4/16, 5/21, 6/18, 7/16, 8/20, 9/17, 10/15, 11/19, 12/17
All meetings begin at 7:30pm unless otherwise posted.
Meetings are typically held at Town Hall, but may be switched to virtual depending on the pandemic numbers.  Please check in advance if interested in attending.  All meetings are open to the public. Please email us at least 48 hours ahead of the meeting if you would like to attend virtually.  
We're always looking for new members on the committee as well! 
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Do your New Year's Resolutions include exercising more?  Why not start a walking regimen at Kantor Park?  With the completion of the walkway around the grass field; if you do a "figure 8" around the park, you will have walked 1/2 mile.  Why don't you start a challenge for yourself?  Start off with a 1/2 mile, and then try to add laps as we travel through the winter!  Anyone with a success story--please be sure to share it with us!
Click HERE for aerial map
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 "I'm on a Wait List for a program.  What does that mean?"
Some of our programs have a maximum # of participants that can be registered for any number of reasons such as physical space limitations, established ratios between our instructors and participants, equipment/material available, etc.  
If you have added your name to a wait list (always at no charge), you will be contacted only if space becomes available.  If you are still interested in the program; your registration on the wait list will move over to the intended program, and you will be asked to go in and apply payment to secure your spot in the program. If you are no longer interested, we will just remove your name from the wait list and continue on down the list.  
 
Want to get email reminders about upcoming events in Recreation?  Make sure to sign up for Recreation "e-News" on the front page of the township website--blue envelope icon on right.
 
 

 

The Parks & Recreation Department is located in the town hall building at 915 Valley Road Gillette, NJ 07933. The Parks & Recreation Department offers residents a variety of programs and activities for all age groups. The Stirling Lake, Meyersville Field & Tennis Court, Hicks' Tract, and Matthew G. Kantor Memorial Park are all managed by the Parks and Recreation Department.

Park Rules and Facilities Use Request forms (permit applications) are on the “Parks and Facilities” Tab.

Long Hill Recreation uses Community Pass for online registration of programs.  Program registration through Community Pass is encouraged for all Recreation Programs except when noted otherwise.

Students--Need volunteer hours???

We are always looking for Middle School / HS students to help out with recreation events.  This is a great way to earn Community Service Hours.  Contact the Recreation Dept. to join our team.  908-647-8000 x219 or recreation@longhillnj.gov

The Next 90 Days
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If you are unable to find the information you need online,
please call the Parks & Recreation Department at 
908-647-8000 ext. 219 or e-mail us at recreation@longhillnj.gov