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    Carbonear to ramp it up with new skateboard park

    By on Monday, June 17th, 2013 | No Comments

    Officials with the Town of Carbonear say current locations in the town being used by skateboarders are unsafe and they are rolling out a plan in partnership with the local Lion’s Club to curb the problem. After agreeing to the partnership, the skateboard park can finally get underway. The club has agreed to a $50,000 [...]

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    Concerns over drugs prompts closure of skateboard park in Bay Roberts

    By on Wednesday, June 12th, 2013 | No Comments

    Town officials have confirmed today (June 12) that the new skateboard and BMX park in Bay Roberts is closed temporarily because of concerns over drug use at the facility. The park just recently opened at the Wilbur Sparks Recreation Complex. An official said the town was being proactive in its approach to the problem, and [...]

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    Nashua skateboard fans hoping for new park

    By on Wednesday, June 12th, 2013 | No Comments

    NASHUA — As the current skate park on Bridge Street is about to be demolished, there may be a light at the end of the tunnel for skateboard enthusiasts hoping to have a new skate facility in the city. On Tuesday, the Board of Aldermen was presented with a proposed resolution that would appropriate $270,000 [...]

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    Royal Palm Beach getting skateboard park

    By on Tuesday, June 11th, 2013 | No Comments

    A skateboard park is coming to Royal Palm Beach, thanks to a teenager. 17-year-old Derick Murray brought the idea to the Royal Palm Beach council last year. Thursday the council decided to spend $96,000 to transform the roller rink at Preservation Park into a skateboard park. Skateboarders will have to register to use the park. [...]

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    Kearney Skateboard Park gets Cope boost

    By on Wednesday, June 5th, 2013 | No Comments

    How to donate Donate to Kearney Skateboard Park at www.kearneyfoundation.org. Posted: Tuesday, June 4, 2013 2:30 pm Kearney Skateboard Park gets Cope boost By MADELINE CHRISTENSEN, Hub Intern Kearney Hub | 0 comments KEARNEY — Funds are rolling in for the proposed $300,000 Kearney Skateboard Park. Last week, the Cope Foundation approved a $10,000 grant, putting [...]

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    Portage Family Skateboard project to hold public meeting tonight

    By on Tuesday, June 4th, 2013 | No Comments

    The Portage Family Skateboard project now has wheels with its non-profit status and regular meetings that begin tonight. “We’ll be there to answer questions, get public input, and present our fundraising ideas,” said Kyle Little, president of the Portage Family Skateboard project. It’s connected to the City of Portage Parks and Recreation Department. The public [...]

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    Saranac Lake picks skateboard park location

    By on Sunday, June 2nd, 2013 | No Comments

    SARANAC LAKE — The Saranac Lake Village Board approved a final skateboard-park site just off Broadway. In an unanimous vote, elected leaders opted to give the SkatePark Committee the go-ahead for a village lot behind the Community Bank downtown, near where Church Street intersects with Broadway. Saranac Lake Mayor Clyde Rabideau also was involved when [...]

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    City will demolish illegal skateboard structure

    By on Friday, May 24th, 2013 | No Comments

    HALEIWA, OAHU (HawaiiNewsNow) – The city knows who secretly carted in cement and steel and illegally built a skateboard bowl on city park property on the North Shore, and how much it will cost to tear it down. “Just because of the disposal and the difficulty of taking out an eight-foot-deep type construction, it will [...]

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    Revisiting the Canyon for a Skatepark

    By on Thursday, May 23rd, 2013 | No Comments

    You are here: Home » Opinion » Letters » Revisiting the Canyon for a Skatepark Editor: Last Thursday night, a meeting was held at Moulton Meadows Park to discuss the possibility of locating a skateboard park there (“Residents Object to Skateboard Park,” May 17 edition). Some personal observations: Kudos to Steve Dicterow and Kelly Boyd [...]

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    Man, 35, dies in bicycling accident at skateboard park: police

    By on Monday, May 20th, 2013 | No Comments

    The Canadian Press Published Monday, May. 20 2013, 10:59 AM EDT Last updated Monday, May. 20 2013, 11:01 AM EDT Article source: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/man-35-dies-in-bicycling-accident-at-skateboard-park-police/article12024231/?cmpid=rss1

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