Need a Break? Some County Golf Courses Open

As of 10 a.m. Friday, the majority of Somerset County Park Commission facilities remain closed.

Open for use today are Neshanic Valley Golf Course, on South Branch Road in Neshanic Station and North Branch Park on Milltown Road in Bridgewater and Natirar Park in Peapack-Gladstone.

Re-opening decisions will be made on a day-to-day basis.

Closed until further notice are general use parks Duke Island Park in Bridgewater and Colonial Park in Somerset. Residents are asked to not attempt to visit these parks as fall trees make the parks unsafe.

Also closed until further notice is the Torpey Athletic Complex in Bridgewater and Lord Stirling Stable in Basking Ridge.

The Environmental Education Center in Basking Ridge is expected to re-open on Monday, November 5, 2012.

Spooky Brook Golf Course and Quail Brook Golf Course in Somerset are expected to open on Saturday, Nov. 3. Green Knoll Golf Course in Bridgewater is closed indefinitely. Warrenbrook Golf Course in Warren Township is now closed for the season.

Neshanic Valley Golf Course on South Branch Road in Neshanic Station is open for play.

Information on this event and other Somerset County Park Commission activities may be found on the Internet at www.somersetcountyparks.org