Eric Conklin Profile picture
Staff Writer for @njdotcom. Awarding-winning journalist second/South Jerseyan first. @rowanuniversity grad. Golf and sports geek on the side.

Jan 25, 2022, 9 tweets

On the road again tonight 🚗
Concerned parents and citizens are preparing to consider options of @SkateZoneAC does, in fact, shut down.

Practice is ongoing just before 6 p.m.
Plenty of Bullies’ memorabilia inside, too.

Youngsters doing some shooting drills. @ACPressHuba might like seeing a Banks Duck jersey on the ice. Not seeing a Bombay shirt, but that would be nice! 🏒
@ACPressMelhorn @SkateZoneAC

Some figure skating memorabilia. One of the coaches told me Atlantic City’s club is one of the country’s oldest, having started in the ’30s.
@ACPressMelhorn @ThePressofAC

Meeting has started at @SkateZoneAC.
@ACPressMelhorn @ThePressofAC

Figure skating coach Tammy DeFelice pledges support for hockey players and keeping ice in Atlantic City.
@ThePressofAC @ACPressHuba

.@SenPolistina is here at Skate Zone. He’s also pledging his support for keeping the building open.
“We’re here to help,” he said of his fellows lawmakers.

Former pro-skater Olivia Margulis, of Ocean City, on why the Skate Zone should stay open. She formerly competed internationally with #TeamUSA 🇺🇸
@ThePressofAC @ACPressMelhorn

This is the Skate Zone’s cooling tower, which helps keep the ice chilled 🧊. This can’t be replace, ice skating shuts down.

Full story from tonight’s meeting at @SkateZoneAC.
pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/atl…

Share this Scrolly Tale with your friends.

A Scrolly Tale is a new way to read Twitter threads with a more visually immersive experience.
Discover more beautiful Scrolly Tales like this.

Keep scrolling