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The New York Boulders would like to see the governor raise the 20 percent maximum capacity at the ballpark before the season opens. Boulders VP Seth Cantor says they know the situation is fluid, and if they need to hire more people, they can do that…

Ramapo supervisor Michael Specht says more people in the stands increases their chances at making money…

The first game of the season is scheduled for May 27th.

Because of the COVID situation and uncertainty around reopening the U.S.-Canada border, the Ottawa Titans and Three Rivers Eagles of the Frontier League won’t have teams this season. Players from those clubs will be absorbed by the Quebec Capitals, and they’ll spend at least the first half of the season on the road. The rest of the Frontier League will have a full 96-game season, though instead of facing the Washington Wild Things for their home opener on May 27th, the New York Boulders will instead face the New Jersey Jackals at Palisades Credit Union Park in Pomona.

Team Israel is coming to town this summer to train with and play against the New York Boulders just weeks before the Olympics open in Japan…

And that was Boulders VP of Business Development Seth Cantor. There will be an open practice July 10th, and a game against the Boulders on July 12th.

The New York Boulders have officially been given the green light by the state to open up Palisades Credit Union Park. State sports venues that hold more than 2,500 can reopen starting April first at 20 percent capacity. New York governor Andrew Cuomo says our year of being cooped up is coming to an end…

Palisades Credit Union Park can hold more than six thousand guests at full capacity. The team and the town of Ramapo are eager of course to welcome fans back to the ballpark. Fans like former Yankee CC Sabathia, who’s excited to watch games with his family…

When you go to the game you’ll need to show proof of a recent negative COVID test or completed vaccination to get in.

Former Boulders catcher Blake Grant-Parks has signed a contract with the Texas Rangers. Grant-Parks put together a career year in 2019, with personal highs in batting average, doubles, and home runs.

The governor announced yesterday that the Buffalo Bills playoffs pilot program was a success. Sports and entertainment events in major stadiums and arenas with a capacity of 10,000 or more will be able to re-open with limited spectators and COVID precautions starting February 23rd. The home of the New York Boulders, Palisades Credit Union Park in Pomona, has a capacity of just under 7,000, so it doesn’t qualify, but VP of Business Development Seth Cantor says the governor’s announcement is encouraging…

Ramapo supervisor Michael Specht is hopeful, if the stadium can be back in business this year, to have some improvements made, including replacing the dirt field with artificial turf…

The first venue to open under the new rules will be the Barclays Center in Brooklyn for a February 23rd NBA game featuring the Nets against the Sacramento Kings.