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Skateboarders see their parks closing - and officials say skaters can blame themselves

Dale Gerhard

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Ocean City teens Mike Phander (left) and Luke Nicholl, slip through the fence at the 6th Street skate park. Both said the park has been closed since the end of summer and they have nowhere else to skate.

Dale Gerhard

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The skate park at Amanda's Field in Tuckahoe, Upper Township, remains closed and locked.

Edward Lea

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Chad Baldi, 11, right, Patrick Bilazzo, 17, Nick Byers, 16, Stephen Carty, 13, and Josh Vodopija, 15, right, pose in front of the former Mullica Township skate park, which was torn down two months ago due to vandalism and misuse.

Edward Lea

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Young teens ride their bikes at the former Mullica Township skate park, which was torn down two months ago due to vandalism and misuse.

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