Photo of the Day: Milton A. Votee Park, Teaneck NJ

A few days ago, after voting early in Teaneck, I took advantage of the newly crisp autumn temperatures to walk around the township’s Milton A. Votee Park.

I am sure that many of my readers who grew up in Bergen County either walked through the 40-acre park, played in it or drove past it. Dedicated by a former township mayor in 1940, it was renamed in his honor 19 years later. It was constructed with money from the Works Progress Administration, a New Deal federal agency, to help hire workers.

Government assistance enhanced the park, too, including a Green Acres grant during the administration of Gov. Chris Christie that built the current sportsplex, including a 60-ft. softball field, 60-ft. by 90-ft. baseball fields, two basketball courts, football/soccer fields, four tennis courts, and a handball court.

You can see the sportsplex in the background of this photo I took while in the park, as I made a circuit along the walking and bike paths. I gloried in the changing leaf colors and the blanket they formed on the grass, along with a quiet only broken by the sudden steps of two deer off to my right.