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==Recreation== The Joseph T. St. Lawrence Community, Health, and Sports Complex (aka "Torne Valley Recreation Center & Fields") was dedicated and opened on November 19, 2006. The facility features a turf multi-purpose field with stands to accommodate 1800 spectators, a separate climate-controlled dome, a 60 x 40 yard, and a turf practice area. It also features three multi-purpose indoor courts, a running track, cardio equipment, weight training machines, two racquetball courts, a computer room, and a dance/aerobic studio. Sports include football, lacrosse, soccer, baseball, and field hockey, as well as year-round sports programs that were not previously available to Ramapo residents. Although the residents of Ramapo have the exclusive right to join the Joseph T. St. Lawrence Community and Health Center, paid memberships are available to others. The [http://www.leaguelineup.com/raba Ramapo Amateur Basketball Association] (RABA) offers youth leagues for those 7–15 years old and adult leagues (18+). The Joseph T. St. Lawrence Center also hosts adult [http://www.leaguelineup.com/rrl racquetball leagues]. The [[New York Boulders]] are a professional baseball team based just outside the village of [[Pomona, New York|Pomona]] and a member of the [[Frontier League]]. Christopher St. Lawrence pushed through the financing of the park even after residents voted it down. A state audit found that taxpayers could be liable for up to $60 million for Provident Bank Park in Ramapo.<ref>{{Cite news |last=dskriloff |date=February 9, 2012 |title=DiNapoli Takes on Stadium Costs, Work Habits of Ramapo Town |url=https://rocklandtimes.com/2012/02/09/dinapoli-takes-on-stadium-costs-work-habits-of-ramapo-town/ <!-- was http://www.rocklandcountytimes.com/index.php?p=1050 --> |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240803015213/https://rocklandtimes.com/2012/02/09/dinapoli-takes-on-stadium-costs-work-habits-of-ramapo-town/ |archive-date=2024-08-03 |access-date=2025-02-03 |work=The Rockland County Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=dskriloff |date=February 2, 2012 |orig-date=DiNAPOLI: ACTIONS OF RAMAPO TOWN OFFICIALS HIGHLIGHT NEED FOR LDC REFORM, Press Release from NYS Comptroller’s Office |title=State Comptrollers Says Ramapo Sets a Bad Example |url=https://rocklandtimes.com/2012/02/02/state-comptrollers-says-ramapo-sets-a-bad-example/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241004215608/https://rocklandtimes.com/2012/02/02/state-comptrollers-says-ramapo-sets-a-bad-example/ |archive-date=2024-10-04 |access-date=2025-02-03 |work=The Rockland County Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=DINAPOLI |first=THOMAS P. <!-- "The writer is New York state comptroller." --> |date=April 24, 2016 |title=Ramapo arrests show need for LDC reform |work=The Journal News |page=18A |publication-place=White Plains, New York |volume=127 |issue=355 |id=[[Newspapers.com]] [https://www.newspapers.com/image/180149402/?match=5&terms=DiNapoli%20Ramapo 180149402].}} (Reply to "St. Lawrence pleads not guilty in bond fraud case, released", published April 15.) Reproduced in: {{Cite news |last=dskriloff |date=April 28, 2016 |orig-date= |title=DINAPOLI USES RAMAPO INDICTMENTS TO LAUNCH NEW CAMPAIGN AGAINST LDCs |url=https://rocklandtimes.com/2016/04/28/dinapoli-uses-ramapo-indictments-to-launch-new-campaign-against-ldcs/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240714164659/https://rocklandtimes.com/2016/04/28/dinapoli-uses-ramapo-indictments-to-launch-new-campaign-against-ldcs/ |archive-date=2024-07-14 |access-date=2025-02-03 |work=The Rockland County Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Nicosia |first=Mareesa |date=2 Feb 2012 |title=State: Risky action on Ramapo ballpark could cost taxpayers $60M / Audit: Stadium tab $60M / DiNapoli report: Officials' risky actions may have long, negative impact on Ramapo's finances / RAMAPO: Project was not properly monitored, audit says |url=<!-- lohud.com --> |work=The Journal News |pages=1A, 4A |publication-place=White Plains, N.Y. |volume=123 |issue=273 |issn=<!-- USPS 017-009 --> |id=[[Newspapers.com]] [https://www.newspapers.com/image/166595831/?match=1&terms=DiNapoli%20Ramapo 166595831], [https://www.newspapers.com/image/166595970/?match=1&terms=DiNapoli%20Ramapo 166595970]. {{ProQuest|919420508}} (ID_Code: BH-302010095). |quote=An earlier version of this article incorrectly identified the Rockland Boulders as a minor-league franchise. [from version on ProQuest]}}</ref>
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