Parks staff voices frustration after Hartford ice skating rink vandalized, forcing closure

Parks staff voices frustration after Hartford ice skating rink vandalized, forcing closure

The Hartford Parks and Recreation Department staff is disappointed they can't open their man-made rink at Veterans Memorial Park because kids threw traffic cones and rocks into the water before it fully froze.Parks department director Randy Wojtasiak said they're not pressing charges, but there are cameras so they can see who vandalizes it. "We would've been open a week-and-a-half ago," he said. "It prevents the ice from having a solid, smooth, …