Matt Veronesi
By Matt Veronesi
Hello New Windsor. Congratulations to Officer Brian McLean from the Town of New Windsor Police Department on his retirement after being a police officer for 33 year, 27 of those with New Windsor. Brian had his walk out ceremony on March 16, and it was well attended with many police officers from around the county, and a lot of Police K9 dogs as well.
Brian has been a K9 Handler over the years and his dogs were Rommel and Sato. Brian was always so nice to visit our camps with his K-9’s.
Good luck in your retirement, Brian!
The Town of New Windsor Recreation Department has many upcoming spring programs that currently have open registration.
Join the Recreation Department and the professional coaches from Quickstrike FC for a spring soccer program on Wednesdays starting on April 5 and goes until May 24 at Kristi Babcock Memorial park that will teach the fundamentals of soccer mixed with fun drills and games. The program is open to players ages 2 to 12 years old and is $65 for New Windsor Residents and $75 for non-residents. Ages 2-4 meet at 5:15 - 6 p.m., ages 5-12 meet 6:15 - 7:15 p.m. and will be broken down by age group.
For those players interested in learning tennis please join the Recreation Department and the professional coaches from Sportsplex on Monday’s starting May 1 and going to June 5 at San Giacomo Park Tennis Courts for a five-week program that introduces the skills of tennis in a fun fit way. Ages 3-4 meets 3:30 - 4:30 p.m, ages 5-8 will meet 4:30 - 5:30 p.m., and ages 9-12 will meet from 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
The price of the program is $85 for New Windsor Residents and $95 for non-residents.
For the players that want a little taste of multiple sports, join the Recreation Department and the professional coaches of Skyhawks Sports Academy for a six-week program for age 5-6 year old’s that want to learn flag football, soccer, and baseball.
The program will be on Tuesday nights May 2 to June 6 from 5 - 6 p.m. at Kristi Babcock Memorial Park. Each sport will be touched on for two weeks each. The program is $105 for New Windsor Residents and $115 for non-residents.
For players ages 7-10 who want to learn Flag Football they can join the Recreation Department and the professional instructors of Skyhawks Sports Academy for a six week program on Tuesday nights from 6:15 - 7:30 p.m. from May 2 to June 6 at Kristi Babcock Memorial Park. For information on any of the above spring programs or to register please visit nwrecisfun.com or call the Recreation Department at 845-565-7750.
The Town of New Windsor Recreation Department is pleased to announce some upcoming Recreation trips. On Wednesday, May 24 the Recreation Department will be taking a bus trip down to Yankee Stadium to see the New York Yankees take on the Baltimore Orioles in a night game. The bus leaves the New Windsor Town Hall Complex at 4 p.m. for the 7:05 p.m. game.
The seats are located in field level section 129. The price of the trip is $100 which includes bus ride and ticket to the game.
And then on Wednesday May 31 the Recreation Department will be taking a bus trip down to Citi Field to see the New York Mets take on the Philadelphia Phillies in a night game. The bus leaves the New Windsor Town Hall Complex at 4 p.m. for the 7:10 p.m. game. The seats are located field level section 124. The price of the trip is $100 which includes bus ride and ticket to the game.
To sign up for any of the above trips you can visit the Recreation Department website at nwrecisfun.com or call the Recreation Department office at 845-565-7750.
The Town of New Windsor Easter Egg Hunt is scheduled for Sunday April 2 at 2pm at Kristi Babcock Memorial Park and is for ages eight and under.
Besides the hunt, participants will be able to visit with the Easter Bunny, play games and do a craft, and will be able to enjoy a petting zoo, and the Bubble Bus, which will be on hand shooting bubbles and playing music. This event is for New Windsor Residents only, and pre-registration is not required.
Parents, make sure to bring a basket or bag for your children to collect the eggs during the hunt.
The Town of New Windsor has open registration for our Summer Camp program for ages 3-12. In years past, there were two separate locations to choose from but this year we have combined the camp locations into one and camp will be exclusively taking place at Kristi Babcock Memorial Park as the park is big enough to accommodate the numbers from both locations.
The Summer Camp program starts on Wednesday July 5 and will go to Friday August 11.
Camp prices are $80 a week for New Windsor Residents and $125 a week for non-residents. The first week will be prorated since it is shortened due to the holiday. The preschool camp for ages 3-5 will meet from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., and the camp for ages 6-12 will meet from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Early drop off and late pick-up are available for an additional cost. For more information or to register for camp please visit nwrecisfun.com or call the Recreation Department at 845-565-7750.
Up Coming Events at St. Thomas Episcopal Church and sister parishes
Holy Week celebrations: St. Thomas will have a Liturgy of the Palms Service on Palm Sunday. The church will be open for Meditation and prayer and provide the Stations of the Cross for individual reflection on Good Friday
Holy Saturday Easter Vigil: St. Thomas will be joining Christ Lutheran in Newburgh and many other churches in our area in an Ecumenical Easter Vigil at 6:30 p.m. Christ Lutheran Church is located 186 Fullerton Ave. Refreshments to follow after service.
Easter Sunday: We will have an Easter Sunday Morning Prayer Service, we invite all families to bring their Easter baskets to have a community blessing of the eggs, and we will have our traditional Easter Egg hunt after Mass for all children in attendance, rain or shine!
Birthday shout outs this week go to Frank Lange whose birthday is on March 23, to Dylan Soons and Frankie Vanzilotta whose birthdays are on March 24, to Dylan Hess whose birthday is on March 27, and to anyone else out there celebrating birthdays this week, Happy Birthday!
If anyone has a birthday or other special event you want mentioned in my column, or have anything going on in New Windsor that you want the world to know about you can reach me at mveronesi@optimum.net or by calling 845-629-1260. Have a great week.