Matt Veronesi
By Matt Veronesi
Hello New Windsor. With three younger children in the house, my wife and I are always looking for different fun things to do as a family to keep the kids busy. Recently we took the kids Goat Walking. You might ask what the heck is goat walking? But it is just as it sounds. We went to the Clover Brooke Farm in Hyde Park NY where they offer a whole range of fun family activities including one where the participant can walk a goat on a leash for a two mile walk around their beautiful farm.
It truly was so much fun and really relaxing, plus good exercise. The goats were so friendly and the scenery at the farm was absolutely beautiful. Our twins even had goats that were also twins.
Besides Goat Walking the farm also offers a host of other activities such as Llama and Alpaca Hikes, Bunnypalooza where you can just hang out with a bunch of bunnies, and Farm Yoga. It was a lot of fun and we highly recommend it if you are looking for a family outing.
More information can be found at www.cloverbrookefarm.com .
New Windsor Town Supervisor George Meyers recently announced that New Windsor waives property tax exemption renewal requirement for Senior Citizens and Disabled Individuals. On January 5, 2022, the New Windsor Town Board passed a resolution waiving the renewal application requirement for Low Income Senior Citizens and Individuals with Disabilities with Limited Income. This option was allowed by a recently issued Executive Order by Governor Hochul.
The goal is to protect these people from having to file the applications with the Assessor’s Office due to Covid. For the next tax cycle. these individuals will receive the same exemption at the same percentages that they received last year without having to file the renewal applications. This same Resolution was also passed last year.
In other news the Veterans Property Tax Exemption in New York State has moved back the commencement date for the Vietnam War. The State of New York recently amended the commencement date of the Vietnam War from February 28, 1961, to November 1, 1955. Certain veterans may now qualify for a greater exemption. Veterans that had been receiving a Cold War exemption may now qualify for having served during a period of war. The Town of New Windsor Assessor’s Office will be sending a letter to those property owners that are currently receiving a Cold War Veterans exemption to inform them they may benefit from this change and should look into filing for the Alternative Veterans exemption. The next exemption filing deadline is March 1, 2022.
On December 18, 2021, members of the Kiwanis Club of Newburgh, NFA Key Club, and Cornwall High School Key Club spent the day ringing the bells for the Salvation Army of Newburgh at Walmart. Despite the cold and rainy weather, the Club managed to bring a lot of holiday cheer with Christmas caroling and thanking all who donated to the worthy cause.
The following are prayer requests for the week if you would like to pray for them: Please allow Tony a full recovery from his medical issues. Please allow Taylor to get his life together and stay on the right path. Please watch over all pregnant mothers and their unborn babies keeping them healthy and safe. Please watch over all patients in hospitals and nursing homes allowing them to be treated well and looked after. And please watch over all the workers in the medical field keeping them healthy and safe. Thank you Father. If you would like to send a prayer request to be added to a future column please feel free to reach out to me at 845-629-1260 by text or phone call or you can email me at mveronesi@optimum.net. Thank you.
The Marasco Senior Center is open Monday thru Friday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for socialization and activities and classes. If you are a senior or know a senior that is looking to get out of the house and be around other people join us for fun and games or some meaningful conversation. The senior center is open to seniors ages 55 and over. Besides the socialization there are exercise classes that meet during the week.
Monday’s is Dance Aerobics from 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. ($3 paid to instructor) Tuesday’s Chair Yoga meets from 9 - 10 a.m. ($3 paid to instructor) Wednesday’s Zumba Gold meets 10 - 11 a.m. ($3 paid to instructor) Thursday’s Chair Yoga meets 9 - 10 a.m. ($3 paid to instructor), and Walk 15 meets 10 - 11 a.m. ($3 paid to instructor) For more information please call the Recreation Department at 845-565-7750.
Birthday shout outs this week go to Allison Haight whose birthday is on January 14, to Leo McCaffrey whose birthday is on January 16, to Logan Ellife whose birthday is on January 18, 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.