Hello New Windsor. Officials from the Town of New Windsor were invited to ShopRite of Vails Gate last week to bag groceries and to bring awareness to ShopRite’s Partners In Caring Program Help Bag Hunger.

ShopRite stores are committed to helping neighbors in need throughout the communities served by their stores.

In 1999 they developed the ShopRite Partners in Caring program, a community-based hunger fighting initiative that supports more than 2,200 charities. Since its founding ShopRite Partners In Caring has donated more than $48 million to soup kitchens, food pantries, homeless shelters, senior citizen centers, and other organizations that are on the front lines of fighting hunger. As Recreation Director for the Town of New Windsor I am honored to attend this event every year. ShopRite does so much for the Community of New Windsor and beyond that we were happy to come out to show our support for this program.

Thank you so much to Store Director Mark Capicotto and all his team for all they do for the community.

New Windsor Town Supervisor George Meyers recently released the State of the Town Report and despite the Covid-19 Pandemic the Town has continued to move forward and delivers services to its residents. Some of the bullet points from the report are as follows.

* The budget submitted for fiscal year 2021 remained under the New York State imposed tax cap
* An eighteen-month moratorium was implemented due to the over development in the town which gave time for the town to update their master plan to address these issues.
* All of the town’s parks have been renovated and a new dog park at San Giacomo Park was built and opened.
* The Catskill Aqueduct is back online.
* A fiver year repaving plan for the town roads has been developed with Highway Superintendent Anthony Fayo with year one of the plan being completed this summer.
* A new towing law was adopted which is regulated by the New Windsor Police Department.
* The Town led by Supervisor Meyers was able to avoid having to pay back $750,000 to the Federal Government because of a previous broken contract.
* The Town negotiated with the NYDEC to get a $3.6 million reimbursement for water purchased from the Aqueduct.
* The Town has begun updating and expanding the existing 45-year old sewer plant.
* All phone calls and emails to the Supervisor Office are returned on the same day that they are received thus making the government of New Windsor open and accessible.

The Town of New Windsor Senior Exercise classes are held outdoors for the fall at Kristi Babcock Memorial Park under the pavilion with Jazzercise scheduled for Monday’s from 9:30 - 10:30 a.m., Chair Yoga on Tuesday’s from 9 - 10 a.m., Zumba Gold on Wednesday’s from 10 - 11 a.m., Chair Yoga again on Thursday 9 - 10 a.m., and Walk 15 from 10 - 11 a.m. All classes are $3. For more information please call the Recreation Department at (845) 565-7750.

Join the Town of New Windsor Recreation Department for our annual trip to the Radio City Christmas Spectacular on Sunday 21.

This is the most famous Christmas Show in the World. Join the Rockettes and get into the Christmas Spirit Early this year! Bus leaves from New Windsor Town Hall Complex in front of the Marasco Senior Center at 10 a.m. for a 2 p.m. show time so there will be some time before the show for shopping, sight-seeing, or to get some lunch. This show always fills up fast, so be sure to sign up early! For more information please call the Recreation Department at (845) 565-7750 or to register visit www.nwrecisfun.com.

Birthday shout outs this week go to Robin Conley whose birthday is on September 23, to Luke Lavello whose birthday is on September 25, to Kyle Novak and Maddox Fish whose birthdays are on September 26, to and to anyone else out there celebrating birthdays this week. Happy Birthday! Happy 39th Wedding Anniversary to Joe and Audrey Armenderez who are celebrating on September 24. 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.