By Matt Veronesi
Hello New Windsor. There are so many generous people in this world, and two of those wonderful people are Sally and Terry Kraft, owners of the Alps Sweet Shop with locations in Beacon and Fishkill.
Sally and Terry have been so generous to the Town of New Windsor over the years, donating chocolate bunnies for all attendees of our annual Easter Egg Hunt to receive. Even during the Pandemic when there was a shortage of chocolate and the Alps could not even get the supplies they needed to have their store shelves stocked for the holidays, they still donated the chocolate bunnies to the Town, never once wavering in their generosity, even though they were short on supplies and revenues would take a hit. That is true generosity.
The Town of New Windsor Recreation Department is excited to announce that our annual Easter Egg Hunt will take place on Sunday, March 24 at Kristi Babcock Memorial Park at 2 p.m. We will have an Egg Hunt for ages 8 and under, fun games for kids over 8, all attendees will receive a chocolate bunny donated by the Alps Sweet Shop, there will be a petting zoo from Clover Brooke Farms, and the Bubble Bus will be back playing music and shooting bubbles.
This event is for New Windsor residents only. We can’t wait to see everyone there.
The Town of New Windsor Recreation Department is pleased to offer Youth Sports programs with the Quickstrike Soccer program taking place on Wednesday nights starting on April 3 and going for eight weeks. Ages 2-4 meet from 5:15 - 6 p.m. and ages 5-12 meet from 6 - 7 p.m. at Kristi Babcock Memorial Park. The program is $65 for New Windsor residents and $75 for non-residents.
The Sportsplex Junior Tennis program is a five-week program that works on the fundamentals of tennis taught by professional instructors. The program meets on Monday’s starting May 6th from 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. Ages 5-8 meet 4:30 - 5:30 p.m., and ages 9-12 meets from 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. The program is $85 for New Windsor Residents and $95 for non-residents and takes place at San Giacomo Park in New Windsor.
The Skyhawks Spring Basketball program will be held on Thursday’s April 18 to May 23 at San Giacomo Park with ages 6-7 taking place 5:15 - 6:15 p.m., ages 8-10 from 6:20 - 7:20 p.m., and ages 11-14 from 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. The program is $105 for New Windsor residents and $115 for non-residents.
The SkyhawksMulti-Sports Tots program will meet on Tuesday’s starting on April 16 at Kristi Babcock Memorial Park and ages 2-3 will meet at 5 - 5:45 p.m. and ages 4-5 will meet from 6 - 6:45 p.m. and players will learn a variety of sports from the professional instructors of Sky Hawks. The price is $95 for New Windsor Residents and $105 for non-residents.
To register for any of the above programs please visit the Recreation Department website at nwrecisfun.com or by calling 845-565-7750.
On Monday, March 25, the Recreation Department will be taking a bus trip to Madison Square Garden the World’s most famous arena to watch a professional basketball game with the New York Knicks taking on the Detroit Pistons in a 7:30 p.m. game. The bus will leave the New Windsor Town Hall Complex at 4:30 p.m. and will return to New Windsor immediately following the game. The price for the trip is $110 per person which is a great deal. If you went to this game on your own it would cost over $200 with the game, and with transportation. Don’t miss out sign up today space is limited!
On Wednesday, May 1, join the Town of New Windsor Recreation Department for a trip to City Field to see the New York Mets to play the Chicago Cubs in field level seats. The bus will leave New Windsor Town Hall Complex at 4 p.m. for a 7:10 p.m. game. The seats are field level section 124. The price for the trip is $105 which includes ticket to the game and bus ride down and back. Don’t miss out space is limited sign up today.
Then on Wednesday, May 22, the Town of New Windsor Recreation Department will be taking a trip down to Yankee Stadium to see the New York Yankees take on the Seattle Mariners in a 7:05 p.m. game. The bus leaves New Windsor Town Hall Complex at 4 p.m. for a 7:05 p.m. game. The seats are field level section 133. The price for the trip is $105 which includes ticket to the game and bus ride down and back. Space is limited so sign up today.
For more information or to register for any of the above trips please visit nwrecisfun.com or call the Recreation Department at 845-565-7750.
Mark your calendars: New Windsor Community Day 2024 will take place on Saturday, Sept. 14, 12 - 8 p.m. at Kristi Babcock Park.
Birthday shout outs this week go to Daniella Mejia VanVoorhis who celebrates her 10th birthday on February 25 and to Ben Berghahn whose birthday is on February 28, and to anyone else out there celebrating birthdays this week Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday to Gary MacEntee Sr who turned 70 recently. He was honored with a surprise party at Temple Hill Tavern.
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.