Conley
By Matt Veronesi
Hello New Windsor! Being the Director of Parks and Recreation, I get to meet a lot of really good people, many of whom are Law Enforcement Officers.
One of these fine people I have met is Pete D’Antonio who is a Special Agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, a Federal Law Enforcement agency.
Pete is stationed out of the New Windsor area but covers the whole state and beyond if his duty calls. And as much as I like Pete, I like his partner even more. His partner Conley, is a three year old Black Lab, who is an Explosives Detection Canine.
Conley can detect over 20,000 different scents of explosives, firearms, ammunition, etc. I met Pete last year when they were doing some training in our park. Pete was gracious enough to bring Conley to our three Sumer Camp locations this summer as well as last and did some demonstrations for the campers. Conley was a true pro sniffing out the training explosives, or shell casings that were hidden in the middle of a big athletic field.
It was an amazing site to see Conley and Pete work together to find what they were searching for. And as amazing of a Law Enforcement Canine Conley is he is an even friendlier dog who all of the campers got to meet and pet and take pictures with. I myself have an affinity for labs currently having two as pets, Homer and Captain. Homer and Captain are quite amazing too. Now they can’t sniff out 20,000 different scents of explosives and firearms like Conley, but they definitely can sniff out 20,000 different food scents, and will come running if they hear anyone quietly open the refrigerator or a packaged food item even if they are on the other side of the house.
Thank you to Special Agent Pete D’Antonio and Conley for coming to our camps and teaching all of the campers about all of the amazing work you guys do for the ATF!
The Town of New Windsor Community Day will be held on Saturday August 24 from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Kristi Babcock Memorial Park.
This year will be the 11th annual event and last year we had 40,000 people attend. There is free parking, free admission, and a ton of free entertainment and activities for all ages. If you are a business and are interested in sponsorship opportunities you can email mveronesi@newwindsor-ny.gov .
Join the Town of New Windsor on tonight for the last Nancy Pullar Summer Concert of the season. Caitlin Caporale from the Voice and Tim Urban from American Idol will be performing.
The concerts are held on the Town Hall lawn and begin at 7 p.m. and go until 8:30 p.m. This concert also has the fourth annual Taste of New Windsor event with ShopRite which is a food tasting event that raises money for the local veterans charities. Catering the other local businesses that will be on hand are: Anthony’s Deli, Café Spice, El Jalapeno Charro, Freedom Hill Farm, Blue 32 Wine Bar, Blend Smoothie and Salad Bar, Confetti Cupcakery, and Miracle Bagels.
The Taste of New Windsor will begin at 6 p.m. Price to enter the VIP food area is $10.
The fifth movie of the Friday Night Flix Movies In The Park Series will be held this Friday August 16 at 8 p.m. and will be “Back To The Future.”
A high-schooler (Michael J Fox) is accidentally transported in a time machine back to the 1950s, where he inadvertently interferes with his future parents’ budding romance. Now, the boy must figure out how to set things right, or risk changing the future.
This is a great family night out so don’t miss out join us at the Friday Night Flix Movies In The Park Series!