The Easter Egg Hunt returned to the City of Newburgh on Sunday, April 12 after a two-year hiatus.

Maritza Wilson of the City Recreation Department said she was happy to be able to put this event together after all this time.

“I’m just happy. It’s all about the kids,” Wilson said.
The city egg hunt was originally planned to be held at Delano-Hitch Stadium on Saturday, April 11 but due to rainfall making its way through the area, the hunt was postponed to Sunday.

The stadium fields were not usable but the Newburgh Armory Unity City (NAUC) opened up their turf field for the hunt.

Parents took the opportunity to take some photographs of their children with several Easter bunnies who made their rounds on the fields.

Prior to the kids making their way onto the field, Amanda Aquino along with her daughters Alexis and Leilani set out onto the field and spelt ‘We Are Newburgh’ with several hundred eggs for the younger children.

Max Cuacuas, NAUC Director of Operations, made his way out onto the fields and explained the rules and set up for the children and families.

The two turf fields inside were divided into two different age groups for the children to collect their eggs. One side of the field was for young families with children going up to the age of four. The other side was for families that have children from the ages of 5 to 11.

Amanda and her daughters were all happy to be a part of the festivities. “I really enjoy spending time with my mom and my sister. In the end it was fun,” Alexis said. “It was wonderful. It was a lot of excitement,” Amanda said.

Cuacuas wishes everyone a Happy Easter and extends gratitude to the community partners and families who came out to partake in the egg hunt.

“It always feels great to be able to collaborate with community partners such as We Are Newburgh and the [City of] Newburgh Recreation, the fire department, the police department,” Cuacuas said. “Being able to just have all these families come out and have a good time for a little while, was great to watch.”