The new year is off and running, but not without a look back at 2022. Here’s a glimpse at some of the new features that were added to Parks and Recreation in 2022: New Pickleball courts at Hagantown Park, major repairs and refurbishment of 15+ baseball/softball fields, awarded a T-Mobile grant of $42,450 to build a new softball field and t-ball field at Stanley Still park, resealing the tennis courts at Red Oaks Mills and Greenvale Parks, also at Greenvale Park a much needed facelift to the pavilion and concession with fresh paint and stain, aerating and over-seeding the 13+ soccer fields, repairs to the restrooms, irrigation repairs, and expansion of the lower parking lot for additional parking, improvements to the entrance of Hillis Park, 3 new Little Free Libraries added to Crestwood Park, Red Oaks Mills, and Greenvale Parks, new bocce ball court at the senior center, new park benches in various parks, pollinator gardens in 4 parks, new ecosystem signs designed and installed at 6 parks, new park signage at Red Oaks Mills, Hagantown, and Senior Center, ongoing dead tree removal and tree trimming, a new pavilion at Peach Hill Park, pavement stencil activities at Overocker Park, new activity programs offered such as a children’s paint class, swing dance lessons, country line dance lessons, Zumba, yoga, and exercise classes, summer camp off-site trips and special programming for teens, and lots more. All in addition to our regular programing and special events. If you aren’t familiar with all of our recreation activities be sure to take a look at our website at
www.PoughkeepsieTownRec.com.