City of Middletown, New York

Thomas E. Elwood, Superintendent
Location: Michael G. Perkins Community Center
47 Academy Avenue
Middletown, New York 10940

Phone: (845) -346-4180
Fax: (845) -344-2918
Email:
rec-parks@middletown-ny.com

Hours: Monday - Friday
8:30 am - 4:30 pm

Staff:
Thomas E. Elwood, Superintendent
Chris Brinckerhoff, Assistant to the Superintendent
Deborah Sherman, Secretary
John Bianchi, Working Supervisor
Raelynn Aviles, Program Coordinator
Janelle Worden-Walker, Recreation Specialist

The Recreation and Parks Department works year round to provide a wide range of safe and accessible recreational facilities and leisure time programs for participants of all ages. Whatever your interest may be, you can always find an activity or a special event to enhance your quality of life. Year round programs include: Basketball, Cheerleading, Community Center Programs, Gymnastics, Fitness, Pre-School program, Swim Team, Teen Programs, Tennis, Volleyball, Drama, Music and Dance.

Upcoming Events

Spring Break Program: Program runs from April 9, 2012 to April 13, 2012. It will be held at the Middletown High School from 9:00AM to 4:00PM. This program is offered to children between the ages of 6 and 13. The cost of this program for a child who is a Middletown Resident is $70.00 and a non- resident is $80.00. Some of the activities offered to the children in this program are swimming, various sports, arts and crafts, table games, etc. We as that you provide your child with a bag lunch and a drink. If your child chooses to swim they will also be asked to bring a swimsuit and towel on designated days. The full payement is due upon registration and all fees are non-refundable.

Youth Basketball and Cheerleading Program: Starting Saturday January 7, 2012 which will run for 8 consecutive Saturday mornings until Saturday, February 25,2012. This program is designed for both boys and girls. The age requirement for both programs is 4-12 yrs. old. The Cost of the program will be $35.00 which is being held now at the Registration Office thru December 9, 2012. Any registration forms accepted after December 9,2012 will incur a $15.00 late fee. The program is held at the Recreation building located at 47 Academy Avenue. Each Saturday includes different clinic instruction and fundamentals, in addition to games to apply the skills, sportsmanship, and teamwork in which they have learned.

Middletown Youth Wrestling: Starting November of 2011, the Middletown Wrestling team will be co-sponsoring the Mighty Middies Youth Wrestling Club. This club will be open to all students in grades 2-6. If the child does not meet the grade requirement and is interesting in wrestling, you may contact Coach Deentromente about joining. When joining this program your child will receive the top notch instruction from former Middie Wrestlers, Josh Deentromente and Robert Greve along with assistance from the Middletown High School Wrestling coaching staff and wrestlers. This club meets every Tuesday and Thursday in the High School Mat Room from 6-8pm. Along with instruction, they will also be participating in competitions and scrimmages against other schools to demonstrate the skills in which they learned. We are proud to announce that the Mighty Middies will be the newest members of the Orange County Youth Wrestling League. For further information, questions, or concerns contact Varsity Wrestling Coach Jason Lichtenstein at JLich285@yahoo.com or Coach Deentromente at jpdeentromont@yahoo.com.

The City of Middletown has thirteen parks available that can accommodate baseball, basketball, bicycling, cooking, fishing, football, horse shows, outdoor concerts, ice skating, jogging, picnics, playground activities, soccer, swimming, tennis, walking or just relaxing with the family or friends.

Reservations for park facilities can be made by calling our office at least thirty days in advance. Reservations for the picnic pavilions in Fancher-Davidge, Ben & Paula Amchir Park, & Maple Hill are accepted beginning in January to reserve for dates of May 15th through Oct 15th of each year. A small fee is required. Revocable Permits are also issued for other requested use of City park property. Tennis Courts can be reserved by calling our office. Our Professional Staff look forward to serving you.