Parks and Recreation Activity Brochure - WINTER 2012
Program registration begins on Tuesday January 3rd for online and in person starting January 10th from 9am to 9pm at the Joseph G. Caputo Community Center unless otherwise noted. Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis.

Registration after the above date will be taken Monday through Friday between 9:00AM and 8:00 PM. Registrations will be accepted on Saturdays from 9am to 1pm. Fees are listed with each program. Checks or money orders should be made payable to the Ossining Recreation Department or as otherwise specified in the program description. NO CASH ACCEPTED. Some class sizes are limited, so register early.

Ossining Senior citizens receive a 10% discount. Non-residents, including seniors will pay a non-resident fee. A current Ossining Recreation Department ID card is required to register for programs either in person or online. There is an annual fee for ID cards and it must be renewed yearly. Village of Ossining $2, Non residents $25 (outside the Village of Ossining)

Online Registration! Active Net lets you register for programs online.
http://activenet.active.com/ossiningrecreation

Parks & Recreation Programs:
The Ossining Community Center, 95 Broadway, provides programs for senior citizens and pre-schoolers in the mornings and early afternoon, after school and summer programs for children, and adult evening programs such as social dance, yoga, and aerobics. Every Saturday and Sunday evening there is open gym and basketball. Contact the recreation office for a seasonal calendar of programs and registration information.

The Parks & Recreation Department also works closely with the Ossining Boat & Canoe Club, committed to continuing our role on the waterfront as a living interface between the Ossining community and the Hudson River, one of our country's great natural resources.

The Ossining Community Sailing Club is a community based non-profit organization. Our principal goals are to promote recreational sailing by making it more accessible, affordable and convenient, and to provide sailing-related educational services to the Ossining Community.

• Ossining Heritage Area
  The Ossining Urban Park Visitors Center is located at the Joseph G. Caputo Community Center, 95 Broadway, Ossining. The center provides life- size exhibits on Sing Sing Prison and the Old Croton Aqueduct. Ossining is one of fifteen areas in New York State to be included in this unique program designed to preserve the State's heritage and use historic, educational and recreational tools for economic development. Free admission.
• Ossining Arts Council Gallery - For information call (914) 762-8150.
  Current exhibits are being displayed at points around Ossining by the “Ossining Arts Council”. This display changes monthly.

• Ryder Park - Morningside Drive - soccer/football, fitness trail, horseshoe pits, pavillions, tennis courts, basketball courts, ballfields, playground, picnic area, rest rooms. 
• Gerlach Park - Old Albany Post Road - horseshoe pits, pavillions, hiking/nature study, ballfields, playground, picnic area, rest rooms. 
• Veterans Park - Narragansett Avenue - soccer/football, horseshoe pits, fishing, bocce courts, basketball courts, ballfields, playground, picnic area, rest rooms, roller hockey rink. 
• Louis Engel Waterfront Park - adjacent to RR station parking lot - sunning beach, fishing, playground, picnic area, rest rooms. 
• Buck Johnson Park - Blue Lantern Road - basketball courts, playground. 
• Cedar Lane Park - Cedar Lane - fitness trail, basketball courts, fishing, picnic area, restrooms, soccer field.

*Please note that you must have a New York State license to fish at a town park. Contact the Town Clerk's Office for licensing information.

For questions or further information about any of the programs and services offered, please call the Parks & Recreation Department Monday - Friday, 9:00 am - 9:00 pm.

COMMUNITY GARDENERS WANTED IN OSSINING

Town and Village of Ossining residents are invited to participate
in the Ossining Organic Community Garden.

The garden located in beautiful Cedar Lane Park, with raised and ground level garden beds, native perennial & edible flower gardens, mulch, leaf compost, drainage, standpipes & deer fencing.

Gardeners should expect an average of 4 to 5 hours of work weekly towards the maintenance & upkeep of their plot & the community garden.

• All gardeners will be required to sign a contract of rules & deadlines to ensure a pleasurable working environment for all.
• Beginner gardeners are encouraged to share their plot with a friend.
• Applicants younger than 18 years old are required to sign up with an adult who will accompany & assist them with their garden.
• Raised garden beds are available for gardeners with limited mobility.

Costs:  $10 for single raised bed, $20 for double raised bed.

A current Ossining Parks & Recreation ID card is required. ($4 ID cards for the garden only will also be available)
Payment is due upon receipt of plot assignment.
Download the flyer here...

To sign up and for more information or application please contact:
Ossining Recreation and Parks 
Joseph G. Caputo Community Center
95 Broadway, Ossining, NY 10562  (914) 941-3189

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