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Mid Hudson Times, Wednesday, June 6, 2018
IN THIS ISSUE
Calendar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
City of Newburgh.. . . . . . . . . . . 24
Classifieds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Crossword. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Letters to the Editor. . . . . . . . . . 8
Meadow Hill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Town of Newburgh. . . . . . . . . . . 23
Newburgh Heritage. . . . . . . . . . . 10
New Windsor.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Obituaries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Opinion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Police Blotter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Service Directory. . . . . . . . . . . 34
Sports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
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Newburgh Town Board meeting, 7
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Newburgh.
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Town of New Windsor Planning Board,
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Windsor.
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Shelter House Café to open June 9
By LAUREN BERG
A
fter months of planning and
remodeling, along with the help
of many community members,
Downing Park’s Shelter House is due to
open its doors as a café as soon as June 9.
The Shelter House, a stone building
located adjacent to the park’s pond, The
Polly, was built in 1934 as a shelter in
the winter months where skaters could
come in, change their skates, and even
grab a warm beverage like hot chocolate.
In recent years it has served as a park
visitor center and the location of various
meetings and events. The Downing Park
Planning Committee, however, has long
hoped to restore the building so that it
could serve as a more regular and central
gathering place at the park. The Shelter
House Café project, which volunteer
and local resident Stephen Sinnott has
headed up, is the outgrowth of the park
committee’s dreams for the space.
“Over the years we’ve dealt with a
lot of vandalism and littering, and just
disregard for the setting of the park. So
we decided as an approach to help bring
the park back and make it a destination,
the best thing is to provide concession
and give the families a reason to come in,
and just have more of a presence in the
park,” explained Sinnott.
Decorated with photographs of
Newburgh, historical drawings, and
even the finial from Andrew Jackson’s
Newburgh house, the café’s expansive
windows offer scenic views of the
121-year-old park. The Shelter House
Café will be open Tuesday through
Sunday from 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m., serving
specialty coffee, a variety of lunch items
such as salads and sandwiches, as well as
Jane’s ice cream, all of which the park
aims to make as affordable as possible.
Another option available will be a “Day
in the Park,” where customers can choose
items from the menu that they then can
take out in a provided picnic basket to
enjoy in the park.
Sinnott, who has volunteered with the
park committee for the past three years,
hopes the café will model the park’s
peaceful atmosphere, while also helping
bring the community together.
“We have already had a lot of local
people that are musicians that would like
to utilize the space. We had a lot of artists
that would like to feature some of their
work,” said Sinnott. “We would like for
people to really use the space too for their
events, for weddings, for quinceañeras,
really encourage it.”
The proceeds from the café will stay
Owner Stephen Sinnott behind the counter of his new café.
within the park to promote future public
events, the park’s fitness program, plays
on the amphitheater, and maintenance of
the park’s landmarks. The Shelter House
will continue to operate as a visitor
center, and serve as a central location
for grassroots development meetings and
other community events, such as the
park’s Annual Gala held July 14, that will
help promote the park.
“For a long time [the Shelter House]
was always available but a lot of people
just didn’t know about it. But we are
hoping this kind of opens the door to
that,” said Sinnott. “I think everybody
always envisioned this space being more
open to the public, and being more of an
attribute to the park. To be a part of it has
been an honor,…and it took everybody
involved to make it happen.”
For more details on the Shelter House
Café’s upcoming public opening, and
eventual grand opening later in the
summer, visit ajdowningpark.com/
brewmethods or check out the café’s
Facebook page.
The Shelter House Café will be open Tuesday through Sunday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.