Swim and spin classes for teens and adults with disabilities We here at South Orange Family YMCA wanted to let you in on a few new happenings! Saturday at 9 a.m., we have a new class... Entertainment 11 Jan 2022 | 11:55
Ellen Beadle of South Orange Family YMCA and Monroe Village Trustee Dory Houle are good witches with cell phones and plans for Halloween: A Orange County Youth Bureau grant designed to provide family nights/events for children aged 3 to 14 is helping the South Orange Family YMCA, Smith Clove Park and the Village of Monroe to partner and host a Halloween event on Sunday, Oct. 31, from 12 to 2 p.m. Boo! Y, Smith Clove Park and Village of Monroe to host family Halloween celebration on Oct. 31 A Orange County Youth Bureau grant designed to provide family nights/events for children aged 3 to 14 is helping the South... Local News 27 Oct 2021 | 11:39
Get that costume ready for the Halloween parade and other activities in Monroe on Sunday, Oct. 31, beginning at 11 a.m. Photo illustration by Paige Cody on Unsplash. Monroe. Halloween celebration in Monroe on Oct. 31 Get that costume ready for the parade and other activities in Monroe on Sunday, Oct. 31 beginning at 11 a.m. The day’s festivities... Local News 05 Oct 2021 | 02:50
Monroe. News in brief Blood drive today Because New York is currently experiencing a severe blood shortage, Sen. James Skoufis (D-Hudson Valley)... Local News 18 Aug 2021 | 12:30
39th Senate District. Skoufis announces summer events Senator James Skoufis (D-Hudson Valley) announced his summer lineup of community events and conversations throughout the... Local News 25 Jun 2021 | 12:33
The June 3 ribbon cutting marking the official opening of the South Orange Family YMCA’s $2.9 million expansion. ( PHOTO COURTESY EC Media Group LLC) It’s official ... pool’s open! Five years after the South Orange Family YMCA bought the building it’s based in for future use, officials officially marked... Local News 09 Jun 2021 | 11:33
News in brief Monroe. Sacred Heart Church hold its annual blood drive-in On Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021, the Christian Service Committee of Sacred... Local News 26 Jan 2021 | 11:29
South Orange Family YMCA staff stand in the deepest part of the Y’s new pool, which is planned to open this spring. Provided photos. Planned spring completion for Y pool advances as officials seek additional funding for last ‘bits and pieces’ Only a few months are left until the South Orange Family YMCA’s $1.9 million expansion is a reality, now that the pool’s... Local News 20 Jan 2021 | 02:21
Santa and Mrs. Claus made sure they had the perfect masks to wear to meet with children during the South Orange Family YMCA’s annual holiday gathering on Dec. 12. Y officials made certain all COVID-19 mandates and requirements were followed to ensure the health and safety of guests. We’re certain this little girl’s requests will be fulfilled, as well as those of other children sharing their gift wish lists with the couple. Provided photo. Masked and ready for Christmas Local News 16 Dec 2020 | 09:58
The mechanical equipment for the South Orange Family YMCA’s new community pool has been delivered. South Orange Family YMCA’s new community pool projected to be completed in February There’s a big hole in the ground inside the South Orange Family YMCA, along with a mountain of dirt in its parking lot, all... Local News 04 Nov 2020 | 12:59
‘A staple in the greater Monroe community is back’ The South Orange Family YMCA, a staple in the greater Monroe community, is back! We’re ready to re-engage our members and... Letters to the Editor 01 Sep 2020 | 07:20
The newly invented one-pound buttery garlic knots - stuffed with mozzarella - at Planet Pizza in Monroe. ‘100 mph to zero’ Editor’s note: These stories prepared by writer Nancy Kriz are examples of the many changes, challenges and limitations faced... Local News 26 Mar 2020 | 11:50
Middletown YMCA Chief Operations Office Ross Miceli, left, Middletown YMCA CEO Ira Besdansky and Middletown YMCA Board Chairman Kevin Preston shovel ceremonial dirt in the spot where the Y's new community pool will be located during the Y's March 9 ground-breaking ceremony for its long awaited $2.9 million expansion project in the Village of Monroe. ( Photos by Nancy Kriz) 'Just build the pool' Dirt, shovels and two jackhammers sat on the exact spot on the current cement floor where this fall, swimmers will be doing... Local News 11 Mar 2020 | 11:48
This is the special limited edition, commemorative Monroe-Woodbury Girl Scout Service unit patch. Unity, strength, community service The Monroe and Woodbury Girl Scout service units have merged into a single group now called the Monroe-Woodbury Girl Scout... Local News 14 Feb 2020 | 11:38
YMCA officials review expansion plans, which include a new pool, with CCI Construction Inc. and Hudson Design Architecture & Construction Management in the space where the new pool will be built. From the left: Dave Morse of CCI Construction Inc.; Ira Besdansky, YMCA of Middletown CEO; Marc Savacool and Eric Savacool of CCI Construction Inc.; James Copland of Hudson Design Architecture; Ross Miceli, newly named YMCA of Middletown chief operations officer. ( Photo by Nancy Kriz) Demolition work set to begin for Y’s $2.1 million expansion project Demolition permits are expected to be issued by the end of the week which will allow the preliminary work to begin for the... Local News 05 Feb 2020 | 09:03
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