As we enter this month of gratitude, we want to extend our heartfelt thanks to the community sponsors, vendors, exhibitors, entertainers, staff, volunteers, and especially the community for making LaGrange Bicentennial Weekend a smashing success! We look forward to the return of our traditional Community Day on June 11, 2022.

Mark your calendars as we are putting a call out for stationary floats for the LaGrange Festival of Lights Drive-Thru on December 11th at Stringham Park. We hope to have even more floats than last year to spread joy, hope and holiday spirit so spread the word to organizations, businesses, teams, and individuals... all are invited to be a part of this festive community event by applying HERE.

With gratitude for you all,

Our 2021 Program Guide has gone virtual giving us the ability to update as we go and allowing you to get all the latest program information as it becomes available.

You can access it several ways:

1) Scan the QR code to the right

2) Click HERE

3) From the top of our website

4) Call our office and request a copy to be mailed (note updates occur regularly)

Please check the guide regularly as it will be updated on an ongoing basis, especially the Bicentennial section as we continue to grow our list of community partners and reach our goal of 200 happenings in 2021!

THROWBACK THURSDAY- LaGrange Bicentennial Edition! #tbt

Watch our Facebook page for more #TBT every Thursday throughout 2021!

Pleasant Valley and LaGrange Seniors is offering Friday morning fitness classes from 9-9:45am! The class is FREE and is led this month by LaGrange Parks & Recreation Director, Courtney Carroll. After class, plan to stay for Senior Fridays beginning at 10am with coffee and snack, cards and games, lunch at noon (bring your own), and Bingo from 12:30-2!

The Pleasant Valley and LaGrange Senior Program offers activities for seniors to enjoy time with their peers. Recreational activities create positive feelings and reduce stress. Through creative programs, including day trips, one can strengthen cognitive health, enhance social skills and have fun! Watch for more activities coming soon.

Join us for this year's traditional LaGrange Tree Lighting on Wednesday, December 1st at LaGrange Town Hall. The celebration begins at 6:00pm with cookies and hot cocoa. Santa and Mrs. Claus will light the LaGrange Christmas Tree then settle in for photos with attendees! Don't forget your letter to Santa to drop in the big red North Pole Mail box. Won't have your letter to Santa ready by then? No worries! North Pole Mail will remain in the front of Town Hall for letter drop off until December 17th. Letters dropped off with return addresses will receive a letter back! We will also kick off our Toys For Tots drive! Please consider bringing a new, unwrapped toy to donate. Donations will continue in Town Hall following the event and at our Festival of Lights Drive-Thru on December 11th at Stringham Park.

In partnership with the Dutchess County Office for the Aging, Jill Bubel, Trauma Injury Prevention Coordinator at Vassar Brothers Medical Center (Nuvance), will be facilitating a virtual Bingocize class starting December 8th for any participant 60 and older. Bingocize combines the fun of Bingo with simple exercises and of course, prizes to help older adults stay connected, active and independent.

The signup form is HERE. It needs to be filled out and returned to the Dutchess County Office For the Aging. Questions can be directed to DCOA 845-486-2555 or Jill at 845-797-6768.

We are looking for floats for our Festival of Lights Drive-Thru event happening at Stringham Park on Saturday, December 11th from 5-8pm! Showcase your organization, business, team or group with signs, lights, and spread HOLIDAY SPIRIT to the community as they drive through the park!

For more information and float application, please click HERE!

Clouds may have been hiding the moon but it didn't dampen the spirit or turn out for our first Full Moon Hike at Red Wing Lake Trail! Hosted by Paul Doherty, who offered guests wine and cookies, members of the LaGrange Conservation Advisory Council joined LaGrange Parks and Recreation to lead hikers of all ages through a one mile hike out and back on the trail. It was a beautiful evening and we can't wait to do it again when the full moon isn't blocked by clouds and will reflect so brightly in the lake! Watch for future hiking events.

Harry Potter fans gathered in Freedom Park for our Harry Potter Trivia In the Park event and we learned a few things:

The teams were tough and all left with their choice of candy or butter beer (no ID required, it's non-alcoholic!)

We couldn't have held this event, or our Movie In the Park featuring Monsters Inc during LaGrange Bicentennial Weekend, without the Town of Pawling Recreation Department. Our movie and sound equipment was destroyed during the first Freedom Lake flooding and the Town of Pawling Recreation Department let us borrow their equipment. Thank you Jessica and team!

Thank you to LaGrange Bicentennial Weekend sponsors, vendors, entertainment, staff, volunteers, Mother Nature, and the amazing community that turned out to celebrate LaGrange's 200 years! Click below to see a video recap of the two days. Individual photos in video and more can be found on our Facebook page.

Be sure to follow LaGrange Soccer Club's Facebook and Instagram pages for the latest news.

Lagrange Youth Baseball and Softball is concluding the eight week fall season over the course of two weeks. Due to the recent rain we had leading up to the last week only the baseball side was able to finish. Softball had to postpone and will be making up their last week on November 6. We are grateful to the town and the guys down at the complex for working so hard to make sure we can get as many games in as possible. Despite an unprecedented amount of rain this late summer and early fall we are happy to say the only rainouts we had to a Saturday were October 30th. Please look for registration for the spring 2022 season around mid December. 

Please visit the LaGrange Youth Baseball Softball webpage and Facebook page to stay up to date on happenings.

Please visit the Hudson Valley Admirals Youth Football and Cheer website and Facebook page to stay up to date on happenings.

There will be no LaGrange Youth Basketball for the 2021/22 season due to the inability to use local school gyms.

As we announced last month, after 18 dedicated years of service to our community's youth, John Auriana is stepping down as President of LaGrange Youth Basketball along with long time Treasurer, Arnie Bendel. We thank them for giving so generously of their time and commitment to our community. We wish them both well!

LaGrange Youth Basketball is seeking a new President and Treasurer to continue the wonderful program that so many in our community are missing during these last two seasons due to Covid.

The President of LaGrange Youth Basketball is responsible for, but not limited to, running registration, coordinating with coaches to schedule tryouts/practices/games, as well as communicate with schools and Parks and Recreation Department to secure facilities.

The Treasurer of LaGrange Youth Basketball is responsible for, but not limited to, handling monies, collecting registration fees, and paying referees.

If you are interested in giving back to the community and helping to ensure the LaGrange Youth Basketball program continues in the future, please email your name and contact information to recreation@lagrangeny.gov.

FIT4MOM Dutchess County has enjoyed another year of fun outdoor workouts at Stringham Park, and they’re ready to head inside for the colder months! FIT4MOM Dutchess County offers fitness programs for moms at all stages of motherhood, prenatal and beyond, with and/or without little workout buddies in tow. They create a fun and supportive environment for moms of all fitness levels.

Visit dutchesscounty.fit4mom.com for a full in-person and virtual class schedule and detailed program descriptions.

FIT4MOM Dutchess County’s workout program options include:

Use code LAGRANGEMAMA to save 10% on your maternity pass, monthly membership, OR 10-class pass (and remember – your first class is always free, but you do need to register in advance).

Follow FIT4MOM Dutchess County on Facebook & Instagram for announcements and updates about classes, play dates, moms nights, and more. Questions? Email owner Marie Hughes at mariehughes@fit4mom.com.

While we've heard from many of you that feeding the ducks and geese at Stringham Park is a calming and enjoyable activity, doing so has caused A SERIOUS GEESE PROBLEM AT STRINGHAM PARK that we are working very closely with the Department of Environmental Conservation to correct.

It is important to know that feeding the waterfowl is detrimental to their health and many of the ducks and geese at Stringham Park have been SEVERELY PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED as well as generations having their migration interrupted.

We realize this was never anyone's intent but we ask that you PLEASE STOP FEEDING THE WILDLIFE IN OUR PARKS FOR THEIR OWN HEALTH!

PLEASE NO DOGS IN LAGRANGE TOWN PARKS! We are finding many park guests are disregarding the no dogs rule and our dog feces problem is growing.

It's important to know aside from the obvious impacts of dog feces in the park, it also impacts the environment as it's one of the larger impacts on storm water contamination. Also, we love dogs here in Parks and Recreation but many individuals do not. Every person has the right to use our parks without anxiety that we may or may not understand.

Dogs are permitted on the Rail Trail as well as in Baird Park, which are just minutes from our town parks.

Please be kind and respectful of nature and your neighbors. Join us in our efforts to continue to make our parks a great place for ALL people in our community to enjoy! Thank you kindly for following park rules.

Phone: 845-452-1972 | Website  | Email

Office Location: LaGrange Town Hall - 120 Stringham Road, LaGrangeville, NY 12540

(Check the Town of LaGrange website for holiday and weather related office closings)