Town of Hudson - Division of Recreation

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Join Us…May Town Meeting - Monday, May 6th 2019
7:30 pm - Hudson High School Auditorium
Your ATTENDANCE and support at Town Meeting is critical to ensuring both these projects move forward!

Articles of Importance to Hudson Recreation:

Article 6 - Capital Plan (Recreation Master Plan)

This request for funding supports the next planning phase for upgrades to various facilities across town and will explore potential uses of undeveloped land we currently own. Additionally, it will enable us to determine how to best utilize our existing facilities to support everything from Playgrounds, Outdoor Basketball Courts, a Dog Park, improved Athletic Fields and more to ensure all residents have access to recreation in its various forms.

Article 26 & 27 - Centennial Beach Renovation Project Funding

This request for funding supports the construction cost associated with the Centennial Beach Renovation to accomplish our original goals of mitigating erosion issues and providing a safe, ADA accessible and improved waterfront facility that all residents can enjoy for years to come. These Articles request the use of the Town’s Community Preservation Committee (CPC) Funds. CPC funds can only be spent on historic preservation, affordable housing, open space, and recreation projects. More importantly, when using CPC funds to support projects such as this, we do not create any new tax burden on residents. In this specific case, we are simply requesting to use a portion of the current available funds and borrow the remaining.

-Article 26 requests $250K from the currently available CPC funds

-Article 27 requests the borrowing of $1.5mil, against future CPC revenues (FY20 revenues are estimated at over $500K)

CLICK HERE to see the latest design renderings

For more info, visit our Centennial Beach Renovation Project web page

April 16, 2019 -

As of early this morning, Hudson Recreation has placed 4 Pickle Ball nets at the Riverside Tennis Courts to be used for public play. Use of the courts (both Tennis and Pickle Ball) is made available to individuals or organizations who reside in Hudson. When not in use, pickle ball nets are to be placed off the courts along the inside of the fence, closest to the parking lot so that they are always accessible throughout the season. A small equipment storage container (orange job box) containing an additional 2 nets and will be added to the courts by the end of the week. At this time, pickle ball courts can be used for open play with the exception of the days/times that the HHS Tennis Programs are utilizing the courts. Hudson Recreation is also working with a Hudson Resident-Based group, commonly referred to as “Hudson, MA PickleBall” to formalize specific days and times for organized play. Lastly, the Park Commission is looking closely at the current Riverside Tennis Court Rules & Regulations in an effort to incorporate new rules & regs, specific to the use of pickle ball courts to ensure access for all our residents.

This year's George Chiasson Memorial Trout Fishing Derby will be held on Saturday, May 11th from 6:30am to 10:00am at Tripps' Pond (River Street, Hudson)

Age Groups:

Sun Fish: 6 and under
Blue Gill: 7 to 11
Cat Fish: 12 to 16

The fee to register is $5.00 per child (cash or check)

Prizes to be awarded for first fish caught (one winner) andmost fish caught (per age group), plus other categories.

Pre-registration is strongly recommended. CLICK HERE for a registration form.

Registration is now open for Spring 2019 Baseball and Softball Clinics. Clinics start March 16th. A complete list of clinics, dates, and times can be found HERE. All clinics take place at Hudson High.

SOFTBALL...
Instructional Division (ages 6-8)
Pitching & Catching (ages 9-14)
Dates: Saturdays – March 16th, 23rd, 30th, and April 6th

Minors Division (ages 9-10)
Majors Division (ages 11-12)
Seniors Division (ages 13-14)
Dates: Sundays – March 17th, 24th, 31st, and April 7th

BASEBALL...
Rookies Division (ages 6 to 8)
Minors Division (ages 9 to 10)
Majors 60’s Division (ages 10 to 11)
Majors 70’s Division (ages 11 to 12)
Dates: Saturdays – March 16th, 23rd, 30th, and April 6th

Click here to register.

The Hudson Park Commission/Division of Recreation would like to announce that applications are now being accepted for seasonal employment during the Summer of 2019. Positions available include (but are not limited to): Summer Program Supervisors, Leaders and Aides; Waterfront Supervisors, Lifeguards, and Swim Instructors (WSI certificate preferred); Track/Field, Tennis and other various Clinic Instructors; and other part-time seasonal positions as needed.

Applications are available at the Recreation Office, Town Hall – 78 Main Street, Hudson and online by CLICKING HERE. All applicants should be 16 years of age or older. The deadline for submitting applications is Friday, March 22, 2019.

For further information call 978-568-9642, Monday through Friday from 8:30am to 4:00pm.

The Town of Hudson is an EOE/AA/ADA.

Hudson Recreation is pleased to announce its 2018 Summer Programs!

Please CLICK HERE to learn more. Below are some responses to recent questions...

-Youth Track & Field registration begins Wednesday, May 23

-Boys and Girls Basketball Clinic registration is currently OPEN

-Registration for all other summer programs is OPEN

-Swimming and Tennis Lesson schedules are posted here

-Centennial Beach Season Parking Passes are on sale NOW at the Recreation Office!

-Centennial Beach is OPEN for the season

-Splash Pad is open for the season. 9am to 7pm daily

As you may have heard, we are working towards renovating Centennial Beach. To ensure you have the most up-to-date project info, we have created a dedicated page on our web site. The page is specifically designed to keep everyone updated on the design progress, upcoming meetings, etc. The Centennial Beach Renovation Project page will serve as the main hub for project updates and information, moving forward. Click on the link below to be taken directly to the page.

Centennial Beach Renovation Project Web Page

Additionally, our next project meeting will be held on January 9th, 2019 (7:30pm, Town Hall-Auditorium). At this meeting, the Park Commission will solicit public input specific to this project. Please note that all previous ideas, suggestions, and comments for consideration have been submitted to our Designer for consideration. A full list of ideas, suggestions, and comments received to date can be found on our dedicated project page.

Over the course of the coming weeks, we will be offering the following summer sports clinics

Basketball - August 10th-12th

In partnership with Breakthrough Basketball, this clinic will train and improve your game under Coach Adam Short by focusing on skills and strategies.

For boys and girls entering Grades 4-9.

Friday August 10, 2018 -- 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Saturday August 11, 2018 -- 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Sunday August 12, 2018 -- 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM

Location: Hudson High

Click here to register

Gymnastics -

Session dates:

Session 1 will run July 23rd - July 26th

Session 2 will run July 30th - August 2nd

Session times:

Mini-movers, ages 4-5, 9:00am - 9:55am

Jr. Jumpers, ages 6-8, 10:00am - 10:55am

Rising Stars, ages 8-11, 11:00am - 11:55am

Tumbling for Cheering, ages 9-17, 12:00pm - 12:55pm

Location: Hudson High Gym/Dance Studio

Field Hockey - July 23rd - July 26th

For girls entering Grades 1-8. We will have some sticks and googles available for first-timers to use. Individuals must provide their own shin guards

Grades 1-4, 4:00-5:30pm

Grades 5-8, 5:30pm-7:00pm

Location: Boutwell

Girls Soccer - August 19th - 22nd

For girls entering grades 8 to 12 preseason skills and conditioning clinic. Participants must bring a ball.

8:00am - 10:00am

Location: Hudson High Fields

To register for Gymnastics, Field Hockey or Soccer clinics, please click here

Thank you to everyone who attended our Innovation Session on June 13th. We appreciated everyone taking time out of their busy schedule to join us. As part of the presentation, we provided everyone with a handout that highlighted the results of our Innovation Survey. A copy of the Survey Highlights handout and the Power Point presentation from the Session are available thru the links below.

Hudson Recreation Innovation Survey Highlights

Innovation Session Power Point Presentation

21st ANNUAL PUMPKIN FEST

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20th, 2018

MORGAN BOWL (Hudson High Football Field)
3:30pm - 8:00pm

Join us on Saturday, October 20th for the 21st Annual Pumpkin Fest.

This event includes family-friendly games and activities, food vendors, beer & wine tent (21+ ID required), FIREWORKS, and more!

This year's event will include special performances by...

4:00pm - REHarmonix - https://www.facebook.com/REHarmonix/

4:30pm - Flying High Dogs - https://www.flyinghighdogs.com/

6:00pm - Mister Vic - https://www.mistervic.com/

7:00pm - Fran Flynn, Magician Extraordinaire - http://www.franflynn.com/

schedule subject to change

8:00pm - FIREWORKS!

Admission:

$5 for adults (18+)

$1 for children and seniors (60+)

Link to EVENT FLYER

VISIT THIS YEAR's PHOTO GALLERY

Tryouts for 2018-2019 Travel Basketball will take on Friday, October 12th and Saturday, October 13th. See below for exact times for each grade and division. All tryouts will take place at the Quinn Middle School. To be eligible to participate, a player must be either a Hudson residents or a non-Hudson resident, who attends Hudson Public Schools.

Pre-registration is required and can be done by clicking on the link below.

Travel Basketball Tryout Pre-registration

Boys Grade 5 - Friday, October 12th from 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Boys Grade 6 - Friday, October 12th from 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Boys Grade 7 - Friday, October 12th from 7:30pm - 8:30pm

Boys Grade 8 - Friday, October 12th from 8:30pm - 9:30pm

Girls Grade 5 - Saturday, October 13th from 5:30pm - 6:15pm

Girls Grade 6 - Saturday, October 13th from 6:15pm - 7:00pm

Girls Grade 7 - Saturday, October 13th from 7:00pm - 7:45pm

Girls Grade 8 - Saturday, October 13th from 7:45pm - 8:30pm

LEAGUE INFO:

The regular season dates are as follows: December 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd; January 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th; February 3rd, 10th; and March 3rd. Playoffs will take place on March 9^th and 10^th. Coaches may also choose to enter their teams in a number of tournaments throughout the course of the season. Typically, Travel teams will have 1-2 practices per week. This is in addition to travel players’ one Instructional Basketball program practice per week.

Cost: $290/player

Click here for program flyer for more details

August 30th Update: The Board of Health has lifted the Public Health Advisory for Fort Meadow.

August 28th, 2018 - The Hudson Board of Health has issued a Public Health Advisory for Fort Meadow Reservoir due to elevated E. Coli (Escherichia coli) levels. The advisory will remain in effect until further notice. This includes the waterfront at Centennial Beach

No swimming - swimming may cause illness!

Call Hudson Board of Health with questions: (978) 562-2020

Due to today's forecast calling for thunderstorms, tonight's River's Edge Concert scheduled for Wood Park has been moved to the Town Hall Auditorium.

Please be advised that capacity is limited and the Town Hall Auditorium is not air conditioned.

Students from the current Summer Drama Workshop Concert season will give a preview of the shows they are working on, and program alumni will perform favorite songs from past seasons in honor of Summer Drama Workshop's 30th anniversary. River's Edge will also present their first Standing Ovation Award.

This event is sponsored by the River's Edge Arts Alliance in partnership with the Hudson Recreation Department and is free and open to all. Show starts at 6:30pm

WOOD PARK SUMMER CONCERT SCHEDULE, all shows start at 6:30pm

June 13th - River's Edge Arts Alliance - Music Apprecation

June 20th - The Rampage Trio

June 27th - The Paul Rodriguez Band

July 4th - The Workingmans Band

July 11th - Flashback Band

July 18th - Lenny Solomon Band

July 25th - River's Edge Arts Alliance - Summer Drama Workshop Concert (rain location, Town Hall Auditorium)
August 1st - Movie Night in the Park

August 8th - The Band from U.N.C.L.E.

CELLUCCI PARK SUMMER CONCERT SCHEDULE, all shows start at 12:00pm

June 21st - Mister Vic

July 12th - Matt Heaton

August 2nd - Rick Goldin, Music and Puppets

A full schedule, including performers bios, is available HERE

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