Where Is The Lost And Found (For Sporting and Kids Events) For Memorial Park?

A reader question came in: “My child left their backpack on the field at Memorial Park after soccer practice. Is there any chance I will see it again? Is there a lost and found?” This reader may or may not have been me.

Thanks to a tip from the volunteers operating the girls’ softball snack bar last Sunday, we were directed to a shed-like building somewhere between the fields and Rombout Middle School, that we were told would be open on Monday.

By 1:30 pm, the Shed was closed, so it’s best to catch Parks people in the morning. However, some other City workers were working on the baseball diamond, and they were able to help.

Turns out that the Parks Department’s heavy lifters swap out the trash cans in the Parks on certain days of the week, and sweep the fields for stuff. When they find water bottles, backpacks, books, and other things, they bring it back to their “office,” this Shed - not to be confused with the other shed further up the road that is affiliated with Rombout Middle School.

To access the Lost and Found Shed, either call the Parks Department, or better yet, flag down a red City of Beacon truck. Ask for Reuban and let them know you are hoping to check the Lost and Found corner of the shed.

Meanwhile: Is there an Otis who lost a clear blue water bottle? It’s in the Parks Department Shed at Memorial Park.

PS: It seems like the Parks Department could benefit from a proper building rather than this shed. Maybe it’s in the future budget as the City looks at facility improvements? We vote Yes.