Mahopac News 11.07.19

VOL. 10 NO. 36 Visit TapIntoMahopac.net for the latest news. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2019

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Says towers are unnecessary, would
be blight on the neighborhoods

yTehairs’s BY BOB DUMAS the towers and that cell coverage was
‘It’ girl EDITOR adequate in those areas.
PHOTO COURTESY OF
THE STEVENS FAMILY e Planning Board has denied “I am personally not sold on the
two controversial site-plan applica- dropped-call [argument],” said Craig
Haley Stevens looks as scary as any 1 1/2-year-old girl can get, dressed as the evil Pennywise the tions to build cell towers in residen- Paeprer, board chair.“I have driven up
Clown from the Stephen King horror classic, “It.” Haley is posed in a scene from the movie, including tial neighborhoods in Mahopac. and down Croton Falls Road many
the stormwater drain and paper boat. Her dog, in the rain slicker, portrays Georgie, the ill-fated young- times and personally I haven’t lost a
ster who became one of Pennywise’s victims.Haley took part in the annual Recreation & Parks Harvest e decision comes on the heels of call. But I would rather lose a call for
Fest last Saturday at Sycamore Park, which included a Trick or Treat Parade featuring lots of cute and the Zoning Board of Appeals’ denial 30 seconds than have to wake up in
scary costumes. For more pictures from Harvest Fest, see the centerspread on pages 14 and 15. last month of three variance requests the morning and look at that [tower].”
for each application that sought relief
from town code requirements for the Board member Kim Kugler voiced
tower heights, the equipment-com- a similar concern about the Dixon
pound fence height and the width of Road plan.
the access roads.
“I spend a lot of time at [nearby]
e board voted unanimously on McDonough Park and never had any
Oct. 30 against Danbury, Conn.- dropped calls, so I don’t understand
based Homeland Towers’ bid to why this tower is necessary,” she said.
build a tower on Croton Falls Road
and one on Dixon Road. Residents All board members were unani-
in both neighborhoods have fought mous in the view that the tow-
the proposals since Day One, say- ers would indeed be an eyesore for
ing they would be an aesthetic blight homeowners and would likely lower
and lower property values. While the property values, despite Homeland’s
board did cite those contentions as contention that they would not low-
some of the reasons it rejected the er values and could actually increase
applications, many of its members them. At the center of the argument
also said they felt that Homeland was a study on real estate values sub-
did not prove there was a need for mitted by Homeland known as the

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Siobhán Fitzpatrick loves a parade!

Mahopac resident plays key role in St. Patrick and anksgiving parades

BY BOB DUMAS ‘For our family, the St.
EDITOR

Dr. Siobhán Fitzpatrick probably bleeds Patrick’s Day Parade
emerald green. e longtime Mahopac signi es our rich cultural
resident is about as Irish as they come—
heritage that we are so
her ery red hair and iridescent smile give

that away. proud of.’
So, it comes as no surprise to learn that

March 17—St. Patrick’s Day—might be -Siobhán Fitzpatrick
her favorite day of the year. And for as

long as she can remember, she and her

family have been St. Patrick’s Day Parade

volunteers, helping the iconic New York

City event come o without a hitch as it

moves through the streets of Manhattan.

Fitzpatrick is co-chair of the Line of

March Committee for the parade. Her

dad, Dr. Patrick Delamere, is the chair.

On Oct.

13, at a dinner

and ceremony

at Antun’s

restaurant in

Queens Vil-

lage, Fitzpat-

rick received

the St. Patrick’s

Day Parade

NYC Loyalty

and Dedication

Award from

the parade’s At the St. Patrick’s Day parade, Fitzpatrick with her dad, Dr. Patrick Delamere, and husband, Dr.
board of direc- Jim Fitzpatrick

tors, including

Hilary Beirne FGietzopgahteriacnk,alet ftth,ewTithhahnekrsgfriiveinngd DJaanyeparade
and chairman
Sean Lane, for
her and her fam-

ily’s volunteerism.

Her husband, Dr.

James Fitzpatrick (Siobhán and James are

both chiropractors in Mahopac), and their

six children, Cole, 19; Brock, 16; Brontë,

14; Rourke, 12; Breidghe, 9; and Kael-

tonn,7, all help out every St. Patrick’s Day.

As members of the Line of March

Committee, Fitzpatrick makes sure that

the marchers line up correctly, meet dress-

code requirements and that no prohibited

animals nd their way into the parade.

Only Irish wolfhounds are permitted.

ey also keep an eye out for unruly be-

havior in the crowd and work with NYPD

to keep things under control.

“We assist the marchers to organize

themselves before they arrive at the re-

viewing stand and TV cameras,” Fitzpat-

rick said. “We also distribute programs

throughout the length of the march.”

Fitzpatrick’s mother,Kathleen, was born

in Ireland; her dad grew up in the Bronx.

ey moved to Mahopac just before she

was born, the second of ve children.

“We grew up Irish; mom came from a

huge family in Ireland,” she said. “Mom is PHOTOS COURTESY OF SIOBHAN FITZPATRICK

from a culture of gentlemen-farmers, no At the award presentation, from left, Brock Fitzpatrick, Dr. Patrick Delamere, Kathleen Delamere, Dr. Siobhán Fitzpatrick and

SEE FITZPATRICK PAGE 16 Tommy Smyth.

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German teens to Mahopac families: Danke schön!

MHS hosts 20 exchange students as many friendships are forged

BY BOB DUMAS has been the best one so far. kids get to know

EDITOR “I am very impressed with the each other and ex-

caliber of the students,” she said. plore cultural dif-

Mahopac hosted some very “ is is one of the best relation- ferences. And the

special guests last week as 20 ships I’ve had [with a group] in days when they

foreign exchange students from the ve times that I’ve done this. aren’t in school,

Germany came to town to soak ese chaperones have been they are doing

up some American culture and amazing and provided some great excursions. ey

make new friends. structure for the kids. We hope to do two trips to

Katrina Bauerlein, who teaches be working with this school again New York, one to

German in grades 7-12 for the because they’re really fantastic.” lower Manhattan

Mahopac School District, is the e students are from a school and one to mid-

co-faculty advisor of the high just outside of Heidelberg.On this town. ey saw the

school German Club, along with trip, the group spent several days Statue of Liberty,

fellow teacher Greg Brown, and going to school with their host Ground Zero, the

helped facilitate the visit. On students and shadowing them Brooklyn Bridge.

Monday, Oct. 21, the German from class to class. But they also ey will go to

Club held a potluck dinner in the spent time away from the school. West Point, to

high school cafeteria for the ex- “ e group is doing a lot of Bear Mountain, Sophia Merdon gets signatures on
change students, their chaperones stu on their own,” Bauerlein have a hiking her Mahopac High School t-shirt.
and the Mahopac host families. said. “ ey’ve done four days of day, and go to the Mahopac senior Sam Faeth, left, with her All of the exchange students were
Bauerlein said it was the fth time school here so far where they Walkway Over the German guest, Lili Ravalitera given the shirts and a water bottle
that the school has hosted Ger- shadowed their hosts. We do Hudson in Pough- as souvenirs of their time here.
man students and this experience some activities in class where the keepsie. And they went apple are not taking German but still

picking. wanted to host because they are

Happy Thanksgiving! “On the weekends, they do interested in the cross-cultural
things with the host families, like experience.”
go to the football game,” Bauer- Ned Maguire was one of those

lein added. “ at is where they students. He’s a Spanish student

really get to immerse themselves and the treasurer of the high

in American culture and get to school Spanish Club. But he is

see what a typical American fam- also an o cer in the Cultural

ily looks like. And that’s really the Club. He said the German Club

crux of the program.” reached out to him to see if he

Bauerlein noted that some of would like to host.

the Mahopac host students aren’t “When I heard they were of-

T7haOanDmkpseagntyoivi1npgm Serving even taking German classes. fering German exchange stu- PHOTOS: TABITHA PEARSON MARSHAL
“Some students who are dents, I was happy to take one,”
Breakfast MHS German teacher Katrina
& Lunch learning Spanish or Italian also SEE EXCHANGE Bauerlein, center, with German
wanted to host,” she said. “We STUDENTS PAGE 18 chaperones Antje Hinrichs and
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