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Deputy County Executive
Ken Jenkins, Bedford Town LEWISBORO
Supervisor Chris Burdick,
Bedford 2030 Executive Library
Director Midge Iorio, asks town
and Westchester County
Sustainability Director to help
Peter McCartt at Bedford close
2030’s Electric Vehicle Car budget gap
Show on Friday.
Fear of year-end
Launching Bedford 2030 diminishing returns

Bedford 2020 celebrated their relaunch as Bedford 2030 and a re- PHOTOS COURTESY OF ERIN GLOCKE drives request
newed commitment to 10 more years of aggressive climate action with
Climate Week. With the support of over 30 partner organizations, A Katonah family celebrates the launch of Bedford BY TOM BARTLEY
community members were invited to a variety of events throughout the 2030 by holding up signs with the organization’s CONTRIBUTING WRITER
week, ranging from a virtual discussion with author Drew Lanham to new tagline
an electric vehicle showcase in Katonah. Bedford 2030 looks forward to O cials of the Lewisboro li-
leveraging the momentum of both the last 10 years and Climate Week brary asked the Town Board last
to involve the entire community in working together towards a more week for cash to help close a pe-
sustainable and just future. rennial budget shortfall.

Cynthia Rubino, the library’s
director, and Nancy Euchner,
president of its board of trustees,
made their appeal as the Town
Board began work on its 2021
budget. Supervisor Peter Par-
sons must submit the tentative
budget by month’s end.

“I’m asking for $5,400, which
would be a 1.23 percent increase

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2020 YourNeighbor THE KATONAH LEWISBORO TIMES PAGE 3

Stress-relieving dog join DA’s office

Lewis is trained to comfort victims, witnesses

e Westchester County o ce and the work we do for anyone unless he is told to. I

District Attorney’s o ce has a the people of Westchester.” really look forward to seeing

new branch manager. Lewis is a 2-year-old Lab- how his easy demeanor will

Lewis, the o ce’s rst facil- rador retriever and his trained de-stress situations for our

ity dog, is specially trained to handler is Brian Bendish, as- victims and witnesses. I am

work with victims and wit- sistant district attorney of the really excited to continue to

nesses to help relieve their Superior Court Trial Division. integrate Lewis into the DA’s

stress during the criminal jus- Bendish took three weeks of o ce and let him do this im-

tice process. As of mid-Sep- specialized training to bond portant job going forward. I

tember, Lewis became a full- with Lewis and learn the 40 think he is just a great addi-

time member of the sta . advanced commands to which tion to our o ce.”

“For witnesses and victims, Lewis responds. e training Lewis was raised and trained

sitting through interviews consisted of intensive lectures, by the nonpro t Canine Com-

and preparing for trial is a hands-on training, and mul- panions for Independence and

very stressful time, especially tiple examinations in order to has been granted to the West-

for child witnesses, victims of acquire public certi cation. chester County District Attor-

domestic and elder abuse, and Training is ongoing, and re- ney’s O ce free of charge. It’s

victims of sexual assault,” said quires strict consistency and estimated that his two years of

District Attorney Anthony structure implemented by training and that of his han-

Scarpino. “Retelling and re- Bendish to ensure Lewis ad- dler costs roughly $50,000,

living those moments can be heres to his trained behaviors. paid for by donations to Ca- Lewis ready to comfort those in need.

extremely di cult. Medical As part of his work, Bendish nine Companions. e cost of District Attorney Anthony Scarpino
with Lewis, the facility dog.
professionals have con rmed will attend all appointments his ongoing care and feeding is
PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE WESTCHESTER
that having a dog to comfort with Lewis, issue his com- being taken care of by private COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE

them, whether in meetings or mands, and oversee the dog’s funds within the district at-

in court, can help relieve that daily needs. torney’s o ce. Canine Com-

stress. We are delighted to “Lewis is an exceptional panions is the nation’s rst and

bring this extra special level of animal” Bendish said. “He is largest service dog organiza-

care to those who need it most. amazingly calm and sweet. tion, training dogs for special

Lewis is a great addition to our He is trained not to approach service roles since 1975.

Give Back Wednesday
raises funds for LVAC

e Waccabuc Country Club’s of LVAC showed in the generosity of

Women’s Golf and Tennis organiza- the day by all of the women who par-

tions ticipated in the event. It was the biggest

are proud to announce their donation fundraiser ever held for a charity group

of $11,145 to the Lewisboro Volunteer by Waccabuc Women’s Golf and Ten-

Ambulance Corps (LVAC). e funds nis.”

were raised at their annual fundraiser, Dan Murtha, LVAC’s Captain, was

Give Back Wednesday, held on Sep- on hand to accept the donation on be-

tember 2. half of all the volunteers.

“LVAC serves the Lewisboro com- “I was honored to be invited to at-

munity in so many valuable ways, and tend the fundraising event on the 2nd.

the women golfers and tennis players I saw the enthusiastic generosity of this

were thrilled to make this donation,” amazing group of women up close, and

PHOTO COURTESY OF TED STRAUSS said Tracy Craighead, co-chair for today it is my privilege to say thank you

Rita Bailey, Fran Martin, LVAC Captain Dan Murtha, Jean Cole and Cathy Myers. Waccabuc Women’s Golf. ““ e spirit for their ongoing support of LVAC.”

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RideConnect along with town residents. campaign reminds people not e new exhibit follows a

The Staff program Please remove all metal clips, to doubt heart attack or stroke fallen little Tupelo Leaf, who
fasteners, binders, folders and symptoms and seek emergency doesn’t want to change his colors
EDITORIAL TEAM
JODI WEINBERGER e RideConnect a program of hard covers and place the pa- medical care by calling 9-1-1 or and sets o on a journey to un-

EDITOR: 914-302-5830 Family Services of Westchester pers loosely in a box. Hard cov- going to the hospital should they derstand why it is so important
[email protected]
has volunteers willing and able ers – cardboard or plastic covers appear. Lewisboro Volunteer for leaves to change color in fall.
BRIAN MARSCHHAUSER
SPORTS EDITOR: 914-302-5628 to shop for seniors at this time. on items such as ledger books, Ambulance Corps Captain Dan e 2,400 square foot exhibit
[email protected]
Ride Connect has volunteers marble composition books and Murtha comments, “With many features four giant G-scale train
ADVERTISING TEAM
PAUL FORHAN willing and able to drive seniors hard-cover books – cannot be fearful of calling 9-1-1 or going layouts with over 300 feet of

(914) 806-3951 to their medical appointments. shredded and will be turned to a hospital during the COV- track, surrounded by miniature
[email protected]
Ride Connect serves all of West- away. Residents must rip pages ID-19 pandemic, there is a criti- landscapes and animated char-
BRUCE HELLER
(914) 486-7608 chester and southern Putnam out from hard cover books for cal need to reassure all Lewisboro acters tucked within an array of
[email protected]
Counties. e number to call to shredding and throw the covers residents if symptoms of a heart colorful plants, owers, shrubs
LISA KAIN
(201) 317-1139 request a volunteer shopper or a in their regular household re- attack or stroke appear, seconds and trees.
[email protected]
CORINNE STANTON ride to a medical appointment is cycling. Up to four large (cubic count and the hospital is still the Tickets will be sold online
(914) 760-7009
[email protected] (914) 242-7433. All services are foot) boxes of papers are allowed safest place to be – don’t delay.” only with scheduled viewing
JENNIFER CONNELLY
(917) 446-7757 free to seniors! Anyone wishing for shredding. Lasdon Park times, no tickets will be sold on-
[email protected] to volunteer for RideConnect or If you have any questions, site. All visitors will be required
SHELLEY KILCOYNE
(914) 924-9122 nd out more can also contact please call the Town Clerk’s Of- to wear masks inside the Con-
[email protected]
us (914)242-7433 or via email at ce at 763-3511. Learn that change can be servatory and observe all safety
PRODUCTION TEAM
TABITHA PEARSON MARSHALL [email protected] LVAC Advice good with new fall exhibit and rules.
train show, “Autumn Changes: Pre-sale tickets are available
CREATIVE DIRECTOR Shredder Truck Change can be Good,” in the through October 5. Admission
PHOTOGRAPHER
Reminder from LVAC – “Don’t Conservatory at Westchester’s is $10 per adult, $5 per child
[email protected]
CHRISTINA ROSE e “Shredder Truck” will be Die Of Doubt.” In response to public garden, Lasdon Park, (children up to 24 months free).
ART DIRECTOR/
at Lewisboro Town Park, 1060 data that shows decreases in 9-1- Arboretum and Veterans Me- $7 per senior. After October
DIGITAL PRODUCTION MANAGER
[email protected] Route 35, South Salem, NY on 1 calls and ER visits, the Ameri- morial, in Somers, which opens 5, online tickets will be sold at

EXECUTIVE TEAM Friday, October 9th, 2020, from can Heart Association developed Friday, Oct. 9. Dates, times and regular price of $20 per adult,
BRETT FREEMAN
CEO & PUBLISHER 9 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. is will a public awareness campaign tickets available at LasdonPark. $10 per child (children up to 24
845-208-8151
be for the town departments called, Don’t Di5e.6o5f Dx o7u.5b1t™” . Haelstoonrg.3/8 months free). $15 per senior.
[email protected] e exhibit is presented by

Deadlines Westchester County Parks and

THE KATONAH-LEWISBORO TIMES the Friends of Lasdon Park and
DEADLINE APPOINTED TO FILL TOWN JUSTICE VACANCY BY Arboretum with support by
Houlihan Lawrence of Somers,
THE DEADLINE FOR ADVERTISEMENTS UNANIMOUS VOTE OF LEWISBORO TOWN BOARD Mary Ward and Carol Cirieco,

AND EDITORIAL SUBMISSIONS IS THE West-Fair Electric and White-

THURSDAY BEFORE THE NEXT hall Auto.
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FOR MORE INFORMATION,
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914-302-5830 OR EMAIL
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BAILEY COURT is 2610 Amawalk Road, Kato-
334 ROUTE 202, UNIT C1S
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Go to the Friends of Lasdon

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LIBRARY HOURS FOR For those who need quiet LEARN HOW TO On-Task in the New Learning org/event/special-outdoor-

THE FALL study space, the Library is now HANDLE DRIVING Environment” will be presented event-celebrate-autumn/.

e Library is open from 10 accepting individual Study EMERGENCIES via Zoom by S4 Study Skills. In

am to 6 pm on Monday through Appointments for high school e Library is welcoming this program parents will learn HOW COVID 19 IS

ursday, 10 am to 5 pm on Fri- and college students, as well as back John Paul, aka “ e tips, tools, and strategies to sup- CHANGING COLLEGE

day and 10 am to 4 pm on Sat- adult learners. ree separate Car Doctor” on ursday, port their student’s at-home ADMISSIONS

urdays. e Library will remain quiet areas will be available October 8 at 7 pm for a virtual learning, including how to opti- e latest update to the series

closed on Sundays through the by appointment each day. To session on “Handling Driving mize a student’s eLearning, how on “How Covid-19 is Chang-

end of the year. Please remem- schedule up to a two-hour time Emergencies.” Knowing how to to keep students on task and ing College Admissions” will be

ber the Library is open by ap- slot, please call 875-9004 or handle driving emergencies is how to reduce stress and anxiety. held on Wednesday, October 21

pointment only. Please check email lewisborolibrary@gmail. something every driver should Please register at http://enroll. at 7 pm via Zoom. ese ses-

the Library website for instruc- com. know – whether a new driver successfulstudyskills4students. sions have become very popu-

tion on making appointments Please note: masks must be or experienced. is program com/enroll/virtual. lar with parents and their high

for browsing/computer sessions worn at all times, no food is advises drivers what to do if school freshmen, sophomores

or curbside service - https:// allowed and the bathrooms re- they break down and how to VIRTUAL AND LIVE and juniors. e college ad-

lewisborolibrary.org. main closed to the public. stay safe on the road. To receive PROGRAMS FOR missions process is undergoing

your Zoom code, please register CHILDREN signi cant changes as many

CHILDREN’S ROOM OUTDOOR FAMILY at https://lewisborolibrary.org/ Miss Anna is leading a virtual colleges and universities have

AND QUIET STUDY STORYTIME! event/virtual-handling-driving- “DIY Leaf Lanterns” craft for gone test optional for this cur-

APPOINTMENTS NOW While the weather stays emergencies/. children on Friday, October 16 rent admissions cycle and will

AVAILABLE! nice, Miss Anna has decided at 4:30 pm via Facebook Live. evaluate their standardized

Missing the Children’s Room? to move the Family Story- HOLIDAY CLOSING AND Learn how to make ameless testing policies going forward.

Children’s Room browsing ap- time sessions to outside on the BOARD MEETING lanterns using mason jars. Visit Learn how students can engage

pointments by family are now lawn. Storytime meets Mon- e Lewisboro Library will be the Library website for a materi- with colleges virtually to help

available. To schedule a 30-min- days and Wednesdays at 10:30 closed on Monday, October 12 als list - https://lewisborolibrary. them develop a preliminary list

ute appointment, please call am. Masks are mandatory, and in observance of Columbus Day. org/event/virtual-diy-leaf-lan- of colleges to consider visiting

(914) 875-9004 or email lew- each family will have their own e Library’s Board of Trustees terns. when campuses are fully open,

[email protected]. e socially-distanced spot. If the will be holding their monthly On Saturday, October 17 at how they can develop a compel-

Children’s Room is also available weather doesn’t cooperate, then meeting on Wednesday, October 11 am, families are invited to ling narrative to increase their

for elementary school pods that watch on Facebook Live. Space 14 at 7:30 pm via Zoom. Meet- gather on the Library Lawn for chances for admission and how

would like to make appointments is limited, so please register at ings are open to the public. To a special outdoor event - “Cel- community service can help a

When it comes to your to-dofor browsing as a group or con- https://lewisborolibrary.org/ receive a Zoom link, please email ebrate Autumn.” Come listen student to stand out from other
sulting with Miss Anna. events/category/child/. [email protected]. to seasonal stories, participate in applicants.

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Freezer nds

READING, sandwich on his paper plate. Steve Jenne stored in the freezer, the cake will not be up paper in a container in the freezer.
WRITING & saw his opportunity and grabbed the harmful to eat but the avor will most is literally and guratively “freezes out”
CHOCOLATE chewed sandwich, hopped on his bicycle likely be diminished. Food safety ex-
and peddled home to show the unusual perts recommend asking the caterer or a that person from your life.
KIM souvenir to his mother. trusted friend to wrap the top layer of the
KOVACH wedding cake (or a thick slice) in plastic Kim Kovach enjoys learning about life’s
Mrs. Jenne wrapped the chewed wrap and then in a layer of aluminum oddities. www.kimkovachwrites.com
Idon’t have any food in my freezer. My sandwich in a plastic bag, placed it inside foil, sealed inside an airtight container,
freezer currently contains two empty a glass apple sauce jar and popped the jar and then kept in the refrigerator until
ice cube trays and a gel ice-pack for into the family’s freezer. It has remained the couple can bring the cake
unexpected sports injuries. frozen ever since. Over the next sixty home to be placed in the
years, Steve has moved to other towns freezer later on that evening.
But not everyone’s freezer is quite in Illinois but always brings his special
so boring. I recently read a news item sandwich souvenir and pops it into the Another odd thing that
about a man in Illinois who has kept new freezer in a container marked, “Save, people store in their home
the remnants of a sandwich chewed by don’t throw away.” freezers is taper candles which can
Richard Nixon in his freezer for the last burn longer and have fewer drips
sixty years! While keeping someone else’s dis- when taken out of the freezer.
carded food is not a common item to Don’t want your expensive
Steve Jenne recognized an opportunity dark color designer jeans
to grab a one-of-a-kind memento when nd in a home freezer, the tradition of to fade? Fashionistas claim
he was a fourteen year old Boy Scout. On freezing a piece of wedding cake has that dark jeans can be
a September day in 1960, vice-president been around for years. According to the stored in the freezer in-
Richard Nixon made a campaign appear- internet, the tradition of married couples stead of washing them too
ance at a cookout in the small town of keeping the top layer of the wedding cake often. It sounds disgusting,
Sullivan, Illinois. Steve and his Boy Scout in the freezer to eat on their rst wedding but placing smelly jeans in
troop served as an honor guard for their anniversary is for good luck. e custom the freezer is supposed to
guest speaker that day. is supposed to have started even before kill o bacteria. Don’t for-
refrigeration when wedding cakes were get to defrost them before
Before the speeches began, Nixon made from liqueur-soaked fruitcakes. e wearing!
was invited to have lunch at the picnic sugar and alcohol content helped to act
tables set up nearby. According to Steve as preservatives so that the couple could Better than giving your
Jenne, Nixon took a couple of bites of a enjoy the cake on their anniversary or to frenemy the cold shoulder
barbeque sandwich, commented on how celebrate a rst child’s christening. is the tradition of writing
tasty it was, and then left the half-eaten someone’s name on a slip
Freezing a slice or two of wedding cake of paper and placing the folded
for one year is a lovely symbol, but not
necessarily a gustatory treat. If properly

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Time to learn about October

STRONG York City from 1840 to 1927 and e leaves by hundreds came... ber with your daughter. ere may 8. On what date is Columbus
LEARNING was well known for translating e Chestnuts, Oaks, and be something in there that she’d like Day observed?
lyrics from musical works written Maples, to use in one of her lessons.
DR. LINDA in a variety of languages, such as And leaves of every name. 9. e birthday of the Statue of
SILBERT German, Russian, Italian, Span- e Sunshine spread a carpet, How Many Fun Facts Do You Liberty is on October __.
ish and French into English. He And everything was grand, Know About October?
Dear Dr. Linda, also wrote the lyrics for more than Miss Weather led the dancing, 10. What famous holiday is on
Last October, you included a 200 songs set to music by Stephen Professor Wind the band. 1. Who wrote the poem,“Octo- October 31?
Foster. Many remember learning ber’s Party”?
poem about October. My daughter his songs in elementary school. e Chestnuts came in yellow, 11. October 18 is National
teaches middle-school English e Oaks in crimson dressed; 2. October in Spanish is ______ ________ Day, to honor
and I told her about it because it’s If you’re older than 60, which e lovely Misses Maple _______. cakes that are made in little cup
songs do you remember? If you’re In scarlet looked their best; shapes and are not vanilla.
lled with examples of personi ca- between 40 and 60, which songs All balanced to their partners, 3. October 4 is National_______
tion. Would you mind including do you remember? If you’re And gaily uttered by; Day, a day to talk about the dif- 12. October in Italian is _______.
that poem in one of your columns younger than 40, which songs do e sight was like a rainbow ferences among people, including Answers: 1) George Cooper; 2)
again this October? I’ll cut it out you know? New fallen from the sky. race or ethnicity, age, disabilities, Octubre; 3) Diversity; 4) Teacher;
this time. language, culture, appearance, or 5) Bullying Prevention; 6) Fire
“Oh, Susannah” en, in the rustic hollow, religion. Prevention—it commemorates the
Retired English teacher “Camptown Races” At hide-and-seek they played, Great Chicago Fire of 1871. 7)
Dear Retired English teacher, “Swanee River” 4. October 5 is World April; 8) October 12; 9) October
“My Old Kentucky Home” e party closed at sundown, Day, a day to honor teachers. 28; 10) Halloween; 11) Chocolate
It’s with pleasure that I once “Jeanie with the Light Brown And everybody stayed. Cupcake; 12) Ottobre
again share the poem “October’s Hair” Professor Wind played louder; 5. October 7, is World ______ Happy October!
Party” by George Cooper. As I “Beautiful Dreamer” _______ Day, a day to have a dis-
mentioned last year, it is one of my ey ew along the ground; cussion about bullies and the people Dr. Linda
favorite poems for children. OCTOBER’S PARTY And then the party ended they bully.
By George Cooper In jolly “hands around.” Dr. Linda is co-author of “Why Bad
George Cooper lived in New October gave a party; Also, share this quiz about Octo- 6. e week of October 6-12 is Grades Happen to Good Kids” and
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Back in the saddle

knew, I couldn’t stand up to men could arrive, bust down my to the dog and held the other continued to praise the dog.
bathroom door, and carry me end in my hands. I pulled on He wagged his tag furiously
nish the job. o the toilet. it ever so slightly and the dog
pulled back. I pulled harder and walked toward to me. en
TRACY Now, it’s one thing to e husband option looked and then he pulled in his direc- he walked around me to the
BECKERMAN throw out your back in an like it would probably be a bet- tion backing up to get better toilet paper, and just to show
impressive way, like lifting ter choice. traction. As he backed up and me up, he grabbed a square.
I held on, he pulled me into a
a car o a trapped child, or Still, there was one other standing position. And then he ate it.
person in the house who could
hurling yourself into the air help me. Well, not person. A “Monty!” I yelled. “You did If you’d like to nd something to
canine. I thought, if Lassie it! You saved me! You’re such a laugh about every day, come join
in Pamplona to avoid getting could rescue Timmy from a good boy.” I grabbed onto the my Lost in Midlife community
well, couldn’t Monty rescue me shower ledge for support and on Facebook at facebook.com/
gorged by a running bull. But from the toilet? groups/lostinmidlife.
It used to be that my biggest when you throw your back
bathroom issue was sitting out reaching for toilet paper, it’s I whistled for the dog and he
down and realizing there not something you really want dutifully came trotting into the
was no toilet paper. Or that the to advertise. bathroom, thinking, perhaps,
there might somehow be a
toilet paper was hung under in- And yet, here I am. treat in it for him. I wasn’t sure
how to enlist his help, since
stead of over. It certainly wasn’t I should mention that I used his vocabulary of commands
consisted of “sit,” “come,” and
that I might end on the oor to have back issues when I was “stay,” and did not include,
“help mommy get o the
with a midlife-induced, toilet- younger, and I was lugging kids toilet.” As he sat there waiting
patiently, I silently cursed my-
paper-related, back injury. around on my hip all the time. self for not having the foresight
to include this command in his
It’s not like the toilet paper But I haven’t had a problem training.

was halfway across the room in a dozen years, so this really en it hit me—maybe I
could make it a game. e one
or necessitated some kind of threw me, in more ways than thing he really liked to play
was tug of war. And this dog
Simone Biles-style gymnastic one. Still, I wasn’t thinking had such a rm bite, he usually
won. So, I grabbed a nearby
move like a front handspring, about that when I found myself hand towel and gave one end

Arabian ip, with a half twist locked in the sitting position in

tear-a-square dismount. No, a great deal of pain. My pri-

the toilet paper was hung mary thought was, “OW!” My

directly next to the toilet. e secondary thought was, “How

only issue was it was hung on the heck do I get up?”

the left and I am a righty, so Since my husband wasn’t

I had to turn ever-so-barely, home, I started to wonder if I

ever-so-slightly to grab it with would be stuck in this position

my right hand. until he got back at the end

And that’s when it happened. of the day, or if I was going to

I felt a pull and a twinge in have to suck it up and called

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2020 OPINION THE KATONAH LEWISBORO TIMES PAGE 11

Sklarin loves John some years ago when he LETTERS Sklarin for Lewisboro Town Sklarin and our Row “A” Demo-
Lewisboro volunteered to start and coach a Board and the Hon. John crats across the entire ballot on
Mock Trial team at Soundview hand helped us come together November 3rd.
To the editor: Preparatory School, a small in our work to comply with the Pappalardo for Town Justice.
I’ve worked with Rich Sklarin secondary school in Northern Town’s obligations under the I have come to know both of Councilwoman Jennifer
Westchester where I worked at County housing settlement. I these dedicated citizens over the Castelhano
for years on the Board of Trustees the time. It was clear from the know that these qualities, com- last several years, admiring their Vista
for the Lewisboro Library. He will outset that John has a unique bined with decades of experi- volunteer accomplishments and
be a great Town Board member. ability to connect with young ence in a distinguished legal commitment to our community. Rendo is breath
He is a thorough professional: people, a skill that is essential to career, have steered him in his In his seven years as a Town of fresh air
researching topics as completely a town judge, who must handle seven months as interim Lewis- Councilman, John Pappalardo
as possible, listens to all sides of a many sensitive cases involving boro Town Justice – Lewisboro proved time and again to be in- To the editor:
discussion, and is a forward think- this age group. will bene t by keeping John tellectually engaged and atten- Town Board meetings on
ing and kind person. He is also not Pappalardo in this important tive to every aspect of the issue at
afraid to do hard work. To prepare for the rigor- position! hand. My choice for Lewisboro Zoom have become a disturbing
ous County competition, John Town Board member is without window into the dysfunction
Rich loves Lewisboro and that motivated the students to tackle Linda S. Rae question Richard Sklarin. Rich is on the current Lewisboro Town
is re ected in his work on the the daunting trial materials Cross River a proven problem solver, known Board. I share the frustration of
Lewisboro Planning Board. He is in what for many would be for coming up with practi- many residents as precious time
committed to the future of Lewis- one of their most formative Vote Democrats cal, cost-e ective solutions and and money are wasted and im-
boro, ready to work on the Master school experiences. John told working hard for our town. Both portant decisions either delayed
Plan and nd ways of bringing me that what he was proudest To the editor: candidates have demonstrated or ignored. As a 12-year member
businesses to our town. I am about was not the fact that this I care deeply about the Town their willingness to communicate of the Board and a Republican
voting for Rich Sklarin for Town with residents, listen to their who served as deputy supervisor
Board. He’s a citizen I trust. Please edgling team did well in the of Lewisboro and its’ continu- needs and bring people together under, Peter Parsons, a Demo-
join me in voting for Rich Sklarin competition, defeating more ing progress as a scally sound, to collaborate. crat, what is missing is teamwork
for Town Board of Lewisboro. experienced teams from large environmentally healthy and I hope that you, my Lewisboro and the healthy give and take
schools, but that he had been welcoming community, one neighbors, will join me in vot-
Mary Shah able to build the youngsters’ in which integrity and open- ing for John Pappalardo, Rich SEE LETTERS PAGE 12
South Salem self-con dence – which was mindedness are hallmarks of
indeed noticeable to all of us at those whom we elect to o ce.
Pappalardo has the school.
integrity at is why I am excited to
My respect for John contin- wholeheartedly endorse Richard
To the editor: ued to grow when he served as
I write to urge voters to keep liaison from the Town Board to
the Lewisboro Housing Com-
John Pappalardo as Lewisboro mittee, which I chaired at the
Town Justice. I rst got to know time. John’s integrity, moral
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LETTERS mer chair of the Town’s GOP, e Town Board does not County-wide approach to gov- act of humanity, especially
did not just leave the party for re ect the views of the Town erning applied in White Plains. where recent laws enacted by
FROM PAGE 11 the expediency of running as Citizens. It has become Mr. Kesten’s own party have
a Democrat in a Democratic completely a partisan board Maybe people do not real- turned our jails into revolving
that are the hallmarks of a town. His tenure as chair was including Democrats, one ize we have a minuscule town doors for violent o enders.
well-functioning governing a divisive one that left him few Green Party member and two budget to cover 29 square miles
body. other options for furthering his Democratic town judges. Little with a skeleton crew of dedi- Lewisboro has been making
polarizing political ambitions. by little, inch by inch we have cated Town Employees. is is a bipartisan e ort to ensure we
Too often the other board swung way too far in one direc- unique to Lewisboro. Andrea remain an open and friendly
members, three Democrats and ere is an equally bad tion with zero regard for who will not waste precious time community for people of all
one Green Party member focus counterpart to the partisan actually lives in this town. and money advancing outsider’s backgrounds. As a former
only on those issues important bickering in Washington, which political goals. It’s not too late public defender, daughter of
to themselves, while failing to is complacency, secrecy and poor e Covid pandemic has to get Lewisboro back on track! a police o cer and a career
work with the Supervisor to get decisions that come from what shone a light on the demo- criminal defense lawyer, An-
the day to day work of the town is e ectively a dysfunctional graphics of this town. While Robyn Legenzowski drea has the knowledge and
accomplished. Town board. the working class and rst perspective required to help
responders were knee deep in South Salem lead this e ort. Kudos to the
Electing Andrea Rendo Peter DeLucia the global pandemic, many Town Board for her appoint-
would be breath of fresh air. A Former Lewisboro Councilman others were at home working or Tone of letter ment to the Town’s police
tough and independent criminal collecting unemployment and review committee.
defense attorney and dedicated and Deputy Supervisor Cares Act money with extra To the editor:
volunteer and parent, Andrea time on their hands. Without I was very disappointed in at Andrea is a past chair of
treats everyone with respect. Get Lewisboro getting into the speci cs of the town Republican commit-
back on track national politics this Town has the tone of Robert Kesten’s tee should not be a disquali er,
is is evidenced by her recent been ambushed by people who letter attacking Lewisboro even for Mr. Kesten. Especially
appointment by Mr. Parsons to To the editor: have an agenda that has very Town Board candidate Andrea considering that her opponent
the Town’s new police oversight I am a 21 year resident little to do with our ordinary Rendo, (Consensus Building Richard Sklarin is also a past
committee. Andrea was one day to day concerns. Needed, Sept. 24) including party chair and who, like his
of the rst several years ago to with multiple properties and a for writing to the court asking running mate Town Judge
speak out with me in favor of a business in Lewisboro. Having Vin Aceste has extensive for leniency in the sentenc- candidate, John Pappalardo,
resolution that a rmed Lewis- volunteered for the preschools, hands-on experience and the ing of our former town judge was a lifelong Republican
boro’s commitment as an open public schools and sports teams deep roots in this town to be an after his guilty plea in a case before taking the expedient
and welcoming community, but via coaching and fundraising, I excellent Town Judge. Andrea involving nonpayment of step of switching parties to run
also one of the rst to object to never got involved in town poli- Rendo has a window into what income tax. Empathy should for o ce in what has become
a recently considered amend- tics. Lately, as the Zoom meeting is important to the residents not be a disquali er from a predominantly Democratic
ment that was unfair to our format has exposed the Town and the pulse of what makes public o ce. Personally, with town.
police and would have exposed Board’s determination to advance this town unique. She will not the prevalence of Covid 19 in
our Town to expensive lawsuits. its own ideology and agenda, I treat us with the cookie cutter the inmate population and the Grea J. Kulhanek
have become very concerned. risk to those over 60, I believe
In contrast, her opponent, that asking for mercy was an South Salem
Richard Sklarin, himself a for-

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Blurred immunity

charged her for taking them know what the odds are of get- there is seemingly no national susceptibility to the disease, so
ting the disease from touching database for reliable informa- there may be a bene t to them.
MAN out. Everything was made of an infected surface as opposed tion about the e ects of the
OVERBOARD plastic so that you could learn to someone breathing on me. I’d coronavirus. It’s because every- ere are people still running
how to perform plastic surgery like to know if people who are one in government is so con- around touting the charms
asymptomatic and contract the cerned about optics that they of hydroxychloroquine, even
RICK and be the darling of your disease again after their im- are afraid to report the truth. though doctors have said a hun-
munity wears o will be asymp- dred times that it has no proven
MELÉN mom’s friends when you grew tomatic again. I’d like to know I just got my u shot today- bene t with covid.
dumb-sounding things like, if I it’s free at CVS. Most doctors
up. My medical career didn’t blow a fan sideways while I’m agree that it’s more important Experts warn how easy it is
talking to someone, will it blow than ever to get your u shot to catch the coronavirus. But in
work out but I’d like to play all the little covids away from this year to avoid confusion of New York we’ve learned how
both of us and out the door into symptoms. If you nd you’re easy it is NOT to. I never heard
Let me be perfectly clear: doctor with you now. the garage? short of breath, have no appetite the words “hand hygiene” used
I’m not a doctor, I didn’t and have a fever, it could be the so often, but it makes washing
play one on TV, and I Everyone’s doing it. One It would be helpful to have your hands sound really gross.
unfortunate by-product of inept some accurate science on the u or covid-19, or you might My own hands have some kind
leadership that undermines proclivities of the coronavirus actually be in love. If you get of deal worked out, and one
so that I can make intelligent the u shot and test negative hand washes the other. Until
didn’t even play doctor with the science and disregards experts decisions, something I prob- for coronavirus, congratulations, this thing blows away we’ll just
ably should do more of. ere I’m sure you’ll be very happy need to do what the experts
nurse down the street when we is that people start to feel that is a statistic in baseball known together. You can give me a ring say you should do. I’m talking
as “Value over Replacement to thank me, and I’ll certainly about the people who know
were little. Actually I do re- there are no real answers, and Player,” or VORP. If I have a wear it proudly. what they’re talking about.
slide rule I can gure out your Not the ones who say that they
member having a “doctor’s kit,” they start making up their VORP once I replace you. And What is the status of medical are geniuses, but the ones who
after you’ve been replaced with treatments? Plasma from recov- NEVER say they are, and yet
which had several items in it. It own. So everyone has had to a guy worse than you, I’ll have ered patients and corticosteroids when they say what they say it’s
to replace him to nd out if you have shown promise during obvious that they are.
had a small plastic hammer that educate themselves and come were any good or not. Do you clinical trials in preventing
get where I’m going with this? people from dying of the dis- Join Rick and Trillium on Friday,
you could test your little sister’s up with their own idea of what If so, call me when I get there. ease, I guess that’s better than October 9th, 7 p.m. at Black Rock
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Yorktown resident’s company supplies
COVID-19 drug to President Trump

Antibody cocktail produced by Westchester-based
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals

Editor’s Note: is story was last Remdesivir, you’ve probably unfortunately or fortunately, it’s PHOTO: METRO CREATIVE CONNECTION
updated Monday, Oct. 5. Please heard of Hydroxychloroquine, going to make a lot of people
check tapinto.net/towns/yorktown you’ve probably heard of con- come to the same conclusion REGN-COV2 is in clinical trials. It was given to the president through a
for additional updates that occur valescent serum, you’ve heard now, and this mechanism called “compassionate-use mechanism,” said Dr. George Yancopoulos, chief
after Halston Media’s print of steroids. None of these were compassionate use, which is sort scientific officer of Regeneron.
deadline. able to show that they can of this emergency mechanism
reduce the virus in patients. We for individual IND (Investiga- expect to see improvement if it similar types of patients, which
BY BRIAN MARSCHHUASER showed that in the patients with tional New Drug) by the FDA. works? is the data that we released,
EDITOR the most virus who are presum- You have to go through the we could rapidly reduce virus
ably at highest risk, we could, FDA and grant this. It’s not Well, I’m not con dent it’s levels, which I believe has to be
President Donald Trump, who in a few days, reduce virus by a mechanism that can handle going to bene t the president. I
tested positive for COVID-19 about 99 percent, which is more than a handful of patients think the data is pretty compel- SEE REGENERON PAGE 17
on ursday, Oct. 1, has received pretty breakthrough. at a time. And so, we—not ling, on average. On average, in
an antibody cocktail produced “we” at Regeneron, but “we”
by Westchester-based Regen- at, with trends and clinical in concert with society and
eron Pharmaceuticals. endpoints, that got obviously a regulators like the FDA, had to
lot of people’s attention, and it decide whether this drug should
e monoclonal antibody clearly got the attention of the be made more broadly available
cocktail, REGN-COV2, is in president’s medical team. So, through mechanisms that exist
clinical trials. It was given to the they are pretty sophisticated like this emergency-use autho-
president through a “compas- people; they made their assess- rization and so forth. And so,
sionate-use mechanism,” said ments, and they looked at the there is going to be a lot more
Dr. George Yancopoulos, chief bene t-risk and they said, “We pressure on us and on regulators
scienti c o cer of Regeneron. want to gure out how to get to consider that now and gure
this available to the president.” out whether that should happen
e Yorktown resident spoke to or not.
Halston Media on Friday, Oct. ere is this compassionate-
2, about this developing story. use mechanism that’s allowed… You sound pretty con dent
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REGENERON I can’t be the one making the deci- any infection, you get a virus. ere is a So, the notion is it’ll replace or sub-
sion here. But I probably do know the race. ere is a race between the virus stitute for or supplement your own anti-
FROM PAGE 16 science and the data as well as almost multiplying and taking over your body bodies and your own immune response.
anybody in the world, in terms of both and maybe causing serious harm and And, as we’ve shown in our initial clini-
a good thing, and we could also, for ex- this disease and therapeutic alternatives. killing you, and your immune system cal data, it looks like, particularly for
ample, speed up people improving and And, I gotta say, if it was me or a loved making these antibodies, which will patients who are not doing a good job
alleviating their symptoms. So, what we one—I said it when we released our bind to and neutralize and kill the virus. mounting their own immune response,
announced, at least for these kinds of data—I’m not the one who should be So, it’s a race between your immune it can really accelerate the clearing, the
patients, on average, it takes about two making the decision, but if you ask me, I system and the virus. And that’s what’s getting rid of the virus. As we all know,
weeks for them to alleviate their symp- would take this drug and I would give it going on in President Trump right older people, people with risk factors,
toms, and we cut that in half, which is to a loved one. now. What we do is we, for the last those are the ones who don’t do as good
really substantial. 20-plus years now, we’ve been pioneer- of a job mounting immune response.
And one of the reasons is the side ing technologies that have allowed us
So, the hope is that [President e ects, and this is really pretty benign. to make the best sort of antibodies that at’s why they’re at greater risk of los-
Trump] would respond like how we Like, vaccines have potentially serious the body can make to ght a virus. But ing this race, and we can help equalize
think the patients were responding in side e ects and so forth; you don’t have we can make them outside of the body it by boosting the immune response, by
the trial. And honestly, it’s early stages. that with these recombinant monoclo- and we can grow them in these bioreac- essentially giving you immune response
nal antibodies. So, I think, and obvi- tors that we do in Rensselaer, New York, in a vial.
e reason why it’s not approved is ously the president’s team and the FDA where, for example, Yorktown residents
these are considered early and pre- in this case said that the bene t-risk is like Danny Donatelli (manager, biotech Are you getting updates from the
liminary data. ese would not, under such that it’s warranted. production) are involved with actually White House?
normal circumstances, other than an making this cocktail up there. He was
emergency situation, be considered Was he the rst person to receive a Yorktown High School student who Basically, due to patient con dentially,
enough for approvals. So, they’re not this drug outside of trials? went through the Yorktown Science we have not released any information
de nitive. Honors program and he’s now one of whatsoever. We just con rmed that
No. Using the same exact mechanism, our key people working on this project. we did indeed make our monoclonal
We didn’t initiate this or anything. A this compassionate-use mechanism, we antibody cocktail—there was a mis-
physician has to reach out and get ap- have already made it available to very We can make them in these big print in the White House release. It’s
proval for emergency-use authorization small numbers of patients before. And bioreactors that, if you’ve been to a not a polyclonal antibody cocktail, it’s
for a single patient through the FDA, they used the same mechanism that microbrewery, you see these steel tanks. a monoclonal antibody cocktail—but
and the FDA and regulators have an other physicians and patients got it ap- It’s very similar. Just bigger type things all we did was con rm that, yes, we did
opportunity to issue a broader emer- proved for their individual cases, as well. than that. And then we purify them, supply the antibody cocktail and that, as
gency use beyond for just individual and then we give them back to you. So, they described, he received an infusion
patients, so that’s where we are right In layman’s terms, how does this it’s like giving you an immune response of it and so forth. But, obviously, we’re
now. cocktail work? in a vial. not going to comment (about) anything
else on his health status or anything
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BOARD to raise about $150,000 a year to
make up the di erence.”
FROM PAGE 1
Even with town money, Ru-
in the town’s funding,” Rubino bino said, the library would be
more than $77,000 short of bal-
said, speaking via Zoom at the ancing next year’s budget.

board’s Sept. 28 meeting. “We hope that won’t happen,”
she said. “We usually can make
At that meeting, the board up that amount [through fund-
raising].”
also approved requests for pro-
But this year, Rubino said,
posals to clean up three of the COVID-19 is hurting fund-
raising e orts. Already, it has
town’s lakes; made clear that knocked out the library fair,
an annual event that last year
town-owned land it is trying to brought in more than $40,000.

sell near one of the lakes, Lake ere also are fears the virus
could impact potential donors’
PHOTO: METRO CREATIVE CONNECTION Truesdale, cannot have a build-
ing erected on it; and announced nances, diminishing end-of-
The pandemic has hurt the library's ability to fundraise. year giving.
that a shredder will be available
“As you can see,” she told the
Overwhelmed tomorrow (Oct. 9) at Lewisboro board, “we’re not very optimistic
Town Park from 9 a.m. to noon. about our income.”

e library’s $613,000 draft On a positive note, however,
Rubino announced that the li-
Caring For Your 2021 budget cuts spending by brary had received a $30,000
Loved One? almost $4,000 compared with check from Diane Brownstone
this year, but also shows an es- of South Salem. e Brown-
timated decrease of more than stone Foundation gift, Rubino
$22,000 from fundraising, fees, said, will help o set some of the
lost library fair revenue.
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COVID-19 contact tracing app launches in New York

BY CAROL REIF strategy is just one more tool in a close contact, their phone will the app said, be New Yorkers,” Julie
STAFF WRITER the toolbox, he added. exchange a secure random code revealed to anyone Samuels said that “it will equip
with the close contact’s phone. and it will never people with one more tool to
Health experts agree that contact e app is free and available to collect, transmit, protect themselves from the pan-
tracing is an important weapon in anyone 18 years and older who e user’s location, name or or store any per- demic, and help us all keep the
the battle against the spread of lives, works, or attends college in personally identi able data are sonal information. curve at.”
COVID-19. New York and New Jersey. never disclosed.
It is available in e app, which took “a lot of
Now there’s an app for that. It can be purchased through If they test positive for CO- English, Spanish, Chi- time and e ort” to develop, “is
New York and New Jersey Apple’s App Store and Google VID-19, a public health repre- nese, Bengali, Korean, proof that New York can accom-
on ursday, Oct. 1, both an- Play. sentative from the local health Russian, and Haitian Creole. plish anything when its political,
nounced the launch of “COVID department will call as part of the business, and community leaders
Alert NY,” a program that alerts Pennsylvania and Delaware al- states’ contact tracing programs Said State Health Com- come together,” Samuels added.
iPhone and Android phone us- ready have regional COVID-19 and ask if them is they are will- missioner Dr. Howard Zucker
ers when they’ve come in close alert networks. Connecticut is ex- ing to anonymously notify their Cian O. Maidin, CEO of
contact with someone who tested pected to launch one in the com- “close contacts” by uploading your ursday: “New York state has NearForm, the software devel-
positive for the coronavirus. ing weeks. app’s anonymous close contact led the nation in our pandemic opers, said ursday that the app
“Close contact” is de ned as codes. response, and we are thrilled to will “allow citizens to engage,
within six feet for at least 10 min- According to COVID Alert augment our already robust con- protect each other, and break
utes. NY website, knowing about po- Each day, the app will compare tact tracing program with this in- transmission chains.
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, in tential exposure allows people their list of close contact codes to novative technology to keep New
announcing the launch ursday, to self-quarantine immediately, the list of codes associated with Yorkers safe and their privacy According to Maidin, its pri-
called the app “really creative and get tested, and reduce the poten- positive COVID-19 app users. If maintained.” vacy preserving approach has
smart.” tial exposure risk to their fam- there’s a match, they will get an already been “successfully rolled
He added that he thought it ily, friends, neighbors, co-workers Exposure Alert, along with ap- e new technology “comple- out across borders in Ireland and
could “make a big di erence.” and other. propriate next steps to stay safe ments” the work of the depart- parts of the UK.”
“Testing is only as good as your and prevent community spread ment’s contract tracing teams
contact tracing,” Cuomo said. Once alerted about an expo- like self-quarantining and getting and “will speed up the process by For more information, vis-
“Testing is to identify a person, sure risk, users are encouraged tested. which New Yorkers are noti ed it https://coronavirus.health.
so you can isolate and quaran- to contact their doctor or the of potential exposure and pro- ny.gov/covid-alert-ny.
tine that person and then nd state Health Department hotline e apps never reveal the iden- vided with helpful resources on
the connections from that person, 1-833-227-5045. tity of the COVID-19 positive testing and social services.”
and that’s contact tracing.” individual.
New York has 15,000 people Here are the basics of how it Zucker urged “all New Yorkers
contact tracers, or, as the governor works: e mobile app is voluntary to take the simple steps to down-
called them, “disease detectives.” and anonymous. load the app today.”
As individuals go about their
e new technology-based day, the app will use Bluetooth COVID Alert app users must e executive director of
Low Energy technology to sense explicitly choose to turn on expo- Tech:NYC, a nonpro t that
any “close contact”—other app sure noti cations—and can turn represents the tech industry, was
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BOYS SOCCER

John Jay looks to build on playoff win

BY RICH MONETTI have to concede that wear-
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
ing masks will wind players
Fall sports are nally on the
schedule, and John Jay’s varsity much faster. As a result, John
soccer coach, Chris Rietsch, said
his boys are excited to be back. Jay has expanded their varsi-
He’s feeling it, too, and isn’t selling
the team short for the upcoming ty roster and will be quicker
season.
to give starters a blow.
“A sectional title,” Rietsch atly
stated his goal. In addition, schedule ad-

e coach likely has plenty justments have put a few dif-
of company when it comes to
dreaming big. But he’s got a good ferent teams on the docket.
dose of reality to match the aspi-
rations. Only losing two starters On the other hand, Ri-
and bringing back a large contin-
gent of sophomores and juniors, etsch does have plenty of fa-
Rietsch feels that last year’s result
gives the Wolves much to build miliarity to fall back on and
on.
begins on o ense with Cole
“We had our rst winning sea-
son in several years and advanced Fergusson.
past the opening round for the
“Cole was All-League and
rst time since 2013,” he said.
Of course, the whole section All Section honorable men-
has come out of the blocks slow
because of COVID-19. Limited tion last year,” Rietsch said.
practices presented the biggest
challenge. No double sessions are e coach also feels pretty
allowed, he revealed, so getting ev-
eryone in game shape is the main good at mid eld with Rumi
concern. Teams probably also
Schemmerer.

“ ey have more size and

can participate more in the

physicality of the game,” he

said.

On the other side of the

eld, John Jay will be look- FILE PHOTO/CHRIS LOVELL
ing to Josue Giron, Ryan Cole Fergusson
in goal and gives his coach reason
Byrne, Johnny McMahon to envision a solid season.

and Ryan Pollitt to contain the defense also proved themselves “He’s not looking to beat every- “I expect great things from him
body on the dribble,” said Rietsch. this year,” said Rietsch.
threat. great decisions makers who could “He receives and distributes like
the best players out there.” SEE BOYS SOCCER PAGE 21
“ ey all play well into the fu- initiate o ense in transition. Up
In net, All-League senior
ture and anticipate the action,” he the grain a little, Dugan Ellin Owen Rabii makes himself heard

said. plays perfect complement at

e pressure released, the mid eld.

GIRLS SOCCER

John Jay’s seasoned squad ready for the fall

BY RICH MONETTI our younger players step up their game,”

CONTRIBUTING WRITER he said, and Nuttall de nitely senses a

good group coming up.

In most years, Coach Dave Nuttall’s at said, the back end has him feel-

primary objective would be considered ing best. “Our defense is very strong

very odd. with some seasoned varsity players who

“My rst hope is that we get through have been on the team since freshman

the season uninterrupted,” he said. But year,” Nuttall said.

this is 2020 and normal is nothing any- e coach also has a couple of key

one has known for quite a while. Still, o ensive players in mind. Brynn Mia DiChiara

his girls have put a very good face on the DiGuglielmo is a versatile attacking FILE PHOTO/ROB
DIANTONIO
start of this very unusual time. player who can play out wide or attack at

“ e kids are very excited to have the mid eld. She also has the ability to beat

opportunity to play again this fall. ere players, create opportunities, and deliver

is a strong rapport and team spirit with- dangerous crosses and nish, according

in the girls soccer program. So they are to Nuttall.

so happy to be back together,” Nuttall Additionally, John Jay is relying Mia

added. DiChiara’s ability to create and score.

e loss of mid elder Kaitlyn Weis “Mia is a fast and strong. She works

and four-year starter Charlotte Wilmo- tirelessly and is a handful for any

th dampens things a bit. But the 12-4-2 defense,” said Nuttall.

record and run to the section quarter- However, Nuttall felt the girls came

nals still bodes well for this year. We up short on too many occasions. “We

have a strong core group from last year need to nish more chances,” he said.

and are now a year older,” said Nuttall. “We created a lot last year, but did not

is includes several seniors who were convert nearly enough.”

part of the team that won the sectionals e lost practice time doesn’t help, but

three years ago. “ ey now need to use SEE GIRLS SOCCER PAGE 21
that experience to lead the way and help

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2020 SPORTS THE KATONAH LEWISBORO TIMES PAGE 21

Brynn
DiGuglielmo

FILE PHOTO/ROB
DIANTONIO

Rumi Schemmerer FILE PHOTO/RICH MONETTI

BOYS SOCCER GIRLS SOCCER strong freshman year but will have a chal-
lenger. Ilana Posner has returned from the
FROM PAGE 20 FROM PAGE 20 Development Academy Program, and the
two will compete for playing time.
e kids coming up, though, have a tall order. Because of returning role players is preferable to the alternative, the coach
like Matt Macedo and Aidan Kelley, he said, “It’s going to be hard to crack this reasoned. Social distancing also limits team Otherwise, the later start and nish will
lineup.” interaction so teams will have to get creative likely add extra seasonal elements—and
to develop cohesion. probably attire. But the game is still the
Still, Rietsch hopes he can get playing time for rookies like Jack Shapiro, Will game, according to Nuttall. “It’s about not
Pollitt, Lavi Ohana and his son, Jason Rietsch. Either way, the state championships On the other hand, togetherness already letting the environment distract you,” he
probably won’t take place. But having seen nearby peers go deep into the fall hasn’t has a rm footing on this team. said.
gotten past these players.
“We have a lot of players on the eld who Either way, the coach is on point with his
“ ey see how meaningful it can be—especially if they want to play beyond col- put in a great deal of e ort and grit into a expectations. “We are hopeful to have the
lege,” he said. game. e team really does spur each other best record we can, and I hope we win our
on,” he asserted. league,” Nuttall concluded.
A week away, John Jay is ready to give it a go and at least play up to their coach’s
aspirations. e Wolves are slated to start the season at Edgemont at 4:15 p.m. In goal, Shannon Nolan is coming o a
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Corresponding to Last Week’s FROM PAGE 6
October 1 Issue
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e Library is pleased to host para- FLOX still waits… A very special
normal investigator Barry Pirro and boy who was found in rough shape.
his program “ e Connecticut Ghost
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He has also been a consultant for Presently he is on four units of
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is program is appropriate for
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