North Salem News 12.10.20

Vol. 6 No.39 North Salem’s only weekly newspaper mailed to every home and business.
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Daniels declared winner
of Town Board seat

Edges incumbent challenger Daros
in close election

BY CAROL REIF Conservative and Independent lines.

STAFF WRITER Daniels received 52 percent of the vote

to Daros’s 48 percent.

How many laws does it take For Katherine Daniels, the second At 2,960, voter turnout was report-
to change a light bulb?
time was the charm. edly unprecedented for the town.
Town discusses whether code updates needed
After a long month of waiting for “I’m thrilled. Can’t wait to get start-

election results to be totaled and de- ed,” Daniels said Friday, thanking voters

clared o cial, the North Salem Demo- and her “fantastic” campaign team.

crat was able to con rm late last week She added that she’s already been

that she’d won a seat on the Town given a list of outstanding projects in

Board. the town by Supervisor Warren Lucas.

e o cial tally released by the Tops on Daniels’s own “to-do” list is

Westchester County Board of Elec- setting up forums on energy and tra c

BY CAROL REIF quently gets complaints about. tions on Friday, Dec. 4, was 1,541 for issues so input can be gathered from lo-
STAFF WRITER Exterior lighting can be used for security,
Daniels and 1,418 for Republican chal- cal residents.
Light pollution has been on rural North making the landscape or building look more
Salem’s radar for a while; now town o cials dramatic, or for safety purposes, such as il- lenger Robert “Bob” Daros, a di erence Daniels said Daros had sent her a
are weighing ways to ip the switch on of- luminating a sidewalk. Temporary holiday
fending outdoor xtures. lights are a separate issue. of 123 votes. nice note. She’s also gotten messages of

e zoning code already requires light- Currently, the town’s code doesn’t specify Before the absentee and a davit bal- welcome from the other board mem-
ing to be “Dark Sky Compliant,” meaning maximum height, intensity or color require-
ments for outdoor lighting. is puts the lots were counted, Daniels had been bers.
xtures have to be “fully shielded and 100 building inspector in a bind, as he doesn’t
percent cut o ” and their design, scale and have the right tools to enforce the rules, trailing by about 97 votes. Campaign manager Edris Scherer
number the “minimal necessary.” Planning Board chair Cynthia Curtis told
the Town Board Tuesday, Nov. 24. e tallying process was slower than said Saturday, Dec. 5, that she’s looking
DSC requirements, such as minimizing
light spillage, are set locally. Manufacturers After consulting with the Conservation usual due to the greater numbers of ab- forward to Daniels being on the board
may advertise their xtures as DSC, but that Advisory Council,the Planning Board came
doesn’t mean their specs match with an in- up with suggestions for code amendments, sentee ballots that had to be counted in and able to pursue the things she talked
dividual municipality’s de nition. including new de ned terms for such words
the 40th state Senate District race be- about in her platform.
Spotlights are the type of lighting Super- SEE LIGHTING PAGE 6
visor Warren Lucas says the town most fre- tween incumbent Sen. Pete Harckham, “It’s going to be a very interesting

a Democrat, and Rob Astorino, the Re- year, coming out of the pandemic and

publican challenger. into the Brave New World,” Scherer

Daniels, a lawyer, ran on the Demo- said, hopeful that a vaccine’s on its way.

cratic and the Balanced Rock Party “We are very fortunate that North

lines; Daros, the incumbent council- Salem’s so bipartisan. People really pull

man and owner of a local fuel oil and SEE DANIELS PAGE 7
propane company, on the Republican,

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COVID-19 is a serious infection that can have
a long-term impact on your health.

COVID-19 spreads easily to people in close contact.
You must wear a mask.

Wash or sanitize your hands often.
You must practice social distancing.
You do not need to have symptoms to give this virus to someone else.

Children can get the virus too.
Do not attend large gatherings indoors or outside.

Get tested.
Stay at home and avoid others while you wait for your test results.

Make small adjustments to your habits and take
precautions now, to protect your family and friends

from COVID-19 in the future.

Information provided by the Westchester County Executive’s Office.

Page 4 – North Salem News Thursday, December 10, 2020

Croton Falls Fire Department
Candy Cane Run

Saturday, December 19; Snow Day, Dec. 20

10:30 – 11:00: 11:45 – 11:55: 1:35 – 1:45: 3:35 – 3:45:
Daniel Road, Sunset Drive, Sugar Hill Road, Vails Grove Pavilion Sun Valley Drive, Sun Valley
Ridgeway Ave, Alice Road, Chestnut Drive,
Westview Ave, Westview Cross Pine Grove Drive 1:45 – 1:55: Heights Road
Road, Park Lane, Oakridge Road Pietch Gardens
(Crosby Road residents should 12:00 – 12:05: 3:50 – 4:00:
wait on Daniel Road in front of the Spur Street, Main Street, Pavilion Owens Road, Warner Drive, Avery
North Salem Volunteer Ambulance
First Street 2:05 – 2:10: Lane, Lee Road, Maple Ave
Corps building) Bonnieview Street,
12:10 – 12:15: 4:05 – 4:10:
11:10 – 11:20: Bogtown Road Lake Street Village Of Croton Falls
Valeria Circle, Morris Road
(Residents who live in the middle of between 2:15 – 2:25: 4:15 – 4:30:
Valeria Circle and on Jessitar Road Mills Road and Lakeside Drive, Stoneleigh Avenue, Daisy Lane,
should wait at the intersection of Wheeler Road Cameo Court, Ruby Lane, Meola
Valeria Circle and Stephens Road) Blackberry
12:20 – 12:30: Hill Road, Rodeo Drive Drive, Farm Lake Court
11:25 – 11:40: Fox Den Lane, Deer Run Court, (Any resident who lives on
Whip Mill Lane, Trotter Drive, 2:25 – 2:35: Hemlock Terrace should meet
Livery Lane, Cider Mill Lane, Yerkes Road, Nash Road, Bridleside Lane at Stoneliegh and Daisy)
David Drive
Horse Shoe Lane 3:00 – 3:20: Schedule subject to change
1:10 – 1:25: Delancey Road, Lakeview based on weather conditions
Keeler Lane, Hilltop Drive, Road, Elizabeth Drive, Spring
Raymond Road, Hunt Lane and emergency calls.
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District preps for need to randomly test BALANCED ROCK

Schools waiting for more details from Cuomo Croton Falls Community
Church
BY ABBY LUBY a professional testing company to comply learning was put in place because of positive
4th Annual Christmas Chalk Talk “Win-
CONTRIBUTING WRITER with the order. COVID-19 cases had been identi ed. dows to our Traditions”

“For us, the on-site testing will be done “We closed because we had more than is year a new Chalk talk presentation has
been created as a collaborative e ort by artist
e North Salem School District, along on those randomly selected,” said Freeston. three dozen sta members and employees Elva Hurst of Lancaster, PA and Pastor Timo-
thy Wagner of Croton Falls. A chalk talk is a
with all New York state school districts, will “We now, in this period of time, have the who had to be quarantined, but none of multi-media presentation where Elva creates a
large chalk mural as a sound track tells the story
be required to randomly test a percentage of potential to be identi ed as a yellow zone, them were infected. ey were close con- behind the presentation. e Talk “Windows
to our Traditions features Elva’s Mennonite up-
its school population for the COVID-19 so right now we are preparing for that. If tacts to infected persons,”said Freeston. bringing where a simple musical plastic church
was her only decoration and Pastor Tim’s elabo-
virus every week if the number of infected we are in a yellow or orange [zone], then On reopening, the district moved to all rate decorating which features a small carved
bird given to his father in 1912. Elva and Pastor
cases continues trending upward. we have to go all-remote.” in-person teaching for kindergarten. On Tim have met several times over the course of the
pandemic to paint and develop the Chalk Talk.
At the school board meeting on Wednes- Although costs for the tests could range Dec. 3, the district started all in-person for Early in October the sound track was created in
a Studio in Lancaster with the additional voice
day, Dec. 2, Superintendent Ken Freeston from $50 per test to more than $100 per the rst grade and by Dec. 7, the second of church Deacon Billy Bowen also of Croton
Falls. In a year with so much change the talk was
spoke about his expectations on how school test, the district will have to foot the bill. grade will be all in-person. created as a means of connecting everyone to the
traditions that have brought meaning in the past.
testing would work. “ ere’s no funding for this from the “We will probably stay there until we get
e talk will be present on Sunday December
“ is is a relatively new testing require- state. It’s all our own funds that will pay for through holiday break,”explained Freeston. 20th at 5pm in-person and also on the church
website and facebook page. Crotonfallscommu-
ment by Governor Cuomo and at rst, we the testing,”said Freeston. Freeson thanked Adam VanDerStuyf, nitychurch.org for further information contact
Pastor Tim at tmwag5@gmail
weren’t sure how we were going to do it or If someone refuses to take a test,Freeston the director of Pupil Personnel Services
Christmas Eve at the Croton Falls Com-
whether we were going to do it,” Freeston said, “It’s our speculation that we will just who has bee serving as the district’s COV- munity Church

said. move on to another person.” ID-19 coordinator, saying,“He works most 7:30 p.m.: Outdoors on the front lawn Carols.
Readings Bon re and Hot Chocolate
To date, the district is not in any of the When asked via email if the tests will be nights until 10 p.m., contacting people who
8:30 p.m. and 11 p.m.: Sanctuary Candlelight
state’s three-tiered, color-coded infection the rapid COVID tests or the PCR molec- may have been infected.” Services in-person and Web-based

hot spots (yellow is the precautionary low- ular test, board President Deb D’Agostino Last month, the district was told by

est level, orange indicates a warning level responded,“I cannot be speci c at the mo- the Westchester County Department of

and red re ects the highest infection rate). ment because we are waiting for the gover- Health that the county would no longer

Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s order issued Nov. nor’s executive order which we expect will help public schools with contact tracing.

16 stipulates that schools in yellow zones detail testing requirements.” Although it has been labor intensive for the

must test 20 percent of in-person students, e rst thing on the meeting’s agenda district, Freeston said parents and students

faculty and sta over a two week period. was “All ings Covid.” have been extremely helpful.

Freeston said the district is still waiting “I think this will probably remain on the “ e parents and kids have been great.

for an o cial order from the governor that agenda for every meeting because events Parents have been telling us when they have

will detail how school testing for the virus happen, regulations change, executive orders a positive test in their families and that’s

will work and when the school would start come out,”Freeston said. how we nd out,”Freeston said.“Kids have

testing. On Monday, Nov. 30, the district had just been so cooperative about wearing their

e district, however, has already hired returned to in-person teaching after remote masks, there’s been no problem.”

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Page 6 – North Salem News Thursday, December 10, 2020

LIGHTING to ask residents or businesses to install permanent lighting at one of said whatever rules the town settles civility, then we need a regulation

FROM PAGE 1 change light xtures they may have its athletic elds. on, they should apply to everyone. that, with some amount of time,

had for decades. “It’s town property. It’s up to you “I don’t think it’s great to imple- requires everyone to conform to it.”

as lumen (the unit that measures And in certain neighborhoods, guys. You don’t have to follow this ment an ordinance that we’re al- e bottom line, Aronchick

brightness), foot-candle (a mea- such as Peach Lake—where hous- code,” Curtis told Lucas. “Presum- ready thinking about ways to give said, is that the town’s “trying to

surement of light intensity) and es are closer together compared ably the lights aren’t being directed exemptions to it,”he said. preserve the rural character we all

kelvin (unit of measurement that to other parts of town—a certain into neighbors’ windows, because Curtis, arguing that there needs think is important.”

characterizes light’s color). amount of light “spillage” seems you know you’re going to get a to be some solution to existing e Planning Board had been

e proposed regulations aim to unavoidable. phone call when they are, Warren.” noncompliant lighting, said, “How approached by the building inspec-

quell “excessively bright lighting” Curtis said xes could be as Kamenstein pressed Curtis, ask- are you going to take care of the tor about putting more teeth in the

that would cause glare and sky- simple as changing out a regular ing, “What if the lights don’t con- problems that have already been code. It sent the proposed amend-

glow or spill over onto neighboring bulb for one with lower wattage or form, but they’re not visible from shown to you? It seems to me that ments to him to review.

properties or roadways. a motion sensor. the property line? Why would we you need something.” Lucas agreed that something

ey also are intended to con- For new uses, lighting is already require people to change some- Asked by Golisano for an ex- needs to be done but said he want-

serve energy and resources. part of the site plan approvals thing that doesn’t a ect anybody ample, Curtis said the Planning ed to ask the inspector “if this is

Owners of existing lights that process. Likewise, it’s not hard to else? Board knew of “a house that had what he intended, because I think

are do not to conform to xture change out nonconforming light- “A blanket approach like that spotlights all around it.” he’s going to realize that it’s going

and intensity standards in the code, ing even if the site plan has been seems to be a little onerous.”. “ e neighbors were going cra- to cause him worse problems.”

should amendments be enacted, approved. Councilman Bob Daros agreed, zy,”she said. As far as who’ll ultimately be

would have to replace them by a “It’s very quick and easy,” Curtis saying that some of the suggested Councilman Martin Aronchick a ected, Lucas said he thought it

certain date. said. After asking for a public hear- amendments felt like “overreaching.” reminded Kamenstein about the was better to start with the biggest

“No one likes to tell people what ing waiver, applicants can return to Curtis allowed that the town time he had personally intervened outliers and then “try to get every-

they can or can’t do on their private the Planning Board to address the could consider exemptions. in a situation on Titicus Road. body else in line.”

property, but we’ve certainly had changes. “If your house is in the middle of “You secured a successful result e matter was tabled for fur-

some instances that have prompt- Deputy Supervisor Peter Ka- 100 acres, maybe it’s OK, but what through your persuasive abilities, ther discussion.

ed consideration of making this menstein wondered Tuesday how if the house was near the edge of but there was no enforcement that To read the proposed amend-

change,”Curtis said. the town was going to decide who the property and your light was you could bring to bear behind ments, go to northsalem.org, click

Town Board members raised must change their lights. e town bothering your neighbor?”she pos- that,”Aronchick said. the Town Board’s Tuesday, Nov. 24,

several concerns, including wheth- itself might wind up being non- ited. “If we are interested in Dark Sky meeting agenda and open the link

er it would be fair or even feasible compliant if it were to decide to Councilman Brent Golisano and being able to enforce a level of labeled “Revised Draft—Zoning

Code Text Amendments— Land-

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Thursday, December 10, 2020 North Salem News – Page 7

DANIELS said Saturday, Nov. 5: “While winning the Town Board post but both were able to speak in of our unique rural character.”
FROM PAGE 1
I’m disappointed, I accept the in 2019. She ran against Re- person to a local seniors group She is married to Josh Leicht,

results as is and wish Katherine publican omas Moreo, who, and to participate in an online a former prosecutor and current

together here,” she said, adding good luck in the position.” after deciding to move out of debate sponsored by this news- compliance consultant. Leicht

that “it’s good to see” that Lu- Calling the number of ballots state, had tried to have his name paper. is a re ghter and EMT with

cas and the other board mem- cast in North Salem “historic,” removed from the ballot but ey campaigned by talk- the Croton Falls Volunteer Fire

bers have already reached out to Daros noted that “2,960 people missed a deadline to do so. ing with neighbors, emailing Department.

Daniels. voted in one form or another When the dust settled, Dan- friends, putting out lawn signs e couple, who have lived in

Emily Siegel, chair of the and to lose by only 123 votes iels lost to Moreo by 12 votes. and sending out postcards and North Salem since 1996, have

North Salem Democratic Com- out of 2,960 cast tells me that I A controversy ensued over iers. two sons, Jacob and Ben.

mittee, said Sunday, Dec. 6, that had very good support and did whether Moreo would—or e tone of the 2020 race was Daniels has a long history of

the committee was “thrilled that not lose in a mandate for Kath- could even legally—take the very civil, with both candidates volunteerism in the town. She

Katherine Daniels nally has erine’s platform.” seat. at question became declaring their friendship and is a trustee of the Ruth Kee-

her well-deserved seat on the Former Republican Party moot when he declined the respect for each other while ler Memorial Library and past

North Salem Town Board.” chairman Bill Monti said in a post. Daros was appointed to pointing out mutual commu- president and trustee of the

“She has a lot to contribute, statement Saturday: “While I ll his unexpired term. nity ties. North Salem Board of Educa-

not only as a woman and a sec- am disappointed in the out- Daros grew up in the hamlet In her candidate statement, tion. She is a member of the

ond Democrat, but as some- come, we need to recognize that of Purdys and is chairman of Daniels had cited her “lifelong town’s Comprehensive Plan

one who will work very hard the margin of victory is such the Board of Commissioners commitment to public service,” Committee and its Energy Ad-

to achieve results for all of the that Bob’s platform for North for the Croton Falls Fire De- which, she said, taught her that visory Panel.

people of North Salem,” Siegel Salem’s future needs to be con- partment. “integrity, solid human con- Daniels is co-president of the

said. sidered. I trust that the town Councilmen serve four-year nections, transparency, and North Salem Bridle Trails As-

ree councilmen on the board council will seek Bob’s advice as terms, so Daniels will serve the minimizing partisanship are es- sociation and is on the board of

are Republican (Daros, Deputy we go forward.” remaining three of Moreo’s. She sential to excellence in govern- Allied Community Enterprises

Supervisor Peter Kamenstein, e new chair of the Repub- will be sworn in at the end of ment.” and the executive committee of

and Brent Golisano); one is a lican Party, Nzingha Milanes, the month. She promised to insist on the Northern Westchester En-

Democrat (Martin Aronchick). did not respond to a request for Daniels jumped back into the “careful long-range planning, ergy Action Consortium.

Lucas is a Republican. comment by press time. fray at a particularly rough time controlling spending, and even- She also is a member of the

Daros, who had been wait- for candidates. Neither she nor handed enforcement of the vestry (warden) at St. James

ing for the numbers to be o - ONE YEAR LATER... Daros could campaign as usual, town code, and the protection Episcopal Church.

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Happily
Ever
After

e Christmas mouse anksgiving leftovers

On a rainy day SEASONAL may have an animal Ihope everyone had MAN turkey or an oven. You
recently, I TIDBITS linked to it, depending a small and safe OVERBOARD probably heard about
decided to curl on what sign you were anksgiving- good the original anksgiv-
up with a nice cup of born under. things come in small ing, back at Plymouth

tea and my wooded LAURA We can’t forget the packages these days. RICK Rock. If I was there it
recipe boxes that were CAMPAGNA holiday tunes, while there Turkey size is propor- MELÉN would have only been
handed down to me may not be many, they tionate to gathering because I mistook it for

by my Nana. I wanted are out there. ‘Grandma

to get a jump on this got run over by a rein- size, and even Governor a rock festival. “Hey,”

year’s holiday meals. deer’, ‘Dominic the donkey’, ‘Rudolph Cuomo had to down- I ask one of the elders

As I was going through the handwrit- the Red Nose Reindeer’, ‘Peter Cotton scale his dinner after he took some ak (hard to nd an elder who is older than

ten notes of menus past it occurred to Tail’, ‘ e Bunny Hop’, ‘Turkey Hokey about it. He was planning to invite his me), “one question: why do y’all wear your

me that every holiday was centered on an Pokey’,’Turkey Freeze Dance’ ( yes there Mom, who is 89-years old, until people belt buckles on your hats? e hat stays on

animal in one way or another. Animals are such tunes, remember I am a Kin- found out and called him a hypocrite for ne, but don’t your pants fall down?”

sure take center stage during the holi- dergarten teacher and I have heard every telling everyone else to scale down. I was Actually there is quite a rivalry going

days, whether it is on a silver platter, in a Turkey themed song written). actually planning to do the same thing as on between the folks in Plymouth and the

holiday song or in a seasonal display. Growing up, my family had a stu ed Cuomo, but his Mom wouldn’t answer my Pilgrims down in Virginia, who also lay

Fall and winter holiday meals cen- Christmas mouse. It was an odd looking calls. Everyone’s looking for small turkeys claim to a anksgiving celebration two

ter on a stu ed bird of some kind or a thing and I am not exactly sure where it this time around, but they’re harder to nd years before the 1621 a air written about

bovine and always accompanied by sides came from or why we continued to dis- since they can hide more easily. Ours was by colonists in Massachusetts. Either way,

that enhance the animal in some way. play it. It was a cross between a mouse sized somewhere between a cedar wax- the English were in charge of the meal,

Giblet gravy, beef stock wine reduction and a monkey. It had the head and whis- wing and a pileated woodpecker, but it was and they are rarely mentioned for their

sauce, creamy mashed potatoes enhanced kers of a mouse but the body, arms and of impeccable moral character. My sister exciting cuisine. If the Italians had popped

with heavy cream. Spring has the spring legs of a monkey. e head and long Diane said she got a 26-pound turkey for over on the May ower I could be eating

lamb with mint jelly or a ham accompa- tail are white and the body, arms and legs $26 dollars, which was quite a bargain. If Margherita pizza while I watch the foot-

nied by macaroni and cheese. Summer are in a red and white striped print. I you got the same deal in British money it ball game on TV instead. e traditional

BBQ’s bring out the all American cheese somehow have inherited it and display would be pound for pound the best deal accounts tell of the settlers struggling

beef burger with all of the sides. e it in my home during the Christmas ever. I know there’s a joke there some- through the long winter, and the Wampa-

crowd pleasing pigs in a blanket always season. As I was placing it in its usual where but I was obviously unable to nd noag native people helping by providing

make an appearance no matter what the holiday spot, I was reminded about my it. Anyway, my sister posted a picture of them with turkey seeds, or whatever, but

holiday is. friend and her mouse encounter. her turkey and I swear it looks like it could the real story is of a much more com-

Animals take center stage during After living and working in the city bench press about one- fty straight out of plicated and wary alliance between two

the holidays in displays. e Christ- for years, my friend had enough of the the oven. It had an actual 6-pack. camps that needed each other to survive.

mas manger has every animal on the stress from her job and commuting I’ve heard people say that they spatch- ere is also a rumor that Benjamin

farm, and even a few from the Far East. and wanted a di erent life style, so she cocked their turkey, something that it Franklin once proposed the turkey as the

Reindeer have the very important task packed up and moved full time to her must have taken a lot of guts to admit. national bird, which is false, even though

of making sure Santa gets those toys home in the country. She found a nice To spatchcock a turkey you simply cut he did once expound on the virtues of the

delivered to everyone on Christmas Eve. little o ce administration job and was it down its back with a pair of scissors, bird as opposed to the bald eagle in a letter

Easter time we have a bunny that hops living out her dream of being a full time remove its backbone, and, listen, I’m just to his daughter. Franklin WAS consulted

around the neighborhood hiding eggs country homeowner. One evening after not cut out for this sort of thing because about his thoughts on a national symbol,

that he harvested from the chickens in a great day at work, she was curled up I’m afraid giblets will be involved, and the and his suggestion was a depiction of

the coop. e bald eagle is a reminder of on her couch binge watching her DVR thought of it is just o al so you’ll have to “Moses standing on the shore, and extend-

our independence. e Chinese New movies and sipping a cup of herbal tea, gure it out yourself. We cook a regular ing his hand over the sea, thereby causing

Year calendar is centered on an animal SEE CAMPAGNA PAGE 11 turkey in the oven, just as the Pilgrims SEE MELEN PAGE 9
for a certain year. Our own birthdays would have done it, if they had a regular

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MELEN ing than “undulated tinamou,” he loved to do things like par- And the turkey says, “We’re live but in my fantasy they come over
so I guess it’s ne. I think the don turkeys for anksgiving. on four networks and everyone to Earth (they don’t call it that)
FROM PAGE 8 founding fathers wanted a bird Well in Trump’s defense, who in America heard you.”“In that and land on 6th Avenue right
that looked like it wasn’t going to WOULDN’T want to do that? case things aren’t looking so good in the middle of the anksgiv-
the same to overwhelm pharaoh take any crap, one that looked like for you.” ing parade (they do call it that).
who is sitting in an open chariot.” it could swoop down and snatch e president gets to choose one When they get on the radio they
your toupee if you said something of them to live while sentenc- By this time we’ve nished report back the ndings to the
ose who were still awake by un attering about certain mem- ing the other to death, like in an our tasty dinner, had our walk home planet: “You can’t believe
the end of the sentence immedi- bers of Congress, even though it episode of “Wiseguy.” I would around the neighborhood and are the size of the cats they have here,
ately bonked themselves on the was common knowledge. whisper to the chosen one, “I’m sitting down to dessert, arguing if one sits on your lap it’ll kill
head with a ball peen hammer to going to let you live for now, but about whether or not the Felix you.” Happy holidays to you, your
try to induce a coma. I don’t think I saw an article in the Times take a good look at what happens the Cat balloon once collapsed family and your cat.
the bald eagle is a bad choice, that theorized that the reason to your little friend, and if you and killed someone during the
but the thing is bald, for heaven’s Trump wanted to stay in o ce breathe one word about this to parade. I don’t know if there is Say hello at: [email protected]
sake. Certainly it’s less risky to this badly even though he was anybody, it’ll be YOU next time. alien life on other planets or not,
say out loud than “titmouse” or so ill-suited for the job was that Do we understand each other?”
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R.I.P. WBT

BRUCE ing day Broadway’s Westchester UNSCRIPTED ENCORE sic Streisand number, “People.” seller lists, with his debut novel,
THE BLOG outpost followed suit. WBT It turns out, though, that “All In a post on Facebook, Bedford “Carrie.” Oh, yeah, and there were
suspended all subsequent per- gas shortages and a recession.
BRUCE formances until further notice, Shook Up’s” opening night was resident Matthews—who at one
APAR hoping to strike up the band not the last performance on time was in the Broadway com- MAD MEN
again by now. the WBT stage. Fittingly, there pany of “Fiddler on the Roof ” and e business formula for the
When I saw “All Shook would be an unscheduled encore. “Annie”—channeled the passion
Up”at Westchester Alas, it was not to be. Now and appreciation of the close-knit new Elmsford theater, conceived
Broadway eatre never came. e fates demanded that there WBT community of local theater by a couple of Manhattan ad
(WBT) on its opening night last be one more performance, put- people, writing, “It is the last bas- agency “Mad Men” of the era—
March 12, who among us enjoying After eight agonizing months of ting what actors call “a button” on tion of dinner theatre in New York Bill Stutler and Bob Funking—
the jukebox musical about the birth waiting in the wings for a return the proud and eventful history of State, and one of the last in the seemed simple enough: o er
of rock ‘n’roll, would have imagined to the stage, the curtain has come the theater. country.” suburbanites Broadway entertain-
we were destined to be the last down for good. In late October, ment at a fraction of the cost of
audience to see a show (or the suc- the 46-year-old dinner theater in At an informal gathering of the Before being rebranded as the real thing. row in dinner,
culent prime rib) at the venerable Elmsford was forced to post its WBT faithful on Nov. 21 quickly Westchester Broadway eatre in free parking, and the relaxing
venue known for big-city enter- permanent closing notice, a casu- arranged for auld lang syne by the 1991, it was known as An Eve- convenience of a short drive from
tainment without big-city prices. alty of the COVID calamity. theater’s longtime public relations ning Dinner eatre, opening July home.
director, Pia Haas, stage veteran 1974.
e Great White Way had Cole Porter’s “Kiss Me, Kate” Chris Jamison Matthews reached Of course, no bold new idea
just announced it was going dark opened the theater in July 1974. back in time to momentarily For proper perspective on the goes unpunished when brought
for the duration, and the follow- reprise her role as Fanny Brice in theater’s applause-worthy lon- before the self-appointed gad ies
e rst (and only) performance “Funny Girl” on that same stage gevity, consider that it came into who frequent public forums,
of “All Shook Up,” the theater’s decades earlier. Her poignant being the same year that Water- so it took some doing for the
217th production, would prove to gesture was a tting elegy, as gate felled President Nixon; that theater entrepreneurs to get their
be its nale. You might say it was she moistened many an eye and Hank Aaron broke the Babe’s plans past the negative nabobs
a dubious honor to be there, as brought back a ood of memories career home run record; and that and approved by the town of
I was, with my Yorktown friend with an impromptu, emotion- a new King of horror named Greenburgh, so construction
Steve Schaefer, a talented song- Stephen appeared on the best- could commence in the village
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Thursday, December 10, 2020 OPINION North Salem News – Page 11

CAMPAGNA Christmas Mice Cookies

FROM PAGE 8 Ingredients 1 teaspoon almond extract Sliced almonds
1 large egg yolk Pieces of fiber cereal
when something caught the corner of her eye. She paid it no 12 Tablespoons unsalted 2 cups flour Chocolate mini-chips
mind, until she saw movement again and actually focused on butter, at room temperature Heavy (whipping) cream, as
what was on the oor across the room. It was a little brown 2/3 cup sugar needed
1/4 teaspoon salt
eld mouse. Quickly she put her tea on the co ee table and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
stood on her couch and the little mouse quickly darted under
the couch. My friend waited a minute or two and decided Directions
that perhaps the mouse had found an exit and left the build-
ing and returned to the eld outside. Quietly coming down Position a rack in the middle of the oven and preheat to
from the couch, my friend peeked under the couch. ere 350 degrees. Line two baking sheets with parchment
in the way back corner was the little fella looking scared, paper.
sad and lonely. Didn’t matter how it looked, my friend high Beat the butter and sugar in the bowl until light and
tailed it to her bedroom, slammed the door and prayed that fluffy, beat in the salt the vanilla and almond extracts.
the beast did not come out from under the couch. Noticing Beat in the egg yolk. Add the flour 1/2 cup at a time
the gap between the closed door and oor, my friend looked until fully combined. The dough should be slightly
around for anything to block the gap. She had gone to a dry, but not so dry that it falls apart. If your dough is
clothing store the day before and still had bags to unpack in too dry to easily mold, add the cream 1 teaspoon at
front of her closet. She grabbed them all and shoved them a time until the dough is malleable.
under the door. Convinced that she was safe, she went to Scoop up a Tablespoonful of dough and shape into little
bed. About an hour later, she heard a rustling coming from ovals with a pointy end. Arrange them about 2 inches apart on
the door. Peeking from under her covers, she watched as the the prepared baking sheets. Insert the almond slices for ears
bags wiggled and wiggled and the beast emerged. Jump- and a cereal for a tail. Use chocolate mini-chips to make the
ing up on to her bed thinking the higher she got the further eyes.
away the beast would get, she watched as it scampered across Bake one sheet at a time for 15 to 20 minutes or until the
the room and went into her bathroom. e beast went one mice are slightly browned. Transfer the mice to a wire rack to
way and my friend managed to run the other, out of the cool completely.
room, opening her bedroom door and high jumping over Arrange on a nice holiday platter for serving.
the bags that were supposed to protect her. She grabbed her
keys, got in her car and spent the night at her parents’ house
in the next town. e next morning she went back to her
house armed with all sorts of contraptions to catch the critter.
She reported to me, that although the contraptions remain
empty, she has not seen her little friend. She did tell me that
she thought she saw a bat in her attic, but slammed the attic
door before she could investigate further and has not gone
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Promote Your Charity Reindeer
Send us a press release at northsalemnews@
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mates and I were tasked with WRITING & Tourists can go skiing in Lap-
Prepare for writing reports on di erent CHOCOLATE
power outages countries for social studies. My KIM land, hike in the woods and visit
with a Generac country was Finland. I remember KOVACH reindeer farms. Reindeer sleigh
home standby reading about Finland in my rides are also a popular attraction
generator family’s encyclopedia and check- o ers 24-hour days of sunlight and a great way to see the stun-
ing out books on Finland from during the summer months and ning natural landscape. Europe’s
the local library. My mom had last great wilderness, Lapland is
the clever idea of driving over also home to lynx, brown bears
to a travel agency and asking for and wolverines as well as pristine
lakes for shing.

colorful brochures about Finland dark days punctuated by North- Did you know that reindeer

SCHEDULE YOUR FREE IN HOME to jazz up my report. ern Lights displays during the and caribou are the same ani-
ASSESSMENT TODAY! I learned facts about this far long cold winter months. mal? Up to thirteen subspecies
have been classi ed worldwide.
877 516 1160 away country including that the Lapland is home to the Sami Reindeer is derived from the Old
capital is Helsinki, people enjoy people who make their living by

sitting inside steamy saunas and herding reindeer. For thousands Norse word hreinin which means

FREE then running outside to jump of years, these hardy people have “horned animal.” Caribou is the
into the cold water, the language depended on reindeer for food French Canadian version of the
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Santa Claus and his sled lled

with toys being pulled by rein-

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as “ e Night Before Christmas,”
we learn that Dasher, Dancer,

professional, Prancer, Donner, Blitzen, Vixen,
Comet and Cupid ew through
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Thursday, December 10, 2020 OPINION North Salem News – Page 13

APAR LIP SYNC OR SWIM back to the audience from the renown is no more, with the worked there, for giving us a
When Robert Cuccioli, who lobby, as Act II was beginning of cascading loss of income to marvelous place to watch theatre
FROM PAGE 10 “Promises, Promises.” hundreds of people and business and perform theatre and just be
was starring in Yeston and owners, who relied on WBT as a together to love theater. ank
e theater address was local, Kopit’s (not Andrew Lloyd e man took a wrong turn major client and opportunity for you for everything.”
but the producers’ ambitions Webber’s) “Phantom,” broke his in the dark that landed him employment.
aimed at casting top talent. ey foot, local actor and Broadway backstage. He opened a door, NOTE: Westchester Broadway
vowed to showcase performers veteran James Gerth stood in for not knowing it was part of the “We will speak about you eatre ticket holders for shows
who belonged to professional him onstage, miming the physi- set, prompting the male actor in until the day we die,” wrote
union Actors Equity Association, cal movements, while Cuccioli the scene to ad lib to his female Chris Jamison Matthews on after March 12, 2020, can exchange
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North Salem coaches reflect on unusual season

BY BRIAN MARSCHHAUSER with these amazing young men
SPORTS EDITOR
was the absolute closest thing to

normalcy.

A varsity athletic team is usu- My thoughts coming into this

ally crowned champion when uncertain season had me won-

they are the last team standing dering if the guys would bother

in their section or state. at pushing themselves knowing

took on a di erent meaning this that it could all end prematurely.

fall, with teams battling not just Would they even bother to do the

each other, but the spread of the tness activities to their fullest?

coronavirus. Would they bother keeping up

In the case of North Salem’s our traditions? Would they even

boys soccer team, their section bother to work hard at learn-

playo run ended not on a loss, ing and executing our tactics, all

but rather in quarantine—a dev- knowing that it just might be for

astating end, particularly for the naught? e fact that these young

seniors. A team they had played men worked as hard as any great

days earlier had players test posi- team I have had over the years is a

tive for the virus. true testament to their character.

We caught up with a few It paid dividends because, for

North Salem coaches who the fourth year in a row, we are

shared their thoughts on a undefeated league champions.

memorable fall 2020 season: ( e last time we lost a league

game was in 2016, the year we

RON HENDRIE, NORTH were state champions). As our

SALEM BOYS SOCCER season progressed, we got more

When this whole new CO- and more invested in each other,
VID lifestyle began to emerge the team, and our determination North Salem boys soccer players celebrate a goal in what would turn out to be their last game of the
season.
back in March, I never expected to go far in the postseason.

it to last more than the initial Although we continued to

two-week “precautionary” pe- be vigilant in maintaining our

riod of school closings. health, we unfortunately lost a

Needless to say, that as things few players to quarantine because

worsened and extended into of contact tracing.

early summer, I began to doubt Teammates stepped up in big

the existence of any kind of fall games and we made it to the -

athletic season. At that junc- nal-four in our region as the lone

ture, I told myself that I would “C” size school amongst three

be grateful to be able to simply strong “A” schools. However, hav-

stand on the soccer eld with my ing everyone back on the ros-

team at some point in the fall, ter and just as we were about to

even if we were not able to play. meet at school for the semi- nal

And if it turned out that we were match, I received a disturbing call

told that we could not compete from our athletic director saying

against other schools, I would that everyone on our team who

have been grateful to have been played in the away game of Nov.

able to practice every day. 13 needed to quarantine imme-

Our junior varsity coach, Mike diately because an opposing play-

Valenti, and I already had plans er tested positive for COVID-19.

for making it a really fun and is was devastating news to

complete experience for the boys deliver to the team and especially

with opportunities for growth, to the seniors who struggled with

competitions and team bond- the way their high school careers

ing. At our preseason coaches were abruptly brought to an end.

meeting, we all agreed that the The North Salem field-hockey team advanced to the section finals. FILE PHOTOS/BRIAN MARSCHHAUSER
plug could be pulled at any mo- JENNIFER FROHMAN,

ment and it was uncertain that NORTH SALEM FIELD

we would even make it to the rst HOCKEY dies who were willing to learn only losing to power houses like goliath in Lakeland. Our girls

day of practice. Nevertheless, af- It certainly was an unconven- and work hard when they were John Jay and Lakeland—we’ll held their own though and

ter the rst day, we doubted that tional season from start to nish. together. de nitely take that! made Lakeland play an entire

the season would last a week. With obstacle on top of obstacle We also took a di erent ap- Truly, we felt we should 60 minutes, never once giving

And so, our hopes inched along, in the way, this group of young proach this year and just tried have been in the Class C nal up.

and the season began with a great ladies persevered and took on to have more fun because the game—if it were traditionally Either way, these girls walk

deal of uncertainty. every challenge head-on. stresses in our lives outside of held like every other year—and away from this season as cham-

As late September unfolded, On top of that, with only three eld hockey were abundant, so we feel we would have been vic- pions because we got to play

we reminded ourselves that we seniors to lead this group and when we did get the chance to torious. It’s a shame that the eld hockey together for two

wanted to do everything we nine new players—four fresh- be together, we just wanted to girls could not hold a cham- months and not only win, but

could to preserve what we truly men, two new sophomores and smile and enjoy being outside pionship plaque in their hands also have fun every day! To our

cherished—and what in other three new juniors to the team— together. when the teams in the South- seniors, we are eternally grateful

years was most certainly taken for many would have thought we I am so proud of the team ern Westchester division were for all they’ve done for us this

granted—the mere existence of a would have struggled. But this and the season we had, win- given that opportunity. But in- year, and every year they played

soccer season. Being on our eld is a strong bunch of young la- ning 11 games, tying two and stead, we had to go up against a with us!

Thursday, December 10, 2020 SPORTS North Salem News – Page 15

Wierl to coach new girls’ varsity hockey team

Previously led John Jay lacrosse to two section titles

BY GERARD GAROFOLO John Jay. Incredibly special group talented and gifted group of girls to have these rinks that are willing Coach Stacey
CONTRIBUTING WRITER of kids and just an absolutely at the high school was, as any good to take us on. And we know Wierl is moving
awesome experience. To be part varsity coach knows, it’s a full-time that di erent rinks, including on to girls’ ice
In Section 1, girls have been of three years and two teams that job.So,it was time to hand over the Mamaroneck and even Scarsdale hockey after a
competing with the boys in varsity not only won the section but went reins and I’m sure the new coaching High School, will become a host successful run in
ice hockey for decades,but now the onto a Final Four appearance and sta was just ready to continue the school for us, and we’ll be able to lacrosse.
girls are being given the chance to in 2019 a state nal, it was a part foundation that we built. utilize their ice that they have at
form their own team. of my career I will certainly never Murray’s Ice Rink. So, we’ll be FILE PHOTO/ROB
forget. And those kids are near and Regarding the other athletic drawing from lots of di erent DIANTONIO
e regional governing body dear to my heart. directors that you talked to, resources to make sure our girls
has created four merged varsity where do you think you will draw have places to skate. With the COVID-19
teams in the Hudson Valley, each It was during that time that players from, and will you have a pandemic looming, the sport of
representing a di erent county: we were making those state runs home rink like the Brewster Ice ice hockey is currently listed as
Westchester, Putnam, Rockland that I was working very closely Arena? a Level 3 contact sport and the
and Dutchess. with a group of athletic directors season may not occur.What can
and parents here in Section 1 to We are so fortunate. Ed Witz, you tell us about having a season
Coaching the new all-girls bring girls’ ice hockey to the status down at the Ice Hutch, the varsity at this point?
squad from Westchester will be of varsity within the section. In men’s coach at Pelham High
Stacey Wierl, former John Jay girls’ working closely over those really School, and certainly Steve Santini We say our prayers and keep our
lacrosse coach. three years, we were able to raise here at the Brewster Ice Arena,they ngers crossed daily to hopefully
enough money to provide a club both have just been so incredibly
To watch video of the interview, experience for our players from supportive of our initiative to SEE GIRLS HOCKEY PAGE 16
visit TapIntoNorthSalem.net. di erent high schools that chose bring girls’ varsity ice hockey
to participate. And through our to the section, and we couldn’t
After leading the John Jay two years of club, then we were do it without them…Working
women’s lacrosse team to back to approved in February 2019 to cooperatively with the athletic
back Section 1 championships become varsity status. directors here and throughout all of
and state Final Four Section 1, we’ve been able to draw
appearances, you decided to take And so that was really exciting, 21 high schools for this upcoming
on a new challenge by starting a and that’s when I really needed season to participate, and that
multi-school Section 1 women’s to make a decision. Taking on a number honestly keeps growing by
ice hockey team. Can you tell us coaching role for women’s varsity the week.
a little bit about what motivated ice hockey here in Section 1 and
you to take on this challenge? trying to develop that program at We’ve gotten a tremendous
the same time as leading such a amount of support from the
What an incredible experience families and we’re just very lucky
and opportunity it was to be part
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The basics of sprains

Many an athlete has experienced a sprain Tendons are the brous cords of tissue that
at one point or another. In fact, the Ameri- connect muscle to bone. When a person
can Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons has a muscle strain, a muscle or tendon is
notes that sprains are among the most com- stretched or torn.
mon soft-tissue injuries. Because of that, it
can bene t athletes to learn about sprains WHICH AREAS OFTHE BODY ARE
so they’re better prepared to confront one
should they get hurt while competing or VULNERABLETO SPRAINS?
training.
e AAOS notes that the ankles, knees
WHAT IS A SPRAIN?
According to the National Institute of and wrists are most vulnerable to sprains.

Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Many basketball players have experienced
Diseases, a sprain is an injury to a ligament,
the tissue that connects two or more bones at sprained PHOTO: METROankles, which
a joint. When athletes su er a sprain, one or occur when CREATIVEthe foot turns
more of their ligaments are stretched or torn.
inward, placing ex-
WHAT’STHE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
A SPRAIN AND A STRAIN? treme tension on the ligaments of the outer

It’s easy to mistake sprains with strains, ankle. Sudden twists can result in a sprained
or assume both injuries are the same. But
unlike sprains, which a ect the ligaments, knee, while sprained wrists are often the re-
strains are injuries to muscles or tendons.
sult of falling onto an outstretched hand.

ARETHERE DIFFERENTTYPES OF • Grade 1: Considered a mild sprain, a in certain ways.
SPRAINS? grade 1 sprain is marked by slight stretching • Grade 3: Signi cant instability can result
and some damage to the bers of the liga-
Not all sprains are the same, and the ment. from a grade 3 sprain, which is characterized
AAOS notes some may be mild while others by a complete tear of the ligament.
more severe. e three categories of sprain • Grade 2: A grade 2 sprain causes partial
are: tearing of the ligament and is marked by ab- is article was provided by Metro Creative
normal looseness in the joint when it moves Connection.

GIRLS HOCKEY another facet that could be more both the men’s and the women’s that we didn’t let down as a team. Cortland in the morning. e little
important? game. But also nesse and hockey And so,I take that same philosophy children from the youth program,
FROM PAGE 15 IQ. I think in the women’s game, into coach girls’ ice hockey; that about 50 of them in purple and
Speed is part of the men’s and we see the di erent moves and the we will develop an environment white, holding up their signs,
way that they think about moving and a culture that is about success, greeting us, they probably were late
women’s game now. e skating and the puck so quickly in the o ensive about supporting one another, and to school that day, but their families
zone and through the neutral zone, certainly that concept of never brought them to celebrate our
keep everybody safe and continue the tness level of the players have it’s really a key component.We don’t letting down. accomplishments and send us o .
have full-body checking, but when When I tell you how special that
to be able to get healthier and become such strong components you watch the women’s game closely, With so many precious moment was, it really showed that
there’s certainly a tremendous moments when you were with the work that our coaching sta
to have the sports that we love. to the game, that it’s really made amount of body contact. My the John Jay women’s lacrosse and our players had done to change
daughters both play, and you know, team, what was your favorite the culture of girls’ lacrosse in our
We’re hopeful, just like the boys’ it a lot of fun to watch. So, in the you watch a game and we may not moment with them? community. at day really came to
be in a full-on body check shoulder fruition.For me,that was personally
varsity program, right now listed women’s game as well as the men’s to shoulder, but when we talk about I think you’d ask a lot of our a very special moment for sure.
making body contact, we put body players, and many would often
throughout the state as Jan. 4 as a game, you don’t see those big hits contact to the hands in order to gain re ect on Yorktown and that cold In closing, what would you say
possession of the puck. Instead of night on the other side of the to a parent that was considering
start. So, we’re hopeful that we’ll anymore. e game’s just become just putting on the big hits, we’re bridge where, I can truthfully say, ice hockey for their daughter?
actually really focused on angling, I think that our coaching sta and
make it there and we’ll be able to too fast. I think that the women making some body contact to our players knew the Yorktown Don’t fear 5 a.m.ice slots,actually.
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form it looks like. If it’s practices, Just recently, in a conversation ring on all cylinders that night for memories with my kids. Hockey
As I mentioned earlier, you our rst section championship in can be overwhelming. Hockey can
if it’s intrasquad scrimmages, with a student of mine, where I’m were super successful in coaching 2018, that was very special. be fearful. It can be 5 a.m. ice slots,
the John Jay women’s varsity the rink’s cold, it’s expensive, but
whatever we can do to allow these the coordinator of elementary health lacrosse team. What are the But you know, Gerard, very there are ways around all of that.
similarities, if any, between soon after, I remember a moment
girls to continue to do what they and physical education down in women’s lacrosse and women’s ice that we were on AP Farm’s eld, And so, I would encourage
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l0ve. We’re keeping our ngers Scarsdale, I was talking to a student and we were in a bit of a lighter families to borrow equipment and
I think success really breeds from practice that day, and we can
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