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Operation Santa

Three wise teens create Christmas magic

BY KATE BELDERS candy at local grocery stores.

CONTRIBUTING WRITER As the trio began their Santa opera-

tion, they consulted with John Jay High

With a year full of disappointment and School’s resource o cer, Frank Secret. Of-

departures from normalcy, three John Jay cer Secret, a respected role model for the

High School students, Paul Rossi, Max group and school community, provided

Andrade and Peter Cipriano, are doing guidance to the students regarding safety

their part to add some cheer to the holi- measures to consider. While knowing

days with the help of a sleigh, Santa, Mrs. “they are a hardworking group” of young

Claus and an elf. men, Secret was “impressed by the [trio’s]

Inspired by a neighborhood ier adver- creativity” in coming up with the project.

tising a holiday stroll block event for one With their sleigh complete and them-

street, the group decided that the concept selves decked out in jolly costumes, Paul,

could cover the entire town. With the Peter and Max started their Santa cam-

town’s breakfast with Santa canceled due paign. Since then, they have visited sev-

to the pandemic and many traditional eral houses in the community along with Paul Rossi, Peter Cipriano, Max Andrade
holiday experiences looking vastly di er- a stop at the John Jay High School park- and Ivan Oliveira visit John Jay High School
ent this year, the trio felt they could make ing lot. e John Jay event was an uplift- to say hi to their teachers

a di erence in many local kids’ lives with a ing experience for students, faculty and PHOTO COURTESY OF THE ANDRADE FAMILY

visiting Santa. sta . During their visits, the group ensures

With inspiration in hand,the young men COVID-19 safety protocols are in place,

set a plan into motion. Max, who provides including the mandatory use of masks and the Lewisboro Town Park. window to pick up their order, they started

hauling help, decided that his trailer, with social distancing. eir portrayals of jolly St. Nick and his to notice people gathering to take photos

some creativity, could be transformed into Once word got out about their Santa “entourage” has not only delighted chil- and videos, laughing and smiling, getting

Santa’s sleigh. With the sleigh accounted visits, the group was inundated with calls dren and appreciative parents, it has pro- into the spirit of the season.

for, the trio moved on to costumes. Max and requests. So, they decided to arrange a vided some lighthearted entertainment. For Paul, Peter and Max, the response to

had played Santa in the past at Hallow- few small events where they could set up After a recent Santa run, the group decid- their project has been “heartwarming and

een, Peter had access to a Mrs. Claus out t their sleigh and greet Santa enthusiasts, ed to pick up some food at a local fast-food phenomenal.” As Christmas gets closer

from his grandmother and Paul decided young and old. Over this past weekend, establishment. ey went through the and their Santa days numbered, they are

he would assume the role of the elf. As for the group entertained local community drive-thru decked out in full costume with happy to have put smiles on children’s

Santa’s treats, the group began purchasing children at the Vista Field parking lot and their sleigh in tow. As they approached the faces this holiday season.

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ese were huge projects

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New Loo ! major issues. He was calm and
always optimistic in pushing
these ground-breaking projects
forward.

Chris held forty 7 a.m. meet-
ings to meet deadlines to bring

a ordable homes to Bedford.

Generally, this type of project

would have taken four to ve

years to become a reality. Chris

The Hair Wharf led the charge and made it hap-
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Sewers are now being con-
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Here comes Santa Claus!

Goldens Bridge Volunteer Fire
Department safely gets Santa

around town

More photos on
pages 12-13

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BURDICK things, works like crazy, was a councilwoman I am sure the town will miss
and generously shares and he was the super- Chris, but Bedford is blessed
FROM PAGE 2 his wisdom about how visor. Chris appointed with the nest department heads
to get things done. I me deputy supervisor around and they always carry out
and relationships with the com- look forward to work- when he became su- their duties with professionalism
munity, state, county and federal ing with Assemblyman pervisor and I served in and the best interests of the town
o cials and his Town Board. Burdick and other that role for four years. at heart. I know that Chris will
He always sought to get con- state, county and town be working just as hard for Bed-
sensus from the board, which he leaders to continue Chris is one of the ford in Albany as he did when he
achieved 99 percent of the time. Bedford on the path hardest workers and supervised the town.
Chris has worn well most tenacious per-
MaryAnn Carr for us. son I have ever known. Lee V.A. Roberts
Bedford councilwoman and dep- When he sets his mind Former Bedford supervisor and
uty supervisor Ellen Calves to a project he does not councilwoman
Bedford councilwom- quit until it’s mission
‘RESPONSIVE, WORKS LIKE an and Bedford 2030 accomplished! is at- ‘TENACIOUS’
CRAZY’ program director titude has served him He is a tenacious politician
well in bringing sewers
Chris Burdick has set Bed- ‘DEDICATED, DOER’ to Katonah and Bed- and he’s left his mark on Bedford
ford on a path that includes both ford Hills—a monu- politics.
progress and preservation. Chris makes a ter- mental task made pos-
sible by leveraging DEP Don Scott
He drove forward sewer infra- rier look half-hearted. funding. He moved Former Bedford councilman
structure, a ordable housing and the a ordable hous-
renovation projects to modernize Once he has decided ing project with An- ‘EXPERIENCE’
and grow our town, but he has tioch Homes forward As the current Bedford town
also made certain to attend to to make something and brought to fruition
historic building and open-space long-stalled projects supervisor, and before that a
preservation, environmental pro- happen, he keeps at it such as the paving of Bedford Town Board member,
tections and measures that pre- 684 through Katonah Assemblyman-elect Burdick
serve our town’s bucolic character. until it does. Install- and the acquisition of brings both legislative and ad-
the Buxton Gorge property. He ministrative experience to the
anks to Chris, we are well- ing sewers is incredibly has continued the town’s leader- position and he will work hard to
positioned to continue on this ship in environmental initiatives represent the interests of the dis-
course as we focus on hamlet vi- expensive. Chris found together with Bedford 2030. trict. He and I have worked well
tality, meeting our climate action Chris is a great communicator together to ensure as smooth a
goals and leading our community bones in various places and has kept residents informed transition as possible. I have con-
to be more inclusive and diverse. of all the issues facing the mu-
and put them all to- nicipality, especially in the time dence that you will continue to
I have been working with of COVID. be well-represented into the fu-
Chris for several years (through gether to form a whole Chris Burdick ture.
Bedford 2020-30 and more re-
cently on the Town Board), and meal. He is dedicated David Buchwald
I appreciate that he is responsive 93rd Assembly District repre-
to people, is eager to learn new to ghting climate change— Lewisboro supervisor sentative

witness his roles in Bedford

2030, Sustainable Westchester, ‘HARD WORKER,

Energize and any other place he COMMUNICATOR’

can nudge good things forward. I served with Chris on the

Chris is a “doer.”We need him Town Board from 2008 to 2014,

to represent us in the Assembly. when I was supervisor and he

Good Luck, Chris! was a councilman. In 2016 to

Peter Parsons 2020, our roles were reversed: I

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