North Salem News 08.13.20

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A tree on
Carriage Hill
Road caused
damage to a
resident's car
and home.

PHOTO COURTESY
OF CARMEN
WIDMAN

Residents bristle at long power outages after storm

BY CAROL REIF but o cials reported over the social media for keeping the resi- Town Historian Susie omp- ization line on Jessitar Road had
STAFF WRITER weekend that all town and his- dents safe. son said Saturday, Aug. 8, that been damaged by a falling tree.
toric buildings appeared to be she had made a quick drive-by Service was not expected to be
On Day 5 of recovery e orts, intact. According to an update to inspection of local cemeteries to restored until Monday, Aug. 10.
the whine of chainsaws could the community Lucas posted on see how gravestones and monu-
still be heard around North Sa- No injuries were reported. Facebook on Aug. 4, 83 percent ments had fared. Until then, it was running on a
lem and other Westchester com- “We’re very fortunate that no of the town was without power generator. He added gasoline to
munities slammed by Tropical one was hurt,” Deputy Supervi- right after the storm passed. New Lucas recalled the havoc at keep it going and said the town
Storm Isaias. sor Peter Kamenstein said Satur- York Sate Electric and Gas Corp. the Cat Ridge Cemetery during was monitoring the situation.
day, Aug. 8. was reporting 350 poles broken Hurricane Sandy. ere were so
e brief but powerful wind Supervisor Warren J. Lucas, in its territory, 40 in North Salem many pine trees down, they were Meanwhile, at the North Sa-
event on Tuesday, Aug. 4, caused who echoed that sentiment, was alone. literally “stacked” up on top of lem Ambulance Corps on Dan-
widespread damage second only supposed to be on vacation last each other and “you could bare- iel Road, emergency responders
to Hurricane Sandy’s in 2012, week with his family, but instead About 40 transformers were ly get in there.” It caused up to were answering calls in addition
utility o cials said. spent it helping the community also had to be replaced, Lucas $15,000 in damages, he said. to handing out bottles of wa-
he governs. Residents praised said. ter and dry ice. Residents could
An undetermined number of him, and all the tireless local rst Lucas, who was keeping a close shower there, if needed.
trees were toppled and utility responders and volunteers, on Most, if not all, of the town eye on the post-storm e orts,
poles snapped in North Salem, was expected to be back on line said Aug. 9 that a water pressur- SEE STORM PAGE 4
by Sunday night, he added.

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The Staff Information from the North Salem Tax Office:

EDITORIAL TEAM For those taxpayers who reside in the district and mail to P.O. Box 313, North Sa- • Make an appointment to visit an o ce
JODI WEINBERGER Candlewood Park, Croton Falls or Sunset lem, N.Y. 10560. If you prefer your payment • Not go beyond Authorized Personnel
Ridge Water Districts, please be informed can be placed in the drop box outside at 270 Only signs without approval
EDITOR: 914-302-5830 that the annual water consumption bills Titicus Road or you can bring the check or • Please complete the SIGN IN sheet for
[email protected] were mailed on Friday, July 31. Payment cash payment into the tax o ce. contact tracing
is due in full by August 31, 2020 to avoid If you have not received your water bill,
BRIAN MARSCHHAUSER penalty. If entering a town building please follow please call (914) 669-5177 or e-mail the
SPORTS EDITOR: 914-302-5628 the Covid 19 precautionary procedures list- Tax O ce immediately and a copy will be
[email protected] A ve percent penalty begins on Septem- ed on the posters in the building entryway. provided for you. If you are having nancial
ber 1, 2020. A ten percent penalty begins on di culties due to Covid 19 contact the Tax
ADVERTISING TEAM October 1, 2020. • Not have had Covid 19 or any symptoms O ce.
PAUL FORHAN • Wear a mask while in the building
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Thursday, August 13, 2020 North Salem News – Page 3

Watercolor tribute

Somers resident Lori McQueeney was so thrilled to see NYSEG trucks on her street after
Tropical Storm Isaias knocked out power for several days that she took to her watercolors to
paint the line workers a tribute.

Called “Welcome Sight,” McQueeney was inspired to paint the scene after a neighbor,
Raquel Bartholomew, texted the photo to a group chat letting neighbors know crews had
arrived.

After an outpouring of love for the painting on social media, NYSEG President and CEO
Carl Taylor met with McQueeney to thank her for the tribute.

Lori McQueeney painted this scene of NYSEG crews arriving on her street after PHOTOS COURTESY OF LORI MCQUEENEY
several days with no power.
NYSEG President and CEO Carl Taylor met with McQueeney to thank her for the painting.

Patrons were Lift Trucks gallery opens to patrons
invited back
inside the
Croton Falls
art gallery,
Lift Trucks,
after it closed
during the
height of the
pandemic.

PHOTOS
COURTESY OF
LIFT TRUCKS

BY CAROL REIF Libby Parker. latest exhibit are Chris Machin, Fallout, Rust Riot, and e Rats She applies her respect of color
STAFF WRITER e exhibit space, launched James Litaker, Lisa Kroll-Witt Nest. and texture to her inspired pot-
and Christopher S. Brace. tery. Her ability to create her own
It’s been a long, hard last ve by Lewisboro artist Tom Chris- Machin had his own space, glazes makes each piece unique.
months, and our hearts and topher a decade ago, also houses Machin is a child of the “Kus- Kool Friggen’ Creations, in the
minds could really use a little lift. working artists’ studios. tom Kulture” era. e neologism artsy Rockland County village of Brace, natural-born photogra-
is used to describe the art, ve- Nyack. pher and native New Yorker, fo-
And what better way to do that Christopher is best known for hicles, hairstyles and fashions of cuses on vintage advertising and
than to spend a few moments his expressionist urban paintings the those who drive and build Litaker, born in Harlem, be- contemporary “scenes of color
getting lost in a painting or pho- and murals, mostly of New York custom cars and motorcycles. It gan to draw when he was just a and collaboration,” Lift Trucks
tograph, admiring a beautifully City. started in the 1950s and is still tot of 3. A graduate of the School said.
glazed pot or ogling the complex rolling strong today. of Visual Arts, he studied the
pinstriping on a motorcycle gas Lift Trucks occupies a former Masters in Amsterdam and later Folks are invited to wander
tank turned funky art object? fork-lift sales, service and repair e unorthodox and under- trained his Renaissance eye on in to the gallery—and also pe-
business known as the B. Hawley ground style of art was birthed in the vibrant sights and sounds of ruse Lift Trucks’ hand-painted
Lift Trucks Project, a Smith Co., on Route 22 in Cro- Los Angeles by artists and hot- Harlem and Greenwich Village. Depression era shoeshine boxes,
2,500-square-foot exhibit space ton Falls. e circa-1922 build- rodders Ed “Big Daddy” Roth, industrial artifacts, tattoo ash
in the North Salem hamlet ing was a feed, grain and hard- Von Dutch and Robert Williams. Litaker’s passion is to chron- and other one-of-a-kind folk
of Croton Falls, was closed in ware store when Route 22 was a icle, in sketches, people of color art —from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
March because of the coronavi- mere farm road. Machin himself drives a highly going about their day-to-day Wednesday through Saturday,
rus pandemic. enhanced ’65 Caddy, which he lives. Parker said.
It later became a John Deere called a “rat rod,” aka “blue-collar
But at a “soft opening” on factory outlet, but was aban- custom car.” He lives in upstate Delaware For more information, visit
Saturday, Aug. 1, it was able to doned until Smith, an inventor County. www.ltproject.com, or call 914-
welcome art lovers back with and entrepreneur, took it over in He has shown his pinstriped 602-4681. e gallery is at 3 East
open arms, said executive director the 1940s. objets d’art at venues such as Kroll-Witt, a world traveler Cross St., Croton Falls.
the Brooklyn Rumble, Hot Rod and North Salem resident, has an
Artists featured in Lift Trucks’ extensive background in textiles.

Page 4 – North Salem News Thursday, August 13, 2020

STORM Broken electrical poles meant
some were without power for
FROM PAGE 1
nearly six days.
A group of hardy souls, including
youngsters, also were able to hand out pro- PHOTO COURTESY OF SUPERVISOR
duce, canned goods and other nonperish- WARREN LUCAS
able food on Aug. 4, before the storm hit.
those without power. counties. As part of its work A donkey in
Salem Hills Rehabilitation and Health- “We were swamped,” said an employee plan, it reassigned those who had North Salem
care and Waterview Hills Rehabilitation completed their tasks to act as
and Healthcare, critical care facilities lo- who answered the phone there Saturday. “runners” and relay information used an
cated on Route 22 in Purdys, at rst used Frank’s Pizzeria in Croton Falls was also directly from the various job sites uprooted tree
emergency generators to keep the lights to their operations teams.
on,but they aren’t powerful enough to sup- doing a brisk business, Lucas said. as a back-
port air conditioning systems, Lucas said. is facilitates quick and accu- scratcher after
It was getting warm to the point where NYSEG RESPONSE rate estimated restoration times.
the facilities may have had to contemplate As of around 5:53 p.m. Sunday, 376 of It encouraged customers to check them on the storm.
evacuating their 300 or so residents. the company’s website or on their mobile
NYSEG’s 33,278 Westchester custom- app. PHOTO COURTESY
Fortunately, that didn’t happen. Util- ers were still reporting outages, while in OF REBECCA BOSE
ity crews were able to gure out a work- North Salem, of the 2,519 NYSEG cus- NYSEG also urged customers seeking
around by hooking the campuses up to a tomers, 163 were still out. coverage for damages as a result of the ance company requires that a claim rst
line in Somers via Route 684’s Exit 7, he storm to le claims with their own insur- be led with NYSEG, the company said it
said. A subsidiary of AVANGRID Inc., the ance companies. However, if the insur- has sta on standby ready to expedite the
company’s Brewster division includes process.
e storm also was responsible for a Westchester, Putnam, and Dutchess
leak in an air-relief valve on a sewer line in Customers can submit claims to
Peach Lake, which sent graywater down-
hill and into a private home. SEE STORM PAGE 5

Pressure caused by septic system grinder
pumps going on all at the same time once
power was restored in that part of town is
apparently to blame.

“ at was a shame,” Kamenstein said.
e town’s insurance company has been
noti ed.
North Salem, noted for its bucolic
splendor and equine culture, was still as-
sessing the damage to the community’s
miles of riding trails, he added.
Hay elds Market on Bloomer Road
was busy feeding and supplying co ee to

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Thursday, August 13, 2020 North Salem News – Page 5

STORM Tropical Storm Isaias have re- forget the lessons learned.” Recovery efforts from storm
vealed, once again, that our public According to the senator, more damage are ongoing.
FROM PAGE 4 utilities do not seriously prepare
for natural disasters nor have they than 200,000 Con Ed custom- PHOTO COURTESY OF SUPERVISOR
NYSEG at www.nyseg.com/ su ciently hardened their infra- ers lost power in the storm, along WARREN LUCAS
claims. structure to withstand the mag- with about 90,000 NYSEG cus-
nitude of the storms that are now tomers. A downed tree blocks Eastern Way.
Some customers may not have the new normal,”Harckham said.
been receiving outage alerts “due “I have worked storm recovery Wireless communications PHOTO COURTESY OF REBECCA BOSE
to the complexity of the restora- response since 2008 and little has were a ected when the power
tions taking place and the way changed. It is as if every time they was lost to cellphone towers, he
personnel need to make updates added.
to the outage management sys-
tem.”

NYSEG said it would con-
tinue to provide updates on the
company’s website and social
media channels (Facebook and
Twitter).

Electrical and wireless com-
munications crews were working
around the clock to restore power
and other services.

CALL FOR HEARINGS
Besides the sounds of chain-

saws, wood chippers and leaf
blowers was a buzzing of another
kind, as the hard-hit region’s lo-
cal and state politicians decried
the storm response.

State Sen. Pete Harckham (D-
South Salem) called Sunday for
Albany to hold formal hearings
on “the failure of electrical utili-
ties and wireless communications
providers to prepare adequately
for a powerful storm, and their
slow response to power outages.”

“ e widespread damage and
resulting power outages from

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Page 6 – North Salem News Thursday, August 13, 2020

SPACE on Ryder Farm Harckham pushes for cell
farmstand open for business tower backup generators

BY CAROL REIF sor Warren Lucas explained in

STAFF WRITER a Facebook post the day after

SPACE on Ryder Farm , the nonpro t rough August 14, SPACE will donate the storm that cellphones re-

residency program and certi ed organic 100 percent of the proceeds from farmstand Electrical power and internet quire digital telecommunications

farm, has opened its roadside farmstand to sales to Putnam Community Action Partner- services weren’t the only things equipment to operate.

the public for the 2020 harvest season. Local ship (Putnam CAP). Putnam CAP, a local MIA after Tropical Storm Isaias “When the power and batter-

customers can buy fresh organic vegetables, nonpro t and anti-poverty program focused slammed the region last week. ies supporting this equipment

herbs and owers as they become available on serving the residents of Putnam County, is Tens of thousands of residents fail, the cell towers and Cablevi-

through the season which will conclude Oc- currently holding a gift card drive for parents in Westchester, Putnam and sion internet will no long func-

tober 31st (subject to change). SPACE is and students for the upcoming school year. Dutchess counties couldn’t use tion,” he said.

proud to provide the community with a food Putnam CAP partners with SPACE’s CSA their cellphones as well, accord- “ at is what is happening

source that is organic, safe, clean and reliable (Community Supported Agriculture + Art) ing to state Sen. Pete Harckham now. e signal from your phone

in this time of uncertainty and food supply in the e ort to make fresh, organic and local (D-South Salem). to the cell tower is OK, but from

strain. food more accessible to all. To help SPACE Harckman announced Satur- the cell tower, the carrier goes to

SPACE’s farmstand is located at 406 Starr ensure that everyone in the community has day, Aug. 8, that he will intro- a digital wired network on poles,

Ridge Road. Parking is available directly in access to healthy food, residents are encour- duce legislation that will require and they require power on the

front of the stand. aged to make a donation to the Friend of the backup generators for cellphone poles to run.”

Payments for the fresh organic produce can Harvest Fund. e fund underwrites Ryder towers throughout the state. Cell towers allow wireless

be made in cash, check or Venmo. e farm- Farm CSA shares for neighbors in need. e intention of the bill is to communications companies ex-

stand has lights to make shopping available 24 Make a donation over $50 and receive a free reinforce communications ca- pand their network and provide

hours a day and is restocked with fresh pro- 2020 Ryder Farm hat (shipping not includ- pabilities in the aftermath of a signal reception to communica-

duce on Tuesdays and Fridays. Any produce ed). Learn more about the SPACE on Ryder storm or any natural disaster that tion devices like mobile phones,

that is not sold is donated to community part- Farm’s Friend of the Harvest Fund here: cuts o the electricity to the tow- television, computers and radios.

ner Second Chance Foods each week. https://www.spaceonryderfarm.org/support er for an extended period of time, ey are also used by emergency

he said. management centers and rst re-

Gaps in cell service has been sponders and typically have a bat-

a longtime thorn in the side of tery backup that lasts about eight

many Somers and North Salem hours in case of a power outage.

NOW residents. Eight years ago, when Hur-
IS
THE e subject of coverage and ricane Sandy left millions from

TIME method of emergency power for North Carolina to Maine in the
TO
SELL! the facilities was discussed at dark for more than a week, the

the Somers Town Board’s July 8 then-county legislator proposed a

meeting. bill that would ensure cell towers

Harckham said it was “unac- have at least 72 hours of genera-

ceptable” that many of the area’s tor backup.

cellular communications were e bill did not pass.

o ine for several days following “It is critical for emergency

the storm. personnel, town employees and

“Our cellphone towers need to residents in emergency situations

stay online no matter what, and to be able to have reliable com-

my bill will ensure that coverage munications,” the senator said.

and capacity are preserved dur- “ e wireless communications

ing crises and natural disasters,” providers across New York can

he said, adding that “unforeseen no longer continue to be negli-

situations” should not be allowed gent in this regard. From their

to “turn into potentially danger- immense pro ts, it is time they

ous emergencies that put our make an infrastructure invest-

residents at risk.” ment that makes sense and will

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late property taxes loyal readers informed. But the majority of local businesses
DOT lowers weight limit are suffering in some shape or form, and because of that,
on Titicus River bridge advertising has declined. We are living in a new world now
Move could impact route for emergency aid vehicles and will need different sources of revenue to stay strong as a
BY TOM BARTLEY throughout Westchester the option to waive business.
STAFF WRITER
the customary fees for COVID-19 tardiness. So, we have two separate requests.
Homeowners and businesses in nan-
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Happily
Ever
After

World denomination Vitamin W

As if a global pandemic weren’t meet a bunch of inept dudes who MAN Ifeel incredibly READING,
bad enough, God sent don’t really know what they’re do- OVERBOARD healthy. I drink WRITING &
around a hurricane just to ing? Even though this is a ctional lots of water, eat CHOCOLATE
see if we’re all paying attention. It example, you see what I mean. RICK lightly and enjoy
seems like a lot of pestilence for one MELÉN eight hours of sleep KIM
week. I don’t like to make light of at’s why I never discuss re- each night. I make KOVACH
peoples’ religions, so I’ll let you make ligion. Some people believe in an religion to me is not the weird stu time to read every day,
light of mine. I don’t believe in God afterlife, and that if you’re a good that people believe, but that you can indulge in my favorite system, heart, bone density,
the way He usually looks in pictures, person you can go to Heaven after get that many people to agree on the avor of chocolate ice muscles and joints, and mood.
with a big white beard sitting on a you’re through with this life. And same thing in the rst place. ey cream and half a dark choco- Walkers are more likely to
cloud, and trying to keep track of that you can meet all the people couldn’t even get 12 people to agree late bar, and try to maintain a feel energized, keep a positive
what the devil is doing and so forth. that you knew, and re-connect with that O.J. was guilty, just because it’s positive attitude. outlook, maintain a healthy
To me, God is whatever the force of them. It’s a nice thing to believe, but impossible to nd gloves in size 13 . body weight, and sleep well.
nature is, with all the mysteries that do I have to remember everyone’s I appreciate the sun shin-
come with it. And to try to under- name? I have a hard enough time as Trump recently came out and ing in the windows, teach- Even if you start out feel-
stand those mysteries is to deny the it is. And what exactly do you DO boasted that he is more religious ing my fun classes, talking ing grumpy, a 15-20 minute
power of the force of nature, which in Heaven? Are you automatically than Biden. Maybe he is, for all I on the phone with friends, walk outside in nature boosts
does not mean for you to know retired? Do I have the same hob- know, but the ones who say they’re reading my columns to Dad your mood. You may not be
them. bies? I had a piece of cake last week the most religious are the ones over our weekly Zoom calls, grinning like a lunatic, but
that I thought was a slice of Heaven, who have the most interesting and watching the chipmunk you most likely will return
ey say you’re not supposed to but hopefully I won’t know for sure stu in their Google search his- and other wildlife out in the home after a good walk feel-
discuss religion so I won’t talk about for quite some time. Some believe tory... If Trump were really smart yard. I wear my mask, wash ing in a much lighter, more
it. e subject of religion always in reincarnation, and that what you he’d “double down” like he always my hands and keep a safe positive frame of mind.
brings up more questions than it do in this life can a ect what you does and say he believes in two distance from strangers.
answers for me anyway. For instance, become in the next life. Maybe you gods! Better than Biden! Somebody Walking is a great activ-
there was a myth going around that cheated on your taxes every year and asked Trump which of the books I believe that my good ity to mull over problems,
there is a doctrine which states in got bounced down to a gibbon or so. of the Bible was his favorite, and health can be attributed to create new ideas, or erase all
the by-laws that if you die for the Maybe an ant helped so many ants he seemed genuinely surprised that an abundance of Vitamin thoughts and stay open to the
cause, you will be introduced to 72 walk away with a slice of meatloaf there were more than just the big W. Never heard of it? It’s not sights and sounds around you.
women of sparkling reputation. e sandwich at a picnic that after some- black one on the shelf with the dust a supplement at the health Look up and watch the con-
religion doesn’t really say that in its body whacks him with a newspaper on it. food store. It’s not something gurations of pu y clouds,
teachings, but there are people who he gets bumped up to housecat. But you brew from a package of maybe spot a rainbow. Look
believe it. Whoever thought it up isn’t it awfully anthropocentric to But this is not the place to unknown seeds that show to the left and notice those
didn’t really think it through. Are the think that being a human is better examine theology, even if I move up in your mailbox. For interesting blue owers. Look
72 ladies also dead? If so, it takes a than being an ant? Ants live a simple my laptop to a di erent room. It’s me, Vitamin W is found right, and appreciate the tiny
bit of starch out of the thing. And if but productive life according to what like discussing music: everyone has in Walking, Writing and ceramic garden gures and
they are dead, is this supposed to be goes on in my pantry. their personal beliefs. You may enjoy Watermelon. messages someone took the
a reward for them or a punishment? a lil’ Lil’Wayne, whereas I agree time to display. Look straight
I’d hate to think that their hearts And what does it mean to be a with Tom Robbins, who said in a Walking is the most basic ahead (not at your phone)
weren’t in it and that they’re just good person? Di erent things to book that rap music is like feeding form of exercise. Just lace up and wave to passersby. I saw a
laughing at my jokes to be polite. di erent people. Mae West said, a rhyming dictionary to a popcorn those running shoes and open woman pushing a small dog
And are they up on current events? “When I’m good, I’m very good. popper. I don’t know how I got the front door. Whether you in a stroller. I passed moving
I don’t want to have to sit around But when I’m bad I’m better.” at started on it in the rst place, I was amble, mosey, stride or power vans in front of two di erent
and listen to Starliters records with sure clouds the issue. I’m probably going to talk about the hurricane. I walk with arms pumping at neighbors’homes. I observed
them or talk about boring stu that getting all of this wrong, but why your sides, the physical act of a small child learning how
happened before they died or play is after you’re dead any di erent SEE MELEN PAGE 9 walking has lots of bene ts.
Chinese checkers. Also, if a woman than before you were born? Nobody SEE KOVACH PAGE 10
dies for the cause, does she get to spends much time worrying about Walking briskly enough
that. e interesting thing about to get your heart-rate up and
possibly break a sweat, can do
wonders for your circulatory

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e logistics of ‘pod learning’ in the pandemic

Dear Dr. Linda, years. It’s where a group of children, or will it be virtual? and running a pod is more com- STRONG
My friends and I are thinking of usually the same age, meet in some- • Who will be the teacher? A plicated than it seems. erefore, LEARNING
one’s home, yard, or rented space for questions concerning pods are many.
starting a pod for our rst graders a speci ed amount of time to learn professional certi ed teacher? One To begin with, when a professional DR. LINDA
instead of having them go back to a particular school subject or more. of the moms or dads who are not tutor is hired, it can be expensive. Of SILBERT
school in September—if they open. Either one of the parents is the certi ed teachers? course, the more children there are
We’ve been reading about the pods teacher or they hire a teacher. e in a pod reduces the cost per child, No matter how careful parents are as
that are popping up all over the number of children usually ranges • How much will each family but that also means more exposure to who their child will be with, it will
country. from 3 to 10, and they are usually contribute? for each student. Many parents can’t be impossible to control the environ-
in the same grade. It takes a bit of re- decide if they should withdraw their ment totally. Suppose, for instance,
We could put the four of them search, time and money to put a pod • How much will the teacher or child totally from the public-school one of the children in the group has
together in my home, hire a teacher together. e families involved need tutor charge? system or simply supplement their a play date over the weekend with
to work with them and then we to think about the following: child’s education with a pod. Parents a child outside of the pod. Or, what
could take care of our younger ones • Who decides the material they have been doing both for years. if one of the families ies across
ourselves. How do we nd a teacher • What is the goal of the pod? For use? Homeschoolers withdraw their the country to visit family during
and how do we learn what they need example, is it to teach rst graders children totally from public school
to learn? how to read, to teach fth graders • Who pays for supplies, books, while other parents supplement anksgiving?
math or to teach eighth graders etc.? their child’s public or private school e bottom line is that every
It’s turned out to be more compli- American history? education with additional tutoring,
cated than we thought, but if other • What happens if someone is whether it’s one to one or in a group family that joins a pod needs to
parents are guring out what to do, • What age group will be part of paid, but after classes begin, the par- setting. follow the guidelines established
we should be able to. What’s your the pod? ent decides to pull the child out for at the onset of the pod. So, talk to
opinion about pod learning? some reason? e decision obviously isn’t as your friends and go over your op-
• Who will be invited to join the simple as before because we’re in the tions exploring how you can work
Four Moms pod? • What happens if a child is middle of a pandemic—and the rea- together to create a pod that works
Dear Four Moms, absent for a few days or more? Does sons for making the decision today for all of you. is will guarantee you
• Where will the children meet? the family receive a refund or credit? are directly related to the pandemic. that in case schools don’t open, your
Pods are doable and solve a • What days will they meet? children will still have school.
problem during the pandemic. • What times will they meet? • And, of course, how will you
Homeschoolers have been creating • Will the children meet in person determine if children are/may be Dr. Linda
pods, sometimes called co-ops, for infected with the virus and what will
you do to keep other children and Dr. Linda is co-author of “Why Bad
parents/grandparents safe? Grades Happen to Good Kids” and
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Thursday, August 13, 2020 OPINION North Salem News – Page 11

It’s not the heat, it’s the frigidity

pick the destination for our accessories that I leave a trail turn the thermostat down. Can mas I was cold, and I could not

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WRESTLING

Coaches weigh in on weight-class changes

Some lament loss of roster spots

BY ROB DIANTONIO FILE PHOTO/ROB DIANTONIO who will lose out on the opportunity to
CONTRIBUTING WRITER gain varsity experience this year,” Fama
As an eighth-grade student last year, North Salem’s Dominic Barrella competed for the said. “I have always felt the more kids
Varsity wrestling coaches in the area Somers/North Salem wrestling team. The 99-pound division in which he wrestled has that you can get to compete the better it
have mixed feelings regarding recent been eliminated in New York State. will be for the kids and the sport.”
changes to weight classes by the New
York State Public High School Athletic bene t from the development on junior speci cally. Fama said he isn’t sure how the chang-
Association. es will directly impact the Huskers yet.
varsity or modi ed.” “We usually have a large group on our
e number of weight classes has de- “It will depend on what weights our
creased from 15 to 13, with the most He added that New York State was the team, 30-40 wrestlers and can always kids fall into, but we did have six kids at
glaring di erence being the 99-pound either 99 and 106 pounds last year,” he
division has been eliminated. e new only state in the country with a 99-pound ll the weight classes,” Swertfager said. said. “ at means they will all be trying
weight classes are: 102, 110, 118, 126, to ght for one or two spots, which could
132, 138, 145, 152, 160, 172, 189, 215 and weight class. “It will be an adjustment, “Last year alone I had three 99-pound- cause kids to become frustrated or quit.
285. is change was approved at a July For the future, it will certainly hurt be-
29 meeting and there will be a two-year but we’ll get used to it,” he said. ers on the roster. Instead of trying to help cause we have a very large youth program
pilot program starting with the 2020- and are constantly bringing up eighth-
2021 season. Veteran John Jay-Cross River coach the smaller squads get more wrestlers on graders to get experience which has led to
a lot of success later on in their careers.”
A main reason for the change is due Bill Swertfager said he is adamantly their team, we have hurt the larger teams
to concern over the amount of forfeits in Fama thinks it could also negatively af-
dual meets during recent years. against the adjustment to the weight and probably have hurt overall participa- fect Section 1’s success at the state tour-
nament, being they have performed well
Somers/North Salem coach Ron classes. tion numbers for our great sport.” in the 99-pound division in recent years.
DiSanto thinks the reduction of weight
classes will even the playing eld be- “ is sport is one of the few where a Swertfager added that with the change “In the past seven to eight years we
tween schools and programs of di erent have done really well as a section in that
sizes. He added that the change will help student, smaller in stature, can compete to the minimum weight requirements for weight class in large school (division)
the Tuskers because they are one of the with multiple state placers just about ev-
smaller teams and have lost dual meets on an equal playing eld,” he said. “ ey the lightest weight classes, it won’t make ery year and a state champ last year.”
due to forfeits.
have now taken that away. Even when we sense to bring up middle schoolers if they Lakeland/Panas coach Dave Bergen
“We have had many instances when had a similar take as Fama, and said he is
we outwrestled our opponents in dual could not ll the lighter weight classes, I can’t hit the minimum to participate. not in favor of the change.
meets by winning the majority of indi-
vidual matches wrestled, but we still lost still was in favor of it. e more partici- Yorktown wrestling coach Eric Fama “Reducing weight classes reduces op-
as a team because of the points given up portunities for participation,” Bergen
due to forfeits,” DiSanto said. “ at was pants and opportunities for our sport, the said he’s also not a fan of eliminating said. “ e more kids we have in our line-
very frustrating and di cult on team up the more invested the kids will be in
morale. is will be a pick-me-up for our better, as far as I am concerned.” weight classes. the team. No kid wants to train and not
program and create excitement. Exciting have an opportunity to compete. We have
dual meets are important for the growth Swertfager thinks it will hurt his team “ is means that there will be two kids been pretty lucky about being able to ll
of wrestling. ey promote the impor- all our weight classes. It will de nitely
tance of a well-balanced team. In Somers, leave a few kids sitting on the bench,
speci cally, with so much school spirit, I which is tough.”
think we can turn our dual meets into
exciting events and ll up the bleachers.” Bergen has tried to avoid pulling up
middle schoolers to varsity to ll the
DiSanto said that “no one enjoys for- lower weight classes.
feits,” so eliminating two of the weight
classes will help cut down on them. “I preferred to let them stay with kids
their own age,” he said. “I have been lucky
“Most of the kids who receive the win to nd smaller ninth graders to ll spots.
by forfeit would rather earn it by actu- Competing at the lower weights is a great
ally wrestling,” he said. “ ey deserve to opportunity for them, especially if they
wrestle after their hard work in practice are new to the sport.”
and sacri ces making weight. Sure, they
will take the win, but there is so much Bergen doesn’t think forfeits have a
build up, often traveling (to meets) think- signi cant impact on the outcome of a
ing they will be wrestling, but ending up dual meet. And he believes athletes who
disappointed receiving a forfeit and not win by forfeit still have a sense of accom-
wrestling.” plishment being they made weight and
helped contribute to earning the team
With the elimination of the 99-pound points.
division, DiSanto still thinks the strong
young wrestlers will still nd their way For him, it simply comes down to the
into the 102-pound division or higher fact that more weight classes means more
classes. opportunities and spots to compete.

“Some freshmen, who are not ready for “Basically, I think cutting out weight
varsity, end up being forced into the line- classes is a bad idea,” Bergen said. “Sure,
up at 99,” DiSanto said. “ ose freshman there were some forfeits, but those
not ready and the seventh-and eighth- weight classes were varsity spots for kids
graders who are skilled but too small to to ll. e more kids we have competing
qualify for the minimum, will certainly the better it is for the sport as a whole.
Kids will not come out or stay out for
teams if there is no spot for them to
compete.”

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losing to the cost of long-term care would be subject to GUEST ring the home; Under decide not to receive said portion of the
is their home (primary residence). Dur- capital gains taxes. is CORNER Section 2036(a) of the sales proceeds they are considered to have
ing the course of an initial consult the is an undesirable result, Internal Revenue Code made a gift, thus, creating a new look
client regularly says, “I don’t want them especially if the home back period for Medicaid eligibility. In
to take my house.”To which my response was purchased decades ANTHONY J. (IRC) the retention of a essence, they are defeating the original
is always that Medicaid doesn’t physically ago at a low cost basis, ENEA life estate results in the purpose for which they made the transfer,
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that they could have a claim/lien against in the New York Metropolitan area and property being included home for purposes of long-term care.
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of which are much better than others, for transfer of the home, unless it is to a purposes at its fair market value on date and the fact that it creates a look back
tax and Medicaid eligibility reasons. spouse, disabled child, caretaker child or period for Nursing Home and Home
sibling with an equity interest, will also of death. e recipient of the remainder Care Medicaid, in virtually all cases with
e following is a summary of the create a ve (5) year look back for Med- the exception of where the transfer can
available options: icaid Nursing Home eligibility, and as of interest receives a step up in the cost basis be made without any look back period
October 1, 2020, a 30 month look back (see above), utilizing a MAPT is the
1. Outright transfer without the reser- period for Medicaid Home Care. of the home to its fair market value on most logical option. e MAPT for tax
vation of a Life Estate to the homeowner. purposes is what is known as a ‘defective
2. Deed of home with the reserva- the date of death of the life estate holder. grantor trust,’ the creator of the trust is
Perhaps the least desirable option, as tion of a life estate (the right to reside in considered as the owner of the assets in
the person receiving the home receives it the home and the obligation to pay its However, this form of conveyance may the trust from an income tax (including
at its original purchase price, plus capital expenses. capital gains tax) perspective. us, if the
improvements. us, if the house was be problematic if the home is sold dur- home is sold by the trust during the life-
purchased for $80,000, and $50,000 of is transfer of the home also creates time of the creator/grantor, the creator/
capital improvements were made to it, the the look back periods for Medicaid as ing the lifetime of the transferor. A sale grantor will be entitled to utilize their
person receiving the home would have a stated above, however, if the house is not personal residence exclusion ($500,000 if
cost basis for, capital gains purposes, of sold during the lifetime of the person(s) during the lifetime of the transferor will married and $250,000 if single). Ad-
$130,000. If the recipient(s) were to sell transferring the home; the recipient will ditionally, the creator/grantor of the
the home for more than $130,000, and receive the value of the home at its fair result in a loss of the step up in cost basis,
the recipient(s) did not own and reside market value on the date of death of the SEE ENEA PAGE 15
in the home prior to its sale for at least thus, subjecting the recipient of the home
two out of ve years (are not eligible for
to a potential capital gains tax if they

do not reside in the home and are not

eligible to receive the personal residence

exclusion for capital gains tax purposes.

Additionally, if the home is sold during

the life of the person holding the life

estate, pursuant to the rules for Medicaid

eligibility, they are entitled to receive a

portion of the proceed of sale based on

the actuarial value of their life estate as

it relates to the sale price of the home.

is will either result in their receipt of

a portion of the sale proceeds which,

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