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Real estate industry
adapts to pandemic

ough temporarily slowed,
agencies expect boom with

exodus from the city

Gathering restrictions alter BY KATHERINE BORCHERT it’s a very personal business.”
graduation events STAFF WRITER But due to COVID-19 restric-

Districts continue to plan despite uncertainties Real estate agents who normally tions and an uncertain future, the
look to spring for a boost in home industry took a nose dive.
BY KATHERINE BORCHERT Cuomo announced on Monday, Vince DiGrandi said. listings have turned to technology
STAFF WRITER May 11, that the state will allow In a video sent to families on for a new way to sell houses and “Over the rst two and a half
low-risk businesses and recre- list properties in the face a pan- to three weeks, the market pretty
e North Salem School Dis- ational activities to resume, speci - May 4, the district announced demic that put the state, and their much stopped,” said Lou Cardillo
trict su ered a blow last week cally saying drive-in theaters could graduation for its 103 seniors pro ts, on pause. of Keller Williams in Mahopac.
after it announced plans to hold open, making it all the more likely would be held at the drive-in “People were concerned, but they
high school graduation at the Four North Salem could move forward theater on June 22, followed by a “In March we were doing tre- didn’t know what to expect. So
Brothers Drive-In in Armenia. with its plans. movie and pizza. mendously well just as an indus- people stopped looking at houses
try. Our numbers were up, our on the market.”
While the news was being cele- “We’re obviously taking it as e district signed a contract pending properties that were in
brated by seniors and their parents a positive if drive-in movie the- with the venue but faced backlash contract and properties that we’re Real estate agents are seeing a
and quickly caught the attention of aters are open, we would hope after it learned the state may not selling were up. It was a very active decline in sales compared to the
national media outlets due to the that that means since we’re rent- allow the gathering to happen. market,”Aaron Velez of Houlihan same time last year in Westchester
district’s creativity, the state’s re- ing that facility, that we’ll be able Lawrence Somers said. “ en, of County, but some found Putnam
strictions on gatherings cast a long to hold graduation at the drive- “We are working with state and course, the executive order came County wasn’t hit as hard.
shadow on the idea. in facility in New York,” North local o cials to get approval. Ob- down on the 16th. It stated that
Salem High School Principal viously this is just in the planning the real estate industry was nones- “As far as the market, just sta-
However, Governor Andrew sential and it prevented Realtors tistically, of course the markets
SEE GRADUATION PAGE 3 from engaging in in-person activi- are going to be down right now.
ties with clients. at was the main Westchester County, as far as
issue with conducting business, is what has gone into contract versus
this year to last year, is probably

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The Staff Muscoot Farmers Market will OBITUARIES
open with restrictions
EDITORIAL TEAM Lionel Weinstein
JODI WEINBERGER BY CAROL REIF many county parks—includ- that the selling of food is consid-
STAFF WRITER ing Muscoot on Route 100 and ered an essential service. Lionel Weinstein, 99, passed
EDITOR: 914-302-5830 Lasdon Park in Somers—have away surrounded by his family
[email protected] By the reopening of the popu- remained open and have been But not to worry: e county on May 5, 2020 at his home in
lar weekly market at Muscoot enjoyed by social-distancing has what it thinks is a “good Somers, New York.
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LISA KAIN hardworking folks who produce taglia, rst deputy commissioner vance registration is required. Born in White Plains, New
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GRADUATION if later in the summer or fall the rules REAL ESTATE

FROM PAGE 1 might change. For now, we will put the FROM PAGE 1

decisions on hold and await further guid-

stages right now,” said DiGrandi. “We ance from the state and further input o about 40 percent where Putnam County

signed a contract,but we know that this is a from stakeholders. Regardless of what we is not,” said Joan Mancini of Mancini Re-

month and a half away, with the hope we’ll nally decide to do, it has to be within the alty. “ ey are just about even where they

be able to do something.” guidelines that are allowed and respect- were. I think it’s just about where you’re liv-

He said that despite limitations on gath- ing the importance of safety and security. ing, how it impacted you.”

ering size,he hopes that by June 22,restric- Let’s all take a deep breath and see what With the stay-at-home order, agents

tions will be relaxed enough to allow the transpires.” found people were hesitant to list their

event to happen. He added that students provided feed- homes for sale.

“ is is not something we can plan a back that they did not want to hold their “ e pandemic has created a shortage

week before,” DiGrandi said. “We plan ceremony at the mall and safety consul- of inventory which has de nitely impacted

graduation months in advance,so,similarly, tants advised against using school elds. business,” said Marcie Nolletti of Coldwell

we have a two-month turnaround. is is e Katonah-Lewisboro and Somers Banker. “ ere are also many guidelines

an idea that came to us and we’re working school districts are working with parents that must be followed, but of course people

with everybody we need to to make sure and students to gather input to help for- still need to buy or sell homes. Guidelines

we follow whatever guidelines that we mulate their plans. can be followed and business can still be

need.We hope that by June 22 or early July, Like many other students, the seniors conducted. People are now looking at their

social distancing guidelines are such that at John Jay High School in Cross River— current living situations and nding that

we can get this o the ground. Handing a from Katonah and Lewisboro as well as they would like to move to homes that have

diploma to a kid, to me, I have a problem parts of North Salem and Pound Ridge— bigger oor plans or larger yards. Home is

doing it virtually. I would rather do it in await news of their senior prom and gradu- becoming a key word and it has impacted

person. ey’ve worked for years (for this ation ceremonies. A team led by Principal so many people’s lives.”

moment).” Steven Siciliano and including seniors, e hope, however, is that real estate

In an interview with NPR, DiGrandi parents and educators has been confer- agents can use technology to help home

and Superintendent Dr. Ken Freeston said ring online to fashion solutions that meet sellers and buyers feel safe while the indus-

they were working with a former industrial social-distancing and other virus-imposed try recovers.

arts teacher to make a retractable arm that restrictions. Siciliano “will be making an “Now, more than ever, social media is so

extends 6 feet with which DiGrandi could announcement soon,”Katonah-Lewisboro important,” said Deb Bravoco of Coldwell

hand diplomas to students in cars alpha- Schools Superintendent Andrew Selesnick Banker in Yorktown. “I’ve been posting vir-

betically organized. said last week. tual showings of listings on all social media

“I was thinking one of those alligator Yorktown Superintendent Ron Hattar outlets. e photographer makes a beauti-

grippers that my grandmother would have and Somers High School Principal Mark ful and impactful virtual tour. Unlike your by taking extra precaution.Hand sanitizer is

and I would just dip into the car with the Bayer said districts are still brainstorming. conventional photograph, it’s a 360-degree a popular and well-received gift.”

diploma,” DiGrandi said. “ ey could take “While it might be di erent, we will image that shows an entire room.” Larry Zacks of Re/Max in Somers saw

a picture. It’d be great.” make it special and memorable for all our Before the pandemic, virtual walk- an increase in the number of houses sold

e high school is in the process of pre- seniors and their families,”Bayer promised. throughs were used to pique buyer interest, just before the stay-at-home orders took ef-

recording the national anthem and cer- Bayer said the district hopes to have but it’s now become the standard way to fect and people rushed to get into contract

emony speeches to show on the big screen. safe events to celebrate seniors leading up tour a property. before nonessential businesses shut down.

North Salem was the rst in Halston to graduation and presented a number of “Virtual tours and walkthroughs, primar- “We’ve been stymied by the quarantine

Media’s coverage area to announce gradu- options for students to provide feedback ily used prior to the epidemic as a way for during the highest time period. Now it’s

ation plans, putting the pressure on other on. He also took into consideration things buyers to ‘see’ the property online before starting to loosen up and as we’ve started to

districts. School leaders are brainstorming like yearbook distribution, prom and senior coming for a viewing, have now become the adapt to selling virtually,” Zacks said, “we’ve

safe alternatives to the traditional pomp sports awards. primary way for buyers to see the property,” been utilizing videos to show the interior of

and circumstance while aware that the state “I am heartbroken that the typical said Hope Mazzola of William Raveis in the home and the exterior. So, a picture is

will have the nal say. celebratory events that mark the end of Katonah. “We are unable to perform walk- worth 1,000 words; you could say a video

“It goes without saying that we have your formal education in the Somers throughs for closings and all closings occur is worth 10,000 words. Unfortunately, we

been exploring as many possibilities as we Central School District will need to be virtually, as well. e closings I had these didn’t know this was coming to plan for it,

can to provide a meaningful graduation for re-imagined or possibly canceled,” Bay- last few weeks were facilitated by hiring although this has helped propel our indus-

the Class of 2020,”said Lakeland Superin- er wrote in a letter to students. “While the home inspector to conduct the walk- try decades faster.Necessity is the mother of

tendent Dr. George Stone in a Facebook there is much uncertainty about what the through. I was not present at the property, invention and it became a necessity to oper-

post. “Obviously, and understandably so, coming weeks and months will bring, I nor at the closing. It has de nitely taken ate in this manner.”

emotions are running very high around want you to know that we are commit- some of the celebration out of the event, but Elizabeth Boucher of Houlihan Law-

this issue. As far as other options go, we are ted to honoring you, and all you have new buyers are happy to be in their homes.” rence in Katonah also said the stay-at-home

still willing to listen.” accomplished, in the very best ways we So showings are still taking place, but orders didn’t leave much time to prepare,

Stone referenced North Salem’s plans, can. While alternative plans, delays, and without the agent and with restrictions for but the real estate o ce adapted quickly.

saying the gathering might work for that postponements may never make up for potential buyers, too. “We had no time to prepare for this

town because of its smaller graduating the loss of the traditional celebrations “Buyers are limited to two at a time wear- change but were able to pivot quickly be-

class. Lakeland’s is about double in size. that were scheduled for May and June, ing full PPE,mask,gloves and booties. ey cause Houlihan Lawrence already had

“ e only apparent gathering options our hope is to reschedule these events are asked to take them with them when many tools in place that work virtually,”

would be in smaller groups, in cars,”Stone while maintaining their signi cance as they leave,” Mazzola said. “Everyone’s a lit- Boucher said. “Within days we were hold-

wrote. “For a larger group gathering, we the momentous occasions that mark this tle nervous about having strangers in their SEE REAL ESTATE PAGE 23
homes, so we’re trying to reassure everyone
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‘Destroyed’ by coronavirus, Katonah Reading Room is closed

BY TOM BARTLEY the long term.On May 8,uncertain photographer, she wrote much of

CONTRIBUTING WRITER their customers would still “spend her 2016 book, “Real Life Fam-

money on Avocado Toast and ily Photography: Capture love &

Katonah’s beloved Reading Lattes after they’ve lost money in joy through the ages & stages” at

Room, washed away last week in a the markets . . . lost jobs,”the Men- the Reading Room. “I researched

rising tide of red ink and heartfelt zies posted online (katonahreading and wrote it over the course of 18

tears, has left behind a community room.com) their reluctant verdict. months of mornings,” Drucker

of bereft mourners. “We have to close the Reading said, “almost entirely while sitting

“ e Reading Room,”one regu- Room,” they wrote. “It can’t come at the RR communal table.”

lar summed up after the café shut back out of this catastrophe and Her work went on “while drink-

its doors, “was a kind of cozy, wel- be the same. It needs a rest, and it ing an untold number of Ameri-

coming community water cooler, needs to weather this storm.” canos and iced co ees (depending

complete with cappuccinos and “What a loss for our little town,” upon the season, of course).”

avocado toast.” said Kate Galligan, a frequent visi- Ultimately, her work paid o .

Like countless victims around tor to the RR.She saw its closing as With the book’s publication,

the world, Edgemont Road eatery, “a sad reminder that life after CO- Drucker realized a lifetime goal

its founders said, had succumbed VID will not be at all the same.” and she marked the milestone “at

to the relentless onslaught of Anne Hanley, owner of Design the RR,” of course.

COVID-19. Pete and Gretchen Construction Consulting in Kato- On an August evening, she re-

Menzies had begun serving their nah, often chose the café for meet- called, the celebration went on,

“famous avocado toast,” as another ings, calling it “the community “surrounded by friends and neigh-

regular put it, ve years ago and library with food.” Hanley found bors and Pete’s perfect selection of

had lovingly nurtured their ven- it tting, she said, that today’s catering trays and beverages, with

ture ever since. Reading Room had set up shop the doors open to the porch and

PHOTO: FACEBOOK But a virus-forced “temporary” in the same building in which the people comfortably mingling and
Owners Pete and Gretchen Menzies made the sad decision to close halt on March 13 quickly morphed hamlet’s “ rst Library and Read- stopping in on their way home
the Katonah Reading Room. into lockdown, clearly untenable in ing Room was opened with 400 from the evening train.”

books” in 1880, according to the Galligan, for her part, remem-

Katonah Public Library website. bered an incident that was more

Amy Drucker, who moderates revealing, so to speak, than cel-

the Katonah Parents Facebook ebratory. e Bedford council-

page, vividly recalls visits over the woman visited the cafe “at least

years, moments of celebration for once every weekday: to chat with

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Councilwomen organize network of volunteers

BY TOM BARTLEY everyone in town to be supported,” she said, “wheth- standing up the operation, Calves emphasized, it is
CONTRIBUTING WRITER er they can’t leave the house because they are the sole not government-run. “ is is a decentralized, volun-
caregiver for children, immunocompromised, sick teer thing that could get as big or as small as people
As the coronavirus continues to con ne Bedford themselves, caring for someone sick or elderly and want it to get,” she said.
residents, a nascent townwide e ort is recruiting vol- at heightened risk.”
unteers willing to run errands for the housebound. For the most part, Calves predicted, people will
In short, she said, “If you think you need help, put need things like groceries picked up for them and
e brainchild of two town councilwomen, the or- in a request.” dropped o at their door. “ ey don’t have to meet,”
ganization intends to match sel ess volunteers with she said of the volunteer and the person being
needy residents. One restriction is in place. ose seeking assis- helped, but “they have to work out the issue of pay-
tance must live in Katonah, Bedford Hills, Bedford ments, which is up to the volunteers.”
To o er a neighbor a hand, the quali cations could Village or Bedford Corners. “We limited it because
hardly be easier. “Mostly, we need volunteers who are we don’t want to overextend our volunteers,” Bittker Bittker agreed. “After speaking with stores and
healthy and willing to follow the guidelines for per- said, noting that other towns are putting similar pro- reviewing the many ways people might pay,” she
sonal hygiene and social distancing to go help people grams in place. said, “we determined it’s best for the volunteer and
get stu ,” said Ellen Calves of Katonah, one of the the individual to work out what’s best for them.
two town board members organizing the grass-roots To do that, folks can ask online for an assist at bit. We also emphasize with volunteers that in no way
endeavor. ly/COVIDRequest. ose wishing to lend a hand should they compromise their own health. Every-
can let organizers know by visiting bit.ly/Bedford- thing is to follow public-health best practices and
e other, Bobbi M. Bittker of Bedford Hills, said COVIDVolunteer and submitting the form. be touchless.”
it was just as easy to qualify to receive help. “We want
Despite the central role of elected o cials in

Church moves services to YouTube

St. John’s Episcopal Parish, which normally holds its day on You Tube for parishioners and others to view as Anyone wishing to watch the service should enter st-
services at St. Paul’s Chapel in Vista on Saturdays and their schedules permit. johnslewisboro in the search bar on You Tube; a visual
at St. John’s Church in South Salem on Sundays, has of a stained glass window will appear and by clicking on
moved its Holy Eucharist celebrations to You Tube until Said Father Joe, “While we can’t be together physi- that, one nds the service for the appropriate date.
the current crisis is over. cally for now, we can be together spiritually and keep
the joy of this Easter season alive. We invite anyone e parish is celebrating its 260th anniversary this
Every Friday, Father Joe Campo, parish rector, records who would like to take a few moments away from these year. Go to www.stjohnsepiscopalparish.org for more
the Mass for that weekend and makes it available Satur- stressful days to join us.” information.

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Bedford receives grant for food scrap pick-up

Pilot program will launch in July

e following is from Bedford 2020: pick-up of their food scraps, like 75 households to register will be both years two and three. the program please visit: http://bed-
most people do with trash and re- accepted to receive the subsidy for e Curbside Food Scrap Recy- ford2020.org/curbside-compost/
Interested in curbside service to cycling. anks to the e orts of Pe- curbside food scrap pick up for one
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member and chair of the Waste and pilot will pay no more than $15 per is now available. Forms may be sub- by the Town of Bedford and Bed-
e Town of Bedford received a Recycling Task Force. month and will be reimbursed for mitted online or may be printed to ford 2020 is promoting this Town
three-year grant from the New York the rest of the monthly fee out of submit via mail or scan to email to program to encourage further waste
State Department of Environmental Sign-ups began Monday to par- the grant funding. e o ering will the Town Clerk. To access the sign- reduction and to gain learning from
Conservation to subsidize residents ticipate in the pilot program com- extend to another 75 households in up form and to learn more about this pilot experience.
to engage a service to do curbside ing this July to Bedford. e rst

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aged. Best to just eyeball that doing business, too,” he said. +
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upon arrival. and move on.) Save up to 25%
coot has been a favorite destina-
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Happily
Ever
After

Heads up If you can read this,
thank a teacher
Honors come in many Challenge. Both collectibles are READING,
di erent forms. It’s an available for pre-order now and WRITING & Dear Dr. Linda, STRONG
honor to be nominated are expected to ship in July. CHOCOLATE My husband and I are LEARNING
for a Tony, Emmy, Oscar or
Grammy. It’s an honor to have ey are in good company. KIM sending this little story to you DR. LINDA
a street sign bearing your name Bobbleheads date back hundreds KOVACH because May 4-8 is Teacher SILBERT
dedicated in your childhood of years. Also known as nodders Appreciation Week, and as
neighborhood. Sticking your and wobblers, these animal or Pirates, Boston Red Sox, San proud parents of four teach- work hard and are dedicated.
hands and feet in cement when people gurines typically feature Francisco Giants, and New York ers we want to say thank you We sure have done a
you receive a star on the Hol- an over-sized head connected to Mets to fans attending stadium to them and to all the other
lywood Walk of Fame is quite an the body by a spring. A gentle games. hard-working and dedicated complete turn around when
honor. tap on the noggin makes the teachers across the country. we think about teaching as a
head nod up and down. Cheaper plastic models were Here’s why. career. We now have enough
You know that you have really produced in the 1990’s.To mark
made it when a bobblehead is According to the internet, the 40th anniversary of Candle- During high school, both rst-hand knowledge to
created in your likeness! Two the rst “nodders” were made in stick Park in May 1999, the our son and daughter decided judge. erefore, thank you
of the most rational authorities China in the 1600’s, most often San Francisco Giants gave away they wanted to be teach- teachers! And as Fred Rogers
who have appeared in our living depicting a smiling Buddha. 20,000 Willie Mays bobblehead ers. Neither my husband nor said, “Anyone who does any-
rooms almost every day since the Porcelain gures of nobility were dolls. Sports gures, superheroes, I were teachers. Our only thing to help a child in his life
pandemic walloped the U.S. are produced in Europe in the 1700’s. musicians, politicians and movie/ contact with teachers was is a hero to me.” Teachers help
New York’s Governor Andrew Victorian England went wild TV characters have all received on Parent’s Night each year, everyday!
Cuomo and Dr. Anthony Fauci. for ceramic gures of nodding the bobblehead treatment. plus the yearly parent teacher
Both esteemed gentlemen can animals in the 1800’s. Germany conferences. I have to admit Carol and Rob
now feel comforted in the fact produced many of the popular e National Bobblehead Hall that when each one told us, Dear Carol and Rob,
that the National Bobblehead ceramic bobbleheads that graced of Fame and Museum in Mil- we tried to talk them out of it.
Hall of Fame and Museum has English parlor side tables. waukee, Wisconsin, displays more We didn’t come out and say it, ank you for not only
unveiled seven inch tall com- than 10,000 di erent bobbleheads but we both thought that they thanking teachers, but for
memorative bobblehead gures Again, according to online from around the world. O cially could do better. As with all sound advice. It’s so easy to
in their honor. research, the earliest printed opened to the public in February our peers, we thought teachers judge before having the facts.
reference to bobblehead gures 2019, the museum is temporarily were overpaid for what they
e Dr. Anthony Fauci bob- was found in the short story, closed due to the coronavirus did. e sad truth is that we ere are so many things
blehead was announced in early national health emergency but had no idea what teachers did. people say without thinking
April. e endearingly no-non- e Overcoat, by Nikolai Gogol you can still order online. As with everything else in life, or knowing the truth. It’s so
sense physician is the Director of published in 1842. Gogol we made judgments without easy to look at a situation and
the National Institute of Allergy described a story character has Need a birthday gift for that knowing what we were judg- think negative things or blame
and Infectious Diseases, as well having a neck which “looked hard-to-buy for friend? Maybe ing. someone for something when,
as the top medical expert on the incredibly long – like the spring a bobblehead character from a in fact, what you’re looking at
U.S. Coronavirus Task Force. necks of head-shaking plaster favorite band, movie or sports We’re sure there are teach- may be the total opposite of
kittens which foreign peddlars team. e choices are endless - ers out there who are not as how you’re perceiving it.
e Governor Andrew M. carry around…” Upon learning from Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler dedicated as our children
Cuomo bobblehead was unveiled this tidbit, I immediately ran to to Jimi Hendrix, Ruth Bader and their fellow teachers, just Here’s an example. Years
on April 24th. For every nodding my bookshelf and re-read e Ginsburg and Michelle Obama. like there are doctors, police ago, before the research on
image of these two important Overcoat. I had never made the What an honor! o cers, lawyers, accountants, dyslexia came out, I worked
connection to bobbleheads! carpenters, etc. that are not as with a wonderful young man.
gures in the ght against the Kim Kovach would be honored to dedicated as their colleagues. He su ered from severe
coronavirus, $5 of the $25 retail Painted ceramic bobbleheads have a chocolate candy named after But for the majority of people dyslexia.
price will be donated to the rst became popular in the U.S. her. www.kimkovachwrites.com who go to work every day, no
American Hospital Association’s in the 1960’s. Major League matter what the job is, they SEE DR. LINDA PAGE 11
Protect the Heroes Campaign to Baseball began o ering nodding
support the 100 Million Mask likenesses of players from the
New York Yankees, Pittsburgh

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I learned that swarms aren’t
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Pandemic forces budget, ballot changes

BY TOM BARTLEY be asked separately to weigh in on 5 p.m. June 9. Schools Superin- Stressing the ballot deadline, he abruptly revised revenue estimates.
CONTRIBUTING WRITER the acquisition of two new school tendent Andrew Selesnick urged
buses. ey will also ll two seats voters to mail back their ballots noted, “It’s not the date that you It cannot exceed 4 percent of any
For the rst time, voting on next on the seven-member Katonah- as quickly as possible, saying, “We
year’s Katonah-Lewisboro school Lewisboro school board, a con- don’t know how long the mail will mail it; it’s the date that we receive year’s budget.
budget will be done entirely by ab- test that now includes incumbent take.”
sentee ballot. trustee William Rifkin. it.” e board, meeting via tele-
“ e mail service has its own
In addition to considering a re- Ballots were expected to be challenges in light of the crisis,” he e pandemic forced admin- conference, adopted Selesnick’s
vised, virus-era spending plan of mailed to all district residents next said,“so we’re mailing them as early
just over $111 million, voters will week and must be returned by as we possibly can.” istration o cials to rethink their revised budget last ursday, May

2020-21 budget. Proposed in Feb- 7. ough spending rises by a half-

ruary as a $110,972,680 spending million dollars,the property tax levy

plan with a 0.2 percent property looks to collect the same amount it

tax increase, it was nearing adop- did last year, $97,948,497, thanks

tion when COVID-19 closed to the fund-balance infusion.

schools in late March. While the property levy falls

Plans for a graduation ceremony about evenly on district residents,

that both maintains social distanc- the individual tax rates, re ecting

ing guidelines and appropriately di erences in assessing practices,

honors the accomplishments of are projected to fall in most KLSD

SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT TO John Jay High School’s seniors communities.

Congratulations JULY 4, 2019 were still being hammered out as Rates will fall in Katonah by
CLASS of 2019 Carolanne Matheson, Claire Fon,

Emily McGrath, Ally Dubbioso,
Caitlyn Tiedemann, and Sam Cerrato

(taking the picture)
PHOTO: DEENA BELL

Congratulations Congratulations this week began. 3.3 percent, North Salem by 1.8
CLASS of 2019
CLASS OF 2019 When Gov.Andrew Cuomo or- percent and Pound Ridge by 4.62
CoCnLgArSaStuolfa2t0io1n9
2 dered classrooms shuttered, he also percent. Lewisboro rates will rise
TRACKS
froze, at least for now, a roughly by 2.51 percent.

CONGRCAlaTUssLoAfTI2O0N19S $500,000 increase he had proposed

SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT TO PHOTOS: SARAH BUSSINGER in state aid to the district, money RIFKIN RUNNING AGAIN

JUNE 27, 2019 the February budget had anticipat- Rifkin, who declared in Febru-
PHOTOS: TABITHA PEARSON MARSHALL

SUPPSLPEEMCEIANLT TO
July 4, 2019

SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT TO ed in its revenue calculations. ary that he was stepping down af-

June 27, 2019
PHOTOS: SARAH BUSSINGER

at budget, drawn as the econ- ter six years on the board, said last

omy continued on its longtime week that the coronavirus outbreak

climb, was also banking on other had made him rethink that deci-

hefty revenue hikes. e district’s sion and stand for reelection.

share of county sales tax revenue, In a surprise announcement

for example—buoyed by last year’s at the start of last week’s online

Celebrate OurNow More Than Ever, Let’s penny-per-dollar hike to 8.375 school board meeting, Rifkin said,
2020 Graduates!
percent—was expected to jump by “I’ve decided to run for another

more than 20 percent to $1.2 mil- term as a trustee of the Board of

lion. Education.”

Similarly, interest and earnings In an apparent reference to the

revenue, forecast to hit $300,000 pandemic that has thrust schools

pre-coronavirus,is now expected to into distance learning and up-

increase only by half that amount. ended so many norms, he said, “I

Uncertain just how much, if any, think this is a time when a little bit

revenue gain they would ultimately of experience on the board might

see, budget planners used reserve be useful. It’s been an honor for

Mahopac News, Yorktown News, North Salem News, cash to plug potential shortfalls. the past six years doing this. I’ll
The Somers Record and The Katonah-Lewisboro Times will be honoring
ey grafted another half-million be highly honored if I get another
each town’s 2020 High School Graduating Class with a special insert
section that will be kept separately as a keepsake. in fund-balance dollars onto three- three years to do this.”

quarters of a million already allo- e ling deadline for school

cated from that cash reserve in the board candidates, always 30 days

February budget. before the balloting, was last Mon-

Readers can purchase A state-regulated—and rec- day, May 10, District Clerk Kim-
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Send a photo and a account provides a hedge against for grabs.
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unexpected expenses as well as
a graduate to
[email protected] Increase Miller welcomes new
assistant principal

Dr. Michael Weschler will versity and expects to complete

become assistant principal of his administrative certi cation

Increase Miller Elementary from Stony Brook University this

The focus will be on the high school class and School on July 1, the Katonah- spring.
may also include content from the lower schools.
Lewisboro School Board agreed Weschler and his wife, Patri-
• The section will include lots of photos of the graduates
• We’ll include lists of senior awards, profiles of the recently. cia, a teacher at Increase Miller,

valedictorian and salutatorian, and a beautiful centerfold spread. e school’s psychologist for are the parents of a 3-year-old

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ministrator since 1991. chology from Fairleigh Dick-

In addition to counseling stu- inson, Weschler has a culinary

dents and co-leading social emo- degree from Johnson and Wales

tional learning at Increase Miller, University.

Weschler has served as an ad- “Bringing people together

junct professor at Fairleigh Dick- in a meaningful way has been a

inson University, the College of theme throughout my life,” We-

New Rochelle and Alfred Uni- schler said.

THURSDAY, MAY 14, 2020 THE KATONAH LEWISBORO TIMES PAGE 15

KATONAH READING ROOM ‘Mile after mile’

FROM PAGE 4 Katonah man runs marathon to support restaurants

friends, plan political campaigns, discuss business issues, or share a snack Gergely (“Greg”) Szatmari, with Rudy Lopez, a boxing trainer, ran a marathon through the heart of
with one of my kids.” Katonah in support of a half-dozen local restaurants that have been detrimentally affected by the
COVID-19 pandemic on May 8. Says Szatmari: It went just as planned. We started in the pouring
But her husband, Paul, was not aware of her “sometimes-twice-daily” rain at 5:30 a.m. The Jay Street Cafe was kind enough to set up a table outside and we just went,
RR sojourns until one weekend, when the couple stopped by together. mile after mile, until we completed the 26.2 mile journey. It took 4:50:25. We raised $5,000 which
we will be separating and deliver to restaurants. I’m humbled to have helped my community and I
“He went to the restroom and returned looking perplexed,” Galligan hope I can continue too for years and years to come."
related.

“Ummm, Kate?” she quoted him as saying, “how come there’s a
framed picture of you and your friends in the bathroom here?”

e Menzies also own and operate Little Joe’s bookstore and co ee
shop,just around the corner.For the RR’s legion of loyal customers,con-
templating a possible latte-deprived future, the café’s owners held out a
hopeful reed, however thin.

“Perhaps someday, once this maelstrom has passed,”they said in their
somber website posting, “we will rebuild using Little Joe’s as a founda-
tion for something new. Watch our social media to see what we are do-
ing at Little Joe’s. Support us there, support Katonah’s other merchants,
and do everything you can to support our incredible community.”

at would suit Hanley, who said of the now-shuttered Reading
Room, “ eir location was so perfect for commuters and residents alike
to pop in for a cup of co ee, grab a bite, meet a friend.... I am hopeful it
will rise as something new and inventive in the future.”

Hanley, who is also vice president of Katonah’s Chamber of Com-
merce, added, “In the meantime we can continue to support Little Joe’s
and all the other wonderful shops and restaurants in our wonderful
hamlet.”

For many, the RR embodied all that’s special about wonderful Kato-
nah, said Ellen Calves: “community, quality, history, generosity, friendli-
ness.” e Bedford 2020 project manager added that the RR made “the
best e orts to be environmentally sustainable.”

“It’s so sad,” Calves said of its closing.
Hanley agrees. “ ey will be missed,” she said. “It hurts to see this
happen.”

e Menzies, in their posting, reminded everyone, “we are still here...
just a little smaller, and a little bruised.”

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Cocktails in quarantine

Mobile bar delivers libations to essential employees

BY CAROL REIF co de Mayo, a Mexican holiday

STAFF WRITER celebrated on May 5, which also

happens to be National Teacher’s

It’s a twist on an old saying, but Day.

when life hands you limes, make Many of the young family’s

margaritas. new friends and neighbors are

Making events special. Enjoy- teachers, as well as rst respond-

ing others enjoying the perfectly ers such as re ghters, doctors,

concocted cocktail. ose are two nurses, police o cers and oth-

big things—other than his grow- ers at the forefront of the CO-

ing family—that Andrew Tapia VID-19 ght who, frankly, could

says he’s passionate about. use a sti drink at the end of a

But what is an adult beverage hideously stressful day.

catering consultant to do when e Tapias said their spir-

the plug has literally been pulled its were lifted seeing neighbors

on the hospitality industry? helping neighbors during the

Tapia was getting set to roll out crisis. Food was being distributed

his new venture, Pouring Rein to the hungry. Masks were being

Mobile Bar, when the pandemic sewn. e elderly checked on.

struck. “ ere are so many heroes out

e name is a nod to the for- there right on the frontlines right

mer New York City man’s newly now putting themselves and their

adopted community, the very families at risk so we can all stay The Pouring Rein

equine North Salem. It’s also a safe and try to go on with our Mobile Bar

tribute to the certi ed sommelier lives,” Tapia, a Stamford, Conn., PHOTO COURTESY OF
and advanced mixologist’s wife, native who had been in the hos- ANDREW TAPIA
Samantha, a special education pitality biz for 22 years, said in a

teacher he met, and later married, Facebook post. “ ese heroes de-

in the pouring rain. e paean serve our appreciation. We can all

goes on; their 2-year-old daugh- do a little to thank these heroes

ter is named Hudson Rein; their every day.”

infant son, Asher Storm. So they rallied—in their own

e couple had converted a inimitable fashion.

vintage horse trailer in the hopes And what’s better than a nice right to your front door, that’s book, planned to deliver them on “We are going to be at this
Cinco de Mayo to the rst 25 for a while, so we might as well
of deploying the traveling tavern frozen libation made with pre- what. e only thing lacking is a local heroes who asked. But the laugh along the way,” the group
buzz was so great they received said.
at large events such as weddings, mium 100 percent blue agave Te- salted rim, but, hey, that’s hard to more than 75 requests—from
those in towns all over northern e Tapias were hard at work
backyard parties, corporate events quila, the highest quality orange include in a sealed pouch. Westchester and even in Con- Friday, May 8, whipping up a
necticut. huge batch of rosé wine sangria
and brand promotions. liqueur, “farm fresh” limes and e Tapias, who put out the with heart-shaped strawberries
Besides teachers and rst re- that they hoped to deliver to the
Margarita mavens, the couple lots of “love and gratitude?” o er of a free thank-you cocktail sponders, occupations ran the winners of the second contest
gimlet—er, gamut—from gro- before Mother’s Day on Sunday,
had keyed the soft launch to Cin- A margarita that’s delivered via North Salem Moms on Face- cery store clerks, “generous” May 10.
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ones who submitted the “ rst,” about events is having people
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moment. trepreneur said.

e Tapias, in honor of teach- “With this pandemic, we’re
ers and Mother’s Day, also con- restricted from bonding with
ducted a contest asking moms to our loved ones. I look forward
reveal their homeschooling tales to being able to safely help bring
of woe—or joy. people together and being a part
of their events.”
Samantha Tapia was inspired
to do this after reading posts on If the masses can’t come to the
the Facebook group e Real margarita, then the margarita
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Somers grad launches Operation Face Shield
Uses 3D printers to make PPE

BY CAROL REIF by crayoning thank-yous to rst re- country, Mancini said. stu ng out of the restaurant biz. As of Tuesday, they had raised
STAFF WRITER
sponders and dropping the notes into Closer to home—basically the Fortunately, Fennessy’s company $4,236 of a $10,000 goal on their
ree years ago, Ricky Mancini
was almost literally up to his armpits each box of shields that goes out. epicenter of the country’s outbreak— “stepped up to the plate” by donating GoFundMe site.
in alligators.
“It truly is a family a air,” Mancini those life-saving items have gone a 3D printer and raw materials. In his GoFundMe post, Mancini
e Somers man and a pal from
Yorktown had traveled down to Texas said Wednesday, April 29. to Monte ore Medical Center in “ ey’ve been awesome,” Mancini thanked donors.
in the summer of 2017 on their own
dime—along with legions of other ey also have a 9-month-old the Bronx; NewYork-Presbyterian said. “ is operation has grown very
volunteers—to help with recovery ef-
forts after Hurricane Harvey caused daughter, Josie, while Mancini has Hospital Hudson Valley in Peek- ey plan to eventually donate near and dear to my heart, as I have
catastrophic ooding and many
deaths. two children from a previous union: skill; Danbury Hospital in Danbury, multiple 3D printers to the Somers, poured countless hours into the man-

A family friend who has a search daughter Milan, 14, and son Ricky Conn.; and Mount Sinai Hospital in Yorktown and New Fair eld, Conn., ufacturing of these shields from my
and rescue operation in New Mexico
came through with a team of cadaver III, 13. New York City, to name a few medi- school districts’STEAM programs. home. Please consider giving a gift to
dogs and some boats that he and fel-
low Somers High School grad Mi- Mancini’s cousin, a nurse, and cal institutions. Unfortunately, with no appar- these men and women who give so
chael Ottomanelli used to help the
Army National Guard and the U.S. her colleagues have been plagued by e New York City Police Depart- ent end in sight to the spread of the much each and every day.”
Marines search for bodies—a grim
task that often required wading waist- “blisters and bleeding” behind their ment has just put in a request for 50 deadly disease and health o cials When asked why folks like him
deep through murky,critter- lled wa-
ters. ears from having to wear face masks shields, Mancini said. predicting a second wave this fall, the are spurred to do these sel ess acts,

e depth and breadth of the dev- all day long. So he is also making “ear At rst, Mancini and Fennessy need for PPE will only get greater, he Mancini cited an old proverb,adapted
astation was just unreal, Mancini said,
recalling being especially touched by savers,” devices that allow the masks were footing the bill themselves. As added. from a saying about ethical reciprocity
a multigenerational family whose
members had literally lost everything to be tied behind their heads, instead. word of mouth spread, the demand Mancini and Fennessy have by the ancient Jewish sage, Hillel the
but the clothes on their backs.
Since snugness is all-important, pro- grew to the point that it was straining launched a GoFundMe site and the Elder: “If not you, then who? If not
After setting up a collection drive
to help them get back on their feet, tection-wise, the little plastic doodads the family’s nances. community response has, they said, now, when?”
Mancini said, “ ey have a long
road ahead of them and will never can be adjusted four ways to accom- Fennessy is lead area sales manager “grown organically.” ey also hope To help out, go to the Operation
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known.” modate heads of di erent sizes. for UPS Global Freight Forwarding. to set up Operation Face Shield as Face Shield GoFundMe (Katonah,

It’s a sentiment that Mancini prob- To date,Operation Face Shield has Mancini, formerly in real estate, had a nonpro t organization that can be NY) site, https://gf.me/u/xyhtmn, or
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ATHLETE SPOTLIGHT –
BRIANNA GAROFOLO

Brianna
Garofolo
clears.

Brianna Garofolo gets set to make a save against Rye.

FILE PHOTOS/ROB DIANTONIO

Lacrosse goalie has a passion for the ocean

BY BRIAN MARSCHHAUSER How are you getting through this Who has been your biggest role model PADI master and rescue diver. I’ve dove
SPORTS EDITOR period of social distancing? What are over the years and what have you learned cage-free with all di erent kinds of sharks,
you doing to keep busy? from them? and I am a frequent watcher of any kind of
John Jay senior Brianna Garofolo has ocean nature documentary.
spent ve years on the swim team and four I am currently catching up on some Probably my old teammate, Annie Con-
years on the women’s lacrosse team. sleep, but also participating in team chal- way. She was an incredible student who What place would you most like to
lenges and social-distance bonding activi- worked so hard and was simultaneously visit?
A member of the John Jay swim team ties with my lacrosse team. I go on hikes one of the best people to be around. She
since eighth grade, Garofolo was named frequently and love to work on my art. taught me to keep a steady mindset and to I really want to go out to ailand to
captain for her junior and senior seasons. always keep ghting until the last second. visit the reefs.
She was a repeat member of the New York When did you start playing lacrosse
State nals medley relay team, a Section 1 and what got you started? Do you have any pre-game rituals? What is your favorite place to eat
My dad always made me eggs for break- locally?
nalist in the 100-yard breaststroke (three I started to play lacrosse in elementary fast the morning of games and a PB&J for
years), and an All-Section award recipient. school but didn’t really fully commit to lunch. Le Fontane
She was recognized as a Scholar-Athlete goalie until fth grade.My sister played for What are your post-high school plans, What’s the go-to app on your phone
all four years. a couple of years, so I kind of just got into athletically and academically? and why?
it that way. As for the goalie part, when I am currently admitted to UC Santa Spotify. I always have to be listening to
She also played lacrosse all four years of you’re younger no one really wants to be Barba with plans to study marine sci- music.
high school as a goalie. John Jay is a top- goalie, so they do a random selection, but ence. I am not on any athletic teams, but I Are you currently binging anything?
ranked women’s lacrosse team in New York I didn’t like putting on team equipment if would consider taking up a club sport, like Not currently.
State and Top 100 ranked team in the coun- other people had already been sweaty in it, lacrosse or something new. For a young athlete growing up in
try. As the starting goalie, she was named so I always volunteered to go rst. Coaches If you could have one superpower, the Katonah-Lewisboro school district,
Defensive Player of the Year during the Bob Wilmoth and Mark Phillips saw po- what would it be and why? what would you tell them about the
2019 season, as well as All-Section Honor- tential and encouraged me to keep going. I would love to be able to shapeshift experience of being on the lacrosse team
able Mention in the 2018 and 2019 seasons. Eventually, I fell in love with the position. into any creature. I feel like with the abil- and why should they go out for it?
ity to shape shift, you would be prepared It will be one of the best journeys you
From ninth to 11th grade, she also par- What jersey number do you wear and for any situation. could embark on in your life, you gain a
ticipated in club swim. e year-round is there any signi cance behind it? What is something about yourself whole new family through teammates and
USA Swim Program involved ve prac- people would be surprised to learn? the surrounding community.You will learn
tices per week and many weekend/travel I wear jersey No. 20 but there’s no sig- A lot of people don’t know how invested so many things about how to deal with ad-
meet commitments. She quali ed and ni cant reason why. I am in the ocean. I’ve spent time living versity and you’ll have the pleasure of em-
competed in BGNW Nationals, New and working on sailboats, I’m a certi ed bracing the positive ones. It will shape you
York Senior Metropolitans, Junior Olym- What is your favorite sports memory to be a better version of yourself and will
pics, and Zone Mets. from your time at John Jay? leave you with memories you won’t forget.

When John Jay’s lacrosse teams both
celebrated a Section 1 championship.

THURSDAY, MAY 14, 2020 SPORTS THE KATONAH LEWISBORO TIMES PAGE 19

Another season in the books

In late August, just a few days into ey became more MARSH read about their harder than it sounds. Most athletic
my tenure as sports editor, I was MADNESS directors, coaches and parents already
at a pre-season soccer practice in than teammates. accomplishments all have reporters and publications they
a neighboring town when a player It’s amazing BRIAN season long. Some trust with exclusive reports and other
showed up late and began stretching are heading o to sensitive information. Trust, of course,
alongside his teammates. what it some- is something that can’t be asked for
or requested. It develops slowly and
His tardiness did not go unnoticed times takes for us top-ranked Divi- naturally.
by his coach, who calmly approached to appreciate our MARSCHHAUSER sion 1 schools; some
his senior leader and stared him down After a year of covering your teams
through his Aviators. opportunities. at were named All- and student-athletes, I’m happy to say
I’ve been so far welcomed into this
“Do you want to be here or not? student-athlete was State, All-Section, tight-knit community with open arms.
Because if you don’t, you can go home.”
taking his situa- or All-League; some e relationship-building is still a work
“I want to be here.” in progress, but we’ll get there. ank
“ en give me eight weeks. at’s all tion for granted. He viewed soccer as broke school records; some won cham- you for an unforgettable rst year. I’ll
I’m asking.” still be around every week, doing my
Fifty-six days later on the nose, their something he had to do as instead of pionships and trophies; and some were best to pro le spring athletes whose
season was over. careers were cut short.
something he was able to do. even drafted by professional leagues.
e coach is not some sort of whis- As a reminder, you can always call
tle-toting soothsayer. He’s just been Looking back now, especially given I also want to thank the parents, or email me with your story ideas. You
through it enough to realize how fast are never wasting my time or bother-
it all goes. Seasons come and go, and our current situation, that senior is players and coaches who took the time ing me. Don’t assume I already know
freshmen become seniors in the blink something or that someone else has
of an eye. probably glad he committed to playing this season to help make my job easier already told me about it. Even if some-
body did, I can never have too much
But in those eight short weeks, both another season with his teammates. and our coverage better by sending in information or hear too many di erent
memories and bonds were formed perspectives. Every time I hear from
that will last a lifetime. Week in and When I ran my rst 5K several years statistics, photos and more. We have a you, it makes our coverage stronger.
week out, they went to battle with
their brothers and sisters. In between ago, my co-worker, Paul, a former run- big coverage area and a small sta , so I can be reached at marschhauser@
those battles, they had sing-a-longs on halstonmedia.com.
lengthy bus rides. ey argued at prac- ning coach, game me some advice: No we couldn’t do this without you.
tices. ey laughed over team dinners.
matter what you do, never stop run- ese last eight months—my rst

ning. You won’t get to the nish line year covering sports for Halston Me-

and regret that you tried too hard. But dia—went by in the blink of an eye. I

you will regret not giving it your all. gave up a comfortable job to pursue a

Now that the 2019-20 year has passion of mine. I threw myself into

o cially ended for all our teams and an unfamiliar world lled with unfa-

athletes, I want to give kudos to the miliar people who knew nothing of my

varsity teams and athletes who gave reputation or past accomplishments. I

their all these last eight months and was starting over, which meant devel-

never stopped running. oping new relationships and building a

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Varsity Rewind – May 11, 2018

John Jay wins league title; coaches win 200th game

Geo Curtis was talking to assistant on 199 (career wins),” Curtis told Gaudio. really wanted to help out the guys,” Kersh Curtis said at the time. “Over the years

coach Joe Gaudio the morning of John Jay- On top of that, it was also senior day with said at the time. “ is win was important we’ve developed a brotherhood that’s tre-

Cross River’s game with Brewster on Fri- senior hurler Drew Kersh taking the mound. to me. I knew when I was going out there mendous. And again, the support of the

day, May 11, 2018. ey knew the league Kersh was in command from the start, in the seventh inning I didn’t want to athletic department and the school district

title was on the line, but they found out tossing a complete game with 8 strike- come out. I wanted to nish with the guys on a eld like this, you couldn’t ask for a

there was even more that could be attained. outs to propel host John Jay to a 4-2 win out there and take the league title.” better situation.”

Curtis and Gaudio crunched the num- over Brewster as the Indians clinched the e senior scattered 5 hits while allow- John Jay earned the No. 13 seed in the

bers and gured out they were just one league championship and gave the coach- ing 1 earned run and no walks. section playo s, winning an out-bracket

win away from a milestone win. es their milestone win. “Two-hundred [wins] is nice and I’m game before falling to Nyack in the open-

“You’re not going to believe this, we’re “Coming in, especially on senior day, I happy to share that with coach Gaudio,” ing round.

John Jay’s baseball team defeated Brewster, 4-2, on May 11, 2018, to win the league
title and help coaches, Geoff Curtis and Joe Gaudio, achieve their 200th career win.
John Jay’s Drew Kersch
follows through on a pitch
against visiting Brewster.

Cole Borowitz runs
home to score a run.

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