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Published by Halston Media, 2020-08-26 11:17:30

North Salem News 08.27.20

North Salem’s only weekly newspaper mailed to every home and business.

Vol. 6 No. 22 Visit TapIntoNorthSalem.net for the latest news. Thursday, August 27, 2020

Sstatoterminrveessptiognastees The winning team
The Cat Ridge Cluckers
went above and beyond

with their photos.

PHOTO COURTESY OF THE RUTH
KEELER MEMORIAL LIBRARY

Some residents without power for
more than a week

BY CAROL REIF investigative process with such notices. Scavenger hunt tests
STAFF WRITER And it has “tightened” that process to local knowledge
six months, instead of the usual year to
e sounds of frustration and an- two years. Activity raises money for library
ger over the way utilities responded
to Tropical Storm Isaias are still echo- “ e response to Tropical Storm BY CAROL REIF during this di cult time.
ing up and down the Hudson Val- Isaias by the electric utilities was com-
ley—from such small communities as pletely unacceptable. Fifteen days later STAFF WRITER Fifteen intrepid teams persevered and had
Somers and North Salem to the coun- and we are still hearing complaints
ty seat in White Plains and all the way from families and businesses,” Cuomo a blast showing o their knowledge,skills and
to the state capital in Albany. said. “With many weeks remaining in
the hurricane season, we do not have A recent scavenger hunt hosted by the sense of humor, raising $1,300 for the library.
Last week, Gov. Andrew Cuomo the luxury of time—utilities must act
announced that the state Department immediately to x their broken storm Ruth Keeler Memorial Library was more ey completed a list of missions and an-
of Public Service had completed the response apparatus, and the Depart-
ment of Public Service must act more than just a fundraiser for a local cultural insti- swered questions.Extra points could be racked
rst phase of an investigation into the swiftly to hold utilities accountable.”
preparation and restoration e orts re- tution; it was a fun and safe way for residents up for posting silly photos during the event.
lated to Tropical Storm Isaias. Con e governor added that he planned
Edison was among four electric service to propose legislation to speed up and cooped up by the pandemic to get out and In addition to history, local businesses
providers that received letters from the “clarify” the process under which utili-
state notifying them of apparent viola- ties could lose their franchises. explore the town. were featured prominently in the game. e
tions.
“ ese utility companies predict More importantly,said organizers,the Aug. community’s beloved Jingle Bell Jog also
Also cited was telephone, cable and when we’re going to have storms and
internet provider Altice-Optimum. when we’re going to have emergencies. 13-16 event gave participants the chance to got a shout-out. And, not to be forgotten,

All the entities were told that they at’s the art form of the business and thank rst responders and others who have SEE SCAVENGER HUNT PAGE 7
could face steep penalties and must what we pay them for. ey need to been sel essly watching over the community
take immediate corrective actions so do better and we are holding them ac-
similar failures aren’t “repeated during countable,” Cuomo said.
the remainder of hurricane season,” the
DPS said. More than 2 million homes and
businesses were left without power
Cuomo noted that it’s the rst time
the department has “front-loaded” its SEE STORM PAGE 23

BEDFORD GRAVEL North Salem’s only weekly newspaper mailed to every home and business.
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• Gravel • Topsoil • Mulches
• Sweet Peet • Unilock Pavers PHOTO: BEN ALLEN

• Sand • Stonedust CLASSIFIEDS 22 Sisuinsttahieniarbfiiblietyr
• Item #4 • Drainage Pipe HEALTH & WELLNESS 14
• Flagstone • Fieldstone LEGAL NOTICES 23 Little Creek Farm in North Salem leads the way in environmentally sound
• Belgian Block LEISURE 21 farm management. See the full story on pages 14 and 15.
• Cobblestones • Wallstone OPINION
• Fire Pits • Stepping Stones • Soil/Fill SPORTS 8 BALANCED ROCK 4 Is is the Right Time to Sell?
18 CLASSIFIEDS
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8 SPRING HORSE

20 SHOWS
23 Old Salem hosts Grand Prix.

pg 16-17

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NEW YORK PRESS ASSOCIATION BETTER NEWSPAPER CONTEST

CONGRATS Vol. 5 No. 11 North Salem’s only weekly newspaper mailed to every home and business.

Visit TapIntoNorthSalem.net for the latest news. Thursday, June 13, 2019

PHOTO: BEN ALLEN

TO OUR TEAM ON iSsuinsttahieniarbfiiblietyr
THEIR AWARDS!

BY BRETT FREEMAN Congratulations to Mahopac News Editor
PUBLISHER Bob Dumas, and again to Marshall and Rose.

Results came in ve months late due to the pandemic, Dumas also received an Honorable Mention Little Creek Farm in North Salem leads the way in environmentally
but I am extremely pleased with the outcome of the for Best Column. farm management. See the full story on pages 14 and 15.
2019 Better Newspaper Contest hosted by the New sound
York Press Association. Halston Media sta nearly swept the
most competitive category in the entire BALANCED ROCK 4 Is is the Right Time to Sell?lgchoAooowriremnrmegyecoootvulrnaytw,gltuyhaoeoegnsuedmhmeraaaravirtnekyegsehr.teia.fVbAvitsoheniuidtsmn,midiusfyeltyadiwopgualeeon’brodbesduialtoyterieoemtrkoseiontsfetgefoaeetdrsoscielyuulclpr?ocrgmleIinrmnaintodbgtueirnre,tghinat.r’drsoIesfuamyfgoowohrureewym’oraietuafhfrrsiokneareerddteianaaabyg.nlsedaotpmhfrayiacnoreukeertvhtpeewrrohwhpoeeimtrrhetey
Our Halston Media team did exceptionally well contest: Best Feature Story. Yorktown News CLASSIFIEDS
in some impressive categories. Halston Media is the Editor Brian Marschhauser won rst place LEGAL NOTICES 26
publisher of Mahopac News, e Somers Record, LEISURE
Yorktown News, North Salem News and e 25
Katonah-Lewisboro Times. OPINION
24
North Salem News won First Place for Best Front SCHOOLS & CAMPS
Page. Congratulations to Editor Jodi Weinberger, SPORTS 8 SPRING HORSE
Creative Director Tabitha Pearson Marshall and 20 SHOWS
Assistant Production Manager Christina Rose for 23 Old Salem hosts Grand Prix.
winning this impressive category. Also, a special thank
you and congratulations are in order for our dedicated pg 16-17
team of freelancers, Sarah Gayden and Benjamin
Allen, whose stories and photography were submitted for his investigative piece about a shoddy
as entries in this category.
plumbing business fraudulently using the MARCIE NOLLETTI
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Meanwhile,Weinberger won second place on

her fun reporting of a TV show investigating

whether there were extra-terrestrial roots to the iconic

Balanced Rock landmark in North Salem. Press Association, and we submitted our entry in this

On top of being our Creative Director, Tabitha category through e Katonah-Lewisboro Times.

Pearson Marshall also serves as our sta photographer, Finally, Simone Kurtz received an Honorable

so it was doubly pleasing that Marshall shot the Mention for her creative graphic illustration of the

photo for the beautifully designed front page of our front page of our Celebrate Somers special supplement.

Hudson Valley Spring Guide, which won rst place Congrats to Kurtz. is also means that all ve Halston

for Best Special Section Cover. Each Halston Media Media newspapers won awards this year.

newspaper has its own membership in the New York Congratulations to the Halston Media team!

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Capers from the Cape

It’s true that vacations are the tables near the window, and has been a boon for girls with breakfast, knowing that I can only
scaled down these days, and we used to play, even though
you can’t visit everywhere there would always be a piece or nice eyes. I remember back in drink as much as I can eat.To MAN
OVERBOARD
high school, when one of my girl my chagrin there was a one-hour

and do everything that a robust two missing. If you happened friends said, “I know the perfect table limit, and I almost had a

agenda might have on it. But that to capture my queen, there were girl for you.”Which meant that panic attack. What if it’s Daylight RICK

doesn’t mean that we can’t have always plenty more where that they knew someone so desperate Savings Time and they set the MELÉN

a good time. After being cooped came from onstage. Female that they would possibly put up clocks ahead and I have to leave

up in my house for ve months, impersonators have a short fuse with me for one evening. And I’d before I get there? ankfully no

doing my taxes in a hotel room for people who can’t carry a tune, shallowly ask if they were good- one was keeping 4/4 time, and I

in Patterson would seem like a and they won’t let you twist in looking, and my friend would say, ate an entire pizza’s worth of beer. see any cats at all, and usually

romantic getaway. And right now the wind for too long before they “She has great eyes,” which meant Covid-era government is making the place is brimming with them

it’s important to show that we chime in and help you carry it the rest of her looked like a Goya us fat. because of all the seafood, but this

can wear a mask when we need somewhere unharmed. painting. It was one step up from As we got on our bikes to time there isn’t as much Chenin

to, stay apart and work it into the About 99 percent of the “She has a fantastic personality,” go home we saw a fox running Blanc left over to go with it.

plan without a whole lot of fuss. people walking on Commercial which was a guarantee, if true, across the street, of all things. I e next couple days were

We rented a house in Provinc- Street were wearing a mask, that she de nitely wouldn’t like could see how foxy it was because great for lounging at the shore,

etown, Massachusetts for a few so it felt very safe to shop and me. it wasn’t wearing a mask like a and our dog Gidget proved to

nights and had a great time. people-watch. I noticed that I When we sat down at the racoon does, and you could tell it be a carefree beach bunny. We

It wasn’t exactly the same ex- couldn’t yawn with my mask on, restaurant we could relax and take wasn’t a housecat because of the took a walk along the sand bar at

perience as it used to be, when we so I made a point of not going our masks o so we didn’t have to tail. A fox has a tail that looks low tide, basking in the frequent

used to hang out at the Governor anywhere boring. ere were eat through our ears. Like New like it was ordered from Etsy and praise of dog lovers unfamiliar

Bradford until one o’clock in the a ton of pretty girls and ladies York, the rule is that you have to hastily fastened on with a safety with her breed. Gidget took it

morning, listening to the drag walking around, at least I assume eat a convincing amount of food pin. en we saw another one, in furry stride, and even dipped

queens run Karaoke night. ey there were, I couldn’t see much of in order to purchase drinks from so I guess foxes are in and cats her paws into the water (she’s

had some chess boards built into their faces. e era of coronavirus the bar. I had been fasting since are SO last year. In fact we didn’t fussy about her paws). On the

bay beach in Provincetown at low

There is no better place tide you can stroll for 15 minutes
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and you see signs for Faneuil
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to go than water, no waves, no alcohol, no
depth and tiny little sh, you’d
really have to expend some e ort

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horseshoe crab, and I told her

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We got back to our chairs
before the tide rolled in and

GROUP swallowed up the sand bar, and I
picked up the crossword puzzle
and turned on the AM radio
to a country music station. If I
listen to country music for too

long I start to say “babuh” a lot

and talk about my truck, even

for professional, sound advice though I don’t own a truck, and
it takes two days to get it out of
my system. But it sounds good

on your business or personal at the beach, and when Gidget
settled onto her own towel for a
nice nap, it seemed like a pretty

tax and financial situation good idea.
e next day it was already

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One-stop shopping
for homeowners

Honey-Do-Men contractors can do it all

When Darrell Babboni started a small and remodeling company is somewhat of in supporting the local community, as well Winner,and named Business of the Year by

business out of his mom’s house in 1997 a disservice. It would probably be easier to as the Honey-Do-Men Entrepreneurial the Somers Chamber of Commerce.

doing home repairs, he had no idea it list what they don’t do than what they can Scholarship Program, which awards up to “ ere was a hole in the market, we

would grow to the size it is today.It’s now a do, but let’s give it a try. Exterior services four graduates $1,000 each who show an found it, and lled it,” Babboni said. “My

multi-million-dollar business with 38 em- include roo ng, gutters, siding, windows, entrepreneurial spirit. goal was to become a one-stop-shop for

ployees and 21 trucks. ey complete over doors, driveways, deck, patios, and fenc- Babboni also created the Holiday Light homeowners to call for anything they

1,000 jobs each year. ing, to name a few. Interior services include Show, which is an event he does every year need. And that’s what we have done.”

His company, Honey-Do-Men, a home bathroom and kitchen remodeling, oor- at his o ce with over 40,000 LED lights In addition to providing an extensive selec-

improvement and repair company, has a ing installation, tiling, painting, re nish- all timed to music just to raise the spirits of tion of remodeling, repair, and maintenance

brick-and-mortar headquarters in Carmel ing, custom carpentry, plumbing, electric, the local community services, Honey-Do-Men also ensures each

where Babboni spends most of his days fo- diagnostic repairs, new additions, and a full Babboni went to college and got a de- customer has an outstanding experience.

cusing on customer service, the one thing array of small handyman services. Babboni gree in the performing arts. He was acting “I stand behind my work and every job

he said is missing most in this industry. calls it one-stop shopping for homeowners. and singing, but quickly discovered people my company does,” Babboni said. “I think

Babboni says his pillars of success are But it’s not just about the quantity of the were willing to pay more for those self- it’s that commitment to the job and to the

ve simple things; 1) Answer the phone work or the quality of the jobs it performs; taught home-improvement skills than the customer that has ultimately propelled the

when it rings. 2) Show up on time. 3) it’s mostly about customer service. Maybe ones he learned in school. success of the company.”

Give a written estimate, not a number on that’s why more than 68 percent of the “It was the late ’90s, and I was work- Babboni says diagnostics is his strong

the back of a business card. 4) Do the job jobs they do each year come from repeat ing out of a Honda Civic stripped-down suit, noting it doesn’t help to x something

right,don’t cut corners.5) If there is a prob- customers and direct referrals. If you talk hatchback with the seats folded down, a if you don’t know what caused it to break

lem, go back and x it, no questions asked. to Babboni, who also aspires to become a milk crate full of tools, gutter parts, and a in the rst place. “It seems [other contrac-

Honey-Do-Men services all of West- motivational speaker, you can feel his pas- backpack blower,” he said. “I was working tors] just want to replace everything; they

chester and Putnam counties. However, sion for the work, his company, and for the out of my mom’s house, using her com- don’t want to x it,” he explained. “ ey

Babboni is now in the process of devel- industry he works in. puter and my ladder was strapped to the just want to tear it all out, charge a ton of

oping a franchise model that will take it Babboni, who graduated from Somers roof of my car with no roof rack because I money, and put in all new instead of taking

national as early as next year and will be High School in 1996, and then West- couldn’t a ord one. But I was working out- the time to see what the problem is and if

lming a pilot for a possible series on cable chester Community College in 1998, was doors; I was my own boss, and I loved it.” it can be repaired.”

TV this fall. raised by a single mom. He began by doing Babboni was the typical one-man shop In fact,the company’s mission statement

To simply call Honey-Do-Men a repair simple home repairs to help out around the until a horri c accident where he broke his is, “Raising the expectation level between

house because his mom couldn’t a ord to neck and back in 2004, followed by another the homeowner and their contractor.”

pay someone to make home repairs. traumatizing accident only two years later “I also have a personal motto,‘ ink fast,

“I probably broke more things than I where he broke both his legs, which forced move faster,’”Babboni adds. “Without it, I

xed,” he said with a laugh. But that strug- him to start hiring people to do the work wouldn’t be where I am today.”

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e a ect of COVID-19 restrictions on childhood obesity

BY DR. MASON GOMBERG place, and as children now return nding more instances of pre- risks that early action can stop, Dr. Mason Gomberg
GUEST WRITER to school to nd gym classes diabetes conditions. We’re also including liver disease and
and organized sports suspended, seeing abnormal liver function cirrhosis, hypertension, sleep while also eliminating sugary
As we observe necessary it’s safe to assume that physical tests in older children and teens apnea, heart conditions and drinks and unhealthy snacks.
limitations on social interactions activity is at an all-time low. that can lead to fatty liver dis- depression.
to reduce the risk of spreading ease. Overweight children are • Prioritize sleep. Children
COVID-19, there’s another Just as we educate our children also more prone to sleep distur- Parents, the gatekeepers need between 8-10 hours a
issue that’s concerning for pe- about staying safe from viruses, bance issues, like sleep apnea. for their children’s health, are night. Turn o screens a few
diatricians like myself: Finding we have the power to do some- under tremendous stress right hours before bedtime—the blue
ways to keep our children active thing about this alarming trend Why is weight manage- now, too, as they may be work- light from LED screens inter-
and engaged to help reverse in childhood obesity. According ment so important in children? ing from home. e lack of feres with sleep cycles.
soaring childhood obesity rates. to the Journal of the American Because obesity can threaten a childcare and staggered school
Medical Association, “Obesity in child’s ability to achieve his or schedules means children are at • An exercise regimen of
e lack of interest in old- adolescence has already reached her full potential as a healthy, home more, too, so parents are 20-30 minutes at least 3 to 4
fashioned “play time” is obvi- epidemic proportions around the happy, productive adult. I see taxed with juggling job de- times per week for all teens
ously nothing new. It was world with the prevalence of many teen patients in our o ce, mands while also trying to keep and adults goes a long way in
apparent even pre-COVID, severe obesity increasing at least including some with type-2 their children active. weight management. Pick up a
partly a symptom of the culture 4-fold over the last 35 years.” diabetes, in which earlier inter- jump rope for 10-plus minutes
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phones, video games, streaming encing today will have a long- diabetes that occur even faster COVID-19 health and safety that this is a di cult time and
devices—during their free time. term impact on pediatric health. in teens than adults. ere are protocols: that you’re there to help and
With the coronavirus pandemic We’re already testing more also many other obesity-related support them every step of the
requiring us all to shelter-in- children for type-2 diabetes and • Create a schedule for screen way.
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NWH’s new cardiac cath lab is state-of-the-art

Northern Westchester Hospital’s the abrupt loss of heart function ease. ough called a “disease,” it warning signs of an impending cath lab from others?
new cardiac catheterization opens leading to death. In the event of is really a spectrum of conditions, heart attack. NWH’s new lab is an exten-
Sept. 2. Discover why it will be a heart attack, opening up an ar- including:
nothing short of a regional center of tery to restore blood ow within How will these conditions be sion of Lenox Hill Hospital’s na-
excellence for cardiac care. 90 minutes of rst medical con- Chronic stable angina: ough diagnosed and treated? tionally renowned cardiac servic-
tact is the “magic” time resulting you feel ne moving about, you es program. A leader in heartcare,
BY DR. CARL D. REIMERS, in the best outcomes. feel a heaviness in the chest when A diagnostic procedure called the Lenox Hill program has been
MD, FACC, FSCAI you run. e sensation goes away an angiogram provides detailed ranked by Healthgrades among
GUEST WRITER What must happen within when you stop running. x-ray pictures of the heart and the top ve percent of hospitals
those 90 minutes? the coronary arteries. ese aren’t in the nation for overall cardiac
What is a cardiac catheter- Angina with unstable symp- the still pictures of yesterday; services for six years in a row. e
ization lab? A great deal. Because we often toms: You experience heart pain they are moving digital images. very rst angioplasty in the U.S.
receive severely ill patients, we at rest or with minimal exertion was performed there, as was the
A cath lab is a room in a hos- must stabilize them and diagnose that continues to get worse. e angiogram lets us see any
pital where cardiac specialists di- the problem at the same time. blockages in the heart and its rst procedure in New York City
agnose and treat coronary artery Acute coronary syndrome: You arteries. We get this special view using a stent.
disease, such as various types of at’s why we consider a cath lab are about to have a heart attack, by guiding a catheter within the
heart attack, using tiny exible two facilities in one: It is an ad- and as I often put it, “feel pain patient’s body to the coronary e NWH cath lab’s four in-
tubes called catheters to access vanced x-ray suite in which digi- from brushing your teeth.” arteries. A contrast dye injected terventional cardiologists con-
the heart and coronary blood ves- tized moving images (the heart is into the catheter, coronary arter- tinually rotate through Lenox
sels. e physicians who perform continually in motion) are used Heart attack – in reality, this is ies and heart lets an x-ray cam- Hill and NWH to maintain the
these surgical procedures are to diagnose the cardiovascular a spectrum: From a small heart era record a “movie” of the heart highest level of skill and quality.
called interventional cardiolo- issue; and it also functions as attack caused by blockage or nar- and its arteries. Viewing this on a You will receive care from some
gists because through the use of an intensive care unit that pro- rowing in a branch of an artery TV screen, we assess the arterial of the nation’s top cardiac physi-
catheters they intervene on arter- vides multiple critical supports which causes chest discomfort blood ow, and the location, size cians, each of whom has extensive
ies to remove the blockages usu- to patients during the diagnos- to a massive heart attack – com- and shape of any blockages. training in high-risk cases.
ally causing heart problems. tic procedure. ese can consist monly called a “widow-maker” –
of medications to thin the blood resulting from blockage of such a e basic idea is to open up the In addition, while 90 percent
It’s important to understand and to sustain blood pressure, as key spot in a coronary artery that blockage. is is also done with of our community’s cases will
that three arteries supply blood well as the insertion of mechani- the heart fails to pump blood. the use of catheters and is called be treated at the NWH lab, the
to the heart. When even one gets cal devices close to or in the heart an angioplasty. A catheter carries 10 percent of patients diagnosed
blocked, that stops the ow of to help it pump blood. en, of Congestive heart failure: Be- a tiny balloon that in ates once with coronary artery disease re-
oxygenated blood that the heart course, there is the catheteriza- cause your heart can’t pump it’s in the blocked area, push- quiring bypass surgery or with
muscle needs to stay alive.When- tion procedure itself to eliminate blood well enough, uid backs up ing open the artery. Next, a tiny valve problems requiring replace-
ever any portion of the heart lacks the blockage. into the lungs. Picture a sink that stainless-steel coil called a stent ment will be scheduled at Lenox
adequate blood ow, there is a over ows. is placed there as sca olding to Hill, whose cardiac specialists
real danger that the patient will What cardiovascular con- keep the artery open. e balloon have been part of my team for 15
experience cardiac arrest, which is ditions will be treated at the Having a cath lab at NWH is removed; the stent remains in years.
NWH cath lab? is also a bene t to patients seen place.
at the Emergency Department, SEE NWH PAGE 16
Primarily coronary artery dis- whose heart attack is not evident What distinguishes NWH’s
on an EKG or those who have

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How to effectively and safely sanitize a car NWH

e COVID-19 pandemic on surfaces. e following are some Use soap and water FROM PAGE 15
changed the way people live. One ways to deeply clean and sanitize a car.
What is the specialized training of providers at NWH’s
readily felt e ect was spending more Wash hands Experts say that vigorous wash- cath lab?
time at home. Vehicles sat idle in ing with a soap-and-water solu-
Both myself and the lab’s associate director, Garvey Rene, MD,
driveways and even some automotive tion can be e ective against many FACC, FSCAI, of CareMount Medical, completed seven years
of post-graduate medical training, the seventh year devoted to
insurance providers reduced rates be- First and foremost, it is crucial to contaminants because it breaks interventional cardiology. Our cath lab nurses are all critical-
care-trained, and our angiographic technicians receive specialized
cause people were driving much less. wash your hands before and after us- down the protective envelope that training that takes standard radiology expertise to the next level.

Even with stay-at-home measures ing the car. is can reduce the likeli- surrounds coronaviruses and other How much should community members be concerned about
coronary artery disease?
in place,people still need to leave their hood of growing ill because of trans- germs to disarm them. Friction
Coronary artery disease is the biggest killer of men and women
homes to stock up on essentials, such ferred viruses or bacteria. also can help to break down germ today in the U.S. e incidence of the disease is equal in men and
women once they hit 70 years, with the incidence in women rising
as food or medicine. In other cases, Use rubbing alcohol cells during cleaning. steadily after menopause.
people may have been essential work- “You want to do the best with
Where will the lab be located?
ers who drive for a living, including what you have, so even soap and e 1,709-square-foot space is located on the second oor of

delivery drivers or health care person- Solutions that contain 70 percent water can chip away at the risk,” NWH’s main building, adjacent to the ambulatory surgery area.
It’s right next to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), with which it
nel who were incapable of working alcohol are e ective against many vi- says Stephen omas, M.D., closely coordinates care. Northern Westchester Hospital’s Medi-
cal/Surgical ICU recently received an AACN Beacon Award-
from home. ruses and bacteria, including corona- Chief of Infectious Diseases and Gold for Excellence. e cardiac cath lab will be open 24 hours a
day, seven days a week.
Any time a person goes out in pub- viruses, says the CDC. Furthermore, Director of Global Health at Up-
What is the most important thing for community members to
lic, he or she runs the risk of contract- Je Stout, Executive Director of state Medical University in Syra- understand about the new cardiac cath lab?

ing viruses. Bacteria and germs may Global Innovation at Yanfeng Au- cuse. It is an honor and a privilege to be given the chance to start
a new cath lab that is desperately needed in this area of West-
reside on various surfaces, including tomotive Interiors, says that, for the Address frequently chester. e lab will save lives and improve people’s quality of life.
No longer will community members have to travel to receive ad-
those inside vehicles. most part, nearly every interior sur- vanced cardiac care, losing precious time. Our entire team – doc-
tors, nurses, and techs – are extraordinarily excited about giving
People want to protect themselves face of a vehicle can be cleaned with touched surfaces this community faster and easier access to superb lifesaving care
and now are more aware of the im- isopropyl alcohol. Plastic to painted close to home.

portance of frequently cleaning and chrome to imitation leather have been Pay attention to the steer- Dr. Carl D. Reimers, MD, FACC, FSCAI, is director of the cardiac
catheterization lab at Northern Westchester Hospital; Northwell
sanitizing their cars. Keeping a ve- tested to ensure they donÕt degrade ing wheel, door handles, buttons, Cardiology Service line director for Westchester County.

hicle safe to drive without a ecting its when exposed to pure isopropyl alco- touchscreen displays, shift lever,

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e Centers for Disease Control Deep-cleaning a vehicle has be-

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Low-risk sports can begin play Sept. 21

Football season in limbo following update from Gov. Cuomo

BY BRIAN MARSCHHAUSER Section 1, that means teams cannot travel er, McCarthy said, each district may have county to other [areas]. I think we have
SPORTS EDITOR outside of the Mid-Hudson region. a di erent risk tolerance when it comes to be mindful of those things. I think we
to o ering fall sports. may see pockets of schools teaming up.”
Interscholastic sports considered to be For at least one local athletic director,
low risk by the governor’s o ce are al- the press conference raised even more “Looking at the glass half full, we are McCarthy was personally surprised to
lowed to practice and play in New York questions about the fall season. going to have some form of athletics this see soccer listed as a low-risk sport. Cross
State beginning Monday, Sept. 21, Gov. fall, which I think is wonderful for the country was also listed as low risk, but
Andrew Cuomo announced Monday. “It’s a lot to take in, simply because I kids,” McCarthy said. “We have to now the athletic director wondered if larger
don’t quite understand what it exactly meets would be restricted. In many races,
ese sports include tennis, soccer, means for our sports that can practice, but gure out what that means, what it looks he said, the runners begin at the starting
cross country, eld hockey, and swim- can’t compete,” said Christian McCarthy, like, what sports we o er, etc. ere is a line standing shoulder to shoulder, which
ming. athletic director of Katonah-Lewisboro lot to be considered in the coming days.” would also have to be addressed.
Schools. “What are they prepping for? I
Higher risk sports such as football, don’t know what it all means.” McCarthy said he would not be sur- ough NYSPHSAA has already clar-
wrestling, rugby, and ice hockey may prised if a handful of local districts form i ed that remote learners can participate
practice but cannot play, Cuomo said. A call to Denise Kiernan, athletic di- cohorts to compete against each other. in high school sports, McCarthy said it
rector of North Salem Schools, was not throws another wrench into the planning
Volleyball was not mentioned. returned by press time. In his opinion, McCarthy said, “John process.
Teams will not be allowed to prac- Jay shouldn’t be going to Arlington High
tice or play outside of their regions until New York State Public High School School then White Plains High School “ is a whole di erent animal that
Monday, Oct. 19. When asked to clarify Athletic Association’s COVID-19 Task and then Nyack High School. Not be- we’re working with here,” McCarthy said.
what he means by regions, Gov. Cuomo Force was expected to meet Tuesday to cause they’re not wonderful communi- “ ere are a lot of moving parts, and I
said,“ ey are the regions that we’ve used discuss and interpret the guidance hand- ties; it’s because now we’re taking poten- have zero answers right now.”
in the phased reopening.” For schools in ed down by the governor’s o ce. Howev- tial contaminants from one area of the

The weight is over

Gyms allowed to reopen in New York State

BY BRIAN MARSCHHAUSER make sense with everything for group tness classes and for reopen. hands with sanitizer and request
SPORTS EDITOR we’re hearing about this particu- the pool. It will be rst come, “I don’t think we know the an- that they work out with gloves.
lar illness.”
More than ve months after rst served for the tness center, swer to that until we put people When it comes to strength
being forced to close because of Club Fit, with locations in but Beck does not expect capac- back into billing,” Beck said. training, Mrugalski does not
COVID-19, gyms are allowed Briarcli Manor and Je erson ity restrictions to be an issue, es- think wearing masks will be an
to reopen in New York, Gov. Valley, were allowed to reopen as pecially because the new equip- Joe Mrugalski, managing issue. But it might discourage
Andrew Cuomo announced last early as Monday, Aug. 24. ere ment layouts will naturally limit member of Solaris Sports Club people who focus on aerobics
week. will be upgraded air ltration the number of people who will in Yorktown, said he lost about and cardiovascular exercises.
systems, more-frequent surface be in a particular room at one 50 percent of his membership
e tness centers and their cleaning and an adjusted layout time. during the temporary shutdown. “For some people, that’s prob-
members will have to comply that will allow members to so- He also does not think his gym ably going to be a real discourag-
with a slew of guidelines, most cially distance while they work “Even if you are allowed to will reach maximum capacity ing thing,” Mrugalski said.
notably a 33 percent capacity out. operate at full capacity, the rst upon reopening.
limit and a mask-wearing man- month or two you’re only going At Club Fit, Beck said, mem-
date. “We’re ready,” Beck said. to get 50 to 60 percent of your “ e 33 percent doesn’t scare bers will have to wear masks at
“We’ve got air treatment hap- customer base to come anyway,” us right now, and I suspect that all times except when swimming
Bill Beck, president of Club pening, we’ve got surface clean- said Beck, who expects that will be true across the board for or showering. Club Fit also has
Fit, said he was supportive of the ing, we’ve moved equipment and many members will be “anxious people in the industry,” Mrugal- closed about 75 percent of its
governor’s “cautious approach” to taken equipment out of the club. and trepidatious” about return- ski said. lockers to encourage distancing.
reopening gyms. We’ve spread [our tness center] ing.
out. We’ve moved equipment Solaris, similarly, has removed According to the state’s regu-
“ irty-three percent capac- into racquetball courts, cafes.” Beck said he is not sure how about a third of its equipment to lations, local municipalities will
ity makes sense for a period of many people will pause or cancel allow for better spacing. e t- be required to inspect the tness
time,” Beck said. “And masks Reservations will be required their memberships until gyms ness center will also take temper- centers to ensure that regulations
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Library reopened July 27 children’s room. Please call or email the li- Outdoor Family Storytimes:
brary to arrange a time to come in. Masks are required. Please bring your

e library will be open to the public in a • Only one family/group will be allowed in own blanket or chair. If it is rain-

limited way beginning on Monday, July 27. the children’s room at a time. ing the storytimes will be canceled.

e hours for the public are: • Unfortunately we have had to remove all Tuesdays in August from 9:30-10

Monday, 1-7 p.m. the toys and puppets and disable the public a.m.

Tuesday, Wednesday, ursday 10 a.m. to computers in the children’s room. Writers Workshop: Accom-

3 p.m. • We would love to have you stay and play plished and aspiring writers are in-

Friday, noon to 5 p.m. with your children but not yet. vited to join Maryanne D’Amato,

Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. • Please keep your visit short. local resident and published author,

Follow these guidelines: • Everyone over the age of two must wear for a supportive meeting. Send us an

• Do not come if you have a temperature, a mask. email and we will send you an invi-

are feeling unwell or have been in contact with tation to join this Zoom session. On

someone with COVID in the last 14 days. CURBSIDE PICKUP WILL Wednesday, August 26th, 11 a.m to

• Only 10 patrons will be allowed inside CONTINUE INDEFINITELY. 12:30 p.m.

the library at a time. Call 914-669-5161 or email the library, Harry Potter Trivia Hour: Every

• Please stay socially distanced. [email protected], with your request Friday in August from 3-4 p.m. Test

• Wear your mask when you enter and at and we will nd the item, check it out to you your knowledge and have fun. is

all times in the library. Patrons who do not and leave it outside on the bench or in the will be led by Cathleen Sulli and is

wear masks will be asked to leave following vestibule.You can also place a hold on an item. for all ages.

Governor Cuomo’s executive order. Deliveries have resumed between libraries so Culinary Literacy, Summer Food

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• Please keep your visit short, about 30 Bagels and Books: Island of Sea

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• Do not bring items you want to return Join the library via ZOOM for online pro- 1:30 - 3:00 p.m.

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outside. to participate: [email protected]. Group - e Year 1000 by Valerie

• Bathrooms are closed to the public ex- When you email, we the library send you a Hansen on Tuesday, September 8

cept for emergency use. link to click on, and a password to enter. from 7:30-9 p.m.

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LLC FORMATION NOTICE 12, 2020. Location: Westchester. SSNY shall mail process to: 455 LLC FORMATION NOTICE of process. SSNY shall mail

Iambas Cinema Productions SSNY designated as agent for Tarrytown RD #1142 White Together Apart LLC, Arts of copies of any process served

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of State of NY (SSNY) 8/7/20. shall mail a copy of process to: lawful purpose. NY (SSNY) 4/16/2020. Cty: Road, North Salem, NY 10560.

Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. LRAM Film Productions, 44 LLC FORMATION NOTICE Westchester. SSNY desig. as Purpose: Any lawful purpose.
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mail process to Henry Roa, 18 purpose. Cottage Management, LLC. Art. process to 51 Lakeside Drive, Maraleant NY LLC, Arts

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STORM changes is both these utilities He called the situation “outra- out of power for 10 days would community impact, would not
(Con Ed and New York State geous” at any time, “but today, in levy a ne of $100,000. e nes correlate with a rate increase and
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Electric and Gas) get worse ev- an age of working from home, would be directly tied to the have some teeth,” Latimer said.

after Isaias slammed the mid-At- ery storm,” Harckham said at the distance learning, and ever-in-

lantic and Northeast on Tuesday, hearing. “ ey forget the lessons creasing reliance on having ade-

Aug. 4. Most of the outages were learned about make-safe crews quate power—not to mention the

concentrated in the tristate area; and communication, both with scorching temperatures—thou-

some 634,000 of them in New municipalities and within their sands of Westchester residents

York. e damage from wind own companies, (about) critical were left, and still are left, in the

gusts of 75 mph and higher was infrastructure, and on and on.” dark or without telecommunica-

severe in some places. Harckham added that “whole- tions for over a week at the hands

After making landfall as a Cat- sale reformation of the business of Con Edison, NYSEG, Altice

egory 1 hurricane in North Car- model and real systemic changes and Verizon.”

olina, taking the lives of at least in the way that the utilities plan Latimer called for a new ne

nine people as it traveled up the for storms, their incident com- structure aimed at putting a “true

East Coast. mand structure (and) their com- nancial pain that would not be

Meanwhile, state Sen. Pete munication” are needed to restore shifted to ratepayers.”

Harckham reported that he had credibility. He also called for the creation

spoken at a public hearing held Con Ed’s storm response was of a “utility reserve corps” recruit-

by the state Legislature on the “dreadful,” the senator testi ed. ed from among utility worker

emergency storm response. “You may have met 90 or 95 retirees so “storm recovery does

A member of Senate commit- percent of your (outage response) not take ve to 10 days due to

tees on energy and telecommu- benchmarks when you wanted to, logistics.”

nications, environmental con- but in my district, that was thou- “ e formula is this–take the

servation, and local government, sands of families and thousands total number of customers with-

Harckham also met with elected of customers without service and out power times the number of

o cials and utility representa- adequate communication,” he outage days and multiply that by

tives, and heard from residents. told a Con Ed executive. $1,000. Meaning, 10 customers

“Power and communications He was less harsh about NY-

outages from down wires lasted SEG’s response, thanking its

in some part of the 40th Senate president, Carl Taylor, for moni-

District for more than a week, toring power restoration “on the

and a number of residents are ground” and maintaining close

still without electricity and com- personal contact with o cials APARPR
munication services,” Harckham during storm cleanup.
said on Friday, Aug. 21.
Harckham said that utilities
He also entered into the record should compensate customers for
a letter signed by 22 town and all their losses because of the time
village leaders castigating Altice it took to get the power back on.

USA, Inc., corporate parent of He also as cosponsored a bill that PUBLICITY WITH PERSONALITY
Optimum, “for its poor response requires them to do so.

to storm outages and poor com- County Executive George

munications with customers Latimer testi ed at the joint

whose service was a ected by the Senate and Assembly hearing in

storm.” Albany, as well.

e numerous storm-related In a statement released urs-

problems has hurt the credibility day, Aug. 20, Latimer said that

of state and elected o cials who roughly 100,000 Westchester Public Rela ons For...
oversee utilities, Harckham said. customers had been left without

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