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Bridges to be
repaired

Work could close Veterans Road,
Hill Boulevard for months

BY BRIAN MARSCHHAUSER more dire. Highway Superinten- PHOTO: BRIAN MARSCHHAUSER
EDITOR dent Dave Paganelli, on a sugges-
tion from the board, agreed that a Baby Yoda takes a break from traveling the galaxy to make an appearance at the mall.
Nearly $3 million worth of weight restriction might be needed
bridge repairs are in the works until repairs begin. e board par- Trunk-or-Treat!
for Hill Boulevard and Veterans ticularly expressed concern with
Road, which could shut the roads school buses going over the bridge. Voting lines have nothing on the line of cars that formed at the Je erson Valley Mall on
down for three months each when Halloween for a socially distanced Trunk-or-Treat event.
construction gets underway. Paganelli, worried about plow-
ing during the winter season, had Hundreds of costumed families came out to the mall parking lot on the evening of
ree years ago, the town re- hoped to delay construction until Saturday, Oct. 31, to get some candy and enjoy the festive atmosphere. e event was put
ceived two grants from the New the spring.But,after reviewing the together by the mall in collaboration with the Yorktown Chamber of Commerce and the
York State Department of Trans- bridge’s condition recently, “We’re Yorktown Lions. Volunteers helped direct tra c, as dozens of local businesses and organi-
portation: a 95-percent reimburs- not all that comfortable that that zations placed candy in bags hanging from the cars’ rearview mirrors.
able $2.6 million grant for Hill road will last until March,”he said.
Boulevard and a 100-percent “I think we really need to move it Turn to pages 14/15 for more photos.
reimbursable $820,000 grant for along sooner rather than later.”
Veterans Road.
e Veterans Road bridge is
In September, the Town located near Solaris Sports Club.
Board awarded the bridge con- After nishing there, the contrac-
tracts to Transit Construction for tor would move to the Hill Bou-
$2,995,000 ($2,176,166 for Hill levard bridge, which is located
and $818,833 for Veterans). on the southern side of Route 6,
meaning commuters from that
e contract, which expires in road will not have access to the
May 2021, allows Transit Con- Je erson Valley Mall during con-
struction to close each road for struction.
three months. Town Engineer
Michael Quinn, however, said he Quinn said electronic mes-
is working to shorten that time sage boards will be installed near
frame. the roads to keep the residents
informed about detours and con-
Work would start on Veter- struction time lines.
ans Road, where the situation is

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Thursday, November 5, 2020 Yorktown News – Page 3
Funtime has
expanded its

special-occasion
balloon displays
with customized

yard signs.

John Iorio finds ways to keep the ‘fun times’ rolling

Funtime Amusements adapts to life in the pandemic

BY TOM BARTLEY everywhere, Funtime has expe- Valley Mall venue, a full-blown Amusements Inc. Cleaning up his bottom line

CONTRIBUTING WRITER rienced a sharp drop in business. arcade with attached party room. “I run it with my wife, Gigi, and this year has been more of a chal-

Still, Iorio says, what he misses Among Funtime’s major son, John,” Iorio said. “Everybody lenge. But, as Iorio says, “We just

Mahopac’s John Iorio has been most—more than the lost reve- events, cancellation of this year’s misses [Gigi] over at the mall. don’t give up.” Or, apparently, run

showing folks fun times for the nue, which is six- gures substan- Mahopac-Carmel Street Fair ey want us to do birthday par- out of ideas.

better part of four decades. tial—are the smiles that inevita- was a big disappointment. ties again—and we want to do it.” Already, Funtime has expand-

His Yorktown-based Funtime bly light up kids’ faces with the “I love being responsible for But because Play Connection, ed its special-occasion balloon

Amusements has provided rides, arrival of his in atable bounce the happy moments these kids his Je erson Valley Mall site, displays with customized yard

games, equipment, and exper- houses or costumed characters or have,” he said. has that game room in addition signs, spelling out heartfelt mes-

tise for far- ung events large a host of other fun-time attrac- Iorio, who also chairs the Ma- to the party space, it’s deemed sages in movable letters. Cinema

and small, from backyard birth- tions. hopac-Carmel Chamber of Com- an “arcade,” subject to COVID wary? Funtime provides not only

day parties to corporate casino “I miss seeing the kids,”he said. merce, was just coming out of a closure. To Iorio, that lockdown an in atable screen but also pop-

nights and Vegas-style wedding Ditto the young partygoers who typically slow wintertime when “doesn’t make sense.” Yorktown corn, sound system, projector, and

receptions for years. And, like once celebrated birthdays in his the coronavirus and subsequent Supervisor Matt Slater and State sta ng.

pandemic-challenged businesses temporarily shuttered Je erson lockdown landed a 1-2 punch. Sen. Pete Harckham have been Speaking of in atables, anoth-

“We lost our rst major season pressing Albany to lift the ban. er Funtime staple—that large-

of events,” he said of the spring Play Connection is expected to scale bounce house for scores of

cancellations: many synagogues’ reopen Nov. 15. When that hap- youngsters—has gotten a COV-

costume-heavy Purim observanc- pens, it will take virus-imposed ID-era rethink. Iorio now does

es, municipal recreation depart- precautions. more of “the drop o , backyard-

ments and country clubs scratch- “We’re going to make sure that birthday-party bounce houses.”

ing already scheduled events. all of our sta has masks on,” As the pandemic was begin-

All that has been a direct hit to Iorio said. “We’re going to take ning, Iorio recalls, “We came up

Funtime’s bottom line. temperatures of all the children with the idea of a contactless

“We lost a ton of money this coming in, and make sure we Easter bunny visit. We booked

year,” Iorio acknowledges, “well have at least an hour between over 150 [visits] for Easter day

over $200,000 in sales.” events so we can do a proper dis- alone.”

From all appearances, however, infecting.” And as the year, though not the

none of this has fazed Iorio. At 54, Cleaning is nothing new for pandemic, winds down, Iorio has

he displays the same youthful ex- the Iorios, he points out. “We put a real, live Santa in an in at-

uberance he no doubt brought to are a family-owned and oper- able snow globe.

the job when he started working, ated business. And we really care “We keep nding new ways to

at 17, for Michael Berlant, propri- about the children that come survive during this pandemic,” he

etor of Berlant’s Carnival Supply there.” said con dently. But something’s

Company, Costume Shop and Contrasting the condition of still gnawing at him. Returning

Party-Planning Center in Scars- his oors with venues where kids’ to a recurring thought, he says,

PHOTOS COURTESY OF PLAYTIME AMUSEMENTS dale. Ten years later—or, as Iorio socks are later “good for the gar- “Yes, it’s great that you get paid,
puts it, 27 years ago as of Nov. bage,” he says, “My wife and her that you can make a living at
Funtime Amusement’s Play Connection in JV Mall should reopen later 1—he bought the business from team make sure our place is clean. doing this. But I really miss the
this month. Berlant and renamed it Funtime kids.”
e kids’ socks won’t look black.”

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PLANNING BOARD

Environmental concerns remain at golf course

Dozens of healthy trees cut down two years ago

BY BRIAN MARSCHHAUSER of which were deemed healthy, vation issued a stop-work order memo, similarly stressed the “time is on our side” to perform
EDITOR according to a September 2018 and construction was halted be- need “to implement meaningful a thorough review. As to the re-
memo from the Yorktown Tree cause the applicant had failed to mitigation to restore the eco- view process, Fon said, nothing
As William Shakespeare once Conservation Advisory Com- obtain the proper permits. After logical function of the removed is being overlooked.
wrote, “What’s done cannot be mission. developing a Stormwater Pollu- trees or otherwise enhance en-
undone.” tion Prevention Plan, the stop- vironmental quality on the site “A lot goes into these appli-
Generally, a tree clearing of work order was lifted in July. of the golf course.” e commis- cations, and I know sometimes
In Yorktown’s case, the 70 or so that magnitude would be subject sion suggested making improve- maybe it seems like things are
healthy trees that were cut down to a permitting process. Howev- On Monday, Oct. 26, the ments to the stream that bisects getting glossed over,” Fon said.
about two years ago as part of a golf er, town code at the time did not Planning Board held a public the course. “I can assure you they’re not.”
course redevelopment project can- require permits for tree removal hearing on the golf course’s site
not be uncut. Accepting that reali- on town property. As a result, no plan. e only public comments Planning Board member John Tegeder, the town’s
ty, members of the town’s Planning clear record exists of the work came from former Town Super- Aaron Bock said the conserva- planning director, said the proj-
Board said they will take seriously performed. visor Susan Siegel, who expressed tion board has not been given ect is being reviewed closely by
all environmental concerns as they disappointment over the review the chance to weigh in on the many town departments. He
review the project moving forward. Planning Board member John process. Construction has re- application, nor has RC Rec- noted that a golf course previ-
Kincart said he raised concerns at sumed after the stop-work order reation responded to the tree ously existed on the property for
Located on Route 6 in Shrub the time. was lifted, Siegel said, “in e ect commission memo. at least four decades. Joseph
Oak,the nine-hole course formerly making this site plan review and Falcone, a Parks and Recre-
known as Shallow Creek closed “My o ce is right across the eventual approval somewhat of a “I am concerned about the ation Commission member,
in 2007 and was donated to the street, and it looked like a logging rubber stamp of what has already safety of the stream that ows said this course is following the
town as parkland. A plan to re- operation over there with stacks been done on the site.” through this site and I want to “same footprint” as the previ-
develop the property as a Par 3 of trees piled up,” said Kincart, make sure that, when this proj- ous course.
golf course is being executed by who noted that the project was She further inquired about is- ect is complete, all measures
RC Recreation Development, not yet being reviewed by his sues such as stormwater and wet- that we can put in place to pro- “Everything is still being
which has a lease agreement board. “Depending on who you lands, particularly how the prop- tect it are done,” Bock said. looked at with care,” Tegeder
with the town until 2028. spoke to at the time, quantify- erty’s stream will be a ected. She said. “ e DEC is not letting
ing how many of [the trees] were also asked whether a mitigation “I don’t want to obstruct the anything go by.”
Sometime in 2018, the com- dead was something that kind of plan existed for the 70 healthy project,” Bock added. “I just
pany began clear-cutting trees fell through the cracks.” trees that were removed. want to make sure when it’s Kincart concurred. “ is is
on the town-owned property. done, it’s done right.” not something that is being
An estimated 90 protected Additionally, eight months e Tree Conservation Ad- carelessly treated or rammed
trees were removed, about 70 ago, the New York State Depart- visory Commission, in its 2018 Rich Fon, chair of the Plan- through the approval process
ment of Environmental Conser- ning Board, agreed, saying for anybody’s bene t,” he said.

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The dirty details

Contractor talks cardboard, bags, and ‘trash liquid’

BY BRIAN MARSCHHAUSER annually, is up for an extension. the board,at its Oct.27 public meet- dominiums has been a problem for so since the start of the pandemic.
EDITOR
Every year for the next three years, ing, invited the company’s owner, AAA, Cartalemi explained, because “ ere are a lot of residences that

the Town Board has the option to Pat Cartalemi, to answer commonly it does not have trucks capable of we’ll come up to and there’s just a

AAA Carting, which assumed exercise one-year extensions at the asked questions by the public about picking up Dumpsters. His em- mound of cardboard outside,” he

trash and recycling duties in York- same price. its operations. ployees, he said, have to handpick said. “It’s not broken down, it’s not

town two years ago for $2 million While pondering the extension, Picking up recyclables from con- the recyclables from the bins. To put in other boxes. It’s a lengthy

remedy the issue, AAA is now de- time for us to pick it up and throw it

ploying crews to condo complexes into the back of the truck.”

twice weekly, allowing the company Cardboard, in addition to being

to collect the recyclables before it broken down, must also be sepa-

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Condos also have been victim- Also, he reminded residents that

ized by “garbage juice,” Cartalemi recyclables—be it cans/bottles or

said, as garbage trucks are built to cardboard/paper—cannot be placed

retain only a certain amount of liq- in plastic bags. Shredded paper,

uid at one time. however, can be placed in paper

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‘Listening session’ about police Croton Overlook
spurs ideas project revived

Civilian review board, body cams discussed Units would be reserved for
people ages 55 or older
BY BRIAN MARSCHHAUSER
BY BRIAN MARSCHHAUSER
EDITOR over the reins to someone else, and members and the coalition were: EDITOR

we want to make sure our process as body cameras, improved implicit Sooner or later, everything old is new again.
Almost a decade ago, the Yorktown Town Board rezoned a
e Coalition on Community a town is uniform, regardless of who bias training, improved reporting property near Route 100 and Route 134 from a single-family use
to allow for a 72-lot subdivision. e 55-plus community on Dell
Safety and Engagement, intended to is at the helm.” methods for complaints and mental Avenue was proposed to have 70 units, each with their own lot,
and 46 acres of open space.
review police practices and policies John Del Vecchio, a security pro- health services for o cers.
e applicant,however,died in 2013,leaving the Croton Over-
in compliance with a state mandate, fessional and Yorktown resident, of- When it comes to the latter, look project in limbo. No action was taken, so the new zoning
expired three years later, and the project faded away—until last
opened the rst of its four scheduled fered an opposing opinion, saying Noble said, the Yorktown Police week.

meetings on ursday, Oct. 8, with civilians are unquali ed to review Department frequently discusses Attorney David Steinmetz, representing a new applicant look-
ing to revive the plan, returned to the Town Board on Tuesday,
a two-hour breakdown of the York- police activities. mental health with its o cers. Oct. 27.

town Police Department’s practices “Police work is a completely dif- “One of our goals and objec- At 62 units, the project would be smaller this time around.
However,they would still be reserved for people ages 55 and older.
by Chief Robert Noble. ferent dynamic than a civilian is used tives this year was to enhance and
“We’d like to dust it o ,” Steinmetz said. “We’d like to bring it
Two weeks later, it was Noble’s to seeing,”Del Vecchio said.“It’s not increase our o erings of mental back.”

turn to listen. e second meet- something that I think civilians can health and wellness opportuni- Because the rezoning expired, the applicant would need to go
through the full review process again, including an environmental
ing, held virtually on Oct. 22, was actually see and comment and de- ties for our o cers, and to increase review at the state level. e Town Board would need to rezone
the property, and the Planning Board would need to approve the
a so-called “listening session” that cide what is right and what’s wrong, our conversations among all of us,” subdivision and site plan.

brought out a dozen or so residents. other than what’s seen on the media Noble said. Steinmetz said he came to the board before ling an applica-
tion, as he wanted to gauge the town’s interest in such a project.
Most shared compliments, but some and a lot of things that people are Noble also talked about a new
e board encouraged Steinmetz and his client to move forward.
o ered suggestions on how the de- swayed by… I don’t think any police weapon the department may soon

partment could improve. department or community bene ts receive, thanks to funds raised at a

One such proposal was the cre- from a civilian review board.” recent Cars and Cigars fundraiser.

ation of a civilian review board, Such a board, Armstrong said, e BolaWrap, as it is known,

which would receive complaints would not oversee the department. shoots a Kevlar rope that wraps

about o cers before going to the Instead, it would act as a mediator around a person’s legs or torso, mak-

police department.Two speakers, in- between community members and ing it easier for o cers to subdue

cluding Daks Armstrong, proposed the o cers about whom they are “agitated subjects”without in icting

the formation of this type of board. complaining. pain, Noble said.

“As great as Chief Noble is, he’s “I think, human beings, we can all “We thought it would be a useful

not going to be our chief forever,” judge right and wrong,” Armstrong tool for us,” Noble said. “Before it’s

Armstrong said. “At some point, said. ever utilized in the eld, we need to

Chief Noble will retire and hand Also discussed by community train, and wTe:9n.5e”ed a policy.”

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Taco Bell review History vs. the elements
continues
Town spends $6K to save 1830s barn
BY BRIAN MARSCHHAUSER
EDITOR BY BRIAN MARSCHHAUSER are completely disintegrated,” Clemente re-
EDITOR ported at a July 28 work session of the Town
A public informational hearing on a Taco Bell that would occupy a new Board. “ e materials are getting wet at ev-
building on the corner of Route 6 and Mohegan Avenue was held at the For anybody familiar with Yorktown High ery rain and they also don’t dry out very well
Planning Board’s meeting on Monday, Oct. 26. School’s mascot, the Huskers, it should come because they’re stacked up. My feeling is that
as a no surprise that Yorktown has a rich ag- it’s imperative, in order to save that structure,
Taking a trip down memory lane, Paul DuMont of John Meyer Con- ricultural history. One of its former farms to get it covered and out of the weather.”
sulting said the Town Board approved a four-lot subdivision in 2008: Lot once operated on the site now occupied by
1 was approved for a 4,000-square-foot bank; Lot 2 became the Hudson Lowe’s. With Clemente’s urging, the Town Board
River Financial Federal Credit Union; Lot 3 became the Learning Ex- batted around ideas to cover the barn.
perience, a preschool; and Lot 4 was conservation space that was given to When construction began on the home-
the town. improvement store a few years ago, York- “Fortunately, that is incredibly durable
town’s Heritage Preservation Commission, wood,” Clemente said. “It’s still in good
Unable to secure a tenant, Lot 1, which was cleared and graded, has formerly known as the Landmark Preserva- shape. But the longer it stays uncovered, it
remained undeveloped since the approval. In 2018, the Town Board re- tion Commission, made a push to preserve a gets to a point where all of a sudden it starts
zoned the property from o ce to commercial, opening it up to more uses. piece of that farm—a barn fabricated from going quickly.”
“magni cent chestnut timbers,” said Lynn
at zone change led to the application of a 2,000-square-foot Taco Bell Briggs, chair of the commission. “It’s really Nearly three months later, the Town
with a drive-thru. a wonderful example of our cultural heritage Board has reached a solution. e board
and farming days.” voted unanimously at their Oct. 13 meeting
Perhaps forecasting concerns over the project, DuPont shifted the con- to spend $6,325 to fund half the cost of a
versation to tra c. A study performed in 2007, he said, determined that e plan was to safely store the barn on Quonset hut; private donors are footing the
the roadway was “strained.” As a result, improvements were made to wid- town-owned land before moving it to its new other half of the bill.
en Mohegan Avenue and add a right-turn lane; re-time the tra c signal permanent location in Railroad Park. But
and give Lakeland Street and Mohegan Avenue independent green light plans to reassemble and restore the barn have At last assessment, said Town Supervi-
times, and better align Mohegan Avenue and Lakeland Street. not yet been obtained by the commission, sor Matt Slater, the timber frames were still
leaving the barn’s timber frame in storage salvageable, “But under the current situation
Only one resident, omas Maietto, spoke at the hearing. Voicing his longer than anticipated. For two-and-a-half that they’re in, not for much longer, which is
opposition to the project, Maietto said the immediate area—Mohegan years, the disassembled barn, covered only by why the hut prior to winter is so important.
Lake and Cortlandt—is teeming with restaurants. a tarp, has sat on two 40-foot atbed trailers.
“It’s up to us at this point to put them,
“How many more restaurants do we need in the neighborhood? How omas Clemente, a resident with 45 frankly, in a more secure location under a
many more Tex-Mex restaurants do we need?” Maietto asked. “Not only years of experience in historic restoration, more secure roof than a tarp, until we be-
that, but it’s shameful to even consider this project when so many of our was asked to inspect the barn to see how it’s come able to resurrect the barn,” Slater said.
restaurants already are struggling, especially with COVID.” holding up in the elements.
e plan remains to resurrect the barn next
Additionally, Maietto said the board’s approval of the Taco Bell would “ e tarps that were all over the materials to the newly renovated train station in Rail-
result in a “tra c tragedy.” road Park.

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Trading places with Abbie Human race relations

When I was he was at the time Maybe if we used at vibrant, multi-
in college words less—you cultural palette was on
during MY just nishing his know, just drew BRUCE display in the “testimo-
the tumultuous PERSPECTIVE infamous paper- pictures or used non- THE BLOG nies” shared by some of
back “Steal is verbal sign language—we’d the nearly 80 parents and

’60s, there existed, JAMES Book.” He was to BRUCE
MARTORANO say the least in the APAR
with few exceptions, get along with each other students participating in
more famously. the Croton Community
two distinct groups public spotlight.

mirroring what was Our Blimpie We get hung up on Conversation on Equity

called back then meeting was as words. We attach senti- and Inclusion in our

the “counter culture”—hippies and enjoyable as it was memorable. He ments to them that are not Schools, which I attended

political activists. Countless “hip- was funny, knowledgeable, theatri- intended by the speaker. as an observer. is was

pies” dropped out and turned on, as cal, creative, and fully engaged in our We take exception to the words others use, reality TV at its most revealing and stimu-

Dr. Timothy Leary had counseled. conversation. I described our plan and then blame the speaker for our misper- lating and, hopefully, productive.

ousands of others eschewed that to peacefully walk out of the formal ception. e comments voiced were partly in re-

lifestyle and instead took on the Fordham commencement in protest If someone tells me they like strawberry sponse to the facilitator asking, “What issues

mantle of dedicated activists who of the war in Vietnam and then to ice cream, I don’t assume that they are criti- of equity or inequity have you experienced

were involved in serious e orts to march to our own celebration where cizing vanilla. One doesn’t cancel the other. or witnessed in Croton-Harmon schools?”

e ectuate radical reform in society. he would be our guest speaker. He I’m writing this the night before Election

Very few did both. But if anyone was kind but rm in his declination Day 2020, so nothing I say here is a reaction SLURS CALLED ‘HORSEPLAY’

e ectively bridged the gap between of our o er, adding a fatherly warn- to whomever emerges victorious to take the Some recent alumni recalled racist lan-

the two paths, that person was Abbot ing of “you guys are going to get your oath of o ce on Jan. 20, 2021. guage bandied among high school class-

Howard Ho man. butts kicked.” mates. In retrospect, they expressed regret

During my commencement year Even though he rejected our COMMUNITY CONVERSATION for not speaking up at the time to condemn

(Fordham 1970) I was one of the invitation, one of the positive results I am reacting instead to the realest reality the demeaning behavior, even if the students

organizers of what we hoped would of our meeting was that Abbie and I TV show that I watched the other day. It slinging the slurs defended and dismissed it

be a graduation day celebration of continued to communicate. To say he was a local production, a community conver- as teenage horseplay.

not only that momentous event was an interesting person is a colos- sation (via Zoom) in Croton-on-Hudson, at’s when the professional facilitator il-

but also serve as recognition of our sal understatement. He had studied hosted by the village’s school district in co- luminated the gap that separates a speaker’s

commitment to the cause of social at Brandeis University under the operation with the NYU Steinhardt Center intent—which the speaker may consider

change. To make this work, we felt watchful eye of Abraham Maslow for Strategic Solutions. harmless and in jest—from the impact of

we needed a main speaker to spear- who many consider the father of e reality program’s storyline revolved their language on a vulnerable target. e

head our program. humanistic psychology. Even more around three hot-button words you no emotional damage in icted may not be

Today, Abbie Ho man may appear compelling was his commitment doubt have seen more frequently of late: visible to the eye, but the crude put-down of

to many as a relic of a bygone era, to the teachings of existentialist, equity, diversity, inclusion. ey are march- someone’s identity leaves no less of a linger-

occasionally resurrected in produc- Herbert Marcuse, whose writings ing into our lives emboldened, three abreast, ing scar that can last a lifetime.

tions like “Born on the Fourth of dramatically shaped his life. Our standing shoulder to shoulder, like comrades Some parents with biracial children spoke of

July,” “Forest Gump,” or Sasha Baron conversations owed easily since I in arms. feeling excluded or marginalized as newcom-

Cohen’s recent portrayal in “ e Trial was familiar with and a fan of both at military metaphor is appropriate, ers to the area, and felt the elementary school

of the Chicago Seven.” But back in Maslow and Marcuse. After Brandeis because that’s essentially what those attri- in particular tended to act exclusionary.

1970, he was truly a media phe- University, Ho man had attended butes are: guardians of a just society banding e same sentiment was aimed at the

nomenon. So, it was decided that he Berkeley completing coursework for together to ght the good ght. district from the father of a special needs

would be the perfect person to speak a master’s degree in psychology. student who had been turned away from its

at our event. e following fall, I was enrolled A DIFFERENT AMERICA classrooms years ago.

I reached Abbie by house phone in a master’s program at Fordham Not knowing in this moment who will

(no cellphones, no internet, and no in philosophy with almost all my lead us the next four years doesn’t stop me REVISIONIST HISTORY

cable) and deciding that a phone courses being seminars or tutorials. from making a not-so-bold prediction, re- ere also was a very animated discussion

conversation was grossly inadequate, My favorite was a seminar entitled gardless of who it is: there is a very di erent on how curriculum, starting at the elemen-

we agreed to meet face to face at “ e Philosophy of Freedom.” As America taking shape (as both candidates tary level, needs to keep in step with the

Blimpie in Greenwich Village to is the nature of seminars, we grad have readily acknowledged by their courting changing ethnic makeup of the population

discuss our plans for a graduation students took turns making presenta- of newly in uential voting constituencies). the district serves.

shindig. Abbie picked the day and tions to the entire class. My assigned Still, as has been painfully evident, and American history lessons and texts were

the time of our proposed rendezvous topic was the concept of freedom as will continue to be, our very di erent Amer- discussed as overdue for revision, accom-

and taking his cue from a 1940s it relates to mental illness. Given his ica (where “majority” and “minority” morph modating a more rounded, realistic narrative

movie, “ e Shop Around the Cor- background in childhood psychology, into relative, uid terms) is not necessarily to that also tells the stories of victims, in addi-

ner,” asked me to wear a red carna- Abbie loved this subject matter. So, everyone’s liking. tion to victors.

tion, which I dutifully did. we decided to do something unusual: e ways America is changing its stripes e conversation also was notable for

Ho man had already become change places. have little to do with which white seventy- the generous expressions of gratitude and

famous for, among other things, his e plan was that he would show something sits in the White House. e praise—for the Croton Police Department

antics as a co-founder of the Yippie up at my class, as me. is was typi- changes have to do with proportional popu- and for the overall good and caring nature

movement. A great manipulator of cal Ho man, over the top, funny, but lation shifts, as new blends of ethnicities and of the villagers of Croton-on-Hudson.

the media and public opinion and SEE MARTORANO PAGE 13 cultural heritages and even gender identities SEE APAR PAGE 12
fresh o his Chicago Seven ordeal, rede ne societies such as ours.

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Why we celebrate Veterans Day APAR

Dear Dr. Linda, 6.True or False? Citizens 17. Is Veterans Day a national holiday? FROM PAGE 10
18. True or false... Presidential elections take
I’m proud to come from STRONG always voted using secret place every four years in even numbered years. e spirit of mutual
a family of veterans, yet LEARNING ballot. 19. Veterans Day is one of 10 federal—or respect and trust I wit-
I nd that many people, national—holidays. What are the other nine? nessed among folks of
young and old, don’t really DR. LINDA 7. Veterans Day was 20. In 1845, it was decided that the varied backgrounds makes
know why it’s a holiday. In SILBERT originally created to honor ________after the rst ______ in November you realize that to speak of
those who died in which would be Election Day. the need to improve “race
Answers: 1) Nov. 11. 2) True. In many relations” is to imply that
the past you’ve published war? colonies, the English allowed white male we are, by default, a nation
adults (who owned land) to vote for legisla- of segmentation—dispa-
quizzes about Veterans Day. 8.True or false... the tors who served in lower assemblies. 3) Who rate cogs trying to mesh as
have served in the Armed Forces; 4) Buying smoothly as possible with-
Would you kindly publish Constitution did not give a liquor to serve to the voters. He followed an out grinding each other
English tradition to buy votes with booze. 5) down to the nubs.
another one this year? date on which to hold elections. Armistice Day. 6) False. e “secret ballot” rst
began in the United States in the late 1890’s. 7) Maybe we need to think
Tom 9. Armistice/Veterans Day commemorated World War I; 8) True. 9) 11th hour, 11th day, bigger.
11th month. 10) Harvest is over. e time of
Dear Tom, the day WWI came to an end. A cease re the year was chosen to allow farmers oppor- In the multi-cultural
tunity to vote. 11) Eisenhower. 12) 1970s. 13) America, we are blossom-
First of all, thank you for your service and went into e ect at the___ hour of the ___ day Memorial Day; 14) 19th 15) e day does ing into—with unavoid-
not belong to the veterans. 16) Gerald Ford; able growing and groaning
your families’ service. And, you’re right. Many of the ___month of 1918. 17) Yes. 18) True. 19.) New Year’s Day, the pains along the way—we
Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., Wash- should keep in mind there
children—and many adults—don’t under- 10. We vote in November because the ington’s Birthday, now known as President’s is only one type of race that
Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor matters, only one race that
stand what Veterans Day is and if they do, ______ is over. Day, Columbus Day, anksgiving Day and binds us.
Christmas Day. 20.) Tuesday, Monday
they probably don’t talk about it as a family. 11. In 1954, after the Korean War ended, So, what say, everyone?
Dr. Linda Why don’t we move
It seems easy to ignore Veterans Day, espe- the name was changed from Armistice Day beyond talking about race
Dr. Linda is co-author of “Why Bad Grades relations and work harder
cially this year, when it comes right after a big to Veterans Day by President _____, and the Happen to Good Kids” and director of Strong to improve human race
Learning Tutoring and Test Prep. Send you relations?
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occurs annually on ____. and in the past. Which holiday was estab-

2. Is it true or false that elections took place lished to honor those men and women who

before the Constitution was rati ed? have died while serving their country?

3. We now honor all the men and women 14. In 1920, the ____ amendment was

who are either in service now or_____. adopted giving women the right to vote.

4. George Washington spent his entire 15. Why do we spell Veterans Day without

campaign budget on what? an apostrophe?

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ROUNDUP

FROM PAGE 20

which helps our chemistry tremendously,”
Popovic said.“On both of our goals, we both
made the right reads,and good stu happens
when you make the right and simple play.”

e win was extra special, because some
of Yorktown’s student body, known as “ e
Crop,”was able to attend the game.

at was due to the generosity of the par-
ents of the underclassmen, who gave up their
tickets. Each student-athlete in Section 1 is
allowed two passes for home games to limit
the spread of COVID-19.

“It was so kind of all the parents, who sac-
ri ced their tickets for our student section,”
Popovic said.“ e Crop is like a 12th man on
the pitch for us; they keep us alive and moti-
vated, and that was shown on display tonight.
Much love for everyone that came.”

YORKTOWN 1, LAKELAND 0

Friday, Oct. 30 (Lakeland High School)

Judge scored o a Marco Landicino assist

with 32:51 left in the second half to give the

Huskers a 1-0 victory against the Hornets,

and sole possession of the League II-D title.

“It felt great to get the winning goal,”Judge Mason Murphy chases down Tony Granitto after he scored the game-winning goal in overtime in Yorktown’s 2-1 victory over Somers
said.“Marco Landicino is such a smart player,

and took a quick free kick and found me in

the open eld.I am happy to play with a play- played very well.

er like that.It wasn’t our best game,but it feels “Our defense is one unit, so it’s hard to

great to win leagues.” pick out one speci c person that stood out

e Hornets had a golden opportunity when we all played well,” ompson said.“If

to tie it up on their next possession after the I had to, though, I would say Conor Huf-

Yorktown goal, but Lopez (4 saves) made an nagel, based on the fact that it was only his

incredible save with his right foot on a point- second game of high-school soccer ever.”

blank header by Sonny Karaqi to preserve the

Huskers’ lead. LAKELAND 6,BREWSTER 0

Lakeland’s Bryan Jaramillo had a chance Monday, Nov. 2 (Lakeland High School)

to knot the score with a kick from right side Led by Antonio Gerbasi (1G, 1A), Jara-

of the eld, approximately at the 10-yard line, millo (1G, 1A), Karaqi (2A), Jason San Lu-

but Lopez calmly corralled it with just three cas (1G), ompson (1G), Jack Tuite (1G),

seconds remaining to seal the outright-league Mike Rodriguez (1G), Jaskaran Singh (1A),

title. and Pasato (3 saves), the Hornets blanked

“It’s a great feeling for sure,” said Justin Brewster, 6-0.

Hu , Yorktown assistant coach, on winning Lakeland Field
the league crown. “And our defense has been

playing so well. Ruslan (Semenko), Mason Hockey (7-0)
(Murphy),Teddy (Kozera), and Jack (Prybyl-

ski),have really come together,and Dylan has

ve shutouts in seven games.” LAKELAND 4,JOHN JAY CROSS RIVER PHOTOS: ROB DIANTONIO

Lakeland BoysJason Pasato made 7 saves for the Hornets. 0 Yorktown’s Mason Murphy clears in 2-1 win over Somers.
Saturday, Oct. 31 (Lakeland High School)

Lakeland won a showdown of two of the

Soccer (2-4-1) best in Section 1, with a 4-0 victory against fensively by Ettere (3G), Mia Smith (1G, “You have to realize that this team has

John Jay (Cross River). 4A), Fon (1G, 1A), Ray (1G, 1A), Katelyn many new players,” Araneo said. “Little by

“It was a huge win for us,” said Lake- Cerrato (1G), Nancy Pagliaroli (1G), and little, this team is learning and moving for-

PANAS 1,LAKELAND 0 land’s Keirra Ettere. “We were preparing all Emma Ryan (1G). ward, working to do better every game.”

Wednesday, Oct. 28 (Walter Panas High week for this game and working extra hard Celeste Pagliaroli (45 minutes) and

School) at practices, knowing we were in for a chal- Maeve Dineen-Herzog (15 minutes) com- YORKTOWN 1, PUTNAM VALLEY 0

Walter Panas scored the only goal, with lenge. We were super excited about the out- bined on the shutout. Saturday, Oct. 31 (Yorktown High School)

14:45 left, in the rst half in a 1-0 Panther come.” Yorktown Field Kaylee Robustelli (1G) and Araneo (6
saves) helped Yorktown to its rst win of the
victory against sister school Lakeland. e Hornets, led by Ettere (2G, 2A),

“Our games against Panas are always Jaden Ray (1G, 1A), Emma Fon (1G), and Hockey (1-4-2) season, a 1-0 triumph against Putnam Valley.
intense,” said Lakeland’s Reed ompson. Celeste Pagliaroli (3 saves), took control of Yorktown coach Courtney Hyndman was

“ ey want to beat us, and we want to beat the game by outscoring the Wolves, 3-0, in the Tigers’head coach in 2018 and ‘19.

them just as bad. Although this game wasn’t the second half. YORKTOWN 0,PANAS 0 “I felt really happy for the team,” Hynd-

a section nal, it felt like it was because each “My team played as well as it did in the Tuesday, Oct. 27 (Walter Panas High man said of Putnam Valley. “It was de nitely

team wanted to win more than anything.” second half because we all connected with School) di erent seeing the girls I used to coach, and

Pasato backed up the Hornets’ solid de- our passing and executed our corners,” Et- Addy Araneo and Nicole Peters garnered see how much they have improved since

fensive e ort with 7 saves. tere said. “We were scrappy in the circle and 2 saves each for the Huskers in a 0-0 tie last year, but I am really just ecstatic, for this

“After they scored the rst goal, we xed didn’t give up on the ball, o ensively or de- against Panas. team (Yorktown). ey have been working

what we did wrong; that led to it, and fensively.” Moving and shifting better, going to ball, so incredibly hard, day in and day out, and

then just played strong the rest of the way,” and working together as a team, enabled the nally saw all of their hard work pay o . It

ompson said. “We also began to possess LAKELAND 9,PANAS 0 Huskers to play well defensively, according was the most well-rounded game these girls

the ball better o ensively, so that led to less Monday, Nov. 2 (Walter Panas High to Araneo. have played thus far, and I am hopeful that

o ensive chances for them.” School) Adrianna Albano, Sophia Riley and Madi we will continue with this momentum for the

ompson said that defensively, everyone Lakeland shut out Panas, 9-0, paced of- Tobin led the Huskers’solid defensive e ort. remainder of the season.”

Page 22 – Yorktown News SPORTS Thursday, November 5, 2020

FIELD HOCKEY

Lakeland’s Smith earns
prestigious honor

Junior named a ‘player to watch’

BY MIKE SABINI Hockey 2020 Northeast Region with lots of energy at all times,

CONTRIBUTING WRITER players to watch. and never fails to make the team

“To earn this recognition is an laugh.

is fall has been a coming honor and a privilege, especially “Mia is an overall amazing

out party for Lakeland’s Mia as a junior,” Smith said. player,” Ettere said. “She has

Smith. Smith (6G, 10A) said that dedicated lots of time into this

“Mia has burst into the spot- when she found out she earned sport, and it is really starting to

light at Lakeland this year,” said this prestigious honor, she was pay o , especially with recruit-

Lakeland coach Sharon Sarsen. ecstatic. ment, in the process for her at

“Her talent, athleticism, game “I was in a virtual class at this time. Mia is always working

sense, and recognition have all home and had to make sure I super hard on and o the ball.

come together this season. Last was muted because I gasped so She has great awareness on the

season, Mia was a work in prog- loud,” Smith said. “ en I shared eld, and never gives up on any

ress. is year, she was ready. the news with my family imme- play.”

Lakeland’s Mia Smith Perfect timing for our 2020 diately.” Sarsen said that Smith is a

FILE PHOTO/ROB DIANTONIO Lakeland Hornets.” Lakeland senior captain Kei- special athlete who makes every-

Proof of that came when she rra Ettere said that Smith is a one around her better.

was named one of the Max Field great teammate who is lled “Her love of the game, work

ethic, and e ervescent spirit is

SCHNEIDER contagious,” Sarsen said.
Smith said that love for the

sport and determination is what
de nitely enabled her to earn
the accomplishment of being a

FINANCIAL player to watch.
is comes o the heels of

Smith earning a gold medal, in
the 16-and-under division, at
the AAU Junior Olympics, at

GROUP Wake Forest University in Win-
ston-Salem, N.C., last summer,
and being named, to the Max
Field Hockey top 100 players
list, for the class of 2022.

“ e Lakeland program and

Coach Sars’ training undoubted-

ly helped me with both achieve-

friendly, ments,” Smith said. “When
COVID-19 put everything on a
standstill for such a long time, all

professional, I desired was to play again, and
with such uncertainty, any play,
could be my last. is season has

sound advice taught me to appreciate every
opportunity I receive.”

Sarsen said that in a year

for your where Lakeland graduated six
business or personal remarkable players from its 2019
Class B state championship
squad, Smith’s emergence as a
key player has been critical to

tax and financial Lakeland’s early season success.
“Mia has settled into the cen-

ter-mid eld position, having a

situation hand in every o ensive and de-
fensive part of the game for us,”
said Sarsen, whose team, is 7-0.

“Her passion and enthusiasm are

irreplaceable.”

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Yorktown approves food truck pilot program

Yorktown will launch a pi- Westchester County. planned,” said Supervisor Matt of food establishments currently
lot program to bring more food Town o cials will decide Slater. “Residents will enjoy the
trucks to the community. convenience of having snacks or available in Yorktown; but to add
where and when the food trucks quick meals at our parks, while at
e Yorktown Town Board will operate. e food truck op- the same time generating some more options to the community’s
voted on Tuesday, Oct. 13, on a erators pay Best Food Trucks a revenue for the town.”
resolution to begin the pilot with participation fee, which will be menu,” said Councilwoman Al-
Best Food Trucks that will allow shared with the town 50/50. e Food trucks already operate in
residents to use an app or website participating food trucks will be Yorktown. e Je erson Valley ice Roker.
to nd food trucks and place or- operators from Westchester and Mall’s parking lot hosts several
ders. Best Food Trucks is a food Putnam counties. food trucks, including Put Some Food truck locations that town
truck booking and ordering plat- Meat on Your Bones.
form, and the Yorktown pilot is “ is program will allow the o cials are considering include
the company’s rst initiative in town to book food trucks at “ is pilot program is not
parks when we have big events meant to detract from the variety Front Street, Sparkle Lake, and
PUZZLE
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Corresponding to will prepare a roster of cuisines
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October 29 Issue
ktown sites and the roster will be

changed based on public feed-

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“We see how well they do. We

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Best Food Trucks told the Town

Board. “It usually takes about two The Best Food Trucks app shows
or three weeks. If people aren’t food trucks in the vicinity.
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