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Yorktown bus drivers
lose medical benefits

Cash-strapped Baumann & Sons
says school contracts have dried up

PHOTO COURTESY OF THE MOHEGAN LAKE VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE CORPS BY BRIAN MARSCHHAUSER been able to collect unemploy-
CONTRIBUTING EDITOR ment, but losing medical ben-
‘Pride in serving’The Mohegan Lake Volunteer Ambulance Corps received thank you notes from the community. e ts, especially in the middle of
Ambulance corps volunteers facing new challenges Nine days after laying o most a pandemic, is di cult to accept.
with coronavirus of its workforce, Baumann &
Sons announced it would no lon- “ e medical is going to hurt
BY KATHERINE BORCHERT swering residents’ calls for help. ger contribute to any furloughed a lot of people,” Naccari said.
STAFF WRITER Capt. Rick Davin of the Yorktown Volunteer employees’ medical or dental “We’re trying to ght it.”
plans.
Since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus Ambulance Corps said that in addition to mem- An attorney representing Bau-
in the United States, volunteers for local ambu- bers donning personal protective equipment, or “Although we regret having to mann & Sons said the company’s
lance corps have had to change nearly everything PPE, departments are changing their approach do this, we have no choice,” the hands are tied.
about their work, from protecting themselves to answering calls. company wrote in a letter to em-
and modifying their vehicles to interacting with ployees on March 20. “As the union representative of
patients in an e ort to be able to continue an- “One of the di culties we have is when we the Baumann employees at the
e Ronkonkoma-based bus Yorktown operations is aware,
SEE AMBULANCE PAGE 3 company, which has a contract the district has refused to make
with the Yorktown Central any payments to Baumann,” said
School District, faulted the dis- Glenn J. Smith, a partner with
trict for cutting o its cash ow. Seyfarth Shaw.
However, some drivers who work
at the bus company’s Yorktown “Bottom line,” Smith con-
operation are laying the blame tinued, “the district shut o the
squarely at Baumann’s feet. e
school district, meanwhile, is ow of funds and that forced the
mostly looking to avoid legal layo as Baumann cannot pay
problems. money it does not have.”

Dolores Naccari, a union e Yorktown Central School
shop steward who has worked District con rmed that it was no
at Baumann in Yorktown for 33 longer paying Baumann. York-
years, said the union has led a town pays Baumann about $6
class-action grievance against the million annually, but the actual
company. dollar amount varies based on
factors such as miles driven, bus-
Naccari said the drivers have es operated and fuel costs.

SEE BUS PAGE 4

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Thursday, April 16, 2020 Yorktown News – Page 3

AMBULANCE Sunday, to supplement its vol- plus food from the North Salem
FROM PAGE 1
unteer crew. Schools Food Pantry to those in

need: the elderly, the immuno-

transport a suspected COVID DEDICATION TO THEIR compromised, quarantined and

patient in our ambulance, we WORK financially struggling. Volun-

essentially have a contaminated Corps captains praised the teers have been delivering food

ambulance afterward,” Davin work of the volunteers, noting to about 50 homes in North Sa-

said. “We don’t bring any pa- that it takes a certain kind of lem; in addition, others pick up

tients out of their home unless person to continue doing this food from the ambulance corps

they have a mask on, and we work during a pandemic. headquarters for distribution.

usually do a front door-type in- “Even as a volunteer, you come

terview process before going in to this type of work because you MENTAL HEALTH

and making sure someone puts a have a ‘calling,’ ” Lewisboro’s MATTERS

mask on that person.” Murtha said.“At times like these, With the added stress of

He added that under the new there is really little hesitation to working during the coronavirus

state protocol, police and fire continue to do what we signed pandemic, captains are make

personnel are no longer enter- up to do, help our neighbors in sure their members are mentally

ing houses for ambulance calls need. As the captain and high- healthy as well as physically able

for their own safety and after the est-ranking member of LVAC, to tow the line.

call and transport are completed, I feel an enormous sense of Hlushko said that the volun-

sterilizing the ambulance is a gratitude to the members. They teers often act as a support sys-

four-hour process. continue to put themselves on tem for each other.

Somers Fire Chief Paul Joc- the line to try to keep our com- “Everybody’s been hanging PHOTO COURTESY OF THE MOHEGAN LAKE VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE CORPS

kimo said that members of the munity safe. I think I can speak in there,” Hlushko said. “We’re

fire department and EMT have for most of the membership in lucky; it’s a good group.” utilize and use at our disposal, during this time when our costs

also had to institute changes, in- saying that our pride in serving Jockimo said he uses his ex- whenever we’ve had an incident, to maintain appropriate levels of

cluding the way they physically comes from helping our neigh- perience in crisis intervention in a tragic incident, that impacts supplies are much higher than

approach people. bors to the best of our abilities.” support of his Somers crew. our people. They have counsel- usual,” Murtha said.

“These days to be on the safe Jockimo said he is proud of his “I do crisis intervention all ors available,” Davin said. “This But many in the community

side we’re treating everyone as crew’s compassion. over the country. I do peer sup- week again, I’ve reminded our have stepped up in a variety of

if they were COVID positive,” “Overwhelmingly, people that port, so, helping people address people if they’re feeling the ways.

Jockimo said. “We’re donning get involved in emergency ser- the stress. I’ve made a goal of stress from the COVID, going “It’s amazing to see so much

PPE; it’s certainly a safety mea- vices, become first responders, somewhere between 10, 15, even on these calls, they can reach support for us and our part-

sure that is not unusual these health care workers, by nature sometimes 20 people a day that out to these counselors both in ners in the emergency services,”

days. We’re doing what we can are rescuers. We’re people that I call and check on. Sometimes Westchester County and New Murtha said. “A local family

with the information we have.” want to help other people,” Jock- it’s a quick text, sometimes it’s York State. The COVID hotline bought us a pizza dinner just

Dan Murtha, captain of the imo said. “One of the stark reali- email, and not just for our mem- has people there to help first re- yesterday. We’ve received many

Lewisboro Volunteer Ambu- ties, and we certainly see it more bers but throughout the com- sponders.” offers to donate or even sew us

lance Corps, said members of his now because of the severity of munity and state,” Jockimo said. Murtha said that mutual sup- masks, and we received a beauti-

department are coping the best COVID-19, is that there are “That’s what our people are do- port in the Lewisboro organiza- ful chalk note at our headquar-

they can. some people that maybe we can’t ing and we are encouraging our tion has helped its members. ters that simply said ‘thank you.’

“We were aggressive in ob- help as far as sustaining life in people to do that.” “It’s been a challenge, but we It’s gestures like these that in-

taining extra personal protec- the way that we’d like to be able He added that the fire depart- have an outstanding group and spire our members to serve.”

tive equipment while still in to, but that doesn’t mean that ment has also placed banners to a person, everyone is stepping Davin expressed his gratitude

the early stages of the outbreak we don’t help them and we don’t expressing thanks to the medical up and doing all they can to help to the Yorktown community, Li-

of COVID-19,” Murtha said. help their families. That’s one of staff at four local hospitals: Put- each other,” Murtha said. “As al- ons Club, Supervisor Matt Slat-

“We have made some changes the biggest things I see with my nam Hospital Center, New York ways, our members have access er and several businesses in town

to our response protocols to try people here in Somers and all Presbyterian Hudson Valley to all of the crisis management which have donated equipment

and limit the number of provid- over the county, the amount of Hospital, Northern Westchester resources available internally to the department.

ers exposed” to the virus on any compassion and empathy that Hospital and Westchester Med- and provided by the county and He also said he appreciated

given call. comes from the people who do ical Center. state.” those who have been dropping

Maria Hlushko, captain of the what we do.” “It’s a small way to say thank off meals for members, which

North Salem Volunteer Ambu- Likewise, Davin said he is you for what these folks are do- HELPING THE HELPERS both saves them a trip that may

lance Corps, said that due to the grateful for the dedication he ing,” Jockimo said. The captains said they’ve also risk exposure and reduces their

smaller call volume in North Sa- sees in the Yorktown Volunteer Davin noted that often the received support from their expenses in service to others.

lem, the corps has been able to Ambulance Corps members. ones going out on calls in York- communities, which goes a long Davin echoed Murtha’s senti-

handle calls during the corona- “The one thing I would say I town are in an age group consid- way in lifting spirits. And he ment that donations are greatly

virus pandemic fairly well. appreciate the most is the dedi- ered more at risk for contracting suggested people help support welcomed, and both shared their

“It takes longer for the ambu- cation of our members who have the coronavirus. local businesses in this tough advice about how residents can

lances to be cleaned properly,” stepped up and without even “It’s stressful for our members time and donate to local food be most supportive during this

Hlushko said. “We’ve made questioning,” Davin said. “They because 60 percent of our calls banks. crisis.

some adjustments to the ambu- understand the severity of it. come in the daytime hours of 6 “A town is just a town with- “Right now, if I could send

lance where we’ve sealed off the You can see the stress in people’s a.m. to 6 p.m., which is normally out its people. When people get everyone in the community one

driver compartments from the faces when we get a call and we covered by a lot of our retiree- involved and actually care about message, it would be this: Stay

patient compartment so there’s hear, ‘coughing, fever, difficulty type folks,” Davin said. “We have other people and take the action home,” Murtha said. “When

no chance anything will get into breathing,’ and you know it’s a a lot of people who still work to help other people, that’s when people suggest taking a hike in

the front part of the ambulance.” person who is truly in need, but and do their duties at night and it becomes a community,” Joc- the woods or going for a drive

And, she said, “We’ve gone over our members are then saying, on weekends, so on weekdays we kimo said. around town, it’s important to

training with our personnel on ‘I’m putting myself in danger,’ have been fortunate enough to be Hlushko said the department consider the potential risks. If

the proper way of putting on and but they don’t hesitate. It really covered by folks who have retired, is always in need of more volun- you twist your ankle on the trail

taking off PPE.” takes a different type of person which in most cases, automati- teers. or have a fender bender on the

However, she added, that as- to do that on a regular basis and cally puts them in the most criti- “Down the road, we do need road, how many emergency ser-

pect has been more of a refresher to come in and continue to an- cal age categories for COVID.” drivers, we need EMTs; we’re vice workers will be put at risk

because volunteers already have swer the call without question.” However, he added, he has always happy to get new mem- to assist you? How many people

been trained in those protocols. Kurt Guldan, president of the been encouraging people to bers,” she said. will you have to encounter to

She also said the corps has add- North Salem Volunteer Ambu- reach out to the county-provid- Captains also noted that solve your problem?

ed paid staff through a contract lance Corps and a member of ed counselors if they are feeling monetary donations are always “A simple nonessential trip

with Westchester EMS which the North Salem Board of Edu- stressed. appreciated, as well. could end up having serious

operates for 32 hours, from 11 cation, has organized an effort “We have the county health “Financial support is always health consequences for all in-

a.m. on Saturday to 7 p.m. on to have volunteers deliver sur- hotlines, something we can needed and welcome, especially volved.”

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Spring scenes

PHOTO: BRIAN MARSCHHAUSER

Laid-off bus drivers from Baumann & Sons, which has operations in Yorktown, also had
their medical benefits cut last week.

BUS advised not to provide payment to any con-
FROM PAGE 1
tractor for services not actually rendered

absent guidance from the State Education

“ e Yorktown Central School District Department.”

is deeply sensitive and empathetic to the Patrick Van den Bergh, a bus driver at

wonderful employees of the Baumann Bus Baumann & Sons, said he understands why

Company,” the district said in a statement. the company laid o the employees, but

“Baumann Bus Company is an independent cutting medical contributions was a step

contractor of the district and is responsible too far.

for controlling its business a airs.” “I think it’s just not fair,” Van den Bergh

e district said it cannot pay indepen- said.

dent contractors that are not actually per- Van den Bergh said the employees will

forming any work. remember how they were treated when

“ e district is awaiting further guid- their services are needed again.

ance from the New York State Education “By doing that, they’re upsetting the

Department regarding what pass-through drivers. And where are they going to nd

monies might be available in support of drivers in September?” Van den Bergh said. Alex Agro, 8, Cortlandt Manor

transportation vendor contracts,” the dis- “Baumann is 100 percent at fault. is is

trict said. “At this time, the district has been the way Baumann treats its drivers.”

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BJ’s donates to Yorktown Police, Fire Cars vandalized
at hospital in
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The BJ’s Wholesale Club in Yorktown Heights donated a number of items to the Yorktown Police
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An auto body shop in Peekskill makes a little bit of a di erence.”

stepped in to give rst responders After an investigation by New

some kindness after nearly two York State Police with the as-

dozens cars were vandalized on sistance of the Peekskill Police

Friday, April 10, at a hospital in Department, Daniel Hall, 29,

Cortlandt Manor. of Peekskill was charged with

At 7 a.m. that day, hospital criminal mischief, criminal pos-

workers ending their shift at New session of a controlled substance

York-Presbyterian Hudson Val- and auto stripping, all felonies.

ley Hospital in Cortlandt Manor Hall also allegedly had a small

came out to the parking lot to amount of the drug phencycli-

nd that 22 of their vehicles’ tires dine, otherwise known as PCP,

had been slashed. police said.

Osvaldo “Ozzy” Cordeiro, “We were shocked to hear of

owner of Ozzy’s Auto Clinic and this incident, especially at this

Discount Tire in Peekskill, has time when our employees are

provided the victims with $50 gift working tirelessly and coura-

certi cates to be used at his shop geously through this crisis,” the

for any repairs and is providing hospital said in a statement to the

the hospital sta and frontline New York Post.

workers with free oil changes. O cials con rmed that the

“ ese people work very hard. hospital will be fronting the costs

ey’re really putting everyone of repairing the damage to the

else before themselves, so to have vehicles, as well.

to work all night, for who knows Hall was taken to the West-

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morning to nd that some lowlife being held on $1,500 cash bail or

slashed their tires was very heart- $5,000 secure bond. He is sched-

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it was just a little gesture of appre- at 9 a.m. on May 18 and in Cor-

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-- it becomes more CLOSE UP Interview with Mimi Rocah

inescapably evident by the day that a Town supervisors -- Matt Slater

lot of things are not going to be the in Yorktown and Rick Morissey in

same on the other side of whatever Somers, to name two -- have risen To get your mind o
the virus, I present
this is we’re experiencing. to the occasion by issuing regular for your consider- Q: Why did you decide
ation an interview I just
Oh, right. It’s a calamity. Not to video updates to keep their con- MY to run for the position

mention a cataclysm. I knew there stituents fully informed about every PERSPECTIVE of Westchester County
District Attorney?
were at least a couple of suitably dra- new development that a ects us, on JAMES
MARTORANO
matic terms for it. In metaphorical, federal, state, and local levels. completed with renowned Rocah: I am inspired by
attorney, Mimi Rocah, who the women across the coun-
modern argot, it’s a game changer. In similar fashion, the governors

Nay (or is it Yea?), it’s the mother of of New York (Andrew Cuomo) and is challenging incumbent try stepping up to run for

all game changers. New Jersey (Phil Murphy) have be- Anthony A. Scarpino Jr. in o ce - only 24% of elected

So we might as well get used to come local TV stars of the moment, the New York Democratic prosecutors are women. We

some changes. deploying disciplined, direct de- primary (coming up in June) for the position must do more at the local level to counteract

meanors to candidly report the facts of Westchester District Attorney. Trump’s harmful policies. Here in Westchester,

SHAKE? JUST RATTLE AND ROLL while doing their best to provide we need a proactive and innovative DA who

e newly prominent oracle of comfort, under exceedingly di cult Q: I wanted to begin by giving you a will focus on crime prevention and also rebuild

public health Dr. Fauci -- who circumstances. chance to introduce yourself. Please tell us trust with the community.

should have his own eponymous It’s not inconceivable that some of where you grew up and went to school, and

TV show now that he’s a household these telegenic o cials might con- your professional career? Q: Do you have any criticisms of the way

name (and the bodyguarded target tinue appearing on camera regularly Rocah: I grew up in Chicago and graduated the o ce is presently run?

of foamers-at-the-mouth) -- said after the pandemic. We’re immersed from Harvard undergraduate and New York Uni- Rocah: We don’t need to accept the status quo

that we polarized bears should never increasingly in a video culture, after all. versity School of Law. After law school, I clerked -- we deserve bold, proactive leadership. I have

clasp hands again. Each other’s e notion of a crisis birthing for two federal judges then served as a federal comprehensive plans for how I would reform the

hands, he means. It’s safe to clasp a regular TV show is not without prosecutor in the Southern District of New York. DA’s o ce on my website, for example, create a

your own two hands, I imagine, in precedent. During my 16.5 years as a prosecutor, I worked real Conviction Integrity Unit (endorsed by an

prayer or in anguish, as long as one In the late 1970s, when 52 on cases involving organized crime, gun tra ck- exoneree’s foundation), bring a more modern

of them isn’t infected. Americans were taken hostage in the ers, corrupt public o cials, narcotics dealers, sex approach to sex crimes (endorsed by the Presi-

What about hugging? Fugged- mideast, ABC-TV started broad- tra ckers, and child predators. For the last 5.5 dent of NYS NOW), transparency and ethics

aboutit! casting a nightly update titled e years, I was Chief of the Westchester Division of reforms. I am committed to rebuilding faith in

No bodily contact, in other words. Iran Crisis: America Held Hostage. the Department of Justice in the Obama Admin- law enforcement and our justice system.

at’s sort of a big change, I’d say. Fearing for the safety and lives istration. Our family lives in Scarsdale.

Maybe we can behave more mili- of our fellow citizens, we tuned in Q: What is it in your background or per-

tarized and just salute each other faithfully every night to nd out Q: Who are some of your heroes or role sonal makeup that makes you particularly

-- unless that violates some code I their fate. models? suited for this position?

never learned in Boy Scouts because ose crisis-driven reports became Rocah: Former US Attorney Preet Bharara Rocah: On a personal level, I became a pros-

I was too busy selling chocolate mint a star-making vehicle for host Ted is one of my mentors and role models. As a ecutor because my mother was the victim of a

cookies (oh, wrong gender of scout). Koppel, who earned viewers’ trust prosecutor, I’m guided by his motto of “do violent crime and did not receive any justice. As

with his authenticity and cool, calm the right thing, at the right time for the right DA, I will do more to support crime victims.

IT DOESN’T HIRSUTE US WELL delivery. reasons.” Shannon Watts of Moms Demand

And as we get nearer to the point at evening news bulletin Action is a role model because she has built an Q: You did exceedingly well at the Demo-

of re-entry into society at large, evolved into ABC’s Nightline, a impactful grassroots organization. cratic County Convention, which eventually

aren’t you growing as nervous as I -- late-night program still on the air My mother is one of my heroes. She broke chose the incumbent in a very close vote.

and growing as much hair as I -- at today. barriers as one of the rst women to graduate What was your takeaway from that surpris-

the sheer thought of the self-sheared medical school and showed me how to “juggle” ingly close contest?

haircuts we’re bound to encounter? Bruce Apar is a writer, actor, work-life balance. e career public servants Rocah: It’s clear that people want change.

Or no haircuts, as in my case. Our consultant, and community volunteer. who spoke truth to power during impeachment, We have built on our momentum coming out

lawns will be better groomed than He can be reached at [email protected]; especially Fiona Hill, are my heroes because they SEE MARTORANO PAGE 9
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