The Katonah-Lewisboro Times 10.17.19

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KATONAH FIRE DEPARTMENT Promoting
community
Department pays engagement
tribute to only line with area

of duty death prisons

e following is from the Katonah den in the grass. What BY JESSICA JAFET
Fire Department Centennial Com- CONTRIBUTING WRITER
mittee, which dedicated the Katonah followed constitutes a
Fire Department 100th Anniver- In an e ort to increase aware-
sary Yearbook to Chief James Fayette tragic chapter in the his- ness about incarceration issues and
Lawrence: to support community involve-
tory of the Katonah Fire ment with local prison populations,
Sixty years ago, on October 6, “Adopt-A-Prison” was held on Sun-
1959, at 3:50 p.m., Katonah Fire Department. Risking day, Sept. 22, at the Bedford Town
Department was dispatched to a House.
report of a grass re on Mount their own lives, remen
Holly Road. Assistant Chief e event, which was sponsored
James Fayette Lawrence, along Ernest Genett and John by the Interfaith Prison Partner-
with 12 other members of the de- ship, the town of Bedford and the
partment, responded to the scene Dorsett, Jr., extricated Chief Lawrence is pictured second from right helping to push the “Pride Department of Corrections and
to contain the re. At the scene Chief Lawrence’s body of Katonah” hand pumper, the first piece of fire apparatus purchased by Community Supervision, welcomed
of the blaze, Chief Lawrence from the death trap. For Katonah Fire Department. Pictured in back is what is now known as the Old a standing-room-only crowd that
discovered a high tension power this sel ess devotion to Firehouse Building, KFD’s headquarters prior to moving to 65 Bedford Road. included County Executive George
line had broken and caused the Latimer, Bedford Supervisor Chris
a fellow reman, they Burdick, State Sen. Shelley Mayer,
re. Realizing the danger to his State Assemblyman David Buch-
men, the chief ordered them back later received the Jacob Ruppert Firemen’s Association. Chief wald, along with superintendents
from the area and, via radio, in- of the Bedford Hills and Taconic
structed headquarters to have the Award for Heroism. Chief Law- Lawrence is the only Katonah
utility company shut o power SEE PRISON PAGE 3
on the downed line. He then re- rence will always be remembered Fire Department member to have
turned to further investigate the
situation, not knowing that the for his devotion to the Katonah died in the Line of Duty. 1st As-
broken power line had charged
a quantity of discarded wire hid- Fire Department and for his ded- sistant Chief James F Lawrence

ication to the cause of safeguard- Sr. was posthumously promoted

ing life and property in the com- to Chief of Department. On De-

munity he loved—a dedication so cember 10, 1959, Lawrence Cir-

great that he gave his life in the cle, at the intersection of Bedford

line of duty to that cause. Road and Parkway, was dedicated

Ernest Genett and John D. to him. Sixty years later, Katonah

Dorsett were also able to rescue a Fire Department honors Chief

second person at this scene who Lawrence’s memory and legacy.

was also trapped with Chief Law- Chief Lawrence in dress uniform.
rence. e Jacob Ruppert Award

for Heroism was awarded by the PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE
Southern New York Volunteer KATONAH FIRE DEPARTMENT

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South Salem into four distinct categories: Red kid-friendly foods and deserts will lunch menu includes appetizers,

The Staff Presbyterian Church’s (beef-based chili),White (Chicken, also be provided. entrees and desserts. Musical En-
Chili Cook-off Turkey or Pork based chili), Veg- Tickets for tasters can be pur- tertainment provided by Danny
EDITORIAL TEAM etarian, and Firehouse (Fire, police Russo. Ra e donations provided
JODI WEINBERGER chased the day of the event for $20,

EDITOR: 914-302-5830 and other rst responder agencies) $5 for children 12 and under.Chefs by local merchants. Sign up by No-
[email protected]
e South Salem Presbyterian Divisions. New for this year is a can register by downloading the vember 20 or call 914-232-6162.
BRIAN MARSCHHAUSER
SPORTS EDITOR: 914-302-5628 Church’s Chili Cook-o has a Mac N Cheese division!!! entrance form from the church’s
[email protected] Women’s Civic Clubnew name. e Chip Andrus Chili Tasters will again be invited to website: SouthSalemPC.org and
Cook–o will be held on Saturday, sample the chili o erings and vote returning an image of the signed of Katonah
ADVERTISING TEAM November 2,at 6 p.m. e event has for their favorites. Tasters‘ Choice form via email or delivering it to
LISA KAIN
been re-named in memory of the awards will be presented, 1st-10th the church o ce. Entry deadline e Women’s Civic Club of Ka-
914-351-2424
[email protected] Church’s beloved pastor Rev. Dr. place based on popular vote. In is ursday, Oct 31. For questions tonah is back in action after their

PAUL FORHAN Charles Andrus, a liturgical scholar, keeping with the growing noto- and to register email sspcchilicoo- annual August break. Members
914-202-2392
[email protected] musician and Arkansas raised chef riety and increased “heat” among ko @gmail.com—no entry fees used the respite to thoroughly clean
CORINNE STANTON
845-621-4049 who passed away last year at the competitors, the judging panel will for Chefs; 25% of proceeds will go and reorganize their rift Shop,
[email protected]
JENNIFER CONNELLY age of 51. Once again, the family award Gold, Silver and Bronze directly to support local individuals site of donated sales that raise
914-334-6335
[email protected] friendly community even will be medals in each category. Addition- and families who are a ected by money for the club’s many charities.
BRUCE HELLER
914-202-2941 held in partnership with Alzheim- ally, trophies will be awarded for Alzheimer’s Disease. e club will hold Oktoberfest
[email protected]
er’s Association Hudson Valley NY. the Overall Champion and Over- South Salem Presbyterian on October 19 from 4-8 p.m. at
PRODUCTION TEAM
TABITHA PEARSON MARSHALL With its dramatic growth in all Reserve Champion for com- Church is located at 111 Spring St. Memorial House. Tickets are $50

PRODUCTION MANAGER popularity over its rst few years, bined scores in Judges and Tasters’ in South Salem New York (4 miles per person. Beer, wine, pretzels,
DESIGNER/PHOTOGRAPHER
[email protected] the competition has been divided Choice. Various side dishes and west on Route 35 from the foun- brats and German pastries will fea-

CHRISTINA ROSE tain in Ridge eld). ture.
ASST PRODUCTION MANAGER
Vista Auxiliary In addition, ongoing social ac-
DESIGNER tivities include the knit-crochet
[email protected]
Ladies Night Out group every Monday at 2 p.m.,
EXECUTIVE TEAM Mah Jongg every Tuesday at 1 p.m.
BRETT FREEMAN
e Vista Fire Dept. Auxiliary and bridge on the third Tuesday of
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[email protected] 14th Annual Ladies Night Out is the month at 10 a.m., a book club

SHELLEY KILCOYNE from 6-9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 25, at on the fourth ursday at 10:30
VP OF SALES:
e Vista Fire House, 377 Smith a.m. and the Civic Singers on Fri-
845-621-1116
[email protected] Ridge Road, South Salem. is day’s at 10 a.m. All events are held

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GOLDENS BRIDGE FIRE DEPARTMENT

Community Day scheduled for Oct. 19

A live burn with re ghters battling real latter two are covered by the Goldens Bridge FILE PHOTO/SARAH BUSSINGER
ames in a makeshift house, daring rope Fire District.
bailout and ladder rescue maneuvers from a Gabriel O’Connor helps put out a fire at the 2018 Community Day.
second-story window,and a re extinguisher “It’s our way of thanking residents for
“how-to” on a real kitchen stove re will their support—and since it’s national re Community House in Old Goldens Bridge, providing blood pressure screenings; and the
be among a series of demonstrations at the prevention month, we hope that the dem-
Goldens Bridge Fire Department’s third an- onstrations and information, although en- to its new home at the Goldens Bridge Fire- Lewisboro Police Department, with police
nual Community Day. tertaining, will also help to focus people on
It will be held at the Goldens Bridge re- things like having an escape plan and what house. o cers installing infant and child car seats.
house (254 Waccabuc Road/Route 138) to do—and what not to do—in the event of
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 19. a house re,” McManus added, noting that O cials of the town of Lewisboro and In conjunction with Lewisboro police,
Along with these and other dramatic pre-
sentations, kids will get to pick (and paint) re safety and prevention informational ma- John B. Winter Jr. Post No. 1734 Ameri- families will be able to register their chil-
their own pumpkins from the re depart- terials will be available.
ment pumpkin patch, operate a real water can Legion approved the relocation of the dren in the Project Safe Child ID program.
hose from a tanker, and navigate the rooms Joe Simoncini, re commissioner, said
of a smoky “ re,”among other crafts and in- large Community Day audience is an op- monument because the Community House e Scouts of America will also be on hand
teractive activities. portunity for Goldens Bridge to “deliver the
But saving lives is hungry work. ere will important message of re safety.” is now under private ownership. with some challenging activities. During the
be a hamburger and hot dog barbecue; Hal-
loween treats, snacks, cookies and donuts; “Education and awareness save lives,”said Other emergency services agencies that event, attendees of all ages will get to explore
and other food and refreshments. Simoncini,who is also hairman of the Com-
munity Day committee, which plans and will participate at the Community Day a re truck and try on gear. e event will
ere will also be prizes, promotional coordinates the annual event.
giveaways, re truck rides, and more. event include: the Westchester County Po- culminate with re truck rides for kids and
McManus said that community residents
Everything is free, and the event will be look forward to this annual event because of lice, with its high-tech ESU Bomb Squad adults.
held rain or shine. its country-fair-like atmosphere.
vehicle and a special police helicopter y- For more information about the Commu-
“As in the past two years, we expect hun- “ e non-stop activities, the drama of
dreds of local residents—families, children real-life re action, bead crafts, kids pick- over; New York State Police, with its rollover nity Day event, contact the Goldens Bridge
of all ages, senior citizens—to attend what ing their pumpkins from the patch, and the
has become a much-anticipated fall event, aroma of grilled burgers wafting through the vehicle; Lewisboro Volunteer Ambulance Fire Department public relations represen-
which brings together the entire community air—it gives our small community event the
and the Fire Department family,” said Fire feel of a country fair,”he said. Corps, with an ambulance and personnel tative, Steve Mangione, at 914-403-4072.
Chief James McManus.
At this year’s event, there will be a spe-
e chief noted that Community Day at- cial dedication ceremony of the American
tracts residents not only from the hamlet,but Legion World Wars monument, a 4-ton
also from other parts of Lewisboro, Somers granite stone a xed with a pair of bronze
and North Salem, of which portions of the plaques emblazoned with the names of 76
Goldens Bridge residents who served in
WWI and WWII. e monument was re-
cently relocated from its previous home, the

PRISON of the number of organizations Hudson Link for Higher Edu- scripture reading about the story “[An employer] needs to be
which are involved with the cation in Prison, and others to of the prodigal son: a traditional able to interview the person—if
FROM PAGE 1 prison and how they might get explain the extraordinary impact story that involves someone who they have the skills—and de-
involved and participate; frankly, rehabilitative e orts can have on left home, squandered resources, termine how that ts into the
correctional facilities. Represen- it has been transformative for those behind bars. behaved badly, but then returned overall assessment of them. Did
tatives of the many organiza- both the volunteers as well as the home and made an acknowl- I do something wrong and stu-
tions that work with inmates inmates themselves—volunteer According the Bureau of Jus- edgment and then there was re- pid when I was 19? Am I now 42
introduced their missions and after volunteer say that it has tice Statistics, at least 95 percent morse and acceptance,” Latimer and do I have the requisite skills?
encouraged participation by area changed their lives.” of all state prisoners will be re- said. “Today is about determin- So it gives a chance for reintro-
residents. leased at some point. With that ing that we as a people under- duction into society,” he said.
e afternoon gathering fea- in mind, the Adopt-A-Prison stand that there is a process that
“ e town of Bedford has long tured brief introductions of such initiative is dedicated to prisoner can happen of return and accep- In bringing together local of-
enjoyed a very close and positive organizations as Rehabilitation rehabilitation and to providing tance.” cials, clergy, support organiza-
relationship with the correction- opportunities for forging closer tions, the formerly incarcerated
al institutions, both through our rough the Arts, which uses connections between correc- To that end, he added that and others who are committed
town government as well as with the power of the arts to help tional facilities and their neigh- earlier this year, the county put to reforming prisoners, the or-
the literally hundreds of resi- those in prison develop skills; bors—its goals include lowering into e ect a “ban the box” law: It ganizers hope the event will be
dents who participate—it helps Hour Children, which supports recidivism rates, helping former prohibits employers from asking replicated elsewhere as a way to
tremendously to rehabilitate incarcerated women, children inmates with reentry and sup- on a hiring application whether change the minds and hearts of
these inmates who took a wrong and families; Puppies Behind porting human dignity. the job seeker has a criminal re- residents who may only see pris-
turn in their lives,” Burdick said. Bars, a nonpro t that trains cord. ons as places of punishment.
inmates to raise service dogs; “In my church, we heard the
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Town Board revises zoning code proposal

BY HELU WANG certain residential districts. In ‘What we’re trying to do is to allow it a bucolic and country-like na-
STAFF WRITER an e ort to limit the impact to while restricting the number of people ture.
the fewest numbers of proper-
Lewisboro Town Board re- ties, the Town Board at its Oct. 7 who could take advantage of it.’ “I don’t believe we should be
vised a proposed amendment meeting revised the amendment changing our zoning laws to
to a zoning code that would al- and highlighted that the multi- Peter Parsons e ectuate issues that come up
low for multifamily dwellings family use would be permitted either in a crisis or some sort of
surrounding Goldens Bridge only in existing buildings. Town Supervisor issue that has to be addressed
Community House after resi- immediately,” LaSorsa said.
dents and the Planning Board Supervisor Peter Parsons said amendment aims to make the ing on Sept. 23.
weighed in with concerns about the board looks to keep the properties t the market de- Goldens Bridge resident Kev- Janet Andersen, chair of the
potential increases of multifam- historic atmosphere of the area mand. He added there is a de- Planning Board, wrote in a re-
ily properties in the area. while providing opportunities mand of relatively small residen- in Catone said the Town Board view on the original proposal
for neighbors to improve their tial places next to the Goldens can’t change the zoning code for that at least 10 parcels would
e Goldens Bridge Com- properties. Bridge Metro-North station. its own interest. meet the criteria and a more
munity House, at 65 Old Bed- thorough review was needed
ford Road, was built in 1911 “What we’re trying to do is “I think it’s a great use for a “It’s not fair and not ethical because the availability of vari-
as a schoolhouse and has since to allow it while restricting the historic building, and it’s one for you to do this to everybody ance relief could further po-
housed Westchester Exceptional number of people who could that is needed,” Parsons said in in the town to sell your build- tentially expand the number of
Children’s School, Northern take advantage of it,” Parsons the phone call. “We have to ac- ing,” Catone said. eligible sites. She also pointed
Westchester Center for the Arts, said. cept that is the trend in terms of out the proposed o -street
Lewisboro Parks and Recreation housing in northern Westches- at contention was echoed parking standard is insu cient
and, until recently, Katonah Art Parsons said in a phone in- ter.” by Greg LaSorsa, a member and questioned why the existing
Center. terview that the town had two of the Planning Board and a multifamily dwelling standards
meetings with the neighbors to e original proposal faced a Goldens Bridge resident, who are being ignored.
e town-owned building has discuss the potential use of the backlash from residents and the said this is not the way the
been vacant since a neighbor- Community House and they Planning Board over concerns town should be operating. La- Parsons said the amendment
hood dispute over tra c, speed- liked the idea of turning it into a about the potential impact on Sorsa, who is running for a seat could reduce the number of
ing and late hours drove the residential building. surrounding properties. on the Town Board, said that eligible properties to eight. e
Katonah Art Center to move over the past years the Town revised proposal provides two
to 40-2 Radio Circle Drive in “ e most sensible way to Seven residents expressed Board has been using the tool o -street parking spaces, plus
Mount Kisco. is year, the town do that was to make it a multi- their concerns and questioned of amending the zoning law to one additional space for each
decided to sell the 4,015-square- family residential,” Parsons said the purpose of changing the change the master plan, which unit with two or more bed-
foot building. of the zoning. “In that way we zoning code at the public hear- is a residential community with rooms. It also limits the density
don’t touch the outside of the to one unit per 0.15 acres of net
e proposal would allow par- building and keep its historic lot area.
cels larger than 0.6 acres to host nature.”
up to four housing units within e public hearing will be
Parsons said at the Sept. 23 open until Oct. 28.
Town Board meeting that the

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2019 THE KATONAH LEWISBORO TIMES PAGE 5

Police blotter

OCT. 2 Todd Hill Circle, drop a pack- e teen came into the police

Police responded to Kitch- age in front of his mailbox and headquarters later that day and Lewisboro Library grades three through ve are invit-

wan Road in South Salem on a take pictures. e person then said he had taken his mother’s

report of a suspicious person in drove away in a white van and car and driven it to the school ed to come to the Library’s “Scary

the woods. Police spoke with a returned a few minutes later and hit a car. e Lewisboro Library is lo- Stories to Tell in the Dark” pro-

neighbor who said it had been and took the package and left. cated at 15 Main St., South Salem. gram on Tuesday, October 22 at 5

her in a white robe walking her OCT. 11 For more information or to RSVP, p.m. Take a seat at the (very fake)

dogs. OCT. 5 Police responded to a call visit lewisborolibrary.org. camp re to read a scary story, then

Police issued four tickets to about a suspicious vehicle in Sign up for library card and eat pizza and watch an episode of

OCT. 2 card parked illegally in a re South Salem, which turned free swag! Are You Afraid of the Dark?

Police responded to a report zone in the Orchard Square out to be a delivery person for September is Library Card On ursday, October 24 at

of a generator running at an Shopping Center. “Hello Fresh” meal delivery Sign-Up Month. If you are new 4:30 pm students in grades three

abandoned house on Boway service. to town, or to the Library, sign up through eight can “Celebrate

Road. O cers noticed a letter OCT. 7 for a library card this month and Day of the Dead.” As featured in

from NYSEG at the house say- A Cross River resident called OCT. 12 receive a discount coupon for $10 Disney’s popular lm Coco, Día

ing the electric servies had been police after they were stung A South Salem woman o Library nes. You will also be de Muertos is a holiday for cel-

shut o due to lack of payment. multiple times by bees in front called police and said there entered into a ra e for a Library ebrating family and togetherness!

e generator appeared to have of Haiku Restaurant and was had been a fraudulent cash- travel mug or other swag. Come with your family to deco-

been turned on automatically having trouble breathing. e ing of one of her checks. She Control Your Online Privacy rate masks and cookies. Register at

after the power was cut by NY- resident was taken to Northern said she wrote out a check and on Saturday, October 19 at 11 a.m. http://www.lewisborolibrary.org/

SEG. Westchester Hospital. whoever stole it from her mail- Websites keep track of those who children.htm

box washed the ink from the visit, and store that information ere are No Repair Shops at

OCT. 4 OCT. 8 check and changed it to a larger for future use. is class will reveal 80,000 Feet. ere are No Repair

A Mohawk Trail resident Police responded to Boway amount. Chase Bank sent her how you are tracked online by sites Shops at 80,000 Feet! is the title

called police after his 6-foot Road where a tree had fallen. an email about the transaction you visit and steps you can take to of a lecture on Sunday, October

blowup pumpkin was stolen o O cers were able to clear the being fraudulent. reduce your digital footprint. 27 at 2 p.m. It refers to a sign that

his yard. e man called back road and make it passable. How to Download Books, hung in the labs at Grumman

later that day to say it had been OCT. 13 Movies & More on Saturday, Aerospace, to remind engineers

found in a neighbors yard and OCT. 10 Police responded to Wacca- October 26 at 11 a.m. Library working on the Lunar Module

had apparently been carried Police responded to John Jay buc Road in Goldens Brudge patrons can download or stream for the Apollo Space Project that

away by the wind. High School on a report of a hit where a homeowner was oper- books, movies and music FREE failure was not an option. Dick

and run in the parking lot. e ating a backhoe on his property. with their library card, by using Ho mann worked as an engineer

OCT. 4 person who’s car had been hit Police told the man he was vio- the Library’s downloadable digital on this project and will share his

A man watching his “Ring” was able to identify the driver, lating a town ordinance and the media and streaming services. experiences about creating systems

doorbell said he saw someone an unlicensed teen who had man agreed to stop using heavy Scary Stories & Day of the that would support the astronauts

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Congressman Maloney assists injured woman who campaigned against him

BY BRYAN FUMAGALLI miles-per hour and, as I got myself o of side his house and returned with two frozen trict I had campaigned in twice on behalf of
CONTRIBUTING WRITER his hood, I did not feel any severe pain, but bags of vegetables for the bruises on my legs his opponent. I told him this and we shared
my bike was no longer usable.” and a can of La Croix water. He held the a laugh and discussed those races and the
Without intending to do so, Congress- vegetables on my legs for a little bit as I was unique areas of his district, such as Kiryas
man Sean Patrick Maloney pulled o the Witnesses quickly came to her aid to see sitting on someone’s front stoop. I imagine Joel. He was complimentary to former Con-
ultimate act of bipartisanship earlier this if she was OK. e driver, who was driving when the resident opened their door to see gresswoman Nan Hayworth, whom he de-
month when he assisted an injured cyclist the car for a local church, called the police what was happening they were quite sur- feated twice and for whom I’d campaigned
after she’d been struck by a car in Wash- as Stello did her best to keep calm on the prised to see the injured party sitting on for. As we arrived at my house, he put my
ington, DC. sidewalk and continue to assess the situa- their front stoop with bags of vegetables bike down and before leaving said, ‘Hope-
tion. She su ered two major contusions to being used as ice bags. At this point I was fully next time you’ll decide to choose a dif-
Little did he know, that injured cyclist her legs—one on her left calf and one on her crying a little and he told me to breathe and ferent race to campaign in.’ I assured him I
had twice travelled from our nation’s capital right shin. She had a “signi cant” scrape on calm down and asked if there was anyone would not campaign against him again.”
to the Hudson Valley in separate election the back of one of her heels, several minor he wanted me to call.”
cycles in an e ort to keep Maloney out of scrapes and bruises on each knee and an- In a statement to Halston Media, the
Congress. other large contusion on her left upper thigh. Police and emergency personnel arrived parent company of this newspaper, Aaron
shortly thereafter and asked Stello if she White, communications director for Ma-
Jen Stello, a 36-year-old Washington resi- Her rst instinct, she said, was to keep wanted to go to the hospital. After giving a loney, acknowledged the Congressman’s
dent who volunteers as national committee- going and walk her bicycle to her o ce. report to the police and declining a trip to actions.
woman for the DC Young Republicans, was It was around this time that a man who the hospital, Maloney insisted on carrying
biking from her residence in Bloomingdale witnessed the entire episode from a house Stello’s bike back to her residence about a “I can con rm that on ursday night
to her o ce in Logan Circle around 6:45 across the street approached. half mile away. [Oct. 3], the Congressman helped a cy-
p.m. on ursday, Oct. 3, when she was clist after witnessing her being struck by a
struck by a slow moving car as it pulled out “A man, who I’d later learn was Con- “We had a nice conversation,” Stello said. car. He helped her tend to her injuries and
of an alleyway onto 6th St., Northwest. gressman Maloney, came up to me im- “He asked what I did for a living and men- waited with her for paramedics to arrive.
mediately after the rst two witnesses left tioned he was staying with a friend tempo- Later, he helped her get home by carrying
“I was riding in a designated bike lane and told me he was across the street on his rarily. When I asked him what he was doing her bike.”
down a slight hill going south when a car front porch and saw what had happened,” in the city on a temporary basis, he told me
came out of the alleyway right in front of Stello said. “He said, ‘Oh my gosh, that was he was a congressman and I replied that I Stello is recovering nicely and said the
me and we collided,”said Stello, who works crazy. Why don’t you sit down? Can I get was an idiot for not knowing that because experience is one she will not soon forget.
for a court reporting and transcription you anything?’He was really nice and help- I’m the national committeewoman for the
ful. I sat down on the sidewalk because of DC Young Republicans. At that point it hit “ is is certainly one of those ‘Only in
rm. “I didn’t have a chance to react and what he was saying about the need to take me that ‘nice guy Sean’ was actually Con- DC’ stories,” she said. “I may not see eye to
slammed into the front driver’s side of the a break and relax. e police had not even gressman Sean Patrick Maloney from a dis- eye with Maloney on the issues of the day,
car and ended up on the hood of his car. arrived yet and he ended up going back in- but as far as I can tell he is certainly a good
person.”
ankfully, he was only going about ve-

‘I may not see eye to eye with Maloney on the issues of the day, but as far as I can tell he is certainly a good person.’

-Jen Stello, Injured bicyclist and national committeewoman for the DC Young Republicans

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CLARK ASSOCIATES TOWN CROSSING 10, 2019, with “Newman and Newman play
FUNERAL HOME Bach” a recital featuring the great preludes
FROM PAGE 2 and fugues of J.S, Bach arranged for two pia-
Serving all Faiths since 1858 nos, plus one pieces performed on the pipe
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Katonah Elementary School’s 4th An- mance will take place in the Sanctuary of the
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MARISA A. GIULIANO ~ Director ADNER J. MONTENEGRO-LEE ~ Director November 16, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Holi- 111 Spring Street, South Salem, NY, just
day shoppers can discover and shop for ex- 4 miles West of the fountain in Ridge eld
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jewelry of all kinds, pottery, fabric accessories, for general admission in advance and can
handbags, home décor, soaps, original art- be purchased on the Series website www.
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TOWN CROSSING Katonah Art Stroll sic hits from many music genres. ets, visit bedfdordchambercon- e town strongly encourages
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ings being held at the Bedford will be Rebecca Schoenewolf. e launches its 19th season with an e Heights at Brother Vic’s in including instructions and rec-
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Halston Media election letters policy Leaf it

In fairness to the candidates, the last edition in which Halston Media will publish election-related Iam staring out of the READING,
letters to the editor will be Oct. 24. is includes letters from candidates, as well as endorsement letters. window at a six foot tall WRITING &
stem with a pink ower CHOCOLATE
is is due to the fact there would be no time for rebuttal for any letters published in the Oct. 31 issue. on top swaying in the breeze.
Letters should be received no later than 4 p.m. on Fridays for publication in the following week’s issue. I like the color pink. It is KIM
Letters should be less than 300 words. We reserve the right to edit for length and style. not one of your typical fall KOVACH
colors – orange, red, brown,
Beware the Troll Patrol yellow. is lone pink ower some up tomorrow. I already
appears to be a survivor. have plenty of fall leaves out-
BRUCE e minimal information I tolled for me. A hardy pink cosmos that side in the yard. And I know
THE BLOG included in my comment was a SHAME ON ME FOR has somehow risen from the that there is a small stack of
chapter number and page number remains of old garden pots of white leftover ceramic tiles
BRUCE from the blogger’s book, Fisch SHAMING THEM soil tossed out years ago. under the kitchen sink. is
APAR Tales: e Making of a Millennial I vowed to think twice next time is it! I am excited to have a
Baby Boomer, by Bob Fisch, plus a Since this is foliage season, new fall project. Everyone will
When the indomitable link to his website (millennialbaby- before shaming a business in full I Googled fun uses for fall be surprised to receive these
comedian Betty White boomer.com). view of its Facebook followers, leaves. Most of the suggestions hand-made and very thought-
(now 97) hosted Satur- opting instead for a direct message. were not too exciting – use ful autumn leaf tiles from me!
day Night Live nine years ago, she What I apparently failed to do Ditto for posting a photo of cus- the leaves as a winter mulch
acknowledged the power of social was phrase it as a comment. It tomers whose permission I did not to cover your garden beds, add I run outside with a small
media in thrusting her onto the looked to Facebook’s bots, I pre- have. I could see their point, sort of. the fall leaves to your compost paper bag to collect only the
iconic show. sume, like an ad for something ir- pile, etc. One suggestion was most colorful, perfectly shaped
relevant to the original post, which It’s not surprising that Facebook to use dried leaves to stu a leaves for my arts and crafts
“I have so many people to is pretty much the de nition of is a popular place to post com- decorative scarecrow. Most project. e colors do not look
thank for being here,”she began social media spam. So I re-phrased plaints about whatever displeases scarecrows are stu ed with hay as vibrant as in past years. I
her monologue,“but I really have it and the new comment was not you. but dried leaves would make a spend at least thirty minutes
to thank Facebook. When I rst Face lifted, but remained intact. good substitute. bending up and down to pick
heard about the campaign to host As Mr. Blinder pointed out, the up leaves for my tile craft. I
Saturday Night Live, I didn’t know PUNCHED IN THE FACE- average Facebook user is 47-years- A home decorating tip was pull my hand away just in time
what Facebook was.” BOOK old. I’m comfortably past that, and to ll two glass vases with to avoid a patch of poison ivy.
as the years pile up, it becomes colorful fall leaves to display
en came the inevitable e Facebook vigilantes (or easier to grow impatient and to on your dining room table. is is going to be so much
zinger… “And now that I do know trolls, if you’re a fairtyale fan) repri- vent at the slightest provocation. You can artfully scatter a few fun!
what it is, I have to say it sounds manded me in no uncertain terms Not unlike 4-7-year-olds. acorns across the tablecloth
like a huge waste of time.” when I whined on the Facebook for a rustic natural tableau. Back inside the house, I
page of a fast-casual restaurant So the next time you’re tempted Add a few of those weird mini place a few sheets of newspa-
at was followed by another about the painfully slow service at to get in somebody’s face on Face- gourds, too. per on the kitchen counter to
zinger…“I would never say that the location I had just patronized (I book, take a deep breath and con- arrange my leaf selections. I
people on it are losers, but that’s was there more than 30 minutes for sider whether the psychic reward Just when I had about given spend another twenty minutes
only because I’m polite.” a take-out order). is worth the risk of wrangling with up on nding a good fall leaves deciding how to arrange the
the Troll Patrol. idea, I discovered a couple of leaves – by color, variety or
( anks to media consultant My transgression was two-fold, craft sites. Eureka! My favorite shape? Not sure how many
Mike Blinder for mentioning Betty said the Troll Patrol, according to its POSTSCRIPT tip for using colorful fall leaves will t on each tile. Oh, that’s
White at a recent seminar on local Draconian standards and prac- I did not return to the scene in a crafty way suggested mak- right, I have to look under
marketing that he presented to lo- tices for dealing with disgruntled of my Facebook crime—on that ing decorative leaf coasters. e the kitchen sink for those old
cal businesses for Halston Media.) customers: 1) My discontent was restaurant page—to check out directions were very simple white bathroom tiles. I bend
made public instead of con ned to what the Troll Patrol might have to and straightforward with only down and practically crawl
You can label me a two-time a private message visible only to the say about my mea culpa after they a few supplies required. e underneath the kitchen sink,
loser of late on Facebook. I’ve been restaurant; 2) e photo I posted, chaperoned me to the woodshed. photos looked beautiful. is is moving bottles of cleaning
called out twice in the past few showing a lengthy line at the order No doubt at least one skeptic something even I can do! supplies and old sponges and
weeks: once by the deputized Face- counter, invaded the customers’ among them suspected that, in a yellow bucket out of the way.
book police, and once by an ad hoc privacy (despite their being unrec- my o ering an olive branch, I was e directions said to gather Where are those tiles?
group of Facebook vigilantes. ognizable in the photo, taken from being a tad too precious, if not colorful fall leaves in di erent
a distance). disingenuous. shapes and sizes, purchase sev- Oh. Just like getting a knock
CAN THE SPAM eral white ceramic tiles and a on the head from an imaginary
After making what I thought One of the Facebook vigilantes ey may be right about that too. bottle of mod podge. Arrange a acorn, I realize my mistake.
was an innocuous, if self-serving went so far as to brand me a “hor- Bruce “ e Blog”Apar is a few colorful leaves on each tile
(on Facebook?! OMG!), comment, rible person.”And that was a friend writer, publicist, actor, and civic square and brush on the mod at small stack of white ce-
under a blog link by a book author of mine. Just kidding, but they’re volunteer. He is sole proprietor of podge to a x the leaves to the ramic tiles was underneath the
for whom I’m a ghostwriter, I not just kidding. Clearly, these folks regional marketing agency APAR tile. e clear shiny coating kitchen sink in my old house.
received this message: “Your com- have a zero-tolerance policy for res- PR. He is the ghostwriter for new protects the colorful leaves. e Never mind.
ment goes against our Community taurant reprobates like yours truly. I ForbesBooks title,“Fisch Tales: autumn leaf tiles make a great
Standards on spam. No one else imagine their rallying cry must be, e Making of a Millennial Baby gift. And the best part is that Kim Kovach likes the idea of
can see your comment… to prevent “Let him eat cake!” Boomer,”by Bob Fisch, now avail- you made these beautiful tiles craft projects. She really enjoys
things like false advertising, fraud able at Amazon, WalMart, Barnes yourself. crafting story ideas. www.
and security breaches.” After removing my hairshirt and & Noble,Target, and other online kimkovachwrites.com
tending to my wounds, I had an bookstores. Follow him as Bruce I need some mod podge and
epiphany! I replied to my inquisi- e Blog on social media. Reach a small paintbrush. I can pick
tors that their ringing me up (with him at [email protected] or (914)
relish) made me realize the bell 275-6887.

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A wolf in mom’s clothing

“No.” my age I knew who was not a wrinkles with anything other and unwinnable ght to try
certi ed specialist in anything, than a clothes iron. to beat the clock, or I could
“ en I think you’re OK,” but had an encyclopedic knowl- accept these natural changes
edge of every inane thing on the “You’re the same age as me,” I with grace. ere were a lot of
TRACY she replied. planet. said. “Do you have kninkles?” women who looked gorgeous
BECKERMAN I was surprised she took with their gray hair and smile
“I’m growing hair on my toes “No,” she said. “I have can- lines. Not too many who looked
this news so lightly. When and I have wrinkled knees,” I kles.” great with beards, though.
told her. “What the heck is
I hit my 50s, I wasn’t com- going on?” “Is that a Hollywood thing, “I think I can live with the
too?” I wondered. kninkles,” I told her. “And I can
pletely shocked when I “You have kninkles?” she pluck the chin hairs. But what
asked. “No,” she said. “It’s a retire- about the hair on my toes?”
sprouted a few chin hairs. ment community thing.”
“What?” “ at’s a Neanderthal thing,”
“Ithink I’m turning into I’d heard tales from other “Kninkles,” she repeated. “ ere’s something to look she said. “Can’t help you there.”
a werewolf,” I told my “Knee wrinkles.” forward to,” I replied.
dermatologist as I sat women about how aging could “ ey really have a name for You can follow Tracy on
suddenly cause a plethora of that?” I said. “I also have a problem with Facebook at www.facebook.
unwanted bodily changes. But “Sure. It’s a thing.” my weenus,” she said. com/LostinSuburbiaFanPage
“I don’t know why my der- and on Twitter at twitter.com/
on the examining table in her no one ever mentioned things matologist didn’t tell me about “Excuse me? Your what?” tracybeckerman.
this,” I said. “My weenus. It’s the loose
o ce. ere were posters on like sudden hair growth on my “Well, it’s a Hollywood thing,” skin around your elbow. I have a LETTERS
she replied. “Don’t worry. You lot of it.”
the wall and pamphlets for the toe knuckles and wrinkles on can get treatment for that.” As we spoke, I realized some- Support for John
I shuddered to think how what comfortingly that I wasn’t
treatment of wrinkles and fat, my knees. I mean, who gets they could remove my knee alone with my aging issues. I To the editor:
also realized there were a lot of For the past nine years John
but nothing for werewolves. wrinkles on their knees besides dumb body terms out there. But
most importantly, I realized I Pappalardo has been a strong
“Why do you think that?” elephants and rhinos? Maybe could either ght an expensive voice for civility, responsible s-
cal management and farsighted
she said, peering at my pores. A I wasn’t actually turning into a planning on the Lewisboro Town
Board. With decades of experi-
thankless job if ever there was werewolf, I thought. Maybe I ence in mediation, he has dem-
onstrated the ability to build
one. was turning into a woolly mam- consensus in the town as a whole,
listening to residents’ concerns
“I’m starting to grow hair, moth instead. and bridging di erences. He
has been instrumental in helping
everywhere,” I told her. After I got home from the shift the town’s credit rating from
“at risk” to “stable,” facilitating the
“Do you howl at the moon at dermatologist, I called a friend town’s ability to borrow at lower
rates to fund such projects as a
night?” she wondered. who was the smartest person comprehensive plan of road re-
pair. He is a strong environmen-
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FOOTBALL

Gavin Fiacco has Beacon’s Jason Komisar in his sights.

John Jay celebrates 48-6 homecoming victory

Indians lock up No. 1 seed in Section 1 Class A tournament

BY RICH MONETTI
CONTRIBUTING WRITER

John Jay broke out new black,

purple and gold uniforms in

a 48-6 homecoming win over

Beacon on Saturday, Oct. 12.

“You look good, you feel good,

you play good,” Coach Jimmy

Clark said, tongue in cheek,

about his team’s sleek new look.

In reviewing his team’s top

performers, Clark focused on

Ian Gallagher, who hauled in

4 receptions for 86 yards and 2

touchdowns.

“Ian’s made some big plays this PHOTOS: RICH MONETTI
year, but hasn’t gotten into the
end zone,” Clark said. Nick Giardina breaks free.

Gallagher went over the mid-

dle both times and stood tall more long drives. On the ground

on the Luke Mercer darts. e and through the air, the backup

rst touchdown was set up by a accumulated 46 yards passing

45-yard screen to Chris DiChi- and 41 yards rushing with two

ara on John Jay’s rst play from Ian Gallagher cuts it inside. touchdown runs.
scrimmage. e second grab had “Nick was hurt for three

Gallagher pulling in a one-handed, 36-yard reception, safety is, but I have 100 percent con dence that Luke games,” Clark said. “But he’s back now, has played sev-

giving the Indians a 20-0 lead at 1:31 in the rst quarter. will put the ball where it needs to go,” Gallagher said. eral di erent roles and showed that he can run the of-

Gallagher also notched an assist in between those two e two-way player didn’t wait for his next chance fense.”

scores when Mercer’s pass bounced o the senior’s hand on o ense to get his hands on the ball either. Gallagher e depth should certainly help now that the Indi-

and Bobby Chang pulled in the popup in for a 13-0 pulled in Jason Komisar’s sideline pass on rst down and, ans have secured the top seed in the Section 1 Class A

lead. following the change of possession, Nick Giardina was tournament.

e dangers of going over the middle are not lost on the receiving end of Mercer’s fourth touchdown pass. “We can only play who’s on the schedule,” Clark said.

on Gallagher, whose mind is more at ease with Mercer After throwing for 206 yards and leading John Jay to “We don’t look ahead and take it one game at a time.”

throwing strikes. a 27-0 rst-quarter lead, Mercer’s night was over. Giar- John Jay’s rst playo opponent is a familiar one. Bea-

“It’s a little scary and you have to know where the dina made the most of his reps by engineering three con (2-4) returns to Cross River this weekend.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2019 SPORTS THE KATONAH LEWISBORO TIMES PAGE 17

More than a ‘mascot’

Lewisboro or Mahopac. I person, custom or tradition. controversy, I suspect many sup- School boards are capable of
Still, if you anonymously porters will just stay home. reviewing more than one item at
MARSH don’t know what it’s like a time.)
MADNESS to have my community’s polled the Mahopac and Kato- (I have, however, read critiques
identity tied to the Indian. nah-Lewisboro communities, I of the Katonah-Lewisboro Now that Katonah-Lewisboro
think many would vote to keep school board for raising the issue has started down this road
BRIAN But I grew up nearby in the Indian name. But publicly when it could be focusing on (no such process has begun in
MARSCHHAUSER Yorktown. And if you told voicing that support takes a bit “more important” things, which Mahopac), the school board
more conviction. With this topic is a textbook case of de ection.
me our school was becom- being such a lightning rod for It’s also absurd as a premise. SEE MARSCHHAUSER PAGE 20

ing the Wildcats instead of

the Huskers, I’d probably

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boro school board trustee at the behind it.”

board’s Sept. 19 meeting. ey did not explain what

“To me,” said Terrence Chang, they meant, but I suspect the

“the mascot should be the unify- racial makeup of these commu-

ing force or symbol; one that nities has something to do with

brings us together that we all can it. Lewisboro is 95 percent white,

be proud of as a community and Mahopac is 91 percent white

as citizens and rally behind and and Katonah is 87 percent white.

celebrate. To me, the Indian is Having mostly white players

not that mascot. And I feel that call themselves Indians probably

the Indian is actually a very di- makes some people cringe. But

visive symbol. And I don’t think as has been written about before,

that’s only my opinion. I think the Indian identity was chosen

that’s re ected in the national to honor the settlers of these

and global conversation.” communities. Not to mock them

Weeks later, Mahopac News or promote stereotypes, which

published an op-ed from a resi- neither Mahopac nor John Jay

dent who was a bit harsher in his do.

critique of the school district’s Unlike some professional, col- Discover what sets Stepinac apart,

continued use of the Indian, say- lege or high school sports teams,

ing it only serves to amplify the they don’t perform o ensive one graduate at a time.

hamlet’s racist reputation. chants or tomahawk chops; they

e Indian name, wrote Dan- don’t have o ensive caricatures JOIN US FOR AN OPEN HOUSE

iel Ehrenpreis, a 2012 gradu- for their logos (they both use

ate of Mahopac High School, arrowheads); their identity is not

“further emphasizes our commu- a racial slur; and they don’t have SUNDAY, OONCST@O1BPEMR& 27

nity’s inability to eliminate rac- physical Indian mascots. PRESENTATI 2PM

ism. We need to unite together From what I’ve witnessed,

to end the racial discrimination both Mahopac and Katonah-

scarring our community by Lewisboro supporters are ISHOP STE

removing a symbol that has held extremely proud of their identity

us back from healing for far too and have honored their settlers ARCHB
O L >>
long.” in a respectful manner. PINAC
>> HI
Before we go any further, I However, people who support

want to make sure this discus- the Indian name are swimming

sion is being appropriately against a national tide. If they

framed. We’re not talking about want to keep it, they must be GH SCHO

changing “mascots.” We’re talk- ready to ght, and not just at the www.stepinac.org

ing about changing the identity local level. State governments

of a community. have taken steps to ban high

I have no skin in the game. schools from using any team

I did not grow up in Katonah, name relating to an Indian tribe,

PAGE 18 THE KATONAH LEWISBORO TIMES SPORTS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2019

GIRLS SOCCER

John Jay falls to Pearl River in OT

Indians rout Yorktown at homecoming

BY ROB DIANTONIO ter that when she headed in a cor-

CONTRIBUTING WRITER ner from DiGuglielmo to make it

4-0.

It was another positive week John Jay scored three goals over

for John Jay’s girls soccer team. a span of just under ve minutes

e defending Section 1 Class to blow the game open.

A champion Indians started it “At halftime, we said that we

o by battling Class A contender could be nishing the goals so

Pearl River to overtime in a re- much easier,” said Labriola, a

match of last year’s section nal. junior captain who leads the de-

Visiting John Jay ended up fall- fense. “We kind of just wanted to

ing, 3-1, on Oct. 7. show that we could put the goals

e Indians trailed 1-0 at half- away, so we did it.”

time but Caroline Panzirer’s goal Weis said that in the rst half,

tied the game up in the second they were playing balls down the

half. sideline “with too much weight

“We had a poor rst half,” John on them,”so they made an adjust-

Jay coach Dave Nuttall said. “We ment at halftime.

spoke to the girls at halftime and “ e mid eld started playing

in the second half they were a dif- the balls better and that’s how we

ferent team. ey switched it on were able to play across the back

and took the coaching points on and have easy tap-ins,” she said.

board. ey adapted their play- Caroline Et-

ing style to counter Pearl River tlinger added a

and go at their weaknesses. We goal with 13.6

got the goal which got us back seconds to go.

into the game and then we had Defensively,

a chance later on (in the second the Indians were

half ). A ball across the box and able to limit the

we just needed someone on the Huskers’ chanc-

end of it. We couldn’t quite get es outside of one

there.” goal with 8:32

Pearl River scored two goals in to play after

the rst overtime period to seal they had subbed

the win. out most of the Mia DiChiara and Charlotte Wilmoth
were all smiles as Jay cruised to a
“We let in a goal on a corner starters. 5-1 win over Yorktown.

and that changed the game,”Nut- “ e chem- PHOTOS: ROB DIANTONIO

tall said.“Losing 2-1, it e ects the istry started to PHOTOS: ROB DIANTONIO

game so much and you’ve kind of show within our

got to go for it. [Pearl River] was team,” Labriola

trying to kill the tempo of the said of the de-

game. Once that rst goal goes fensive e ort.

in, it’s di cult.” “Everyone was

connected so

JOHN JAY 3, PANAS 0 that helps with

ursday, Oct. 10 defending.”

Charlotte Wilmoth, Kaitlyn After gradu-

Weis and Bella Rumack scored ating a stacked

for John Jay in a 3-0 league win senior class last

over visiting Walter Panas on year, John Jay

Oct. 10. (10-4) has started

to click heading

JOHN JAY 5, YORKTOWN 1 into sectionals.

Saturday, Oct. 12 “We’re de -

e Indians cruised to a 5-1 nitely peaking at

league victory over visiting York- the right time,” John Jay’s Mia DiChiara battles with a
town at homecoming on Oct. 12. Labriola said. Yorktown defender.

Adeline Angelino, a senior “Our coach al-

captain, scored a rst half goal to ways tells us don’t

put the Indians up 1-0 at half- peak in the begin- to be in

time. Wilmoth notched the assist. ning of the year, peak at the right these next few weeks,”

With 30:33 left in the second time. I think that we’re only get- Nuttall said. “ ey’ve

half, Wilmoth’s shot de ected ting stronger at this point.” got to put in training

right to Mia DiChiara, who e Indians close out the regu- and they’ve got to go

pounced on the ball to give them lar season this week with two on the eld and be con-

a 2-0 lead. league games at home against dent. ey’ve got to

Less than three minutes later, Brewster (Oct. 16) and Lakeland take the hits as well and

Brynn DiGuglielmo scored on (Oct. 18). know that we’ll have to

a rebound after DiChiara’s shot. “It’s time for the girls to focus deal with adversity at Katie Labriola controls in the midfield.
Katie Labriola scored shortly af- and decide who they’re going times.”

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VARSITY ROUNDUP (10/7-10/13)

Indians tie Scarsdale, cruise past Hen Hud

John Jay’s volleyball team tops Panas in four sets

BY ROB DIANTONIO asked my team to come out as a for a 7-2 victory on Oct. 12.

CONTRIBUTING WRITER united front and they did not dis- Sydney Phillips, Sharan Up-

Field Hockey appoint me.” pal and Brennan each scored two
(6-4-3) goals. Blum notched a goal on a
RONDOUT VALLEY 1, penalty stroke and an assist. Kate
JOHN JAY 0 Mercer added an assist. Brennan

Friday, Oct. 11 made three saves.

JOHN JAY 3, SCARSDALE 3 e Indians went on the road “Being senior day, this game

Monday, Oct. 7 and fell to Rondout Valley 1-0 on was lled with positive energy,”

John Jay’s eld hockey team Oct. 11. Walsh said. “We took the op-

battled to a 3-3 tie with host Spieler and Ashleigh Brennan portunity to work on some fun-

Scarsdale on Oct. 7. Ella Blum split time in net and made 1 save damentals that will be critical in

had 1 goal and 2 assists to lead each. our upcoming games. Five of

the Indians. “Every year I look forward to the goals were garnered by three

Annabel Brennan and Mia playing Rondout,” Walsh said. of our seniors, which added to

Puccio also scored for John Jay. “ is was another tough game our festivities. It is such a plea-

Samantha Spieler made 6 saves. on grass but my girls played sure to coach this group of girls.

“ is was an exciting game well given the unpredictability ey supported each other and

and both teams played to win,” of the bounces. I was impressed connected their passes awlessly

said John Jay coach Debbi Walsh. with the intensity they displayed throughout the game.”

“Scarsdale played a beautiful throughout the game and we will Boys Soccer
game and is well coached. I’m so continue to build upon this expe-

proud that my girls stayed calm rience.” (5-8)
under pressure, stuck to our game

plan and were able to execute our JOHN JAY 7, HEN HUD 2

o ensive corners. Ella Blum had Saturday, Oct. 12 PEEKSKILL 1, JOHN JAY 0

a beautiful game and was a part It was senior day and home- Monday, Oct. 7

of all three goals. My mid eld- coming and the Indians were Owen Rabii made 8 saves in PHOTO: ROB DIANTONIO

ers were tested today and pushed ready to play against visiting SEE ROUNDUP PAGE 20 Mia Puccio, Sharan Uppal and Sydney Phillips celebrate a first-half
themselves to the very end. I Hendrick Hudson, pulling away goal.

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ROUNDUP PHOTO: ROB DIANTONIO

FROM PAGE 19

John Jay’s 1-0 loss to host Peekskill on Oct. 7.

SOMERS 4, JOHN JAY 0
Friday, Oct. 11
John Jay was blanked 4-0 by the host Somers Tuskers on Oct. 11.

SOMERS 2, JOHN JAY 1
Saturday, Oct. 12
e next day, the Indians fell to Somers again at their homecom-

ing, 2-1.

Volleyball (11-1)

JOHN JAY 3, PANAS 1
Monday, Oct. 7
e Indians’ volleyball squad welcomed Walter Panas on Oct. 7

and defeated the Panthers 25-18, 16-25, 30-28, 25-21.
Lily Preis paced John Jay with 17 kills and 17 digs. Bella Garcia

added 10 kills while Kira McMann tallied 9 kills.
It was John Jay’s second win of the season over the league rival

Panthers. e rst match was a ve set thriller back in September.

JOHN JAY JOHN JAY EAST FISHKILL
Friday, Oct. 11
Game not reported.

Owen Rabii leaps for a save against host Somers last Friday afternoon.

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‘When am I going home?’

My clients and their families regularly tell and income are below the community spouse PUZZLE
SOLUTIONS
me that their spouses and loved ones who are GUEST resources and income allowance or because
admitted to a nursing home or rehab facil- CORNER both the applicant and spouse are willing to Corresponding to
ity regularly ask them… “When am I going transfer their non-IRA/non-retirement assets Last Week’s
ANTHONY J. to a Medicaid Asset Protection Trust and/or
home?” ENEA October 10 Issue

It has been my experience that the vast ma- to their children or others, then executing a

jority of seniors would prefer to age in their spousal refusal letter and its nancial conse-

own home rather than a nursing home and/or quences can be avoided.

other long-term care facilities. e eligibility requirements for Medicaid

e decision of whether one will be able to age at home is home care require that the applicant necessitate assistance with

contingent upon a number of factors, such as one’s nances, eli- the activities of daily living (walking, dressing, bathing, going to

gibility for the Medicaid home care services, physical and mental the bathroom and cooking). From a nancial eligibility perspec-

condition, the level of care one requires and whether the home is tive, the applicant, if single, can have no more than $15,450.00

suitable and/or can be made suitable to serve one’s needs. of savings and no more than $879.00 per month of income. If

It is a decision that is both complex and heart wrenching for the applicant has more than $879 per month of income, they

the people placed in the position of making the decision. I have can enroll in a Pooled Community Trust managed by a charity,

experienced rst-hand the emotional toll the decision to place a and their income above the $879 can be utilized to pay their ex-

mother, father and/or grandparent in a home in icts upon one- penses for housing, clothing, food, heating, electrical, gas, taxes

self and the family members involved. and insurance, etc. If the Pooled Community Trust is not uti-

Fortunately, in New York City, the ve boroughs, Westchester, lized by the applicant, they would lose their monthly income

Rockland, Putnam and immediate adjacent counties, the Med- in excess of the $879. For a couple residing in the community

icaid home care program is accessible and an obvious rst op- needing home care, they can have up to $1,287 per month of

tion to nursing home care. Perhaps, the most important factor income and $22,800 of savings.

in making Medicaid home care such an important rst option is ere are numerous bene cial reasons for one’s health and

that unlike eligibility for nursing home Medicaid, there is no ve mental well being to remain at home as long as possible. e

ve-year look-back period for the uncompensated non-exempt Medicaid home care program in New York provides seniors

transfer of assets (gifts) with respect to eligibility for home care with a signi cant incentive to remain and age at home.

Medicaid. us, if one were to transfer all of their non-IRA/

non-retirement assets to their children and/or a Medicaid Asset Anthony J. Enea, Esq. is a member of the rm of Enea, Scanlan

Protection Trust, on the rst of the month following the trans- & Sirignano, LLP of White Plains, and a home o ce in Somers.

fer the applicant would be nancially eligible for home-care He can be reached at 914-948-1500. Mr. Enea is the Past Chair

Medicaid services. Additionally, as with the Medicaid nursing of the Elder Law and Special Needs Section of the New York

home program, the home care program also permits the spousal State Bar Association (NYSBA). He is the Chair of the Senior

impoverishment rules. us, if assets are transferred from an ill Lawyers Section of (NYSBA). Mr. Enea is the Past President

spouse to the well spouse, the well spouse can refuse to utilize and a founding member of the New York Chapter of the National

their assets and income to support the ill spouse, and can instead Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA). He is also a member

execute a spousal refusal letter. is would allow the ill spouse to of the Council of Advanced Practitioners of the National Academy

become eligible for nursing home and/or home care Medicaid of Elder Law Attorneys and is a Certi ed Elder Law Attorney

subject to Medicaid’s right to pursue a claim against the refusing as certi ed by e National Elder Law Foundation as accredited

spouse for the value of the services Medicaid provided. by the American Bar Association. Mr. Enea is the President of the

If the option of avoiding a spousal transfer and executing a Westchester Bar Foundation and a Past President of the Westchester

spousal refusal is available, either because the well spouse’s assets County Bar Association.

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