Katonah-Lewisboro Times 05.28.20

VOL. 2 NO. 52 Visit TapIntoKLT.net for the latest news. THURSDAY, MAY 28, 2020

Vote on budget, trustees due by June 9

ree vying for two seats

BY TOM BARTLEY the last word on a proposed $111 causes, has also forced amended Samantha Catharine William Rifkin
CONTRIBUTING WRITER million budget that features no plans for John Jay High School’s Holcman Oestreicher
property tax increase. Voters also graduation ceremony, which will
In a year that has seen the will decide on spending for new take place next month as a social- BUDGET VOTE COULD likely run out before a rejected
norms of education upended ev- school buses using $725,000 al- ly distanced drive-in celebration BE DO OR DIE budget could be presented again.
erywhere, residents of Katonah, ready in district co ers and who at the Je erson Valley Mall. “I can’t rule it out altogether,”
Lewisboro and parts of North will ll two school board seats. Voters may not get a second Selesnick said of a second vot-
Salem and Pound Ridge will Citing virus-induced uncer- chance in this year’s mail-in bal- ing opportunity, but he called it
cast votes in a di erent way this Today, three candidates—Sa- tainty by mail, Schools Super- loting to approve the $111.4 mil- “highly unlikely.”
year to decide the future of their mantha Holcman, Catharine intendent Andrew Selesnick lion spending plan for the school
schools. V. Oestreicher and incumbent has underscored the importance term beginning July 1. e 2020-21 budget would
William Rifkin—respond to of returning ballots “as soon as increase spending over this year’s
e Katonah-Lewisboro questions from e Katonah- possible.” e urgency has been With ballots being count-
School District hoped to mail Lewisboro Times, describing magni ed, he said, by the virus’s ed only three weeks before SEE TRUSTEES PAGE 3
ballots and postage-paid return themselves and sharing why they potential to disrupt postal service that deadline, time would
envelopes last week to some are seeking the three-year terms. deliveries. “It’s not the date that
14,000 residents. eir votes you mail it [back] that’s impor-
must be in the hands of District Like school systems nation- tant,” he emphasized. “It’s the
Clerk Kimberly A. Monzon by wide, KLSD has shut down all date that we receive it...We must
the close of business June 9. its facilities in response to the receive all eligible ballots by 5
threat of the coronavirus. As this p.m. on June 9.”
Decisions made in this rst week began, fear of COVID-19,
mail-only vote ever will likely be the infectious disease the virus

KLSD will have drive-in graduation at JV Mall

e following is from the Katonah- the parking lot of the Je erson Val- presentation of live elements and District and Bedford School Dis- ditional elements, such as live
Lewisboro School District: ley Mall in Yorktown Heights. prerecorded video from their cars trict. All three high schools’ gradu- speeches by students and sta . It
and listen in on car radios. ations will be taking place at Je er- will also include some twists such
John Jay High School Principal e ceremony will follow the son Valley Mall on June 23. John as prerecorded messages and sel es
Steven Siciliano announced Mon- drive-in movie concept that’s pop- e state-of-the-art large LED Jay will hold its ceremony from of students in their caps and gowns
day, May 18, that the Class of 2020 ular this spring because it builds screen set up is a partnership be- 1:30 to 3 p.m.
Commencement will take place in in social distance, the district said. tween the Katonah-Lewisboro SEE GRADUATION PAGE 4
Guests will enjoy a large screen School District, Somers School e setup will allow for tra-

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HEALTH & WELLNESS 18
LEISURE
OBITUARIES 12
OPINION
PRSRT STD SPORTS 17 MEMORIAL DAY
US POSTAGE 5

PAID 6 Remembering those

WEST CALDWELL, NJ 15 who served
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The Staff Swimming season postponed in pandemic

EDITORIAL TEAM BY TOM BARTLEY But it’s also possible they’ll re- leaders in both towns were ex- perintendent, said in an interview
JODI WEINBERGER CONTRIBUTING WRITER main dry all summer. pressing hope last week that they last week, before their scheduled
could have their waterworks back reopening.
EDITOR: 914-302-5830 Although town pools in Kato- County permits, required in time for this year’s reworks.
[email protected] nah and Lewisboro were dry over to open the popular facilities, “If it goes badly,” she said,
the Memorial Day weekend, o - have been stalled by a statewide “We’re hoping for the [state] “there might not be any hope for
BRIAN MARSCHHAUSER cials hope they make a big splash coronavirus-related lockdown. beaches to have a good social- pools.” at would keep Lewis-
SPORTS EDITOR: 914-302-5628 in time to mark the Fourth of But, with a ban on state beaches distancing opening this week- boro’s Town Park Pool in South
[email protected] July. lifted to accommodate the recent end,”Dana Mayclim, Lewisboro’s Salem out of action this year.
holiday weekend’s festivities, rec veteran parks and recreation su-
ADVERTISING TEAM In Bedford, which maintains
LISA KAIN Congratulations SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT TO pools in each of its three hamlets,
CLASS of 2019 including Katonah, Recreation
914-351-2424 JULY 4, 2019 and Parks Superintendent Chris-
[email protected] Carolanne Matheson, Claire Fon, toper Soi sees July 1 as the ear-
liest date he can open the swim
PAUL FORHAN Emily McGrath, Ally Dubbioso, facilities.
914-202-2392 Caitlyn Tiedemann, and Sam Cerrato
[email protected] He called that date tenta-
CORINNE STANTON (taking the picture) tive and said it was based on
845-621-4049 PHOTO: DEENA BELL the county’s issuance of required
[email protected] operating permits by June 1.
JENNIFER CONNELLY Congratulations Congratulations Otherwise, he warned during
917-446-7757 CLASS of 2019 last week’s online Bedford Town
[email protected] CLASS OF 2019 Board meeting, “ ere remains
BRUCE HELLER CoCnLgArSaStuolfa2t0io1n9 a possibility of pool facilities not
914-202-2941 SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT TO CONGRCAlaTUssLoAfTI2O0N19S 2 opening for the summer season.”
[email protected] TRACKS
SHELLEY KILCOYNE JUNE 27, 2019 PHOTOS: SARAH BUSSINGER In March, responding to a
PHOTOS: TABITHA PEARSON MARSHALL mounting death toll from spread
CO-FOUNDER of the highly contagious corona-
914-924-9122 SUPPSLPEEMCEIANLT TO virus, Gov. Andrew Cuomo took
[email protected] July 4, 2019 steps to lock down the state, clos-
GABRIELLE BILIK ing schools, shuttering nonessen-
ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE/DESIGNER SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT TO tial businesses and directing resi-
[email protected] dents to stay home and shelter in
PRODUCTION TEAM June 27, 2019 place.
TABITHA PEARSON MARSHALL PHOTOS: SARAH BUSSINGER
CREATIVE DIRECTOR at self-isolation, which re-
Celebrate OurNow More Than Ever, Let’s quired residents to, among other
PHOTOGRAPHER 2020 Graduates! things, avoid gathering in crowds,
[email protected] Mahopac News, Yorktown News, North Salem News, has been credited with helping to
The Somers Record and The Katonah-Lewisboro Times will be honoring blunt the virus’s lethal rampage.
CHRISTINA ROSE As New York watched the CO-
ASST PRODUCTION MANAGER each town’s 2020 High School Graduating Class with a special insert VID-19 death rate ebb compared
section that will be kept separately as a keepsake. with numbers from only weeks
DESIGNER ago, Cuomo relaxed restrictions
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a small display ad with bathing. Acting in concert with
EXECUTIVE TEAM Connecticut, New Jersey and
BRETT FREEMAN a photo and a Delaware, he reopened state and
CEO & PUBLISHER congratulatory message! local beaches and lakeshores just
845-208-8151 in time for the Memorial Day
Send a photo and a weekend.
[email protected] few sentences honoring
Going into the weekend, lo-
Deadlines a graduate to cal rec leaders were keenly aware
[email protected] that crowd behavior at waterside
THE KATONAH-LEWISBORO TIMES over the three day-plus holiday
DEADLINE The focus will be on the high school class and observance could have a critical
may also include content from the lower schools. in uence on Albany’s decision to
THE DEADLINE FOR ADVERTISEMENTS allow further openings.
• The section will include lots of photos of the graduates
AND EDITORIAL SUBMISSIONS IS THE • We’ll include lists of senior awards, profiles of the Moving forward with sum-
mer operations in either town
THURSDAY BEFORE THE NEXT valedictorian and salutatorian, and a beautiful centerfold spread. depends on county Department
PUBLICATION DATE. of Health permits because, May-
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TRUSTEES neither is it assured. And some a school board trustee, I want I worked as a teacher for three been a trustee on the KLSD
other outlays are expressly for- to build on that mission, fo- years before starting my fam- Board of Education for the
FROM PAGE 1 bidden. ey include such line cusing on the growth, wellness, ily. I began volunteering in our past six years. During this time,
items as spending on new capi- safety, progress and success of schools 15 years ago and have I chaired the performance-
by 1.18 percent, to tal projects, for example, or pur- all KLSD students. I believe in served multiple years as class metrics and policy committees
$111,472,680. But the district chases of equipment not needed the whole-child experience and parent and team parent, super- and served on Parent Council
property tax levy, the backbone for health and safety reasons. fostering an educational envi- vised sta appreciation lun- and the audit committee. I am a
of public school nances, would ronment where all students are cheons and directed KES fth- physician whose work involves
not rise, staying at the current Beyond the budget itself, vot- treated with respect, empathy grade variety shows. I joined the data analysis and writing guide-
$97,948,497. School tax rates in ers will cast a verdict on buying and compassion. We need to JJHS PTO ve years ago where lines to improve health care. My
three of the district’s four towns new school buses to help re- support and augment the strong I served one term as its treasurer wife and I moved to the district
would go down. tire some of the district’s aging academic and extracurricular before becoming PTO presi- in 2003, just in time for our
programming that KLSD is dent where I am now complet- oldest son to start kindergarten.
An online budget public eet. Appearing as Proposition renowned for while adopting ing my second term. I have also Both our sons have graduated
hearing was scheduled for 2, the ballot question asks ap- an annual budget that is scally been a member of the Parent from John Jay (2016 and 2019)
tonight, May 28. proval to spend $725,600 from responsible and does not exceed Council for the past three years. and gone on to college.
cash on hand for four 66-pas- the tax cap.
“We are not asking the tax- senger buses (at $116,900 each), Why do you want to be a Why do you want to be a
payers for any additional contri- a 72-passenger bus ($145,000) What is a top priority for the school board trustee? school board trustee?
bution,” Selesnick noted earlier and two 30-passenger vehicles school board as KLSD adjusts
this month. “ at increase [in ($56,500 each). to academic life during and/ I believe in the importance e principal reason I would
spending] is accounted for en- or after the coronavirus emer- of maintaining an engaged, rel- like to continue to serve on the
tirely by other revenue increas- SCHOOL BOARD RACE gency? evant and active learning envi- Board of Education is to pro-
es, not by taxpayer increases.” With two seats open, three ronment for our students. I also vide some continuity in a year
We need to ensure that all believe it is imperative that we when at least one seat will be
Last year, district residents candidates are vying for three- students are equipped with focus on the physical and men-
overwhelmingly approved the year terms on the board. We their own device for distant tal health of our students. If lled by a newly elected trust-
current budget, by 1,182 to 325, asked them to describe them- learning while streamlining the elected, I will strive to advance ee (the other incumbent is not
and seem likely to do so again selves and discuss their reasons use of technology. ere needs our students’ academic experi- running). is infusion of “new
this year. Still, vote-by-mail is for running and to comment on to be an emphasis on teacher ence, athletic programs, arts blood” is a good thing; however,
expected to increase turnout. a key issue facing the school dis- training on a variety of topics programs and extracurricular my belief is that in the midst of
Coupled with an uncertain eco- trict. ese are their responses: from social-emotional learning clubs. I believe the school board the COVID-19 pandemic, with
nomic picture, it makes the out- and e ectively connecting with should support, lead and inspire the signi cant challenges the
come tougher to predict. And Samantha Holcman our students to technology and our faculty and administration district will face, one of the seats
if the KLSD budget fell in a other educational tools so our while remaining scally respon- up for election should be lled
one-strike-and-you’re-out vote, Who are you? Provide a brief teachers and students can work sible. by someone with signi cant
a distasteful alternative would overview of your background smarter, not harder. We need to “institutional memory.” Over-
quickly pop into view. and experience. ensure that academic, emotion- What is a top priority for the all, the Board of Education is
al and curriculum benchmarks school board as KLSD adjusts “relatively young” in that several
Statewide, a handful of My name is Samantha Holc- are met. Providing special ser- to academic life during and/ trustees are in their rst term.
school budgets is typically re- man and I have lived in Kato- vices to support and enrich our or after the coronavirus emer- My goal, if so honored again
jected on the rst vote. But, nah with my husband and two young learners will give them gency? by the voters, is to provide ex-
when resubmitted with some daughters since 2013. I have the con dence to lead in the perienced service over the next
modi cations for a second (and a kindergartner and a third- future. We are living through un- three potentially challenging
even a third) try, most emerge grader at Katonah Elementary precedented times and our edu- years.
victorious in subsequent voting. School. I have spent the last Catharine cation system will experience
In 2019, for example, a dozen four years serving on the KES Oestreicher a massive transformation as a What is a top priority for the
budgets around the state failed PTO Executive Board, the last result of COVID-19. Distance school board as KLSD adjusts
in their initial test but 10 of two years as co-president, an Who are you? Provide a brief learning and social distancing to academic life during and/
them won approval the second opportunity that has allowed overview of your background are among the most pressing or after the coronavirus emer-
time around. me to connect, listen, strategize and experience. issues the board needs to solve gency?
and innovate with families, fac- in the coming months. We
If, after however many tries, ulty, sta and leadership. ese My name is Catharine Oes- need to work toward opening I think the top priority for
KLSD voters did turn down collaborations have inspired treicher and my husband and our schools safely in September the Board of Education will be
the proposed budget, the school me to nd solutions to existing I have lived in Katonah for 18 but must explore and prepare to provide insight, budgetary
board would be forced to adopt problems and create new pro- years. All ve of our children for multiple contingency plans. support and oversight for the
a contingency budget severely grams. I have honed my com- have attended the KL school Our top priority must be the district as we face the pandem-
constraining just how much prehension of the ins and outs system—three are in college, health, well-being and educa- ic. Remote teaching and learn-
the district could spend and on of our district, and am able to one is at the high school and tion of our students. ing may be necessary for some
what. quickly and e ectively identify one at the middle school. I time. We as a district (including
a need and set meaningful in- graduated from St. Lawrence William Rifkin the board) have to continuously
Under state law, contingency tentions. University with a B.A. in psy- monitor, assess and improve the
budgets limit expenditures to chology and a B.A. in sociology. Who are you? Provide a remote learning experience for
such things as teachers’ salaries Why do you want to be a I continued my post-graduate brief overview of your back- students and teachers. Remote
and other spending deemed school board trustee? education at Manhattanville ground and experience. As an learning is hard; it’s new for us
“absolutely necessary to operate College where I received a mas- incumbent, how long have you and it isn’t one size ts all. e
and maintain schools.” My KES PTO leadership ex- ter’s in elementary education. served in this role? board is an important part of
perience has been concentrated this endeavor.
While funding for sports and on enriching the lives of the My name is Bill Rifkin. I have
other extracurricular activities KES students and families. As
is not automatically precluded
under this austerity spending,

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Lewisboro PHOTO COURTESY OF TONY GONÇALVES
Lions Club

To thank and honor the healthcare workers at North-
ern Westchester Hospital for all the work they do espe-
cially during this pandemic, the Lewisboro Lions Club

provided a barbecue for the sta on May 16.
Participating Lewisboro Lions Club members in-
cluded Club President David Phillips, Club Treasurer &
Lewisboro Town Clerk Janet Donohue, Ken Donohue,
Past President Sue Vales and her husband Silvano, Leah
Pizer, John Burr and Past President and Lewisboro
Town Councilman Tony Gonçalves. Shawn Johannes-
sen of the Town of Lewisboro Facilities Maintenance
department helped with transporting the grills and setup.

GRADUATION be a meaningful and memorable dent leaders, counselors, parents, committee has done just that,” he as T-shirts for all seniors, for ex-
one,”Siciliano said. PTO, senior class advisers, opera- said. ample, to arrive. Parents, senior
FROM PAGE 1 tions personnel and administra- class advisers and the PTO are
Locking into agreements with tion worked tirelessly to nd a way Friday, May 29, between the also putting together goody bags,
that will be displayed as their the Je erson Valley Mall, a media to provide seniors with a gradua- hours of 1 and 3 p.m., is the ten- including donated gifts from area
names are announced near the company and two other school tion ceremony where they could tative date and time to have caps businesses, to make the cap and
end of the ceremony. districts is the result of a quest be together. and gowns delivered to students. gown distribution become one big
Siciliano jokingly calls Operation It’s tentative because the district care package for seniors.
“It will certainly be a di erent Lemonade. He and a team of stu- “And I’m thrilled to report our is waiting for ordered items such
experience than what we’re accus-
tomed to, but we think it will also

POOLS the Town Board will consider it,” think they’ll say it’s not nan- dence in her department’s ability “social ambassadors” and enforce
she said. “Anything after July, I cially responsible.” to safeguard swimmers and sta . the regulations.
FROM PAGE 2
Famil -Ru Sinc 1975 When it comes to municipal “I think we have a good plan “All we really are waiting for is
pools, some Westchester in place,” she said. It includes what the state is going to guide-
communities have already controlling tra c in and out of line us to do on top of what
thrown in the towel, citing safety the pool to avoid contact and we’ve been thinking about,”
concerns as much as scal ones maintaining strict social distanc- Mayclim said.
in ordering pools closed for the ing—made clear with mark-
season. ers—for everyone at poolside. Soi did not respond to a re-
Lifeguards would be designated quest for comment regarding
Mayclim expressed con - Bedford’s safeguards.

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OBITUARIES

Richard J. Reilly Jr. a Masters in Public Health. Dick vegetable gardens. After the sum- Richard J.Reilly and Helen (Meyn)
married his hometown sweetheart mer dudes left, Dick hosted an Reilly, he is survived by Gail, his

September 24, 1935 - May 14, Gail Apgar and raised their fam- annual platform tennis tourna- four devoted children Tammy

2020 ily in South Salem. e octaganol ment, the Grizzly A air, and ran (Dan Newton) of Kalispell, MT,

Platform tennis (“paddle”) court home he designed and built on a a platform tennis camp in the fall, Jim (Karen) of Darien, CT, Kathy

innovator, outdoor enthusiast and small lake there, complete with a with players coming from all over (Mark Gross) of Jackson, WY and

entrepreneur, Richard J. (“Dick”) 250 gallon sh tank, circular re- the country to improve their game Janet (Andy Hawkes) of Boul-

Reilly Jr., 84, passed away from place, and paddle court, provided with the sport’s top pros. der, CO. He leaves ten adoring

complications of heart disease at an idyllic childhood for his chil- After twelve years in Montana, grandchildren: Danielle, Caroline,

his home in dren. His passion for mentoring Dick and Gail moved the paddle Bridget, Charlotte, Patrick, Ty-

Teton County, Idaho. His lov- young people never left him. camp to their favorite part of the ler, Kevin, Ali, Bo and Taylor, and

ing wife of 62 years, Gail (Apgar) He revived the Boy Scouts world, the Tetons. ey ran their three great grandchildren. He is

cared for him to his nal moments. program in Northern Westches- Jackson Hole instructional enter- also preceded in death by his sister

Inventor of the aluminum plat- ter, started and coached the local prise until 2013, leaving many avid Norine (Toole) and brother Alby.

form tennis (“paddle”) court and youth football program and re- paddle players around the country Dick’s faith in God and strong val-

founder of R.J. Reilly Jr., Inc., vived the football program at near- wanting more. ues were a huge part of who he was.

Dick revolutionized the game. His by Wooster School in Danbury, Dick included his four children His sincere interest in the life story

myriad engineering improvements Conn., where he coached and was in his love for the outdoors. He of almost everyone he met, desire

enabled outdoor play throughout the business manager for two years. started them as toddlers in the to share his passions with others

dark and snowy winters. Dick led Way ahead of Title IX, he started a Northeast with hikes up Mount and his boyish charm and good

the sport’s expansion from West- girls tackle football program when pizza parlor. He eventually sold Washington and Moosilauke, looks left a lasting and endearing

chester County, NY in the early his daughter was in seventh grade. the property and it now houses the multi-day canoe trips in the Cana- impression on the many variety of

1960s, building courts in 40 US During a reprieve from the plat- renowned National Museum of dian wilderness, and camping ad- people he encountered throughout

states and 16 countries, produc- form tennis court business, Dick Wildlife Art in Jackson, WY. ventures in the ousand Islands his life. Our world feels a little less

ing instructional videos, operating worked for the Edna McConnell Dick rst brought platform ten- of the St. Lawrence River. When colorful without him.

platform tennis camps in Montana Clark Foundation in New York nis to the northern Rockies with the youngest was eight, he deemed A memorial mass and celebra-

and Wyoming and much more un- and focused on improving the a combination paddle camp and them ready for backpacking trips tion of life will be announced by

til the sale of his company in 2002. health and lives of folks in the Ap- dude ranch near Glacier National in the Tetons. Watching their fa- his family at a later date.

He was inducted into the Platform palachian region of Mississippi. Park in MT. Not one to shy away ther stand his ground and call the In lieu of owers, contributions

Tennis Hall of Fame in 1974 when A visionary by nature, another from, well anything, Dick taught blu of a charging bear, and snug- may be made in his honor to Jenny

he was only 39. interlude in the 1970s found him himself “natural horsemanship” gling into backcountry tents while Lake Rangers Fund: c/o Grand

Dick grew up in Scarsdale and as the owner of a beautiful parcel before the Horse Whisperer was he slept in his snow quinzhee hut Teton National Park Foundation,

graduated from Dartmouth Col- of land at the foot of the Tetons a household word. He happily dis- are some of many fond recollec- PO Box 249, Moose, WY 83012

lege in 1957 where he rowed crew, in Wyoming which included an carded his tie for a cowboy hat and tions. In turn, all of the family at- (jennylakerangers.org) or Teton

played football and pole vaulted overbooked KOA campground, in addition to playing ranch host, tribute their love of Jackson Hole, Valley Community Animal Shel-

for the track team. He later at- the region’s only popular indoor became known for his gentle way mountain adventures and the out- ter, PO Box 1507, Driggs, Idaho

tended Columbia University busi- pool, two general stores and gas with the horses when he wasn’t doors to their maverick father. 83422 ([email protected]).

ness school where he also earned stations, a fast food restaurant and tending to his proli c ower and Preceded in death by his parents

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Happily
Ever
After

Social emotional learning Buzz o
in wake of pandemic
Idon’t want to alarm you, but spring ar-
Dear Dr. Linda, STRONG rived and it’s almost over already. Days READING,
A colleague told me that we have to LEARNING and weeks indoors have morphed into WRITING &
one long limbo season (and I don’t mean CHOCOLATE
incorporate an SEL program, Social DR. LINDA the fun dance!). In fact, by just looking
Emotional Learning, into our lessons SILBERT out of the windows, you may be fooled KIM
when school opens in Septmember. She into thinking that winter has never ended. KOVACH
also said that it has to include our stu- classroom teacher, will most likely not be Who ever expected to see snow squalls in
dents’ parents, too. I have three questions. deciding which program to use. May? e sheep seemed to enjoy running
First, do you know if this is true? Second- around on that spinning apparatus on the
ly, why would parents need to be involved? Most programs do not include parents, e few evident signs of spring, like the playground. at contraption always made
but your colleague, whom I assume is blooming tulips, da odils and forsythia me feel dizzy when I was a kid.
irdly, how would we involve parents? in your district, mentioned that parents are certainly welcome. e other rites
Beth, fourth grade teacher would be involved. Why? Because social of spring time that we usually take for e nice mild winter we had here in the
and emotional learning begins at home granted, are not happening this year. No Northeast was a blessing for those of us
Dear Beth, with mother, father, grandparents and parades and outdoor festivals. No street who don’t like shoveling snow or skidding
SEL, or Social and Emotional Learn- siblings. It then moves to elementary fairs. No graduation ceremonies outside. on icy roads. But while we did not have to
school teachers. ese are the signi cant No baseball games. Walking around lift our snow shovels or cancel any classes
ing, is most likely going to become part others in a child’s life that help children with a mask on just seems to defeat the due to snow days, that mild winter has
of the elementary school curriculum in become emotionally and socially healthy. purpose of going outside to breathe in the given rise to an abundance of insects like
many districts, once school opens, whether Even though schools will be providing fresh air. ticks and mosquitoes ready to invade our
online or in a class. e reason for this SEL programs to each class, it is simply homes and neighborhoods.
is simple. It’s needed. e world is living a supplement and hopefully not the main A lot of fear has built up over the past
through one of the most di cult times in source of learning. No matter how much two months of self-isolation and social Here’s something to be on the lookout
history and our children are part of that money is spent on a program, if the adults distancing. Even the thought of meeting for in the next few months – an invasion
world. around that child are not socially and friends at a restaurant seems strange. One of giant Asian murder hornets! Yes, you
emotionally healthy, by doing such things of my adult writing students asked our read that correctly. e world’s largest
During good times, in order for as berating the child or threatening the Zoom class if anyone was interested in hornet, vespa mandarinia, is native to
students to do well in school cognitively, child, the bene ts of the program will be meeting up at a local park for our last class Southeast Asia and Japan. is two-inch
they need to be emotionally and socially little if any. in mid-June. Most of the participants, long hornet has a distinctive orange head
healthy rst. Many adults are falling myself included, said, “It’s too soon.” and black-banded orange body. With a
apart emotionally and socially during this ink back to your school days, three-inch wide wingspan, this predatory
pandemic. Imagine what’s going on in including college. How did you perceive e combination of wacky weather insect can y at speeds of twenty- ve
children’s minds during this time! ey that your parents and teachers perceived conditions and the worldwide virus miles per hour!
can’t play with their friends, can’t be with you? Do you remember anything a parent pandemic that kept humans indoors for
extended family, need to wear masks when or teacher said or did that you perceived months on end, has led to a curious phe- After arriving in British Columbia and
they go out, can’t go to their favorite take- as a compliment? How did you feel and nomenon. Wild animals are venturing out Washington State via shipping containers
out-food places, may not have enough into streets, parks and backyards in record from Asia in late 2019, it’s only a matter
money or food, or may have lost a loved SEE DR. LINDA AGE 8 numbers.TV news programs have shown of time before these creatures make their
one. e social and emotional impact, in images of kangaroos hopping down deso- way to the Northeast. e giant Asian
addition to the cognitive, is great. late Australian city streets and an alligator murder hornet has a stinger that can pen-
crawling across an empty mall parking lot etrate through thick clothing and does not
Since our society depends on the school in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
systems to educate our children, they’re SEE KOVACH PAGE 8
being turned to for support in helping My favorite weird animal sighting was
children emotionally and socially. Cur- of a group of sheep playing on an empty
riculum directors are researching the best playground in Monmouthshire, Wales.
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JUST thank goodness they were able Fun Facts by Jo Ann
JO ANN to come right over.” She was
talking about a hundred miles There are fourteen punctuation marks in the English language. They are the period, question
JO ANN per hour and I could hardly keep mark, exclamation point, comma, semicolon, colon, dash, hyphen, parentheses, brackets,
FRANCELLA up. braces, apostrophe, quotation marks and ellipsis.

These days I have a lot of “Okay, clam down and tell me the old door and install the new began painting immediately. Pat home, and we gave each other
time on my hands and what I can do.” one; and then you want to paint is not much taller than my barely a quick smile and a wave. He
I nd myself recalling it all before Brian gets home in was completely unaware of the
fond memories as I sift through “ e men can replace the a few hours? I’m in! I’ll be back ve feet, so we both struggled Keystone Cop show which had
and try to organize my pictures. door, but they only have white in forty- ve minutes,” I said. I with the top part of the door. just occurred in his driveway.
ones; and I need you to help was de nitely up for this adven- We were nally done and cov-
My long-time friend, Pat, and me paint it brown to match the ture and quickly abandoned any ered with paint, as our arms and at incident happened about
I have always had a “Lucy and other door before Brian gets thoughts of a “me day.” legs had bumped and inter- twenty years ago. Pat and Brian
Ethel” type relationship. Any home right after lunch,” she twined trying to get the job done have since sold their home and
crazy idea we had, we felt we explained with lightning speed. By the time I returned, the as quickly as possible. With no moved far away. Brian never
could pull o . What follows is a men were starting to hang the time to spare, I threw the paint did nd out about the door; and
recounting of an actual incident “Oh, this is madness,” I said. new door. Pat seemed calmer, can and brushes into my car as when I think back to that time, I
“Do you even have the paint that and I began feeling that we Pat ran into her house to wash smile about the crazy friendship
“Good morning,” I sang into will match the other door?” could possibly pull this o . up and change clothes. we had and about the secret we
the phone; although I knew it will always share.
was my friend, Pat, who called “No. I have the paint can, but e installation of the new As I drove down her driveway,
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Has the pandemic An open letter to
changed your relationship the community

with your pet? BY DR. JIM DWYER We need people to understand
GUEST WRITER that it is safe to go to the ER, and
BY DR. ANDREW FRISHMAN Studies have shown that pets amplify far more dangerous to stay home
GUEST WRITER our feelings of wellbeing and connect us After weeks of isolation and social and wait for serious symptoms to
to the world around us. distancing, we are nally seeing disappear.
e shutdown has made me, and signs that our e orts and sacri ce
others realize that our “Great Economy” ese inspirational quotes about pets are paying o as the COVID curve It is important to visit the emer-
is about half u ... nail salons, computer make a lot more sense, post pandemic: gency room if you experience any of
games, and Starbucks. Trivial luxuries “ e best therapist has fur and four nally begins to atten. the following symptoms:
are everywhere. legs.” “When I look into the eyes of an As we begin to imagine a re-
animal, I do not see an animal, I see a turn to a semblance of normal life, • Chest pain, including tightness,
I believe our culture has become living being. I see a friend.” “Dogs have Northern Westchester Hospital and pain that spreads to the arms,
somewhat detached from things that a way of nding people who need them remains committed to providing our neck, jaw or back; sudden onset
really matter. and lling an emptiness we didn’t even community with the best and safest of shortness of breath, sweating,
know we had.” person-centered care in both its dizziness or lightheadedness; or
e heartwarming result that has ambulatory and inpatient settings. unexplained nausea, indigestion, or
emerged from this pandemic is our Pets have such short lives with us and Our very highest priority continues heartburn may all be signs of heart
society’s change in attitude toward their they spend most of it waiting for us to to be our community’s physical and attack. People who survive a heart
pets. come home each day. mental health and wellbeing. attack may have weakened heart
muscles and are at risk for life-
It is my belief that being at home for No matter how little money you have is unprecedented pandemic has threatening complications including
such an extended period of time, has or how few possessions you own, a pet been frightening for everyone. One another more serious heart attack.
caused a newfound appreciation for our makes you rich. of the most alarming consequences
pets. of this fear is that people are staying • Body weakness, especially on
e pandemic has forever changed away from the emergency room even one side; facial droop; di culty
People have realized that pets are an our relationship with our pets—for the when they are experiencing serious, speaking or nding words; sudden
essential part of their life. better! life-threatening conditions. As a loss of vision; numbness or loss of
result, untold numbers of people may sensation; or unsteadiness on your
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Is it safe to go to the ER with non-covid medical conditions?

It is dangerous to stay home with serious symptoms

BY DR. JAMES DWYER New York has seen a signi cant decrease ere’s a toll that’s taking place in the Body weakness, especially on one side;
CHAIR OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE AT in coronavirus cases, which suggests that United States and internationally, due Facial droop;
NORTHERN WESTCHESTER HOSPITAL we’ve attened the curve. Here are all the to people’s fears of going to the hospital
ways we ensure your safety at the NWH because they think they will get Covid-19 • Di culty speaking or nding words;
DO come to our Emergency Depart- ED: We screen everyone at the front door; there. Sudden loss of vision; Numbness or loss
ment if you have serious symptoms. Everyone wears a mask; When you come of sensation; Unsteadiness on your feet.
into the ED, you go into a private room I urge you to recognize the signs and
DON’T wait for symptoms to go away. immediately; Protection for sta and pa- symptoms of these life-threatening APPENDICITIS
ere is an alarming decline in visits tients prevents exposure to coronavirus. conditions, and to immediately come to When caught early, a surgeon can
our ED if you experience them. Coming
to our Emergency Department among PEOPLE ARE DELAYING VISITS in fast can mean recovery. Delay can have remove the appendix and often send
patients with symptoms of life-threatening TO OUR ED DESPITE SERIOUS very bad consequences. you home the same day. If the appen-
medical conditions, including: heart attack; CONDITIONS LIKE THESE: dix ruptures, you will spend days in the
stroke; appendicitis; trauma; infection. HEART ATTACK hospital and be at risk for life-threatening
• Before the coronavirus outbreak, just People who survive a heart attack may conditions that include peritonitis and
is is part of a very dangerous nation- ve to 10 percent of patients arrived at sepsis. Go to the Emergency Department
wide trend: Emergency Department’s our ED with a ruptured appendix. have weakened heart muscles and are at immediately if you have these symptoms:
around the country are seeing a drop in Now, 50 percent of people with ap- risk for life-threatening complications,
overall patient visits due to people’s fears pendicitis are coming in with a ruptured including another, more serious heart • Pain in the right lower quadrant of the
about Covid-19. Because people are dis- appendix. is means they waited too attack. Go to the ED immediately if you abdomen, which typically increases when
regarding serious (non-Covid) symptoms, long to seek care. have any of these symptoms: Chest pain, you move and intensi es over 24 to 48
untold numbers may be dying at home or • Before coronavirus, 12 percent (just including tightness, and pain that spreads hours. Sometimes accompanied by: Loss
risking long-term health consequences. over one in 10) of people with stroke to the arms, neck, jaw or back; Sudden of appetite; Nausea and vomiting; Fever.
symptoms waited one day before visiting onset of shortness of breath, sweating,
Our ED is seeing half the usual num- our ED. dizziness or lightheadedness; Unex- Bottom line: You will be safe in our
ber of patients. Now, 25 percent (one in four) wait at plained nausea, indigestion, or heartburn. Emergency Department. You will be
least a day, despite symptoms that can cared for. Your chance of getting Co-
Before Covid-19, we saw about 82 include loss of vision, speech, sensation STROKE vid-19 at our facility is far less than your
patients per day. Now, we see half that and weakness on one side. When caught early, immediate treat- chance of getting it in the community. It
number with non-Covid symptoms. • Trauma patients, who could have is far more dangerous to stay home and
serious injuries requiring intervention, are ment may prevent death and minimize wait for serious symptoms to disappear.
is suggests that people who should be also staying home. long-term e ects. Even if a stroke is While you wait, the condition is getting
getting emergency medical attention are minor, it is important to be evaluated worse, treatment is becoming more dif-
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DWYER Basics you need
to include in
FROM PAGE 12
your estate plan
a stroke’s long-term e ects. Even if a stroke is minor, it is important to receive an evaluation and
treatment in order to prevent another, possibly devastating, stroke. BY ALAN D. FELLER, ESQ.
GUEST WRITER
• Pain in the right lower quadrant of the abdomen (which typically increases when you move
and intensi es over 24 to 48 hours), sometimes with loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting, and Estate planning is the management of expectations. e
fever, may be signs of appendicitis. When caught early, a surgeon can remove the appendix and of- hopes and dreams you have for those closest to you reside
ten send you home the same day. If the appendix ruptures, a patient will spend days in the hospital next to the expectations held by your family. You want your
and be at risk of life-threatening conditions that include peritonitis and sepsis. loved ones to have the support they need to succeed, but
planning involves guring out the path to your de nition of
Northern Westchester Hospital has instituted numerous safety protocols to ensure the health success. Starting an estate plan usually corresponds to a major
and wellbeing of our patients, physicians and sta . life event. Early planning may coincide with a new mar-
riage or the purchase of a rst home. e birth of a child also
When people visit our emergency department, they are required to put on a mask and are propels people to begin thinking about estate planning. Later
screened for COVID-19 symptoms at the entrance. Everyone in the entire institution wears a planning may revolve around an illness. Whatever the timing,
mask, and patients in our emergency department are treated in one of our 26 private rooms. Pro- there are certain basic elements to an estate plan.
tection for sta and patients prevents exposure to Coronavirus, and the chances of contracting the
virus at the hospital are far less likely than contracting it out in the community. Two basic components of an estate plan are: the people
who matter and the resources within your control. Who are
e care and safety of our community will always be our top priority, and there are many re- your people? Children, spouse, siblings and friends usually
sources available to help. For information on emotional support and COVID testing, visit north- round out the top 4 categories. Charities also qualify for in-
well.edu/coronavirus-covid-19. For speci c information on what to expect if you need care at clusion, also pets. Resources include real property, businesses,
Northern Westchester Hospital please go to www.nwhc.net.
nancial accounts, personal belongings, intellectual property,
Our physicians, sta , administrators, and all health care workers on the front lines continue to digital assets and any other holding owned by you that has
perform extraordinary work during these very di cult circumstances. We very much appreciate value. Matching up these two components is estate planning.
the community’s unwavering support and look forward to providing the skilled and compassion-
ate care that our patients have to come expect. Whether a will or a trust is your primary estate planning
document depends on the quality and sometimes the quantity
We know we will all get through this together. As we begin to emerge from this crisis, please of the people in your life and your assets. For example, who
continue to wear your masks and practice social distancing; stay safe and take care of yourself and will be in charge of your estate after you pass away? For wills,
your family. executors carry out your wishes, collect estate assets, pay bills
and distribute proceeds. If you have young children, basic
Dr. Jim Dwyer is chair of emergency medicine, Northern Westchester Hospital. planning involves choosing a guardian. Should both parents
predecease a minor child the chosen guardian will assume
caretaking responsibilities. A trustee to manage the nances
of the minor child will also need to be chosen. Trustees and
executors are duciaries who are responsible for your as-
sets. You should take great care in selecting these individuals
because their decisions impact how your estate operates.

An estate plan is a recognition of the people who matter
to you and the legacy you leave to them is your nal act as a
parent, spouse, sibling or friend. You alone get to decide how
and when the resources in your estate get divided. After you
select the people in charge of your estate, you prepare a set of
instructions for them to carry out to ensure the best possible
result according to your wishes.

Your estate plan may change over time. Preparing an
estate plan early does not necessarily mean that signi cant
changes are needed, but it is always wise to revisit a plan and
see if there is a better way to achieve your goals. Wills can
be changed and revocable trusts can be amended. Talking to
the professionals at Sloan and Feller is one way to start the
process.

Alan D. Feller is cofounder of Sloan & Feller in Mahopac, a multi-
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Senior Sendoff – Boys Lacrosse

Due to circumstances beyond their control, the seniors on John Jay’s boys lacrosse team, winners of two straight Section 1 Class B titles, will never get a chance to three-peat.
But despite the early end to their careers, the mark this class left on the John Jay lacrosse program will never be forgotten.

e Indians coaches—head coach Tim Schurr, Jeremy Guski, Nick Daniello, and Sean O’Rourke—said as much in a joint message to their senior student-athletes.
“To our seniors, we thank you for your hard work, dedication and commitment to continuing to make our lacrosse team the special program that our community values,” the
coaches said. “ roughout your time here we have accomplished great things together that include an overall record of 48-14, two sectional titles over Yorktown and a state
championship game appearance. We will continue to honor your legacy going forward and thank you again for leaving a lasting impression on the next generation of John Jay
lacrosse players.”
Before we say goodbye to the Class of 2020, let’s learn more about them:

LUKE MERCER nomics Favorite Pre-game Ritual: Have a ba- Favorite Pre-game Ritual: Ice, wallball,
Captain, mid eld, No. 19 Favorite Pre-game Ritual: Huddling up nana getting pumped up in the locker room
Future Plans: Penn State Business
with Aidan Ko and the defense before Favorite JJ Lax Memory: e Pit Favorite JJ Lax Memory: Beating
School the game. Advice for Younger Players: Don’t take Manhasset
Favorite Pre-game Ritual: Hanging out anything for granted and treat everything
Favorite JJ Lax Memory: Beating like a real game. Advice for Younger Players: Make the
in the parking lot listening to music with Manhasset under the lights in the Albany most out of your career and have fun.
the team Stadium to get to the state nals

Favorite JJ Lax Memory: e dinners at Advice for Younger Players: Listen to
Coach Schurr’s house your coaches and have fun.

Advice for Younger Players: Always
work hard and soak in as much informa-
tion as you can from this coaching sta .

JACK BROWNE BOBBY CHANG IAN GALLAGHER BEN KONAK
Goalie, No. 4 Attack, No. 11 Defense, No. 2 Mid eld, No. 3
Future Plans: Syracuse University Future Plans: Connecticut College Future Plans: Graduate college Future Plans: Lacrosse at SUNY
Favorite Pre-game Ritual: Walking out Favorite Pre-game Ritual: Playing mu- Favorite Pre-game Ritual: “We ready”
Favorite JJ Lax Memory: e bus rise Oneonta
to the eld with Aidan Ko on game day sic in the parking lot Favorite Pre-game Ritual: Hanging and
before everyone for warmups Favorite JJ Lax Memory: Spring break home after beating Yorktown
Advice for Younger Players: Play smart playing music with the team before the
Favorite JJ Lax Memory: Beating last season when we all bonded as a team games
Manhasset and going to the state nals and we all became better from that week and focus on the little details.
of practices Favorite JJ Lax Memory: Running with
Advice for Younger Players: Play every the team to the student section after win-
moment like it’s your last. Advice for Younger Players: Work as ning the section nals vs. Yorktown
hard as you can now because it will pay
o later. Advice for Younger Players: Never settle
for being average; always strive to be your
greatest self.

NICK CAVIOLA
Attack, No. 34
Future Plans: Pre-med and studying

abroad

SEBASTIAN DEGENHARDT JAKE BART - Upcoming
Captain, defense, No. 8 Attack, No. 20
Future Plans: Colgate University, eco- Future Plans: Indiana University, We will continue our Senior Sendoff series with members
of the girls lacrosse team in next week’s issue.
nance

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Kathryn Ogg
looks to pass. Bedford resident a top
student-athlete at Harvey

Kathryn Ogg, of Bedford Corners, has been named the

top female student-athlete for the winter term at the Harvey

School.

Ogg, who served as the co-captain on the girls varsity basket-

ball team and led her team in rebounds and in minutes played,

nished the winter term with a 4.10 grade-point average.

Harvey girls varsity basketball head coach Robert Bruckner

said no player worked harder than Ogg, calling her the team’s

“workhorse” for giving maximum e ort in both games and

practices. Bruckner also praised Ogg’s in-game leadership.

“Kathryn understood game plans and executed them to

perfection,” the coach said.

Selected as the top male student-ath-

lete was senior Spencer Wacksman, who

achieved a 4.08 grade-point average and

was Harvey’s No. 1 racer on the varsity

co-ed ski team. Wacksman was named the

Berkshire Hudson Ski League’s top racer PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE HARVEY SCHOOL

after placing rst overall in the league in Spencer Wackman
giant slalom and nishing tied for rst

place in league slalom competition.

Ski team head coach, Simon Leibovic, praised his team’s captain and MVP for

possessing “a rare combination of talent and humility.” e coach added, “Spencer

had tremendous success race after race. but he never let the success go to his head.”

In making the announcement, Athletics Director Ray Lacen said, “Kathryn and

Spencer stand out for having the one quality that makes everyone around them bet-

ter and will serve them well in the future, their sel essness. Both individuals are true

student/athletes in every sense of the term.”

e COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancellation of Harvey’s spring sports season.

Kathryn Ogg is article was submitted by the Harvey School.

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Long Island DOZEN / lb /LB for Baked Beans

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/LB Radiatori for Soy Vay
Broccoli Rabe Oranges for Blueberries Marinade
PINT EA 16 oz or $3.49 Ea
Select Varieties
Grab and Go Meals, Just Heat and Eat! 20-22 oz

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EA Goddess Slaw / lb /lb
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(PCehcuonrkinoOnRlyo)mano Auricchio Provolone 12Cannoli Cream $ 99

This is an excellent grating cheese for pasta It goes well with various fruits and Filled Crumb Cake EA
dishes, breads and baking casseroles. Pair it with a vegetables, as well as on a sandwich 40 oz
glass of big, bold Italian red wine or a light beer. packed with lunchmeat and plenty
of pickles. Pairs well with olives and 6Brownie Fingers $ 99
6$ 99 red wine. 8 PACK, 14 oz EA
/LB
9$ 99
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