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letfromtthee purblissher and town leaders

A special
THANK YOU

Dear Readers,

e Somers Chamber of Commerce Dear Somers Community,
e Somers Chamber of Commerce is
Board of Directors spent countless hours
excited to present our 7th annual “Cel-
organizing this seventh annual event. ebrate Somers” event in the Somers Town
Shopping Center from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
We at this newspaper thank the this Saturday, Sept. 7. Please come and
join us for a fun- lled day of events, per-
Somers Chamber for once again asking formances, pie eating contest, activities and
displays from more than 70 local vendors.
us to publish this special section for the
Children are welcome to enjoy the car-
community. nival rides presented by Funtime Amuse-
ments, including a blow-up obstacle course,
As always, none of this would be pos- athlete who is mentioned and praised giant slide, high striker and carousel. An
unlimited all-day pass can be purchased for $10 per child. ere will be
sible without our loyal advertisers who are and for all the important stories covering various food vendors, including Big Fish Food Truck and Road Grub food
truck. e opening ceremony is at 10:30 with Supervisor Rick Morrisey,
the backbone of not only our newspaper, the municipal and school governments, Somers Boy Scouts and Somers Girl Scouts. e ceremony is followed by
many performances throughout the day including: Anytime Fitness, Clan
but our community. We wouldn’t be able it is the local businesses who give this Nah’Eireann Irish Step Dancers, Martial Arts Unlimited, Somers youth
and varsity cheerleaders, Karissa’s House of Movement and e Penny Lane
to invest our resources — reporting, pho- newspaper the resources to provide that dancers. DJ Bob Pozzi of Pozzitiv Productions will move the crowd with
tunes and important announcements throughout the day.
tography, design, printing and postage coverage. In turn, we ask our readers to
e Chamber of Commerce will host our 2nd annual pie eating contest.
— without our advertisers investing their support our advertisers. is will be open to the public. Gift Cards sponsored by Bobo’s Café will
be awarded to all winners.
resources in us. So, we thank them for al- And let us all celebrate this commu- We look forward to a fun- lled day for all ages. e Chamber is dedicated
to enhancing the community’s quality of life, strengthening its professional
lowing us to serve the Somers community. nity on Saturday. services, improving shopping areas and stimulating opportunities of the gen-
eral business environment. Celebrate Somers is an annual event designed to
For every volunteer who is highlighted -Brett Freeman connect town residents with the local business community. Many of the busi-
ness owners in our Chamber are leaders in the community. It’s what makes
in our newspaper, for each student or Publisher Somers a great place to live and work! e Somers Chamber has been provid-
ing service to the residents of the Somers community for more than 50 years.
Somers: A Wonderful Place to Live is year, we’ve hosted free business-after-business events at local venues,
traditional networking dinners and a movie night at Reis Park. e Chamber
Dear residents of Somers, continues to honor scholarship winners from Somers High School and if you
It is a privilege to serve you as Town Supervisor. weren’t at the Businessperson of the Year dinner honoring Darrell Babboni,
As a fellow resident of Somers for almost 40 years, I have watched our town grow Tom Newman and Brett Freeman, you missed a rst-class event!
Please review our remaining events at somerschamber.com and schedule
into what it is today, a truly amazing community. Our hamlets each have their own your attendance; we always welcome new and returning faces. On behalf
neighborhood charm, new developments have been intelligently added and we con- of the Chamber, we look forward to seeing everyone there on Saturday!
tinue to maintain our dedication to preserving open space for our enjoyment and the
enjoyment of generations to come. -Donna Martone
President, Somers Chamber of Commerce
Somers has so much to o er — top notch
schools with Westchester’s best athletic programs,
beautiful parklands and nature trails, great restau-
rants, small businesses and one of the lowest tax
rates in the county — just to name a few.

However, it is the residents of Somers, with
your dedication to community service and vol-
unteerism, that make our town such a wonderful
place to live, raise a family, do business and enjoy.

Here’s to Somers and its residents who work tire-
lessly towards the betterment of our community.

-Rick Morrissey
Town Supervisor

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somehorw swe,love thee

Aaron C. Velez, brokerage manager
at Houlihan Lawrence

Describe your perfect day in Somers: What brought you and your business to Somers?
My perfect day in and around Somers always As the Somers real

involves enjoying the nature, beauty and food estate leader, the agents
that Somers o ers. We love taking our kids to and brokers at the Hou-
Muscoot Farm where they can learn about and lihan Lawrence Somers
interact with the animals. Lunch at Burger Barn Brokerage absolutely love
is always a hit with dessert at King Kone. A working in the Somers
walk through Lasdon Park and the arboretum community. We fully be-
is a perfect way to enjoy nature followed by a lieve that our business
delicious dinner at Traditions where I am very success is due to our phi-
partial to the butter ied veal chop! End the night losophy of building last-
with a treat from Sweet Delights and a glass of ing positive relationships, turning clients into
red over at UnWined. Cheers! neighbors and neighbors into friends.

Carolyn Moss, owner of
CK4Health Shaklee Distributors

Describe your perfect day
in Somers:

Now that we’re grandparents
and our kids are grown, our
perfect day would be getting up
and going to church, then out to
breakfast at Sunrise Diner and
spending the afternoon working
around our house. en we’d go
out to dinner at UnWined.

Fortunato Multari, owner of What brought you to Somers? Kevin and Carolyn Moss
Mamma Rosa Ristorante I was pregnant with my rst
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Describe your perfect day in Somers: child, we lived down county and PAGE 10
e perfect day for me is seeing the wonderful Somers residents come into my then moved to Lake
Lincolndale. We
place and living happy. at’s what makes me happy. fell in love with the
area and never left.

What brought you and/or your business to Somers?
I’ve been fascinated with Somers for a long time. Originally I had a business in

Armonk, at the rst opportunity I jumped to action and here I am!

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Celebrate Somers with
Houlihan Lawrence

Meet Somers’ top Real Estate team and
play our charity Spin & Win for awesome gift baskets.

All proceeds benefit Stephanie’s Mission
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celebrate somers vendors 2019
e list is current as of Aug. 28 and provided by the Somers Chamber of Commerce.

Anytime Fitness Edward Jones - Judi McAnaw Prudential Somers Pointe

APS Payroll Fratelli’s Pizza and Pasta Putnam Orthodontics Somers Police Benevolent Association
Aries Automotive Somers Food Pantry at St. Luke’s Church Raveis Realty Somers Smiles

Bridgham Barr Orthodontics Le Fontane Italian Restaurant Route 100 Market Somers Volunteer Fire Department

Bove Spa Lincolndale Veterinary Center Salem Golf Club Somers Women’s Club

Burke Rehabilitation Somers Lions Six Diamonds Tree Service Strong Learning
Cafe Realty - Carol Christiansen Little People’s of Somers & Landscaping Summer Trails
Sunrise Carpentry
CK4 Health M&T Bank Somers Animal Hospital T3 LogoWear
Community Cares Mancini Realty Somers Booster Club Temple Beth Am
Crystal Hall at Somers Community Center Martial Arts Unlimited Somers Somers Boy Scouts The Paramount at Somers
Merritt Agency The UPS Store
CVS Mexican Shack Somers Democratic Club Town of Somers
Ellen DelPezzo Jewelry No Fear Training Somers Girl Scouts Two Worlds Entertainment
Feeling Polished with Stephanie Northeast Westchester Rotary UnWined Wine Bar & Kitchen
Orange Theory Yorktown Somers Historical Society Victoria Gerry Gold Award
Friends of Karen PCSB BANK Somers Land Trust Westchester Boot Camp
Gideons International Penny Lane Dance
Pinnacle Trips Somers Library Foundation YMCA
Hamlet Hub Somers Litter Task Force
Houlihan Lawrence Somers Pediatric Dentistry

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10:30 a.m. Opening Ceremony
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11 a.m. Clan Na h’Eireann Irish Step Dancers
11:30 a.m. Martial Arts Unlimited
Noon Somers Youth Cheerleaders
12:15 p.m. Varsity Cheerleaders

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LOVE FROM PAGE 4 Dr. Megan Dundas, owner at
Lincolndale Veterinary Center
Greg Di Napoli, owner
of Envirostar Innovation Corp.

Describe your perfect day in Somers: Describe your perfect day in Somers:
A perfect day in Somers would be going to Reis Park followed A perfect day in Somers for us would start with
by some great ice cream at King Kone.
some time at the playground at Reis park in the
What brought you and/or your business to Somers? morning with something yummy from Bobo’s Cafe
ere is a great for breakfast. If it’s a cooler day, we would follow that
with a bike ride on one of the rail trails with our boys
vibe within the in the trailer behind the bikes. e people we meet
community. on the trail are always friendly and seem to go out of
their way to be nice to our children, which we really
appreciate. e bike ride would ideally be followed by
dinner upstairs at DeCicco’s where we can enjoy great
food and appreciate the beautiful view.

What brought you and/or your business to Somers?

We moved to Somers from Red Hook because we Dr. Dundas, along with patients
needed to be closer to the city to reduce my husband’s Mookie and Loduca, in front of the
commute time. We wanted to be somewhere with a
digital dental x-ray machine
sense of community that o ered great schools and

proximity to activities for our children. An opportunity presented itself and the timing

was right so we made the leap. Eight months later and we are happy to be living

here in Somers and look forward to being here for years to come!

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The Somers Chamber of Commerce and Temple Beth Am Juliet, 6, and 4
hosted its annual Outdoor Family Movie Night on Aug. 14 at Reis Park. Izabella Gjini,

Kids munched on popcorn from Temple Beth Am and snowcones
from Little People’s of Somers during the event.

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LOVE FROM PAGE 10 Steve Delzio, owner of
The Mexican Shack
Jason Klatsky of The Pet Gazette
Describe your perfect day
Describe your perfect day in Somers: in Somers:
After dropping the kids at the bus, the perfect day would start with an early morning tee time at Somers
I often hear conversa-
National Golf Course! I’d have a “Number One” breakfast sandwich that I picked up at Bobo’s and would tions that Somers doesn’t
enjoy a grilled cheese before leaving at e Grill at Somers Pointe. On my way home, I would stop by the o er much in recreation-
Somers Post O ce to see if I had anything in my P.O. Box and then check out the Somers Women’s Club al activities. I start my
community bulletin board just outside the post o ce. Before the kids came home, I’d take our dog to the days o by taking a hike
Somers Dog Park and later, when the kids got home, my wife and I take a trip to Reis Park to enjoy the through AngleBrook or
playground and maybe use the batting cages. We’d stop by the Somers Library before leaving Reis and then the upper trails in Reis
dinner at Il Forno for some tortellini with pesto! e day would de nitely be complete with a visit to King Park. Afterwards, my car
Kone for some soft serve and edible cookie dough before the kids go to bed. seems to GPS itself to King Kone for the best ice cream around.
Muscoot Farm is a great family destination with a farmers market
What brought you and/or your business to Somers? on Sundays. e Somers Historical Society museum has a wonder-
e Pet Gazette was founded in Armonk in 1998, however ful exhibit of the history of the circus and how it a ected Somers.
In the evening, there are many excellent mom and pop restaurants
when I took it over in 2016 I knew I wanted to relocate all the o ering cuisine that rivals the nest restaurants in NYC.
business operations to my hometown of Somers.I live right up
the street from the Somers Dog Park on Route 100, which, by What brought you and/or your business to Somers?
the way, has the nicest park signage of any dog park in West- I enjoy living in Somers and am proud to be a part of the
chester, and we have a handful of great vets all in the immedi-
ate area, including Lincolndale Veterinary Center, Progressive wonderful Somers community. e local businesses are dedicated
Animal Hospital and Somers Animal Hospital. When I do and have so much to o er.
have to travel, we have easy access to I-684, which easily takes
me to most of e Pet Gazette distribution points throughout When I decided that I wanted to be an entrepreneur and open
Westchester. Somers businesses are a very supportive group of a retail store, I chose my hometown of Somers and never regretted
people and with the ongoing support of the Somers Chamber a single minute.
of Commerce, our town is a great place to operate a business!

A Hearty

Congratulations

to All of Our Outstanding

Somers Businesses

& Organizations!

• Asset Protection • Elder Law • Past Chair of Elder Law Section of NYS Bar Association
• Medicaid Applications (Nursing Home/Home Care) • “Super Lawyer” In Elder Law for 10 consecutive years
• Guardianships (Contested/Non-Contested)
• Wills, Trusts & Estates

Contact WHITE PLAINS • SOMERS 914.948.1500 • WWW.ESSLAWFIRM.COM
ANTHONY J. ENEA, ESQ.

Managing Member

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The Somers Record would like to thank the following advertisers, Serving Somers
who made it possible for us to publish this special section. & Surrounding Area
For Over 30 Years
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• Aries Automotive of Somers • The Mexican Shack
• Bee & Jay Plumbing • Northern Westchester Auto Body Repair Shop
• CK4Health/Shaklee
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• Somers Animal Hospital
• Enea, Scanlan & Sirignano, LLP • Somers Education Foundation
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celebrate pFeurtrysfriends of Somers

Jessica O’Brien taking her new puppy, Bowie, an Megan Kosarin’s cat Macy patiently sits for a
11 week old mini goldendoodle, out for a picnic. silly photo, while Cannoli the Calico watches.

Bridget Foley’s dog Maggie takes a dip in Madeline Hackmyer’s pup Just Manning’s dog, Nurse Cookie Patti Fecci’s dog Hank loves Somers almost as
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minds
matteGrold Award Project

V ictoria Gerry, a Somers Ambassador Juliette
Girl Scout, will present her Gold Award
project at Celebrate Somers. Her project
is called “Minds Matter: raising awareness on
mental health.”

Victoria’s project will help educate
teenagers and adults on various mental
health issues and the stigma that comes
along with it.

Victoria will also demonstrate and help
guests make a stress relief ball. Flyers
will he handed out with information
about upcoming seminars to be held at the
Somers Library in the fall. ese seminars will
address speci c topics, advice and strategies from a
licensed psychologist.

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challenge island joins septa summer fun

BY STACEY PIKEN AND JILL SCHANTZ high school students’ camp experience is mainly a com- program chose to add Challenge Island, a unique, hands-
munity-based program, incorporating social skills and on STEAM based educational program to their enrich-
ACO-OWNERS OF CHALLENGE ISLAND team building. ment schedule. Teachers questioned if we could meet the
s two Somers moms, we couldn’t be happier and needs of their population but they quickly discovered
more proud to know that our Challenge Island is year, with funding granted by SEF, the SEPTA
business started here in our hometown where
we are raising our own children. is past July, we were
honored to be included in the SEPTA Summer Fun
Program. Being in the Somers Library, welcomed by an
enthusiastic group of children and teachers is always a
perfect day for us!

e SEPTA Summer Fun Program is a wonderful
program established by our Somers Special Education
PTA (SEPTA) to provide students with a “camp like”
experience. It follows the LIFE philosophy of the district
by providing an inclusive program open to all Somers
students. Somers is fortunate to have this program, par-
ticularly for the Special Education population that at-
tend extended school year services through the Somers
School District as it has exposed them to sports, dance,
art, cooking, music, yoga and cake decorating. e ele-
mentary program for grades K-5 is additionally unique in
that every camper has a “buddy” of mostly middle school
and high school students who volunteer to spend the af-
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how Challenge Island’s approach to learning allowed for ing. We are looking forward to working with all Somers

di erentiation of skills and concepts while tapping into children in our Challenge Island classes helping them

each student’s strengths. to develop vital life skills such as communication, grit,

Whether our student engineers were collaborating critical thinking, and team building. Challenge Island

on building Coney Island Roller Coasters or designing will be running after school classes this fall through the

Sydney Harbor Bridges, each week brought on a new Somers Parks and Recreation Department and will be

challenge that ignited curiosity and cultivated resilience. o ering many more events throughout the year.

e teachers told us, “as educators, this is what we are

looking for: programs that engage our students and pro-

vide them with wonderful, meaningful learning experi-

ences that result in their own personal successes through

di erentiation. It was a very di erent and equally amaz-

ing experience for everyone.”

e highlight for us was at the end of the program

when some of the children from the upper grades took

the “challenge”one step further. ey created a one-of-a-

kind Challenge Island inspired Fair. Drums were beaten

and music played while younger children participated in

experiential fun, all designed and produced by the high

school students. Having the opportunity to witness how

Challenge Island sparked their creativity and in turn

empowered their peers was an incredibly proud moment

for us. e culmination of the “Summer Fun Fair” was

a true testament of why we love what we do. It was a

beautiful, immersive learning experience for everyone.

A perfect day for us is seeing that glow and excitement

in children when they persevere together and realize

what they can accomplish as a team is far more reward- PHOTOS COURTESY OF CHALLENGE ISLAND

It is truly an honor to serve the people of Somers
as Town Supervisor. I am proud to celebrate our
community and the residents who make our town
such a wonderful place to live. For over 30 years, I
have witnessed the great spirit of volunteerism and
community that resonates throughout our Somers,
and I am delighted to see that continue today. As
we celebrate Somers and our community, let us
also remember those who have made the ultimate
sacri ce and those who continue to ensure our

freedoms.

– Supervisor Rick Morrissey

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somers farmers, drovers, and fHiissthoreicralmPraofnile
e following is from the Somers Historical Society:

I n 1788, Somers was largely woods with some rivers, plant. Perry’s grist/saw/fulling mill was also submerged. Its
streams, and creeks. e fertile soil in the low lands were location can be seen on an island south of Shenorock that
very suitable for farming, while the higher and rockier hills emerges when the water is low. e east-west road was sub-
was good for grazing. Settlers came and established all manner of merged and had to be relocated on the north shore. It is now

farms. Some kept cattle, sheep, and pigs. Others grew grain. Apple Route 202. Somers lost 3,257 acres (5.1 square miles) of land

orchards were popular.Poultry and eggs were produced.New York to the water (15.4 percent of the town). Mills that ground

City was hungry for fresh produce, so the farmers prospered. grain or produced wool were lost. Deans, Goldens, Woods,

As turnpikes were developed, long lines of cattle, sheep, and and Plum Brook Bridges had to be replaced. A new railroad

pigs would move through Somers. Many were held in town, wait- bridge was needed in Goldens Bridge.

ing for requests from New York City for meat. Using the streams, By 1904 nine-tenths of the remaining Somers’ land was

some drovers would “water the stock” while they waited. is used for dairy farming. Drovers no longer sent cattle to New

meant giving them lots of water thereby increasing their weight York City.Trains took the new gold “milk” to the city. Perry’s Mill in 1882 before it was submerged

and value. ey were driven down to the city to be sold and e large lakes produced when the reservoirs were

slaughtered according to the demand. completed became home to an amazing list of sh. In

New York City was growing and so was its thirst. Sources of Amawalk there were Brown Trout, Large and Small-

fresh water were needed. So in 1832 the Croton River was select- mouth Bass, White Perch, Blue Gill, and Black Crappie.

ed as a reservoir and by 1842 a dam was completed in Yorktown In Muscoot and the New Croton Reservoir you might

and the east part of Somers ooded. also nd Rainbow Trout, Common Carp, Sun sh (the

e biggest impact for Somers was the development of the only ones I ever caught), and many others.

Amawalk Reservoir by damming the Muscoot River, which was In the winter, many men, some from Somers, walked

completed in 1894. e resulting ooding destroyed the little out on the ice with their tip-ups and dug a hole through PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE SOMERS HISTORICAL SOCIETY
hamlet of Amawalk, which had a general store and coal yard, a the 8-inch thick ice. Even with the wind chill below zero,
blacksmith shop, and a saloon as well as a small milk bottling they still managed to catch some great sh. Amawalk Reservoir in 2018. The Hamlet of
Amawalk lies below the water.

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Somers country churHicstohricael Psrofile
e following is from the Somers Historical Society:

Rural Somers built its rst church, Mount Zion Methodist Episcopal clothing of the day did not include shorts or
Church, in 1794. It’s still standing and open for weddings and other tank tops, and so it was hot and there was no
special events. In 1799, the Presbyterian and Episcopal faiths built the running water. e preacher needed a good

Union Meeting House in 1899 in what is now Ivandell Cemetery. voice, since there was no ampli cation.

But in 1833, several men signed a Certi cate of Incorporation to establish Bibles, hymnals, and other printed material

a Protestant Episcopal Church. ese men included Joshua Purdy, Hachaliah was sometimes in short supply. Writing ma-

Bailey, and Charles Wright, grandfather of Caroline Wright Reis. e result terials such as ball point pens and lead pencils

was that the old Union Meeting House was auctioned o in 1836. e trust- did not exist, so taking notes was challenging.

ees of the Union Society bought the church for $1,025, half of which went to Imagine building a large church such as

the Episcopal Church. After a fundraising drive, enough money was raised to St. Lukes without any power tools. Every-

build Saint Lukes Protestant Episcopal Church in 1842. thing would require the builder to work by

Other churches built during that period included the Tomahawk Cha- PHOTO COURTESY OF THE SOMERS HISTORICAL SOCIETY hand using the early saws, chisels, hammers,
pel built in 1837. St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church was built in 1845 in and other implements of the day. Nails, glass,
St. Lukes, 2018

Somers, but was relocated in 1903 when the Croton Dam was built, ooding the old paint, millwork, roo ng material, insulation, and many other useful materials were often

site. ere were other churches established before 1900 in Somers. hard to come by. Delivery of material could take lots of time, often a problem when you

Imagine you were a parishioner at St. Lukes in August 1848. Your hand washed need to build the rafters before you put in the lathe and plaster.

“Sunday Best” clothes for you and your kids would be the rule. Unless you could walk to St. Lukes and the other early Somers churches were indeed amazing edi ces in the

church, you would have to hitch up the buggy or sleigh. Tying up at church, you would midst of farms and cattle and menagerie creatures. And yet the people of that day did

enter and be seated. the impossible and created so many of these houses of worship. Most worked very hard

ere was no electricity, so only natural light through the tall windows would illu- on demanding tasks on their farm, or tending cattle, sheep, and pigs. Others worked at

minate the interior. e organ would be pumped with the organist’s foot. Without air the Somers’ menageries and yet they still found time to establish churches throughout

conditioning or fans, the only relief from the August heat was to open the windows. e Somers in the 18th and 19th century. Truly amazing!

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School days in lincolHisntordicaal Plrofeile
e following is from the Somers Historical Society:

S omers schools have been around for over 200 years. their schooling in the common school, second-
An early school was established in 1811 on Toma- ary education beyond the eighth grade was
hawk Street. Eventually, Somers had 10 school dis- limited. Private academies often provided addi-

tricts, each consisting of a one-room school house. Usually tional education. Eventually Somers contracted

each school taught the rst through eighth grade students. with nearby towns to provide public secondary

In 1876 the average teacher salary was $388 per year. educational opportunities.

One of those schools in Lincolndale became Com- In 1934, New York State laid out a proposed

mon School District No. 3 and in 1871 had a one-room central school district. A vote was taken among

schoolhouse located on Primrose Street. e building was the town residents on December 5, 1934, which

next to the Hallock house and seemed to have come with approved the proposed Central School District

the farmhouse. e Hallock children, including Carolyn PHOTO COURTESY OF THE SOMERS HISTORICAL SOCIETY with a vote of 219 to 134. A new Somers Board of
Common School in Lincolndale (District #3), 1913
Wright (Reis) attended school in District No. 3. Education was formed and met January 31, 1935,

In 1907, a new Lincolndale School was built on one acre blackboards, maps, globes, and sometimes even a dictionary. for the rst time. e building was ready by 1938 and Grades

of land near Lovell Street. e 1913 class is shown in the Schools were supposed to teach the common branches of 1 through 9 moved into the new school. e curriculum was

picture. Note that the rst grade students are in front and knowledge,reading,writing,and arithmetic.Local county school extended year by year so that the 12th grade class graduated in

the older students are in the back. Children would often commissioners would determine the teachers’ moral character 1942, the rst Somers High School graduation. e old one

walk to school crossing farm elds and on unpaved roads. and preparedness.Teachers were certi ed, but many lacked even room schoolhouses were sold,some converted to lovely homes.

A typical classroom would be 30-by-20 feet with a small a normal school certi cate. Integration of schools was fully ac- Today’s Somers classrooms o er a wide array of pro-

entrance hall. Students would cut wood for the large wood- cepted. e last teacher in the Lincolndale School, Mary Egan, grams and media that the students and teachers in 1913

stove in the rear of the room. An outhouse would serve as once had 45 students with 21 of those in the rst grade. could not have imagined. e educational facilities are in-

bathroom and there was a well for water. Eventually, coal Many students attended school only part time. Farm credible with lighting, air conditioning, libraries, auditori-

stoves replaced the old wood burners. Early schools lacked chores were more important. When and if they completed ums, gyms, and much more.

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