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Protective supplies ‘Silence the virus’
PSA by Lewisboro residents to

be shown at a lm festival

BY BRIAN MARSCHHAUSER gave myself an hour that night

CONTRIBUTING EDITOR and a couple hours the next day

to concept and then it was pencils

Tired of the 24/7 news cycle down.”

and its contradictions, divisive He workshopped the idea with

political banter, and grim head- Rick Knief, a Scarsdale resident,

lines? who agreed to direct the PSA

Wear a mask. from his apartment, with Knief ’s

at’s the premise behind a girlfriend starring. Knief took

30-second public service an- shots of his apartment and sent

nouncement created by a team of them to Grskovic to review.

experienced advertising profes- Grskovic then created a story-

sionals. Steven Grskovic and Eric board. He then looped in Ale-

Warzecha, who make up half of jandro Delgado, an editor from

the four-member team, live in Harlem, and Warzecha, a sound

Lewisboro. designer from Lewisboro.

Four weeks ago, Grskovic was e short lm begins with a

listening to one of Gov. Andrew woman waking up and scroll-

Cuomo’s daily press brie ngs on ing her phone. She goes about

the coronavirus when the gover- her morning routine as the news

nor announced a face mask PSA plays in the background. As

contest. e winning submission, she makes co ee, the news gets

which had to show a face mask louder and louder. e sound

being properly worn, would by continues to increase in volume

used by the state. until she prepares to go out and

“I called a couple of people and puts on her mask, followed by

they were kind of interested,”said immediate silence and two lines

PHOTO COURTESY OF HARCKHAM’S OFFICE Grskovic, whose made commer- of text: “Silence the virus; wear a

State Sen. Harckham recently delivered 6,000 protective face masks and 12 gallons of hand cials for companies like Ameri- mask and help slow the spread of
sanitizer to a few communities in need of re-supply. First up was the Town of Lewisboro, where
Harckham was met at Town Hall by Police Chief David Alfano helping to unload the supplies. can Express, Dunkin Donuts, COVID-19.” SEE PSA PAGE 2

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The Staff PSA

EDITORIAL TEAM FROM PAGE 1
JODI WEINBERGER
“ e one that we produced, I thought was SCREENGRAB/STEVEN GRSKOVIC
EDITOR: 914-302-5830 the simple and also emotional, Grskovic
[email protected] said. “It’s this simple idea that if you put on a A screengrab from a PSA created by Lewisboro’s Steven Grskovic and three other advertising
mask, it’s going to wipe all this noise out that professionals.
BRIAN MARSCHHAUSER we’re hearing.”
SPORTS EDITOR: 914-302-5628 Top 5 lms with the most likes on Instagram ductive work wise [during the pandemic],”
[email protected] e PSA, which was easier to fast track will be screened at the festival in August. Grskovic said. “I kind of did it to do some-
without corporate involvement, came to- thing productive during this time. I felt like,
ADVERTISING TEAM gether in just over a week. e Lighthouse International Film Festi- I think I can do this successfully and get the
LISA KAIN val, based in Long Beach Island, is hosting a message across.”
“We’ve been doing this for a while,” drive-in lm festival in June. e festival will
914-351-2424 Grskovic said. “We just went with our guts.” show the PSA between every screening. View the PSA on Grskovic’s Instagram
[email protected] page (@gres_co_vick).
Competing against hundreds of other “It’s been really a mental game to be pro-
PAUL FORHAN submissions, including some from major ad
914-202-2392 agencies, they did not win the New York
[email protected] contest. e winning spots were more inspi-
CORINNE STANTON rational or humorous, while Grskovic’s had a
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Lewisboro Memorial Day Ceremony

e town of Lewisboro held a small gathering for Memorial
Day to honor the lives of those who served and paid the ultimate
sacri ce. John Lemke, Chair of the Veterans Advisory Commit-
tee coordinated the ceremony and Frank Kelly, Colonel US Army,
said a few words about what this day is about. Emma Gomes of
Scout Pack 154 accompanied by her mother Doris Peter placed
the wreaths near the monument and the ceremony ended with
resident Tom Gossett playing taps. Town Board members Jenn
Castelhano and Jane Diczok Crimmins also joined.

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TEEN OFTHE MONTH PHOTO COURTESY OF BRIAN COOK

Tara Curran

BY KATE BELDERS in the music technology depart- require weeknight perfor-
CONTRIBUTING WRITER ment, enrolling in music teacher mances. is perform-
Amy Geiger’s classes, where she ing schedule requires
A gifted performer who has learned how to write and record Tara to strike a bal-
dedicated herself to helping others, music.Geiger quickly noticed Tara’s ance between school-
John Jay High School senior Tara talent and “ erce” spirit, as well as work and performing.
Curran has mastered the art of ef- her willingness to help others. A few years ago, she
fortlessly balancing work, school started Gilbert with a
and giving back to the community. “Tara is a talented singer/song- group of friends. How-
writer who keeps an eye on her ever, as older members
Born in Mount Kisco, Tara grew future goals. She’s thoughtful, de- went to college, the band
up in the Lewisboro school district. termined and super talented; you separated, although they
Around the age of 5, Tara started instantly feel a connection to her remain great friends. Cur-
to seek comfort in music, especially when she walks in the room. She’s rently, Tara is part of a new
in blues and soul. Around 9, Tara the kind of person you would want group called Tara Jade and Com-
began to take voice lessons at the to have as your friend or neighbor pany. e band consists of Tara
School of Rock in Bedford, where because she is always willing to lend and three others in their twenties,
she honed her skills and showed a helping hand,” Geiger said. including drummer Mike Cesario.
an innate interest in performing.
While attending Increase Miller While at John Jay High,Tara has “Tara is a force of nature and a
Elementary School, Tara per- spent a great deal of time perform- powerful singer. She has great re-
formed in public for the rst time ing and giving back. Not only has spect for the musicians she plays
in the school’s musical. Before par- she performed at several school with, knowing when to step for-
ticipating in the musical,Tara expe- events, such as homecoming, but ward and take charge and when
rienced stage fright, but doing the she has also participated in charity to let the music take center stage,
musical allowed her to shake o her concerts. Tara headlined a charity Mike said. “Tara cares about peo-
fear. With her fear overcome, Tara concert with her old band, Gilbert, ple and the communities she is a
started performing professionally, through “Arts Alive” for Hurricane part of and makes sure we play
booking gigs at events and venues Maria relief e orts. Even with her bene ts and concerts that sup-
at least twice a month. At John Jay busy performing schedule, Tara port good causes. She can grab the
Middle School, Tara took part in also has found time to be a Tri-M attention of any room and knows
the school’s production of “ e Ad- member, the music honor society. how to create truly unique and en-
dams Family,” in the seventh grade. tertaining performances.”
During her high school years,
Upon arriving at John Jay High, Tara has kept up a demanding per- SEE CURRAN PAGE 7
Tara immediately became involved formance career. While many gigs
are on the weekends, some venues

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Parks opening in phases LEWISBORO
in Bedford
Zoning could be
BY TOM BARTLEY In Katonah, where retail shops the dog run in Beaver Dam Park, amended to allow
CONTRIBUTING WRITER got the green light to start curb- opened at noon. Despite being restaurants to open
side pickups last week, merchants open to dogs for the rst time
Piece by piece, a shaken world must still take the steps needed since March, Hanley predicted BY TOM BARTLEY a parking lot,” Supervisor Peter
continued this week to restore to open their doors to customers “some folks will steer clear until CONTRIBUTING WRITER Parsons said.
things it had taken for granted when the second phase of reopen- the ‘rush’ settles down.”
only months ago. ing kicks in, perhaps as early as Lewisboro restaurants could e hasty change in zoning,
Monday. “All in all,”she said,“everyone is be getting a municipal jump- good only through December,
Governed by strict state sched- happy to be one step closer to the start to their bottom line when represents “a slightly elaborate
uling and standards, the experi- “ e merchants are very happy new normal, whatever that will ul- they’re nally allowed to reopen. way of breaking the law, of al-
ment in restoration began locally to be slowly reopening,” Anne timately be.” lowing restaurants to break the
last week with small steps, among Hanley, vice chair of the Katonah Among the small businesses law,” Parsons said, “to help them
them some additional but limited Chamber of Commerce said.“We Katonah’s latest reopening re- hardest hit by the coronavirus stay in business by increasing
retail services. More ambitious have had Zoom meetings review- quired none of that. On Mon- lockdown, restaurants cannot their capacity.”
strides, including a full-scale re- ing the opening phases and pro- day, marking June’s start, Canine seat diners on-premises until the
opening of downtown Katonah to tective precautions.” Commons, the dog run in Beaver third phase of the state’s cali- At its May 26 meeting, the
in-store shopping could come as Dam Park, opened at noon to the brated resumption of economic Town Board scheduled a public
early as next week. Before a business can open it pets for the rst time since March. activity, a step still only vaguely hearing on the plan for Monday,
must detail in writing how it will in the future for this area. June 8.
Any continued reclaiming protect customers and employees, Bedford’s parks are reopening
of familiar activities from their make the workspace safer and fol- in phases. ey opened to vehicles But even when their doors But last week’s meeting did
coronavirus quarantine will build low speci c procedures to lower late last week and platform ten- do swing open, restaurants will not take up proposed restric-
on—depend on—success in each the risk of infection. nis courts saw their rst action in be allowed to ll only half their tions on the use of leaf blowers.
of four calibrated phases. Failure months this past weekend. tables, a social distancing tactic Saying, “I’ve got no wish to go
to meet and maintain a number “Many merchants are letting meant to minimize virus spread. around putting landscapers out
of speci c metrics, measuring in- a limited number of shoppers in Reporting progress as “so far so So the town plans to take an ad of business,”Parsons delayed any
fections and the health system’s with protective masks,” Hanley good,” Chris Soi, the superinten- hoc, al fresco turn to help res- board action on the regulations.
capacity to cope with them, could said. “Some are still doing ap- dent of recreation and parks, said taurateurs increase their table
reverse progress in any one of the pointments. Some have racks out- in a Monday morning email, “All count. “I don’t want to consider
phases, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has side with a sales associate. Some other reopenings have gone well, that law until there has been
made clear. have tape 6 feet apart on the oor no reported issues at the tennis Under a proposed tempo- a genuine opportunity for the
to keep people appropriately dis- courts or platform tennis courts.” rary zoning code amendment, landscapers to have their say,”
Westchester is one of seven tanced.” restaurants could quickly add Parsons maintained, closing the
counties in the Mid-Hudson Re- Vehicle tra c in the parks, he tables outdoors—on sidewalks, matter for now.
gion which must meet the state Katonah’s latest reopening re- said, “has been relatively light.” lawns, even “conceivably, part of
criteria before advancing. quired none of that. On Monday, SEE ZONING PAGE 7
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CURRAN vocal coach to Lady Gaga, Chris- Lawrence said. Once the COVID-19 crisis hit, Westchester residents.
tina Aguilera, Mick Jagger, Bono When not performing or Lum partnered with Gullotta In the fall, Tara will be attend-
FROM PAGE 4 and the inimitable Whitney House, an organization dedicated
Houston, to name others. When practicing, Tara gives back to her to helping Westchester residents ing the University of New Haven
In addition to her performanc- I talk about great singers, I don’t community. During the CO- facing hardships, to serve meals to major in the music industry. At
es, Tara spends a great deal of speak lightly. Tara Curran is a VID-19 pandemic, Tara and to those in need. Tara assists her New Haven, Tara hopes to learn
time practicing her craft, as well. great singer! Her in uences are her mother, Lonnie Lum, have mother in the daily preparation of more about the industry, includ-
Currently, Tara studies under the many, but her sound is her own. been serving food to commu- meals, often planning her school ing contracts and copyright law.
direction of Don Lawrence, vocal And what a sound! She is an art- nity members in need as part of schedule around her work. To Beyond college, Tara envisions a
coach to music legends. ist who I predict will have a glow- an e ort by the Gullotta House. date, Tara and her mother have career spent as a performer man-
ing future in the years to come,” Lum, an entrepreneur, operated a prepared thousands of meals for aging her own career.
“I know great singing when food truck before the pandemic.
I hear it. I should–I’ve been the

PARKS mer camp and pool openings. park swimming pools and day Supervisor Chris Burdick said erings of as many as 10 people,for
Hopefully, the governor will ad- camp. We’d like to get them open in his daily coronavirus update. example, are now permitted. But
FROM PAGE 6 dress that later in the week.” too! We are going to do every- “We’d like to get them open too! other safeguards like social dis-
thing we can to open both as soon We are going to do everything we tancing—keeping at least 6 feet
awaiting a virus-delayed county Bedford Supervisor Chris as we are permitted to do so.” can to open both as soon as we of space between one another—
Department of Health permit. Burdick, in his daily coronavirus are permitted to do so.” remain in place to help stem the
update, has echoed that senti- “We get lots of requests that we spread of the highly contagious
“ e residents, especially those ment, saying, “We get lots of re- open the hamlet park swimming Some restrictions have loos- virus.
with kids,” Hanley said, “are ea- quests that we open the hamlet pools and day camp,” Bedford ened as the state reopens. Gath-
gerly awaiting word about sum-

ZONING is not to be able to welcome in as frequent renewal, would bypass view” without a public hearing. Monday, June 8. at step, allow-
many people as they can.” the normally lengthy procedures Restaurants are scheduled to ing o ce openings and in-store
FROM PAGE 6 for zoning code amendments, retail, would also last a minimum
He said, “One way to increase ”which means no public hearings, reopen, by region, in the state’s of two weeks, meaning it would
Restaurants were among the the numbers is to allow them nothing,” the supervisor said. third of four phases. Westches- be almost till month’s end, at the
casualties when Albany locked to put tables outside.” Since the ter, part of the seven-county earliest, before restaurants could
down business statewide in town code does not permit that, Even under the formal ap- Mid-Hudson Region, began reopen.
March in an e ort to combat Parsons is proposing the tempo- proach—enacting a zoning code
the spread of the alarmingly le- rary zoning code change. amendment—restaurants would rst-phase reopening—largely Parsons expressed con dence
thal coronavirus. New York at the not have to give the Planning manufacturing and construc- that the current phase would con-
time was the epicenter of COV- To guarantee a warm-weather Board a full, formal site plan. In- tion—May 26 and is expected to tinue to “go well.”He was less op-
ID-19 cases in the United States. x while conditions still permit stead, a restaurant could provide remain in that step until at least timistic beyond that, saying, “ e
outdoor dining, Parsons is look- just a sketch or other drawing the next week. one which may be a lot more
Abruptly, restaurants were re- ing at two ways to achieve it. In board considers adequate to de- di cult is phase two because of
duced, at best, to o ering takeout the quicker way, the supervisor scribe the outdoor seating plan. If the region maintains re- the huge requirements for testing.
services. As a result,“a lot of them said,he will invoke “state of emer- quired virus metrics, measuring
are in trouble nancially,” Parsons gency” authority. Such a declara- e board would be expected to things like the rate of infections e odds on that screwing up are
said. “So, the last thing they need tion, short term and requiring give the plan an “expedited re- and health care capacity, it could quite high.”
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Happily Ever After

Let’s face it LETTERS

READING, other person’s germs. want to buy a colorful fabric face mask Vote for Burdick
WRITING & I see plenty of surgical masks on to coordinate with their hiking shorts,
CHOCOLATE rugby shirts and bathing suits? I’d buy To the Editor:
my fellow shoppers and pedestrians. a lightweight cotton seersucker face I believe that each of the Democrat candidates
KIM I thought we were supposed to save mask in a cheerful pink gingham print
KOVACH those for health care workers. I fash- if they o ered it. in the Primary Election for the New York State
ioned a do-it-yourself face mask using 93rd Assembly District will vote the same way on
Up at the shopping center, beige a cotton bandana and two elastic hair Gardening catalogs should include headline issues. We need, however, to remember
bandana covering the lower bands to loop around my ears. It works a line of fabric face masks, too. How that 95% of a member of the Assembly’s job is
half of my face, I notice the and I can throw the bandana into the about a face mask to match your gar- working to represent the interests of his District. I
body language of passers-by. People washing machine when I return home. dening gloves? at would make a nice have worked with Chris for seven years and know
now move in a wide arc when walking Sometimes my eyeglasses fog up when gift. Sports retailers could sell a ton of that this is where he will leave the other candi-
towards another group of strangers in I wear my bandana mask. Oh, well. face masks designed with major league dates in the dust. His seven years of achievement
Pandemic Perambulate mode. I used baseball logos and team colors. A dis- as Bedford’s Supervisor have been notable for an
to walk that way when approaching a My sewing skills are almost non- tinctive pinstriped New York Yankees amazing work ethic. Just one example: New York
person walking a dog on a long leash. existent. I remember in seventh grade face mask would be a big seller. State and New York City do not easily hand out
I’d give them ample space so that Fido Home Economics class, we were sup- money to sewer Bedford’s business areas. To ob-
would not be able to jump up on me as posed to sew our own sleeveless sum- I am trying to stay positive. I really tain it he fought impenetrable bureaucracies.
I power-walked down the lane. mer shirts. We had to follow a pattern, can’t imagine that wearing a face mask
cut out the material and then sew the and plastic gloves every time you leave Chris will leave Bedford a much improved
We have adapted to this way of seams using a sewing machine. I had the house will be the normal way we Town.
interacting with strangers by incor- missed a couple of classes and tried conduct our lives. But who knows? Are
porating many new habits into our to catch up to my classmates. In my people really expected to wear a face Peter Parsons
daily lives. When I push my grocery hurry to make some progress in nish- mask at the beach? ink of the tan Supervisor of Lewisboro
cart towards the check-out line, I ing this project, I apparently sewed up line situation.
automatically pull back to allow six the armholes in the sleeveless blouse. Burdick for Assembly
feet between myself and the person on Will all of this face mask wear-
line ahead of me. When two people e teacher gave me a bad grade and ing a ect the way we interpret other To the editor:
are approaching the door to the post my mother went up to school in my people’s moods? How can you tell Please vote for Chris Burdick for State Assem-
o ce, for example, I notice the Covid defense. if someone is smiling or grimacing
Flinch, that knee-jerk reaction to halt under that face mask? Maybe we can bly in the June 23 Democratic Primary, in which
for a second to let the other person But I digress. Plenty of crafty peo- add stickers to our masks with the everyone now has the option to vote by absen-
walk past or enter the doorway with ple on TV can sew cool-looking fabric appropriate smiley or frowning facial tee ballot. As the only elected leader in the race,
plenty of space between us and the masks in all sorts of colors and designs. expressions. Not a bad idea! Chris is uniquely prepared to hit the ground run-
I keep expecting clothing retailers ning in Albany in the midst of the current health
like LL Bean and Lands End to start Kim Kovach thanks everyone for and economic crisis. His record in Bedford has
including matching fabric face masks wearing a face mask outside! www. demonstrated his integrity, determination, pro-
in their spring and summer catalogs. kimkovachwrites.com gressive priorities and ability to get things done.
It makes perfect sense. Who wouldn’t
Christina Rae
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MAN desk, you’re in the room by yourselves by the waterfall!” My wife was already I just need to powder my nose I might
OVERBOARD and by now you’ve already infected each packing the bike back up, but I was buy a piece of gum, but if I purchase a
other to your heart’s content, and when game for any excitement greater than medium-sized appliance, things are a bit
RICK you leave the sta comes in with gloves making myself a grilled cheese sandwich more serious.
MELÉN and Febreezes the remote control, refrig- in my kitchen. Getting bitten by a rattle-
erator handle and toilet usher. But the snake was a much more glamorous way We stopped for lunch at Ben’s Fresh,
This Memorial Day was a test, wildcard in the hotel business is that you to end up at the hospital than what I that was the full name of the place so I
and we’ll know in a couple weeks are inviting travelers from other places, had planned, which was to get my pants can imagine what Ben is like if you’re
whether we passed it or not. e and who knows where those places are caught in my bicycle chain, seize up the unlucky enough to catch him alone. Our
holiday was invented to honor those on the COVID curve? Are they on the wheel and go ying over the handlebars order took a half-hour to prepare, so
who died ghting wars to protect our “up” axis or the “down” axis? e folks into a ravine with no pants on. maybe they deep-cleaned it rst. ey
way of life. It’s also a day when that way from Wuhan who were a pariah two had a couple of guitarists playing songs
of life is on bright display, as people months ago are now the only safe bet. We pushed our bicycles up a stony in a little picnic area where you could
gather together with family and friends So travel is hit or miss in the age of the incline for one and a half miles, and by enjoy the beautiful day, and that’s just
or travel someplace where they can coronavirus, and nobody knows which is the time we got to the waterfall I would what we’re going to need: a little reason
celebrate the de facto start of summer. the better choice. have begged any rattlesnake to put me to come and hang out together, six feet
out of my misery. We cycled around the apart. Everyone was taking things seri-
is year the heroes include the medical We decided to take a day trip to Port reservoir on a beautiful wooded trail, and ously, covering up when they were within
community, and to honor them meant Jervis, where we had never been. It’s a when a garter snake slithered from under mouthshot of anyone else, except for the
giving up a lot of what Memorial Day small city on the Delaware River with a rock I almost jumped out of my skin. musical duo. ey might have been father
has grown accustomed to representing. not much going on, but everywhere is But the view was gorgeous, the weather and son, or father and daughter, it’s not as
like that at the moment. It’s hard to get a was perfect and you could even see the easy to tell as it used to be.
We normally go someplace near the feel for a town during a pandemic; it was High Point Monument in the distance.
shore not too far away and freeze on a so quiet it felt like the place was waiting Did we cheat on the Memorial Day
beach so we can say what a great time we for the railroad to be invented. But we One thing we hadn’t gured on in ad- test? If you went someplace and lived it
had, but this year even a simple car trip brought our bicycles with us to make vance was that most vacation rest rooms up with a bunch of people that you don’t
would have required a lot of research. our own fun. We unpacked the bikes at in America exist in businesses that are know, your spree may have a short shelf
Is anything open? At rst glance hotels Watershed Park to ride the mountain closed right now. We found a Walgreens life. You might have been safer with me,
would seem like an easy business to get bike trails there, and a guy coming o that let us use the bathroom, and they my wife and a rattlesnake.
going again. Wear a mask at the front the path cheerfully shouted, “Hi! Watch didn’t even ask us to make a purchase.
out for the rattlesnake!” My wife yelled, When I see the sign, “For Customers Be represented: ll out your Census Form.
“Huh?” And he shouted back, “He’s up Only,” I have to decide how much what- Visit: 2020census.gov. Say hello at: rlife8@
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I’m a 48-year-old mother of two, DR. LINDA
SILBERT
and I’m embarrassed to admit

it, but it’s the rst time I ever

thought about how many men

and women gave their lives ght-

ing for our country. Do you think we as parents or our educational

system is the cause of this lack of empathy and self-centeredness?

Mrs. K

EDFS-A5PF-41A292P6-1D6-9EA6-6AE-A Dear Mrs. K.,
Most likely neither one is to blame. Most people do not think about

what is happening to someone else unless it a ects them personally.
Do they have empathy for those in need? Do most people look at
someone in need and think, “What can I do to help them?” Probably,
most people do. Otherwise, during times of crises we wouldn’t see
such an outpouring of charity.

As with you, probably, this past Memorial Day weekend was
thought-provoking for a lot of people. As a nation we’re in the middle
of a war ghting an enemy we can’t see. e soldiers are everyone of us
with the most courageous frontline soldiers of doctors, nurses, health
care workers, teachers, police, re ghters, factory workers, transit
workers and every citizen that contributes to our everyday lives. is
enemy has a ected every one of us, not to mention that it has killed
nearly 100,000 of our citizens so far.

Our personal stories, our city and state stories and our nation’s story
will be written in the history books. Future generations will read about
what we are living through, the same way we learned about WWI,
WWII, the Great Depression, 9/11 and all the horri c school and
nationwide shootings. Students will be memorizing the causes of the
virus, the steps our nation took to ght this enemy, and how our lives,
our communities and our nation changed as a result. In the future, it
could appear as an essay question on a nal U.S. History exam.

Years from now, after we conquer COVID-19, the question is
whether humankind will develop a deeper sense of empathy for their
fellow person—or will Memorial Day weekend still signify barbecues
and sales?

MEMORIAL DAY QUIZ
Memorial Day was established to honor those men and women

who have (1) ___ while serving their country. It actually began as a
solemn day to honor those who died during the (2) ___War. Union
and (3) ___armies were both honored. It was originally called (4) ___.
President (5) ___ declared it would be celebrated on the last (6) ___
in May. Each year, on Memorial Day, the president or vice president
lays a wreath on soldiers’ graves at (7) ___ National Cemetery. (8) ___
are held all over the country on this day. (9) e holiday’s name was
o cially declared as Memorial Day in the year ___. e day isn’t a
religious holiday or a state holiday, but a (10) ___ holiday.

Answers: 1. Died; 2. Civil War; 3. Confederate; 4. Decoration Day;
5. Nixon; 6. Monday; 7. Arlington; 8. Parades; 9. 1967; 10. Federal.

Dr. Linda

Dr. Linda is co-author of “Why Bad Grades Happen to Good Kids” and
director of Strong Learning Tutoring and Test Prep. If you have any
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Don’t Do It

“Don’t do it. Don’t do it,” I warned as Ken JUST “I can’t preach to the world, but I care about your
approached the yellow light. And just like JO ANN safety and the safety of everyone around you when
that, he whizzed past it as it turned red. you’re behind the wheel of a 4,000 lb. weapon of mass
“Why do you do that?” destruction.”

“Do what?” JO ANN “ at’s what I love about you, Hon. You NEVER
“Why do you rush past the yellow light when you FRANCELLA exaggerate.”

know you’re supposed to stop?” As the miles passed I decided to give up my preach-

“Red means stop.” ing for the duration of our drive. I knew I would be

“Yes, I know red means stop, but yellow warns you driving home with him again at the end of the day and

that red is coming so you should stop. Why do you “Should we discuss what a terrible driver you are?” he I could just pick up where I left o . Why can’t he un-

constantly put your foot on the accelerator whenever asked. derstand that I don’t want to nag, I just want to protect

you see a yellow light? What’s the rush? I’m telling I calmed myself and said, “First of all, we’re not talk- the love of my life and the father of my child; but, I

you that if you ever get pulled over by the police, I’ll be ing about me, and second, I don’t tailgate or pass red guess I can understand that it may seem like nagging

the rst one to tell them to slap on the cu s and I’ll ask lights. I know I’m not the best driver, but I don’t do to him…

them what took them so long to catch you.” those things.” It began faintly and soon the siren grew louder and

“You would really do that?” We continued our drive to my daughter’s house, and louder. I could see the red lights turning and I could

“Of course I would. I’d even open the glove com- with each mile we drove, Ken was quick to point out hear the sirens blaring as I looked out the rearview

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“Wow, I didn’t know you felt Fun Facts Ken said confused.
so strongly about it.” I reached toward the glove

“How could you not know? compartment, opened it and
I argue about it every time I began moving around the

get in a car with you,” I stated, by Jo Ann tissue packets, pens and gloves

exasperated. trying to nd the registration.
“Also,” I said, “Let’s not e young policeman did a

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Trim and Shave
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Somers man raises thousands for
those working ‘in the line of re’

BY CAROL REIF ere are literally hundreds of hu-

STAFF WRITER morous ways to describe the be-

loved ‘stache.

Joe Mazzella loved his mus- Facial hair trends have come

tache so much he was willing to and gone over the last 43 years,

spend a good chunk of his time in but the Bronx native remained

Catholic high school sitting in de- resolute. He caved only once—

tention rather than give it up. and that was when his late mother

In fact, the Somers man was so had begged him to remove it for

attached to it that he once turned his senior class photo.

his nose up at ve grand—in “Except for my sis and dad, no

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Goldman Sachs, who were des- went on to teach about nancial

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those brave enough to work in the
line of re throughout this pan-

with our local businesses by helping them to demic.”
On Memorial Day, Mazzella

had to grin and bear it while fam-

ily members gleefully pruned his

improvise, adapt and overcome. upper lip and a Halston Media
photographer captured the “his-

toric” event from a safe distance.

Here’s the catch: He only had

one half shorn.

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Besides, Mazzella said, it’s

much funnier looking and every-

one can use a good chuckle right

about now.

Once Trim and Shave for the

Brave nears its goal of $50,000,

Mazzella promises to jettison the

other half and start growing it

again for another fundraiser down

the road. So far, he’s raised more

than $10,000.

He coaches St. John the Evan-

gelist’s CYO basketball team in

Mahopac. e fth-graders and

their parents donated $250, com-

menting: “We love Coach Joe!”

e Mazzellas hope to rake in

enough to purchase lots of gift

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and send them back to Nicole, they handed him a mirror.
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Kennedy Catholic’s Class of 2020 earns well deserved salute

e following is from Kennedy spring or gather for the last time as a group have been awarded over ties including USC, RPI, Loyola, June 11. e parade route will
Catholic: and exchange congratulatory $54,000,000 in merit-based aca- Villanova, Cornell, Fordham and take the seniors and any fam-
hugs at their graduation due to demic scholarships. Northeastern. Furthermore, an ily members around both the
Kennedy Catholic’s graduat- COVID-19. unprecedented four graduates in school’s Somers campus parking
ing Class of 2020 will be re- is high-achieving group that same graduating year will be at- lots and the adjoining parking
membered for much more than is year’s seniors at the co- represent young men and wom- tending the University of Notre lots of St. Joseph’s Church. Se-
the senior class that was not able ed college preparatory school in en from over 50 public school Dame, two of them being named niors will be welcomed to music
to gather for their prom sched- Somers will be much more re- districts and Catholic middle National Merit Scholar Finalists. and the cheers of their admin-
uled for May 27, compete for a membered for their resilience and schools within Westchester, Put- istrators, teachers and coaches
CHSAA championship in boys achievements inside and outside nam and Duchess will be repre- Outside the classroom, this while adhering to the social dis-
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THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 2020 Sports THE KATONAH LEWISBORO TIMES PAGE 19

Senior Salute – Girls Lacrosse

BY BRIAN MARSCHHAUSER Favorite Pre-Game Ritual: Braiding Advice for Younger Players: My advice omore year. It was so incredible.
SPORTS EDITOR hair and blasting music in the parking lot for younger players is cliché, but cherish Advice for Younger Players: I’m sure
every moment.
John Jay girls lacrosse had been inching Favorite JJ Lax Memory: Beating Yor- MELINA O’CONNOR they’ve heard this before, but enjoy every
closer to claiming a state title. ktown in the section nal my sophomore second of it. It gave me some memories
year Attack, No. 19 that I will never forget and some friend-
In 2018, the Indians fell in the state Future Plans: University of Delaware ships that will last forever. is program
semi nals. A year later, their season end- Advice for Younger Players: Give it all Favorite Pre-Game Ritual: Getting a is one like no other. Keep ghting and
ed with a loss in the state championships you got every practice and game, because peanut-butter bagel from Empire keep pushing past your limits, because
game. the end comes way faster than you think! Favorite JJ Lax Memory: Winning the when we did that, we accomplished some
section championship vs. Yorktown my incredible things.
e six graduating seniors will never CHARLOTTE WILMOTH sophomore year
get a chance to clear that nal hurdle and Advice for Younger Players: Practice a BRIANNA GAROFOLO
bring home the state’s top prize. Spring Mid eld, No. 25 little every day and just continue to love
2020 will always be remembered as the Future Plans: Playing lacrosse at e your sport no matter what. Goalie, No. 20
season that never was. Ohio State University SYDNEY PHILLIPS Future Plans: UC Santa Barbara
Favorite Pre-Game Ritual: Dancing in Attack, No. 9 Favorite Pre-Game Ritual: Juggling
But their coaches’ admiration is no the parking lot before games, wearing a Future Plans: Playing lacrosse at Ithaca with the other goalie(s)
consolation prize. bun with a white headband and doing my College Favorite JJ Lax Memory: Beating Rye
eye-black. Favorite Pre-Game Ritual: Blasting in the section nal last year
“Henry Cloud once said, ‘Leave a place Favorite JJ Lax Memory: Playing the music and throwing around in the park- Advice for Younger Players: Your
better than you found it,’ and that is what state tournament last year and making ing lot before big games. It eased the team will always be there for you and
the seniors of the John Jay girls lacrosse history for the program by going to the stress and we always had a fun time. they love you more than you know.
team have done,” the team’s coaches said state nals Favorite JJ Lax Memory: Beating Yor- Show them equal love and spend as
in a uni ed message. Advice for Younger Players: Enjoy ktown in the section nal game my soph- much time with them as you can. ey
every moment, from practice to games. are you family, just as much as they are
e six seniors—Charlotte Wilmoth, Walk o the eld knowing you have no your friends.
Kelly Nolan, Sydney Phillips, Melina regrets. Leave every practice and game
O’Connor, Brianna Garofolo and Juli- knowing you put your heart into every
anna Duva—set a new standard of “what drill and play. “Best players make those
it means to be a John Jay girls lacrosse around them great.” To me, this means
player,” they said. no matter if you’re having the worst game
of your life, you keep your head up and
“ rough their hard work, dedication, keep pushing your teammates to be the
and sacri ces they made history,” the best players they can be. Try every day in
coaches said. “ ey were part of the rst practice and games to make those around
team to win a section title, the rst team you better people and players, an you will
to win a state semi nal, and the rst team see how much better the team will be! Go
to make an appearance in a state cham- Jay!
pionship.”
KELLY NOLAN
O the eld, the coaches said, is where Mid eld, No. 23
they’re impact was felt most. Future Plans: Playing lacrosse at Sa-

“ eir commitment and sacri ces in- cred Heart University
spired us,” the coaches said. “ eir pas- Favorite Pre-Game Ritual: Listening
sion motivated us. eir desire to improve
humbled us. Although they were not able to music with my friends
to write their ending this year, their lead- Favorite JJ Lax Memory: Winning the
ership never faltered. ey showed us
how to be resilient and reminded us to state semi nal game last year
never take a moment for granted. eir
attributes will forever be weaved into
the program and their legacy will live on
through the girls that come after them.”

JULIANNA DUVA

Defense, No. 1 Upcoming
Future Plans: Lehigh University
We will continue our Senior Salute series with members of the track and field team in next week’s issue.

PAGE 20 THE KATONAH LEWISBORO TIMES SPORTS THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 2020

ATHLETE SPOTLIGHT – KITANYA BROWN

Senior sprinter to
run in college

BY BRIAN MARSCHHAUSER ter dash because it is the perfect going to SUNY Oneonta and ma- For a young athlete growing Kitanya Brown
SPORTS EDITOR sprinting distance. e 100-me- joring in early childhood educa- up in the John Jay school district,
ter dash feels too short and the tion. I will also be running on the what would you tell them about FILE PHOTO/VIC MCGEE
Kitanya Brown was a member of 400-meter dash is way too long. track team. the experience of being on the
the John Jay track and eld team, track and eld and why should mates have been so supportive to
specializing in the 200-meter dash. What is your favorite sports If you could have one super- they go out for it? me over the years and I am forever
memory from your time at John power, what would it be and why? grateful. e coaches are always
How are you getting through Jay? e track team is my second there to push you to become your
this period of social distancing? If I could have one superpower family. e coaches and my team- best. You will always have some-
What are you doing to keep My favorite sports memory was it would be to y so that I can go one to cheer you on. Track has in-
busy? my rst time running at Glenn D. anywhere I want. troduced me to new friends I will
Loucks Games. never forget and endless memories.
I wouldn’t say that I am being so- What is something about
cially distant because I go to work Who has been your biggest role yourself people would be sur-
almost every single day. I work at a model over the years and what prised to learn?
grocery store and I do my best to have you learned from them?
help everyone in my community. I Something that people are sur-
am also being safe by wearing my e biggest role model in my life prised to learn about me is that I
mask and gloves. is Usain Bolt. Known as the fastest am Jamaican.I don’t have an accent
man alive, he de nes sports and is anymore, so it isn’t as obvious. I
When did you start running a big symbol in Jamaica. Watch- lived in Jamaica for six years before
and what got you started? ing him train, overcome obstacles, I moved to the United States.
and win several gold medals, has
I started running when I was inspired me to train harder and What place would you most
in middle school. My mom was a harder everyday. like to visit?
runner, so I felt like I should be a
runner too. Turns out I was pretty “I think you get to a point as I would most likely visit Japan.
good at it. With the support from an athlete where it becomes less What is your favorite place to
the coaches, teammates and my about competing against others eat locally?
mom, I saw track as the most im- and more about competing against My favorite place to eat is Em-
portant thing in my life.I don’t have yourself.”—Usain Bolt pire Bagels.
the best hand-eye coordination for What’s the go-to app on your
sports with balls but put me on the Do you have any pre-game phone and why?
track and I will do just ne. rituals? My go to app on my phone Hay
Day, because it’s relaxing and fun.
What is your favorite event No Are you currently binging
and why? What are your post-high anything?
school plans, athletically and I am currently binging the show
My favorite event is the 200-me- academically? “YOU.”
My post high school plans are

State finalizes COVID-19 Task Force

Fall sports season slated to begin Aug. 24

e New York State Public High School Athletic As- Zayas added, “At this time we are planning to start • Superintendent West – Adam Stoltman (Section VI)
sociation (NYSPHSAA) has selected members to serve on fall sports on Aug. 24. With the uncertainty of the CO- • Section Executive Director East – Tom Combs
a COVID-19 Task Force to examine potential e ects of VID-19 crisis, I want to make sure we are prepared to (Section XI), Matt Walentuk (Section VII)
the COVID-19 pandemic on the fall 2020 season and the focus attention on keeping student-athletes engaged in • Section Executive Director West – Carl Normandin
2020-2021 school year. their school communities and active, while also abiding (Section X), Kathy Hoyt (Section V)
by Department of Health and Governor Cuomo’s guide- • Principal East – Jim Mackin (Section I)
Task Force members were selected by Paul Harrica, lines. We must have innovative and creative thought to • Principal West – Paul Gasparini (Section III)
NYSPHSAA president, with input and consultation provide bene cial participation playing experiences for • Athletic Director East – Chris Ceruti (Section VIII)
from NYSPHSAA executive director, Dr. Robert Zayas. students.” • Athletic Director West – Scott Barker (Section V)
• NYSAAA – Dr. Jim Wright (Section XI)
e Task Force is made up of NYSPHSAA member TASK FORCE MEMBERS • Athletic Trainers – Rick Knizek (Section 2)
superintendents, principals, athletic directors and execu- • President – Paul Harrica,Task Force chair (Section X) • District Transportation Director – Chris Durdon
tive directors in addition to representatives from New • Vice President – Julie Bergman (Section IV) (Section IV)
York State Athletic Administrators Association and • 2nd Vice President – Russell Bartlett (Section X) • O cials – Dennis Burkett
State Education Department. e committee is expected • Immediate Past President – Jim Osborne (Section IX) • NYS Education Department – Karen Hollowood &
to meet for the rst time in late May or early June. • Incoming 2nd Vice President – Tim Mullins (Section XI) Ann Lanoue
• Past President – Steve Broadwell (Section VII) • NYS Department of Health – TBD
“ e goal of this task force is to bring together a group • NYSPHSAA – Dr. Robert Zayas (Executive Director)
of experienced administrators and professionals to ex- • District Superintendent – Jim Dexter (Section 2) is article was authored by Chris Watson, director of
amine potential impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on • Superintendent East – Dr. Ivan Katz (Section IX) communications, NYSPHSAA.
the upcoming school year and to provide guidance and
recommendations to the 11 Sections of NYSPHSAA,”
Harrica said.

CORRECTION

In the April 30 issue, a photograph of John Jay football player, Chris DiChiara, was incorrectly captioned as Ben Bartley-Cohen. We regret the error.