VOL. 6 NO. 13 THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 2023 BUSINESS & REAL ESTATE 23 CLASSIFIEDS 22 LEISURE 21 OPINION 8 TOWN CROSSING 4 SPORTS 16 Wolves Lacrosse Advances pg 16 FINAL FOUR Visit TapIntoKLT.net for the latest news. PRSRT STD US POSTAGE PAID WEST CALDWELL, NJ PERMIT #992 BY TOM BARTLEY CONTRIBUTING WRITER As the LGBTQ community confronts sharply rising hatecrime violence and legislative intolerance nationally, Bedford promises acceptance and protection, Councilwoman Bobbi Bittker said this past weekend. “We want Bedford residents to know that we are not just welcoming but safe,” she said in town hall ceremonies on Saturday (June 3) marking the town’s fourth annual observance of Pride Month. Supervisor Ellen Calves greeted more than 50 residents, public o cials and speakers gathered outside town hall to celebrate the hoisting of the rainbow ag, banner of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, into the slate-gray Saturday morning sky. Bittker, who proposed the event three years ago as a freshman council member, has remained a driving force behind it. She was joined Saturday by her fellow board members, Stephanie McCaine, Andres Castillo and Tom Catoliato as well as town justices David Menken and Jodi Kimmel. “We are an a rming community,” Bittker told the crowd, but added, “We need to act to stay safe.” Where previous town observances celebrated growing acceptance of the once-shunned LGBTQ community, several speakers this year also touched on what they saw as a troubling spike in anti-gay violence and apparent o cial bias in at least some statehouses. County Executive George Latimer framed the question. “ is country is facing a choice A day of Pride With Frank Zipp manning the halyard, Bedford’s rainbow fl ag rises into the sky above town hall. PHOTO: TOM BARTLEY SEE PRIDE PAGE 6 BY TOM WALOGORSKY EDITOR is weekend, Lewisboro Town Park will once again be transformed into a place of unity and hope. On Sunday, June 11, the Salla Treatment and Research (STAR) Foundation will be presenting the third annual RARE event to bene t childhood rare disease research. Founded by Jessica Foglio, STAR is dedicated to supporting Salla disease research and treatment, as well as promoting education and awareness. Salla is a lysosomal storage disease which leaves the body unable to recycle sialic acid and results in early physical impairment and intellectual disability. Foglio’s youngest son, Ben, was diagnosed with Salla disease in 2017. “As his mother, my grief has manifested itself into the creation of this thriving foundation, and we are now partnered with 46 active researchers,” explains Foglio. “When we were diagnosed, there was nothing out there on his condition. No support groups, not even a doctor who knew something about this disorder.” Foglio and her family relocated to Lewisboro from the Bronx in 2020. Now, she channels her energy into the STAR Foundation and its belief that no disease is too rare for viable research and treatment options. CELEBRATION OF LIFE To celebrate another year of RARE community event returns to Lewisboro SEE RARE PAGE 5 HOPEMAZZOLA YOU’VE GOTTA HAVE HOPE Sales Vice President Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker cell: 914.714.0090 [email protected] hopemazzola.com MAZZOLA YOU’VE GOTTA HAVE HOPE 95 Katonah Ave | Katonah, NY 10536 fi Find Out What Your Home Might Be Worth Scan for Instant Results #UGottaHaveHope Spring Selling Season Is Here! Somers | $653,500 Sold! Mt. Kisco | $1,887,400 White Plains | $300,000 Thinking of selling? Now is the time.
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THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 2023 THE KATONAH-LEWISBORO TIMES – PAGE 3 HOME, AUTO, BUSINESS, LIFE & HEALTH 914-232-7750 www.forbesinsurance.com Great Food and Great Place for Special Parties William “Bill” Bongiorno fie sta of fie KatonahLewisboro Times mourns the loss of Bill Bongiorno, our contributing reporter, who recently began covering the Lewisboro beat for us. Bongiorno, who died on May 25, was a pillar of the Lewisboro community, having recently been awarded a proclamation with the town seal in April for his fundraising and other volunteer eorts on behalf of the Lewisboro Baseball Association. Bongiorno also served as Den Leader and Cubmaster for the Vista-Lewisboro Cub Scouts Pack 101 and Merit Badge Counselor and Trail to Eagle Mentor for Vista Troop 101 Boy Scouts, as well as a head coach for Lewisboro Parks and Recreation Baseball and the Lewisboro Baseball Association. In addition, he has also been a supporter of numerous charitable, civic and community organizations. fiere was no available obituary at press time, but a Go Fund Me has been created to help the family with funeral expenses and his children’s education. To support the Go Fund Me, visit https://gofund.me/d60422e5. fie sta of this newspaper extend our sincere condolences to Bongiorno’s family. In memoriam William “Bill” Bongiorno BY TOM BARTLEY CONTRIBUTING WRITER On a night set aside to celebrate career and professional milestones in Katonah-Lewisboro schools, the KLSD board found itself immersed last week in a series of contentious latenight issues. Most of June 1’s four-hour meeting was devoted to honoring teachers and other employees who were retiring or had achieved tenure (story, page 5). But as the clock ticked nearer midnight, the meeting’s nal hour was split between public comment—mainly parents unhappy with KLSD reading instruction, who renewed their call for a literacy committee— and a divided board’s lively debate over proposed rules governing public comment. By the end, at 11:40 p.m., the parents of youngsters with reading issues had left once again with no encouragement on their long-sought literacy committee. And the structure of public comment—what’s permitted as well as what’s not—remained essentially unchanged: · Trustees will continue not to engage in a give-and-take with speakers, a change actively sought by some in the public; · A person who is not at the meeting cannot deliver comments via Zoom, something Katonah and Lewisboro residents have grown accustomed to doing at their respective Town Board meetings; and, · fie longstanding threeminute time limit on a speaker’s remarks, a restriction often ignored on both sides of the microphone, will get renewed, though unspecied, enforcement. In last week’s public comment period, four of the six speakers exceeded three minutes, including one who talked for more than eight minutes and another for more than seven). “We really mean it,” Trustee William Rifkin said of the three-minute crackdown. “We really, really mean it. And I think we need to come up with... ways to make that happen.” fie almost-full school board voted down a recommendation by its policy subcommittee that would have restricted public comment to KLSD residents and other district “stakeholders” like alumni and local business owners. Two of the subcommittee’s three members supported the proposal, intended in part to guard against the kind of organized disruptions that school boards have faced elsewhere in the nation. But the lone subcommittee vote against the idea belonged to Rifkin, the panel’s chair, who said the envisioned solution “causes more harm than the problem it wants to x.” For those last week who stayed to meeting’s end in the John Jay High School cafeteria or followed the action via Zoom link, the board’s ensuing debate provided a candid glimpse of trustees working through their dierences on a thorny question of policy. Rifkin led o. “My view on that was that it becomes a slippery slope,” he told last week’s board meeting. “Who’s a stakeholder? . . . It becomes a very large list, it becomes a very nebulous topic, as opposed to: we have the three-minute timeline, everybody can speak [only] once, you can’t say inappropriate things, and if you want to come from Oshkosh to say something, you can come from Oshkosh to say something.” His fellow committee member, Catharine Oestreicher, disagreed. “I’m not really interested,” she said, “in listening to anybody who has no interest in the [school] district.” Both Rifkin, who is wrapping up nine years on the school board, and Oestreicher, completing her rst term, will step down at month’s end. fie other vote favoring stakeholder quali- cations, Rifkin said, was cast by Trustee Elana Shneyer, who was not at the June 1 meeting. Trustee Liz Gereghty agreed with the restriction but brought a dierent perspective. fie sister of Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, she saw the very real threat out-of-state extremists had posed for a public gure. “Based on what is happening around the country right now in terms of national groups coming in and trying to ban books and things like that, and causing chaos in school board meetings, I think that we need to think proactively about how we protect the district from those forces,” Gereghty told the board. If that situation changed in, say, some less-polarized future, the stakeholder restriction “can be changed,” she said. “But I think it would be a mistake not to alter the policy right now to protect our district from these outside forces that are causing chaos and real problems at school districts around the country.” Rifkin, for his part, said simply, “It seems to me that’s not the battle to have.” Trustee Rory Burke came aboard as a Rifkin ally. “I’m with Bill on this,” he said. “Anybody should be able to come and say whatever they want, and we can determine what sticks and what doesn’t, and what we pay attention to and what we don’t. I don’t think we should muzzle anybody... ” “I’m not recommending we muzzle anybody,” Gereghty cut in. “But I’m saying we are here to serve the district and the taxpayers in this district.” Rifkin assured her of safeguards to thwart disruptions: A unilateral board vote at any point could summarily shut down public comment, for example. He also suggested the board “go to the mat” on enforcing speaker constraints to make the policy work. “A lot of it hinges on there being adherence to a three-minute time limit, that you speak [only] once,” he said. “Even if there’s a lot of people here, it’s going to move along.” Softening her stance, Gereghty declared herself “open to multiple solutions.” “But my concern remains the same,” she said. “We are not immune. It is happening in Somers; there are things happening around us. It could be just a matter of time, and I think that we need to really stand up for our district and for our students and for what we believe in. We need to be mindful . . .” “fiat,” Rifkin interjected, “might be one of the scenarios where we close public comment. . . . fiat would be need by need; everybody would be doing it . . . I just think that would be more ©exible.” After the board’s president, Marjorie Schi, said she favored dropping restrictions on who could speak, trustees quickly came to informal agreement: anyone may address the board but trustees could shut down public comment with a simple majority vote. “I just wanted to make sure Literacy, public comment discussions fuel marathon Board of Ed meeting KATONAH-LEWISBORO SCHOOL DISTRICT SEE KLSD PAGE 6
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THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 2023 THE KATONAH-LEWISBORO TIMES – PAGE 5 life and health for Ben, the RARE event will once again be held in Lewisboro Town Park. And this year’s gathering is truly shaping up to be something special. On June 11, from 2 to 7 p.m., there will be pony rides, tie-dye t-shirts, tours of re trucks and police cars, face painting, auctions, burgers and hot dogs grilled by the Lions Club, free beer courtesy of Captain Lawrence, wine provided by Polaner Selections, a performance by Broadway and TV magician RJ Lewis, and an appearance by Kevin Kujawa, an autistic juggler with the Big Apple Circus. ere will also be a Care Card Creation Station where visitors can make cards of encouragement for children battling serious illness. If that wasn’t enough, this year’s RARE event will feature some very special guests. Getting in on the fun will be special needs workers from e Prospector eater located in Ridge eld, CT, who will be selling popcorn and handing out movie tickets. Also joining the party will be the Harlem Wizards, who will present their world-famous basketball show, sponsored by Burke Energy. e day’s opening remarks will be made by Dr. Melissa Wasserstein, Chief of Pediatric Neurology at Children’s Hospital at Monte ore. e afternoon’s events are proudly sponsored by Captain Lawrence, Tomahawk Farm Pediatrics, Goldens Bridge Veterinary Care, Saltarelli Industries, King Lumber, Gossett Brothers Nursery, Westchester Animal Behavior, and Cross River Eye Care. 100% of the day’s proceeds will be donated to Children’s Hospital at Monte ore and Einstein University’s Rose F. Kennedy Center for their continued research into Childhood Rare Diseases. To purchase tickets, please visit www.sallaresearch.org RARE FROM PAGE 1 PHOTO COURTESY OF JESSICA FOGLIO On June 11, the STAR Foundation will be presenting the third annual RARE event to benefi t childhood rare disease research. BY TOM BARTLEY CONTRIBUTING WRITER School Superintendent Andrew Selesnick applauded 16 KLSD educators last week who earned tenure this year. “It’s recognition,” he said, “of a great deal of hard work already done and a great deal more hard work as we look forward to the future. TENURE RECIPIENTS KLSD Selina Hedigan, math sta developer Lisa Herlihy, school business administrator Danelle Placella, assistant superintendent/business John Jay High School William Carter, physical education Stephen DelMoro, health teacher Jessica Binney, English teacher Nicole Muschio, math teacher John Jay Middle School Nicole Esterow, special education Kelsey Madonna, social studies teacher Increase Miller Elementary School Matthew Gallagher, physical education Heather Bishop, special education Amanda Mangione, special education Katonah Elementary School Julie Burns, classroom teacher Meadow Pond Elementary School Dina Murphy, teaching assistant Melissa DiMarco, special education Lisa Ferrauto, special education RETIREES Retirees for 2022-23 school year were also celebrated at the June 1 Katonah-Lewisboro school board meeting. 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PAGE 6 – THE KATONAH-LEWISBORO TIMES THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 2023 right now. Do we travel the routes of division and disagreement? Do we use the things that make us look di erent from each other to divide us permanently? Or do we nd a path of unity, where we work for each other’s bene t and common interest?” Rev. Kymberly McNair, director of social transformation at My Sisters’ Place NY in White Plains, called on attendees to spend the rest of Pride Month speaking out against e orts to “legislate erasure,” an action she decried as violence. “I’m going to ask you for the next 27 days to raise up your voices [in opposition],” she said. A transgender teen, Cade Schwark of Katonah, also appealed to his audience to end efforts at “genocide” against gays. e John Jay High School sophomore spoke movingly last year of his personal journey. Asked to return for this year’s program, Schwark turned his focus outward, to increased assaults on gays. In particular, he worried about the safety of a transgender friend. “He lives in Florida,” Schwark said, and wondered “what he was going through right now, living as a trans man in a state that wants to eradicate your very existence.” More generally, he noted the corrosive e ect of hostility toward the LGBTQ community, pointing out that more than half of transgender and nonbinary youths in the United States consider suicide each year. It’s prompted, he suggested, by the likes of Dillon Awes, pastor of a Baptist Church in Texas, who once said in a Sunday morning sermon that “every homosexual in this country should be lined up and shot in the back of the head.” Schwark acknowledged New York as a “very accepting state.” “But here’s the thing,” he said. “Hate isn’t con ned to state lines... No matter where I live, I know there are people out there [like Awes]... Stop the genocide before it escalates any further.” Days before Bedford’s celebration, the supervisor’s o ce got a letter from an Arizona-based organization called the New Tolerance Campaign “expressing concerns regarding the commemoration of LGBTQ Pride Month in your town.” e celebration “could be seen as preferential treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people at the expense of other minority groups,” the organization’s president, Gregory T. Angelo, wrote. Angelo said he was acting “on behalf of Bedford residents” but did not name them. “Speci cally,” he said, “residents take issue with the fact that the LGBTQ ag is displayed on agpoles throughout the town for the entirety of the month of June, while no other minority is treated with such fanfare.” Calves promptly responded that the Town Board was “open to hearing suggestions from residents about ways to make groups who have been marginalized feel more included in the Town of Bedford.” “Please encourage those residents who approached you to reach out to me,” she wrote back to Angelo. e rainbow ag will y above town hall as well as each of Bedford’s three town parks for the rest of Pride Month. PRIDE FROM PAGE 1 Cade Schwark of Katonah was once again invited to speak. Pride Day emcee Bobbi Bittker, right, presents town proclamation to Rev. Kymberly McNair, saluting her work on behalf of the LGBTQ community. we had that option to shut it down,” Gereghty said. Before revising the publiccomment policy resolution, the board also agreed that speakers may not yield their time to others and that letters cannot be read into the record by someone other than the writer. “If people want to come to public comment, they should come to public comment and they should speak for themselves,” Burke said. “I see no reason why somebody else should speak [for the absent person] in a third-party voice. It just doesn’t make sense.” If someone can’t appear in person, he said, “it is just as effective to submit the letter to the BoE email address.” KLSD FROM PAGE 3 Contact Us The Katonah-Lewisboro Times is located at 118 N Bedford Road, Suite 100, Mount Kisco, NY 10549. You can contact us at 914-302-5830 or email [email protected]. 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Opinion PAGE 8 – THE KATONAH-LEWISBORO TIMES THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 2023 2 TRACKS BRETT FREEMAN, PUBLISHER TOM WALOGORSKY, EDITOR TABITHA PEARSON MARSHALL, CREATIVE DIRECTOR Editorial Oice: 914-302-5830 [email protected] Letters to the editor and op-ed submissions may be edited. The views and opinions expressed in letters and op-eds are not necessarily those of Katonah-Lewisboro Times or its ailiates. Submissions must include a phone number and address for verification. Not all letters and op-eds will necessarily be published. Letters and op-eds which cannot be verified or are anonymous will not be published. Please send your submissions to the editor by e-mail at [email protected]. For more information, call the editor at 914-302-5830 118 N. BEDFORD ROAD, SUITE 100 MOUNT KISCO, NY 10549 ©2023 HALSTON MEDIA, LLC Happily Ever After Editor’s Note: Don Scott is a candidate for Bedford Town Board. All candidates on the ballot for Town Board are invited to send columns to this newspaper. Send them to [email protected]. Please keep to a 1,000-word limit. Last Saturday, I took our dog Bo — or more accurately he took me — around at an event called “Bedford Barks” at one of our local parks. It was quite a happening scene, with hundreds of dogs in attendance escorted by their parents. ere were several exhibitors, including veterinary oces, rescue shelters, trainers, dog product retailers, as well as some food trucks for the humans. ere were contests for the best looking dog, as well as the best kisser judged by our two local town justices. At the center of the space was an agility park complete with trainers and instructors. Bo had a blast. Driving home, it occurred to me how this hound has changed our lives. ere is the morning walk, the near daily trip to the dog park, trips to the vet, arranging care when we try to sneak out of town for a couple of days, attempts at training, etc. I feel a little guilty that we may be giving the dog more attention than we did to our kids growing up. Although the kids have not directly brought that up with us, I suspect they are thinking the same thing. Like many adoptions, Bo’s came during COVID. Going through the interview process to qualify just to be considered for an adoption was akin to getting accepted to an Ivy League college. ere were applications, phone interviews, video chats and reference checks. Finally, the only reason we got on the list was because we knew someone who knew someone. Bo was the last puppy picked in a litter of 10. His mom was from North Carolina. e puppies in his litter were named after characters from “Schitt’s Creek.” I guess when you’re running a rescue operation, coming up with puppy names becomes a challenge. Bo’s original name was Mutt, which did not click with us. e men in the family instead wanted to name him Steve. Have you ever met a dog named Steve? Exactly! Unfortunately, that was a nonstarter for the women in the family. My brother-in-law broke the deadlock, asking if my favorite single malt Scotch was Bowmore? You can name him that and call him Bo. Consensus reached. Rather than making friends with other parents at recitals, ballelds and wrestling matches as in the past, a new social circle has formed around the dog park. At ve o’clock each day, Bo gives me a look and starts pawing my lap to tell me it’s time to head to the park. He has friends to catch up with. And I do too. ere’s Mike and Lauren, the unocial king and queen of the dog park. Each of them can tell you the name of every dog and parent along with a short bio on each. Mike is also an expert chef and can oer counseling about smoked meats and the best way to run the barbecue. Lauren manages the iPhone chat group, letting everyone know who’s heading to the park and when. She can also provide digital marketing advice. And middle-schooler Maya, who is also uent in dog names, can tell you to the nearest pound the weight of each. So why do dogs have such a big place in our hearts and our lives? My close friend Joel Kaplan, a talented entrepreneur who founded a rapidly growing pet products company called Tall Tails, observed that dogs are pure in their relationships and they help humanize our lives. ey are always happy to see us and they participate with enthusiasm, which is comforting. It’s also comforting that they don’t know how to text or do social media. ere’s a reason why nearly half the homes in America have at least one dog. I love the bumper sticker I saw that sums it up. It was a paw imprint that said, “Who rescued whom?” Indeed. Who rescued whom? Don Scott’s dog, Bo DON SCOTT IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 2023 OPINION THE KATONAH-LEWISBORO TIMES – PAGE 9 DEPOSIT IN JUNE AND GET THE THIRD MONTH FREE! Must move-in/take financial procession by June 30, 2023. Monthly rent only. (Level of Care or other ancillary fees, if applicable are not included.) Does not apply to a short term/respite stay. CALL TODAY! (914) 249-9144 A MERIDIAN SENIOR LIVING COMMUNITY DEPOSIT IN JUNE AND GET THE 2000 Baldwin Road Yorktown Heights, NY 10598 meridiansenior.com/countryhouse COME Live And Love YOUR LIFE AT THE COUNTRY HOUSE! Brewster, NY and Bethel, CT Showrooms On your project everyday until completion... GUARANTEED! On your project everyday until completion... GUARANTEED! 845-278-0070 Southeastkitchenandbath.com Celebrating 50 years Dumas o ers fabulism, not opinion In his May 4 column, “Leave presentism in the past,” (Page 11), Bob Dumas o ered up a meandering disquisition on the dangers of “presentism” (which he de ned as “judg[ing] people’s actions in the past by the standards of today”). I’m not a fan of “presentism” either, but it’s probative value is highly dependent on the speci c past actions and circumstances being examined. Dumas uses a portion of his column to discuss incidents involving absurd attempts to “cancel” Abraham Lincoln and Christopher Columbus using “presentism” to judge their behavior. I agree with Dumas’ criticism of “presentism” on these two speci c examples. But amazingly, approximately half of his column is devoted to the tale of his late brother Dan, who, “circa 1985,” was photographed while attending a Halloween party with two friends dressed in blackface and drag as Diana Ross and the Supremes. Dumas then concocts a purely hypothetical scenario, in which Dan enters politics and becomes a “shining up-andcomer.” Alas, in that contrived scenario, “someone discovers that old karaoke picture . . . [and] in the blink of a digital eye, [Dan’s] career in politics is over.” Presumably, the muddled point Mr. Dumas was trying to make, using this contrivance, was that his brother’s imaginary political career was unfairly “cancelled” due to “presentism.” Maybe so. Or maybe Dan’s imaginary constituents would have concluded that Dan should not be politically punished for his youthful conduct. We’ll never know because the event described never occurred. is is an example of fabulism, not opinion. -Lou Sorell Katonah LETTER Three years ago my granddaughter, Catherine, graduated from a lovely private high school in Massachusetts. About that same time I was enrolled in a writing course, and our prompt for one session was to write a graduation speech. I was thinking of my Catherine when I wrote to her and her fellow classmates, and later it became one of my columns for this newspaper. I hope it was even a tiny bit inspirational to a few of our local graduates too. is year my second granddaughter will be graduating from the same wonderful, private school, which John Jay can easily rival! I know this to be true, because for many years I taught in various capacities for the Katonah-Lewisboro School District. Elizabeth is a terri c student and has been accepted at one of New England’s nest small colleges. She is also a very talented softball player and will play ball for them, but on occasion su ers from a bit of anxiety. I’m guessing that many of you teens, sitting out there today at your graduation ceremony, can totally identify with this totally upsetting phenomenon. Why is anxiety present in such extraordinary proportions in today’s society for both teens and adults alike? I am not at all a professional in this eld, but know that instantaneous news coverage, electronic devices that teens can use to berate their peers, family problems, poverty, illness, and world con icts are but a few of the things that worry us all. We would not be human if they didn’t. Is there any way to at least reduce some of one’s anxiety? Perhaps after working so many years with kids, I have a few words of comfort and encouragement on this subject. Control what you can! Invest in your little microcosm – yourself, your home family and school family, and your very closest friends and immediate neighbors. Do not try to bite o more than you can chew, and don’t think you can cure all of the ills that exist, even in your little tiny niche. Be realistic about what you can accomplish. I am encouraging you, and at the same time admonishing you, to get o your phones. Do this so you can experience the joy and payback of giving. You will probably be surprised at how much time you truly have on your hands? Try walking over to your elderly neighbor’s property unsolicited and weed her garden. You will be so amazed at how much you will receive from that experience and how delighted she will be. Amazing My second graduation speech MARILYN A. PELLINI MUSINGS: PAST AND PRESENT SEE PELLINI PAGE 10
PAGE 10 – THE KATONAH-LEWISBORO TIMES OPINION THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 2023 things can come from giving. I know a young man who used to shovel his elderly neighbor’s driveway every winter. When she passed, she had no relatives, so she left her house to him. He lives there to this day with his own little family. e gal who lives across the street from me would not let me do any shopping for that whole year during the height of COVID. She has children, and had to be in the enclosed con nes of the supermarket anyway. I did lots of takeout, and was so appreciative of her help with all the rest. Our connection grew and brings such joy to me, in that we often email each other back-andforth, even though we do not see that much of each other in person. Can you think of something nice to say to a friend today? Comment on her cute, unusual hairstyle, or his new sweatshirt with the name of his college emblazoned on it. Simply say “hi” to all the people you pass in the halls, on the sidewalk, or to Mom on your way through the kitchen as she is preparing dinner. Get outside of yourself as much as possible. Plan a program and a commitment to giving. ere are so many nonpro t organizations that could use your help. I know you have a friend who is gloomy and needs some handholding – do it. Write a note of thanks to a special teacher. Wear gloves while out walking and pick up what others have littered. Giving comes in many forms and becomes infectious. e more you give, the more you inspire, create, improve, move forward, cure, etc. e more you give, the more you feel better about yourself, and out of necessity anxiety has to take a backseat. ere is just no room or need for it now in your busy, busy life of giving. PELLINI FROM PAGE 9 Following a recent column regarding endorsement advertising as a proven means to enhance credibility and brand image, let’s look at another proven business-building tool. If done right, it is cause marketing. Cause marketing refers to a collaboration between a for-pro t business and a non-pro t organization for mutual bene t. is includes social or charitable campaigns implemented by for-pro t brands. Like endorsement advertising, the objective of cause marketing is to strengthen brand image and appeal. As Starbucks founder and long-time CEO Howard Schultz advises brand marketers, “Customers must recognize that you stand for something.” e causes a brand supports should say something about what that brand stands for. What a brand stands for should align with what its customer target cares about. e cause the brand supports should capture its users’ hearts, along with their minds. Emotions are important in purchase decisions. Subaru’s use of cause marketing is a great example of smart marketing. Subaru’s customer target are people who love the outdoors, care about nature, and value the brand’s pragmatic all-wheel drive and safety attributes. e company’s strong support of the ASPCA and the National Park Foundation -- it is the leading corporate donor of both -- aligns well with its customers’ values. Another good example of cause marketing is McDonald’s support and promotion of the more than 350 Ronald McDonald Houses throughout the country. ese facilities provide temporary housing for the families of children with pediatric cancer and other serious illnesses while their children receive far-from-home medical treatment. It is a tting charitable focus for a brand targeted so clearly on families with young children. E ective cause marketing isn’t limited to mega-brands like Subaru and McDonald’s. Lots is done by locally owned small businesses right in the towns around us. Many children’s sports teams are sponsored by small businesses patronized by the families whose kids are on those teams. Events like town festivals and holiday celebrations are sponsored by a broad range of local businesses and professional practices serving families in our local communities. Halston Media, this newspaper’s publisher, regularly supports such events, often providing reduced cost advertising and free publicity, aligning well with its dedication to “hyper-local” news coverage. ese sponsorships are indeed altruistic, but make no mistake, they are bene cial to the sponsoring businesses as well. People want to patronize businesses who support the community and their families, businesses that care about what they care about. Doing good helps these businesses do well. It’s important, though, to keep in mind that some cause marketing e orts are destined to fail at enhancing brand image and building business. ree potential causes of ine ectiveness are: (1) Lack of authenticity or of alignment between the brand, its customers, and the supported cause. If the collaboration between the for-pro t business and the non-pro t cause seems incredulous or at very least unlikely, that collaboration probably won’t accomplish much. (2) Lack of transparency about where funds go, how they’re used, or how much is really being donated. Disbelief in the signi cance of a business promoter’s support of the cause just won’t evoke much customer emotional response. (3) Too many restrictions or limitations in the allocation of funds for the supported cause. at too is likely to result in disbelief in the signi cance of the charitable support. Do you want to learn more? Visit www. halstonmedia.com, and ll out the “Get in Touch” form on the home page. 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Few were able to escape from the tragedies at home, and some of those refugees have taken shelter and education at EF Academy in ornwood. Being so far away from home, these students now live a double life: they spend their days listening to the news to stay informed on events happening at home, while simultaneously trying to receive an education in the United States. In the autumn of 2022, EF Academy student Maria from Dnipro in Eastern Ukraine felt helpless as she watched shelling increase in her hometown. “I couldn’t sleep at night and experienced terrible anxiety,” Maria said. “I checked the news every hour.” As the situation worsened, Maria took her personal wartime experience and derived a plan to support her home country. One sleepless night, she came up with an idea based on the capabilities of a 16-yearold girl in a foreign country helping children in the motherland. Her e orts were targeted to those who were not only located there, but physically injured by Russian aggression. While studying at EF Academy, Maria met three other Ukrainian students, and together they created an awareness taskforce. e mission of the taskforce, rst and foremost, is to inform and educate the greater community about the warfare. eir messaging is to show the real truth, not a fabricated version found on television or the internet. Passionately, they expressed countless times that the war cannot be downplayed; otherwise, it will continue to rage on with no repercussion. e taskforce created a two-part appeal to EF Academy’s student body with this in mind and crafted a video demonstrating what is really happening in Ukraine. e video showed a rst-person POV of the events and disproved Russia’s claim to be “saving” Ukraine, an argument the taskforce is actively trying to invalidate. e second part of their appeal included a presentation with key points and vital calls-to-action, directed towards the next generation of leaders – students of EF Academy and beyond – that would guide them in raising awareness. e taskforce created trust by being vulnerable and shared their own personal stories. It was a di cult but necessary decision to demonstrate how intensely Ukrainians are su ering and emphasized the importance of halting invasion. “Education on the e ects of war should not stop with us,” Polina, from Chernihiv, Ukraine, tells us. ese students are using this war as the framework in an e ort to prevent repeating the past – that is, preventing more wars from occurring. On that stage, in front of all their peers and teachers, these Ukrainian students showcased their tears, anger, sadness, and for a moment at the end – happiness, after hearing all the supportive applause and cheers. During this moment, they felt heard, and they felt seen. Maria, Polina, Masha (from Kyiv, Ukraine), and Artem (from Odessa, Ukraine), note that it was painful to speak about such signi cant events that are taking place in their lives right now, but they are thankful to their peers who shared tears. ese students followed up their awareness campaign with a fundraiser for the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Children’s Clinical Hospital. is hospital provides medical treatment and obstetric care to over 21,000 patients in need of intensive care from the entire eastern part of Ukraine, the area that was most a ected by the Russian violence. e four students raised $1,650 on their own, which was used to purchase quality medicine to be distributed among their emergency department and ICU. is donation has already proved to help in saving the health and lives of Ukrainian children who have su ered from the horrible trials of war. You may ask, why are Ukrainians are still talking about this? Masha exclaims, “[it’s] because in the 21st century, war is still being normalized culturally, and because of the normality, such cruelty still exists and will continue to exist throughout nations. Every Ukrainian – every human being – who was a ected by this war, wants to spread awareness about the crimes against humanity that are going on in our homeland right now.” e taskforce urges us all to consider consequences not only for Ukraine, but for the entire world. More attention needs to be given to war, not only to stop this one, but to prevent future ones. Future ones that may occur in any home country. “Let’s not ignore the situation in Ukraine and let’s not normalize war,” Masha continues. “Let’s stand together and work towards a peaceful resolution. Remember, every small action counts, and it can make a big impact on the lives of those who are struggling.” To make a contribution on your own, you can visit one of these foundations to donate and learn how you can get involved: • Prytula Foundation • United 24 • Zelenska Foundation • Come Back Alive Foundation • Razom fi is piece was written by EF Academy students Maria and Masha and edited by EF Academy Marketing Manager Alexandra Jareck. War in Ukraine impacts several local teens
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I’ve fallen and I can’t get up! ® Help at Home sends help fast, 24/7. with GPS! Help On-the-Go For a FREE broch 1-800-404 Saving a Life EVERY Bat More than 130 local residents joined re ghters and active and retired military members at the Golden’s Bridge Fire Department’s Annual Memorial Day Parade and Wreath Ceremony on May 29. Children riding patriotically decorated bicycles, scooters and even roller-skates, and parents pushing strollers, joined the line of march that stepped o from Todd Hill Circle and proceeded to the Golden’s Bridge Firehouse, where a 45-minute ceremony was held at the historic American Legion World Wars Monument located at the rehouse entrance across from the iconic bell. e event also drew spectators lining portions of Rt. 138 to cheer the participants – which, along with many Goldens Bridge families, included Girl Scout Brownie Troop 2497 of Increase Miller Elementary School, Boy Scout Troop 154, members of the Lewisboro Town Board, and a contingent of GBFD re ghters. e event was highlighted by poignant speeches – including a personal and heartfelt keynote address by Col. Christopher Rust of the New York Naval Militia, who is a Goldens Bridge resident and retired Lt. Col. of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves – a ag retirement ceremony, the presentation of the names of the 76 Goldens Bridge residents whose service in World Wars I and II is memorialized on bronze plaques on the American Legion Monument, and a wreathlaying ceremony at the monument. A chief ’s car driven by 2nd Assistant Fire Chief James McManus kicked o the parade, followed by Col. Rust, who marched with the GBFD Color Guard that included U.S. Army Reserves Sgt. Louis Velazquez of the 325th Battalion, Fort Devens, Massachusetts. Spectators listened intently to Col. Rust, who during his keynote mentioned a litany of deceased comrades and family members who served. He was later joined by retired U.S. Marines Sgt. Nestor Cerna, a Lewisboro resident, in ceremonially folding the retired American ag that was lowered from the rehouse agpole by Golden’s Bridge re- ghter omas Beneventano as the bell tolled in the background. Fire Commissioner Robert Melillo of the Golden’s Bridge Fire District, GBFD Fire Chief Albert Melillo, and 2nd Assistant Fire Chief William Holze presented the names of the 76 Goldens Bridge residents engraved on the American Legion Monument. After the names were presented, retired U.S. Army 2nd Lt. John Lemke, chair of the Lewisboro Veterans Advisory Committee, paired with Charlie Green, an Army veteran and the longest tenured re ghter with the GBFD at 63 years, to place one of the ceremonial wreaths at the monument, while Col. Rust and Sgt. Velazquez placed a second wreath in honor of the war deceased. e ceremony was begun with invocations delivered by Fr. Jude Aguwa, parochial vicar of St. Joseph Church in Somers and the GBFD’s chaplain, and Rabbi Arik Wolf of Chabad of Bedford. Ben Foglio, a youngster and Golden’s Bridge resident born with a rare incurable disease, was the honorary grand marshal who rode in the lead re truck. Col. Rust was touched by the GBFD’s gesture, alluding to his own special needs sister in his keynote. Golden’s Bridge Fire Commissioner Joseph Simoncini, chair of the annual Memorial Day Parade and Wreath Ceremony, was grateful to local residents and participants for supporting this event. “We thank everyone who took the time to start their Memorial Day with the Golden’s Bridge Fire Department in this important and necessary exercise of honoring those who made the ultimate sacri ce for their country. By remembering their service and sacri ce, we celebrate their lives and all that they did for protecting the freedoms that we enjoy today. As caretakers of the American Legion Monument, the Golden’s Bridge Fire Department is privileged to bring together our community to honor our deceased military,” said Commissioner Simoncini, a re ghter with the GBFD for more than 25 years. At the conclusion of the ceremony, everyone was invited to enjoy breakfast refreshments. Article provided by Golden’s Bridge Fire Department. Golden’s Bridge Fire Department Memorial Day Parade Youngsters rode their festivelydecorated bicycles and rollerskated along the parade route. PHOTOS COURTESY OF GBFD
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Maybe not “leapt,” but I lumbered spryly for someone who is young at heart but old everywhere else. e carnival can take me right back to my edgling years, when the world was new, everything was possible, and I hadn’t yet experienced the cause-and-e ect of a stomach-full of carnival cuisine sloshing around at various speeds, directions and altitudes. We wandered around to take in the scene. ere was the usual food fare available. Here the word “fried” is a pre- x, and “dog” is a su x. You could page through a dictionary, stick the word “fried” in front of any noun and “dog” behind it, heat up some oil, and you’ve got yourself a Fried Pine Cone Dog stand, for example. And it always tastes better at a carnival. I’m pretty sure it’s all 100% organically sourced. If you buy a hot dog, you’ll just have to trust that it doesn’t contain any harmful ingredients, such as a hot dog. ey had some games of chance, where you could win any number of valuable prizes. I chose to throw darts at a wall of balloons, and I guess you were on the honor system that that’s where you would throw them. I won a small toy snake, but I could have won something that looked like a stu ed pineapple with ears if I had hit one more balloon. ere were plenty of rides. ey had the one where you stand with your back to the wall and it spins you around so fast that if you should happen to get sick it won’t do you any good, and even your worst insults are thrown back in your face. It’s like a medical centrifuge that separates the parts of you that have di erent densities. e densest part of me is the part that tries to understand math, so I guess you could just skim that section o me after the ride and throw it in with the used corn cobs. I was never any good at math, and my fourth grade teacher knew it very well and STILL attempted to teach me. She might say, “OK class, I’ve got some new problems today-” “I hate to interrupt, Mrs. Fritschler,” I’d interrupt, “but couldn’t you just see someone like everybody else? I’ve got my own problems over here.” at’s the way I remember it, anyway. It seems that when I recall scenes from my childhood, I’ve been edited out of many of them. ere was a roller coaster ride in the shape of a caterpillar, and that’s about as scary as I need things to be. Once a roller coaster reaches the pupa stage, I’m done. If the roller coaster goes backwards, maybe it can drop me o at a time prior to when I got on. I can t into a tea cup ride if it’s an extra grande. Still, there are some rides I can survive. Ferris wheel season is coming up, so we got in some practice. I also wanted to see if I could peer into the DeCicco’s next door and nd out if the deli line was manageable. e Ferris wheel has an “Intensity Level” of 3, in case you were wondering. I’ve never seen Intensity Level readings before; I guess it’s something they started measuring because little kids get freaked out on certain rides. I’m not sure what scale they use, but I’m guessing that a yoga class would be, say, a level 1 and a conversation with Je Goldblum would probably come in at about a 7. I don’t like high intensity myself, and even if I’m watching a horror movie, I would rather have two small horrors than one big horror. Or if I’m at a restaurant and there’s a bright overhead lamp, I will unscrew the bulb. When I was a kid, my brother Mike would pretend to try to push me out of the roller coaster car when it came around a bend, so I could expect to add 40 percent to the intensity level; 60 percent if he really was trying to push me out. So, the next time the carnival comes to town, remember that it’s a great place to stay young at heart, and if you ever have a medical condition where you need to induce vomiting, who knows, it may even save your life. 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Sports PAGE 16 – THE KATONAH-LEWISBORO TIMES THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 2023 BY RICH MONETTI CONTRIBUTING WRITER Last week, John Jay defeated Rye and Schuylerville to earn a berth in the State Regional Finals. Two drama- lled victories, the Wolves played the game in front of them on Saturday, June 3, and made no apologies for the easy go they had against Goshen High School. After Molly Gallagher employed her catcher on Alexa Kriney’s opening shot on goal, doubt started to evaporate almost immediately. Shannon Nolan scored at 23:34, and a 1-0 lead gave way to a 16-2 win. Still, Goshen did win the second draw, but Wolves quickly gave the thumbs down on the Gladiators’ possession. e turnover forced, Shannon Nolan had a hand again. From her usual spot on the right, she waited and JoJo Degl danced into view. Bing-Bang, the pass was made and Degl had the rst of her four goals. At 22 minutes, Goshen still had John Jay’s number at the draw. e same could not be said in terms of Gallagher. Her kick save sent Misha Patel’s penalty shot aloft, and Annabel Brennan brought Goshen down to Earth on the other side. In the middle of the eld, the senior put a move on at the 15, and her shot from the ten found the net. A 3-0 game, Goshen got the 50- 50 again in the middle. So the defense simply stuck to the program. “ e only way it works is if we communicate,” said Jordan Kauftheil, and with Goshen pressed by the synergy, a loose ball was yielded. Kauftheil pounced, and gaining possession had her sticking to protocol too. “I look up to see who is open and carry until I can nd someone,” said the sophomore. In this case, the defender ran deep into Goshen territory and found Amelia Inglis. e X-factor in play, Inglis hit Degl, and she scored on the penalty shot. en John Jay essentially banged the gong when their senior triumvirate struck. Brennan drew the defense by making a move toward the goal line, and the dish to Nolan once again had Puccio a lady in waiting. Raising her mallet, the middie took o , received the pass and easily swung away for a 5-0 game at 14:19. Finja Degl would eventually force the running clock by making it an 11-1 game, but as usual, the mid elder was cognizant of the seniors who have had her back as an eighth grader. “I always strive to impress them.” e only thing left was to ring up a milestone. Inglis set up on the eight-meter penalty shot, and Molly Willingham came open on the designed play. “I was ready,” the junior beamed and expressed pride in getting her rst goal in such a big game. Friday at SUNY Cortland, bigger is more like it, and Nolan brought perspective to the obvious jitters of reaching the state nal four. “Being scared is normal. But a good amount of scared, you do not want it to control you,” the senior clari ed. Teamwork and togetherness will shift the balance the right way, according to the attacker. “We do that by having each other’s back and pushing everyone to our limits this week.” No one on the team has gone this far, but nonetheless, Coach Jess McDonough has con dence her girls will meet the challenge like any other day of the week. “ ey never let the moment get to them. ey just focus on the fact that it’s another game and another opponent.” Dominant win sends Wolves to final four Emilia Viders Jordan Kauftheil Molly Willingham GIRLS LACROSSE Finja Degl PHOTOS: RICH MONETTI
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SPORTS THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 2023 BY RICH MONETTI CONTRIBUTING WRITER After beating Hen Hud on ursday, May 25, top-seeded John Jay had a sectional championship within their sights. In their way stood Rye, and a showdown at Yorktown High School on Tuesday, May 30 was there to settle matters. But despite not losing since a 10-4 loss to the Garnets ten games ago, the Wolves fell behind and were left chasing in defeat. Rye scored rst and held a 5-1 second period lead that would ultimately end John Jay’s season in a 7-4 loss. e introduction to John Jay’s demise came o a pass from Tucker Hess at X. Tyler McDermott received, stepped into space, and his overhead snuck in at 11:02. John Jay did answer back, though, and it began with a Blake O’Callaghan save. He got a piece of Charlie Stevens’ underhand burner, and the Wolves won a long scrum past mid eld. Luca Duva eventually got the ball, and Andrew Kiefer did the rest. He made a move on his defender, cut through two more and still seeing red in the crease, he found the net for a 1-1 game at 8:54. A Rye penalty then gave the Wolves the chance to take the lead, and in wait of the whistle, Kiefer emerged out front. His shot bounced high, and the o ense was unable to make do on the man advantage. Rye eventually forced a turnover, and O’Callaghan was on the clock next. With McDermott contained in the corner, he found Tripp Redd at point-blank, and the John Jay goalie leaped with his catcher to make the save. Unfortunately, Jay was whistled for interference on the play, and McDermott would not be denied. e middie juked Aidan McCarthy to the ground, and his underhand shot gave the second seed the lead for good with 3:31 left in the rst. He doubled down moments later too. A long scrum going to Rye, McDermott got up eld, swung right past three defenders, and went sidearm for a 3-1 lead. At 1:47, Rye kept control on the face, and McDermott stayed on goal. But O’Callaghan caught him this time on the bounce, and the score held into the second. An illegal stick on Rye also boded well for period two. A two-minute penalty, John Jay worked the ball, and Kiefer unleashed. However, Ty Ramachandran was not impressed and easily collected the projectile with his catcher. Worse yet, John Jay returned the favor by getting whistled for interference, and McDermott gladly took a breather from the scoresheet. Tanner Howson cruised from behind, and once gaining a foothold out front, he went airborne to beat O’Callaghan at 9:38. A 4-1 game, Dom Savastano won the face. But Rye forced a turnover, and Howson went from the same jumping o point. Again, he swung out from behind, leapt and gave Rye a commanding 5-1 lead. 8:35 left in the half, the Wolves needed to score. Savastano did his part again, but Ramachandran was not fazed. Craig Galea muscled in from the side, and the Rye goalie faced down the shot. O’Callaghan then put on a brave one too when Howson arrived right in front of the Wolf. Snatching with his catcher, his team had life, and Duva did the breathing. e junior made some space at the 25 and went overhand for a 5-2 de cit. 3:55 left, both goalies used their catchers to keep the score status quo at intermission. Even so, the momentum went in favor of Rye when Kyle Petschek’s pass back sent the Garnets running. Able to set up, Hess passed from X, and Stevens swung away for a 6-2 lead at 10:28. Savastano was undeterred, though, and two face-o s turned into two goals. First, Duva ran right around a pick to close within three, and then the Wolves took Rye to the circus. Brendan Corelli hit Petschek in front, and with no time to adjust to the high pass, the middie went behind his head to make it a two-goal game. e defenses held sway the rest of the quarter, and 12 minutes would tell the tale. No surprise, Ramachandran was wielding the pen. After Duva shot just high on a fast break, Corelli made a perfect right to left pass in front of the goal, and Ramachandran picked Galea’s shot out of the air. He then ran all the way up eld and shot just over the crossbar. e ball to O’Callaghan, Ramachandran was soon back in his element. Kiefer took a sky hook from the right, and Ramachandran ran down his own de¤ ection. at left it to McDermott to complete the third act. He received the pass from behind, and with a full head of steam, there was no stopping the sophomore’s swing. e 7-4 lead at 7:53 closed the scoring and had Petschek re¤ ecting on all the excitement he’s been part of. “Always appreciate the successes. But do not sit on them, there’s always more to come,” he clari ed. e wisdom included today for the Wake Forest-bound freshman. Players, coaches and mentors, he said, “I have made friendships that will last a lifetime, and I have learned lessons I will always take with me.” Still here, Andrew Kiefer went full-circle on his senior teammates. “ e leadership they bring on and o the eld, and how they carry themselves,” he concluded. “I cannot thank them enough for what they have done for this team.” Ben Gold Kyle Petschek BOYS LACROSSE Garnets down Wolves in Section 1 final PAGE 18 – THE KATONAH-LEWISBORO TIMES Chris DiChiara PHOTOS: RICH MONETTI Craig Galea
THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 2023 BY RICH MONETTI CONTRIBUTING WRITER John Jay entered the Section 1 tournament with the tenth seed, and by the numbers, an early exit seemed imminent. On the contrary, the Wolves beat all three top seeds and the learning experience was clear for Andrew Lombardi. “It shows if you ght and do not give up, anything can happen,” said the senior captain. But unfortunately, the boys fell in the back of the double elimination game against top-seeded Panas, and broken hearts abound, a second-place nish had to be settled on Sunday, May 28. Nonetheless, John Jay came o the victory over Fox Lane on Wednesday, May 24 and loudly welcomed the ballpark to the game on Friday Night (5/26). e chatter going strong as they awaited the rst pitch, the bench erupted on Nick Fassert’s bloop single to center, and went fever pitch when Jackson DiLorenzo hit Scott Esposito. Unfortunately, Andrew Lombardi and Nick Russo struck out to end the threat, and Mitch Hammer entered with some un nished business. Not only were no ill e ects apparent after the crushing semi- nal loss, he looked even more resolute than usual and was quick to say so. “I was very con dent,” he assured. Sam Stafura was not buying, though. He followed his gamewinning home run last week by putting Mike Aiello eyes high to the sky and in search of the wall. Only good enough for the warning track, the right elder pulled it in, and Hammer got DiLorenzo on a grounder to short and Danny Witters on a y out. DiLorenzo matched Hammer in the second by retiring the side in order, but a sharply-hit ball to the right side by Mike Scozzafava looked like Panas would at least put up a baserunner. Instead, Brendan Willingham ranged into the out eld, and always ready to pop and bounce with the ball, he high-stepped the grab and two-stepped the throw. A familiar sight for the team, Hammer reveled in the kinetics of the senior captain. “He brings everyone up,” said the starter. “His energy on the eld is outstanding.” Even so, DiLorenzo held the upper hand again in the third, and John Jay went down in order. A pitching duel in full swing, Panas was not quite so obliging in the bottom half. After Austin Pagliettini reached on an in- eld hit and Cameron Hawley walked, Stafura’s hulking frame stepped up, and the moment got passed no one. Maybe except Hammer, the sophomore didn’t discriminate. “You cannot be afraid of anyone,” he clari ed. Just attack, he threw strikes, and the shortstop ew to center. One more out to go, DiLorenzo failed to help himself when Lombardi made a sliding catch on a soft liner to center. e stando continued on both sides of the mound over the next three frames, but Hammer really showed his mettle in the bottom of the fth. Hawley hit Hammer on a hot shot back to the mound, and while the pitcher momentarily recovered, his throw was high to rst. Still, Hammer stayed in the game and DiLorenzo went down on a bouncer to short. Now, it was time for payback. Nick Fassert walked, went to second on Marco Maiuolo’s grounder to short, and scored when Stafura threw wide on Esposito’s grounder. On the board, the uproar on the bench was about to reach a critical mass. Nick Russo walked, and with runners on rst and second, Jacob Storch had the fundamentals on his mind. Go opposite and get in another run, and in working a 3-2 count, that’s all DiLorenzo thought he had to worry about. Playing in, the same went for the left elder. Bad news, Storch had the book on DiLorenzo. “I know on two strikes he likes to throw it by you, and I was not going to let that happen,” said the freshman. e DH turned on the ball and his double gave John Jay a 3-0 lead. Mike Aiello followed with a run-scoring single, and with Hammer on the mound, the lead was as commanding as it looked. Six batters and six outs, the winning pitcher went airborne and hugged his catcher. Still, in the event of a victory Coach Ted Lawrence made sure that the boys knew the score. “We have not won anything yet,” he told them, and the brief outburst was commensurate with the manager’s main message. “We are not celebrating anything until it’s nal,” he implored. And Nick Fassert came out all business on Sunday. He struck out Stafura on four pitches and needed only three more pitches to retire the side. In the bottom, Civetta smacked a one out single to right, and Lombardi was hit, but Nick DiMaso got Nick Russo on strikes. No problem, Fassert struck out the side in the second, and another pitcher’s duel was on. DiMaso retired John Jay in order in the bottom of the second, and Fassert returned the favor in the top. A diving-stop by Derek Hawley on Civetta’s sharp grounder then made it seven in a row for the Panas starter. But Fassert had a rougher go in the fourth. DiLorenzo led o with a single, and Witters followed with a bunt base hit. Nobody out, Fassert needed two, so Randy Wiesner obliged. Civetta gloved the slap down third, stepped on the bag, and threw onto rst for the double play. Humphrey struck out, and the Wolves were feeling it. DiMaso missed the memo, though, and got the side in order again. ree innings to go, Scozzafava’s lead o single didn’t seem cause for unconcern, and a sacri ce bunt attempt by Hawley was just Baseball 101. Staying on script, Fassert elded the up rst. But the junior fumbled the ball and both runners were safe. Working once, Panas went back to the bunt, and it looked like a back re. Pagliettini missed the attempt, and Scozzafava was caught o second. Esposito waited, threw down to second, but Willingham’s throw to third was late. Back in the box, Pagliettini singled to right, and Panas led 2-0. Deja Vu, Fassert hit the next batter and in stepped Stafura. A 3-1 count this time, the leado hitter doubled to left, and the Wolves were chasing three. DiLorenzo drove in the fourth run on a sacri ce y, and the fth run came in when John Jay failed Jacob Storch PHOTOS: RICH MONETTI Mike Aiello Will Civetta BASEBALL SEE CHAMPIONSHIP PAGE 20 John Jay’s run ends at sectional championship SPORTS THE KATONAH-LEWISBORO TIMES – PAGE 19
PAGE 20 – THE KATONAH-LEWISBORO TIMES BY RICH MONETTI CONTRIBUTING WRITER Like most John Jay Coaches, Dave Nuttall’s duties do not end when the horn goes o at girls varsity soccer games. Coaching John Jay youth soccer over the last few years, the commitment does not zap his passion in the least. Of course, he cannot say the same for the areas in which the program has lacked. Shortcomings in leadership and structure have not only decreased membership, but lessened the experience for the kids and kept them from developing the necessary skill sets. So not the only one who has noticed, he did not hesitate when forces came together in the form of a question. “ e board asked me to step in and help move the program in a new direction, which I’m starting to do,” the new Director of Coaching revealed. His credentials are not limited to the sidelines either. Seven years leading the Wolves, he has a Masters in Sports Leadership, he is a B-licensed youth development coach in England, and a Btrainer in Germany. “I have got experience from around the world,” he assured. He needs the same on the sidelines, so his rolodex is rich. “I have got a large network within the game,” and getting the program to the next level begins with coaching. He feels the program has some good coaches, but not enough. At the same time, there had also been a shortage of coaches and assistants, and one priority got shifted. “Schedules had previously been made around the coaches, which were limited, instead of around the kids’” he lamented. “We are putting the kids in the community rst and have brought in additional coaches.” Of course, one alternative for parents is to seek out for-pro t organizations. But he believes the nancial bottom line will take precedence. us, he has a passionate belief in the grassroots community model. “ e sole focus is the development of the kids’ skills, and their experience and engagement in the sport,” Nuttall asserted. A look down Route 35 has him shooting for a reachable goal. “In Somers, they do a great program,” he said, “Our goal is to provide a similar structure and similar levels of coaching. So we can develop players within the club who can go on and compete at the higher levels.” at said, Nuttall is looking for a spot on the podium. “We want to get the message out that we have got a lot of positive changes.” e outreach and advancement of the program is not just about what takes place on the eld, though. “ ere was a lack of support o the eld. We have refreshed the club’s board. We have six new board members from the community. ey are volunteering their time to help with oversight and support because they want the best program for their kids,” he said. Marketing, fundraising and organizing are among the necessities, and the area is rich with potential volunteers. “People in the community have professional jobs and they have skills that they can bring to the board and club,” he sends out the call. e league also wants to get them early. “K-2, I want them to come and try out the sport. It’s still not too late to get involved, and see if you like it.” So the fall will be open to prek to 1 for fall programming and clinics, while grade two will have team tryouts at the same time. As for now, the league is currently having tryouts for U9-U14 ages for next season and welcomes all players. In the end, transparency is key, and he welcomes families to reach out and hear what he has to say. For more into, go to https:// www.johnjayfc.com/ or you can reach Coach Nuttall at director@ johnjayfc.com. Nuttall taking over John Jay FC youth soccer Aims to put the kids fi rst PHOTO COURTESY OF DAVE NUTTALL Dave Nuttall is looking to completely revamp John Jay FC youth soccer as Director. YOUTH SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP FROM PAGE 19 in the rundown again. A wild pitch made it a six run game, and the hole was too deep. Even so, Willingham called his teammates over before the bottom of the seventh and implored the status quo. “We are not going down without a ght,” he told his teammates, “ at just the type of team we are.” A couple of runners ful lled the mission statement, but did not change the outcome. Of course Lawrence was on the same page, while o ering a nuance his team obviously picked up. Forget the hype, forget who’s on the mound or at the plate, he instructed, “You play your game, you compete in your at bats, you compete as a pitcher, you make your plays in the eld, and you will be in every game.” He also praised the kids who stay in the game even when they are not actually between the lines. “ e bench means everything. ey are as important to this group as all the starters,” Lawrence beamed. “ eir support and energy, they are a huge part. at’s the de - nition of team. at you want more for others than you do for yourself.” All lined up and seeing the trophy raised, Lawrence knows the image will have an impact on the returners. “ ey actually have a visual of what it looks like,” he assured. “ at’s going to go a long way.” No pause in Storch, he was already thinking about going the distance with the pit and re in his stomach. “We’re going to come back extra hungry.” SPORTS THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 2023
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We view our ads as an extension of word-of- mouth advertising; they have definitely played a role in our continued success with both new and returning families. -Jamie Sirkin Summer Trails Day Camp & Baseball Camp Yorktown Chamber of Commerce 2010 Organization of the Year November 29, 1987-March 21, 2003 MAY WE STAND AS TALL AS HE DID in memory of Our 20th Year Proudly Supporting Community Recreation and Education HARRISON APAR Standing three feet tall due to a rare dwarfism, as a featured speaker at his middle school graduation, Harrison told classmates... ‘Dreams Do Not Come Easily, But If You Stretch Enough, Nothing Is Out of Reach’ Facebook.com/HarrisonAparFoundation [email protected] • 914.275.6887 P.O. Box 1383, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598 a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit incorporated in the State of New York I f you have a family member with special needs, you might face emotional and physical issues, but you also may be concerned about maximizing the nancial support your loved one requires. Consequently, you may want to consider establishing a special needs trust. is type of trust can help maintain the nancial security and lifestyle of an individual with special needs. Furthermore, a special needs trust can allow the trust’s bene ciary to receive nancial support for supplemental needs without losing public bene ts, such as Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Medicaid. Here’s how it works: You, as the trust’s grantor, establish the trust and name a trustee who is responsible for managing the trust. You can fund the trust with gifts throughout your lifetime or from other sources, such as inheritances or court settlements. But another popular funding mechanism is life insurance, which the trust can purchase on the life of one or both parents of a special-needs child. And as long as the trust is also named the bene ciary of the policy, government bene ts will be protected. In a special needs trust, the role of trustee is important. A trustee must manage the funds within the trust and ensure those funds are used only to supplement SSI and Medicaid, the government programs that typically pay for food, housing and medicine. Instead, a special needs trust can be used for most other expenses, including transportation and travel, education, entertainment, professional services and personal items. You could serve as trustee yourself or choose a relative or a trusted friend. Ideally, you want someone who’s familiar with your wishes and the needs of your family member with disabilities and who is also competent at managing nances and staying current on SSI and Medicaid regulations. As an alternative, you could hire a professional trust company to manage your special needs trust. is type of company has expertise in asset management and government regulations and can provide you with strict recordkeeping of all the nancial transactions associated with your trust. If you go this route, you’ll want to compare di erent trust companies’ costs and services. For such a personal matter as administering a trust for your special-needs family member, you’ll want to be sure you’re comfortable with whatever company you select. Also, you’ll want to be familiar with some of the possible areas of concern regarding special needs trusts. For one thing, because the trustee totally controls when and how funds are distributed, bene ciaries can get frustrated if their requests for money are denied. Additionally, while third-party special needs trusts are funded by someone other than the bene ciary, rst-party special needs trusts are funded by the bene ciary’s own assets — and for these rst-party special needs trusts, the trust must typically pay back Medicaid for money it has spent on the bene ciary’s behalf after the death of the bene ciary. is repayment could deplete the trust, depriving secondary bene ciaries of any assets they might otherwise receive. irdparty special needs trusts do not require Medicaid repayment. Consult with a legal professional before establishing a special needs trust to ensure this arrangement is appropriate for your family’s situation. But if it is, and if it’s managed properly, it can relieve you of some of the stress you may feel over the future of your loved one with special needs. fi is article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Financial Advisor, Judi McAnaw, a resident of Katonah. She has an o ce at 200 Business Park Drive, Suite 107, in Armonk. Judi can be reached at 914-669-5329. Special needs trust could ease families’ stress is type of trust can help maintain the nancial security and lifestyle of an individual with special needs.’ -Judi McAnaw Edward Jones Financial Advisor JUDI MCANAW GUEST CORNER
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