Mahopac News 04.22.21

VOL. 12 NO. 11 Visit TapIntoMahopac.net for the latest news. THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 2021

School
community
embraces the
‘new normal’

Students, teachers react to
coming back to school fulltime

BY VICTORIA PITTORE
MAHOPAC NEWS INTERN

“Our schools are meant to have students in our class-

rooms, on our elds, and on our stages, enjoying everything

our schools have to o er,” said interim Superintendent

Frank Miele as full-time in-person learning returned to

Mahopac this month. “It’s been a long year, and everyone

has worked extremely hard to make our in-person instruc-

tion a possibility and now a reality.”

Mahopac schools have reopened for full-time in-per-

son learning for the rst time in over a year. While stu- PHOTOS COURTESY OF MARIA SLIPPEN/MAHOPAC SCHOOL DISTRICT

dents still have the option to remain home for remote A middle school student has his temperature taken before entering the school.
learning, 66 percent of high school students have opted

to return and 84 percent of the middle schoolers are back. work with them directly. time while also remaining safely social-distanced can be

School Board President Mike Mongon said he was “Seeing all the kids in the building and watching them a challenge. “We spent time looking over classrooms and

more than excited to have students back in the buildings. interact made it feel the closest to normal that we have accounting for how many students we could have while

“Excited is an understatement. I am extremely ecstatic felt in a while,” he said. “I was really surprised and happy still accounting for keeping students at a safe distance,”

that we are able to have our students, sta and faculty at how big of a percentage of students opted into full- Cozzocrea said.

safely in our buildings for all of their educational and so- time in-person learning. Our sta is continuing to work Mahopac High School Principal Dr. Matthew Law-

cial emotional needs,” he said. hard to make sure that all of our students are receiving the rence said he, too, was very excited to see more students

Mahopac Middle School Principal Tom Cozzocrea education they deserve.” back in the school. SEE SCHOOLS PAGE 27

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LEISURE 18
MAHOPAC MUSINGS
OPINION 30
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The Staff Town-wide Litter Story times. Join Ms. Cindy in to attend; to register visit www. Master Gardener
Cleanup reading “LMNO Peas” by Keith mahopaclibrary.org. is meet- May Plant Sale
EDITORIAL TEAM Baker. Ms. Cindy will share her ing will be held onsite in a social-
BOB DUMAS e Town of Carmel/Ma- early literacy tips for tots. Pick ly distant format, or virtually on Cornell Cooperative Extension
hopac Roadside Litter Cleanup your Tips for Tots card at the GoToMeeting. For information of Putnam County (CCEPC) will
EDITOR: 845-208-0774 week will be held to coincide with Youth Services desk, while sup- call 845-628-2009, ext. 100. hold its annual Master Gardener
[email protected] Earth Day, which is April 22. is plies last. You can start viewing Volunteer May Plant Sale. For
BRIAN MARSCHHAUSER year the Town-wide cleanup will this Story Time on April 26, on Shed the Meds the rst time, gardeners will have
SPORTS EDITOR: 914-302-5628 be run for two weeks, from now YouTube. To learn more visit the options of buying their plants
[email protected] until April 30. Last year’s cleanup www.maopaclibrary.org, or call Saturday, May 1, 10 a.m. to 1 on-line,at a live sale,or both.Start-
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THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 2021 MAHOPAC NEWS PAGE 3

Library celebrates
National Pet Day

On Sunday, April 11, the Mahopac Public Library hosted a Na-
tional Pet Day event. Library Director Michele Capozzella was on
hand to help hand out pet toys and treats to all pet owners who
stopped by. In addition, teen volunteers collected pet food and toys to
donate to the Putnam Humane Society in Carmel.

Teen Library
Council volunteers Megan
Daley, 17, Kiarra Condon, 17, Derek Lorusso,
13, Lucas Lambertson, 13, Matthew Loruso, 15 and Rori
Daly, 17, with Team Services Coordinator Paul Murphy

Molly McCarthy, 6, and her brother Connor, 8, pick up sone treats to
bring home to their pets.

Specially packaged dog treats.

Teen Library Council volunteers Mahopac Library Director
Annabelle Rodruguez, Isabella Michele Capozzella, Teen
Cornacchio, and Camila Vallejo Library Council volunteers
Annabelle Rodruguez, 16,
Isabella Cornacchio, 15,
and Camila Vallejo, 14, and
Team Services Coordinator
Paul Murphy

Special cat treats

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PAGE 4 MAHOPAC NEWS THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 2021

Town looks to clean up illegal dump site

Abandoned property is a former Superfund site

BY BOB DUMAS
EDITOR

Towns o cials are determined

not to let what was once a state

Department of Environmental

Conservation (DEC) Superfund

site turn into another ecological

and aesthetic debacle.

At the Town Board’s April

14 meeting, Councilman Frank

Lombardi noted that an aban-

doned 16-acre parcel of land on

Union Valley Road near Tea Ket-

tle Spout Lake, the former site of

an auto junkyard, is being used

for illegal dumping.

“Apparently, people still think

it’s a junkyard,” said Lombardi,

who drives by the site on a daily

basis. “ ose of us who travel

along Union Valley Road have to

see this. ere is king-size mat-

tress there, there is a washing ma-

chine, a pink couch and loveseat.”

Lombardi said he is deter- PHOTO: TABITHA PEARSON MARSHALL
mined to stop the dumping be- Councilman Frank Lombardi stands by some of the junk that was illegally dumped on the abandoned property on Union Valley Road.

fore it gets completely out of

hand. He has been working with ment O cer Mike Carnazza to ern zombie properties, he said, prevent further dumping. throw the stu o and go out

Carmel Police Chief Anthony come up with a plan. ey will to have the area cleaned up and “ ere is kind of a driveway SEE DUMP SITE PAGE 5
Ho mann and Code Enforce- use the same town laws that gov- then place obstacles in the way to there where you can go in and

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THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 2021 MAHOPAC NEWS PAGE 5

DUMP SITE DON’T GET CAUGHT WITH
FROM PAGE 4 AN AGING OIL TANK!

the other way. So, we are going to prevent ‘Apparently, people still

that,” Lombardi said. think it’s a junkyard.
Lombardi said boulders on the property
ose of us who travel
could be used to block access, or they may

put up a fence. He said Chief Ho mann along Union Valley
also made some suggestions for surveil-

lance in the area. ere are also plans to Road have to see this.’
revise the town code and sti en penalties

for illegal dumping.

“ is is something that we have done -Councilman

with some other zombie properties and Frank Lombardi

we are using that same statute to clean up

this one,” the councilman said. “ is way Before you place your home on the

it doesn’t have to be a blight for those who market, contact ENVIROSTAR about

drive on that road. ere are tax liens on it, replacing your aging underground

but no one wants to really take it over and Town attorney Greg Folchetti said that DON’T HOLD UP storage tank (UST). It it required by

take responsibility for it.” technically the property is still owned by THE SALE OF most insurance companies prior to
insuring property.
Supervisor Ken Schmitt said the land the estate of David W. Parent. YOUR HOME!

was owned by the Parent family, who used “ at is to the best of my knowledge 11500 OFFF$$SSUPPREINRGSSPPEECCIIAALL

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State DEC Superfund cleanup site. ere “ e Parent family can’t be found any-

were high contamination levels on that en- where,” Schmitt added.

tire site,” Schmitt said. “ ere were over 2 Lombardi said it is a shame the property

million tires buried there at one point. ey is so damaged because it is beautiful and

were removed by the DEC. e issue now has great potential.

is the soil underneath is potentially con- “I walked that site last week and there are

taminated with antifreeze, oils, transmis- some really old stone buildings on it and it

sion uid. at is why the property has sat goes up an incline and overlooks a wooded

[dormant] for many, many years. e coun- area,” he said. “It is a really beautiful area

ty doesn’t want to take ownership because and it’s a shame no one can take it over. I

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Advisory Board hires attorney to
improve Lake Mahopac safety

BY BOB DUMAS some of these issues have to be ad- ‘We grew up here and PHOTO: BOB DUMAS
EDITOR dressed sooner rather than later,” we know how the
Spain said. The Park District is looking to improve safety on Lake Mahopac,
e Lake Mahopac Park Dis- lake has changed and including cracking down on speeding and boater recklessness.
trict Advisory Board is taking on Councilman Mike Barile, who some of these issues
the services of an attorney to help lives on Lake Mahopac and also have to be addressed there was enough money in the then I’m ne with it as long as you
examine more closely the laws that serves as a Town Board liaison to sooner than later.’
govern Lake Mahopac, which is the District Advisory Board, said Park District’s budget to cover the are asking for it and it will be help-
owned by the state, in an e ort to he was reluctant to discuss too -Compton Spain
make it safer for those who use it. many of the issues in detail, but Chair, Lake Mahopac Park expenses. ful and bene cial to the commu-
said the ultimate goal was to make
Compton Spain, chair of the the lake safer. District Advisory Board “If you think this is necessary, nity,”Schmitt told Spain.
Advisory Board, went before the
Town Board at its April 14 meet- “ ere are illegal things going “We don’t want it to fall through
ing to seek authorization to retain on on the water and we want to the cracks and [we want to see]
the services of White Plains-based make the lake safe for the every- that the most serious o enders are
attorney John Cherico. one,” he said. “Speeding is one. It’s prosecuted in some way,”he added.
gotten out of hand.”
“We would like to retain John to Spain noted that Cherico’s fee—
look into a lot of issues regarding e Sheri ’s Department no $300 per hour—will be paid for by
the lake relative to the state,”Spain longer patrols the lake, leaving the the Lake Mahopac Park District,
said. “A lot of these issues have Carmel Police Department the not the town in general.
been dealt with elsewhere—Lake only law enforcement agency on
George, the Finger Lakes. ere is the water. Barile said he is asking “Any money paid to John is
a lot of statutory work done in Al- the Carmel PD to step up its pa- coming through the Park District
bany relative to these various lakes trols. and we want to watch it closely and
and we would like to collect this do the right thing,”he said.
information.” Spain said he and other Advi-
sory Board members would assist Barile concurred.
Cherico would be examining an Cherico with his research and “see “Nobody outside the Park Dis-
array of issues, mostly dealing with if we can come up with some ideas, trict is picking up this bill,”he said.
boater safety, such as speeding and things that were done elsewhere to Supervisor Ken Schmitt said
recklessness, but there are zoning better the lake.”
issues as well.
“We will present all that,” Spain
“We grew up here and we know told the Town Board. “We are just
how the lake has changed and an advisory board; you’re the ulti-
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Relay for Life readies to paint the town purple

Join the American Cancer So- house, which kicks o the event org to join in the awareness cel- For Life of Mahopac at relayfor- demic, the community is current-
ciety for a day full of cancer ght- at 10 a.m. ebration, host a luminaria pop-up life.org/mahopacny for more in- ly connecting in di erent ways.
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Mahopac’s Paint the Town Pur- Businesses are encouraged to the American Cancer Society’s Life movement. di erent right now, the passion
ple on Saturday, May 1. display purple ribbons and other Relay For Life of Mahopac. to save lives, celebrate lives, and
decorations in their storefronts Relay For Life is a movement, lead the ght for a world without
ey are seeking Relay teams, to show their support and raise Save the date for the 2021 a community of like-minded sur- cancer is unchanged.
community members, businesses awareness for the ght against Relay For Life of Mahopac on vivors, caregivers, volunteers, and
and organizations to get involved cancer in the community. Saturday, June 5, at Sycamore participants who believe that the Article provided by the American
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LETTERS KOSBERG not politically independent. spouse with a di erent political
What really separates couples, belief.
Ask about our water needs FROM PAGE 10
however, is how big a role politics According to a poll by Wake-
To the editor, between college-educated and plays in their identity. irty-six eld Research in 2017, after
It has been two years since Carmel approved a bond for our non-college educated adults marry- percent of married adults say that Trump won the 2016 election,
ing someone of a di erent party their political party is very im- one out of 10 Americans ended
water supply. And I welcome clearer water coming out of our identi cation. portant to their overall identity, a romantic relationship because
taps. What I, as a Carmel resident, want to know is, how sure is with just one out of six married of di erent political views. And
the Town Board that they are solving all our needs? Democrats are slightly more to a spouse who does not share in a comparison study of family
likely than Republicans to marry in their political belief. life satisfaction among couples
It took years of complaints before the tuberculation of water someone who does not share the of various political a liations,
districts was investigated in 2017. It has taken years for con- same party identi cation; and in- On the other end of the scale, politically mixed couples are, in
sultation, nancing, and action to begin. Ever since the April dependents are most likely to be however, 40 percent of married general, less happy about their
forum of two years ago, we haven’t been asked what our other in a politically mixed marriage. adults believe their political family life.
water quality needs are. About one-third of independents identity is not important, with Interesting…
are married to someone who is almost one-third wedded to a
It must change. I think our community deserves to be asked
what we desire in our town water supply. And I think that a SCHIFFREN out that there was never any cred- Keep that in mind when next
community needs assessment is how we should be asked. ible evidence to support it. Yet it you listen to Big Media. ey
FROM PAGE 10 appeared over and over, another have a di erent agenda than you
I know that I’d like regular cleaning of our entire pipeline. I Trump scandal condemned by all do.
also think home water tests should be free to any town resident. Trump and his administration the anchors.
And I think that our neighbors should be free to inspect our during the election turned out to Mara Schi ren, PhD, is a writer,
treatment plant’s records. be bunk. is is the story that Pu- We already know the reason certi ed Functional Medicine
tin was paying his troops boun- why. It was another excuse to Health coach, certi ed integrative
But these are only my opinions. In truth, until all 34,000 resi- ties to shoot American troops in manufacture propaganda against psychiatric educator and certi ed
dents of our town can o er their opinions, I don’t believe we’ll Afghanistan. ere were days and Trump with no evidence. Because Peak Performance coach. You can
enjoy a responsible solution. days of breathless media cover- the mission of corporate media reach her at healthascent1@gmail.
age on this, all of it in the same last fall was to get Trump out, not com
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Physical, not social, distancing

BY SARAH SOWARDS the normal Club Fit experience my encouraging socialization for media, however you may feel normal routines when things are
GUEST WRITER for you is, in fact, socializing! the sake of your health means about them, have prevented us still so di erent and unsure and
I am supportive of someone from losing our connections as frightening?
So, I am not sure about you, Believe it or not, socializ- piling maskless into a car full we navigate through these isolat-
but when I rst heard the ing and interacting with other of friends to gather with their ing times. On the advice of physi-
words “social distancing” humans is incredibly important other group of friends at their cians ghting COVID on the
in reference to making sure you for the human brain, so much so cousin’s house with another As we move forward and frontlines, we adjust. We make
keep your distance from people that social interactions are akin group of friends for a reunion restrictions are safely lifted, we scienti cally informed deci-
to reduce the spread of COVID, to other basics human needs and beers. COVID is still very have loved seeing our mem- sions. We focus our best e orts
I did not think much of it. It was such as eating or sleeping. Ex- much a risk even though vaccine bers return to make use of the on harm reduction and try to
actually not until I was in a work periments using rats have shown roll out and the sheer amount facilities and get back to keeping navigate away from all or noth-
Zoom call that I thought more that social isolation serves as a of time we have lived like this themselves physically active and ing thinking. We do what we
about it as Club Fit president, stressor on the brain and that has lessened our guard, we still healthy! As we know, exercise feel is comfortable and safe for
Bill Beck took issue with the stronger social support can serve need to be vigilant about keep- is a necessary contributor to ourselves and we respect the
phrase. He explained that this as a preventative factor. Social ing our distance from others in our overall health, but unfortu- decisions of what is tolerable
did not sit right with him, and support has also been document- public spaces, making sure we nately, humans rarely meet their to others (Kutscher & Greene,
that he thought it should be ed to be incredibly important wear our masks and wash our weekly requirements of exercise. 2020). We push on, and we push
physical not social distancing. So, following stressful events and hands, and remember to stay Even before lockdown, research on together. Remember, we are
I thought more about this. And is signi cantly correlated with home if we are feeling unwell. showed that 23 percent of adults, physically distancing, not socially
you know what? He’s absolutely better mental healt. So, while However, I would like to point two-thirds of adults 65-74, and distancing. So why not reach out
right! Social distancing implies widening our physical proximity out that we are indeed living in three-quarter of adults over the to an old friend and encourage
keeping our relationships at bay, to each other to help reduce the the year 2021 and we can thank age of 75 were insu ciently them to push with you through
or perhaps taking a break from spread of COVID is manage- whatever higher order we believe active. ese numbers are pretty these di cult times into health-
our social media facades, or a able, becoming socially distant in that this did not happen three alarming and have probably only ier lives?
mini vacation from our delight- during this period was actu- decades ago when land lines and increased since COVID and
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FOOTBALL

Defense dominates in wins over
Brewster, Clarkstown North

BY SKIP PEARLMAN and since then we’ve allowed one fumble that resulted in a touch-

CONTRIBUTING WRITER touchdown per game. back and excelled on o ense and

“ ose adjustments were huge defense. Our defense played very

Over the past four weeks, the for us,” DeMatteo added. “It was well again, and we scored three

Mahopac varsity football team’s a shift philosophically, schemati- touchdowns on the ground.”

defense has gotten consistently cally, and personnel-wise that put DeMatteo has also seen steady

better, while the o ense has con- us in a better place and generates progress from his quarterback.

tinued to ne tune. more excitement. We’re playing “ at was Anthony’s most e -

e Indians played some of with more of an edge and playing cient game of the year, and he had

their best football of the season for one another.” another long completion called

over the past week, rolling to a Sunday against Brewster, Ma- back,” the coach said. “His e -

28-6 victory Sunday at home hopac’s defense allowed the Bears ciency has been outstanding, and

over Brewster, after handing just 31 rushing yards, and sacked he’s only thrown one interception

Clarkstown North a 34-12 set- the Brewster quarterback four all year. at was also our fourth

back the prior Tuesday on the times (Adam Montalvo, Ryan game in a row without a sack.

road. Mahopac managed to make Reilly, Colum Ranaghan, and Our O line has been outstand-

up the game it missed earlier in John Pranzo and Michael Har- ing.”

the season by spacing the games ney). Joe Koch also had an inter- e prior Tuesday at Clark-

with the required o days in be- ception for Mahopac in the win. stown North, Bastone ran for

tween. Vin Bastone scored two touch- 133 yards and three touchdowns

Indians coach Dominick De- downs on the ground and nished on nine carries. DeMatteo threw

Matteo said his defense has con- with 42 yards on 14 carries. Matt a 51-yard touchdown pass to

tinued to progress. Puckhaber had an 18-yard touch- Andrew Cohen, and Ranaghan Mahopac’s Steven Perrone (7) runs the ball vs. Brewster.

“Over the last three games— down run and caught ve passes blocked a punt that Stephen

even four—our defense has really for 52 yards and another touch- Perrone returned 20 yards for a

been playing well,” DeMatteo down. Junior quarterback An- touchdown. ing after the game, DeMatteo

said. “After the Somers game, we thony DeMatteo completed 12 of “We established the run game said he and his team are thankful

made some adjustments that bet- 15 attempts for 146 yards and one early,” DeMatteo said. “I can’t for a season some doubted would

ter suit us. We had to reevaluate touchdown. remember the last time we had happen.

after the loss of (D1 bound) Dom “Matt had a big game for us,” over 300 yards rushing. Vin did “I’m thrilled with the way we

Perricone and Zach O’Connor, DeMatteo said. “He forced a a fantastic job, and they struggled persevered this season,” he said.

to tackle him in “We took a tough loss to Somers,

the red zone. Our and then gave a game away at

o ensive line took Nyack. en to win three straight

over. And Perrone and to rm up the defense, and

and Harney really continue to be explosive on of-

stepped up for us.” fense…it’s a testament to the kids

With a 3-2 re- to go from 0-2 to 3-2. I’m really

cord, the Indians impressed with the character of

nished third in this team.

Class A North, “If all goes well, we will have

and will play played six games no one thought

Lakeland (third in we would play,” he added. “I’m

Class A Central) thankful for that, and so are the

in their matchup kids.”

Matt Puckhaber (28) game, scheduled Andrew Cohen pulls in a
fights for yards Sunday for Saturday at 1 pass from QB Anthony
vs. Brewster. p.m. at Lakeland
high school. DeMatteo in Sunday’s win

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THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 2021 SPORTS MAHOPAC NEWS PAGE 25

VOLLEYBALL

Mahopac rolls past Fox Lane in playoff quarterfinal

BY SKIP PEARLMAN Leah Vitiello had 13 kills and 10

CONTRIBUTING WRITER digs, Mia DelBene added 25 as- Mia DelBene (10) and the
Indians celebrate Monday’s
sists and 11 digs, Kerri Stepkoski playoff win over Fox Lane.

After enduring a week where came up with seven kills, and Car- Lauren Beberman (11) makes
a play at the net in Monday’s
they had a match every day - and oline Link had nine digs. playoff win at home.

didn’t play their best, the Mahopac “Our passing was solid,” Mel- PHOTOS: SKIP PEARLMAN

Indians volleyball team played ville said. “ at was our most

some of their best volleyball in consistent passing on serve receive

Monday’s Section 1 regional play- and digs. We had a decent lead

o tournament, eliminating Fox early, then got a little lax near the

Lane in straight sets (25-22, 25-10, end. But it was never in doubt.

25-15) In the quarter nal round. “On o ense I thought we were

e third-seeded Indians (7- very aggressive with our play at the

9) were scheduled to face No. 2 net,” Melville added. “I de nitely

Somers Tuesday in the semi nals. thought we played as well as we

at winner would advance to to- have all season.”

day’s ( ursday) championship e Indians lost their nal

round to take on the John Jay-Os- match of the regular season last

sining winner. Saturday, at North Rockland, 3-1.

Mahopac split its two matches Mahopac beat Irvington, 3-1, one

against Somers during the regular night earlier,but lost three consecu-

season. tive matches prior to that.

“I feel good about the matchup,” e Indians lost, 3-1, last urs-

Indians coach Jay Melville said. day at Lakeland, a day earlier at

“ e rst time we played them home against Arlington, 3-1, and

we won in four, but it was a sloppy at John Jay of Cross River the prior

match by us. We didn’t play well. Tuesday, a 3-0 setback.

e second time (a Somers win), “We played some good teams,

they wanted it more. Again, we but we also missed some oppor-

played sloppy, and handed them tunities,” Melville said. “We didn’t

the match. If we play the way we play our best volleyball but having

did today (Monday), I believe we to play at a high-level all the way

can win the match.” through should be helpful for us in

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Should kids count using their ngers?

STRONG terrible teacher for doing this. ngers fell out of favor and was allowed to use her ngers. STEM (Science, Technology,
LEARNING Who’s right? discouraged in most classes. ousands of children have Engineering and Mathemat-
ics) schools and programs
DR. LINDA Grace is practice was probably not been in some cases trauma- are popping up all over. Even
SILBERT Dear Grace, based on any research but in- tized by well-meaning but though many adults say they
uninformed teachers. ere are “don’t need algebra” and other
Dear Dr. Linda, I’m sorry to tell you, but I side uenced by what theories were tutoring companies right now mathematical concepts in their
I’m a rst-grade teacher and with your colleague. Recent in vogue when the teacher was that won’t allow their students everyday lives, the success of
nd that many of my students research has shown that when originally taught. For what- to use their ngers. It is both kids today in the workplace
children use their ngers, it ever reasons, it was taboo to be amazing and disturbing that they will one day encounter
need to count on their ngers to helps them early on in learning caught counting on your ngers. so many teachers followed and may depend on it. e more
do addition and subtraction. I numbers and number concepts. still follow this practice without we do to encourage children
don’t allow it. ey need to learn Hand- and nger-related e eventual goal, of course, questioning it. to be comfortable with math
their addition facts, or they motions have been shown to is for kids to learn the number (and not anxious about it), the
won’t be able to do addition or stimulate di erent areas in the concepts so that they no longer As I said above, the objec- more prepared they will be to
subtraction. ey know the rule, brain from visual and auditory have to count on their ngers. tive is for students to eventually succeed.
but I nd many of them hiding inputs and the more areas of But forcing them not to use not need their ngers but being
their hands under their desks so the brain that are stimulated, their ngers before that learn- required not to use them may Let your young students
they can count on their ngers. the more solid the foundation ing has fully taken place does disrupt the process by which count on their ngers as long as
for learning arithmetic con- more harm than good. higher mathematical concepts they need to.
I don’t want to embarrass cepts. and skills are acquired. Hope-
them, but if I don’t insist, they A woman who struggled fully, teachers, tutors and parents Dr. Linda
will never learn their number A fourth-grade boy I once with math as a girl once told will not discourage beginning
facts. One of my colleagues worked with—who had severe me that if she found herself at a learners from using their ngers Dr. Linda is co-author of
totally disagrees with me and dyscalculia—told me that the house party where someone was not only to help them count but “Why Bad Grades Happen
lets her students count on their only way he could do arithme- selling things and she had to ll also to help their brain develop to Good Kids” and director of
tic was by using his ngers. e out an order form, she’d make so that they will be able to not Strong Learning Tutoring
ngers. In fact, she thinks I’m a only way he could visualize the up an excuse that she suddenly only better understand math but and SAT/ACT Test Prep.
quantity a number represented had to go home and leave. She may actually learn to like it and Send your questions to Linda@
was by using his ngers. said she would go into a panic not be afraid of it. stronglearning.com
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SCHOOL between them as possible. She had to re- with regard to remote learning, but the truth witnessed this happening all week with my
FROM PAGE 1
move some items from her classroom to cre- of the matter is, nothing compares to having students.”

ate more space. the students in front of us and teaching in Elliot Dulyk, a senior at Mahopac High

“We feel like new life has been breathed O’Connell believes that many factors en- person.” School, said that during the hybrid days, a

into the school building,” he said. “We tered into some students’ decision to remain “ e morale of the sta has soared,” she lot of his friends were in the other cohort.

somewhat anticipated to have slightly high- in remote learning. said. “As educators, we thrive on the inter- He is now able to see more of them. With

er numbers than our cohort numbers, so we “Some students just like being at home,” action we have with our students and, sadly, more kids in the classroom, it actually makes

were not surprised at all by the numbers of she said. “Others have said they are reluc- that interaction changed when we went to it seem “normal.”

students coming back.” tant to have to go on quarantine if they are remote learning. It is wonderful to have our Dulyk said the workload for the year

Even with students having to remain 6 exposed. ere are a number of individuals students back and in front of us again. I can seems to be heavier, but he thinks that could

feet apart in the hallways, making sure they who understand that we are still living in the watch my students excel, and assist them be because he is taking more advanced-

arrive for class on time has not been an issue. age of a pandemic.Perhaps they have under- when they are struggling. at was not al- placement classes. He learns better when he

“Our students have been very professional lying health conditions or maybe they don’t ways the case with remote learning.” is in school, Dulyk said, because he nds it

in their e orts to get to class on time,”Law- want to risk exposing themselves or their King said the faculty is navigating un- harder to concentrate at home.

rence said. loved ones if it’s not absolutely necessary.” charted territory together. Alexa Gustin,a senior,she was a little ner-

Tom McMahon, president of the Ma- Numbers in O’Connell’s classes have re- “So, we need to be united in our decision- vous about coming back full time.

hopac Teachers Association, noted that mained consistent. making process and do what is, overall, best “ e rst day going back with everyone

even with the increase in in-person learning, “ e students coming to school prior for the students,” she said. “Teachers some- being there was a little overwhelming,” she

teachers still have many students who have to April 5 are the same as those coming to times do not learn of the new plans until said. “It was a pretty big change from going

chosen to remain remote. school now,”she said.“ e only di erence is right before they need to be implemented, two to three days a week to now going the

“ is is clearly a family decision that we they are in class on the same days now that and our input could be vital to that imple- full week.”

respect, and while it is great to see more stu- the cohorts have been eliminated. mentation process.” She said a lot of students don’t like to wear

dents in our classes,it has not taken away the “ ere are so many students who have Teachers need that lead time, “just as par- the face shields, but they know that is what

burden of teaching students that are home done an incredible job staying engaged in ents need to have ample time before changes they have to do.

as well,”he said. their own learning while doing so at home,” in procedures and principals need to have a She said she liked it better when there

McMahon said the union was informed she noted. “But I do feel that for others, heads-up so that they can come up with the were fewer people at the school. Having

of decisions regarding the 2020-21 school coming back to school provides a routine best plan of action,”she said.“ e success we more people in the building has made Al-

year at the same time as the community and and that in turn encourages productivity.” desire is at the hands of the many, not the exa change her routine and adapt to new

did not have a say in the decisions that were O’Connell said that it is hard to teach few.” classroom settings, creating extra stress and

made. when you can’t get close to students. King said that the energy in the classroom anxiety.

“I hope in reviewing the events of this “When you talk to students face to face “changed drastically” with so many return- However, Meagan Capecea, another

year, district leadership will consider greater you make personal connections,” she said. ing. MHS senior, feels that coming back full

stakeholder involvement, including mem- “ ose few minutes in between periods “Now, the personalities of all students, time has been all right.

bers of the community, if a situation like this when you can chat about things going on teachers and sta have been renewed,” she “It was a bit of a transition, but it wasn’t

should ever arise again,”McMahon said. outside of school are what creates comfort- said.“It was wonderful to watch the students too bad,” she said. “ e hallways do seem

Catherine O’Connell, a history teacher at ability and grows respect between the stu- talk to one another, from a safe distance of to be a little bit harder to navigate because

Mahopac High School, said she hadn’t been dent and the teacher.” course. In looking at my students’ faces this there are a lot more people. But I am really

sure what to expect when everyone came Vickie King,a history teacher at Mahopac past week, I realize that even with a mask glad the year is starting to feel a little more

back to the building ve days a week. “Now Middle School, said she was pleased with on, you can tell someone is smiling. I have normal again.”

that we have a week under our belts,I can say the number of students who did return.

it’s been so nice to see the halls buzzing a bit “ e teaching sta only found out about

more,”she said. the return-to-learn on April 5 when the let-

O’Connell had conducted a survey to see ter went home to parents, so we didn’t have

how many kids would be returning,“so I was a lot of time to consider how many would be

already fairly prepared for what my particu- coming back,” she said. “We just needed to

lar classes would look like.” do what we do and prepare for the change in

O’Connell did have to rearrange her class- instruction again.”

room to accommodate the return of students King said that “we as teachers have tried

and make sure there was as much distance to do the best we can and rise to the occasion

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MUSINGS event is free but pre-registration Passport Saturday tolotti can be reached at 845- Household
required by Friday, April 30, at 808-1142, ext. 49301 for any Hazardous Waste
FROM PAGE 2 http://putnam.cce.cornell.edu/ e Putnam County Clerk’s questions or concerns regard-
events. O ce will host Passport Sat- ing obtaining a U.S. Passport or Drop-Off Day
place Saturday, May 22 from 8:30 urday at its o ce located at 40 traveling abroad.
a.m. to 12:30 p.m., rain or shine, at Join us and enjoy a fun- lled

Putnam County Veterans Memo- day with activities such as a 4-H Gleneida Ave., Carmel, on Sat- Rotary Basketball Household Hazardous Waste
rial Park, a new location for the scavenger hunt, 4-H geocaching, urday May 1, from 9 a.m. un- Drop-O Day for Putnam County

event. e sale will feature heir- make a craft at the 4-H Tent, take til 3 p.m. (expanded hours) to Challenge residents is on Saturday, May 1 from
loom and unusual varieties, includ- your picture at the photo booth provide passport information 9 a.m. to noon at Fahnestock State

ing many plants grown by local and more! Learn about sustain- to U.S. citizens and to accept e annual Carmel Rotary Park, Canopus Beach Parking Lot,

Master Gardeners and some one- able beekeeping, visit the Master passport applications. Putnam Club Basketball Challenge is Route 301, Kent, N.Y.

of-a-kind selections not o ered in Gardener Volunteers of Putnam County Clerk Michael Barto- scheduled for Saturday, April 24. Pre-Registration is required.

the online sale. e plant sale site County for information about lotti is holding this event as a e Hamlet of Carmel Civic As- Please visit www.putnamcountyny.

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For more information visit put- ere will be apples, snacks, and Information on the cost and Scholarship/Awards Pro- (845) 808-1390 ext. 43150.

nam.cce.cornell.edu, call 845-278- water available and make sure how to apply for a U.S. passport gram. HCCA Board Member, Please place all materials to be dis-

6738, ext. 220, or email Putnam@ to save room for a hand-packed as well as the link to make the Al Lotrecchiano will be shooting carded in rearmost compartment or

cornell.edu. milkshake, made with local dairy. necessary appointment is avail- baskets for us. If you would like trunk of your vehicle.

The Farm is the Free parking and admission. able at the Putnam County to sponsor Al, send contributions, COVID-19 guidance must be
Pre-registration and masks are Clerk’s website at www.put- made payable to e Carmel Ro- followed including social/physical

Place to BEE required, social distancing guide- namcountyny.gov/county-clerk. tary Foundation, to us at HCCA, distancing and face coverings are re-

lines will be in place. Only the applicants and neces- PO Box 848, quired.

e Farm is the Place to BEE For more information, call Ste- sary parents/guardians will be Carmel, NY 10512. If you Items Accepted: Consumer com-

event will be held on Saturday, fanie Hubert, Cornell Coopera- permitted to enter the o ce for would like to solicit sponsors and modity packaged household prod-

May 1 (weather date Sunday, May tive Extension of Putnam execu- the appointment. Masks must shoot baskets on our behalf,instruc- ucts only, inclusive of: Photo chemi-

2), 11 a.m.-3 p.m., at Tilly Foster tive director at 845-278-6738 ext. be worn and temperature checks tions and signup sheet are available cals, non-latex driveway sealer, pool

Farm, 100 Rt.312, Brewster. e 223, or email [email protected]. will occur. County Clerk Bar- at www.carmelcivicassoc.org. chemicals, creosote, kerosene, am-

What separates us mable liquids, metal polish, drain/
oven cleaners, rug/upholstery clean-
ers, wood preservatives, turpentine,
stains, varnishes, strippers, thinners,
mothballs, rodent poisons, ea pow-

ders & collars, bug spray, nail pol-

from other accountants and tax preparers is ish remover, hair dyes, hair sprays,
gasoline/oil mixtures, brake uid,
antifreeze, auto uids, pesticides,

our ability to work with you not just on taxes, herbicides, fungicides, chemical fer-

tilizers, adhesives, resins, solvents,
oil-based paints, mercury containing

products, button cell batteries (from

but on financials, college planning, divorce, watches and hearing aids),lithium &
sealed lead acid batteries, recharge-

able batteries, uorescent light bulbs

retirement planning, changes in life planning... and tubes, smoke detectors, propane
tanks up to 20-pound size.

Items Not Accepted: Industrial

or commercial type and/or quantity

We don’t just process tax forms, we advise on how to hazardous waste or reagents, inclu-
sive of: Electronic waste (e-waste),

used oil,latex paint,plastic bags,tires,

handle your income and expenses in the future unlabeled/unidenti ed containers,
household batteries (AAA, AA, C,

D,9V),ammunition,explosives, re-

with personalized recommendations. works, asbestos products, construc-
tion debris, furniture, toys or cloth-
ing, medical waste, old medications.

Items in garbage and/or lawn bags

We help you navigate the tax code, and in the end, help you will not be accepted.
All waste is subject to inspection

set sound financial goals. and will only be accepted in the
County’s discretion. Please be ad-
vised that if any not accepted items
as speci ed above are brought and
are determined to present a hazard

to residents, workers or the environ-

ment, Putnam County reserves the

845-628-5400 right to take any necessary safety

measures, the cost of which shall
be the resident’s responsibility. Such

SFGtaxes.com | [email protected] costs shall be immediately due at the
time of the event and will be payable

824 Route 6, Suite 4 | Mahopac, NY 10541 directly to vendor. County reserves
the right to invoice residents for such

costs in the event circumstances, as

Securities offered through Cantella & Co., Inc. Member FINRA/SIPC. Cantella and Co., Inc. does not provide tax, legal or accounting advice. solely determined by the County, do
This material has been prepared for informational purposes only, and is not intended to provide, and should not be relied on for, tax, legal or not permit payment to be made at
such time.
accounting advice. You should consult your own tax, legal and accounting advisors before engaging in any transaction.

THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 2021 LEISURE MAHOPAC NEWS PAGE 29

CLUES ACROSS 21. Children’s accessory 48. Sailboat 23. Former British PM May For puzzle solutions, please see
1. Switches 24. US battleships circa theparamountrehab.com
7. Legal financial term 22. Unknown point 49. Newspapers 1939
(abbr.) 25. Greek alphabet letter
10. Sweeties 27. Exists 50. Frequently flooded area 26. When you hope to get
12. Competition there
13. Measures electrical 28. Extremely confident 51. They dig for coal 29. Top lawyer
resistance 30. Fiddler crabs
14. Psychotherapy 33. Expression of disgust 31. Intolerant
researcher 32. Persons that cause
15. Causes injury to 34. The government has CLUES DOWN extreme fear
16. Open 35. Car mechanics group
17. Polish peninsula many 1. Partial 36. Capital of Ghana
18. Hebrew calendar month 38. Famed ballplayer Hank
19. Whale ship captain 36. Small constellation 2. “Mad Men” leading man 40. Emphasizes
insignificance
37. Northern Indian city 3. The __ of March 41. Light-colored
42. Distinctive smell
38. The best pitchers 4. Healthy 43. Muckraking journalist
Jacob
39. Naturally occurring solid 5. Where golfers begin 44. Sunscreen rating
45. Short-term memory
40. Apple computers 6. Soviet Socialist Republic 46. Japanese delicacy
47. One point north of due
41. Portuguese city (abbr.) east

44. Ancient Greek war dance 7. Of the cheek

45. More reliable 8. Injury reminder

9. Statesman Franklin

10. For an unknown

reason

11. Brain parts

12. Islamic calendar

month

14. Avenue where ad

men work

17. Possesses

18. Accept

20. Stake

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appear only once in each row, column and box. You can figure out the order in which the numbers will appear by using
the numeric clues already provided in the boxes. The more numbers you name, the easier it gets to solve the puzzle!

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Home buying during the COVID-19 outbreak

Homeowners know that the tion among prospective buyers. · Expect limited inventory. give you a better chance of buy- winning and losing a potential
process of buying a home can Prospective home buyers While home prices are up, ing in an unusual time. bidding war.
be both exciting and nerve many people are holding onto
wracking. e anxiety associ- willing to enter the hectic fray their homes. e NAR reports · Make the best down pay- Buying a home during the
ated with buying a home has and shop for a home during that total housing inventory at ment you can a ord. A high COVID-19 outbreak presents
hit new heights during the out- the COVID-19 outbreak may the end of May 2020 was down down payment makes buyers some unique challenges to pro-
break of the novel coronavirus bene t from knowing what to nearly 19 percent from the end look better no matter the state spective buyers.
COVID-19. expect as they search for their of May 2019. Buyers will have of the economy. An o er with
next home. less inventory to choose from, a high down payment looks like Article provided by Metro
Historically low interest rates so those intent on buying may a stronger o er, and that can Creative Connection
and limited inventory has made · Get ready for virtual tours. need to prioritize what they make the di erence between
2020 an especially unique time Buyers might once have sco ed need in a home and focus on
to buy a home. It’s also a com- at the notion of buying a home Prepare for
petitive and potentially expen- they’d only seen in videos, but nding properties that can ful- power outages
sive time to buy a home. While virtual tours have become the ll those needs. with a Generac
the economic consequences of new normal in the wake of · Expect to move quickly. home standby
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