The Somers Record 12.09.21

Vol. 11 No. 34 PHOTO: Visit TapIntoSomers.net for the latest news. Thursday, December 9, 2021
MICHAEL J.
Town Board OKONIEWSKI
debates
Arseeamsonetomber
improvements
at Angle Fly Tuskers fall just short of state title

BY CAROL REIF BY JOSH BRANDE a pair of thrilling wins over Rye, the playo the Tuskers didn’t nd the endzone until the
STAFF WRITER CONTRIBNUTING WRITER push culminated in a ticket to Syracuse and a 2nd quarter. Down 8-0, junior Ravi Dass
showdown with Christian Brothers Academy would get Somers on the board with a pair of
Somers o cials su ered a bit For Somers football, this season was always with the state championship hanging in the touchdowns, the rst on a 9-yard run, and the
of sticker shock lately after nd- meant to end on the eld at the Carrier Dome. balance. Sadly, the dream season came up just second o an electrifying 85-yard kick return.
ing out it might cost $850,000 to Riding a wave of momentum that began with short as the Tuskers fell in a heart-pounding Going into the half, Somers trailed 16-15.
demolish the abandoned condos last year’s undefeated campaign, the Tuskers 32-31 loss.
that are marring the Angle Fly downed opponents week after week. After SEE TUSKERS PAGE 16
Preserve. In an uncharacteristic turn for the season,

“ at gave me pause,” admitted
Supervisor Rick Morrissey at the
Town Board’s ursday, Dec. 2,
meeting.

Morrissey noted that the town
had “inherited” the rotting build-
ings when it, the county, and the
state got together to purchase
the 654-acre site o Route 139
(Primrose Street) in the spring of
2006.

Built in the late 1970s as model
homes for a development that
never got o the ground, they
and other buildings there have
been ransacked for copper piping,
festooned with gra ti and trash,
and contaminated by mold and
mildew. ey also provide shelter
for wild critters such as raccoons,
skunks, mice, and bats and have
been a place to illicitly party for

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BUSINESS & REAL ESTATE 31
CLASSIFIEDS 30
ELEPHANT’S TRUNK 2
LEGAL NOTICES 26
LEISURE 21
OBITUARIES
OPINION 27 ILLUMINATIONS
SPORTS
8 Light the Night
16 pg 7

Page 2 – The Somers Record ELEPHANT’S TRUNK Thursday, December 9, 2021

Somers Lions Club To sign up for the parade or to from 12 - 12:45 p.m. info and to sign up.

The Staff register your home, visit www.il- is o ering a free outdoor Shab- Somers Volunteer

EDITORIAL TEAM ILLUMINATE SOMERS luminatesomers.com bat Nature Program for children
TOM WALOGORSKY
EDITOR: 914-302-5830 PARADE OF LIGHTS Hebrew 1 1/2-5 on December 11 and 18 Fire Department
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ADVERTISING TEAM Join us as we caravan around Congregation of program for children 1-5 o ers
PAUL FORHAN Somers, touring the holiday Somers opportunities to explore nature, CANDY CANE RUN
lights with your neighbors! Be- meet other families, enjoy mu- Saturday, Dec. 18 from 9 a.m.
(914) 806-3951
[email protected] ginning at the Reis Park park- sic, stories and community and - 1 p.m.

BRUCE HELLER ing lot, starting times can be expand curiosity, connection and e Chief ’s of the SVFD have
(914) 486-7608
[email protected] scheduled at 6:00, 6:30, 7:00, or OUTDOOR SHABBAT spirit! HCS is at Cypress Lane con rmed Santa’s reservation for

LISA KAIN 7:30 p.m. e tour is expected to NATURE PROGRAM & Mervin Drive in Shenorock. our annual candy cane run in
(201) 317-1139
[email protected] take approximately 90 minutes. Saturdays, Dec. 11 and 18 Email [email protected] for Somers. Santa will be escorted
CORINNE STANTON
(914) 760-7009 through Somers courtesy of the
[email protected]
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JAY GUSSAK
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[email protected]
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Thursday, December 9, 2021 The Somers Record – Page 3

Your Neighbor

Vim Wilkinson named Business Editor

She will also serve as Director of Client Content and Marketing

Somers resident Vim Wilkinson was re- this status to our business arm and digital platform is strong, but with our print
cently appointed as Halston Media’s new platform supported by digital, it’s actually
Business and Special Sections Editor and create an avenue for local businesses a ‘super-platform.’ Using my television
Director of Client Content and Marketing. production background, I aim to bring in
to come to us to help the video capabilities to enhance our stories,
e new full-time role at the company local business pro les and many more. e
— which publishes Mahopac News, e them gain the potential is huge. One of my goals moving
Somers Record, Yorktown News, e Ka- forward is to further enhance and explore
tonah-Lewisboro Times and North Salem Supplement to December 9, 2021 TCheeSleberaasotne ! momentum they this new media channel to make Halston
News—was created shortly after Wilkinson need. Businesses Media the comprehensive go-to source.
joined the group in a more limited part-time iHnSoptlheidectaaayrceuLalia.g..rhpts7 get to communi-
capacity. fFoHurontlhicdeoaokykidCieso.o.r.ekpci1iep8se— cate who they are What are your plans to help local busi-
to the people and nesses?
“We really liked what Vim [Wilkinson]
was doing with our special section pullouts,” 4 FfoArBthpehosetoagsroanp..h. epr3s people get to know First, I would like to say the timing
said Brett Freeman, CEO and publisher of about their services could not be better. e local markets and
Halston Media. “She is super focused on TOP lIadsetasm...inpu1t4e and have options on businesses are waking up and coming alive.
great content, but she also works really well Gift who they decide to
with our sales team and our clients, so we is is where the new branch of content
created a full-time hybrid role for her. As shop with. marketing comes in. We have been testing
our industry has changed, our primary com- this branch of our service for the past few
petitors are no longer other newspapers. Just Cover Photo: DeFillippo Photography & Video/DeFillippoPhotoVideo.com Is Halston Media months and no matter how we look at it,
as our local retailers are competing with the it has been showing tremendous success.
likes of Amazon, newspapers are compet- just a print outlet? We are able to create content that supports
ing for advertising revenue with Facebook the local businesses. We help businesses tell
and Google. So, we need to be as creative as PHOTO: GABBY BILIK Halston Media their story to the community. When doing
possible and hyper-focused on client service dominates locally in this, I put myself in our readers’ shoes. It is
and content. is is where Vim ts in per- easy to do, as I myself am a local resident.
fectly, and she has been doing an excellent about these communities, its people, the lo- print, but we are so much more than that. I want to know who to call when I have
job so far.” plumbing problems. I want to know who to
cal businesses, the youth, senior citizens and We are print media supported by strong call if I want to re-do my kitchen. On the
Wilkinson has received positive feedback weekends or on special occasions, I want to
from readers, clients and the community as the families,” Wilkinson said. “So, we cre- digital platforms: the ve Tapinto.net know where to go for a nice dinner with the
a whole for her work with Halston Media’s family. I don’t really want to search online
special sections. is week, with Wilkinson ated beautiful pages of content with the help websites, which currently receive about and see what is available 40 minutes from
at the helm, Halston Media launched the me in New Rochelle. I want to know what
all-new “Hudson Valley Living,” a monthly of Halston Media’s talented Creative team. 1.5 million page views annually. But we is available within 10-15 minutes from me.
pullout section that is inserted in all ve
Halston Media papers and is focused on e special sections became sought-after can and will do better with our websites at’s where the hyperlocal content of our
lifestyle content while spotlighting local papers come in. We feature local businesses
businesses. reading material and I had people asking me in 2022 and into the future. We also have and do a story of what they can o er. We
do it creatively with quality writing, beauti-
“We exceeded our expectations, in terms for copies as they wanted to distribute them more than 13,000 subscribers to our daily ful pictures and layout, all done in-house by
of content, look and style of this publica- our award-winning sta and Creative team.
tion,” Wilkinson said. “We are very excited to their neighbors and friends.” E-News, which is an email newsletter, and
to introduce the new look to our special Businesses looking to market their products
monthly pullout section. It comes after Wilkinson, who was a broadcast and ca- more than 23,000 followers on Facebook. and services, including content marketing
months of research, surveys and carefully opportunities in Mahopac News, Yorktown
selected visuals and crafted design work by ble production major and journalism minor For me, this is the perfect combo. I am not News, e Somers Record, e Katonah
our award-winning team.” Lewisboro Times and North Salem News,
from Western Michigan University, comes a believer of the claim that the print in- can contact the publisher at freeman@
Wilkinson started working on the special halstonmedia.com or call 845-208-8151,
sections in the spring and was part of the with a wealth of knowledge in both the dustry is dying. is is a general claim that or get in touch with Vim Wilkinson at
team that made the special section evolve [email protected].
into Hudson Valley Living. creative and business aspects of publishing. does not apply to local media like Halston

“I love these communities and I wanted She was a television producer and director Media, at least for the ve communities we
the content of Hudson Valley Living to be
for more than 20 years. In addition to pro- serve. It is still the most sought-after source

ducing TV programs, Wilkinson was also for local news. If our communities want to

involved in on-air promotions and program know how their high school athletes did at

sponsorship, where she worked with major the recent game, it’s our papers that they

international corporations such as Honda, wait for at the mailbox every week. If our

Dominos, LG Electronics and many more. communities want to know about a recent

Q&A with Vim Wilkinson issue in our community, it’s our papers that
provide the insight. If a new business is

opening, we want to be there to support it,

What are your goals in your new role at we want to be there for the ribbon cutting

Halston Media? and share it with our communities and an-

My goal is to make the ve community nounce it. So, local print is very much alive

papers the go-to source for both the busi- in our local communities.

ness community and our readers. Support-

ing the businesses is supporting the com- What is your outlook on the digital

munity. Halston Media is the hyper-local platforms?

source for anything that happens in our I don’t deny that the digital platform

towns. And we want to merge this ability, is strong and prominent. I would say our

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TRUNK to cut, glue and scissors, paint outdoor adventures of Scouting. through community service and Diaper Drive

FROM PAGE 2 supplies, or drawing pencils.  Discover the natural wonders of environmental conservation proj-

blue face or two noses? Discover Somers BSA New York State, whether canoe- ects. To nd out more, email us Genesis Jewelers is hosting its
ing in the Adirondacks, hiking at [email protected] sixth annual diaper drive to sup-

the meaning behind Picasso’s Troop 228 the Appalachian trail, or camp- or visit our website at Troop- port the Westchester County
portraits and his in uence on
ing at one of our State Parks. 228somers.com. Diaper Bank now through Dec.

Pollock. en create a unique We have excursions for all ages Somers BSA 11. Anyone who brings a dona-
Cubist face that expresses emo- WEEKLY MEETING and levels of experience. Scouts tion will be eligible to win a $50

tion using cut paper collage. Join Mondays, from 6 - 7:30 p.m. at explore their personal interests Troop 376 Genesis Jewelers gift card! Win-
ner will be announced on Sat-
Education Coordinator, Joyce the Amawalk Firehouse through over 135 merit badges.

Raimondo in creating your own Give your son the tools to de- Troop 228 is sponsored by urday, Dec. 11. You do not have

art project.  Please have these velop his con dence, leadership the Somers Volunteer Fire De- WEEKLY MEETING to be present at the drawing to

supplies on hand: paper for your skills, and interest in community partment. We are proud citizens Tuesdays, from 7 - 8:30 p.m. win. roughout the COVID-19

project, assorted colored papers service while experiencing the and actively give back to Somers If your son is interested in pandemic, multiple community-

scouting, Somers BSA Troop based organizations have ex-

376 may be the place for you! We treme needs for diapers. ere is

meet every Tuesday evening at no state or federal child safety-

the Somers Middle School caf- net program that allocates dollars

th seaso ... eteria. We are a boy lead troop speci cally for the purchase of di-
which means the boys plan and apers. $20 or 50 diapers provides
run meetings, decide where to a week’s supply for one child; $80
go camping, plan menus, and or 200 diapers provides a month’s

T Loo Your Ver Bes ! go on high adventure trips. For supply for one child. More than
more information, please visit us 10 percent of children under the

•Precision Cuts • Sets • High-End Color on www.somerstroop376.org or age of 4 in Westchester live in or
• Highlights • Perms • Blow-Dry contact us at somerstroop376@ below poverty. e goal is to help
• Facial Waxing gmail.com. Our Scout Master get clean diapers to families that
and Assistant Scout Masters will struggle to a ord them’
(914) 232-7070 be able to answer all your ques-
tions. Genesis Jewelers – 32 Triangle
Center, Yorktown Hts.

Hours: Tues • Wed • Fri 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Muscoot Farm Keeping the Dream
Thurs 10:00 am - 7:00 pm
Sat 9:00 am - 4:30 pm We follow strict CDC guidelines. HOLIDAY TOURS AT THE e Alliance for Safe Kids, in
We pledge to keep everyone safe! FARM partnership with the Yorktown/

Muscoot Farm (51 Route Somers Interfaith Council, the

100, Katonah) is decorated for town of Yorktown, and the Leos

the holidays. Walk the farm at Club of Yorktown, will host the

night among the lights. Hot co- rst-ever Yorktown Youth Keep-

coa, cookies, and a holiday basket ing the Dream event on from 3 to

ra e. e holiday event will be 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 17, at the Jef-

held from 5 to 8 p.m. Dec. 11, ferson Valley Mall, located at 650

12, and 18. Advanced reservation Lee Blvd. in Yorktown Heights.

is required. Visit muscootfarm. is event was aligned with Dr.

org or call 914-864-7286 for im- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day to

Servin th communit for over 30 year formation. celebrate character, kindness, and
thoughtful service throughout
RideConnect the Yorktown community.

Mamma Rosa Rideconnect has volunteers In celebration of Martin Lu-
Gift Certificates ready to help drive seniors to ther King Jr. Day, the Yorktown
their medical appointments and Youth Keeping the Dream event
are the assist with shopping. Services are was coordinated and will feature
Perfect Holiday free to seniors residing in West- Yorktown youth. e community
will share their voices and display
Present!

chester and southern Putnam their creativity through art, cre-

ITALIAN CONTINENTAL CUISINE Counties. To request assistance ative writing, dance, musical per-
call (914) 242-7433. Anyone formances, and Inspire Kindness

wishing to volunteer for Ride- T-Shirt Showcase, oughtful

Open on New connect may do so by emailing Bystander Bracelet Campaign,
Year’s Day! [email protected] and much more. Gain inspiration
and keep the dream alive by vis-
Wishing Everyone a Virtual Support iting the student-designed Wall
Happy and Healthy Groups of Volunteers, recognizing out-
standing service from hundreds
Holiday Season. Support groups have been of young community members

transitioned to virtual platforms. under 30. In addition to the

Restaurant Week All Year Round at Mamma Rosa Virtual groups are accessible creativity on display, there will
with 3-Course Lunch Special $22.95 & 3-Course Dinner Special $32.95 to women from the comfort of be opportunities to engage with
their homes, regardless of where community partners who will

they live. All groups are open to provide interactive exhibits fo-

new members as well as past par- cused on thoughtful service. e

Special holiday menu ticipants. Advance registration interactive exhibits will include
for christmas eve & New year‘s eve is required by calling 914-962- the Save a Life Row, lled with
6402 or 800-532-4290. Support valuable resources to support

Connection’s Peer Counselors youth mental health, substance

• Take Out orders available including Christmas Eve and New Years Eve • Gluten Free Menu Items Available are also available for individual abuse prevention, and essential

• Limited Seating • Reservations required for Christmas Eve and New Years Eve counseling and assistance via safety tips. e afternoon will

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Try a spoonful

READING, ioned home remedies for colds
WRITING & to provide a few suggestions.
CHOCOLATE
To help soothe a sore throat
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Ilead a pretty healthy life- sore throat remedy listed on
style. Chocolate is one of my the internet is to dissolve a few
major food groups, but I do pinches of salt in a cup of warm
include fruits, vegetables, rice, water and gargle the salty water.
pasta, eggs, and yogurt. I take a
multi-vitamin once a day and I like to use fresh ginger root
drink plenty of water. to prevent and treat a cold. I
steep a few peeled chunks of
Staying primarily at home ginger in a mug of boiling water
since March 2020, I have not to make ginger tea.
had a cold, sore throat, or cough.
Garlic is a popular old-time
e great thing about teaching remedy for curing a cold. One
Zoom classes is that you are not suggestion is to drink crushed
exposed to germs. TV commer- raw garlic in a cup of warm milk.
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provide relief. What did people and can act as a decongestant.
do in the olden days when junior Another suggestion is to eat four
had a sore throat or sister had to eight cloves of raw garlic each
the sni es? day to stop a cold. You can add
extra garlic to soups and warm
With many people planning meals to open up your sinus
to celebrate the holiday season passages.
with family and friends at gath-
erings large and small, a com- According to the internet,
mon cold may be on the horizon. turnips are good sources of
I decided to Google old-fash- Vitamins A, B, and C for ght-
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IMPROVEMENTS

FROM PAGE 22

enforceable contract between a Somers is weighing options to deal with the unsightly and potentially dangerous structures at the Angle Fly Preserve. PHOTO: CAROL REIF
coalition of community-based
organizations and the devel-
oper of a proposed project. In
exchange for the coalition’s sup-
port of said project, the developer
could agree to do certain things
that would bene t the commu-
nity as a whole, like tearing down
the condos.

He also reminded the board
that he had once oated the idea
that the Somers Volunteer Fire
Department do “a controlled
burn” there.

“I quickly heard from the envi-
ronmental folks that that’s going
to pollute the air, so …” Morrissey
joked to chuckles from the coun-
cilmen.

“It was just a suggestion,” he
said, making the appropriate ges-
ture with his hands. “I’m reaching,
I’m reaching for solutions.”

After tear-down and disposal of
materials, ELQ is going to “leave
the site where you can grass it over
basically,” Morrissey said.

e town has also talked about
turning two or three of the more
sturdy buildings into a nature cen-
ter.

“To be continued,” said Mor-
rissey, noting that he was going to
touch base with the town’s grant
writer and the county.

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visit nwh.northwell.edu/ Q: What actually is a kidney stone?
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caused by inadequate uid intake, an overabundance person does not change his or her diet or uid intake,
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Farm-to-table field trip brings SMS engineering students
Science of Food Class to life explore food truck innovations

Food trucks with built-in hydroponic ponic system at the rear of the truck for

“For the things we have to into farms and agriculture,” ter for my wellbeing.” systems may be the next big thing. easy access.  e project, she explained,

learn before we can do them, said student Sean Kim. “It For Chloe Imhof, pre- Seventh and eighth graders at Somers opened her eyes to the issue of food in-

we learn by doing them.” was fun to learn about crop paring the food they had Middle School tackled the issues of food security.“We watched a video of a strug-

is famous quote by management and how basic harvested for themselves insecurity and water scarcity in Matt gling mom who was having trouble nd-

Aristotle rings true for the vegetables are harvested an- was the best part of the ex- Lugo’s Technology and Engineering ing good food to feed her children,” she

high school students in Lori nually.” perience. “It was completely Education class by brainstorming ways said.

Kearns and Sarah Palicio’s Students then prepared hands-on and seeing the to incorporate hydroponic gardens on McCormack added that she thought

Food Science classes who lunch from the bounty they entire process of gathering mobile food trucks. the idea of a hydroponic food truck

had the ultimate learning- harvested themselves - spa- the food and then preparing e class recently completed an In- would bene t any community, especially

by-doing eld trip at Hill- ghetti squash, kale salad and and eating it was really fas- ternational Baccalaureate Middle Years where there are schools.“I think it would

top Hanover Farm in York- salad dressing along with cinating,” she said. Programme design unit called Invention be very helpful for families, even here in

town Heights. peppers and a dipping sauce. e Science of Food is and Innovation to Help Others. Lugo Somers, to have access to a food truck

e farm-to-table expe- After eating, students a new science elective for said students researched how communi- that has healthy, well-made food at a low

rience began with a farm were able to ask questions grades 10 -12 at Somers ties deal with water scarcity and learned price,”she said.

tour by Education Program and hear from Hilltop Ha- High School. e eld trip about the use of hydroponic gardens –

Manager Jo Moore, who nover Farm Manager Ice to Hanover Hilltop Farm gardens without the use of soil – as well Article provided by Somers Central School

helped organize the event. Lekometros and farm eld combines many aspects of as vertical farming used in urban envi- District. 

Students then harvested crew member Brianna Ro- the Science of Food cur- ronments.

vegetables, cleared the land driguez, a Somers High riculum including Nutrition Students devised plans to address both

of crops that were nished School graduate. e stu- and Food Equity, Agricul- food insecurity and water scarcity. Us-

for the season and brought dents nished their day by ture and the Chemistry of ing Fusion 360 CAD (computer-aided

the vegetables back up to washing their dishes and Food. design) software, the students designed

the farm stand for weighing. cleaning the kitchen. “ is is the rst time we food trucks with hydroponic systems

ey also helped prepare the Amanda Randazzo said have done this trip and the that could help feed people in need.

vegetables for winter stor- the visit to Hanover Hill- students have made a lot of “I gave the scenario and the students

age as well as help separate top has changed the way connections from our class- took o with their ideas,” Lugo said,

them for inclusion in the she looks at her own eating room content to their expe- adding that they used many MYP learn-

farm’s donation program. habits. “What I eat on a dai- rience on the farm,” Kearns er traits to accomplish their goal. ey

“Going out into the ly basis is mostly preserved said. “It has been a wonder- were thoughtful, caring, open-minded

elds and harvesting crops foods,” she said. “ is expe- ful experience.” and risk-taking.

by hand gives an interest- rience made me realize that Seventh grader Millie McCormack Students designed food trucks with
designed Breakfast Haven, a food truck hydroponic systems using computer-
ing perspective on how vegetables and fresh foods Article provided by Somers o ering breakfast food that had a hydro- aided design software.

much care and e ort goes are much healthier and bet- Central School District. 

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