The Katonah-Lewisboro Times 05.02.19

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Bedford judge placed Lewisboro
on paid leave
TtakResAouSt tHhe
Erik Jacobsen charged with DWI,
resisting arrest

BY BRIAN MARSCHHAUSER An o cer then used a Taser gun on Ja-

EDITOR cobsen, who was placed under arrest.

At his request, police said, Jacobsen

Bedford Town Justice Erik Jacobsen was transported to Northern Westchester

has been placed on administrative leave Hospital by the Mount Kisco Volunteer

following a late-night altercation with Ambulance Corps.

Westchester County police on Easter Two days after being charged with

Sunday, during which an o cer used a driving while intoxicated and resisting

stun gun to subdue the allegedly intoxi- arrest, both misdemeanors, Jacobsen was

cated judge, who had been driving “er- placed on administrative leave by the

ratically” in Mount Kisco. New York State O ce of Court Admin-

According to police, another motorist istration.

reported seeing a swerving silver Mer- “He has not been removed from of-

cedes-Benz on the Saw Mill River Park- ce and we were advised that we should

way shortly before midnight on April 21. continue to pay his salary,” said Bedford

An o cer responded and followed Town Supervisor Chris Burdick.

Jacobsen as he exited the parkway and All cases currently before Jacobsen will Lewisboro is clean and green thanks to the volunteers who cleaned up
the town’s roadsides on April 27 and April 28.
continued east on Route 133, eventually be reassigned to Bedford’s other town
e annual clean-up is organized by the Lewisboro Lions Club.
making a tra c stop on South Bedford justice, David Menken, according to the Send additional trash clean-up photos to marschhauser@
halstonmedia.com.
Road. state’s administrative order. Menken will
Goldens Bridge resident Danny Siegel picked up
During the stop, police said, Jacobsen, be assisted by a retired justice, whose four bags’ worth of trash near Exit 6A on I-684.

a 54-year-old Bedford Hills resident, was compensation will be covered by the Of- PHOTO COURTESY OF DANNY SIEGEL

slurring his speech and smelled of alcohol. ce of Court Administration, Burdick

According to police, Jacobsen was said.

asked to exit the car, but he refused, al- Jacobsen, re-elected in 2017, is serving

legedly gripping his steering wheel with his third term as town justice.

both hands as o cers tried to physically He is due back in Mount Kisco Justice

remove him. Court tonight (May 2).

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The Staff KATONAH-LEWISBORO SCHOOL DISTRICT

EDITORIAL TEAM Two run for three school board seats
BRIAN MARSCHHAUSER
EDITOR: 914-302-5628 ree seats on the Katonah-Lewisboro School District Board of Education are up for grabs this year, but only two candidates will ap-
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GABRIELLE BILIK Incumbent Julia Hadlock, of South Salem, and Elizabeth Gereghty, of Katonah, were the only two people to le the required petitions
SPORTS EDITOR: 914-214-4285 and signatures by the April 22 deadline, setting up an unusual school board election.

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BEDFORDTOWN BOARD

Teens urge officials to pass climate change resolution

Board seeks compromise on resolution language

BY BRIAN MARSCHHAUSER then North Castle, then it

EDITOR might expand and maybe we’ll

get media attention and higher

Teens from Bedford and up o cials will realize this is

Lewisboro are calling on their something we want at the fed-

local o cials to pass a resolu- eral level,” she said.

tion urging federal legislators to Councilman Don Scott, a

support the Green New Deal, Republican, sided with Roberts.

a proposed stimulus package He said he would like to see the

aimed at addressing climate resolution re-worked with a lo-

change. cal focus.

e resolution was prepared “Words mean things, and

by Sunrise Katonah, a high we’re trying to build as big a

school chapter of Sunrise, a tent as possible here,” Scott

national climate justice move- said. “I one-hundred percent

ment, and was presented to the support the aspirations in your

Bedford Town Board on Tues- resolution. I’d like to work with

day, April 23. Several students all of you, with our board, that

and citizens spoke in support gets something that gets what

of it. you’re looking for that holds our

Luc Giner, a student at John national leaders accountable,

Jay High School, painted a grim but at the same time focuses on

picture for the planet should the local action.”

federal government fail to act. e resolution is expected to

“Our resolution is a symbolic Bedford Town Hall be discussed again at the board’s
resolution, which calls on the May 7 meeting.
federal government to enact FILE PHOTO/BRIAN MARSCHHAUSER
Green New Deal legislation, the Conservation Board

goals of which being to dramati- ‘We want to involve the entire community. We don’t want to member mourned
cally expand existing renewable

power sources and deploy new drive a wedge over a name like the Green New Deal, which I Fred Pollack, a member of the
production capacity with the think is fraught with political baggage.’ Bedford Conservation Board,
goal of meeting 100 percent of died Wednesday, April 10, on

national power demand through –Councilwoman Lee Roberts what was his 65th birthday.
renewable energy resources, Town of Bedford Town Supervisor Chris
reaching a target of net zero car-
Burdick said Pollack and his

bon emissions,” Giner said. contributions to the community

Olivia Berenson, another will be “sorely missed.”

John Jay High School, added, Burdick, though he said he in the resolution; however, she than the deal that [President “Fred’s dedication and com-

“Climate change is a very big was “comfortable” with the cur- wants to remove any reference Franklin D.] Roosevelt did mitment in caring for our town

thing and it’s not something we rent version, wants to go back to to the Green New Deal. Doing back in the Great Depression. simply cannot be overstated,”

can deny anymore. It’s some- the drawing board and draft a so, she said, would unnecessari- It’s radical, but it requires a rad- Burdick said the April 23 Town

thing that everyone notices. resolution that “all ve of us can ly divide people on an issue that ical notion to make a change.” Board meeting. “He was instru-

Even the kids younger than get behind.” doesn’t need to be politicized. Councilwoman Kate Galli- mental in helping to move the

us… e aging generations and “We’re calling for climate ac- “We want to involve the en- gan, a Democrat, shared similar town forward in its goals to re-

populations, you’re leaving us tion on the federal level. at’s tire community,” Roberts said. sentiments. duce greenhouse gas emissions

with an Earth that we won’t be really what we’re calling for,” “We don’t want to drive a wedge “Climate change scares me,” with securing grants for electric

able to x if you guys don’t take Burdick said. “But I think we over a name like the Green New Galligan said, “but Green New vehicles and electric vehicle

a stand.” can achieve a consensus while Deal, which I think is fraught Deal doesn’t.” charging stations, as well as for

Democrats on the board maintaining the principles of with political baggage.” Galligan said she considers a comprehensive tree inventory

seemed to support the resolu- what you’re espousing here.” Councilwoman MaryAnn Bedford a leader on environ- and plan for the town.”

tion, and would have the votes Councilwoman Lee Roberts, Carr, a Democrat, said she dis- mental issues and that passing a In lieu of owers, memorial

to carry it, but Supervisor Chris a Republican who co-founded agreed with Roberts. resolution like the one proposed donations can be made in Pol-

Burdick tabled a vote until a the environmental organiza- “ e title does not politi- would send a message. lack’s name to the Nature Con-

compromise could be reached tion, Bedford 2020, said she cize it for me,” Carr said. “ e “If Bedford signs a resolution servancy and the Bedford Free

with his Republican colleagues. supports much of the language Green New Deal is no di erent like this, then Lewisboro might, Library.

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CROSSING OBITUARIES

FROM PAGE 4 Jay M. Mosher Jr. was a long-time member of the First Presbyterian
Church of Katonah.
Protection Squad and later in Jay M. Mosher Jr., of Katonah, died peacefully
charge of presidential security at home on April 23, surrounded by his family. He Jay was the beloved husband of Lois (nee
for Bill Clinton. He’ll discuss the was 88. Knapp) and the loving father of Je rey of Rich-
history of the service and his per- mond, Va., Joyce Siemers (Charles) of Katonah,
sonal experiences as a Secret Ser- Jay was born on March 19, 1931, in North El- and Jean White (Mark) of Katonah. He was the
vice Agent on duty. Register at msford, to the late Jay and Bertha (Springsteel) devoted grandfather of Gregory, Sarah and David.
lewisborolibrary.org/adult.htm. Mosher Sr. He was a graduate of Rensselaer Poly- Jay was the brother of Arlene Siemers and uncle to
technic Institute, receiving his B.S. in civil engi- Bobby Siemers of Somers.
LIBRARY SHOWINGTWO FILMS neering. Jay was a U.S. Army veteran and aided
Two movies about famous in the reconstruction of the Korean Peninsula as A funeral service was held at the First Presby-
part of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from terian Church of Katonah. Interment followed at
Americans are being shown at the 1956 to 58. He was the owner of Mosher Con- Kensico Cemetery, in Valhalla.
library. At 1 p.m. Tuesday, May struction Co., retiring in 2017. Jay was a member
7, the library is showing the lm and past president of the Somers Lions Club. He In lieu of owers, donations may be made to the
“First Man,” starring Ryan Gos- First Presbyterian Church of Katonah, 31 Bedford
ling. It is a look at the personal Road, Katonah, N.Y. 10536.
and professional life of astronaut
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Christian Bale was nominated for
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trayal of Dick Cheney in this tale of especially during their freshman or sophomore years.
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At 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 7, the
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MOTHER’S DAY CRAFT
PROGRAMS FOR KIDS

e library is holding two
Mother’s Day-themed craft pro-
grams next week for children in
kindergarten through grade ve.
At 5 p.m.Tuesday, May 7, they can
create “Mother’s Day Matchbox
Messages,” making surprise mes-
sages in cute little boxes. At 4:30
p.m. ursday, May 9, children
can make “Mother’s Day Recycled
Flowers,”drawing on special mate-
rial that will get the “Shrinky Dink”
treatment to create a unique gift.
Register at lewisborolibrary.org/
children.htm.

LIBRARY BOARD
e next meeting of the Lew-

isboro Library Board of Trustees
is 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 8.
Meetings are open to the public.

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WESTCHESTER COUNTY ECO AWARDS

Lewisboro, school
district get green

thumbs up

e town of Lewisboro and Westchester County Executive
the Katonah-Lewisboro School George Latimer, left, and Vincent
District were honored last week
for their environmental and Kopicki, commissioner of
sustainable contributions to environmental facilities, right,
Westchester County. present an award to BOE Trustee
Richard Stone and Superintendent
e county’s second annual
Eco Awards were given out Andrew Selesnick
Monday, April 22, at the Ken-
sico Dam Plaza, in Valhalla. SCREENSHOT/WESTCHESTER COUNTY

e awards recognized con- Westchester County Executive
tributions to the county’s local George Latimer, left, and Vincent
environment and sustainability,
made by residents, students and Kopicki, commissioner of
schools, municipalities, busi- environmental facilities, right,
nesses and other organizations. present an award to Elizabeth
Meyer-Gross and Robert Karpel,
e town of Lewisboro was
awarded for achieving a mu- co-chairs of the Lewisboro
nicipal curbside recycling rate Sustainability Committee.
of 32 percent in 2018.
PHOTO COURTESY OF
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for utilizing wind-powered
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John Jay seniors head to Albany
Will tour the capitol with state legislators

Two John Jay High School government and public service. in representative government. It late fall to high school girls and Sherr will attend the University
seniors are heading to the state’s Siegel and Sherr will join some is free for participants, with trans- boys who reside in the LWVNEW of Michigan Honors Program
capital later this month to get a portation, hotel stay, all meals and district, which includes Bedford, (along with her twin sister). Last
58 other students from across New activities paid for by the founda- Lewisboro, Mount Kisco, North year, the League selected Sophia
rst-hand education about how York State, who will learn about tion and local leagues through Salem and Pound Ridge. DeCubellis in her junior year at
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lectures on the budget process, the Siegel will attend college this she will attend Wellesley College.
Molly Siegel, of Katonah, and role of lobbyists and the media, citi- Applications are available in the fall at Brown University and
Elyse Sherr, of Cross River, were zens’ rights, and the role of the me-
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at reminds me Triple Crown of Love

Walking or driving down any a PBS documentary about the moai statues Welcome to “News & Notes,” is is by far the cleanest column I
road, my eyes are immedi- on Easter Island. Archeologists wanted to where we look at the hap-
ately drawn to the bright yellow penings here have ever written. e Bedford Village
gure out how the massive stone statues in Westchester County.
Chowder & Marching
e Triple Crown is
owers of forsythia. A were moved from the huge in horse racing, Club’s annual Spring
and in my house as
welcome sign of spring, quarry sites to various lo- well. My triple crown NEWS & Clean-Up and Tag Sale
happens now, with
the wildly exuberant for- READING, cations on the island. e my wife’s birthday, NOTES is set for 8:30 a.m. to 3
WRITING & Mother’s Day and our MARK p.m. Friday and Satur-
sythia branches remind island lore included oral wedding anniversary all JEFFERS day, May 3 and 4. To
me of rays of sunshine CHOCOLATE histories passed down happening within two weeks. Hallmark request a pickup, call
really needs to make a card to cover all
reaching this way and KIM about people seeing the three!

that way. Forsythia only KOVACH moai “walking.” After I nd another job to pay for 914-234-5453. e club
the gifts, I will write this week’s “Triple
blooms for a few weeks After much trial and Crown of Love” edition of “News & is a community group in
Notes.”
each spring. What a error, the archeologists Bedford that raises funds
e Katonah Spring Clean-up
wonderful pop of color nally succeeded in mov- Day and Plant Sale is set for 9 a.m. to help provide support for local youth
to 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 4 (rain or
to be appreciated. In doing a little research, ing a large stone moai by using three long shine) meeting at the Katonah Library. programs and projects focusing on
Disposable gloves, garbage bags, vests,
I learned that the forsythia is also known as ropes tied around the large stone head and route maps, and refreshments will be arts and music, club and school sports,
provided.
the Easter tree. shoulders held by three teams of humans. scouts, athletics, youth outreach, schol-
As you may know, the Bedford Town
e color yellow reminds me of the Eas- By each group pulling and tugging on their Board increased the hours for resident arships and community service.
access to the Beaver Dam Compost
ter out t my mom bought me when I was ropes, they were able to make the statue Facility, which processes the town’s It’s time to lace up your sneakers and
wood waste and leaves, and o ers the
in kindergarten. A new yellow dress, yellow move forward across the ground. e jerky opportunity for residents to drop o head to the Bedford Hills Train Depot
wood waste and leaves and pick up
ankle socks and a wide-brim yellow straw forward motions of the giant moai creature compost. ere is no cost for residents’ as our friends from the Bedford Hills
use of these services. e extended
hat to wear to church on Easter Sunday. did look like it was walking. hours in May will be 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Neighborhood Association present the
My green thumb wife is very excited.
Unfortunately, with the measles outbreaks e actual name of this Paci c Ocean With Spring clean-up and planting Janet Jacobsen 10th annual Run for e
season here; you may nd these services
in the news every day, I am also reminded island is Rapa Nui. A Dutch explorer, helpful. Hills 5K Race at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday,

that I was not able to wear my new yellow Jacob Roggeveen, arrived on the island on May 4.

out t to church on Easter Sunday that year Easter Sunday, on April 5, in 1772, and Over on Route 35 in Somers, you can

because I was deathly ill with the measles. named it Easter Island. e 887 massive join Lasdon Park’s horticulturist for a

Apparently, there was no MMR vaccine moai statues were created by the island tour featuring the Tropical Rainforest

available the year I attended kindergar- inhabitants during the 13th-16th centuries. Exhibit. Learn about rainforests and

ten. ere was no talk about measles, no ese carved human gures with oversized colorful tropical plants. Tickets can be

notices sent home by the school. On a play heads are thought to represent deceased purchased in the Shop at Lasdon at the

date at a classmate’s house after school, I ancestors. usual weekend rate of $7 for adults and

remember the kids goo ng around waiting at reminds me of a book I read yearas $5 for children 12 and under. e tour

for the moms to pick us up to go home. I ago, called “Easter Island.” e historical meets at the Shop at Lasdon Park at 2

remember we all decided to spin around ction novel, by Jennifer Vanderbes, was p.m. on May 5.

with our arms outstretched. I crashed into my rst introduction to this intriguing land A good luck shout out goes to Matt

my friend, Janet, and we bonked heads and and its culture. and Christina Safarowic, from the

fell to the oor. When I got home that Whitlock, as they are taking over the

evening, I complained of a headache and Kim Kovach includes a trip to Easter Island KR Café in downtown Katonah, which

did not want to eat dinner. on her wish list of future travel destinations. recently closed.

According to my mom, hours later I kimkovachwrites.com. All are invited to join this glorious

spiked a high fever and then developed a event at 4 p.m. Sunday, May 5, when

rash. My mother called the doctor and he the Chancel Choir of the Antioch Bap-

made a house call to con rm that I had the tist Church in Bedford Hills, will raise

measles. My temperature continued to rise. its inspired voices in a rousing concert

My mom said that it was a very scary situ- in support of the Community Center of

ation (which I do not remember, thank- Northern Westchester. is is the 26th

fully). I missed school, church, and playing year of this wonderful event, which will

outside for the next couple of weeks while lift your spirits and bene t the programs

I recovered. Eventually that spring, I did that allow the center to serve those in

get to wear the yellow Easter out t, but it need in our community. e concert will

was not the same. be held at the Antioch Baptist Church

Of course, we still had our Easter baskets at One Strother Crossing in Bedford

lled with goodies. My mom enjoyed Hills (at the corner of Church Street

making up special Easter baskets for my and Main Street).

brother and me. e brightly colored straw On May 7, Filling in the Blanks will

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through college age. SEE JEFFERS PAGE 13

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Harnessing the Hudson

Real estate developers are letters to the editor. ey pounce tion that Martin Ginsburg, ence, for developers to talk freely BRUCE
reticent types. Publicity at the podium during town founder and principal of Gins- with reporters—let alone be THE BLOG
hounds they are not. at board meetings to lecture elected burg Development Companies the featured speaker in a public
role seems more suited to the o cials. ey accentuate, if not (GDC), had in mind when he forum of 100 persons—I jumped BRUCE
reliable community antagonists fabricate, the negative. Why? began his remarks at a recent at the chance to take copious APAR
who re exively look askance at You’d have to ask them why, in joint meeting of the Peekskill notes, with the aid of my phone’s
developers, as if the concrete their world, a profession that is Rotary and Hudson Valley recording app. should not be lumped in with a
notion of physical infrastructure a cornerstone of civilization is Gateway Chamber of Com- certain someone who might be
assaults their abstract notion of pejoratively treated more like the merce, at Cortlandt Colonial In tones soft-spoken and gen- thought of as the developer-in-
civic purity. world’s oldest profession. Restaurant in Cortlandt Manor. teel, the elegant Mr. Ginsburg chief.
led o by making it clear that he
e developer detractors write Maybe it’s that loyal opposi- Since it’s rare, in my experi- and other developers he knows Strictly in business terms,
not political, Mr. Ginsburg
explained, “We operate in an
entirely di erent way. We have
completed every project we ever
started, we have never gone
through bankruptcies, we pay
our bills.”

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in New York City after college,
when he was recruited by broth-
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unlike that other developer of

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APAR lar catalyst that “made New York City it through maritime loans. en 9/11 “When I started in this business, the
the commercial capital of the country” came. e project was no longer a prior- entire climate was so much more recep-
FROM PAGE 10 when the Erie Canal opened in the early ity, and it’s never been revitalized in the tive to development. Now, government is
19th Century. “It made New York the nearly two decades since. always trying to ‘protect’ us. ey’re pro-
note, they, too, were the bene ciaries of a Empire State. It made all the communi- tecting us into oblivion. ere’s a whole
loan from their father—totaling $6,000. ties on the river focused on industry, and According to Mr. Ginsburg, that kind business of people they call planners,
the river was like their backdoor. For of tourism development “should be a who are really processers. Did you ever
As edgling developers, the broth- Hudson River town and cities trying to state sponsorship. For those things to be see what an environmental impact state-
ers made their bones by taking on what come back, they have to realize the river done, there have to be advocates pushing ment looks like? When you go through
Mr. Ginsburg called “the most di cult, has to become a front door. Tourism is a for it.” He envisions nature trails dotting it, you nd almost nothing of substance.
rotten, hilly sites.” In that way, “we very clean, attractive industry.” each of the Hudson River ports where
were able to acquire properties no other the ships would stop, while the art lover ey don’t go to the heart of what’s go-
developer would build, for a very reason- He’s not lacking for ideas or enterprise in him favors installing sculptures within ing to make [the development] a special
able price.” on how to help the river towns capitalize natural settings, as he already has done place. It’s all about nding obstructions
on tourism. About a decade ago, Gins- on his properties, creating gateways for about why you can’t do anything. ere
He is not deterred by the occasional burg Development started a ferry route hikers and other visitors to our Hudson are so many [obstructions], and once
project that is a money-loser, which he across the Hudson connecting West- Valley shores. they are in these documents, it becomes
accepts as an occupational hazard. “My chester and Rockland counties. “We’d ‘the bible.’ And you can’t question them,
focus is never on the money,” he says. like to expand that circuit from Ossining As much as Martin Ginsburg calls on because it’s in ‘the bible.’ I don ‘t know
“It’s always on the vision for what’s the to Haverstraw to Peekskill, and have the participation of government to join why government doesn’t go back and
best possible project to create in that events on the weekend,” he said. “I’m with the private sector in tapping into the say, ‘We passed these laws. Now let’s see
area.” doing this as a developer, but it really huge potential for Hudson Valley tourism, what works and what doesn’t?’ ey never
is government that should have some he doesn’t mince words criticizing govern- do that. And you end up stuck with so
He evangelizes the importance of river creativity and promote it.” ment for its obstructionist ways in dealing many things that are so blatantly stupid.”
towns along the Hudson, where he has with developers like him, who are key
built 11 waterfront properties, including He said the Hudson is the “only major in uencers in a municipality’s quality of Bruce “ e Blog” Apar promotes local
Riverbend in Peekskill, Harbor Square river in the world that does not have river life and economic enrichment. businesses, organizations, events and people
in Ossining, Hudson Pointe in Pough- cruise ships. e cities and towns haven’t through public relations agency APAR PR.
keepsie, and Harbors at Haverstraw. focused on making that important.” Mr. Ginsburg ended his incisive, He also is an actor, a community volunteer,
Also in Peekskill, GDC operates Chapel forward-looking remarks with wither- and a contributor to several periodicals.
Hill and the new Fort Hill Apartments ere were plans not long ago, he ing words for garden-variety bureaucrats Follow him as Bruce e Blog on social
overlooking the Hudson, which includes revealed, for river cruise ships to run who seem bent on impeding progress media. Reach him at [email protected] or
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Retention is a serious issue

Dear Dr. Linda, the child has a developmental STRONG behind his age-level classmates. to school in September, talk to
When Mikey nished kin- delay, and even then, retention LEARNING But the disability remains and his counselor, teachers, and other
is a serious decision. Retaining on top of working to develop team members to nd how they
dergarten, we had begged the a child in middle school is even DR. LINDA skills to compensate for it, a re- will be addressing his learn-
school to hold him back because more serious. In most cases, SILBERT tained child often su ers a blow ing needs. Once he’s in high
he still didn’t know all his letters it has lifelong negative conse- to self-esteem that can continue school he can take advantage of
and numbers. His teacher and quences. research has shown that the throughout life. BOCES (Board of Cooperative
everyone else at a meeting we problems that contribute to deci- Educational Services), and move
had refused. Instead, he was clas- Years ago, students dropped sions to retain also contribute As far as Mikey is concerned, in a skills and career direction
si ed with a learning disability. out of school in eighth grade or to emotional problems. Once a instead of blaming his teach- that works best for him. When
From rst grade on he has had in high school. Why? Some had disability has been diagnosed, ers, take their advice seriously. students leave BOCES they
help at school. to drop out to support the fam- it can be compensated for and If you haven’t done so yet, have have learned skills and knowl-
ily, but many of these students the child can receive educational him evaluated again in school or edge to enter a variety of elds
Here’s the result. He’s going had average to above average services and accommodations. If outside of school to determine or move onto college.
into eighth grade refusing to intelligence with one or more a child is retained, in addition to the exact cause(s) of his di cul-
read and will not write anything. learning disabilities, including struggling with academics, he’s ties. en get remediation for Again, the answer for how
If he does write even three ADHD. e good news is that eventually the oldest in the class him over the summer. to help your son, as with many
words, there’s no way we can there’s been much research done and he knows full well that he’s other students who su er from
read it. His teachers have him on various learning disabilities. But don’t just put him in any a learning disability, is to rst
using a computer. My husband Now, there’s help for the learn- summer program. e program zero in on the exact cause of his
and I are angry and upset. How ing-disabled child. must speci cally address the challenges and then get remedia-
is he going to survive in high diagnosed disability. Too many tion and accommodations that
school and life without being Since Mikey was classi ed parents waste money on tutor- address that or those disabilities.
able to read or write? We just with a learning disability
had a meeting with his teachers in rst grade, his teach- ing or special remedial en help Mikey move in a
and asked them once again to ers and other school programs because the direction that will allow him to
retain him. ey totally refused. personnel understood exact problems haven’t experience the greatest success—
We don’t have money to hire a that he had a learn- been identi ed and can’t both in school and beyond the
lawyer to ght them, nor do we ing disability and that be addressed. e term classroom.
have money to send him to a retaining him wouldn’t “learning disability”
private school. Where do we go solve the problem. covers a wide range of Dr. Linda
from here? issues. You can’t spend
Some people believe the summer working Dr. Linda is co-author of “Why
Rita and Mike that many children on improving decoding Bad Grades Happen to Good
Dear Rita and Mike, have been helped by skills when the issue is Kids,” and director of Strong
retention because they comprehension or poor Learning Tutoring and SAT/ACT
As I’ve said in the past, reten- see bene ts that fol- vocabulary. Test Prep. Send your questions to
tion cannot be taken lightly. lowing year. However, [email protected].
Retaining a child requires that When Mikey returns

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SOMERS, NY — The Vatican auditorium. In his homily, he
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Somers, and by all accounts he and service to others and how
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Archbishop Bernardito Auza, the of our planet. As his boss, Pope
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day hanging with the student concern about climate change
body, faculty and administra- and its consequences.
tion at Kennedy Catholic High
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Route 138 on Monday, March with the Student Council, an High School, in Somers. Photograph by Jacob Bergmeier
25. elected body of seniors that
assists the school in fundraising ets, and US college hoops in Bulgaria, Albania, and the South
The Permanent Observer is the events, community outreach, general. It was not a skill set the Indian Ocean. As expected, the
Vatican’s Apostolic Nuncio, or and occasional odd jobs such as Kennedy students expected to ambassador proved fluent in
ambassador, to the UN. Like entertaining Papal Nuncios. find the portfolio of a cleric with multiple languages, a skill he
Palestine, the Holy See does not a doctorate in sacred theology. was not above showing off to
have voting status, but it has sat Auza showed a keen interest in the diverse student body.
a delegation there since 1964. what universities the Kennedy The Philippines-born Auza was
students would be attending in elevated to Permanent Observer The archbishop has set the next
The 59-year-old archbishop the fall, and their choices did not in 2014. His career as a Vatican meet-up for Manhattan, inviting
celebrated Mass with the en- seem to disappoint. Less expect- diplomat dates back to 1990 and the Kennedy Student Council to
tire student body, faculty and edly, he displayed a startling includes stints in Madagascar, visit him at the U.N.
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Indians stay hot with a trio of victories
Dean Ford returns as team reaches full strength

BY DOMINICK DEPOLE
CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Playing through a chunk of the Dean Ford what was a transitional game. Ford passed to him 3 feet away Aidan
season without star mid elder shoots in Bryce Ford was on the right from the goal before a swift shot Koff
Dean Ford, John Jay continues to traffic. through the net.
pull more than its weight. wing before he made a quick makes
Bryce Ford move to make Wishart’s defend- One key to the win was claim- the save.
When the senior returned to passes. er slide o . ing face-o s, and senior Mikey
play on Tuesday, April 23, the In- Tedesco did just that for the In- defense also held up well. Even
dians didn’t skip a beat. PHOTOS: dians all day. though we played pretty poorly,
DEENA BELL pulling out a win like that is a big
“We knew that starting the “He got us the ball whenever gut-check.”
season without Dean and after since Ridge eld scored with 15 he wanted,” Bryce Ford said. “He
graduating 17 seniors last year seconds remaining. won the majority of face-o s and Bryce Ford lled the stat sheet
that it was going to take some that’s what shot us forward to with three goals and two assists.
time (to win),” Bryce Ford said. Wishart notched the game- coming back into the game. e Kesicki scored three goals as well,
“Now is when we should start to winning goal in overtime after and Dean Ford netted two of
play our best lacrosse.” John Jay nally settled the ball in them.

e Indians clobbered visiting Wishart had a goal and an as-
Cold Spring Harbor, 13-4 in a
match where everyone chipped SEE BOYS LAX PAGE 20
in something after a long spring
break.

“We had a week of practice
to just focus on ourselves and
not worry about who we were
playing,” Bryce Ford said. “ at
translated over to the game. We
moved the ball pretty crisply and
there weren’t a lot of turnovers.
We were able to maintain the ball
the whole game.”

Dean and twin brother Bryce
Ford scored two goals apiece and
Bryce passed for two assists.

“He is a big piece of experi-
ence,” Bryce said of his brother,
Dean. “Having him back takes
a little bit of pressure o the
younger kids.”

Dean Ford, feeling refreshed
to be back, is just happy to con-
tribute after a tough time on the
sideline.

“Just being able to suit up with
your friends again and play is a
breath of fresh air,” Dean Ford
said. “Being able to help my
teammates again is amazing. is
whole experience has been a roll-
er coaster. At the end of the day,
it’s the work that you put in when
nobody is watching that counts
(to recover).”

Tyler Wishart tallied two goals
and an assist while both Max
Kesicki and Nick Caviola scored
twice.

Luke Mercer set up his team-
mates with two assists and scored
once. Nick Giardina and Bobby
Chang both netted a goal.

e Indians’ game at Ridge-
eld two days later was a much
sloppier and closer a air that
ended in a 9-8 overtime victory.
John Jay trailed 5-2 in the rst
half before turning on the jets
to tie it 5-5 before halftime. In
the second half, they cleaned up
many mistakes but found them-
selves tied 8-8 late in the game



THURSDAY, MAY 2, 2019 SPORTS THE KATONAH LEWISBORO TIMES PAGE 21

VARSITY SPORTS ROUNDUP

Softball team routs Greeley, edged by Panas

John Jay splits on baseball diamond; girls lax takes two of three

BY ROB DIANTONIO
CONTRIBUTING WRITER

John Jay-Cross River’s softball Dani Roban, left, and Lindsay Neumann celebrate after turning a
squad started o the week with double play against Greeley.
an 8-1 win over visiting Horace
Greeley on April 23.

Dani Roban had a big day at the
plate, going 3-4 with ve RBIs. She
doubled home Lindsay Neumann
and Linn Carbaugh to get the
Indians out to a 2-0 lead in the rst
inning.

Ashley Buatte and Carbaugh
(RBI) each went 2- 4.

Brooke Altneu went the distance
on the mound, striking out eight
Quakers while allowing no earned
runs.

“I was proud of our e orts,” John
Jay coach Steve DelMoro said of
the win. “We were able to reset
ourselves and get back on track after
a few losses.”

PANAS 7 “Panas is a very good team and we Casey Richman and Kyla Whalen PHOTOS: ROB DIANTONIO
JOHN JAY 6 could have put our heads down and each had an RBI single.
given in but we didn’t,” DelMoro John Jay’s Dani Roban makes the throw to first.
e Indians fell behind by six said.“We fought hard until the end.” “At the end of the day, our girls
runs and rallied to tie the game, but recognize that it’s the little things feel that if we can clean up some with anyone.”
fell to visiting Walter Panas 7-6 on Neumann was 2-4 with a triple that make the di erence in tight
April 27 at JayFest. while Altneu went 2-3 with an RBI. games,” DelMoro said. “We also little mistakes and play our best SEE ROUNDUP PAGE 22
softball, we can play and compete

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Jack Capobianco makes his way to third and gets the
ROUNDUP (1G), Kelly Nolan (2A) and Bri-
anna Garofolo (3 saves) helped signal to head home.
FROM PAGE 21 Christian Dinallo throws to third for the out.
ll up the stat sheet.
Baseball John Jay dominated the draw Christopher Romano beats the throw.
controls, 18-6. O’Reilly collected
JOHN JAY 7 nine of them and Wilmoth gath- PHOTOS: ROB DIANTONIO
YORKTOWN 0 ered six.
Eva Falino follows through on a swing.
John Jay’s baseball team had JOHN JAY 13
its bats erupt late in a 7-0 shut-
out win of visiting Yorktown on PLEASANTVILLE 12
April 25.
John Jay jumped out to an 8-2
e Indians led 1-0 most of the
game, but scored four runs in the halftime lead but had to hold
top of the sixth inning to break it
open. Brett Paulsen, Miles Capo- on for a 13-12 win over visiting
bianco and Christian Dinallo all
drove in runs during the big in- Pleasantville on April 25.
ning.
“We needed to play aggressive
“We got ourselves into good
hitters’ counts where we knew and push the fastbreak o the
the pitchers would have to throw
a fastball and we made the most draw before they could settle into
of it,” Paulsen said of their key to
success at the plate. their defense,”O’Reilly said of the

Paulsen nished 2-3 with three key to getting out to the 8-2 half-
RBIs. Michael Giardina was 1-3
with two RBIs and a run scored. time lead. “Being able to shake

Pitchers Joe Biancone (4 in- them early was what gave us the
nings, 6 strikeouts, 2 hits), Greg
Fries (2 innings, 0 hits, 1 walk) momentum we needed to move
and Chris Civetta (1 inning, 1 hit,
2 strikeouts, 0 walks) combined to ahead early on.”
shut down the Huskers.
Grace Capko scored back-to-
“Our pitchers threw really
well,” Paulsen said. “ ey trusted back goals to help the Panthers
the defense along with the de-
fense making big plays when the cut the de cit to 12-11 with 4:06
pitcher needed one. at game to play. Giardina answered on a Jay’s Kristen Wolfe heads for third base.
was our brand of baseball. e
pitching and defense led the way free position shot to make it 13-
and the bats nished it o .”
11 with 3:22 to go. Panther Lau-
KEIO 5
JOHN JAY 1 ren Drillock made it a one-goal

John Jay couldn’t get its bats game again with 1:54 left when
going in a 5-1 loss to visiting Keio
Academy on April 27 at JayFest. Jay was down a player.

e Unicorns scored a run in Ashley Schafer, who had three
the third inning and tacked on
four more in the fourth to take a interceptions in the game, cor-
5-0 lead.
ralled the ensuing draw and John
Michael Fassert went2-3 with
an RBI to lead the Indians, who Jay was able to run out the clock
fell to 6-5.
for the win.
“ at any given day, any team
can be beat,” Paulsen said when “A big part of the game was
asked what the team needs to
take away from the loss. “We possession,” O’Reilly said. “Being
didn’t play our best brand of base-
ball and it showed. We just have able to hold onto the ball to chip
to move on and make the most of
our opportunities this week.” time o the clock and make smart

Girls Lacrosse o ensive plays helped us stay in

JOHN JAY 17 the lead.”
RYE 5
O’Reilly had four goals while
e lead was never in question
when the John Jay’s girls lacrosse Crawford tallied three goals
team cruised to a 17-5 win over
host Rye on April 23. and three assists. Giardina (2G),

Cara O’Reilly had three goals Wilmoth (1G), Nolan (1G),
and four assists to lead the In-
dians. Sydney Phillips tallied a O’Connor (1G, 1A), Preis (1A)
game-high four goals. Melina
O’Connor had three goals and an and Garofolo (11 saves) helped
assist.
secure the win.
Charlotte Wilmoth (2G), Lily
Preis (2G, 1A), Jenna Giardina O’Reilly garnered nine draw
(2G, 1A), Cameron Crawford
controls as Jay won the draw bat-

tle again, 16-11. Jess Leff makes the catch at first
base for the out.

SACRED HEART 12

JOHN JAY 10

e Indians (8-2) fell to host

Sacred Heart Academy (Long

Island), 12-10, on April 25.

Wilmoth had ve goals and an

assist to lead Jay. Phillips (2G),

Mia DiChiara (1G, 3 GBs),

Crawford (1G, 1A), O’Reilly

(1G), Preis (2A), Giardina (2A)

and Nolan (1A) contributed.

“Seeing the score against Sa-

cred Heart showed us that we

can hang with the best of them

and that if we knew that going

into the game, the rst 10 mi-

nuses would’ve been played with a

more o ensive mindset,” O’Reilly

said. “Knowing what each player

brings to the table and what we

can achieve when playing our

best game, I believe we cannot

only put up a good ght against

these teams, but come out with

the win.”

Brett Homer fires one in for a strike.

THURSDAY, MAY 2, 2019 SPORTS THE KATONAH LEWISBORO TIMES PAGE 23

Bedford Bears 16U (TB) win state championship

e Bedford Bears 16U (TB) The Bedford Bears left in the rst with an assist go- avenge the loss in the title game PHOTO COURTESY OF STEVE TUITE
team captured the New York ing to Frank Vigiletti. a year ago.
State championship title the state championship. e Lak- saves. Jamestown continued to
weekend of March 22 in Bu alo. ers scored with 2:58 remaining Ben Sfarra (Armonk) made 12 e second period saw a lot apply pressure, but the Bears
For some of the boys, it was their in the rst to take a 1-0 lead but of his 29 saves in the rst period of action at both ends, but both were able to keep a lot of shots to
second state title in back-to-back the Bears answered quickly with as the Lakers came out strong to goaltenders came up with big
years. a goal by Gabe Adams with 1:51 SEE HOCKEY PAGE 24

For some others, it was a rst
after losing out in the pool play
round two years earlier.

e Bears began their quest
for the state title on Friday,
March 22 in the pool play round
at Northtown Center Arena in
Amherst, NY. In Game 1, the
Bears faced the No. 2 seed from
the north, ousand Islands Pi-
rates from Clayton, N.Y. e
Bears nished the scoring with
27 seconds left in the game on a
goal by Dylan Mutkoski (Chap-
paqua) with the assist going to
Danny Schum (Mahopac). Nick
Petrella (Bedford) made 20 saves
on 22 shots and the Bears won
6-2.

On Saturday, the Bears played
the nal two games of the pool
play at the CornerStone Arena
in Lockport, N.Y. e Bears
opened the day against e
Jamestown Lakers, the top seed
from the West, and the team
that the Bantam A TB team de-
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HOCKEY Bedford forwards were led by the Bedford’s defense was led by the semi nals.
following players: following players: On Sunday, March 24, the
FROM PAGE 23
Gabe Adams (Chappaqua) Joe Cipriano (Armonk) Bears traveled back to North-
the outside and block a lot Nick Biagini (Mahopac) Connor Craigen (Ridgefield) town Center Arena in Amherst
of shots that never ended up Paddy Irwin (Pawling) to face Oswego (No. 1 seed from
reaching our net. Joe Cipriano Ryan Kaplan (Katonah) the Central region). Oswego
(Armonk) sealed the win with Sava Makarenko (Yorktown) Max Levine (Mahopac) went 2-1 in pool play, losing
an open-net goal with 38 sec- Michael McKeon (Waccabuc) Chris Stiller (Mahopac) to Norfolk/Norwood, the No.
onds remaining in the game. Dylan Mutkoski (Chappaqua) 1 seed from the North region,
Ben Sfarra (Armonk) made 29 Bedford’s goaltenders were: 3-1, in pool play. e game saw
saves on 30 shots and the Bears Danny Schum (Mahopac) a scoreless rst period with a
secured themselves a spot in the Jack Tuite (Shrub Oak) Nick Petrella (Bedford) fast pace to it. Both teams had
medal round to compete for the Frank Vigiletti (Brewster) Ben Sfarra (Armonk) a few scoring chances, but both
state title. goaltenders did not give up any
6:19 left in the rst. e Bears scored their fth the shut-out, stopping all 19 ground.
In second game of the day, ey added to the score in the power-play goal of the tourna- shots he faced. On the back of
the Bears faced the Palisades ment when McKeon scored at those three solid wins in pool e Bears were faced with
Predators, the No. 3 seed for the second at the 12:49 mark when 8:16 of the third period with play, the Bears nished top of starting the third period on a
East, and built an early lead in Mutkoski completed his hat assists going to Irwin and Mut- their group and ready to face 5-on-3 penalty kill situation as
the rst period. Dylan Mut- trick with Levine and McKeon koski. Nick Petrella recorded a tough Oswego team in the they were whistled for two pen-
koski started the scoring with getting the assists. alties late in the second.
a goal at the 15:18 mark from
McKeon and Max Levine (Ma- Oswego struck quickly scor-
hopac) assisting, and then four ing 17 seconds into the third to
minutes later Mutkoski added cut the lead to 3-1. Both Sfarra
his second goal on a nice feed and the penalty units came up
from McKeon. e Bears then big with blocking shots and
scored to make it 3-0 on a goal Sfarra making some big saves
by Biagini with Tuite and Chris to keep the score at 3-1. Bed-
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e Bears capped o a per-
fect record going 5-0 overall to
win the state title. It was a total
team e ort from the goalten-
ders to the defenseman to the
forwards. Sfarra and Petrella
faced a combined 145 shots
during the weekend, only al-
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save percentage of 96 percent.

e power-play unit scored
six goals on 24 attempts while
the penalty-killing unit only
surrendered one goal in 13 at-
tempts—that coming on a ve-
on-three against Oswego in the
thirds period of the semi nal
game. e team nished the
season with 28 wins, 6 losses
and 4 ties.

is article was contributed by
head coach Steve Tuite and edited
down for space.

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Financial gifts can brighten anyone’s Mother’s Day

• Insurance premium – If As the 529 plan owner, you you may help instill a lifelong show our appreciation for one

GUEST your mother has life, disabil- have exibility in using the interest in investing. another, but certain nancial gifts
CORNER
ity or long-term care insurance, money. For example, if you’ve • Charitable gifts – Many can help provide needed support

why not o er to pay some of the designated one of your children children are now concerned – and even some valuable life les-

JUDI premiums this year? Long-term as the 529 plan’s bene ciary, and about various social issues. You sons – for your loved ones.

MCANAW care premiums, in particular, can that child decides not to pursue can help encourage this involve-

be quite costly, especially for any higher education, you can ment – and possibly an apprecia- is article was written by

older policyholders. switch the bene ciary designa- tion of the value of philanthropy Edward Jones for use by your local

• Introduction to a nancial tion to another child or to your- – by making a gift to a charitable Financial Advisor, Judi McAnaw,

Mother’s Day is fast ap- professional – If your mother self. group whose work aligns with a resident of Katonah. She has

proaching. is special holiday doesn’t already work with a - You can choose the 529 plan your child’s interests. an o ce at 332 Route 100, Suite

reminds us of the joy we receive nancial professional, consider o ered by any state, but your We don’t need to exchange 300, in Somers. Judi can be

from the powerful bond between introducing her to yours, or to contributions might be tax de- presents on Mother’s Day to reached at 914-669-5329.

mother and child. someone else who is recom- ductible if you invest in your

To help mark the occasion, mended by friends or relatives. own state’s plan. Tax issues for

you may want to consider mak- A nancial advisor can help your 529 plans can be complex, so,

ing certain nancial gifts, in- mother move toward her retire- before investing, consult with

cluding the following: ment goals – and, at some point, your tax advisor. Your business card
FOR YOUR MOTHER: also can work with legal and • Shares of stocks – Giving
tax professionals to assist your stock shares to children is a good

• IRA contribution – If your mother with her estate plans. way to help them learn some of could be here.

mother is still working, she is the basics of investing. You can Call Brett Freeman at 845-208-8151 to find out how.

eligible to contribute to an IRA, FOR YOUR CHILDREN: track the progress of their stocks

but she might not always fully • 529 plan contribution – If with them, and even do some re-

fund it – so you may want to your children are still of school search together about why prices

help. You can’t contribute di- age, you may want to contribute may be going up or down. By

rectly to your mother’s IRA, but to a college savings vehicle. One getting children involved early,

you can write her a check for popular choice is a 529 savings

that purpose, though, of course, plan. When you invest in this

she can use the money however plan, your earnings can grow

she likes. In 2019, the contri- tax-free, provided the money is

bution limit for a traditional or used for quali ed educational

Roth IRA is $6,000, or $7,000 expenses. (Be aware, though, that

for individuals 50 or older. (A withdrawals not used for quali-

Roth IRA does have income ed education expenses may be

limits that can reduce the con- subject to federal and state taxes,

tribution amount or eliminate it as well as an additional 10 per-

altogether.) cent penalty.) a L Si e s S Ar E He r Be t

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