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North Salem
opts out
Board votes against
cannabis sales
BY CAROL REIF
STAFF WRITER
PHOTO: EMRIN LECLAIR Marijuana dispensaries and
lounges won’t be popping up in
Great grads! North Salem — at least for now,
town o cials decided last week.
Congratulations to the North Salem High School Class of 2021!
Be sure to check out our special graduation insert, featuring photos, speeches, and interviews! After taking comments —
both pro and con — at a public
hearing, the Town Board voted
unanimously on Tuesday, June
22, to adopt a local law opting
out of allowing places where rec-
reational cannabis is sold or con-
sumed on site.
Municipalities are opted-in
by default if they do nothing.
Once in, they can’t back out; but
by opting-out, they can always
change their minds later on.
Neighboring Somers passed
its opt-out law on June 10. Lew-
isboro was set to hold a public
hearing on the matter on Mon-
day, June 28. Yorktown plans to
hold a public hearing on Tuesday,
July 6.
Albany, having legalized adult
use, gave municipalities until the
end of the year to decide if they
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Thursday, July 1, 2021 Your Neighbor North Salem News – Page 3
Home grown
Ryder Farm combines
agriculture and art
BY CAROL REIF and culinary fellowships and a
STAFF WRITER rotating cast of chefs.
While no resident is asked to
From the rst time prehistoric work in exchange for their soli-
folks were inspired to pick up tude, no one’s going to stop them
lumps of mineral-laden dirt and if they yearn to harvest a carrot or
scribble pictures of themselves two, Eminger said.
and the beasts they hunted on ey sit down to three com-
cave walls, creation’s been an or- munal meals a day. is gives
ganic thing. folks the chance not only to ll
You don’t have to dig down too their bellies but to share poems,
deep to discover that cultivating plays, compositions, or whatever
culture means nourishing both else they’re working on.
the soul and the body. ere’s de nitely more than
at’s apparently the philoso- veggies on the table, in case car-
phy behind SPACE on Ryder nivores were wondering.
Farm, a nonpro t that combines However, proteins are sourced
art and agriculture. from several local vendors, as the
Located at a historic farmstead farm’s remaining animal ten-
on Starr Ridge Road in Brewster, ants aren’t for eating. Ducks and
it has provided a haven for artists, chickens supply the eggs.
musicians, dancers, and innova- Farm-to-table dinners for the
tors of every stripe for a decade. public may also be in the future.
And, luckily for lovers of the
locally grown, its tillers of the soil SHOWTIME!
also produce 100 percent organic SPACE’S old-fashioned farm
vegetables, herbs, and owers. stand’s “grand opening” is Friday,
Rather than just existing as an July 2, just in time for Indepen- SPACE at Ryder Farm features communal meals where artists can share their work.
elite enclave, SPACE is grateful dence Day feasts.
to be a part of the living envi- e 2021 season’s opening act? At some point, when farming
ronment. Not only has it helped Greens such as lettuce, owers, wasn’t covering all the bills, the
preserve someplace that’s been and herbs. Cherry tomatoes are homestead morphed into a gen-
owned and operated by one fam- due later this month, with lus- eral store, Eminger said.
ily — the Ryders — since the cious heirloom varieties arriving It’s been dubbed e Syca-
late 18th century, it’s giving back in August. Along the way there mores, for the two trees that once
through programs that nourish will be peas, beans, garlic, beets, shaded it.
the area’s food insecure. radishes, squash, eggplant, and Besides vintage photos, 19th-
Because it was deemed an es- other organic goodness. century writing desks, and a
sential business, the 127-acre Operating on the honor sys- fainting couch, family heirlooms
farm was able to plow through tem, the stand will be open 24/7. include the store’s ledgers. A
last year’s pandemic with bushels Cash or checks are welcome. treasure trove of facts — like the
of fresh produce to spare, accord- New this year is a credit card ma- kinds of things people bought
ing to SPACE’s creative director, chine. ere are convenient park- and how much they paid for
Kate Eminger. ing spaces up front. them — they are cared for with
Working with charitable orga- the help of the Putnam County
nizations such as Neighbors Link ROOTS Historical Society. Ryder Farm, located at 406 Starr Ridge Road in Brewster.
and Putnam Community Action e Hudson Valley was rst Guest books — some dating to
Partnership, and by upping fund- occupied by indigenous peoples 1900 — that preserved milestone
raising e orts, it donated half of more than 10,000 years ago. In events such as family reunions
its vegetables to the hungry last this area’s case, that was the Wap- and funerals are now used to re-
year. pingers. In 1600, there were re- cord messages of thanks from the
It intends to continue the prac- portedly seven tribes supporting live-in artists.
tice this summer and fall, she said. 30 villages and 8,000 souls. e property stayed with the
e farm’s volunteer and edu- ey farmed, hunted, and, Ryders — in one form or the
cational programs have also judging by the size of ancient other — and is now considered
provided a great opportunity for shell middens, were very success- one of the oldest continuously
folks wanting to get their mitts ful gathering oysters from the family-held farms on the East
in the soil for a bit. Boy Scout river. Coast. It was an early adopter of
troops have built benches for the Fast-forward to the post-Rev- organic farming and is one of the
farm and schools have taken eld olutionary War period. Lands founding farms that participate
trips to teach little ones about held by those who sided with in New York City’s famed Union
where their food comes from. England were con scated and Square Market.
Obviously o the menu last year, sold to immigrant farmers, such e farming tradition was re-
these things may soon get back as Eleazer Ryder. vitalized in the 1970s by Hall PHOTOS COURTESY OF RYDER FARM
Organic produce grown at the farm includes peas, beans, garlic,
on track. Beginning as a tenant, Ryder SEE HOME PAGE 17 beets, radishes, squash, and eggplant.
en there are the agriculture later bought the property in 1795.
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CANNABIS “I thought we were trying to get away from all PODCAST
that. at’s not good for people’s lungs,” he said.
FROM PAGE 1 FROM PAGE 2
e town has barred other businesses in the past, face challenges, but as Maher points out, as long as you get up every day
and give it your all, you can achieve beyond the achievable.
wanted to restrict commercial sales within their such as tattoo parlors and large shopping centers,
BRIAN MCINTYRE,PASTOR LAKEVIEW COMMUNITY CHURCH
borders. he recalled. IN CARMEL
ey can’t, however, overturn other provisions of “Whether from a tra c point of view, whatever Pastor Brian McIntyre is one of Freeman’s spiritual and intellectual men-
tors. He is the lead pastor at Lakeview Community Church in Carmel,
the new state law,such as the possession or growing it is, it wasn’t something that a lot of us see as the where Freeman has called home from the moment he became a Christian.
McIntyre grew up in Mahopac.After graduating from Messiah College in
of marijuana. value of living in North Salem,” Lucas said. 1991 with a bachelor’s degree in business administration, he had no inten-
tion of being in full-time ministry, but agreed to help out with the youth
Voters still have the option of seeking a permis- He also didn’t buy the argument by the one pro- group at his home church. at introduction to ministry led to a passion
to invest deeply in the lives of teenagers – something his future wife Diane
sive referendum that would put the matter on the dispensary resident who insisted Tuesday that can- shared, who he met at a Youth for Christ banquet. McIntyre served as the
youth minister at First Baptist Church of Brewster from 1995 to 1999,and
ballot at the general election in November. nabis sales — if handled properly and relegated to then attended Alliance eological Seminary where he graduated with a
master’s of divinity in 2002. From there he connected with the Christian
Even though towns do have until Dec. 31, 2021, the edge of town — could be a “cash cow” for the and Missionary Alliance denomination and started working on Lakeview
Community Church with their backing and support. e McIntyres have
to adopt their local laws, the clock is ticking. community. four wonderful children, and they live in Carmel.
ere is a 45-day period beyond the adoption of e town might collect 3 percent of the sales Freeman welcomes McIntyre to the show to discuss the process of
“planting” his own church, the decision to combine his passions for faith
the town law for the petition to be submitted and tax generated by local pot sales, but that means and entrepreneurship, as well as the evolution of the Lakeview Com-
munity Church from a small living room gathering to two large church
60 days beyond that to schedule an actual vote. there would have to be $1 million worth to real- buildings. McIntyre explains Lakeview’s more casual, contemporary ex-
pressions of faith, their formula for growth, and the purpose of their “life
at’s why some towns like North Salem and ize $30,000, just a drop in the bucket as far as the groups.” He talks about using prayer when deciding on the direction of
Lakeview, opening his heart to God’s voice, treating every area of life as
Somers were doing things early. If they mess up the town’s budget goes. sacred,and the importance of authenticity.Freeman asks McIntyre about
welcoming members back to the congregation after COVID, the gift of
timeline, they might have to hold a special election, “For some people that’s enough to move for- being able to gather safely together in person, the innate human desire to
worship, and why it’s so important to direct that yearning toward God.
which costs money. ward, but for us, I think there’s probably other
ey have a fascinating conversation about the role of politics and social
Petitioners will need to collect the signatures of businesses we’d prefer to have in our hamlets,” the justice in our mission as Christians, and McIntyre shares his thoughts on
the Book of Revelation, as well as his favorite Bible translations, authors,
10 percent of the folks who voted in the last gu- supervisor said. movies and music.
bernatorial election. at would be 300 signees if Deputy Supervisor Peter Kamenstein also
3,000 people voted, for instance. thought opting out for now was “a good idea” be-
Acknowledging that weed is now legal for folks cause it would give North Salem the chance to see
21 and older, North Salem earlier had modi ed its what happens in towns of a similar size over “the
employee handbook to include marijuana among next year or two.”
substances that can’t be indulged in – at least on “If it’s a very positive thing, then we can look at
town property and during work hours. the matter again,” he said.
Councilman Brent Golisano agreed with the
HOW BOARD MEMBERS STAND move to opt-out.
Supervisor Warren Lucas said Tuesday that “I don’t think allowing the wholesale or retail sale
there are only a few business districts in town, such of drugs in town is a good idea. at’s how I feel
as the hamlet of Croton Falls, where dispensaries about it,” he said.
and lounges could be sited. Golisano noted that one of the business districts
“It’s not like it’s going to be all over town,” he where a dispensary could potentially go is Croton
said. Falls, a commuter stop on Metro North’s Harlem
While saying its use comes down to personal Line. SEE CANNABIS PAGE 15
choice, Lucas noted that marijuana is usually smoked.
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First live forum had over 5,000 views
Audience evenly split on whether to allow pot dispensaries in town
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ly 5,000 engagements, with is hosted by me, the owner and
Halston Media, the parent the average engagement over IN FAVOR • Matt Damrow, Yorktown publisher of Halston Media. I
company of this newspaper, pre- one minute. • Jonathan Schneider, former resident; Partner, Hudson Grow, launched Hudson Valley Uncen-
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Owning the Feminine Self
Hammond Museum honors su rage movement
BY ABBY LUBY in-depth research is our gain. Images of protests, marches, PHOTOS COURTESY OF HAMMOND MUSEUM
CONTRIBUTING WRITER speeches, reproductions of the Declaration of Sentiments,
and notes from Su ragist diaries are the key ingredients, Carla Rae Johnson’s “Encore Power,” is an interactive
e illuminating and provocative exhibit “Broad Pow- the essential friction to recognize women as equals. is is panel entitled “Virginia Woolf.”
ers” at the Hammond Museum features work by local not just an elaborate spreadsheet of key historical moments.
artists Carla Rae Johnson, Marcy B. Freedman and Mary Voices are in the handwritten words in white on black paper, women in portraits of the Renaissance to the early 20th
McFerran. in the delicately stitched fashion silhouettes on fabric bear- century are reassigned to contemporary role models. Freed-
ing the authentic 18th century home-spun sewing tools — a man snatches these personas, usually wives of rich and
e installations by each of these artists is a continuation perceived tactile import. e work is anchored on one end by powerful men appearing chaste and proper in their nest
of their 2017 collaborative project “In_Question,” a staple a oor to ceiling tri-colored banner of purple,white and gold,
at the museum’s Hays Gallery. e overarching theme is the colors of the U.S. su rage movement. Troubling images SEE HAMMOND PAGE 7
the 100th anniversary of America’s adoption of the 19th are of women being abused, man-handled by police, wear-
amendment giving women the right to vote. ing prison garb,being force-fed.Quotes promoting women’s
rights over female roles de ned by a patriarchal society be-
McFerran’s wall installation, “Su ragists” is a rich, his- come subliminally audible and are key reminders of a mass
torical collage of archival pictures and newspapers from movement that for well over two centuries,tried to obliterate
the 19th and 20th centuries depicting American women’s the disputed demeaning stereotype of women who would
long,embattled journey to have the right to vote. McFerran’s succeed in declaring themselves equal to men. A quote by
Abigail Adams in a 1776 letter to John Adams reads “Men
Marcy B. Freedman’s “Just Look at Us Now” examines the of Sense in all Ages abhor those customs which treat us only
evolution of female identity. as the vassals of your Sex,” or contrarily, “ e husband and
wife are one and that one is the husband,” by 18th century
English law commentator William Blackstone, and the
Sioux author and su ragist ‘Zitkala-Ša (1876-1938) “ ere
is no great; there is no small; in the mind that causeth all.”
“Su ragists”is jam-packed with rare images and forgotten
words but is easily consumed given its diverse mix of mes-
saging. Here you have to hang out, take in the contents of
this very prescient chapter in American history and connect
to the current national battle against restricting voting rights.
Freedman’s “Just Look at Us Now” is a satisfying jolt
to the evolution of female identity. Appropriated faces of
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FROM PAGE 6
Big Band forced by war to ee through Tur- dress,reassigns them with a punch of the switcheroo.
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Happily
Ever
After
e score at the shore LETTERS
MAN baby down the line as handed them our same with the people going in the other Say No to Cannabis
OVERBOARD tickets, but luckily it didn’t come to that. direction. But it’s a pleasant ride, and I Dispensaries
I’m not one to look down on anybody, realized that the only reason I have to
RICK but the Ferris wheel is my favorite, try to go any faster is to get to the end To the editor,
MELÉN because the beach looks like an ant farm quicker so I can relax sooner. Maybe Marijuana, or pot, is a mind-
from up there. It’s much more pleasant I should just relax rst and see what
Just as we were about to leave last than thinking the same thing about my happens. I saw a young mom pushing a altering drug. It reduces incentive
ursday afternoon for a long kitchen counter. pram with a cute baby in it, and I could and ambition. Of course, young
Father’s Day weekend at the Jersey fast forward in my head 80 years to see people will nd a way to get this
shore, an extraordinary thing hap- At night we traveled over the bridge it the other way around. drug, the way they did with alcohol.
pened: the United States Congress did to Somers Point in search of beer, since Why would we want to make this
something. It made a federal holiday Ocean City is a dry town. Nightlife was is year we saw something a little drug more available? Many say it is a
out of June 19th, also known as “June- almost back. Almost, because sta ng is di erent: a handler walking around the gateway drug.
teenth.” It commemorates the day that short these days; some blame plentiful boardwalk with a falcon on his arm. I
the Union proclaimed it was going to unemployment checks, others blame thought that they could have been on China lists marijuana as a narcotic
enforce the abolition of slavery in Texas, stagnant pay, but it may just be that a date but it turns out the town hired and bans it in their country. Why
the last state to do so. It’s a day that in a strange year of peaks and valleys, falconers to parade around with birds of would anyone want to dumb-down
should clearly remind us how easy it is people have shifted their priorities. One prey to scare o the seagulls. It seems to our American society with a drug
for greed to attempt to justify some- restaurant said that their new chef was work, and the seagulls can be intimidat- that a ects the brain? It is unbeliev-
thing unjusti able. And how carefully arriving July 1st, he’s probably also stuck ing. Even as we were on the boardwalk able that our society is even having
we must protect the mainstream press, somewhere on the Garden State. Also, eating doughnuts, a tern swooped down this discussion.
voting rights and everything that keeps all the pool tables are missing in action, and grabbed my niece’s doughnut and
democracy from being taken over by the either to make room for regular tables, almost ew away with the whole thing. Elaine Sweeney
greedy. or a casualty of coronavirus overzealous- It was a scary Hitchcockian moment,
ness. If anyone ever caught covid from and I immediately rushed over to her to Letters and Op-Ed Policy
It’s also a day that resulted in the con- handling the balls, they certainly never Letters to the editor and op-ed
uence of TWO holidays, which meant told anyone about it. nd out if the doughnut was okay. en, submissions may be edited. The views
an extra hour of tra c on the Garden after the birds of prey appeared on the and opinions expressed in letters and
State. If I shorten the name of the holi- In the morning you can bicycle the boardwalk, there was not even a pickled op-eds are not necessarily those of
day to “Junth” I can get an earlier start two-plus mile boardwalk, and you’ll herring gull to be seen, although the North Salem News or its affiliates.
on the Tappan Zee Bridge. My sisters have plenty of competition. You’ll be falcons made o with a family of six. Submissions must include a phone
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Thursday, July 1, 2021 OPINION North Salem News – Page 9
Stay inside!
WHAT WAS a foreboding feeling in my soul. the police o cer nally came to I told the o cers that Mom home when they broke in? God
I THINKING? As I pulled into Sandy’s drive- Sandy’s. He told me that there was returning the next day, that knows what could have hap-
had indeed been a break-in. e I would break the news to her. pened to you,” I cried.
RUTHANN way, I looked over at Mom’s, intruders had smashed a glass Detectives would meet with her
SCHEFFER and sure enough, the door was pane in the door and entered when she got home. I was wait- e next day, the detectives
opened slightly. Was someone the house. He asked me to ing at the Crowne Plaza when dusted for ngerprints; Mom
Each year Mom would in the house? Sandy and I were come with him to try to gure the limo arrived. Mom looked also needed to give them a list of
travel to California to both shaken and knew some- out what was missing. My heart tanned, relaxed and happy. the missing jewelry, all valuable.
spend several weeks visit- thing was very wrong - we had sank as I walked into Mom’s One detective told us: “ ese
ing with Jack and Patti. She had to call the police. Within ve cozy den: the small top-loading When she was safely buckled guys knew just what to look for;
her own circle of friends there minutes, two police cruisers up in the car, I plunged ahead: they left the costume jewelry and
and enjoyed going out for lunch pulled into Mom’s driveway. e le cabinet was open; papers took the good stu , everything
and taking little trips. She loved o cers cautiously walked to the were strewn over the rug and “Mom, did you have your that could t in their pockets.”
it! back door with weapons drawn. various small white boxes and engagement ring and cocktail Our cousin Ken had been help-
One o cer quietly advised velvet jewelry boxes were thrown ring with you?” ing Mom and me make the list
One year while she was away, us to make sure everyone was all over the place —all empty. and was being supportive. Mom
I got a phone call at my o ce safely in Sandy’s house and that I hoped and prayed that her “No, I left them home this became indignant:
in White Plains from Mom’s we should lock the doors and engagement ring and stunning time, only wore my wedding
neighbor, Sandy. at morning remain inside until he returned. cocktail ring Dad had given her band.” “You’d think that when they
she noticed the back door to on their 44th anniversary were saw the cruci x on the wall
Mom’s home was slightly ajar, A surreal, eerie feeling came with her in California. I hesitat- ere was silence and then and the pictures of me with my
that it hadn’t been that way the over me as I watched the of- ingly walked into her bedroom. she looked me straight in the great-grandkids, they would
day before. at door opened At rst, nothing seemed dis- eye: have felt guilty about robbing an
into a small hall leading to the cers enter Mom’s house, our turbed. en I noticed edges of old lady.”
main house door. childhood home, e Home- clothing caught in the top of “What happened, honey?”
stead. Would the intruder still closed drawers. My heart broke as I told her “I don’t think so, Aunt Mary,”
“I’ll be right over. Don’t go be in the house? Would we hear and watched her happy eyes chuckled Ken. “ ey probably
near the house,” I cautioned with gun shots? Would someone be “Damn you, ” I hissed. “You become sad eyes. said ‘ ank you, Jesus!’”
injured or killed? is couldn’t went through her clothes, you “ ose rings were for you
be happening, not in this neigh- violated our Mother.” I was so and your sister, my legacy to my We all got a good laugh over
borhood. angry I wanted to scream. beautiful daughters.” that - even Mom.
“But, Mom, they’re ‘things.’
In what seemed like hours, All that matters is that you’re None of the jewelry was ever
safe; what if you had been found.
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Weighty issues
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Fourth of July trivia fun
STRONG letter “M”? “Badger State”?
LEARNING 3.) Little Rock is the capital of which 25.) What is the capital of Utah?
26.) What is the capital of Colorado?
DR. LINDA state? 27.) Which colony became the 12th
SILBERT 4.) Which state’s abbreviation is La.?
5.) What three states begin and end with state?
Dear Dr. Linda, 28.) Which state’s abbreviation is Miss.?
We’re having a Fourth of July party the letter “a”? 29.) Which state’s nickname is the
6.) What four states begin with the letter
for our family and friends. I guess it’s the “Show Me State”?
teacher in me, but I want to include some “I”? 30.) What two states begin with the
kind of trivia game about the U.S. Hope- 7.) Which state’s nickname is the “Lone
fully, it would teach the kids something and word South?
test the adult’s memories. e kids range Star State”? Bonus question to break a tie: Which
from 9 to 15. Do you happen to know of 8.) What is the capital of Arkansas?
any game that would be suitable? 9.) Salem is the capital of which state? colony became the ninth state?
10. Which state’s abbreviation is Tenn.? 1.) Madison 2.) Eight - Maine, Mary-
Marie 11.) What is the capital of Alaska?
Dear Marie, 12.) Which state is nicknamed the land, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota,
Mississippi, Missouri, Montana 3.) Ar-
Here’s one that’s a lot of fun. “Constitution State”? kansas 4.) Louisiana 5.) Alaska, Alabama,
U.S. State Trivia 13.) Which state’s nickname is the Arizona 6.) Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa
Directions: Divide your guests into even 7.) Texas 8.) Little Rock 9.) Oregon 10.)
teams, two, three or four on a team. Give “Ocean State”? Tennessee 11.) Juneau 12.) Connecticut
each team something they can ring or tap, 14.) What two states begin with the 13.) Rhode Island 14.) North Carolina and
a bell or horn, to let you know when they North Dakota 15.) Virginia 16.) Mont-
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emcee. e emcee calls out the question. 15.) Richmond is the capital of which Spring eld 20.) Michigan 21.) Pennsyl-
e rst team to answer correctly gets the vania 22.) Delaware 23.) Maryland 24.)
point. If they answer incorrectly, the ques- state? Wisconsin 25.) Salt Lake City 26.) Denver
tion goes to the other teams. e rst team 16.) What is the capital of Vermont? 27.) North Carolina 28.) Mississippi 29.)
to reach 20 points is the winner. 17.) Which state’s abbreviation is Wy.? Missouri 30.) South Carolina and South
1.) What is the capital of Wisconsin? 18.) Which state’s nickname is “Old Dakota
2.) How many states begin with the
Dominion?” Bonus question: New Hampshire
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20.) Which state’s abbreviation is Mich.?
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e sisterhood of the traveling plants
leaves fall over, and she plays “Don’t you think people
are going to think it’s really
TRACY dead. I found this out when strange that you’re carrying a
I didn’t water her for two large strawberry plant with us
BECKERMAN days and she played dead. everywhere we go?” he said.
She played dead so e ective-
“I’ll just tell them I want to
ly, in fact, that I might have make sure I always have fresh
strawberries for my cereal.”
just assumed she was actually
He shook his head.
dead if not for the fact that I I thought it wouldn’t be that
much of an added burden to
“Are you bringing that have another dramatic plant take Bette along. But then I
plant on the trip realized if I took Bette with
with us?” asked my named Gloria Swanson who me, I would probably need to
does the same thing. Gloria, take the others, as well. ere
however, doesn’t hold a candle was Gloria Swanson, a peace
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CANNABIS tobacco use is forbidden. (Christian is not a resident of North Sa- nesses that rely on New York pot tourists
FROM PAGE 4
lem, Lucas said.) could go under.
WHATTHE PUBLIC SAID At the hearing Tuesday, several residents Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont, just that
“We don’t really need people coming o Among the comments submitted in spoke in favor of opting out, including Ken afternoon, had signed into law legislation le-
the train to buy drugs and consume drugs. writing was one from LeeKei Ellicott who Ryan and Nzingha Milanes, who said dis- galizing and regulating adult marijuana use.
I don’t think it’s really something that we thought allowing such businesses would in- pensaries and on-site consumption spots But more competition might not be so
would like or need in town,”he said. vite “crime and trouble.” were “not wanted or needed.” bad. Prices could go down to around the
Councilwoman Katherine Daniels, while e nancial gain from taxes will be far Resident Pat Hitchcock, calling herself level commanded on the unlicensed market,
supporting opting out for now, urged every- outweighed by other costs such as “addition- “one of the old coots in Croton Falls,” was media reports said.
one to remain “open-minded.” al police services,”she said. “delighted” to “see the cooperation on the Great Barrington, Mass., reportedly plans
“I think we should be looking very careful- “When people ask where to go apple board on this issue and any other issues also.” to use the $3 million it hauled in in 2019 for
ly at this over the next few months and see- picking, North Salem is mentioned. When “So,hooray guys,let’s not have all this stu one-time expenses, treating it like a windfall
ing how it develops in other places,”she said. people ask about horses, North Salem is come into Croton Falls. We have enough rather than depending on the revenue for
Daniels has a family home in Colorado, mentioned. I don’t want North Salem to be trouble, thank you,”she added. recurring costs.
a state that legalized recreational marijuana known as that town in Westchester where One resident was onboard with Hitch- Kirk, who said he’d visited a marijuana
almost a decade ago. you can go and buy pot,”Ellicott added. cock’s stand — sort of. dispensary in Massachusetts, said they are
e mountain town of Breckenridge had Resident Elaine Sweeney wrote in to say Alex Kirk, saying he wanted to share a not “drug dens” but “state-of-the-art New
the same conversation about health, safety, that she thought marijuana was a “mind- “random, unique point of view,” agreed that Age pharmacies.”
and community impacts “at the beginning altering drug” that “reduces initiative and opening a marijuana dispensary in Croton As for fears that dispensaries would bring
too,”she said. ambition.” Falls or Purdys “would never work.” pot to North Salem, the 37-year-old said:
Most of those worries have since dissi- She feared that some young people would e tra c alone would be “overwhelm- “It’s been here.”
pated, Daniels claimed, saying: “It’s turned abuse it like they do alcohol. ing,”he said. A “safe, regulated facility” would generate
out to be a business that is not threatening “Why would be want to dumb down our However, if located on the edge of town — revenue for the town, Kirk said.
to that community. Some people will object; American society with a drug that a ects o Fields Lane near the Brewster border — it His suggestion that the town could pick
some won’t. But it’s there and there aren’t the brain?” she asked, urging the town to could prove a nancial boon, he suggested. one particular property for a dispensary
huge lines and things are okay.” opt-out. “Money’s not everything,” Milanes re- was refuted by both town attorney Roland
Daniels added that she “fully” supported e town was also sent a generic letter sponded. A. Baroni Jr. and Milanes, a member of the
staying out of the fray for now because, once from Loren Christian,who identi ed himself Kirk alluded to the positive experiences of town’s Zoning Board of Appeals.
committed, towns can’t back out. as a “spiritual speaker, lecturer, and author.” communities in other states. at would be “spot zoning” and, there-
Councilman Martin Aronchick also sup- He wrote that he wasn’t opposed to medi- Berkshire County’s rst dispensaries fore, illegal, they said.
ported opting out. cal or recreational marijuana,so long as there opened their doors in 2019. For the last two Plus, the town couldn’t allow dispensaries
ere are agricultural districts in town and were solid plans to protect vulnerable popu- years, Massachusetts has been the only state and not on-site consumption businesses.
if someone wants to grow cannabis, they can lations from second-hand smoke and to on the East Coast with stores licensed to sell Under state law, it’s “a package deal,” Mil-
apply for a state license. keep children from getting their hands on recreational marijuana. anes explained.
“We have no control over that. at’s my the drug. e money was enjoyed not only by com- Kirk’s nancial argument didn’t hold wa-
understanding,”Lucas said. Asking North Salem to opt-out, Chris- panies that got into the game early, but by ter in Lucas’s book either.
Folks are allowed to possess,use,and grow tian included bits from what various medical the communities that hosted them. “ e amount of money you think we’re
marijuana plants — with certain restrictions organizations had to say on whether pot is Lucas predicted Tuesday that as this state going to get out of it; it’s not going to hap-
— they just can’t sell it or smoke it anywhere dangerous and addictive. catches up, Massachusetts cannabis busi- pen,”he said.
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opt out of allowing cannabis retail dispensaries and on-site consumption
sites as authorized under NYS Cannabis Law Article 4.
TOWN OF NORTH SALEM
Such adoption is subject to permissive referendum. A complete copy of
the resolution summarized herewith is available for public inspection
during regular business hours at the Office of the Town Clerk. A BOARD OF APPEALS
petition, to be valid, must be submitted within 45 days of the date of
adoption of the resolution.
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD
TOWN OF NORTH SALEM
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Appeals of the Town of North Salem will hold a Public Hearing at
the Town Meeting Hall, 66 June Road, North Salem, New York on Thursday, July 8th, 2021 at 7:30 P.M. or as
Maria C. Hlushko soon thereafter as the public may be heard to consider the following:
Town Clerk
Application BA21-33 of Shaun and Marnie Levine, owners of the property located at 2 Russell Road, North
Salem, New York, in an R-1 Zoning District and shown as Sheet 41, Block 1374, Lot 8 on the Tax Assessment
Dated: June 22, 2021 Map, for an area variance to allow installation of a storage shed, per Article V, Section 250-15 of the Zoning
North Salem, New York Ordinance of the Town of North Salem. A side yard setback variance of 15 ft. is requested (20 ft. required; 5 ft.
proposed).
At such hearing all persons will have the opportunity to be heard, either in person or remotely via Zoom. A
copy of the applications and related documents may be examined at the Board of Appeals Office at the North
Salem Center, 274 Titicus Rd. North Salem, New York.
TOWN OF NORTH SALEM Join Zoom Meeting
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PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE North Salem Board of Appeals
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Appeals of the Town of
North Salem will hold a Public Hearing at the Town Meeting Hall, 66 TOWN OF NORTH SALEM
June Road, North Salem, New York on Thursday, July 8th, 2021 at 7:30
alem P.M. or as soon thereafter as the public may be heard to consider the BOARD OF APPEALS
. following:
verified PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
il at Application BA21-37 of Jacalyn Kamenstein, owner of the property
located at 638 Grant Road, North Salem, New York, in an R-2 Zoning
District and shown as Sheet 41, Block 1374, Lot 8 on the Tax NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Appeals of the Town of North Salem will hold a Public Hearing at
Assessment Map, for an area variance to allow installation of a storage the Town Meeting Hall, 66 June Road, North Salem, New York on Thursday, July 8th, 2021 at 7:30 P.M. or as
shed, per Article V, Section 250-15 and Article XIV, Section 250-79(A) of soon thereafter as the public may be heard to consider the following:
the Zoning Ordinance of the Town of North Salem (because the non-
conforming lot is subject to R-1 bulk requirements). A side yard setback Application BA21-35 of Robert Daros, owner of the property located at 725 Titicus Road, North Salem, New
variance of 19 ft. is requested (20 ft. required; 1 ft. proposed). York, in an R-4 Zoning District and shown as Sheet 36, Block 1705, Lot 14 on the Tax Assessment Map, for a
Special Permit for the construction and maintenance of an accessory apartment in an existing garage, per
At such hearing all persons will have the opportunity to be heard, either Article XIII, Section 250-68 of the Zoning Ordinance of the Town of North Salem.
in person or via Zoom. A copy of the applications and related
documents may be examined at the Board of Appeals Office at the At such hearing all persons will have the opportunity to be heard, either in person or via Zoom. A copy of the
North Salem Center, 274 Titicus Rd. North Salem, New York. applications and related documents may be examined at the Board of Appeals Office at the North Salem
Center, 274 Titicus Rd. North Salem, New York.
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North Salem Board of Appeals
TOWN OF NORTH SALEM
TOWN OF NORTH SALEM
BOARD OF APPEALS
BOARD OF APPEALS
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Appeals of the Town of North Salem will hold a Public Hearing at
the Town Meeting Hall, 66 June Road, North Salem, New York on Thursday, July 8th, 2021 at 7:30 P.M. or as
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Appeals of the Town of soon thereafter as the public may be heard to consider the following:
North Salem will hold a Public Hearing at the North Salem Town Meeting
Hall, 66 June Road, North Salem, NY on Thursday, July 8th, 2021 at Application BA21-38 of Kimberly Zdrill and Emmanuel Delalain, owners of the property located at 298 Titicus
7:30 P.M. or as soon thereafter as the public may be heard to consider Road, North Salem, New York, in an R-4 Zoning District and shown as Sheet 22, Block 1703, Lot 29 on the Tax
the following: Assessment Map, for an area variance to allow construction of a detached garage and an addition to a non-
conforming single-family residence, per Article V, Section 250-15 of the Zoning Ordinance of the Town of North
Application BA21-36 of Edge of the Ledge LLC, owner of the property Salem. A side yard setback variance of 48 ft. (75 ft. required; 27 ft. proposed) and a rear yard setback variance
located at 321 725 Titicus Road, North Salem, New York, in an R-4 of 89 ft. (100 ft. required; 11 ft. proposed) are requested.
Zoning District and shown as Sheet 14, Block 1689, Lot 191 on the Tax
Assessment Map, for a Special Permit for the construction and At such hearing all persons will have the opportunity to be heard, either in persons or via Zoom. A copy of the
maintenance of an accessory apartment (spa/pool-house), per Article applications and related documents may be examined at the Board of Appeals Office at the North Salem
XIII, Section 250-68 of the Zoning Ordinance of the Town of North Center, 274 Titicus Rd. North Salem, New York.
Salem.
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North Salem, New York.
Brian Ivanhoe, Chairman
North Salem Board of Appeals
Brian Ivanhoe, Chairman
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Some of the artists in residence sharing ideas. HOME Eminger, a designer, di- Eminger said.
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PHOTOS COURTESY OF RYDER FARM FROM PAGE 3 ist, joined the team in 2016
as a resident chef. She also plied and 400 were accepted.
Gibson and continued by dabbles in food photography, ose that were accepted
Betsey and John Ryder. Bet- recipe writing, lm-making,
sey was managing the farm graphic design, and embroi- are participating in 2021.
when distant cousin Emily dery. SPACE will start gathering
Simoness stepped up to the 2022’s crop of resident artists
plate. Betsey Ryder, who grew in September.
up on Long Island, was 22 in
e suburban Minneapo- 1978. She was driving from Applicants go through a
lis native, then in her twen- home to Boston in search rigorous acceptance process.
ties and an aspiring actress of a nursing job when she Once in, they stay at Ryder
in Brooklyn, had popped up dropped in at the family farm for an average two weeks at
for a casual visit in 2008 and hoping to crash for the night a time from May through
fell head over heels in love with her Great Dane pup. October. A few occasionally
with the place. Not soon winter over, including perma-
after, she was on a personal Gibson, another cousin, nent members of the team.
mission to help her clan was already ensconced, deep
carry on its farming tradi- into growing organic veggies. SPACE’s reputation as a
tion while helping members creator incubator seems well-
of the artistic community at Before Ryder knew it, he deserved.
the same time. had o ered her a lease. Figur-
ing it was fate, she started a It counts among its many
e farmhouse de nitely alums Academy Award win-
needed lots of TLC. Ceilings ower and herb biz, making ners, Tony Award nominees
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grease supplied by family, der took over the whole op- recipients.
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made livable again. her boots in 2019. Ryder Farm is physically
located at 406 Starr Ridge
Two years later, SPACE e COVID-19 crisis Road, Brewster. SPACE’s
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Heightened anxiety for parents of children with disabilities
As if the parents of rogate’s Court Procedure Act GUEST Article 81 does not require the by the disabled child once he or
children with disabili- (“17-A”) is commonly utilized CORNER sworn statements of a physician she reaches the age of eighteen
ties didn’t have enough for soon-to-be adult children and/or psychologist. (18).
stress and worries to confront that have “developmental and/ LAUREN
on a daily basis, the COVID or intellectual disabilities” that ENEA In an Article 81 Guardian- In Conclusion, there are
19 pandemic has pushed to the manifest before the age of ship proceeding the Court need many steps that a parent and/
forefront the possibility of their twenty-two (22), such as autism, authority relevant to the child’s only nd that the individual is or caretaker of a disabled child
own mortality and the issue autism spectrum, traumatic health care, personal and nan- an incapacitated person that can take in order to plan for
of whom will undertake the brain injuries, epilepsy, dyslexia cial a airs. Typically, a guardian requires assistance with his or the disabled individual’s future
role of being the legal guardian and other neurological and of the property is only granted her personal and nancial af- needs and care. An experienced
and primary caretaker of their intellectual disabilities. Physical in the event there are assets fairs and that they are unable to attorney who handles Guard-
disabled child (minor and/or and functional disabilities when titled to the child’s name. 17-A appreciate the consequences of ianship Proceedings, Special
adult). paired with the above are also of Guardianships have typically their functional limitations. e Needs Planning and Estate
relevance. been criticized as being too rig- Planning should be contacted to
Obviously, if the child is a id and restrictive, as they have nding of a need for a Guard- discuss all options available.
minor and has two parents, the A Guardianship proceed- not in the past been tailored to ian under Article 81 inherently
surviving parent would con- ing commenced under 17-A the child’s speci c needs. In re- allows the Court to fashion and Lauren C. Enea, Esq. is an
tinue to be the legal guardian requires the sworn report of two cent years, the Surrogate’s Court tailor it’s nding to the speci c Associate at Enea, Scanlan &
during the child’s minority (in treating physicians and/or one has been careful to assure that needs, limitations and abilities Sirignano, LLP. She concentrates
New York, until age eighteen psychologist and a physician, the appointment of Guardian(s) of the individual. her practice on Wills, Trusts and
(18)). Once the disabled child as to the developmental and/ is the least restrictive means Estates, Medicaid Planning,
has attained the age of 18, or intellectual disabilities of the available to handle the a airs of at being said, while Statu- Guardianships and Special Needs
depending on their incapacities, child, which must be submitted the child. ey have also begun tory Article 81 Guardianships Planning and Probate/Estate
diagnosis and needs the parent to the Surrogate’s Court in sup- tailoring the powers given to do not have any age limitation Administration. Ms. Enea believes
should strongly consider being port of the proceeding. To be the Guardian based on the facts or restriction, they are gener- it is never to early or too late to
appointed the legal guardian for appointed 17-A Guardian, it is at hand and the individual’s ally used where an adult, not start planning for your future.
the child. If the child’s disabil- incumbent upon the Petitioner speci c needs and abilities. a minor, requires a Guardian. She is admitted to practice law in
ity warrants the appointment to establish that a guardianship New York and Florida and is an
of a guardian, it will allow the is needed, that the individual Unlike 17-A Guardianships, e rules of the Courts in each active member of the Executive
parent the ability to continue is permanently or inde nitely an Article 81 Guardianship County should be reviewed Committee of the New York State
to make nancial and personal incapable of handling his / her Proceeding under Mental before ling a Guardianship Bar Association (NSYBA) Elder
decisions for the child who own personal and nancial Hygiene Law of New York petition for either Article 17-A & Special Needs Section. She can
is unable to do so for his or a airs due to a developmental (“Article 81”) is a proceeding or Article 81. be reached at (914) 948-1500 or
herself. and/or intellectual disability commenced in the Supreme at L.Enea@esslaw rm.com. Please
which manifested before the Court of the State of New York, Alternatively, for a high visit www.esslaw rm.com for
In New York, there are two age of 22. not the Surrogate’s Court. Un- functioning disabled child, the more information.
(2) types of Guardianship like the 17-A proceeding, the parents should consider alterna-
proceedings that can be utilized If appointed 17-A guard- tives to guardianship such as
to obtain Guardianship over a ian of the person and property the execution of a Health Care
disabled child. A proceeding by the Surrogate’s Court, the Proxy and Power of Attorney
under Article 17-A of the Sur- guardian will be given extensive
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