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BUSINESS & REAL ESTATE 31 LEISURE 23 OBITUARIES 24 OPINION 10 TOWN CROSSING 2 SPORTS 18 Cafe 117 Arrives pg 3 BON APPETIT PRSRT STD US POSTAGE PAID WEST CALDWELL, NJ PERMIT #992 VOL. 6 NO. 44 Visit News.HalstonMedia.com for the latest news. MARCH 14 – MARCH 27, 2024 BY DEAN W. PAPPAS KATONAH FIRE DEPARTMENT At about 6:30 p.m. on Thursday evening, Feb. 29, Katonah Fire Department volunteers were dispatched to a reported three-car motor vehicle accident on Interstate 684, with reports that an occupant in one of the involved vehicles had been ejected from their car. Further reports indicated the patient may have fallen underneath the interstate overpass that spans Beaver Dam Road and into the water below. Yorktown’s Dive Team was requested at the scene as a precaution in the event extended water rescue operations were required. Initially, units responded both to 684 and to Beaver Dam Rd. below in an attempt to confirm the ejection and locate the patient. 2213 established the scene on 684 while 2212 established the scene below. Good Samaritans and 2213 went down the embankment and located the patient approximately 50 - 60 feet below the highway in serious condition. 2212, Bedford Police Department officers, and a Katonah Bedford Hills Volunteer Ambulance Corps EMT accessed the patient from the low side, crossing the waterway to assist with patient care. 2211 established command on 684 and determined that best access for the removal would be from 684. Using a Stokes basket and rescue ropes, crews extricated the patient from the ravine and moved him up to the waiting ambulance on the overpass. New York State Police requested KFD units remain on scene following patient removal while they conducted an accident investigation. KFD expresses its thanks to Bedford Hills Fire Department, KBHVAC, and BFD for their assistance at this complex operation, as multiple ambulances were requested due to there being other patients from the initial motor vehicle accident. Thanks to Yorktown FD dive team for their fast response, Bedford PD for their assistance in patient removal, and to South Salem FD for covering the district while KFD operated. Mutual Aid was provided by Bedford Hills FD, Bedford Village FD, KatonahBedford Hills VAC, WEMS Medics, Yorktown FD Dive Team, South Salem FD, Bedford PD, NYSP, and several Good Samaritans. For more information about the Katonah Fire Department, including volunteer opportunities, visit www.katonahfd.org. Katonah firefighters race to the rescue beneath 684 The KFD responded to a three-car accident where an occupant was ejected from their vehicle. PHOTO COURTESY OF GABE PALACIO / KATONAH FIRE DEPARTMENT BY ROB SAMPLE CONTRIBUTING WRITER The Lewisboro Town Board approved a wide range of proposals during a packed agenda at the Monday, Feb. 26 meeting, covering recreational improvements, an urgent repair at the Oakridge water plant, and the installation of electric vehicle (EV) chargers at the Lewisboro commuter parking lot. Though discussion took place at the end of the meeting, the Oakridge repair project was potentially the costliest. The board voted to authorize the repair of two failed bearings at the Oakridge Water Company plant, setting Lewisboro board approves infrastructure proposals Oakridge plant, town pool repairs to move forward SEE BOARD PAGE 28 Find Out What Your Home Might Be Worth. Scan QR for instant value Sales Vice President, Licensed Associate RE Broker [email protected] | hopemazzola.com 95 Katonah Avenue, Katonah, NY 10536 CELL: 914.714.0090 Follow us The Purveyor of the Finest Properties in Town #UGottaHaveHope

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MARCH 14 - MARCH 27, 2024 THE KATONAH-LEWISBORO TIMES – PAGE 3 BY CAROL REIF STAFF WRITER Whatever you do, don’t call Cafe 117 a “Caribbean” restaurant. The brand-new Bedford foodie spot boosts a diverse menu that draws inspiration from European, Asian, and the Middle Eastern cuisines, thanks to chef Jason Charles’ ability to cook globally while thinking locally. That doesn’t mean there aren’t specialties featuring favorites from Charles’ home country of Trinidad and Tobago such as jerk chicken, goat curry, and stewed oxtail. He also puts his own touches on staples like handcrafted hamburgers and hot sandwiches. Think shrimp po’boys, a traditional New Orleans dish, and grilled chicken. Also building a fan base is a customer favorite, the “Uptown Chopped Cheese.” Customers also can’t say enough good things about his coffee. Charles immigrated here 20 years ago with his wife and high school sweetheart, Natalie. He inherited his kitchen skills from his parents. Charles’ mom, a “phenomenal cook,” was renowned for a steak dish she often prepared when she wanted to wow out-of-town dinner guests. She’d go to the butcher in the afternoon, score a T-bone so fresh that it probably came from a cow that had been hoofing it around the pasture that very morning, come home, soak it in her homemade marinade, fry it up in a cast-iron pan, et voilà, a feast fit for a king … or queen. Despite having watched the process over and over and having coaxed the marinade recipe from his mother, Charles never could quite replicate the results, he admitted recently. “I’m the only one she told; none of my other siblings know how to make it,” he said with a fond chuckle. After once again failing to make as good a steak as his mom’s, Charles said he’d plaintively ask her: “What am I doing wrong?” And she’d reply: “It’s a touch; something about the feel.” (Today, Charles makes his own BBQ sauce and seasonings.) His dad was no slouch culinary-wise either. He raised and prepared the vegetables and the chickens (and the eggs they produced) that graced the family table. “I didn’t know much about stuff that didn’t come from our property,” Charles said. His dad also religiously adhered to a certain timetable. “For example, he would only make corn bread in the season where he had planted (the corn) and harvested it,” his son said. When asked if he ever got so attached to the poultry that he regretted eating them, Charles’ response was a hard no. “You don’t fall in love with your food. It’s F double O D, food. There’s no love relationship there except for the satiety that goes with filling the stomach,” he said, adding that he appreciated the animals. “Thank you for sacrificing yourself for me,” he said with a laugh. “God bless you, that’s all I could tell a chicken.” When it came to revealing whether dad or mom was the better cook, Charles was diplomatically silent. “I don’t want to get in trouble,” he said. Living the Dream Prior to becoming a professional chef, Charles was a police officer in Trinidad. He went on to work for the U.N. as a canine officer. His job sometimes took him to other countries where he was able to sample new and interesting cuisines. Natalie, then an elementary school teacher, is now happily ensconced in the corporate world. Still, it was the couple’s dream to get into the biz of feeding folks. In 2018, they purchased a second-hand trailer and launched Bazodee Street Foods. (Later, they upgraded to a school van, which they ferried all around Westchester, parts of Connecticut, and New York City.) “Bazodee” comes from the French word “abasourdir,” which is colloquial Caribbean term for thunderstruck, dazed, or entranced – in other words, in love. Charles named the food truck that because folks are going to be “crazy in love with my food,” he said. In 2020, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, when sit-down eateries were biting the dust left and right, the hard-working pair were doing a booming business. Charles, who was still working for the U.N., recalls serving free lunches to hordes of hungry and worn-out healthcare workers at Northern Westchester Hospital in Mount Kisco. Their territory was steadily expanding so they upgraded to a larger truck. It made pit stops at places that invited it, such as housing complexes and a bar that used to be open right next door to Charles’ newest operation. Once the couple got a taste of success, they began to dream of having a brick-andmortar place. Café 117 opened in January. The food truck is sitting on the sidelines, for now. It will be on the road again this spring, “in time for all the festivals.” It’s been a big hit at the farmers’ market at Muscoot Farm in Somers. Normally, Badozee can squeeze in two or three events in a day. Charles is looking for someone who can both drive and man the grill. Besides Natalie, one of Charles’ biggest supporters was his sister Sheree, a talented baker who helped him prepare the food early in the morning before going to her own job. Early on with the food truck, she cooked and served, “the whole nine yards,” said Charles’ business partner, April Olsen. When Sheree died, it left “a really huge hole” in the family, she said. The back of Café 117’s T-shirts are the words, “Live Your Passion.” That certainly rings true for its culinary team. “Everybody’s here, not because they have to be, but because they want to be. And they all have a passion for good food and customer service,” Olsen said. Sheree “spoiled” Olsen’s hubbie, Peter, who works in advertising, with homemade goodies. “I would say to him ‘Sheree, he doesn’t need any more sweets and she’d say ‘Oh, but it makes him happy’,” Olsen said. It was Sheree who urged her beloved brother to give up his U.N. job and go for the restaurant dream whole hog. Sadly, she succumbed to cancer in 2021, but remains an inspiration and a touchstone for Charles and Olsen. Miracle Find In the beginning, Charles, a man of deep faith, was cooking for folks at his church. That was where he met Olsen, a fellow congregant. After Charles shared his dream with her, Olsen agreed that it was time to take the next step. “We looked at a bunch of places, but nothing felt right,” the Boston native recalled. The longtime friends make gentle fun of each other’s accents. “Who has the accent, her or me?” Charles asked this reporter, who had to admit it was him. “That’s because you’re talking to her. If she was talking to someone from Baaahstan,” he said, elongating the vowels, “you wouldn’t be able to understand what they’re saying.” One day in 2022, Olsen happened to be passing the old Bueti’s Deli at 526 North Bedford Road, aka Route 117 in Bedford Hills, and noticed that there was a “For Rent” sign in the window. April and Peter joined forces with Jason and Natalie and the rest is history. “Both of our spouses are the quote silent partners unquote, so they say,” Olsen said. As far as Charles’ mom’s feelings about the café? Cafe 117 arrives in Bedford Hills April Olsen and Jason Charles have brought a unique culinary experience to the community. PHOTO: CAROL REIF SEE CAFE PAGE 30 HOME, AUTO, BUSINESS, LIFE & HEALTH 914-232-7750 www.forbesinsurance.com Get your body work done right the first time! Steve Deiana Deiana’s Custom Collision 11 Wesley Street Bedford Hills 666-6412 [email protected]

PAGE 4 – THE KATONAH-LEWISBORO TIMES MARCH 14 - MARCH 27, 2024 BY TOM WALOGORSKY EDITOR A Katonah man is facing a number of charges including reckless driving after allegedly trying to outrun members of the Yorktown Police Department. Nineteen-year-old Max Lupinacci of Katonah was arrested on Feb. 26, following an investigation stemming from an incident the previous month. Just after 1 a.m. on Jan. 18, Officer Odar of the YPD witnessed a vehicle operating at an unreasonable speed and disobeying a stop sign on Commerce Street and Hanover Street. Despite attempts from multiple officers, the operator allegedly refused to pull over and continued driving recklessly at a high rate of speed without headlights, and nearly struck a Yorktown Police vehicle when they veered onto the wrong side of the road. The YPD would stop the chase in the area of Route 35 after it was determined that the driver’s actions would endanger public safety. Members of the New York State Police would later locate the car parked at the defendant’s address. Further investigation led to the confirmation of the driver’s identity and the discovery that his license was suspended at the time of the incident. An arrest warrant was issued by the Yorktown Justice Court, and the suspect was arrested by members of Carmel Police Department after been located in their jurisdiction. Lupinacci now faces misdemeanor charges of Unlawful Fleeing of a Police Officer, Aggravated Unlicensed Operation, and Reckless Driving. He was due back in Yorktown Justice Court on March 5. Katonah man busted after fleeing from Yorktown cops BY TOM BARTLEY CONTRIBUTING WRITER Members of Bedford’s Open Space Acquisition Committee have won Town Board support for a new body to pay for undeveloped land deemed worthy of acquisition. Their bank balance scanty after more than two decades of shopping for such property, the committee members, co-chair Wendy Belzberg and ex-officio John Needham, are calling on the board to create a Land Preservation Fund. The fund would be bankrolled by a 2 percent fee, paid by the buyer, on pricey—the upper half—of property sales. That levy could yield about $4 million annually, Needham asserted, or 8 times what Bedford now sets aside for land acquisition in its largely property-tax-dependent annual budget. The state’s Hudson Valley Community Preservation Act allows towns in specified counties to establish the preservation fund. Six towns in four counties—Ulster, Dutchess, Orange and Columbia—now have the funds; Bedford would be the first community in Westchester to establish one. Belzberg led the presentation at the Feb. 5 Town Board meeting and quickly got to the point. “There is no money left in the open-space fund,” she told the board, saying $1.5 million tapped as part the town’s $3 million-plus purchase late last year of some 23 acres near Buxton Gorge had run the well dry. Belzberg called the proposed preservation fund “a tool that is needed now. . . . It complements what we have.” Supervisor Ellen Calves, who directly controls the committee’s coffers, later said the open-space fund still has some cash but did not specify how much. Still, with a prime Bedford acre currently commanding a median sale price of about $315,000, Needham noted, the town’s current $495,000 fund contribution will “buy you an acre and a half of land.” The two made their remarks following a six-week study by a task force of the open-space panel. Their recommendation, warmly received by the board, nevertheless faces a tight schedule to win voter approval this year. “This is a referendum that would be on the ballot in November,” Belzberg said. “So, the community would have to be interested in this, would have to be into this, and would have to vote for it before the preservation fund could be a reality.” To meet deadlines for appearing on this fall’s presidentialelection ballot, the referendum request must be filed with the Board of Elections by Aug. 5. But before that can happen, the open-space task force must produce a draft Community Preservation Plan and submit it to the Town Board by May. From then through July, the board could make modifications to the plan before adopting it after a public hearing. It would also Open Space Committee seeks to establish Land Preservation Fund TOWN OF BEDFORD SEE BOARD PAGE 26 Fresh Seafood Daily, Grass Fed Meats, Homemade Pasta, Sandwiches, Lobster Sandwich, Homemade Foccacia & Individual Pizzas, & Traditional Dishes Like Chicken Or Veal Parmigiano 137 Somerstown Turnpike, Katonah, NY 10536 at the intersection of Rte 100 and Rte 139 (914) 232-9619 Our chefs strive to prepare the best Italian dishes for our customers. Open Lunch and Dinner Tuesday to Sunday Lunch Menu Starts At $16.95 Check out our Easter menu online at Lefontanerestaurant.com

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PAGE 6 – THE KATONAH-LEWISBORO TIMES MARCH 14 - MARCH 27, 2024 BY BENJI CUTLER CONTRIBUTING WRITER Earlier this month, The Harvey School Performing Arts Department presented winter productions of “12 Angry Jurors” and “Welcome to the Moon & Other Plays” in Katonah. While these productions consisted of separate casts and crews, the Harvey students and faculty worked collaboratively to create two extraordinary plays. “12 Angry Jurors,” originally written by Reginald Rose and adapted by Sherman L. Sergel, was directed by Ms. Virginia Holmes and assistant-directed by Ms. Megan Taylor. The entire team built an intense and gripping production, and the actors elevated an already phenomenal script to keep the audience hooked. The play concentrates on the banter between a jury struggling to come to a verdict on a murder case, and the moral dilemma and high-stakes discussion between these characters could not have been more compelling. What made the play especially impressive was the immense endurance of the twelve leading actors who remained active onstage for the entirety of the play. As Ms. Holmes stated, each cast member “had to be on stage at every moment ‘living’ as their character for the whole play.” While the final result seemed effortless onstage, a production with a small cast and a constant reliance on those actors came with some challenges during the process. Ms. Holmes shared that having to work with the entire cast at every moment was not always easy, especially when sicknesses or scheduling conflicts emerged. However, even though the rehearsal process was demanding, the production ended up a massive success due to the dedication and hard work of every cast and crew member. Ms. Holmes knew that the production “wouldn’t have worked if everyone wasn’t all in,” and the brilliant execution onstage proved that the entire team was fully committed. Onstage, senior Łukasz Daszczyński shined as Juror 8, the sole juror who considered the defendant to be innocent from the start. His natural charisma and careful execution of every line were a joy to watch, as he led the production with ease and stood as a leader for the rest of the cast. Additionally, junior Ted Clement was the powerhouse of the show as Juror 3, a stern, hot-tempered man. Through several emotionally commanding monologues, Clement built such a compelling character and brought an immeasurable passion to the production. Senior Chloé Ramsey Lavoie phenomenally displayed her experience and developed acting chops, and sophomore Eli Klagsbrun elevated the production with his heart-pounding energy. Senior Alexa Williams smoothly stepped into her leadership role as the Foreman as well. The outstanding supporting cast included freshmen Meiora Adler and Morgan Marable, sophomores Lucy LaGattuta, Stella Runyan, and Olivia Barsky, juniors Addie Silva and Tinsley Valenti, and senior Iva HadžiMihailović. Every actor held their own throughout the entire runtime and brought a memorable personality to the production. With a script that relied so heavily on the character relationships and complexities of each juror, this cast handled the burden with ease as they played off of each other and truly became their characters so wonderfully. Offstage, teachers and students alike brought such care and support to the production that allowed it to function at its finest level. Specifically, Ms. Holmes was extensively appreciative of Tinsley Valenti’s work as a “responsible, organized, and unflappable” stage manager. Ms. Holmes Double feature! Harvey thespians present winter productions Jacob Harkins and Delilah Hickson-Bilotta PHOTO: BENJI CUTLER SEE HARVEY PAGE 27 We see you here. The things you love doing are more than just passions. They’re what make you “you.” This is why at The Bristal, our expert team members dedicate their time, attention, and energy to creating customized social activities that ensure each resident continues being the unique person they are. And, in the process, create the one-of-a-kind community we are, too. Schedule your visit today and see for yourself. THE BRISTAL AT ARMONK | 914.344.6595 THE BRISTAL AT WHITE PLAINS | 914.745.6655 thebristal.com Licensed by the State Department of Health. Eligible for Most Long Term Care Policies. Equal Housing Opportunity. Independent Living | Assisted Living | Memory Care

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PAGE 8 – THE KATONAH-LEWISBORO TIMES MARCH 14 - MARCH 27, 2024 The stories below were published on our website in-between print editions. Never miss another local story again by visiting News.HalstonMedia.com. Scan the QR codes in the summaries below to read the full story. Scan Here To Get The Top Local News Delivered To Your Inbox Daily. 2 TRACKS In Case You Missed It Fenton Lio PHOTO COURTESY OF KLSD Karina Mehta PHOTO COURTESY OF GABE PALACIO Katonah Firefighters Honored for Life Saving Efforts On Jan. 11, KFD volunteers had recently returned to the firehouse after handling a reported gas leak in town when they were dispatched to a male unconscious and reportedly not breathing. KFD firefighters were on scene within minutes and found a male in cardiac arrest. Members began CPR and were able to successfully deliver two shocks from one of their defibrillators. EMS arrived, providing further pre-hospital care and quick transport to the hospital. Recently, the department received a phone call from the family advising them that the patient had been discharged from the hospital and was successfully recovering at home. At February’s monthly department meeting, the members who provided lifesaving care on that call were recognized by the Chiefs and presented with certificates and commendation bars to wear on their dress uniforms. John Jay Guitarist Reaches Towards the Future It’s not every high school musician that is two degrees of separation from Buddy Rich or Frank Sinatra. John Jay junior Fenton Lio is. The accomplished guitarist has been accepted into WCSMA All County All-County High School Jazz Band A, conducted by Bill Cunliffe—a jazz pianist, composer and Grammy Award-winning arranger who got his start playing and arranging for the great jazz drummer Buddy Rich, and touring with Frank Sinatra. Dancers from The Harvey School Earn National Recognition A pair of Harvey School dance students have been awarded honorable mention for their performance in the Ego National Dance Competition sponsored by Avadon Music. Junior Karina Mehta and sophomore Lyndsey Koch earned the recognition for their collaboration as dancers and dance makers in creating a short piece of choreography set to rising pop star Ann Della Pietra’s song “Ego” as part of a national choreography competition. Burdick and Harckham Announce ‘Traveling with Dignity Act’ New York State Senator Pete Harckham and Assemblymember Chris Burdick announced the “Traveling with Dignity Act,” their new legislation, at a special press conference on Feb. 26 alongside leaders from Constructive Partnerships Unlimited, a trusted provider of supports for people with disabilities, plus members of the disability community and advocates. The “Traveling with Dignity Act” will provide for height-adjustable adult changing tables and facilities to be placed within a facility for personal hygiene and made available for persons with disabilities, veterans, seniors or other individuals in public roadside rest areas, museums, libraries, and buildings and amusement attractions.

MARCH 14 - MARCH 27, 2024 THE KATONAH-LEWISBORO TIMES – PAGE 9 BY GAIL KRALJEVIC PRESIDENT, LEWISBORO SENIORS Now that the holidays are over and we are all stuffed from the wonderful meals, desserts, and presents, we can all reflect on what the holidays mean. We are all of different faiths, but we all have our families in our minds and hearts at that time of year. We all wish each other a “Happy Holiday,” but what does that mean? Maybe you have a friend or relative that cannot get out of the house because of health reasons. That is the time we can really be important and do our part in helping our fellow man. The Lewisboro Seniors’ mission statement is “to enhance the wellbeing and quality of life for the senior adults in our community. We promote continued independence through social engagement, inspiring activities and overall health in mind and body. We strive to create a caring, supportive and inclusive environment where seniors can thrive and foster meaningful relationships.” This means we don’t forget about you if you become ill or cannot come to our meetings. Simple telephone calls can uplift a senior living alone. We can visit them or bring them a homecooked meal. Whatever it is, try to help someone, not only during the holiday, but also throughout the entire year. The Lewisboro Seniors also know how to celebrate. Our annual holiday party was held at Primavera restaurant in Croton Falls. Everything was perfect. We had four selections of entrees and we had great antipasto dishes. The waitstaff was superb. We also had entertainment, with provided by Gene Matera. He began with “Sweet Caroline,” a favorite of ours. It really gets everyone up and out of their seats dancing. And for me, it’s a favorite since my granddaughter’s name is Caroline. He also played songs from the Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and Roy Orbison’s “Pretty Woman.” The festivities didn’t end there. We received many raffle donations from our businesses and friends in the community. The funds received from this event go into our general fund toward programs for the seniors. Please be aware that each donator was named at the event. Neighboring towns to Lewisboro also donated. such as Katonah and Ridgefield, CT. There is a forgotten little street in Katonah called Edgemont Road that houses The Reading Room and Amore Pizzeria. The Reading Room is a hidden secret. They are part bookstore, candy store, and café, featuring stationery, small toys, and paints... in other words, something for everyone. Every donation was appreciated. Thanks to the restaurants, pizzerias, gas stations and to everyone in the Town of Lewisboro. To get 2024 going, we had a really special treat by a visit from our younger citizens. They are called the Kids Community Club of Lewisboro. They provided lunch for the seniors, and most of all they gave the seniors companionship. This happened months ago, and all the seniors are still talking about our little visitors. They are ages 5 – 12 and were so engaging and easy to speak with. Their artwork was superb. We are looking forward to seeing them again. It is nice to know children are being raised so well. They were the politest children. Thanks to all of the moms, including Samantha Zaffiro and Alison Green, and their children. The Lewisboro Seniors meet every Wednesday from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the South Salem Fire House. (The back door has a handicapped ramp if needed.) Primavera at its best The Lewisboro Seniors meet every Wednesday at the South Salem Firehouse. PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE LEWISBORO SENIORS The group recently received a visit from the Kids Community Club of Lewisboro. THE LEWISBORO SENIORS Route 117, BedfoRd Hills Delicious Global Fusion Cuisine …. Breakfast • Lunch • Dinner • Catering • Food Truck Boars Head Deli • Jerk Chicken • Oxtails • Wings • Hot Food Table 526 Bedford Rd . Bedford Hills 914-233-9669 Visit us at: www.cafeon117.com Ask about our Food Truck for your next catered event! $4 Off $20 purchase Excludes Oxtails Not valid with other offers Exp. 4/30/24 10% Off Any Catering Order Excludes Oxtails Not valid with other offers Exp. 4/30/24 Scan to See Our Menu

Opinion PAGE 10 – THE KATONAH-LEWISBORO TIMES MARCH 14 - MARCH 27, 2024 2 TRACKS BRETT FREEMAN, PUBLISHER TOM WALOGORSKY, EDITOR TABITHA PEARSON MARSHALL, CREATIVE DIRECTOR Editorial Office: 914-302-5830 [email protected] Letters to the editor and op-ed submissions may be edited. The views and opinions expressed in letters and op-eds are not necessarily those of Katonah-Lewisboro Times or its affiliates. Submissions must include a phone number and address for verification. Not all letters and op-eds will necessarily be published. Letters and op-eds which cannot be verified or are anonymous will not be published. Please send your submissions to the editor by e-mail at [email protected]. For more information, call the editor at 914-302-5830 118 N. BEDFORD ROAD, SUITE 100 MOUNT KISCO, NY 10549 ©2024 Halston Media, LLC Happily Ever After EDITORIAL As objective and independent news writers and editors, we have an imperative to cover the issues most important to the people in Katonah and Lewisboro. Every day, our team is on the ground reporting on municipal and school news and uplifting the stories of community changemakers. But, amidst industry challenges, it is no longer unfathomable to picture a future when New York State is completely without local newspapers and other local news outlets. According to the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University, 2-1/2 newspapers now close each week in the U.S. More than 3,000 newspapers have shuttered across the country since 2004, and New York has been particularly hard hit. In 2004, New York boasted 501 newspapers; today, it’s only 260. In 2022 alone, 30 newspapers closed across the state. A quarter of New York’s counties are news deserts-–down to their last newspaper. Orleans County recently became the first in the state to have none. These closures have also resulted in thousands of lost journalism and newsroom-supporting jobs. Local news matters. Studies show that when a community loses its source of local news, it experiences decreased voter turnout and civic engagement; increased municipal borrowing costs that lead to higher taxes; and decreased transparency among government and business officials, leading to increased waste, fraud and abuse. As newspapers shutter, communities become more polarized, leaving us stuck in a never-ending doom loop where we lose sight of our shared values. During this era of intense national partisanship, local news offers a path forward. The time to act is now. That is why The Katonah-Lewisboro Times has joined with over 150 other New York local newspapers to launch the Empire State Local News Coalition. The Empire State Local News Coalition, comprising both print and online local newspapers, is advocating for sound public policy that ensures the important work of local news organizations can continue in our state. Through our independent journalism, we aim to serve, inform, uplift and protect New Yorkers. Our coalition cares deeply about our local communities as well as the future of New York’s free press. However, market forces are making it nearly impossible for us to survive. So, together, we are sounding the alarm bell for our leaders in Albany to hear. At the heart of our advocacy is the Local Journalism Sustainability Act. Sponsored by NYS Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal and Assemblymember Carrie Woerner, with the bipartisan support of 55 co-sponsors, this bill provides tax credits to local news outlets for the employment of local news journalists. We want to thank Sen. Pete Harckham and Assemblyman Chris Burdick for supporting this legislation. News organizations are incentivized to actually add jobs, returning reporters to many of the state’s newsrooms, which are becoming increasingly desolate. Importantly, the bill is also content neutral, meaning that any legitimate local news outlet--left, right, or in between--can benefit from this bill. The objectivity of the bill’s eligibility requirements means the legislation cannot be weaponized to penalize news organizations critical of government officials. As New York loses talented journalists, lawmakers must act to ensure the industry is allowed not only to survive, but also to thrive. Only local news outlets--with boots-on-the-ground journalists--can deliver the hyperlocal updates and investigations necessary to sustain a community’s civic and financial well-being. Imagine no stories about the Town Board meeting or the school budget debate. No pictures of your granddaughter’s first soccer goal. No obituary of your friendly (and eccentric) neighbor. No reporting to hold public officials to account. And no trusted institution to convene the community around a family in need. We need your help to save local news in New York. To get the Local Journalism Sustainability Act across the finish line, lawmakers need to hear from you about why our newspaper matters and why this bill is important to you. If you would like to help, reach out to Gov. Hochul and to Harckham and Burdick (still helpful for them to hear from you, even though they are already co-sponsors) to let them know you stand with local news. Imagine a future without local news New York must enact the Local Journalism Sustainability Act Support the New York Local Journalism Sustainability Act Contact Governor Kathy Hochul: 518-474-8390 Contact Senator Pete Harckham: 518-455-2340 Contact Assemblyman Chris Burdick: 518-455-5397 Our newspaper is a proud member of the Empire State Local News Coalition: support the coalition at SaveNYLocalNews.com.

MARCH 14 - MARCH 27, 2024 OPINION THE KATONAH-LEWISBORO TIMES – PAGE 11 Contact ANTHONY J. ENEA, ESQ. Managing Member • Fluent in Italian 914.948.1500 WHITE PLAINS • SOMERS • WWW.ESSLAWFIRM.COM • Asset Protection • Elder Law • Medicaid Applications (Nursing Home/Home Care) • Guardianships (Contested/Non-Contested) • Wills, Trusts & Estates Past Chair of Elder Law Section of NYS Bar Association “Super Lawyer” In Elder Law for 16 consecutive years CALL NEW YORK’S ELDER LAW TEAM 914.948.1500 What steps have you taken to protect your life savings from the cost of long term care? When I was a teen, my brother got me my first “real” job and I am sure he regretted that move until the day he died. Back in the ’70s, he was a vice president and head loan officer at the National Bank of Pawling, which is now Key Bank. He got me a summer job as a teller. I don’t think they keep data on such things, but I just may have been the worst teller in the history of banks. I enjoyed it. It wasn’t difficult work. You got to socialize all day long. But I stunk at it. Literally... as you will soon see. Besides providing friendly customer service, the most important thing a teller must do is balance the cashbox when your shift is over. You count the money before you start and again when you finish. The machine will tell you how much cash you took in and gave out. It should all balance. For me... it seldom did. I’d always have half the staff crawling all over my station, going over the machine tape, recounting the money, and crawling around on the floor looking for stray bills I might have dropped. It was embarrassing. It was the end of a long day and these poor people just wanted to go home. But Bob can’t count. My career in the banking industry was doomed early on. One day (this was when I was a senior in high school) the president of the bank called me in for a chat. He wanted to know if I was interested in banking and if I was going to pursue a business degree in college. Now, all these years later, I realize what I should have said was, “I don’t know yet, sir. I am still carefully weighing all my options... but it’s certainly something to consider.” But instead, what I said was: “Are you kidding me? Oh, my God, no!” Nonetheless, they kept bringing me back every summer. In 1976, the drinking age was 18. I turned 18 on July 15 and took advantage of it throughout that summer. Friday nights were as good a time as any to do it. The problem with that was my job as a bank teller required me to work on Saturday mornings. Had to get there by 8:30. One particular Saturday morning I was hungover. Now, to give you some perspective, this one would easily make the Top 10 Worst Hangovers in the History of Fermentation. I knew I was going to be sick the moment I pulled into the bank parking lot that morning. I was wearing a jacket and tie, so this was going to be a first. The plan was simple—go straight to the men’s room, get it over with, clean up, get some coffee, get to work, and tough it out until noon, when we closed. Unfortunately, the janitor was in the men’s room mopping when I got there. The ladies’ room was occupied. Yikes! Plan B – go to the vault, get my cashbox, take it to my station, and get set up. The janitor should be done by then. Ahh, but as they say, “Man plans, God laughs.” When I got to the vault, without warning, physiology took over, my stomach would not wait any longer, and the little metal room suddenly smelled like a dive bar. One of my teller co-workers walked in just then, saw my whipped-dog expression, and burst out laughing. She quickly regained her composure and led me to my station, got me coffee, and then got the janitor to take care of the mess in the vault. Other than that, the morning was uneventful, but I’ve never forgotten that incident. And I haven’t really told that story to anyone before, except maybe a few friends, for obvious reasons. It is true... as you get older you don’t care what people think anymore. It is weirdly liberating. I was never really “fired” by the bank, but on my last summer vacation home from college, I was told there were no jobs available that year. But my brother came to the rescue once again. He wanted to know if I wanted a job working at a new hardware/lumber store that was opening in town. I knew as much about hardware as I did banking so I thought, sure, that sounds great! The store was owned by two of my former high school teachers who had decided to change careers. They went from molding young minds to selling molding. They made the right decision... trust me. I had had them as teachers. I thought the job would primarily be stocking shelves and waiting on customers. It was not. The first day they had me out in the warehouse working a forklift. I cannot stress strongly enough how bad this idea was. I had never worked a forklift before, but they acted as if it was just like riding a bike. They gave me a few quick lessons and left me to my own devices. But the forklift didn’t want to do anything I commanded it to do and it wasn’t too long before I had smashed up a few pallets of lawn fertilizer, spilling piles of the stuff all over the place. So obviously the next thing to have me do was use the forklift to load a flatbed truck with a bunch of cinder blocks and then drive them to a construction site. Somehow I got the blocks on the flatbed without any major disasters, but I had never driven a truck like that before. I am pretty sure you needed a certain type of driver’s license to do it. I just had a regular license and I only had that for a couple of years and was still trying to get better at parallel parking. (They teach parallel Working for a living BOB DUMAS OUT OF MY HEAD SEE DUMAS PAGE 12

PAGE 12 – THE KATONAH-LEWISBORO TIMES OPINION MARCH 14 - MARCH 27, 2024 When I was a kid, the only place you could go to buy Band-Aids was the local drugstore. I believe that, back then, it was the only brand available too. They came in this wonderful tin box with a lid that just popped open with a tiny push upward. That box was never thrown away after the Band-Aids were gone. It, like all else back then, was assigned a new, inventive use, each family coming up with its own needs. Buttons fit in neatly and conveniently, or hair pins, even screws and nails. Then, the company suddenly switched to cardboard boxes. Fortunately, I was wise enough to save my very last tin container, and I filled it with the ones from the box. The box would often get damp in your medicine chest and, once one of those flimsy packages actually left color on my plastic cabinet shelf. I was roaring mad. Of course, now they do not make those things that hang on your bathroom wall the same way either. Our original one had removable glass shelves— easy to clean and get to the whole inside of that hanging fixture. Back to Band-Aids and back to the time when they were one size only. I do not have any idea how we ever configured that thick, dark, tan strip to fit our cut’s needs. Eventually, they came out with tiny ones that actually would fit around your little finger, or at least the finger of a small child. Originally, there was a thin, orange thread that you pulled down on, and it slipped the casing open completely along one side. That made getting the bandage out very simple. If you had a cut that was intensely bleeding and you were alone, speed was necessary in order to get it covered as quickly as possible. There are now so many companies that make bandages, but the name Band-Aid has become generic. All the pharmacies have their own brands, and even the dollar stores have joined in the competition and made them very cheap to buy. Nowadays, coverings for cuts and scrapes come in so many different sizes, shapes, and lots of textures. Do any of them stick the same way they did in the past— no! I truly believe that companies invent ways that make you use so much more of their product than you ever had to before. Many of the brands available no longer stick or overlap properly. They keep coming off and require many applications before the cut is healed. My most recent purchase had little coverings on the sterile part. Perhaps now in the time of COVID, this might be necessary for sanitary purposes, but just try getting those sticky things off your fingers. Here you are struggling to place the BandAid over your wound, and those two adhering pieces of plastic are sticking in all the wrong places on your hands. I tried walking over to my trash to get them to cling to the plastic bag in the can. Wow! What a process this has become to just put a simple covering over your tiny laceration. It seems logical that those round circle ones in each box would be good to stick on your face, as you would not want to be walking around with a big patch over a minor scratch. That one seems necessary, but some contained in the box of varying sizes and shapes seem to have no use at all. Thus, I am left with about one half box of unused and unusable types. I just keep bringing home boxes of the long straight ones and adding them to my mismatches. Maybe I am just not getting cut in the right places to use the odd-shaped ones! The evolution of the Band-Aid MARILYN A. PELLINI MUSINGS: PAST AND PRESENT parking in driver’s ed, but to this day there is no record anywhere of anyone actually doing it successfully. Kind of like folding a fitted sheet.) I headed out to the construction site going about 8 mph the whole way. The site was about 50 yards off the road and you had to drive through an open field to get there. You followed the tracks that previous heavy vehicles had made. The problem was that the path was not level. It kind of tilted a little to the right because of the lay of the land. The tilt got more extreme as you got closer to the site and by the time I arrived, I was on about a 30-degree angle. The cinder blocks began to slide, busted through the straps, and half of them fell to the ground where they pulverized each other into literal cinders. Somehow, I was still not fired. However, my job description did change radically. Now I was stocking shelves and waiting on customers and life was as it should be. The only machine they would let me near is the cash register and I think I might have broken that too. So... I wasn’t good at the cushy office job where you wore a tie, and I was even more of a disaster at hard labor. What was I to do? Fortunately, I found a career where you spend half the day sitting at a desk with a typewriter, later a computer, and the other half driving around and trying to get people to talk to you when they would much rather gouge out their own eyes than do that. Now I just sit and type, type and sit. The world can breathe a collective sigh of relief that there are no more busted cinder blocks and no unbalanced cashboxes or stinky bank vaults. All of it has been traded for a painful lower back and a touch of carpal tunnel syndrome. That seems about right. DUMAS FROM PAGE 11 Call or text Tom (914) 334-8414 Serving Westchester, Fairfield County, and surrounding areas. LICENSED AND INSURED Your Local, Dependable JUNK REMOVAL COMPANY We take all kinds of junk! Give me a call today! 719 Rte. 6, Mahopac, NY 10541 • 845.628.3924 • beeandjay.com 60 Years of Excellence CALL TODAY FOR A FREE ESTIMATE Softening. Filtering. Clean Water Solution. 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He felt bad for the workers, so he left them $20 instead of his normal $5. His story got me thinking that tipping has become more complicated these days. At our local car wash–actually we have two of them across the street from one another–there’s a tip box where you drop off your car, another at the counter, and another where you pick up your car. Are you supposed to hit each one? Or should you pick your favorite? I tend to wait until the end to make sure the car looks OK before I tip. Then there is the problem of cash. I always used to lecture my kids about having a $20 bill handy since they never carry cash. I haven’t changed their behavior, but I think they have changed mine, since I seldom have cash in my pocket now. That lack of liquidity leads to embarrassment sometimes. I’m not sure everyone believes me when I tell them I’ll take care of them next time. Maybe those cheapskates at the car wash didn’t have any cash either. COVID changed tipping behavior for Americans. We were so excited when someone delivered something to our house, or had meals ready for pickup, we started tipping in places we never tipped before. I asked the proprietor of my favorite pizza place if tipping was prevalent for takeout orders. He said that most people tip for take-out. A dollar or two in the tip bucket or adding it to their check when they pay by credit card. Ten percent seems to be the norm. Seven in 10 Americans say tipping is expected in more places today than it was five years ago, according to the Pew Research Center. Point-of-sale systems have had an impact. Frequently, the cashier spins around an iPad with a suggestion about a tip. I’m generally a 10% tip in those situations, but what if it’s preselected at 15%. Pressure. And there’s always someone looking over your shoulder. I went to a liquor store recently and I was prompted for a tip at checkout. I guess that’s one of the new places they’re talking about in the survey. In the same survey, 92% reported that they “often or always” leave a tip at a sit-down restaurant. Only 24% leave a tip at Starbucks or Dunkin’ Donuts. Those establishments could probably help their employees’ income if they made tipping easy on their apps or when collecting by credit card. I was recently at a resort for a few days that had valet parking. They had some nifty software. You scanned your claim check and they immediately responded with how many minutes it would be until your car was out front. Next they asked “would you like to give a tip for the staff?” I was happy to take care of that with a couple of taps on my phone. Maybe servers and valets could carry their own scan code so we can tip them by phone. In some situations, it may make sense to tip early. I was heading off to one of my first business meetings at a fancy hotel in New Orleans. My father told me the first thing I should do when I got to the hotel was to find the concierge and introduce myself, tip $20, and let them know I would be there for the whole weekend. I followed his instructions. All of my prospects and competitors were milling around the hotel lobby as it became the prime networking space at the conference. Every time I walked by the concierge desk, prominently located in the lobby, I was greeted with “good morning Mr. Scott, how are you today?” It was a great PR investment for my 20 bucks. Although the tipping game has changed, it’s still important to take care of those who take care of us with a few shekels, whether in cash or digital form. New etiquette of modern tipping DON SCOTT IN CASE YOU MISSED IT BY JEAN TOCK GUEST COLUMNIST My husband’s first word as a toddler was not “mama” or “dada.” It was “ball.” And shortly after that I am sure he was shouting “Let’s Go Mets!” The man owns 27 Mets Tshirts, 36 Mets baseball caps, seven official MLB jerseys, and well into the hundreds of baseball cards, autographs, bobbleheads and commemorative giveaways. He has had a partial season ticket plan for more than 40 years. He has attended playoffs and World Series games, albeit not many, since we are talking about the Mets. He has seen his favorite players retire and, sadly, he has seen some of them pass on to that heavenly dugout. He has seen Shea Stadium knocked down and Citifield constructed. So maybe you can imagine his dismay that the woman he fell in love with 30-some years ago still knows nothing about baseball. It is not for lack of trying. I listen — most of the time — when he explains plays or when he yells coaching advice at the TV, but I am not sure becoming a diehard baseball fan is a trait I can acquire. I think being a What’s the Mendoza line again? SEE TOCK PAGE 14

PAGE 14 – THE KATONAH-LEWISBORO TIMES OPINION MARCH 14 - MARCH 27, 2024 TOCK FROM PAGE 13 sports fan has to start at a young age for it to “take.” I do enjoy attending a game once or twice a season, but I have other things taking up space in my brain and there is no room left for the ever-changing rules of baseball. I will never understand how my husband remembers statistics, but apparently it is a genetic gift that he shares with our nephews. Chris and Andrew can recite Mets batting averages and can remember specific games with astounding precision right along with their uncle. One year my husband tried explaining to me the “neighborhood play.” It’s when a fielder catches the ball near second base and does not need to step on the base for the out if he is “in the neighborhood.” I spent the entire season asking “Was that the neighborhood play?” I asked so many times that he just stopped talking to me. For years I wore my car keys on a Mets lanyard like a necklace and every time I would approach a cashier at a store they would inevitably strike up a baseball conversation. Then I was really stuck because unless my husband had just given me the highlights of the previous day’s game, I knew nothing. I would explain I am only a Mets fan by marriage but still, I felt like a fraud. I was masquerading as a Mets fan simply by wearing this giveaway from “Lanyard Night” at Citifield. I finally ditched the lanyard this year because it was too exhausting trying to come up with Mets chitchat for the cashiers at Stop & Shop. I was completely unaware of professional sports until I got to college. I, of course, knew professional sports existed and I knew the names of the teams. My dad always enjoyed Monday night football. (Go Cowboys.) But I had no real allegiance to or interest in any pro teams. At Penn State, which is located nearly halfway between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, I met lots of people from both cities who were fans in the truest sense of the word: fanatics. Their teams were an extension of their personalities. One of my best friends during freshman year was a girl from Pittsburgh who knew every detail about every hockey player for the Penguins. I had never even heard of the Pittsburgh Penguins. But I will always remember that Karen loves the Penguins. And then of course there was college football. I could not understand what was so remarkable about Penn State football. This was back when Joe Paterno was a god. As students, we could purchase season tickets at a very reasonable cost, which I did. Students were sold a single paper ticket that got hole-punched when they attended the game. Each year I went to one game and after that I sold the ticket, collecting a fee plus collateral to assure I got the ticket back for the remaining games. I sold each season ticket five times over. Maybe if I had actually attended the games, I would be more of a Penn State football fan. The college friends with whom I have stayed in touch are all true fans of the blue and white, and there I sit, unable to contribute to their conversation. Being a sports fan is a valuable trait. It enables you to talk to people with whom you may not have much else in common. My husband can chime in on sports conversations with complete strangers waiting in line at a deli. My daughter’s boyfriend can talk Giants football with absolutely anyone. Being a sports fan connects you to a larger community. According to a recent study, more than 60% of Americans identify as sports fans. Watching professional sports gives such an intense feeling of excitement that endorphins are released – those neurotransmitters that boost mood and relieve pain. You get the same feeling when you exercise, but if you can’t work out one day, it’s good to know you can watch your favorite team and get the same psychological benefit. I find it fascinating that half the sports fans who watch a game will watch their team lose. You probably would not watch a movie if you were told there was a 50% chance you would hate it. The movie’s story is never going to change, but your team may have a better day next time around. Sports fans always have hope. Maybe this is the year I become a baseball fan. I want to share in the excitement of the sports fan community. I don’t know if being a Mets fan will ever be a true part of my identity, but I do understand the appeal of community, camaraderie and loyalty. I’ll dig my Mets lanyard out of the trash if someone can get me to understand the neighborhood play. Get This Newspaper’s App On Your Phone Always Stay Informed About News Involving YOUR Town & Schools Android Scan Here iPhone Scan Here Get Our App! 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MARCH 14 - MARCH 27, 2024 THE KATONAH-LEWISBORO TIMES – PAGE 15 FOCUS ON ELDER LAW A Guardianship Proceeding is not something that is typically commenced unless there is a true necessity. It is a last resort mechanism for when someone is no longer competent to make their own personal and financial decisions, and has not executed a sufficiently broad Durable General Power of Attorney and a Health Care Proxy. Here are six factors to consider prior to commencing and filing the proceeding: (1) Determine whether the Alleged Incapacitated Person (AIP) has executed a valid Durable General Power of Attorney (POA), Health Care Proxy (HCP), Living Will and HIPAA form. The existence of the aforestated advance directives may obviate the need for a Guardianship Proceeding if they are sufficiently broad enough to deal with the issues present in the particular case at hand. For example, in many instances a valid POA has been executed, but the POA is not sufficiently broad to address the AIP’s financial needs. There may be an immediate need for broad gifting powers for Medicaid and or estate planning purposes where the POA only permits gifting to specific people and in a limited dollar amount, such as $500 or less. (2) Review how title to the AIP’s assets is held. Does the AIP have assets in joint title with others? If so, can these assets be accessed by the joint title holder if the AIP is not able to make decisions as to his or her financial affairs? If so, a Guardianship Proceeding may not be necessary as to those assets. (3) Has the AIP executed a Last Will and Testament or an Inter Vivos Trust? If a Last Will or Inter Vivos Trust are in existence, it will be important to determine whether or not any proposed transfer or disposition of the AIP’s assets sought in the Guardianship Proceeding is consistent or inconsistent with the AIP’s wishes expressed therein. If a beneficiary(ies) under an existing Last Will or Trust is affected by a proposed transfer, he or she will be entitled to notice of the Proceeding and a right to be heard. (4) Prior to filing a Guardianship Proceeding, it is important to determine whether the powers the Guardians will seek will be of an “unlimited” or “definite” duration. Obviously, a critical factor as to the duration of the Guardianship will be whether there is a likelihood that the AIP will be able to handle his or her financial affairs at a later date. Additionally, it will be necessary to determine whether there are any specific or special powers over the person or property that the Guardian requires that are not enumerated as part of the standard powers provided for under the Mental Hygiene Law. For example, perhaps the Guardian needs the power to relocate the AIP to another state or wishes to make gifts or transfers of the AIP’s property. Such powers must be specifically granted to the Guardian, sometimes in a separate proceeding. (5) Does there exist the possibility that the Guardianship will be contested? The possibility that the Guardianship will be contested will have a significant and important impact on whether or not to commence the Proceeding. It is always a difficult decision to commence a Guardianship for one’s father or mother, but the decision is made significantly more difficult when the Petitioner knows or believes that mom, dad or a sibling will contest it. Voluntarily placing oneself into a litigious proceeding with a parent or a loved one may have significant consequences depending on the level of mental capacity of the AIP. (6) Is the appointment of a Temporary or Independent Guardian advisable? In cases where there exists a significant possibility for either personal or financial harm to the AIP because he or she is unable to handle his or her affairs, it may be advisable to request that the Petitioner(s) or an independent third party be appointed a Temporary Guardian pending the final determination of the Court. This is often utilized when there is an immediate need to marshal the AIP’s assets to prevent waste, dissipation or fraud, or where there is an immediate need for someone to handle the Alleged Incapacitated Person’s personal and financial affairs. Additionally, in a contested guardianship setting, an independent non-related third party may be appointed as the guardian of the AIP in a final order by the Court in order to avoid any parties to the matter from making decisions regarding the AIP, where they cannot come to an agreement as to what is in the AIP’s best interest and who should act as the Guardian long term. In conclusion, although the aforestated factors are not the only factors that one should consider prior to commencing a Guardianship, in my experience they are often the most important! Lauren C. Enea, Esq. is an Associate at Enea, Scanlan & Sirignano, LLP. She concentrates her practice on Wills, Trusts and Estates, Medicaid Planning, Special Needs Planning and Probate/Estate Administration. She believes that it is never too early or too late to start planning for your future and she enjoys working with individuals and families to ensure that their estate and long-term care plan best suits their needs. Ms. Enea is on the executive committee of the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) Elder Law and Special Needs Section and is also the CoEditor of the NYSBA Elder Law and Special Needs Section Journal. She is admitted to practice law in New York and Florida. She can be reached at 914-948-1500. Commencing a Guardianship Proceeding? Beforehand, consider these six factors under Article 81 of the Mental ‘It is always a difficult decision to commence a Guardianship for one’s father or mother, but the decision is made significantly more difficult when the Petitioner knows or believes that mom, dad or a sibling will contest it.’ -Lauren C. Enea, Esq.  Enea, Scanlan & Sirignano, LLP LAUREN ENEA GUEST CORNER

PAGE 16 – THE KATONAH-LEWISBORO TIMES OPINION MARCH 14 - MARCH 27, 2024 Did you know National Sons Day was March 4? Neither did my wife Elyse and I. That’s OK. Every day should be Sons Day and Daughters Day and Parents Day and Caregivers Day... You get the drift. It’s been awhile since we spoke with our son Harrison. Or touched him. It’s been 21 years, to be exact. By sheer coincidence, Harrison’s third open-heart surgery had been scheduled for my birthday. We took it as a sign of good fortune heading our way. Talk about wishful thinking. Someone up there had other plans that outranked ours. Harrison took his leave the following day, March 21, 2003. We can’t touch him. But he continues to touch us every day – touch our hearts, touch our thoughts, touch our lives. And so it is with our family’s kindred spirits – those who also belong to the world’s most exclusive club nobody wants to join: parents who have lost children. The physical presence of a child – like our daughter Elissa – is in itself a family heirloom. Our progeny advance the lineage into future generations. When you lose a child, along with the absent physical presence, it creates a missing link in the bloodline. Living family members are diminished by the loss, but so are future generations.   Turn on Your Lovelight For 11 years after Harrison’s death, until we sold our home, each night before turning in, I would go to his bedroom to quickly flick its ceiling light on and off. It was my way of letting my son know that, here or not, his light still shone brightly. If there were a song to accompany my memorial gesture, it could have been The Grateful Dead’s “Turn on Your Lovelight.” I turned on Harrison’s lovelight some 4,000 times.   For the 15-plus years Harrison was here, we were blessed by his unique and joyful presence. To meet him was to marvel at his wit, his wisdom, his love of life, his prodigious sports knowledge – all the while braving the challenges that accompany being born with a rare dwarfism that stopped his growth at three feet and required open-heart surgeries at ages 5, 10 and 15. His effect on people knew no age limit. Whether 8 or 80, they saw in him a fortitude that touched them. And inspired them. For the 21 years he’s been gone, we continue to be blessed, by the comfort and compassion of community. It’s my belief when you lose a child, you gain the privilege of helping others in your child’s name. Harrison Apar Field of Dreams One way we sustain his presence is through the Harrison Apar Field of Dreams Foundation, which benefits local recreation and education. We named the foundation after a ballfield the Town of Yorktown renamed in spring 2003, transforming Pinetree Field into Harrison Apar Field of Dreams. The renaming was the brainchild of Brendan Frail, a seventh-grader at the time, who led a town-wide drive to collect 1,200 signatures on a petition that was submitted to the Yorktown Parks and Recreation Commission. A bench at the field is dedicated to Brendan, who lost his life several years later. Thanks to the stewardship of the Yorktown Athletic Club and Yorktown’s Parks and Recreation Department, Harrison Apar Field of Dreams is embraced by the town as a testament to youth sports, where YAC stages it spring season opening day ceremony. And so it is that Harrison’s presence endures these two decades on. In a diary that we read after his passing, Harrison confidently wrote on the night before his surgery that he fully expected to “give my dad a refreshing birthday gift wrapped in flesh -- a son’s healthy heart.” The way I look at it, Harrison came through with flying colors on delivering his promise to me. It is a son’s gift that keeps on giving, not only on my birthday but every day – his larger-than-life spirit. As with the above-mentioned Grateful Dead song, there’s a song by The Moody Blues called “I Know You’re Out There Somewhere” that poignantly evokes for me Harrison’s presence, and carries with it an enduring message of undying love and hope, not only for our family but for all those other members of the club none of us wanted to join… I know you’re out there somewhere Somewhere you can hear my voice I know I’ll find you somehow And somehow I’ll return again to you Bruce Apar is a writer, community volunteer and actor. He will appear in the Ariane One-Act Festival April 12-14 at Philipstown Depot Theatre in Garrison in “The Beauty of Numbers.” For more information, contact him at 914-275-6887 (text or voice) or [email protected]. 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MARCH 14 - MARCH 27, 2024 OPINION THE KATONAH-LEWISBORO TIMES – PAGE 17 Nothing says more about your personal style than your hair. I firmly believe that you can track the entire thread of your life by mapping the different stages your hair has gone through. It’s like cutting a tree open and counting the rings, only less messy, but perhaps more painful. Now that the ‘80s are long over, maybe you wish you had tried the tree method rather than allow yourself to be photographed and run the risk that Facebook Memories may someday be invented. My hair has been through many trials and tribulations, and I wish I had been more sensitive to what it was going through. I was bald at a very early age. It made my head look too large for my body, and my self-esteem took a beating. I tried a comb-over for a while, but I didn’t even have enough hair for that. I considered plugs, but I was afraid of electrocuting myself. It wasn’t until later that I found out that MOST babies are bald. My hair grew in and I felt much better. Then my teeth started falling out, but that’s a story for another time. (I did get money for them under my pillow, so I tried to acquire more teeth from alternate sources, and put the money into a no-load, tax-deferred vehicle, and I wish I could remember where I parked it.) What was your best hair? If you’re a woman, I don’t even have to look at you to know. My theory is that 85 percent of all women look best with shoulder-length hair. Seven percent might look good with long hair, but that’s usually because they ALWAYS had long hair, and it’s hard to picture them any other way. About 5 percent of girls look good with short hair, but would look even better with longer hair. About 3 percent can pull off the bald look, but those are usually model types who could eat you for dinner, so you generally want to pretend you didn’t notice they were bald. Another 2 percent are not good with fractions. A girl once told me she used to have long hair all the way down her back, but it’s unusual for girls to have such a hairy back. If you survived the ‘80s, I bet you teased your hair, possibly in order to save everyone else the trouble. Maybe you lightened it. Maybe you darkened it. Maybe you straightened it, maybe you curled it, maybe you used something called a crimper. But I doubt you just left it alone. I knew a girl who I guess wanted to look like a cheap blonde, but it must have cost plenty to have her roots darkened every two weeks. When I was a kid my Dad used to cut my hair, and he was spectacularly bad at it. He took a little off the top, a little off the sides and then cut my bangs at a 45-degree angle, so I would have had to walk around with my head tilted sideways for it to be straight. He did it for free, so I couldn’t even ask for my money back. I later found a book on his bookshelf detailing how you could cut a kid’s hair EXACTLY that way, and I realized that that is why children run with scissors. These days I only get my hair cut a couple times a year, mostly because I’m too cheap to do it more often. A haircut and a shave isn’t two bits anymore, you know. If you’re too young to remember, two bits is a quarter, which doesn’t seem weird until you consider that one bit must be 12 and a half cents. Anyway, after the haircut, J.D. sometimes asks me if I want product in my hair, but he won’t say which product. In case it might cost more, I tell him just to use by-products instead. It seems like the older you get, the more innovative hair becomes. No longer content with sprouting from your head, it seeks alternate, more adventurous avenues of germination. Your nose, your ears, your neck and other, odder frontiers, places where no human has yet planted the flag of sovereignty. My wife even found a little stray hair sprouting from her chin and claimed that it was mine. You always want the hair you don’t have. I never liked my super-straight hair, but when I got older it gradually became curly. When I realized it was curly because it went gray, I didn’t like that either. I had salt-and-pepper hair, but my cardiologist didn’t like THAT. So, even if you’re not thrilled with your hair, don’t do anything drastic or weird that will make your husband say HOW could you do this to ME? The grass is always greener on the other side, but that’s not a good reason for your hair to be. Say hello at [email protected]. Hair there and everywhere RICK MELÉN MAN OVERBOARD Advertising Deadline The advertising deadline for The Katonah-Lewisboro Times is the Thursday before the next publication date. Advertisements can be submitted by you as a cameraready PDF via email at [email protected]. We also offer our clients a free ad design service. 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MARCH 14 - MARCH 27, 2024 Sports PAGE 18 – THE KATONAH-LEWISBORO TIMES On Feb. 1, John Jay bowlers concluded their season. “No postseason,” said Paul Plutzker, but the coach still saw an upside to the end result.   “Both the boys and girls showed improvement,” he said, “and finished over .500.” John Curtin might be first among those Wolves. His high score of 142 on the day wasn’t bad, but Wednesday was definitely a high-water mark.  A 212, he said, “I changed my position up a bit, I moved to the right and then just rolled it down. The strikes and spares were coming.” In turn, the senior likes the way he’s ending his career by going out in style. “I finished strong, it feels good,” said Curtin. Nick Maiorana looked pretty sharp on his exit interview too. “I was doing pretty well curving the ball,” said the sophomore. “I was landing on the right side of the line and hooking back into the middle.” Good for a 114, 134 and a 150, his bowling plans for the offseason are pretty laidback. “I like that it’s not fast paced,” he said. “You can relax and talk.” Chloe Zhu likes the quiet too, and it showed on the day. This especially in her career high 138. “The first two games when there’s a lot more bowlers, it’s a little distracting,” she said. “But now that everyone has left, I feel more focused.” Her first year, Zhu likes the camaraderie no matter the score. “I do enjoy the community,” she said. In the same lane, Michaela Woodard completed her first season. “My friend asked me to join,” she said. “It’s been fun.” A 60ish average to start, the pins have fallen with more frequency at this point. “Now, I’m usually in the hundreds,” said Woodard. Kayleigh Plutzker did dip below in one of her games, but stayed above board with scores of 128 and 110.    Wishing she did better, the bowler felt it was a down year compared to last. No excuses, Plutzker knows the drill. “Over the spring and summer, I’ll do a lot better.” A win either way for her dad - especially since he doesn’t lace ‘em up anymore. “I get all my enjoyment from watching my daughter bowl,” said Paul Plutzker. As for the rest of the team, he would like to see them stay between the lines. “I’m hoping they will work on improving in the off season, get some lessons and doing some extra work. This way they can come back in the fall and are ready to roll,” he concluded. John Jay makes strides as season comes to an end Kayleigh Plutzker PHOTO: RICH MONETTI BOWLING BY RICH MONETTI CONTRIBUTING WRITER The combined John Jay/ Somers/North Salem ski team recently completed the season, and it allowed senior Josh Burkart to take stock. “We’ve got a lot of talented kids on the team,” said the Somers skier. “We have for the past few years.” But the assertion amounts to more than words. The combined team won the sectionals and sent three to the states at Whiteface Mountain. First among them at the sectionals was Porter Bysshe. He took first in the slalom and seventh in the giant slalom. Icy conditions, the John Jay skier paid heed with a more conservative run, which wasn’t the case for everyone. “A lot of other people fell, so I was able to throw down two good runs,” said Bysshe. The giant slalom first, though, he gave the slopes a little payback. “I crashed both my giant slalom runs last year,” he said. No time registered for the event, he was out of the states, but this time he rode the wave. “After finishing well in the giant slalom, I was ready to do well in the slalom,” said Bysshe. Top of the mountain Combined team takes sectionals, trio competes at states Left to Right: Porter Bysshe, Josh Burkart, Sean O’Mera PHOTO COURTESY OF HALLEY BYSSHE SEE SKIING PAGE 19

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But when basketball coach Tyler Sayre stepped in at tip off, the traveling troupe suddenly had pause, and a shift in strategy required, the actual tone was set for the day. “You’re too tall,” joked Big J, and the show was on. In stepped a much shorter Katie Buckley, and Big J felt much better at twice her size. “Ok, how you doing,” J exuded relief.   Unfortunately things still didn’t go his way.  “I won the tip,” said the 7th grade math teacher, “and I did it with height.” In truth, Big J bent down to tie his shoe, the ref tossed the ball, and Buckley appropriately forgot all the lessons taught on fair play. She straightened up, tipped the ball to Joe McCarthy of KES, and the teacher assistant had the easy layup. The first points in, the Wizards brought the ball up, and Big J had his revenge. The visitors literally ran circles in the front court with the ball, and the big man finished with a dunk. The crowd roaring with delight, Mary Murphy of the girls basketball team wasn’t quite so impressed. “I didn’t see a lot of defense,” jibed Murphy, and the senior definitely noticed that her coach was among the slackers. A recipe he wouldn’t stand for on the sidelines, which had Brooke Habinowski providing Matt Gallagher’s standard remedy. “On Monday, he would be doing suicides,” laughed the senior. Even so, Coach Gallagher was sure the near full attendance of his team had him as the main event. “They wanted to see me play,” he was all tongue and check. Big J had other ideas and hammered another home. But Buckley again proved that size doesn’t matter. After McCarthy launched an absolute brick from above the arc, the mighty miniature was there for the follow. Oh it was on, and  Sarge  elevated this time for the Wizards. Taking his time hanging on the rim, the former military man may have rubbed John Jay’s big man the wrong way. Sayre confidently dribbled the ball up court and took matters into his own hands.   Away from above the arc, the three looked good. Nope, nothing but metal, which didn’t sit well with Big J.    “Hey sir, what was that,” he deadpanned. Insisting on a play stoppage, Big J got to the bottom of it. “Aren’t you the basketball coach,” Big J already knew the answer. But the funny man was also empathetic. “I understand that you’re nervous,” said the player. “I’m going to show you what I do when nervous.” J broke into dance and Sayre had no choice but to go along. Almost as scary as the shot, this moment among many was worth the price of admission, according to Sherry Hughes. “Kids love to see their teachers in uncomfortable situations,” the mom clarified. Michael Mammola was next to know the feeling.  Accosted at mid court, the Wizards put the teacher aide on the line, and the guard shorted an embarrassing air ball. “That was ridiculous,” Big J didn’t hold back. The shortfall, though, was not a matter of talent, according to Biggie. “You don’t have any swag,” J assured. So once again the Wizards were there to help. The showmen provided some big floppy blue sneakers, a backwards placed baseball cap and a healthy dose of gold chains. Now feeling it, Mammola also joined Big J in dance and was certain his students will see the carry over on Monday. “My swag will go up by 100%,” he joked. Putting his money where his mouth is, the high school aide buried the second free throw. From the stands, on the other hand, Calvin Scholar could only dream.   Watching with his young family, the former high school basketball player freely admitted what would happen if the school enlisted him to participate. “They would have to call an ambulance,” dad gladly poked fun at himself.   Fortunately, all the staff members looked fit enough to not need EMT’s on standby, but the bar was not set much higher than that,” according to Allie Palmer. “I got an email, you don’t have to be good at all,” she revealed the call for players About right for the 7th grade teacher, but without a doubt, she still had talents that her colleagues did not.  Palmer had the best dance moves, and Sayre and Mammola may have to sign up for lessons if they want to make the team next year. Of course, the athletic director probably had a closer eye on his coaches and was just relieved that he’s not starting a pickup basketball team. “I don’t think I’d want any of them on my team,” Christian McCarthy joined the fun. But all the fun aside, Joe McCarthy gave voice to the most important message. “The kids like sports and the kids like to have fun,” he concluded. “We showed them today that we are just the same.”

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FACTORY-TRAINED SERVICE TECHNICIANS EAST ROAD MOTORS 58 CAROLAN RD. EAST • CARMEL, NY www.EASTROADMOTORS.com BY RICH MONETTI CONTRIBUTING WRITER On Sunday March 3, the John Jay 8th grade Boys basketball team met Byram Hills in the Tri-County semifinals and both teams treated fans to an exciting game of lead changes.   The Wolves went up by six, the Bobcats responded with a five-point second quarter lead, and fighting like cats and dogs, John Jay lead by nine in the third. Unfortunately for the home team, the game continued to follow suit, and the Wolves were forced to accept a 46-44 loss. But win or lose, the takeaway is always the same, according to Coach Jacob Mercado. “You just have to continue working,” he assured. “The progress doesn’t stop.” A slow start both ways, the teams really made up for the two and half minute opening drought. Six straight three pointers, the balls were flying and dropping true. Jack Feeney provided the precise trajectory first and backcourt pressure and backboard perseverance cued John Jay up a second time. Josh Cooper came away with the steal and after Liam Fulton delivered the second chance rebound, Kieran Leahey made it 6-0. Byram’s turn, Greg Mahagan answered from the corner and cut the lead in half. Three minutes to go  in the first, John Jay ran the ball around the perimeter, and like clockwork, the last touch went to Brandon Chernick. In for three more, John Jay was really feeling it. But the magic was contagious. Zach Price added another three, and the tsunami of trifectas felt like Steph Curry was in the building. Clay Thompson too, Amogha Bhat’s drop from downtown ended the streak, but the 12-6 score didn’t necessarily bring the play back down to Earth. Chernick got the ball into Bhat for a hard earned layup, and Mahagan hit from the outside to close the quarter at 14-9. More firing away, a seven point separation was next, and was done on the zig zag. “My job is to pretty much run around, making cuts,” said Soren Johnson, and on the opening, the guard’s corner triple made it 17-10. In keeping, the Bobcats went for the home run too and made no apologies for leaving a mark. Harper Freeman launched from long range twice, and both times went off the square. Now circling the bases, Byram went with the momentum. Joe Schilro got one from the line on his putback attempt and then received inside for the layup. The Bobcats first lead at 19-17, they brushed off Cooper’s perfect inbound pass to Leahey. Good for a tie, Price fixed the Jay synergy by hitting from the corner, and a five-point lead was on the way. After Leahey went baseline for another layup, Damen Ardito smoked another triple, and Mahagan left the Wolves in the dust with his coast to coast layup. So John Jay took their turn. Cooper got the putback to close the half, and Leahey opened the third by refusing to give in. He fought for the loose ball underneath and bulled his way through all kinds of Bobcats to score the layup. A couple of steals later and John Jay had the lead back. Asher Barnett and Leahey earning their larcenous stripes, the duo also cashed in with a layup and a made free throw, respectively. A 29-28 game, Jay now rode the momentum, and Barnett and Cooper forged the path with a little give and go. On the bounce, Cooper made the layup and confirmed that these Wolves don’t believe a straight line is the shortest distance between two points.   “When there’s a lot of traffic, a bounce pass is easier to get the ball through,” said Bhat. A point that Barnett accentuated on the next possession. Coming over half court, he threw an overhand bouncer into Feeney, and he took the step for a reverse layup. The crowd up in arms, Feeney did the same for Fulton in the paint, and another layup gave the Wolves a 35-30 lead. Five minutes left in the third, Feeney did it himself next. He went bicoastal from his defensive rebound, and now up six, the showtime Lakers seemed to enter the building.    Bhat in the running role of Magic Johnson, the guard facilitated the bright lights of the John Jay break. In ending up with the putback the first time and sending Leahey to the line next, Bhat chalked up his team’s execution to preparation. “We practice the fast break a lot, so we’ve gotten really used to it,” he said. John Jay 8th graders fall to Byram Hills Asher Barnett PHOTO: RICH MONETTI SEE BASKETBALL PAGE 22

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For the Cavs, the victory means they are back-to-back winners of the league’s championship trophy and have earned a bid to return to the New England Prep School Athletic Council’s (NEPSAC) conference championship tournament. It was a slow go to start the game for the two teams as both offenses had trouble hitting their shots. After three minutes into the game Harvey had only a 3-0 lead, the first points coming on free throws. The Rams tied it on a 3-pointer with just three minutes left in the opening quarter. It would be the first and only time the visitors would not find themselves trailing the Cavs. By the end of the first quarter Harvey had a 14-9 lead. The second quarter belonged to Harvey as senior captain McKensi Forde put on quite a show, scoring 16 of her team’s 20 points, most of them coming from shots she put up from underneath the basket. Forde scored all the points during an 8-0 Harvey run to give the Cavs a 34- 17 lead at halftime. In the third quarter, Harvey continued to hold a double-digit lead as neither team could mount much of an offense. Senior captain Fernanda Alexandre helped Harvey keep pace by scoring six of her team’s 11 points during the quarter. Harvey’s tough defense, which kept the Rams away from the basket and caused them to force off-target long shots from 3-point range, limited Watkinson to scoring only 10 points in the third quarter. Going into the final quarter it was Harvey leading 45- 27. The fourth quarter began with a burst of offense from the Rams who went on a 6-0 run to start the last eight minutes of the game. Harvey turnovers and cold shooting gave the Rams some hope, but the Cavs got back on track with the help of Amani Carty who put up six of her team’s final 12 points. Following Watkinson’s fast start to the quarter, Harvey’s stout defense proved too much as the Cavs limited Watkinson to just four points over the final six minutes of the game. “Defense and rebounding were the difference in the game,” Harvey coach Mike Duignan said. “Fernanda Alexandre and Casey Kelly played smothering defense on Watkinson’s top scorers, and that allowed us to pull away.” It was not Harvey’s best shooting of the season, but Coach Duignan said other parts of their game made up the difference. “You don’t always win by shooting well, the coach said. “You have to do the little things, make effort plays,” he said, adding, “Sometimes the game can be difficult, but if you trust and support one another good things will happen. That has been our mentality all year.” Forde finished with 26 points and dominated under the boards with 22 rebounds. Sophomore guard Peyton Forde was all over the court, scoring 13 points, registering eight assists, grabbing eight rebounds, and recording six steals. Alexandre had nine points and nine rebounds. Sophomore Amani Carty finished with six points and nine rebounds. Article courtesy of The Harvey School. Harvey girls basketball repeats as HVAL champions Captain McKensi Forde celebrates with the 2024 HVAL championship trophy. BASKETBALL FROM PAGE 21 A nine-point lead, it looked like the Wolves were ready to run and gun in the finals. But the Bobcats turned out to be bulletproof.  Schilro closed the quarter with a baseline drive, and Mahagan opened the fourth from downtown.   A four point deficit for Byram, they were undeterred when Johnson and Bhat seemed to shift the momentum back. Both busting through the paint, Johnson got one from the line, and Bhat sank his incursion at the rim.  The lead up to seven with 5:45 remaining, Byram answered. Max Arcamone hit a three, and Mahagan converted a steal into a two point game. The team then trading turnovers, John Jay got back on track first. Barnett bounced into Bhat, and he made one from the line to make it 44-41. Four minutes to go, and Arcamone still dripped ice water in the corner. Up went the three and in went the tie. 2:38 remaining, John Jay answered with a slew of second chances on the next possession. The ball refusing to go down, though, a fast break went the other way, and it was Mahagan again for the last points of the game.  Two minutes still to go, the teams traded misses and the last possession went to John Jay. Working the ball around, Leahey put up a jumper on the baseline and Cooper tried to score the putback without the luxury of landing on his feet.  Unable to complete the play, there was only one thing to do, according to Feeney. “We’ll just keep working hard and try to win in the spring,” he concluded.

MARCH 14 - MARCH 27, 2024 LEISURE THE KATONAH-LEWISBORO TIMES – PAGE 23 PUZZLE SOLUTIONS FOR THE WEEK OF 02/29/24 To solve a sudoku, the numbers 1 through 9 must fill each row, column and box. Each number can appear only once in each row, column and box. You can figure out the order in which the numbers will appear by using the numeric clues already provided in the boxes. The more numbers you name, the easier it gets to solve the puzzle! For puzzle solutions, please see theparamountrehab.com CLUES ACROSS 1. Chaps 5. Currently fashionable 9. Collision 11. More slim 13. European city 15. Implicitly 16. The side of something that is sheltered from the wind 17. The Mount Rushmore State 19. Gold or silver wire cord 21. Muscles along insects’ diaphragm 22. Trent Reznor’s band 23. Sweet juicy gritty-textured fruit 25. Broken branch 26. Indicates ten 27. Expression of annoyance 29. Brings together 31. Ancient city in Thrace 33. Sailors’ spirit 34. Looked into 36. Muckraking woman journalist Rheta 38. A type of cast 39. One’s responsibility 41. Where golfers begin 43. Make a mistake 44. Semitic Sun god 46. Ancient Italian-Greek colony 48. Beheaded 52. A place to stay 53. Unwise 54. Most supernatural 56. “Dennis” is a famous one 57. Ointments 58. Exam 59. Leaked blood CLUES DOWN 1. Baseball managers assemble it 2. Revised 3. Mountain is a popular kind 4. Takes to civil court 5. Pouches 6. A type of veil 7. Chants 8. Boston hoopster 9. Elongated appendage 10. Sailboat 11. 2017 Oscar-winning film 12. Actor Gosling 14. Monetary units 15. Assembly 18. Russian pop duo 20. Embellished with expressions 24. Infrequent 26. Temperature unit 28. Hydrophilic amino acid 30. Honk 32. Legislative body 34. Swinish 35. Russian assembly 37. Take over for 38. Put in advance 40. Satisfy 42. Felt 43. Dutch cheese 45. Witnesses 47. Strong insects 49. Gasteyer and de Armas are two 50. Ancient people of Scotland 51. Cheerless 55. Sick St. Patrick’s Day presents the perfect opportunity to try authentic Irish cuisine as well as foods and beverages that have become associated strictly with the holiday (like green beer). It’s likely someone you know will be cooking corned beef and cabbage this St. Patrick’s Day. But what if you’re among those who just doesn’t fancy the salted and pickled flavoring of this familiar favorite? “Zesty Braised Beef with New Potatoes” isn’t exactly corned beef, but it can be a worthy alternative. It’s warm, filling and flavorful, and can be just the thing to eat on a chilly March day. What’s more, this rich beef can pair well with a dark stout like Guinness. Enjoy this recipe, courtesy of “The Healthy Slow Cooker” (Robert Rose) by Judith Finlayson.  Zesty Braised Beef with New Potatoes Serves 8 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided 2 ounces chunk pancetta, preferably hot pancetta, diced 2 pounds trimmed stewing beef, cut into 1-inch cubes and patted dry 2 onions, finely chopped 4 cloves garlic, minced 1 teaspoon dried thyme 1/2 teaspoon sea salt 1/2 teaspoon cracked black peppercorns 1/2 cup dry white wine 2 cups chicken stock 2 pounds small new potatoes, scrubbed and thinly sliced (about 30 tiny ones) 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper, dissolved in 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice 1/4 cup finely chopped parsley leaves. 1. In a skillet, heat 1 tablespoon of the oil over medium-high heat. Add pancetta and cook, stirring, until nicely browned, about 3 minutes. Transfer to slow cooker stoneware (3-1/2 to 5 quart). 2. Add beef to skillet, in batches, and cook, stirring until browned, about 4 minutes per batch. Transfer to stoneware as completed. 3. Reduce heat to medium. Add remaining tablespoon of oil to pan. Add onions and cook, stirring, until softened, about 3 minutes. Add garlic, thyme, salt and peppercorns and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Add wine, bring to a boil and boil, stirring and scraping up brown bits from bottom of pan for 2 minutes. Add stock and potatoes and bring to a boil. Simmer for 2 minutes. 4. Transfer to stoneware. Cover and cook on low for 8 hours or on high for 4 hours, until potatoes are tender. Stir in cayenne solution. Cover and cook on high for 10 minutes. Transfer to a server dish and garnish with parsley. Serve with a big platter of roasted carrots. Try a new meat and potatoes dish this St. Patrick’s Day

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She is also survived by her siblings Kathleen McLaughlin of Upper St. Claire, PA, and Jerome (Terry) Kiely of Mahopac, NY and by her grandchildren Hector Harlow (New York, NY) and Jonathan (Samantha) Goldberg (Chicago, IL). Phyllis was born in Port Chester, NY, and attended The College of New Rochelle where she was a straight A-student and purported basketball player. After college, she taught at Port Chester High School, Stamford High School, and a high school in New Jersey that no one can remember. She was a beloved English teacher and leaves behind a legacy of correcting grammar to her children. She met her husband of 53 years, Dr. Robert W. Sullivan, Sr., one magical summer at Jones Beach. It was not love at first sight, but it was true love. Phyllis was known to wear his lifeguard identification bracelet every summer since. Phyllis raised her family in Pound Ridge, NY, where she was an important part of the town community through her work with the town election committee, the Pound Ridge Garden Club and the Pound Ridge Tennis Club. She particularly enjoyed greeting friends and neighbors on Election Days and her term as president of the garden club. In her spare time, Phyllis loved to spend time with friends, travel, experience exotic cuisines, play tennis, pretend to ski and create award winning gardens. Her love and knowledge of literature was unsurpassed. And everyone will fondly remember her obsession with the weather and crossword puzzles. A renaissance woman, to be sure. Phyllis was lately of Pawleys Island, SC were she enjoyed making new friends and memories in the beach community and of course, building beautiful gardens and joining the Herb Society, which isn’t what you think it is. She is remembered with so much love by her children and friends for her saucy sense of humor, wit, beauty, elegance and warm hugs. Phyllis was a class act her entire life and is already greatly missed. Family and friends were  invited to  the  Mass of Christian Burial on Saturday, February 3, at St. Patrick RC Church in Bedford.  Julius R. Mangione Julius R. Mangione, “Julie,” 84, of Katonah, died on Thursday, February 8, 2024 at Northern Westchester Hospital. Julius was born on March 1, 1939 in Mount Kisco, to the late Ralph Joseph  and Susan Mangione. He attended St Marys School in Katonah and John Jay High School, in Cross River. Julius proudly served in the United States Army. Julius was a New York Correction Officer for nearly 40 years in Bedford Hills. He also had a successful construction company, Mangione Construction, with his exceptional masonry skills and construction knowledge he excelled in every project he worked on. Julius is survived by Diane Mangione of Mount Kisco, his two sons Dean (Lori) Mangione of Katonah, and Michael (Lisa) Mangione of Pawling, NY. His two grandsons Joseph and Steven Mangione of Katonah, NY. Julius is brother of Joseph ( Jill) Mangione of San Antonio, TX, Grace Norling of Bedford Hills, NY, Mary (Frank) Nappi of Velrico, FL, Susie (Lou) Reitmeyer of Zephyrhills, FL and the late brother Dominic “Mickey” Mangione of San Antonio, TX. He is also survived by many nieces and nephews. Friends called at Clark Associates Funeral Home in Katonah on Thursday, February 15. The Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at St. Mary’s RC Church in Katonah on Friday, February 16. A private family interment followed. In lieu of flowers, the family request those who wish to express sympathy to consider making a memorial contribution in honor of Julius Mangione to either The Wounded Warrior Project at https://support. woundedwarriorproject.org/ or Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) at alzfn.org  Rosa Cannistraci Rosa Cannistraci, a warm, loving and beautiful woman, mother and grandmother passed away peacefully on February 7, surrounded by family. She was known for her devotion to family, her kind and caring nature, her diligence in whatever she pursued, and her great cooking and hospitality.   As mother to Camille and Laura and grandmother to Theresa, Terence and Camille, Rosa instilled values and shared a philosophy of life that guided her daughters and gifted her grandchildren. Always with a positive and hopeful attitude, she taught them to be caring, thoughtful, and genuine people. Rosa emphasized character and kindness and valuing the right things in people. She encouraged her daughters and grandchildren to succeed in education and work and to pursue their dreams. As adults, she became not only a mother but a friend. Rosa also had a warm and loving relationship with her son-in-law, Christopher. Central to her life was a strong faith in God. Her personal faith was part of her everyday life in a real and practical way. It was a source of joy and also a source of strength for life’s challenges. She taught her daughters faith and Christian living not just by words but through example.  Rosa had three “careers.” The first in her family to attend college, she earned a degree in math and secondary education at Montclair State University in New Jersey. After college, she earned an elementary teaching certification and taught 3rd grade for seven years. When she left to get married and move to New York, the letters from her students showed how much they loved her. She then spent 20 years raising two daughters and immersed herself in that role and in related volunteer activities. When ready for her next chapter, she joined IBM and eventually spent 21 years working in Executive Compensation. Rosa was known as someone who always did the job well and could be depended upon. She regarded her time there to be both challenging and rewarding. She OBITUARIES SEE OBITUARIES PAGE 25

MARCH 14 - MARCH 27, 2024 THE KATONAH-LEWISBORO TIMES – PAGE 25 loved the job, the environment, and the people, where she made lifelong friends. Rosa approached everything with enthusiasm and a positive attitude, putting her heart and soul into all she did. She was very social, enjoyed spending time with good friends and was very loyal to them. She loved to laugh and was known for her “Rosa jokes” (plays on words). Her daughters remember the huge outbursts of laughter while she was playing bridge with friends.  Rosa was very close to her wonderful parents, Laura and Joseph DelRiccio, who raised her in Newark, NJ with her sister, Giovanna (Jane). The whole family cherished the times spent with them at their home on the Jersey shore. We share beautiful memories of good family times, great Italian cooking and music, and a warm and caring home atmosphere. Rosa and Jane spent many years lovingly caring for their parents well into their 90s. Like her mother, Rosa was known for her fabulous cooking and hospitality. Family and friends always looked forward to her special dishes and how they were made and served with such love. After many years in Armonk, Rosa moved to her townhouse in Cross River, where she lived for 32 years. There she was a member of Founder’s Hall in Ridgefield CT, participating in many classes and day trips. She enjoyed welcoming her expanded family and friends for meals at the kitchen table.  Later in life, her pride and joy were her three grandchildren. When they were young, she was very creative, making up fun learning games which kept their attention for hours. At the beginning and end of every school year from kindergarten through high school, she wrote each of them a letter expressing pride in their achievements and the wonderful people they were, with encouragement for their goals in the months ahead. Every letter ended with the words, “Let kindness be your trademark,” which in later years turned into “Kindness is your trademark.” Her grandchildren will always carry these words and her exceptional wisdom and love close to their hearts.   Rosa touched many lives and will be greatly missed. She is survived by daughters Camille and Laura and her husband Christopher, and grandchildren Theresa and her husband Jon, Terence and his wife Alyssa, and Camille, as well as sister Jane, niece Marie and husband Jon, and nephew Tony and wife Tracy and children Giovanna and Michael. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in Rosa’s memory to The National Children’s Cancer Society (https://thenccs. org/)  or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital (www.stjude. org/).  A Mass of Christian Burial for Rosa was celebrated by Father Thadeus Aravindathu and Father Joseph Domfeh on Saturday, February 17, at St. Patrick’s Church in Armonk. Burial followed the Mass at Oakwood Cemetery in Mount Kisco. Lynn A. Martabano Lynn A. Martabano, 68, of Goldens Bridge, formerly of Pound Ridge, died Friday, February 16, 2024 at Northern Westchester Hospital. Lynn was born on June 12, 1955, in Jacksonville, FL,  to Helen and George Rosian. Lynn moved with her mother and father from the Naval base in Jacksonville to Stamford, CT, when she was one year old. She graduated from Fox Lane High School in Mt. Kisco in 1973. Lynn owned a Fashion Boutique, Nonesuch Designs in Katonah. She was the Aerobics Director at Saw Mill River Club and Mt. Kisco Athletic Club. Lynn is the beloved mother of Kenneth (Laura) of Norwalk, CT, and Danielle (Luis) of Hopewell Junction, NY. She is the loving grandmother of Jaice, Olivia, Giabella, Amina, Cole, Luca. Lynn is survived by her mother: Helen Barrett, sisters: Laura, Karen, and Janine, as well as a list of cousins, nieces, nephews, and an extended family of friends who were all blessed to know Lynn’s contagious spirit. Friends and family attended the Mass of Christian Burial at St. Mary’s RC Church in Katonah on Thursday, February 22. Interment followed at Queen of Peace Cemetery in Stamford, CT. Memorial contributions may be made to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, Grand Central Station P.O. Box 4777, New York, NY 10163. Arlene Sexton Arlene Sexton, a 48-year resident of Brewster, passed away on Thursday, February 29, 2024. Arlene was 80 years old. Born on October 6, 1943 in Bronx, NY, Daughter of Harold and Grace (Carlucci) Cudney, Arlene was graduated from Walton High School in the Bronx. On September 2, 1961, Arlene married the love of her life, Donald Sexton in the Bronx. Donald predeceased his wife on August 5, 2004. Arlene was a member and proud supporter of her parish, St. Lawrence O’Toole Church in Brewster. She enjoyed singing, dancing and attending many sports events for her family. Arlene enjoyed her part in the St. Lawrence Singing Sisters. She could be found singing for those who were sick or just needed to be lifted in song. These sisters took great pride in sharing this special talent. The love of her family was paramount to Arlene. Family gatherings were some of the best memories through the years. Arlene is survived by her two sons, Michael Sexton (Margo) of Carmel, NY and James Sexton (Victoria) of Goldens Bridge, NY, her two daughters, Doreen Adams (Rod) of Fredericksburg, VA and Denise Angelillo (Patrick) of Mahopac, NY; seven grandchildren, Thomas, Alicia, Hannah, Kayla, Sarah, Sean and Megan; and two  sisters, Lorraine Serino and Virginia Lamas both of Queens, NY. Besides her husband Donald, Arlene was predeceased by her son Thomas G. Sexton on May 6, 1988, her granddaughter Brianna in 2015, her sister Caroline O’Dell and her brother Junior Cudney. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Wednesday, March 6, at St. Lawrence O’Toole Church in Brewster. 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PAGE 26 – THE KATONAH-LEWISBORO TIMES MARCH 14 - MARCH 27, 2024 draft a local law levying the 2 percent real-estate-transfer fee and spelling out the specific uses of the funds. “The benefits of this fund are spread across the spectrum,” Needham said, noting that the money can be used not only to buy land but also improve water, provide recreation in the form of parks and playgrounds, and invest in Bedford’s historic places. Moreover, he said, the fund becomes an asset multiplier when its cash is leveraged to provide the town’s required share to receive matching federal and state grant money. “Where does the [fund’s] money come from?” he asked rhetorically. “Well, I think most important is to start by saying where it doesn’t come from. It does not come from property taxes. Instead, the primary funding source is a one-time real estate transfer tax. . . . Anything under the median [property-sale price] is exempt from the tax.” Belzberg and Needham were joined at the presentation by Ted Fink, owner of Greenplan (Rhinebeck), a community-planning consultancy, and Kevin McDonald, a member of The Nature Conservancy. She described them as experts brought in to bolster task force efforts. Fink, a professor of land-use planning at Bard College’s Graduate School of Environmental Studies, is drafting the Community Preservation Plan. “This is a program that is very well-suited to the town of Bedford,” he said, noting that protection of the environment and open space was “the No. 1 goal you have in the 2003 Comprehensive Plan.” McDonald has worked with communities in the Hudson Valley and Long Island to establish similar preservation funds. “There isn’t a person who doesn’t say, ‘This has exceeded our expectations, it’s been transformative, and it’s made our community so much better,’” he said. The Community Preservation Plan Fink is drafting will be flexible enough, McDonald said, to adapt to change. He described the plans as “intimately tailored to meet the needs of the community as it evolves.” Belzberg said the task force sought the views about 60 people, in Bedford and in those upstate towns that have already implemented local preservation funds. The reaction, across multiple demographics, she said, has been virtually all positive. Enacting the proposed preservation plan, Needham said, would be “improving the product that the local real estate community has to offer. And it will be very good for property values over the long term.” Police Report Police Chief Melvin Padilla is asking residents to play a more proactive role in bringing down crime. Making his annual report to the Town Board, Padilla showed the Feb. 5 meeting a PowerPoint of statistics for last year, none especially alarming but including 55 larcenies, perennially Bedford’s single biggest crime statistic. A catchall term for stealing offenses, anything from grand theft auto to nickel-and-dime shoplifting and pilfering from unlocked cars can fit the category. To cut the number of larcenies and other “crimes of opportunity,” Padilla told residents, “We are asking for your help.” When going away, on vacation, for example, he said, let your neighbors know. They’re more likely to notice something amiss than an officer on patrol, “who can’t be everywhere, obviously, at every time.” The chief also urged residents to keep their doors locked and remove tempting valuables from “visible spots in your car.” Visit News.HalstonMedia. com for a look at Bedford’s crime picture for the past year. BOARD FROM PAGE 4 Beth Grispin Beth Elizabeth Grispin, or mama Grispy, of South Salem, passed peacefully Monday, March 4, 2024, in her home. Beth was born on January 17, 1963 and will be greeted on the other side by her mother and father Helen and Robert Munday. 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MARCH 14 - MARCH 27, 2024 THE KATONAH-LEWISBORO TIMES – PAGE 27 would also like to thank junior Jordan Cole for recording Head of School Mr. Bill Knauer in the prologue of the play, and Chloé Ramsey Lavoie for selecting the music of the production. Additionally, the set design of Mr. Vinny Alexander was simple yet effective, and Ms. Brittney Merola’s attention to detail in her costume design was remarkable. “Welcome to the Moon & Other Plays,” written by John Patrick Shanley, was directed by Mr. Austin Morgan, in his high school directorial debut, and assistant-directed by Ms. Megan Taylor. Split up into five separate vignettes with five unique casts, the comedic production was a heartwarming joyride with nonstop laughs and charming performances all around. The production touched on important themes of love, friendship, breakups, and tragedy while maintaining a tone of lighthearted joy and flat-out fun, bringing the audience to tears of laughter and sadness by the end. The production consisted of several first-time theater actors, yet their work onstage made it seem like they had been in theater for their entire lives. Mr. Morgan specifically chose this production because he saw the show, with its short story format, as the “perfect show” to give first-time actors leading roles without overwhelming them with the heavy task of remaining onstage from start to finish. When asked how these new actors became comfortable onstage, Mr. Morgan stated that it was “the supportive ensemble” that made the theater experience feel so warm and reassuring for the new cast. That warmth was evidently conveyed onstage, as every actor bounced off of one another to build a delightful experience for the audience. Mr. Morgan and Ms. Taylor were especially impressed with freshman Kyler Warner on and off the stage. In his first time working in theater, Warner truly stepped up as stage manager and gave a hysterical performance in the story, “A Lonely Impulse of Delight.” Sophomores Jacob Harkins and Delilah Hickson-Bilotta worked flawlessly together in the beautiful and humorous romantic story, “The Red Coat.” Sophomore Steve Liu, speaking in his second language, shined as a comedic marvel in three stories. The cast also included freshman Sophia Thilo, sophomores Maya Taub and Lena Boyce, junior Natalie Delessio, and senior Jason Nelson, all delivering memorable, hilarious performances. Mr. Morgan was tremendously grateful for the guidance, teamwork, and support from Ms. Holmes and Ms. Taylor, as they built a “fun and inclusive collaboration” for his first high school directing experience. The production also would not have been possible without junior Elan Coutroulis’ phenomenal music contributions, Mr. Alexander’s set designs, Ms. Merola’s wonderful costume designs, and Mrs. Kristine Kreiness’ props. Overall, the Harvey School Performing Arts Department provided a weekend packed with drama, comedy, romance, and thrills with “12 Angry Jurors” and “Welcome to the Moon & Other Plays.” With outstanding collaboration between the diverse casts and crews and consistent dedication from teachers and students, these winter productions put the hard work, enthusiasm, and commitment of the Harvey community on full display. HARVEY FROM PAGE 6 Steve Liu and Kyler Warner PHOTOS: BENJI CUTLER Łukasz Daszczyński and Morgan Marable in “12 Angry Jurors” local runners and their families. Sponsors help provide the race t-shirts, trophies, ribbons, media, and race certification. Deadline to participate is Tuesday, April 2, 2024. 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PAGE 28 – THE KATONAH-LEWISBORO TIMES MARCH 14 - MARCH 27, 2024 a ceiling of $70,000. The failed bearings are part of a rotating biological contactor (RBC), a cylindrical apparatus that uses bacteria to treat wastewater. Darlington Equipment Worldwide of Negley, Ohio submitted a proposal of $65,000 to replace the two RBC bearings, with an additional $4,995 to use a ceramic process to repair the shafts if needed. “Darlington equipment has done service on the RBCs in the past,” said Town Supervisor Tony Gonçalves. “It’s a huge project.” However, Gonçalves said the board should obtain a proposal from another contractor, whom he did not name, that is doing similar work for the Town of Bedford. He said it would be prudent to get a bid from a third contractor as well. “Obviously, I’m going to look to get whoever is the least expensive,” added Gonçalves. The second costliest proposal was a repair project at the Lewisboro Town Pool, which would cost $54,325 and would be covered by American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds the town has allocated to the pool. The work would involve installing sealants in various spots around the main pool and diving pool, fixing a leaky skimmer, various concrete repairs on the pool and deck, and walkway repairs. The board voted to hire Schnell Contracting of Eatontown, New Jersey for the work. Board Member Andrea Rendo said the current conditions posed a safety hazard. “We have to do it – and we have to remediate it before the season begins,” she said. Added Deputy Supervisor Mary Shah: “You don’t want water getting into the cracks and having concrete erode.” The EV charger project would entail the installation of six chargers, each with two charging outlets, at a cost of approximately $37,500. However, virtually all of the cost would be covered by grants and rebates from New York State and Westchester County. The one requirement: the chargers must be installed on town-owned property. New York City-based INF Associates would install the units. The Lewisboro Town Park Playground Improvement Corporation (LPP) presented the Board with a check for $122,000 – its third. The LPP has raised a total of $213,000 from community members and local businesses for enhancements at the playground. “We are gifting these funds to cover the freight and the purchase of two new pieces of equipment: a log-crawl tunnel and communication board,” said LPP President Valerie Cancro. The new structures would cost approximately $12,000, with installation amounting to another $5,400. The log crawl will replace a broken T-Rex structure. In a related development, representatives from the Lewisboro Baseball Association were on hand to discuss their proposed installation of a turf halo around home plate at the baseball field at Lewisboro Town park. Turf halo kits are used on baseball and softball fields to outline the area behind home plate. The low-profile turf lessens tripping hazards at the ballpark and provides better cushioning and drainage in comparison to clay or conventional grass, the LBA proposal noted. It also offers an eight- to 10-year lifespan. The LBA would fully fund this project and has board members that can perform installation. The board gave the LBA its okay to proceed with the work, conditioned on it receiving a certificate of insurance covering the project. Additional approval is necessary from the Architecture and Community Appearance Council for the town logo that will be used on the halo. The board also got an extensive briefing on the final report of updates to the town Comprehensive Plan, underway since 2021, from Steering Committee Chair Katie McGinn. The steering committee’s mission is to inform the Lewisboro community on the future of the town and to provide a forum for all members of the community to provide input to the final version. Valerie Monastra, principal planner for Melville, N.Y.-based Nelson, Pope, Voorhis LLC, was hired by the Town of Lewisboro to assist the steering committee on the Comprehensive Plan. “Valerie and her team have translated all the public input into actionable goals, objectives, and recommendations,” explained McGinn. New proposed regulations cover the following topics: excavation and fill, steep slopes, battery energy and storage, EV chargers, streets and sidewalks, solar energy, and storage. Getting the final plan across what McGinn described as the “finish line” will require some additional input sessions and a final public hearing. A session that took place on January 29 drew 129 attendees. Another work session on the Plan is scheduled for March 25. The planned target date for the public hearing is at the April 22 Board meeting, followed by a resolution on the Plan at least 30 days afterward. The board continued to hear remarks critical of Board Member Dan Welsh’s involvement in pro-Palestinian causes, though not as many as at prior meetings. Vista’s Daniela Goldman noting that Welsh’s passion for those causes comes at the expense of the local community’s wellbeing and unity. “I call for Dan to be removed from his Deputy rotation ensuring that his influence is minimized and that our town can move forward from the ugly hate that Dan spews,” Goldman said. Resident Simone O’Connor called for the creation of an educational program in Lewisboro on hate and antisemitism. “In our communities across Westchester, throughout New York City, the state, and the country, these are very difficult times,” she said. “Every [Holocaust] survivor I’ve ever had the privilege to meet always ended with ‘never forget.’ I swore I wouldn’t. Growth starts with education and hate stems from ignorance. Our Town Supervisor has not taken a stand - any stand - against councilman Welsh’s hateful behavior and has him still in the rotation for Deputy Supervisor. The only thing we have to fall back on is education and I think that’s the right path.” BOARD FROM PAGE 1 Get the most out of your lawn this spring. 50 Your First Application % OFF* Save now with *Special price is for first Lawn service only. Requires purchase of annual plan, for new residential EasyPay, MonthlyPay, or PrePay customers only. Valid at participating TruGreen locations. 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PAGE 30 – THE KATONAH-LEWISBORO TIMES MARCH 14 - MARCH 27, 2024 CAFE FROM PAGE 3 “She’s very happy, very proud,” he said. One of Charles’ and Olsen’s repeat customers said that he came to Café 117 for “two reasons.” “One, he’s a great guy and two, his coffee’s the best,” he said, adding that Charles was “very friendly, always smiling.” “What’s up, Renee?” Charles greeted another customer, explaining that he believed in calling everyone by their name because “it makes them feel special. I learned that from the police service.” Getting to know customers very well is part of the “fun” of being a mom-and-pop business. “We’ve had a lot of family, friends, and neighbors come in. They’ve been really supportive,” Olsen said. Both Olsen and Charles live in Bedford Hills. That’s why they feel so blessed to have found a space close to home. “My mantra is that is if you enjoy something, love something, share it, let everybody know. And if you don’t, let us know so we can fix it,” she said, adding: “If it’s not on the menu, we can make it for you.” Moments later, Charles greeted Alix and Alex Lajoie, twin brothers and “fellow food truckers,” with “What’s up double trouble?” “These are my friends; we’ve been eating each other’s food for the last four years,” he said. Asked if they’d ever thought of opening up a brick-and-mortar of their own, the cheesesteak maestros said they’d “done too many of those before.” The restaurant biz is notoriously tough. Of Charles’ and Olsen’s chances for longevity, “You never know, you never know,” the brothers said, adding hopefully: “You love it you gotta do it, right?” Family Affair Bueti’s had occupied the space for “a good 40 years,” Olsen said. Its ancient cash register and a vintage Coca-Cola clock sign remain as nostalgic décor because Olsen and Charles couldn’t bear to throw the artifacts away. Olsen shares Charles’ passion for good grub. She does everything but cook. She and Natalie are also his chief tastetesters. “I like to say I’m the brains of the operation; he’s the chef,” she teased Charles, adding with admiration: “He really knows what he’s doing in the kitchen.” While doing their market research, Charles and Olsen realized that there were at least four other delis within a half a mile of their location. To change things up, they decided to “lean into” a traditional New York Italian deli type style, along with a Caribbean fusion, giving people “the opportunity of having the best of both worlds,” Olsen said. Charles himself is very particular, a bit of a “food snob,” according to Olsen. He’ll try everything at least once. And if something really “fascinates” him he’ll try and recreate it, she said. What’s Next? Right now, Café 117 does takeout, catering, and online ordering. Charles and Olsen hope to add more seats, maybe some outdoors when the weather is warmer. The ultimate goal is to have a “sit-down restaurant.” But because parking is extremely limited, that would have to be somewhere else. A bar featuring “small-batch, handmade” ice cream is planned for the summer. Trying Different Things Their customers also seem to be willing to try different things. Someone once came in, looked inside the case, and asked: “What’s that?” Olsen told them it was ox tail, which is very expensive, and gave her a little tidbit to nosh on. Apparently smitten, she returned the next day and ordered a whole bowl to take home. Young people tend to be more adventurous. “They’ll say, ‘I’ll try it,’ and then they’ll come back with a friend,” Olsen said. So, how spicy is it? “We get those questions a lot,” she said, adding that: “There are things that are quite spicy; there are things that aren’t spicy at all, but we can make them like that if they want.” One of Café 117’s biggest sellers is something called “doubles.” It’s a humble sandwich made from curried chickpeas tucked between two pieces of fried flat bread and dressed in tamarind and coriander sauces, mango chutney, and cucumber. “You eat it with your fingers; it’s messy and fantastic,” Olsen said. Mondays through Fridays, the cafe offers different specials such as chicken or eggplant parm or spaghetti and meatballs Charles’ two daughters, Renee and Abigail – one of whom attends Fox Lane High School and the other, middle school – often help out in the cafe. Olsen has three sons: Alex, Joshua, and Thomas. Joshua and Thomas both contribute to the social media end of the family biz. There’s an old saying: Don’t eat the profits. But it’s really hard to resist temptation, especially with fresh-baked cookies calling your name. Olsen usually resists. “I don’t have great will power, but my saving grace is that I really don’t have a sweet tooth,” she explained. Charles sheepishly admits to occasionally sneaking a couple off the tray. Olsen gravitates towards “hearty food” like the ox tail stew, peas and rice, and jerk chicken. “Of course, you round it off with a few plantains and I’m good,” she said. Charles’ especially likes seafood dishes. “Anything out of the ocean is my go-to thing,” he said. So naturally, shrimp and salmon are among Café 117’s numerous offerings. (Fried chicken and French fries are both Olsen’s and Charles’ guilty pleasures.) Charles and his talented crew put in long hours. He hits the sack around 8 p.m. and arises at 3 a.m. to start the prep work, even on Sundays, before church. “Sleep is overrated,” he jokes. Cafe 117 is located at 526 Bedford Road in Bedford Hills. 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Women’s challenges in achieving a secure retirement are due to several factors, including these: • Pay gap – It’s smaller than it once was, but a wage gap still exists between men and women. In fact, women earn, on average, about 82 cents for every dollar that men earn, according to the Census Bureau. And even though this gap narrows considerably at higher educational levels, it’s still a source of concern. Women who earn less than men will likely contribute less to 401(k) plans and will ultimately see smaller Social Security checks. • Longer lives – At age 65, women live, on average, about 20 more years, compared to almost 17 for men, according to the Social Security Administration. Those extra years mean extra expenses. • Caregiving responsibilities – Traditionally, women have done much of the caregiving for young children and older parents. And while this caregiving is done with love, it also comes with financial sacrifice. Consider this: The average employment-related costs for mothers providing unpaid care is nearly $300,000 over a lifetime, according to the U.S. Department of Labor — which translates to a reduction of 15% of lifetime earnings. Furthermore, time away from the workforce results in fewer contributions to 401(k) and other employer-sponsored retirement plans.   Ultimately, these issues can leave women with a retirement security deficit. Here are some moves that can help close this gap: • Contribute as much as possible to retirement plans. Try to contribute as much as you can afford to your 401(k) or similar employer-sponsored retirement plan. Your earnings can grow tax deferred and your contributions can lower your taxable income. (With a Roth 401(k), contributions aren’t deductible, but earnings and withdrawals are tax free, provided you meet certain conditions.) 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