Yorktown News 08.27.20

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Cyclist seriously injured
in hit-and-run accident

BY BRIAN white scu marks (the color of

MARSCHHAUSER the bicycle), Noble said.

EDITOR “ e vehicle left the scene

and we are seeking the pub-

A bicyclist was “very seri- lic’s assistance in locating the

ously” injured in a Sunday vehicle,”Noble said.

morning hit-and-run acci- e bike trail near Birdsall

dent near the North County Road was closed for several

Trailway on Birdsall Drive. hours Sunday as police per-

As of press time, the cyclist, formed an investigation.

an adult male from Scars- “ e Yorktown Police De-

dale, is in critical condition at partment wants to thank all

Westchester Medical Center, the people who have emailed

said Robert Noble, chief of or called with tips and we’d

the Yorktown Police Depart- very much like to thanks the

The Yorktown Feast of San Gennaro, ment. No additional informa- residents of the Birdsall Drive
pictured September 2018
tion about his condition was neighborhood for their co-
FILE PHOTO/BRIAN MARSCHHAUSER
available. operation and assistance with
Feast of San Gennaro canceled
Preliminary investigation our repeated canvasses these

by Yorktown and Westches- past few days.”

ter County police seems to Elsewhere in Westchester

indicate that the cyclist was a day earlier, another serious

attempting to cross the street crash involving a car and a cy-

when he collided with a clist occurred in Pound Ridge,

BY BRIAN MARSCHHAUSER I want to do is put a black eye on the people came out. It brings the town southbound vehicle, which a where a 70-year-old Con-
EDITOR town, especially when we’re on the together,” Pomposello said. “It’s a
upswing. heartbreak, but at the same time we witness described as either a necticut man was killed.
e annual Yorktown Feast of San do not want to put anyone in danger.”
Gennaro, scheduled for September, “Yorktown strong, but Yorktown gray SUV or minivan. e car Anyone with information
has o cially been canceled, event smart,” he added. e ve-night festival brings food,
organizer Tom Pomposello told Yor- drinks, rides, live entertainment, and likely has a broken passenger about the Yorktown accident
ktown News. e Yorktown Feast of San Genn- hundreds of residents and out-of-
aro was started in 2015 by Pompo- town guests to Commerce Street in side window and signi cant is asked to call the Yorktown
“Do I want to be Yorktown sello and Mike DiCostanzo. ey Yorktown.
Strong? I’m probably the rst one to run the event every year through damage to the passenger side Police Department at 914-
say that,”Pomposello said.“I thought their non-pro t organization, CCM “Next year it’s going to be bigger,”
if anyone could beat it and go ahead of Westchester. Pomposello said. “We’ll have more door area, which should have 962-4141.
with it, it would be us. e last thing room, more vendors, and some big
“ at’s our baby. It was only sup- name entertainment.” ‘ e vehicle left the scene and we are seeking the
posed to be one year, but so many public’s assistance in locating the vehicle.’

–Chief Robert Noble
Yorktown Police Department

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Breakfast with the Bravest

e Yorktown Fire Department invited residents to enjoy a socially distanced Breakfast
with the Bravest on Saturday, Aug. 22, outside the Bagel Emporium. Members greeted
residents for several hours, accepting donations, answering questions, and trying to bolster
its volunteer ranks.

Supervisor Matt Slater (white shirt) and his son Charlie
say hello to members of the fire department.

Kathleen Schwartz and her 2-year-old son, Dylan

Members of the Yorktown Fire Department

A Bagel Emporium customer donates to the fire department.

PHOTOS: BRIAN MARSCHHAUSER

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The Staff Unlocked vehicles
stolen in Yorktown
EDITORIAL TEAM
BRIAN MARSCHHAUSER BY BRIAN MARSCHHAUSER common factor shared among
EDITOR: 914-302-5628 EDITOR
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For opportunistic out-of- Yorktown Police Department,
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LISA KAIN town bandits, it’s a matter of knows he’s starting to sound like

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darkness while residents count “We’ve warned residents how
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Deadlines “All three had fobs/keys left e circumstances of Monday

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YORKTOWN SCHOOLS

French Hill to open for supervised remote learning

Neck gaiters not allowed; Yorktown has new bus contractor

BY BRIAN MARSCHHAUSER zation, can accommodate up to the individual wearing it, they
EDITOR
100 remote learners at a time. don’t protect those around them,”

Daily health screenings will be Hattar said. “So, we’re asking

French Hill Elementary conducted and social distancing students not to wear these neck

School, closed by the Yorktown guidelines will be followed. It will gaiters.”

School District a decade ago due be open from 8 a.m. to 4 a.m. and Instead, all students, regardless

to declining enrollment, will be will cost families around $45 to of age, must wear masks through-

used this fall as a supervised re- $50 per day, Hattar said. out the school day.

mote learning center. “ e cost that we take in is “We want to reopen schools,

e Baldwin Road building, not for the district,” Hattar said. but that’s only one part of the

which has been rented to vari- “ e district cannot pro t on this goal,” Hattar said. “We want to

ous businesses and organizations program. e district cannot also keep the schools open. at’s the

for o ce space, will be open only lose money on this program. e other part of the goal; that’s the FILE PHOTO/BRIAN MARSCHHAUSER
to K-6 students enrolled in the district really has to determine bigger goal. We want to open for French Hill School

hybrid model on their remote what its costs are, turn it around the long haul. So, we are going to

learning days. It will not be avail- and make it the price per child.” take every single step that we can NEW BUS COMPANY Yorktown paid Baumann

able to students enrolled in the Many working parents were to keep our children in school, e Yorktown School District about $6 million annually, but

fully remote model. concerned about child care for safe and well. at includes wear- has a new bus contractor. the actual dollar amount varied

“ e decision to go remote their remote learners, Hattar said. ing masks. I’ve received a couple Total Transportation, which based on factors such as miles

is one of safety,” Dr. Ron Hat- “ is is not a tutorial program. of emails about concerns about has operations in New York, New driven, buses operated and fuel

tar, superintendent of Yorktown It’s not a private instruction or wearing masks. Masks are re- Jersey and Pennsylvania, has tak- costs.

Schools, said last week. “So, if an a small-group instruction pro- quired.” en over the former Baumann & “Total is a wonderful, wonder-

individual elected to go remote, gram,” Hattar said. “ is is su- e district has ordered about Sons contract. Baumann ceased ful bus company,” Hattar said.

there is a concern about being in pervision of remote learning.” 60,000 adult and pediatric masks operations months ago, citing “ ey are ramping up to ensure

a congregant setting with other for its students and sta . But, a loss of revenue after schools that they can transport our stu-

children. It defeats the purpose MASKS, NOT NECK GAITERS Hattar said, he worries about or- closed as a result of the pandemic. dents on the rst day of school.”

then of sending the children to Hattar, citing a study by Duke ders being lled in time. “ rough the bankruptcy Bus drivers and monitors will

the supervised remote learning University that called into ques- “ at one keeps me up at night,” court,” explained Assistant Su- be required to wear gloves and

center.” tion the e ectiveness of “neck Hattar said. “ ere are very few perintendent Tom Cole, “Total masks. e buses will be disin-

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Summer freeze A ash of light

When the from the Syracuse You may recall two age and res extended to
middle of the south to the years ago when I
of March Miami of the north. shared with you MY 4.4 miles. We know now
rolls around each BRUCE the story of a business PERSPECTIVE that the blast and subse-
year, do you ever THE BLOG SLY GUY quent radiation poison-
JAMES
think to yourself, BRUCE With all due genius, Jujiro Matsuda, MARTORANO ing killed approximately
a native of Hiroshima, 135,000 people—about
APAR
“ is winter came respect to my Miami Japan, who is credited 30 percent of the city’s

and went way too classmates Chris with being the founder population.

fast. I’m not ready Carson (son of e of Mazda. If you don’t As you may have

for it to be spring.” Tonight Show’s remember the fascinating tale, please allow surmised, Matsuda’s barber and the man

Of course you Johnny) and that me to refresh your recollection: he beat to the barbershop door perished

don’t. Nobody thinks that. Apart from actor Sylvester something, my swap- Jujiro was of humble beginnings. In instantly. As for Jujiro, his car, just outside

grouchy ol’ man winter, who has to ping out zip 33124 for 13244 was the 1931, through sheer determination and the zone of immediate obliteration, was

pack it in and go to Florida (or some smartest thing I ever accomplished business acumen, he oversaw the intro- ipped by the blast. He and his chau eur

other mask-forsaken place) for nine in academe. ose two slick hipsters duction of the “Mazdago,” a motorized were thrown from the vehicle but some-

months, who doesn’t love spring? And epitomized Miami cool. ey were in tricycle, manufactured in Hiroshima. how survived. Clothes torn and bleeding

fall. And, of course, summer! their natural element. is blubbery Abandoning other ventures, with the profusely he somehow made it back to his

e four distinct seasons are four nerdster was more like a dolphin out release of this primitive vehicle, Jujiro beloved place of business.

good reasons Northeasterners love of water. decided to solely focus on motor vehicle Although the majority of his factory

living here. e contrasts in color and at collegial back story somehow manufacturing. It was a wise choice be- and the automotive headquarters itself

temps and clothing keep us honest, (but I don’t know how) brings us to cause this “tricycle” eventually evolved into lay in partial ruin there was enough of a

keep us appreciative of the warm sun this year’s summer-that’s-not-quite- the Mazda vehicles of today. structure remaining to turn the entire en-

when we’re chilly, and of the crisp air past-but-getting-there-not-so-fast. Production took place in a complex terprise into a makeshift hospital and even

when we’re shvitzing. If that sounds confusing, that’s the on the outskirts of Hiroshima, which a temporary city hall to aid the survivors

BIG SHOT point. Unlike happily telling winter rivaled a small city containing not only the and provide the foundation for the city’s

I was 18 when I fully absorbed the not to let the door hit it on its way massive factory but also housing (for the eventual recovery. rough his e orts,

true meaning of the aphorism, “Ab- out, at this time of year we are given employees), a hospital and some stores. Jujiro saved countless lives and helped

sence makes the heart grow fonder.” to moan, “Aww, is September here As his models grew more advanced, Mr. comfort hundreds more who were taking

As I headed o to my freshman year already? I can’t believe how fast the Matsuda’s company experienced unparal- their nal breaths.

at the University of Miami, Big Shot summer went by.” leled success. In 1945, he planned a mas- Rebuilding proved to be quite chal-

Bruce told his parents he wouldn’t I don’t know about you, but for me sive party to commemorate the company’s lenging, but rebuild he did. He went

see them again before the December this summer’s been di erent that way. achievements as well as his 70th birthday. on to turn Mazda into a ourishing car

break. It’s Miami, after all! It has moved more slow than fast. At e birthday celebration was slated to company. In return, the company honored

What teenager who had vacationed times, it has felt like it’s standing still. involve the participation of his entire him by changing its name to a western

in the tropical U.S. only once in his family, business colleagues, local govern- version of Matsuda (Mazda). He retired in

childhood wouldn’t take full advan- WEDDINGS DEFERRED ment o cials and most importantly his December 1951 and was proud to witness

tage of a Florida higher education by is summer’s languished in our employees. his son, Tsuneji, succeed him as president.

soaking up the sun and sand as much extended anguish. Normally, the idea When the important day arrived, there ree months after his retirement and

as possible while classes were out of of a slow summer would be cause for was one chore that needed to be accom- just six years after his 70th birthday, Jujiro

session. exuberant celebration. More quality plished rst and foremost. It is a Japanese Matsuda died at the age of 76. What

time to savor all things summery: tradition for males to get a haircut on Jujiro Matsuda accomplished with his

BRING ME HOME beach, golf, hiking, block parties, their birthday. So it was that Mr. Matuda remaining years is a direct result of his

Quick cut to the week before pool parties, and—one of the biggest, could be found waiting for his favorite profound comprehension of how precious

anksgiving: Big Baby Bruce is on saddest casualties of the summer of barber to open shop (in downtown Hiro- the time we have on earth is.

the pay phone in his dorm—the only ugh—weddings. shima) at 7:30 a.m. Unfortunately, another Jujiro Matsuda was not the only person

one on campus sans air conditioning— Yes, it weirdly has felt like we have customer was there as well. It is reported who acted heroically that summer morn-

weepily telling his parents he wants to all the time in the world this frozen that there was an actual race to the door ing, 75 years ago this August. irteen-

come home for anksgiving. summer. All the time to bemoan the (which was now opening). Matsuda, ar- year-old student Setsuko urlow was

A week later, as the Eastern Airlines things we didn’t do. e people we riving a split second ahead of the stranger, knocked unconscious by the blast. When

jet circled LaGuardia for a landing, I didn’t see. e trips we didn’t take. stuck his foot in the door rst and his she awoke, she could hear her dying class-

was misty-eyed again, this time out Adding insult to injury, did the birthday day began. mates whisper a barely audible “mother

of joy, at the familiar sight of an old weather this elusive summer have to irty minutes later, haircut now n- help me.” Simultaneously, an unknown

friend—snow. go and be so darn good? You’re killing ished, a freshly coi ed automotive execu- person quietly instructed her to “never

Miami doesn’t do seasons, and it us here! tive was now headed back towards Mazda give up” and “walk to the sunlight.” Ex-

wasn’t until I looked down at the So, what’s taking you so long, Sep- headquarters 3.5 miles away. At the tricating herself from strewn bodies, she

tundra of a New York November that tember? We’re ready for ya. You can’t 1.7-mile mark, at precisely 8:15 a.m. on crawled and then, on her feet, staggered,

I realized that the need for seasonality get here fast enough. You too, October. his birthday morning, the United States into a nightmarish scene. To this day, she

was in my DNA. And November… dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima remembers vividly her long walk home.

It was for that reason—and a few (Little Boy A-bomb), with ground zero, She passed a procession of people trudg-

others—that I steered my sophomore Bruce Apar is a writer, actor, consultant, and just 50 yards from the barbershop. Every- ing on the roads, with missing body parts,

year to Syracuse, allowing me to quip community volunteer. He can be reached at thing and every person within a one-mile SEE MARTORANO PAGE 14
radius evaporated instantaneously. Dam-
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Stepping toward a sustainable lifestyle
e miracle of LED lighting
wn100 Zero
2040 Yorkto carbon monoxide asphyxiation in poorly
Net Carbon STEP UP TO A ventilated spaces was also an issue. e
SUSTAINABLE advent of the incandescent light made life
LIFESTYLE so much safer, simpler and extended our
productive hours. Fast forward to today.
Emissions by Although the incandescent light was one
of the greatest inventions, its two main
BY CYRIL CABRAL JR. disadvantages are poor e ciency and • Does not contain toxic mercury ing rapidly, with LEDs taking over the
GUEST WRITER a short lifetime. Ninety percent of the • Does not emit UV light (safer for market.
energy for these bulbs goes into heat (not artwork)
It is up to all of us to take steps, no matter light) and the lifetime is about 10 months For these reasons, CFLs are disappear- SEE CABRAL PAGE 18
how small, toward making the planet if on for four hours per day, compared to
cleaner, safer and healthier, for us and for the 17-year lifetime of an LED bulb.
future generations. Today’s article is about
the miracle of light emitting diode (LED) Starting in the late 1970s, a new revo-
technology. is article, as well as all other lution in lighting technology began with
articles sharing practical tips, are led on
our website (yorktown100.org) for future uorescent lighting. In the late 1980s
reference. through the 2000s, compact uorescent
(CFL) light bulbs were replacing incan-
Do you know that an LED light descent bulbs. e CFL provided more
bulb can last for over 17 years e ciency and a longer lifetime. In turn,
without having to be changed, or this was replaced by the light emitting
that over its lifetime it costs only 15 per- diode (LED) bulb, entering the market in
cent of the equivalent incandescent bulbs the 2010s, providing even more e ciency
it is replacing? Lighting is something and an even longer lifetime. e LED
we all take for granted. Flip the switch had additional advantages over the CFL,
and we can work all night. at wasn’t such as:
the case before the late 1800s, when dim,
dirty, and hazardous devices such as gas • Instant-on (no time delay)
and oil lamps were used and, before that, • Works well even in very cold tem-
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Thursday, August 27, 2020 Yorktown News – Page 13

Cortlandt Self-Storage

White glove service just a phone call away

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BY BOB DUMAS
CONTRIBUTING EDITOR

Cortlandt Self-Storage/Giordano Moving is a family-owned business operating in Westchester
County for more than 20 years.

e company has developed a reputation for o ering an incomparable moving and self-
storage experience and boasts exceptionally clean facilities, 24-hour self-storage access, and a
wide selection of storage units in all sizes. ey provide both climate and non-climate-controlled
units.

Security is a top priority for Cortlandt Self-Storage, and they have many cameras onsite to
monitor the facility and keep their customers and their items safe.

While located in Mohegan Lake, Cortlandt Self-Storage services Westchester, Putnam,
Rockland and Dutchess counties.

Cortlandt Storage o ers its customers 24-hour access, which not a lot of storage companies do.
Each customer has their own security code that enters them in and out of the gate. Customers
can bring their own lock for their unit or buy one onsite.

ere is a wide variety of unit sizes available, from 4-by-4-feet to 10-by-25. e standard size
is 5-by-10, but customers will also nd 7.5-by-10 and 10-by-10 units. e ceilings are 9 feet
high.

e company also has bay units, which are the larger units for storing things such as estate
furniture and antique cars. ey also o er outside parking for RVs and boats and things like that.

e company can provide additional insurance for its clients because sometimes homeowner’s
or renter’s insurance won’t cover the cost of storage.

Cortlandt Self-Storage features specials for new customers. If you pay three months of rent
upfront, the company will provide free move-in. ey will come and pick up your items and
move you into the storage unit. Call for details.

Another special that they o er is if you pay for two months, you get the rst month free. After
that, it’s month to month.

e company won’t just store your belongings, it will move it from your old home to your new
one if need be. Cortlandt Self-Storage’s sister company, Giordano Moving, can move you locally
or across the country.

e company also sells all the materials you’ll need to make your move go safely and smoothly—
everything from bubble wrap to packing paper, from wardrobe boxes to dish boxes.

e company o ers both residential and commercial service, and Dumpster/container rentals
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Capers from the Cape

It’s true that vacations are scaled down yawn with my mask leave before I get there? you see signs for Faneuil Hall, you went
these days, and you can’t visit every- too far. ere were no lifeguards, but with
where and do everything that a robust on, so I made a point MAN ankfully no one was 80-degree water, no waves, no alcohol, no
agenda might have on it. But that doesn’t of not going anywhere OVERBOARD keeping 4/4 time, and depth and tiny little sh, you’d really have
mean that we can’t have a good time. Af- boring. ere were a I ate an entire pizza’s to expend some e ort to get into any
ter being cooped up in my house for ve ton of pretty girls and RICK worth of beer. Covid- trouble. It seemed much more dangerous
months, doing my taxes in a hotel room ladies walking around, MELÉN era government is mak- to check my emails from work. ere was
in Patterson would seem like a romantic a girl who found a nice-sized horseshoe
getaway. And right now it’s important at least I assume there ing us fat. crab, and I told her that an upside down
to show that we can wear a mask when horseshoe is good luck, although maybe
we need to, stay apart and work it into were, I couldn’t see As we got on our not for the crab.
the plan without a whole lot of fuss. We
rented a house in Provincetown, Massa- much of their faces. bikes to go home we We got back to our chairs before the
chusetts for a few nights and had a great tide rolled in and swallowed up the sand
time. e era of coronavirus has been a boon saw a fox running across the street, of bar, and I picked up the crossword puzzle
and turned on the AM radio to a country
It wasn’t exactly the same experience as for girls with nice eyes. I remember back all things. I could see how foxy it was music station. If I listen to country music
it used to be, when we used to hang out at for too long I start to say “babuh” a lot
the Governor Bradford until one o’clock in high school, when one of my girl because it wasn’t wearing a mask like a and talk about my truck, even though I
in the morning, listening to the drag don’t own a truck, and it takes two days
queens run Karaoke night. ey had some friends said, “I know the perfect girl for racoon does, and you could tell it wasn’t to get it out of my system. But it sounds
chess boards built into the tables near good at the beach, and when Gidget
the window, and we used to play, even you.” Which meant that they knew some- a housecat because of the tail. A fox has settled onto her own towel for a nice nap,
though there would always be a piece or it seemed like a pretty good idea.
two missing. If you happened to capture one so desperate that they would possibly a tail that looks like it was ordered from
my queen, there were always plenty more e next day it was already time to go
where that came from onstage. Female put up with me for one evening. And I’d Etsy and hastily fastened on with a safety home, and before we hit the tra c on
impersonators have a short fuse for Route 6, I wished I could take a piece
people who can’t carry a tune, and they shallowly ask if they were good-looking, pin. en we saw another one, so I guess of paradise with me. And there it was:
won’t let you twist in the wind for too a rest area with a sign that said, “Adopt
long before they chime in and help you and my friend would say, “She has great foxes are in and cats are SO last year. Me.” Before I could jot the number down
carry it somewhere unharmed. we were already into the rotary. It’s just
eyes,” which meant the rest of her looked In fact we didn’t see any cats at all, and as well, we don’t have room for it in the
About 99 percent of the people walk- garage, but wouldn’t it be nice to have an
ing on Commercial Street were wearing like a Goya painting. It was one step up usually the place is brimming with them area like that for the rest of the summer.
a mask, so it felt very safe to shop and
people-watch. I noticed that I couldn’t from “She has a fantastic personality,” because of all the seafood, but this time Say hello at: [email protected]

which was a guarantee, if true, that she there isn’t as much Chenin Blanc left over

de nitely wouldn’t like me. to go with it.

When we sat down at the restaurant e next couple days were great for

we could relax and take our masks o so lounging at the shore, and our dog Gidget

we didn’t have to eat through our ears. proved to be a carefree beach bunny. We

Like New York, the rule is that you have took a walk along the sand bar at low

to eat a convincing amount of food in tide, basking in the frequent praise of dog

order to purchase drinks from the bar. I lovers unfamiliar with her breed. Gidget

had been fasting since breakfast, knowing took it in furry stride, and even dipped

that I can only drink as much as I can eat. her paws into the water (she’s fussy about

To my chagrin there was a one-hour table her paws). On the bay beach in Provinc-

limit, and I almost had a panic attack. etown at low tide you can stroll for 15

What if it’s Daylight Savings Time and minutes into the water and barely get

they set the clocks ahead and I have to your shins wet. If you keep walking and

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attending hibakusha to honor the 75th
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sands of times with the hope that her matically cut short. Yet, some survivors
it’s being able to plan how story would somehow contribute to the still did show up. Given the pandemic
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power to avoid nuclear war.
A photographic display is not the only
way in which the memory of that fateful And what about the future? Setsuko
day in August is remembered. Every year urlow believes in the power of hu-
for the last half century, the survivors of man stories to inspire people to take up
the Hiroshima bombing (hibakusha) meet a cause. She has an abiding faith in the
at the Peace Park to serve as a living testa- future, assuming we put our faith in the
ment to the abiding dangers of nuclear young to not repeat the mistakes of the
war. eir statement is neither political nor past. I hope she is correct.
hateful. ey don’t seek to reprimand the

Thursday, August 27, 2020 Yorktown News – Page 15

One-stop shopping
for homeowners

Honey-Do-Men contractors can do it all

When Darrell Babboni started a small and remodeling company is somewhat of in supporting the local community, as well Winner,and named Business of the Year by

business out of his mom’s house in 1997 a disservice. It would probably be easier to as the Honey-Do-Men Entrepreneurial the Somers Chamber of Commerce.

doing home repairs, he had no idea it list what they don’t do than what they can Scholarship Program, which awards up to “ ere was a hole in the market, we

would grow to the size it is today.It’s now a do, but let’s give it a try. Exterior services four graduates $1,000 each who show an found it, and lled it,” Babboni said. “My

multi-million-dollar business with 38 em- include roo ng, gutters, siding, windows, entrepreneurial spirit. goal was to become a one-stop-shop for

ployees and 21 trucks. ey complete over doors, driveways, deck, patios, and fenc- Babboni also created the Holiday Light homeowners to call for anything they

1,000 jobs each year. ing, to name a few. Interior services include Show, which is an event he does every year need. And that’s what we have done.”

His company, Honey-Do-Men, a home bathroom and kitchen remodeling, oor- at his o ce with over 40,000 LED lights In addition to providing an extensive selec-

improvement and repair company, has a ing installation, tiling, painting, re nish- all timed to music just to raise the spirits of tion of remodeling, repair, and maintenance

brick-and-mortar headquarters in Carmel ing, custom carpentry, plumbing, electric, the local community services, Honey-Do-Men also ensures each

where Babboni spends most of his days fo- diagnostic repairs, new additions, and a full Babboni went to college and got a de- customer has an outstanding experience.

cusing on customer service, the one thing array of small handyman services. Babboni gree in the performing arts. He was acting “I stand behind my work and every job

he said is missing most in this industry. calls it one-stop shopping for homeowners. and singing, but quickly discovered people my company does,” Babboni said. “I think

Babboni says his pillars of success are But it’s not just about the quantity of the were willing to pay more for those self- it’s that commitment to the job and to the

ve simple things; 1) Answer the phone work or the quality of the jobs it performs; taught home-improvement skills than the customer that has ultimately propelled the

when it rings. 2) Show up on time. 3) it’s mostly about customer service. Maybe ones he learned in school. success of the company.”

Give a written estimate, not a number on that’s why more than 68 percent of the “It was the late ’90s, and I was work- Babboni says diagnostics is his strong

the back of a business card. 4) Do the job jobs they do each year come from repeat ing out of a Honda Civic stripped-down suit, noting it doesn’t help to x something

right,don’t cut corners.5) If there is a prob- customers and direct referrals. If you talk hatchback with the seats folded down, a if you don’t know what caused it to break

lem, go back and x it, no questions asked. to Babboni, who also aspires to become a milk crate full of tools, gutter parts, and a in the rst place. “It seems [other contrac-

Honey-Do-Men services all of West- motivational speaker, you can feel his pas- backpack blower,” he said. “I was working tors] just want to replace everything; they

chester and Putnam counties. However, sion for the work, his company, and for the out of my mom’s house, using her com- don’t want to x it,” he explained. “ ey

Babboni is now in the process of devel- industry he works in. puter and my ladder was strapped to the just want to tear it all out, charge a ton of

oping a franchise model that will take it Babboni, who graduated from Somers roof of my car with no roof rack because I money, and put in all new instead of taking

national as early as next year and will be High School in 1996, and then West- couldn’t a ord one. But I was working out- the time to see what the problem is and if

lming a pilot for a possible series on cable chester Community College in 1998, was doors; I was my own boss, and I loved it.” it can be repaired.”

TV this fall. raised by a single mom. He began by doing Babboni was the typical one-man shop In fact,the company’s mission statement

To simply call Honey-Do-Men a repair simple home repairs to help out around the until a horri c accident where he broke his is, “Raising the expectation level between

house because his mom couldn’t a ord to neck and back in 2004, followed by another the homeowner and their contractor.”

pay someone to make home repairs. traumatizing accident only two years later “I also have a personal motto,‘ ink fast,

“I probably broke more things than I where he broke both his legs, which forced move faster,’”Babboni adds. “Without it, I

xed,” he said with a laugh. But that strug- him to start hiring people to do the work wouldn’t be where I am today.”

gle would lead to the creation of Honey- he couldn’t. Over the next 14 years, Bab- Call 914-837-0411 to nd out more or

Do-Men and several programs Babboni boni started hiring people, bought more to get a free estimate.

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FILE PHOTO/TABITHA PEARSON MARSHALL Memories

Grange Fair, September 2018 Yorktown sure knows how to throw a party.
From the Fireman’s Parade the Feast of San Gennaro,
our Northern Westchester community hosts perhaps more
celebrations and ceremonies than any other in the region—and
we’ve been there to cover them all.
However, just about all of these events were put on hold in
2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. ough we lament
the memories missed, we eagerly await being able to see you all
in person again, hopefully sooner than later.
Until then, enjoy these photos of years past, as a reminder of
what our communty was and can bcome again.

FILE PHOTO/DEENA BELL

Yorktown Fireman’s Parade, June 2016

FILE PHOTO/DEENA BELL

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Page 18 – Yorktown News OPINION Thursday, August 27, 2020

e itsy-bitsy snack CABRAL e table accompanying this
article compares the di erent
Irecently read that the aver- TRACY responded that it was just a FROM PAGE 12 types of bulbs. e LED is a
age person will ingest eight BECKERMAN little extra protein in my diet home run in terms of owner’s
spiders in his or her lifetime. that day. From a homeowner perspec- cost and saving energy for
Apparently, this happens tive, the LED bulb is the best the planet. Can you think of
when we are sleeping, which Still, it’s one thing to inad- way to go. ey are now avail- another item you buy that is
vertently inhale a beetle, and able in all shapes and sizes for over 85 percent cheaper during
all xtures, with many color the useful lifetime? Once you
would make sense, because I quite another to nd out that temperatures. e small foot- purchase an LED bulb, the pay-
print of the actual solid-state back period, or time to recoup
don’t know anyone in their right an army of spiders are playing circuit enables new shapes, such your expense at which point the
as on a strip (tape on lighting) item no longer costs additional
mind who would choose to eat tonsil hockey with you on their and in a button (pinpoint light- money, is less than three years.
ing). When choosing a bulb, pay
a spider when they’re conscious, way down to your stomach. attention to the color tempera- ese bulbs are truly a
ture. Bulbs can be put in three miracle—cutting costs dra-
except maybe my dog, although Since I do not believe every- broad classi cations: Soft White matically and reducing energy
(i.e. mimics incandescent bulbs), use substantially. Good for the
he prefers slugs to spiders. Apparently slugs taste thing I read on the internet, I decided to do a little which has a slightly more pocketbook and the climate—a
golden light that may seem slam-dunk, win-win!
like chicken and spiders just taste like… spiders. research into the matter to help allay my fears. more cozy and warm; Bright
White/Cool White, which is Cyril Cabral has worked as a
While this might explain that full feeling I e rst site I checked said we swallow four a purer white more toward the researcher in Yorktown for over
blue end of the spectrum; and 30 years at the IBM T. J. Watson
sometimes have when I wake up, I was reluctant spiders in our lifetime. at was better, but still not Daylight (i.e. mimics sunlight), Research Center. He has lived in
which may appear harsh. If Yorktown for the past four years,
to believe that even one spider would willingly great news. you prefer the atmosphere of with his wife and daughter in
an incandescent bulb, and like a new energy e cient, net zero
climb into bed with me and take a kamikaze dive e second site I checked said the number was the warm glow it emits when home.
dimmed, there is also a bulb Yorktown100 is a 100-percent
into my mouth. I’ve smelled my morning breath. It closer to 20. After reading that, I felt compelled to available that becomes warmer volunteer group of neighbors
in color temperature as it is working together to reduce our
would kill anything smaller than an elephant upon wash my mouth out with Listerine and lay down dimmed, simulating an incan- carbon footprint by 5 percent a
descent bulb (the “warm-glow” year through various initiatives.
impact. with a cool washcloth across my head. But then bulb). Note, that if you choose Please contact us if you would like
a bulb as “dimmable,” you may to learn more, or would like to join.
Moreover, being a light sleeper, I’m pretty sure I was worried I might fall asleep and swallow a need to change your dimmer We welcome new members! Visit
because LED lights take so little us at yorktown100.org and help
I would wake up if I felt someone or something spider, so I got up and went back on the internet. electricity. make a di erence.

tickling my tongue. It’s just not the kind of thing Another site said we swallow a pound of spiders

you can continue to sleep through. I have to imag- over our lifetime. According to the site, that would

ine that somewhere in the deep recesses of my be about 20,000 average-sized house spiders. I

sleeping mind, it would register that a spider was decided this information must be awed. If we

crawling into my mouth, and before you could say had 20,000 spiders in our house, I wouldn’t BE in

“Charlotte’s Web,” I’d be wide awake and spitting the house long enough to swallow them.

that sucker across the bedroom oor. I nally decided to check out Snopes.com, the

is is not to say that I haven’t eaten a few bugs go-to site for veri cation of urban myths. Accord-

accidentally over the years. I distinctly remember ing to them, the whole thing is a made-up crock

the joy of ying down a big hill on my bike when of arachnids.

I was kid, and then the feeling of pure horror as Flies, however, are another story.

a bug ew into my mouth and down my throat.

I had no idea what kind of bug it was, other than If you’d like to nd something to laugh about EVERY

the knowledge that it buzzed and crunched before DAY, come join my Lost in Midlife community on

it went down. Distraught, I told my mother, who Facebook at facebook.com/groups/lostinmidlife.

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Thursday, August 27, 2020 OPINION Yorktown News – Page 19

OP-ED

Say no to NYSEG’s rate
increase request

e following letter was written by should not fall on the backs of ruin. In Westchester County, the
Yorktown Town Supervisor Matt ratepayers, which is exactly what percentage is even higher.
Slater to John B. Rhodes, chairman this joint proposal would allow.
of the Public Service Commission, e COVID-19 pandemic has
on Tuesday, Aug. 18, regarding a e proper implementation of a shuttered small businesses, caused
proposed rate increase for NYSEG vegetation management program unemployment rates to soar, and
(New York State Electric & Gas). is NYSEG’s responsibility as part put hardworking New Yorkers on
of their commitment to providing their backs. e town of Yorktown
BY SUPERVISOR reliable energy to their ratepayers is no exception to this. Our food
and they should pay for it. pantries saw a nearly 400 percent
MATT SLATER increase in use as many of our
GUEST WRITER Sadly, the damage that the pro- neighbors struggled to provide for
posed rate hikes will have in our their families at the height of the
Iwrite to you in strong op- community go far beyond storm pandemic.
position of the proposed rate preparation or response. For many
increase for New York State residents, especially our seniors e thought of a combined
Electric & Gas (NYSEG) on be- on xed incomes, this rate hike electric and gas rate hike of more
half of the ratepayers of the town will either force our neighbors than 20 percent is unconscionable
of Yorktown. out of our communities or push considering the challenges our
them closer to poverty. Just last neighbors are facing. I urge you
Reviewing the Joint Proposal week, the United Way released a and the Public Service Commis-
shows a proposed increase in new study showing one-third of sion to do the right thing and
revenue for NYSEG of $45.68 Hudson Valley families unable reject this mistimed and unde-
million (a 6.1 percent increase to make ends meet; standing one served rate hike. Our residents are
in Rate Year 1, $84.77 million emergency away from nancial counting on you.
(a 10.6 percent increase for RY2
and $88.57 million a (9.9 percent Add Value
increase) for RY3. Should the to Your Home
Public Service Commission ap-
prove the rate increases as recom- When we’re done, there is nothing left to do.
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On July 10 of this year, I was
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e a ect of COVID-19 restrictions on childhood obesity

As we observe necessary limi- viruses, we have the power to her full potential as a healthy, your family’s routine as we GUEST
tations on social interactions do something about this alarm- happy, productive adult. I see continue to observe important CORNER
to reduce the risk of spreading ing trend in childhood obesity. many teen patients in our o ce, COVID-19 health and safety
COVID-19, there’s another According to the Journal of including some with type-2 protocols: DR. MASON
issue that’s concerning for pe- the American Medical Associa- diabetes, in which earlier inter- GOMBERG
diatricians like myself: Finding tion, “Obesity in adolescence vention could have helped to • Create a schedule for screen
ways to keep our children active has already reached epidemic turn the tide for them. Catching time and stick to it! I’ll admit, light from LED screens inter-
and engaged to help reverse proportions around the world these conditions early can help this is the hardest one. But it feres with sleep cycles.
soaring childhood obesity rates. with the prevalence of severe prevent the eye, skin and kidney will do wonders for your child’s
obesity increasing at least 4-fold problems resulting from diabetes health and wellbeing if you • An exercise regimen of 20-
e lack of interest in old- over the last 35 years.” that occur even faster in teens can get into a regular habit of 30 minutes at least 3 to 4 times
fashioned “play time” is obvi- than adults. ere are also many limiting TV, phone, computer, per week for all teens and adults
ously nothing new. It was ap- We need to act now to ensure other obesity-related risks that or video game time to no more goes a long way in weight man-
parent even pre-COVID, partly our children stay as healthy as early action can stop, includ- than two hours a day. agement. Pick up a jump rope
a symptom of the culture and possible. Otherwise, we fear ing liver disease and cirrhosis, for 10-plus minutes continuously
busy times in which we live. that the challenges we’re experi- hypertension, sleep apnea, heart • Try to “tag team” when per day—this is a great aerobic
Instead of playing outdoors, encing today will have a long- conditions and depression. working remotely. Parents can activity for parents and kids!
children nd it more appealing, term impact on pediatric health. take turns and trade o to take
and in some cases more conve- We’re already testing more Parents, the gatekeepers breaks that get children out- • Be supportive—remind kids
nient, to turn to their screens— children for type-2 diabetes and for their children’s health, are side to play, run, bike, or walk that this is a di cult time and
smartphones, video games, under tremendous stress right throughout the day. Make a that you’re there to help and
streaming devices—during nding more instances of pre- now, too, as they may be work- walk around the neighborhood a support them every step of the
their free time. With the coro- diabetes conditions. We’re also ing from home. e lack of regular after dinner activity. way.
navirus pandemic requiring us seeing abnormal liver function childcare and staggered school
all to shelter-in-place, and as tests in older children and teens schedules means children are at • Institute the “ ve nger Dr. Mason Gomberg is a
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SALOMONE that Americans consume close family is a ected. Family ther- ing the most di cult times. only saw the symptoms of the

FROM PAGE 22 to 80 percent of all painkillers apy is strongly recommended if Recovery coaches help guide disease: lying, stealing, and ma-

according to Express Scripts someone is addicted to a sub- the recoveree in their journey nipulating. So, now I know the

is not a rite of passage! 2014 report, manufactured in stance. ere are also support to a stable sobriety that is hard truth and pass this onto others.

We learned that there is a the entire world. at many groups for families: Alanon, to maintain without the extra As long as there is life there

family propensity for the dis- insurances will only cover only Naranon and Spotlight Family support. is hope. It is important to be-

ease of substance use disorder, a short treatment stay and Support Group. Accepting that your loved lieve that they can die and once

same as is with diabetes and there is no wonder that this is For the many families that one has a disease and at least they are gone there is no going

heart disease. If you have a a revolving door with people are in crisis today, there are sup- for now this is the reality, is back and trying again. Now

family member no matter how coming out of treatment and ports that did not exist when very important. Denial has no that there are many more re-

distant, the chances increase relapsing within hours. With we were struggling with my place here and is non-produc- sources for help for your loved

for addiction in the bloodline. opiates, months and years are son’s addiction. Family Support tive. During one of the many one don’t let shame or embar-

Educate your children on this needed for the brain to recov- Navigators have been trained sessions we spent with Justin’s rassment get in the way. ere

important health condition in ery, to learn how to live without in NYS to help families learn addiction psychiatrist, he said are more people dealing with

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Yorktown Lions assist YVAC, others

Each spring, the Yorktown Lions’ members are asked 1.35 million members represented

to recommend local organizations for grants. e York- in 207 countries with over 46,000

town Lions’ executive board then reviews the recommen- clubs. e Yorktown Lions’ chap-

dations and selects the grant winners. One of this year’s ter follow its “We Serve” motto by

winners was the Yorktown Volunteer Ambulance Corps, donating 100 percent of what it

which received $500. raises back to the community and to

Capt. Rick Davin, of YVAC, used the grant to pur- charities.

chase much-needed shelving to store supplies for the e Yorktown Lions support, for

three ambulances. Recently, Lion President Jim Poulin example, DARE, SPARC, Guiding

and Vice President Denise Poulin toured the ambulance Eyes, VA Hospital, Support Con-

corps’ garage on Loretta Street and thanked the members nection, Yorktown Food Pantry,

on duty for their volunteer service to the Yorktown area. high school scholarships, Midnight

Other Yorktown Lions grant recipients this year are: Runs to New York City, the York-

Mohegan Ambulance Corps, American Legion, John town Halloween parade and party,

C. Hart Memorial Library, Living History Education and Easter Egg Hunt. Also, the

Foundation, Yorktown Teen Center, Yorktown Heights summer concerts, held at the Jack

Engine Co. No. 1 United for the Troops, Yorktown Gar- DeVito Veterans’ Memorial Field

den Club, Tunnel to Towers, Relay for Life, Yorktown on Veterans’ Road, is organized and

Parks and Recreation for movie nights, Support Connec- funded by the Yorktown Lions.

tion, My Brother Vinny, Alliance for Safe Kids, Choose, Due to the present pandemic,

Norwest Regional Services, the Bruce Apar Golf Outing, modi cations have been made to Lions President Jim Poulin and Vice President
Denise Poulin (second and third from left) received
Melvin Jones Fellowship Award, Yorktown Grange Trac- the event schedule. Check the Yorktown Lions’ Facebook a tour of the Yorktown Volunteer Ambulance Corps
headquarters from Capt. Rick Davin (third from right).
tor Club, the Brandel Murphy Foundation, and four food page for current information.
PHOTO COURTESY OF TOM MCLOUGHLIN
pantries.

e Yorktown Lions is a partner of Lions Internation- is article was written by Tom McLoughlin, member of the

al, the largest service organization in the world. ere are Yorktown Lions Club.

There is no better place Police warn
of copper
to go than wire thefts

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for professional, sound advice State police in Somers are asking
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one riding an ATV on the old IBM
advice. You should consult your own tax, legal and accounting advisors before engaging in any transaction. campus in Somers, which is closed.
When the trooper arrived at the
Route 100 site, the ATV operator
took o . at’s when a bunch of
copper wire was found, Hicks said
ursday, Aug. 20.
While the wire appears to have
been stolen, “normal owners such
are electric and utility shops said
they are not missing any,”he added.
Authorities are also asking for
folks to call them if they have video
surveillance or have seen someone
carting copper wire around.
Stolen copper is a hot commod-
ity as scrap metal because it can be
used for things such as plumbing,
electrical systems, and ber optics.
It is also hard to trace and reselling
it brings in the big bucks, experts say.
Folks who suspect their copper
wire was stolen are asked to contact
NYSP Somers at 914-769-2600.

ey should be prepared to pro-
vide a full description of the miss-
ing wire.

Thursday, August 27, 2020 Yorktown News – Page 25

Astorino announces new ballot line
State senate candidate aims to ‘Rebuild Our State’

BY ABBY LUBY Our State” ballot line provides “He left Westchester with oper- PHOTO: ABBY LUBY
CONTRIBUTING WRITER no clear path for any action that ating de cits totaling $81 million
could be taken in Albany. the last ve years he was county Rob Astorino’s campaign received more than 5,000 signatures to
Rob Astorino, a former West- executive, and the county’s debt create the new ballot line.
chester County executive and Re- “People can vote on it, but it’s had grown to $1.6 billion under
publican candidate for the 40th not a structural change, it’s not a his watch,” Harckham said.
New York State Senate District, political movement,” Harckham
announced the creation of a new said. “ e line will be at the very Harckham said the real pur-
ballot line, “Rebuild Our State,” bottom of the ballot and hard to pose of the new ballot line was
that will appear on the Novem- to distract voters from Astorino’s
ber ballot. nd. People won’t know what it support of President Trump. As-
is.” torino is a CNN contributor and
Astorino made his public an- commentator who usually sup-
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line on ursday, Aug. 20, outside no’s record as Westchester Coun- serves on President Trump’s 2020
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Low-risk sports can begin play Sept. 21

Football, volleyball seasons in limbo following update from Gov. Cuomo

BY BRIAN MARSCHHAUSER don’t quite understand what it exactly

SPORTS EDITOR means for our sports that can practice, but ‘ You don’t understand kids for one second
can’t compete,” said Christian McCarthy,

Interscholastic sports considered to be athletic director of Katonah-Lewisboro if you say kids can practice but not play.
lower risk by the governor’s o ce are al- Schools. “What are they prepping for? I Don’t insult me like that, and don’t continue to
lowed to practice and play in New York don’t know what it all means.”

State beginning Monday, Sept. 21, Gov. New York State Public High School play with the emotions of these children.’
Andrew Cuomo announced Monday. Athletic Association’s COVID-19 Task
–Coach Dom DeMatteo
ese sports include tennis, soccer, Force was expected to meet Tuesday to

cross country, eld hockey, and swim- discuss and interpret the guidance hand- Mahopac Football

ming. ed down by the governor’s o ce. Howev-

Higher risk sports such as football, vol- er, McCarthy said, each district may have

leyball, wrestling, rugby, and ice hockey a di erent risk tolerance when it comes McCarthy was personally surprised to which Cuomo repeatedly referred to as

may practice but cannot play, Cuomo to o ering fall sports. see soccer listed as a low-risk sport. Cross “youth sports.” He also said higher-risk

said. “Looking at the glass half full, we are country was also listed as lower risk, but sports like football can “continue to prac-

Teams will not be allowed to prac- going to have some form of athletics this the athletic director wondered if larger tice,” but not play. Interscholastic sports,

tice or play outside of their regions until fall, which I think is wonderful for the meets would be restricted. In many races, however, have been prohibited from prac-

Monday, Oct. 19. kids,” McCarthy said. “We have to now he said, the runners begin at the starting ticing since March.

“ ey are the regions that we’ve used in gure out what that means, what it looks line standing shoulder to shoulder, which With a day to re ect on the governor’s

the phased reopening,” Cuomo said. like, what sports we o er, etc. ere is a would also have to be addressed. guidance, Dom DeMatteo, coach of the

For schools in Section 1, that means lot to be considered in the coming days.” ough NYSPHSAA has already clar- Mahopac High School varsity football

teams cannot travel outside of the Mid- McCarthy said he would not be sur- i ed that remote learners can participate team, said on Tuesday that he remains

Hudson region. prised if a handful of local districts form in high school sports, McCarthy said it puzzled by what he saw and heard.

“ e state has done a lot of research cohorts to compete against each other. throws another wrench into the planning “I don’t think they are really well-in-

on how we can safely have our students In his opinion, McCarthy said, “John process. formed, at the state level in the governor’s

participate in school sports and get the Jay shouldn’t be going to Arlington High “ is a whole di erent animal that o ce, about how interscholastic sports

exercise they need, and the guidance we School then White Plains High School we’re working with here,” McCarthy said. work,” DeMatteo said. “Nor do I think at

developed will allow lower-risk sports and then Nyack High School. Not be- “ ere are a lot of moving parts, and I this point they really care.”

to begin practicing and playing next cause they’re not wonderful communi- have zero answers right now.” Most confusing to DeMatteo was the

month,” Cuomo said. ties; it’s because now we’re taking poten- governor’s slide about higher-risk sports,

For at least one local athletic director, tial contaminants from one area of the FOOTBALL which put football in the same category

the press conference raised even more county to other [areas]. I think we have Only about 3 minutes of Monday’s as wrestling and ice hockey, which are

questions about the fall season. to be mindful of those things. I think we 38-minute press brie ng were dedicated winter sports, and rugby, which is not an

“It’s a lot to take in, simply because I may see pockets of schools teaming up.” to the topic of interscholastic sports, interscholastic sport. Volleyball, which

was not mentioned during the brie ng,

was later included on the list of higher-

risk sports.

“I’m confused and therefore frustrat-

ed,” DeMatteo said. “I don’t know if that

guidance was really guidance.”

e Mahopac coach said the state’s

guidance lacks logic.

“You can practice but you can’t play.

What?” he said. “You can study but we’re

not going to test you. You don’t under-

stand kids for one second if you say kids

can practice but not play. Don’t insult me

like that, and don’t continue to play with

the emotions of these children.”

DeMatteo, whose father, Tony, is the

head coach of the Somers varsity football

team, said he has not yet o ered guidance

to his players and parents.

“To say that we cannot practice but not

play, I don’t know what they expect us

to tell the kids,” DeMatteo said. “I don’t

know that you can prepare for a math test

for a month, never take the math test, and

expect to get quality participation from

the students…I don’t know what to tell

them. is is crazy.”

DeMatteo withheld comment on

Higher-risk sports like football can football potentially being pushed to the
practice but not play beginning on spring, saying it depends on the circum-
Sept. 21, according to guidance handed stances. But if football overlaps with
down Monday by the governor’s office. lacrosse and baseball, that would be a

FILE PHOTO/BOB CASTNER “nightmare” scenario for his program,

which has many multi-sport athletes.

Thursday, August 27, 2020 SPORTS Yorktown News – Page 27

FIELD HOCKEY

Cancellation of SOAC camp a disappointment

Sarsen-run camp a great tradition

BY MIKE SABINI “I have been running the camp since e New York State Public High
CONTRIBUTING WRITER its inception,” Sarsen said. “It started School Athletic Association Hall of
on the grass at Lakeland Copper Beech Fame member feels that the camp has
A lot of great community events have Middle School, and then moved to played a big role in the success of the
not been held because of COVID-19. Lakeland’s turf eld in 2005. We start- varsity squad.
ed it to give local players an opportunity
One of them was the Shrub Oak to improve their game in a fun camp at- “ is camp has always been an inte-
Athletic Club Field Hockey Camp, mosphere.” gral part of our preparation, and suc-
which was to be held for the 31st con- cess,” Sarsen said. “ e alumni pay it
secutive year earlier this month. e camp is for youngsters in grades forward.”
2-12, though kids as young as 4 years
e camp is a big reason why Lake- old, have participated in it. It goes from Sarsen enjoys numerous things about
land’s eld hockey squad has been able Monday- ursday, with Friday being a the camp, including the great rapport
to earn 13 state titles, all under coach rain date. everyone has with one another.
Sharon Sarsen.
For those who attend the camp, the “I enjoy the camaraderie with all the
“Every canceled event in 2020 has experience is an invaluable one. coaches, a time where we remember all
been disappointing; however, this camp, the great moments, and laugh about
having such a rich tradition, is even “ e camp sta that we secure is all the fun times,” Sarsen said. “I love
more upsetting,” Sarsen said. awesome,” Sarsen said. “We have had to watch the young players forge their
an Olympian, international players, top way into the forefront, and show their
As for why the camp has been able to college players, college coaches and top potential. I love to see the upcoming
stand the test of time and garner that high-school coaches regularly each year. players improve, and do things they
rich tradition, Sarsen gives credit to hadn’t done previously, which inspires
those who graduated from the program e exposure and experience the players the future.”
for keeping it going. earn is o the charts.”
Sharon Sarsen, coach
“Probably because Lakeland has such Sarsen is very appreciative of those of Lakeland High School
a strong core of loyal alumni,” Sarsen who come back to help run the camp
said. “ ey respect the program, and each year. field hockey
they are willing to give back, to con-
tinue the winning tradition.” “It is so gratifying to have our Lake- FILE PHOTO/RICK KUPERBERG
land and Hudson Valley alumni and
Sarsen, the camp director, secures the coaches return each year,” Sarsen said.
coaching sta , does the registration, “It is a reunion, and a celebration of our
writes the curriculum, and oversees the history, and the game we all share and
day to day process of the camp. love.”

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ATHLETE SPOTLIGHT – TEDDY KOZERA

Senior captain ready for anything this season

BY SAM PINCUS my parents, I know that I would dangerous spot. from the other side of the goal eld, and I believe that we can
CONTRIBUTING WRITER not be the person I am today. What was your best memory and made a goal line clearance. win the section this year.
Around 10 minutes later we tied
Teddy Kozera is an upcoming Do you have any pre-game in your career? the game up and went on to win Who are you most excited to
senior at Yorktown High School. rituals? My best memory from my ca- the game in overtime. play and why?
He is the captain of the soccer
team and also plays for the la- Before every game I never lis- reer was in the playo s against Do you expect this year’s I am most excited to play the
crosse team. ten to music or talk to anyone. Tappan Zee. It was the second team to do well and have a defending section champions
I stay to myself and think about half and we were down 1-0. Very good season? Rye. I am excited to play them
Kozera has been on the soccer my role during the game. It helps early on in the second half they because last time we played
team since his sophomore year, me relax and not get too anxious gave a pass to the back post and I have very high expectations them we lost, and I got injured.
and has each year gotten more about the upcoming game. our goalie made an amazing for this season. We have a very I believe we are better than them
playtime. is upcoming season, save but the ball rolled back to strong starting 11 and subs. We and I want to prove that we are a
Kozera will be the team captain What are your post-high the player who shot it and I ran don’t have a weak spot on the dangerous team.
and will have a lot on his plate school plans, athletically and
with managing the team, the academically? Teddy Kozera heads the ball. FILE PHOTO/DEENA BELL
quarantine period, and making
sure the whole team has the same After high school, I plan to
end goal. play club soccer. Academically
I do not know what I want to
Kozera is also a successful la- study yet.
crosse player who has played on
the varsity level since junior year. If you could have one super-
He is very skilled and one of the power, what would it be and
key players to the team. why?

How are you getting through If I could have a superpower
this period of social distancing? it would probably be teleporta-
What are you doing to keep tion because if you need to relax
busy? after a long day, you can go to
the beach in the blink of an eye.
What has really been getting
me through this period of so- What is something about
cial distancing is the hope that yourself people would be sur-
we will have fall sports, so I have prised to learn?
been constantly going to the eld
to work on my skills and days I’m Something that people would
not at the eld I am running. be surprised to know about me is
I love shing
When did you start playing
soccer and what got you started? What place would you most
like to visit?
I started playing soccer when I
was 5 years old and the reason I One place I would like to visit
got started is because when I was the most would be Switzerland
younger I wanted to try every- because there are so many in-
thing, and it didn’t take long for credible views there
me to fall in love with soccer.
What is your favorite place
What is your favorite sports to eat locally and what’s your
memory from your time at go-to order?
Yorktown?
My favorite place to eat locally
My favorite sport memory from would be Heavy Bear (Dante’s)
my time at Yorktown was when and I always get the wacky
I was a freshman going to the wedge with cheese.
soccer section nal in Lakeland
when Yorktown played White What’s the go-to app on
Plains. I remember feeling so your phone and why?
nervous about the game and I
wasn’t even on the team. When My go-to app is YouTube
the game went into overtime because you can nd some very
and Yorktown put in the game- funny videos there.
winning goal, I was ecstatic.
I remember telling myself on Are you currently binging
that day that I wanted to know anything?
what it was like to win a section
championship and that I would I don’t watch many shows, so
constantly put in work so that I not right now
could have that feeling.
Do you have any advice for
Who has been your biggest younger athletes?
role model over the years and
what have you learned from My biggest advice for younger
them? athletes would be to work on the
basics like passing and dribbling
My biggest role model has to to the point where 95 percent of
be my parents. My parents have your passes are perfect and you
made me the person that I am can keep the ball of your feet
today by constantly pushing me while under pressure. If you can
to do the best that I could do. My perfect these skills before you
parents have taught me to always start high school, you will have
be respectful and to work hard in a lot of playing time.
everything you do. If it weren’t for
What position do you play
and what’s your main priority
during the game?

I play any defensive position
and my main priority during the
game is to make sure I don’t get
beat, I don’t give up a free kick
in a dangerous spot, and to make
sure that I don’t lose the ball in a

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I want to protect my home for long term care purposes

For most seniors, the one as- person receiving the home GUEST sion for capital gains tax pur- residence exclusion. Additional-
set which they are most con- would have a cost basis for capi- CORNER poses ($500,000 if married and ly, the grantor of the MAPT is
cerned about losing to the cost tal gains purposes of $130,000. $250,000 if single). Additional- entitled to any real property tax
of long-term care is their home. If the recipient(s) were to ANTHONY J. ly, if the home is sold during the exemptions they are eligible for,
sell the home for more than ENEA life of the person holding the such as STAR, veterans, senior
Fortunately, there are options $130,000, and the recipient(s) life estate, pursuant to the rules citizens, etc. Upon the death of
available to protect their home, did not own and reside in the sibling with an equity inter- for Medicaid eligibility, they are the grantor of the MAPT, the
some of which are much better home prior to its sale for at least est, will also create a ve-year entitled to receive a portion of home is then includable in the
than others, for tax and Medic- two out of ve years, the sale look back for Medicaid nursing the proceed of sale based on the taxable estate of the grantor at
aid eligibility reasons. would be subject to capital gains home eligibility, and as of Oct. actuarial value of their life estate its fair market value on date of
taxes. is is an undesirable 1, a 30-month lookback period as it relates to the sale price of death. us, the trust bene -
e following is a summary result, especially if the home for Medicaid Home Care. the home. is will either result ciaries will receive the property
of the available options: was purchased decades ago at in their receipt of a portion of with a ‘stepped up’ cost basis.
a low-cost basis. is outright • Deed of home with the the sale proceeds which, de-
• Outright transfer without transfer is also a completed gift reservation of a life estate (the pending on the amount, may e MAPT provides both asset
the reservation of a life estate requiring the ling of a gift tax right to reside in the home disqualify them for Medicaid. protection bene ts, tax bene ts
to the homeowner return and the utilization of and the obligation to pay its Alternatively, if they decide not and avoidance of probate.
part of one’s lifetime estate and expenses) to receive said portion of the
is is perhaps the least gift tax exemption. Addition- sales proceeds, they are consid- In conclusion, the MAPT has
desirable option, as the receiver ally, the outright transfer of the is transfer of the home ered to have made a gift, thus, been and continues to remain
of the home receives it at its home, unless it is to a spouse, also creates the look back creating a new look back period the best choice for those willing
original purchase price, plus disabled child, caretaker child or periods for Medicaid as stated for Medicaid eligibility. and able to engage in Medicaid
capital improvements. us, if above, however, if the house is asset protection planning.
the house was purchased for not sold during the lifetime of • Transfer to an Irrevocable
$80,000, and $50,000 of capital the person(s) transferring the Medicaid Asset Protection Anthony J. Enea, Esq. is a member
improvements were made, the home; the recipient will receive Trust (MAPT) of Enea, Scanlan and Sirignano,
the value of the home at its LLP of White Plains and Somers.
PUZZLE SOLUTIONS fair market value on the date Because of both its tax He focuses his practice on wills,
of death of the individual(s) advantages and the fact that it trusts and estates and elder law.
Corresponding to Last Week’s transferring the home. creates the look back periods He is the past chair of Elder Law
August 20 Issue for nursing home and homecare and Special Needs Section of the
is form of conveyance can Medicaid, in virtually all cases New York State Bar Association
be problematic if the home is with the exception of where the (NYSBA and is the current chair
sold during the lifetime of the transfer can be made with- of the 50+ section of NYSBA. Mr.
transferor. A sale during the out any look back period (see Enea is the past president and
lifetime of the transferor will above), utilizing a MAPT is the founding member of the New
result in a loss of the step up most logical option. For income York Chapter of the National
in cost basis, thus, subjecting tax and capital gain tax pur- Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
the recipient of the home to poses, the assets in the MAPT (NAELA). He is the president
a potential capital gains tax if are considered owned by the of the Westchester County Bar
they do not reside in the home grantor (creator) of the trust. Foundation and a past president
and are not eligible to receive of the Westchester County Bar
the personal residence exclu- us, if the home is sold by Association. He can be reached
the trust during the lifetime of at 914-948-1500 or at a.enea@
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