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Published by Halston Media, 2022-01-06 18:08:06

The Katonah-Lewisboro Times 01.06.22

VOL. 4 NO. 42 Visit TapIntoKLT.net for the latest news. THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 2022

Bedford officials
sworn in

New-look board looks to ll vacancy

BY TOM BARTLEY of the Town Board.” e email,

CONTRIBUTING WRITER signed “Concerned Citizens

of Bedford,” was made avail-

Ellen Calves of Katonah was sworn in able late Sunday to local news

this week as Bedford’s newest supervisor— outlets.

and almost immediately encountered the State law permits anyone

kind of criticism that routinely goes with who meets the quali cations

the job. for an elective town o ce to be

Joining her to take their oaths in town appointed deputy supervisor.

hall on Jan. 2 were Councilwoman Stepha- Defending her choice,

nie McCaine of Katonah, who was ap- Calves said in a Monday inter-

pointed amid controversy to ll a vacancy view, “Kate has been a trusted

last January. In November, she was elected, advisor and friend.” Elected

along with Councilman Andres Castillo of to the Town Board in 2017, PHOTO COURTESY OF PETER T. MICHAELIS

Bedford Hills, for a full four years. Galligan resigned last Febru- Bedford Town Justice David Mencken, left, swears in new Supervisor Ellen Calves Sunday
in town hall. Holding the Bible is daughter Nina, a John Jay High School senior; son Evan, a
But before that ceremonial Sunday was ary when she took a tempo-
over, someone was complaining—anony- rary post with retiring County University of Vermont sophomore; and husband Herbie.

mously—about Calves’ choice of former Legislator Kitley Covill of

Town Board member Kate Galligan of Ka- Katonah. With Covill no longer in o ce, ago, opened for business this week short ing and interviewed candidates to ll it.

tonah to be her deputy supervisor. Galligan “has some time and she has great one member. But this year’s four members, is year’s appointee will serve one of the

Galligan’s appointment, which was not experience, having been a Town Board including incumbent Councilwoman Bob- two years remaining on Calves’ four-year

announced Sunday but was included in member,” the supervisor said. bi Bittker, appear determined to avoid the council term. e nal year will be on this

publicly available documents prepared for “I do not intend,” Calves added, “that controversy that surrounded the lling of November’s ballot, up for grabs for the ap-

the Town Board’s Tuesday organizational . . . if there were a permanent vacancy in last year’s vacancy. pointee or anyone else looking to serve. In

meeting, is a “a signi cant disservice,” the the supervisor o ce that she should as- Critics assailed McCaine’s appointment 2023’s town election, the full four years will

late-night email writer complained. sume the role for any length of time.” In then as a back-room deal, made without once again be voted.

“Typically, the Deputy Supervisor is a the event of a true vacancy, she said, the public notice or input. is time, Calves Asked whether Galligan might be a con-

member of the sitting board,” the email board would “appoint someone more per- said, the board “is leaning” toward the ap- tender to ll the board vacancy, Calves said,

said in urging Calves “to reconsider your manent.” pointment process that brought aboard “I don’t think she wants to do that. She’s

decision . . . [and] instead assign the role of Appointments have generated criticism longtime Planning Board chair Don Coe happy to help and to be an advisor, if we

Deputy Supervisor to an elected member before and the Town Board, as it did a year last March. e board advertised that open- want her to be.”

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The Staff Goncalves takes the helm Police
Blotter
EDITORIAL TEAM Rendo, Shah join Town Board
BRIAN MARSCHHAUSER e following items are
EDITOR: 914-302-5628 BY TOM BARTLEY e two women elected in November to the from the Lewisboro Police De-
[email protected] CONTRIBUTING WRITER Town Board take seats formerly held by Gon- partment and are only a por-
calves, who moves into the supervisor’s chair, tion of the calls to which the
NICK TRUJILLO Tony Goncalves, Lewisboro’s rst new su- and Jane Crimmins, who lost her re-election department responds. Please
REPORTER pervisor in a decade, took his oath of o ce Jan. bid. be aware that these summa-
1 in a low-key ceremony in the public library. rizations represent only one
[email protected] Rendo, a lawyer and former member of the perspective. In most cases, at-
VIM WILKINSON Sworn in with Goncalves were councilwom- county planning commission, had lost a 2020 tempts will not be made to
en Andrea Rendo and Mary Shah and Tax Re- board race to Richard Sklarin, now a fellow contact the accused nor will
SPECIAL SECTIONS EDITOR ceiver Dierdre Casper. ey took their oaths council member. A Republican who ended the pursuits be made to publish
[email protected] from a trio of jurists. Town Board’s all-Democratic makeup, Rendo additional information or
struck a collaborative tone in her brief remarks updates. For those reasons, the
ADVERTISING TEAM A 29-year resident of Goldens Bridge, Gon- as Lewisboro’s newest councilwoman. names of those involved are
PAUL FORHAN calves, a technology and management execu- usually withheld.
tive, was nishing a four-year run as a town “I look forward to the next four years,” she
(914) 806-3951 councilman when he outpolled Bill Bongiorno said. “I look forward to working with my col- CAR CRASH. Dec. 20,
[email protected] of South Salem in November’s contest for the leagues.” 6 p.m. – A car was turn-
two-year supervisor post. Lewisboro Town ing right into the Bedford
BRUCE HELLER Justice John Pappalardo, who had served as a Rendo took her oath from Charles Banks, a Sportsman on Route 35
(914) 486-7608 councilman with Goncalves, administered the family friend and former Bedford town justice, when another car crashed
[email protected] oath. while Lewisboro Town Justice Susan C. Simon into it. e collision pushed
swore in Councilwoman Shah and Tax Receiv- the rst car into a tent that
LISA KAIN Like others sworn in last Saturday, Gon- er Casper. was in front of the shop. e
(201) 317-1139 calves showed an optimistic outlook, saying, “I cars were towed and insur-
[email protected] look forward to doing the good work to help Shah is a medical librarian and archivist. ance information was ex-
CORINNE STANTON the town of Lewisboro.” Long active Lewisboro Public Library a airs, changed.
(914) 760-7009 she served on the executive committee of the
[email protected] Referring to the man he succeeds in the library board and as its vice president from THEFT. Dec. 22, 9:25
town’s top elective post, Peter Parsons of South 2011 to 2018. She has been a member of the a.m. – Christmas presents,
JAY GUSSAK Salem, Goncalves said, “I hope to do as good a town’s Conservation Advisory Council since bottles of wine, and some
(914) 299-4541 job as he has done for the last 10 years.” 2020. cash were stolen overnight
[email protected] from an unlocked car parked
SHELLEY KILCOYNE Parsons had opened up Saturday morning’s She, too, displayed a collegial outlook for the at a South Salem residence
(914) 924-9122 ceremony, wishing the small audience a happy future, saying, “I look forward to working with on Ridge eld Avenue. e
[email protected] new year. “It is my job to greet you all,” the my colleagues.” looted car belonged to a
longtime supervisor told a gathering of friends, Massachusetts couple that
PRODUCTION TEAM family, and other supporters of Lewisboro’s Casper, repeating a 2017 scenario, was un- was visiting their family for
TABITHA PEARSON MARSHALL newly elected o cials, “and then to disappear.” opposed in her bid to remain tax receiver. e Christmas. A wallet con-
South Salem resident had been serving as the taining $40 was stolen from
CREATIVE DIRECTOR Self-e acing to the end, Parsons said of his interim appointed tax receiver in 2013 when a car in the same driveway.
PHOTOGRAPHER exit, “It’s about time.” she was rst elected to the four-year post.
e discarded wallet was
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 2022 YourNeighbor THE KATONAH LEWISBORO TIMES PAGE 3

Michael Balkind publishes new novel

Fifth book for former Katonah resident

BY TOM WALOGORSKY plete his debut novel in 2007, with the other characters,” he says.

CONTRIBUTING EDITOR publication of “Sudden Death.” e author also has literary support

Following the story of a professional at home whenever he needs it.

“I write my mysteries based on golfer who is being stalked by a mys- “My wife is always my rst and last

sports, because that’s what I know,” terious perpetrator during the Mas- editor,” admits Balkind. “I value her

explains Michael Balkind. ter’s Tournament, the novel received judgement.”

To say that the local author has endorsements from literary heavy- In September, Balkind published

knowledge about the worlds of both weights James Patterson and Clive his fth novel, “Stealing Gold.” e

sports and ction would be a bit of Cussler. work marks his rst foray into the

an understatement. He has appeared “Having my rst book endorsed by world of skiing, following the story of

on ESPN’s e Pulse and Sportsnet’s James Patterson was exciting,” recalls a member of the U.S. Olympic team

Daily News Live, and has co-hosted Balkind. who is rst involved in a devastating

and is a regular guest on e Club- After a meeting with Patterson, crash and later a part of a sinister con-

house radio show. Balkind is also a Balkind discovered several weeks later spiracy. “Stealing Gold” is currently

member of Mystery Writers of Amer- that the renowned author would be available for purchase on Amazon. As

ica and e Metropolitan Golf Writ- giving his endorsement to “Sudden the holidays approach, the author is

ers Association. Death.” also o ering to sign copies

A relatively new resident of Somers, “I told my publisher to make his for any local readers who Michael Balkind has published five
sports mystery novels.
he recently published his fth novel, name three times the size of mine on wish to give the book as

entitled “Stealing Gold.” the cover,” he jokes. a gift. 

Michael Balkind was a resident Balkind would follow up in 2010, With ve novels un-

of Katonah for 32 years, moving to publishing “Dead Ball,” which dealt der his belt and a sixth,

Somers shortly before the onset of the with a murder at an elite sports train- untitled soccer mystery

pandemic. However, the seeds of his ing facility for young athletes. in the hands of his edi-

literary career were planted long ago. As the years went on, Balkind’s ca- tor, Michael Balkind is

“For years I didn’t know what to reer and bibliography continued to looking to the future.

write about, then the whole concept of grow with the publication of “Gold “Next, I’ll be work-

writing about sports hit me,” says Bal- Medal reat” in 2012 and “ e Fix” ing on a memoir.

kind. “But I don’t write about sports, I in 2014. Both novels were named - en I have to decide

write mysteries. It’s just that the world nalists for the International Book if I want to stick with

of sports lends itself to that.” Award. rough the years, Balkind’s sports or not,” he

“I enjoy it, and I’m passionate about work even attracted the attention of concludes. “What’s

it,” the author says of his subject mat- producers who considered several of next, I really don’t

ter. “I could write endless sports mys- the novels for lm and television ad- know.”

teries. And my books have been suc- aptation. PHOTOS COURTESY
OF MICHAEL BALKIND
cessful, I’ve put three kids through In addition, all ve of Balkind’s nov-
Balkind’s new
school.” els have been endorsed by New York novel focuses
on a conspiracy
Michael Balkind has been involved Times bestselling authors, includ- surrounding the
U.S. Olympic ski
in sports since his youth, skiing since ing John Feinstein and Reed Farrel team.

the age of two. He played lacrosse for Coleman. He now publishes through

his alma mater, Syracuse University, Telemachus Press.

and is also an avid golfer. When asked to describe his creative

While he had always been inter- process, Balkind categorizes himself as

ested in pursuing a career in ction, an early riser.

inspiration came years back while bat- “Typically I wake up very early, and

tling a bout of insomnia. I start to write and edit around 5 a.m.,”

“Instead of sitting around and not he explains. “ at’s when my house is

sleeping, I put my energy into writing. the quietest, and I’m the sharpest.”

I had always wanted to start writing, In developing his stories, Balkind

and now I had the time,” he recalls. says that he is introduced to new ideas

Channeling his energy and new- by the characters he creates.

found free time, Balkind would com- “My characters introduce me to

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LEWISBORO PLANNING BOARD

Oakridge restaurant to be converted into rental units

BY BRIAN several residents said they didn’t ing any water. criticized the appearance of the by the property’s zoning.
like the idea of adding new rent- “My concern is not what is be- existing building. While most “ e trend in land use and
MARSCHHAUSER al units to an area where water construction will take place in-
EDITOR quality is already a problem. In ing built,” one resident said, “it’s side the building, the plan will zoning in New York and else-
March, the Oakridge Water that anything continues to be also “add dormers to the build- where is to create residential
e Heights at Brother Vic’s, District received a notice of vio- built because we have a dysfunc- ing to dress it up a bit and make housing in retail districts,” said
a restaurant in the Oakridge lation for exceeding state lim- tional water system treatment it look more residential in style,” Michael Sirignano, attorney for
Common shopping plaza, closed its on a toxic synthetic organic plant here and we’re awaiting said Bob Eberts of Cross River the applicant. “It’s good for retail
in the early days of the pandem- chemical. federal funds and state funds, Architects. and it’s good for providing rental
ic. Now, the shopping center’s and things just keep getting built opportunities.”
owner is looking to divide the Planning Board Chair Ja- to put more stress on the water.” Phil Pine, who owns the
vacant 6,000-square-foot space net Andersen said the issue of property, responded to resi- When it comes to new de-
into four apartments. water quality is separate from Nevertheless, the water dents’ concerns by saying, “ is velopments, town code requires
the issue of water capacity. e plant that serves the troubled will improve that whole area. one in every ve housing units
e restaurant, located in the town’s planners estimated that a Oakridge facility has plenty of We’re going to have four rental to be a ordable. Because this is
Vista hamlet of Lewisboro, is 250-person capacity restaurant room (about 20,000 gallons per units there. I want to clean up four units, that law does not ap-
on the second oor of a build- was estimated to produce up to day) to handle the water ow that whole area, and this is go- ply here.
ing adjacent to the Laurel Ridge 8,750 gallons of water per day, from these four new apartments, ing to clean up this whole area.
Townhomes. ree of the apart- while 11 bedrooms would pro- according to information shared Everything that’s back there, the e Planning Board, while
ments would have three bed- duce up to 1,210 gallons. Some by the town. building is obviously dilapidated. recognizing the water-quality
rooms; one apartment would residents weren’t buying it, say- It doesn’t look good from any issue, voted to unanimously ap-
have two bedrooms. ing the restaurant was not always “From an impact perspective, point back in that back parking prove the plan.
open and was rarely at capacity. the proposed use is signi cantly lot… All I’m trying to do is up-
Following a public hearing at Additionally, the restaurant has reduced than the existing,” said grade this area.” “We want to go ahead with
its meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 21, been closed for nearly two years, Jan Johannessen, Lewisboro’s a decision but at the same time
the Lewisboro Planning Board meaning it has not been produc- town planner. e change in use from res- we’re urging the water district
approved the plan. taurant to residential is allowed and the Town Board to rectify
Several other residents who this quality issue,” said board
Prior to the board’s approval, spoke at the public hearing member Jerome Kerner.

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Joining them on the board is
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founder of the Jed Foundation, a
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“We are very excited to welcome
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chair of the Board of Directors of
Bedford Playhouse. “ e strong
leadership and perspectives that
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will preserve and strengthen our
outstanding community treasure.

ey possess the kind of expertise,
commitment, and energy that will
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 2022 TOWN CROSSING THE KATONAH LEWISBORO TIMES PAGE 5

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activities in the Children’s Room Friday, Jan. 7, 6-8 p.m. 2022 DATES (SUNDAYS)
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with their hands, Marie is o er- a typo—America’s oldest un-
ing “Small Group MakerSpace derclassmen a capella group,
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ARTIST FRANCES
PALMER ree local high school groups,
the Noteables and Treble Mak-
At 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 9, the ers from John Jay High School,
library is co-hosting a “Virtual and the Hackley School a capel-
Author Talk with Artist Fran- la group will join in on the fun.
ces Palmer.” Frances Palmer is a
renowned potter, entrepreneur, LAUGH OUT LOUD: “THIS IS
gardener, cook, photographer, SPINAL TAP”
and beekeeper. Her debut book,
“Life in the Studio: Inspirations Tuesday, Jan. 18, 7-9 p.m.
and Lessons on Creativity,” tells Laugh Out Loud presents
her story, in her own words and the prototypical mockumen-
images, distilling from her expe- tary, “ is Is Spinal Tap,” di-
riences lessons that will inspire rected by Rob Reiner and
a new generation of makers and starring Michael McKean,
entrepreneurs. Christopher Guest, and Harry
Shearer plus a host of guest
is Zoom presentation will stars (including Bedford’s own
be hosted by the Ruth Keeler Paul Sha er). Break out your
Memorial Library. Visit the Li- spandex, enjoy some drink
brary website to register for the
Zoom link.

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Domestic violence happens in Westchester; enter Hope’s Door

BY NICK TRUJILLO lence is present in the quiet com- victims to achieve safety, inde- chester. workshops by joining the Stu-
STAFF WRITER munities that make up northern pendence, and healing. It o ers
Westchester. a wide range of programs, re- Originally founded in 1980 dents Talking About Relation-
e double-murder/suicide of sources, client-centered counsel-
a Pound Ridge family in 2017 Enter Hope’s Door, the West- ing, and was the pilot agency to and known as the northern West- ships (STAR) club, an afterschool
opened many people’s eyes to a chester-based support organi- implement high-risk training in
horrifying truth: domestic vio- zation that is working to end every police department in West- chester shelter located in Pleas- group that gets involved with
domestic violence and empower
antville, Hope’s Door has grown Hope’s Door events and hosts

into a major resource for people events for their communities to

a ected by domestic violence in spread awareness about domestic

Westchester with its 24/7 con- violence. John Jay High School is

dential, bilingual hotline (888- one of many Westchester schools

438-8700), as well as an educa- that o er the STAR club, and

tor on healthy relationships for Hope’s Door is constantly re-

middle school and high school viewing feedback to garner more

students in the area through its student involvement.

teen prevention programs. e STAR club members are in-

organization currently has its vited to attend the annual Love

main o ce in Hawthorne, an of- Shouldn’t Hurt Teen Sympo-

ce in Ossining, and its Family sium. e event was put on hold

Justice Center in White Plains. by the Covid-19 pandemic but

“Speaking with students about has been held at the Westches-

teen dating abuse, what they can ter County Center and Sarah

tell their friends, what they can Lawrence College in previous

speak to their friends about, what years. e event draws students

boundaries look like, healthy and from all schools in which Hope’s

unhealthy relationships,” said Door has a presence, and features

Maya Lloyd, director of outreach presentations from STAR club

PHOTO COURTESY OF MAYA LLOYD and engagement. members, activities, breakout

Students at the annual Love Shouldn’t Hurt: Teen Symposium Hope’s Door has worked groups, and guest speakers.

within the Katonah-Lewisboro Hope’s Door places an empha-

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“We know dating is hap- children because children who

pening even younger, children grow up in a household with do-

are being exposed to di erent mestic violence are more likely to

things at a young age,” Lloyd either become abusers themselves

said. “We’re looking into moving or to get into an abusive relation-

into elementary schools as well ship,” Lloyd said. “ is is why we

because we know it starts young, try to start it younger because

especially if children are growing it’s as simple as letting someone

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HOPE trained or is being trained in the frame, there were nearly double they’re not doing that anymore. situation. Reporting domestic
use of the lethality assessment, the incidents reported in 2020 Everyone’s home working 24/7, violence in the smaller popula-
FROM PAGE 6 trauma information services, and (51) than there were in 2018 so there was that escalation in tion towns of northern West-
how to speak to victims. (26). Both towns saw decreases violence,” Lloyd said. “ e ver- chester can be more di cult due
Hope’s Door has successfully in arrests related to DIRs over bal abuse became worse, things to the secluded residential na-
implemented its educational “What happens is [police de- the two years, with Bedford go- escalate to physical abuse. And ture, which is why Hope’s Door
programs across the county partments send] us all of their ing from 12 arrests in 2018 to then people are like ‘OK, I need is working to reach those towns.
and has also impacted the way domestic incident reports and two arrests in 2020, and Lewis- help. ings are getting worse, it
Westchester’s police depart- their lethality assessment, and boro going from three arrests in wasn’t like this before, I need to “ at’s the main challenge.
ments handle domestic violence those are just a series of ques- 2018 to zero arrests in 2020. reach out and get help.’” We know that domestic violence
cases. Following the Pound tions that they ask the alleged is happening, we know what the
Ridge murder/suicide in 2017, victim on-scene,” Lloyd said. “It “ ere’s this misconception With the increase in violence, numbers says, but of course for
the Northern Westchester Risk really measures their risk of ho- that domestic violence isn’t re- Lloyd said there also came an so many reasons people don’t feel
Reduction Team (NWRRT) micide and escalated violence. ally happening to us, and yes the increase in disclosures and in- comfortable reporting it, wheth-
was founded with Hope’s Door Depending on what they answer police departments are smaller, crease in Westchester residents er they don’t know that there are
selected as a pilot agency for the yes to, we reach out to the victim you might not get as many do- becoming aware of the help and agencies out there that could
risk reduction program. after they speak with an advo- mestic incident reports in, but resources Hope’s Door can of- help them, or they feel as though
cate from Westchester Medical we know that there are cases fer them should they choose to they won’t get the help that they
e organization chaired Center.” happening [in northern West- attempt to leave their abusive need,” Lloyd said.
monthly meetings of the chester],” Lloyd said. “For our
NWRRT and provided a 24/7 e lethality assessment is clients that are from there, the PHOTO COURTESY OF MAYA LLOYD
crisis intervention and high- comprised of 11 questions to stories that they tell us of what
risk hotline, which has allowed help an o cer gauge the level of they’ve been through are some of Hope’s Door staff with State Senator Pete Harckham.
victims a way to safely share immediate danger the client and the most devastating stories that
information on their domestic their family are in. Lloyd said I’ve heard.”
violence situation. Pound Ridge that attempting to leave a do-
Chief of Police David Ryan, who mestic violence situation is when For the entirety of West-
worked on the Pound Ridge the alleged victim is in the most chester County, there were 409
case, was the main force behind danger, so Hope’s Door provides more DIRs reported in 2020
the creation of the NWRRT immediate assistance with crisis (10,977) than there were in 2018
and holds annual trainings with intervention, safety planning, (10,568), an increase of four per-
Westchester police departments emergency shelter, legal help, cent. Lloyd said this could be
on human tra cking and do- and other critical services. attributed to the stay-at-home
mestic violence situations. orders early in the pandemic,
According to data compiled with more potential abusive sit-
e police departments in the by the Westchester County Of- uations escalating into violence
towns of Bedford and Lewisboro due to the increased time spent
were two of the ve initial police ce for Women as of March at home.
departments to start training 2021, the number of domestic
in the risk reduction program, incident reports (DIR) in Bed- “A lot of our clients talk about
and every police department ford during 2018 (76) and 2020 most times their abuser would go
in Westchester has since been (73) remained relatively even. In out, they would go to work, but
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I got it wrong with my Scam slam
grandmother
In the rst few months of 2022, we I called AOL tech support and
In 2016, my grandmother died from will most likely be dodging vari- asked if this email was real or fake.
pulmonary brosis. ants of Covid-19, the u, the com- Tom, the tech support guy, was very
Knowing she had very little time left My wife is a trim, healthy woman in her mon cold, and strep throat. We will nice and said that it was a phishing
early 40s. Before COVID, we would take
a brisk one- to two-mile walk almost daily, have the additional scam email meant

onslaught of snow to get my personal

— we thought weeks, but realized it might even in the dead of winter. Now, more and ice and below- READING, information. He said
WRITING &
be just days — my wife than four months zero temperatures to to check the actual
navigate. ere are CHOCOLATE sender info where
and kids and I drove to her PUBLISHER’S after her getting sick
apartment in Poughkeep- MEMO with COVID, she perils all around us KIM the email said AOL
sie to visit her. still can’t walk 10
including internet KOVACH Info and, of course,

Before our visit, my BRETT steps without getting scams, identity theft, it was not sent from
Mom and aunt shared FREEMAN winded. She takes
their concern that if my medicine through a fake utility inspec- AOL at all but by

tors at the front door, some strange email

grandmother even caught nebulizer machine and annoying recorded telemarketing address: synandlil@...... e AOL

a minor cold, it could kill twice daily and car- calls at all hours of the day. tech support guy suggested that I

her. All the grandchildren ries a rescue inhaler, A few weeks ago, I received an email change my account password to be

were told to be very careful and not to visit which she uses frequently. from one of my adult students. He was safe (what? Now I have to remem-

if we had a sore throat or drippy nose or any Given my wife’s breathing problems, not currently enrolled in my writ- ber another password?). Of course, I

other possible symptoms. we’re all concerned that if she even caught ing classes, but his email stated that changed my password.

So, on my very last visit to see my grand- a cold now – let alone another variant of “he needed my help with something” According to the 2021 Identity

mother, my wife and I went inside, chitchat- COVID – it might send her to the hospi- and urged me “not to call him on the Fraud Study by Javelin Strategy &

ted with her from a distance and we kept tal. telephone.” is email sounded shy. Research, identity fraud cost Ameri-

our kids in the car. Given the warning of In the last four months, this has taken I contacted a mutual friend who said cans a total of $56 billion last year.

how vulnerable my grandmother was, I was a toll on our friendships with the outside that she received the same odd email. Identity theft scams caused consumers

completely paranoid about every slight ache world. Of course, friends all say that they She called our friend on the telephone to lose $43 billion through robocalls

and pain, and I was terri ed to go near her, understand, but texting and Zoom is not and learned that his email account had and phishing emails. Scammers use

as I didn’t want to be the one responsible for the same as seeing people in person, and I been hacked. spoo ng technology to impersonate

inadvertently killing her. In order to keep personally feel a bit disconnected. Yet the Two weeks after that, I received an the names of retail stores or the IRS.

her safe, I did not hug her goodbye. caution we have taken has been necessary email from a man named Frank. I do We’ve all heard about senior citizens

Sadly, she died a few days later from her to protect my wife. not know anyone named Frank, so I rushing out to buy thousands of dol-

underlying pulmonary condition, not from At the same time, I remain very sympa- moved the computer mouse above the lars in gift cards because scammers

any newly transmitted germs. In hindsight, thetic to friends and family members who sender’s name and learned that this threaten them pretending to be from

knowing now that it was her time to die, I are concerned that our country’s obsession email was actually sent from someone Social Security or the IRS. Millions of

would have stayed longer, brought my kids with safety comes at too great of a cost in named Mohammed. Of course, I did victims fell for these scams last year.

inside and I would have held her hand and terms of living our lives. not open the email or respond. With shopping online becoming so

hugged her tightly before I left. I’m sorry My 8-year-old son told me last week I have noticed that fake emails popular due to the pandemic, crimi-

that I deprived her of that physical con- that he has no memory of life before the contain a lot of questions and they nals also targeted payment methods

nection with her grandchildren and great- pandemic. Given that my own personal always need your help and attention including Apple Pay and Zelle. e

grandchildren, and I’m sorry that I deprived memories are somewhat fuzzy before I was immediately. Last week, an email study noted that 18 million consum-

my children of this memory. 8 years old, this is not shocking, but it’s from a woman I do not know named ers fell prey to scams targeting digital

At rst glance, the lesson is simple. We de nitely a bit sad. Marlene had a subject line: “A quick payment methods.

should not be so afraid of dying that we He wasn’t able to nish out his kinder- favor?” e rst line of her email said, Without even leaving the house,

don’t fully live, as each day could be our garten year in the spring of 2020. at “Hoping you are okay? I need help….” I feel like I am trying to fend o

last. In the case of my grandmother, I got it summer, we moved and changed school I deleted this email immediately. But a unscrupulous creeps who have learned

wrong. I should have hugged her. districts, so he and our daughter were busy, multi-tasking person might have how to in ltrate our homes through

With COVID, all of us face a similar never able to say a proper goodbye to all clicked on that email request. the technology we use every day. If

dilemma. For the rst 18 months of the their friends and teachers. Yesterday, I received an email from these nefarious hackers would only use

pandemic, through August, I was less In the past two years, my kids have seen AOL Member Info telling me that their technology expertise for more

afraid of COVID killing me than my wife very little of their aunts, uncles, cous- my email account on my cell phone positive endeavors, the world would be

killing me if I caught COVID. I’m sure ins, and one set of grandparents. For my would be discontinued by the next day a much better place.

many husbands can relate. And yet, irony mother-in-law and father-in-law, who are if I did not update my information

won out in my household. In August, my particularly vulnerable, this is bordering on immediately. e email sounded legit Kim Kovach is super careful

wife caught COVID. She had received tragic. is is two years of lost memories but why would they give me less than when checking her email. www.

both doses of the Moderna vaccine and she and lost experiences. 24 hours’ notice? kimkovachwrites.com

had been far more careful than me about I recognize how di cult it is to deter-

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Pleasures we took for granted

MUSINGS: a pleasing background. Unfor- tone of their voice. Although some of that stretch material in I vowed we would some-
PAST AND tunately, my craggy, wrinkled I sometimes called because I them. With constant dryer heat, how get together to exchange
PRESENT face, and slight double chin I needed some cheering up, I was they were a baggy mess. I had to Christmas gifts during that
could do nothing much about! often the one trying to make pay for a bag at the checkout as holiday season, however, so
MARILYN A. someone else feel a bit lighter. I there was no way I could carry I devised a plan that actu-
PELLINI Before the virus, most days must admit to a bit of talking to out so many jeans in my arms. I ally worked. I met my son and
I would try to go out to run myself, too. found trying them on in front of family partway between our
It hit full force in mid-March errands, attend a meeting, or my full-length mirror not nearly homes. We parked in the lot of
of 2020—Covid-19 that even meet a friend for lunch. Buying food was a constant, as satisfying as the vision you get a restaurant and did takeout.
is. With its arrival went so but there were so many new rules of yourself in the store. e joy of Connected by our phones on
many of life’s pleasures. Normally, at has all stopped and so did and regulations at supermarkets. buying new clothes was gone, and Bluetooth, we were able to eat
I would greet a family member dressing up attractively. I often It used to be a joy to browse the I only did it in a pinch or when and have a lively conversation.
with a kiss or hug, especially if stayed in my PJs all day, as did so aisles and shelves of the market, Christmas reared its head.
I had not seen them in a while. many others. e lockdown had as there always seemed to be en we exchanged gifts be-
As the virus put a vice-like grip gone on for just so terribly long a number of products you had My family always celebrated tween cars and held one up at a
on the whole of mankind, close that for my own sanity sometimes never seen or tried before. Now Christmas together, which was time, reading the tag aloud and
encounters evaporated. We had to I had to put on something a bit one needed an exact and precise truly fun. I would drive three then pulling back the wrapping.
stay at least six feet away from the decent, even if it was just to go list to check o aisle by aisle, hours to my son’s home and bring
other person and wear a mask if to the supermarket or to take a so you could get in and out in the Christmas Eve dinner with ere were the usual gasps of
they did not live in our immedi- ride in the fresh air. If I ran into record time. ere were staples me. Either I make a baked stu ed pleasure as we turned a dreary
ate household. someone I should have known, I you could not even get anymore, day into one of sunshine and
might not even recognize them and cleaning products were at a sh, or we have a special variety good cheer.
Most people who were used to with that huge mask covering premium. of pasta. Since I could not go to
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excessive and painful. So many slight or was o ended. We were time browsing, you could not it best to stay home. I ordered a able to keep connected with my
folks were either out of work all in this “ rst-time” dilemma try anything on. e dressing takeout meal of sole Francaise loved ones. Here’s to 2022! Let
temporally or fully, if their com- together. rooms were completely closed. and it was really delicious, but sit- us hope the New Year brings us
pany went out of business forever. I really needed some blue jeans. ting alone to eat on such a festive all good health! We will weather
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Shannon Nolan GIRLS BASKETBALL
Miranda Martin
John Jay falls
in opening
round of
tourney

BY RICH MONETTI
CONTRIBUTING WRITER

On Monday, Dec. 27, John Jay crossed state
lines for the Tyler Ugolyn Memorial Basket-
ball Tournament at Ridge eld High School
and hoped to steal a victory from the 4-0
Ridge eld Tigers. e rst half held the possi-
bility for a clean getaway. But John Jay couldn’t
cut into a 23-20 de cit at intermission, and a
55-40 defeat locked the Wolves out of a berth
in the nals.

At center, Cara Sheafe played big to start the
game. e senior got the put-back to open the
scoring, and after going baseline for a 6-2 lead,
she got two more from the foul line on another
attempted follow.

But John Jay stayed close by staying ahead
in the passing lanes. Mia Puccio hit Anna-
bel Brennan for a baseline drive, and Shan-
non Nolan’s penetration on the fast break put
Brooke Habinowski in the paint for the deuce.

Ridge eld then doubled down with four
straight by Anna Gillan, and a 12-6 lead had
the home team applying the pressure. On the
full-court press, the Tigers came up with the
steal, and Mia McGarrity converted the layup
for a 14-8 lead.

Undeterred, John Jay closed the rst quar-
ter’s scoring and opened the second-period
tally on the heels of Annabel Brennan. e
guard drew the foul on the fast break for one
of two, and her second-period baseline drive
made the score 14-11.

But more work inside by Sheafe gave Ridge-
eld breathing room again. O Maya Rubio’s
feed, the senior got inside for a layup and then
got one on the line on a missed put-back with
4:56 left in the half.
Siovhan Moroney added another from the
line for an 18-11 lead, so the Wolves dug in.
Brennan got two from the line on a serious
scrum underneath, and Habinowski got the
put back on Brennan’s missed layup to close
the gap to three.
John Jay would close the gap to 20-19 with
a jumper by Nolan, and a Brennan layup o a
feed from Puccio. Even so, Ridge eld would
not relinquish, and the lead opened to 23-19
on a Harley Zins’ three.
Miranda Martin’s foul shot did close the
halftime scoring, but intermission’s end pro-
vided no respite for John Jay. Rubio took a
Euro step spin to the basket for a 25-20 lead,
and after Sheafe took the inbound for an easy
layup, Rubio went coast to coast on the steal.

e lead eventually grew to 38-25 on Kate
Dowd’s roll to the hoop with two minutes left
in the third, and there was no catching up for
the 3-3 Wolves.

On Wednesday, Dec. 29, John Jay lost to
Newtown, 45-29.

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VRaorsuitnydup Harvey Sports Roundup

CAVS FALL SHORT IN Jaenisch collected the rebound to turn it around,” he added. leading 20-11.
MATCHUP WITH HOCKEY
LEAGUE RIVAL and put the Cavs on the board. Senior RC Ciunys put up 24 e third quarter was not any

BY RICH MONETTI Harvey’s varsity hockey team, e Cavs were unable to mount points by halftime to lead his kinder to the Cavs as they were
CONTRIBUTING WRITER the reigning champion of the
Fairchester Athletic Association another chance in the last mo- Harvey teammates. He added outscored 13-8 with King wid-
Boys and Girls (FAA), su ered a tough 2-1 loss
Bowling Wednesday, Dec. 15, to league ments of the game. only three more points in the ening the de cit to lead 33-19.
rival King School at Stamford
On Wednesday, Dec. 22, Twin Rinks in Connecticut. e nal shots on goal for the second to nish with 27. Senior e fourth quarter was more
the boys and girls bowling
teams were both in action at It was a game that saw great game were 62 for King to 19 for Jayden Kass of Katonah also evenly matched as Harvey and
Cortlandt Lanes. individual and team e orts on
both teams. Superb goalkeeping Harvey. e Cavaliers drop to hit double digits in scoring. He King traded buckets as each
e girls nished 2021 by Katonah’s Jake Hellinger kept
with an unblemished, unde- Harvey in the game as the senior 1-2 overall. e season will re- put up 14 points for Harvey. team scored eight points.
feated record. Finishing o captain turned away 60 shots on
Panas, they are now 7-0 on goal. Harvey’s lone goal, scored sume in January after the win- Sophomore Stepan Romenskiy Junior Kira Ortega was high
the season and have a point by Jordan Jaenisch, came with
standing of 49-0. just a minute to play in the rst ter break when the Cavs host chipped in eight. scorer for Harvey with 17
period.
Kiera Ellison led the way Wooster Jan. 7. e Cavs, who fall to 1-1 points. Her fellow captain, se-
with game-high scores of Hellinger turned aside rush
164, 157, and 152, and a after rush, wave after wave, on the young season, were not nior Sophia Marcos Munoz
match-high series of 473. In frustrating the King forwards
addition, Zoey Feldman had throughout the game. While HARVEY BOYS LOSE AT back in action until after the chipped in eight points. Junior
a 140 and Stephanie Halsey most of the game was played
a 129, and the Wolves are in Harvey’s defensive end, the HOME IN BASKETBALL holiday break when they trav- Juliet Jaques of Goldens Bridge
looking forward to starting Cavaliers looked to counterat-
the new year with matches tack. King’s defense did a solid Harvey’s boys’ varsity basket- eled to Trumbull, Connecticut, displayed steady ball-handling
against Hen Hud and North job of backchecking, limiting the
Salem. o ensive opportunities of the ball team ended the 2021 por- Wednesday, Jan. 5, to take on and strong defense.
Cavaliers.
Unfortunately, the boys tion of the fall schedule on a HVAL rival Christian Heritage Harvey coach Michael Duig-
were missing their top three Harvey’s defensive core of Jor-
bowlers versus Yorktown on dan Freund, Spencer Whitman, sour note, losing 87-58 at home School. nan, making his debut as the
Wednesday and fell 2,078- Anthony Galtieri, and Daniel
1,813. A 7-0 shootout, they Gittleman limited King’s tran- Wednesday, Dec. 15, to a strong varsity head coach, saw some
still got a great performance sitional o ense throughout the
from Connor Leska-Kent. course of the game, and they Storm King School. HARVEY GIRLS DROP good things from his team in
He had high games of 199, played physically in front of their
192, and 170 and a match- own net. When mistakes were e visiting Cougars from SEASON OPENER their rst game. “We played
high series of 561. e boys made, Hellinger was there to
are now 4-3 overall and have make a save. Cornwall-on-Hudson dominat- Harvey’s girls’ varsity basket- strong mam-to man-defense
a point standing of 29-20.
e Cavaliers continued to be ed Harvey throughout most of ball team had some ne mo- which led to transition points,”
ey will face North Salem plagued by the inability to make
rst when Winter Break ends. plays coming out of their own the game, leading by 17 at half- ments in their season opener Coach Duignan said. “As the
end and poor in-zone coverage.
Boys Hockey Both goals the Vikings scored time with a 52-35 advantage and Friday, Dec. 10, but the King girls get more familiar with
were the result of Harvey for-
On Monday, Dec. 27, wards allowing King’s defense- outscoring the Cavs by 12 in the School Vikings prevailed, hand- their teammates our o ense will
John Jay traveled to the Ice men to jump into the play. King
Hutch in Mount Vernon and scored at the end of the rst pe- second half to secure the victory. ing the Cavaliers a 41-27 loss on improve greatly as this was our
got themselves involved in a riod after a defenseman passed
high-scoring a air versus the the puck to a forward on the Harvey head coach Denis Ar- their home court. rst game,” added the coach.
Lancaster Legends. back post. e puck de ected
o a skate and went in. Early in nautovic said a di cult rst half Harvey kept pace with King Harvey did not play again un-
Lancaster jumped out to the second period a King defen-
a 3-0 rst-period lead. But seman moved into the slot, un- made it tough for Harvey to keep with relentless defense in the til after the winter break when
John Jay didn’t give in, and on touched, and deposited a second
two second-period goals by goal. the score close. “In the rst half, rst quarter and the Vikings the Cavs hosted HVAL rival
PJ DeNoia and a goal each by
Scott MacDonald and Col- “Jake was the reason we were we struggled in trying to beat the managed only a three-point Christian Heritage School on
man Rice, the Wolves closed in the game,” said Harvey coach
the gap to 5-4. However, Alex Morse.“He gave us a chance pressure, which resulted in easy lead. e second quarter was Wednesday, Jan. 5.
Lancaster scored the rst to win.” Coach Morse hopes the
four goals to open the third, squad can gure out ways to re- baskets and a big lead,” the coach another story, however, as King
and goals by Steven Spaziani, duce the pressure on Hellinger in
Doug Styles, and Anthony front of the net. “As a collective said. “In the second half, we built upon the 9-6 rst-quarter is article was prepared by the
Protomastro had John Jay unit. we have to do more to make
coming up short by a score of his unbelievable e orts stand made a run, but it wasn’t enough lead and went into halftime Harvey School.
9-7. up,” said Coach Morse.
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE HARVEY SCHOOL
John. Jay followed up the Harvey avoided a shutout
loss with a 7-0 victory over out when Indy Wright, Gittle- Katonah’s Jayden Kass secures a rebound in Harvey’s season-opening victory against Masters on Dec. 13.
Mamaroneck at the Ice man, and Jaenisch teamed up to
Hutch on Tuesday, Dec. 28. score the late goal with just over
Coleman Rice led the way a minute to play to cut the lead
with two goals and Erin in half. After winning a battle in
Samuelson had 22 saves in the o ensive zone, Wright found
the shutout. Gittleman at the point for a shot.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 2022 LEISURE THE KATONAH LEWISBORO TIMES PAGE 17

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GUEST got this fund established, you • DON’T OVERREACT TO THE WHY DO WE
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We were still feeling SAVINGS. accommodate the rise in in ation,
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set some New Year’s resolutions. ing the pandemic, according the nancial markets in the short
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why not make some nancial contributions to your IRA and the news of the day. Instead, stick
resolutions, too? your 401(k) or other employer- with a strategy that’s appropriate
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