The Somers Record 02.25.21

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Student named Coca-Cola State reps weigh in on
Scholar Regional Finalist nursing home controversy
Nitin Seshadri chosen for next level in
prestigious scholarship program Attorney general’s report said deaths
were ‘underreported’
Somers High School senior Nitin Ses-
hadri has been named a Regional Finalist for Nitin Seshadri BY BRIAN MARSCHHAUSER “no undercount” in the total number of
the Coca Cola Scholars Program, moving to CONTRIBUTING EDITOR deaths. e health department has always
at SHS and being a part of the Tusker Times “publicly reported the number of fatalities
nal round, which would include a $20,000 school newspaper, the cross-country and State legislators may rein in Governor within hospitals irrespective of the resi-
college scholarship. track teams, and National and Math Honor Andrew Cuomo’s executive powers in dence of the patient,” he said in a January
Societies has helped me better understand the wake of a report that determined his 28 statement.
“Nitin was recently named our Salutato- how to serve my community. Being recog- administration “underreported” COVID-
rian for the Class of 2021,” said Mark Bayer, nized as a regional nalist validates my e orts 19-related nursing-home deaths by e attorney general’s report “is only re-
principal of Somers High School. “He is an throughout high school to serve those in my approximately 50 percent. ferring to the count of people who were in
excellent student who has not only excelled community and beyond,” says Seshadri. “It nursing homes but transferred to hospitals
in all of his studies, but also puts his talents motivates me to do even more.” Data obtained from surveying 62 nurs- and later died,” Zucker continued. “ at
to use in a variety of volunteer opportunities. ing homes, a roughly 10 percent sample of does not in any way change the total count
Nitin has received numerous awards for his SEE SCHOLARSHIP PAGE 14 total facilities across the state, suggests that of deaths but is instead a question of allo-
outstanding achievement and dedication to “many nursing home residents died from cating the number of deaths between hos-
his studies and is very well-deserving of this COVID-19 in hospitals after being trans- pitals and nursing homes.”
honor.” ferred from their nursing homes,” which
was not re ected in the state’s accounting e scrutiny over the state’s handling of
A volunteer at Somers Library,the Somers of COVID-19 deaths, the attorney gen- nursing homes is nothing new. On March
Library Foundation, and the Indian Coun- eral’s o ce said last month. 25, the state Department of Health con-
cil for Child Welfare, Seshadri was among troversially mandated that nursing homes
1,609 Semi nalists who were selected from For example, at a nursing home in Yor- must not deny readmission to residents
over 99,000 initial applicants. He is now ktown Heights, zero in-facility patient “based on a con rmed or suspected diag-
one of just 250 students who have moved deaths were reported throughout the pan- nosis of COVID-19.” A new policy was
to the nal selection phase, regional inter- demic. However, on Feb. 10, in compliance announced on May 10, saying a hospital
views. After these interviews are conducted with a State Supreme Court ruling, the cannot discharge a patient to a nursing
in late February, 150 of the Regional Final- state reported that six residents died outside home unless they test negative for the virus.
ists will be designated as Coca-Cola Schol- of the facility between May and January.
ars in March and will each receive a $20,000 In a private virtual meeting earlier this
scholarship and participate in the Coca-Cola But to Dr. Howard Zucker, New York’s month with state legislators, Melissa
Scholars Leadership Development Institute. Health Commissioner, the AG’s report DeRosa, a top aide to Cuomo, said the
was not a revelation of conspiracy. If any-
“Somers High School and the community thing, he said, the report proved there was SEE NURSING HOMES PAGE 14
have been a great source of inspiration for
me,” says Seshardri. “Interacting with people

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The Staff Bank closing its locations inside Stop & Shop

EDITORIAL TEAM BY CAROL REIF traditional bank branches located also a branch in the Peekskill Stop years using a phased approach,” it
TOM WALOGORSKY
EDITOR: 914-302-5830 STAFF WRITER within 5 miles of the targeted su- & Shop and a free-standing bank in announced late last month. “Con-
[email protected]
BRIAN MARSCHHAUSER permarkets. Mount Kisco. versations are ongoing and positive,
SPORTS EDITOR: 914-302-5628
[email protected] People’s United Bank plans to e bank operates 140 Stop & PUB, a subsidiary of People’s and additional details will be com-

ADVERTISING TEAM phase out its in-store branch con- Shop locations,56 in New York and United Financial Inc., said the municated well in advance.”
PAUL FORHAN
tracts with Stop & Shop supermar- 84 in Connecticut. cost-cutting move won’t immedi- In its message to customers on
(914) 806-3951
[email protected] kets. ere is a Stop & Shop branch ately impact customers because “the Jan. 21, the bank noted that on-

BRUCE HELLER e company said that, in most in Somers Commons, a shopping exit will not begin immediately.” line and mobile banking has made
(914) 486-7608
[email protected] cases, customers will be able to use center in Baldwin Place. ere is e change will “occur over several physical bank branches redundant.

LISA KAIN Not renewing its contracts with
(201) 317-1139
[email protected] Stop & Shop will give it greater
CORINNE STANTON
(914) 760-7009 nancial resources for investing in
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digital products, the message read.
JAY GUSSAK
(914) 299-4541 People’s United Chairman and
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JENNIFER CONNELLY CEO Jack Barnes thanked Stop &
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SHELLEY KILCOYNE tion, partnership, and teamwork in
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Recent acquisitions, Barnes add-
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traditional branches,”he said.
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Shovel for safety

Snowy conditions wreak havoc on area service vehicles

BY CAROL REIF
STAFF WRITER

Ice and snow-choked driveways are more

than just a nuisance to the operators of de-

livery trucks and other service vehicles; they

can be real threats to public safety, say local

rst responders.

“Basically, if our equipment is stuck at

the bottom of an 800- or 1,000-foot-long

driveway, someone’s house could burn

down,” warned Croton Falls volunteer re-

ghter Bob Daros.

No one shivering in the Hudson Val-

ley last week needed to consult the latest

meteorological reports to know that this

February has been one of the snowiest and

coldest in decades. No matter how valiantly

folks tried to plow or shovel out, the white

stu kept mounting until it literally had no

place to go.

To top it o , the relentlessly frigid tem-

peratures turned u y piles into concrete-

like barricades. at meant that, as long and

winding drives got narrower and narrower,

the harder they were to negotiate. Daros

knows just how dangerous that can be.

e co-owner of a North Salem fuel

oil and propane company, he was trying

to make it up an improperly cleared drive PHOTO COURTESY OF WARREN LUCAS
in Pound Ridge recently when his truck A garbage truck skidded off of Titicus Road.
got hung up on a frozen hump and nearly

overturned.“It was the worst predicament I set” residents bombarded his email with

think I’ve ever been in,” he recalled. pleas for help. Some of them claimed they

irty-two-ton garbage trucks aren’t had called the carter multiple times, but Improperly cleared driveways have led
great under these kinds of conditions either. were rarely able to get through. to several vehicles getting stuck.

North Salem Supervisor Warren J. Lu- Lucas, citing a “communication prob-
cas said last week that his o ce had got- lem” between the carter and residents, said PHOTO COURTESY OF BOB DOROS

ten a lot of complaints from residents, some he’d been assured the customer support is-

of whose refuse or recyclables hadn’t been sues will be resolved. However, that doesn’t

picked up in weeks. mean local folks aren’t responsible for mak- skies clear and highway crews have done slope to the house. Meanwhile, crews had

e carting company told Lucas that it ing sure private roads and driveways are their thing. to lug heavy ladders, hoses, and other re-

wasn’t able to service certain private roads properly cleared. Usually, it’s not a major problem. But one ghting equipment up the hill. “ at was a

or homes that had driveway pickup if they Lucas said that while small delivery week after the infamous Groundhog Day lot of work,” he said.

weren’t “plowed properly.” trucks might be able to struggle through, storm dumped close to two feet of snow on Fire ghters felt “lucky” to be able to

One truck was able to make a pickup garbage trucks are wider - and more top- the region, folks were still digging out. contain the situation as quickly as they did,

at an historic estate o Titicus Road only heavy. It was a frigid Tuesday night when but “if there had been more re, it would

to slide and land in a snowbank while at- Oil trucks and garbage trucks are about Somers re ghters got a call about a chim- have been a disaster for the family,”Mackey

tempting to make a turn back on to the 7 feet wide, but large re trucks, such as ney re in the southwest part of town. added.

main byway. “ e issue was that garbage tankers, can be more than 8 feet wide. Tire When crews got there, they discovered Medical emergencies are another thing

trucks are terrible in the snow,” Lucas said. chains could help, but they tend to “destroy a very long, steep, and not well-plowed, altogether.When someone is having a heart

Five of the carter’s trucks had had to be the roadways,” Lucas added. driveway. ey “couldn’t get anywhere attack, or a stroke, delaying the ambulance’s

towed in the previous two weeks. Lucas According to Somers Fire Chief Jon close”to the scene with the main apparatus, arrival by even a minute can mean the dif-

insisted the town has had “a great relation- Mackey, treacherous road conditions are Mackey said. ference between life and death. at’s why

ship” with the carter and residents love the nothing new. e re department uses Fortunately, they did have a smaller keeping driveways as free of snow and ice as

company’s employees. However, Lucas felt chains on the tires of its trucks when it’s pumper truck with four-wheel drive that humanly possible is crucial. “Help us help

he had to step in after “understandably up- actively snowing, but takes them o once was able to power its way up the slippery you,” Mackey advised.

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ZBA puts a cap on Somers man’s flock

BY CAROL REIF few chickens in his Lake Road bunch o’ birds: hens, roosters, erty size requirements and get a their pool all last summer because

STAFF WRITER home’s backyard. ducks and two turkeys, the Zon- special use permit, they can have the rooster would “suddenly start

Located in an R-80 zone, the ing Board of Appeals was told up to 18. to crow and upset or surprise her

A Somers retiree’s pandemic abode sits across the road from Tuesday, Jan. 19. Roosters are strictly verboten. and she’d go into AFib.” (AFib is

project apparently has ru ed a Amawalk Reservoir, home to According to the town code, Turkeys aren’t speci ed one way an irregular or rapid heartbeat.)

few feathers. fowl of the wild, not domestic, residents can only harbor six or the other in the code’s lan- e number of Lee’s waterfowl

As an “experiment” last spring, kind—namely geese, swan, and small farm animals such as guage. also became an issue.

Albert Lee put up fencing and Mallards, a dabbling duck. chickens, ducks, geese, pigeons After recently giving away his “One duck, a couple of ducks,

a shelter and started keeping a Lee has since accumulated a and rabbits. If they meet prop- roosters, Lee was left with 17 quacking is cute. But when you

and was before the ZBA seeking have a lot of them, and they get

a special use permit that would agitated or ustered, the noise

bring him into compliance. can become annoying,” Jones

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In the beginning, nobody presence, but when in a place

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an avid gardener who has lived sometimes quack all night.

quietly for a quarter-century, was “No one else has any com-

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but they can also vocalize at ing a “distress signal” because al-

two months. Besides keeping lowing Lee to increase his avian

the hens—a-hem—happy, they family represents “a serious inva-

guard their ock from predators sion of our privacy.”

such as foxes, hawks, and rac- Jones, insisting he has “nothing

coons. against Mr. Lee,” noted that his

Nature’s alarm clock, roosters family has also been impacted by

tell everyone when to get up and the pandemic.

when to head back to the roost. “I’ve been out of work since it

ey are bred to be—liter- started, which means we’re home

ally —the cock of the walk; they more and we would like to be

don’t su er rivals gladly and, be- able to sit in our backyard and

ing territorial and protective, they have the peace and quiet that

This winter, take will frequently attack each other. we’ve had for the rst 14 years
Sometimes even the hens end up when he (Lee) was a very quiet,

comfort in our care. as collateral damage. lovely neighbor. And we are, in

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Thursday, February 25, 2021 OPINION The Somers Record – Page 11

Can you bark a few bars?

TRACY not show up on our Spotify playlist. middle-aged woman with too much time elephant makes when he trumpets and a
BECKERMAN Many years went by and there didn’t on her hands would do. piano blowing up.

My dog is not a big fan of heavy seem to be anything else that caught his I bought a harmonica. Before I even got to the end, the dog
metal music. He doesn’t mind ear. But then one day a Bruce Springsteen I thought, how hard could this be. It’s had run out of the room.
a few bars of country music song came on and Bruce wailed away on only got 10 holes. at’s nine holes more
and he seems to appreciate jazz and clas- the harmonica. My dog Monty came run- than a kazoo, which I play very well, So, apparently, my dog doesn’t, in fact,
sical, although he is indi erent to opera. ning in from another room and stopped so the odds were good I’d be a natural. like harmonica playing.
dead in his tracks. He actually seemed to Con dent in my ability to pick up things
But strangely, oddly, and most un- be listening to the song. I thought maybe quickly, I watched a short YouTube He likes GOOD harmonica playing.
doglike, he really, really seems to like it was because he was a Jersey dog and video called, “How to play a harmonica
anything that features… Springsteen is a Jersey guy. But as soon as in 10 minutes,” and then I picked up Tracy Beckerman is embarking on a new
the harmonica part stopped, Monty lost my harmonica and blew. Shockingly, adventure as an empty nester! Now, instead
A harmonica. interest, laid down, and went to sleep. the resulting sound was not a melodic of being “Lost in Suburbia,” she is “Lost in
Yes, a harmonica. Not a banjo, or a convergence of musical notes. It was, Midlife.” Life is just as funny… but with
cello, or even a French horn. e dog I was abbergasted at this realization, instead, a convergence of the sound an a lot less laundry. For more midlife humor,
knows what he likes and what he likes is but I realized I needed to do true scientif- you can follow her on Facebook at facebook.
the harmonica. ic study to test my hypothesis. So, I put com/LostinsuburbiaFanPage.
When he was a puppy he liked any on “Piano Man.” Billy Joel is not from
song that featured the word, “Hey!” New Jersey, so I thought this would be a
Maybe he thought the singer was call- good way to rule out New Jersey artists.
ing him? Maybe he thought there was Once again, when the harmonica started
somehow a treat involved? Who knows? up, the dog’s head shot up in the air.
But whenever he heard the word “hey”
in a song, he would come running into Since we had not, to my knowledge,
the room and perk his ears up. It didn’t played a lot of songs with harmonicas
work if I said it. Only if someone sang it. in them before, it was possible this was
I was hoping if we could nd someone just something new that caught his
to sing the phrase, “No, don’t pee on the attention. Kind of like how I feel when
oor,” it might have helped with the I see a new pair of shoes. Was it indeed
housebreaking. But alas, that phrase did a passing fancy or was the dog sud-
denly taking an interest in mouth blown
instrumentation? He was a retriever and
they like to have things in their mouths,
after all.

I thought it might be fun to indulge
the dog’s interest, so I did what any sane,

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2021 Anniversaries

JUST eca Falls, New York at the “It’s Fun Facts by Jo Ann
JO ANN A Wonderful Life” Museum in
December. Flapper women referred to engagement rings as handcuffs.
JO ANN
FRANCELLA • is year will mark the January 10, 1946. e United and objects at the Smithsonian. gratitude and friendship from
50th anniversary of Fiddler Nations now has 193 member • Also in August, the Na- France. e Statue of Liberty is
Here is more of a reason on the Roof, which rst hit nations. a symbol of freedom.
to be thrilled that we the stage in 1964, yubby dibby tional Park Service will cel-
have entered 2021; sev- dibby dibby dibby dum! • 2021 marks the 125th ebrate its 105th anniversary. • Lastly, 2021 is the 120th
eral milestone anniversaries will anniversary of the rst mod- President Woodrow Wilson anniversary of the rst Nobel
take place. Here’s what we can • Willy Wonka and the ern Olympics held in Athens, created the system to protect Peace Prize. Alfred Nobel died
look forward to: Chocolate Factory, starring Greece in 1896. At that time, and preserve America’s natural in 1896 and left funds to create
Gene Wilder, premiered 50 there were only 241 athletes landscape. Nobel Prizes which include
• e 110th anniversary years ago in 1971. competing in 43 events. Today, physics, chemistry, medicine,
of Ziegfeld Follies. Florenz over 11,000 athletes compete • Forty years ago Sandra Day literature and peace. ese
Ziegfeld founded the Ameri- • On August 1, MTV will in 339 events. O’Connor became the rst prizes have been given on De-
can company which featured celebrate 40 years of 24-hour woman to serve as a judge on cember 10 since 1901.
showgirls, elaborate production music videos. • e Smithsonian founded the Supreme Court.
numbers, dance and musical by James Smithson will cel- Besides being hopeful for a
performances. • Walt Disney would turn ebrate its 175th anniversary • 2021 will mark the 120th peaceful, healthy year, let’s also
120 years old this year. He was in August. e Institution is a anniversary of the rst barrel be proud of the many accom-
• It will be the anniversary a pioneer of American anima- museum and research complex ride down Niagara Falls by plishments from the past. Wel-
of Wonder Woman, who made tion and the founder of the of 19 museums and galleries Annie Edson Taylor, a 63 year come 2021 and may we always
her rst comic book appear- happiest place on earth. and the National Zoologi- old schoolteacher. have a reason to celebrate.
ance 80 years ago. cal Park. ere are nearly 155
• Prince Philip will turn 100 million works of art, specimens • e beautiful Statue of [email protected]
• It’s A Wonderful Life has years old on June 10. He has Liberty was dedicated 135
been enjoyed by several genera- spent almost 70 of those years years ago. It was a gift of
tions, and there will be a 75th married to Queen Elizabeth II.
anniversary celebration in Sen-
• Utah will celebrate its
125th anniversary of becoming
a state in 1896.

• e United Nations held its
rst meeting of 51 nations on

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Why I teach people how to write

LINDA SPEAR and evocatively in her precise
GUEST COLUMNIST prose.

As a non-traditional teacher, is is the thing about writ-
the title above has always ing: it’s a part of everyone’s
dogged my teaching experi- life, not just the domain of a
ence. I even go so far as to few so-called authors. What
refer to myself as a “facilitator” I’ve learned about writing is
rather than a “teacher” so as that it is a phenomenal expe-
not to mislead anyone that I rience by which we humans
am properly credentialed or process our understanding
degreed. I have plenty of each, of the meaning of life. is
just not those that the vener- ability shows up in each of us
able institution of American in di erent ways, but it is as
Education prefers. much a part of our nature as
expressive beings as thinking
I teach anyway, and it is one and speaking. For me it is af-
of the things I do to create a
writing life. I have taught stu- rmed, semester after semes-
dents from pre-kindergarten ter, workshop after workshop,
to retirement age in informal student after student.
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something exciting and pro-
found in one form or another.
One year, a reticent student
sat quiet, respectfully passing
up opportunities to read from
her work until the afternoon
she read about the day she
was sick and injured during
a battle in the Iraqi war. e
class was speechless, and I
couldn’t believe her bravery.

Last fall, a seemingly timid
woman, who immediately pro-
fessed being a complete novice
at writing, began surprising us
all with her raw and heartfelt
prose about the di culties
and challenges in her life.
She spared no one, primarily
herself.

She emailed me after the
class was over and thanked me
for - well, I’ll be honest with
you - I have no idea what she
thanked me for. I didn’t do
anything; it was all her. Her
life, her words, her voice. She
wrote me again about a month
later - another e-mail with an
attachment. She wanted to
tell me that she had contin-
ued to observe our Monday
afternoon class period as her
writing time each week and
sent along some of her latest
work. Again, it was an amaz-
ing expression of thought
and experience worded easily

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District has plan to bring NURSING HOMES (D-New York) con rmed that there is an
students back full time FROM PAGE 1
ongoing federal investigation into Cuomo’s

handling of nursing homes during the pan-

administration “froze” with regard to data demic. e state senate is also launching an

requests because of concerns about a po- investigation.

tential federal investigation. en-President Burdick said he will await the results

Donald Trump pounced on the controver- of these investigations before making any

BY CAROL REIF remotely can continue, Blanch said. sial March 25 mandate and had been using judgement.

STAFF WRITER Next steps include partially reconvening the topic as a “political football,” DeRosa “I think we need to get those facts,” he

the district’s Reentry Task Force to develop said, and the state was concerned the data said.“We need to nd out what occurred.”

Somers schools want to bring their older and review new protocols and procedures. “would be used against us.” Adding fuel to the re, Assemblyman

students back full time, but there are several When all the targets have been met, the State Sen. Peter Harckham (D-South Ron Kim (D-Brooklyn) said last week

“critical targets”that must be reached rst,lo- district will bring older students back in Salem), in an interview with e Somers that he received a “threatening” phone call

cal educators say. phases—seventh- and eighth-graders rst, Record, said the governor’s administration from Cuomo after speaking out against his

Among those are getting at least 80 per- then high school students. was not acting “in good faith” in its report- administration’s handling of nursing homes.

cent of school district employees vaccinated Blanch acknowledged that the change has ing of the data. Cuomo has denied Kim’s version of events.

against COVID-19, according to Superin- emotional as well as physical aspects. Educa- “I think by the governor’s own words, Harckham, who served in Cuomo’s ad-

tendent Dr. Raymond Blanch. tors are focusing their e orts on helping chil- they didn’t provide enough data or transpar- ministration from 2015 to 2018, was sworn

e district is working with CVS Phar- dren “re-acclimate.” ency,”Harckham said. in by the governor when he was elected to

macy to provide shots “as soon as they be- Somers is working with other districts to Both houses of the state legislature are the state senate. He said that he has never

come available,”he said Wednesday, Feb. 10. adapt its practices “during this challenging discussing this week potentially reining had a conversation of that nature with

Some employees have already gotten their time,” he said, adding: “As we have learned in Cuomo’s executive powers, which were Cuomo.

vaccines through other organizations. throughout the pandemic, information and bestowed upon the governor early on in the “I spoke with him [last] week,” Harck-

e district also intends to increase screen- circumstances can change rapidly.” pandemic. But, Harckham said, legislators ham said. “We had a very good conversa-

ing for the coronavirus within the schools. It It will also continue to follow the guidance must be “careful what they wish for,” as tion on a number of issues. I read the same

has ordered more kits and plans to randomly of health experts. stripping executive powers in a pandemic reports. at’s just not been my experience.

test more students once they become avail- While there is no “speci c date” for the could back re. At the very least, he said, at doesn’t mean we always agree. We

able. repatriation of the older students, the district “the legislature needs to have a seat at the certainly don’t on policy. But they’ve always

Blanch urged parents to log into their plans to hold Q&A sessions for faculty, sta table so we’re not hearing about things after been professional phone calls.”

“Parent Square” account and ll out a con- and families once it has “a better estimate on” the fact.” is week, the senate was expected to

sent form. when that might be. If the legislature takes no action, the law pass a package of bills aimed at improving

It also plans to continue its current sanitiz- Referring to a year lled with “adaptation, that granted Cuomo’s executive powers will situations in nursing homes. Harckham

ing procedures and to install desktop barriers, exibility, and reassessment,”Blanch said the expire on April 30. said he’s particularly concerned about sta -

or acrylic sneeze guards. district’s priorities have centered on “safety “We have a choice,” said Assemblyman ing levels.

Somers’s students in kindergarten through and clear communication.” Chris Burdick (D-Bedford), “whether to “ at’s the kind of positive action we

sixth grade have been in school full time since “Our students will soon be celebrating the just let it lapse, or do we take action before need to be taking. Not be part of the bomb

the fall semester. e district plans to main- 100th day of this school year, an impressive then? ere’s no question in my mind that throwing,” Harckham said. “Now is the

tain that model for the rest of the school year. number given the hurdles we faced before we need to take a hard look at that.” time to focus on the work at hand and not

Students who have already opted to learn school started in the fall,”his message read. Last week, U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand contribute to the toxic atmosphere.”

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Exercises to improve posture and body movement

Welcome back to my “Muscle Function Testing” GUEST mostly of the extensors are fore working on strengthening
guest corner. As an (1983), he explains that muscles CORNER prone to weaken and lengthen the postural muscles);
experienced physical contain tonic (red bers) and when not in use.
therapist, I provide guidance phasic (white bers) and how LIZE • Strengthen the weak phasic
to our readers to get our bod- these bers of each group work LUBBE During this COVID slump, muscles (no stretching re-
ies into a better alignment and in balance to function to- when we sit too much, we get quired); and
balanced posture. gether. Some muscles have both required; they are the sprinters into a slouched, hunchback
tonic and phasic characteristics and heavy weight lifters of our posture: our head in a forward • Lift the ribcage and use the
To provide a better posture, depending on what our body body. position, shoulders rounded, diaphragm for deep breathing.
stability and movement of our movements require of them. dropped ribcage, arched lower
bodies, we rely on our muscu- Our bodies are dynamic sys- back and belly protruding. As Here are some tips on how to
loskeletal system. Our muscu- e tonic (or more commonly tems. We are designed to move. a result, it becomes di cult stretch and strengthen the two
loskeletal system consists of the called “postural”) muscles con- To that end, our postural and to straighten and lengthen groups of muscles:
skeleton (bones), muscles, joints, sist mostly of the slow twitch- phasic muscles work together to our spine in a good elongated
tendons, ligaments, cartilage ing bers that provide the spine keep our musculoskeletal system posture. is is caused by the STRETCHING EXERCISES
and other connective tissue. with good stability to elongate in balance. e postural muscles postural muscles tightening up HOLD FOR 30 SECONDS
In this article, I will highlight and maintain a good posture, (such as the neck exors, hip and the phasic muscles getting
the more than 600 muscles in assist in taking a long walk and weaker. It can further result in • Doorway stretches with arm
our body—and speci cally the keep us balanced. e postural exors (psoas), pectoralis, biceps joint instability, neck and back on up in high “V” to stretch the
skeletal muscles that are under muscles are aerobic or oxygen and hamstrings) are mostly the pain, lack of energy due to chest, and then slowly rotate
our voluntary control. based and have great endurance; shallow breathing and a gen- neck from side to side
they are the marathon runners exors of our body and prone eral feeling of fatigue and even
Dr. Vladimir Janda, a neurol- of our body. e phasic muscles, to shorten and tighten up. e depression. • Lie on back with knees bent
ogist and rehabilitation special- in contrast, contain high density phasic muscles (such as the ab- and passively release the psoas,
ist, was a pioneer in examining of fast twitching bers and are dominals, glutes, shoulder blade To get our body back in bal- as you exhale with diaphragm
and understanding the interac- less reliant on oxygen to con- stabilizers and triceps) consist ance and in a good well-being breathing
tion between the red and white tract in shorts burst of energy as state we need to:
• Lie on back and lift one leg
bers of muscles. In his book, • Get up and move; straight up with use of a non-
• Elongate and decompress stretchable belt to stretch the
the spine in a good aligned hamstrings, then wide open for
upright posture; the adductors, cross over the
• Stretch the tightened body or the ITB and form a “4”
postural muscles and strengthen to cross one ankle over opposite
these muscles to build up knee for the pyriformis (a small
reserve oxygen to increase your buttock muscle)
endurance (and it is important
to rst focus on stretching be- • Stand with heels o a step
to stretch out the calf muscles

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