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Published by Halston Media, 2021-05-26 22:59:59

Mahopac News 05.27.21

VOL. 12 NO. 16 Visit TapIntoMahopac.net for the latest news. THURSDAY, MAY 27, 2021

Voters approve
school budget

Re-elect two incumbents
to ed board

BY BOB DUMAS raised by taxes), a 2.03 increase

EDITOR from last year, and spread it over

the new assessments, it becomes

Voters in the Mahopac School a $22.06 [per $1,000 of assessed

District went to the polls on value] tax rate for next year.”

Tuesday, May 18, and passed the at’s a decrease of 26 cents.

2021-2022 budget by 917-694 erefore, it is anticipated that a

(57 percent), according to unof- home assessed at $400,000 will

cial results provided by school see an annual tax decrease of Putnam County Sheriff Robert Langley, Marianne Chaluisan,
Mario DiNardi, owner of Mario’s Wood Fired Pizza
o cials. $105 if its assessment does not
PHOTO: ABBY LUBBY
e total spending pack- change.
Mario’s Pizza honors police
age for the 2021-22 budget is e budget called for no lay- with pizza party

$127,378,406, a 1. 65 percent o s or programming cuts.

increase over the current budget Superintendent Anthony Di-

of $125,312,865. Carlo said he was unhappy with

However, because of a $129 a low voter turnout but happy

million increase in town-wide with the results of the budget

assessments, taxpayers will likely vote.

see a small reduction in their “You are always happy great

school tax bills this year. for kids,” he said. “We have to Event wraps up National Police Week

“When assessments go up, follow our strategic map—we

they spread across the tax base,” really link everything to that and

said Sandra Clohessy, Mahopac o er rigorous programs and look BY ABBY LUBY Restaurant owner Mario Dinardi oven and tables outside, o ering

schools’ assistant superintendent at the social and emotional well- CONTRIBUTING WRITER wanted to thank police for their free wood red pizza, chicken

for business. “Our current tax being of our students. at’s re- service and on Sunday, May 16, wings, drinks and salad.

rate for 2020-21 is $22.32 [per ally important. We have o ered It was free pizza and drinks at following Police Week, with the “Law enforcement needs rec-

$1,000 of assessed value], but a large and fruitful number of Mario’s Wood re Pizza in Ma- help of his friend and Mahopac ognition,” said DiNardi. “ ey

when you take this year’s tax levy SEE BUDGET PAGE 2 hopac for any and all law enforce- resident Marianne Chaluisan, SEE PIZZA PAGE 20
of $89 million (the amount to be ment and their families last week. he set up his portable wood red

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PAGE 2 MAHOPAC NEWS THURSDAY, MAY 27, 2021

The Staff BUDGET

EDITORIAL TEAM FROM PAGE 1
BOB DUMAS
extracurricular activities and are
EDITOR: 845-208-0774 ready for that next level of excel-
[email protected] lence.”

ADVERTISING TEAM DiCarlo said he hopes the
PAUL FORHAN low voter turnout is simply a
pandemic hangover with people
(914) 806-3951 reluctant to gather in large num-
[email protected] bers indoors.

BRUCE HELLER “Is turnout an anomaly? We
(914) 486-7608 don’t know,”he said.“We are dis-
[email protected] cussing how to get more people
out to vote. ere is voter apathy,
LISA KAIN and you have to see what you can
(201) 317-1139 do to x it. We are working with
[email protected] the PTOs and all the groups.
CORINNE STANTON
(914) 760-7009 You have to put an asterisk
[email protected] next to it and just get ready for
next year.
JAY GUSSAK
(914) 299-4541 “We are hoping there is light
[email protected] at the end of the (pandemic) tun-
JENNIFER CONNELLY nel,” he continued, “considering
(917) 446-7757 where we were at.”
[email protected]
SHELLEY KILCOYNE Voters also approved Propo-
(914) 924-9122 sition 2 by a 967-702 margin,
[email protected] which allows the district to oat
GABRIELLE BILIK bonds not to exceed $883,500 to
ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE/DESIGNER purchase ve school buses and six
[email protected] vans. Bus purchases are usually
made annually, but the district
PRODUCTION TEAM did not buy any vehicles last year.
TABITHA PEARSON MARSHALL
Clohessy said state aid has cov-
CREATIVE DIRECTOR ered 55 percent of the price of the
PHOTOGRAPHER vehicles and the cost of the bonds
is spread out over a ve-year pe-
[email protected] riod.
CHRISTINA ROSE
ART DIRECTOR/ In the race for the Board of
Education, voters returned two
DIGITAL PRODUCTION MANAGER incumbents to their seats; how-
[email protected] ever, it was a newcomer who gar-
nered the most votes.
EXECUTIVE TEAM
BRETT FREEMAN Six candidates vied for three
CEO & PUBLISHER seats on the board. Two of those
845-208-8151 candidates were trustees seeking
re-election, while Trustee Larry
[email protected] Keane decided not to run again.

Deadlines Newcomer Michael Martin, a
lifelong Mahopac resident and
MAHOPAC NEWS DEADLINE current deputy highway superin-
THE DEADLINE FOR ADVERTISEMENTS tendent for the town of Carmel,
was the top vote-getter with 780
AND EDITORIAL SUBMISSIONS FOR votes. Incumbents Dave Furfaro
(767) and Lucy Massafra (724)
MAHOPAC NEWS IS THE THURSDAY came in second and third place
BEFORE THE NEXT PUBLICATION DATE. respectively to win back their
seats and serve another three-
FOR MORE INFORMATION, year term.
CALL BOB DUMAS AT
Allison Mueller received 685
845-208-0774 OR EMAIL votes, Roger Duran garnered
[email protected]. 571, and Joaquim “Jack” Mota
had 491.
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THURSDAY, MAY 27, 2021 MAHOPAC NEWS PAGE 3

Mahopac schools celebrate their nurses

May 12 was National School tirelessly to keep us safe during Dr. Greg Stowell, Assistant Su- ful. e only thing that has re- ues to stay healthy and safe. Our
Nurse Day, and the Mahopac this pandemic.” perintendent Pupil Personnel & mained constant for schools school nurses have spent a sig-
School District honored its sev- Educational Services. “ e Ma- during this pandemic is that ni cant amount of time educat-
en nurses, calling them “com- “On National School Nurses hopac Central School District everything we know and have to ing students, families, and sta
passionate, caring, and com- Day, I know that our school is extremely fortunate to have do ultimately changes. School on ways to mitigate the spread
mitted and [who] have worked community joins me in thank- these exceptional nurses in an nurses have played a critical of the disease and what to do if
ing them for their e orts, said and important role in opening exposed to or contracted CO-
ordinary year, our schools in the fall, keep- VID-19.”
but especially ing them open throughout this
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Downtown revitalization plan Town reaches new
moves to next phase accord with Teamsters

Town will seek input on Swan Cove, parking lot, Five-year deal provides raises for
and other aspects highway workers

BY BOB DUMAS and replace it with end-to-end sometime in the next two or three BY BOB DUMAS “ is one was very easy,” Lom-
EDITOR bardi said. “I had done it before, we
EDITOR parking. weeks. didn’t need the attorneys, and it was
e town has reached a new ve- fairly simple.”
e Swan Cove Park will “ e feedback from the pub- year collective bargaining agree-
ment with Local 456, International e new contract is a ve-year
e downtown revitalization feature a bridge connecting it lic—the users of the park—along Brotherhood of Teamsters, which deal and provides 3 and 2.75 percent
represents workers in the town annual increases every other year:
project, which includes, among to neighboring Chamber Park, with the business owners, is criti- highway department.
Jan. 1, 2022 3 percent greater than
other things, the creation of Swan a dock, a non-motorized boat cal,” Schmitt said. “We need to Councilmen Frank Lombardi 2021 rates
and Bob Schanil acted as the Town
Cove Park and a municipal park- launch, a boardwalk and a small hear from them. It doesn’t do us Board representatives for the nego- Jan. 1, 2023 2.75 percent of 2022
tiations and Lombardi said the talks rates
ing lot, is about to enter its next building containing bathrooms, any good if we don’t hear their went smoothly and were amiable.
Jan.1,2024 3 percent of 2023 rates
phase, which will include input storage and a Parks & Rec satel- thoughts. ese workshops are “It was a pleasant and good ex- Jan. 1, 2025 2.75 percent of 2024
perience compared to some that we rates
and feedback from community lite o ce. very critical to these projects. If have had in the past,”he said. Jan. 1, 2026 3 percent of 2025
rates
members. “Insite Engineering has pre- we don’t hear from you, it means Lombardi was referring to the
negotiation morass the town found e mortgage-tax-revenue wage
At the Town Board’s May 19 sented three concept alternatives,” you don’t have any feedback and itself mired in more than ve years supplement, which was part of the
ago when it fell behind in talks old contract, was not continued. It
meeting, Supervisor Ken Schmitt Schmitt said. “Our in-house sta don’t want to be included in the with all three of its unions—police gave workers a small salary bump if
(PBA), CSEA (clerical and admin- the town collected a certain amount
announced that Insite Engineer- has been reviewing them.We have process. We want the people on istrative workers) and the Team- of mortgage tax revenue during a
sters—when discussions were at an
ing, the consulting rm hired by met three times and given our in- Mahopac Point to be included impasse over the issue of employee scal year.
health-insurance contributions. “It was so if the town did well, the
the town to assist in the project, put and feedback on what we feel because the parks are very close to employees did well,” Lombardi said.
With those issues long-since re- “But it was dropped in lieu of the
has developed three di erent are amenities and elements that their homes. solved, the current CBA’s only chal- regular raises.”
lenge was salary raises.
concepts. ose concepts will should be included. We discussed “ ere is a lot that goes into this e town continues to work on
contract negotiations for new deals
be shown to residents, business parking and how many spaces and we want to keep this moving,” with the PBA and CSEA.

owners and other stakeholders at we want, including handicapped he added. “It’s not what I want, it

two upcoming public meetings in parking. We have made a lot of is what the public wants.”

which feedback will be sought. progress and we think that the in- Schmitt said even though the

Besides the park and the park- house sta wants to see [what the park isn’t ready yet, he’s noticed

ing lot, the revitalization project public thinks]. Now, we are ready some people are already using it.

includes the expansion of the to roll this out to the public for a “Driving by, I see people are al-

sidewalk in front of the businesses public workshop.” ready using it,” he said. “Launch-

on Route 6N, new lighting, curbs Schmitt said the workshop ing kayaks there, shing there—

and crosswalks. It will also elimi- dates have not yet been set, but which is great because that is why

nate the diagonal parking scheme he expects the rst one to be held we purchased it.”

NPOUPMPOETRSE
Time to Cut the Strings
VOTE FOR
GeraVortde fAorhler
GERARD AHLER
on Primary Day, June 22, 2021.

“NEW VOICE NEW TIMES”
MY MISSION
u Living and raising my family in Mahopac for 30 years.
All my children attending Mahopac schools. u Term limits
u Relatives should not be on the same board. It’s a
u Successful Businessman
u Always donating to our community conflict of interest.
u Community Driven u Senior tax deduction.

I hope you will consider voting for me on Keeping our Seniors in their homes.
u Revenue - Bringing in more Businesses to the area.
Primary Day, June 22, 2021 u Veterans - more programs working with the V.A.
u Sports Complex and Town Pool for our kids.
for Town Councilman. u Environmental
u Dog Parks
With your help working together as a community
we can build a town that our Seniors and Kids

call Home. Let’s keep the town moving forward.

THURSDAY, MAY 27, 2021 MAHOPAC NEWS PAGE 5

PAGE 6 MAHOPAC NEWS THURSDAY, MAY 27, 2021

Putnam moves closer to ‘near normal’
Masks no longer required for vaccinated

Wednesday, May 19, marked businesses can be open to full people of Putnam County,”Odell it. It’s been a very long road, but longer impose capacity or social
the return to near normal that capacity for customers who are said. “All your hard work—the now we’re back.” distancing limits on restaurants,
we’ve all been longing for when vaccinated, according to Putnam isolation, the closures, the social if they ask customers for proof of
the fully vaccinated can remove County Executive MaryEllen distancing, the great care we took Odell was among a bipartisan vaccination, such as the Excelsior
their masks in public settings, Odell. to protect others from getting group of six county executives pass or vaccination card. Other-
and restaurants, gyms and other sick – it all paid o and we did who had urged Gov. Andrew wise, social distancing require-
“I want to say thank you to the Cuomo on Sunday to adopt the ments apply.
CDC’s guidelines and allow
those who are fully vaccinated Odell said that Putnam Coun-
to stop using masks in most set- ty employees who are vaccinated
tings. can return to work unmasked.

“New York needs to follow ose who have not yet been
the science-backed guidance of vaccinated must be respectful
the CDC,” read the statement and protect themselves and other
from Odell, Orange County’s unvaccinated people by wearing a
Steven Neuhaus, Rockland’s Ed mask. Anyone who is exhibiting
Day, Dutchess’ Marc Molinaro, symptoms of Covid-19 must still
Su olk’s Steve Bellone, and Pat isolate themselves and present
Ryan of Ulster County. “As we proof of a negative Covid-19 test
continue to see active cases, hos- before returning to work.
pitalizations and deaths steadily
dropping day by day and more As of last Tuesday, 62.7 percent
people receiving vaccinations, of all Putnam residents over the
the Governor should implement age of 15 have had at least one
the CDC’s common-sense guid- dose of the vaccine and 45.1 per-
ance.” cent have been fully vaccinated.

Odell noted that President Joe O cials throughout Putnam
Biden called the CDC’s guid- County government said they
ance on May 13 a “Great day for were excited about the lifting of
America.” restrictions for their vaccinated
sta and clientele.
e next day, the governor an-
nounced that New York State “ e county clerk and DMV
would allow fully vaccinated peo- o ces have been open serv-
ple to go unmasked indoors and ing our customers throughout
out as of Wednesday. ose who the pandemic, but now our fully
are not yet vaccinated will still be vaccinated customers may visit
required to wear masks and so- our o ces without masks if they
cial distance in all public places, choose as per CDC guidance,”
the CDC and state guidelines County Clerk Michael C. Bar-
say. And everyone – vaccinated tolotti said. “ e appointment
or not – must still be masked system implemented during the
on public transportation and in pandemic greatly improved our
schools, nursing homes, homeless customer experience when visit-
shelters, correctional facilities and ing our o ces. Given the success
healthcare facilities. of the appointment system, we
have decided to keep it in place
Private businesses are free to for the foreseeable future.”
follow the CDC guidelines or
maintain their own mask re- Neal Sullivan, deputy chair of
quirements. e state will no
SEE NORMAL PAGE 7

Thank You Veterans and
Front Line Responders

and to Everyone,
Have a Happy and Healthy

Memorial Day

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THURSDAY, MAY 27, 2021 OPINION MAHOPAC NEWS PAGE 15

Bugging out

backyard with probably, a times. I felt like I was in some “We have a pest control out on the back deck, we heard
a buzzing noise and a cicada
couple thousand friends, and science- ction movie each time problem,” I said to the Grand crash-landed on the front of my
husband’s shirt. He shrieked,
TRACY so, like any hardened former I found a discarded pod and Terminator at Terminex. “Can
BECKERMAN city chick, I covered my head ailed frantically, and batted
and ran screaming inside. knew that the mutant bug was you come spray?” at his shirt until the bug let go
and ew away.
out there, somewhere, waiting “For what?” he asked.
He panted breathlessly and
Over the course of the until I was vulnerable, and then “Cicadas.” looked at me for sympathy.

next week, we found doz- it was going to eat me. When he nished laughing “Did you see the size of that
thing?” he cried. “It almost ew
ens of these shells a xed I realized I needed some help. a full ve minutes later, he told into my mouth!!”

One morning as I was to the sides of our trees, “Honey, we have an infes- me that you can’t really spray “Don’t worry about it,” I said
cleaning out my shed, calmly. “I heard it tastes like
I noticed something fence, house, and even on tation,” I told my husband, for cicadas. chicken.”
my bicycle when I left it on the
grass one night. I’d heard on the resident spider-squasher, My husband, naturally, Tracy has a new book coming out
on June 29, called “Barking at
mouse-trap setter, and ridder thought my phobia was funny. the Moon: A Story of Life, Love,
and Kibble.” W. Bruce Cameron,
big and brown and somewhat the news about the emergence of all things creepy, crawly and My fear of bugs was well author of “A Dog’s Purpose” says,
“I’m utterly charmed by this whole
prehistoric looking clinging to of the 17-year cicadas and all rodent-esque. known to my family. I even had thing, cover to cover.” You can
reserve your copy right now at
the side of the window. I leaned the bug people on TV seemed “Of what?” a speci c bug noise I would www.Tracybeckerman.com!

down to ick it o and then really excited and even shared “Cicadas. ey’re every- make when I was startled by a

recoiled in horror at my rst cicada recipes to eat. Having where.” bug, alerting my family to the

encounter with a cicada. Actu- now seen the former bodies of “Are they in the house,” he fact that I’d had a U.B.E. (Un-

ally, it was the molted body of these things in person, I was asked. identi ed Bug Encounter) and

a cicada, which is gruesome de nitely not excited. I was “Uh, no.” was on the verge of a U.B.M.

enough in and of itself. But horri ed. “ en that’s not an infesta- (Ultimate Bug Meltdown),

then I realized that the actual Still, we hadn’t actually seen tion. at’s nature,” he said which could only end with a

living body of this thing that a live one, although the sound calmly. BNB (Bug-Induced Nervous

was the size of my thumb was of their screeching in the trees So, then I called the pest Breakdown).

out there somewhere in my could be almost deafening at control people. But then one day as we were

APAR

FROM PAGE 10

ANSWERING THE
QUESTION

So, I proceeded to enter the phrase
“Do you tip an autonomous delivery
vehicle?” at coughed up more than
19 million results, including this one
at the top of the results page…“Hold
the Tip: Meet Domino’s Autono-
mous Pizza Delivery Robot.”

Using the aforementioned R2
technology, the so-called Nuro ve-
hicle, zipping along at up to 25 miles
per hour, is delivering for Domino’s
right now only in Houston.

Whenever it does pull up to your
door, though, you’ll be able to enjoy
a pie with all the toppings, and hold
the tip.

Bruce Apar is a writer, actor, consultant,
and community volunteer. He can be
reached at [email protected]; 914-275-
6887.

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We all love a parade

READING, in their show of support, rain, include the Rose Bowl Parade, Broadway stretches from the Records for “the largest
WRITING & or shine. Mardi Gras, and the Halloween Battery to City Hall. Hundreds gathering of zombies” in 2006
CHOCOLATE parade in Greenwich Village. of ticker-tape parades have been with 894 participants. Other
People are itching to make up Fifth Avenue in Manhattan held over the years to honor cities have since shattered that
KIM for lost time since many events is famous for the crowds that military heroes, explorers, avia- record, including Toronto,
KOVACH have been canceled in the last gather for the St. Patrick’s Day tors, astronauts, visiting digni- Canada, which hosted more
year due to health precautions parade and numerous ethnic taries, and sports champions. than 15,000 costumed parade
Memorial Day weekend and pandemic restrictions. heritage parades including zombies moaning and shuf-
is the kick-o to the Patriotic pride will be on full celebrations of Greek, German, ere are unusual parades like
summer season. Each display this holiday weekend and Dominican pride. the Coney Island Mermaid Pa- ing through the downtown
year at this time, public pools as people emerge from their rade along Surf Avenue. Started streets.
and beaches open, families plan homes in search of community Did you know that the rst in 1983 in Brooklyn and usu-
outdoor cook-outs, and people spirit. o cial ticker-tape parade in ally held in June, the colorful As you munch on that
attend local parades. NYC was on Oct. 29, 1886? Mermaid Parade celebrates the hamburger or soy hot dog and
e rst national celebration arrival of the summer season hug your vaccinated friends
In many small towns, the of the Memorial Day holiday is parade was held to com- and supports community pride and neighbors this Memorial
Memorial Day parade is the was on May 30, 1868, at Ar- memorate the dedication of the and artistic expression. Day weekend, take a minute
highlight of the holiday week- lington National Cemetery. e Statue of Liberty. Spectators to think about the hundreds of
end. Spectators gather along site was selected to honor the spontaneously started tossing One of the most bizarre thousands of men, women, and
the parade route with signs, Confederate and Union soldiers ticker tape (tiny strips of paper parades is celebrated around the children who have perished
who fought in the Civil War generated by o ce ticker-tape world on October 13th – World over the last fourteen months.
ags, and folding chairs. Civic and were buried there. machines) as a form of confetti Zombie Day.  As a salute to Many families will have empty
pride and a sense of commu- out of their o ce windows in the “undead,” masses of parade seats around the picnic table
nity are on display. Ceremonial Originally known as Deco- celebration. participants dress in ragged cos- this year. Please keep these
processions include marching ration Day, Memorial Day is tumes and fake blood and take lost friends and family mem-
bands, local rst responders, re celebrated in cities and town In 1899, two million spec- to the streets in cities including bers in your thoughts this
trucks, bagpipers, scout troops, across the U.S.  For more than tators attended a ticker-tape Pittsburgh, Minneapolis, As- Memorial Day.
veterans, and elected o cials. 150 years, Ironton, Ohio, hosted parade in honor of Admiral bury Park, Toronto, Tel Aviv,
Spectators wave American ags the longest-running Memorial George Dewey, a hero of the Mexico City, and Strasbourg. Kim Kovach wishes readers
Day parade. battle of Manila Bay. Now a safe Memorial Day. www.
known as the “Canyon of Pittsburgh set the rst kimkovachwrites.com
People love a parade. Some of Heroes,” the parade route along Guinness Book of World
the most well-known parades

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Holiday family-time is as important as studying

STRONG and have three teenagers pre- high on your priority list. If something is high enough on (2) ____War. Union and (3)
LEARNING paring for nals. One is a junior Doing well on SATs and hav- a priority list, they switch things ______ armies were both hon-
who’s also preparing for the SATs around to be sure they can do it ored. It was originally called (4)
DR. LINDA in June. In addition, they’re all on ing a decent GPA are certainly all or let something that’s not as _______. President (6) _____
SILBERT sports teams and each one has two goals worth striving for. important go. declared it would be celebrated
a game on one of the days that Being on sports teams are also on the last (5)________in May.
Dear Dr. Linda, weekend. We really don’t have valuable assets when you’re in Here’s my opinion: Each year, on Memorial Day,
Since I’ve been a kid, my par- time to celebrate Memorial Day high school and even beyond. 1. You, and especially your the president or vice president
weekend with them. My kids are However, family get-togethers children, need to attend the bar- lays a wreath on soldiers’ graves
ents have had this huge fam- furious with me, and my parents are also important. at you becue. at’s just as important as at (7) ______ National Cem-
ily barbecue on Memorial Day. I are even angrier. But school have changed and don’t value academic success. etery. (8) ________are held all
used to love it, especially watch- comes rst. ey’re all applying those special times together as 2. Sit down with your chil- over the country on this day. (9)
ing the re are up when my Dad to colleges these coming years. much as you did when you were dren and gure out what in your
sprayed the lighting uid onto We need this weekend for them a kid is normal. However, your schedules can change so that oc- e holiday’s name was o cially
the burning hot charcoal. And, to study! children still need those won- casionally, you’ll all have an extra declared as Memorial Day in the
of course, it was special because derful family get-togethers. ey few hours on weekends to attend year ______. e day isn’t a reli-
my sister and I could wear our Please tell my parents that need those memories just as you family gatherings and events. gious holiday or a state holiday,
white pants and white shoes to Memorial Day weekend isn’t the did. 3. While at the barbecue this but a (10) ______holiday.
the party. same as it was 40 years ago. e Memorial Day, hand out this
world has changed. Getting into If you feel that your children ll-in quiz to see which relatives Answers: 1. Died; 2. Civil
ank goodness my parents college is much more competi- need that particular weekend know the history behind the day War; 3. Confederate; 4. Decora-
are still at it. But it’s not the same. tive. Maybe they’ll listen to you. to study, then something else is and discuss why you’re celebrat- tion Day; 5. Monday; 6. Nixon;
For one thing, now they use a wrong. Either your family’s time ing more than barbecue. 7. Arlington; 8. Parades; 9. 1967;
gas grill instead of that coal and Vicky management skills are poor, or 10. Federal
lighting uid. Another change is their teachers are giving them MEMORIAL DAY QUIZ
that life has become so compli- Dear Vicky, too much homework, or they are Memorial Day was estab- Have fun at the barbecue,
cated there really isn’t time for a Yes, things have changed, but involved in too many after school Dr. Linda
barbecue before nals and SATs. activities. It’s not unusual for lished to honor those men and
I’m not sure that’s why you’re people today to decide they can’t women who have (1) ____while Send your questions to Linda@
I’m in my 40s, work full time, choosing to spend the weekend attend something because they serving their country. It be- stronglearning.com. Find
doing things other than going don’t have the time. However, gan as a solemn day to honor more articles on my blog at
to the family barbecue. It seems the issue goes back to priorities. those who died during the StrongLearning.com.
that the barbecue is simply not

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THURSDAY, MAY 27, 2021 SPORTS MAHOPAC NEWS PAGE 29

BASEBALL

Indians take down Brewster
twice, fall to Yorktown

BY SKIP PEARLMAN
CONTRIBUTING WRITER

e Indians baseball team picked up two wins over Brewster last week, edging the visiting Bears 2-1 on

ursday, after routing the same team 16-4 two days earlier at Brewster.

Mahopac wasn’t as lucky Monday (May 24) at Yorktown, dropping a 7-1 decision to the Huskers.

Monday at Yorktown, Andrew Luongo started and took the loss, with Conor Watts coming in for relief

in the fth.

Nick Moeller went 2-for-3 with a two doubles, and Nick Angelino went 2-for-3.

“Andrew did a good job keeping us in the game,” Indians coach Myckie Lugbauer said. “Conor came

in and did a nice job keeping it where it was. Yorktown is a good hitting club. We’ve got to do a better job

producing some runs for them. Moeller and Angelino both did a nice job getting some things going for us.”

e prior ursday at Mahopac, Brandon Smith picked up the win for the Indians on the mound, with

Mikey Ambrosecchia pitching in relief.

Craig Brandstetter and Joe Koch each had one RBI in the win, and Kevin McKeon doubled.

Two days earlier at Brewster, Luongo picked up the victory on the mound for Mahopac.

Ambrosecchia had a homer, a triple, and nished with four RBIs. Roberto Pennella, Angeloni and Matt

Mormile each had two RBI, and Koch, O’Connor, McKeon, and Watts each drove in a run.

“Tuesday we had a really nice game; we capitalized on opportunities,” Lugbauer said. “ at was a good

all-around e ort. On ursday, Brewster threw a good pitcher at us. Our pitching kept us in the game.

“Ambrosecchia did a nice job a great job starting for us,”Lugbauer added.“And Smith also did a great job

in relief, coming on in a tough spot.”

e Indians are scheduled to host Somers Friday at 4:30, visit North Salem Saturday at noon, and close PHOTO: SKIP PEARLMAN
out the regular season on Tuesday, June 1, at John Jay of East Fishkill. Playo s are scheduled to get underway Indians senior Mikey Ambrosecchia homered, tripled, and drove in
four runs in a win last week at Brewster..
with rst-round action on June 5.

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Mahopac freshman
midfielder Dan Koch
(33) had a hat trick
and two assists in a
14-4 win last Friday
at Carmel.

’Pac laxmen fall to Yorktown, roll past Carmel

BY SKIP PEARLMAN got rolling, there was no stopping them in a at’s when the Indians stopped playing assists, and keeper Brett Crecco made seven
CONTRIBUTING WRITER 14-4 victory over the Rams. an individual game and started working as a saves in goal.
team,according to coach Jon Bota. e result
It took three quarters of play for the Ma- e Indians did little more than match was nine goals, including one stretch where Two days earlier against Yorktown, Har-
hopac boys lacrosse team to nd their groove their opponent’s level of play for the rst the team scored four times in a minute. ney, Viglucci, Geoghegan and Kearney each
last Friday at Carmel, but once the Indians three, and led the Rams 5-3 going into the scored a goal in the loss. Crecco made 13
fourth. “For three quarters we were playing like saves in net.
individuals,” Bota said. “ ey didn’t under-
stand that unsel sh play was the way to go. “We fought hard, maybe had a little
We were trying to do everything ourselves. case of nerves in the rst half,” Bota said.
“But our defense stayed tough. Yorktown
“Once we started playing unsel sh, start- is a smart team, but defensively we played
ed going through each other and moving the well in the second half. Our o ense needs
ball, that’s when we started to open things to click on a di erent level, but defensively
up,” Bota added. “Ryan Geoghegan, a soph- we stayed strong in the second half. It was
omore, had a strong game, and Dan Koch, an all-around strong defensive e ort in the
a freshman, really did a lot of good things second half.”
for us. And Vin Bastone sparked our fourth
quarter run with a great play.” e Indians stood at 6-4 entering the nal
week of regular-season play. Mahopac hosts
Ryan Geoghegan led Mahopac with four Nyack on Saturday at 11 a.m. and wraps up
goals and one assist, Dan Koch added a hat regular-season action Tuesday at Arlington
trick and two assists, Mike Harney scored at 4:30. Playo s are set to begin on June 5.
two goals and added two assists. Jake De-
gnan had a goal and two assists, Matt Puck- “I think we’re in a good place,”Bota said.
haber had one goal and one assist,and Gavin “We have some games coming up where
Viglucci, John Kearney and Chris Evans we can nd what we really need… we have
each had one goal. Mike Rettberg had two some tough teams, some challenges, and
some places we can grow.”

Mahopac’s Mike Harney scores. Carmel.

PHOTOS: SKIP PEARLMAN

THURSDAY, MAY 27, 2021 SPORTS MAHOPAC NEWS PAGE 31

Indians softball team suffers
first loss of season

BY SKIP PEARLMAN In Saturday’s win over visiting Yorktown, Beck-

CONTRIBUTING WRITER er struck out 13 and pitched a no-hitter, coming

one out short of a perfect game when an error was

Mahopac’s softball team took its rst loss of the committed.

season Monday , falling 2-, to Yorktown. e In- Ashley Usewicz and Lauren Zecca each had

dians (12-1) also picked up three wins last week, one RBI in the win.

beating Yorktown 2-0 Saturday, routing Brewster Two days earlier, the Indians routed the Bears

15-0 the prior ursday, and shutting out the same in six innings, behind Becker’s 13-strikeout per-

Bears 7-0 the prior Tuesday. formance.

Monday at Yorktown, Shannon Becker struck DellaMura had a two-run homer and nished

out 13, Michelle DellaMura doubled, and senior with three RBIs, Ava Lichtenberger tripled and

Ela Riccobono had her rst career homer for the drove in three runs, Usewicz had four RBIs and

Indians. a triple, and Dominique Gagne, Riccobono and

“It was a tough loss,” Indians coach Cristina Becker each drove in one run.

Giansante said. “Our bats were not awake at all. e prior Tuesday in a win over Brewster, Beck-

Becker had a two-run homer robbed over the er fanned 17, and reached the 900 career strikeout

fence from her in the fth. plateau.

“ ese things happen, you go over your mis- Mia Lanter and Becker each had a two-run

takes and learn from it,” Giansante added of the homer in the win.

loss.“Undefeated is certainly a hard record to hold, Mahopac is set to host Ardsley Saturday at

especially in a competitive league, but again these noon, and visit John Jay EF Tuesday at 4:30.

things happen. We will bounce back, that i am cer-

tain of, and we will not repeat our mistakes.”

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Mahopac Library line at www.mahopaclibrary.org, Book Barn Hours our children’s lives. Temple Beth Am
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Tuesday, June 1, 6 p.m. Amer- Wednesday, June 2, 1 p.m. schedule: Tuesdays 11 a.m. - 2 the costs of special workshops June 15 from 7-8 p.m. to learn

ica’s First Ladies: e Best, the Friends of Mahopac Public Li- p.m.; Wednesdays by appoint- and to give nancial scholar- about Temple Beth Am from

Worst, and the Strangely For- brary Executive Board meeting ment only; ursdays 4-6:45 ships to senior students involved our clergy and temple members.

gotten. e role of First Lady and elections. is meeting is p.m.; and Saturdays 11 a.m.-2 with music programs at the high Bring your questions about Reli-

comes with no job description, held at the Library; all are wel- p.m. Remember: masks are re- school. is past year our usual gious School, the Temple Com-

no pay, and no written require- come. For information: mahopa- quired. fundraising e orts (bake sales, munity, and more.We’d love to

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Volunteer DriversFirst Ladies have rated highest 1 p.m., Chamber Park, South e meeting will take place in and talent to providing musical
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ed? And what might the future partment will be sending out can be used in any way the stu- help taking isolated older people

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1. A group of sheep 31. A type of “seat”
5. Of she 32. Wood 56. Small N. Zealand tree 17. One who rescues
8. This (Spanish) 33. A brief treatise on a
12. A type of sorcery subject of interest 57. Health care pro (abbr.) 24. Doctor of Education
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15. Port in southern Japan 39. Basics 58. Playground mainstay 25. Liberal arts
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19. From a distance 47. Having many different 60. Records brain activity 27. Disfigure
20. Winged nut functions
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22. “Heat” director people
23. In all places 50. Flightless, fast-running 61. Fishing net there
26 Made improvements to bird
62. Beer 29. Peacock network

63. Tooth caregiver 35. Part of (abbr.)

64. Japanese beverage 36. The 21st letter of the

Greek alphabet

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2. Early Syrian kingdom 40. Reduced to a sloping

3. 500 sheets of paper edge

4. Information 41. Restricted the

5. Beloved comic strip development of

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Library mask exhibit spotlights
brain trauma patients

Individuals who experience a trau- stickers, and cut paper—to visually injury” says Liz, age 33. “Recovery

matic brain injury may face impair- express how they felt about their in- from a TBI is a never-ending jour-

ment of cognitive abilities or physical jury. e result is a moving testa- ney.”

functioning. ey may feel confused, ment to their personal struggles and is profound and thought-

fearful, and frustrated as they strive their capacity to nd their own voice provoking exhibit will remain on

to overcome their disability. A new rather than being de ned by their display through the month of June

exhibit, currently on display in the disability. A caption below each and can be viewed during regular

Young Arts Gallery at Mahopac mask explains what the individual is Library hours.

Public Library,features 22 masks cre- expressing through his or her choice e Brain Injury Association of

ated by clients of e Ability Center, of color, symbols, and words. New York State is a statewide non-

a group that meets under the auspices Anthony, age 37, writes: “My in- pro t membership organization

of e Brain Injury Association of jury occurred while I was scuba div- that provides advocacy and support

New York State. e masks present ing.I’ve had a long battle with recov- to people and families living with

a moving response to the realities of ery, but I’ve come a very long way.” brain injuries. For further informa-

a TBI—overcoming challenges, con- Michelle, age 28, says “Hi, my tion visit www.bianys.org. To learn

fronting depression, and acknowl- name is Michelle and prior to my more about the Young Arts Gallery

edging assistance from family,friends, brain injury I was doing so much! at Mahopac Library, call 845-628-

and support systems. I used to sing, dance and act. I am 2009, ext. 108.

Using a plain, three-dimensional working on getting back to that.”

mask as a base, each client used dif- “My mask describes the struggle to Article courtesy of Mahopac Public

ferent art mediums—paint, markers, nd your voice following your brain Library

MUSINGS transports the client to and from availability. others after just one trip! Please will be held at Society Hill at
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