The Somers Record 07.20.2023

Board of Ed welcomes new leadership VOL. 13 NO. 16 THURSDAY, JULY 20, 2023 CLASSIFIEDS 19 ELEPHANT’S TRUNK 2 LEGAL NOTICES 19 LEISURE 18 OPINION 10 SPORTS 16 Supporting Our Troops pg 4 FUNDRAISER Visit TapIntoSomers.net for the latest news. HOPEMAZZOLA YOU’VE GOTTA HAVE HOPE Sales Vice President Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker cell: 914.714.0090 [email protected] hopemazzola.com 95 Katonah Ave | Katonah, NY 10536  We Call It Like We See It - WaterView! Enjoy happy days and stunning sunsets in this beautifully renovated 2 BR/2.1 BA condo at Waterview Estates. Soho-style loft with soaring ceilings. Convenient location just a short stroll away from the Peekskill train station, restaurants and the waterfront. $350,000 #UGottaHaveHope Featured Property! BY CAROL REIF STAFF WRITER Somers Board of Education members welcomed a new president and vice president and swore in two new trustees at their annual reorganization meeting last week. The vote to elect incumbent trustees Nick Mancini as president and Amanda Kandel as vice president was unanimous. Trustee Ifay Chang had proposed Kandel for the president’s post – “so we have a democratic process,” he explained -- but she politely declined the nomination explaining that preferred Mancini to be president. “I was much more interested in vice president,” she said. Before the vote was taken, Chang said he thought the candidate should speak. “Well, since I’m the only candidate right now; I think I’m the best option of one,” he joked. But seriously, folks. “No, look, I’ve learned a lot over the last two years from some of the people on this board and here in the community. I still have kids in the school (district) and I think I offer a unique perspective on kids’ experiences -- across all the different grade levels, across all the different spectrums. I think I would be a good president. I wasn’t prepared to make a speech, but I think I’m ready to take on that role,” he said. And what’s your “grand wish?” Chang asked Mancini. “Just to continuously improve the school district,” he responded, adding that one of the ways to do that is to strive for better communication and collaboration with community members. A roll call was conducted as all trustees voted for Mancini. Chang then nominated Kandel for vice president. The vote was again unanimous. Joining the board on Tuesday, July 12, were Dominick DeMartino and Patrick Varbero. Trustees serve three-year terms. The SCSD Board of Education unanimously elected Nick Mancini as president and Amanda Kandel as vice president. SOMERS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT PHOTO: CAROL REIF SEE BOE PAGE 5

PAGE 2 – THE SOMERS RECORD THURSDAY, JULY 20, 2023 The Staff EDITORIAL TEAM Tom Walogorsky Editor: 914-302-5830 [email protected] Emile Menasche Sports Editor [email protected] ADVERTISING TEAM Paul Forhan (914) 806-3951 [email protected] Bruce Heller (914) 486-7608 [email protected] Lisa Kain (201) 317-1139 [email protected] Corinne Stanton (914) 760-7009 [email protected] Jay Gussak (914) 299-4541 [email protected] Pam Zacotinsky 845-661-0748 [email protected] PRODUCTION TEAM Tabitha Pearson Marshall Creative Director/Photographer [email protected] Noah Elder Designer Bri Agosta Designer Haven Elder Designer EXECUTIVE TEAM Brett Freeman CEO & Publisher 845-208-8151 [email protected] Deadlines The Somers Record The deadline for advertisements and editorial submissions for The Somers Record is the Thursday before the next publication date. For more information, call Tom Walogorsky at 914-302-5830 or email [email protected]. Subscribe To request The Somers Record weekly delivery, call 845-208-8503 or email [email protected]. Subscriptions are complimentary for residents and businesses in the town. Out of town mail subscriptions are $150 per year for First Class Mail. Periodicals Postage Paid at Somers, NY and at additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Somers Record at 118 N. BEDFORD ROAD, SUITE 100 MOUNT KISCO, NY 10549 (ISSN 2330-1597) Published Weekly by Halston Media, LLC at 118 N. BEDFORD ROAD, SUITE 100 MOUNT KISCO, NY 10549 ©2023 Halston Media, LLC LOOKING FOR A REAL ESTATE AGENT? Now is the time to sell! Let me help you get top dollar for your home while demand is still high! Call me for a free consultation today! Kayleigh Mayer Licensed Real Estate Salesperson [email protected] M: 914-879-2949 Kayleigh Mayer is a licensed real estate salesperson affiliated with EXP Realty. EXP Realty is a licensed real estate broker and abides by Equal Housing Opportunity Laws. 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If virtual, you will receive an invitation prior to the start of the program. Programs are supported by the Friends of the Somers Library through patrons’ generous contributions. HENNA TATTOOS FOR ADULTS AND TEENS Thursday, July 20, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Henna tattooing is an ancient female art form (everyone is welcome!) using natural materials that last 1-2 weeks. Margie from Making Faces is going to talk about the history of henna art, safe henna and then you can get your own tattoo. She will also show how you can do your own henna tattooing at home. This program is for adults and teens Gr. 6-12. (VIRTUAL) AUTHOR TALK: “ONCE WE WERE HOME” Thursday, July 20, at 7 p.m. Join in for a book discussion with author Jennifer Rosner as she discusses her latest book. Publishers Weekly calls it “An engrossing story inspired by the postwar lives of Jewish children who were hidden during the war. Fans of Jewish historical fiction will be moved.” (VIRTUAL) RAPTORS FOR ROOKIES Thursday, July 20, from 7 to 8 p.m. Presented by the Saw Mill River Audubon Executive Director Anne Swaim. Over 20 species of raptors may be spotted in our area including various kinds of eagles, hawks, falcons and owls. Find out when and where raptors may be seen and how they are doing in the mixed rural and suburban landscapes of the lower Hudson Valley. This program is co-sponsored with Somers Library, Tuckahoe Library and Yonkers Library. SOMERS LIBRARY BOOK GROUP Friday, July 21, from 2:30 to 4 p.m. The Somers Library Book Group meets in person and virtually via Zoom to discuss Bonnie Garmus’ “Lessons in Chemistry.” Chemist Elizabeth Zott is not your average woman. Set in the 1960’s her all-male team at Hastings Research Institute takes an unscientific view of equality. This is the story of an extremely talented woman who becomes the reluctant star of a cooking show that teaches women not only to cook but to learn to change their status quo. (VIRTUAL) MOUNT WASHINGTON OBSERVATORY: HOME OF THE WORLD’S WORST WEATHER Tuesday, July 25, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Why is Mt. Washington called the “Home of the World’s Worst Weather”? This program will explore the unique life and work of the weather observers stationed there and learn why, for a mountain its size, Mt. Washington hosts some of the worst weather on Earth. Saturdays in the Parks Concert Series Presented by Somers Parks & Rec. and Somers Historical Society. Concerts begin at 5 p.m. and are free! Bring a blanket, lawn chair, and picnic dinner. Please leave alcoholic beverages and pets at home (they are prohibited in Somers parks.) For up to the minute information, visit Somers Historical Society’s Facebook and Instagram page. For general information, call 914-232-8441 or email somers [email protected]. July 22 - Mike Burns & Highway 53 (Mt. Zion Church) Aug. 5 - Dave Powers (Reis Park Stage) Aug. 12 - The Independence (Reis Park Stage) ELEPHANT’S TRUNK SEE TRUNK PAGE 6

Your Neighbor THURSDAY, JULY 20, 2023 THE SOMERS RECORD – PAGE 3 BY RICH MONETTI CONTRIBUTING WRITER On Saturday, July 15, Scott Urgola and friends picked up their instruments and put on the 20th Annual Hootenanny at the Mount Zion Church in Somers. In memory of Woody Guthrie’s birthday, the musical affair refused to conform - just like the American Folk Legend. “There are no rules, so feel free to come up and play,” said the Somers-born musician. The sentiment aligned exactly to what Hootenanny has traditionally meant to musicians. “It’s equivalent to an impromptu jazz, blues or rock jam, where the musicians get together and song swap,” explained Urgola. A garage or basement does not do justice to the church, though. A component that Urgola quickly identified when the proposal to play there came two decades ago.  “A place like this was built for acoustics,” he said. “Something magical happens.” Crystal Keets definitely concurred from her vantage point.  “The church is a wonderful place,” said the Heritage Hills resident. “It makes my heart sing.” The beat to her cardio, on the other hand, wasn’t the only thing rising. “Hootenanny, Scott and the other musicians have given this place a second life,” said Grace Zimmerman, program chair for the Somers Historical Society. Of course, she couldn’t overlook the acoustics either and really gave further voice to what the players think of the venue. “There would have to be a severe hailstorm or Armageddon to keep them from playing here,” she said. So the town has piggybacked on the idea and has its third church concert coming up this weekend. But for now, Zimmerman reveled in the joyousness of the get together and the sound. “It’s a feel-good summer event,” she concluded. This Saturday Mike Burns & Highway 53 will be appearing,  and following the bluegrass band, the pavilion will host two concerts. Dave Powers will appear on August 5 and finally The Independence dole out R&B, Pop, Rock and Jazz on August 12. GIVING A Hootenanny! Scott Urgola rocks the Mount Zion Church for the 20th year Somers-born musician Scott Urgola PHOTOS: RICH MONETTI Urgola jamming out with Fred Gillen Steve Kirkman and Scott Urgola taking advantage of the acoustics at Mount Zion Church. A PLACE LIKE THIS WAS BUILT FOR ACOUSTICS. SOMETHING MAGICAL HAPPENS.’ Scott Urgola HOME, AUTO, BUSINESS, LIFE & HEALTH 914-232-7750 www.forbesinsurance.com Congrats to the Mamma Rosa Team! Welcome new business partner, Rigo Giron.

PAGE 4 – THE SOMERS RECORD THURSDAY, JULY 20, 2023 BY LAUREN CANAVAN CONTRIBUTING WRITER Somers middle-schooler Troy Klein developed a patriotic gameplan to fulfill his community service hours for the National Junior Honor Society this year. With the help of his father, Chris, and local organization United for the Troops, Troy created a fundraiser that lined yards with five American flags in exchange for a $25 donation. Starting with the nearby housing development of Country Hollow in Amawalk, Troy designed flyers and dropped them in mailboxes. Chris says they decided to work with United for the Troops out of respect for the organization’s transparency with where donations go. The not-for-profit, located in Shrub Oak, was started in 2008 with soldier comfort in mind. Since their founding, they have sent over 30,000 care packages to support U.S. troops stationed overseas. When asked where his fascination with American history began, Troy cited his pleasant experience in social studies class. “My seventh-grade social studies teacher Mr. Mullaney, he really taught me a lot and I enjoy topics such as the Civil War and the American Revolution,” Troy explained. The flag fundraiser really took off after a resident snapped a picture of Troy’s flier and posted it across multiple local Facebook groups. Following each donation, Troy and his father began popping up to stick flags in lawns across Somers, Yorktown, Carmel, and Mahopac. The two planted over 800 flags on approximately 160 properties. “We even got donations, believe it or not, as far as Chicago, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania, and we mailed them the flags,” said Chris. Troy also pitched his idea to various local businesses including Mahopac Marina, Barnwood Grill, and transportation company Leros Point to Point, who were all quick to show their support. Fraser’s Hardware in Mahopac generously donated all of the flags that were used for the fundraiser. Starting with an initial goal of $1000, the rising eighthgrader raised over $4,000 leading up to the Fourth of July holiday. 75% of the funds went directly to United for the Troops while the other 25% were donated to the 13U Somers Youth Football program, of which he is a part. Troy says he’s definitely interested in continuing to support the troops through volunteerism. In fact, he and his father already plan on attending a United for the Troops event in November where they will help the organization create care packages for soldiers. Somers student raises over $3,000 for the troops PHOTO COURTESY OF CHRIS KLEIN Somers Town Councilman Tom Garrity, Troy Klein, Jim and Patty Rathschmidt of United for the Troops, and Chris Nyikos of Leros Point to Point. Excellence in Vision Care From Our Family To Yours Eye Exams Available At All Locations Most Insurance Accepted! Prescriptions Filled Contact Lenses Raymond Opticians raymondopticians.com Jefferson Valley (914) 245-1222 Mahopac/Baldwin Place (914) 621-7700 Carmel(845) 228-5800 Somers(914) 277-5656 Find other locations at 3656 Lee Road, Jefferson Valley (914) 245-1222 Pictured at the JV Office: Raymond Kolkmann Jr, Dr. Jennifer Marques, Raymond Kolkmann, Dr. Mary Lynn Schettini, Christopher Fernandes Coming Soon! A gift shop born out of love for hand crafted + quality goods 2 Old Tomahawk St. Suite 5 (Near Barnwood Grill/Traditions)

THURSDAY, JULY 20, 2023 THE SOMERS RECORD – PAGE 5 PUBLIC DOCUMENT | OFFICIAL BUSINESS | Paid for by official funds authorized by the House of Representatives. Congressman Mike Lawler fought for – and won – passage of the bipartisan Fiscal Responsibility Act, which: March 13, 2023, Op-Ed NY Rep. Mike Lawler: Social Security and Medicare must be preserved H SAVES American taxpayers $2.1 trillion1 and caps spending at 1% over the next six years H PROTECTS Social Security and Medicare and increases funding for veterans and their families H BLOCKS $5 trillion in new taxes that targeted Hudson Valley working families and seniors H STRENGTHENS work requirements for able bodied adults without dependents to get federal benefits HUDSON VALLEY OFFICE One Blue Hill Plaza Third Floor P.O. Box 1645 Pearl River, NY 10965 (845) 201-2060 WASHINGTON, DC OFFICE 1013 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 (202) 225-6506 lawler.house.gov/services Rep. Lawler is proving that Democrats and Republicans can work together to solve problems. (Source: 1. https://www.crfb.org/blogs/ how-much-would-fiscal-responsibility-act-save) H Congressman Lawler loves speaking with constituents about his bipartisan work with Republicans and Democrats to protect Social Security and Medicare. Lawler Franked Ad 5.65x4.91.indd 1 7/7/23 5:11 PM 914.455.2158 SpirelliElectric.com • [email protected] Specializing in residential & commercial services. Licenses in Westchester, Putnam CREATING CUSTOMERS FOR LIFE Family Owned—Over 40 Years Experience! 10% OFF Service Calls When You Present this Ad First Time Customers Only Light up your summer • Outdoor Lighting • Smart Home Setup • Electric Car Chargers • GENERATORS AND ALL OF YOUR ELECTRIC NEEDS! Elder Law & Estate Planning Wills, Trusts & Estates Small Business • Real Estate Matrimonial • Criminal Personal Injury • Commercial SOMERS • YONKERS Evening Appointments & Home Visits Tel: 914-964-6806 www.marralaw.com • [email protected] DeMartino is a partner in a recruiting business that works in the telecommunications, IT, and data industry. He and his wife, Tathiana, have two children currently attending Somers schools. He volunteers as a football coach and hockey referee. Varbero is a police officer and a member of a K-9 unit in Harrison. He and his wife, Torri, have three children attending Somers schools. He is a volunteer baseball and football coach and a member of the Somers Special Education Parent-Teacher Association (SEPTA). Trustees also made district office and committee appointments, designated the official bank and newspapers (The Somers Record and Journal News), certified payrolls, set workshop and regular meeting schedules, and performed other necessary housekeeping duties. One of those was to mention that the district is still taking public input on proposed changes to its safety plan. The board is expected to adopt those revisions in August. The changes are posted on the district’s website, under agendas for the Board of Education. Folks can email comments to Dan Corrado, the districtwide safety coordinator, at dcorrado@ somersschools.org. The board also announced that Matthew Carr had resigned – effective Aug. 4 -- as the director of human resources and student services. The district expects to hire a permanent replacement sometime this winter. In the meantime, the board appointed Harry LeFevre as interim director. The position pays $198,000 a year. Wishing Carr and his family “all the best,” schools Superintendent Dr. Raymond Blanch said he would “sorely miss” his colleague of 11 years. In board comments at the end, Mancini, Varbero, DeMartino, and Kandel sounded similar sentiments. All were excited to get started and all were looking forward to a productive 2023-2024 schools year. Mancini thanked everyone for “your new trust and giving me this responsibility.” Among his goals as president are “building up this team and working together.” “Not everything we do is going to be perfect, but, you know, we’ll continuously strive to get better,” Mancini said, noting that Blanch and his team have been “constantly meeting and prepping and getting the programs ready for the school year.” “So, the teachers might have off, but there’s a lot of you guys still here, working every day,” he added. BOE FROM PAGE 1 Patrick Varbero being sworn in. PHOTO: CAROL REIF Dominick DeMartino officially joining the board on July 12.

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Not valid at cart or theme park venues. Not for resale. ©2020 RITA’S FRANCHISE COMPANY, LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. VALID AT PARTICIPATING RITA’S LOCATIONS. Exp.8/3/2023 Free Summer Music Series Wednesdays, through July 28, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The Cultural Arts Coalition in Brewster presents the Third Annual Brewster Summer Music Series. The series is FREE to all and will be held outdoors at the gazebo in Southeast Veterans Park, Morningthorpe & Railroad Avenues. Bring the family, lawn chairs and a picnic to enjoy local bands and acoustic opening acts Wednesday evenings. There are no rain dates. Visit BrewsterMusicFestival.com for complete details and performance schedule. A Message from Somers Girl Scout Troop 1457 This summer, our Cadette Girl Scout Troop is attending the Girl Scout National Convention in Walt Disney World. We have been working hard to raise money for this trip. Cookie season is about to begin, and we have set a goal to sell 7,000 boxes of cookies as a troop. The profit we earn from cookie sales will help pay for plane tickets, park tickets, hotels, meals, and convention entry fees. Not only will we be representing Somers Girl Scouts, we will also be representing our local Girl Scout council, Girl Scouts Heart of the Hudson. This trip will allow us to meet with industry leaders and explore potential career paths. We will also be meeting with girl scouts from all over the world. We would love the support of our local businesses. Some ways you can help are: purchase cookies from us to share with your employees, family, and friends, invite us to sell cookies to your staff, buy cookies from BY CAROL REIF STAFF WRITER Richard Leaf ’s name has been permanently scratched from the Westchester County Sports Hall of Fame’s roster. Once a fixture in the world of high school and college sports, the Somers resident was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2017. The request for the 75-year-old’s ouster came directly from County Executive George Latimer and chairman of the County Board of Legislators, Vedat Gashi of Yorktown, shortly after Leaf pleaded guilty in June in U.S. District Court to one count of possessing and receiving child pornography. “By doing so, I believe that we send a clear message that our organization is committed to the safety and well-being of the community and that we won’t tolerate any actions that compromise the trust and respect that we’ve earned over the years,” Gashi explained at the county’s July 5 weekly briefing. Latimer pointed out that it was “important to note that Mr. Leaf has not just been accused of an action, but he was pled guilty to that action, that of child pornography.” “A crime is a crime of various sorts, but some are particularly heinous, and whenever we’re dealing with an individual in a position of trust and faith that has committed a crime in that general direction, we feel the need to act quickly,” the county chief added. Federal authorities had charged Leaf with receiving nude images of an underage male after posing as a teenager in online chat rooms. The Hall of Fame notified Latimer last week that its committee had “officially and unanimously voted to remove Mr. Leaf from the Hall of Fame effective immediately.” In a letter dated July 12, it noted that the committee “takes serious(ly) its duty of nominating and selecting outstanding local professional and amateur sports members who have made substantial contributions to the community.” “Eligibility not only includes the inductees’ lifelong career in sports but it is imperative that all members have the highest integrity and good character,” it read. The letter was signed, “Respectfully submitted, The Westchester Sports Hall of Fame Committee,” but gave no names of committee members. Leaf ’s 2017 Hall of Fame bio described him as a Scarsdale High School graduate who had announced the Section 1 boys and girls basketball tournaments for 36 years. Known as “The Voice of the County Center,” he also had announced games for Iona College men’s and women’s basketball, Scarsdale and Mamaroneck basketball, and numerous tournaments. Leaf had been officiating soccer for more than 20 years when he was inducted and was also president of the Westchester-Putnam Approved Soccer Officials Association. The retired Harrison middle school teacher faces between five and 20 years in prison when sentenced in January. The Sports Hall of Fame’s committee made its decision after learning of Leaf’s guilty plea. According to its spokesperson, the county “is satisfied with the outcome.” “That was the appropriate action to take,” Gashi said Friday of the decision to remove Leaf from the Hall of Fame. “I’m glad the committee acted quickly and decisively on the matter,” he added. Leaf removed from Westchester sports Hall of Fame TRUNK FROM PAGE 2 SEE TRUNK PAGE 7

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PAGE 8 – THE SOMERS RECORD THURSDAY, JULY 20, 2023 BY TOM BARTLEY CONTRIBUTING WRITER Feeling “united in shock, grief and remembrance,” as one former student put it, family, friends, colleagues and, most of all, decades of John Jay High School  musicians took to social media last week to mourn the loss of a beloved teacher, Jeffrey Richardson. Richardson, 59, died in Cape Cod Hospital on July 11, a day after being hit by a car while walking at night along heavily traveled Route 6 in Wellfleet. Wellfleet police termed the tragedy a “possible hit-and-run.” By week’s end, multiple Cape Cod police agencies were still searching for the driver but did not have a suspect. Meanwhile, those touched by Jeff, as most people called him, or “Richie,” as many students knew him, struggled to cope with the loss of someone who was “so much more than a music teacher.” Richardson had clearly relished that role for three decades at John Jay before he and his wife, Melissa, a music teacher at Meadow Pond Elementary School, retired in 2019. Reaction to Richardson’s passing was swift, voluminous and uniformly heartsick. In their spontaneous eulogy, writers depicted a generous, “one of a kind” man, compassionate and witty, an inspirational role model whose music room was a sanctuary and who wasn’t afraid to bend a KLSD rule or two if it helped a student. In separate reminiscences by several former students, he was the teacher who came in at dawn to provide advanced-placement music-theory classes, despite those courses not being offered at John Jay. Likewise, he “took the jazz band to movies after our concerts” and, on a glorious, too-nice-to-be-inside spring day, “took us all out on the front lawn to play ultimate frisbee.” Even John Jay students who were never in one of his classes but who entered his orbit were touched by his friendliness. “I never had Jeff Richardson as a teacher,” Alexa Feiner posted. “But the music wing of John Jay High School was a safe space.” He always smiled when she greeted him with a “Hi, Richie” and the teacher would laugh as he caught Feiner and her friends “banging gongs and hitting marimbas in his band room during lunch periods.” “He was loved by so many,” she said, “and deserved so much better than this tragic incident.” Wellfleet police, responding to a call shortly after 9:30 p.m. Monday, July 10, found Richardson “lying unresponsive on Route 6 with visible severe head injuries.” Immediate lifesaving measures were administered by Wellfleet officers and rescue personnel from Wellfleet Fire, police said. A medevac flight to Boston was requested, but weather conditions, including fog, kept the helicopter grounded. Richardson was taken instead to Cape Cod Hospital, where he died on Tuesday. “This case is still under active investigation by the Wellfleet Police Department, the Massachusetts State Police and the Barnstable County Sherriff’s Office,” Wellfleet police said in a statement last week. They called on the public for help, saying, “We are specifically looking for any vehicle with damage to the passenger side, including the passenger side mirror.” KLSD, Richardson’s home for three decades, noted his death in a prepared statement. “We were deeply saddened to hear of Jeff Richardson’s sudden passing,” School Superintendent Andrew Selesnick said. “He was a dedicated music teacher for KatonahLewisboro from 1987 until his retirement in 2019. We remember him with great fondness and share our condolences with his family, friends, colleagues and the countless students he impacted during his career.” Onetime students were more expansive, recalling “the funniest, most sincere and supportive musical mentor who, incidentally, always had the best hair in the room.” Today, Alison Shearer tours the world as a celebrated saxophonist. But she said in a post, “I’m quite certain that I wouldn’t be a musician today without his nurturing. I spent lunchtime practicing in his office, he wrote my college support letters, he gifted me with his father’s clarinet.” Similarly, Olivia Walsh, JJHS 2011 and now a theater professional, was dedicated to the stage Community mourns Jeff Richardson Tragedy takes the life of beloved JJHS music teacher PHOTO: FACEBOOK Richardson retired from John Jay High School in 2019. REGIONAL • Gravel • Topsoil • Mulches • Sweet Peet • Unilock Pavers BEDFORD GRAVEL & LANDSCAPE SUPPLY 27 Norm Ave., Mt. 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THURSDAY, JULY 20, 2023 THE SOMERS RECORD – PAGE 9 in her KLSD days. “Richie, Steven Morse, Amy Geiger and Bill Friedman had a way of making music and theater seem familiar to us—nothing was too fancy, highbrow or out of reach for a bunch of small-town kids to learn, not even Brahms or Mozart. I saw them all this spring at the Saturday matinee of ‘9 to 5.’ . . . I always loved to sit in the house and watch him conduct, especially the ‘Crazy for You’ overture—our very own Broadway pit. From Gershwin to ‘Footloose’—he did it all.” Nicholas Wells, now a musician and producer, remembered Richardson as “my wind ensemble, jazz band and AP music theory teacher” and called him “a friend and inspirational role model. I’ve been reading through posts by so many fellow classmates whose lives he truly touched, and feeling united in shock, grief, and remembrance.” A 2008 John Jay alum, Ryan MacLean of Katonah, is now a professional musician and music teacher in addition to his job as senior coordinator of education and public programs at the Greenwich Audubon Center. He writes in his Facebook post that the teacher who was “never Mr. Richardson, always just ’Richie’ was “more than a mentor, more than a friend,” to MacLean and “hundreds of others.” “You took the jazz band to movies after our concerts, you came in at 6 a.m. to offer AP Music Theory to us when the school wouldn’t officially offer it, you always let us run through ‘Pilatus: Mountain of Dragons’ on Halloween.” Sean MacLean, JJHS 2014, also benefitted from the dawn AP instruction. “I don’t know if the John Jay community or the musical world will ever be the same without your contagious smile and endless wit,” he wrote. BY CAROL REIF STAFF WRITER Former U.S. Rep. Mondaire Jones has announced a bid to reclaim his old seat in the 17th Congressional District from first-term U.S. Rep. Mike Lawler, a Rockland County Republican. He is seeking the Democratic nod along with MaryAnn Carr, a former Bedford supervisor and councilwoman, and Bedford resident Elizabeth Gereghty, the former owner of a small business who gave up her seat on the Katonah-Lewisboro Board of Education in June. Jones was among those affected when the state redrew district lines in 2022. He ended up in the same district as former U.S. Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, who was then chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. Maloney, who had represented the 18th District, chose instead to run in the newly configured 17th District. In 2022, he was unseated by Lawler by a narrow 1.2 percent margin. The 17th is reportedly considered one of the most competitive in the country, with Republicans hoping to hang onto it, and Democrats hoping to regain it. Jones had been elected to the former 17th CD in 2020. The seat had been held by U.S. Rep Nita Lowey, who had later announced she wasn’t going to run for re-election. The district now covers Putnam and Rockland counties, a part of Westchester County, and a small piece of Dutchess County. Rather than run against Maloney, the outspoken progressive pivoted to the 10th Congressional District in New York City. He lost the primary to Daniel Goldman, a former federal prosecutor who went on to win the general election. An attorney and Harvard Law School grad, Jones was born in Nyack and grew up in Section 8 housing in Spring Valley. He now lives in Sleepy Hollow. His legal career experience includes working with the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Legal Policy – during Barack Obama’s tenure -- and as an attorney with the Westchester County Law Department. While in the U.S. House, he served on various committee including Ethics, Judiciary, and Education and the Workforce. Jones made history as one of the first openly gay Black congressmen. Mondaire Jones announces Congressional bid PHOTO COURTESY OF MONDAIRE FOR CONGRESS REGIONAL RICHARDSON FROM PAGE 8 Contact ANTHONY J. ENEA, ESQ. Managing Member • Fluent in Italian 914.948.1500 WHITE PLAINS • SOMERS • WWW.ESSLAWFIRM.COM • Asset Protection • Elder Law • Medicaid Applications (Nursing Home/Home Care) • Guardianships (Contested/Non-Contested) • Wills, Trusts & Estates Past Chair of Elder Law Section of NYS Bar Association “Super Lawyer” In Elder Law for 16 consecutive years Do you know what the cost of your long-term care will be if you are not eligible for Medicaid? CALL NEW YORK’S ELDER LAW TEAM 914.948.1500

Opinion 118 N, BEDFORD ROAD, SUITE 100 MOUNT KISCO, NY 10549 ©2023 Halston Media, LLC Letters to the editor and op-ed submissions may be edited. The views and opinions expressed in letters and op-eds are not necessarily those of The Somers Record or its affiliates. Submissions must include a phone number and address for verification. Not all letters and op-eds will necessarily be published. Letters and op-eds which cannot be verified or are anonymous will not be published. Please send your submissions to the editor by e-mail at [email protected]. For more information, call the editor at 914-302-5830 Brett Freeman, Publisher Tom Walogorsky , Editor Tabitha Pearson Marshall, Creative Director Editorial Office: 914-302-5830 [email protected] PAGE 10 – THE SOMERS RECORD THURSDAY, JULY 20, 2023 This past week, I had a long phone call with Dee, my ex-husband’s widow. As you know, George passed away in May. Dee appreciated my calling her. “After all, you have been through this twice and you know the many feelings that bombard you,” she said to me. “Right now, I feel that half of me is gone.” I hurt for her when she said this. I sure felt that way when Bud and then Art passed away, and I know my Mom uttered those same words after Dad had passed.    Speaking for myself, when something exciting or even stressful occurs, my first thought is to share it with Mom, Dad, Bud or Art. Then poof, I remember they’re not here. From the time we were teenagers to our last days together, Art and I were never at a loss for words. Practically after every date, I made coffee for us in Mom’s warm, cozy kitchen. And, look how we reconnected all those years later, starting with long conversations over the phone! During Art’s lingering illness, sometimes I’d wake up in the middle of the night sensing he was not asleep. “Are you awake?” I would ask. “Yep,” he’d answer. “Want to talk?” I’d ask. “Yep,” he’d softly reply. Oh my, did we ever talk! We’d start with his health issues, but would quickly go to more pleasant topics: our kids and grandkids, parents, our RV trip, vacations in Bermuda, high school years, how lucky we were to grow up during the ‘40s and ‘50s, friends who were unhappy, friends who were happy—nothing escaped our communications blitz. Two hours or more would pass and we’d quietly fall asleep. Dee mentioned that even though she and George would be in different rooms, she knew he was there. Now, the house was empty.    My family and friends were always super loving and supportive during the sad passings of those who were so important and vital to me. We’d go out for dinner, visit interesting places or just have warm, comfortable visits. As we ended our call, Dee and I promised to stay in touch. We both shared how our family and friends marveled at the fact that she and I have been friends for over 40 years. “Just because we were married to the same guy,” she laughed. Yes, half of us is gone, but we are here to be supportive and caring and making the most of our gift of life. ‘I know how you feel’ RUTHANN SCHEFFER WHAT WAS I THINKING? The PGA Tour’s merger with Saudi-backed LIV Golf is a slow motion train wreck, which has transcended golf and sports to find a spot on the front pages of papers around the world. I am sure business schools will be studying this case for years to come as a cautionary tale of public relations and strategic errors, which make the Bud Light fiasco look like a marketing triumph. Being asked to testify to a Senate committee, or being the subject of a Department of Justice antitrust investigation is never a good sign. Like the hit series “Succession,” this story has no shortage of villains. There’s Greg Norman, the controversial Hall of Fame golfer who headed up the new upstart league and began poaching players from the PGA Tour with eye-popping guaranteed contracts. And Jay Monahan, the PGA Tour Commissioner. Also, Phil Mickelson, another Hall of Famer who was also a key figure as the first player to jump ship for a $100 million guaranteed payday. Mickelson is also rumored to be motivated partly by a need to pay off substantial gambling debts. Then there is Wall Street millionaire Jimmy Dunne, who brokered the deal to merge the two tours. Dunne, an accomplished player in his own right, first became well-known in golf circles because of his heart breaking story about the friends and colleagues he lost on 9/11. He was spared because he was playing golf in Westchester that morning instead of at his office in the Trade Towers. He would seem to be the last person you would want negotiating a deal with the Saudis. The Tour’s first reaction to LIV, through Commissioner Monahan, when a few players jumped ship, was an overreaction. Those players were banned from the tour and attacked as immoral and greedy for taking “blood money” from the Saudis. Rory McElroy became the tour’s player spokesman, chastising anyone who jumped ship. Many were left scratching their heads at the panicked reaction of the PGA tour to this upstart league, which didn’t have a TV contract or a watchable product. LIV incidentally is not an acronym for anything; it represents the Roman numeral for 54 in recognition of their 54 hole format for tournaments versus the PGA’s 72 hole format. Predictably, all kinds of antitrust litigation broke out between players and between the rival leagues. PIF, the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia, the owner of LIV Golf, has $778 billion in the bank, which puts them in a position to grind the PGA Tour into dust in any protracted litigation. Why didn’t the PGA just ignore LIV? They have an inferior product, which nobody wants to watch. Challenger leagues have come and gone in other sports, as this one surely would have, given time. Unfortunately, that ship has sailed. The PGA was in a legal battle they could not win. On D-Day, June 6th, Jay Monahan shocked the world when he announced PGA Tour shows us how not to do it My loyalty to golf and this country live in the same place and have held equal and significant weight with me over my lifetime. Please educate me and others in a way that allows loyalty to both and in a way that makes it easy to look 9/11 families in the eye and ourselves in the mirror.’ -Tom Watson 39-time winner on the PGA Tour DON SCOTT IN CASE YOU MISSED IT SEE SCOTT PAGE 11

THURSDAY, JULY 20, 2023 OPINION THE SOMERS RECORD – PAGE 11 that the two leagues were going to merge. Not a single tour player was involved in the negotiations, so they were as stunned as everyone else. Details still remain sketchy, but the Saudis now own the majority of a sports league in the United States for the first time in history. Can you imagine the public reaction if this was the NFL or Major League Baseball? Sadly, Monahan took a medical leave, no doubt related to the pressure he was under. After the Tour’s initial histrionics, the hypocrisy of their reversal is epic. It was disappointing to see so many players, Jack Nicklaus among them, step to the mic to announce what a great day this was for golf without knowing many details, and prior to the players on the tour’s policy board approving the arrangement. Perhaps the only white hat in the whole sordid affair is Tom Watson, a legendary player with a career spanning over 50 years. Watson took the tour to task in a detailed letter asking all the right questions. In closing, he wrote, “My loyalty to golf and this country live in the same place and have held equal and significant weight with me over my lifetime. Please educate me and others in a way that allows loyalty to both and in a way that makes it easy to look 9/11 families in the eye and ourselves in the mirror.” I agree. PICK-UP & DELIVERY AVAILABLE WE SERVICE ALL BRANDS OF PORTABLE GENERATORS 845-225-3503 * LAWN MOWERS * CHAIN SAWS * TRIMMERS * TRACTORS * GENERATORS * MOTORCYCLES * ATV’S * AND MORE! FACTORY-TRAINED SERVICE TECHNICIANS EAST ROAD MOTORS 58 CAROLAN RD. EAST • CARMEL, NY www.EASTROADMOTORS.com FUNERAL PREARRANGEMENT Both pre-payment and no-payment options Serving all Faiths since 1858 Cremations and Burials DANIEL B. McMANUS ~ Proprietor BRUCE E. REISDORF ~ Licensed Manager JOSEPH M. McMANUS ~ Director RONALD P. 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We need to listen to them play the game also, and so they are “mic’d up.” The broadcast booth was carrying on a running conversation with the pitcher in between pitches, which was constantly interrupted by a rude batter swinging and missing THREE TIMES while he was trying to talk. The most interesting player on the field this year is Japanese, and I was dying to see if they would let his interpreter “mic up” next to him on the pitching mound. “Shohei Ohtani wishes to thank baseball for this opportunity, and I think I heard him mention how underpaid interpreters are.” The producers kept passing the microphone along, trying to find someone on the field who might have the personality to take our minds off this boring game. Someone who’s been practicing his stand-up while sitting on the bench. “I tell you, Jim, I just love playing here in Seattle- playing anywhere else is like a day with sunshine, ha ha ha.” “Ha ha. Speaking of light, it’s time for a word from our sponsor, the light beer company.” You need to get your product to appeal to EVERYBODY. But in trying to include one group, you’ll undoubtedly offend another. You’ll have to handicap which minority is the one unlikely to notice that you threw them under the bus, but what if that was precisely the corner of the market that you are trying to capture? Once you have everyone under the bus, maybe you can run an ad under there that appeals to them while your core fans aren’t paying attention. That’s what we’ve been reduced to: pandering to the least tolerant. In case you were thinking of running to the bathroom during the commercial, or getting something to eat, the ad now runs simultaneously to the side of the action on the field in the dreaded “2- box.” Now not only is our attention span short, but divided with one eye trained on the commercial and the other on the field. It’s just a matter of time before they start running two commercials at the same time with the game in the background. It also explains why I’m so hungry at the end of the game and my bladder is not in a forgiving mood. When they do cut away for commercial, it’s for a movie about a superhero who is an insect, and there is a lot of stuff blowing up and a parallel universe and defending civilization, and in the midst of all the explosions nobody thinks to whack him with a newspaper. Luckily there is no shortage of bugs to make superhero movies about, and if you come to my patio you can take some with you to your parallel universe, or even your perpendicular universe on the off-chance that one of them may be a superhero. When we come back to the game, who is sitting in the first row box but the superhero bug-guy, eating something- whatever it is it’s attracting bugs. It’s now more important than ever to build personalities that transcend the game because their stories are so uplifting. If you were born without the use of your eyebrows, and you came from a Your attention please RICK MELÉN MAN OVERBOARD SEE MELEN PAGE 12

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I’ll delve into this subject in depth when I have a few seconds. Maybe we could spend a little more time spending time instead of wasting it. NGL but TBH YOLO. TTYL. Say hello at [email protected]. MELEN FROM PAGE 11 I used to fly a lot. On planes. I mean, I personally can’t fly. That would be weird. When I lived in Los Angeles, I was a senior editor for a big trade magazine and the job entailed a lot of traveling. I got to go to places like Phoenix, Las Vegas (a lot), Seattle, Orlando, Atlantic City and Chicago, just to name a few. It was usually to attend trade show conventions. I really enjoyed it. First, it got me out of the office for a while. Second, I got to see places I’d never seen before, eat in cool restaurants (on the company dime), meet new people, and dig up ideas for articles for the magazine. I had an expense account and wasn’t afraid to use it. But one time, at the end of one particular trip, I was filling out the report back in my hotel room when I realized I’d painted myself into a corner of sorts. I was in San Antonio, which is famous for its River Walk, a promenade filled with funky bars, restaurants and chic boutiques. That included a Hooters and an eatery called Dick’s Last Resort. The food at Dick’s Last Resort is really good. It comes to you either in a metal bucket or on butcher’s paper. But the food isn’t what makes Dick’s famous. It’s the waitstaff. The schtick here is that the waitresses are famously and deliberately rude. Mine came to my table, kind of tossed the menu at me, glared, and barked, “Well... what do you want?!” She came back after I was served and said, “How’s your meal? Never mind. I don’t really care.” I loved it. Hooters, on the other hand, as I’m sure you know, is most renowned for its, um, chicken wings. But as I was preparing my expense report and going through the receipts, I realized I had made entries that looked something like this: Hooters - $41.25, Dick’s - $55.31. Hooters and Dick’s. Great. The bean counters back at corporate are gonna love this, I thought. But I never heard from them. I was reimbursed with nary a sarcastic remark. Perhaps accountants do have a sense of humor after all. Back in those days, flying was pretty carefree. You could show up 15 minutes before your flight and still catch it. Flying the unfriendly skies BOB DUMAS OUT OF MY HEAD SEE DUMAS PAGE 14

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PAGE 14 – THE SOMERS RECORD OPINION THURSDAY, JULY 20, 2023 DUMAS FROM PAGE 12 No one would think any less of you. Going through security screening was perfunctory and boring. The lines weren’t that long, and you moved through them fairly quickly. Then 9/11 and the “shoe bomber” happened and flying became a logistical nightmare. Now, you have to arrive like three days before your flight, and then recite the Bill of Rights and the batting averages of the 1927 Yankees before they let you on. Kidding aside, they did start making you take off your shoes, which put me in a precarious position. One whiff and I was sure I’d be surrounded by TSA agents (guns drawn) who were absolutely certain that I was a terrorist hellbent on chemical warfare. Plus, you were only allowed to bring on 3 ounces of things such as shampoo and deodorant. Three ounces of deodorant? Geez, I use that in one sitting. Besides, who weaponizes Old Spice? But prior to all that, flying was pretty smooth, and I never had many issues. The dicey part was if you needed to make a connecting flight. You could bet your Samsonite that if you had to catch another plane, that gate would be on the complete other side of the damn airport. I am pretty sure they do that on purpose because it amuses them. One time, I was at O’Hare in Chicago, trying to make a connecting flight. O’Hare is like the size of Australia, so with only 10 minutes to spare I wasn’t optimistic I would make it. But dragging my suitcase behind me, I ran like they were giving out free barbecued spareribs at my connecting gate and supplies were limited. Halfway there, I heard an announcement come over the PA, “Robert Dumas, please report to gate B7! B7!” “Holy crap! I’m trying!” I shouted back. I got there and the door to the jetway was open, and two flight attendants stood on each side grinning. “I’m ... Rob ... (gasp) Robert ... um ... Dumas,” I wheezed, holding out my boarding pass. “Do any of you know CPR?” “Relax, catch your breath. We held the flight for you,” one of them said. “You did?” Now, I was really going to have a heart attack. “We saw your plane had landed and you were on the manifest, so we knew you were here,” the other said. “We knew that gate is a ways away, so we decided to wait a couple of minutes.” Can you imagine that happening today? One other time, I had to go from L.A. to Syracuse for my sister’s wedding. The timing wasn’t an issue. I got to New York in plenty of time (forget which airport, might even have been Newark). I made my way to the connecting gate to go to Syracuse and looked out the window. These weren’t big jumbo jets; they were small prop planes that some call puddle jumpers. A bunch of them were lined up in a row. “Which one is mine?” I asked the gate attendant. “The second one,” she said, but I wasn’t exactly sure what she meant by that. I walked out on the tarmac and saw a bunch of people getting on a plane, figured that must be it, so I followed them. The flight wasn’t very full, so I stowed my luggage overhead and plopped down. The flight attendant came on the PA and said, “Welcome to United Flight 125 to Newport News, Virginia.” I bolted upright. “Wait! What? I’m going to Syracuse!” They were kind enough to let me off and point me toward the correct plane. I got on and there was just one other passenger on it. These planes only hold about 30 passengers, but I thought that more must be coming. None did. It took off with just the two of us. I remarked to the woman a few rows in front of me, “I feel like we should be chipping in for gas.” I haven’t flown on a plane in a long time and I’m kind of glad. It’s not fun anymore. As I said, 9/11 forever changed the way we travel, but then COVID came along and really dumped some sand in the Vaseline. During the pandemic, airline passengers were required to wear masks on board. Some people didn’t like that and made their opinions known loudly and sometimes violently. One woman was so incensed by the request that she knocked out two teeth of some poor flight attendant. That woman is now incarcerated. No word on whether she had to wear a mask in jail. Fortunately, I was never on a flight where a passenger had an unhinged meltdown, but these days we seem to see news reports about them every time we turn on the TV. Recently, a female passenger flipped out and demanded to get off the plane because someone in the back of the jet “wasn’t real.” That one creeped me out, but I give her points for creativity. The other day I saw a report that some guy was removed from a plane when he went ballistic because he wasn’t served the meal he requested. Have you ever had an airline meal? It’s never something you would actually request. 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Sports PAGE 16 – THE SOMERS RECORD THURSDAY, JULY 20, 2023 BY EMILE MENASCHÉ SPORTS EDITOR Quickstrike FC Patriots Under-18 Girls soccer team will compete in the U.S. Youth Soccer National Championships for a second year in a row. In June, FC Patriots defeated Force FC, 2-1, in extra time to win the Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association Girls Under-18 State Open Cup championship in LaGrange, N.Y. Somers High School rising senior Annie Maguire  scored both goals for the Patriots, who captured the Richard Christiano Cup. The student-athletes—lead by former Division I Loyola University/All-American, current Fordham University men’s soccer and FC Somers soccer coach Phil Bannister and assistant coach Mike Friedlander— are anticipating another highly challenging week of games as they compete against nationally ranked teams from Ohio, Missouri. and Arkansas.  The tournament takes place in Orlando from July 16-23. The travel team draws players from all over Westchester and includes outstanding players from the local area. Midfielder Maguire is a four-year varsity player at Somers. She was named a LoHud Elite 11 finalist/All-League/All-Section player and has been recruited by Division I Fordham University. She joins forces with midfielder Yorktown’s Kaitlyn Judge, a senior captain, four-year varsity player and All-League player/ LoHud “one to watch” pick. While they may be rivals during the school year, they are close teammates playing key roles for the close-knit Patriots squad. And with many of the players having graduated from high school this spring, the tournament will be their last time playing together as a complete unit. “With the seniors leaving, it’s going to be very emotional for the group, they’ve competed together for a long time and it would be a fitting send-off to have success this week in Orlando,” Bannister said. “It’s definitely a huge motivation for the team.” Overall, Bannister said the team has already had an outstanding season. “This has been a year in which we’ve achieved multiple goals, our first state cup title and reaching nationals through National League Pro,” Bannister said. “Our final goal is to bring home the national championship.” Somers’ Maguire helps Patriots FC to Nationals Scores 2 as U-18 travel team takes N.Y. State Open Cup Annie Maguire Quickstrike NY Patriots Annie Maguire of Somers and Kaitlyn Judge of Yorktown helped the Patriots reach the National championships. PHOTO COURTESY OF HEATHER MAGUIRE SOCCER Call for your FREE consultation today 293 Route 100 Suite 209 Somers, NY (914) 277-1111 www.BBOsmiles.com FREE ICE CREAM WITH YOUR FIRST CONSULTATION JULY IS NATIONAL ICE CREAM MONTH AND TO CELEBRATE WE ARE GIVING ALL NEW PATIENTS A FREE KING KONE ICE CREAM VOUCHER AT YOUR FIRST VISIT PHOTOS COURTESY OF NY PATRIOTS FC/WESTCHESTER

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