VOL. 12 NO. 4 THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 2023 BUSINESS & REAL ESTATE 27 CLASSIFIEDS 26 LEGAL NOTICES 25 LEISURE 21 OPINION 8 SPORTS 16 TOWN GREEN 5 Hornets Flag Football pg 19 TOUCHDOWN! Visit TapIntoYorktown.net for the latest news. BY SOPHIA CASELNOVA STAFF WRITER Woodlands Legacy Fields Park has reopened after being closed for three months following the formation of a sinkhole in December. e sinkhole, which was around 30-feet-deep and 10-feet-wide, was over a 42-inch regional natural gas pipeline belonging to Enbridge; a multinational pipeline and energy company based in Canada. During the park’s closure, Enbridge ran ecological tests on the area to ensure the area is safe before people inhabit the park again. After analyzing the area, Enbridge lled the sinkhole with materials to ensure support for the pipeline. “ e Algonquin Enbridge gas line has done a fabulous job in restoring everything and doing their recuperative work here to try and get it so that it is as safe as safe can be, and they have done that,” said Town Supervisor Tom Diana. “ ey’ve done an excellent job.” In addition to the analyses that Enbridge has completed, the company has agreed to perform semi-weekly aerial patrols of the pipeline right-of-way, monthly site visits, electrical resistivity checks, and monthly surveys of seven possible settling monitoring areas. “ ere was great work by our town employees, by Enbridge, by the Supervisor’s o ce in getting everything together,” said Councilman Ed Lachterman. “We had a dropdead deadline of April 1; our baseball teams needed it. We heard what they needed. We worked towards it, and here we are on March 31 getting ready to open for tomorrow.” Enbridge o cials are slated to attend the April 18 Town Board meeting to report on their response. Play ball! Legacy Fields Park reopens after sinkhole closure BY SOPHIA CASELNOVA STAFF WRITER e Yorktown Police Department has sworn in three new o cers and a lieutenant. Police Chief Robert Noble introduced new o cers, Chad Delgado, Gino Argiro, Christina Delatorre, and the lieutenant, Timothy Kolkmann, at last week’s Town Board meeting. Delgado was born in Brooklyn in 1989 and moved to Cortlandt Manor where he attended and graduated Walter Panas High School in 2007. Following his graduation, he attended Westchester County Community College before joining the United States Navy where he served as an equipment operator for the SeaBees in 2010. During his time in the Navy, Delgado served in Guam and Afghanistan. He earned the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) NATO Medal, the Afghanistan Campaign Medal, and the SeaBee Combat Warfare Specialist Insignia. After serving in the Navy, he attended Pace University until beginning his law enforcement career in 2015 at the New York Police Department’s 42nd Precinct. In 2017, Delgado went on to work at the Rye Police Department, where he was a Defensive Tactics Instructor, a Firearm’s Instructor, and a Taser Instructor. In his time on the police force, he has won three Life Saving Awards. “Since he’s been here, he’s hit the ground running,” said Chief Noble. “He’s been involved in multiple arrests, he’s assisted our o cers greatly, he’s completed his 8-week Field Training O cer Program.” Delgado serves in the Patrol Division under Lieutenant Justin Foley. “We know we got a good one,” added Noble. Argiro grew up in Yorktown and graduated from Lakeland High School in 2018. Following his graduation, he attended Mercy College where he earned his Bachelor of Science in Cyber Security. He worked as a seasonal park ranger with the Westchester County Police Department in 2021 and 2022. Argiro also received his EMT Certi cation from Westchester County Community College in Dec. 2021. Additionally, he worked as a security guard at Walter Panas High School. He is currently attending the Westchester County Police Academy and graduates May 26. After his graduation, he will have to go through eld training and will serve under Lieutenant Foley. Yorktown PD welcomes new o icers PHOTO COURTESY OF YORKTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT L to R: Offi cer Delatorre, Offi cer Delgado, Chief Noble, Lieutenant Kolkmann, Offi cer Argiro Back Row: Lieutenant Graham, Lieutenant Foley SEE YPD PAGE 4 Affiliated real estate agents are independent contractor sales associates, not employees. Owned by a subsidiary of Anywhere Advisors LLC. Great New Listing in the Yorktown School District! 3BR/2BA Split on Level .5 acre. Contact Me For Additional Details 914.610.6277 Real Estate Salesperson | 914.610.6277(m) | [email protected] | DebraBravoco.com MBA, Corporate Finance | President’s Circle Award Winner | Smart Home Certified | 366 Underhill Ave., Yorktown Heights, NY 10598 Exceeding Expectations…One Home at a Time! Great New Listing in the Yorktown School District!
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Around 600 people were in attendance at the dinner including nearly half of the Yorktown Police Department, according to Noble. “I am humbled and honored to be chosen as the Westchester B.L.U.E. Vanguard Award recipient,” Noble told Yorktown News. “While I am being singled out as the recipient, this is really a Yorktown Police Department award. Our agency as a whole embodies the professionalism, leadership and empathy mantra of Westchester B.L.U.E.” e Westchester B.L.U.E. Foundation was established in 2011 by active and retired members of the law enforcement community. e purpose and mission of the foundation is to aid active and retired police o cers and their families in times of crisis, illness, dealing with tragedy, death, substance abuse, suicide, or are in nancial need. According to a proclamation presented to Noble by the Town Board on Nov. 22, the Vanguard Award is given to a law enforcement o cer who continuously demonstrates true leadership, guidance, empathy, and holds true to the ideals consistent with the mission of Westchester B.L.U.E. “He’s been a tremendous leader in our community,” Supervisor Matt Slater explained. “ e police department is a re ection of you, and that is why it continues to be seen as the best in the state, being recognized as the best by the State of New York time and time again.” Noble emphasized that he does not consider this to be an individual award. He said that without the Yorktown Police Department family and his own family, that award night would not have happened for him. “I am blessed to work with just amazing men and women at Yorktown PD, and this is their award not mine,” Noble said. Noble also said that the best part of his work day is going home to his wife Eleana. “Nothing for me happens without her,” said Noble. “When I do get to go home from work, I enjoy going home every day and being with her.” Hail to the chief! Noble honored with Vanguard Award PHOTO COURTESY OF ROBERT NOBLE Chief Noble (second from right), his wife Eleana (center), and his three kids at the charity dinner BY SOPHIA CASELNOVA STAFF WRITER Donuts might be dunked at a new location in Yorktown soon. A new Dunkin’ establishment was discussed to take over vacant property at 3735 Compond Road. e 3,069 square foot Dunkin’ drive thru had completed its pre-preliminary application and met with the planning board on Nov. 14. SDML, the company proposing the project, gave its initial presentation, received comments on two potential layout options, discussed zoning compliance and next steps. According to the presentation, the Dunkin’ will potentially operate from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. Richard Fon, chairman of the Dunkin’ and Chipotle to Yorktown? SEE DUNKIN’ PAGE 2 Vol. 11 No. 38 Thursday, December 8, 2022 BUSINESS & REAL ESTATE 31 CLASSIFIEDS 30 LEGAL NOTICES 30 LEISURE 26 OBITUARIES 8 OPINION 10 SPORTS 20 TOWN GREEN 6 Visit TapIntoYorktown.net for the latest news. PHOTO: SOPHIA CASELNOVA BY SOPHIA CASELNOVA STAFF WRITER Decisions for Underhill Farm are still in the works. At the Planning Board meeting on Nov. 14, the board addressed the concerns and status of the Underhill Farm project. e project has been in progress since 2020 and proposes the development of 148 housing units, recreational amenities, and 11,000 square feet of retail space. e 148 units would be made up of 52 townhouse units, 32 condominiums, and 64 apartments. Of the 148 units, 118 are planned to be “senior friendly.” e board took time to “set the record” and update the public on the steps being taken and the work the board has been doing. At this point, the board has not yet made a determination about the impact statement, but they have the opportunity to do so as they continue to work through the information presented to them. e board has not made a determination on signi cance as required under SEQRA and is still in the environmental review stage of the environmental assessment form (EAF) and other pertinent information. “It’s not that we have made decisions to avoid an environmental impact statement and issue a positive declaration or not, we’re not at that point Planning Board provides update on Underhill Farm Light the night! Yorktown was glowing with festive spirit as the community welcomed the holiday season at the Electric Lights Parade on Dec. 3! See more photos from this electrifying evening on page 16! 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Not valid with other offers or prior services. Expires 12/23/22 Go to localflavor.com for more coupons $39.95 Conventional Motor oil with filter, FREE tire rotation, FREE 12-Point Safety Inspection ehicles. Not Vol. 11 No. 40 Thursday, December 22, 2022 CLASSIFIEDS 30 HEALTH & WELLNESS 20 LEGAL NOTICES 30 LEISURE 29 OPINION 10 SPORTS 24 TOWN GREEN 2 Shrub Oak Tree pg 3 ILLUMINATE Visit TapIntoYorktown.net for the latest news. BY CAROL REIF STAFF WRITER Two local organizations that have been waging separate, but parallel and equally passionate, campaigns in the war against substance misuse are joining forces. Drug Crisis in Our Backyard, a nonpro t o ering education and resources for folks struggling with addiction, was started in 2012 by Putnam County residents Susan and Steve Salomone and Somers residents Carol Christiansen and her late husband, Lou. Each couple lost a beloved son to the opioid epidemic in 2012. Erik Christiansen was a detective with the New York City Police Department. In 2011, he was prescribed oxycodone for a back injury and became addicted to painkillers. A year later, the 28-year-old was found dead of a heroin overdose. Justin Salomone, a 2001 Mahopac High School graduate and gifted guitarist, had battled addiction for several years. He started smoking marijuana in high school and later moved onto stronger drugs in college. He was 29 when he succumbed to what his parents call an “insidious disease.” But instead of retreating into grief and anger, the Christiansens and Salomones rallied, not only for themselves, but for other families. e grassroots advocates’ mission? To reduce the stigma associated with addiction, promote awareness, provide programs, resources, and support to struggling individuals and families, and be a catalyst for changes in laws that hold accountable organizations and medical institutions that perpetuate drug use through overprescription of opiates and other narcotics. Yorktown-based Alliance for Safe Kids was founded in 2002 and incorporated as a nonpro t in 2006. As a conduit for a partnership between all community stakeholders -- parents, teens, educators, law enforcement, government, medical professionals, businesses, faith leaders, and civic groups – ASK aims to arm youth with the tools they need to make healthy decisions and to encourage their families to get informed and stay involved. “By partnering with all areas of the community, we collectively strengthen the safety net that protects our youth,” ASK’s mission statement reads. Salomone, Drug Crisis in Our Backyard’s executive director, and ASK president and CEO Tricy Cushner of Yorktown met at Drug Crisis in Our Backyard’s rst public event. It was held Joining forces Drug Crisis in Our Backyard to partner with Alliance for Safe Kids SEE CRISIS PAGE 6 Yorktown welcomes Hanukkah e festival of lights began in Yorktown on Dec. 18 with a menorah lighting at Jack DeVito Veterans Memorial Field. e community sang songs and joined in blessings led by Rabbi Yehuda Heber. The community gathered with Rabbi Yehuda Heber of Chabad of Yorktown. PHOTO: SOPHIA CASELNOVA
THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 2023 YORKTOWN NEWS – PAGE 3 BY SOPHIA CASELNOVA STAFF WRITER Yorktown native Ryan Calvi passed away at 31-years-old on February 19 doing what he loved; skiing. While on an annual President’s Day ski trip in Vermont, he was involved in an accident and sustained fatal injuries, passing away at the UVM Medical Center. Skiing was a passion of Calvi’s, as he rst started the sport at the age of 4-years-old, adding to the shock factor of the tragedy. “Ryan skied his entire life,” Tami Calvi, Ryan’s mother, told Yorktown News. “I don’t think anyone would have ever thought he would have died skiing.” In addition to his love for skiing, he was also passionate about baseball. At around 5-years-old, Calvi began playing baseball at the Yorktown Athletic Center. He went on to play travel ball through the town and played for Yorktown High School under Coach Sean Kennedy. While at Yorktown High School, Calvi was captain of the baseball and skiing teams. “Ryan’s kind personality and passion for sports resonated across the Yorktown community,” said Matthew Miniaci, a childhood friend of Calvi’s from Yorktown. “He was a friend to all and he always made sure everyone felt included regardless of their abilities and background.” “He was also a talented athlete on both the varsity baseball and ski teams,” Miniaci added. “Ryan was the biggest Yankees and Rangers fan you would know and also loved rooting for Yorktown sports as an avid member of ‘the crop.’ Ryan had a way of electrifying the community with his love and generosity for others.” After graduating from Yorktown High School, he attended Marist College where he majored in sports communication. Following his graduation in 2014, he went on to work for MLB Network doing highlights. During his time at MLB Network, Calvi won a group Emmy Award with one of the production teams. He eventually left his job with MLB to teach physical education to grades kindergarten through fth at PS 195 in the Bronx. He also coached the basketball team at the school. Leaving the MLB Network didn’t stop his passion for sports, though, as he was described to Yorktown News to be a “fan of all things New York.” His teams were the New York Yankees, the New York Giants, and the New York Rangers. Calvi’s love for the Yankees was shared with his grandparents Frank and Pam Cody as they frequented games together. Aside from starting his career at Marist, he also met his wife Erin Cavan Calvi there. Erin being a New York Jets fan didn’t stop them from getting married in July of 2022 and they moved to their home in Ramsey, New Jersey with their dog Benny. “To know Ryan was to be his friend,” said Erin. “He had such a talent of making everyone around him comfortable, no matter the setting. He was giving and sel ess in his everyday life, and I count myself one of the luckiest people in the world to have been his wife.” Erin told Yorktown News that Calvi lived his life with passion for everything he did. She also said that he had an unending love for his New York sports teams, his rewarding career, his friends and family, their dog Benny, and her. “He was so good at making it known,” she said. Calvi was described as a family man, a man who appreciated all people, and a man who took a strong stance for inclusion of all. “ is is not only the loss of a son, but the loss of a new husband and the loss of a sibling who meant the world to his sister Abigail,” said Tami. In response to Calvi’s death, Mildred E. Strang Middle School held a “Dress Down for the Ryan Calvi Memorial Fund,” organized by Jennifer Sporano, on March 2 where money was raised for the Calvi family. Tami explained that the family will be donating the funds to Calvi’s basketball team at PS 195. PS 195’s basketball team held a tribute game in honor of Calvi where the team signed a jersey and gifted it to Erin. Additionally, the team’s jerseys have “RC” patches on them; Calvi’s initials. While Calvi was at the UVM Medical Center, he was joined by his parents, his sister, his wife, and his in-laws John and Cathy Cavan and sister-in-law Kaylin. Tami told Yorktown News that the families never left his side in his nal days. Honoring the life of Ryan Calvi Ryan with his mom Tami Ryan and Rocco Calvi PHOTOS: COURTESY OF TAMI CALVI Ryan with his sister Abigail Calvi skiing for Yorktown High School Ryan Calvi with his wife Erin PHOTO COURTESY OF ERIN CAVAN CALVI A note from the Calvi Family ere are no words that could properly thank our Yorktown Community of friends, neighbors, teachers, coaches, and business owners for their outpouring of love and support for our son and brother, Ryan. Whether you contributed to GoFundMe or Mildred E. Strang Middle School’s fundraisers, groceries, gift baskets, food trays, cards and beautiful heartfelt notes, we are so very grateful, thankful and appreciative. Sincere heartfelt thanks, Rocco, Tami, and Abigail Calvi A NOTE FROM RYAN’S WIFE, ERIN CAVAN CALVI: My hope is that everyone can be a little more Ryan. Smile freely, live passionately, respect people of all backgrounds and abilities, and tell your people how much you love them every chance you get. SEE CALVI PAGE 21
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Subscribe To request Yorktown News 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. “I’d like to thank Chief Noble, the command sta , and the Town of Yorktown for hiring me and allowing me to be a part of such a great department,” Argiro said. “In the future, I look forward to graduating the police academy, doing my eld training, and serving my local community.” Delatorre was also raised in Yorktown and graduated from Lakeland High School in 2008. After graduation, she attended the State University of New York at Stony Brook and earned her Bachelors of Science in Health Science. In 2013, she joined the New York Police Department as a Police Administrative Aid. Two years later, she advanced her career and went to the City of New York Police Academy. Delatorre nished the academy in the top 10% of her class academically and the top 5% of females in the physical training portion. Following her graduation, she went on to serve in the 20th precinct in Manhattan. From there, she served in the Detective Borough in the Bronx, and then worked for the NYPD Ceremonial Unit. Both of her parents are retired NYPD o cers, her husband (who she met at the academy) is a detective in the 47th precinct, and her sister is a New York State Court O cer. She is also a mother of two. “I’m proud that Christina has joined us,” explained Chief Noble. “She brings a lot of experience, a lot of enthusiasm... I’m sure she’s going to make a positive di erence in this town.” Outside of her work in the police force, she is a volunteer coach for the Shrub Oak Mini Hornets Cheerleading Team. Kolkmann attended Mahopac High School and graduated in 2002. In Aug. 2002, he went to the New York City College of Technology and became a licensed optician. He was hired by the Yorktown Police Department in 2008, and is now on his sixteenth year with the department. Promoted from Sergeant to Lieutenant two weeks ago, Kolkmann supervised the Field Training O cer program for all new hires and supervised the Domestic Violence Unit. He also is a part of the department’s Mental Health Awareness Team and maintains a breathalyzer certi cation. Kolkmann was previously assigned as a tra c safety o cer in 2016. He has also received a Meritorious Police Duty Commendation at the department. “Everybody here will bene t from Sergeant Kolkmann being promoted to Lieutenant in his new role as Sta Division Commander,” said Noble. Kolkmann’s responsibilities as a Sta Division Commander include payroll every other week, the wreckage management system, building maintenance sta , Freedom of Information Act requests, managing all non-sworn sta in the building, all desk personnel (sworn and unsworn), and assisting in the preparation of the budget. “I accept this position in honor of Captain Kenny Sgroi,” Kolkmann said. “Kenny was a great man, a great friend, and someone I looked up to both personally and professionally. I will make sure I do my very best to make Kenny proud.” BY SOPHIA CASELNOVA STAFF WRITER A fundraiser for the Sgroi Family in honor of Yorktown Police Department’s late Captain Kenneth Sgroi will be held at Keane’s Bar and Restaurant in Woodlawn, NY on April 15. All proceeds will go to the Sgroi Family. e fundraiser will begin at 12 p.m. and will continue into the evening. e event will have live music performed by Cousins Moran, Mickey Coleman, and e Narrowbacks. ere will also be a DJ and dancing. “ ere will be live music all day, come hang out and bring your family,” said Seamus Keane, owner of Keane’s Bar and Restaurant. “It will be a good day for a great man and a better family.” For fundraising, there will be ra es, a 50/50, and the ability to make donations. Ra es were donated by sponsors from Yorktown, Rockland, and Woodlawn. “Great cause for beautiful family,” said Yorktown Police Chief Robert Noble. “I hope to see quite a few local friendly faces at the Sgroi Family Fundraiser on Saturday, April 15.” Sgroi Family Fundraiser to be held in Bronx PHOTO COURTESY OF YORKTOWN FUNERAL HOME Gabriella, Anne, Kenneth, and Joseph Sgroi Keane’s Bar and Restaurant 4340 Katonah Ave, Bronx, NY 10470 Saturday, April 15 at 12 p.m. YPD FROM PAGE 1 PHOTO COURTESTY OF YORKTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT Chief Noble congratulates Lieutenant Kolkmann SATURDAY, APRIL 29th 5-9pm Offering beverages and light food. In-office discounts during event only! (does not apply to insurance) DRY EYE IS A COMMON DISEASE, LEADING TO WATERY, IRRITATED, RED EYES & BLURRY VISION. ASK US ABOUT OPTILIGHT. DR WA A
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To be held on 202 Fields at Downing Park. Register early on Community Pass by visiting www.yorktownny.org/ calendar and clicking on the preferred session. Limited space available! Register today! Yorktown Fam Jam Friday April 28 and Saturday April 29, from 12 to 8 p.m. e second annual Yorktown Fam Jam is committed to bringing our community together to share and care for one another. To be held on Commerce Street. Every year Yorktown continues to grow with new families. Last year, the Fam Jam family united to bring our town something special: a family-oriented festival that raises money to support the needs of our local community. In Spring 2022, Yorktown Fam Jam donated $12,000 to the Yorktown Volunteer Ambulance Corps, Saint Patrick’s Church—Good Samaritan Fund, Yorktown VFW, YAC Softball, Friends of Parks & Recreation, and Scouts. For more information, visit www.york townfamjam.com or email info@ yorktownfamjam.com. Yorktown Central School District BOARD OF EDUCATION VACANCY e Yorktown Central School District Board of Education has a vacancy following the resignation of Trustee Anthony D’Alessandro on March 1. As the vacancy occurred so close to the upcoming May 16 Annual School Budget Vote and Trustee Vote, the Board has chosen not to ll the position by appointment. Instead, interested community members are encouraged to seek election to the Board. To obtain a petition for candidacy, please contact the District Clerk at [email protected]. Completed petitions must be submitted by 5 p.m. on Monday, April 17. Winter Farmers Market Sunday, April 16, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Visit the Winter Farmers market at the Je erson Valley Mall on alternate Sundays! Choose from a wide variety of products including microgreens, pickles, local wine, fresh baked bread and sweets, jams, jellies, spices, sauces, compound butters, and more! Feeding Westchester MOBILE FOOD PANTRY April 6 and May 4, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. is specialized 26-foot refrigerated truck brings a “market on wheels” to underserved communities so that fresh, nutritious foods can be delivered directly to those who need it. To be held at Shrub Oak Memorial Park, located on Sunnyside Street in Shrub Oak. For more information, visit https://feeding westchester.org/our-work/ Circolo da Vinci Circolo da Vinci, Inc. is a 501c3 nonpro t organization founded in 1982 by local Italian and ItalianAmerican residents. eir mission is to project and highlight the many positive contributions of Italians and their culture. In addition, the organization hopes to preserve the customs and culture of Italian heritage through informative presentations. Activities include monthly dinner meetings with guest speakers, Bocce tournament, holiday party, Person of the Year/Scholarship Journal, fundraisers, and more. is enables the organization to provide scholarships to area students of Italian descent, as well as awarding excellence in Italian language. Meetings are held on the rst Monday of each month at Little Sorrento (3565 Crompound Road in Cortlandt Manner) at 6:30 p.m. Dinner is $45. All are welcome. e next meeting will be held on Monday, April 3, with guest speaker Dr. Joseph V. Scelsa, President and Founder of the Italian American Museum. He will present the background and status of the Italian American Museum in Manhattan. New members are welcome. If you are interested in attending or learning more about the organization, please contact Sera na Mastro at ven41250@ gmail.com or Bob Giordano at 914-874-4347 or rgiord19@ optonline.net Knights of Columbus Fr. LaFarge Council 4012 VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES e Fr. LaFarge Council provides volunteer hours at Special Olympic events during the year, conducts Catholic Citizen contests in three local schools, and participates in the Yorktown Clean Up Campaigns. If you can spare a few hours a month to do charitable work or to raise funds for charitable e orts and would like to share comradeship with other Catholic gentlemen in Yorktown, please consider joining the Knights of Columbus. e Knights are dedicated to the principles of charity, unity, fraternity, and patriotism. For information go to KofC4012.org, contact Rich Wol (rjwol 76@ hotmail.com), or join online at KofC.org and click the “Join Us” button and enter 4012 in the “Preferred Council” blank. Yorktown’s Arts + Culture Committee Arts + Culture Group Seeks New Members e town seeks three new members as it expands its ranks to better serve everyone in the community. e committee reports to the town supervisor and Town Board, as well as to the Yorktown Chamber of Commerce. Positions are voluntary with no monetary compensation. Quali - cations include any one (or more) of the following, but you need not be pro cient in all of these: • Project Management — lead e orts to coordinate events and meetings; keep track of contracts and other paperwork • Marketing Communications — draft releases; manage social TOWN GREEN SEE GREEN PAGE 24
PAGE 6 – YORKTOWN NEWS THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 2023 BY SOPHIA CASELNOVA STAFF WRITER Yorktown Central School District’s Board of Education continued its presentation series on the 2023-24 budget. e March 20 meeting covered two subjects due to the cancellation of the March 13 meeting. Covered in the presentations were “Athletics and CoCurricular” and “Instruction and Technology.” e “Athletics and Co-curricular” presentation, the fourth in the series, was led by Lisa San- lippo, the district’s Assistant Superintendent for Business. e presentation broke the data from the sports teams into three seasons: Spring 2022, Fall 2022, and Winter 2023. Data for Spring 2023 cannot be considered because the season is just beginning. In the Spring 2022 season, $95,535 was spent in total on the trips of 22 sports teams. In Fall 2022, $94,358 was spent on trips for 23 teams. Lastly, in Winter 2023, $104,859 was spent on the trips of 26 teams. “ e cost of transportation which, after coaching salaries, is the largest element of the cost of the athletics budget,” explained San lippo. Compared to last year’s budget, the Coaching Salaries section will be seeing a raise from $400,000 to $420,000. e Full Time Athletic Sta (4) section of the budget will increase as well, from $314,675 to $411,000; a $96,325 increase. According to the budget summary, this rise in cost is directed towards a strength and conditioning coach as well as athletic coordinators. Equipment costs will be increasing from $13,580 to $28,650. e $15,070 increase is attributed to a volleyball pole system, football sled, and soccer goals according to the summary. Materials and supplies will also increase from $35,095 to $42,000. e uniforms section of the budget will see a signi cant increase of $12,000 from $35,935 to $48,500 for new teams and replacement uniforms. e Co-Curricular budget, which covers clubs and organizations, is seeing a 5.2% increase from $253,905 to $267,180; a total of $13,275. e largest in uence in this budget is a $10,000 increase in the equipment category, taking it from $4,000 last year to $14,000. INSTRUCTION COSTS e presentation on Instruction Costs shows a total increase from $65,578,735 this year to $68,934,214 next, an increase of $3,355,479. e special education section of the budget is raising from $15,464,755 to $17,222,033. According to the budget’s summary, this increase is due to contractual obligations, new hires, contingency positions, program changes, and out-of-district tuitions. Computer Assisted Instruction is increasing from $2,690,090 to $3,312,158 for the addition of ChromeBooks and expanded tech services. e psychological services line of the budget is dropping $137,564, and $275,458 is being added to the social work services line. e budget’s summary states that this is to add an additional social worker to the district. e presentation schedule for the rest of the budget series is as follows: Apr. 10: Budget Adoption May 8: Budget Hearing May 16: Budget Vote All presentations can be found on the Board of Education’s website. PRE-K DISCUSSION At the March 27 meeting, Superintendent Dr. Ron Hattar gave a presentation about potentially incorporating a pre-kindergarten program into the district. e program would be open to 4-year-olds by Dec. 1, 2023. According to Hattar, a pre-k program was not feasible in the past, despite discussions, due to a lack of allocations as the cost would exceed the reimbursement the district would receive from the state. Hattar said that Governor Kathy Hochul’s tentative budget’s numbers and allocations are more favorable for school districts, making the program a possibility. e tentative allocation, $1,015,200, includes start up costs and a per pupil allocation of $5,400. is means that for the 5 hour pre-k days (likely from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.), the district will be reimbursed $5,400 per student. Hattar added that enrollment might be on a lottery basis depending on demand. Hattar said that a hesitation in launching the program is that while the funding is available this year, there is no guarantee of availability in the coming years. “ ere are no assurances that are provided to us that once we Yorktown budget discussion continues Possible pre-k program considered YORKTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT SEE YCSD PAGE 22 LIVE MUSIC FOOD TRUCKS + BEER INFLATABLES FOR KIDS BASKET BALL CHALLENGE FOOD DRIVE Commerce Street Proceeds to benefit local youth sports and community service organizations. 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THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 2023 YORKTOWN NEWS – PAGE 7 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 The following are excerpts from an interview I recently conducted with Westchester District Attorney Mimi Rocah. What is p r e s e n t e d here has been edited to t the allotted size of this column. e entire interaction can be viewed on my show, “All About Town with Jim Martorano,” which can be viewed anytime on YouTube or on Optimum Channel 74 Wednesday nights at 9 p.m. I had interviewed Rocah when she was a candidate years ago; this interview is a follow up. Question: Can you tell us about some of the goals that you have been able to accomplish in your rst two-plus years in o ce? Rocah: I’ve accomplished a lot of what I set out to do. For example, something I talked about during the campaign was setting up a Conviction Integrity Unit or Conviction Review Unit…We have to put guardrails in place because we know that mistakes happen and a Conviction Integrity Unit is one of those guardrails to make sure we are getting it right. And if we’re not getting it right, what kind of corrections can be made... We hired three women who are professionals in exoneration work… ey’re amazing…It’s the rst independent conviction review unit in Westchester and it is really a hallmark of any modern prosecutor’s o ce… Question: We read every day about gun violence. Can you tell us your thoughts? Rocah: I have done a lot of work with Moms Demand Action…We’ve been proactive since I got here…increased our relationship and partnership with law enforcement both across Westchester, the federal level, the state level, as well as New York City to make sure we are getting all the necessary intelligence to do seizures of guns. We’ve gotten literally hundreds of guns o the street in the last two years in these coordinated law enforcement operations. We set up a Gun and Gang Task Force with federal and the local level and again have been really successful in these coordinated e orts…We’re getting guns o the street…Most importantly, we’ve been proactive in preventing guns from getting into the hands of people who might do harm with them… Question: What about so called “red ag” laws? Rocah: Again, we’ve been proactive on the outreach and education front about what’s called red ag laws…We have a process in place in terms of training law enforcement, health care providers, prosecutors, educators…to make sure when there are “red ags,” we can apply to have the gun temporarily removed from the person who is showing signs that they would do harm to themselves or to others and, of course, that is all based on a court application and a court nding and a court order… Question: What about guns improperly stored? Rocah: We’re doing a lot of education on the Safe Storage Law because most school shootings, for example, are done by young people who get access to guns either in their own home or in the home of someone they know…It’s not an anti-gun law. It’s anti carelessness… Question: Besides your work on conviction integrity and getting guns o the street, can you tell us a third thing you are proud of? Rocah: A victim-centered approach to things…my own family, my parents, have been the victim of violent crime on more than one occasion…so I look at things through the eyes of the victims. And so setting up our Cold Case Bureau, which we’ve never had before, was a big accomplishment. ere have been over a hundred cold cases in Westchester… at means an unsolved homicide…and there’s a family out there who not only have lost a loved one, but haven’t received the closure that can come with having the case solved…So far, we’ve been able to successfully prosecute ve cold case homicides in just two years…and we’re working on many more…We have a new criminal investigator who’s working with our prosecutors…a former NYPD detective with a great history…so I think we’re going to be really successful going forward… Catching up with Westchester D.A. Mimi Rocah We’re doing a lot of education on the Safe Storage Law because most school shootings, for example, are done by young people who get access to guns either in their own home or in the home of someone they know.’ -Mimi Rocah Westchester District Attorney JAMES MARTORANO MY PERSPECTIVE SEE MARTORANO PAGE 22
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For more information, call the editor at (914) 302-5830 BRETT FREEMAN, PUBLISHER TOM WALOGORSKY, EDITOR TABITHA PEARSON MARSHALL, CREATIVE DIRECTOR Editorial Offi ce: (914) 302-5830 [email protected] PAGE 8 – YORKTOWN NEWS THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 2023 I ’ve been called many things in my life, but perhaps I most like being called “ e Funny Priest.” Yet, even I am willing to admit: the bar for priest-funny is rather low; and sometimes the bar is unfortunately so low that if I just need to give a homily with more charisma than drying paint, I might liven up a congregation with less-than-skyhigh expectations. No, I don’t try to be funny as a means of living out my failed stand-up comedy dreams. It’s truthfully because I can’t help but separate the Catholic faith from comedy, speci cally the classical understanding of comedy and tragedy. You don’t have to be a great student of theater to know the di erence. Classically, a tragedy would end in the death of the main character(s), most tragically by murder; whereas a comedy would end in the most joyful event possible: a wedding feast and celebrating newfound love with the people most important in their lives. We then assume they go on to live happily ever after. e tragedy of life, we could say, is that we know the ending: death is coming for all of us, and there’s no escaping it. We can delay it with medicine, healthy diet and exercise, and caring for our bodies, but ultimately death is looked upon as the only undefeated player in mother nature. How could anyone laugh when this life, this valley of tears, is the classical de nition of tragedy? en one historical event changed this: about 2,000 years ago, after lying dead in the tomb for three days, Jesus rose from the dead. By His resurrection on that rst Easter morning, Jesus unlocked the gates of Heaven for us; by His resurrection, Jesus has defeated the seemingly undefeatable opponent of death; by His resurrection, Jesus has invited us to join Him at the Wedding Feast of Heaven; by His resurrection, Jesus has changed life from a tragedy into a truly divine comedy. As the Church will pray at the Easter Vigil Mass, Jesus’ resurrection “dispels wickedness, washes faults away, restores innocence to the fallen and joy to mourners, drives out hatred, fosters concord, and brings down the mighty [power of death].” roughout the Scriptures, we read various descriptions of Heaven: paradise, the Father’s house, a utopian city, to name a few; but the most common description of Heaven found in the Scriptures is that of a wedding feast. And much like those in a classical comedy, those who are welcomed to the Eternal Wedding Feast of Heaven will truthfully live happily ever after. So now the pen is in our hands, so to say, and we are invited to write our own story. Jesus’ resurrection has given us the opportunity now to write that perfect comedy and live happily ever after with Him in Heaven; yet our Father has given us the free will to write that tragedy if we so choose, that life which will result in an everlasting death. How good God is to invite us to Heaven despite our unworthiness, and still how good He is to not force us, because true love can never force, only invite. Might I close with an invitation of my own: it’s never too late to rewrite the script, to change the story from a tragedy into a comedy. If you’re Catholic and it’s been a while since you’ve been to church, come back home. If you’ve fallen out of the habit of Sunday Mass every week, now’s the perfect time to get back on the horse. If you haven’t been to Confession in a while, now’s the time to receive God’s mercy. Stop writing the tragedy, and start rewriting that divine comedy. It’s a story we never have to write alone; one that God gladly writes with us. “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, so that whoever believes in Him might not perish, but might have eternal life” (John 3:16). at might not be news to laugh at, but it is certainly news that should bring joy and mirth to every heart. Happy Easter to all of us whose lives have been purchased by the Blood of the Lamb; and happy Easter to all of us whose stories have been rewritten from a great tragedy into the greatest comedy ever. Fr. Matthew Breslin is a Roman Catholic priest of the Archdiocese of New York, serving as Parochial Vicar of St. Joseph’s Church in Somers and Chaplain of Kennedy Catholic Preparatory School. Easter turns tragedy into comedy FR. MATTHEW BRESLIN Wishing our readers a Happy Easter and Passover We ran a great piece by Rabbi Yehuda Heber ahead of Passover in last week’s edition. Visit TapIntoYorktown.net to read the piece.
THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 2023 OPINION YORKTOWN NEWS – PAGE 9 J ust as I was about to give up hope of having enough time to le this column, anticipating the amount of research I’d need to do the topic justice, along comes Bard to the rescue. I had thought about bloviating this week on the loyal resistance forces that invariably rise up in comfy suburban strongholds like Westchester whenever something like a multi-family housing project is brought to the town hall podium by a developer. Bard is Google’s version of a chatbot, a form of arti cial intelligence (AI) that we can talk to, and ask questions, and get to write things for us like, say, a letter to the editor. Ultimately, Bard is seen as the forerunner of super-charged Google search. It can be asked very speci c questions (a.k.a. “prompts”), in everyday language and instantly spit out a literate response, ranging from the length of a sentence to the length of a book, of which another AI blabbermouth, ChatGPT from OpenAI, reportedly has already authored 200. GIVE IT A SPIN Bard was released a couple of days before my deadline to submit what you now are reading. Like a giddy teenager with a new driver’s license, I was eager to “give it a spin,” as Google invited me to do in the email it sent that said my waiting list turn to try Bard had turned up. Wasting no time, I asked Bard to “Write a letter to the editor listing the most common reasons suburban homeowners protest the building of new rental apartment developments in their community.” Sounds straightforward enough, right? Not to Bard, apparently. In a matter of seconds, my requested letter materialized, but Bard seemed to misunderstand my prompt. e letter it composed complained not about the developments themselves, but about the people protesting them. “Dear Editor,” the letter from Bard reads, “I am writing to express my concern about the recent trend of suburban homeowners protesting the building of new rental apartment developments in their communities. I believe that these protests are misguided and harmful, and I urge the community to reconsider their position.” Whoa! Did not see that coming, you bad boy, Bard. HARVARD STUDY So I went to Plan B, clicking the handy Google icon that rides shotgun with Bard, to forage for “related searches.” e rst result that popped up was “Common reasons suburban homeowners protest the building of new rental apartment developments,” a response that was closer to the spirit of the original question I put to Bard. e source of the result was a March 2007 study from the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University, titled, “Overcoming Opposition to Multifamily Rental Housing” by Mark Obrinsky and Debra Stein. As if that title isn’t tell-tale enough, the opening paragraph of their scholarly paper leaves no doubt where they stand on the matter. Check this out: “Multifamily housing is characterized by some citizens as a “NIMBY” project (Not in My Backyard). Apartments are condemned as “LULUs” (“Locally Unwanted Land Uses”). We even have “CAVEs” (Citizens Against Virtually Everything) and they want “BANANAs” (to Build Absolutely Nothing Anywhere Near Anyone).” If the authors’ tone sounds slightly mocking, well, I wouldn’t say slightly. Ready to try a di erent tack, I asked Bard, “What is the success rate of suburbanites who want to stop multifamily housing developments in their backyard?” Bard obliged with, “In a study published in the journal “Housing Policy Debate,” researchers found that only about 10% of proposed multifamily housing developments in suburban areas are actually stopped by protests.” TIPS FOR PROTESTERS However, Bard, apparently feeling a twinge of empathy for the preponderance of failed protests, proceeded to list “some tips for suburbanites who want to stop multifamily housing developments in their backyard.” Bard’s tips are 1) Be wellorganized; 2) Have a strong legal argument; 3) Be patient; 4) Be persistent. Is that all you got, buddy? You sound more like a cliched Knute Rockne locker-room pep talk at half-time than cutting-edge counseling. Oh, well. As a machine-learning AI, Bard knows it has a lot to learn, because it’s built to deliver better responses the more you bond with it, not unlike how Net ix knows more about your viewing taste the more you watch it. Considering what Google has christened its chatbot, maybe I should have been a touch more poetic in how I phrased my original question to Bard. You know, something on the order of, “To build or not to build, that is the question.” Bruce can be seen in a wacky one-act called “Dream Lover” at Westchester libraries this spring, including April 29 at Harrison Library (3 p.m.) and May 13 at Croton Free Library (7 p.m.); from June 2-4, he will play the title role in “Tuesdays with Morrie” for e Armonk Players at the Whippoorwill eatre. All shows are free of charge. [email protected]; 914-275-6887. 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PAGE 10 – YORKTOWN NEWS OPINION THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 2023 Call us at 914-245-5588 or visit anglebrookgc.com to learn more. Non-Equity—No Assessments • Flexible Membership Options—Corporate, Individual, Couples, Families, Junior Executive and Weekday-Plus • Expanded Patio Terrace Outings, Receptions & Banquets • Liberal Guest Policies MGA’S MODERN DREAM 18 (2017) ROBERT TRENT JONES SR’S FINAL DESIGN A MODERN CLASSIC Join Anglebrook today NEW SOCIAL MEMBERSHIP Thirty-five some odd years ago, quite possibly no one in the New York City area wrote more about computer crime and hacking than me — as the east coast editor for Newsbytes, an online service. I was constantly writing about the inroads that criminals and young adventurers were making into the new computer online systems. In addition to the Newsbytes work, my writings on the subject appeared in newspapers and magazines and I went regularly to “hacker” meetings and observed young people putting themselves at legal risk for the thrill of exploration. One of my major sources for stories at that time was the first “computer crime cop” in New York State, New York State Police Senior Investigator Donald Delaney. Delaney was one of the really knowledgeable people in this brand new area of crime and, in addition to his investigative responsibilities, became a source of information for other law enforcement agencies, a lecturer at law enforcement organizations, a testifier before Congress, and a minor television personality (after his appearance on the Charlie Rose Show). Additionally, he would speak on college campuses about both the need to protect information and the penalties for involvement in computer crime — I had him speak to my students at both Marist and Monroe Colleges, and he was always a big hit. Late last month, I spent all morning involved with my bank after finding that over $1,400 had been charged to my debit card in drug stores in Lawrence and West Roxbury, Mass., places I have never been. Once I had the funds restored, my debit card cancelled, and some vendors notified, I was just recovering from the ordeal when the aforementioned Mr. Delaney, now a member of a writers group to which I belong, called to explain his absence from the previous night’s online meeting. It seems that a hacker attempted to get into his bank accounts and had disabled all of the computers in his home office. There is something ironic about the computer crime gurus of the 1980s becoming computer crime victims in the 2020s! John F. McMullen is the Poet Laureate of the Town of Yorktown. How time (and technology) flies JOHN F. MCMULLEN YORKTOWN POET LAUREATE Yorktown’s trees are in trouble Just above Hill Boulevard at Route 6, about a month ago, a large forest was cut down to make way for a (potential) solar farm. And the same week, most of the trees along Kear Street and Route 118 were leveled for development. Recently, I’ve heard many more trees were removed near town for a condo project. With even more developments in the works, it makes the Soundview/Underhill building project even more perplexing. If approved, they would cut down over 500 mature trees and fill in wetlands to build 148 dwellings, plus commercial space. But what’s ironic is that Yorktown still promotes itself as a tree-friendly place. Go to the town website and almost every page or video shows trees or a landscape of some kind. Our town motto is “Progress with Preservation,” but when have we last preserved anything? On the contrary, we’re cementing over a lot. We have a tree law that almost no one knows about. We are a “Tree City USA,” a special designation by the National Arbor Day Foundation, but planting one tree per year on Arbor Day is not enough. Why can’t we find a balance? Why can’t we direct development to empty structures and storefronts? Making the beautiful Soundview/ Underhill property at Route 118 and Underhill Road just another apartment complex with commercial space removes the best of Yorktown. I know we’d miss the history of our founder, Edward B. Underhill, the present magnificence of his property, its connection to the Revolutionary War, its (possible) connection to the Underground Railroad and its 13 acres of pristine nature and open space. If you like trees like me, I encourage you to attend the Planning Board meetings. To learn more, go to yorktownny. org/planning -Jennie Sunshine Yorktown LETTER
THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 2023 OPINION YORKTOWN NEWS – PAGE 11 As you have probably gathered from earlier columns of mine, I am a joiner. A friend of mine used to joke, we should start a local chapter of “Volunteers Anonymous” for those people who just nd a hard time saying no. Whether it’s the little league, local philanthropic groups, re departments, advisory committees, etc., my default setting is to say yes. I get a lot more from these groups than I give, since it is a great opportunity to make new friends and get involved with the community. Two of my more recent entanglements – I mean involvements – are with “No Labels” and “Braver Angels.” Both are known as “bridge groups” dedicated to bridging the gap between left and right and fostering more civil discourse surrounding politics. I wrote about some No Labels initiatives a couple of weeks ago titled, “Moving to the Middle.” Braver Angels has a much di erent approach than No Labels since it takes place outside of politics and doesn’t directly involve politicians. Instead, their e orts focus totally on grassroots connections and helping people connect on a personal level and facilitating more civil political conversions between, as they call them, ”reds” and “blues.” e group was co-founded by David Blankenhorn and David Lapp after the 2016 presidential election in order to depolarize the country. e original name was inspired by Lincoln’s rst inaugural address calling for national unity referring to the “better angels of our nature.” Our local Braver Angels Westchester County group is doing an exercise, pairing reds with blues to have a series of four to ve one-on-one discussions over a six-week period about where we get our news and how it shapes our perspectives. e exercise is titled, “Walk a Mile in my News.” My rst meeting was this past Saturday with a “blue” named Sara. We met for an introductory lunch, which lasted over two hours. e time ew by. We swapped stories about our respective backgrounds and educations and our political leanings. Her background is remarkable. She immigrated from India, alone, at 23 to start her college education, eventually earning a Ph.D. in cognitive psychology and pursuing a career in education, and then moving into research mostly in service of educational institutions. Her involvement with Braver Angels started a few months after it was started in 2016, having heard about it in a podcast. She was a founding volunteer. Her politics are probably center left and mine are center right. Our sources of news overlapped some, but we de nitely get our information from di erent sources. We touched on a few political topics, and I think we were both surprised to nd a lot of common ground in our views, which probably is true of most of the country. Sara and I had both enjoyed reading “ e Righteous Mind, Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion,” by Jonathan Haidt, which explored why political discussions are so di cult these days. We all seem to silo ourselves in communities of like-minded folks, read from the same news sources and consume the same social media, which serves to reinforce our view of the world. As a result, many people aren’t exposed to, or even avoid those who don’t occupy our pod. So it is not surprising that civil discourse with those harboring di erent views is rare. Seeking opportunities to have conversations with people who see the world di erently than we do will help turn down the temperature in our politics and bring us together. I look forward to my next discussion with Sara. Di cult conversations DON SCOTT IN CASE YOU MISSED IT S pring is here at last! Nothing can stop it. Da odils insist on it, robins plan for it, plaintive squirrels demand it. e fox emerges from his den of shivering, spiders untuck themselves from far below, a few drowsy bees have survived winter in their clammy shells, but of all the creatures who need spring the most, it’s us. Poor us, cozy with our burners and blankets and cups of boutique hot chocolate, while the mouse in the attic survives winter on a newspaper from 1953. e deer lay huddled at night on a tiny patch of earth, near starvation, grateful that’s it’s been slightly warmed by the winter sun, while we y o to Jamaica. We don’t actually need the spring the way wild animals do. You can’t eat a tulip. No racoon ever wrote an ode to spring or teared-up at the site of a haloed cherry blossom tree. We humans are the strangest of all God’s creatures. We like a melody and a rhyme, a sunset lled with purple and red, and yet we don’t know why. “Because it’s beautiful,” we say. at’s not an answer. at’s an evasion. e answer, I think, is an inborn desire for ecstasy. It gets some people in a lot of trouble. 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PAGE 12 – YORKTOWN NEWS OPINION THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 2023 Last week was National Puppy Day, and I would have forgotten all about it if someone hadn’t stuck their pointy nose in a place where some of the best reminding is done. Our puppy, the everadorable Gidget, is not really a puppy at all, but a full-grown dog who refuses to act her age. I don’t know where she gets that from, but it can’t be from my side of the family. I adopted Gidget at the age of three months from a wonderful breeder outside of Toronto. I know you’re thinking that’s rather young, but it was Gidget who was three months old, not me. We had to sneak her through Customs, which required her to be six months. I rolled down the window for the Customs agent, who was checking inside the car, thinking he might be starring in a real-life “Midnight Express.” He looked around and noticed four suitcases for a weekend trip (less luggage than usual actually). Maybe it was 400 kilos of Canadian Gold and maybe I was a mule. Does a mule have to be over six months old to enter the U.S.? “What’s in the bags?” he asked, and I didn’t bat an eyelash. “What bags?” By this time, Gidget was getting restless and starting to yip from her crate in the back, covered with a blanket. I opened my mouth every time she yipped, so that the agent would think the noise was coming from me. Still not batting an eyelash but yipping incessantly, I just pretended everything was normal for a nonblinking guy with the yiccups. He looked me in the eye: “Anything to declare?” I said, “Well, I’m traveling ALONE, so I guess that’s a declaration of independence, ha ha ha ha ha ha.” I wasn’t going to make it easy for him. “What’s in that crate under the blanket?” he asked. “IT’S MY DOG! SHE’S THREE MONTHS OLD!” I blurted out. He showed a look of abject disappointment as the prospect of a major drug bust and a quick promotion with an early retirement faded, and said, “Oh. You can go.” I wanted to get her a Puppy Day gift, but I couldn’t think of anything she really needs. She has more than enough toys. She already has a squirrel, a moose, a snake, a lamb, a skunk, a fox, a thing that looks like a stu ed coronavirus and an opossum (actually the opossum might be real). I could have gotten her a new ea and tick collar, but as a gift, that’s like giving somebody a pair of orthopedic shoes. So I gave Gidget a spa day at the beauty parlor, and she got her hair cut and styled and a mani/pedi. It took them a few minutes to work out which set of paws was the mani and which was the pedi. Gidget does not need to get her hair colored because she is a natural redhead. Yes, I’ve heard all the rumors about redheads, that they can be “ ery,” or “di cult,” or “hot-tempered,” or that they get more ticks than usual. But these are just myths. It’s been my experience that not one of these myths isn’t totally not untrue. And I’m banking on the myth that most redheads will not have the patience to try and unravel that sentence. But Gidget is the exact opposite of these fair-haired falsehoods, because she doesn’t try to boss me around by standing up and staring at me until she gets what she wants. And she doesn’t try to win my a ection by winking at me. And she doesn’t go on a hunger strike until the dinner menu changes. Okay, I guess she doesn’t NOT do those things, but with her they seem like adorable character traits. It is true that she doesn’t like to stay in the sun too long. She is already well-groomed anyway. I spend a couple minutes’ time each day brushing Gidget’s hair, or approximately 300-times more than I spend on my own. Well, it turns out that going to the beauty parlor was not as fun for her as I thought it would be, and she was seething mad at me when she got home. I tried to make it up to her and asked her if she wanted to go for a walk. When I found her three hours later, I told her that I meant WITH me. And Gidget has been the perfect companion. To me she is a much better choice than say, a Chesapeake Bay Retriever. If your dog retrieves just one of those, you’ll have to move. I didn’t want a toy dog, although it would cost less to feed. I didn’t want a Bouvier des Flandres, pour des raisons évidentes. I thought brie y of a Schnauzer, and all the schnauzing we might do together. But in the end I settled for the perfect dog. So happy Puppy Day, Gidget! Join Rick and No Options at Fulgum’s in Montrose, Saturday, April 22, at 8:30 p.m.! Say hello at: [email protected]. Paws to celebrate Rick Melen’s dog, Gidget RICK MELÉN MAN OVERBOARD Prepare for power outages today WITH A HOME STANDBY GENERATOR $0 MONEY DOWN + LOW MONTHLY PAYMENT OPTIONS Contact a Generac dealer for full terms and conditions *To qualify, consumers must request a quote, purchase, install and activate the generator with a participating dealer. 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PAGE 16 – YORKTOWN NEWS THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 2023 BY MIKE SABINI CONTRIBUTING WRITER Lakeland showed plenty of resiliency in its home opener, but fell to Ardsley in a wild and woolly a air, 13-12, on Wednesday (3/29). e Hornets made numerous rallies throughout the game but fell just short. “It’s just the way we practice,” said Lakeland coach Justin McCarthy of his team’s resiliency. “We come to practice and try to practice as game-like as we possibly can. We go through and try to put them in these situations, batting practice, before the game, putting them in situations, working to get the guy over, working to get them in if there is a man on third and less than two outs. ey are ready and they are battled tested. ere is only room to grow as we move forward.” After Ardsley went up 3-0 in the rst inning, Lakeland’s Frankie Kowal led o the bottom of it with a triple and scored on a single by Anthony Frobose. Dom Toscano would get on base courtesy of a elder’s choice and later score when a ball hit by Logan Crilly was dropped in center eld. “ at was huge, and we did it throughout the game,” said McCarthy of his team’s rst-inning rally. “Every time they put up a couple of runs, we were able to punch them right back. at’s going to be something that our team is able to do all year. e way we hit the ball today, we should win nine out of 10 times. But the fact that they were able to come back every single inning shows me the type of heart and determination that the kids on this team have.” Ardsley scored three more times in the second but the Hornets scored four runs in the third to tie the game at 6-6. ose runs came home on a RBI double by Crilly, a two-run single by Ryan Done, and a RBI double by Robert Nugent. “Early in the season, the hitters are usually a little bit behind the pitchers, but they get a lot of swings every day and you hope they are ready to go,” McCarthy said. “Yesterday, the bats were a little bit slow, but we had great pitching and played well defensively. Today, the bats came out hot. We got a lot of guys that if they nd barrels, the ball is going to go a long way, and we are going to be able to nd gaps. So, if they are able to take each pitch and take what the pitcher is giving us, we have a chance to score a lot of runs this year.” e topsy-turvy game continued when each team took advantage of one another’s elding miscues. Both teams scored twice in the fourth, before Ardsley scored three times in the fth, only to see Lakeland answer with four runs in the bottom of it, to go up 12-11. Ardsley took the lead back with two runs in the seventh. Crilly answered with a two-out triple in the latter half of the seventh, with Brandon Forte following with a walk and steal to second. Unfortunately for the Hornets, their rallied stalled after that. What stood out about the Hornets’ e ort was the contributions up and down their lineup, including a double by Anthony DeCesare and singles by Evan Tostanoski and Toscano. “ at’s one of our strengths, one through nine, and to be honest, one to 10, 11, 12 and 13, whatever it is, we are going to hit,” Coach said. “I have a lot of con dence in a lot of kids, kids that are in the lineup, kids that are even starting the game on the bench. at’s going to be one of our strengths. We just have to string them together. We were able to do it a couple of times, we just needed to do it one more time at the end.” Lakeland (0-2) began the season with a 4-1 loss at Pearl River on Tuesday (3/28), led by Toscano (2-3, run) and Crilly (1-3, double, RBI). Resilient Lakeland nipped by Ardsley Hornets rally multiple times in loss PHOTOS: ROB DIANTONIO Lakeland shortstop Anthony Frobose fi res to fi rst for the out. The Hornets’ Frankie Kowal sends it for a ride. Evan Tostanoski follows through on a swing. BASEBALL
THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 2023 SPORTS YORKTOWN NEWS – PAGE 17 BY MIKE SABINI CONTRIBUTING WRITER LAKELAND/PANAS GIRLS LACROSSE (1-1) Lakeland/Panas 13, Arlington 9 Thursday, Mar. 30 (Walter Panas High School) Lakeland/Panas started its season with a 13-9 victory versus Arlington. e win was the rst for Rebels’ head coach Leah DiSisto. She replaced Chrissy Gutenberger Hart, who is on maternity leave. DiSisto was previously a varsity assistant coach for one year and a JV coach for one season. She graduated from Lakeland in 2008 and played defense for the Lakeland/Panas girls lacrosse teams that won a sectional title her senior year and made the state nal four her junior campaign. “It’s special to see our team come out strong and working so well together,” DiSisto said. “ is program is special to me, so I’m happy that we were successful out of the gate. Now we need to keep this momentum going as we face even tougher opponents this season.” Isabel Kocaj (4G, 1A), Brooke Pizzarello (4G), Madalena DiMirco (3G), Clare Warren (1G, 1A), Kaitlyn Wilkowski (1G, 1A), and Kaelen Sieja (9 saves) ignited the Rebels to the win. “It was an awesome start to our season,” Kocaj said. “It’s always great to start on the right foot. We worked very hard, and this win motivates us to work even harder and to touch on the things that we need to work on. Coach DiSisto is an amazing coach and I’m so happy we have the opportunity to learn from her.” Scarsdale 10, Lakeland/Panas 9 Friday, Mar. 31 (Walter Panas High School) Kocaj (5G), Warren (2G), Pizzarello (2G), Anna Lemma (2A), Wilkowski (2A), and Sieja (10 saves) led the Rebels in their 10-9 loss to Scarsdale. YORKTOWN GIRLS LACROSSE (2-0) Yorktown 10, Mamaroneck 9 Thursday, Mar. 30 (Mamaroneck High School) Yorktown won its opener 10-9 against Mamaroneck, with Alex Scialdone (2G, 3A) scoring the game-winning goal with 5:06 to go, on an eight-meter shot. “Coming into the game today, we were de nitely a little nervous coming o a loss last year (to Mamaroneck) at 11-8,” Scialdone said. “We knew that this year the game could be ours. We just knew we had to control the ball.” “ e last goal was a great feeling. I knew we needed it to stay up on this team because we were struggling on the circle all game,” added Scialdone. “We knew they would come back at us, so it was important we stayed up on them.” Leading the Huskers was Gianna Altimari (5G on 6 shots, 3 caused turnovers, 7 draws). “I had so much adrenaline built up going into our rst game this season,” she said. “We have so much skill and potential on our team and I’m happy that I can contribute to it. I wanted to set the tone for the season early on, so I came out playing as hard as I could, and it paid o . I kept my energy up the entire time and was eager to get the ball in the back of the net. I did what I had to do to reach that goal.” Brie Gaccino (1G, 1A), Annie DiSisto and Macchi win first games YHS girls lax, LHS softball unbeaten Isabel Kocaj looks to pass. PHOTO: ROB DIANTONIO VARSITY ROUNDUP SEE ROUNDUP PAGE 18 DON’T LET ALLERGIES SLOW YOU DOWN. Whether you have seasonal allergies or are simply feeling under the weather, come for all your urgent care needs. AFC keeps our centers clean and sanitized to ensure your safety. We’re open every day with extended hours to fit your schedule. No appointments needed. 3379 Crompond Rd (in the BJs Plaza), Yorktown Heights NY 914.930.5550 I M-F 8am-8pm, S-S 8am-5pm afcurgentcare.com/yorktown-heights CONQUER YOUR ALLERGIES ALL SEASON LONG © 2023 Consumer Cellular Inc. Terms and Conditions subject to change. New service activation on approved credit. Cellular service is not available in all areas and is subject to system limitations. Enjoy $25 o your fi rst month! Customers who sign up before April 15, 2023 get up to $25 o their fi rst invoice. This o er is for new and existing customers, and can be redeemed only at an account level, line levels excluded. This o er is good for $25 o the fi rst invoice, and any remaining credit from o er is forfeited if not used during this period. If account becomes inactive for any reason prior to receiving the full amount, any remaining credits will be forfeited. Customer must use a printed promo code to redeem o er. This o er is not stackable with other promotions, see website or store associate for details. O er not redeemable for cash, has no cash value and is not transferable or refundable. CALL CONSUMER CELLULAR 877-427-0320 O First Month of New Service! USE PROMO CODE: GZ59O
PAGE 18 – YORKTOWN NEWS SPORTS THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 2023 BY MIKE SABINI CONTRIBUTING WRITER Lakeland senior Ryleigh Melendez is a three-year starter on the Hornets’ softball squad, which has won its rst three games. A center elder, Melendez was named All-Section Honorable Mention as a junior and All-League during her sophomore campaign. HOW OLD WERE YOU WHEN YOU STARTED PLAYING SOFTBALL? I started playing at the age of four. My older sister (Cameryn) has always been a big inspiration in my life, so I wanted to follow in her footsteps as a softball player. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PART ABOUT BEING ON THE SOFTBALL TEAM AT LAKELAND? My favorite thing would be the friendships I have made with all the girls throughout the past three years I have been here. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PREGAME RITUAL THAT YOU SHARE WITH YOUR TEAMMATES? My favorite pregame ritual during warmups is “Yesterday I.” I like it because it strikes up conversations and you get to know more about your teammates. (“Yesterday I” is where all the players go around and say what they did yesterday.) DO YOU HAVE ANY GOALS FOR YOUR FINAL SEASON AT LAKELAND? e goal for my nal season at Lakeland is to create amazing memories for the underclassmen, just as the upperclassmen did for me. WHO HAS BEEN YOUR BIGGEST ROLE MODEL OVER THE YEARS AND WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED FROM THEM? My older sister (Cameryn) has been the biggest role model for as long as I can remember. She has taught me the true de nition of hard work through all the years of being a student - athlete. TELL US ONE THING ABOUT YOURSELF THAT NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW. One thing not everyone knows is that I started o as a righty hitter and then turned around as a lefty at the age of 10. DO YOU PLAN TO CONTINUE TO PLAY SOFTBALL IN COLLEGE? I plan on playing at Mercy College. I chose this school not only because the coaches are amazing people, but educationwise, they have great programs for what I want to study. DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU WANT TO STUDY IN COLLEGE? I plan on studying social work in college. I always love helping others, that is a big part of who I am as a person. WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE PROFESSIONAL ATHLETE AND PRO SPORTS TEAM? My favorite athlete would have to be Jack Hughes and my favorite team would be the New Jersey Devils. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE MUSIC TO LISTEN TO WHILE WARMING UP FOR A GAME? My favorite music to listen to before a game would be Spanish music, speci cally Bad Bunny. IF YOU COULD HAVE ONE SUPERPOWER, WHAT WOULD IT BE? I would have to choose super speed, because I want to be able to run as fast as I can. IF YOU COULD PICK ONE PLACE TO VISIT ON VACATION THAT YOU HAVE NEVER BEEN TO, WHERE WOULD YOU GO? I would have to say Hawaii, because of the beaches, and the food that I have always wanted to try. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE FOOD TO EAT BEFORE A GAME? My favorite food to eat before a game would be a sandwich from Lakeland Deli. BEST PLACE TO EAT IN YORKTOWN? e best place would be the Yorktown Coach Diner, because they have amazing breakfast food. WHAT’S THE GO-TO APP ON YOUR PHONE? e go-to app on my phone would be Instagram, just to keep up with the updates from school, sports, and other in uencers I follow as well. FOR A YOUNG ATHLETE GROWING UP IN THE LAKELAND DISTRICT, WHAT WOULD YOU TELL THEM ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE OF BEING PART OF THE SOFTBALL TEAM AND WHY SHOULD GIVE IT A CHANCE? For any young athlete that wants to be a part of the team, I would say they de nitely should. You meet amazing girls who you will always have a connection with, and the coaching sta we have here are awesome people who want to see you succeed, while also helping you be the best version of yourself on and o the eld. Hornet CF helps team get off to 3-0 start Lakeland senior center fi elder Ryleigh Melendez. PHOTO: ROB DIANTONIO ryleighATHLETE SPOTLIGHT Melendez music, speci cally Bad Bunny. IF YOU COULD HAVE ONE SUPERPOWER, WHAT want to be able to run as fast as I can. IF YOU COULD PICK ONE PLACE TO VISIT ON VACATION THAT YOU HAVE NEVER BEEN TO, WHERE WOULD YOU GO? I would have to say Hawaii, because of the beaches, and the food that I have always wanted WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE FOOD TO EAT BEFORE A My favorite food to eat before a game would be a sandwich from BEST PLACE TO EAT IN e best place would be the Yorktown Coach Diner, because they have amazing breakfast WHAT’S THE GO-TO APP ON e go-to app on my phone would be Instagram, just to keep up with the updates from school, sports, and other in uencers I FOR A YOUNG ATHLETE GROWING UP IN THE LAKELAND DISTRICT, WHAT WOULD YOU TELL THEM ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE OF BEING PART OF THE SOFTBALL TEAM AND WHY SHOULD GIVE IT For any young athlete that wants to be a part of the team, I would say they de nitely should. You meet amazing girls who you will always have a connection with, and the coaching sta we have here are awesome people who want to see you succeed, while also helping you be the best version of yourself on and o the eld. Lakeland senior center fi elder Ryleigh Melendez. PHOTO: ROB DIANTONIO Cuneen (1G), and Ava Cuneen (1G) scored as well for Yorktown. Yorktown also stood out defensively. “Our goalie, Maggie Appelle, made some key saves (9),” Scialdone said. “Also, Reileigh McEnroe did a great job helping us in transition and from a defensive - middie standpoint. At the end of the day, I believe we wanted the win more coming o of last season. We still have a lot of work to do as a team, but we are happy with the outcome today.” Yorktown 10, South Side 9 Saturday, Apr. 1 (South Side High School, Long Island) Scialdone (2G, 3A), Ava Cuneen (3G), Gaccino (2G), Altimari (2G), McEnroe (1G), and Appelle (12 saves) led Yorktown to a 10-9 win against South Side. LAKELAND/PANAS BOYS LACROSSE (1-1) Lakeland/Panas 11, Shenendehowa 6 Saturday, Apr. 1 (Lakeland High School) Kyle Gallagher (3G, 1A), Michael Pisacreta (2G, 2A), Will Moore (2G, 1A), Justin Stabile (2G, 1A), Oban Rader (2G), omas Kuney (2A), and K.C. Bryan (11 saves) propelled the Rebels to a 11-6 win against Albany-area power Shenendehowa, giving Joe Macchi his rst victory as Lakeland/Panas head coach. “It’s de nitely a special feeling,” Macchi said. “I am just so proud of the boys. ey have worked really hard to earn this win, and they deserve all the credit. When looking back many years down the road, this game will always hold a special place in my heart, and I could not think of a better group of players and people to share this moment with.” ROUNDUP FROM PAGE 17 SEE ROUNDUP PAGE 20
THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 2023 SPORTS YORKTOWN NEWS – PAGE 19 BY MIKE SABINI CONTRIBUTING WRITER Lakeland improved to 3-0 with a 44-6 triumph at Byram Hills on ursday (3/30), led by Samantha Del Ponte’s ve touchdowns (3 rushing, 2 receiving) and one interception, Deanna Lage, who registered one throwing touchdown and a receiving touchdown, Nichole Ljuljic, who tallied two throwing touchdowns and one rushing touchdown, and Samantha Moscati (4 tackles). Lakeland won its home opener two days earlier (3/28), with a 31- 14 victory against Clarkstown. “It’s super important,” Ljuljic said of winning the home opener. “Home turf, you want to win, especially with new girls. I love them all so much, they are amazing. It’s great to have a new team, a whole new sport, so getting o to a good start and playing in a new type of setting is really fun. It was awesome.” For Ljuljic, a junior, this is her rst year on the squad that started play a season ago. She gave the Hornets a 6-0 lead in the rst half when she faked a Clarkstown defender out of her shoes and scored on a 14-yard run. “Growing up, I always played youth ag football, so I had a bunch of experience coming into this,” she said. “It’s just about being con dent and reading where the defenders are coming from. So if you plant your foot and make a quick move, it’s kind of easy just to go by everyone.” Ljuljic put the Hornets up 12-0 when she scored on a 24- yard touchdown scamper, where she weaved her way through the defense like a car in midtown tra c. “ at one was on my teammates,” said the All-Section guard in basketball. “ ey set up pretty good blocks for me, just to go by and get into the end zone. It was really all up to them. ey just set really good screens for me.” e Hornets extended their lead to 13-0 when Ljuljic connected on a pass to Moscati, for the one-point conversion. Lakeland’s defense then stepped up, keeping the visitors out of the end zone after Clarkstown had driven the ball to the Hornets’ three-yard line. e big play of the drive came when Moscati made one of her team-high 11 tackles, this one from behind the line of scrimmage, on third and goal from the six. “I was just focused,” said the defender. “I saw the running back and I knew what to do on the play. I was focusing on the play and doing what I could on it to stop it.” For Moscati, it was one of four tackles she uno cially had behind the line of scrimmage in the opening half. “It’s a lot about con dence on the line. Once you get past that line, you are not only looking to contain on the outside, but you are also looking at that quarterback to see what side she is on.” Lakeland extended its lead to 21-0 at halftime, when Lage hooked up with Laura Macdonald on a 39-yard touchdown pass, with Lage throwing to Ljuljic for the two-point conversion. A seven-yard touchdown run by Del Ponte and a 41-yard touchdown dash by Lage, with Rania Ghosh catching the onepoint conversion from the QB after the latter score, were the Hornets’ scoring plays in the second half. “It means a lot to us,” Moscati said of winning the home opener. “Our team this year, we are all very supportive of each other and I just feel like we are a full team so it’s amazing. We just build each other up.” Leading Lakeland for the season with seven touchdowns each are Lage (3 rushing, 2 passing, 2 receiving) and Ljuljic (4 rushing, 3 passing), with Del Ponte right behind with six (4 rushing, 2 receiving). Ljuljic (136 passing yards), Lage (214 rushing yards, 71 receiving yards) and Moscati (21 tackles) lead the Hornets in those respective categories. Lina Brown, Ashley Butler, Emily Daniel, Maeve DineenHerzog, Talia Franklin, Caroline Leonard, Mia Lucia, Christiana Novelino (manager), Grace Nugent, Grace Ru no, Maria Russo, Gabby Santini, Haley Santucci, PJ Nyberg (head coach), and Joe Knapp (assistant coach), also make up the Hornets’ squad. Hornets o to flying start LHS 3-0 after two big wins Nichole Ljuljic (3) and Samantha Moscati were all smiles after host Lakeland’s 31-14 win against Clarkstown. PHOTO: MIKE SABINI FLAG FOOTBALL It’s great to have a new team, a whole new sport, so getting o to a good start and playing in a new type of setting is really fun.’ Nicole Ljuljic Lakeland Flag Football Junior
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Our goal is to come out and compete every day.We have the players who are willing to put in the work, so hopefully the results of that work will pay off on the field.” Patrissi (10 Ks, 1 hit, 1 walk, 4 IP) earned the win. “I was able to pitch well in my first start because of my offseason preparation,” Patrissi said. “Coach (CJ) Riefenhauser and the rest of the coaching staff have us physically and mentally ready for the tough season ahead. It is going to take a lot more wins to be able to contend in Section 1. So, my teammates and I will continue to grind and try to improve every day.” Yorktown 10, Nanuet 0 Thursday, Mar. 30 (Nanuet High School) A.J. Solla (3-3, double, 3 RBI, run) and winning pitcher Luca Masillo (3 IP, 1 walk, 5 Ks) highlighted Yorktown’s 10-0 win versus Nanuet. Rye 1, Yorktown 0 (8 innings) Friday, Mar. 31 (Rye High School) Patrissi (5 IP, 2 hits, 0 runs, 2 walks, 5 Ks) pitched well in Yorktown’s 1-0, eight-inning loss to Rye. LAKELAND SOFTBALL (3-0) Lakeland 17, John Jay-CR 9 Monday, Mar. 27 (Lakeland High School) Lakeland defeated John JayCross River 17-9, led by Nicole Mautone (10 Ks, winning pitcher, 2 hits, 2 RBI, 2 walks, 3 runs), Amanda Cohen (3-3, 4 runs, 2 RBI, 2 walks), Arianna DeEsso (2 hits, 2 RBI), and eighth-grade injury call-up, catcher Olivia O’Connor (2 hits, 3 RBI, run, walk). Lakeland 17, Saunders 5 Tuesday, Mar. 28 (Lakeland High School) Mautone (10 Ks, 3-0, 3 hits, 3 RBI, 4 runs), Cohen (3 hits, 3 RBI, 2 runs), Ryleigh Melendez (2 hits, 3 runs, RBI), and Madi Panos (2 hits, 2 runs, 2 RBI) propelled the Hornets to a 17-5 triumph versus Saunders. “We have been producing so well because we have all been working extra hard this season to have a different outcome than last year,” Cohen said. “Our end goal is always to make it to the section tournament, and I think that since we didn’t last year, we are all motivated and putting in 110 percent to ensure we get there. As always, I think everybody’s been super supportive of one another, and having that team spirit definitely makes it easier for everyone to succeed.” “It definitely feels better to be starting off 3-0 this year. I think we are setting ourselves up for a good season ahead.” YORKTOWN SOFTBALL (1-3) Ardsley 12, Yorktown 1 (5 innings, rain) Monday, Mar. 27 (Ardsley High School) Adrianna Albano (1-2), Penny Einhorn (1-2, RBI), and Julia Centofanti (BB, run) paced Yorktown in its 12-1 loss to Ardsley. Yorktown 14, Panas 2 Wednesday, Mar. 29 (Yorktown High School) Junior Madison Maxwell (4 Ks) went the distance in a 14-2 win against Walter Panas. “It meant a lot to win my first varsity game,” Maxwell said. “It really helped my team and I see how much potential we have and how well we can do this season if we try our best and work together as a team.” Albano (2-3, 2 walks, 2 runs, 2 RBI), Vittoria Milizia (1-3, 3 runs, 2 walks), Eva Destito (2-3, HR, 2 runs, 3 RBI), Bella Gomes (3-4, HR, 4 RBI, 2 runs) led the Huskers offensively, with Alyssa McEniry, Katie Piehler, Julia Centofanti (HR), and Gigi Bjerke all registering a hit apiece. “I truly enjoy playing, which allows me to stay dedicated to practicing and giving 100 percent of myself,” Maxwell said. “Along with the help and support of my teammates and coaches, I was able to push myself to do well today.” Nanuet 13, Yorktown 11 Thursday, Mar. 30 (Nanuet High School) Sophia Reilly (2-4, 2 runs, RBI), Destito (3-3, 2 RBI, double, 2 runs, walk, stolen base), and Albano (2-5, double, 2 runs), all produced for Yorktown in its 13-11 loss to Nanuet. ROUNDUP FROM PAGE 18 Brooke Pizzarello carries across midfield while being pressured. PHOTOS: ROB DIANTONIO
THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 2023 LEISURE YORKTOWN NEWS – PAGE 21 Calvi’s organs were donated following his death, but not before he was given an honor walk. Sta from across the hospital lined the halls between the Intensive Care Unit and the Operating Room to honor Calvi for his donation as well as to support his family. Tami described the honor walk as incredibly moving and expressed gratitude for the sta of UVM Medical Center for all of their support during her family’s di cult time. “Ryan - my best friend and brother,” said Tom Pareti, Calvi’s best man and friend from Marist. “It doesn’t feel right to try and articulate how vast Ryan’s impact was on all of us. I am truly honored to have shared so many amazing moments with him, and the crazy thing is that so many people that you speak to will tell you that their fondest memories had Ryan at the center of it.” “Ryan inspired me to be a better man and I will carry him with me always,” Pareti added. “He was truly the best of us and anyone lucky enough to be in his presence fed o the light that radiated from him.” A GoFundMe page was created by Dylan Kershaw, a friend of Calvi’s from Marist and through skiing, on behalf of the Calvi Family. “Any funds raised here will be given to Ryan’s parents and wife to spend as they deem most necessary, including helping to cover Ryan and Erin’s new mortgage, medical bills from his hospital stay, memorial service costs, and donations to causes that meant the most to Ryan,” Kershaw wrote on the page. As of press time, $109,184 had been raised. CALVI FROM PAGE 3 Tami, Ryan, and Rocco Calvi PHOTOS COURTESY OF TAMI CALVI Ryan Calvi skiing with this family To solve a sudoku, the numbers 1 through 9 must fill each row, column and box. Each number can appear only once in each row, column and box. You can figure out the order in which the numbers will appear by using the numeric clues already provided in the boxes. The more numbers you name, the easier it gets to solve the puzzle! For puzzle solutions, please see theparamountrehab.com CLUES ACROSS 1. Colas 7. Single-celled animals 13. The rear car of a train 14. Endangered 16. It cools your home 17. Helper 19. “The First State” 20. More aged 22. Partner to cheese 23. Type of wrap 25. From a distance 26. Satisfies 28. “Dallas Buyers’ Club” actor Jared 29. God of battle (Scandinavian) 30. Cooking utensil 31. Soviet Socialist Republic 33. Able to perform 34. Big man on campus 36. Second epoch of the Tertiary period 38. Porticos 40. Alban and Peter are two 41. Gets up 43. Humble request for help 44. One-thousandth of an inch (abbr.) 45. Unhappy 47. Hint or indication 48. A way to plead 51. Digits 53. Broadway actress Daisy 55. Jewish calendar month 56. Author Gore __ 58. Peacock network 59. White poplar 60. Promotional material 61. A period of calm 64. Take too much 65. Emit energy 67. Something you can take 69. Mended with yarn 70. Inconsistent CLUES DOWN 1. Calm down 2. One quintillion bytes (abbr.) 3. One who pretends 4. Hang glide 5. Distinctive practice 6. Mariner 7. Peaks 8. Queens ballplayer 9. Geological times 10. Twofold 11. Atomic #13 12. Tranquillizing 13. Metric weight unit 15. Indicates 18. Unwanted rodent 21. Partly cooked with hot water 24. One who can be recommended 26. Resembles a bag or pouch 27. Midway between south and southeast 30. Sets up for a photo 32. California white oak 35. More (Spanish) 37. After B 38. Decorated tea urn 39. Island 42. Car mechanics group 43. Wordplay joke 46. Cut a rug 47. Prickly plant 49. Speech in praise of a deceased person 50. European buzzard 52. Influential linguist 54. West African languages 55. Siskel’s partner 57. Skinny 59. Oblong pulpit 62. Consumed 63. Small, mischievous sprite 66. Powerful lawyer 68. Indicates position
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This option would be cost prohibitive, according to the presentation. It would cost approximately $2 million in annual staffing costs. There would be one-time costs for equipment, furniture, and supplies, but it would also be space prohibitive according to Hattar. Third, the district can accept the allocation and partner with a third-party provider. In this option, the YCSD would oversee the program and design the curriculum. To find a third-party provider, Hattar said the district would go through an RFP process. Lunch and transportation would not be provided to the students, but before and after care would be available through the provider at an additional cost determined by the provider. Hattar said the next steps for this process is to first await the final allocations, which were anticipated for April 1, to survey the community to determine interest in the program, and to create and put out an RFP for third-party providers to determine the program’s capacity. YCSD FROM PAGE 6 Question: In my career of handling over 15,000 criminal cases, I have always been alarmed at the level of mental illness challenges that at least 30% of my clients are dealing with. Are the courts really equipped to deal with this issue on any meaningful level? Rocah: We’ve done a lot in this area. When there is a serious crime of violence…the person who committed that violence is probably going to go to prison for a long time…That’s too late…What we want to do…is to get at the problem BEFORE someone reaches that point…Hopefully mental health court…and our drug court can help…For our part, we’re trying to lower the barriers to entering and get far more people into these programs…and let’s not forget veterans’ court, which also deals with a lot of people with understandable trauma and mental health issues… Question: I have noticed a wonderfully innovative program you have initiated called Fresh Start. Can you tell us about it? Rocah: It is a pre-trial program we started for low level misdemeanors and violations, like loitering…It allows someone who would normally get a desk appearance ticket to receive an option to enroll in this Fresh Start Program…If they successfully complete the program, they never have to appear before a judge and, so, they have no record whatsoever. The focus is low level crimes of primarily first offenders. We know people make mistakes and we want to catch that person and give them a safety net at that early phase when it’s relatively low risk. Fresh Start is a pilot program… We have trained the police departments, all 42 of them, because now it’s county wide…I don’t want to speak for them, but I would say, based on our success rate, you know most of them are quite enthusiastic and it gives them an alternative…It tries to break the cycle of recidivism… Question: I last interviewed you as a candidate. Now, as the District Attorney, what has surprised you the most during your first two-plus years? Rocah: The volume of cases proportionate to the number of prosecutors…Each prosecutor has a high volume of cases…plus the new discovery obligations… make it harder to ensure that we are being as victim-focused as I would want us to be…we need to make sure that prosecutors are spending the time that they need to spend with each victim. The victims deserve to have us devote sufficient time on each case and with each victim and their families. When I got here, the first thing I did was institute a role internally that someone in our office should reach out to the families of homicide victims within 24 hours. Previously, it was the police handling that, but I think it should be someone from the prosecutor’s office as well… It’s a small thing, but it can mean a lot to the family. Question: Have you done anything to relieve the burden placed on the local Assistants, especially given their discovery obligations? Rocah: To make sure we meet all the law’s discovery demands…we set up a Discovery Bureau, which has been very successful. Assistants used to provide their own discovery. But now, if I am a prosecutor in the office and I have a case, I can go to the Discovery Bureau and they will help me. Ultimately, each prosecutor needs to own it and review it and certify it… but at least they will get help with the process of gathering the materials from the police departments and outside agencies… Question: I want to thank you very much for taking the time out of your busy day to sit down for this interview. As always, it was wonderful talking to you. Keep up the good work on behalf of the people of Westchester. Rocah: It was my pleasure. MARTORANO FROM PAGE 7
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Public Notice Notice to Taxpayers NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to the provisions of Section 240 of Town Law and Section 283.301 of the Westchester County Code, that I the undersigned, Receiver of Taxes of the Town of Yorktown, have received from the Supervisor of said Town, the warrant for the collection of County, Town and Special District taxes for said Town of Yorktown for the year 2023 and that I will attend daily, Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays excepted from eight (8:00) o’clock A.M. until four (4:00) o’clock P.M. at my office in the Town Hall, 363 Underhill Avenue, Yorktown Heights, NY, for the purpose of receiving payment of the aforementioned taxes April 1 to April 30, 2023 NOTICE IS FURTHER HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to the provisions of the statute aforesaid and also Section 283.221 of the Westchester County Code that the collection of such taxes will begin on April 1, 2023 and from such date until the close of business on the 30th day of April 2023 such taxes will be received without penalty or collection fee, thereafter penalties will be added as follows: If paid during the month of May, two per centum must be added. If paid during the months of June and July, five per centum must be added. If paid during the months of August and September, seven per centum must be added. If paid during the months of October, November and December, ten per centum must be added. Or if paid thereafter and prior to the date of Sale as fixes by said chapter, twelve per centum must be added. These penalties are added on each dollar or part of a dollar due. The last day on which I will collect without penalty will be April 30, 2023. Dated at Yorktown Heights, N.Y., this 29th day of March 2023. Barbara A. Korsak Receiver of Taxes NOTICE TO BIDDERS YORKTOWN COURTHOUSE PLAZA RENOVATION NOTICE IS HERE GIVEN that sealed bids will be received by the Town Clerk of the Town of Yorktown, Westchester County, New York, at the Town Hall, Yorktown Heights, New York, until 10:00 A.M. on May 4, 2023 for the Courthouse Plaza Renovation. Specifications and standard proposals for the bid may be obtained at the office of the Town Clerk at said Town Hall or downloaded from the Town’s website at www.yorktownny.org or on BidNet Direct at www.bidnetdirect.com. The bidder assumes the risk of any delay in the mail or in the handling of mail by the employees of the Town of Yorktown. Whether sent by mail or means of personal delivery, the bidder assumes the responsibility for having bids in on the time and the place specified above. All bids are to be returned to the Town Clerk at said Town Hall marked: “BID: COURTHOUSE PLAZA RENOVATION.” All bids must be accompanied by a Non-Collusive Certification. The Town of Yorktown reserves the right to waive any informalities in the bids, to reject any or all bids and reserves the right to accept that bid which it deems most favorable to the interests of the Town of Yorktown. No bidder may withdraw their bid within sixty (60) days after the actual date of the opening thereof. DIANA L. QUAST, TOWN CLERK MASTER MUNICIPAL CLERK TOWN OF YORKTOWN NOTICE TO BIDDERS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed proposals will be received by the Town Clerk of the Town of Yorktown, Westchester County, NY until 10:00 AM on April 20, 2023 at the Town Hall, 363 Underhill Avenue, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598 for the Towing Services License Agreement. Copies of the Bid Documents will be available in the office of the Town Clerk located at said Town Hall or downloaded from the Town’s website, www.yorktownny.org, or on BidNet Direct, www.bidnetdirect.com. The Bidder assumes the risk of any delay in the mail or in the handling of the mail by the employees of the Town of Yorktown. Whether sent by mail or means of personal delivery, the bidder assumes the responsibility for having the bids in at the time and place specified above. 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THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 2023 BUSINESS & REAL ESTATE YORKTOWN NEWS – PAGE 27 Yorktown Chamber of Commerce 2010 Organization of the Year November 29, 1987-March 21, 2003 MAY WE STAND AS TALL AS HE DID in memory of Our 20th Year Proudly Supporting Community Recreation and Education HARRISON APAR Standing three feet tall due to a rare dwarfism, as a featured speaker at his middle school graduation, Harrison told classmates... ‘Dreams Do Not Come Easily, But If You Stretch Enough, Nothing Is Out of Reach’ Facebook.com/HarrisonAparFoundation [email protected] • 914.275.6887 P.O. Box 1383, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598 a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit incorporated in the State of New York WHY DO WE ADVERTISE IN HALSTON MEDIA’S LOCAL NEWSPAPERS? Because when customers walk in with the ad in hand we know our advertising works. Halston papers are read cover to cover, and dollar for dollar they are by far the best advertising medium we’ve found. ~Steve Delzio Owner To AdverTise wiTh Us, CAll BreTT FreemAn AT (845) 208-8151 Aphorisms – pithy observations of general truths – are powerful. “Actions speak louder than words.” “ e early bird catches the worm.” As a marketer, my favorite is “Fish where the sh are.” As Google puts it, “Take your marketing message and your business to where your customers and potential customers already are.” I rst learned this lesson in business school. A class assignment sent four of us to Pittsburgh to tackle an analytic project for Heinz Pickles. We were to measure the brand’s return on marketing investment, marketby-market. We found consistently better returns on marketing investment in areas where the Heinz Pickles brand was already stronger, where its share of market and per capita sales were already higher. e marketing investment had caught more sh where the sh already were. I found that principle con rmed repeatedly over my career. How can you take advantage of this principle in your business? A helpful process to follow is Research > Plan > Implement > Evaluate. Let’s consider each step. In the “Research” step, determine where the sh are. e sh are your customers, especially your best customers. ey tend to be concentrated where your business is strongest. e sh are also your highest potential prospects, those with the greatest need for what you have to o er. at may lead you to particular geographic areas. For example, an investment advisor or estate attorney likely does better where there are more wealthy prospects. Sometimes there isn’t a clear geographic answer, but you may nd that your best customers are people with particular characteristics. For example, podiatrists may nd that more of their patients are people who do lots of physical work on their feet, versus people in sedentary occupations. So podiatrists may tailor their marketing message to appeal more to blue collar workers and craftsmen. e “Planning” step is when you decide how to apply your knowledge of where the sh are. For best results, target your e orts generously to your already-strong markets (where the sh have proven to be), since there are probably still lots more sh there ready to bite. If resources permit, extend e orts into additional areas with the same key characteristics. e investment advisor or estate attorney could broaden e orts toward other high income/ high wealth areas. e podiatrist could broaden e orts to areas with greater numbers of workers who are on their feet more and have greater care needs. e “Implementation” stage is when you execute the plan. With rod and reel in-hand, you cast your bait into the water where there appear to be more sh. Finally, don’t forget the “Evaluation” stage, when you measure and analyze results. Are they what you expected? Where are you seeing greater or less market response? Can you gure out why? oughtful analysis will help you get smarter, to re ne future planning. e sh-where-the- sh-are principle also can be applied in other aspects of marketing beyond advertising. For example, in some categories, referrals may be powerful and worth incenting current customers to provide them. Wealthy clients of investment advisors and estate attorneys probably can help you reach other high potential prospects like themselves. Podiatrists’ patients who are on their feet at work can probably help you reach others with similar work and similar needs. You also might o er promotional incentives that are most motivating to your best customers and highest potential prospects. at too is shing where the sh are. For example, a liquor store may o er a discount on the purchase of a half-dozen or dozen bottles of wine. at investment should generate more incremental business and more pro t than chasing after people who just don’t drink much wine. e principle is simple. Target your marketing investment in areas and toward people who already buy more of what you have to o er, and pursue growth in similar areas and among similar prospects. Fish where the sh are. You’ll get more bites! Do you want to learn more? Visit www.halstonmedia.com, and ll out the “Get in Touch” form on the home page. Before helping his son found Halston Media, Kenneth Freeman led a global marketing research company. Freeman earned his MBA from Harvard University and has led the marketing departments at major Fortune 500 corporations throughout his career. Fish where the sh are WITH KEN FREEMAN
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