VOL. 13 NO. 50 THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 2023 BUSINESS & REAL ESTATE 23 CLASSIFIEDS 22 LEGAL NOTICES 22 LEISURE 21 MAHOPAC MUSINGS 7 OPINION 8 SPORTS 16 Local Historian’s New Book on Indian Point pg 3 Visit TapIntoMahopac.net for the latest news. BY WHIT ANDERSON SPORTS EDITOR e Mahopac High School Varsity Cheer team are national champions. Greeted by classmates, parents, school o cials--and with an escort from area police and re departments--the team got a wellearned heroes’ welcome on Jan. 23 upon its return from the National Cheer Association (NCA) High School Nationals in Dallas. On Sunday, after two routines that saw the Indians hit zero and accumulate a total score of 96.375, the ’Pac heard their name called as NCA title winners. Celebrations were already underway on Monday when the team bus was met by Carmel PD and the Putnam County Sheri ’s Department cars at the Westchester county line. As the police escort brought them home along Croton Falls Road, they were met along the way by Mahopac Fire Department and Mahopac Falls VFD trucks before pulling into the high school parking lot. Hundreds of parents and fans were waiting to give the team the recognition they deserved. Amongst those in attendance were District Superintendent Christine Tona, football coach Dominick DeMatteo, and athletic trainer Breanna Lape. “We are so incredibly proud of our Varsity Cheer Team and their winning performance in Dallas,” said Mahopac Schools Superintendent Christine Tona. Something to about! Mahopac cheer team takes NCA title cheer BY EMILE MENASCHÉ EDITOR As New York State’s deadline requiring public schools to stop using Native American names and symbols for sports team mascots draws closer, Mahopac School Superintendent Christine Tona has announced a plan to that will replace ‘Indians’ as the district’s nickname before the end of the school year. e more recently adopted arrowhead logo may also change, though its fate is less clear. Tona presented the plan at the school board’s Jan. 17 work meeting and distributed it online in the “Superintendent’s Message” email newsMahopac schools to say goodbye to ‘Indians’ District forms committee to choose mascot replacement options, students to vote May SEE MASCOT PAGE 4 Mahopac cheer team takes NCA title cheer SEECHEER PAGE 12 YOUR NEIGHBOR 914-282-6440 [email protected] ZACKS RE/MAX Classic Realty Services Provided Property Evaluation | Home Staging High Definition Photography | 3D/Virtual Tours Custom Digital Marketing | Five-Star Service Questions? Call Lawrence Zacks Today! 914-282-6440 Call for a FREE CONSULTATION Privately set on Cul-de-sac. Gorgeous renovation - nothing to do but move in... Stunning Granite Kitchen w/Smart Appliances & large Island w/Seating for 4. Beautiful Dining Area w/Cathedral Ceiling & large Bay Window overlooking the Water. Two expansive Decks for Entertaining. Full Walk-out Lower Level w/Dedicated Home Office, large Recreation/Exercise Room + Full Bath. New High Efficiency Heating & Cooling system. New LAWRENCE ZACKS, Roof. Large Level Back Yard leads to the Lake... $524,000 Winner of the 2021 Circle of Legends Award Window overlooking the Water. Two expansive Decks for Entertaining. Full RENOVATED MAHOPAC HOME WITH WATER VIEWS! Looking to move? We can help you relocate anywhere in the world! Scan me! RENTALS ALSO AVAILABLE: 3 BR Mahopac House: $3,350/month 3 BR Putnam Valley House: $3,250/month
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Earlier this year, the Cooking Channel came to Mahopac to lm an episode of its popular “Man vs. Food” show featuring the restaurant, and now the episode, which has already aired, will be reprised later this month. On the show, host Casey Webb samples popular menu items, including the restaurant’s famous “Holy Cannoli Pancake.” “Casey Webb’s food frenzy takes him to New York’s Hudson Valley for...an Italian dessert for breakfast,” the Cooking Channel said in a press release. Lee Vataj said the show’s producers were looking to feature eateries from the Hudson Valley and came across Countryside Kitchen via a typical Google search. “We repeatedly popped as No. 1 and they continually scouted us,” he said. “Sharp Productions (the show’s producers) called us to see if we wanted to do the show.” Vataj said they were thrilled to be invited on the show, especially in the wake of the pandemic, a time during which so many restaurants struggled. “It was great,” he said. “We have been open for 14 years and we have really busted our butts to get here and to be recognized on a national level is great. It’s very humbling.” Vataj said the producers were looking for a more “decadent breakfast” to feature on the show, and Countryside Kitchen’s Holy Cannoli Pancakes t the bill. He said lming took about eight or nine hours, but the restaurant didn’t have to close. e show wanted some regular customers there to interview. “ ey wanted to see the crowd and the ambience,” he said. Vataj said he wasn’t really nervous about being on TV and Webb really enjoyed the cannoli pancakes and other dishes he sampled. “We were just grateful,” he said. “We worked hard to get here with all the challenges we’ve been through.” You can watch the “Man v. Food” episode featuring Countryside Kitchen on the Cooking Channel on ursday, Nov. 24, at 1 p.m. Mahopac restaurant shines on national TV Countryside Kitchen featured on ‘Man v. Food’ Christina Vataj, left, Casey Webb, center, and Lee Vataj, along with the Countryside Kitchen crew PHOTOS COURTESY OF COUNTRYSIDE KITCHEN Watch the episode Cooking Channel on Thursday, Nov. 24, at 1 p.m. Visit the restaurant 493 Route 6, Mahopac Host Casey Webb, second from left, interacts with owner Lee Vataj and staff. Remember, Mahopac News is a weekly paper and went to press before the election results were known. 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Byrne won with 28,190 votes, which was the equivalent of 99% of votes cast and 69% of ballots cast (30.3% left their ballots blank). “O cially winning this election, securing the support from over 28,000 Putnam voters, is a tremendous honor,” Byrne said. “I remain extremely grateful to the voters for once again placing their faith and trust in me. e amount of support I received has been overwhelming and I am truly honored and humbled to serve as our next Putnam County Executive.” In a speech to a packed room of supporters on election night, Byrne reiterated his commitment to Putnam. As a native son of the county, Byrne told the assembled he was “built and raised to work.” Byrne also rea rmed his campaign promises. “When I said to you we were Byrne pledges ‘bold’ vision for Putnam County Crowley, Jonke and Ellner win seats on the County Legislature BY BRETT FREEMAN PUBLISHER In a local race that garnered national attention, Assemblyman Mike Lawler beat Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) Chair Sean Patrick Maloney to become the next member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York’s 17th Congressional District. 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In a local race that garnered national attention, Assemblyman Mike Lawler beat Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) Chair Sean Patrick Maloney to become the next member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York’s 17th Congressional District. A Rockland County resident, Lawler beat Maloney, 140,883 to 137,633, or 50.6% to 49.4%. “I am honored by the opportunity to serve as the next Congressman for the 17th Congressional District,” Lawler said at a Congressman-elect Lawler lays out agenda Assemblyman’s win receives national attention after beating DCCC chair SEE LAWLER PAGE 8 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2022 BUSINESS & REAL ESTATE 31 CLASSIFIEDS 30 LEGAL NOTICES 28 LEISURE 22 MAHOPAC MUSINGS 4 OPINION 10 SPORTS 20 Fire ghters save Chamber event. pg 16 SANTA! Visit TapIntoMahopac.net for the latest news. BY EMILE MENASCHÉ STAFF REPORTER Mahopac has been known as “Indian Country” for as long as anyone can remember. But the school district’s arrowhead logo, “Indians” nickname and other Native American symbols may become relics of the past before the start of the 2023-2024 school year after a recent directive from the New York State Department of Education. In a memo to districts across the state, Senior Deputy Commissioner Jim Baldwin said schools have until the end of this school year to comply with longstanding rules prohibiting the use of Native American mascots--or face nancial penalties and sta removals. “We are working with our attorney for guidance and waiting State threatens Mahopac schools over ‘Indians’ nickname School board to discuss directive at Dec. 20 work session For people unfamiliar with QR codes, simply use your cell phone camera to scan the QR code, and your cell phone will take you to the survey. Help choose a new team name & mascot Scan the QR code to take our survey • This is Massive Government Overreach and the District Should Ignore the State: 37.5% (48) • There is Nothing O ensive with Use of the Term “Indians,” but We Shouldn’t Risk Losing State Aid: 28.91% (37) • Use of the Term “Indians” is O ensive and it’s About Time the State Issued this Directive: 21.88% (28) • None of the above: • It’s Time to Get With The Times, but this is 7.03% (9) Government Overreach: 4.69% (6) Graph 1: We Asked Our Online Readers Their Thoughts 128 People Responded • This is Massive Government Overreach and the District Should Ignore the State: 37.5% (48) • There is Nothing O ensive with Use of the Term "Indians," but We Shouldn't Risk Losing State Aid: 28.91% (37) • Use of the Term "Indians" is O ensive and it's About Time the State Issued this Directive: 21.88% (28) • None of the above: 7.03% (9) • It's Time to Get With The Times, but this is Government Overreach: 4.69% (6) 37.5% 28.91% 21.88% 7.03% 4.69% VOL. 13 NO. 42 SEE NICKNAME PAGE 7 We Asked Our Online Readers Their Thoughts 128 People Responded 914-282-6440 [email protected] ZACKS RE/MAX Classic Realty Services Provided Property Evaluation | Home Staging High Definition Photography | 3D/Virtual Tours Custom Digital Marketing | Five-Star Service Questions? 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Your Neighbor THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 2023 MAHOPAC NEWS – PAGE 3 BY GINO DE ANGELIS STAFF WRITER Brian Vangor has worn many hats over his career. The mechanical engineer worked at the Indian Point Energy Center for 43 years and was the senior reactor operator in the control room of reactor Unit 3 for 32 years. He was also the Carmel town historian from 2009 to 2015 and has worked extensively with the Carmel Historical Society. The Mahopac resident brought these experiences together to write “Images of America: Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant” (Arcadia Publishing), which was released on Jan. 23. “Over the decades, I have become the photographer, videographer, and historian of Indian Point,” said Vangor, who had previously contributed to the Arcadia book “Images of America: Mahopac” by Eugene J. Boesch, Gregory J. Amato, and Barbara Lacina Bosch. “I wrote the book for two reasons: as a dedication to all the people who worked at the plant over its 59-year life, and so that the general public could have a view inside the plant and a better understanding of how it all worked.” Before it ceased operating in 2021, the facility on the banks of the Hudson River near Peekskill generated about 2,000 megawatts of power and provided up to 25 percent of the electricity used in New York City and Westchester. FROM CHILDHOOD FASCINATION TO VOCATION The Yonkers-born, Mahopacbased engineer and historian was fascinated by railroads and other technologies as a child. His first memories of Indian Point go back to a visit in the plant’s early years, when Vangor was just seven years old. “I remember standing on a little porch behind the little tiny visitor center where you looked out and you saw the dome of Indian Point Unit 1,” he said. After graduating from Manhattan College, he began working at the plant as a shift technical advisor (STA). “Right before I graduated, the Three Mile Island accident happened,” Vangor said. The partial meltdown at a Pennsylvania nuclear facility in 1979 brought national attention to nuclear safety. As a result, “the Nuclear Regulatory Commission mandated that each nuclear plant would have an engineer on watch around the clock,” he continued. “I got hired as one of the six new STAs and they put us on watch. We learned and eventually took over.” The motivation to write a book about Indian Point came from a desire to document the knowledge and dedication of the men and women who worked there. Despite any controversies the plant faced, Vangor said the hundreds of people who kept it running always tried to do the right thing. “I want readers to take away that we worked very hard here to make this plant very safe,” said Vangor, who is currently working with other employees of the plant to remove the remaining nuclear fuel from reactors two and three, a job estimated to be complete by next November. Unit 1 was decommissioned in 1974 and has been empty for decades. The book is split up into six chapters, ranging from the amusement park that once stood at Indian Point to the construction of the plant in 1956 all the way to its decommissioning in April 2021. Vangor gathered over 200 photos, both from the four companies that owned the plant over the decades and his original prints. While his own expansive knowledge from his decades at Indian Point years provide the bulk of the story, Vangor also had access to official documents. “I could go to records here in the plant and pull information out, but I pretty much knew all of it,” he said. “There were only little details that I had to research to fill in some gaps. You think you know something until you try to explain it to someone!” The true challenge came from tracking down the hundreds of former employees who had retired or moved away after the plant’s decommissioning. “That was a big job. I did call old timers who are retired and asked them questions about how things worked, especially at Indian Point Unit 1,” Vangor said. “Nobody here remembers it, there’s nobody here left at the plant who worked with it.” Vangor is planning to hold book signings after the release date and is scheduled to give a presentation on the book at Mahopac Public Library on Saturday, March 4, at 1 p.m. He also has a YouTube channel under his name, where he has posted videos of the final refueling of Indian Point Unit 3 as well as retrospectives on both units he worked on. “Take a look at it and you’ll understand way, way more about this place than I could ever explain to you,” Vangor said. Former Carmel historian publishes book on Indian Point Brian Vangor brings personal insight to story of nuclear power plant Brian Vangor and his co-workers celebrate the 40th anniversary of Indian Point Unit 3 in its control room. PHOTOS COURTESY OF BRIAN VANGOR Brian Vangor in the mid-1980s handling a new fuel assembly at Indian Point Unit 3.
letter a few days later. An online copy of the plan is available at tinyurl.com/mahopacmascotplan. Speaking at the Jan. 19 school board meeting, Tona said it was becoming less likely that the school would be able to keep its nickname and that its current arrowhead logo may also have to be replaced. Earlier in the meeting, while addressing the annual budget, Tona acknowledged the potential impact a logo change might have on the district’s nancial plans. “We also have to take a look at the unfunded mandate [from the state] that is associated with any mascot changes, because we have a lot of signage throughout the district,” she said. “If this comes to pass, we have two additional school years from this one to make all those changes, but there’s a signi cant cost involved.” Tona added that newly elected state Assemblyman Matt Slater reached out to her and o ered to help. “I did ask him if there’s any advocacy work that he can do for the unfunded mandate for any expenses that the district will have to incur based on any mascot or logo change,” she said. While Mahopac’s use of Native American symbols could continue without losing state aid if a federally recognized tribe based in New York State gave its approval, district o cials see that as a longshot. “I will be reaching out to the Native American tribes that are within New York State and getting their input,” Tona said. “But I’ve heard from one tribe unsolicited—they just emailed me—and they did not support us using an indigenous mascot.” Tona said the state’s threat to withhold funding made it impossible to oppose the change. “We don’t want to lose state aid,” she explained. “ at’s an important amount of money that helps our district operate. Any loss of state aid would be a huge, di cult situation for the rest of the community. So, we have to create a plan.” Tona’s “Message from the Superintendent” newsletter outlined that plan to choose a new name. e school district will assemble a committee of approximately 60 people to help choose a new mascot that “embodies the Mahopac spirit, provides school district recognition, and invokes pride and enthusiasm,” the proposal states. “ is committee should re ect “the diverse perspectives within the Mahopac community.” e school district has created an online form for those interested in joining the committee, which is set to meet from February through April. Find it at tinyurl.com/mahopacmascot. “I know that the Mahopac Indians mascot has been a long-standing tradition used to recognize the indigenous people who lived in our beautiful community long before all of us,” Tona wrote in her newsletter. “We must create a plan for the mascot change by June 30, 2023, with full implementation no later than June 30, 2025.” Mahopac students, sta , and alumni are eligible to join the committee, which is also open to “community members from a variety of organizations and community members at large,” Tona said. e district will also invite groups like the Parent Teacher Organization, Special Education PTO and the Mahopac Sports Association to send representatives. At the Jan. 19 meeting, Tona called the online survey “a way for our alumni and other members of the community to be part of the process. I anticipate this mascot selection committee coming up with several alternative mascot ideas.” e district hopes to narrow the options down by May and then put the proposed mascot names to a vote by students. All students from K-12 will be eligible to take part in the vote, which is set for May 16. e district will announce the new name at its May 18 board of education meeting. PAGE 4 – MAHOPAC NEWS THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 2023 MASCOT FROM PAGE 1 • HEATING • AIR CONDITIONING • PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE • AIR QUALITY • DUCT CLEANING/SEALING •GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS YOUR TRUSTED HVAC COMPANY WITH DECADES OF EXCEPTIONAL EXPERIENCE SCAN HERE FOR MORE INFO 845-600-8004 | www.bellmech.com 0 DOWN 0% FINANCING AVAILABLE! No Matter How Cold It Gets... Bell Mechanical Will Keep You & Your Family Warm & Comfortable! $ 250 OFF New Heating System EXP 3/15/23 Coupon must present at time of service. 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THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 2023 MAHOPAC NEWS – PAGE 5 Valentine’s Day Event Please call for Reservations! TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14th 7-10pm DINNER & ENTERTAINMENT 489 E. MAIN STREET JEFFERSON VALLEY, NY 10535 TO VIEW MENU: TheJeffersonOnTheLake.com/special-occasions 929-614-3021 • Glass of Red or White Wine • 4 Appetizers • 5 Entrees• Dessert • Coffee/Tea • Prosecco Toast (Cash bar available) “Sounds Familiar” with Sean & Valerie PRIX FIXE DINNER INCLUDES CHOICE OF: ENTERTAINMENT PROVIDED BY: PER PERSON +TAX/GRATUITY BY EMILE MENASCHÉ EDITOR Mahopac athletes have been known as the Indians for as long as anyone can remember. But if the school board elects to abide by the Albany-mandated policy to abolish Native American nicknames, mascots, and symbols, the school’s teams will be known as something else by the time school starts in the fall of 2025. And with the threat of losing state aid looming if they don’t comply, the school district is almost certain to choose a new mascot name by the end of this school year. Whether you’re on the side of keeping the Indians mascot and logo or feel that the change is long overdue—or even if you haven’t thought about the issue until now—now’s your chance to help in uence the new name. As reported in “Mahopac schools to say goodbye to ‘Indians’” on page 1, the Mahopac Central School district is setting up a committee to come up with some ideas, and in May, students will vote to choose the new mascot. What should it be? Even if you’re not one of the 60 or so people chosen for the committee, you can still have a voice by voting in our Mahopac News New Mascot poll. As some readers will remember, we started the poll late last year when the possibility of a name change was rst reported. We at rst asked our readers how they felt about the possibility of a name change, and in the same survey, we invited people to write in suggested names. One hundred and forty-seven people responded. After eliminating a few inappropriately suggested names (you can use your imagination), we whittled the list down to 10 possibilities. is list of 10 names included suggestions that were repeated multiple times or simply sounded good to us. en, in a second survey, we had people rank the 10 names, with No. 1 being their favorite and No. 10 being their least favorite. Nearly 1,000 people responded to this second survey. e statistical formula determining the results of the survey is a bit complicated, but in a nutshell, the name receiving the lowest average ranking is considered the No. 1 choice. In the bar chart, it’s presented as the opposite, with the No. 1 ranked name receiving the highest number. Will it be the Wolf Pac? The Vote Is Still Open Scan the QR code to participate in the Mahopac News survey In the Jan. 19 edition on page 14, we erroneously referred to the Mahopac Fire Department as the Mahopac Falls VFD. Correction
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Langtry I.R.S. Enrolled Agent Former I.R.S. Agent Christopher S. Langtry Tax Preparer Staff Accountant BY EMILE MENASCHÉ EDITOR Jan. 21 could have been any gray Saturday between the Christmas holidays and Valentine’s Day; the dull lull between two of the year’s busiest seasons for businesses such as Cardsmart & Gifts of Mahopac. But a touch of melancholy hung in the air on this particular afternoon, and it wasn’t just the byproduct of a rainy winter weekend. e iconic local retailer, which has served customers in Mahopac for more than 50 years, is set to close its doors in mid-February. Yet with Patsy Cline providing the soundtrack over an unseen stereo, owner John Castellano was still busy behind the counter, helping longtime customer Cheryl Gardinier bag items she’d bought on sale. “I’ve been shopping here for over 20 years, even before John owned the store,” Gardinier said. “It’s about the the personal connection and unusual gifts you don’t nd in chain stores... and the local arts and crafts.” Cardsmart & Gifts began life as Circle Cards & ings, the Mahopac branch of a White Plains gift store located in what is now the Lake Plaza Shopping Center. Eventually, Circle was sold to Jim Cotter, who bought the store for his wife Lynn and changed the name to Lynn’s Hallmark. Like Cotter, Castellano would buy the store for his own wife, Patricia, who passed away ve years ago. “Patricia was working for Jim at the time,” Castellano said. “Jim had owned the store for just about 20 years. I kept the same name for 11 years until I switched it to Cardsmart & Gifts of Mahopac and eventually moved to the corner of Clark Place and Route 6. When Patricia passed away, I decided to keep it going. I just felt a connection to the community.” And despite its looming closure, Cardsmart was still serving that community last Saturday. Closeout sales had reduced the stock but not emptied the displays of cards and handcrafted items ranging from hats and t-shirts to custom printed plaques, signs and creative lottery ticket arrangements known as Lottery Shapes. “ ey’re still really popular,” Castellano said while holding a heart-shaped arrangement of scratch-o tickets. Our interview was interrupted when a customer came in to buy a $50 Christmas tree arrangement as a belated Christmas gift. Told it would cost an additional $5 to make and would be ready on Monday, the customer promised to stop in on Tuesday to pick it up on his way to court. “I’m a judge,” he explained. LOCAL ARTISANS While greeting cards may have given the store its name, much of Cardsmart & Gifts’ charm came from items you would never nd in the card aisle at a CVS or a supermarket. “We started selling the work of local artists and word spread,” Castellano said. “At one time, we had 15 local artisans supplying the community with unique gifts, from handmade jewelry to personalized mugs and picture frames to shirts, hats, wood burned plaques, candles, local honey, gloves made from recycled wool sweaters, puzzles, and handmade custom cards for special occasions.” After Patricia’s passing, Castellano, who has a fulltime job in the printing business, relied on Terry Fokine for much of the store’s dayto-day running. “Terry worked for the local chamber [of commerce] and started working for me as general manager six years ago,” he explains. “She is responsible for bringing in the local artists and ordering merchandise. She also came up with the great idea of Lottery Shapes, which is a huge hit with the community.” Unfortunately, that kind of local initiative is becoming endangered as more and more small retailers buckle under the weight of giants like Walmart and Amazon. “ e community is losing a great local store with one-of-a-kind gifts and personalized service where customers always feel at home and can always nd something for that special occasion,” Castellano said. “Mahopac is also losing a store that always supported and donated gift baskets for local fundraisers and charities, a store that delivered to our customers who couldn’t get out of their home to shop.” Castellano, who will remain in Mahopac, said he would miss the many opportunities the store gave him to connect with old friends, meet new faces, and take part in local events. “Over the years we have had holiday contests, ra es for every occasion, and annual craft fairs so our customers could meet and get to know the local artisans,” he said. “We donated items to the woman’s shelter, senior center, and other charities. “Many of our loyal customers have been shopping at our card store for 40 plus years,” he added. “I say ‘our’ for the two prior owners and myself. We will truly miss each and every one of them for the many laughs and tears we shared together.” Parting gifts Mahopac fi xture Cardsmart & Gifts set to close next month EMILE MENASCHÉ John Castellano holds a lottery ticket heart
THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 2023 MAHOPAC NEWS – PAGE 7 Joe Ferone OWNER FORMERLY A Qualified Auto Repair Car Care Center For over 20 years, Joe Ferone of Proper Service has been serving the community, creating relationships, and building a remarkable company with an amazing team of employees! Find out why Joe Ferone of Proper Service needs to be YOUR Go-To Automotive Service Center! LOCATIONS: Baldwin Place • 44 Route 118 • (845) 628-7900 Croton Falls • 1 Center St • (914) 769-3206 White Plains • 105 Fulton Street • (914) 428-7185 Visit us at www.ProperService.com Your Family Car Care Center! BY CAROL REIF STAFF WRITER It was really an all-hooves-ondeck situation. First responders from Putnam and Northern Westchester worked together to perform unusual rescue on Jan. 17 when a horse became mired up to its shoulders in mud in North Salem. Reports vary on how it all came down. One had it that the unidenti ed rider was exploring the woods deep o Hardscrabble Road around dusk. Another said the equine in question, Nico, was being ridden around a vineyard when he was spooked by something and took o into the trees, losing his passenger along the way. e 11-year-old horse then stumbled into the swamp and got sucked in. at much can be con- rmed. e rider was able to go for help from the Croton Falls Fire Department, but couldn’t tell re- ghters exactly where to nd the trapped animal. By then, darkness had fallen, complicating rescue efforts even further. Croton Falls called in the cavalry, including technical rescue teams from Westchester and Putnam counties; the Patterson Fire Department, which has a horse rescue special operations unit; and several other agencies including the Goldens Bridge Fire Department and the Yorktown Fire Department, which deployed a drone equipped with an infrared camera. Sources said an employee of the property’s owner deserves a big shout-out for helping to locate the animal. He knows the area “like the back of his hand” and was able to accurately guess where Nico could have wandered, said Croton Falls Fire Chief Je ery Daday Jr. A front-end excavator was brought in to carve a path to help utility and all-terrain vehicles get to the horse. After a veterinarian sedated the frightened, exhausted, and muck-covered beast, rescuers literally used their hands to shovel Nico out--no mean feat with an animal estimated to be around 17 hands (68 inches) tall and weighing about 1,400 pounds. Footing had to be established so the humans wouldn’t get stuck as well, Daday said. A makeshift stretcher was constructed from EMS backboards and plywood. It took more than two dozen people to drag Nico to solid ground. e horse was a little groggy at rst but managed to walk out of the woods on his own to the staging area where a nice warm horse trailer awaited him. Transported to a local veterinary hospital and examined for injuries, Nico was doing well and was expected to be released within days, Daday said. e rider, whose name was withheld, was not seriously injured. She was treated at the scene and released. ‘A MIRACLE’ Charlotte Harris, co-president of the North Salem Bridle Trails Association, said last week that it was a “miracle” that the horse survived the four-hour ordeal and credited the rst responders at the scene. “ ese guys did an incredible job. It was truly an amazing feat of skill, dedication, and compassion,” Harris said, adding: “It gives me goosebumps just thinking about what they did.” MANY HANDS According to the Croton Falls Fire Department, WCDES Battalion 13, County Car 2, County Car 4, County Car 8, County Car 36 with Communications Sta , WCPD Aviation, WCDES TRT Car 2001, North Salem PD, and PCBOES Battalion 12 and 15 operated and provided assistance throughout the incident. While operating, EMS from North Salem VAC, WCEMS, and WEMS 45 Medic 3 treated multiple patients at the scene, while Lewisboro VAC stood by for North Salem VAC in their headquarters. While all units operated for four hours, the Carmel Fire Department stood by at the Croton Falls Fire House until they returned to service. All were thanked profusely by CFFD for their “assistance in accomplishing a successful outcome!” Mane Event Trapped horse rescued by combined response teams PHOTO COURTESY OF PATTERSON VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT. 11-year-old Nico was successfully saved from his muddy predicament. Headfirst Band returns to Putnam House Southern rock out t Head- rst Band is back in Mahopac on Friday, Jan. 27. e quartet will bring the best of the Allman Brothers, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Marshall Tucker, ZZ Top, the Outlaws, and more to Putnam House at the Lake Plaza Shopping Center. e music kicks o at 9:30. The Book Barn is back e Book Barn at Mahopac Public Library is welcoming shoppers again. Book Barn hours are Tuesday, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., ursday, 4 to 6:45 p.m., Saturday, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Book donations are by appointment only. Please call 845-628-2009 x143 to schedule your donation. ank you to all Book Barn patrons for your patience and your support during the weatherization project. MAHOPAC MUSINGS
Opinion BRETT FREEMAN, PUBLISHER EMILE MENASCHE, EDITOR TABITHA PEARSON MARSHALL, CREATIVE DIRECTOR Editorial O ice: 845-208-0774 [email protected] 118 N. BEDFORD ROAD, SUITE 100 MOUNT KISCO, NY 10549 ©2021 HALSTON MEDIA, LLC Letters to the editor and op-ed submissions may be edited. The views and opinions expressed in letters and op-eds are not necessarily those of Mahopac News or its a iliates. Submissions must include a phone number and address for verification. Not all letters and op-eds will necessarily be published. Letters and op-eds which cannot be verified or are anonymous will not be published. Please send your submissions to the editor by e-mail at [email protected]. For more information, call the editor at 845-208-0774 PAGE 8 – MAHOPAC NEWS THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 2023 Happily Ever After “Daddy, you no longer have superpowers,” said my son, mocking me for my hubris over the past three years. My wife, Lauren, who followed every COVID protocol imaginable from the very beginning – even double masking in some situations – was the rst among us to get the dreaded virus. Like dominoes, the virus captured my son and daughter, my mom and dad, and my brother, sisterin-law and nieces. But for three years, I managed to avoid it. What was wrong with me? Was I like Spider-Man, living in some sort of chemically altered super-body? e day before Lauren was formally diagnosed with COVID in 2021, I sat next to her in a car for about four hours. We even kissed. I never got it. e second time she got COVID, about a year later, I threw all caution to the wind and entered her quarantined space without a mask. Still nothing. But after three years, the virus nally caught up to me. On the night before I tested positive, I attended my daughter’s jazz band concert without a mask. I had a slight tickle in my throat, and Lauren tested me. I was negative. I thought it was probably nothing. Before any keyboard warriors decide to write a letter to the editor saying how awful I was for not wearing a mask, I concede that in hindsight, I should have worn one. I feel pretty awful that I didn’t. I’m one of those jerks that keeps this thing spreading. Even a small tickle should have prompted more caution on my part, and I hope and pray that I didn’t make anyone else seriously ill by the ripple e ect I may have caused. At the end of the concert, I asked Lauren and several people sitting near us if it was just me or if the auditorium was freezing. Lauren looked at me with total bewilderment and embarrassment, as apparently it was just me. Not only should I have been masked, but I clearly shouldn’t have been there. e next morning I had a fever and the red stripe indicating a positive test appeared immediately. So far, it’s been like a mild u. In July, I came down with bronchial pneumonia (not COVID), and that was far worse than this. But given my recent history with bronchial pneumonia and given the fact that my wife and mom think I’m extremely overweight (I think the word “extreme” is extreme; I like to call it a dad-bod), I was instructed by the two women in my life to call the doctor and request to be prescribed the anti-viral medication, Paxlovid. So, that’s the update in a nutshell. Of course, now that I just Googled Paxlovid to make sure I was spelling it correctly for this column, I happened to look up the side e ects, and now all of a sudden I’m nauseous. Putting all irreverence and joking aside, I think all of us can use a little common sense when it comes to COVID. e truth is that it can be deadly for people with comorbidities. My good friend’s sister, who was in her 50s, just died after catching COVID in the hospital, where she was being treated for cancer. So, the virus is deadly serious. At the same time, my son recently had the u followed a bit later by COVID, and the u was exponentially worse for him. He got up to a 105 fever with the u, which would have surely killed someone else with a comorbidity. So obviously the cautions that we learned from this pandemic are applicable in preventing all sorts of other potential bugs, which can be deadly to the wrong person. One of the best practices many of us developed during the height of the pandemic is to avoid shaking people’s hands. While part of me feels that it’s a shame to stop this time-honored tradition, especially when it comes to conducting business, I think a good st bump is preferable over spreading COVID, u or a cold. Unfortunately, the one good thing about being sick – getting some rest and relaxation, is hard to achieve when you run a business fueled by technology. With COVID, I have the privilege of replying to emails and answering phone calls while working from my laptop and cell phone while lying in bed. e press never sleeps. e ‘VID’ nally caught up to me BRETT FREEMAN PUBLISHER’S MEMO
THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 2023 OPINION MAHOPAC NEWS – PAGE 9 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 Political parties - their candidates and associated political action committees (PACs) - spent almost $10 billion in advertising on the 2022 election, an historic sum for a midterm year. An analysis of the content of the majority of these campaign advertisements by AD Impact, a cuttingedge marketing rm devoted to the tracking of millions of ads each day on TV, digital and social media revealed that fear was the most prominent theme, especially in swing districts. So, it’s safe to assume that during the next presidential election, appeals to fear will be just as agrant, if not more so. Regretfully, fueling fear seems to have become a leading political strategy as politicians, especially those in blind pursuit of power and in uence, strive to rally their base, bolster partisan identity, and win over the undecideds. But does it work? Over this past year, we’ve watched as our two major political parties – Republicans and Democrats alike - attempted to capitalize on a long list of real and imagined dangers: fascists and fascism, unchecked socialism, the death of democracy, high in ation, rampant crime, terrorism, the proliferation of guns, pollution, climate change, the risk of nuclear war, race and religious hatred, the abolition of women’s rights, restricting the right to vote, uncontrolled immigration, Covid-19, I could go on... e constant ow of attack ads were meant to instill fear, fuel tribalism, swell polarization and increase public anxiety. And while a few of these appeals to fear may have been realistic and even defensible, most were just elements of cynical plots meant to establish dominance and manipulate votes. Taking a closer look at a few of the issues which seemed to a ect the 2022 mid-terms most, one might ask if each was a pressing political issue that demanded the enormous attention it received, or just a political ploy meant to juice up the partisan vote? Following the Dobbs abortion decision, Democrats portrayed Republicans as extremists who are taking away our rights. “ ey will seek a national abortion ban, prosecute doctors, and criminalize pregnant women who miscarry.” Gun rights served a similar purpose for Republicans. “Democrats will stop at nothing until your ability to own and carry a rearm, whether for recreation purposes or to safeguard your family, is crushed.” Republican charges of voter fraud during the 2020 election and demands for increased election integrity drove many Republican-dominated state legislatures to sign into law some of the most restrictive voter laws in the nation. Democrats, on the other end of the continuum, highlighted home-grown threats - extreme MAGA Republicans, election deniers, conspiracy theorists and Jan. 6 Capitol attackers who tried to overthrow our government. Republican candidates from mostly “red” states pointed to the inability of Democrats in leadership positions to diminish or deter street crime, apprehend drug dealers, punish sex tra ckers, and prevent illegal immigrants from crossing the southern border. In addition, they emphasized Democrats’ alleged predilection for defunding police, freeing criminals, and indulging “Antifa terrorists” who are “rioting, looting, and burning our cities.” Stressing the dangers of the radical left, Republicans accused Democrats of pushing a “woke” agenda, indoctrinating children, grooming gender identity, and using race as a weapon against conservatives. Republicans accused Democrats of wielding excessive in uence through the institutions they dominate, xating on the left’s in uence over the media, Hollywood, public education, big tech, and deep-pocketed foundations. Democrats, in turn, focused on the GOP’s symbiotic relationship with the gun lobby, promoting tax cuts for the super-wealthy, and protecting the interests of energy conglomerates, big pharma, and insurance companies. Did these ploys work? Did the strategy of employing fear as a motivator reinforce partisan identities and win over the undecideds? Decide for yourself! Fear as a political tool BERNIE KOSBERG HERE AND NOW! To advertise in Mahopac News, call Brett Freeman at 845-208-8151 or email [email protected].
PAGE 10 – MAHOPAC NEWS OPINION THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 2023 Life is full of moments that matter. We can help you get ready for that next moment. 3.5” x 2.5” | Maximum Font Size: 30 pt MKT-5894N-A > edwardjones.com Tom Casey, ChFC®, CEPA®, AAMS™ Financial Advisor 163 Route 6 Mahopac, NY 10541 845-621-8647 Have you ever heard the old adage that life is a journey? It’s the kind of saying you hear when you are a child. Maybe you think about it then, maybe you wonder a bit. Or dream. And then, perhaps, you may never think much about it again. Or perhaps you think about it wistfully, when you are all bound up in your life and nothing is going the way you planned. But as time goes on in your life, especially if you are not hitting your practical goals, you just give it all up as a nice fantasy. Frustration with our lives often causes people to live smaller than what we had planned for. Others choose to live out their lives entirely con ned by the social conventions they were taught in their childhood. ese people, perhaps, never even considered that there always existed many other choices about how to live. It’s a bit like the lm, “ e Truman Show,” starring Jim Carrey. You don’t realize that your choices have been predetermined and circumscribed, like set pieces in a play. Some never question the narrative and are happy and content to move along in this direction. Others only question the narrative. And their lives look like a big rebellion. But in a sense, that’s still getting caught in the narrative as well. You are not living the narrative as planned. You are living your rebellion to it. You are still caught up by it. You haven’t escaped “the trap.” What I have learned about life as a journey is that you have to permit it to be a journey, to be a pathway that reveals ever deeper meaning to you. If you do, if you move intuitively along that path, you may realize at some point, that instead of always striving for the things that you want, life has become a process by which you draw closer to a deeper and more eternal sense of yourself. And that is the journey. e obstacles help bring you there if they don’t defeat you rst. ere’s an unfortunate tendency in our society to allow ourselves to feel shamed and circumscribed by our failures, to allow them to contain us. Sometimes we fear ever facing that same confrontation again. Sometimes we sink that fear or humiliation deep inside of us – pushing it all the way down, out of consciousness. e unfortunate e ect of this is that – instead of fully processing that emotion, which entails feeling it fully, which is di cult and painful, the emotion gets stuck, unprocessed in our nervous system and fascia. e resonance of the event is still present within us. Unfortunately, by shoving it down, we allow it to leave a shadow that can overshadow and hinder the rest of our lives. In the end, if we let the shadow grow due to our fear of it, that shadow can become very controlling. As Nietzsche famously said, “When you stare into the void, the void stares back into you.” e thing to do is to learn how – in a deliberate manner – to process those di cult emotions and to release them completely. e other thing to do is to train yourself to think of the entire experience di erently. A successful business mentor of mine once told a story about one of his rst launches, which was an abysmal failure. What he had learned from his own business mentor was to not let your failures de ne you. Instead, use them to recalibrate, learn from them and grow. Turn the failure into a gift that informs you instead. With that mindset in place, he didn’t let his failed launch get him down. Instead, leaning into his emotional resilience, he took it in stride and chose to use it as a valuable learning experience. And what he learned from that failure helped his next business launch successfully. Learn from your experiences, even if they were painful to go through. Years later, you may be astonished to realize that something in that awfulness turned your life around for good. And what emerged is now a gift. Mara Schi ren, PhD, is a Writer, Certi ed Functional Medicine Health Coach, Certi ed Integrative Psychiatric Educator and Certi ed Peak Performance Coach. You can reach her at MSchi ren.writer@gmail. com. Life is a journey: stop resisting it MARA SCHIFFREN LIFE, HEALTH, POLITICS Dear Editor, Regarding Brett Freeman’s piece (“Our health ‘insurance’ system is broken,” Jan. 19, Page 8), I absolutely agree with that sentiment. e system is fractured with many cracks in it. You have employer supplemented insurance, Medicare for the elderly, Medicaid for the poor, veterans’ bene ts for vets, and the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) for the self-employed and the not-quite-so-poor enough. My son once worked for a big company that o ered health insurance, but his salary was so low, he couldn’t a ord the premiums. Vets leaving the military often have found it takes a long time before they can get their VA bene ts. is rift is why people have to go hat in hand, begging Congress to cover those people made ill from the 9/11 terror attack, or Middle East burn pits. Not to mention how even when you have insurance, insurance companies require you stay in network, get preapprovals and jump through other hoops just to get your full bene ts. Where Mr. Freeman and I di er is the answer to this. Of the major industrial nations, the U.S. as a whole spends by far the most for health care. is is because private healthcare spends tons of money on advertising, CEO pay, shareholder pro ts, and lobbying government to keep their sweet deal. Meanwhile, most countries have a single payer, national health care system, which keeps prices under control and limits pro ts. e British National Health Service is their nation’s pride and joy. We in the U.S. deserve Medicare for all SEELETTERPAGE 11
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I get them o the bus, do their homework with them and seem to be on call 24/7. But my problem isn’t those things — it’s that I feel used. My daughter and sonin-law never include me in other things — like going out to dinner or the movies or occasionally on a vacation. In fact, they never invite me over for anything other than what I can do for them. Just last week, my daughter was talking to me about the birthday party she was making for my granddaughter, but I’m not invited. Am I alone or do other grandparents feel used? ere’s more to learning reading and math -- there’s also learning how to treat others. Should I bring my feelings up to my daughter? We have a good relationship and I don’t want to ruin it. -Used Grandma Dear Grandma, ank you for sending me this email. Many people think that learning only takes place in school. But children are learning all the time and the most important people they learn from are their parents and grandparents. ese are their role models from whom they pick up their values and manners and most of all, how to be in relationships of all kinds, including between parent and child, parent and parent, child and child, etc. School teaches the basic skills children will need so that they can acquire knowledge, but parents and grandparents teach basic social skills so their children can function successfully in the world. If you only “babysit” and do your grandchildren’s homework with them, then you probably are being used, but you’re allowing it to happen. Without realizing it, your daughter and son-inlaw, like many other parents, are wrapped up in their own lives and for whatever reason don’t think of you until they need your services. If you don’t mind this role, then continue. But if you’re feeling used and would like to expand this role beyond being the hired help, then you have to do something about it. at’s up to you. Many people continue doing the same thing, complain to others about it, feel used, but do nothing to change the situation. If you want things to change, then I suggest you do one or more of the following: If you have an open and trusting relationship with your daughter, mention that you’d love to join them when they’re going somewhere or having a party at home. You may not be available, but it would be nice to be invited to a family outing. She may never have thought of it, gured you didn’t care or assumed something else entirely. Don’t think you’re alone in feeling this way. In our culture, many families consider grandparents as babysitters or the people to turn to when you Feeling a bit ‘used’ DR. LINDA SILBERT STRONG LEARNING SEEDR. LINDAPAGE 14 national healthcare. Now we’ve heard overblown horror stories about national healthcare, mostly originating from the healthcare lobby. What are the fears? Long waiting lists? Greater bureaucracy? Limited access? Compared to what? We already have that now, plus we’re paying a lot in extra costs! I also doubt most businesses would complain if they were spending less time and money shopping for, and managing their employee healthcare, when they could be running their businesses. Someone should ask a Canadian about their system. My understanding is that they’re pretty happy with it. At this point some of you might be saying “sure that all seems nice, but realistically how can we go from here to there”? Well, we can build on Medicare. Generally, the older you get, the sicker you get, and the more healthcare you require. at is why insurance companies like young, healthy people without pre-existing conditions, and reject high-risk old individuals. After all, it’s an insurance pool. ey want the pool to be large, and they want the pool to be low risk, so they spread the risk and pay out less. If you consider that Medicare covers people age 65 to age 118, then the healthiest of this pool would be the 65-yearolds. If you added people to the pool age 64, that would increase the pool and skew it to younger and healthier individuals. What if we kept lowering the age of Medicare eligibility three years at a time, every year. Next year, it could cover people down to age 62, then 59 then, 56, etc. You would keep skewing the pool younger and healthier. In about 20 years, everyone would be covered. is phase-in would give government, business, insurance companies and the general public plenty of time to adjust to the change. So, what’s the catch? First, we need to collectively stand up to the big health insurance lobby, which gets rich o the status quo. Second, we need to be prepared to pay more into Medicare. 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RSDAY, JANUARY 26, 2023 PAGE 13 PHOTO COURTESY OF ADRIENNE LEBLANC eam competes howdown before s. “They are a wonderful group of hardworking student athletes.” For parents, it was a chance to reflect on a journey that began when many on the team were in very young. “It has been a joy to watch this team over the years,” said Danielle Chiodi, mother of Isabella Chiodi. “Most of them have been cheering together since elementary school. They leave their hearts on the mat every time and it shows!” “More than half the team has been together since they were five years old,” added Sarah Greco, parent of Lilah and Julianna Greco. “All went through the Mahopac Sports Association and then to the high school varsity team. They’ve been dubbed the ‘Dream Team,’ a once-in-a lifetime team. Parent Adrienne Leblanc called the win unforgettable. “We are so proud of this team and coaches,” said the mother of Lexi Leblanc. “They worked so hard and to be welcomed home with so much love was really very special and something these kids will never forget. Thank you to everyone who made the welcome home so amazing.” For Principal Dr. Matthew Lawrence the win represented something of a personal milestone as well as a huge moment for the students and the school as a whole. “We couldn’t be more proud,” he said. “This is the first National Championship I have been part of in my 22 years as a school administrator, this is an amazing accomplishment.” “We are extremely proud of our cheerleading team for winning the NCA National Championship this past weekend,” said Athletic Director, Stephen Luciana “The team worked very hard to achieve this accomplishment. It’s great to see all the hours of practice payoff for this special group of student athletes.” Noting that the win cam on the 75th anniversary the NCA championship, parent Sarah Greco said “Winning this competition is the most coveted award for any cheerleader. Teams from all over the nation attend this competition after winning a bid to attend. This team has been preparing for last few years to perfect a routine to display at Nationals. They hit their mark this year!” CHEER FROM PAGE 1 Parents and friends wait for the bus to bring their champions home. Tour Your Future At The Tech Center at Yorktown For Middle and High School Students February 13th and 14th 8:00am-10:00am and 12:00pm-2:00pm • Visit over 40 programs within our career academies • Learn about opportunities to earn high school academic credits, college credits, and national technical certifications • Please see your home school counselor for further information and a permission slip. Information Contact: Samantha Vredenburgh at 914.248.2427 or [email protected] The Consumer’s Choice for Discount Heating Oil! SAVE WITH OUR LOW C.O.D. PRICES! • No Contracts or Commitments • Oil Burner & A/C Service/Tune-ups • Quality Heating Oil • Senior Citizen & Volume Discounts • Heating, Cooling & Generator Installations • Price Matching (Restrictions apply) Order online at: www.codoil.com CALL US TODAY AND SAVE! 914.737.7769 ails purchase, install and activate the a full list of terms and conditions.
PAGE 14 – MAHOPAC NEWS OPINION THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 2023 need an extra set of hands or a little extra money. In other cultures, grandparents are the ones children and grandchildren turn to for advice. They have lived the longest and therefore have experienced the most and hopefully have become wiser for it. Either way, grandparents have an important role to play in their grandchildren’s lives. You can start changing things by initiating the outings, inviting your daughter and her family to dinner, and arranging to spend a day with your grandchildren at a museum or with the family at an amusement park. But even if you continue only to spend time with your grandchildren in the afternoons, remember that it won’t always be that way. Establish relationships with them — don’t wait for your daughter to make it so. Talk to them about things other than homework — world events, past family history, a book you think they would like. Become a role model, not only for your grandchildren, but also for your daughter and son-in-law. -Dr. Linda Learn more about Dr. Linda by visiting stronglearning.com. DR. LINDA FROM PAGE 11 There is so much we do not get to choose. We don’t choose our DNA, when in the timeline of history we are born, our family, our body type and so many of our circumstances. We can focus on that, even blame that if we want, and use it as an excuse to not live up to our potential. Or we can choose to show up, fight for and decide the type of person we want to be. What will you choose? Kim Stoll empowers women to find joy in every day and build a life they love through positive habits in mindset, fitness and smart nutrition. Virtual coaching available. [email protected] You have a choice KIM STOLL GUEST CORNER Ode to my last baby The last time I rocked you to sleep, I didn’t know it was going to be the final time you would need me to hold you so close to rest. Did I know the last time I smelled your baby scent that it wouldn’t stay forever? I often feel guilt when I think about how I longed for you to be just a little bit older so I could rest a little longer. Did I not appreciate every second? Every quiet moment together? Even every hard one? I look back at your picture from when you were first born and I remember the day so clearly. The joy, the excitement, the nervousness, the exhaustion…even the pain. How could it be that it is three years later, and you are your own person now. You have your likes and dislikes and your own opinion, a strong one for that matter. It hit me this morning. You’re not a baby anymore. And I’ll never get to nurse you again, hush and rock you to sleep, or smell your hair as you sleep on my chest. Not in the newborn way at least. Those days are behind us. They really did pass so quickly, even when the nights were so very, very long. Sometimes I look at you and I still see your face as an infant, and it brings me back to those early moments. I’ve had a few tears, but mostly I smile just watching those expressions on your face. Thank you, my baby, my last baby, for having me as your mother. One day you will be six, and then fifteen, and even forty. But you’ll forever be the baby, my baby. There’s something cathartic about the realization (and the tears) that your last baby is the end of what was a very long phase of your life. But it’s also the start of a new chapter. Thank you, my baby, my last baby, for helping me through motherhood, for teaching and guiding me, for everything. I will miss your baby smiles, giggle quietly when thinking about your attempts at crawling, smile softly when remembering your first steps and happily laugh when visualizing your reactions to first trying peas and plums. I will always remember our cuddle sessions, dances in the living room, swaying until you smiled, and our baby talks, which I hold forever in my heart. Thank you my baby for giving me that precious time. And I even thought I can’t have it back, it’s forever with me and I’m eternally grateful for our time together and for all the memories we have yet to make. Nicole Dooley is a Somers mom who enjoys writing for her parenting blog. If you enjoyed her column, you can read more of her entries at www. mamaexplains.com or follow her on Instagram at @mamaexplains for relatable parenting tips and stories. NICOLE DOOLEY MAMA EXPLAINS Securities offered through Cantella & Co., Inc. Member FINRA/SIPC. Cantella and Co., Inc. does not provide tax, legal or accounting advice. This material has been prepared for informational purposes only, and is not intended to provide, and should not be relied on for, tax, legal or accounting advice. You should consult your own tax, legal and accounting advisors before engaging in any transaction. 2022 was a CRAZY YEAR! 845-628-5400 SFGtaxes.com | [email protected] 824 Route 6, Suite 4 | Mahopac, NY 10541 We can help make your taxes less crazy.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 2023 HEALTH & WELLNESS MAHOPAC NEWS – PAGE 15 BY ALAN D. FELLER, ESQ. GUEST COLUMNIST How many things have you screwed up in your life? Too many to count? In my spare time, I have created categories to help you organize your screw-ups. ere are daily screw-ups – daydreaming while a tra c light turns green and squirting balsamic vinegar on your new white sweater. ere are annual screw-ups – putting o painting the closet door and not cutting down the 80-year-old giant dead tree precariously hovering next to your roof. e last category can be easily guessed: lifetime screwups. What does that list look like? Turning down Warren Bu et’s request to have you invest in Berkshire Hathaway in 1967 or skipping the last Beatles concert in 1966, thinking you will catch them again on their next tour. Not having a Power of Attorney could be one of the bigger screw-ups. Powers of Attorney (POAs) are documents that appoint an authorized representative (agent) to handle your nancial a airs if you are incapable or unable to do so. New York State has a statutory POA form that designates an agent to handle a variety of nancial tasks such as: paying bills, obtaining nancial records and changing bene ciaries. POA’s come in handy if you are buying a home, but cannot attend the closing. POAs also allow agents to transfer property and resources to qualify for Medicaid. e IRS has its own Power of Attorney form and so do most nancial institutions. In June of 2021, an updated New York State Power of Attorney form was released, which was designed to simplify the execution and acceptance of the document. For years, banks would routinely deny New York Power of Attorney forms and insist that their customers utilize their own bank POA forms. is was a terrible idea because a customer may have lost capacity and was unable to execute a new POA form. e whole point of having a validly executed New York POA form was nulli ed by the banks’ arbitrary policies. e new POA law from 2021 corrects that injustice by holding banks accountable for their failure to accept a valid New York Power of Attorney form. For aging adults, accident victims and severely ill individuals who are incapable of handling their nancial a airs, POAs are vital to handle day-today money matters. POAs are used to move assets to qualify for Medicaid as well as create Trusts for asset and income protection. Without a POA, family members of compromised adults would have to petition for an Article 81 Guardianship in New York. Article 81 court proceedings can be expensive, timeconsuming and laborious. ey are often contentious if siblings disagree. Article 81 reporting and accounting requirements are also substantial. Not having a POA document directly leads to delays in handling nancial a airs and unnecessary longterm care expenditures because Medicaid cannot be obtained timely. Long-term care costs can be many thousands of dollars, with nursing home bills routinely costing $16,000 per month. Simply creating and executing a POA could save thousands of dollars, avoid a major court expense and provide fundamental nancial stability for a family dealing with a healthcare crisis. Missing out on the Beatles is pretty bad, but not having a Power of Attorney will have your loved ones calling the eldercare attorney and asking for “Help!” Alan D. Feller is co-founder of e Feller Group in Mahopac, a multi-disciplinary law practice specializing in elder law, estate planning and business advisement. He can be reached at 845-621-8640 or thefellergroup. com. Contact the professionals at e Feller Group today to go over long-term care options. Why you need a Power of Attorney Hot tea is widely consumed across the globe, and that could be paying healthy dividends for the billions of people who look forward to their daily cup each day. A small study published in the Journal of Hypertension found that drinking black tea could improve cardiovascular function. A separate study also found that drinking black tea and green tea could decrease risk of stroke and coronary heart disease. Black tea drinkers should keep in mind that, unlike most teas, black tea is ca einated, so moderation is best to ensure the bene ts of black tea are not o set by the overconsumption of ca eine. is article is from Metro Creative Connection. Did you know? 17 Miller Rd. Mahopac 845-621-1222 RooneyOrtho.com Rooney Orthodontics Children & Adults Elder Law Wills, Trusts & Estates Estate Planning Medicaid Applications Guardianships Probates Elder Law & Estate Planning A Tradition of Excellence in Elder Law (845) 621-8640 thefellergroup.com 625 Route 6, Mahopac NY 10541 We make home & hospital visits Contact the team today! (845) 621-8640
Sports PAGE 16 – MAHOPAC NEWS THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 2023 66 Miller Road, Mahopac 845-628-2050 www.mavistireofmahopac.com With This Coupon • Expires 2/28/23 FREE 6-POINT WINTER MAINTENANCE CHECK $20 OFF ANY CAR BATTERY With This Coupon • Expires 2/28/23 CARING FOR YOUR CAR & OUR COMMUNITY FOR OVER 35 YEARS! The Friendly Mavis Team Get Your Car Ready for Winter Travel! BY RICH MONETTI CONTRIBUTING WRITER On ursday, Jan. 19, the Indians had built a 26-3 lead after Chris Morris took a 7-0 decision at 152 pounds. So the rest of the way seemed a breeze at the high school. But the Sailors refused to run up the white ag, and after receiving a forfeit at 285, the score stood at 29-27. Normally the end, the match put the lightweights in the cleanup spot this time, and 102 pounder Charles Pryzmylski had no problem being the deciding vote. “I like the pressure, so I was excited to go last,” said Pryzmylski, and he delivered with a second-period pin to give Mahopac a 35- 27 win. Starting at 110, Pace Zieler didn’t miss a beat. He took down Eirnin Kellner, and getting two more on a near fall, the eighth grader was right at home in the top position. “I like being up, just beating up on the guy, keeping the pressure on and getting them to their back,” he said. Minus the tipping point in period two, the grappler remained in charge from above, and nished the match with an escape and takedown to give the home team a 3-0 lead. But the reshu ing was not over. Henry Ramirez was wrestling up a weight class from his usual 110 spot, and the freshman felt the di erence. “He was really strong,” the wrestler lamented. Ramirez had the bigger brain, though. He took down Ari Guterman at the outset, and after jumping out to a 10-2 third-quarter lead, the Indian’s arm bar led to a pin at 1:05. Keeping it in the family, Joe Ramirez didn’t give anything away in his match. He piled up the points and increased Mahopac’s lead to 14-0 with a 20-3 victory. e shutout continued unblemished under Mike Cuozzo, but an injury interruption did brie y put a pause on the string. “I heard my friend, Nick Greco, say something, and I knew I had to nish the match,” said Cuozzo A 4-4 tie in the third, Cuozzo pushed through. “I just turned it up,” he said, and scoring a reversal led to an 8-4 win. Up 17-0, Mahopac - nally faltered at 138. Emmanuel Perez lost a 6-2 decision to Dom Bronzi, but he was soon picked up. Nico Greco went full tilt at 145 and used a half to dispatch Jason Hansen only 56 seconds into the rst. Unfortunately, Kyle Grant returned the favor and his second-period pin of Lucas Kilker inched Arlington closer at 26-9. So Justin Mucciolo kept the momentum to a minimum, and he didn’t wait long to throw up a roadblock. With the whistle barely blown, the 172 pounder had Lucas Cardella’s ankle, and Mucciolo pointed to the crowd for the spark. “It’s the energy of the room,” he said. Still, Mucciolo was stuck on two and down one when going out of bounds with three seconds left in the second. Refusing to let the clock run out from the bottom, he managed an escape and sent a message to his teammates in the same gasp. “I wanted to show my team that whatever situation, you have to ght to get out,” the senior asserted. A good thing, because trailing late, Mucciolo had work to do and working from underneath, got the game deciding reversal. “I felt a weight distribution and used it against him,” the wrestler said after his 9-5 victory. en things got tight. Ammar Jamal and Steven Schmitt registered pins and a forfeit to Bryce Rodrique threatened to tip the scales. Exactly where he wanted Arlington, Pryzmylski’s con dence did not make the outcome a given, and he left the crowd teetering on the edge of their seats. Both wrestlers rolling through their backs in the opening minutes, it was Pryzmylski who eventually put on the stops. “It was close at the beginning, but once I locked him up in the cradle, I nished it,” he assured. Now 23-6 on the season, Pryzmylski was proud to take one for the team. “Winning for the team, it was a big match for us,” he concluded. Mahopac Holds on 35-27 victory over Arlington Henry Ramirez Pace Zieler Justin Mucciolo (top) WRESTLING ‘I like the pressure, so I was excited to go last.’ Charles Pryzmylski Mahopac Wrestling PHOTOS: RICH MONETTI Charles Pryzmylski came up clutch in the fi nal match of the day.
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PAGE 18 – MAHOPAC NEWS SPORTS THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 2023 BY RICH MONETTI CONTRIBUTING WRITER On Wednesday, Jan. 18, Mahopac matched up with Wappingers at the Eclipse Gym in a nail-biter that had Coach Vin Collins beaming afterwards. “We were solid throughout. I’m pleased and I’m proud,” the coach said following the 172.650 - 167.900 victory. Kaitlyn Palange led the way with an all around score of 35.40. Good for first place, she did so on the strength of a high score on the balance beam (9.30) and second place on the uneven bars (8.90). Just behind, Lexi Castrataro’s 35.00 was enough for second place. Tallying her total, she registered second-place finishes on the balance beam (9.15) and the floor (9.25). A few places back, Kelsie Thimm took fifth with a 34.65, and her thirdplace floor routine score of 9.20 was easy enough to explain. “I showed off my routine well,” said the sophomore. At the same time, she and her teammates can tell - like on this night - when the match is close. The proximity certainly elevates the drama, so not scoreboard watching becomes a skill in itself. “We kind of watch the other team’s score and get nervous, but we try to not do that so we can stay focused,” Thimm revealed. Riley Hughes knows when it’s neck and neck too, and has a formula on both ends. “If you are winning, you want to keep it up and notice what everyone else is doing. Then you try and do your best and not change anything,” said the freshman. Playing from behind, on the other hand, is different. “If you are losing, maybe try to add a skill you have been working on or just really focus on your routine and sticking everything,” Hughes asserted. Either way, the floor had Thimm delivering her best score of the evening (8.35). “I stuck some of my passes and connected with my bonuses,” she boasted. In this, Thimm got a turn to wear the team’s achievement ornament. “It’s called the ‘stick it’ crown,” she said. Referring to the gold paper crown that gets adorned with a good routine, Thimm was not alone in her sovereignty. That said, the season has so far gone royally, and the rest should be pretty shiny, according to the gymnast. “I think we are having a great year, and there’s a lot more to come.” Coach Collins agrees, but more importantly, he sees his Indians rising on schedule. “You want to peak at the right time, and we are starting to peak,” he concluded. Mahopac is now to 5-3 on the season. Mahopac on schedule with win over Wappingers Kayla Contreras Lia Dimase Riley Hughes Lia Graap GYMNASTICS I think we are having a great year, and there’s a lot more to come.’ Kelsie Thimm Mahopac Gymnastics Sophomore PHOTOS: RICH MONETTI EXCLUSIVE LIMITED TIME OFFER! Promo Code: 285 FINANCING THAT FITS YOUR BUDGET!1 1 Subject to credit approval. Call for details. FREE GUTTER ALIGNMENT + FREE GUTTER CLEANING* SENIORS & MILITARY! YOUR ENTIRE PURCHASE* 20 + % % OFF 10 OFF *For those who qualify. One coupon per household. No obligation estimate valid for 1 year. **Offer valid at time of estimate only. 2The leading consumer reporting agency conducted a 16 month outdoor test of gutter guards in 2010 and recognized LeafFilter as the “#1 rated professionally installed gutter guard system in America.” Manufactured in Plainwell, Michigan and processed at LMT Mercer Group in Ohio. See Representative for full warranty details. Registration# 0366920922 CSLB# 1035795 Registration# HIC.0649905 License# CBC056678 License# RCE-51604 Registration# C127230 License# 559544 Suffolk HIC License# 52229-H License# 2102212986 License# 262000022 License# 262000403 License# 2106212946 License# MHIC111225 Registration# 176447 License# 423330 Registration# IR731804 License# 50145 License# 408693 Registration# 13VH09953900 Registration# H-19114 License# 218294 Registration# PA069383 License# 41354 License# 7656 DOPL #10783658-5501 License# 423330 License# 2705169445 License# LEAFFNW822JZ License# WV056912 CALL US TODAY FOR A FREE ESTIMATE BACKED BY A YEAR-ROUND CLOG-FREE GUARANTEE 1-855-478-9473 Mon-Thurs: 8am-11pm, Fri-Sat: 8am-5pm, Sun: 2pm-8pm EST EOE Administrative Opening Monticello Central School Assistant Principal The successful candidate should possess: Knowledge of research-based instructional programs & practices; exp. w/ teacher supervision & evaluation; a record successfully improving learning experiences and enhancing school to home communication; and can provide a supportive environment with knowledge of social, emotional competencies, restorative practices, and promote a culturally responsive educational climate. NYS SDAISDLISBL Certlflcatlon Required plus 1 yr. of previous administrative leadership and 2 yrs. exp. as a classroom teacher preferred. Please apply online by Feb 2nd at https://montlcelloschools.tedk12.com/hire EOE Monticello 2x2.crtr - Page 1 - Composite
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Meanwhile, Tona encouraged people to contact the NYS Education Department before the public comment period ends on Feb. 28. “ e NYS Education Department [invites] the community to provide data, views, or arguments regarding NYSED’s regulation on the mascot,” she said, adding that the Regents Board will meet in the spring to nalize the mascot regulation and offer additional guidance. ose wishing to share their view with the NYSED can email regcomments@ nysed.gov, write to Christina Coughlin, Assistant Commissioner, at the NYS Education Department, 89 Washington Ave., Room 1078 EBA, Albany, NY 12234, or phone Coughlin’s o ce at 518-474-7206. “ ey are inviting the public to provide data views or arguments related to the regulation on the mascot,” Tona said. “Once that public information period ends on Feb. 28, the Board of Regents is going to meet sometime in April. ey’re supposed to go through all these public comments and then provide us with more speci c guidance. “We would still like to use our logo, if possible,” she added. “We feel that it does give a nod to the Native Americans that were here long before we were. And if that’s possible, that we could keep the logo, I think that’s the direction we hope to go.” School Board President Ben DiLullo acknowledged that the mascot was a sensitive issue but supported Tona’s proposal to make a change. “We’re going to do this the right way,” he said. “We’re going to include as many people as possible. We’ll listen to everybody. “ e bottom line is, we’re not going to risk the state aid,” he continued. “It’s just a signi cant amount of money. e school district cannot run the schools without that state aid. “So, I promise you that we will look at this thoroughly,” he added. “ e one thing I’m very proud of with this board, in the past and now, is that we look at these issues as thoroughly as possible. We’re going to turn what is a potential obstacle into an opportunity.” THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 2023 LEISURE MAHOPAC NEWS – PAGE 21 Soup can be a delicious meal for lunch or dinner or even make for a comforting snack. e versatility of soup undoubtedly contributes to its appeal. Just about any ingredient can go into a soup to yield the ideal result. e bene ts of soup do not end with avor alone. A bowl of soup can be lling, helping to corral hunger and reduce over-eating. Plenty of studies also link soup to increased wellness and recovery from respiratory illnesses. Soup also is a perfect comfort food on a cold day. It warms from the inside out, helping to chase away chills from damp or frosty conditions. Mushrooms can be the star of soups, adding earthy notes to the broth. Enjoy this creamy recipe for “Easy Mushroom Soup,” courtesy of the Mushroom Council. Dip your spoon into a creamy mushroom meal Easy Mushroom Soup Yield: 3-4 3 tablespoons of butter 2 garlic cloves, minced 1 shallot, fi nely chopped 4 ounces crimini mushrooms, chopped 4 ounces white button mushrooms, chopped 2 tablespoons all-purpose fl our 3 cups chicken stock 1/4 teaspoon fi ne sea salt, or to taste 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper, or to taste Sliced sauted mushrooms for garnish, optional Chopped parsley for garnish, optional 1. Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a large pot such as a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the garlic and shallot, cook for 1 minute, until they begin to soften. Add the mushrooms and cook for about 3 minutes, until tender and browned. Transfer all the contents of the pot to a bowl. 2. Add the remaining 1 tablespoon of butter to the pot. Once melted, sprinkle in the fl our and whisk it quickly into a paste. Reduce the heat to medium. Add the stock a little at a time, whisking out the clumps between each addition. 3. Increase the heat back to medium-high and allow the soup to simmer well for 3 minutes. Add the mushrooms back to the pot and continue to cook for 2 minutes more. The stock will thicken slightly to be somewhat creamy. 4. Let cook for 3 to 4 minutes, then ladle into bowls. Garnish with mushrooms and parsley, if desired. 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. Tax collector 4. Fishes without the line touching water 8. Brooklyn hoopsters 10. Actress Lathan 11. A metric for athletes 12. Food storage location 13. Colossus 15. Desolations 16. Accustom to something unpleasant 17. __ Kubrick, filmmaker 18. 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