Yorktown News 05.02.19

Vol. 8 No. 5 Visit TapIntoYorktown.net for the latest news. Thursday, May 2, 2019

America was his family
The casket of Robert Graham, a Marine Raider and World War II veteran with no surviving family members, is carried into Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Church
as the funeral’s organizer, Beth Regan (center, black dress) looks on. Graham’s story gained national attention in the days leading up his funeral on Friday,
April 26, prompting hundreds of strangers, including military veterans and first responders, to attend and pay their respects. Read more on page 3
PHOTO: TABITHA PEARSON MARSHALL

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EDITORIAL TEAM Ensemble May 4, at FDR State Park in Yor- ere will be activities and 5. Featured performers are: Pluck
BRIAN MARSCHHAUSER
EDITOR: 914-302-5628 ktown Heights (rain or shine). games for the dogs and kids, and Rail, Becki Advocate, La Toya
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Thursday, May 2, 2019 Yorktown News – Page 3

GRAHAM

FROM PAGE 1

Veterans
salute
Graham.

WWII vet with no relatives
gets proper send-o

BY BRIAN MARSCHHAUSER Regan said. “I actually met him on my

EDITOR rst day volunteering. I’ve been going

back for four years ever since.”

Hundreds turned out to Saint Eliza- Prior to moving into Field Home,

Taps is played. beth Ann Seton Church in Shrub Oak she said, Graham lived in Je erson Val-
The Firefighters Emerald Society
of Westchester on Friday to ensure that Robert Gra- ley and worked as a corrections o cer The flag that
ham, a World War II veteran with no at Sing Sing Prison. was draped
remaining family, was given a send-o over Bob
re ective of his heroic life. Knowing that Graham had no sur- Graham’s
viving family members, Regan took it casket is
“He’s got nobody left, but we’re here upon herself to organize the funeral. folded and
because of him,” said Ralph Delbove, a presented
member of the New York Riders – Put- “Bob, being as humble as he was, to Beth
nam County. didn’t realize that this country appreci- Regan, who
ated everything he gave,” Regan said. “I befriended
First responders, veterans and citi- really wanted today to be a tribute and Graham and
zens—though very few knew him send-o to him. I also wanted it to be a organized
personally—came from far and wide national story to just really honor him his funeral.
to pay their respects to Graham, a Yor- and show what a great country we have
ktown resident who died Friday, April to have this kind of turnout.”

12, at 97 years old. During WWII, he Regan succeeded in her e orts, as im-

saw combat duty as a member of the ages of Graham featuring the date, time

Marine Raiders, a unit of the United and location of the funeral were seen

States Marine Corps. He was awarded and shared by millions of people on the

a Bronze Star and a Silver Star. internet. Prominent media gures, such

“A lot of people don’t even know as CNN’s Jake Tapper, shared the image

what his name is, really,” said Pat Mc- on their personal social media accounts.

Donough, adjutant of American Le- “I’m speechless, to be honest with

gion Post 1009. “ ey’re here to make you,” Regan said. “You always hope for

sure that he doesn’t go away with two something like this, but you never re-

people here and they forget about him.” ally know. It’s incredible. It’s really, re-

e funeral, which gained national ally special.”

attention in the days leading up to it, Regan described Graham as a hum-

was organized by Beth Regan, a Put- ble man who rarely talked about his

nam Valley resident who met Graham military accomplishments.

four years ago while volunteering at “He thought it was bragging if he

Field Home, a senior living facility told us stories,” she said.

in Yorktown. e 27-year-old Regan “He risked his life for our country, for

asked Field Home if there were any res- us to have the freedoms that we have to-

idents who needed companionship and day,” Regan continued. “And, at 97 years
they gave her the names of Robert and old, he lived an amazing life, took care Members of the Mohegan Lake Fire Department pay
his wife, Rosie, who died two years ago. of people, was such a kind spirit. He re- their respects.

“It was just an instant connection,” ally needed to have a good send-o .”

Robert Graham, a
Marine Raider who
served during WWII,
receives an emblem
from a modern-day
Marine Raider at his
95th birthday party.

PHOTO COURTESY OF PAT
MCDONOUGH

PHOTOS: TABITHA PEARSON MARSHALL

Kiddie Kottage Pre-School students wave American flags along the
procession route.

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FROM PAGE 2 e town clerk’s o ce has launched an online dog license renewal system.
“ is is a great opportunity for residents to take care of an annual license renewal without
Jewish Spiritual Worship having to take time o from their busy schedules to come to town hall or have to remember to
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town, will o er “With All My Heart,” a new six-session course by the Links” will see the link “Online Dog License Renewal.”
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Man leads police on car chase
Was allegedly driving stolen car

BY BRIAN MARSCHHAUSER Mohegan Lake, according to vised about the stolen vehicle. according to police, Sanders ran • First-degree reckless endan-
EDITOR New York State police. e chase ended several min- on foot but was captured after a germent (Class D felony)
“brief pursuit.”
A 20-year-old Middletown e chase started on Route 6 utes later when the Mercedes- • ird-degree unlawful eeing
man allegedly driving a stolen in Cortlandt around 5:15 p.m. Benz ruptured a tire near the ere were multiple people of an o cer in a motor vehicle
Mercedes-Benz was arrested when police attempted to pull intersection of Lakeland Street in the car, but only Sanders was (Misdemeanor)
Tuesday, April 23, after leading over a Mercedes-Benz ML350 and Route 6 in Mohegan Lake. charged with a crime.
police on a car chase through driven by Simeon A. Sanders. After allegedly striking a state • Fourth-degree criminal pos-
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Specializing in Complete Landscape Design & Installation Town Clerk Diana Quast and County Legislator Mike
Large Selections Of Perennials Kaplowitz have been named Paul Harris Fellows by the York-
town Rotary Club.

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in recognition and appreciation for living according to the Ro-
tary motto: “Service Above Self.”

For their service, the Rotary Club of Yorktown contributed
$1,000 for each fellow, in their names, to the Rotary Foundation
to carry on the many world-wide health, education, welfare and
peace initiatives.

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Setting the record straight

New book tells the true story of Sybil Ludington

BY BOB DUMAS straight on the life and celebrated book on Ludington—and it con- publisher said they were not going
CONTRIBUTING EDITOR late-night ride of Putnam County tains letters, correspondence and
heroine Sybil Ludington. documents that he says will put to continue to print the book and
Vince Dacquino is a seeker to rest once and for all any doubts
of truths. e author and retired e longtime Mahopac resi- about what the fabled teen ac- the rights reverted to him.
teacher has a new book out, sev- dent released “Patriot Hero of the complished on the dark and rainy
eral decades in the making, that Hudson Valley: e Life and Ride night of April 26, 1777. Curious,Dacquino began check-
he believes nally sets the record of Sybil Ludington”(Arcadia Pub-
lishing) on April 1—his second When researching his rst book ing the internet and discovered that
on Ludington back in the ’90s, he
uncovered information that Lud- those old stories about Ludington
ington had married her childhood
sweetheart, a lawyer, and moved moving to the Catskills and her son
to Catskill, N.Y., and became the
mother of six children and her son becoming a hero had emerged once
went on to become a hero in Kansas.
again. And to
Unfortunately, none of that
was true. But Dacquino was able make matters
to nd documentation to counter
DiFilippo that misinformation and he put it worse, even
in that rst book.
more inaccura-
“I found papers in Washington,
D.C., that helped tell the story,”he cies about Syb- insigni cant.
said.“By the end of the three years,
I nally got it all straightened out. il’s life and ride “As soon as I saw those
I published what I found.”
had emerged four things I was back be-
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BY BRIAN MARSCHHAUSER near Sparkle Lake on Granite Dementia Boot Camp
EDITOR Spring Road.
6 WEEK SERIES
It’s time for the town of Yor- In addition to standing
ktown to enter the 21st century along-side his Republican run- Exclusively for Adult
and allow parents to sign up for ning-mates, Slater was joined at Children & Loved Ones
Parks and Recreation programs the press conference by Shrub
online rather than on line, said Oak resident Jillian Sherman, Are you searching for answers regarding your loved THURSDAYS
Matt Slater, Republican candi- who operates a small business one’s well-being? Join us for a series of events and 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
date for town supervisor. during these hours. learn about:
• Memory impairment and the impact associated MAY 2ND
e current method of sign- “I have a 2-and-half-year-old Communication
ing up for programs in person son and own my own business, with the disease
or by mail, he said, is di cult so it is di cult for someone like • How to connect with your loved one MAY 9TH
on parents who work full-time me to take o time from work • The importance of managing caregiver stress Challenging Behaviors
jobs. Making it easier for resi- to register in person all the way Open to the public. Limited seating available. Snacks
dents to sign up, he said, could across town,” Sherman said. and beverages will be provided. For more information MAY 16TH
also increase the town’s rev- “We want to be able to take part or to RSVP, contact Concierge at 203-744-8444 or Safety at Home
enues. in what our town o ers.” [email protected]
MAY 23RD
“It’s time Yorktown got with Republican Council mem- B:9.5” Assisted Living & Memory care Caring for Caregivers
the times,” Slater said at a press bers Tom Diana and Ed Lach- T:9.5” 22 Hospital Avenue
conference on April 12. terman said this program would S:9.5” Danbury, Connecticut
ease the burden on the York- 203-744-8444
According to the town’s town’s parks employees. MaplewoodAtDanbury.com
website, registration hours for
Parks and Recreation programs Mary Capoccia, Republican
are 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mon- town clerk candidate, faulted
day through Friday. For many the current administration for
programs, registration must be not acting on this idea.
done either by mail or in per-
son at the department’s o ce Slater said this plan would
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Songs of our youth e Dalai Lama XIV

You mean you haven’t heard of Bil- title of her huge-selling debut album that By the time this column is pub- ing of this interdependence.
lie Eilish?! What are you, retired? lished, I will have attended my As for our main question, what is the
So, I’m in the gym working shot straight to the top spot on the Bill- 45th law school reunion at the
out with a couple of my meaning of life, the Dalai Lama XIV is
buds—my earbuds, that
is. Per usual, I revert to board charts, at No. 1, and is setting all beautiful new Fordham Law School deeply a ected by his Buddhist roots.
the songs of my youth,
courtesy of Spotify. kinds of music industry campus. As much as Yet, the vision that he

You mean you haven’t milestones for runaway I’ve enjoyed being articulates is a modern
heard of Spotify? Well,
let me tell you, if you success. a lawyer for nearly MY secular one, which has
enjoy having a limitless half a century, I can’t
number of tunes on tap, BRUCE “Her lyrics really help but wonder how PERSPECTIVE at its core ideas that
yet having the music ser- are familiar to us—e.g.,
vice insistently o er the THE BLOG relate to our generation JAMES
same carousel of revolving songs it has more than, like, any my life would have MARTORANO freedom of speech and
learned you like, Spotify is your ticket to turned out had I religion, democratic
an earful of exasperation. BRUCE artist I’ve heard before,”
APAR
Even when you try to desperately es- says a fan in one of Eil- continued my post- theory, and the impor-
cape Spotify’s solicitous “Made for You”
playlists, as if crawling through the Sa- ish’s videos. graduate work in tance of science.
hara in search of an oasis, it still has you
in its predictive clutches, telling you what In case you were philosophy instead. A thread that runs
it thinks you want to hear. So, once again,
like the day before, Spotify is queueing wondering, Billie Considering this “what if ” question, through all of the Dalai Lama XIV’s
up Dylan, Beach Boys, Otis Redding, Sly
and the Family Stone, Stevie Wonder, on doesn’t do drugs. And I couldn’t help but think of my friend works is a secular version of a very
and on (that’s Stephen Bishop).
her whole family are vegans. at might and former classmate, Owen Flanagan. ancient Buddhist teaching: “the doc-
I had had it. I went full Howard Beale,
railing against the authoritarianism of explain the name of her Instagram ac- Owen never deviated from his dedica- trine of dependent origination.” e
Spotify: “I’m mad as heck (hey, this is a
family newspaper), and I’m not going to count: wherearetheavocados. tion to a career in philosophy. Always a theory has three components: 1) causal
take it anymore!”
I was listening to Billie Eilish Radio, brilliant student, today Owen is consid- dependence—everything occurs as a
Somehow, I found an oasis: Billie
Eilish Radio. I had heard of Billie, whose so that meant I was treated not only ered one of the greatest philosophers of consequence of innumerable causes and
full name, of course, is Billie Eilish Pirate
Baird O’Connell, which has a lilt all its to her pangs of teen angst, loneliness, our time. erefore, it only made sense conditions; 2) part/whole dependence—
own, thanks to her lyrical Irish-Scottish
heritage. boredom, lovesick yearnings, and all that that I should review his works before parts depend on the whole for their na-

If you haven’t heard her music, it’s other good stu , but I got to sample wrapping up our discussion on the ture and functioning and vice versa; and
understandable. If you haven’t heard of
her at all, well, you can thank me later all the above themes through the eyes meaning of life. 3) conceptual imputation—the identity
for introducing you. Su ce it to say she’s
the livin’ end (as my generation used to and words of other young artists, whose e Dalai Lama XIV was a very and function of things depends on how
say when we were her age, which is 17).
Billie has a tidy Instagram following of moist celebrity has graduated them from important in uence on Professor Flana- we think about them. ese principles
20 million-plus, and her songs have been
streamed a Billieon times. Did I mention aspiring to o cially aspired. How do gan’s philosophical odyssey. Luckily, the exists in the world, the sciences and,
she’s 17?
they do it? YouTube! last time I saw Owen, he gifted me a even more critically, in society. Our
One of Billie’s biggest hits is titled
“Bury a Friend,” and it goes something Take Conan Gray, a 20-year-old copy of his groundbreaking book, “ e lives and identities are very much the
like this:
whose song “Generation Why” looks Bodhisattva’s Brain: Buddhism Natural- product of the wholes of which we are
What do you want from me? Why don’t
you run from me? inward thusly… ized.” I nally read it this past weekend a part. Consequently a meaningful life

What are you wondering? What do Cause we are the helpless, selfish, one while preparing this column. is one that responds and re ects an ap-
you know?
of a kind Tibetans regard the Dalai Lama XIV preciation of this interdependence.
Why aren’t you scared of me? Why do
you care for me? Millennium kids, that all wanna die as the reincarnation of the original Like Aristotle, he sees happiness as

When we all fall asleep, where do we Walking in the street with no light Dalai Lama. ey believe that each suc- our ultimate goal; which is only achiev-
go?
inside our eyes cessive Dalai Lama is an emanation of able in the context of our social inter-
Whether you think that last line is
somewhat profound or some kind of We are the worthless, cursed with too Avalalokitesvara, the Buddhist celestial dependence. Like most Buddhists, he
poppycock, one thing’s for certain: it’s the
much time bodhisattva of compassion. Although I views su ering as the reality of all life.

ere are others in the same mold. reject the notion of reincarnation, I nd Echoing Gandhi, he recognizes that

Twentysomethings like Jeremy Zucker the Dalai Lama that Flanagan interacts su ering is only exacerbated by con-

(“comethru”), Alec Benjamin (“Let Me with in his book to be nothing short of sumer capitalism and industrialization.

Down Slowly”), and Sasha Sloan, whose brilliant and insightful. On the plus side he asserts that happi-

song “Older” re ects… In our modern world, where there ness is within our grasp if we make an

The older I get the more that I see often appears to be an irresolvable rift intelligent e ort to reach it. You might

My parents aren’t heroes, they’re just between religion, and the comfort it ask yourself; What does he mean by

like me provides, and the e cacies of science, intelligent e ort?

And loving is hard, it don’t always work the Dalai Lama XIV o ers a bridge. Digging deeper into the teachings of

You just try your best not to get hurt According to Flanagan, the Dalai Lama the Dalai Lama XIV, we see his road-

While the rest of us old-timers are XIV does not believe we should ever map to a meaningful life. e distress

learning to live in a digital world we resist what modern science can tell us in our lives does not emanate from

found ourselves in, the future old-timers about the fundamental nature of reality. external circumstances but rather from

are living to learn in a digital world of In eloquent prose, Flanagan builds on our emotional reactions to adversity.

their own making. his conversations with the Dalai Lama Like traditional Buddhist teachings, he

If I sound like some crotchety Baby XIV to outline intricate and underlying embraces the notion of attachment and

Boomer dishing on the growing pains of connections between Buddhist teach- aversion. Greed, hate, lust, anger, and

Millennials, it’s just the opposite. Mil- ings, neuroscience, psychology and jealousy are all symptoms of negativity.

lennials are my oxygen, in a day and age even quantum physics. e Dalai Lama If we are ever to be happy, we must be

rendered increasingly airless by arrogant suggests that everything around us is able to di erentiate between the nega-

adults who could a ord to talk less and interdependent and, as physics teaches tive and the positive, and then actively

listen more—maybe even once in a while us, it is all part of a uniform whole. e choose bene cial emotions over de-

to music like this. same is true for us as human beings. structive ones. is cultivation of virtue

SEE APAR PAGE 14 For him a meaningful life is one that SEE MARTORANO PAGE 12

responds to and re ects an understand-

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Thursday, May 2, 2019 OPINION Yorktown News – Page 11

LETTERS

More money allocated ages. And he has arranged for the re-
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priority list was developed. To the editor,

First, the 2019 budget allocated more I know it is only April, but town su-

money for paving, to deal with xing pervisor candidate Matt Slater has im-

the roads. is has just started, with the pressed me with his knowledge, experi-

asphalt plants now open. More money ence and vision for Yorktown. In just a

for salt was allocated, in order to help few weeks, he has laid out several positive

keep our roads clear during snow and ice proposals that will improve Yorktown,

storms. enhance local services and make sure we

Additionally, Supervisor Gilbert are getting the most for our tax dollars.

took the money that he had negotiated Most recently, Matt put forth a plan

for with Enbridge, for delays with the to initiate an online platform for the

pipeline project, and allocated it to x- programs o ered by our Parks and Rec-

ing the roofs on the police station and reation Department. In the 21st cen-

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LETTERS programs is just the rst step. Like I said, I know it is and I agree. is is a straightforward proposal that
only April but I hope Yorktown is paying attention to would bene t residents on a number of levels. But I
FROM PAGE 11 what Matt Slater is saying. It makes a lot of sense. was struck by the fact that Matt Slater emphasized the
importance of this idea for caregivers. Our time is lim-
a Saturday afternoon standing on line in the rain out- Sincerely, ited between taking care of ourselves, our families and
side of the Parks Department trailer with dozens of Kevin Byrnes loved ones in need. e last thing you do is take time
other parents, many with children in strollers, so we for yourself because, in many cases, being a caregiver is
could register our children for summer camp. Matt’s Yorktown Heights a 24-hour job. Our time is often so limited that we are
proposal will help my fellow parents take advantage of pressed to carve out even an hour to get basic essentials
the great programs our town has to o er and it will un- Caring for the caregivers from the grocery store let alone nd time to register
doubtedly expand the existing programs by improving our loved ones at the Parks and Recreation Depart-
accessibility and convenience. As Matt pointed out, To the editor, ment.
surrounding towns are already doing this and it is time Caregivers deserve so much more credit than they
Yorktown did the same. Yorktown o ers everything from summer camps for
are given, but for anyone put in such a position, we kids to knitting classes for our seniors. ese are all
It is so refreshing to have someone running for don’t ask for recognition or accolades. I have lived in great programs but we need greater convenience to
elected o ce in our town who understands that we this town for more than 20 years and, for the rst time, take advantage of them. I thank Matt Slater for recog-
need to make government user friendly. But it’s not I heard someone running for local elected o ce talk nizing the importance of online registration but more
just Matt Slater’s ideas—it’s the passion he has for our about making town programs more convenient for my so for recognizing the caregivers of our community.
town. Hearing Matt talk about the future of Yorktown, fellow caregivers.
his vision for Yorktown, is both energizing and conta- Marianne Violante
gious. Improving access to our Parks and Recreation Matt Slater is running for Yorktown Supervisor.
He believes residents of Yorktown should be able to Yorktown Heights
sign up for our Parks and Recreation programs online

MARTORANO

FROM PAGE 10

and rejection of vice is a lifelong project, and not easy to accomplish.

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ment of a “moral imagination.” We need simply to understand that

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Our government today dispenses compassion to one group but

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distinction amongst us. Instead of preferences based on race, geog-

raphy, power, status, gender, or sexual orientation, our compassion
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the mantra by which I’ve endeavored to live my life. Re ecting on

There is that fact made my 45th law school reunion all that more satisfying.

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Super Dog day afternoon APAR

Being the deep, substantial person that I LOST IN alias when the burgers came out and would FROM PAGE 10
am, I was kind of hoping that follow- SUBURBIA go o to ght his barbeque battles with his
ing my knee replacement surgery, my galactic grill tools that he kept in a titanium I found myself genuinely enjoying
at-home physical therapist would resemble grill case. He didn’t so much save the world the songs on Spotify’s Billie Eilish
Radio playlist. I was on a treadmill
someone like Jason Momoa. Unfortunately, it TRACY from the burgers as he did save the burgers at the time, with no particular place
BECKERMAN themselves from being well done. But he was to go (that’s Chuck Berry), and I was
seemed all the bu therapists had already been thrilled to have gotten o the numb-
ing treadmill of too-familiar songs
assigned, because I ended up with one who proud of his achievements and who was I, a that Spotify, in its nite wisdom, had
presumed I continually wanted to hear,
looked more like Antman than Aquaman. mere mortal, to question his status? over and over and over again (that’s
Dave Clark Five).
Still, I didn’t want to him to feel like I didn’t is would be a good time to admit that
What I tripped across was a rising
respect his special skill set, so I asked him what his superpower the hospital had sent me home with super pain medication for generation of talent, ingenuity, and
worldly, if often dark, perspectives,
was. the rst week, and it was making me a little loopy. is may be elegantly expressed, speaking across
generations to those with the humility
“I will help you get your leg straight,” he replied. the reason I called my physical therapist, erapyman, to his and curiosity to stop and pay atten-
tion to something other than our own
I sighed. I had been hoping for something more like,“I can face. I introduced myself as Super Knee Woman (again, not very hidebound opinions.

manipulate time to save the world from a mutant alien arachnid creative, but I was on meds, so I get a pass) who could leap o Instead of being mercilessly mum-
mi ed by the moldy oldies of my
species,”but I thought getting my leg straight would be good, too. my bed on one leg in a single bound. When he tested my other youth, for a few brief, shining mo-
ments (that’s Lerner & Loewe) I was
In most superhero movies, there is often a villain whom the skills, however, I failed with ying colors, which I attributed to enlivened discovering the poignant
pop poetry of today’s youth.
superhero must thwart to save humanity. But in my house, the the fact that I believed his PT bag contained kryptonite and
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net result would have been the same, and thus I dubbed the vil- As erapyman began to run me through a series of exercises,

lainous dog, “He-who-shall-not-be-tripped-over.” both of us neglected to see the villainous dog, “He-who-shall-

e physical therapist, who I’ll call erapyman (because all not-be-tripped-over,” lying down in the hall, directly in my path.

superheroes should have “man” or “woman” in their name and, I was teetering precariously, and my cane was just about to come

also, I’m not very creative when it comes to naming superhe- in contact with the dog’s tail when erapyman ew into action,

roes), realized right away that the dog would be our nemesis. It dashed across the hall at superspeed, and with superhuman

might have had something to do with the fact that erapyman, strength, lobbed my 90-pound dog across the hall like hockey

himself, tripped over the dog on his way into my house. is puck.

is also when we realized that erapyman could y… but only is is when I realized that the physical therapist’s true super-

short distances and was not very good at sticking the landing. power name was, “He-who-moves-the-dog-out-of-my-way.”

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WESTCHESTER COUNTY ECO AWARDS

Town awarded for storm cleanup

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Thursday, May 2, 2019 SCHOOLS & CAMPS Yorktown News – Page 19

YORKTOWN HIGH SCHOOL

Student Spotlight: Abby Menocal

Abby Menocal is an artistically What is your most memo- What is your favorite show

inclined senior at Yorktown High rable high school experience? to binge?

School. e lifelong Yorktown e reaction of little boys and “ is Is Us”—I can’t go an

resident has a younger brother, girls in the audience when I was episode without crying.

Evan, who is in seventh grade. Ariel in “ e Little Mermaid.”

Meeting them and seeing their What is the go-to app on

What is your favorite subject little faces light up was the most your phone?

in school and why? heartwarming thing I could have Instagram

My favorite subject has always hoped for.

been history. I think it’s so im- Student Spotlight was launched

portant to know what came be- What are your plans after in collaboration with Yorktown

fore your time and to learn what you graduate from Yorktown? and Lakeland schools to highlight

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is today. to school yet, but I’m going to be or on the stage, are leaders in the

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Who inspires you the most in musical theater. for community service. Do you

and why? know a teen who quali es? Email

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Retention is a serious issue

STRONG bene ts that following year. BOCES (Board of Coopera- other students who su er from beyond the classroom.
LEARNING However, research has shown tive Educational Services), and a learning disability, is to rst Dr. Linda
that the problems that con- move in a skills and career di- zero in on the exact cause of his
DR. LINDA tribute to decisions to retain rection that works best for him. challenges and then get reme- Dr. Linda is co-author of
SILBERT also contribute to emotional When students leave BOCES diation and accommodations “Why Bad Grades Happen
problems. Once a disability they have learned skills and that address that or those dis- to Good Kids,” and director
Dear Dr. Linda, has been diagnosed, it can be knowledge to enter a variety of abilities. en help Mikey move of Strong Learning Tutoring
When Mikey nished kin- compensated for and the child in a direction that will allow and SAT/ACT Test Prep.
can receive educational ser- elds or move onto college. him to experience the greatest Send your questions to Linda@
dergarten, we had begged the vices and accommodations. If a Again, the answer for how success—both in school and stronglearning.com.
school to hold him back be- child is retained, in addition to to help your son, as with many
cause he still didn’t know all his struggling with academics, he’s
letters and numbers. His teacher eventually the oldest in the class Summer 2019 Youth
and everyone else at a meet- and he knows full well that he’s Arts Technology Program
ing we had refused. Instead, he behind his age-level classmates.
was classi ed with a learning But the disability remains and
disability. From rst grade on he on top of working to develop
has had help at school. skills to compensate for it, a re-
tained child often su ers a blow
Here’s the result. He’s go- to self-esteem that can continue
ing into eighth grade refus- throughout life.
ing to read and will not write
anything. If he does write even As far as Mikey is concerned,
three words, there’s no way we instead of blaming his teach-
can read it. His teachers have ers, take their advice seriously.
him using a computer. My hus- If you haven’t done so yet, have
band and I are angry and upset. him evaluated again in school or
How is he going to survive in outside of school to determine
high school and life without the exact cause(s) of his di cul-
being able to read or write? ties. en get remediation for
We just had a meeting with his him over the summer.
teachers and asked them once
again to retain him. ey totally But don’t just put him in any
refused. We don’t have money summer program. e pro-
to hire a lawyer to ght them, gram must speci cally address
nor do we have money to send the diagnosed disability. Too
him to a private school. Where many parents waste money on
do we go from here? tutoring or special remedial
programs because the exact
Rita and Mike problems haven’t been identi-

Dear Rita and Mike, ed and can’t be addressed. e
Since Mikey was classi ed term “learning disability” covers
a wide range of issues. You can’t
with a learning disability in rst spend the summer working on
grade, his teachers and other improving decoding skills when
school personnel understood the issue is comprehension or
that he had a learning disability poor vocabulary.
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Yorktown boys and girls lax sweep rival Somers

DeBenedictis and McDonnell lead Huskers to victories

BY MIKE SABINI
CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Yorktown’s boys and girls la- Blake Borges shoots. Yorktown broke open a Spencer Norris passes. PHOTOS: DEENA BELL
crosse teams enjoyed a sweet game that was 5-5 at half-
week, as they each beat rival Keith Boyer picks up a loose ball. time by outscoring Somers 10-2 second half as a di erent team,” SEE LACROSSE PAGE 23
Somers. attribute my goals to the desire to in the second half. McDonnell said. “It was said
win. It being such a competitive
e boys defeated the Tuskers game, I knew I had to do what “We had a long half-time talk
9-5 at Somers on April 27. had to be done and my team that led us to coming out in the
coming all together in the second
“Winning this game means a half allowed us to get the win.”
lot,” Yorktown’s Alex DeBene-
dictis said. “Each and every game
between us is competitive in all
sports, and it’s always nice to
come out on top.”

Yorktown made sure it would
come out on top of this contest
by getting a jump on the Tuskers,
leading Somers 7-1 at halftime.

“We had a full week o since
our last game,” DeBenedictis
said. “We were excited to play,
and Somers is a big rival for our
school.”

DeBenedictis showed how ex-
cited he was to play one of the
Huskers’long-time rivals by scor-
ing a team-high four goals, a feat
he gave others the credit for.

“De nitely my teammates,”
DeBenedictis said. “All the kids
on our o ense play at a high level
and are able to nd open guys.”

Keegan Doller (2G), Timmy
O’Callaghan (1G), Blake Borges
(1G), William Embury (1G),
Reese Andrews (1A), Shane
Dahlke (1A) and Dan O’Meara
(10 saves) also earned their way
into the box score for Yorktown
(7-3).

As for the girls, Yorktown
came through with a 15-7 win
against visiting Somers on April
25 in one of the best rivalries in
Section 1.

Somers and Yorktown faced
each other in the Section 1 Class
B title game 4 years in a row, with
Somers winning in 2014 and ’15
and Yorktown victorious in ’16
and ’17.

“It meant so much to win
this game,” Yorktown’s Kelsey
McDonnell said. “It was a huge
statement game for our team.
Beating a huge rival and playing
on our home eld, were two of
the many reasons as to why we
knew we had to pull out a win.
We wanted to prove to the lax
world that we do belong ranked
high and that we can take it all
the way to the Section (title).”

McDonnell (6G) did all she
could to help Yorktown pull out
the win.

“Yes, personally it was a big
game for me,”McDonnell said.“I

Thursday, May 2, 2019 SPORTS Yorktown News – Page 23

Kelsey McDonnell turns and shoots. Elizabeth O’Donnell runPsHOthTOeSb: DaEllEuNApfiBeELldL

Alexa Borges looks to pass on the run

LACROSSE time and so did our goalie So- es (2G, 1A), Jesse Barer (2G), with an impressive 9-8 overtime assisting.
phia Altimari, which helped get Maddy Marr (1G), Sam Paglino triumph against Farmingdale on Boyle (3G), Barer (3G), Marr
FROM PAGE 22 the rest of the eld red up, mak- (1G, 1A), Ellie O’Donnell (1G), April 27 at Cold Spring Harbor
ing us win a lot of the draws, and Sophia Spallone (1G) and Aliza in the Gains For Brains Tourna- (1G, 3A), Alexa Borges (1G,
that being 5-5 was just like a being able to execute on attack, Garofalo (1G) all contributed to ment. 2A), O’Donnell (1G, 1A), Izzy
new game, 0-0. We had another gaining the lead.” the victory for Yorktown. Cicinelli (1A) and Altimari (7
chance to show up and own the Lindsay Boyle scored the win- saves) led the Huskers (8-3) to
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VARSITY SPORTS ROUNDUP

Lakeland softball stays perfect

Badillo reaches two career milestones

BY MIKE SABINI
CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Lakeland’s softball squad im-
proved to 11-0 when they defeat-
ed visiting Somers 4-3 on April
25, led by Amber Lopez (2-3,
RBI, run), Krystal Badillo (1-2, 2
runs) and winning pitcher Claire
Fon (9 strikeouts, 0 earned runs),
who is now 10-0.

Fon and Badillo both scored
their 100th runs of their varsity
careers against the Tuskers.

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BREWSTER 1 Amanda DiClerico gets the put-out.
Stella Bale (11 strikeouts, 2 ham 9-5 on April 23 with Badillo 2 runs), also played key roles in

hits) won her rst varsity game
on the mound as host Lakeland
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on April 24. (1-2, 2 runs, 2 walks) recording the Hornets’ victory.
Fon (2-4, 4 RBIs, 2 homers)
Ava Knopf (2-3, 2 doubles, 4 her 100th hit of her varsity career,
homered, with Badillo on base
RBIs, run), Badillo (3-5, 2 doubles, a 2-run double in the seventh. who walked, to tie the game at Krystal Badillo
3-3 in the sixth. heads to third.
3 runs,3 RBIs),Fon (3-4,double,3 “It felt awesome getting that
Lakeland scored six runs to go PHOTOS: DEENA BELL
RBIs), Shannon Scotto (3-5, dou- hit and reaching this milestone up 9-3 in the seventh, including
Badillo’s two-run double for her win at Walter Panas on April 25.
ble, 2 runs, 3 RBIs) and Sabrina means a lot because it was one of 100th-hit, that put Lakeland up Cortino, assistant coach Ni-
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Lakeland scored two more Ornstein’s game plan worked to
the Hornets o ensively. career,” Badillo said. “It’s a great runs to go up 9-3 before Pelham able to rally that late was a con - perfection.
added two runs in the bottom of dence booster.
feeling to nally accomplish it.” the seventh. “Before the game, coach Wil-
“In the season so far, we haven’t son, Lainie and I had a plan on
LAKELAND 9 Fon (7 strikeouts, 1 earned “ e key to our rally in the have to come from behind that late how to attack these batters,”Cor-
sixth de nitely comes from of the game yet,” Badillo said. “So, tino said. “Going into the game
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Lakeland defeated host Pel- Amanda DiClerico (2-4, double, game, and couldn’t seem to get not always be smooth sailing.Some to hit my spots helped me stop
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ROUNDUP point for our season,”Lakeland/Panas’Matt energized and hyped up the whole game.” the team come together and grab the win.”
Makar said. Makar (2G), Mason Nocito (2G), Tom Leading the Huskers’ hitting attack was
FROM PAGE 24
e Rebels took control of the game by Nolan (1G), Phil Dellamonica (1G), Bryan Sica (2-3, double, run), Kyle Zaslaw (2-3,
Boys Lacrosse outscoring the Indians 5-3 in the second (1G), Reed ompson (1G), Mikey Walsh RBI) and Luan Biberaj (2-2, 2 RBIs, 1 run).
half. (3A) and JP Walsh (6 saves) all earned their
RYE 7 way into the box score for the Rebels. “I was motivated, seeing the team battle
LAKELAND/PANAS 3 “During the second half we all stayed on the o ensive side throughout the whole
focused on the game and maintaining the BRIARCLIFF 11 game,” Lombardo said.
Lakeland/Panas lost at Rye 7-3 on April lead we had,” Makar said. “Today we played LAKELAND/PANAS 6
27. good lacrosse. We limited the turnovers and YORKTOWN 13
the defense played solid.” Host Briarcli defeated Lakeland/Panas GORTON 3
LAKELAND/PANAS 8 11-6 on April 23, with Alex Davoli (3G),
MAHOPAC 5 A big reason for the win was the play of Yorktown got out of the gates quickly,
TJ Bryan, who won 14 of his 16 face-o s. ompson (2G), Makar (1G), Nolan (2A), leading 9-1 after three innings, including
In a rematch of last year’s Section 1 Class Bryan (2A), Nocito (1A), Mikey Walsh a ve-run second inning, which helped it
A semi nal, won by Lakeland/Panas, the “TJ was one of the reasons that we won (1A) and JP Walsh (5 saves) pacing the earn a 13-3 victory against visiting Gorton
Rebels were victorious again with a 8-5 tri- that game,” Makar said. “He won many Rebels (4-7). on April 22.
umph at Mahopac on April 25. face-o s which resulted with us scoring
goals. TJ played hard and played to his best Baseball Nick Campanaro (2-2, 3 runs, walk), Sica
“Today’s win was big, it’s the turning abilities. e sideline was keeping everyone (2-2, triple, 4 RBIs, 3 runs, walk) and De-
JOHN JAY CR 7 clan Forte (2-2, 2 runs) all recorded multi-
Three Rebels converge on a loose ball last week YORKTOWN 0 hit games for the Huskers (8-4) with An-
at Mahopac, as L/P topped the Indians, 8-5. thony Fusco (6 strikeouts, 2 hits, 3 innings
Yorktown was blanked 7-0 by visiting pitched) earning the win on the mound.
PHOTO: SKIP PEARLMAN John Jay-Cross River on April 25 as James
Halstead,Chris Sica and Tyler Campobasso Girls Lacrosse
all singled for the Huskers.
MAHOPAC 18
YORKTOWN 8 LAKELAND/PANAS 11
BEACON 1
Host Lakeland/Panas was defeated by
Husker hurler Joe Lombardo went ve Mahopac 18-11 on April 27, with Emily
innings, allowing no earned runs, struck out Kness (4G), Keirra Ettere (4G), Jenna Mc-
two while scattering four hits in earning a Crudden (2G), Julia Araujo (1G) and Mi-
win on the mound in Yorktown’s 8-1 tri- randa Lopes (14 saves) pacing the Rebels.
umph against visiting Beacon on April 23.
HEN HUD 14
e help Lombardo received from York- LAKELAND/PANAS 7
town coach Sean Kennedy was vital in re-
cording the win against the Bulldogs. Lakeland/Panas fell to visiting Hendrick
Hudson 14-7 on April 23, with the Reb-
“Coach Kennedy makes great decisions els (5-6) led by Ettere (2G), Megan Mucci
calling pitches, and working with him has (2G), Kness (1G, 2A), Araujo (1G), Raquel
been great,” Lombardo said. “We worked Nieves (1G) and Lopes (10 saves).
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Lakeland hurlers shine in three wins
BY MIKE SABINI Green said he was also helped and continue our momentum.
CONTRIBUTING WRITER by the bats of the Hornets, We have a lot of big games com- four and a half innings because Joe Vetrano
which were led by Evan Berta ing up.” of inclement weather.
Last year, Lakeland’s baseball (2-3, homer, 3 RBIs). FILE PHOTO/
squad made it to the state Class Berta gave a lot of credit for ROB DIANTONIO
A nals and one of the reasons “Having my teammates have his performance to his defense.
why they did is because they had my back and scoring gives me Joe Vetrano earned the win,
top-notch pitching. more con dence going out “First and foremost my de- striking out seven in a three-hit
there, it really does make a dif- fense played great behind me,” e ort. He, just like Green and
e Hornets displayed that ference,” Green said. “Having Berta said.” at is always the Berta, trusted Lerman when he
top-notch pitching again, win- that momentum and con dence most important thing for a got out of a jam with a strike-
ning three games last week, is everything.” pitcher like me who gets a lot out to end a Bears’ rst-and-
where their pitchers allowed a of ground balls. My curve and third threat with two outs in the
total of just one run, including a Berta threw his own gem on slider were working well today opening inning.
9-0 victory at Somers on April April 23, going the distance as well, which kept them o bal-
25. while striking out eight in a 6-1 ance.” “I know he is going to call the
win at Byram Hills in a rematch right pitch so I just throw what-
Jason Green pitched the Hor- of last year’s Section 1 Class A Berta (2-3, homer, double, ever he calls,” Vetrano said. “It
nets to their seventh straight vic- championship game, which the three runs) stood out at the plate worked and got us out of that
tory, throwing a complete-game Hornets won. as well. inning.”
one-hitter, striking out nine.
“Byram is a great team with “At the plate, I thought I did Vetrano (2-3) also set the
“Well, I was able to hit my great pitching,” Berta said. “It’s a good job ghting o tough tone at the plate, with a lead-o
spots well today which always a huge con dence boost for our pitches until I got ones I could homer in the bottom of the rst
helps, but it also always helps team knowing we can go on put good swings on,” Berta said. to dead-center eld.
when you have a great catcher,” the road and beat a good team “I’m glad I could help the team
Green said. “Zach Lerman calls on their eld. ere is a good win.” “First at-bat I was just looking
great pitches and always seems chance we may see them again for a good pitch to hit to start it
to know what to call to keep the in the Sectionals so it was im- Lakeland began the week with o ,” Vetrano said. “Evan behind
hitters o balance.” portant to build that con dence a 6-0 win against visiting Brews- me, Drew behind me, all great
ter on April 22 at Peekskill Sta- hitters, so just trying to get on
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Page 28 – Yorktown News LEGAL NOTICES Thursday, May 2, 2019

NOTICE OF ANNUAL filed in the interim with the If mailed, sealed proposals law is on file in the office of the www.yorktownny.org.
MEMBERS’ MEETING Fire District Secretary a petition must be addressed in care of the Town Clerk, at the said Town All persons in interest and
signed and acknowledged or Town Clerk at the above address. Hall, where the same may be
The Quarter Century Wireless approved in the same manner as inspected during regular office citizens may be heard at the
Association, Inc. 2380 Mohansic a Deed to be recorded by resident DIANA L. QUAST hours or on the town website, public hearing to be held as
Ave., Yorktown Heights, NY tax payers of the District owning TOWN CLERK www.yorktownny.org. aforesaid.
10598 (QCWA) pursuant to taxable real property aggregating
NY’s N-PCL §605(a) hereby at least ? of the assessed valuation TOWN OF YORKTOWN All persons in interest and DIANA L. QUAST
gives notice of the annual meeting of all taxable real property of the citizens may be heard at the TOWN CLERK
to be held at the Greene County Fire District as such valuations CERTIFIED MUNICIPAL public hearing to be held as
Fair Grounds and Expo Center, appear on the latest completed aforesaid. TOWN OF YORKTOWN
210 Fairgrounds Rd., Xenia, OH assessment of the Town of CLERK CERTIFIED MUNICIPAL
45385 in conjunction with the Yorktown,protesting against such DIANA L. QUAST
QCWA Forum at the Dayton Resolution and requesting that PUBLIC NOTICE TOWN CLERK CLERK
Hamvention® on Saturday, May it be submitted to the qualified
18, 2019 at 1:40 PM (EDT) electors of the Fire District for NOTICE IS HEREBY TOWN OF YORKTOWN LLC FORMATION NOTICE
to present its annual report in their approval. GIVEN that a public hearing CERTIFIED MUNICIPAL
accordance with the provisions will be held by the Town Board, Notice of Formation of
of NY’s N-PCL §519 and to By order of the Commissioners Town of Yorktown, Westchester CLERK LIVING ESSENTIALS LLC
transact such other business as of the Yorktown Heights County, New York, at the Town Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on
may properly come before the Fire District. Hall, 363 Underhill Avenue, NOTICE OF PUBLIC 2/26/19. Offc. Loc: Westchester
meeting or any adjournments or Yorktown Heights, New York HEARING Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of
postponements thereof. Dated: Jeanmarie Klaus 10598 on the 21st of May, 2019 the LLC upon whom process
April 25, 2019. By: James Perry, at 7:30 o’clock PM, or as soon NOTICE IS HEREBY against it may be served. SSNY
Secretary. For information see: Secretary thereafter as the same can be GIVEN, that a public hearing shall mail process to the LLC,
http://www.hamvention.org/ heard, to consider amending will be reconvened by the Town 370 Westchester Ave. #6F, Port
event-details/forums/. Yorktown Heights Fire District Chapter 275 of the Code of Board, Town of Yorktown, Chester, NY 10573. Purpose:
the Town of Yorktown entitled Westchester County, New any lawful purpose.
PUBLIC NOTICE 914-962-5561 “VEHICLES ANDTRAFFIC,” York at 363 Underhill Avenue,
Article 1, entitled “Traffic and Yorktown Heights, NY 10598 on LLC FORMATION NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY PUBLIC NOTICE Parking Regulations,” Section the 14th day of May 2019 at 8:00
GIVEN that the Board of Fire REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS 275-17E(2) by amending the PM, or as soon thereafter as the JD Projects Group LLC, Arts
Commissioners of the Yorktown INFLOW & INFILTRATION speed in Park Zones to 15 same can be heard to consider the of Org. filed with Sec. of State
Heights Fire District in the miles per hour and to consider petition made by John DeVito, of NY (SSNY) 3/20/2019.
Town of Yorktown, Westchester FLOW STUDY amending Chapter 275 of the contract vendee for property Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig.
County, New York, at a meeting the Code of the Town of owned by the Laura F. Weyant as agent upon whom process
held on the 9th day of April The Town of Yorktown Yorktown entitled “VEHICLES Revocable Living Trust, for an against may be served & shall
2019 duly adopted the following seeks to obtain the services of a AND TRAFFIC,” Article 1, amendment to the Zoning Map mail process to Jaclyn Dooner,
resolution, subject to permissive professional engineering firm to entitled “Traffic and Parking for property located at 2040 35 Malysana Ln., New Rochelle,
referendum. perform a flow study that will Regulations,” Section 275-11C Crompond Road, also known as NY 10805. General Purpose.
quantify the amount of inflow by making Underhill Avenue Section 37.14, Block 2, Lot 32.
A RESOLUTION and infiltration that is occurring from Hanover Street to its The petition is for a Change of LLC FORMATION NOTICE
within the collection system of intersection with Summit Street Zone from R1-20 to Transitional
AUTHORIZING THE BOARD the Town of Yorktown/Peekskill one way. Zone in order to demolish the Notice of Formation of
Sanitary Sewer District. existing structures and construct TIERCE CONSULTING,
OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS A copy of the proposed Local rental townhouses. The proposed LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with
All completed proposals must Law is on file in the office of the local law will amend the Town of SSNY on 3/25/19. Office
OF THE YORKTOWN be received by the Town Clerk Town Clerk, at the said Town Yorktown zoning map as follows: Location: Westchester County.
of the Town of Yorktown, 363 Hall, where the same may be SSNY designated as agent of
HEIGHTS FIRE DISTRICT, Underhill Avenue, Yorktown inspected during regular office SECTION I. THE ZONING the LLC upon whom process
Heights,NewYork,10598nolater hours. MAP OF THE TOWN OF against it may be served. SSNY
TOWN OF YORKTOWN, than 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, YORKTOWN, NEW YORK shall mail process to: 3536
June 5, 2019. All completed The Proposed Local Law may AS ESTABLISHED UNDER Gomer St., Yorktown Heights,
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, proposals must be labeled “RFP: also be viewed on the Town CHAPTER 300 OF THE NY 10598. Purpose: any lawful
Inflow & Infiltration Flow Website www.yorktownny.org CODE OF THE TOWN OF purpose.
NEW YORK,TO WITHDRAW Study – Peekskill Sanitary Sewer YORKTOWN IS HEREBY
District.” All persons in interest and AMENDED AS FOLLOWS: LLC FORMATION NOTICE
UP TO $5,000 FROM THE citizens shall be heard at the
Specifications may be obtained public hearing to be held as The following lot on the Tax 212 West Boston Post Road
COMMUNICATION RESERVE at the office of the Town Clerk at aforesaid. Map of the Town of Yorktown is LLC, Arts of Org. filed with
said Town Hall or on the Town’s rezoned from the R1-20 Zoning Sec. of State of NY (SSNY)
FUND FOR THE PURPOSE website, www.yorktownny.org DIANA L. QUAST District to Transitional Zoning 2/4/2019. Cty: Westchester.
under “Bids and RFPs.” TOWN CLERK District: SSNY desig. as agent upon
OF PURCHASING RADIO whom process against may be
A pre-bid meeting will be TOWN OF YORKTOWN Section 37.14, Block 2, Lot 32 served & shall mail process to
COMMUNICATIONS held for interested parties on (37.14-2-32) (2.6 acres) 437 Harrison Ave., Harrison,
Wednesday, May 22, 2019 at CERTIFIED MUNICIPAL NY 10528.General Purpose.
EQUIPMENT. 10:00 a.m. at the Yorktown SECTION II. REPEAL
Heights Water Pollution Control CLERK All ordinances, local laws LLC FORMATION NOTICE
WHEREAS the equipment is Plant, 2200 Greenwood Street,
Yorktown, NY. PUBLIC NOTICE and parts thereof inconsistent Westchester Food Truck II,
necessary for the enhancement with the Local Law are hereby LLC, Arts of Org. filed with
The proposer assumes the risk NOTICE IS HEREBY repealed. Sec. of State of NY (SSNY)
of fire communication for the of any delay in the mail or in the GIVEN that a public hearing 4/1/2019. Cty: Westchester.
handling of mail by the employees will be held by the Town Board, SECTION III. EFFECTIVE SSNY desig. as agent upon
Yorktown Heights Fire District of the Town of Yorktown. Town of Yorktown, Westchester DATE. whom process against may be
Whether sent by mail or means County, New York, at the Town served & shall mail process to
RESOLVED by the Board of personal delivery, the proposer Hall, 363 Underhill Avenue, This local law shall become Angelo Difeo, 12 Spring Lake
assumes the responsibility for Yorktown Heights, New York effective upon filing in the office Dr., W. Harrison, NY 10604.
of Fire Commissioners of the having bids in on the day, time, 10598 on the 21st day of May, of the Secretary of State in General Purpose.
and place specified above. 2019 at 7:30 o’clock PM, or as accordance with the provisions of
Yorktown Heights Fire District soon thereafter as the same can the Municipal Home Rule Law. LLC FORMATION NOTICE
The Town of Yorktown be heard, to consider amending
that the District shall purchase reserves the right to waive any Chapter 280 of the Code of A copy of the preliminary site Notice of Formation of Pro
informalities in the proposals, to the Town of Yorktown entitled plan is on file in the office of the Dynamics Home Inspections
radio equipment and it is further reject any or all proposals and “WATER,” by amending Section Town Clerk, at the said Town LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with
reserves the right to accept that 280-31E)(1) through (6) to Hall, where the same may be
RESOLVED that the proposal which it deems most change the Water Rate Schedule inspected during regular office SEE LEGALS PAGE 29
favorable to the interest of the for the Yorktown Consolidated hours and on the town’s website,
purchase shall be made with Town of Yorktown. Water District.

monies withdrawn from the A copy of said proposed local

Communication Reserve

Fund not to exceed the sum of

$5,000.00 and it is further

RESOLVED that this

Resolution is adopted subject to

a permissive referendum.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER

NOTICE that the adoption

of this Resolution is subject to

permissive referendum pursuant

to Section 6-g (4) of the General

Municipal Law and shall take

effect thirty (30) days after its

adoption, unless there shall be

Thursday, May 2, 2019 LEGAL NOTICES Yorktown News – Page 29

LEGALS Proposition, and Propositions in such cost, said tax to be levied specifying the several purposes quali ed voter may le a written
substantially the following form, and collected in installments in and the amount for each, challenge of the quali cations of
FROM PAGE 28 shall be presented to the quali ed such years and in such amounts including the property tax report a voter, whose name appears on
voters of the District at such as shall be determined by said card and tax exemption reporting such list, stating the reasons for
SSNY on 04/11/2019. O ce Annual District Meeting and Board of Education; and (c) form, may be obtained by any the challenge.
Location: Westchester. SSNY Election: that in anticipation of said tax, resident in the District on each
designated as agent of the LLC bonds of the District are hereby of the fourteen days preceding THIS LEGAL NOTICE
upon whom process against it PROPOSITION 1 2019 2020 authorized to be issued in the the Annual Meeting (other than CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON
may be served. SSNY shall mail principal amount of not to a Saturday, Sunday or holiday) THE DISTRICT WEBSITE
process to: 898 Barberry Rd., BUDGET exceed $1,568,970 and a tax is at each of the schoolhouses in IN BOTH ENGLISH
Yorktown Heights, NY 10598. hereby voted to pay the interest which school is maintained and AND SPANISH: www.
Purpose: any lawful purpose. RESOLVED, that on said bonds as the same shall at the Administration Building, lakelandschools.org
become due and payable. between the hours of 8:30 a.m.
LAKELAND CENTRAL $174,870,235 be appropriated to and 3:00 p.m. and at such Annual BY ORDER OF THE
SCHOOL DISTRICT NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY Meeting. e Budget will also be BOARD OF EDUCATION
meet the estimated expenditures FURTHER GIVEN that the available at any free association
OF ANNUAL MEETING, Board of Registration shall or public library located within LAKELAND CENTRAL
INCLUDING ELECTION OF for school purposes for the meet at the Lakeland Central the District and on the District
THE MEMBERS OF THE School District Administration website. A Real Property Tax SCHOOL DISTRICT
BOARD OF EDUCATION school year 2019-2020 and that Building, 1086 East Main Street, Exemption Report prepared in
Shrub Oak, NY in the conference accordance with Section 495 OF SHRUB OAK
AND VOTE ON THE the Board of Education of the room between the hours of 9 a.m. of the Real Property Tax Law
SCHOOL DISTRICT BUDGET and 1 p.m. (Daylight Savings will be annexed to any budget Lynn Cosenza
Lakeland Central School District Time) on ursday, May 2, 2019. of which it will form a part;
AND PROPOSITIONS Any person shall be entitled to and shall be posted on District District Clerk
be authorized to levy taxes to have his/her name placed upon bulletin board(s) maintained for
such register provided that at the public notices, as well as on the
meet the same. above-mentioned meetings of District’s website.
the Board of Registration he/she
THE BOARD OF PROPOSITION 2 BOND personally appears and is known PLEASE TAKE FURTHER LAKELAND CENTRAL
PROPOSITION or proved to the satisfaction of NOTICE that applications for SCHOOL DISTRICT
EDUCATION OF the Board of Registration to absentee ballots for the election AVISO DE REUNIÓN
RESOLVED: be then and thereafter entitled of members of the Board of
LAKELAND CENTRAL (a) at the Board of Education to vote at the school meeting/ Education and for voting on the ANUAL, QUE INCLUYE LA
of the Lakeland Central School election for which this register is School District budget and on ELECCIÓN DE LOS
SCHOOL DISTRICT OF District of Shrub Oak, in prepared. propositions, in accordance with
the Counties of Westchester the provisions of Education Law, MIEMBROS DE LA JUNTA
SHRUB OAK, NEW YORK, and Putnam, New York (the NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN Section 2018-a, may be obtained DE EDUCACIÓN Y LA
“District”), is hereby authorized that, pursuant to Article 5 of at the o ce of the Clerk of VOTACIÓN DE
HEREBY GIVES NOTICE to purchase various school buses the Election Law, any person the District, Administration
and vehicles for use by the otherwise quali ed to vote who Building, 1086 East Main Street, LAS PROPOSICIONES Y
that the Annual Public Hearing District, and to expend therefor, is currently registered with Shrub Oak, NY. e application EL PRESUPUESTO DEL
including preliminary costs and the Westchester or Putnam must be received by the District
on the Budget shall be held on costs incidental thereto and to County Board of Elections for Clerk at least seven days prior DISTRITO ESCOLAR
the nancing thereof, an amount any General Election under the to the Annual Meeting if the
Tuesday, May 7, 2019, at 7:00 not to exceed the estimated total provisions of the Election Law ballot is to be mailed to the voter
cost of $1,568,970; shall be entitled to vote without or the day before the Annual
p.m. at the Lakeland District (b) that a tax is hereby voted in further registration. If a voter has Meeting if the ballot will be LA JUNTA DE
the aggregate amount of not to previously registered to vote with picked up personally by the voter
O ce, at which time the budget exceed the school district and has voted at the District O ce. A list of all EDUCACIÓN DEL
$1,568,970 to pay such cost, at an annual or special school persons to whom absentee ballots
for the 2019-2020 school year said tax to be levied and collected district meeting within the last have been issued will be available DISTRITO ESCOLAR
in installments in such years four calendar years, he/she is for public inspection in said o ce
shall be presented. and in such amounts as shall eligible to vote. of the Clerk during regular o ce CENTRAL LAKELAND DE
be determined by said Board of hours (8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.)
NOTICE IS HEREBY Education; and NOTICE IS ALSO until the day of the election. Any SHRUB OAK, NUEVA YORK,
(c) that in anticipation of said HEREBY GIVEN that the
FURTHER GIVEN that tax, bonds of the District are Board of Registration will also POR LA PRESENTE DA
hereby authorized to be issued meet during and at the place of
the Annual Meeting for the in the principal amount of not the foregoing election between AVISO que la audiencia pública
to exceed $1,568,970 and a tax is the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 9:00
purpose of voting on the Budget hereby voted to pay the interest p.m. on Tuesday, May 21, 2019 to anual sobre el presupuesto se
on said bonds as the same shall prepare a register for meetings or
and Propositions and electing become due and payable. · elections held subsequent to said convocará el martes, 7 de mayo
Such Bond Proposition Annual Meeting and Election.
three members to the Board of shall appear on the ballots de 2019, a las 7:00 de la tarde
used for voting at said Annual e register will be on le in
Education will be held at the District Meeting and Election the o ce of the District Clerk, en la O cina del Distrito de
in substantially the following at the District O ce, 1086 East
VAN CORTLANDTVILLE condensed form: Main Street, Shrub Oak, NY, Lakeland, en la cual se presentará
and will be open for inspection by
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL any quali ed voter of the District el presupuesto para el año 2019-
between the hours of 10:00 a.m.
GYMNASIUM, Mohegan and 4:00 p.m. on each of the 2020.

Lake, NY, in said District, ve days preceding and on the Y ADEMÁS SE AVISA POR
day set for the Annual Meeting
Tuesday, May 21, 2019, from (other than a Saturday, Sunday or LA PRESENTE que la reunión
holiday).
7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Daylight anual con el n de votar sobre
AND NOTICE IS ALSO
Savings Time. GIVEN that a copy of the el presupuesto y proposiciones
detailed statement in writing of
NOTICE IS HEREBY the amount of money which will y elección de tres miembros a
be required for the school year
FURTHER GIVEN that 2019-2020 for school purposes

petitions nominating candidates SEE LEGALS PAGE 31

for the o ce of member of the

Board of Education must be

led with the District Clerk at

her o ce in the District O ce,

1086 East Main Street, Shrub

Oak, NY, not later than April 22,

2019 at 5:00 p.m. e following BOND PROPOSITION
YES/NO
vacancies on the Board of RESOLVED:
(a) at the Board of Education
Education are to be lled:
of the Lakeland Central School
TERM/NAME OF LAST District of Shrub Oak, in
INCUMBENT the Counties of Westchester
and Putnam, New York (the
• 3 years - expiring June 30, “District”), is hereby authorized
2022/Steve Korn to purchase various school buses
and vehicles for use by the
• 3 years - expiring June 30, District and to expend therefor,
2022/Robert E. Mayes including preliminary costs and
costs incidental thereto and to
• 3 years - expiring June 30, the nancing thereof, an amount
2022/Steve Rosen not to exceed the estimated
total cost of $1,568,970; (b)
Each petition must be directed that a tax is hereby voted in
to the Clerk of the District, must the aggregate amount of not
be signed by at least 25 quali ed to exceed $1,568,970 to pay
voters, and shall be in accordance
with the provisions of Section
2018 of the Education law.

NOTICE IS FURTHER
GIVEN that the Budget

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LEGALS del distrito y a gastar para lo jueves, 2 de mayo de 2019. Todas de los votantes cuali cados del los miembros de la Junta de
FROM PAGE 29
mismo, incluyendo los costos las personas tendrán derecho a distrito entre las 10:00 de la Educación y para la votación

preliminares e incidentales y a la que su nombre sea colocado en mañana y las 4:00 de la tarda sobre el presupuesto del distrito

nanciación de los mismos, una tal registro siempre que en las en cada uno de los cinco días escolar y las proposiciones, de

la Junta de Educación se llevará cantidad que no exceda el costo mencionadas reuniones de la anteriores y el día jado para la conformidad con las disposiciones

a cabo en el GIMNASIO DE total estimado de $1,568,970; Junta de Registro él/ella aparezca reunión anual (que no sea sábado, de la Ley de Educación, sección

LA ESCUELA PRIMARIA que por la presente se vota un personalmente y sea conocido/a domingo o feriado). 2018-a, se pueden obtener en la

VAN CORTLANDTVILLE, impuesto por una cantidad total o comprobado/a a satisfacción Y ADEMÁS SE AVISA Secretaría del Distrito, Edi cio

Mohegan Lake, NY, en dicho que no debe exceder de la Junta de Registro que que una copia de la declaración de Administración, 1086 East

distrito, el martes, 21 de mayo de $1,568,970 para pagar tal costo, luego y a partir de entonces detallada por escrito de la Main Street, Shrub Oak,NY. Si

2019, desde las 7:00 de la mañana dicho impuesto a ser percibido y tendrán derecho a votar en la cantidad de dinero que se la solicitud se debe enviar por

a las 9:00 de la noche, horario de recaudado en tales años y en tales elección/reunión para la cual está requerirá para el año 2019- correo a los votantes, la Secretaría

verano. cantidades como lo determine preparado este registro. 2020 para propósitos escolares, del Distrito la debe recibir a

Y ADEMÁS SE AVISA dicha Junta de Educación; y Y ADEMÁS SE AVISA que, que especi ca varios propósitos más tardar siete días antes de la

POR LA PRESENTE que que en previsión de dicho en virtud del artículo 5 de la y el monto para cada uno, reunión anual o el día antes de

las peticiones de nominación impuesto, los bonos del distrito Ley Electoral, cualquier persona incluyendo el boletín de informe la reunión anual si la solicitud

de candidatos para el cargo por la presente son autorizados cuali cada para votar que está de impuestos a la propiedad y debe ser recogida personalmente

de miembro de la Junta de a emitirse por una cantidad registrada actualmente con la el formulario de exención de por los votantes en la Secretaría

educación deben presentarse ante principal que no debe superar Junta Electoral del condado impuestos, puede se obtenida por del Distrito. Una lista de todas

la Secretaria del Distrito en su $1,568,970 y por la presente un de Westchester o Putnam para los residentes del distrito en cada las personas a quienes se les haya

o cina en la Secretaría, 1086 East impuesto es votado para pagar los las elecciones general bajo las uno de los catorce días anteriores emitido votos en ausencia estará

Main Street, Shrub Oak, NY, a intereses sobre dichos bonos, los disposiciones de la Ley Electoral a la reunión anual (que no sea disponible para la inspección

más tardar el 22 de abril de 2019 a que vencerán y serán pagaderos. tendrá derecho a votar sin tener sábado, domingo o feriado) en pública en dicha Secretaría

las 5:00 de la tarde. Las siguientes · que volver a registrarse. Si un/a cada una de las escuelas y en el del Distrito durante el horario

vacantes deben ser llenadas en la Tal proposición de bono votante ha sido registrado/a edi cio de la administración, laborable regular (8:00 de la

Junta de Educación: deberá gurar en las boletas previamente con el distrito entre las 8:30 de la mañana y 3:00 mañana a 4:30 de la tarde), hasta

usadas para votar en dicha escolar para votar y ha votado de la tarde y en la reunión anual el día de la elección. Todos los

PERÍODO/NOMBRE DEL elección y reunión anual del en una reunión anual o especial mencionada. El presupuesto votantes cuali cados pueden

ÚLTIMO TITULAR distrito substancialmente en la de distrito escolar dentro de los también estará disponible en las presentar una impugnación

• 3 años - que expira el 30 de forma condensada siguiente: últimos cuatro años, él/ella reúne bibliotecas pública o asociadas por escrito de la cuali cación

junio de 2022/Steve Korn los requisitos para votar. libremente ubicadas en el distrito de uno de los votantes cuyo

• 3 años - que expira el 30 de PROPOSICIÓN DE BONO Y ADEMÁS SE AVISA y en la página web del distrito. Un nombre aparezca en dicha lista,

junio de 2022/Robert E. Mayes SÍ/NO POR LA PRESENTE que la informe de exención al impuesto exponiendo los motivos para la

• 3 años - que expira el 30 de SE RESUELVE: Junta de Registro también se a la propiedad elaborado de impugnación.

junio de 2022/Steve Rosen que la Junta de Educación reunirá durante y en el lugar conformidad con la sección ESTE AVISO TAMBIÉN

Cada petición debe dirigirse a del Distrito Escolar Central de la elección entre las 7:00 de 495 de la Ley de Impuesto a la PUEDE ENCONTRARSE

la Secretaria del Distrito, debe ser Lakeland, en el Condado de la mañana y 9:00 de la noche Propiedad será anexado a todo EN LA PÁGINA WEB

rmada por al menos 25 votantes Westchester, Nueva York (el el martes, 21 de mayo de 2019 presupuesto del cual formará DEL DISTRITO EN

cuali cados y estará conforme “distrito”), está autorizada para para preparar un registro para parte; y será publicado en la(s) INGLÉS Y ESPAÑOL: www.

a las disposiciones de la sección la compra de varios transportes reuniones o elecciones a llevarse cartelera(s) de anuncios del lakelandschools.org

2018 de la Ley de Educación. y vehículos escolares para uso del a cabo con posterioridad a dicha distrito mantenidas para avisos POR ORDEN DE LA

Y ADEMÁS SE AVISA que distrito y gastar por consiguiente, reunión anual y elección. públicos, así como en la página JUNTA DE EDUCACIÓN

la proposición de presupuesto y incluyendo costos preliminares e El registro será archivado en web del distrito. LAKELAND CENTRAL

proposiciones considerablemente incidentales y el nanciamiento la Secretaría del Distrito, en la POR FAVOR TENGA EN SCHOOL DISTRICT

en el siguiente formulario, del mismo, una cantidad que no O cina del Distrito, 1086 East CUENTA ADEMÁS que OF SHRUB OAK

se presentarán a los votantes exceda el costo total estimado Main Street, Shrub Oak NY, y solicitudes de boletas de voto Lynn Cosenza

cuali cados del distrito en dicha de $1,568,970; (b) que por la estará abierto para la inspección en ausencia para la elección de Secretaria del Distrito

elección y reunión anual del presente se vota un impuesto

distrito: de monto total que no excede

$1,568,970 para pagar dicho

PROPOSICIÓN 1 costo, dicho impuesto a ser

PRESUPUESTO 2019 2020 percibido y recaudado en cuotas

SE RESUELVE, apropiar en tales años y en tales cantidades APARPR
$174,870,235 para cubrir los como determine dicha Junta
gastos estimados para propósitos de Educación; y (c) que en
escolares para el año lectivo 2019- previsión de dicho impuesto,
2020 y que la Junta de Educación por la presente se autorizan
del Distrito Escolar Central bonos del distrito emitidos en el

de Lakeland esté autorizada a monto principal que no supere PUBLICITY WITH PERSONALITY
recaudar impuestos para cumplir $1,568,970 y un impuesto es por

con los mismos. la presente votado para pagar los

intereses de dichos bonos, cuando

PROPOSICIÓN 2: sean debidos y pagaderos.

PROPOSICIÓN DE BONO Y ADEMÁS SE AVISA

SE RESUELVE: POR LA PRESENTE que la

que la Junta de Educación Junta de Registro se reunirá en

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