North Salem News 12.01.2022

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Members of the North Salem Paul Rinaldi
Republican Town Committee and Howard
recently delivered a carload of
personal items and food to be Hellwinkel
shipped overseas as part of the making an
“Operation Defend the Holi- important
days” initiative. e NSRTC
partnered with United for the delivery.
Troops to collect goods for our
servicemen and women serving PHOTO COURTESY
abroad. Several local business- OF NSRTC
es, including Kingsley’s Deli,
Franks Pizza, Hay elds, Sal’s
Pizza & Pasta II, and Hygrade
Market also pitched in by pro-
viding collection boxes.

Hall of fame!
Cynthia Curtis honored for community service 

BY CAROL REIF sive and multi-faceted. lem Historical Society and North mittee. dation and used to volunteer with
STAFF WRITER Besides being the current Salem Improvement Society. A former trustee/treasurer for its Trail Committee.

North Salem’s Cynthia Curtis’ chairwoman of the town’s Plan- She’s sat on the Town Board the Ruth Keeler Memorial Li- And if that’s not enough, she’s
record of public service is impres- ning Board, Curtis has had lead- and has been a member of the brary, Curtis also belongs to the
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LEGAL NOTICES 23
LEISURE
OPINION 21
SPORTS
19 AUTUMN

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18 Fall in our Town
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The volunteer Many families
effort extends from Ukraine
far beyond the received their
holiday season. first Thanksgiving
meal in America.
PHOTOS: RANDY
FREEMAN

Temple Shaaray Tefilla gives back for the holidays

BY RANDY FREEMAN other occasions for families in organizers of this endeavor, with other organizations who is group of volunteers welcomes
CONTRIBUTING WRITER need.  Each year, thousands of stressed the notion that this is help distribute the meals.  Plac- other adults to help cook and
meals are prepared for families a community e ort and that es like men’s shelters, battered deliver, children to help decorate
In the community spirit of who need the food for their they welcome volunteers as well women’s shelters, Veterans the packages that go out, and
giving, Temple Shaaray Te lla of holiday celebrations. Recipients as suggestions for families who groups, and Neighbor’s Link teens to help serve meals. Funding
Bedford uses their kitchen and come from all over Westchester, need these meals. e e ort does which supports refugee fami- comes from volunteers and local
social hall with volunteers from as well as Fair eld County and not stop at anksgiving, and lies, also join in the e ort. Many businesses. Anyone interested
churches, other synagogues, and at least three of the boroughs in continues in various capacities Ukrainian families received their in volunteering can email
the Muslim Society of West- New York City.   throughout the year. [email protected].   
chester to prepare meals for rst anksgiving meal in this
Gary Rosen, one of the many Shaaray Te lla also  partners country this November.
anksgiving, Christmas and

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Thursday, December 1, 2022 North Salem News – Page 3

CYNTHIA Cynthia Curtis serves on the things. PHOTO: CAROL REIF
Planning Board, and has held Immediately appointed to work
FROM PAGE 1 roles with the North Salem Curtis is affectionately known as North Salem’s “Tomato Lady”
Historical Society and North on the revitalization project, Cur-
locally famous for knowing her Salem Improvement Society. tis dedicated the next 10 years to PHOTO COURTESY OF SUSIE THOMPSON
way around the vegetable gar- helping the town obtain funding
den, a talent that’s spurred food- Westchester’s quality of life to support it, Golisano wrote. She Curtis at the Ruth Keeler Library Fair.
ie fans to dub her the “Tomato through their professional work, continued those e orts while on
Lady.” volunteer achievements, or both. the Town Board. ties – which are aimed at pre- it helps me to keep feeling young.”

Her heirloom seedlings are Community nominees are Under Curtis’ leadership, the serving the town’s “special char-
sold to raise money for the li- submitted and a panel of judges Planning Board has presented
brary. selects the honorees. e names several town code amendments acter” -- she loves being with her TO WATCHTHE CEREMONY
of past honorees are engraved on to the Town Board. She has been
Now she can add Senior Citi- plaques displayed at the DSPS of- a liaison to the Comprehensive family, gardening, and taking e virtual awards ceremony
zens Hall of Famer to that long Planning Committee, prepares all
list of titles. ce in Mount Vernon. the town’s stormwater reports, and dance lessons. will be streamed on the Westches-
currently chairs the Croton Falls
Curtis will be among 51 se- CURRICULUM VITAE Master Plan Committee. Of her community volun- ter Public/Private Partnership for
niors being honored for their Curtis was nominated for the
achievements at a virtual cer- Curtis is also known for her teerism, Curtis said: “I have en- Aging Services website.
emony set for 11:30 a.m. on Fri- honor by the town’s former rec- love of history. She helps folks re-
day, Dec. 2, Westchester County reation superintendent Beverly search their family trees, homes, or joyed every minute of it,and I hope To watch, visit https://westches-
Executive George Latimer an- Golisano. other topics of historical interest.
nounced recently. to continue doing it. As I get older, terpartnership.org
She moved to Croton Falls in She is now working on an
Eligible for installation in the 1977 where she and her husband, interview project involving se-
Senior Hall of Fame are folks Frank, raised three children. ey niors who grew up in North
who are age 60 and older. It will now have ve grandkids. Salem and is partnering with
be the 40th  such event and is the Recreation Department to
sponsored by the county’s De- By the early 1980s, she was track down folks who went to
partment of Senior Programs deeply committed, not only to her the old Croton Falls Elementary
and Services (DSPS), West- family but to the community at School. e building, located at
chester County Parks, Recre- large. 3 Owens Road, later became an
ation and Conservation, and arts center and theater and will
the Westchester Public/Private at journey started, Curtis soon be reopened as the town’s
Partnership for Aging Services. told  North Salem News, when new recreation/senior center.
she went to a Town Board meet-
“ e Senior Citizens Hall of ing to alert local o cials about a Curtis works closely with
Fame is our way to honor our se- few problems in the tiny hamlet’s Town Historian Susan omp-
niors for giving their time, energy, business area. son on the display of historical
and talents to enhancing the qual- photos and documents in public
ity of life throughout Westches- At the time, Front Street was spaces such as the library and
ter,” Latimer said. two-way and double- (and even the town’s meeting room.
triple-) parking was creating a
DSPS commissioner Mae Car- tra c hazard. Aesthetics were also She has also devoted hours to
penter echoed that statement. an issue. organizing and maintaining his-
torical material so that a com-
“ e Senior Hall of Fame is a e young mom just didn’t plete, permanent record of them
highlight of the year, and we look complain about the situation, she will be accessible to the public.
forward to recognizing this year’s came up with a proposal to x
honorees who have improved Curtis grew up in Massa-
their communities and Westches- chusetts. After graduating from
ter County through their signi - Smith College in 1973, she
cant contributions,” she noted. moved to New York City where
she worked in the insurance in-
is celebration began as part dustry.
of the 300th Anniversary of
Westchester County’s founding. According to the nominating
Over the past 40 years, almost petition, Curtis started volun-
1,300 seniors have been inducted. teering in 1983 and “hasn’t taken
a year o to this day.”
To be nominated, seniors must
have made signi cant and en- Outside of her formal activi-
during contributions to enhance

Croton Falls Fire Department Candy Cane Run

Sunday, Dec. 18, 2022

10 – 10:30 a.m. - Daniel intersection of Valeria Circle Road between Mills Road and Street, Lake Street 3:40 – 3:45 p.m. - Owens
Road, Sunset Drive, Ridgeway and Stephens Road) Wheeler Road 1:55 – 2:30 p.m. - Lakeside Road, Warner Drive, Avery
Ave, Alice Road, Westview 10:55 – 11:05 a.m. - Whip 11:45 – 11:55 a.m. - Fox Den Drive, Blackberry Hill Road, Lane, Lee Road, Maple Ave
Ave, Westview Cross Road, Mill Lane, Trotter Drive, Livery Lane, Deer Run Court, Yerkes Rodeo Drive 3:50 – 3:55 p.m. - Village Of
Park Lane, Oakridge Road Lane, Cider Mill Lane, Horse Road, Nash Road, David Drive 2:35 – 2:40 p.m. - Bridleside Croton Falls
(Crosby Road residents Shoe Lane 1 – 1:10 p.m. - Keeler Lane, Lane 4 – 4:15 p.m. - Stoneleigh
should wait on Daniel Road 11:10 – 11:20a.m. - Sugar Hilltop Drive, Raymond Road, 3:10 – 3:20 p.m. - Delancey Ave, Daisy Lane, Cameo Ct,
in Front of the North Salem Hill Road, Chestnut Drive, Hunt Lane Road, Lakeview Road, Ruby Lane, Meola Dr, Farm
Volunteer Ambulance Corps Pine Grove Drive 1:20 – 1:25 p.m. - Vails Grove Elizabeth Drive, Spring Hill Lake Ct. (Any resident who
building) 11:25 – 11:30 a.m. - Spur Pavilion Road live on Hemlock Ter should
10:40 – 10:50 a.m. - Valeria Street, Main Street, First 1:30 – 1:35 p.m. - Pietch 3:30 – 3:35 p.m. - Sun Valley meet at Stoneliegh and Daisy)
Circle, Morris Road (Residents Street Gardens Pavilion Drive, Sun Valley Heights Schedule subject to change
who live in the middle of 11:35 – 11:40 a.m. - Bogtown 1:40 – 1:50 p.m. - Bonnieview Road based on weather conditions
Valeria Circle and on Jessitar and emergency calls.
Road should wait at the

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The Staff North Salem Open dy-Cane-Run-2022 for the full SOCIAL KNITTING your questions and ideas to this

EDITORIAL TEAM Land Foundation schedule to see when Santa will Mondays, informal group of local expert
TOM WALOGORSKY garden enthusiasts. Now Meet-
EDITOR: 914-302-5830 be in your neighborhood! from 11 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
[email protected]
WHIT ANDERSON Arthritis Foundation Bring your projects and ideas ing on Zoom.
for an hour of chatting and knit-
SPORTS EDITOR VOLUNTEERS NEEDED AT
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DURAND PRESERVE Jingle Bell Run ting. Send an email, and you will HISTORY AND
VIM WILKINSON Tuesday, Dec. 6, receive an invitation. Led by BIOGRAPHY BOOK GROUP
SPECIAL SECTIONS EDITOR
[email protected] from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, at 8:30 a.m. Cathleen Sulli. Tuesday, Dec. 13,

ADVERTISING TEAM NSOLF is looking for volun- Help  keep the tradition go- from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
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(914) 806-3951
[email protected] maintenance  at Durand Pre- family and friends at the Arthri- AND ARTISTS tive American history, featuring

BRUCE HELLER serve. e goal is to  clean out tis Foundation’s 2022 Jingle Bell Fridays, at 10:30 a.m. “Slavery in Indian Country: e
(914) 486-7608
[email protected] and upgrade the tree tubes at a Run, to be held at Manhattan- Join a fun and informal group Changing Face of Captivity In

LISA KAIN Trees for Tribs planting site  in ville College. Wear your favor- of painters and artists, begin- Early America,” by Christina
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JAY GUSSAK and garden gloves. e neces- and funds to support arthritis re- choose. You must bring your own Registration
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ROCK volunteers. If you cannot volun- Diaper Drive waterfalls and by quaint holiday ages 2-6 years old. Call 845-628-
FROM PAGE 4
teer your time, please consider a scenes all framed with colorful 6133 to RSVP.

donation to our committee. If you Through Dec. 10 seasonal plants and decorations! Temple Beth Am

Cash wine/beer bar available. believe in the conservative cause Genesis Jewelers is hosting For tickets and more informa-

Free for North Salem residents, and want to support our e orts, their 7th annual Diaper Drive to tion, visit www.lasdonpark.org.

thanks to the generous support consider mailing a donation via support the Westchester County RELIGIOUS SCHOOL
ENROLLMENT NOW OPEN
Temple Beth Shalomof the North Salem Town Board. check or money order to: North Diaper Bank, with a goal of col-
$20 per person for non-residents. Salem Republican Town Com- lecting 12,000 diapers. Anyone Providing a fun and meaning-

North Salem mittee (NSRTC), PO Box 289 who brings a donation will be eli- SLIDES, SWINGS, STORIES ful Jewish learning experience for
North Salem, NY 10560. Follow gible to win a $50 Genesis Jewel- AND WATERMELON children in grades K-12. Instruc-

Recreation Dept us daily on Facebook to keep up ers Gift Card! e winner will be Join in for “Watermelon tors understand that each child
Programming with Republican issues at @North announced on Saturday, Dec. 10. Wednesdays,” an informal play- is a unique individual, and strive
Salem Republicans. If you want You do not have to be present at ground playdate and story time
to get involved in our commit- the drawing to win. for Jewish families of children SEE ROCK PAGE 22

Online Registration: www. tee or want to participate in other Your donation will make a

northsalemny.org/recreation town volunteer e orts, email di erence! More than 10% of

Questions? Contact North Sa- us at northsalemrepublicans@ children under the age of four in

lem Rec (914)669-5665 gmail.com, and also visit our Westchester live in or below pov-

website for more information at erty. e goal is to help get clean

PRESCHOOL LITTLE www.northsalemrepublican.com diapers to families that struggle

SPROUTS NATURE PROGRAM to a ord them in Westchester.

Free program designed to NORTH SALEM Genesis Jewelers is located at

introduce the youngest members REPUBLICAN SOCIAL CLUB 32 Triangle Center in Yorktown

of our community, along with We’re back and o Covid-19 Heights.

their grown up, to the natural hiatus! e North Salem Repub- Friends of Lasdon PWoVepsouttcleahdresBtuerr!ger
Park & Arboretum
world. 2.5-5 year olds and lican Club will be hosting get Most CELEBRATING 51 YEARS!
in
their grown-ups welcome! togethers for co ee, pastries and

Registration required. informal conversation in North

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programs on our website www. exhibits that will delight audi-

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click on “Senior Programs.” CONVERSATION will be surrounded by the magic

North Salem Saturday, Dec. 10, at 10 a.m. of the season as they stroll by col-
Now that the elections are over orful characters and enchanting

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Sharing resources for well-being

Bedford hosts Health & Wellness Fest

BY JESSICA JAFET Supervisor Calves said. “We ing more aware how the mind The NAMI Westchester booth PHOTOS: JESSICA JAFET
CONTRIBUTING WRITER have a tremendous number of controls the body, and that’s the
resources here, and we hope peo- healing part,” she said. 
In an e ort to promote good ple will take advantage of them.”
health in the community, the Providing information about
Town of Bedford, along with With demonstrations, crafts, these local resources directly to
the Bedford-Lewisboro-Pound and activities like obstacle residents can be extremely useful
Ridge Drug Abuse Prevention courses, speed and agility runs to families as they navigate the
Council and the Bedford Central and soccer skills & drills—along physical and mental health ef-
School District, hosted a Health with yoga and Zumba on the fects resulting from the pandem-
& Wellness Fest last month at athletic eld—learning about ic, according to Cynthia Braun,
Fox Lane High School.  staying active and healthy was a one of the event’s organizers and
lot of fun for kids and grownups the vendor coordinator for the
On a picture-perfect fall day alike. town’s Health & Wellness Fest
with live music playing and food Committee. 
trucks lined up near the school’s e event featured a variety
athletic eld, local residents of free, educational workshops “ ere has been a lot of loss
stopped by to learn about the 40 held inside the school building, and isolation and disconnection;
or so non-pro ts, businesses and where attendees learned new seniors felt lonelier and more
wellness-focused providers who skills around important issues isolated, young people were hav-
had set up stations to introduce like opioid overdose prevention ing increasingly high levels of
their services—from blood pres- (including Narcan training, a depression and anxiety with lives
sure screenings and u vaccines treatment that could save a life being disrupted at these very
o ered by Northern Westches- in the case of an overdose), a critical developments stages,”
ter Hospital/Northwell Health, discussion about smoking and Braun said. 
to information on food pan- vaping cessation  and a training
tries, local gyms and recreation on how to stop a bleed.    Men- A former pediatrician, she
departments, as well as mental tal health was also a key focus believes this kind of gather-
health support, area libraries and with  mindfulness strategies of- ing is an important way to let
more.  fered during presentations of Tai people know that they are part
Chi as well as Qigong—a tradi- of a community that cares about
Bedford Town Supervisor tional Chinese practice that can them. “ e idea is to lift people
Ellen Calves was on hand to help in recovery and wellness by up and remind them that we
see the various workshops and coordinating mind/body aware- have so many community orga-
activities that were organized ness through posture, gentle nizations and resources to draw
to enlighten people about the movement and meditation.  upon and we want to help people
many ways they can nd support feel supported and connected to
for their overall health, and to let Somers resident Giovanna each other,” she added. “ ere
them know how accessible they Tartarone, a life and wellness are really so many terri c pro-
are.  coach, was thrilled to be part grams happening all the time.”
of a day that gathered so many
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derson, the Putnam Chorale is the carols at the Carriage House

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Happily
Ever
After

Goodbye to our sweet Mayim

For every grandparent that I lost in my Aish quickly showed him the ropes, and scary close calls.
lifetime, it was a long goodbye. the two became like brothers (they would In the summer of 2020, we moved to
My paternal grandmother was di- groom one another and ght and then
Connecticut, where we now live just a
agnosed with Alzheimer’s many years before resume grooming each other again). stone’s throw from the towns covered by
our newspapers. My cats had been relegated
her death, and by the time we said our nal Mayim, who was always “big boned”to to an even bigger basement – kind of like
an apartment. is worked out well, to be
goodbye, we had done most of our grieving. the point that the vet said he had needed honest, because it was nice to limit the cat
vomit to just one location in our house.
My maternal to lose weight, became
When Aish died in January, which I al-
grandparents both died underweight during the ready wrote about, I moved my home o ce
to the basement so that Mayim would have
many months after PUBLISHER’S last couple of years of his company throughout the day.

receiving an o cial MEMO life. He had some sort of When Mayim wasn’t trying to get in my
face and walk on my keyboard, he spent
diagnosis, and we even BRETT in ammatory gastrointesti- the last months of his life curled in a ball
behind me on my comfy leather o ce chair
held an impromptu FREEMAN nal disease. Combined with (talk about working on my posture while
sharing the chair).
and quite upbeat living his long fur, it made for an
But the vet was really concerned about
funeral for my grand- almost daily vomit fest in his weight loss, so I gave him a dermal ste-
roid to increase his appetite. He had gained
mother about a month our basement. some weight, so everything became copa-
cetic. But then he lost weight again, and
or so before she died. Why did he live in the the vet ordered an ultrasound after seeing
some concerning images in an x-ray. e
ank God I still have my parents and basement? To answer that question, we ultrasound found what they thought was
a not overly concerning tiny growth in his
the rest of my immediate family, but I’ve lost need to revisit Christmas in 2017, when intestine. At nearly 15 years old, which is
about the average cat lifespan, they recom-
quite a few pets over the years, including on we adopted a large dog from a local res- mended against invasive surgery to remove
it. ey were more immediately concerned
Nov. 18, when we said goodbye to our cat, cue organization in Patterson. e rescue about Mayim regaining his weight. So, I
put him back on the dermal steroid, and he
Mayim. organization assured us that the dog was became ravenous for over a month – some- PHOTO: BRETT FREEMAN
times eating up to ve or six cans daily.
Mayim means “water”in Hebrew. good with other animals. But we feared for Saying our goodbyes to Mayim
en, on Nov. 17, the cat wanted nothing
Together with his older cat brother Aish, our cats’lives after he lunged at them. At to do with me. He wanted to be alone and to hear the worst and I didn’t want to be
his breathing was somewhat labored. But he confronted with possibly dire information
which means “ re”in Hebrew, the cats really one point when the dog attacked Aish, they continued to eat, so I thought maybe he had by myself.
a kitty cold or something.
lived up to their names, as their person- literally ran in circles with all sorts of scary Lauren picked up our 8-year-old son
On the 18th, he wasn’t interested in early from school and when our daughter
alities were the complete opposite of one noises reminiscent of a scene in a Tom and food and his breathing became worse. We got o the bus, we headed right to our vet
made an appointment with the vet and I appointment.
another. Aish, who died this past January, Jerry cartoon. asked Lauren to come with me. I was afraid
While the kids waited in the car, it
was friendly and fearless, and Mayim was a Before our readers judge me, in hindsight, turned out my worst fears were justi ed.
After evaluating an x-ray, the vet said his
caricature of a scaredy-cat. He would only I probably should have returned the dog lungs were riddled with cancer. Given that
Mayim wasn’t eating and truly struggling,
approach the closest of people in his life. immediately on that rst day. But instead, the answer was obvious to us.

If you read last week’s somewhat dark we put the cats in the basement (a nished So, the kids came inside the examining
room to say their goodbyes and then my
Publisher’s Memo about having empathy basement with comfortable furniture). We wife, God bless her, stayed with Mayim
until the end.
for people, it was being written while sitting hung out with the cats daily while watching
To our dear Mayim, my little o ce mate,
next to my dying cat. TV, and they had plenty of sunlight from a see you on the other side of the rainbow
bridge. Working at my desk will never be
It took me a little longer to grow fond sliding glass door. We thought this arrange- the same. We love you!

of Mayim, as my wife, Lauren, made the ment was going to be temporary – it wasn’t

decision to adopt him. It was 2008, and we – but we fell further in love with our dog.

were living in an apartment in Tarrytown at Dog people will understand!

the time. We lived as if the basement door was the

e apartment superintendent told Berlin Wall for several years. e dog was

Lauren about a feral stray kitten, and when free in the West, and the poor cats lived

she met him, she immediately fell in love. behind the Iron Curtain in the East. It was

He was a little black and white pu ball a stressful situation. With two little kids in

(formally dressed in a permanent-looking the mix who behaved like President Reagan

tuxedo pattern). at the Brandenburg Gate, there were some

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Thursday, December 1, 2022 OPINION North Salem News – Page 9

A Connecticut Yankee

Afew weeks ago we took advantage e architecture itself is appealing, think that today Mark Twain would still grandkids had children I would be a
say that the reports of his death were great-grandfather. My brother-in-law
of the beautiful weather to spend as from the outside the home calls to greatly exaggerated?” Paul reads a story to his grandkids a few
times a week by Zoom, which I think is
a nice little weekend in Hartford. mind a riverboat. I’m always fascinated I remember visiting the Mark Twain a great idea. I can picture me doing the
House when I was little with my same thing: “OK, young Rickster III,
We bicycled around West Hartford by large dwellings with so many rooms grandmother. All you grandparents out I’m going to read you one of my favorite
there, remember, you’re never going to nursery rhymes. Ready? Here it is:
Reservoir, a lovely spot to take in some that they ran out of things to use them totally understand your grandkids’ world. ‘Cursory.’ You may not understand that
until you grow up to be JUST LIKE
fall foliage. We were for. Our tour commenced ey may not know how to let you into ME, but it’s a real time-saver.”
it. But you can let them into yours, just
eventually asked to in the parlor. e house as my grandmother did. By instilling in e museum o ers a unique
me a lifelong love of birds, gardening, experience: You can book a writing
leave by the police MAN was built before the time cooking and so many other things, her session in Mark Twain’s library, along
because we didn’t OVERBOARD of beauty parlors, so even legacy will live on every time I burn a with seven other participants. If it goes
have helmets. I told ugly people were welcome casserole. really well and you nish something, I
guess you can just add it to the shelf.
the cop that I was RICK there. We visited the I don’t think a grandparent can buy Anyone caught drawing will politely
shocked that you can MELÉN drawing room and the children’s a ection with a few toys and be removed to the drawing room. I
ride a motorcycle library. All the while our some candy. It will take several toys and think I’d be too self-conscious to write
a lot of candy. Another more time- anything, because I’d spend the whole
on the street guide was telling us the consuming but e ective way is to take three hours comparing myself to Twain.
them out of their house before their In my own opinion, I’m taller, better
without a helmet in story of Sam and Olivia parents think of chores for them to do at tennis, and I think a slightly better
and spend a little time with them. And writer. Not everyone would agree that
Connecticut but not Clemens, their successes adults can learn a lot from children, I’m a better writer than Shania Twain,
too; Mark Twain said it best: “ e most but most would not argue that I am
a bicycle in the park. He said true, but if and heartaches, the ill health of their interesting information comes from taller.
children, for they tell all they know and
someone gets in an accident without a daughters and nancial tribulations. then stop.” Look for Rickster Melen on Facebook! Say
hello at: [email protected].
helmet, heads will roll. We continued to the sitting room, I’d be ne with having grandchildren,
but I found out you have to have
We traveled down the street to take and I’d love to have one of those, in fact children rst and see how that goes.
I’d be a good grandfather, and if my
a tour of the Mark Twain House and I can’t stand not having one. e one

Museum. It’s the place where Samuel room Twain couldn’t seem to nd in a

Clemens became Mark Twain and wrote house full of exuberant young girls was a

his most iconic works. Clemens was a place to do his writing. He nally settled

struggling writer at the time, and the on the upstairs billiards room, where no

25-room mansion was built not with his one but sta was allowed. He wrote by

money, but his wife’s inheritance from day and entertained his friends over a

her coal baron father. I used to tell my cigar and a whiskey by night.

mom, hey, it’s just as easy to fall in love I always like to ask the tour guide

with a rich girl as a poor one, and she a question here and there. In case she

said, yes, but good luck getting one to thinks I haven’t been paying attention,

fall in love with you. this proves it beyond any doubt. “Do you

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I’m still learning

JUST times than I care to think about, hips. It may not sound like a big Fun Facts by Jo Ann
JO ANN I began defrosting my turkey, deal, but it is if you are a mature
which is usually between 18 and woman whose body is slowly Only male turkeys “gobble.”
JO ANN 22 pounds, 10 full days before morphing into a lumpy sack of A baby turkey is called a poult, a chick or
FRANCELLA coal instead of an hourglass.
anksgiving. Believe me, noth- a turklette.
Imay not be able to split an ing will happen to the turkey and Did you know that if a label on
atom anytime soon, but I am it will be tender and moist. is a clothing item says “Dry Clean,” and sell it as a store brand. at’s defrosted and Ken and I will not
still learning with each day was an important lesson for me. you can wash it without damag- an amazing bit of knowledge, have to struggle with pulling out
that passes. Although I only have to apply ing it? But if the label says “Dry since some people won’t buy any- turkey necks and plastic bags of
my wisdom once a year, I feel a Clean Only,” then it must be dry thing but name brand products. giblets.
For instance, when the packag- burden o of my shoulders. cleaned and never washed.
ing around a frozen turkey says As I write this column, I am One year, when I still thought
that you should thaw your turkey Something else I’ve learned And here is something else secure in the knowledge that the turkey would be defrosted in
in the refrigerator one day for recently is that when a major you may not know: Some generic on Nov. 10, I took my frozen four days, I became so frustrated
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presumed that it will thaw in four have not changed their sizing, same as name brand. How do I freezer and placed it on a platter was stu ed into the turkey that I
days, right? Wrong! It took me don’t believe them. When your know that? I met my husband, in the downstairs refrigerator to just threw the turkey in the oven
quite a while to realize that that normal size 8 pants begin tting Ken, when we both worked at defrost. It has been defrosting as was. When the turkey was
equation simply does not work. like they are a size 4 and you the corporate headquarters of a nicely and by the time Nov. 24, done cooking, I had all I could to
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and “parts” package from inside gained 15 pounds., then someone, store wants to sell a name brand anksgiving Day, rolls around, turkey rested on the countertop
the still frozen turkey at 6 a.m. somewhere, is hiding a secret. product but also wants to sell my turkey will be completely and the bag of giblets slowly
on anksgiving morning more After some research, I found their own similar generic product, began oozing out of the back of
that some chains want to cater to it would cost too much money for the bird.
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Surviving the holidays

For all of the parents meal plans every holiday she is minute holiday haircut so her always enjoyed the holidays
who just breathed a sigh hosting and also knows exactly kids look presentable when they whether they got three gifts
of relief because the what scrumptious treat or see family. She is making sure under the tree or 12. I often

Halloween candy is nally gone, appetizer she will bring to any that everything is wrapped and feel that people feel pressure to

don’t get too get-together ready before the big day and she buy not only numerous gifts,

comfortable MAMA her family is is not the only one making her but focus more on toys and

because attending. She list and checking it twice. Santa games. Sometimes the best gift
anksgiving has nothing on a mom who has is something that will create
EXPLAINS has all of the a mission to create a magical an experience or a memory.
just passed and Christmas

you know what NICOLE out ts planned Christmas for her children! I’ve given my kids “mommy
that means… DOOLEY coupons” that entitle them to
and makes e holidays don’t have to be

the December sure she has stressful. But of course, when one-on-one time with mom or

holidays are an inventory striving for a perfect day, stress dad and can be tickets to a show

right around of who needs comes along with it. I wish or museum, a lunch date, a nail

the corner. Once again this year new hats, mittens and boots. I could go back to previous appointment, or even a sporting

you will say hello to Hannukah, She remembers to buy tickets years and tell myself just to event. I also think it’s extremely

Christmas, and Kwanzaa, in for her family to attend the breathe, relax, and take in the PHOTO: NICOLE DOOLEY important that kids learn to
that order. Since you already town’s Christmas event and moment. Stop rushing around give back during the holidays.

nished your last bite of turkey signs her kids up for hot and checking o (and trying holiday-themed activities or ey need to know that there

and laid down to “close your chocolate tastings, complete to perfectly wrap) gifts. Stand one, your kids will just be happy are always people less fortunate

eyes for a minute,” I hope you with a reindeer craft. She has back as you watch your kids to be in the moment with you. than them and that they should

enjoyed that small moment of her calendar lled with all of experience each part of the e same goes for gift- be thinking about how they can

reprieve because the planning the important dates, especially holidays, not just the opening giving. I know parents feel help, whether it’s volunteering

needs to commence. Well, let’s Santa’s arrival on the re truck, of their gifts. ey really truly like they have to ll up a room at a soup kitchen, donating old

hope you already started! gingerbread house-building love every minute and it doesn’t with presents, but I nd that SEE DOOLEY PAGE 14

I love the holidays. I love contests, and even that last- matter if you schedule 10 in my experience, my kids

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Christmas lights in town and

the menorahs in the windows. I

appreciate the glistening snow,

the endless candy canes and

the anticipation of Santa Claus.

Oh, and I also most certainly

welcome the small window

of time I have each year to

say to my children, “Santa is

watching!” anks, Santa, for

the backup! I love spending

time with my family and seeing

relatives that I don’t get to be

with often enough. Count me

in for secret gift exchanges,

Friendsgiving/Festivus parties,

and holiday light shows. I love

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Fall-ing for As the holiday season and colder weather approaches, we take one
last look back at all the fun our community had this autumn! Whether
it was joining together for a good cause, supporting our students, or
just enjoying the crisp, beautiful days, there was no shortage of things
happening in North Salem this fall!
North Salem!

the NSOLF Working the grill at Ruth Keeler Horsing around at Pegasus
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DOOLEY Oh, and I know I said
to go easy on the lists, but
FROM PAGE 11 this one may be helpful!

toys, or putting together a HOLIDAY
care package for someone SHOPPING LIST
in need. e holidays FOR MOMS!
don’t have to be all about • Spouse/signi cant other
receiving and children • Kids
should know that giving • Pets
is equally important. • Grandparents, aunts,
Once children learn this uncles, cousins, siblings,
lesson, they gure out in-laws
that it’s not what is under • Neighbors
the tree that’s important. • Co-workers
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COLLEGE SIGNING

Tigers’ Piacentino celebrates D1 commitment

Swimming
star headed
to Bucknell

BY WHIT ANDERSON
SPORTS EDITOR

Friends, family, coaches, Piacentino signing her NLI on Nov. 9. Piacentino with her family. PHOTOS: WHIT ANDERSON
and sta gathered last Piacentino with friends.
Wednesday, Nov. 21, in PHOTO COURTESY OF THE NORTH SALEM Piacentino and Coach Suzanne Guziec.
the NSHS gymnasium for ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT
a “College Bound Recog-
nition Day,” celebrating Ashley Piacentino will swim at Bucknell
Ashley Piacentino sign- University next fall.
ing her National Letter of
Intent (NLI) on Nov. 9 to
attend Bucknell Univer-
sity for Women’s Swim-
ming.

“It means a lot to have
people that have support-
ed me since day one here
to celebrate,” Piacentino
said.

Swimming for John Jay-
Cross River under Coach
Suzanne Guziec, the se-
nior placed ninth in the 50
and 100 Freestyle at the
NYSPHSAA Girls Swim-
ming and Diving Champi-
onships in Rochester, N.Y.
on Nov. 18 and 19.

ICE HOCKEY

Bisons ready to go

BYSNS to start in White Plains

BY MIKE SABINI year coaching with the varsity BYSNS team over the past three years playing together,” PHOTO: ROB DIANTONIO
CONTRIBUTING WRITER and multiple years in the past with Somers/ Veteri said. “ is will be the rst graduat-
North Salem varsity and modi ed,” Veteri ing class that played hockey together as the Bryan Kottmann carries the puck at the Guy
e BYSNS (Brewster/Yorktown/ said.“Ryan Langkafel joins us as well on the BYSNS Bisons.” Matthews Thanksgiving Invitational.
Somers/North Salem) Bisons will look to coaching sta .”
repeat at the Guy Matthews anksgiv- e Bisons also have a lot of youth on
ing Invitational Hockey Tournament at the e Bisons are coming o a 13-7-2 sea- the squad.
Ebersole Rink in White Plains. son,where as the No.7 seed,they lost at No.
2 Clarkstown 3-2 in the Section 1 Division “We are looking forward to seeing what
eir rst game of the tourney and sea- 1 quarter nals. they do to contribute to our success,”Veteri
son began last Friday, Nov. 25 against the said.
rival Cortlandt Rebels, followed by a 7:30 is year the Bisons will play in League
p.m. Nov. 26 contest versus Horace Gree- B,along with Cortlandt,Clarkstown,Gree- ey are sophomores, defenseman Dan-
ley, and a 3:15 p.m. Nov. 27 matinee against ley, and John Jay-Cross River. iel Luis (Yorktown) and forward Wolfgang
Mount Pleasant. Cook (Somers), who both played as fresh-
“We have a large senior group this year men,forward Tal Reuven (Somers),and de-
“We won our bracket (Orange Division) with experience,”Veteri said. fenseman Michael Bonelli (North Salem).
last year and look to defend it,” said Bisons’
coach John Veteri, who is in his 12th year Leading that group are forward Owen “As a team, we look to have another suc-
coaching in the program. Cunningham (Brewster), defenseman cessful season,” Veteri said. “We have made
Dylan Filmer (Brewster), goalie Ty Wing- a run into the sectionals the past two years.
Veteri spent two years with the modi- It would be awesome to win a league title,
ed program and 10 years coaching varsity eld (Yorktown), forward Bryan Kott- especially since it would be our rst as a
(6 with Somers/North Salem and 4 with man (Somers), defenseman Max Mes- merged team. We look to our upperclass-
BYSNS). sina (Somers), and forward Charles Heese men to lead by experience and the under-
“RJ Aune is joining us again in his second (Somers). classmen to bring their A game each time
we hit the ice.”
“I expect our top returning players to
lead with the experience they have had

Thursday, December 1, 2022 LEISURE North Salem News – Page 19

CLUES ACROSS surface 54. Serves as an 13. Mimic
1. Single Lens Reflex
4. People of southern 25. Hard liquors introduction 14. Surfers use it
Benin
7. One who is learned 26. One from Scotland 55. Earned top billing 17. Small Eurasian deer
(abbr.)
10. Neckwear 27. Satisfy 56. Mansion 18. Popular Miller beer
11. Solid water
12. A way to work the 30. Used to introduce a 57. A partner to a carrot 20. Finds out about
soil
13. Inspiring contrasting statement 59. War-horse 22. Unusual
15. Pick up
16. It wakes you up 34. Antidepressant 60. Midway between 27. Small European
19. Parcel
21. Popular dog breed drug type (abbr.) northeast and east viper
23. Lets out a sigh
24. Embedded into the 35. Similar 61. It checks the 28. Indicates before

36. Winged horse heartbeat 29. Birth swine

41. Soft drink maker 62. Aquatic salamander 31. 7

45. One who doesn’t 63. CNN’s founder 32. Useful keyboard key

live up to expectations 64. Being precisely 33. Letter of the Greek

46. Nursemaid suitable and right alphabet

47. Inheritor 65. Strongly alkaline 37. Edible mollusk

50. Hot, often dusty solution 38. Stitched up

wind 39. Utilized

CLUES DOWN 40. __ in tradition
1. Pinochle trick 41. A way to get through
2. A system of 42. Let o
43. Fashionable source
connections
3. Emblems of of shade
44. In due time
royalty
4. Work with a soft 47. Printing speed
48. A major division of
hand For puzzle solutions, please see
5. Plant cultivated geological time theparamountrehab.com
49. Nocturnal, cat-like
in Peru
6. A timid man mammal
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8. A way to order 53. Unusual
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the EU

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Jacque’s Spin on Music for December

E’ ACQUE’Hello everyone! I MAHOPAC PURDYS Road, (914) 962-9300 musicians and event planners if
hope you enjoy
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Holidays, as
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Have I day is Open mic performance at 7 pm.Refresh- throwing a Christmas Party, Jacque Roche is a freelance writer,

told you Mic at 7 pm. ments are served and the club re- while Class Action will be ring- content contributor to several local

about Dog Friday & quests attendees bring a dish to ing in the New Year on the 31st! publications, as well as editor and

Haus Bier- N ON M Saturday live share. I haven’t even touched on all music blogger for HearIt ere.
garten, in music at 9:30 the live holiday music this month. com. Archived broadcasts of her

M Cortlandt pm. For the full YORKTOWN HEIGHTS For a full list, visit HearIt ere. 2016-2020 radio shows can be
Town Center,
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Mohegan Lake? visit the website.

is unique restaurant

is hosting live music at 7 pm on PEEKSKILL

ursdays. e lineup for Dec BeanRunner Café, 201 South

8 – 29 is Brandon Hernandez, Division Street (914) 737-1701

Mike Seminara and Marc Von Live Music Fri and Sat from

Em and Bryan Gordon. Visit 6-8 pm and an occasional Sun-

their website, moheganlake. day. On Sunday, the 11th e

doghaus.com for more details Porch Brothers (Richard Brook-

and check out the photos. e er & Tom Heany) are bringing

food looks amazing! Who’s their guitars and mandolin. Tom

been? is a Hudson Valley treasure,

whom I think many will enjoy.

CARMEL

La Famiglia Bar & Grill, 110 PLEASANTVILLE

Route 311 (845) 228-4400 e Garage at Lucy’s, 446 Bed-

I hear they have some great ford Road (914) 747-4740

bands Saturday nights here! e venue is hosting Anthony

Local cover band, e Knuck- Krizan formerly of e Spin Doc-

leheads will kick o December tors on urs, Dec 15, 2022 at 8

10 at 9 PM. pm. Visit Lucy’s events tab at lu-

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More than 100 local residents attend film’s premiere

Loneliness and resilience take center stage

Last month, more than 60 the past two years, a handful of the lm to Putnam, and Shanna

Putnam residents gathered people overcame crippling so- Siegel, supervising public health

in Carmel and dozens more cial isolation and loneliness with educator at the Putnam Coun-

watched remotely from the breathtaking stories of resilience. ty Department of Health, also

Poughkeepsie Public Library to Despite the lm’s poignancy, in participated in the discussions.

view the documentary “All the introducing the lm the creators Cunningham pointed out that

Lonely People.” Participants expressed hope that the discus- much has changed in our way of

from both locations stayed on sions afterward would be as ben- life in the last two to three gen-

afterward to talk with the lm- e cial as the lm itself. erations and this has resulted in

makers Joseph Applebaum and Loneliness is a natural part many struggling with loneliness,

Stu Maddox. ey headlined the of the human experience, ex- made that much more critical by

panel discussion in the Putnam plained Eric Toth, who was part COVID.

County auditorium at the Bu- of the panel discussion. Toth is Despite the challenge and in-

reau of Emergency Services and executive director of CoveCare, herent sadness of the pandemic,

answered questions about how a Putnam County mental health the lm portrayed the clear call of

their lm came to be and what and addiction counseling ser- resilience. Numerous “loneliness

changes they hope it will launch. vices group. When loneliness is life hacks” appeared through-

It was part of two-month, chronic and debilitating, it be- out the lm, such as connecting

20-county tour in New York comes problematic, often cited with nature or expressing grati-

State for the lm, which was as being as detrimental to one’s tude, both of which have social PHOTO COURTESY OF PUTNAM COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
created to spur social change. health as obesity or smoking research and a history of success
15 cigarettes a day. Loneliness to back them up. e Pough- The panel ncluded Eric Toth, CEO of CoveCare, and Shanna Siegel,
Loneliness and social isolation should also be viewed through keepsie audience asked about supervising public health educator from the Putnam County
have been the topic of health re- the lens of health equity. Certain low-cost interventions that Department of Health.
search for decades and U.S. Sur-

geon General Dr. Vivek Murthy populations, including the LG- local governments could eas- ing Seniors” that put seniors For more information on these

began calling it an epidemic BTQ+ community, youth and ily implement. One suggestion seeking online COVID vaccine factors and to see a list of all 12

more than two years before the the elderly are at a higher risk of touted in the discussions was registration in touch with tech- “loneliness life hacks,” visit the

pandemic began. e lm was su ering serious loneliness that the “chat bench,” which o ers a savvy high school seniors to help website of the production com-

also well into production before a ects health and quality of life. seat to someone who is open to them register. pany the Clowder Group, www.

the world encountered COVID, Michael Cunningham, direc- a conversation from a passerby. Many things can cause loneli- allthelonelypeople lm.com.

the lmmakers explained. e tor of the Putnam County O ce Another mentioned by Siegel ness, and while it may be di er-

lm’s urgency grew, of course, for Senior Resources and who described a multigenerational ent for individuals, many expe- Article courtesy of Putnam County

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TOWN OF NORTH SALEM PLANNING BOARD 
NORTH SALEM, NEW YORK 
 

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING  
REGARDING APPLICATION FOR A 

FILL AND EXCAVATION PERMIT 
TOWN OF NORTH SALEM, WESTCHESTER COUNTY 
 
This notice is issued pursuant to the Code of the Town of North Salem, Chapter 89, Filling and Excavation of
Land, for approval of a permit for excavation and filling of land, along with a related Chapter 193 Stormwater
permit.  The Town of North Salem Planning Board will open a public hearing on the application on Wednesday,
December 7, at 7:30pm (or as soon thereafter as can be heard) at the Town of North Salem Meeting Room, 66
June Road, North Salem, New York  [see note below].  The purpose of the hearing is to solicit comments from
the public either in person or by Zoom on the application from Thomas DiMaio. The site consists of
approximately 1.0 acres of land. Said property is located in the R-1 zoning district, and is designated on the
Tax Assessment Map as Sheet 40, Block 1356, Lot 136.  Said property is situated at 28 Whittier Hills Drive in
the Town of North Salem, Westchester County.  A copy of the application and accompanying materials may be
seen in the office of the Planning Board located in Lobdell House at 270 Titicus Road, North Salem, New York. 
Note:  Anyone wishing to attend via Zoom shall use a video connection with video “on,” shall clearly identify
themselves with first and last name, and shall use this link: 
Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/6458417162 
 
Dated at North Salem, NY – November 21, 2022  
 
Cynthia M. Curtis 
Planning Board Chairman 

Call today and receive a NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING 
TOWN OF NORTH SALEM PRELIMINARY BUDGET 
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Town Board of the Town of North Salem will hold a Public Hearing on
PLUS $1600 OFF Tuesday, December 13, 2022 at 7:30pm, or as soon thereafter as possible, at the Town Meeting Hall, 66 June
Road, North Salem, New York, for the purpose of presenting the Preliminary Budget of said town for the fiscal
1-855-916-5473 year beginning on January 1, 2023. 

With purchase of a new Safe Step Walk-InTub. Not applicable with any previous A copy of said Preliminary Budget is completed and filed in the Office of the Town Clerk where it is
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offer at time of purchase. CSLB 1082165 NSCB 0082999 0083445 Pursuant to Section 108 of the Town Law, the proposed salaries of the following Town Offices are
hereby specified: 
FINANCING AVAILABLE WITH APPROVED CREDIT
 
Are you raising a grandchild, young relative or Supervisor                   $96,742.08 
child of a family friend in the absence Councilman (4)            $18,090.00 
of the biological parents? Town Clerk                  $91,172.88 
Superintendent of Highways                     $107,094.48 
Then you’re a Kinship Caregiver!   Superintendent of Parking (CF)                $  8,159.76 
  Superintendent of Parks                             $13,914.00 
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BOARD OF APPEALS 
 

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE 
 
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Appeals of the Town of North Salem will hold a Public Hearing at
the North Salem Town Meeting Hall, 66 June Road, North Salem, NY, and via ZOOM,
https://zoom.us/j/7558828866, Meeting ID: 755 882 8866, Dial in:  +1 (929) 205-6099, on Thursday, December
8, 2022, at 7:30 P.M. or as soon thereafter as the public may be heard to consider the following: 

Application BA22-44 of Nicholas Sainz-Xatzis, owner of the property located at 8 Lost Pond Lane,
North Salem, NY, consisting of approximately 9.06 acres in an R-4 Zoning District and shown as Sheet 34,
Block 1370 Lot 35 on the Tax Assessment Map, requests an interpretation of Article XIII Section 250-72(A) of
the Zoning Ordinance of the Town of North Salem; to reconsider the determination that dust-free arena footing
falls under “dust-producing substance” or, in the alternative, an area variance per Article XIII, Section 250-
72(A), to allow a footing material change from grass (approved by BA20-34) to dust-free arena footing within
the side and rear yard setbacks.  A side yard setback of 31 ft. and a rear yard setback of 45 ft. are proposed,
both where 150 ft. is required. 

At such hearing all persons will have the opportunity to be heard.  A copy of the application may be
examined at the Board of Appeals Office, 274 Titicus Rd., North Salem, NY. 
 
Brian Ivanhoe, Chairman 
North Salem Board of Appeals 

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Appeals of the Town of North Salem will hold a Public Hearing at
TOWN OF NORTH SALEM PLANNING BOARD  the North Salem Town Meeting Hall, 66 June Road, North Salem, NY, and via ZOOM,
NORTH SALEM, NEW YORK  https://zoom.us/j/7558828866, Meeting ID: 755 882 8866, Dial in:  +1 (929) 205-6099, on Thursday, December
  8, 2022, at 7:30 P.M. or as soon thereafter as the public may be heard to consider the following: 

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING   Application BA22-45 of Nicholas Sainz-Xatzis, owner of the property located at 8 Lost Pond Lane,
REGARDING APPLICATION FOR A  North Salem, NY, consisting of approximately 9.06 acres in an R-4 Zoning District and shown as Sheet 34,
Block 1370 Lot 35 on the Tax Assessment Map, requests an amendment to Special Permit BA19-29 (for the
FILL AND EXCAVATION PERMIT  keeping of up to five (5) horses for personal use) subsequently amended by Special Permit BA20-34, to change
TOWN OF NORTH SALEM, WESTCHESTER COUNTY  the surface material of the riding ring from grass (approved by BA20-34) to dust-free arena footing, per Article
XIII Section 250-72. 
suant to the Code of the Town of North Salem, Chapter 89, Filling and Excavation of
ermit for excavUaptiognraadnedYfoilluinrgHoofmlaendw,iathlonag with a related Chapter 193 Stormwater At such hearing all persons will have the opportunity to be heard.  A copy of the application may be
rth Salem Planning Board will open a public hearing on the application on Wednesday, examined at the Board of Appeals Office, 274 Titicus Rd., North Salem, NY. 
 
NEW METAL ROOFor as soon thereafter as can be heard) at the Town of North Salem Meeting Room, 66 Brian Ivanhoe, Chairman 
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60% offoSfhlaenedt .4S0,aBidlopcrkoLp1IeM3rI5tTy6ED,isLTIolMotEc1Oa3FteF6Ed.R  in the R-1 zoning district, and is designated on the
Said property is situated at 28 Whittier Hills Drive in TOWN OF NORTH SALEM 
m, Westchester County.  A copy of the application and accompanying materials may be  
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Warranty- Limited Lifetime. reminiscent of Cedar Shake and Spanish Tile, an NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Appeals of the Town of North Salem will hold a Public Hearing at
the North Salem Town Meeting Hall, 66 June Road, North Salem, NY, and via ZOOM,
Transferable to 1 subsequent architectural roo ng system by Erie Metal Roofs https://zoom.us/j/7558828866, Meeting ID: 755 882 8866, Dial in:  +1 (929) 205-6099, on Thursday, December
owner from original purchaser. 8, 2022, at 7:30 P.M. or as soon thereafter as the public may be heard to consider the following: 
Terms and conditions apply.
Application BA22-46 Hammond Museum owner of the property located at 28 Deveau Road, North
Limited time offer. Hail up to 2.5”, Appearance can enhance the beauty of your home while Salem, NY, consisting of approximately 5.95 acres in an R-4 Zoning District and shown as Sheet 22, Block
n  Expires 3.31.22 of the surface coating beyond 1703 Lot 36 on the Tax Assessment Map, with Homeland Towers, LLC and New York SMSA Limited
Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless (lessee), request an area variance per Article XIII, Section 250-77.5(E)(4), to
normal wear and tear. protecting your family and property for a lifetime. allow construction of a 100 ft. monopole, in a proposed wireless telecommunications facility, within the
required side yard setback along the southern lot line.  A side yard setback of 121 ft. is proposed where 175 ft.
NCOaTllICtoEdOayF tPoUsBcLhICedHuEleARyoINuGr   is required. 

FREE ESTIMATE 1-855-492-6084TOWN OF NORTH SALEM PRELIMINARY BUDGET  At such hearing all persons will have the opportunity to be heard.  A copy of the application may be
  examined at the Board of Appeals Office, 274 Titicus Rd., North Salem, NY. 
VEN that the Town Board of the TotMhwaedUneSiAnof North Salem will hold a Public Hearing onNew orders only. Does not include material costs. Cannot be combined with any  
other offer. Minimum purchase required. Other restrictions may apply. This is an Brian Ivanhoe, Chairman 
2022 at 7:30pm, or as soon thereafter as possible, atadvertisement placed the Town Meeting Hall, 66on behalf of Erie Construction Mid-West, Inc (“Erie”). JuneOffer North Salem Board of Appeals 
terms and conditions
may apply and the offer may not be available in your area. TOWN OF NORTH SALEM 
York, for the purpose of presenting the Preliminary Budget of said town for the fiscalOffer expires March 31, 2022. If you call the number provided, you consent to being  
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by any interested person during regular business hours.  PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE 
Saving a Life EVERY 11 MINUTESection 108 of the Town Law, the proposed salaries of the following Town Offices are  
 
nt             $96,742.08 of                    NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Appeals of the Town of North Salem will hold a Public Hearing at
      the North Salem Town Meeting Hall, 66 June Road, North Salem, NY, and via ZOOM,
I’m never)            $18,090.00  https://zoom.us/j/7558828866, Meeting ID: 755 882 8866, Dial in: +1 (929) 205-6099, on Thursday, December
8, 2022 at 7:30 P.M. or as soon thereafter as the public may be heard to consider the following: 
            $91,172.88 
t of Highways                     $107,094.48  Application BA22-43 of Jonathan & Jama Hansonbrook, owners of the property located at 2 Jessitar
nt of Parking (CF)                $  8,159.76  Road, North Salem, NY, located in an R-1 Zoning District and shown as Sheet 41 Block 1377, Lot 2 on the Tax
Assessment Map, for an Area Variance, per Article V, Section 250-15 of the Zoning Ordinance of the Town of
alonent of Parks                             $13,914.00  North Salem, to permit construction of a detached two-story, two-car garage with an exterior stairway to
C   e m  e  t e ri e s    L     i   f   e      A     $ l1$e3 r78,,t21®7046i..42s84  a l w    a   y  s                                          second floor within the required front yard. A front yard setback of 21 ft. is proposed where 35 ft. is required. 

here for me. At such hearing all persons will have the opportunity to be heard. A copy of the application may be
examined at the Board of Appeals Office, 274 Titicus Rd., North Salem, NY. 
-6099  One touch of a button  
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