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Published by Halston Media, 2019-10-24 12:36:03

Mahopac News 10.24.19

VOL. 10 NO. 34 Visit TapIntoMahopac.net for the latest news. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2019

Help on the way... Barile says he will take town to
court over sewer permit issue

Contends fellow board members
deliberately slowed process

BY BOB DUMAS Carmel responsible. e town responded

EDITOR by hiring an outside law rm to investigate

the matter and defend the town.Town of-

Councilman Mike Barile said last week cials had asked the DEP to halt the per-

that he is lling a lawsuit against the town mitting process for the restaurant until

of Carmel, Putnam County and New that outside counsel was hired.

York City’s Department of Environmen- Barile contends that the DEP permit is

tal Protection (DEP) seeking an Article the last one he needs to bring the sewer

78 proceeding. hookup into compliance and that some

An Article 78 proceeding is used to ap- Town Board members were deliberately

peal the decision of a New York State or slowing down the process as retribution

local agency to the New York courts. for his ling a complaint with the state

Barile’s lawyer, Michael Caruso, told comptroller’s o ce last year over the

Mahopac News he met with Barile last town’s procurement procedures.

week and that the defendants named in “I am very upset about how the town

the suit will have been served with the pa- is treating me di erently than everyone

pers by the time this newspaper went to else,” he said. “ ey ask the DEP to stop

press. their work because they’re hiring this law

At issue is the ongoing controversy over rm. All that does is give [ Journal News

the sewer hookup of Blu at the Lakehouse columnist David McKay Wilson] more

PHOTO: BOB DUMAS restaurant on South Lake Boulevard, a things to write about.”

Members of the Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department perform an property owned by Barile and his partner. Wilson has written a series of columns
extraction demonstration at the department’s annual open house held last
Saturday, Oct. 19, at the rehouse on Route 6. e demonstration showed For many years, the restaurant had oper- critical of how Barile has handled the Blu
how frist responders remove an accident victim who is trapped in a vehicle
after an accident by using the Jaws of Life and other tools. It was one of many ated on a septic system but as the business Restaurant sewer issue.
demos and displays visitors could see and take part in at the open house. For
grew, Barile sought to bring it into the Last week, the Town Board o cially
more photos, check out the centerspread on pages 20 and 21.
town’s sewer system. hired the Manhattan-based law rm of

Earlier this month, the DEP said the Cozen O’Connor to represent the town

restaurant had hooked up to the town’s in matters regarding the Blu Restaurant

sewer system without the necessary per- SEE ARTICLE 78 PAGE 18
mits and the city was holding the town of

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EDITORIAL TEAM Friday, Oct. 25, 7-11 p.m, at the Mahopac parking lot, up the sidewalk to the circle in
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2019 Your Neighbor MAHOPAC NEWS PAGE 3

They walk so others don’t have to

Mahopac hosts annual CROP Hunger Walk

BY BOB DUMAS
EDITOR

On Sunday afternoon, Oct. 13,

the parking lot at Temple Beth

Shalom was lled with people

who were out to end worldwide

hunger in our time.

e more than 40 area residents

were on hand to take part in the

annual Putnam County CROP

Hunger Walk, an event that has

been taking place for more than

30 years. Putnam holds its Walk

in October, but other walks are

held at various times throughout
the year in di erent towns across The 2019 CROP Hunger Walk participants gather in the Temple Beth Shalom parking lot.

America. CROP Hunger Walks

are sponsored by Church World

Service and organized by local

congregations or groups to raise

funds to end hunger at home and

around the world.

Putnam Walk coordinator

Marie Salmon said that this year

Temple Beth Shalom became a

partner in the event, o ering its

parking lot as a starting point,

raising funds and having congre-

gants put together a team to walk

in the event.

e Walk had several other

partners, including the Church

of the Holy Communion, Gilead

Presbyterian Church, First Pres-

byterian Church in Mahopac

Falls and the Putnam County

Action Partnership (CAP). e The Gilead Presbyterian team with Maxie the dog
Walk raises money not through

pledges, but simply by having

people donate money online.

e Walk is ve miles long, CROP Hunger Walk coordinator Marie Salmon, right, and Gilead
which takes the walkers from Presbyterian Church team leader Margaret Karell

the synagogue parking lot, across

Route 6 to Croton Falls Road

to the Putnam County railway

where they walk to the Drewville

Bridge and back.

Twenty- ve percent of the

money raised by the Walk stays

in Putnam County, including the

Gilead Presbyterian Church food

pantry and CAP.

“We have so many who really

want to help, and we have a very

active food pantry and it really

bene ts from the money we get Rabbi Sarah Freidson talks to some of the participants before the
here,” said Margaret Karell, Gil- Walk gets underway.

ead’s team leader. “Nine-hundred

million in the world are starving. hours a day walking for water synagogue’s Caring Collectives.

In the U.S., it’s 40 million. One and 5 million girls cannot go to “Kim Milkus organized our

out of 10 people doesn’t have school because they are carrying team and we are thrilled to

enough to eat.” water. eir motto is, “We walk partner with our neighboring

Karell said the Walk takes so they don’t have to.” e Ma- churches to ght hunger,” she

some of its inspiration from the hopac CROP Walkers embraced said, noting that she hopes the

Walk for Water, in which fund- the idea. synagogue’s participation will be-

raisers hope to end the fact that Rabbi Sarah Freidson said the come an annual tradition. PHOTOS: BOB DUMAS
200 million women and chil- idea for Temple Beth Shalom’s
dren worldwide spend up to ve involvement was born out of the Girl Scout Troop 448 (West Lakeland) Leader Jalery Kelly, with Lucy
the dog and some of her Scouts

PAGE 4 MAHOPAC NEWS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2019

Resolution draws supervisor’s ire

Schmitt says motion written by outside counsel was unnecessary

BY BOB DUMAS law rm, he felt Cozen O’Connor usually handled personally, one- resolution based on Schmitt’s email ough rm.You said you didn’t want
EDITOR was too expensive. Schmitt said on-one, without the need for a to them, not realizing Schmitt still to do it so maybe they said, ‘OK,
that having abstained from the resolution, especially one authored wanted to be kept abreast of all here’s a resolution to do that.’”
Supervisor Ken Schmitt ex- vote, he sent an email to Cozen by an outside entity. communications.
pressed frustration at a Town O’Connor asking the rm to make Schmitt said it could have been
Board meeting last week over a res- McDonough, who also serves as “ is is very unusual that the “Special counsel sent it to us a misinterpretation of what he was
olution the board passed that had deputy supervisor, the town’s liai- board is voting on this by resolu- based on your (Schmitt) email to seeking, but stressed that as the
been prepared by an outside law son on the DEP matter. tion,” he said. “Councilwoman the attorney recommending that town’s chief nancial o cer, he
McDonough is my deputy super- [Councilwoman McDonough] needed to be in the loop, even if
rm designating Councilwoman At the board’s Oct. 16 meeting, visor and I have designated over takes over,”Lupinacci told Schmitt. he wasn’t dealing with the law rm
Suzi McDonough as the town liai- a resolution that was written by the years mamy other assignments “ e resolution kind of reiterates directly.
son for the law rm regarding a vi- Cozen O’Connor appeared on the for her to handle. So, it is unusual what your email said.”
olation the town has been charged agenda designating McDonough that we are designating the deputy “I want to be kept abreast about
with by the Department of Envi- as the point person. supervisor by resolution to handle Schmitt said there was nothing how this inquiry is proceeding,”
ronmental Protection (DEP). this particular matter.” in his email that should have trig- he said. “I think it’s reasonable to
e resolution read in part: gered Cozen O’Connor to write a ask that; I’m signing their checks. I
e DEP said in a letter to “Whereas, Town Supervisor Ken- Schmitt explained that though resolution. should be in the loop and for some
Schmitt,written earlier this month, neth Schmitt has recommended he wasn’t comfortable being reason it feels like I am being taken
that the town had violated two that Suzanne McDonough act as the contact person with Cozen “I don’t like the fact that a Park out of the loop and that’s not why
agreements with the agency over the town representative with re- O’Connor because he’d abstained Avenue law rm is dictating what I asked for.”
an alleged illegal sewer hookup for spect to the oversight and direction from the vote that hired him, it we should be doing around here,
a restaurant on South Lake Boule- of the engagement, therefore it is didn’t mean he didn’t want to be something we’ve been doing for Councilman Jonathan Schnei-
vard, a property owned in part by hereby resolved that the aforesaid kept out of the loop entirely. years,” Schmitt said. “I don’t like der agreed, saying it was important
Councilman Mike Barile. resolution is amended to designate that. For 12 years, I’ve always just to keep the town supervisor in-
Deputy Supervisor Suzanne Mc- “I abstained because of the asked the deputy supervisors [to formed along the way.
e letter prompted the Town Donough as the Town’s client rep- costs associated with it,” he said. take on projects]. Why this law
Board to hire an outside law resentative and point of contact on “I felt it would bene t everyone “As supervisor, there is no rea-
the engagement, subject to further if the Cozen O’Connor attorneys rm wants it done by resolution I son you shouldn’t have the info,”
rm—Manhattan-based Cozen action by the board.” dealt directly with Councilwoman can only speculate.” Schneider said. “My interpretation
O’Connor—to defend the town McDonough…but I didn’t think from your original email is that you
and investigate the DEP’s allega- Schmitt said he was caught o it was a request that would be re- Lupinacci said Cozen O’Connor didn’t want communication with
tions. guard by the resolution, saying it quired by resolution. I am a little was likely just being thorough. them. But now I just want to make
was unnecessary because appoint- puzzled by this.” sure we are all on the same page.”
Schmitt abstained from the vote ing the deputy supervisor to handle “I always say let the professionals
on hiring the outside counsel, say- various matters was something he Councilman John Lupinacci do it and I’m not about to start sec- Schmitt pointed out that by
ing that while he wasn’t opposed to said Cozen O’Connor wrote the ond guessing them. I don’t nd it
the idea of hiring an independent bad or wrong,” he said to Schmitt. SEE RESOLUTION PAGE 6
“Maybe they are just a very thor-

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Elected officials to get 2 percent raises

Budget moves to preliminary stage, public hearing on Nov. 6

BY BOB DUMAS moves from the tentative to pre- under the tax-levy cap by just un-

EDITOR liminary stage since the money der $45,000—or 2 percent.

was already in place on another e mandatory cap, which was

e Town Board voted unani- line in anticipation of the move, established by the state in 2011,

mously last week to grant 2 said comptroller Mary Ann requires that the tax levy can only

percent raises to the supervisor, Maxwell. increase by 2 percent, or the rate

Town Board members and other Supervisor Ken Schmitt said of in ation, whichever is lower.

elected o cials as the town’s ten- 2 percent seemed the norm for e rate of in ation is 2.07 per-

tative budget moved on to the raises during contract negotia- cent, so the cap for the 2020 bud- PHOTO: BOB DUMAS

preliminary phase. tions with unions, which is how get was set at 2 percent, exactly The supervisor, Town Board members and other elected officials will

e town supervisor’s annual he and the Town Board arrived at the mark the tentative budget hits. get 2 percent raises next year.
salary will now be $127,296; the the gure. e 0.8 percent hike in the

town clerk will receive $97,063; e 2020 preliminary budget tax rate means that the average “ e town comptroller and I sidered while formulating the ten-

the town highway superinten- calls for a 0.8 percent increase homeowner, assessed at $347,000, worked for many days and hours tative budget.”

dent will get $131,539; and Town in the tax rate. e $30.6 mil- would pay approximately $1,752 examining every single line item A public hearing on the pre-

Board members will now receive lion spending package calls for a on next year’s tax bill, a $14 in- in the budget,” said Schmitt in his liminary budget will be held Nov.

$22,276. tax levy increase—the amount of crease from 2019. e assessed annual budget message earlier this 6 at 7 p.m. at Town Hall. e nal

e raises will not impact the money collected by property tax- valuation re ects a current equal- month. “Expenses and revenues budget must be approved and sent

tax rate or tax levy as the budget es—of $968,278, which comes ization rate of 100 percent. were reviewed and carefully con- to Albany no later than Nov. 20.

RESOLUTION Cozen O’Connor writing a resolu- “ is resolution probably cost us paralegal prepared this. We have were postponed and they were able

FROM PAGE 4 tion, one he felt unnecessary, prob- at least $1,000 to do.Maybe more,” never done this before so why was to attend. He then noted that the

ably cost the town money. he said. “Because an attorney or it necessary in this particular mat- Cozen O’Connor resolution was

ELECT ter? It just cost the taxpayers more not on the original agenda but

money.” added at the 11th hour.

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more sinister was afoot. He noted here. is was added on around 4

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Streetlight conversion Here is a list of meetings in the coming
underway through town weeks for the town of Carmel government
and the Mahopac School District. Times/
NYSEG program changes bulbs to energy-e cient LEDs dates are subject to change. Call the Town
Hall at 845-628-1500, or the school district
BY BOB DUMAS energy audit of its buildings a few years ago, savings to the taxpayers who reside in the
EDITOR the company that performed the audit of- lighting districts.” at 845-628-3415, with any questions.
fered to perform such a townwide conver-
A program sponsored by New York sion, but the terms weren’t as good as what e program is only for service class 3 TOWN BOARD
State Electric & Gas (NYSEG) is now NYSEG o ered. lights; service class 2 lights are decorative Wednesday, Oct. 30 | Meetings starts at
underway that will convert most of the and not eligible. 7 p.m. | Town Hall, 60 McAlpin Ave.,
town of Carmel’s high-pressure sodium “ e town would have owned those Mahopac
streetlights to the more energy-e cient lights and would have had to maintain Comptroller Mary Ann Maxwell con-
LED (light-emitting diode) lights. them,” he said. “And at the time, NYSEG rmed there was enough money in the PLANNING BOARD
did not o er an LED tari . So, you would lighting districts’ fund balances to pay for Wednesday,Nov.6 | Meetings starts at 7 p.m.
e Town Board voted last year to join still be paying the same tari we do on the the project. | Town Hall, 60 McAlpin Ave., Mahopac
the project. At the time, town engineer existing lighting system and we would own Councilman Jonathan Schneider said
Rich Franzetti said the program will con- the lights and have to maintain them, and technology has gotten better over the years ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS ZBA
vert 1,078 of the town’s 1,126 lights at an we don’t have the infrastructure here to do and the town needed to take advantage of it. ursday, Oct. 24 | Meetings start at
average cost of $38.94 per light. e total that. It would not have been a win for the “For a few years now, the technology has
cost would be $41,977. at will cover the town. Now, NYSEG is o ering to do LED gotten more and more e cient,” he said. 7:30 p.m. | Town Hall, 60 McAlpin Ave.,
lights with a lower tari that will help with “When we rst visited this, it was going to Mahopac
ve lighting districts plus some “unde- the cost savings. And they will still own the be almost a 20-year return on investment
ned”areas within the town. e hamlet of light poles and the lights,and we won’t have because those tari s didn’t exist from NY- BOARD OF EDUCATION
Carmel will see 108 lights converted, while to maintain them.” SEG. But with these tari s now, it looks ursday, Oct. 24 | Meetings start at
Mahopac will change out 806 lights. e like we are going to have a return on the
rest are in those unde ned areas. Supervisor Ken Schmitt noted on his investment within the rst year. We may be 7:30 p.m. | Falls School, 100 Myrtle Ave.,
“According to NYSEG, Carmel would Facebook page that NYSEG o cially be- putting a little bit of money out there, but Mahopac Falls
save $12,000 a year on land costs and gan the light conversion last week. the return is something you just can’t argue
$17,000 per year on delivery charges,” with.” RECREATION ADVISORY
Franzetti said at the time. “And depending “If you reside in one of our townwide Councilman John Lupinacci said he COMMITTEE
on what we pay per kilowatt, there could be lighting districts, NYSEG has begun con- can attest to the energy e ciency of LED
additional savings.” verting all of the old cobra-head high-pres- lights, having changed all the lights in his ursday, Nov. 7 Meeting starts at
Franzetti said that while the town is ex- sure sodium streetlights over to LEDs,” he home, except the refrigerator and the stove, 7:30 p.m., Sycamore Park clubhouse,
pected to pay the cost of the conversions, wrote.“LEDs have a more e cient lighting to that model. Mahopac
NYSEG will own and maintain the lights. pattern that reduces glare and focuses the “I saw a savings immediately in year one
He said that when the town underwent an light directly on the area to be lit. LEDs are and year two,”he said.
more cost-e cient, which translates into a

PAGE 8 MAHOPAC NEWS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2019

Teen Library Council project to aid homeless

BY BOB DUMAS very much needed. It will mean

EDITOR a lot to a lot of di erent people.

So, take that home with you.”

anks to the hard work of Waldrup said that while

some Mahopac teens, some Put- BESP gets a lot of support and

nam County families struggling donations from adults, she said

with homelessness will struggle getting the kids to step up was

a little bit less. “extra special.”

e Mahopac Library’s Teen “I think that kids today are

Library Council, which recently aware of the problems that exist

merged with Teens Who Care, in our communities and around

embarked on a program to col- the world, whether it’s home-

lect items for goodie bags that lessness, global warming or

would be given out to families whatever,” she said. “Teens are

entering the Brewster Emergen- trying to get involved and have

cy Shelter Program (BESP). On the desire for it because they re-

ursday (Oct. 10), which was ally want to make an impact on

also National Homeless Day, the the future.”

teens presented the bags to Co- Ninth grader Stephanie

rina Waldrup, chair of BESP, at PHOTO: BOB DUMAS Bozier is an example of that.
the library. She’s taken part in the Mid-
Members of the Teen Library Council, show off the goodie bags they put together for the Brewster night Run since she was in fth
“We collected these items and Emergency Shelter Program, pictured with Cornia Waldrup, chair of BESP, center; and Gail Perillo, director grade. (Midnight Run coordi-
the kids brought some in, and of youth services for the library nates over 1,000 relief missions
we reached out to local busi-

nesses as well,” said Gail Perillo, day’s event was just the second heard about some of the things like these bags you put together per year, in which volunteers

director of youth services for the time they’d met since Teens we need, and I am excited to see means more than anything you from churches, synagogues,

library. “ e packages include Who Care was folded into the what is in your bags.” can possibly imagine,” she said. schools and other civic groups

gift cards from Dunkin’ Do- group. Waldrup said that while the “ e people we serve have a in the metropolitan area dis-

nuts and CVS. ere are socks, Waldrup was excited to get donations may seem modest, backpack and this is literally all tribute food, clothing, blankets

handwarmers, toiletries, lotions. the bags, saying BESP relies they make all the di erence in they have. and personal-care items to the

When they rst come in [to the totally on volunteers and dona- the world to the families who “It’s a big problem,” she add- homeless poor on the streets of

shelter], they are looking for tions to stay operational. are struggling. ed. “It’s not just in the big cities; New York City.)

some [basics].” “We get a lot of help from “You guys may think this is it’s in the small towns as well. So, “My dad is in the military, so

e newly revamped Teen Li- churches and local organiza- nothing—some toothpaste, a I really want to thank you guys helping this country is kind of

brary Council is comprised of tions,” she told the kids. “And toothbrush— but when you for taking an initiative and doing
students in grades 6-12. urs- I heard a rumor that you guys don’t have the basics, something something like this because it is SEE LIBRARY COUNCIL PAGE 9

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2019 MAHOPAC NEWS PAGE 9

Juried fine art show on display at PAC

The Putnam Arts Council jurors for selection and awards Obvara red ceramic sculpture through Friday from noon-3:30 e Putnam Arts Council is

invites the community to view and found their task challeng- by George B. Davison of Pat- p.m., as well as on the closing a non-pro t arts service orga-

the October juried ne art ing with the over 150 works terson day, Sunday, Nov. 3, from 2-4 nization chartered by the New

show which features over 100 entered for consideration. e Honorable Mention: Mer- p.m. ere will be a special York State Dept. of Education

works by 70 artists and includes following awards were selected: maid & Angel, ceramics - body meet-the-artists and closing in 1963 whose mission is to

15 sculptures. e exhibit will Best in Show: Spring in Ac- of work, by Robbin Gold of event on Nov. 3 from 2:30-4 present, promote, advocate and

be on display in the A. Eric tion, an abstract oil on canvas Mahopac p.m. which is open to the pub- fund the work of area artists

Arctander Gallery, 521 Ken- by Kathe Frake of Carmel e exhibit also includes four lic, as well. Additional evening throughout Putnam County.

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Democrats, come Have a happy,
out and vote politically correct
In this neck of the
woods, Republicans voters approve of the job Halloween!
seem to automatically
vote for members of their HERE Donald Trump is doing Back in the early ’80s, my brother
own party, thus serving AND as president, no matter his went to a Halloween party dressed as
their ideological, religious NOW! character. ey appear oblivi- Diana Ross; two of his friends made
and economic interests ous to his labeling countries up the rest of the Supremes. Danny was a
regardless of the issues at BERNIE with black and brown people
hand or the character of the KOSBERG as “s---hole countries;” ripping OUT OF
candidates. MY HEAD
migrant children from the
And relatively few Republican voters
question, on an ongoing basis, the decisions arms of their parents; dehu- huge Motown fan and he held those groups BOB
Republican o cials make, once they are in in deep reverence. It was a karaoke party DUMAS
o ce. Questions like: Was the decision or manizing immigrants; making upwards of and he viewed his radically o -key perfor-
project disputed? Were essential conversa-
tions had and, if so, with whom? Were 22 false and misleading statements each
other ideas or alternate solutions consid-
ered? Can the logic behind the decision- day; defying campaign nance laws; hiding mance of “Can’t Hurry Love” as a tribute to
making process be explained? What does
the budget look like and can we depend payments to women; inspiring a rise in hate his favorite music.
on the expense or project staying within
bounds? crimes and white nationalist violence; run- And he thought it was hysterical because he was this

Republican voters are exceedingly loyal. ning a trillion dollar post-tax-cut de cit; huge, hairy white man dressed as a woman. A black
ey focus their energies on supporting
their political party and believe, whole- inviting foreigners to corrupt our elections; woman. Yup. Not only did he have the wig, dress and
heartedly, in its brand. Blind adherence to
this Republican brand is resulting in a po- abandoning our allies; and surrounding fake boobs, he had the black face. ere are pictures
litical system in which many of us—those
who are not loyal Republicans—just don’t himself with advisers who are, one after to prove it.
trust our government. In a totally subjective
poll that I conducted in a most unscienti c the other, quitting in frustration or being So, if he had decided back then to pursue a career in politics, there is no
way, a dozen of my neighbors—party a li-
ation unstated—were asked whether they convicted of crimes. doubt that the pictures would have resurfaced and quashed any hopes he
had con dence in their elected o cials to
protect the best interests of the whole com- It comes as no surprise, therefore, that had of public service. e social justice warriors would have been on him
munity. Better than half said no.
In a national poll conducted by the Asso- most Americans have lost con dence in like hair on soap.
ciated Press recently, only about one-third
of registered voters interviewed indicated our ability to choose e ective and honor- Now, the last thing my brother ever wanted was a career in politics. He
that they had con dence in their fellow
Americans to elect representatives who able leaders. We have put into o ce too loathed the spotlight. He had a brief tenure as a school board member and
would serve the greater good and protect
minority interests. many individuals who insulate themselves the experience nearly traumatized him for life. So, that wasn’t an issue.
Sadly, it appears that Americans—in the
age of Trump—no longer assume that our from the realities of everyday life, con- But the last thing my brother was, was racist. He would grimace if he was
leaders expect the best from themselves
and the people they place around them. stantly bicker and posture; peddling their exposed to a racial epithet and was disgusted when he’d hear stories of
We hear, on an almost daily basis, about
nationally and locally elected o cials who in uence as if they were selling wares out bigotry and intolerance. He would have been morti ed to learn that many
have been involved in shady practices and,
when suspected of wrongdoing, deny, de- of the trunk of their car and are preoccu- today would consider his Diana Ross tribute a racist act.
ect and protect themselves and each other
from scrutiny. pied with being reelected, not doing what’s Times change; I get that. But he would have been a 20th century guy
Upwards of 90 percent of Republican
best for our town and country. tried in a 21st century court. Not fair.

Our democratic system of government So, with Halloween nearly upon us, I decided to take a look back at some

demands dialogue and negotiation. How- of my own Halloween costumes over the years to see if any of them might

ever, repeatedly, we are witnessing the have triggered the ire of the overly politically correct crowd.

crumbling of the middle ground, acrimony As a little kid, I was often saddled with store-bought costumes. My

toward compromise of any kind, and, under mother worked full time and lacked the time (and the imagination, bless

the guise of purist ideology, an absence her heart) to create anything homemade. So, I got a store-bought devil cos-

of a centrist way of thinking. Entrenched tume when I was about 5 years old and wore it for, like,

o cials, more often than not, are unwilling ve years running until it began to split at the seams. It

to yield an inch of control. was just a shiny red jumpsuit with a pointed tail re-

In my rambles about town and in the plete with a plastic mask (with horns) that depicted

emails and calls I receive, I’ve come to old Beelzebub sporting a malevolent grin. I can’t

believe that as a community we are danger- count the number of times I rang a doorbell, only

ously naive. Not just because Republicans to have the lady of the house drop a Milky Way

seem to vote mechanically for the party into my pillowcase while coquettishly exclaim-

and not the person, but also because too ing, “Oh, you little devil!”

many local Democrats—more cynical and In 1965, no one thought twice

apathetic than ever—just don’t come out about my devilish ensemble.

to vote. After all, it was Halloween! You

A government that is competent, honest were supposed to be dressed as

and fair and serves the vital interests of the ghouls, ghosties and monsters. But

whole community will not become a reality how do you think that costume would

unless all the people in this town come out SEE DUMAS PAGE 16

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Taking on the college application essay

Dear Dr. Linda, However, helping your rushed through writing it and didn’t care a better idea of who a student is. e es-
enough to ask an adult to check it over says are not used to evaluate if students
Our son is interested STRONG son write his essays for grammar, spelling or punctuation should major in writing, but they’re
in applying to some LEARNING doesn’t mean writing mistakes. If there are such mistakes, it important in that they give counselors an
reach schools and he them for him or paying raises a red ag and no matter how out- opportunity to evaluate students’ ability
has a great chance of DR. LINDA someone to write it standing the essay is, they could be out to communicate e ectively. And they’re
getting in because his SILBERT for him. Getting help of the running. It tells the admissions important—one of the ve main criteria
counselor that they didn’t care enough to college admissions counselors look at. In
GPA is high, his SAT means talking over a check over their paper. general, they take into consideration the
following:
scores are high, and topic with your son and • ey can see at a glance if the ap-
plicant understands the question by GPA (Grade point average from ninth
he’s been the star of then listening to what how the student defends or supports an grade on)
opinion or idea he or she has.
the school play along with other outside he has to say about that topic. If your SAT or ACT (sometimes both)
• ey use the essays as a way to learn College essay
activities. son has trouble coming up with a topic, about the students. e essay must Outside activities
show the counselor how the question or Interview
Obviously, we’re quite proud of him. help him by discussing the question or prompt relates to them now, in the past, In summary, don’t be afraid of jump-
or perhaps in the future. ing in to help your son think through
However, he’s not a good writer, and prompt. Brainstorm together and once how he will respond or look over the es-
• ey are looking for
many of these reach schools ask for more a general response is determined, leave creativity, interesting sto- says for grammatical errors. But
ries, true stories and “out don’t write them.
than one essay. My mom, a retired guid- him to write the essays on his own. of the box” themes to set By the way, check
a student apart. with the admissions
ance counselor, told us that every kid It means editing his essays to check counselors to see
• ey don’t want to
gets help writing the essays, so we need grammar, spelling and punctuation. If read what the ap- their school accepts
plicant thinks the videos.
to help him. Since we’re not the best your son has trouble with sentence and admissions counsel-
ors wants to hear. Dr. Linda
writers, we gure whatever we write with paragraph structure, it’s a good time Students need
to respond with Dr. Linda Silbert is
him won’t look as if we wrote it. It could to step in to help him. If he really has honesty. the author of “Why Bad
Grades Happen to Good
come from him. On the other hand, we trouble learning it, contact his English Remember, the Kids” and “Building Strong
purpose of the Students.” Submit questions
could just walk away and hire someone teacher or hire a tutor to help him. e college essay is to using the contact form at
give admissions people www.StrongLearning.com.
to help him write them. Will those tutor isn’t hired to write the essay, but to

essays be too professional looking? We work with him to review rules of sen-

really want to step in because we’d feel tence and paragraph structure.

terrible if he was not accepted because of Here are some facts and suggestions as

his essays. He’s planning on majoring in to what admissions counselors are look-

science, so he won’t have to write essays ing for in essays:

in his major. • ey appreciate essays that are cre-

Madison ative, humorous, and interesting in order

Dear Madison, to set one student apart from the others.

is question comes up often because • ey usually (and quickly) pick up if

most kids do get help writing their es- a parent or another adult has written the

says. In fact, many English teachers work essay even if the adult is a poor writer.

with their students writing the essays. • ey can pick up if the student

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LETTERS

Town Board needs meeting. It occurred to me that no-nonsense candidate. Jean has Mahopac News election letters policy
some grown-ups Carmel needs some grownups on my vote so we can move toward
its board. Luckily for Carmel, a a more professional, transparent,

To the editor, grownup is running for a seat on e cient and responsible Town In fairness to the candidates, the last edition in which

As a relative newcomer to the board in the upcoming elec- Board. And that would be very Mahopac News will publish election-related letters to the

Putnam County and, speci cally, tion on Tuesday, Nov. 5 (early good news for Carmel. editor will be Oct. 24. is includes letters from candidates,

Mahopac, I attended my rst voting is Oct. 26-Nov. 3). Her Jeanne Nelson as well as endorsement letters. is is due to the fact there

Carmel Town Board meeting on name is Jean Hopper. Mahopac would be no time for rebuttal for any letters published in the

Wednesday, Oct. 2. Jean Hopper has been a resi- Oct. 31 issue.

After one hour had passed and dent of my new home, Mahopac, Why he’s voting for Letters should be received no later than 4 p.m. on Fridays
still near the beginning of the for more than a quarter century. Jean Hopper for publication in the following week’s issue. Letters should
agenda, a verbal brawl broke out She has been attending Town be less than 300 words. We reserve the right to edit for length

among some of the board mem- Board meetings and is deeply and style.

bers, including the member who familiar with the issues that To the editor,

appeared to have incited the al- Carmel faces. Jean is looking to I am not a registered Demo-

tercation and who, separately, is increase transparency and ensure crat, nor am I a registered Re- the perfect picture of an idyllic she knows that our elected o -

facing multiple criminal charg- stronger scal management of publican. So, I’m not one to American Dream without notic- cials need to be held accountable,

es according to news reports our tax dollars, as well as address vote along party lines. Call me ing the dark cloud that is hang- just like the rest of us. She gets

(“Felony Charge Filed Against the town’s infrastructure and wa- old-fashioned, but when a gov- ing over us: the public percep- it. is is a great town, and it de-

Councilman Barile, Mahopac ter issues more urgently and in- ernment fails, I’m going to look tion of our Town Board. “ ey’re serves great government.

News, Oct. 10). telligently. to the wisdom of our country’s nice,” people tell me. “But I don’t is isn’t a party issue, it’s a

I have attended many co-op, I also like that Jean is a par- Founding Fathers. It is our right, trust them.” community issue. We vote for

village and non-pro t board ent, has a business background it is our duty, to seek new lead- What reason could people essentially the same candidates

meetings over the past 30-plus and has held jobs in the school ers. We can make a change. And have for distrusting our local year after year, even if the names

years, and while there have been district and currently is an edu- that’s why, on Election Day, I’m elected o cials? Is it because and faces change. Well, let’s

disagreements, they have never cational aide to a child with dis- casting my vote for Jean Hopper. year after year, taxes go up but get something done. Vote for

devolved into the display I wit- abilities. She is a well-rounded, My roots don’t run exception- no tangible improvements to our someone di erent, for someone

nessed at that Carmel Board knowledgeable, experienced and ally deep here, as I only moved infrastructure are made? Because who has a real chance of mak-

to Carmel a decade ago, but my contracts seem to go directly to ing an impact. Will one person

three children are growing up in friends and family instead of on the Town Board be able to
NORTHWOOD INN this town. My wife and I have through competitive bids? Could single-handedly initiate sweep-
taken root by getting involved it be the lack of transparency, the ing positive reform? Maybe.
with the Cub Scouts and Girl in- ghting among council mem- Maybe not. But it sends a clear
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tice; we have made close friends My vote will be based on noth- stayed here for a reason. We are

whose children will grow up ing more than simple common raising our families here for a

All Month we are celebrating alongside our own. sense. ings aren’t working. Ms. reason.

Ten years after moving here, Hopper o ers solutions. She sees So, let’s bring reason back to

Oktoberfest! my family and I are invested in the value in making smart deci- our government.
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partments; she understands the Carmel
But I’d be hugging the “de- need for enticing businesses and
lusive phantom” that Patrick families alike to move to Carmel; SEE LETTERS PAGE 14
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Turn your wheel and cough

like a carburetor, so it would looked at the dog for support. “In the back seat until the I’ll make an appointment with

seem like I did, in fact, know e dog wisely stayed out of it. gas station attendant can pour the mechanic to gure out

TRACY what I was talking about, “You know nothing about it in.” what’s wrong and get it xed.”
cars, just admit it.” He exhaled deeply. “…And “You don’t need to do that,”
BECKERMAN although it was highly un-
likely that I did. “I do so,” I argued. where does he pour it into? he replied.

“Do you even know what “OK, let’s try something “ e car,” I replied. He got “Why not?” I said.

a carburetor does?” he asked. easier. Where does the washer up from the couch and banged He picked up his laptop.

“Yes,” I said enthusiasti- uid go? his head against the wall. “I’ll just look up the symp-

cally. “It berates the car.” He “On the windshield.” “Forget I asked… anything. toms on CarMD.”
I’ll be the rst to admit, I raised an eyebrow dubiously.
don’t really know much “What about the transmis- “No, I mean where does it Ever. About cars.”
come from.” I shrugged. I could under- You can follow Tracy on Facebook
about cars. So, when my car sion?”
“ e store,” I said emphati- stand his frustration. We’d had at https://www.facebook.com/

started making a funny noise, “It transmits things,” I said. cally. similar conversations about LostinSuburbiaFanPage/ and on

I had no idea what it could “ at’s its mission.” “Where do you put it in the women’s shoes. Twitter at https://twitter.com/

be. I knew this noise wasn’t its He shook his head and car?” “OK,” I said. “Well, I guess tracybeckerman.

regular noise. e regular noise

usually sounded like “vroom-

vroom,” but this new noise

sounded a little like “cough-

cough.” Although I wasn’t very What if YOUR BANK
car savvy, I was a mom, and
being a mom, I was pretty sure
I knew what the problem was.

“ e car has a cold,” I told

my husband. was changing the community for the better?
“Excuse me?” he replied from

his place on the couch where

he usually sat when I told him

something was broken and was

going to cost us a lot of money

to x.

“It has a cold,” I said. “It

seems very low energy and it

has a cough.”

“Cars don’t get colds,” he

said.

“Well, it’s symptoms are very

u-like,” I argued. e car re-

minded me a little of my hus-

band when he got a Man Cold.

It was coughing and sluggish

and needy. e only di erence

was, the car didn’t look up its

symptoms on WebMD.

“Cars don’t get colds,” he re-

peated more slowly, as though

saying it slower would make

me agree with him faster.

“OK, so maybe not a cold,”

I said reluctantly. “ en it’s

probably, um… the carburetor!”

He shook his head. I knew

he thought I had no idea what

I was talking about because, to

be honest, I did have a history We know. It sounds unlikely. But here’s the truth: Tompkins Mahopac Bank has been giving back
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LETTERS have no ability to act or respond. no action from this board (except ty bosses promised. Additionally, Speaker of the House famously
FROM PAGE 12
Michael Barile has attempted to hide behind more expensive Barile has contributed several stated: “All politics is local.” So,

Fight for responsible to hide his business con icts from lawyers), I look to the candidates hundred dollars to the Republi- let’s ignore the craziness going
the voters by failing to disclose running to ll this year’s open can candidates and it just means on in Washington for a moment,
town government his many real estate holdings in seats, and I see only one who has we will have more of the same. and concentrate on clearing up
Carmel and his past ownership of stood up to demand action, ac- I’m not ready to keep giving the some of the craziness in our local

To the editor, Swan Cove. He has also tried to countability, and dignity from our same people power. I want some- government.

I have reached my breaking bene t from his position of trust elected o cials. at candidate is one to ask tough questions and One party rule invites corrup-

point with the Town Board of by hooking up to town sewers Jean Hopper. ght for responsible local gov- tion, because there is no counter-

Carmel. It is clear to anyone pay- without permission. e Republican candidates ernment. balance, and the Carmel Town

ing attention that not only do we When these facts were ex- seem to be hoping that if they I’m voting for Jean Hopper Board is all one party—Repub-

have a councilman behaving un- posed, he became violent and is keep their heads down, they’ll for Carmel Town Board on Nov. lican. Town Board members

ethically, but that his colleagues now facing felony charges.With sneak into o ce, just as their par- 5 and I hope our neighbors will are also Sewer Commissioners,

THESE PRICES ARE join me in demanding change. and one Town Board member
VALID WITH AD ONLY Michael Joseph Schmitz has admitted to using town re-
Mahopac sources, (a sewer line) without
paying for it, perhaps for years.
Linson will ensure As a Town Board member and
justice for all a Sewer Commissioner, this is
an obvious con ict of interest,
as well as theft of services. Other

To the editor, than hiring a Manhattan law

For decades, the League of rm for upwards of a $40,000

Women voters have hosted the cost to the taxpayers to look

well-known candidates’ forum, into this asco, I have not heard

where tradition has held that the any of the other board members

judicial candidates participate protest this unfairness. Is this

alongside legislative candidates because they are all in the same

with equal time in a non-de- party? A good old boys club?

bate forum. Since this country’s By remaining silent the board

founding, those who seek to rep- enables this type of self dealing

resent us have a responsibility to to continue.

address us. However, in 2019, Ju- is is just one of the many

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DUMAS she must have started sewing today? Is it racist? Is it in poor
together back when I was still taste because less-enlightened
FROM PAGE 10 wearing the devil out t. It was folks might equate an Arab
huge, with a big bulbous head sheik to a terrorist? I don’t
go over today? Would bible and six tentacles with suction know. Insert heavy sigh here.
enthusiasts call child protec- cups sewed on them (my own
tive services to report that my two real arms made for a total But my favorite adult Hal-
parents were engaging their kid of eight). loween costume of all time had
in satanic rituals? Would Face- to be the time I went as Tinker
book mom groups try to shame I’m not sure what objections Bell. Inspired by my brother,
my mother not just for dressing could have been raised over that I thought that a big, hairy
a second grader as the devil, costume but I’m sure the vegan guy going as a tiny e eminate
but for using a store-bought crowd or PETA folks could pixie would be unquestionably
costume as well (in their minds, have thought of something. hysterical.
probably the bigger sin)? However, it was fun to dance
in. I could spin around quickly, I borrowed a blonde wig
As a sullen teen, dressing up and all the tentacles would y from my mom (I never once
for Halloween was no longer outward thwacking anyone who saw her wear this wig). She and
cool. I have no memories of got too close. my dad used to square dance,
costumes from that era—scary, so she also lent me a fuchsia-
politically incorrect or other- As I said, I never bought colored crinoline that served as
wise. another costume, but I did my skirt. I wore a plastic tiara
rent one once. Trust me, rent- over the wig. On my feet was a
But after college, many newly als are cool. But I don’t know pair of bright white Peds (mini
minted adults love to host Hal- if my choice in costume was. socks with a little pu ball on
loween costume parties and I, It was that of an Arab sheik. It the heels).
for one, liked going to them. was simply a brightly colored
But no more store-bought at- pullover gown with a headdress. But to top it all o , I thought,
tire for me! I had a mustache and little goa- I would need pantyhose. How
tee at the time, which helped in the world, I wondered, could
My aunt, my mom’s sister, amplify the look. I nd pantyhose that would t
was the creative one in the a 240-pound dude?
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How would that costume
hold up today? Would I be
judged for appropriating a
feminine icon? Would I be seen
as poking fun at the LGBTQ
community? I just don’t know
anymore.

One other thing: ey don’t
make Big Mama’s pantyhose
any more, which I am sure
shocks no one. I mean, they still
make pantyhose in large sizes,
just without the snarky, pejora-
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You can still get a pair on
eBay under the category of
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ARTICLE 78 neys are willing to do it. Cozen
FROM PAGE 1
O’Connor does this sort of thing.

It’s their specialty. We are not

RIP Frizzy Hair issue and the DEP. Barile has ar- wishing evil on anyone.”

Highlight! gued that was a waste of money Lupinacci called Barile’s alle-
Haircut!
Olaplex ! because the permitting process gation that the town’s request to

was nearly over until the board halt the DEP permitting process

asked the DEP to temporarily was retaliation a “petty, emotional

suspend the process. response.”

“ is is strictly to get the town “We are just trying to do it

to go in front of a judge and ex- appropriately,” he said. “ is has

plain why it is taking so long,” nothing to do with retaliation. If

Barile said. “I want to force them he has been watching for the last

to tell a judge what is going on eight years, he knows I am very

and why they are playing around. thorough and appropriate. I don’t

It forces them to do it immedi- just react.”

ately and stop the law rm in Barile was also critical of the

Manhattan from running up the way the board hired Cozen

bill—stop taxpayers from losing O’Connor without seeking bids

more money.” or requests for proposals—a pro-

Councilman John Lupinacci curement procedure he claims

said that was ironic, because now the board has been lax in follow-

the town will have to hire an out- ing.

side attorney to defend itself in However, Lupinacci said Bari-

the Article 78 proceeding, thus le can’t have it both ways. Noting

costing the taxpayers money. that Barile has been critical of the

special Town attorney Greg Folchetti town dragging out the permit-

has recused himself from the ting process, he said that sending

To make your hair matter because he can’t represent out RFPs would have done just

all ve board members when one that—dragged out the process.

SHINE, is the subject of a violation as a “ at would have prolonged

add Clear Gloss to private citizen. it,” Lupinacci said. “You can’t
any color service.
“[Barile] keeps talking about have it both ways.”

ONLY $10 how expensive it is [to hire an Supervisor Ken Schmitt said

Actual outside law rm], but now we are that now that the outside law
Client
going to have to hire a lawyer to rm has been hired, he wants
The
Hair Wharf defend us in the Article 78,” Lu- the hold on the DEP permitting

pinacci said. process to be lifted.

Lupinacci said Cozen “ e DEP should 100 percent

O’Connor simply needs time to move forward with the permit-

wend its way through the paper- ting process,” he said. “ e longer

work and get up to speed, some- it’s delayed, the more it costs the

thing, he said, won’t take that town. My understanding is that

914-232-7271 long. this is the nal piece; the other

Salon Hours: Tues-Fri: 10-5, Thurs: 10-8, “Let them get up to speed,” he regulatory agencies are satis ed.
Sat: 9:30-4, Sun: 10-12 (By Appt. Only),
said. “It’s not like we hire them ere is no reason why it should
Closed Mon.
and then boom, we are back at be on hold.”

the table with the DEP. Profes- Schmitt said he would call the

Kerry, Madi, Lesli sional courtesy is to give them DEP himself and tell them to

some time.” move forward.

Lupinacci said he was reluctant Asked if he believed the de-

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Article 78 lawsuit because as of by other board members against

press time he hadn’t seen it. But Barile, Schmitt said he couldn’t

The Hair Wharf Family he added that since the outside be sure.
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“ is is not a witch hunt. We you could draw that conclusion.”

needed legal representation that Councilman Jonathan Schnei-

could get on the phone and con- der and Councilwoman Suzi

verse with the DEP, the DEC, McDonough did not respond

the Department of Health,” he to Mahopac News’ requests for

said. “Not a lot of local attor- comment.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2019 MAHOPAC NEWS PAGE 19

PAGE 20 MAHOPAC NEWS THUR
The McCo
Mahopac FD holds siblings
annual open house a snack
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Saturday for its annual open house and Fire Safety Day. It was a
big day for the kids, who had the opportunity to take a ride in a re
truck, man a re hose, romp around a bouncy house and enjoy free
hot dogs and popcorn. ere were safety demos for all ages, including
a car extraction using the Jaws of Life, a peek inside the back of an
ambulance as well as the light-armored vehicle of the Sheri ’s
Department Emergency Response Team.

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Congressman Maloney assists injured
woman who campaigned against him

BY BRYAN FUMAGALLI was struck by a slow moving car ‘I may not see eye to
CONTRIBUTING WRITER as it pulled out of an alleyway eye with Maloney on
onto 6th St., Northwest. the issues of the day,
Without intending to do so, but as far as I can tell
Congressman Sean Patrick Malo- “I was riding in a designated he is certainly a good
ney pulled o the ultimate act of bike lane down a slight hill go-
bipartisanship earlier this month ing south when a car came out of person.’
when he assisted an injured cyclist the alleyway right in front of me
after she’d been struck by a car in and we collided,” said Stello, who
works for a court reporting and

Washington, DC. transcription rm.“I didn’t have a -Jen Stello
Little did he know, that injured chance to react and slammed into Injured bicyclist and
the front driver’s side of the car national committeewoman
cyclist had twice travelled from and ended up on the hood of his for the DC Young
our nation’s capital to the Hud- car. ankfully, he was only going
son Valley in separate election about ve-miles-per hour and, as Republicans
cycles in an e ort to keep Malo-

ney out of Congress. I got myself o of his hood, I did

Jen Stello, a 36-year-old Wash- not feel any severe pain, but my

ington resident who volunteers bike was no longer usable.” tinue to assess the situation. She PHOTO COURTESY OF JEN STELLO
as national committeewoman Witnesses quickly came to su ered two major contusions to
for the DC Young Republicans, her legs—one on her left calf and Jen Stello, seen here campaigning for former Congresswoman Nan
was biking from her residence her aid to see if she was OK. e one on her right shin. She had a Hayworth, was helped by Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney after
in Bloomingdale to her o ce in driver, who was driving the car “signi cant” scrape on the back getting hit by a car when riding her bicycle.
for a local church, called the po-

Logan Circle around 6:45 p.m. lice as Stello did her best to keep of one of her heels, several minor

on ursday, Oct. 3, when she calm on the sidewalk and con- scrapes and bruises on each knee and another large contusion on her left upper thigh.

Her rst instinct, she said, was
to keep going and walk her bi-

cycle to her o ce. It was around

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proached.

“A man, who I’d later learn was
Congressman Maloney, came up

to me immediately after the rst

two witnesses left and told me

he was across the street on his

front porch and saw what had

happened,” Stello said. “He said,

‘Oh my gosh, that was crazy.

Why don’t you sit down? Can

I get you anything?’ He was re-

ally nice and helpful. I sat down

on the sidewalk because of what

he was saying about the need to

take a break and relax. e police

had not even arrived yet and he

ended up going back inside his

Add Value house and returned with two
frozen bags of vegetables for
the bruises on my legs and a can
of La Croix water. He held the
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to Your Home bit as I was sitting on someone’s
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Mahopac teacher’s book wins Mom’s Choice Award

Jennifer Degl co-authored ‘Stuck in Bed’

to limit their activity. One lending a parent’s voice. She re- rst book, “From Hope to Joy: A services created for children,
way to connect is reading this cently chronicled the daily strug- Memoir of a Mother’s Determi- families and educators. e pro-
book together. gle of high risk pregnancy in the nation and Her Micro Preemie’s gram is globally recognized for
Journal of Pediatrics article, “Re- Struggle to Beat the Odds.” establishing the benchmark of
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hopac High School teacher Jen- two of them can still nd
nifer Degl and Angela Davids, ways to have fun together.”
is a recipient of the prestigious Davids spent 15 weeks on
Mom’s Choice Award. bed rest at home while her
daughter was two-and-a half.
e Mom’s Choice Awards For Degl, she already had three
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media, products, and services. at the time she was on bed rest
both in and out of the hospital,
e authors are well known for for six weeks.
their advocacy for women experi- “Moms having a high-risk
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those who have delivered prema- assurance, so we’ve included tips
turely. ey wrote the book to about how they can still be a fan-
show high-risk mothers who are tastic mom, even when they’re
dealing with bed rest how they stuck in bed,” Degl said. “We
can nd ways to interact with show moms how to make the
their younger children and keep most of their time together and
their bond strong. is is a major guide them in talking to their
concern for mothers who have children about bed rest in a posi-
tive way.
Degl is the founder of Speak-
ing for Moms & Babies, Inc., an
organization that advocates for
maternal and neonatal health by

MALONEY bike down and before leaving
said, ‘Hopefully next time you’ll
FROM PAGE 22

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OBITUARIES

Loretta E. Bauer

PHOTO COURTESY OF RICH DUNNE/VFW Loretta E. Bauer (Lorie) of Mahopac passed away on Oct.
19, after a brief illness. She was 81 years old. Loretta was born
Chief Rich Dunne salultes the flag during the remembance ceremony. on Sept. 29, 1938 in New York City to Paul and Elisabeth (Vo-
glmayr) Neumayr. Lorie was a graduate of Hunter College,
VFW holds POW/MIA and on May 7, 1960 she married Robert Bauer. ey were later
remembrance blessed with three children.
On Friday Sept. 20, the Vet- nam POW, Col. Floyd James tion of an American hero and
Lorie enjoyed playing golf and along with her husband, Rob-
erans of Foreign Wars, Post ompson, Army Special Forc- his di culties, which are now ert, was a member of the Mahopac Golf Club for over 30 years.
She also loved tending to her owers and watching, feeding, and
5491 Mahopac, held a ceremo- es, Green Beret. Col. ompson recognized as PTSD. identifying birds.

ny of remembrance for POW/ was the longest-held American Chief Rich Dunne revealed Loretta is survived by her children Robert Bauer Jr., and his
wife, Susan; Carolyn Bauer and her husband, Chris; Lisa El-
MIAs. prisoner of war in U.S. history. the symbolic meaning of each lingham and her husband, Craig; grandchildren, Brianna, No-
elle, Kristen, Eric, Max and Sophia; great grandchildren, Julia,
State Assemblyman Kevin He was captured on March item on the missing man table,
omas, and Maggie; and her nephew, Ed Neumayr and his
Byrne started the event with a 26, 1964 and was released on also known as a fallen comrade wife, Tracy.

bagpipe tribute to the troops. March 16, 1973, 10 days short table; REMEMBER. Lorie lost her husband of 58 years, Robert, earlier this year.
She is also predeceased by her brother, Paul Neumayr and his
e opening prayer by Post of nine years. Following this discourse, wife, Frances.

Services for Mrs. Bauer concluded earlier this week.
In lieu of owers, please make memorial contributions in her
name to a charity of your choice.

Chaplin Ray Callinan followed Bell gave a summary of Chaplin Callinan read the clos-

and the Pledge of Allegiance Floyd’s life as a POW, a return- ing prayer and Assemblyman

was recited as the Colors were ing veteran and a civilian upon Byrne ended the ceremony by Photo Submissions
Photos submitted to Mahopac News need to be a high-resolution
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MUSINGS to be printed using the 3D print- e event will serve as an op- at Reed Memorial Library will get one free now through Oct.
FROM PAGE 2 portunity for residents to take in meet Nov. 5 at 7 p.m. to discuss 31—selected authors only: Mary
er in the Learning Lab. Don’t the beauty of the 94th Assembly the book “How it all Began” by Higgins Clark, Danielle Steel,
District while discussing their Penelope Lively. e meeting and selected categories only:
know how? Come in and learn! thoughts, concerns and ideas on will be held at Reed Memorial sci- and fantasy. Pocket paper-
how to improve the area. Library, 1733 Route 6, Carmel. backs not included in the sale.
Registration is requested; register Registration is required; register Contact 845-225-2439 with any All BOGO sale books must be
e Oct. 26 event will assem- questions. purchased in the Book Barn. e
online at www.mahopaclibrary. online at www.mahopaclibrary. ble at the Trailway across from Book Barn is located at Mahopac
Carmel Town Hall, just o of Book Barn Library; hours are: Tuesday, 1-7
org, or call 845-628-2009, ext. org, or call 845-628-2009, ext. Croton Falls Road. BOGO Sale p.m.; Wednesday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.;

100. 100. Reads at Reed Mahopac Book Barn is having ursday, 2-7 p.m.; Saturday,
an October BOGO sale: buy one, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. e main library
Teen Haunted Gingerbread Autumn Wreath e Reads at Reed Book Club desk will not o er any discounts.
House Making

Friday Oct. 25, 4 p.m. Calling Workshop
all ghosts and ghouls in grades

6-12 for a fun spooky night at Cornell Cooperative Exten-

Mahopac Library. We will start sion will o er a workshop on

the night o with a few Hal- how to make a holiday wreath

loween games and then each using local sourced, natural ma-

teen will create their own spooky terials. All supplies are provided, Sugar Swap!

Halloween gingerbread house. including wreaths, dried plants,

All materials provided. Registra- ribbons and holiday accents to

tion is required; register online at help produce a festive decoration

www.mahopaclibrary.org, or call for your home. e workshops How it works: Swap your leftover
Halloween candy for some fun prizes!
845-628-2009, ext. 139. takes place at the Mahopac Li-

Harry Potter Adult Book brary, 668 Route 6, Mahopac,

Group on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 10 a.m.

Monday, Oct. 28, 7:30 p.m. to noon. Registration is required

is book group meets on the and a $25 fee will cover all ma- Prizes for all participants

fourth Monday of every month; terials. Register at Putnam.cce. Drop off candy on

new members are always wel- corell.edu or call 845-278-6738. Monday Nov. 4th

come. On Octt. 28 we will dis- E-Waste Day from 2 pm to 5pm
cuss the rst book in the series:

“Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s

Stone” by J.K. Rowling – pickup e town of Carmel will hold

your copy at the circulation desk. an E-Waste Day on Saturday,

Drop-in group, no registration Nov. 2, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Mi-

needed. For information, call chael Geary In-Line Memo- *All candies must
be unopened
845-628-2009, ext. 100. rial Rink parking lot on Route

Virtual Reality Games for 6 across from the Mahopac

Adults rehouse. For town of Carmel

Monday, Oct. 28, 7:30 p.m. Play residents only; proof of residency

great games on our Oculus Rifts! must be provided. For more in-

Adults may be accompanied by formation regarding what will be

young adults ages 14 and up. accepted and what will not be

Registration is required; register accepted, visit the town’s web-

online at www.mahopaclibrary. site at www.carmelny.org or call

org, or call 845-628-2009, ext. the Rec Dept. at 845- 628-7888, 4 Heritage Hills Plaza, 202 Ctr, Somers, NY 10589

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Know the roots of pet illness and how to prevent it

BY DR. ANDREW INFLAMMATION ISTHE SPARK in ammation causes and advances is no di erent than a primer in a gas principal sta scientist at the Fred
FRISHMAN THAT LIGHTSTHE FIRE many common diseases.” Arthritis engine. In ammation is the equiva- Hutchinson Cancer Research Cen-
GUEST COLUMNIST is in ammation of the joints. Heart lent of rolling out the red carpet and ter, in Seattle, “So being overweight
In ammation is now being disease is in ammation of the arter- asking an illness to enter our body. can mean your body is in a state of
Everything we know indicates linked to just about every health ies. e list goes on and on. long-term, low-grade in ammation.”
that pets age very much like people, condition. What are some examples INFLAMMATION CAUSES
only 7-10 times faster. of in ammatory diseases? Accord- PRIMING OUR PET’S What causes in ammation? A • Mood: Chronic stress changes
ing to a Harvard Medical School BODY FOR DISEASE gene activity of immune cells be-
Pets get many of the same dis- report,“Chronic in ammation plays poor diet, stress, minor food aller- fore they enter the bloodstream.
eases of aging that people do, al- a central role in some of the most Anyone who has ever started a gies, a sedentary lifestyle and more
though not necessarily at the same challenging diseases of our time, in- gas powered engine understands can contribute to chronic in am- e common causes of stress in a
frequency. Vascular disease, for ex- cluding rheumatoid arthritis, cancer, that you must “prime the engine” mation. Additional possible causes pet are a lack of social interaction,
ample, is a bigger killer in people heart disease, diabetes, asthma, and to facilitate the engine starting. of in ammation are as follows: lack of exercise, and loneliness.
than in dogs. e one underlying even cognitive dysfunction.
factor in all these age related ill- Priming is the process of spraying • Excess weight or obesity: Ex- • Gut health: Having imbal-
nesses is in ammation. According to a scienti c article gasoline into the induction system of tra fatty tissue produces in amma- anced gut bacteria can result in
published in 2012, “An increasing a piston engine to start the engine. tory cytokines in the body. Accord- in ammation that can be behind
body of evidence shows that chronic ing to Catherine Duggan, Ph.D., a
In ammation in our pets’ bodies SEE PET ILLNESS PAGE 28

Helping a loved one adjust to life in a nursing home

BY ALAN D. FELLER, ESQ. e goofy smile on his face was photo, but when he got sick, his hair arrangement that feels arti cial? you can visit regularly.
GUEST COLUMNIST supposed to crack her up. Her ex-
pression was one of curious recog- turned white quickly. A hospital stay e people who love you want When I walked into my dad’s
On the right side of my desk is nition, not laughter. Who was this
a picture of my dad holding my silly man? He was PopPop. was followed by a rehabilitation stint. to see you. Whether living in your room, he would often be asleep. I
daughter and looking into her eyes.
My dad’s hair was still dark in the is cycle was repeated several times. childhood home or in a nursing would speak softly and slowly raise

He wanted to go home and nish home room, the sight of you means my voice to wake him. He would

making his to-do lists at the dining the world to them. It helps to deco- eventually lift his head and his eyes

room table. Every time I went back rate a room with familiar objects would open wide upon seeing me.

Andrea Kropf, O.D. to the house, I saw his yellow legal such as photographs, artwork and I gripped his hands, less to test his

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- Catch problems before symptoms house had too many stairs and there to the world. Signing up for regular ue to be here for him and we could
emerge or worsen.
- Glaucoma & Cataract Evaluations… was too much cleaning to do. hair appointments or newspapers is continue to talk about the Yankees
and lots more.
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Vision a ects learning. Make sure your
child’s eyes are examined and any able, but they provide structure at a Getting to know the nursing home If you know your loved one, you
problems addressed.
- Specialized Pediatric Eye Exams. point in a person’s life when their cur- sta is so important to create mean- know the pleasures that make life
- Vision Therapy.
- Contact Lens ttings. rent physical environment is poorly ingful relationships that bene t your more enjoyable for them.

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Five ways to fight cancer with your fork

BY PATRICIA TALIO When we follow a colorful, (mostly) plant-based diet, 3. FIBER, FIBER, FIBER…
GUEST COLUMNIST we also have a diet higher in ber and lower in calories. You should be eating 25 to 30 grams
Maintaining a healthy weight is the number one recom-
Proper nutrition is essential to can- mendation for the prevention of breast cancer. of ber per day. Foods that contain -
cer prevention. ber can help you maintain a healthy
2. UP YOUR OMEGA 3’S weight and lower your risk of breast
While no single food can complete- Omega-3 fatty acids, found in seafood (like wild cancer, diabetes and heart disease. To
ly protect you against cancer, studies increase your ber, add the following
show that diets rich in a variety of salmon, Atlantic mackerel, sardines, black cod, ancho- to your grocery list: 100 percent whole
healthy foods can o er the strongest vies, oysters, tuna, and rainbow trout), can help prevent grain or whole wheat bread, barley,
cancer protection. Here, I’ll discuss breast cancer by activating speci c genes that block the brown rice, beans, peas, and other le-
pathways responsible for tumor growth. Women should gumes.
ve ways you can ght or prevent be eating two to three portions weekly.
breast cancer with your fork. 4. SPICE IT UP
Research has shown that spices
1. EAT THE RAINBOW
A complete diet includes foods of such as allspice, basil, caraway, turmer-
ic, cinnamon, clove and garlic (among
many naturally occurring colors. is others), may lower cancer risk and
is because natural foods get their a ect tumor behavior. Adding these
color from speci c vitamins and an- colorful and agrant herbs and spices
tioxidants; for example, red foods get to our meals is a great way to get vita-
their pigment from anthocyanins, mins, minerals, and antioxidants in. It
an antioxidant that can help prevent helps make our food taste better, too!
cell damage. A diet consisting mostly
of white, processed foods — or even 5. LIMIT ADDED SUGAR TO 24G A DAY.
whole foods from just one or two color groups — is not All cells, including both healthy and unhealthy ones,
as nutritionally complete as a varied diet.
use glucose, a form of sugar, for their energy supply.
Diets comprised mostly of plant-based foods aid in While it is not necessary to cut all sugar from your diet,
the prevention of breast cancer. Limit your consumption it is best to consume simple sugars (candy, baked goods,
of red meats (beef, pork and lamb) and processed meats and fruit juice) in moderation and choose complex car-
(most deli lunchmeats). When eating meat, choose sh bohydrates (fruits, veggies, and whole grains) more of-
or poultry. ten.

Be sure to eat berries and dark green, leafy vegetables. Patricia Talio, MS, RD, CDE, CDN, is a Registered
ese fruits and veggies contain avonoids, powerful Dietitian at Northern Westchester Hospital (NWH). For
antioxidants with anti-in ammatory and immune sys- delicious and nutritious recipes, visit nwhc.net/recipes.
tem bene ts. You should be eating two cups of fruit and
two and a half cups of vegetables every day.

Is Your Biological Clock Ticking?

The Trend toward Later Motherhood…

Ask the Doctor Q: What’s behind the trend toward later parenthood? have the same degree of risk in pregnancy as that of
A: Women in the U.S. are waiting longer than ever to a younger mom-to-be.
Dr. Navid Mootabar have children, according to the Centers for Disease
Chief, Obstetrics & Gynecology Control and Prevention. In fact, the average age of rst- If you’re over 35 and considering pregnancy, you may
Northern Westchester Hospital time mothers is now 26, up almost two years since 2014. have to visit your physician more frequently to ensure
In the last 10 to 15 years, we’ve seen the average age that the pregnancy is proceeding smoothly. I recommend
Learn more about of rst-time mothers increase greatly, mainly because scheduling an appointment for both preconception
Dr. Mootabar, visit women are pursuing careers and education rst. counseling and genetic counseling. This will help your
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fertility by the age of 35, it’s only about 5 percent. Q: I’m worried that when I do decide to have
Egg quality and quantity decline after age 35, and children, I won’t be able to. What are my options
good ovulation cycles become less frequent. Eggs of if I can’t get pregnant?
poorer quality are released, making it more difficult A: Advances in technology help many women over 35
to get pregnant. get pregnant and give birth to healthy babies. In vitro
fertilization is a process by which a woman’s eggs are
Q: Will older moms-to-be face risks? extracted and combined with a sperm sample, creating
A: A mere twenty to thirty years ago, the maternal age an embryo that is transferred to the woman’s uterus.
of 35 was considered advanced for childbearing; it was In vitro fertilization now includes a procedure called
also considered the age at which a woman became pre-implantation genetic diagnosis that helps identify
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35-year-old woman who is pregnant, you may often

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PET ILLNESS to the body way to test your dog for food al- Local oral
• Food allergies lergies was to put your pet on a surgeon presents
FROM PAGE 26 • Inhalant allergies novel protein and eliminate all
potential ingested allergens… at international
digestive health concerns such as VACCINES including treats. Although this is conference
irritable bowel syndrome along ere is much debate regard- still a viable option, with today’s
with conditions outside the di- technology, your veterinarian can Dr. Anthony Del Vecchio, an
gestive system. Problems with ing the bene t of vaccines in vet- now run a simple blood test that
the microbiome can contribute to erinary medicine.When a vaccine will identify both environmental oral surgeon based in Yorktown
in ammatory conditions such as is given, it triggers an immune and food allergies.
arthritis and neurological disease. system to react, causing in am- and Cortlandt Manor, showcased
mation. e immune system is 2) Feed your pet an anti-in-
• Pollution exposure: Studies put on high alert if and when it ammatory diet based on their the newest advancements in tissue
show a link between greater ex- is exposed to that given pathogen. unique allergy test.
posure to air pollution and higher Instead of taking a medication regeneration on an international
levels of in ammation-related sub- When choosing vaccines to to reduce an in amed area of the
stances in the body including CRP give, the veterinarian and the body, we would be better served stage Sept. 20 in Boston.
and IL-6 (a pro-in ammatory cy- owner have to weigh the risk of by reducing in ammation in the
tokine). in ammation vs. the reward of rst place. e good news is that With the theme “Envision the
the vaccine. there are a lot of ways to avoid or
PRE EXISTING reduce chronic disease-causing future,” the American Association
INFLAMMATORY DISEASES A good example is Lyme dis- in ammation, including an anti-
ease In Northern Westchester. in ammatory diet plus other sci- of Oral and Maxillofacial Sur-
Examples of diseases, condi- Lyme disease is quite prevalent. enti cally proven in ammation-
tions,and situations that can result Due to the prevalence of the dis- reducing tactics you can start geons 101st annual meeting had
in acute in ammation include: ease in our local area, I believe the doing for your pet today.
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FIELD HOCKEY The Mahopac Mahopac earns
field hockey
Caitlyn team
Reilly
No. 8 seed in
playoffs

e Mahopac eld hockey team goal the next day in their Senior

(8-5-3) nished their regular sea- Night loss to Ketcham. Iarusso

son last week with a 3-2 win over made 5 saves.

John Jay-East Fishkill (Oct. 19) e eighth-seeded Indians’ rst-

and a 2-1 loss to Roy C. Ketcham round opponent in the Section 1

(Oct. 20). Class AA tournament will be a

Scoring for Mahopac in their rematch of the regular-season -

road victory over John Jay was nale with Ketcham. e match was

Mary McDermott, Carly Ravoli scheduled to take place at 4 p.m.

and Krista Dietz. Notching assists Wednesday, Oct. 23, at Mahopac.

were Dietz and Gabby Gonzalez. e quarter nals are scheduled

Kate Iarussi made 9 saves in net. for Saturday, Oct. 26.

Dietz scored Mahopac’s lone

Caitlin Kate Kasparian, Ava
Duffy Jennings and Krista

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ATHLETE SPOTLIGHT – GRACE DIVINCENZO

Senior captain to play soccer at UConn

BY BRIAN MARSCHHAUSER at my dream school, UConn.

SPORTS EDITOR Do you know what you want to study in

college?

Senior captain Grace DiVincenzo has helped I am undecided.

lead Mahopac girls soccer to a 13-3 record What is your favorite music to listen to

heading into the Section 1 Class AA playo s. warming up for a game?

How old were you when you started play- Alternative rock.

ing soccer and what got you started? What’s something about yourself people

I started playing soccer in kindergarten. At might not know?

the time, my older sister played softball. As a I will be volunteering at the Mahopac Fire

kid, I didn’t like copying people—still don’t— Department.

but I wanted to do something di erent. I did If you could have one superpower, what

eventually play softball when I was older. would it be and why?

What is your favorite thing about being on It would be to make anything appear. For

the soccer team at Mahopac? example, imagine you’re running late to school

My favorite thing about being on this Ma- or work and really need co ee. Well with this

hopac soccer team are the coaches. Casey Car- power you’d have it in seconds. I think it’d be

roll and James Caroll are great coaches, but very convenient.

more importantly, they are amazing people. Where is your favorite place to go on vaca-

I love my teammates, too. I wouldn’t want to tion and why?

spend my last soccer season at Mahopac with My favorite vacation place is Montauk. I go

anyone else. with my family and have the best time. It is

What is your favorite team activity or pre- such a cute town; I love walking everywhere we

game or postgame ritual that you share with FILE PHOTO/SKIP PEARLMAN go. If you go to Montauk, you have to go to the
your teammates? bake shop to get their cinnamon rolls.
Mahopac’s Grace DiVincenzo controls earlier this year in a game against John
My favorite pregame ritual with teammates Jay (East Fishkill). Favorite place to eat locally?

is juggling (the soccer ball). With a few girls, we Four Brothers.

will juggle back and forth keeping the ball up. My dad is my biggest role model. I admire his persever- What is the go-to app on your phone?

Do you have any personal or team goals for this ance and mindset to never give up. He teaches me new Techne. It a soccer app that gives you many skills to

season? things every day. e most important one is to be hard- work on weekly. It consists of juggling, dribbling and wall

e team goal is to win a section title. working and put 100 percent in everything you do. work. I absolutely love it.

Who has been your biggest role model over the years Do you plan on continuing to play sports in college? Books, movies or TV? What is your favorite?

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Mahopac teachers to run in New York City Marathon

BY BRIAN MARSCHHAUSER
SPORTS EDITOR

e New York City Marathon is turning 50 this year. Mahopac teachers Michael Hunt and Kevin Kerr PHOTOS COURTESY OF LAURA LEE HOLMBO
So are Mahopac High School teachers Michael Hunt
and Kevin Kerr. that we could be prepared to run the 26.2 miles around 50/50 ra e at the varsity football team’s homecoming
New York City,” Hunt said. game on Oct. 11.
What better way to mark the occasion?
In January, the teachers applied to run in the 26.2- With the race just days away (Sunday, Nov. 1), Hunt Additional funds can be donated online:
mile race but were not selected. Rather than accept de- and Kerr are making a nal push to raise money and • Fred’s Team is bit.ly/fredsteamhunt
feat, Hunt and Kerr looked for another way in. awareness for their charities. e teachers conducted a • Breathe Team is bit.ly/breatheteamkerr

ey found it in the form of two di erent charities.
Hunt applied to run as a member of Fred’s Team and
Kerr as a member of the Breathe Team.
“Each of us selected a team that was personal and im-
portant in our lives,” Hunt said.
Fred’s Team is connected to the Memorial Sloan Ket-
tering Cancer Center in Manhattan and focuses on rais-
ing money to support research in the cure for the various
forms of cancer.
“ is hospital has a very special meaning to me as it is
where my father spent the last several months of his life
ghting o this terrible disease,” Hunt said. “Memorial
Sloan Kettering Hospital was so very supportive of my
family every step of the way in my father’s illness and I
am hoping that through my fundraising e orts that I
can give back a little support to the place that gave my
family so much.”

e Breathe Team, which supports the Cystic Fibro-
sis Foundation, was also a personal choice for Kerr. He
has two nephews who have the disease.

“He has watched these two boys persevere if the face
of pain and di culty and wanted to bring this cause just
a bit closer towards nding a cure,” Hunt said.

After making it onto their respective race teams, it
was time to train.

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GIRLS SOCCER

Mahopac routs Carmel, RCK and Brewster

Fourth-seeded Indians open playo s against Fox Lane

BY SKIP PEARLMAN hopac coach Casey Carroll said. “I’m really

CONTRIBUTING WRITER excited to see what we can do during sec-

tionals.”

Mahopac girls soccer bulldozed their way A day earlier at Carmel (4-11-1), DiVin-

through their nal three regular-season op- cenzo had a hat-trick, Alyssa Chiulli scored

ponents last week, as the Indians get set to twice, and Klammer, Pereira and Olivia

open the real season—the playo s. Conlin each had a goal, as the Indians’ de-

e Indians rolled over Roy C. Ketcham, fense recorded its sixth shutout of the sea-

7-0, on Wednesday (Oct. 16), then handed son.

Carmel an 8-0 beating two days later on the Piper Klammer had 3 assists, and DiVin-

road. Pac closed the regular season with a cenzo, Julia McGrinder and Meghan

5-1 road win over Brewster. Cichon each had 1 assist.

Mahopac (13-3), drew the No. 4 seed in “ is is the sixth shutout for our defense,

the Class AA playo tournament, and was which really works hard every game,” Car-

scheduled to host No. 13 Fox Lane (7-8-1) roll said. “Grace DiVincenzo had another

in a rst-round game Friday (Oct. 25) at 6 stellar game for us with a hat-trick, which is

p.m. Quarter nals are Monday, Oct. 28, and always exciting when you’re playing against

semi nals follow on Oct. 31. e champion- the town rivals.”

ship game is set for Sunday, Nov. 3, at Ar- e prior Wednesday at Ketcham (3-12-

lington High School at 5 p.m. 1), DiVincenzo netted 4 goals, and Piper

In Saturday’s win over Brewster, Grace Klammer, Shannon Becker and Alexa Risp-

DiVincenzo and Mia Klammer each had 2 oli each had a goal. Mia Klammer handed

goals, and Hailey Pereira had 1. Jenna Daly out 3 assists, and Rispoli, McGrinder,

had 2 assists, and Klammer and DiVincenzo Pereira and Cichon each had 1.

each had 1. “ at was a solid league win for us,” Car-

“ at was de nitely a great way to end roll said. “We moved the ball nicely, and got

regular-season play—with a 5-1 win,” Ma- out to an early lead.”

Mia Klammer has 2 goals in a win over Brewster on Saturday, Oct. 18.

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e Indians, which closed the

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No. 11 seed in the Class AA FILE PHOTO/SKIP PEARLMAN
tournament, and are scheduled to

travel to face No. 6 Scarsdale Fri-

day (Oct. 25) in a rst-round game. Quar- “I thought we had a chance to win the

ter nals are set for Tuesday (Oct. 29). Yorktown match, but the things that have

ough the Indians have been incon- haunted us all season (unforced errors) were

sistent this season, coach Jay Melville said a problem,” Melville said. “And I thought

his team has shown improvement in recent the Arlington match was winnable, but a lot

weeks, and is hoping the team can carry of little errors hurt us, and those give Ar-

momentum into the playo s. lington points that made the di erence.”

“We’ve been playing better the last few ey played again Saturday (Oct. 19) at

weeks,” Melville said. “Our consistency has Carmel, and the Indians won, 25-9, 25-10,

been better than earlier in the season. We’re 25-9, over the 1-19 Rams.

still not where we need to be, but if we can Caroline Link had 8 digs, Diana Kone

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PAGE 34 MAHOPAC NEWS SPORTS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2019

BOYS SOCCER Seniors on the Mahopac boys soccer team

Mahopac ties with RCK on Senior Night
Indians draw Mamaroneck in playo s

e Mahopac boys soccer team (4-10-2) nished their regular season last week with a 3-3 tie against Roy C. Ketcham (Oct. 17) and 3-0 loss to Arlington (Oct. 19).
e Indians drew the No. 15 seed in the Section 1 Class AA tournament and will begin their postseason on ursday (Oct. 24) against Mamaroneck, the No. 2 seed.
e game will be held at 4 p.m. at Memorial Park, 4 Baldwin Ave., Larchmont.

John Bernardi tries to beat a Ketcham player to the ball. Mahopac’s Tommy Cammarata, right, goes for the ball. Nicholas Valentin controls on the sideline.

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2019 SPORTS MAHOPAC NEWS PAGE 35
The Mahopac Maniacs were
out for the Carmel-Mahopac FOOTBALL
rivalry game last Friday night.
Mahopac falls to
Carmel in Higgins

Trophy game

BY SKIP PEARLMAN
CONTRIBUTING WRITER

e Mahopac football team knew what they needed to do in or-
der to be competitive against crosstown rival Carmel last Friday
night on Senior Night.

But like the best of plans, it all fell apart when the game started,
as Carmel forced turnovers on each of Mahopac’s rst three pos-
sessions and converted all of them into touchdowns, on the way to
a historic 52-14 victory. Carmel put 39 points on the board in the

rst half.
It was the largest margin of victory in Carmel coach Todd Cayea’s
27 meetings vs. Mahopac. For Cayea, it was career win No. 150.
Carmel (6-1) won its sixth consecutive game, and is headed for
the Class AA playo s. Mahopac (2-5) will play matchup games for
the nal two weeks of the season, and was set to travel to play North
Rockland (4-3) Saturday at 1:30 p.m.
Indians senior quarterback Jack Carey connected with Vin Bas-
tone on a rst-half TD, and Carey added a 28-yard rushing TD in
the second half for the Indians’ only scores.
Senior James Cox led the Rams’ rushing game with 159 yards and
four touchdowns on 16 carries.

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‘When am I going home?’

My clients and home care pro- pursue a claim against the refusing savings and no more than $879.00

their families reg- GUEST gram is accessible spouse for the value of the services per month of income. If the ap- Anthony J. Enea, Esq. is a member
ularly tell me that CORNER
their spouses and and an obvious Medicaid provided. plicant has more than $879 per of the rm of Enea, Scanlan &

rst option to If the option of avoiding a spou- month of income, they can enroll Sirignano, LLP of White Plains, and

loved ones who ANTHONY J. nursing home sal transfer and executing a spousal in a Pooled Community Trust a home o ce in Somers. He can be
are admitted to a ENEA care. Perhaps, the refusal is available, either because managed by a charity, and their reached at 914-948-1500. Mr. Enea
nursing home or most important the well spouse’s assets and income income above the $879 can be is the Past Chair of the Elder Law

rehab facility reg- factor in making are below the community spouse utilized to pay their expenses for and Special Needs Section of the New

ularly ask them… Medicaid home resources and income allowance housing, clothing, food, heating, York State Bar Association (NYSBA).

“When am I going home?” care such an important rst op- or because both the applicant and electrical, gas, taxes and insurance, He is the Chair of the Senior Lawyers

It has been my experience that tion is that unlike eligibility for spouse are willing to transfer their etc. If the Pooled Community Section of (NYSBA). Mr. Enea is

the vast majority of seniors would nursing home Medicaid, there non-IRA/non-retirement assets Trust is not utilized by the appli- the Past President and a founding

prefer to age in their own home is no ve ve-year look-back pe- to a Medicaid Asset Protection cant,they would lose their monthly member of the New York Chapter of

rather than a nursing home and/or riod for the uncompensated non- Trust and/or to their children or income in excess of the $879. For a the National Academy of Elder Law

other long-term care facilities. exempt transfer of assets (gifts) others, then executing a spousal couple residing in the community Attorneys (NAELA). He is also a

e decision of whether one with respect to eligibility for home refusal letter and its nancial con- needing home care, they can have member of the Council of Advanced

will be able to age at home is con- care Medicaid. us, if one were sequences can be avoided. up to $1,287 per month of income Practitioners of the National

tingent upon a number of factors, to transfer all of their non-IRA/ e eligibility requirements for and $22,800 of savings. Academy of Elder Law Attorneys and

such as one’s nances, eligibility non-retirement assets to their Medicaid home care require that ere are numerous bene cial is a Certi ed Elder Law Attorney

for the Medicaid home care ser- children and/or a Medicaid As- the applicant necessitate assistance reasons for one’s health and men- as certi ed by e National Elder

vices, physical and mental condi- set Protection Trust, on the rst of with the activities of daily living tal well being to remain at home Law Foundation as accredited by the

tion, the level of care one requires the month following the transfer (walking, dressing, bathing, going as long as possible. e Medicaid American Bar Association. Mr. Enea

and whether the home is suitable the applicant would be nancially to the bathroom and cooking). home care program in New York is the President of the Westchester Bar

and/or can be made suitable to eligible for home-care Medicaid From a nancial eligibility per- provides seniors with a signi cant Foundation and a Past President

serve one’s needs. services. Additionally, as with the spective, the applicant, if single, can incentive to remain and age at of the Westchester County Bar

It is a decision that is both com- Medicaid nursing home program, have no more than $15,450.00 of home. Association.

plex and heart wrenching for the the home care program also per-

people placed in the position of mits the spousal impoverishment BUSINESS OWNERS:
making the decision. I have expe- rules. us, if assets are transferred
rienced rst-hand the emotional from an ill spouse to the well
toll the decision to place a mother, spouse, the well spouse can refuse

father and/or grandparent in a to utilize their assets and income

home in icts upon oneself and the to support the ill spouse, and can

family members involved. instead execute a spousal refusal LSLCHCOORRSPA?

Fortunately, in New York City, letter. is would allow the ill

the ve boroughs, Westchester, spouse to become eligible for nurs-

Rockland, Putnam and immediate ing home and/or home care Med-

adjacent counties, the Medicaid icaid subject to Medicaid’s right to

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