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Harckham retains state Congressman-elect Lawler
Senate seat lays out agenda

BY BRETT FREEMAN Assemblyman’s win receives national
PUBLISHER attention after beating DCCC chair

In a short Tweet stating, “We did

it, folks!” Democrat State Sen. Pete

Harckham declared victory last Tuesday BY BRETT FREEMAN
PUBLISHER
night, retaining his seat in the 40th

State Senate District against Republican

challenger Gina Arena. In a local race that garnered national
attention, Assemblyman Mike Lawler
Harckham beat Arena 65,329 to 57,205, beat Democratic Congressional Cam-
paign Committee (DCCC) Chair Sean
or 51% to 44.8% of ballots cast. Patrick Maloney to become the next
member of the U.S. House of Repre-
At a press conference, Harckham called sentatives from New York’s 17th Con-
gressional District.
it a “validation win,” citing his policy
A Rockland County resident, Lawler
accomplishments during the pandemic Sen. Pete Harckham beat Maloney, 140,883 to 137,633, or
and for people su ering from opiate 50.6% to 49.4%. 

addiction. crazy I am,” he said. “And I managed to “I am honored by the opportunity to
serve as the next Congressman for the
“It validates the work we’ve done,” dodge COVID for two years. And to get it 17th Congressional District,” Lawler
said at a press conference last Wednes-
Harckham said. two weeks before the election, I was going day.

He thanked his campaign, fellow elected nuts. But you people picked me up. You During the press conference, Lawler
emphasized his bipartisan bona des,
o cials, committee chairs, district leaders, were my voice.” and said he would not participate in SCREENSHOT FROM YOUTUBE
“partisan food ghts” in Washington.
Indivisibles, and union help. Harckham was rst elected to the New Congressman-elect Mike Lawler outside
“I am not looking to immediately the Rockland County Courthouse
“Sometimes I think the most important York State Senate in 2018. Prior to his commence investigations,” Lawler said
in response to a question from a report- warrants oversight or investigations, of
contributions are those $5 contributions, election, he served in the Gov. Andrew er. “I think at the end of the day here, if course that is a role of the House of
there are incidents or information that Representatives and it should be uti-
when [supporters] send in a note, and Cuomo Administration from 2015-2018. lized.”

say, ‘you know, it’s important that you’re Prior to his state service, he served on the Lawler emphasized that he would
work with anyone, including across the
elected, but this is all I can a ord. ose Westchester County Board of Legislators aisle.

are the ones that mean the most because from 2008 – 2015. “I don’t care whether they are

you know someone is giving from the Harckham is a lifelong resident of the SEE LAWLER PAGE 7

heart,” he said. Hudson Valley. He moved to Katonah in

Harckham also revealed his COVID 1991 and now lives in South Salem.

diagnosis a couple of weeks before the His challenger, Gina Arena, did not

election. return a phone call seeking comment.

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Awaiting a decision
Coach Bill, supporters hope for answers at Nov. 17 BOE meeting

BY TOM BARTLEY I hope all these cials about the action. at fall,
CONTRIBUTING WRITER folks can give a in a compromise following the
standing ovation incident, KLSD created the un-
e coach who restored John to the board for paid position of “wrestling coor-
Jay High School’s moribund having looked dinator” and installed Swertfager
wrestling program two de- into this situation in that job rather than the head
cades ago and has guided it ever further and rehired coach’s slot.
since expects to learn this week me as head coach.’
whether the school will restore A renewal of that arrange-
him to that job. Coach Bill Swertfager ment has not been publicly pro-
posed for this year by district
Katonah resident Bill Swert- Coach Bill Swertfager speaking before the Board of Education on Nov. 3. PHOTO: TOM BARTLEY o cials. Moreover, Swertfager
fager was eased out of his head makes clear, he would not accept
coaching position into a “coor- said, “A board of education has that made the rounds of sup- gesture may be, when an “atta- the o er if they did. Last season’s
dinator” role last year following a legal responsibility to maintain porters at the Nov. 3 meeting. boy” is instead an “attagirl,” de- coordinator appointment was
an unspeci ed complaint by an the con dentiality of student livered in full view of other play- done, he said, “with the under-
unidenti ed person. e Kato- records consistent with federal After four decades of coach- ers, coaches and spectators, it standing that I would be rehired
nah-Lewisboro School Board law, known as FERPA (Family ing multiple sports, Swertfager can open the door to someone’s as head coach this year.”
appeared likely to vote at its Educational Rights and Privacy embodies exuberance. At the complaint.
Nov. 17 meeting on the roster of Act).” softball game, that spirit appar- at post, Swertfager insists,
coaches for winter sports. ently included a congratulatory Soon after his stint as a volun- is where he belongs. “My real
But Swertfager himself con- slap on a player’s backside. Still, teer coach, Swertfager was sum- value, and calling, is being with
Swertfager’s name was not rms the outlines of an account however routine in sports the moned to meet with KLSD of- the kids, coaching them on the
among the 28 who had been mat, with all the life lessons I am
scheduled to receive a vote at able to instill in them along the
the school board’s Nov. 3 meet- way,” he said in an email.
ing. But an outpouring of sup-
port from a standing-room-only His supporters agree. At the
throng packed into the high board’s Nov. 3 meeting, more
school cafeteria that night con- than 300 of them turned out to
vinced the board to postpone back the embattled coach. In an
any action on the appointments. unbroken, four-hour procession
lasting till almost 1 in the morn-
Since then, Swertfager said, he ing, about 70 current and former
has heard nothing from district wrestlers, their parents, educa-
leaders. School board President tors, fellow coaches and others
Marjorie Schi did not respond took the microphone in praise of
to a request for comment. Swertfager.

While this ursday’s agenda Women gured prominently
had not been made public before among the Nov. 3 speakers as
this newspaper went to press, well as the letter-writers who
the rapidly approaching start followed. Like many, perhaps
date for winter sports appeared most, of his backers, they em-
to require a board decision now phasized Swertfager’s charac-
on whether to return Swertfager ter-building far more than his
to the mats. coaching skills.

His future at John Jay became Other women used the writ-
imperiled following an incident ten word in praise of Coach Bill.
in the spring of 2021 when he Linda Lederman, the mother of
volunteered to coach at the JV KLSD students Max and Ab-
girls softball game. e details bey Grzymala and long active in
of a complaint lodged by a per- school a airs, called a wrestling
son never identi ed o cially program without Coach Bill
remain undisclosed. Neither the “inconceivable.”
KLSD administration nor the
seven-member school board has “Bill has done more than any-
spelled out the charge. one else in this school district to
guide and develop my children’s
Superintendent Andrew Se- talents, ambitions, con dence
lesnick, in an email response
to a question about the secrecy, SEE COACH PAGE 22

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Burdick tops Lipson in 93rd Assembly race

BY CAROL REIF your help. Volunteers are the lifeblood Board of Elections, Democrats outnum-

STAFF WRITER of campaigns, and I am very fortunate ber Republicans in the district 2 to 1.)

to have so many amazing volunteers and Burdick currently sits on the Cor-

Voters have returned Bedford’s Chris supporters. ank you also to my fam- rection, Environmental Conservation,

Burdick to his seat in 93rd state Assem- ily -- most especially to my wife, Illyria Housing, People with Disabilities, and

bly District. -- and to my terri c campaign and o ce Veterans A airs committees. He also

According to uno cial results re- sta . chairs the Subcommittee on Employ-

leased by the Westchester County Board I am so grateful for the opportunity ment Opportunities for People with Dis-

of Elections, the Democratic/Working to continue representing this wonderful abilities.

Families candidate won the Nov. 8 gen- district. I truly love my job and pledge to A champion for environmental issues,

eral election with 31,761 votes to Re- keep on working tirelessly for all of you.” Burdick was vice chairman of Sustain-

publican/Conservative challenger Gary Lipson’s post-election remarks were able Westchester and has served on East

Lipson’s 18,541. posted on his Facebook page. of Hudson Watershed Corp’s executive

Burdick was Bedford town supervi- “ e Day After ... ank you to every- committee. He was vice president of the

sor for seven years. e rst Democrat one who helped with the campaign. e Northern Westchester Watershed Com-

to hold the position in three decades, he campaign allowed us to talk about con- mittee, and has headed the Energy Im- Chris Burdick
was elected to his rst two-year term in servative values. I am on to the next chal- provement Corp’s executive committee.

the state Assembly in 2020. A resident lenge!” he wrote.

of White Plains, Lipson is a military vet- Lipson also included a short video. I truly love my job
eran, former IBMer, and a practicing at- Here is what he said: and pledge to keep on
torney.
“Election night was last night and I
Burdick posted the following post- lost with about 37 percent of the vote. I
election statement online. wanted to thank everyone for their kind
words and thoughts during this election
“ e results are in! In the company of cycle. And this loss should inspire us to
our families, friends, sta , and support-

ers last night, Senator Pete Harckham, continue to push the conservative mes- working tirelessly for
Assemblymember-elect Dana Levenberg sage throughout Westchester which will
and I were able to celebrate our victories set us up to do better in the next election
along with Holly McCall, Councilman cycle. Again, thanks to everyone and take

Brian Fassett, and Robert Mayes, who care.” all of you.’
won their elections to the town councils e 93rd District contains Bedford,
of New Castle, Peekskill and Cortlandt
respectively. North Salem, Lewisboro, Mount Kisco,
Pound Ridge, New Castle, Harrison, and

From the bottom of my heart, thank about half of the city of White Plains. Assemblyman Chris Burdick
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Mayer bests Murtha
in 37th Senate District

BY CAROL REIF family, which is a constant source Murtha reached out to Mayer

STAFF WRITER of support and love,” she wrote, to personally congratulate her

adding: “Whether you voted for on her victory and for “running

Incumbent state Sen.  Shelley me or not, I’m humbled to serve a good campaign.”

Mayer  was re-elected Tuesday, all those in this district, from “She was very cordial. We

Nov. 8, in the 37th District. Yonkers to Pound Ridge, East- wish her the best representing

According to uno cial re- chester to Port Chester, Harri- the people of District 37,” he

sults released by the Westches- son to White Plains, Scarsdale wrote in a post-election Face- Shelley Mayer
ter County Board of Elections, to Rye, and all the places in be- book post.
I owe thanks to
she defeated challenger  Frank tween. On to the work at hand!” Giving a shout-out of grati-

Murtha with a vote of 61,960 to e redrawn 37th  District tude to his campaign team

39,973. stretches along Westchester’s and the the county and local

Mayer  ran on the Demo- eastern side from a portion of GOP committees, Murtha also all my friends and
Pound Ridge to New Rochelle. thanked those who voted for supporters who
cratic/Working Families him.
e Yonkers resident and at-
lines; Murtha on the Republican torney was rst elected to the “I wish I could represent you,
state Senate in 2018 and re- but please know I appreciate
line. elected in 2020. you,” he wrote.

anking voters for their sup- Prior to that,  Mayer  was a “Let me close by saying it was

port of and faith in her, Mayer

told them in a Facebook post

that she was “deeply honored to member of the state Assembly, an honor to run for State Senate stood up for me
have been re-elected to serve as having been elected in 2012 in a in Westchester. Truly. And I’m in so many ways.’
your senator.” special election to succeed Mike grateful for having met so many
Spano  and then being returned wonderful people. In the end,
“I owe thanks to all my friends to o ce three times. no matter whom you vote for, I
and supporters who stood up for think it’s important to remem-
me in so many ways, to my team Scarsdale’s Murtha is a nan- ber we’re all neighbors. God was
which was incredibly disciplined cial counselor and consultant,

and driven, to new voters who a college professor, and, his bio pretty clear on this one; love thy Sen. Shelley Mayer

took a chance on me, and to my says, “a full-time dad.” neighbor.”

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Voters decide 9th LAWLER also wants to tackle in ation gressman Maloney for his de-
Judicial District race and reduce federal government cade of service in the House,
FROM PAGE 1 spending as well as increase do- which prompted applause from
BY CAROL REIF Zuckerman  of White Plains, mestic production of energy. the crowd.
STAFF WRITER 353,863. a Republican or Democrat.
Anybody who has met me for “So that is my focus. at “He was extremely gracious
Mount Kisco’s David J. Squir- Squirrell  is the executive di- more than ve seconds knows is my priority,” he said, add- in his comments in conceding
rell and Katonah’s Amy S. Puer- rector and chief attorney of the that I’ll talk to anybody.” ing that he wouldn’t hesitate the election to me,” said Lawler,
to were among seven successful Putnam County Legal Aid So- to use the power of the federal who called Maloney a “worthy”
candidates for State Supreme ciety. He is a former assistant Lawler cited retired U.S. Rep. government to force New York opponent.
Court justice in the 9th Judicial district attorney in the New Pete King as the type of Con- to make changes to its cashless
District, according to uno cial York County District Attorney’s gressman he’d like to emulate. bail law. He was also critical of As chair of the DCCC, Ma-
results posted by the New York O ce. King represented Long Island the 87,000 IRS agents that have loney is one of the top national
State Board of Elections. districts in the House from been newly funded by Congress. leaders of the Democrat Party.  
Puerto  is a principal court 1993 through 2021 and was
e district includes West- attorney in the o ces of West- once ranked as the most bipar- “Of course the social safety New York Times reporter
chester, Putnam, Rockland, Or- chester County Court Judge tisan member of Congress by net is critical,” he added, em- Maggie Haberman Tweeted
ange, and Dutchess counties. Helen Blackwood. She was the Lugar Center. Lawler said phasizing that he would fully last week, “If Mike Lawler wins
previously an assistant district that King had placed the state fund Social Security, Medicare in NY17 over the DCCC chair-
Supreme Court justices attorney with the Westchester and community ahead of poli- and Medicaid, but cautioned man, he gains instant stature in
serve 14-year terms and make County DA’s O ce. tics. that those programs are in dan- the caucus. Lawler is a longtime
$210,900 a year. ger due to “reckless spending.” NY GOP aide turned candi-
e bottom seven – all “ is is a district Joe Biden date whose calling card, people
ere were 14 folks in the Republicans -- were, in or- won by 10 points. And we were “We need to get serious who’ve worked with him in the
Nov. 8 contest. der:  Linda M. Murray  of running against the chair of the about tackling spending,” he state have often said, is his te-
Rhinebeck in Dutchess DCCC. When I announced, a said. “You can’t continue to in- nacity.”
With 1,974 of 1,975 dis- County,  282,295;  Richard J. lot of people thought, ‘oh, that’s crease spending by $4 trillion
tricts reporting as of urs- Guertin of Middletown in Or- nice. He’ll make it a race, but and not expect record in ation It’s been 42 years since the
day, Nov. 10, the top seven ange County,  274,185;  John he’s going to lose.’” and not expect debt to accrue at DCCC chairman has lost their
vote-getters – all Democrats A. Sarcone III of Croton on an astronomical level. Both par- own re-election campaign, ac-
-- were, in order:  Anne E. Hudson,  303,196;  John Ciam- But Lawler said he was con - ties are responsible for this...” cording to reports. Maloney
Minihan  of Croton-on-Hud- poli of  Massapequa in Nassau dent in the people of the district had been representing New
son with 373,120;  Squirrell, County,  297,368;  Robert S. and his team. Lawler said he would be in- York’s 18th Congressional Dis-
352,089;  Puerto, 335,263;  Keri Cypher Jr., of Rye, 259,035; Jo- terested in joining the Financial trict, but switched to the 17th
A. Fiore  of Cortlandt Manor, seph I. Farca  of New Rochelle, As for his rst order of busi- Services, Appropriations, Edu- for this election cycle after state
337,301;  Elena M. Gold- 262,139; and  Michael J. Grace ness, Lawler said he would in- cation and Labor and Foreign redistricting decisions changed
berg-Velazquez  of Yonkers, of Yorktown, 260,309. troduce legislation to eliminate A airs committees. the district geography.   
354,338;  Sherri Eisenpress  of the cap on the SALT deduction,
Valley Cottage in Rockland Grace  is a former town of referring to the $10,000 cap on As for the upcoming vote for “ is election was never
County, 343,963; and  David S. Yorktown supervisor. the IRS allowable tax deduction Speaker of the House, Lawler about me,” Lawler said. “It was
on state and local property taxes said he would vote for Kevin about the residents of this dis-
that disproportionately impacts McCarthy, who is currently the trict and their families.” Lawler
residents of high-tax states Minority Leader.
such as New York. He said he SEE LAWLER PAGE 24
Lawler also thanked Con-

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Chef Boyardee-gate

Putting our 15 minutes of fame into context

Sometimes a small sh nds itself in politically vulnerable district), the race with the di erence day before the election.
a big pond. between Maloney and his Republican of just a few thou- I do feel kind of bad for
is happened to us last week challenger became a toss-up in the nal sand votes leading to
Maloney’s defeat, it Maloney – up to a point.
when we received our 15 minutes of fame weeks before the election. will certainly go down His campaign’s reply to
as a moment of regret the national media was
in a race for Congress In a normal year, I by his campaign. is that the clip was taken out
is especially the case of context, and I do think
that garnered national think Maloney’s re- since it’s been 42 years it’s clear that Maloney was
since a chair of the trying to connect to our
attention. PUBLISHER’S ply would have been DCCC lost their own readers by talking about
It all started from a MEMO viewed as folksy, re-election. his own family growing
but in the year 2022 up before delving into a
Zoom interview I did As much as I’d more serious response.
like to pat myself on
with Congressman BRETT with people truly the back for stellar But Americans are
Sean Patrick Maloney FREEMAN hurting and very journalism, my ques- rightly angry about the
Maloney on Oct. 18, angry about it, Ma- tion to Maloney was direction of this country
pretty tame. It wasn’t and our economy and they
when I asked him loney’s response was a gotcha question. You weren’t looking for a folksy
might even call it a soft- response from the chair of
about how he intends viewed as tone deaf. ball question. Any candidate the DCCC.
for Congress in this election cycle should Regardless of anyone’s political
to solve our in ation If you’ve seen the have been prepared for it. leanings, it’s obvious that it’s time our
federal government stop its wasteful
problem. video, you’ll see from my facial expres- e clip of the video began to grow vi- spending and regain American energy
ral on Nov. 5, when Assemblyman Mike independence – two obvious solutions to
“I grew up in a family where if the sions that I didn’t quite grasp the mess Lawler Tweeted it out. It was re-Tweeted solve our in ation problem.
by Republican Minority Leader (and Of course, how we achieve that is up
gas price went up, the food budget went that Maloney created for himself. likely future Speaker of the House) Kevin for debate between the two political par-
McCarthy, former New Jersey Gov. Chris ties.
down,” Maloney said. “So, by this time of Despite my ignorance at the political Christie and former White House Press In the meantime, after our 15 minutes
Secretary Ari Fleischer. of fame, I’m happy to refocus my energy
the week, we’d be eating Chef Boyardee earthquake that had just taken place, I on this quaint community newspaper that
en it appeared in the New York Post, arrives in your mailbox each week.
if that budget wasn’t going to change. So, began to truly grasp the severity of Malo- Breitbart News and Fox News, which
repeated the video almost hourly on the
that’s what families have to do.” ney’s faux pas when on the evening before

Of course, in the full video clip, Malo- the election, Dana Perino of Fox News

ney went on to discuss what the federal Channel’s “ e Five” put the moment in

government should do in response, but historical context.

that part of the answer was mostly “If you could put the entire election

ignored by the national media. e com- cycle into one clip, it would have been

ment gained national attention because this one about Chef Boyardee,” said

Maloney is the chair of the Democratic Perino, who served as White House Press

Congressional Campaign Committee Secretary under former President George

(DCCC), a position that puts him in the W. Bush. With the anticipated red wave

leadership of his party. In what was once turning out to be more of a trickle, the

deemed a safe seat (you don’t get to the commentary turned out to be less ap-

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ere’s no place like home

You may think I am this svelte bon to grow roughly 15% in 2022, reaching whole being as I came upon Uncle G’s loyal Bu alo Bills fan despite the recent
vivant always out on the town $1.87 billion, according to a recent report VAST Beer Wall leading to their Large debacle…
exploring beer, food, and fun as by Rabobank.  Beer Cave. Massive! 200 di erent beers!
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some Uncle G beers that caught my eye
would be mostly trips, basket size, customer I had made contact ahead of time and I’d recommend.
with Store Manager Derek who was
correct! retention and online gro- kind enough, with one of his managers, I love that they have a singles sec-
to spend some time with me that day tion... Not a Singles section like “hey...
However, I very THE cery conversion overall, the discussing Uncle G’s beer approach and come here often?” (though that may
much relate to the KATONAH report noted.  selections. work).  ey have a large selection of
line from Author L. BEER MAN “single” beers perfect for experimenting
Frank Baum’s 1900 So since a new super- First o was to ask what beer would and/or hosting an informal beer tast-
book “ e Wonder- JOHN BART market opened up near us he choose as his favorite and by naming ing. Give it a try and make it a blind
ful Wizard of Oz,” that supposedly had a fab Victory’s Golden Monkey Belgium Style tasting so those folks that say “I hate
beer selection I was a Ma- Tripel (banana, clove, fruit-ish, 9.5% of hops” might have their taste buds open
awesome-ness), I knew we had estab- up to the wonders of that magical cone-
and consider it an jor Driver to go “grocery” lished common ground right o the bat! shaped ower.

apt title for this shopping a few weeks ago Uncle G’s Yorktown plans to distin- I caught a few prominent themes that
guish themselves from other stores with day from Uncle G’s: Customer service.
article. Mr. Baum with Mrs. KBM. good beer selections by working closely A unique experience in each area of
with their local, larger, and independent the store. Passion about beer selections.
was also attributed with “It is such an vendors to curate the breadth and quality Coming soon: beer tastings!
of beer choices the savvy crafty consumer
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sales during football season, Derek did the envy of all the land.
beer suppliers that keep my beer fridges across Long Island, Westchester, and insert a “Go Jets” into our convo which
I politely ignored yet printed here to Jack’s Abby Blood Orange Wheat
stocked to suit any mood or impromptu New Jersey with plans to open an prove I am an unbiased journalist albeit Radler 4% 15 IBUs – a Radler is a lower

get together. 11th early next year. SEE BART PAGE 10

Much of my inventory these days We entered the massive yet inviting

comes from actual supermarkets as op- Yorktown store one afternoon to some

posed to brick and mortar beer distribu- swinging big band and Sinatra music

tors whose focus is on malty alcoholic playing over the speakers.

bevvies. Playing it cool and not sprinting to the

I was casually browsing GroceryDive. Beer Department I had heard about, I

com for research and came across: patiently walked through the store with

Online alcohol sales from grocery Mrs. KBM and was super impressed by

stores more than quadrupled from an the vast selections of delectable foods,

estimated $441 million in 2019 to $1.6 prepared and otherwise.

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Long-su ering DOOLEY the spiraling sickness going
to continue?! It turned
IN CASE ride home in heavy tra c gave time in second grade when the dark days FROM PAGE 11 out that he was ne after
YOU for re ection on why we aren’t allowed of the Rich Kotite coaching regime sleeping a little bit extra
MISSED IT to have nice things -- nice things in took hold, which resulted in a total of fussy. I put him in his car for the next two days. No
this case being a top-tier team.  four wins over two seasons. We bought seat and when I looked in one else got sick and I was
DON SCOTT him a Boomer Esiason jersey and sent the rear view mirror, I saw thankful. Everyone was
As with many bad habits, the Jets him o to school. His classmates wore it. He was white as a ghost
As I was engaging in my weekly fan a iction is hard to kick. Every mostly Dallas Cowboys or Green Bay and started heaving. Well, nally healthy. I told myself
fall ritual of hanging my Jets o -season brings another round of Packers jerseys since those teams were let me tell you, I have never there was nothing more I
ag from the mailbox on optimism and a commitment for one leading the league. Not surprisingly, he moved so fast. I knew that could do for my family. e
game day, a neighbor of mine who was more season to see if it’s going to be caught a little grief from his friends.  if I didn’t unbuckle this kid kids all take their vitamins
driving by - also a Jets fan - stopped di erent.  fast enough that I would and eat relatively healthy.
and rolled down his window. He said As I was putting him to bed one be cleaning up throw up
he just didn’t feel comfortable these e Jets are undefeated in the o - night, he looked up and asked an from a car seat. And since ey drink plenty of water
days. What was he uncomfortable season. As any of my fellow fans will important question,“Dad, why do we I can’t handle throw up, I and get enough sleep. ey
about? e Jets having a winning tell you, we killed it in the draft. en, have to be Jets fans?”Stumped for an would have been cleaning wash their sticky hands.
record heading towards anksgiving. most seasons, reality starts to set in, answer for a second, I recovered and out a car seat while crying Even so, the fall and winter
I shared his unease.  and by anksgiving we are interview- said,“because it builds character, son.” and trying not to throw up spiral is bound to hit you at
ing other teams to root for the rest of He apparently bought my explanation myself. Hell, I may have some point. As I’m writing
e Jets had a home game against the way who may have playo pos- because he too continues to be a fan. even thrown it away and this, my husband is whin-
New England later that day. e Pats sibilities. Why should he be spared the pain that bought a new one! I luckily ing about his left nostril
had racked up 12 consecutive wins the rest of us experience most Sundays.  got him out right in time being extra congested. I’m
against the Jets. For the rst time in As best I can gure, the a iction and he threw up all over going to pretend I didn’t
many years, I was heading out to the is like a chronic illness or at feet. Jets fans know how to su er. We’ve the parking lot. It was like hear him and continue
game actually expecting them to win. I It’s handed down from generation to had years of practice. Just give us a Exorcist baby. I was gag- living in la la land where
knew that was a dangerous attitude.  generation. My father got me hooked little nugget of hope, and we will latch ging while trying to help everyone is healthy for the
when he started taking me to games onto it and stay loyal. is year’s nug- him out and I swear that moment. Because there is
My fears were con rmed. After a during Joe Namath’s rookie year. A get came in the form of an upset win anyone who would have only one thing this mama
couple of bad calls and three inex- couple years later they won the Super over the Bills. I was properly prepared driven by would have been can’t handle…and that, my
plicable interceptions thrown by our Bowl. at was in 1969, which in for that game thinking there was no horri ed. After he was friends, is the man cold.
new quarterback Zach Wilson, we addition to being one of the happiest chance for victory and just hoping for done, he looked at me and
were heading for the exits wondering days of my life, was also the high-water a respectable loss – and bingo, an upset said,“Mommy, I burped!” Nicole Dooley is a Somers
why we had allowed ourselves such mark of the franchise. Had I known win! It was adorable and mom who enjoys writing for
optimism. When the gun went o , the then it would be at least 53 years for disgusting all at the same her parenting blog. If you
Pats had 13 straight wins. e long their next trip to the Super Bowl, I So, honk when you drive by that ag time. For the next two enjoyed her column, you can
might have paced myself emotionally. next Sunday. Maybe the magic can days, I had the fear of God read more of her entries at
happen here. Our troubles could be in me. Who would be the www.mamaexplains.com or
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