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Published by Halston Media, 2021-12-23 17:35:35

The Katonah-Lewisboro Times 12.23.21

VOL. 4 NO. 22 Visit TapIntoKLT.net for the latest news. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2021

Incidents have school community on edge

KLSD pledges to spend ‘all available funds’ on SRO

BY BRIAN MARSCHHAUSER I ask you to trust that knowing all the details of every situation, Siciliano asked
EDITOR the school’s responses— parents for their “trust.”

With tensions rising among students and parents in both our actions and “In some of the emails sent to me today, I’ve seen con-
the school community, the Katonah-Lewisboro School our communications— jecture and/or rumors that are more extreme than the
District has called on its Crisis Team and pledged to are appropriate to the facts,” Siciliano said. “I can understand why some of the
bring back the high school’s SRO following a string of nature of the current misinformation would lead families to think they should
anxiety-inducing incidents. be hearing more from their school. I ask you to trust that
situation. the school’s responses—both our actions and our com-
On Saturday, Dec. 11, John Jay High School Princi- munications—are appropriate to the nature of the cur-
pal Steven Siciliano noti ed parents that a student “had –Principal Steven Siciliano rent situation.”
allegedly made an unidenti ed threat against other stu- John Jay High School
dents.” In response to the incidents, the high school has “en-
align with the reality of the situation, he said. gaged its Crisis Team,” which is made up of school per-
Two days later, in another email, parents were told that State and local police responded to the incidents, and sonnel, including clinicians. is team will review the
“a student posted on Instagram an image that included a students currently not permitted in school and will en-
reference to school tomorrow and a picture of a weapon.” the students who made the threats were kept home from gage with their families.
school. Declining to elaborate on what happened, Si-
On ursday, Dec. 16, administrators from Katonah- ciliano said, “I also want to emphasize that the involve- “Its purpose is to determine the supports needed for
Lewisboro joined school districts around the country ment of law enforcement does not mean that a crime any student to successfully re-enter the high school and
in addressing a viral TikTok “challenge” that “alleges a has been committed. More typically, it means we have a function positively as a member of the student body,” Si-
threat against schools nationwide on December 17.” student or students in need of support.” ciliano wrote.

Even though the threat was “not credible,” the letter Recognizing the frustration that comes from not E orts are also being made to help the high school
read, Lewisboro police increased their patrols on Friday. student body cope “with the anxiety of recent events,”
the principal wrote. Counseling support will be available
Parents reported at least two other distressing inci- in addition to interventions with teachers and the Crisis
dents to the Katonah-Lewisboro Times, which was un- Team. “ is will include teacher, counselor, and clinical
able to verify them by press time. teams pushing into classes to reassure JJHS students they
are safe, review how to keep each other safe, including
Tensions have perhaps been heightened because these how to best respond to rumors and internet posts, as well
incidents aligned with the anniversary of the shooting as listen and hear how students are feeling.”
at Sandy Hook Elementary School on Dec. 14, 2012,
which killed 26 people, 20 of them children. Last week, Additionally, Schools Superintendent Andrew Selesn-
Siciliano said, many parents kept KLSD students out of ick said the district plans to use “all the available funds”in
school on that day. its budget to bring a school resource o cer, or SRO, back

In both incidents reported by the school, “there was no SEE INCIDENTS PAGE 4
threat to student safety,” Siciliano wrote in an email. Ad-
ditionally, details circulating on the rumor mill did not

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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2021 OPINION THE KATONAH LEWISBORO TIMES PAGE 9

A dad’s christmas devotion See the gold

One year, when our daugh- front of the line and explained able, sensible plan. Anyone can nd the
ter Lynn was just past that she was here rst, and they It was early on the morn- dirt in someone.
the toddler stage, she all agreed to let her join at the Be the person
made her rst visit to Santa Claus front of the pack. As soon as the ing of Christmas Eve, when Al who sees the gold. GUEST
announced, “I just can’t do it, I CORNER
at a depart- MUSINGS: doors opened, am leaving right now for Rhode
Island to go get the doll at my
ment store in everyone Mom’s house.” He drove the
three long hours down, grabbed
White Plains. PAST AND began to run, a quick lunch with his folks, and Compliment your KIM STOLL
then drove the three hours back friend, smile at the strang-
With no fear PRESENT and she ran so we could have a nice Christ-
or trepidation, right along mas Eve and Christmas morning er, celebrate each other’s
at home. Even knowing he was
she climbed up MARILYN A. with them going to make that very same trip successes and give the
the very next day, he said it was
onto his lap and PELLINI even though all worth it to see our daughter’s other person the bene t of
delight at Santa’s delivery.
told him she she was the the doubt.
Of course, our little one was
wanted only oldest one thrilled with Baby Alive who ate If you can’t see their gold, keep looking. You’ll nd it.
and munched (and did you know
Baby Alive for in the group. what else) just like a real baby. It It’s there.
was only about two weeks later,
Christmas. I soon found out it was Yes, they were all heading straight however, that a special alert came And while you are at it, recognize and embrace the
out saying your child should not
the hot item of the year, and there for the toy department and feed the doll the food that has gold inside you too!
been provided in the box with her
were none of these dolls to be had Baby Alive. She was thrilled and because it could cause salmonella. e world needs to see more of it, so keep on shining.
Now try explaining that to an
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stride though and announced to
were visiting my in-laws in Rhode standing on a small stool above everyone who saw or played with Kim Stoll empowers women to nd joy in every day and build
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sick with alanilla. Her version of gmail.com
the newspaper a discount store grey hair and immediately placed the disease of course!

advertising some of these baby- the boxed doll into her hands.

like dolls for sale on the coming For the next two weekends

Monday morning. Since our little each one of the kids was sick in

family had to return to Katonah bed, so with Christmas upon Letters and Op-Ed Policy
Letters to the editor and op-ed submissions may be edited.
for work and school after our visit, us and not being able to go to The views and opinions expressed in letters and op-eds are
not necessarily those of the Katonah-Lewisboro Times or
my mother-in-law volunteered to Rhode Island to retrieve the doll, its affiliates. Submissions must include a phone number
and address for verification. Not all letters and op-eds will
go out and get the prized doll for my husband Al and I agreed to necessarily be published. Letters and op-eds which cannot be
verified or are anonymous will not be published. Please send
us. leave a note from Santa under your submissions to the editor by e-mail at klt@halstonmedia.
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Grandma Pellini was mistaken the tree saying that he had left a

about the time the store opened special gift for Lynn at grandma’s

and waited alone in the parking house. Since we were planning to

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KLSD needs to gure it out

BY ALISON BIDDLE a response from board Presi- regardless of the nature of our the parents, the superinten- mittee that parents have been

GUEST WRITER dent Marjorie Schi , but it questions, I wanted to share dent, and the board. I am advocating for the past three

Iemailed the following to seems to be a canned response my letter with everyone, so thoughtful when I put my years to ensure we are provid-
the Board of Education that multiple parents have perhaps the questions being comments together. I do not ing the best programs for our
before the Nov. 18 meet- received. asked can actually be an- name-call or launch personal students.    
swered. attacks as I was taught and
Given that we are receiving Finally, in just the past two

ing, as I was unable to attend. the same response from the When I attend the BOE teach my children to treat weeks, there have been mul-

At rst, I appreciated receiving board when we email them meetings, I sit and listen to others how they want to be tiple threats of violence at the

treated. school causing many to keep

We don’t attend the meet- their children home. Did these

NOW SERVINingGs to use their words against children have weapons in their
possession while school was in
them; instead, they should session? Did they have inten-
know we spend time thinking tions of harming themselves or
classmates?  
LUNCHabout their words and then we
% speak in response to them. An SRO is not just a cop

20 OFFey said we should only
EVERY DAYespn!ecaeks about our own experi- with a gun on campus. ey
with our own children. are a trained rst responder,

WHY? they know how to handle a

Why would we wait for an crisis and lead during one,

incident to happen with our own they have direct access to our

LUNCHNOW SERVING children before e ecting change? local police and state troop-
e wise learn from the mistakes ers to ensure backup is on-site
20%OFF ASAP, they build relationships
and experiences of others. with our children where there
ey said we are repetitive and

LUNCHNEVOEWRYSDEARY!VING it’s all rhetoric; do they not think is trust and a rapport that
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that is because we feel unheard? provides the children another
LU2N0COHFFNOWESVEREVRIYNGDAY! In school, they taught me that NOoutWlet wSheEn RtheVy dIoNn’tGfeel
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20%OFF you can’t read something once safe or comfortable.  

and expect to understand or An SRO is mandatory in

20 OFFunderstand it, until there are etc. If the current budget for
%over and over again until you threats, knives on campus,
hear us say the same thing of school shootings, bomb

EVERY DAY! actual changes implemented ttEhhieVsnrEtohleeRnscYohloooDnlgbAeorYawrdo!rnkese, ds
and the programs work for

ALL students. to dig through the budget of

We need to do better for approximately $120 million,

our special education program. or 78 percent of our taxes, to

While having Dr. Volkmar nd the money. e town of

attend the special ed self- Lewisboro shouldn’t be asked

DINNNewEDYRIeNNaBNerw’EUsYReEFaBvr’FeUs EFEvFeTET LUNCH BUFFETNew Year’s DayNew Year’s Day contained classrooms is a to burden this responsibility.
FRIDAY 5pFRmIDA-Y95:p3m0-p9:m30pm great rst step, it is just that a I implore the board to listen

LUNCH BUFFET rst step. Where is the plan? to all who take the time to
SSAATUTRUDRAYD1A2pYm 1-23ppmm Where are the next steps laid speak to you, to actually hear
us, and to come up with plans
- 3pmohuotwfothr ips arresnttsstteop understand that actually a ect change and
is really go-

ing to improve the program? provide a forum where there is

Reading is a fundamental a mindful dialogue.  

skill that all children have a You refused to attend the

right to learn in the public town hall on Dec. 5, but why

New Year’s Eve New Year’s Day schools that our taxes pay for. can’t you organize a formal
DDIFINNRNINDNeAwEEY YR5RepamBBr’-UsU9EF:3Fv0FeFpEmETT LLUSUNNAeTNCwUHCRYDeHAaBYrU’Bs12FDpUamFyFE-F3TpEmT It is unacceptable that not all town hall every month or
students can learn to read in quarter where there can be a
our district. A literacy com- conversation?
mittee is the simple rst step
to xing this program, why Fortune 500 companies do
this successfully and I know

FRIDAY 5pmCa- l9l :f3o0rpRmeservatioSnAs!T8U4R5D•A2Y771•23p5m49- 3pm won’t you implement this?   you can, too.  
I urge Ms. Ford and the I’ll keep ghting until all

280 ROUTE 22 l BREWSTER, NEW YORK rest of the school board to put our children are safe and edu-

together the literacy com- cated at our school. 

www.jaiporenyc.com

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BOYS BASKETBALL

John Jay
falls to
Pelham

BY RICH MONETTI
CONTRIBUTING WRITER

John Jay entered Wednesday

night’s home game versus Pelham

with a 3-0 record. e Wolves

faced a Pelham team that was mar-

ginally taller, a little better on their

playmaking skills,and held an edge

in the ability to nish at the rim.

Even so, John Jay did manage to

keep up through the rst half, but

in the end, the advantages were too

great in a 64-43 defeat.

Pelham jumped out front with

strong play in the paint.Two layups

and a pull-up jumper had John Jay PHOTO: RICH MONETTI

trailing 6-0. But John Jay had their Andy Kote

own inside men to keep pace. Lo- What separates us
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WRESTLING

John Jay takes down New Rochelle in tourney

Wolves fall to
Arlington in semis

BY RICH MONETTI
CONTRIBUTING WRITER

John Jay took to the mat on Peter Monti goes to work. ter Cameron Wierl took a 5-0 and didn’t waste any time. He ing a full 4:43 to introduce Austin
Tuesday, Dec. 14, versus New Ro- rst-period lead.   Brew earned went across the face and cradled Dunlavey to the ceiling at 285.
chelle in the Section One Dual At 138, Andrew Scerbo pulled Michael Walsh for the fall at 1:10.
Meet Championship, and after New Rochelle even with a pin of an escape and then a takedown Up next, Peter Cipriano got the e lightest weight class was
four matches, the teams were JoJo Kern, but the tie didn’t last to cut the lead to 5-3.  But Weirl single leg takedown and also rode saved for last and was heavy on
locked into a heated 12-12 back long. Jake Kern got Cooper Crisp responded with a two-point re- a cradle to victory at 1:21 of the the drama. At 102 pounds, An-
and forth. But that’s where the in a headlock from the standing verse, and after quickly getting the drew Condon outlasted Ian Mar-
score sheet ended for the visitors, position and ipped the New Ro- takedown at the beginning of the rst. kiewicz, 26-20, and the nal tally
and left John Jay cruising to a 63- chelle wrestler right to his back. third, another half nelson meant But not a minute to spare, Co- sent John Jay into the semi nals
12 victory. Forty-two seconds in total and six more at the hands of the John lin Keating and Logan Mogil put against Arlington on ursday,
John Jay had the lead for good at Jay 152-pounder.   New Rochelle on the clock. Both Dec. 16.
e match began in a ash with 18-12. dispatched their opponents in less
John Jay’s Joseph Gabriele. e Will Kershner then began than a minute, and the nal pin of On ursday night at Fox Lane
110-pounder quickly got the take- Still, no one told Liam Brew the John Jay steamroll. e the day had Harry Brown wait- High School, John Jay fell 42-30
down, ran a half nelson on Patrick of New Rochelle that it was time 160-pounder got the takedown in the semi nals to Arlington.
Sweeney, and earned six points in to throw in the towel—even af-
just 32 seconds.Gabriele had hard-
ly taken a seat before his teammate,
Peter Monti, was also having his
armed raised. After a little tussle
at the outset, Monti got the take-
down, applied a cross face cradle,
and had a pin at 1:26 of the rst.

Justin Termine then returned
the favor at 126 with a rst-pe-
riod pin of Deven Comstock, but
Spencer Hadlock was up to the
task for the Wolves. After giving
up the takedown and going to his
back, Hadlock trailed 5-0 when
the rst period ended. Taking
the up position in period two, the
132-pounder was reversed for a
7-0 de cit. But Hadlock regained
control and put the fall on Grego-
ry Casvikes at 3:17.

BOYS SWIMMING

John Jay bounces back with win

BY RICH MONETTI a lot of training,” the anchor said. “I know I

CONTRIBUTING WRITER can handle anything that is thrown my way.”

On the other hand, Brown—like all last

With a lot of returning swimmers and the year’s swimmers—was a bit like sh out of

expectation of getting a number of them to water with virtual meets, and his running

the states, John Jay-Fox Lane didn’t open mate in the 200 Medley accurately expressed

their season in kind last week. John Jay-Fox the di culty.

Lane lost 98-77 to Scarsdale and the disap- “Last year, it almost felt like a practice,”said

pointment didn’t get past John Jay’s Kieran Jeremy Kramer.

Brown. “Starting o with a loss was tough,” So, he de nitely welcomed having someone

he said. But the situation was remedied on in the next lane to provide a push, especially

Wednesday, Dec. 15, at SUNY Purchase. when it’s time to cruise the breaststroke.

“It’s great to get the rst win o our back, “You get to breathe a lot more and can actu-

get in our groove and go from there,” Brown ally see what’s happening,”Kramer continued.

said after defeating New Rochelle-Bronxville, Tom Morgan, Michael O’Donnell, and

84.5-66.5. Jack Bryne all got a good look, too, in winning

Brown did his part by lending his closing the 200 Individual Medley, the 100 Butter y,

leg in winning the 200 Medley Relay with and the 100 Backstroke, respectively, and had

Jeremy Kramer, Michael O’Donnell, and Coach Clare Carr seeing beyond the win.

Ryan Rozgonyi and the 200 Freestyle Relay “Any time you win, it’s great,” Carr said.

with Dylan Gourlay, Brendan Morgan of Fox “But more importantly, they are getting their

Lane, and Jack Bryne. personal bests and are continuing to get bet-

PHOTOS: RICH MONETTI “ ere’s a lot of responsibility, but I’ve done ter.” 

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2021 SPORTS THE KATONAH LEWISBORO TIMES PAGE 19

GYMNASTICS

John Jay
off to

hot start

In the second-ever sea- PHOTOS: RICH MONETTI
son of John Jay gymnas-
tics, the team has started Kylie Schall of John Jay
out with two straight wins.

On ursday, Dec. 9,
the team—which is com-
bined with Yorktown,
Somers, Croton, and Hen
Hud—defeated Su ern
168.2 to 149.7, and Mag-
gie Johansen had the high
all-around score of 34.55.

en on Tuesday, Dec.
14, the girls defeated
Clarkstown North 174.2
to 152.6. Maggie Johan-
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McKenna Mullins had a
35.55, and Regan Mooney
was third with a 33.15. Karli Thea of John Jay

Hellinger named
Harvey’s top

student-athlete

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PHOTOS COURTESY OF LASDON PARK

Holiday events in Westchester

PHOTO COURTESY OF UNTERMYER GARDENS CONSERVANCY HOLIDAYS ON THE HILL TRAIN will be sold on-site. All visitors are Untermyer has been selected for
SHOW AT LASDON PARK required to wear a mask indoors. the Illumination at Untermyer Gar-
dens. Ancient Persia (550 BCE)
Reserve your spot for the Con- Lasdon Park & Arboretum was Zoroastrian. Its music may
servatory at Lasdon Park, Arbo- 2610 Route 35 sound strange to many Western
retum and Veterans Memorial’s Katonah ears, but it would have been heard
Holidays on the Hill Train Show www.lasdonpark.org in Persian gardens for over a thou-
taking place from now through sand years. As Persia gradually be-
Friday, December 31 ( ursdays 2021 GRAND HOLIDAY came Muslim, new music evolved
through Sundays). e show has ILLUMINATION AT from that tradition. Jewish music
been expanded to more than 5,000 UNTERMYER GARDENS re ects the heritage of Samuel Un-
square feet of indoor and outdoor termyer as well as the ancient story
exhibit space. Starting with a stroll Inaugurated in 2015, the Un- of the Garden of Eden in the Book
through whimsical holiday scenes termyer Gardens Conservancy’s of Genesis. New this year is Hindu
leading to the Conservatory where Grand Holiday Illumination has music, as it would have been heard
G-scale trains will be chugging on quickly become a Yonkers tradition, in the monumental gardens of Mu-
nine multi-level tracks, over bridges, and thousands of visitors come to ghal India.
under tunnels and through color- enjoy the spectacle. Come and see
ful holiday plants! e happy elf, the Walled Garden lit with more is holiday treat is free, every
Santa, will be available to meet with than 100,000 lights and listen to night from Dec. 11 through Jan. 2.
children in his Holiday Cottage lo- holiday music from many traditions.
cated opposite the Conservatory at 4:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
scheduled times during each session. In addition to the classical music Untermyer Gardens
Tickets will be sold online only with associated with Christmas, music 945 North Broadway
scheduled viewing times; no tickets from the traditions associated with Yonkers
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Sticking to their roots for 1-1/2 centuries

PCSB Bank celebrates 150-year anniversary

BY VIM WILKINSON
BUSINESS EDITOR

It was a simpler time back in Chairman, President and CEO
1871, when PCSB Bank started Joseph D. Roberto
up in a general store in Brewster.
A ribbon cutting ceremony from the 2019 opening of a new Yorktown
No founder could be attribut- Heights branch.
ed to the formation of the bank,
which up until recently was in assets to our current $1.9 and work in the community. A rendering of the bank’s first standalone branch, circa 1911 in
known as Putnam County Sav- billion in assets. So, it’s quite a Our executive o cers and our Brewster
ings Bank. It is believed to have growth platform we are on. entire sta live locally. It gives
started with a group of commu- us a better understanding of PHOTOS COURTESY OF PCSB BANK
nity members who raised some In addition to its business what our communities are all
capital to create a bank with acumen, PCSB Bank is known about and what their needs are. PCSB Bank’s headquarters in Yorktown Heights
the simple purpose of investing for its philanthropic contribu- It is important for us to make
money back into the community. tions. Tell us about the PCSB sure that our sta understands signed to re-invest and promote be sometimes for new families
Community Foundation. what is important for our com- home ownership in our local to purchase a home, and it is our
Over the years, PCSB Bank munities. communities. It has a minimal way of saying, ‘Let us try and
expanded from a general store in e PCSB Commu- down payment, so people can make it easier for you with this
Brewster to 15 branches in four nity Foundation was formed 3. Faster approval for loans. borrow up to 95% of the pur- program.’
counties throughout the Lower through our IPO in 2017. We All these decisions that we chase price of a home. In some
Hudson Valley that employ 175 raised almost $8 million for make, especially on the lend- cases, we will provide a grant for For more information on PCSB
people. e original Brewster the foundation, which exists to ing side, whether it’s residential the down payment. Bank and their services, visit
branch and headquarters was re- support the local not-for-pro ts lending, real estate or commer- www.pcsb.com
located in the 1960s from down- throughout our customer base. cial lending, are made locally. We know how di cult it can
town Brewster to Route 6, just Currently, we probably contrib- We are able to make decisions
north of the original location. ute between $350,000-$400,000 a lot quicker than regional or
per year, and the number of money-center banks.
e new location, also in Brew- not-for-pro ts we support are
ster, stayed as the headquarters probably in excess of 200. e What are some of PCSB
until 2015 when it was moved foundation supports many of Bank’s important plans that
to Yorktown Heights. Today, the smaller not-for-pro ts that could bene t not only the local
the Yorktown Heights corporate are not attached to a national businesses, but local families
location remains as the head- organization, where they would as well?
quarters and houses its executive get additional funding.
o ces, with approximately 80 As we speak, we’re initiating
employees who are mostly local What are the cornerstones a new digital option to originate
residents. of PCSB Bank? small business loans of up to
$150,000. Many small businesses
We caught up with Chairman, 1. Personal customer service. throughout the Lower Hudson
President and CEO Joseph D. Obviously, the pandemic has Valley need capital to continue
Roberto, who himself is a for- changed how our customers to operate and to continue to
mer Yorktown resident and has do their banking, with a lot grow. at support comes
been with the bank for 16 years, more of our clients embracing through loans. It is totally done
since 2005. our digital capabilities. But it digitally and the turnaround for
has always been a place where approval is within 10 days, and
It must have been quite an people can go, walk through the I think that is a good product
evolution since 1871. Tell us door, have somebody greet them for us to really support the local
about this 150-year journey of and really just have a chat. No businesses in our community.
PCSB Bank. matter how large we grew, we
never abandoned the personal For residential, we have what
Prior to January 2012, we had customer service. is aspect of we call a True Community
nine branches: three in Put- us is important. Mortgage for rst-time home-
nam County, three in West- buyers and low-to-moderate
chester County and three in 2. Local sta . Our sta live income families. It’s really de-
Dutchess County. Since 2012,
we’ve experienced extraordi-
nary growth. We opened up
a branch in New City, which
is in Rockland County, and
then added ve new branches
in lower Westchester through
an acquisition of CMS Bank,
which was completed in 2015.
Shortly after that acquisition,
we did an Initial Public O er-
ing (IPO), in which we raised
approximately $180 million in
capital. It was a very successful
IPO, with a good number of
our depositors participating in
it. As a community bank, we felt
it was a good thing to have our
depositors able to participate in
the IPO and become investors
in the bank. Since Jan. 1, 2012,
we’ve grown from $900 million

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2021 BUSINESS & REAL ESTATE THE KATONAH LEWISBORO TIMES PAGE 23

Give yourself some ‘paychecks’ for retirement

GUEST your investment accounts. But vides lifetime payments. Some WHY DO WE
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