The Mt.Kisco-Bedford Times 05.19.22

VOL. NO. THURSDAY, MAY 19, 2022

Hail to the chiefs

BY CAROL REIF Fire Chiefs Ray Zaccari, Joshua Fine, Matt ‘I know that
STAFF WRITER Hollis, and John Hochstein were sworn in at the incredibly
the Village Board meeting on Monday, April 18. dedicated,
e Mount Kisco Volunteer Fire De- well-trained,
partment’s newly elected top o cials were PHOTO: CAROL REIF and talented
sworn in recently in Village Hall before a members of our
crowd of proud family members, friends fire department
and well-wishers. are there for us.’

Presiding over the ceremony was Mayor Mt. Kisco Mayor
Gina Picinich, who noted that the depart- Gina Picinich
ment has four companies, housed in three
di erent locations. ose are the Inde-
pendent Fire Company, Mutual Engine
& Hose, Union Hook & Ladder Com-
pany and Rescue Fire Police.

Each has its own leadership and each
elects a representative to lead the whole
department.

First to take the oath of o ce Monday,
April 18, was Raymond J. Zaccari (Car
2284) as third assistant chief. Up next was
second assistant Joshua Fine (Car 2283),

SEE CHIEFS PAGE 4

Marijuana retailers could be legalized in Bedford

Decision expected next month by Town Board

BY TOM BARTLEY er marijuana retailers can set up ries in Bedford and still assure a dispensaries. But many saw the As Councilwoman Ellen
CONTRIBUTING WRITER shop in town. town-wide vote on the matter in 3-2 vote as an adjournment, not Calves, then the supervisor-elect,
November. a nal decision, forced by a year- said, “I’m open to opting out
Bedford lawmakers are look- at’s the latest the Town end deadline that would have
ing to decide next month wheth- Board can OK licensing the A divided board narrowly de- forever permitted the shops. SEE MARIJUANA PAGE 6
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A sense of humor

The other day I played a trick bounds. My father liked scaring us, and out laughing and told him that the boxes he never told me that his mother was
were empty, but I can report that it didn’t such a perfectionist. He said that some
on my husband. I stood on the we could either cry and act like big babies go over well. Did he stop playing jokes on words were best left unspoken and that
me? Absolutely not. he hoped I had learned my lesson when
veranda outside my bedroom win- about it, or laugh it o . What he didn’t it came to his mother. But, of course, I
When Ken and I were rst married, we couldn’t help myself.
dow. I knew Ken had just nished taking realize was that I was thinking of ways to visited my in-laws often and one time I
walked in while my mother-in-law was Years later we took our in-laws to
a shower and that he play a joke on him. making her bed. As I watched, she bil- Niagara Falls. Kim was about ve years
lowed out the top sheet over the mattress old. We stayed in a hotel close to the falls
would be walking out JUST We were four girls at least a dozen times before she was on the Canadian side and the next morn-
satis ed that it would fall as smoothly as ing, since we were ready rst, we went to
of the bathroom at in our family and when glass onto the mattress. All she had to do pick up my in-laws from their room. As
then was maneuver perfect hospital cor- my father-in-law opened the door, we
any moment. I knew JO ANN my parents went food ners, tightly pull up the bedspread and be could see my mother-in-law putting the
I didn’t have to do shopping, we were all done with it. Of course, in an attempt to
anything special, so I JO ANN expected to help bring be humorous, after she nished her ritual, nishing touches on their bed.
just stood there star- FRANCELLA in the bags and unpack um, I mean, after she nished making her “You know housekeeping is included in
bed, I ran to my purse, got out a quarter the price of the room, right?”
ing into the room. As everything.  ere were and tried to bounce it o the middle of “I just don’t want anyone to think we
the bedspread. From the corner of my eye are sloppy,” she replied.
expected, the bathroom always multiple packs I could see Ken sitting in the den, staring I could already feel Ken sending dag-
at me, eyes wide. gers my way with his eyes.
door opened and his of chicken, tons of Now that I’m older, I think I have be-
Here’s what happened immediately come a perfectionist as well. I like things
eyes went directly to Fun fruits and vegetables after the coin hit the bed with a thunk: I put back in the same place from where
the window. His arms and many dozens of guess she didn’t understand my sense of they were taken, and I need my pans to
and legs went in four eggs. One day, as I was humor and thought that I had ruined the be scrubbed “like-new” clean after using
them. Now it’s my turn to have jokes
separate directions, and Facts emptying the bags, I un- awless bed.  She grabbed the bedspread, played on me, and between my daughter
he jumped about a foot packed four cartons of tore it o the bed and then did the same and my husband it is a never-ending joke
o the oor. eggs. Without anyone with the sheets. She then proceeded to fest, but I love it!
remake the bed, billowing out the sheet
I jumped through noticing, I quickly took once again at least a dozen times. Later, [email protected]
on the way home, I asked Ken why
the window into the by Jo Ann the eggs out of the
bedroom, and he said, cartons and then held

“Are you crazy? You Someone full of beer is the empty stack in both
could have given me a known as Gambrinous. my hands. I waited for
heart attack.” my father to look my

“I’m sorry, Hon. I way, and then made it

was just playing a joke look like I tripped with

on you, but you must always remember all the eggs in my hands. When the boxes

that I am certi ed in CPR.”     hit the oor, at rst he had an incredulous

I grew up in a family where you had to look on his face, and then he began yell-

learn to take a joke. Nothing was out of ing at me about how clumsy I was. I burst

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KOVACH myself. I could balance and ma-
neuver that pogo stick to jump
FROM PAGE 11 around in a square formation.
My record for pogo stick jump-
the bicycle and encouraging ing without holding on (“Look,
me, until suddenly he wasn’t no hands!”) was 600 jumps.
holding on anymore. But by
that time I was pedaling, I was When I’ve asked my adult
balancing, and I was de nitely writing class participants to
riding that two-wheel bicycle! hearken back to their child-
One thing I do not remember hood days of playing outside,
is how I stopped at the end of everyone is all smiles. City
the block. childhoods included stickball,
stoopball and Johnny on the
e next weekend, my pony. Kids could also sit on the
parents bought me a pink and cement steps to play jacks. One
white girl’s bicycle. In a couple adult writing student who grew
more years, my brother’s next up in Haiti recalls playing a
bicycle was a Schwinn with version of jacks called Osselets
a banana seat and tall handle using goat knuckle bones!
bars so that he could “pop
wheelies” up and down the Men and women fondly
street. recall those childhood days of
walking down to the corner
I have many memories of candy store to buy candy dots,
the other outdoor activities all wax lips, Pez, Bazooka bubble
the kids on my quiet suburban gum, Tootsie Rolls, and so
street played from morning much more!
until dinner time. In those Kim Kovach remembers the
days, parents said, “Go outside freedom of playing outside!
and play.” We did not need any www.kimkovachwrites.com
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played outside. Each spring, When we’re done, there is nothing left to do.
summer and fall we played
active games like Red Light,
Green Light or Giant Steps
or tag or hide and seek. If
enough kids were outside at
the same time, spontaneous
punchball games commenced.
Someone brought out the
bouncy pink rubber Spaulding
ball, and we chose up teams.

I remember attaching metal
roller skates to my sneakers
and skating down our long
sloping street. I never learned
the correct way to stop. My
perpetually scabbed knees
were proof of that.

Sometimes the girls on our
block played hopscotch if we
had a fresh piece of chalk.
Other times, we played jump
rope. You needed good tim-
ing to jump into the moving,

apping jump rope held by
one girl on each end. Do you
remember those jump rope
songs? “My name is Anna and
I come from Alabama…”

Mom bought me a pogo
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SCOTT proves citizen engagement and Di erent value systems...
participation since it sends the di erent priorities
FROM PAGE 12 message, “We want to know
what you think.” It is easier to STRONG and the event overrides other happy successful adults. Mon-
continuously look for opportu- govern the governed when the LEARNING items on your priority list. ey may play a role as to where
nities to ask its customers how governed participate. Even though Susan, and prob- their children go to college,
it is doing. Comparing these DR. LINDA ably her husband and their but the fact that they’ll either
measurements from surveys Police departments as well SILBERT children, value getting together go to college or take another
over time is the only way to as ambulance corps and re with the family, getting into route is on their minds.
instill an environment of con- departments carefully track and Dear Dr. Linda, the best colleges is tops on
tinuous improvement. What is try to improve performance is coming weekend, my the list right now. ere is 3. Priority: Survival. Al-
measured improves or at least by measuring response times. no right or wrong here, just though they care about their
that’s the theory. Minutes saved can be a mat- family will host our yearly fam- individual decisions. People’s children’s futures, they are
ter of life and death. Although ily reunion and we can’t wait. values change at di erent times totally consumed with ful ll-
Our parks, pools, police, response times for road or side- So far, everyone is coming, of their lives. ing their day-to-day obliga-
planning, water, assessors, walk repairs, a building permit, except my cousin Susan told tions. ey need to get food
highway, tax collection and a certi cate of occupancy, a me that her family can’t attend Here are some examples of on the table and keep a roof
building departments, the ruling on a court case, site plan because her kids have nals how di erent parents in di er- over their heads. Even though
courts, the clerk’s o ce, etc. approval or a decision on a coming up and those exams ent nancial situations react: many of them would love to
generate thousands of interac- variance are not life and death, are too important when you’re see their children go to college,
tions annually with customers. they do contribute to customer looking to get into the most 1. Priority: Parents want the reality of substantial debt
Each of those interactions is an satisfaction or dissatisfaction. competitive colleges. She made their children to be accepted makes it almost impossible,
opportunity to gauge customer it clear that she felt horrible into one of the most presti- which pushes it down, if not
satisfaction. e rst step is to collect the and so did her kids, but that gious colleges. Beginning in o , the priority list they have
information. What is measured their education comes rst. ninth grade, Mom and Dad now. A scholarship earned by
Asking for opinions and improves. Not measuring sends keep a running record of their the student is welcomed, and
feedback also builds trust in the signal that response times at really bothered us. Was children’s GPA scores. ey a sizable promotion could
the department asking the are not important. she insinuating that our kids make sure their children are quickly change their priorities.
questions. ere is a reason aren’t capable of going to good involved in a variety of extra-
that practically every company Surveying employees in colleges? We want our kids curricular activities to guar- We’re all di erent people
we deal with wants to make addition to constituents is also to succeed too, but the family antee acceptance according to with di erent priorities, and
sure we are satis ed with the an important tool in improving reunion is also important. Any the guidelines, from playing a everyone has the right to
service. Asking questions performance and building trust. comments on this? certain musical instrument to de ne their own value systems
generates compliments and being captain of a sports team. irrespective of what others
complaints. e compliments ose on the front lines are Alicia and Mike think and without projecting
help build employee morale best equipped to o er sugges- Dear Alicia and Mike, eir children start preparing them onto others. Let Susan
and reinforce positive attitudes tion box gold as well as provid- for SATs and ACTs in 10th and her family know they’ll be
and great customer service. ing feedback on the quality of Was Susan insinuating grade and do whatever it takes missed and focus on your fam-
Complaints highlight trouble the service being delivered. something about your kids? and costs to graduate at the ily’s having fun at your family
spots and suggest xes. I don’t know enough about top of their class. reunion.
In short, it is impossible to your relationship to draw any
e typical town board e ectively govern without con- conclusions, but on the face, I 2. Priority: Parents want Dr. Linda
meeting draws only a handful tinuous quality feedback. at doubt it. e priorities we set their children to have a post-
of residents unless there is a feedback comes from asking a vary based on our values and secondary education. rough- Dr. Linda is co-author of
hot-button issue that nega- lot of questions. opinions. It sounds like for you, out high school, they play a “Why Bad Grades Happen to
tively a ects folks. Soliciting family reunions are a treasure role in guiding their children Good Kids,” and director of
feedback in addition to mea- anks for your time. Would and that you and your family about which classes to take Strong Learning Tutoring.
suring performance also im- you mind answering a short and which activities to partici- Send your questions to Linda@
survey at the conclusion of this pate in. ey see their roles as stronglearning.com.
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PAGE 22 THE MT. KISCO BEDFORD TIMES HEALTH & WELLNESS THURSDAY, MAY 19, 2022

Minimizing tennis injuries

GUEST e following conditioning tips will calf. Hold for a few seconds. en weight
CORNER get you ready for a pain-free tennis sea- bear onto your back leg and straighten
son: your front leg to feel the stretch behind

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tennis injuries and
tness, balance, and hand-eye coordina- either seated in a chair: stretch one leg memory to get your mind and body ready should include fast

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stretching. bent and your body in the “ready posi-

• Knee injuries can a ect the patel- tion” rotating torso and arms from side

la (kneecap) causing tendinitis where to side. en progress to karaoke moves

the front knee tendon gets in amed (a (shoulders square and performing zig-

“jumper’s knee”). zag twists with your hips and legs), run-

• Muscle spasm, strains and tears in ning movements lifting your knees up to

mostly the hamstring muscle (back of your chest and circling your arms at the

your thigh) calf and abdominal/groin same time; straight leg marches by kick-

muscles. ing your one leg straight up in front of

• Ankle sprains occur when the an- your body to meet your opposite hand

kle is twisted, and the outside ankle liga- and arm; and nally leg swings with gen-

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THURSDAY, MAY 19, 2022 LEISURE THE MT. KISCO BEDFORD TIMES PAGE 29
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Jacque’s Spin on Music for May 2022

UE’ ACQUE’I’m thrilled to be search for live music in these about other events in the area. If from 10 a.m - 4 p.m. PUZZLE
M locations, reminded me of you are performing in the area, SOLUTIONS
writing this new a few venues. You’ve got have a space for live music, or POUND RIDGE
monthly col- would like my help promoting it, North Star FOR THE
umn for  e District Social and the please send an email to Jacque@ 85 Westchester Avenue, 914-764- PUZZLES ON
S wbutter y.net.
SPI 0200 PAGE 38
ere are so many more events rilled to report that music is
S going on this month. Be sure to
USICMt. Kisco- soon to be opened, Jazz visit HearIt ere.com to discover returning in June! I took a quick
J a music event that interests you. look at events on their Fabe-
Bedford on Main in Mt. Kisco, Events are added daily. You can book page and saw that “Ask Your
USIC search by date, location or genre. Mother”will kick o the outdoor
Times, and Caramoor, the Bed- In the meantime, the following is music this season on ursday,
a short list of what I’ve pulled o June 2, from 8 - 10 p.m.
look N ford Playhouse and the the HiT website for local events
forward to North Star Restaurant in in the Bedford, Mt. Kisco and SOUTH SALEM 
Pound Ridge, NY area. LewisboroTown Park
getting to ON M Pound Ridge. 1079 Route 35, 914-456-6806
know more of Caramoor’s 2022 summer MOUNT KISCO Friday, May 20, from 5 - 8
District Social
you. Let me tell you season o cially kicks o on June 333 N. Bedford Road, 914-241- p.m., Lewisboro’s Food Truck
Friday returns! Family fun
a little about myself. 18 with an opening night gala 3131 including live music featuring
Located at Grand Prix NY local band, Fortuna. Advance
I began in the music business featuring incomparable cellist Yo- registration on Eventbrite helps
Racing & Entertainment, this the food truck sta prepare for
as a venue booker, transitioned Yo Ma. However, you don’t have location hosts live music on Sat- the evening and a suggested
urday nights at 7 p.m. eir May donation of $20 is requested per
to band manager, marketer, radio to wait until June to start catching calendar lists G Force on May 21, family.
and House Arrest on May 28.
host and music blogger. I’ve some live music on the grounds. If Jacque Roche is a freelance writer,
BEDFORD/KATONAH editor and music blogger for
worked with national talent you are looking to do something Caramoor Center for Music HearIt ere.com and contributor
to several local publications.
agencies, large music venues and musical with the whole family, and the Arts Archived broadcasts of 2016-2020
149 Girdle Ridge Road, 914- radio shows can be heard streaming
joined the Board of Directors for there is a concert on the lawn on Mixcloud.com.
232-1252
Pawling Public Radio and e Sunday, May 22 at 3 p.m. featur- e box o ce is open daily

Hudson Valley Blues Society. I am ing Grammy winning children’s

currently volunteering with the performer, Dan and jazz vocalist

Town Of Southeast Cultural Arts Claudia Zanes.Tickets are $20

Coalition to produce a FREE for adults and $10 for children,

7-week summer music in Brew- and can be purchased in advance

ster. It is this background and my on their website. ere is also a

passion for live music that moti- FREE afternoon event on Sunday,

vates me to share this information June 5 from noon to 4 p.m.

with you. and includes a performance by

For this column, my focus is beatboxer, vocal percussionist, and

to highlight the live music scene, breath artist Dominic “Shodekeh”

speci cally in Mt Kisco, Bedford, Talifero among many others.

Pound Ridge and the surround- We are just getting started, and

ing communities. A quick Google I hope to receive tips from you

PAGE 30 THE MT. KISCO BEDFORD TIMES THURSDAY, MAY 19, 2022
Friends Field
Caramoor
announces
an exciting
summer
season
Caramoor, a world-class cul-
tural arts destination located on
a unique 80-plus-acre estate in
Katonah, recently announced
an exciting lineup of programs
for its summer season. Building
on its long history of presenting
adventurous music from across
the genre spectrum, Caramoor’s
2022 summer season celebrates
music’s power to unite people,
heal divisions, and inspire dis-
covery. is summer, Caramoor
is presenting world-class artists
from a broad range of back-
grounds, identities, and lived
experiences.
“In addition to enjoying the
music in our open-air venues, we
invite you to explore our grounds
and gardens, sound art, and also

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Stepping Stones CARAMOOR ing, guided tours of Caramoor’s Concert featuring world-re-
Sonic Innovations sound art ex- nowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma and
FROM PAGE 30

receives new special hibition, and more. e Knights at the Venetian

join us for free community Caramoor’s 2022 Summer eatre.

use permit from Bedford events,” said Edward J. Lewis Season kicks o June 18 with Visit caramoor.org for a full listing
Planning Board  III, Caramoor’s president and the Opening Night Gala, fol- of events and information.
CEO. lowed by the Opening Night

Caramoor’s beautiful grounds
include the historic Rosen

House, a Mediterranean-style

BY WHIT ANDERSON  cult to predict,” Runyon said. “A villa listed on the National Reg-
STAFF WRITER 
two-year renewal makes it easier ister of Historic Places. Guests

to manage. It is a critical point; we can discover a vast collection of

Debate emerged at the April 28 would appreciate exibility.”  art spanning periods and cul-

Bedford Planning Board virtual More neighbors reiterated Di- tures.

meeting while negotiating a spe- Napoli’s point, requesting a ve- “ e Rosen family—Car-

cial use permit renewal for Step- year deal since they believe Step- amoor’s founders—built the

ping Stones, the historic home of ping Stones’ long term goal is to home as a place where they

Bill and Lois Wilson, co-founders increase the visitor limit.  could share their love for music

of Alcoholics Anonymous.   After more discussion, the and art with the community,”

Will Runyon, a Board Trustee Board gave two options: e rst said Lewis.

of the  Stepping Stones Founda- being the two-year trial, and the Visitors can enjoy music in

tion, asked for the Board to grant second being a ve-year permit Caramoor’s open-air venues

a two-year trial  renewal to test a with a 3,100 visitor per year limit.  such as the Venetian eatre,

3,000 visitor per year limit, citing Runyon and the neighbors Friends Field, Sunken Garden,

that the foundation complied with voiced their approval for the sec- and the Spanish Couryard.

all 47 conditions listed in their last ond option, leading to the Board On June 5, visitors can en- PHOTO: GABE PALACIO
special use permit established in approving the longer permit with
2013. e previous permit had a continuation of protocol.   joy Soundscapes, a free event Sara Watkins, Sarah Jarosz, and Aoife O’Donovan, for the “I’m
at the Caramoor grounds that With Her Tour” perform in the Spanish Courtyard of the Rosen

2,750 visitor limit.  includes tap dance, beatbox- House at Caramoor in Katonah, New York on July 10, 2015.

Located in a residential neigh- What separates us
borhood o Cherry Street, neigh-
bors of Stepping Stones gave their
thoughts on the renewal.  

Longtime resident Diana Brig-

anti disagreed with Runyon’s re-

port, citing that Stepping Stones from other accountants and tax preparers is
has continuously disrupted the
neighborhood going back to

1990. Her most recent objection our ability to work with you not just on taxes,

stemmed from witnessing two
large buses in front of the build-

ing earlier that morning, as she

claimed their website stated a no but on financials, college planning, divorce,
large bus policy on the premises. 

“ ey were not buses desig-

nated by Stepping Stones to use,” retirement planning, changes in life planning...
Briganti said. “ e forms on their

website says that visitor buses are

not allowed. I would like an expla-

nation for why such a large group We don’t just process tax forms, we advise on how to
on these buses arrived at this hour.

e neighbors were not noti ed

about this and there is no expla- handle your income and expenses in the future
nation on the website.” 

Sally Corbett-Turco, Executive

Director at the Stepping Stones with personalized recommendations.
Foundation, pointed towards

ne text on the website that con-

rmed the buses were allowed be-

cause it was a special event.   We help you navigate the tax code, and in the end, help you
Other neighbors, while not op-

posed to Stepping Stones’ request set sound financial goals.
for a new permit, requested that
the renewal terms be modi ed. 

Neighbor Greg DiNapoli
pleaded for a ve-year, non-trial

permit, saying, “ e last time we

met, we had both wanted this to

be ve years because we are all 845-628-5400

tired of coming back every two
years to rehash the same things

over again... they are opening the SFGtaxes.com | [email protected]
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[visitors] later on.”  824 Route 6, Suite 4 | Mahopac, NY 10541
e two-year trial permit was

supposed to begin in March 2020,

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BOE to seek grant for Universal Pre-K program

BY WHIT ANDERSON  tery  with 36 children divided Fishkin said her team surveyed proved of the plan to have the ward with the vote, said, “I am
STAFF WRITER  into two full-day pre-K class- going to put up a motion to ac-
rooms, one located in Mount the community to ascertain inter- pre-K classrooms located in cept the grant.”  
While the Board of Education Kisco and the other in Bedford
is preparing to apply for a grant Hills. e balance would attend a est, gathering 167 responses from Mount Kisco and Bedford Hills, is further divided the
that would enable the Bedford Community Based Organization board  on its next step, as more
Central School District to launch (CBO) in partnership with the families with preschool-aged citing di cult access for families concerns arose  regarding the
a program for pre-kindergartners district. At least 10% of the fund- partnership with the CBO and
in the 2022-2023 school year, it ing would go to the CBO.   children. Of those, 131 expressed in Bedford and Pound Ridge.   the wording of the proposed
is seeking additional information terms.  
before formalizing a decision on ough members of the board interest in the program.   “If we are going to truly make
whether to do so.  have expressed interest, concerns “If we accept the grant, but
remain: participation rates, trans- ey also reached out to 17 this open to the entire district, cannot get a CBO, are we put-
e board decided at its meet- portation planning, and other al- ting ourselves in a worse place
ing on May 4 to seek the grant of locations of Title 1 funds.   preschools to ascertain interest from a practical standpoint, I with those who gave the grant?”
$360,000 through the NYS Ex- asked Matlin. 
pansion Fund, which would en- “We need to get more infor- in partnering with the district to think the second classroom needs
able the district to award $10,000 mation before fully committing Fishkin and Staropoli empha-
to 36 students to enroll. e to this,” said trustee Steven Mat- o er the program. A dozen re- to be in Bedford village. If they sized that the grant funding must
grant will only come to fruition lin.  be accepted before any further
if an initial Universal Pre-Kin- portedly have expressed interest, are both put on the Mount Kis- operations can proceed, and that
dergarten (UPK), or Title 1, fund Amy Fishkin, assistant su- the district could not apply next
of $54,435 is utilized, allowing perintendent of curriculum and and one may be chosen as early co-Bedford Hills side, you are year for the same grant.  
10 more students to participate. instruction, and Danielle Levin,
coordinator of preschool and el- as May 20.  going to eliminate 30 to 40% Given this context, the board
e plan is to not use any district ementary special education, who composed a  compromise; it
funds.   presented details of the plan at Fishkin  also shared data on a of families based on geography would vote to apply for the grant
an April 20 meeting, returned to if certain wording on the propos-
e program would consist the board on May 4 with addi- previous preschool program in alone,” he said.   al was modi ed.  
of 46 students selected by lot- tional information.  
the district. She reported that Fishkin explained that the e board added the term to
the end of the proposal:  “And
students who entered kindergar- Mount Kisco-Bedford Hills side the board will oversee practical
implementation matters at a later
ten after the program required of town has a large walking pop- date,” to a rm that the approval
is only the rst step toward estab-
less individual aid, ESL students ulation, thus needing the class- lishing the program.  

in the program performed bet- rooms to be in proximity.  

ter on language pro ciency tests Matlin also asked how many

entering elementary school, and CBOs there would be, to which

kindergarten teachers could tell Fishkin said that had not been

who was in the program based on determined.  

their readiness. No research dem- Vice President Edward Reder

onstrated negative e ects.  suggested that the board wait to

Following Fishkin’s update, vote on applying for the grant

trustee Beth Staropoli, a support- until the preschools and their

Prepare for er of the program,  attempted to locations are determined and fur-
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MARTHA Lord knows she’s had her ups One of Martha Stewart’s Chow Chows riding in style. ness. She once “antiqued” our old
and downs, including being con- upright piano in gold.
FROM PAGE 3 victed of felony charges relating to A kindergarten teacher, she one week? Other than reattach-
a stock-trading case. was usually too exhausted by ing buttons or hemming curtains, My paternal grandmother,
As usual, Martha made things the time she got home to make mom never sewed. But mom was on the other hand, was Martha
look e ortless – one of the things Ever  resilient, she managed to elaborate dinners. She had one or creative in other ways. A poet before there was a Martha. She
I’ve always admired her for, al- turn a ve-month stint in federal two go-to recipes, but really, how and writer, she could also wield cooked fabulous meals from
though being a realist I know she prison (and ve months of house much salmon loaf can you eat in a paintbrush like nobody’s busi- scratch, had a garden so beauti-
has a vast and talented team be- arrest) into something positive. ful it was featured in a national
hind her. magazine, and could look at a
While behind bars, she report- dress in a shop window, go home,
No one would know that -- edly excelled at her cleaning job, and replicate it without a pattern.
based on the chaotic state of my picked crabapples to make into She made clothes for me, and
house, my total lack of cooking jelly, did yoga, and made friends, my Barbie doll. I was one spoiled
skills, or my laissez-faire attitude one of whom hand-crocheted the granddaughter. 
toward the multitudes of dande- famous “Freedom Poncho” she
lions peppering my lawn – I’ve wore when released. Her nick- Trouble is, grams lived near
sort of been a “Stewie” (What name among inmates at the West Chicago and I grew up in Peek-
Martha’s groupies call themselves) Virginia pen was M. Diddy. But skill, N.Y. We saw her once a year,
from way back. I even once took a it wasn’t all roses for Martha, who so there were no homemaking
day trip to New Jersey to see the called lockdown “hideous.” lessons.
house where little Martha Helen
Kostyra lived. (She was born in Once the dust settled, she Discovering Martha in my
Jersey City, but grew up in Nut- jumped on the comeback trail.She late 20s opened up a whole new
ley.) launched a talk show, released sev- world. Suddenly, I had someone
eral cookbooks, expanded her line who could, if not teach, inspire
It’s not that I aspire to her per- of Kmart merch, and teamed up me to sew and cook.
fection, I just admire the heck out with rap legend Snoop Dogg on a
of it. at and her tenacity. (I love number of projects. Her magazine WHAT I BOUGHT AND WHY
Martha’s dedication the way I is now published quarterly. OK, back to the sale.
love the thought of traveling into Talking to my fellow hunter-
space. It’s a great ideal; never gon- I blame my pronounced lack
na achieve it myself.) of homemaking skills on my late gatherers, I learned that a lot of
mom.
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Maximize your home’s beauty, comfort and value
Sero’s Contracting boasts three decades of home-improvement experience

BY BOB DUMAS a demand doing that because there are less people doing
EDITOR it. So, I became a remodeling contractor. We do a lot of

kitchens, bathrooms, and nishing basements, which is a

When you do something that you love for a living, it big deal. Over the years, people have come to realize they

will show. have a lot of equity in the bottom of the house that isn’t

Sero DiDio has worked with his hands for nearly four being used. We also do additions and full-blown renova-

decades and his passion for woodworking and carpentry tions. We have gone into some of these smaller homes

is re ected in the quality of his work. and gutted them and entirely changed the footprint of

DiDio owns Brewster-based Sero’s Contracting, Inc., a the house.”

home-improvement company that specializes in kitchen Sero said over the decades, he’s developed strong re-

and bathroom remodeling, vinyl siding, replacement win- lationships with his subcontractors, from electricians to

dows, room additions and more. He’s joined by his son, plumbers to roofers, which has enabled him to oversee a

Eric, as well as Eric’s brother-in-law, Jeremy Andersen. project from beginning to end.

“I’ve been doing this for 38 years,”Sero said. “I started as “We typically do a job from start to nish,” h e s aid.

a carpenter’s laborer for a company in Cold Spring. With “We’ll bring in subs to lay the carpet when we’re done;

these big companies, you would get laid o at anksgiv- we bring in the electricians, the plumbers, the roofers if Sero and Eric DiDio are a father and
ing because winter was coming and then brought back need be. And when we’re done, all you have to do is add son team. They also work with Eric’s
in the spring. After getting laid o for the second time, the furniture. We do all the carpentry. We will take on just
when they called to bring me back, I said, ‘No, I am going about anything and stay with it until it’s done.” brother-in-law, Jeremy Andersen.

PHOTO: BOB DUMAS

to try and make it on my own,’ and that was the start of Sero and his crew have taken on some impressive jobs

Sero’s Contracting, Inc.” over the years. They helped renovate the Lakeview “But the idea is to improve,” he noted. “We use a lot of

Eric, who used to help out in the summertime when Community Church, which used to be the old Dill's brand-new materials like composites that won’t deterio-

he was in high school, joined the company full-time 7 building in Carmel. rate or rot and will be there for another 200 years.”

years ago. After stints as an EMT and a lumber sales “The first stage was creating the mezzanine area,” Sero said he gets great satisfaction from a completed

rep, he signed on with his dad to be closer to home Sero said. “There were a series of trusses, which made for job.

after he and his wife, Sam, had a baby. Now, he and his a very low ceiling, and we took it out and created a 30- “I enjoy doing what we do. I like the idea of starting

father both share the same passion for what they do. foot cathedral ceiling. We went back in and did a with nothing and then having something finished,” he

“I like working with my hands, being active and being kitchen and two bathrooms for them.” said. “It’s a good feeling when you are done.”

physical,” Eric said. “I also enjoy the learning aspect of A few years ago, they did a job for the city of Dan- And, Eric says, the three of them work well together

the job. No house is the same. I feel like you can be in the bury, installing 10,000 replacement windows for Section and have an almost telepathic-like connection on the job.

business for 30 years and you’re still learning, whether it’s 8 housing, a project that took an entire year to complete. “We are a small company — my dad and I and

the new materials that are coming out, or just the house “We also did a job on a house that was over 200 years my brother-in-law,” he said. “We work really well

in general. It’s like problem-solving and you are always old and had 150 feet of porch that was caving in,” Sero together. We’re fast and efficient. There’s no yelling

coming up with new ideas to make things better. It’s not said. “We spent a month and a half there just jacking the on the job; it’s just intuitive. We don’t have to ask

the same cookie-cutter thing every day.” porch back up and reinforcing it. It was a lot of each other to do things.”

Sero said that when he was younger, he loved framing work. It’s always a challenge with old houses, not to Every job Sero’s Contracting performs is designed to

houses and doing renovations. en, as he got older, he change the integrity of the architecture.” maximize not just a home’s beauty and comfort, but its

started doing custom cabinetry, custom woodwork and Eric says the key is to be able to balance the use of value as well. They offer free consultations and estimates,

trim. modern materials in older homes and still maintain the and all their work is guaranteed. Call 845-216-1955 to

“I really liked it,” he said. “ ere seemed to be more of aesthetic. find out more.

Church before it was finished Church after it was finished.

Sero’s Contracting, Inc. PHOTOS COURTESY SERO CONTRACTING

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MARTHA of glitter, could zhoose up a drew the line however on the as I could. (As Martha’s a pe- The Great American Tag
anksgiving turkey with the $18 used cookie cutters and the tite person, and I’m, ahem, not, Sale may be o icially
FROM PAGE 34 $40 concrete garden leaf. there’s no way I’d ever get one over, but Martha Stewart
stu , and I’d ask for seconds. limb, much less my entire torso, fans who missed this
them had traveled there from At 25 cents a pop, I could af- I looked longingly at an ador- in them, but I can always have one-of-a-kind experience
places as near as Cortlandt ford to snag bunches. able painted highchair that was them framed.) have another chance to
Manor, White Plains, Queens, As a Halloween baby, of obviously handmade for one of own some of her prized
and Fair eld, Conn., and from course I had to buy two faux Martha’s French bulldogs. For- I asked him to mark them, so possessions.
as far away as Wisconsin, Phila- crows. Even though their beaks tunately for my bank account, it I wouldn’t be tackled by a suspi-
delphia, Kansas City, and north were a bit bent, their evil bat- had already sold for $150. cious security person later. Among the crowd of
of Boston. tery-powered eyes still lit up. buyers last month was
Next stu ed in the bag were But the best score of all were Piling my loot up in front of Pam Stone, owner of The
ey were young, old, men, an antique crepe paper Christ- two of her trademark white the very nice cashier, I pointed Benefit Shop Foundation in
women. ey were dressed to mas angel and a Santa ($10), two blouses, a jacket, tee-shirt, and a out the stickers and told him the Mount Kisco.
the nines or like me, wearing craft books ($20), two cake pans cashmere Armand Diradourian clothes had come from the dol-
tees and jeans. ey were both ($10), a doggy raincoat and tee- poncho which I shed out of the lar bin. The business auction’s
groupies, hoping for a Martha shirt for a friend’s pooch ($10), dollar bin. items are donated and
sighting, and the merely curious. and a weird plastic tool that I I could literally feel the skep- consigned to her gallery.
bought for fun and later found Yes, you heard me right. ticism radiating from the next Profits go to local charities.
e one thing they all had in out was a shrimp shell deveiner I was lingering at the far end cashier over.
common? Big fat grins on their ($5). of the tent when I noticed the Stone snapped up vintage
faces as they stood in line to pay I hesitated, but nally caved diva’s stylist going through the “Martha would NEVER have posters that had come
for their treasures. on forking over $10 for a melon racks of clothes and tossing a dollar bin,” he harrumphed, from Stewart’s home in
baller. some pieces in a plastic box. snidely adding: “Maybe a two- Maine. They belonged to
What did I buy? A notorious cheapskate, I “ at’s the dollar bin,” he told dollar bin.” the house’s former owner,
e rst thing that caught me. Edsel Bryant Ford, son of
Naturally, I grabbed as many I heartily disagree; I think automotive pioneer Henry
my eye was a tub full of sparkly that’s EXACTLY what a simple Ford.
pinecones. Martha, that goddess Jersey girl would do.
She and Stewart got
Shoppers looking through the sale’s extensive book collection. chatting about their
shared interests. At the
Intrepid reporter Carol Reif on the hunt for bargains. end of the weekend, Stone
went home with more
Saving a Life EVERY 11 MINUTES than just the posters.
Seven truckloads of
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online auction,” she added.

Among items on the block
will be farmhouse-style
furniture that Stewart
personally painted, brightly
colored braided rugs, and
home goods she designed
and sold through her
brands. And, of course, the
vintage poster collection.

The auction gallery is
located at 185 Kisco Ave.,
Suite 201, Mount Kisco, N.Y.

For more information,
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Connecticut’s Geralyn Ferraro finds an antique co ee pot.

THURSDAY, MAY 19, 2022 THE MT. KISCO BEDFORD TIMES PAGE 37

CHIEFS looking for new members, said PHOTO: CAROL REIF One night she was driving NEW LINE OFFICERS
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FROM PAGE 4 have gone on to become paid re- Ray Zaccari with wife Maria pened to notice an odd light that New line o icers have
and daughters Angelina and was blipping on and o . at was been elected at each of the
Financial Services. Previously an ghters or were able to nd mu- Giovanna. her 12-year-old son barreling four companies.
EMT, he switched to re ghting nicipal jobs in other elds because down the road in the dark on his
because he saw it as a new way to of the connections they’ve made as his wife, Laura. way to the rehouse. His bike’s Union Hook & Ladder
use his medical training and orga- volunteers. According to his mom, Eliza- battery-powered headlamp cut Company
nizational skills. out each time it hit a bump.
“ ere’s just a lot of exposure beth, Hollis has always had a pas- Capt. Dan Hochstein, First
Unlike Zaccari, the Connecticut and opportunities if you’re out sion for re ghting. When he was “He just always wanted to be Lt. Evan Tripodi, Second Lt.
native did not have re ghting in there and working hard,” he said. growing up, his family lived very part of it,” she recalled.  Aaron Sevillano.
his DNA. “It’s a chance to show what you close to Main Street.
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munity, but to keep fellow re- cerned about a variety of things First Lt. Michael Johnston,
Fine, who’s been with the de- Every time Matt heard the across the villages, but the safety Second Lt. Steve Farrell.
partment since 2005, said he loves ghters safe. horn go o , he’d hop on his bike of our community is never one
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portant thing. I think about that the newly-sworn chiefs. Second Lt. Drew Burns.
How buildings are constructed, every day,” he said.
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ways the world works,” the self- gency Services. much.” Sgt. William Condit.
professed “facts nerd”added. He lives in Bedford Hills with

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Parkour, Ninja and obstacle training under one roof in Mt.Kisco

BY VIM WILKINSON climbing, landing, swinging, ac- PHOTOS COURTESY OF ROAMFURTHER ATHLETICS
BUSINESS EDITOR robatics and more,” added Can-
nato. “Our adult classes give you a
Introducing ROAMFurther workout that doesn’t feel like work
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ROAMFurther features Parkour, mind.”
Ninja, and obstacle training for
kids, adults, and families in its fa- When asked about safety, Can-
cility located within the Grand Prix nato explained that the head coach-
NY facility in Mt. Kisco. es and founders have been training
and coaching for well over a decade
e founders of ROAMFurther and are certi ed by USA Parkour.
are no strangers to the art of move-
ment and exploration, with early “At ROAM, safety is paramount
involvement in the New England and we have a strong focus on lon-
Parkour community having started gevity where we encourage all ages
some of the rst programs in the to value the technique behind the
region. fundamentals of movement, which
will help strengthen and protect the
“We believe movement is the body as skills progress,” Cannato
fundamental way in which we in- said.
teract with the world,” said Joe
Cannato, creator and co-founder On nights and weekends, skilled
of ROAMFurther. “Learning to athletes utilize the facility, and the
move—to use your body and all it’s public is welcome to watch the ac-
capable of—shifts the world from tion in real life while enjoying sus-
something you’re simply an observ- tainable co ee and tea beverages at
er of to something you’re an active the co ee bar. e center also of-
participant in.” fers personal training, team build-
ing, and hosts community-centered
Cannato said that the youth events.
classes encourage children’s natural
curiosity for movement and desire ROAMFurther is located at 333 N.
for achievement in obstacle-based Bedford Rd. in Mount Kisco. Call
training. 914-241-5512 or visit roamfurther.
com for more information.
“We teach various movement
fundamentals such as vaulting,

Dinh Dinh Kitchen

A hidden gem in Bedford Hills

BY VIM WILKINSON creating the healthiest versions pos- PHOTO: VIM WILKINSON
BUSINESS EDITOR sible of some of the classics,”said Can-
dee. “We get to provide the commu- PHOTOS COURTESY OF DINH DINH KITCHEN
Miso Matzo Ball Ramen, Kale and nity with a style of cuisine that wasn’t
Grain Bowl with strawberries, fennel, previously o ered in this area.”
walnuts, quinoa and farro in a pas-
sion fruit vinaigrette, coconut soup, Dinh Dinh is gaining fast popu-
pork wontons and veggie dumplings. larity among the Bedford Hills
crowd as well as neighboring towns
ese are just some of the delights such as Chappaqua, Mt. Kisco, and
that await at Dinh Dinh Kitchen in more. e avors of the east that
Bedford Hills. e fairly new restau- advocate clean and fresh ingredi-
rant on North Bedford Road quali es ents mix well with western elements,
as the perfect fusion food haven that creating unique bursts of avors. A
is refreshingly unpretentious. e im- highlight at Dinh Dinh is the af-
pressive menu showcases the intricate fordable lunch specials that will
keep you coming back throughout
avors that are in uenced by South- the week. e restaurant also serves
east Asian avors with an American sake, beer, and wine.
backbone, delivering comforting, deli-
cious, and wholesome cuisine for all. Whether it’s takeout,a quick lunch,
or an evening of exploring exotic and
Dinh Dinh is the longtime culinary authentic tastes, Dinh Dinh is a hid-
dream of Westchester native Brian den gem that needs to be discovered.
Candee. Candee was a partner in the
Village Social Group, where he over- Dinh Dinh Kitchen is located at
saw operations at Village Social Rye, 740 North Bedford Rd in Bedford
Pubstreet, and Fatt Root. Hills. Call 914-772-1967 or visit
dinhdinhkitchen.com to know more
“ e best part about owning Dinh about the menu.
Dinh is having the freedom to explore
new dishes and ingredients as well as

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