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NYSEG to bolster power lines

BY TOM BARTLEY includes Katonah and Lewis- siliency Program, 11 Supervisory FILE PHOTO
CONTRIBUTING WRITER boro. In a statement, Burdick said Control and Data Acquisition
his chamber voted to direct the (SCADA) switches are sched- NYSEG crews work during Storm Isaias, which last year knocked out
A six-month “hardening” of state Public Service Commission uled to be installed along the power to many Northern Westchester households for several days.
power lines underway in Lewis- “to study the feasibility and the Pound Ridge 455 circuit, NY-
boro and Pound Ridge is expect- costs of burying all or most of the SEG said. e switches give NY- Construction on the project company urged drivers to use
ed to improve reliability for more electrical, telephone and internet SEG the ability to temporarily began May 19 and is expected extra caution near crews and in
than 1,600 customers. transmission lines” in the state. change which circuit is powering to be completed in October. e work zones.
a customer’s home or business.
New York State Electric & Gas e measure, which Burdick co-
said the upgrade will increase the sponsored, would also require “ e investments in this in-
capacity of its distribution system utilities to run any new lines un- frastructure being made by NY-
and provide greater exibility in derground. SEG will enhance the reliabil-
controlling the electricity run- ity of service to the communities
ning through it. Work has al- Above ground, the NYSEG and customers we serve,” Andy
ready started in South Salem project will upgrade 9.6 miles Gumkowski, the utility’s manag-
along Conant Valley Road, Glen of power lines serving 1,604 er of resiliency eld projects, said
Drive, Lockwood Road, and East customers, many of whom went in a prepared statement. “ ese
Street, NYSEG said. It warned without power for days last Au- upgrades will make the system
of possible “temporary and mi- gust after Hurricane Isaias ripped more resilient to severe weather
nor” tra c delays as construction through the area, downing trees and bring greater reliability to the
proceeds. and overhead lines. customers served by this circuit.”

As NYSEG beefs up its over- When the upgrade is com- Broken trees and branches are
head lines, lawmakers in Albany pleted in the fall, NYSEG said, the leading cause of power inter-
this week were looking at the electricity will ow to those cus- ruptions, NYSEG said, so the
price tag for burying critical util- tomers through multiple paths. utility company trimmed trees
ity circuits, comparing that cost Portions of the project will up- “from ground to sky” along the
with the expense and inconve- grade the distribution system power lines and removed over-
nience that outages exact on tax- from a “single-phase” line to hanging limbs to create a higher
payers. “three-phase” lines. at will in- overhead clearance. “Conducting
crease the power lines’ capacity, the enhanced tree trimming en-
“New York’s utility infrastruc- a utility spokesperson said, and sures the circuit is better prepared
ture needs to be brought into the a series of switches will monitor for harsh storm conditions and
21st century,” said Assembly- and regulate the ow. works hand in hand with the re-
man Chris Burdick of Bedford, siliency upgrades,” NYSEG said.
whose 93rd Assembly District As part of an ongoing harden-
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The Staff Lewisboro Police Blotter

EDITORIAL TEAM e following items are from the with cars backing up on Route • April 26, 2 p.m. – Police in-
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Earth Rise Youth educates on climate change

Powered by social media, the club aims to make lasting change in KLSD

BY NICK TRUJILLO

STAFF WRITER social media accounts.

• Local Projects: Finds commu-

rough social media and Zoom nity outreach opportunities and lo-

meetings, a group of students at cal events for Earth Rise Youth to

John Jay High School have set out take part in.

to make a lasting impact on how • Fundraising: Manages the

climate change is taught in the Ka- money and plans fundraisers

tonah-Lewisboro School District to raise money for the club and

at all grade levels. Oceana, the environmental group

Earth Rise Youth is a club at the club donates to.

John Jay, created by junior Lucy When she and a few other

Landzberg. ey have many aspi- members of the club attended

rations,but their main mission is to Columbia University’s EcoReps

reform the curriculum in the dis- Youth Climate Summit at the be-

trict to implement climate change ginning of February, Landzberg

classes and educate students of all was once again inspired by a group

ages on how their actions can a ect of Maryland high school girls who

the earth. created an entire climate change

e club was founded remotely course during their time in quar-

at the beginning of the 2020-21 antine.

school year and currently has 45 “ at’s when I realized this club

members in its ranks. Landzberg should be focused on education

was originally inspired by her more than anything,” said Landz-

friend and former classmate who berg. “Education is where we can

transferred to Greenwich Country really make a di erence.” PHOTO: LUCY LANDZBERG

Day School and started her own e club’s rst major step to Members of Earth Rise Youth show off their signs at the Earth Day protest.

environmental awareness club. It teach their school community

made Landzberg re ect on the op- about the e ects of climate change students attended with signs and of how their actions contribute to e impact Earth Rise Youth

portunities o ered in her district to came during their Earth Week spoke about how people from all their carbon footprints from the has had in the club’s short lifespan

learn about climate change. event, which ran from April 19 parts of the world are indirectly af- weekly videos that are shown dur- so far has its members thinking

“ ere’s a sustainability club, but to April 23. Each day during the fected by climate change. ing their meetings. about its long-term future. Lan-

they don’t have much in uence in week, the club focused on a new “ e actual motive behind the “Ultimately, we want people to dzberg has started the process of

our town and our community,”said theme to teach about via an infor- protest was to inspire the KLSD be sustainable and to get them ex- nding an underclassman to shad-

Landzberg. “I really wanted to be mative PowerPoint, morning an- to enact a curriculum that includes cited to start at an early age,” she ow her and eventually take on her

able to reach people.” nouncements with climate change and prioritizes climate education,” said. “It’s incredibly important to role as president when she gradu-

Starting the club remotely had facts, and Instagram posts from said Landzberg.“It is vital students get people to start caring about the ates next year.

its advantages and disadvantages. their account, @earthriseyouthJJ. are educated about climate change environment and to get them in Earth Rise Youth wants to host

Landzberg found that she could e daily themes focused on food so they can learn about how their the habit of recognizing how their events that involve members of the

get 30 to 40 people to join Zoom waste, ocean pollution, consumer- habits and actions as an individual habits are, in some shape or form, Katonah-Lewisboro community,

calls to listen and learn, but had ism in fashion, environmental rac- are contributing to it.” impacting the environment.” such as town clean-ups and edu-

di culty getting people to contrib- ism, and deforestation. She added that Earth Rise Youth Social media has been a valuable cational movie nights followed by

ute to the conversations. “It’s our future and our earth. has scheduled a meeting with the resource to help the club spread group discussions about climate

After a couple of sessions, a core We recognize that human activity Katonah-Lewisboro Board of their information and drive con- change. Involving the youngest

group started to form and Landz- is the reason that our earth is suf- Education to discuss their goals on versations forward. Landzberg said members of the community is im-

berg found that she had reliable fering, and we want to learn how implementing the topic of climate her favorite part of the social media portant to Landzberg,as she would

members who she could trust and we can x it,”said Landzberg.“We change into the curriculum and of- page is seeing the insights Insta- like them to start thinking about

delegate work to. e club is made want to learn how we can combat fering classes that focus on educat- gram o ers, which gives her access their environmental impact as early

up of four committees with unique this crisis because it a ects every- ing students about their e ect on to how people are interacting with as possible, so they can grow into

responsibilities: one. We want to learn how to lead the environment,outside of the AP Earth Rise Youth’s content. sustainable community members.

• Education: Organizes events in our world and make it more sus- Environmental Sciences class. “It really gives us a little tele- “ ere’s still so much to learn.

the district and helps choose con- tainable, and we can at least do our Earth Rise Youth’s e orts have scope into the impacts we’re cre- I’m nowhere near a climate educa-

tent themes to curate information part in being sustainable and help- already started to pay o . Landz- ating on people and how they’re tion teacher, I’m just trying to ad-

for. ing others along the way.” berg noticed many of her peers actually resonating with the info,” vocate for more learning because

• Communications: Writes in Earth Week’s main event was talking about the themes of the day she said. “I can’t imagine starting it’s the most important topic we

the John Jay High School newspa- an Earth Day protest on John during Earth Week, and members this club 10 years ago without the should be learning about right

per and runs the Earth Rise Youth Jay High School’s campus. irty of the club have become conscious technology we have today.” now,”said Landzberg.

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Bedford Town Board ponders food-truck regulations

BY TOM BARTLEY trucks directly.” Katonah, where their presence issue a permit, good only for that trucks to nd a positive recep-
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
“Current town code was writ- might compete with restaurants occasion. tion from her members. “We

ten to cover itinerant trading, already doing business in the Councilwoman Stephanie had an ice cream truck in town

Looking to establish 21st hawking and peddling or mak- hamlet. McCaine acknowledged that this Saturday for the Art Stroll,”

century policies for regulation ing a sale by sample and tak- But Councilwoman Bobbi questions clearly outnumbered she said, “so I think they are

of food trucks, Bedford’s Town ing orders for future delivery of Bittker, a lawyer, pointed out answers last week. Still, she open to them as long as it does

Board heard a variety of views goods, produce, wares, books, that her research suggested the stressed the importance of food not directly compete with any of

last week but adjourned rm de- magazines and periodicals or town would be on legal thin trucks to families on a tight bud- the restaurants.”

cisions to some future date. merchandise of any description,” ice if it enacted such a protec- get. e trucks are “sometimes Legislating trucks away from

“I know that food trucks are Gordon said. tive restriction. “I’m not saying more a ordable for some fami- established businesses could be

very popular,” Supervisor Mary- “ at de nition,” he said, “is we shouldn’t have restrictions,” lies,” she said. a moot point, Hanley believes.

Ann Carr said at the board’s really a vestige of the vacuum Bittker said, only that they could As supervisor, Carr has been “I have not heard of a ban being

May 18 Zoom meeting. “It’s just salesman and the encyclope- face a court challenge. talking with Pound Ridge of- talked about,” she said. “ at is

a matter of how we would like to dia person, who went house to Having food trucks at one- cials, looking to learn how the not the direction I see this go-

see them show up in our com- house…in the town.” time events like the Katonah moveable feasts played in that ing.”

munity.” Gordon scribbled notes as Sidewalk Sale “might be a way town’s commercial areas. “ eir Gordon asked the board

e dusty town code govern- board members tossed out vari- that we could try this out,” experience was that the food members to address any speci c

ing peddlers dates back to the ous, and sometimes contradic- Councilwoman Ellen Calves trucks actually brought in a lot regulations they would like him

days of door-to-door salesmen, tory, observations. said. Under that scenario, a non- of tra c,” Carr said. to address.

said town attorney Eric Gor- Councilman Don Coe, for ex- pro t organization sponsoring Input from Bedford’s three He also acknowledged the

don, meaning “we have a code ample, urged a ban on food truck the event would invite the truck chambers of commerce would be subject’s complexity, saying,

that really doesn’t regulate food sales in places like downtown and the town clerk’s o ce would important to have before draft- “Maybe it is an issue that needs

ing regulations, Je Osterman, to be addressed through some

the town’s planning director, told kind of a task force, if the board

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KLSD to revisit restraint policy
Voters approve 2021-22 budget

BY TOM BARTLEY ents demanded a more-speci c noti cation during the school board’s public comment reduce the use of restraint and seclusion, he
CONTRIBUTING WRITER standard—ranging from “day of the inci- period. said.
dent” to “as soon as it is safe to do so.”
A succession of Katonah-Lewisboro James and Jane Crimmins of South Sa- Marjorie Schi , the school board presi-
parents last week criticized as insu cient a “I am pleased that some changes have lem, in separate emails, called the revised dent, thanked the parents for their input,
change in district policy requiring “timely” been made,” Rebecca Purnick of South policy insu cient. James described the saying, “It’s great that we have community
noti cation if a child has been physically Salem said. But a phrase like “timely man- language as “woefully inadequate in light members who are reviewing and sharing
restrained while at school. ner,” she noted, “leads to ambiguity.” In- of the recent horrible failures within the concerns and thoughts,” Schi said.
stead, Purnick suggested, parents should be school to notify parents in an actual timely
e school board’s Policy Committee noti ed “as soon as possible and within 24 manner…Parents must be noti ed imme- Selesnick said the board committee “re-
amended its guidance on such “emergency hours.” diately, same day, within 24 hours.” views policies continually throughout the
personal holds” earlier this month after one year, and most recently has been reviewing
student had been restrained multiple times, Selesnick pointed out that the State Andrea Florian’s child was in a classroom policies related to special education.”
a mother said, without the school’s telling Education Department policy was “actu- where a restraint had to be applied, the
parents. Earlier district policy had been si- ally silent on the matter of the time frame South Salem mom said. “While the policy “Typically, we are reviewing policies to be
lent on the required timing of parental no- in which families are to be noti ed about has been updated,”she told the board,“I still sure they’re in line with current state regu-
ti cations. these holds.” have great concerns… ere is no verbiage lations and to be sure they re ect current
on direction to be taken before a restraint is philosophies and practices,” he said. “ e
School Superintendent Andrew Selesn- “ e Policy Committee noted that and needed and no mention of repeated holds.” older version of the protective-hold policy
ick said this week that the new language decided to go beyond that and include the was not entirely compliant with current
on restraints was just one of several policy [‘timely manner’] phrase we’ve heard so of- Teresa Henderson expressed concern for regulation.”
changes addressed by the board at its May 6 ten here tonight. . . . Clearly, that’s evoked the student subjected to a personal hold.
meeting. But given the parents’reaction last a lot of concern among families,” Selesn- “Such interventions have been known to be BUDGET APPROVED
week, he said, the policy panel will revisit ick said last week. “Certainly, that was not extreme and have put the child at risk for Katonah-Lewisboro school leaders
the controversial issue. the intent of the Policy Committee. We health complications,” she said.
thought we were actually going farther than thanked district residents last week for their
In communications read at last week’s regulations require.” “Any time a child is disciplined or in need strong support of a proposed $113 million
school board meeting, at least nine parents of protective holds, parents or guardians budget for next year.
rejected the policy’s latest language, say- Responding this week to an email re- need to be informed—if not immediately,
ing it did not set a rm enough deadline quest for clari cation, Selesnick said that then within a short period of time, in or- By an 862-339 margin, voters authorized
for a speedy noti cation. e new policy “though the newly revised policy on pro- der to monitor the physical and emotional the new spending plan and also approved,
4321.12, voted on by the full board on May tective holds is now compliant with current health of the child,” Henderson said. 820-382, the replacement of seven buses
6, now requires that parents or guardians be regulation, and in fact goes beyond what is and a maintenance vehicle. School board
told “of each incident of emergency inter- mandated by those regulations, in light of Matthew Goglia of South Salem said president Marjorie Schi , addressing the
vention in a timely manner.” additional feedback, the policy subcommit- that in formulating a personal-hold policy community at the board’s May 20 meeting,
tee will review it again.” the district should look to 15 principles, said, “We appreciate your partnership, your
But at the May 20 meeting, most par- enunciated in 2012 by the U.S. Department
Parents had been vocal in their views of Education. ose principles are meant to SEE KLSD PAGE 7

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Bugging out

size of my thumb was out there their screeching in the trees could “We have a pest control problem,” ing noise and a cicada crash-landed
be almost deafening at times. I felt I said to the Grand Terminator at on the front of my husband’s shirt.
somewhere in my backyard with like I was in some science- ction Terminex.“Can you come spray?” He shrieked, ailed frantically, and
movie each time I found a discard- batted at his shirt until the bug let
TRACY probably, a couple thousand ed pod and knew that the mutant “For what?”he asked. go and ew away.
BECKERMAN friends, and so, like any hard- bug was out there, somewhere, “Cicadas.”
ened former city chick, I covered waiting until I was vulnerable, and When he nished laughing a full He panted breathlessly and
then it was going to eat me. ve minutes later, he told me that looked at me for sympathy.
my head and ran screaming you can’t really spray for cicadas.
I realized I needed some help. My husband, naturally, thought “Did you see the size of that
inside. “Honey, we have an infestation,” my phobia was funny. My fear of thing?”he cried.“It almost ew into
I told my husband, the resident bugs was well known to my family. my mouth!!”
Over the course of the next spider-squasher, mouse-trap setter, I even had a speci c bug noise I
and ridder of all things creepy, would make when I was startled by “Don’t worry about it,”I said
One morning as I was week, we found dozens of these crawly and rodent-esque. a bug, alerting my family to the fact calmly.“I heard it tastes like
cleaning out my shed, “Of what?” that I’d had a U.B.E. (Unidenti ed chicken.”
I noticed something big shells a xed to the sides of our “Cicadas. ey’re everywhere.” Bug Encounter) and was on the
trees, fence, house, and even on my “Are they in the house,”he asked. verge of a U.B.M. (Ultimate Bug Tracy has a new book coming out on
bicycle when I left it on the grass “Uh, no.” Meltdown), which could only end June 29, called “Barking at the Moon:
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and brown and somewhat prehis- one night. I’d heard on the news at’s nature,”he said calmly. Breakdown). W. Bruce Cameron, author of “A Dog’s
So, then I called the pest control But then one day as we were out Purpose” says, “I’m utterly charmed by
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cicada. Actually, it was the molted now seen the former bodies of

body of a cicada, which is grue- these things in person, I was de -

some enough in and of itself. But nitely not excited. I was horri ed.

then I realized that the actual living Still, we hadn’t actually seen a

body of this thing that was the live one, although the sound of

MARSCHHAUSER to get, of course. Press releases do what it takes to get it (legally, what you’re hearing or reading, for as long as you’ll have us.
are mostly full of information of course). My fans at ACME you have the ability to go verify Information is power, and I’m
FROM PAGE 8 that people and organizations expect nothing less. it yourself. e information is out happy to be the middleman who
want you to share because it there if you know where to look. brings it to you.
accurate, sourced information out makes them look good. But not And after I’ve collected all
there and staying out of the way. all information is attering, and that information and hit all my Of course, not all of you have If you have some databases
Publishing information does not that stu is usually more closely keys, all of you consume it in a 50 hours a week to read expense of your own to share, have
mean we endorse it or agree with guarded. Acquiring it doesn’t collective experience, which is reports, watch meetings, and bug trouble nding information, or
it. We don’t connect dots. We always endear me to people. But pretty cool. But now that I’ve the local town clerk’s o ce with want to share some interesting
don’t reach conclusions. at’s up if somebody has information given you the tools to cut out the Freedom of Information requests. stu , shoot me an email at
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Holiday family-time is as important as studying

STRONG I’m in my 40s, work full high on your priority list. enough on a priority list, they the (2) ________War. Union
LEARNING time, and have three teenagers Doing well on SATs and hav- switch things around to be sure and (3) ________ armies were
preparing for nals. One is a they can do it all or let some- both honored. It was originally
DR. LINDA junior who’s also preparing for ing a decent GPA are certainly thing that’s not as important go. called (4) ________. Presi-
SILBERT the SATs in June. In addition, two goals worth striving for. dent (6) ________ declared it
they’re all on sports teams and Being on sports teams are also Here’s my opinion: would be celebrated on the last
Dear Dr. Linda, each one has a game on one of valuable assets when you’re in 1. You, and especially your (5) ________ in May. Each
Since I’ve been a kid, my the days that weekend. We really high school and even beyond. children, need to attend the bar- year, on Memorial Day, the
don’t have time to celebrate Me- However, family get-togethers becue. at’s just as important president or vice president lays a
parents have had this huge fam- morial Day weekend with them. are also important. at you have as academic success. wreath on soldiers’ graves at (7)
ily barbecue on Memorial Day. I My kids are furious with me, and changed and don’t value those 2. Sit down with your chil- ________ National Cemetery.
used to love it, especially watch- my parents are even angrier. But special times together as much as dren and gure out what in (8) ________ are held all over
ing the re are up when my school comes rst. ey’re all ap- you did when you were a kid is your schedules can change so the country on this day. (9) e
Dad sprayed the lighting uid plying to colleges these coming normal. However, your children that occasionally, you’ll all have holiday’s name was o cially de-
onto the burning hot charcoal. years. We need this weekend for still need those wonderful family an extra few hours on weekends clared as Memorial Day in the
And, of course, it was special them to study! get-togethers. ey need those to attend family gatherings and year ________. e day isn’t a
because my sister and I could memories just as you did. events. religious holiday or a state holi-
wear our white pants and white Please tell my parents that 3. While at the barbecue this day, but a (10) ________holiday.
shoes to the party. Memorial Day weekend isn’t the If you feel that your children Memorial Day, hand out this
same as it was 40 years ago. e need that particular weekend ll-in quiz to see which rela- Answers: 1. Died; 2. Civil
ank goodness my parents world has changed. Getting into to study, then something else is tives know the history behind War; 3. Confederate; 4. Decora-
are still at it. But it’s not the college is much more competi- wrong. Either your family’s time the day and discuss why you’re tion Day; 5. Monday; 6. Nixon;
same. For one thing, now they tive. Maybe they’ll listen to you. management skills are poor, or celebrating more than barbecue. 7. Arlington; 8. Parades; 9. 1967;
use a gas grill instead of that their teachers are giving them 10. Federal
coal and lighting uid. Another Vicky too much homework, or they MEMORIAL DAY QUIZ
change is that life has become Dear Vicky, are involved in too many after Memorial Day was estab- Have fun at the barbecue,
so complicated there really isn’t school activities. It’s not unusual Dr. Linda
time for a barbecue before nals Yes, things have changed, but for people today to decide they lished to honor those men and
and SATs. I’m not sure that’s why you’re can’t attend something be- women who have (1) ________ Send your questions to Linda@
choosing to spend the weekend cause they don’t have the time. while serving their country. stronglearning.com. Find
doing things other than going However, the issue goes back to It began as a solemn day to more articles on my blog at
to the family barbecue. It seems priorities. If something is high honor those who died during StrongLearning.com.
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Lewisboro Town Park fundraising picks

Nonpro t needs $625,000 to make vision a reality

BY BRIAN MARSCHHAUSER the saving grace for people.”
EDITOR It was important for the organization to design a

A year after its founding, the Lewisboro Town space that caters to children of all ages and abilities.
Park Playground Improvement Corp. was prepared e park would also be “multigenerational,” pro-
to ramp up fundraising e orts in March 2020—
but COVID-19 had other plans. viding more resting areas for its older users.
“If we had a playground that would be a little
More than a year later, the nonpro t organiza-
tion is picking back up where it left o , starting in better developed, we could be a community space,”
June with the rst of three “Evening in the Park” said Josephine Berisha, director of outreach/volun-
events at the aforementioned Lewisboro Town teers. “It was important to have all our kids go to
Park. the same place together.”

e community events are scheduled to take e group was founded in 2019, choosing to fo-
place on June 4, July 10 and Aug. 6, and will feature cus its e orts on Lewisboro Town Park, the town’s
food trucks, live music, and basket ra es (tickets oldest, largest, and most centrally located park.
are available to purchase at lewisboroplayground.
com). “We were really feeling that our town parks were
neglected and not up to date,” Carelli said.
“We felt now was the right time,” said Dina
Carelli, the organization’s director of fundraising. e nal straw came when a resident turned to
“Everybody wants to be outside.” Facebook for park recommendations.

In her mind, the need for a welcoming outdoor “Not one person commented that they should
community space in Lewisboro has only intensi- be bringing their child to a Lewisboro park,”
Carelli recalled. “I think we’re well known for our
ed over the last 14 months. outdoors. But the fact that people are taking their
“People are comfortable going outdoors,” she families to other nearby towns to just go to the
said. “ ey don’t necessarily want people in their playground, it really solidi ed the fact that we need
house, so let’s meet at the park.” to do something.”
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Playground Improvement Corp. has a plan for the e group is taking a phased approach to con-
town’s agship park to reach its potential. For its struction, with the 2 to 5 age group’s area up rst.
members, “inclusivity” is the goal. But how much work gets done ultimately depends
on how much money is raised. e whole “she-
e design that was approved by the Lewisboro bang”—including the We-Go-Round—would
Town Board in December 2019 “speci cally wel- cost around $625,000. To date, without actively
comes children with di ering physical and emo- fundraising, $10,000 has been raised. In addition
tional needs,” reads the organization’s website. e to this summer’s fundraising events, government
improved playground would be divided into two grants are pending.
areas: one geared toward younger children/children
with physical disabilities and another directed at “We are very grateful to the individuals who
older children. For example, the playground would found out about the playground project early on
have a We-Go-Round, a wheelchair accessible and felt empowered to give,” Carelli said. “Now
spinner. that we’ve been getting the word out more about
the project and fundraising events, we’ve been so
“It’s beyond a playground in the sense that you’re thrilled with the response from the community.”
creating a space that helps children with all di er-
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ager. is planning an Oktoberfest. Donations can also be
made in the form of sponsoring or adopting play-
“I think outdoor spaces are the most important ground equipment.
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Kyla Whalen

SOFTBALL

Wolves win three,
improve to 7-5

BY RICH MONETTI Ossining. However, the girls fell left runners on second and third,

CONTRIBUTING WRITER back on ursday at home versus and the bottom of the third also

Hen Hud. e visitors jumped had John Jay stranding two run-

e Wolves entered the week at out to a 5-0 second-inning lead, ners. Hen Hud took advantage by

4-4, and the girls had to be hoping but the Wolves exhibited the te- adding a run in the fourth and two

they could do better than 50-50. nacity they have shown all season. more in the fth.

As it turned out, three out of four With two outs in the second, Down 8-2, the Wolves kept

wins was de nitely a step in the Kyla Whalen walked, Olivia clawing nonetheless. Dani Roban

right direction, and so is the 7-5 Blank and Maya Nelsen singled and Eva Falino led o the fth

season record. and Lindsay Neumann’s clutch with singles, and a Kristen Wolfe

e week opened on Tuesday, single cut the score to 5-2. grounder and a wild pitch cut the

May 18, with a 16-1 home rout of However, Ava Kersh’s strikeout lead to 8-4. Ashley Buatte held

Hen Hud in the

sixth, but a Kersh

RBI single ended

the scoring in the

bottom of the

sixth.

e girls didn’t Ashley Buatte
wait long to get
started at Pelham PHOTOS: RICH MONETTI

on Friday, though.

On the strength of

rst-inning singles

by Buatte, Roban, “We brought in Olivia Blank, mentum right into Saturday

and Falino and a and she put out the re,” said the morning in Cross River. Kersh

double by Lindsay coach. doubled and Buatte homered to

Neumann, John Going the rest of the way, John give the Wolves a 2-0 rst-in-

Jay jumped out to Jay still trailed 6-4 after six, but ning lead over Greeley, and in the

a 3-0 lead. the Wolves refused to waste the third, doubles by Buatte and Ro-

However, Pel- JV call-up’s e ort. Neumann ban opened the lead to 5-1. An

Lindsay Neumann ham answered doubled home two for the tie, easy 11-2 victory followed.

right back with and Falino cleared the bases with John Jay faces Horace Greeley

three runs, and her own double. e six-run tally on Monday (May 24) and Fox

DelMoro was was enough for a 10-6 victory. Lane on Wednesday (May 26)

looking for relief. John Jay then rode the mo- and Friday (May 28).

PAGE 22 THE KATONAH LEWISBORO TIMES SPORTS THURSDAY, MAY 27, 2021

Annabel Brennan Kate Mercer gives chase.

GIRLS LACROSSE PHOTOS: RICH MONETTI

John Jay improves
to 7-2

BY RICH MONETTI win. A commanding 10-3 lead at nan caught Nolan sneaking at 15:29 made sure.  
CONTRIBUTING WRITER Mia DiChiara winning the Still, Nolan again helped the
the intermission followed, and from behind the goal for an easy
John Jay traveled to Mahopac draw got very familiar, and so Wolves answer back by drop-
to open their week on Mon- did the ensuing teamwork that the advantage grew to 15-5. In goal at 6:37, knotting the game ping an assist into Panizer at
day, May 17, and quickly found worked the area in front of the 13:47. But Somers proceeded to
themselves trailing 1-0 after 23 Mahopac goal. us, DiChiara the end, four goals by Caroline at 4-4. score the next three goals, and
seconds. But the Wolves didn’t hit Kate Mercer, and she found the fourth goal followed the
wait long to regroup in a 16-11 Shannon Nolan out front for Panizer, three by DiChaira, and e penalties kept coming game’s main controversy.
the easy goal.
two each by Shannon Nolan, and, this time, Somers took With 1:37 left and the score
standing at 9-8, the whistle was
Lily Preis, and Mia Puccio set- back the lead. But falling be- blown and the stoppage had
both coaches and the referees
tled the score. hind didn’t deter Puccio. in conversation. e quorum
was disputing the rule around
e task was decidedly tall- After Somers won the draw, self and whistle starts inside
two minutes. Somers won the
er on ursday, though, and the trailing sophomore stripped dispute, and a penalty shot by
Somers seemed to ice the game
Somers jumped out to a 2-0 the ball, forced a turnover and with 59 seconds left.

lead. But Shannon Nolan got the Wolves went on attack. No- Even more so when Somers
came down with the draw.
WHY DO WE John Jay on the board with a lan hit DiChiara over the mid- However, Summer’s save sent
John Jay the other way with 32
ADVERTISE penalty score at 15:34. dle, and she backhanded one by seconds left, and on the rush
up eld, Nolan converted with
IN HALSTON Next, Aidan Summer got the Somers goalie at 2:39 for 16 seconds left.
MEDIA’S
LOCAL into the act. e John Jay goalie the 5-5 tie. DiChiara then won the draw,
and after a penalty stoppage
NEWSPAPERS? stood tall on a point-blank save. e deadlock carried to the with 8 seconds left, the game
began as it ended. DiChiara
In turn, Panizer hit Puccio on intermission thanks to the net- came out front, and on the skip,
Somers was able to get a de ec-
the run, and at 13:01, the de cit work of Summer. Another great tion for the victory.

was one. Somers doubled down save to start the second half Still, John Jay coach, Jess Mc-
Donough, saw the upside. “I
at 12:19, but John Jay came provided even more kick for think the girls play in that nal
minute showed the team’s char-
right back. the Wolves, and goals by Puccio acter. It just shows the capacity
this team has and a great thing
Panizer scored on the penalty and Nolan had the home team to build upon,” she said.

shot at 8:44, and o another up 7-5. However, John Jay could ey did just that on Sat-
urday afternoon in Scarsdale.
Somers penalty, Annabel Bren- not pull away, and a Somers goal In a 13-4 victory, Puccio and
DiChiara had three goals each,
MMER CASU MP Panizer had two, and Aidan
Summer padded recorded six
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TRACK AND FIELD

Wolves have good showing in John Jay Invitational

BY RICH MONETTI
CONTRIBUTING WRITER

On Saturday, May 22, Contest Field hosted the Christian Shapiro, Zachary Walerys, and
John Jay Invitational, and the 42-team competi- Andrew Lucassen
tion held at several locations had the Wolves come
home with a modest number of ribbons. omas Max Goodman
Dachik in the 2,000-meter steeplechase for one,
and he expressed a pride that most John Jay runners PHOTOS: RICH MONETTI
probably had in doing it in their backyard.

“It’s like coming home and being able to get a
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e other rst-place nishes for the boys went to
Andrew Lucassen.  Taking the long jump and the
100-meter, the aftermath gave him a well-deserved
breather and not just on the straightaway.   “We
started a month late, and between my AP exams
and track, that was a whole lot to juggle,” he sighed.

Zach Walerys and Max Goodman earned a
second wind, too. Walerys took the silver in the
200-meter and third in the 100-meter, and Max
Goodman nished third in the 1,600-meter.

On the girls’ side, Lily Carey took second in the
800-meter and Kelsey Crawford was the runner up
in the 2,000-meter steeplechase. But the gold on
the day went to Abby Scinicariello in the 200-me-
ter.

“ e 200-meter is her best event,” said assistant
coach Suzanne Guziec. “She ran a great curve and
just kicked it in through the nish.”

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BOYS LACROSSE

John Jay goes
1-2 on the week

BY RICH MONETTI John Jay remained in the fore

CONTRIBUTING WRITER throughout, though, and Craig

Galea would do the honors rst.

After three tough losses last As Tappan Zee’s coach was at-

week, John Jay was looking to tempting to call timeout on a

get back in the win column. So, loose ball, Finn O’Callaghan

at home against Tappan Zee on came up with the rubber, found

Monday, May 17, Craig Galea Galea, and the Wolves had a 3-2

and Ryan Brennan lined up per- lead at 6:07.

fectly to give John Jay an early e ensuing draw led to an-

1-0 lead. A good sign, for sure, other scramble, and O’Callaghan

the Wolves still had to hu out won the scrum again. He then

a 7-6 win, but the good fortune got the step, and the defender’s

didn’t come out of nowhere for goal gave John Jay a 4-2 lead.

Galea. But the separation didn’t last

John Jay’s Luca Duva is tightly “We kept our heads up and long. Tappan Zee soon tied the

pressured in loss to host Somers. got this win,” said the attacker. game, 4-4. But John Jay would
Andrew Kiefer extended the stay on script and took a 5-4
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lead to 2-0 at 7:19. But a Tappan lead when Galea found Brennan

Zee goal at 1:44 kept it a game. again.

What separates us “Craig always has two hands
on the stick and always puts the
ball in a pretty good spot,” Bren-
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Peter Giner did a good job

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measurement 46. Commentators
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26 Made improvements to bird
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63. Tooth caregiver 35. Part of (abbr.)

64. Japanese beverage 36. The 21st letter of the

Greek alphabet

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2. Early Syrian kingdom 40. Reduced to a sloping

3. 500 sheets of paper edge

4. Information 41. Restricted the

5. Beloved comic strip development of

character 42. Sciences degree

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BASEBALLCome-from-behind wins yield 2-2 week

BY RICH MONETTI and walks to Aidan Grskovic e following batter fouled

CONTRIBUTING WRITER and Capobianco set up Jackson several pitches o with a slap

Pizer’s two-run bloop single. Sa- hitter’s mentality. So, Lombardi

John Jay opened their week by mayoa then singled home Capo- took a little o and kept the

falling behind 3-0 to Ossining bianco, and the score was tied, ball away. “I was just trying to

on Tuesday, May 18. But familiar 5-5. get strikes and close the game,”

ground for the Wolves, the home Polworth didn’t budge in the Lombardi said.

crowd was not let down and were top of the third, and John Jay He tossed in a called strike

sent home with a thrilling 7-6 took the lead in the bottom. three, and John Jay got the win.

victory. Orlovitz walked, and Michael e good pitching didn’t end

After giving up three in the Russo drove in the go-ahead there—even though it might

rst, the boys got down to work run. “He (Sni en) threw it right have seemed less likely versus

immediately. Miles Capobianco down the middle on the rst Hen Hud on ursday at home.

reached rst on an in eld hit, pitch, and I exploded on it,” Just before game time, An-

stole second and came home on Russo said. drew Hammer unexpectedly got

Alex Samayoa’s single. Samayoa drove in his third run the call. “He got about 12 min-

Unfortunately, John Jay gave on another single in the fth, utes warning,” said Coach Geo

it back in the top. After CJ Pol- and Polworth’s day was over Curtis, “and just said, give me

worth retired the rst batter, after blanking Ossining in the the ball.”

a bloop single to right slipped fourth and fth. Another good e rst batter got a hit and

out of Daniel Gonzalez’s glove. outing, the pitcher drew parallel Hen Hud pushed a run across,

Ruled a hit, the door was opened, to his other varsity sport. “When but set it on cruise control from

nonetheless. you’re bowling, you got to throw there, Curtis said. e bottom

Either way, Polworth refuses it a little harder or a little softer, of the seventh still had the score PHOTOS: RICH MONETTI

to play the victim on the mound. it’s the same thing with pitch- tied at two, though. CJ Polworth delivers.

“I don’t worry about it,” he said. ing,” Polworth said. So, another chance for late-

“I know my teammates have my e rest was left to Andrew inning heroics, the Wolves had tals—get the ball on the bat and But the rest of the week had

back.” Lombardi, and an unearned run Hen Hud exactly where they put the ball in play,” he said. John Jay coming up short. Now

Two singles and a double for in the top of the sixth upped the wanted them. Chris Civetta e catcher’s single put the 5-7, they lost 11-2 at Carmel

Ossining resulted in a 5-1 lead. anxiety in the nal frame. e walked, and with two outs, Alec winning run on second, and on Friday, and 6-3 to Greeley at

But the visitor’s defense didn’t reliever got the rst two batters. Skrilo knew his teammates Russo got the walk-o . “I knew home on Saturday.

hold up. But an Ossining player reached didn’t want an eighth inning. I couldn’t make the last out. So, is week, John Jay faces

Lucas Orlovitz’s routine on an in eld single and stole “It’s a lot of pressure but you I just waited for my pitch, and it Greeley twice, Fox Lane, and

grounder slipped through at short second. just go back to the fundamen- came,” Russo said. Scarsdale.

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529 plans: More versatile than ever

GUEST 529 plans can be complex, you’ll ese programs, typically of- plan to repay the principal and ry’s siblings.
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advisor before investing. combine classroom instruction tion loans, including federal
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MCANAW Online learning costs are guidelines and exceptions, and
eligible for a 529 plan’s tax • Student loans – Families ere’s a lifetime limit of state tax treatment varies, so
If you have children or bene ts just as much as those can withdraw funds from a 529 $10,000 for student loan you’ll want to consult with
grandchildren, you may al- incurred from in-person classes. repayments per each 529 plan your tax advisor before taking
ready be somewhat familiar Tuition, textbooks, supplies, money from your account. But
with the 529 plan, a popular computers and services – all of bene ciary and it’s valuable for you to know the
education savings vehicle. But these should qualify, assum- another $10,000 di erent ways you can put a 529
you may not have kept up with ing the school meets certain for each of the plan to work.
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educational environment in to live in a dorm for room and cia- Edward Jones for use by your local
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