The Mount Kisco Bedford Times_06.16.2022

A MONTHLY PUBLICATION JUNE JULY ,

VOL. NO. Searching for a signal
O cials, residents debate cell tower placement

BY CAROL REIF its attorney, Robert Gaudioso of wouldn’t be an issue.” If it’s built, the tower would be to homes and the park – where
STAFF WRITER the White Plains law rm Sny- Back in the  fall of 2018, designed with enough space to disc golf is played, summer camp
der & Snyder, appeared before accommodate co-locators such is held, and nature enjoyed – was
Finding places to build cell the Village Board in May to Homeland had approached the as T-Mobile, newcomer Dish not a good choice.
towers – and ones that make ev- paint the big picture for trustees, town/village about the possibility Wireless and local emergency
erybody happy – is always a Her- especially for the newer ones. of siting a 130-foot “monopine” services. No action was taken because,
culean task, but it’s more so in – a tower disguised as a tree – village leaders explained then, it
northern Westchester, say those “Siting this type of infrastruc- at Leonard Park or near a water After making a presentation wasn’t “legally compelled” to do
in charge of developing commu- ture is never an easy decision tank in Mount Kisco Chase, a that year to the Village Board, so.
nications facilities. for any municipality, especially private community of 86 homes developers conducted tests to as-
in the beautiful areas we work o South Bedford Road (Route sess the tower’s potential visual In August 2020, Homeland
So it’s hardly surprising that in in northern Westchester 172). impact. Balloons were oated at submitted an application to the
Homeland Tower’s proposed where it’s predominantly resi- various heights to capture images Planning Board, asking to build a
Mount Kisco project is causing dential neighborhoods,” Vicente ey were acting on behalf of of the way it looked from di er- tower on private property at 180
a stir. said. “But one of the things that’s their clients, carriers Verizon and ent angles. e following January, South Bedford Road. Another
very important to understand is AT&T, who have been seeking village trustees concluded that balloon test was conducted.
e company’s founder and that if there wasn’t a need, there to close cell coverage gaps along the Chase location was too close
president,  Manny Vicente, and the Route 172 corridor for years. SEE DEBATE PAGE 8

une 3 was a night to remember,
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PAGE 2 THE MT. KISCO BEDFORD TIMES THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 2022

Voters approve Bedford School District budget
New BOE members voted in

BY WHIT ANDERSON   Here are some of the most no- • In terms of sta ng, a new Fox Kramer, who ran on a ticket with reinstate a more thorough Q&A
STAFF WRITER   table things students and their Lane High School assistant prin- Goldman-Klein, trailed with session during meetings to ensure
parents can look forward to when cipal is expected to be brought 1,016 and 1,014 votes, respec- better communication with the
Nearly 70% of Bedford Cen- it is time to return to class.  on board, and Dr. Robert J. Glass tively.  parents.  
tral School District’s 2,070 reg- is taking on the role of superin-
istered voters turned out at the • e launch of a new math tendent on July 1, replacing the Goldman-Klein, a school psy- “I can assure the public that it
polls last month to determine the program, called Bridges in Math, retiring Dr. Joel Adelburg. In ad- chologist and mother of two young will always be my policy to listen
fate of its proposed $148.4 mil- for students in kindergarten dition, the district is hiring Mau- children in the district, plans to to all constituents and to follow
lion spending plan for the 2022- through fth grade. e Board reen Boozang-Hill as interim di- primarily focus on improving stu- through. I plan to work with ev-
23 school year.  of Education’s math committee rector of special education for the dents’ educational experience. She eryone to improve communica-
was unanimous in its selection of 2022-2023 school year, replacing also hopes to work well with her tion between the BOE and the
eir ultimate approval the program and is in the process Deborah Dormady, until a per- new counterparts,regardless of dif- community,” she said. 
on May 17 of the tax levy of of hiring a coach to help facilitate manent director is found.   ferences in opinion.  
$134,440,269 to support the its launch.  Lowry is a global public health
budget, along with bonding e school board’s makeup is “ ings are not black and professional serving as a curriculum
plans totaling $62.6 million, sets • Physical upgrades to the ath- undergoing a marked change, white,” Goldman-Klein said in chair and professor of community
the stage for changes in sta ng letic facilities will include im- as well, with three newcomers an interview. “ ere is a middle health at Westchester Community
along with improvements to the proving the track, tennis court joining the seven-member body. ground to most issues. As mature, College. e mother of two young
district’s buildings, security and and gymnasium oor, purchasing Board President John Boucher rational adults, I assume we can kids has a background in education
technological capabilities come new athletic equipment, and in- and trustees Beth Staropoli and all openly listen to each other and and mental health that includes
September.  creasing security at after-school Jessica Cambareri did not seek come to a consensus regarding working as a paralegal with special
sporting events. e district is reelection, opening the door for ways to move forward in the best needs children.   
“ is is an exciting time for also  hiring coaches for tennis, Goldman-Klein, Blakeley Lowry interests of the students.” 
BCSD in that we have a fantastic volleyball, and cheerleading.  and Amal Shady to take their “I want to be part of an envi-
opportunity to move forward to seats for three-year terms com- Goldman-Klein emphasized ronment that fosters the needs of
make improvements in the best • Cybersecurity upgrades will mencing July 1.  that the board will continue its every student,” Lowry pledged at
interests of all children,” declared consist of a policy management e orts to uncover what trans- a candidates’ forum in May. 
Gilian Goldman-Klein, who platform to monitor compli- e tightly contested race pired before and after the district
won her bid for a three-year term ance with the National Institute among ve candidates, which discovered that some students at Lowry said she will focus on
to the school board. “I believe as of Standards and Technology included Roger Nadel and Chris the high school had taken photos revamping the special education
adults, all members of the BOE (NIST) cybersecurity frame- Kramer, came down to the nal of their special needs peers in a system, an issue parents have re-
and administrative team will work, providing 24/7 rewall tallies. Goldman-Klein was the boys’ bathroom and distributed peatedly raised since news of the
work collaboratively. Active lis- monitoring, a 24/7 server and top vote-getter with 1,221, fol- them. In addition to a third-par- students’ actions broke. She be-
tening and open communication device monitoring, and outdoor lowed by Lowry with 1,106, and ty investigation that will evaluate lieves that improved open commu-
are vital for a successful process.”  lockdown strobes at the high Shady with 1,042. Nadel and the entire special education pro- nication will help solve problems
school and middle school.   cess and procedures, she looks to
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THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 2022 THE MT. KISCO-BEDFORD TIMES – PAGE 3

Helen Carroll Charisma, canasta, faith and flowers

BY CAROL REIF Why?
STAFF WRITER
“Too many rules,” Carroll ex-

plained, adding that she does tell

Bloom where you’re planted. folks just to use the rules “like a

The popular expression’s senti- Bible, as a reference.”

ment – but not the exact words – She advises them that if they lis-

can be found in scripture. It means ten to her instructions, they’ll “get

to make the best of life, no matter the gist” and be playing compe-

what it throws at you. tently by the end of the day.

Former Army brats like Helen And most of them do, Carroll

Carroll can relate. claims, adding: “We have a lot of

Growing up in a military family, fun.Time goes by fast.”

the 73-year-old Bedford resident

was uprooted multiple times. DETAIL, DETAILS

Born in Seoul, South Korea, Carroll may have gotten her

Carroll didn’t get much of a chance penchant for order from her late

to bond with her biological father stepfather, who, she admits, could

because he’d been wounded during be “rigid and strict.”

the Korean War. When the family strung out-

In and out of hospitals, he died door lights at Christmas, he was

of his injuries when she was barely right there with a ruler to make

out of kindergarten. sure the swags were precisely 12

Her mom worked at the U.S. inches apart.

base. When she remarried, it was She had two half-sisters and at

to an Army sergeant. Christmas, when presents were be-

The newly reconstituted fam- ing given out, the packages would

ily soon found itself packing up have to be lined up “like soldiers”

for a new posting stateside. They under the tree, from the smallest to

took a ship to Seattle, where they the largest.

debarked, bought a car, and drove Even the rags in their garage

across the country to Massachu- In addition to her tremendous volunteer work, Helen is also a grandmother of six. were hung up by size, Carroll says.

setts, where her father was sta- But being detail-oriented isn’t

tioned. such a bad thing. In fact, it served

But the cycle of moving didn’t her well in her working life. After

end. Among the places they lived graduating from high school and

were San Francisco, Colorado, deciding not to go to college, she

New Jersey, and later, Germany. took a job as an inspector in the

A painfully shy kid, Carroll defense industry.

found it harder and harder to make Eventually, Carroll was put in

new friends.Then one day,she sim- charge of quality assurance, no

ply decided that she was going to mean feat considering the folks

say “Hi!”to one person every day. in that field were predominantly

“So, by the end of the week, I male.

knew five people. The next week She had to deal with the top

I knew 10. By the end of the year, brass – majors, colonels, generals.

I was voted alternate Class Prin- Carroll credits part of her suc-

cess at school in Germany. I was cess to her military upbringing.

very popular and also an alternate One of Helen’s designs adorning the PHOTOS: TOM WALOGORSKY “Detail is very important in the
cheerleader,”she proudly recalls. chancel at St. Mary of the Assumption defense industry. I was very good
Catholic Church in Katonah. Helen Carroll’s floral designs are displayed during holidays at it and they all knew it,” she ex-
That make-lemonade-out-of- throughout the year. plained.
lemons approach still serves the

resilient grandmother to this day. the very hungry brood, plays bad- And the little Noah’s Ark doesn’t over to the Bedford Library to Then along came the end of

Carroll, who married and then minton with the kids, and ferries stop there. Carroll and crew have ask its activities person if canasta the so-called Cold War. A lot of

divorced, is legally separated from them to school, sports practices also saved and rehabilitated a few games took place there. military manufacturing jobs went

her second husband. The active and other activities. injured squirrels and other wild “No, we’re waiting to find some- south, literally.

senior is back on the dating scene One of her favorite things to do critters. one who knows how to play to Carroll found herself searching

and is having fun going on outings is row around the lake that backs “I have a very full life,”she said. show us,”she was told. for a new career.

such as to the recent Asian-Amer- up to the family’s large property Before Carroll knew it, she was With her quality control train-

ican Heritage Festival in Valhalla with her 16-year-old grandson. CANASTA QUEEN doing just that. ing, she thought that the health

with friends old and new. Both very interested in nature, Carroll’s daughter was initially Now she teaches canasta at the care field would be a good fit.

She had two children, a boy and the pair spends most of the time worried that her mom, who didn’t Mount Kisco and Bedford senior She worked as an X-ray and

a girl. Her son has passed away; fishing and studying turtles. know anyone outside the immedi- centers and the Mount Kisco,Bed- EKG/EEG technologist until her

Carroll still finds it hard to talk “I’m known as the turtle lady. I ate family, would be “very lonely” ford and Katonah libraries. back gave out from hefting patients

about him. will stop traffic and run out in the because their property is so iso- “That’s how it started. Everyone – Carroll’s a smidge over 5 feet tall

About four years ago, she moved middle of the road to help them lated. I taught is now my friend,” Carroll and weighs about 120 pounds –

to Bedford to live with her daugh- cross,”she said. Fortunately, her fears were un- said. then switched to an office job with

ter, son-in-law and their six kids. They’ve also rescued duck eggs founded. So far she’s taught 175 people, a major health insurance company.

The youngest is 3 and the oldest, from predators such as skunks, rac- When living in North Carolina, including the ones she knew in She retired eight years ago, at

16. coons and coyotes. They incubate Carroll came to love canasta. The North Carolina, only two of whom age 65.

Carroll is  thriving as a “hands- them and free the ducklings once card game was a big part of her did not become hooked on the SEE CARROLL PAGE 28

on” granny. She babysits, cooks for they’ve hatched. social life. So, one day she traipsed game.

PAGE 4 MT. KISCO BEDFORD TIMES THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 2022

The Staff Fox Lane parents Bedford rea irms
search for answers marijuana opt-
EDITORIAL TEAM out decision 
TOM WALOGORSKY in bathroom
incidents BY TOM BARTLEY on opinion,” and—referring to a
EDITOR: 914-302-5830 CONTRIBUTING WRITER 1936 anti-drug movie—“avoid
[email protected]
BY WHIT ANDERSON  board approved the contract to any . . . ‘Reefer Madness’-style
VIM WILKINSON STAFF WRITER  hire Kroll Associates Inc. as the
SPECIAL SECTIONS EDITOR For now at least, and perhaps sensational opinions.”
[email protected]
third-party investigator.  longer, shops selling marijuana “With cannabis now legal
ADVERTISING TEAM
PAUL FORHAN In May, two families hired legal Barger & Gaines stated in an will not be coming to Bedford. in 21 states across the United

(914) 806-3951 representation to aid in seeking earlier press release that families e Town Board, which had States, some for many years now,”
[email protected]
full transparency from a Board outside of the two they are speak- said no to the retail dispensaries he said, “the impact on millions
BRUCE HELLER
(914) 486-7608 of Education-run independent ing for have sought legal represen- in a split decision last December, of residents has been studied at
[email protected]
investigation regarding the abuse tation and information pertaining unanimously rea rmed that po- length and there have been no
LISA KAIN
(201) 317-1139 and exploitation of special educa- to the investigation.   sition last week. Members agreed, ndings revealing substantial
[email protected]
tion students at Fox Lane High e rm’s investigation is in its after an hour-long public hear- negative impact such as increased
CORINNE STANTON
(914) 760-7009 School.  preliminary stages.  ing, to shelve the proposed repeal drug use, increased marijuana
[email protected]
Last March, several parents “We do not know what en- of Bedford’s opt-out of local can- consumption by teenagers, crime,
JAY GUSSAK
(914) 299-4541 learned that videos and images vironment exists in the district,” nabis sales. At the hearing, oppo- car accidents, large tra c jams,
[email protected]
containing their special needs said Jennifer Swift, an associate of nents of the shops outnumbered etc.”
SHELLEY KILCOYNE
(914) 924-9122 children had been taken in the Barger & Gaines.“We are hoping advocates by a 2-1 margin. ey A study by the Cato Institute
[email protected]
high school bathrooms and dis- that is what this investigation will expressed concern that local retail examined the experience in states
PRODUCTION TEAM
TABITHA PEARSON MARSHALL tributed among the student body. reveal. We hope if a negative en- sales would “normalize” marijua- with recently legalized marijuana,

CREATIVE DIRECTOR Parents discovered that the inci- vironment does exist, then proto- na, especially in the perceptions Trufelman said, and found that
PHOTOGRAPHER
dents may have been occurring cols are put in place to stop it from of the young, promote increased “the absence of signi cant ad-
[email protected]
since September, with as many as ever happening again.We need to use of the drug and generate still verse consequences stands out,
NOAH ELDER
DESIGNER four victims and ve perpetrators.   get more information.”  more tra c in the already busy given the unfounded dire predic-

[email protected] Two of the victims’ families Swift continued, “ ese are Route 117 business corridor. tions made by opponents, who

EXECUTIVE TEAM hired the law rm Barger & parents who did not come to this Supporters of the dispensaries aren’t familiar with the consider-
BRETT FREEMAN
Gaines in Irvington to represent decision lightly. ey just want to described marijuana’s bene ts able research that proves other-
CEO & PUBLISHER
845-208-8151 their cause.   protect their kids and the friends and urged the board to consider wise.”

[email protected] “If the District is truly invested of their kids. at is the end goal the experience of locales else- Legal sales of marijuana also

Deadlines in restoring parents’ trust, they here.”  where that have legalized mari- provide supply safeguards said

THE MT. KISCO-BEDFORD TIMES must be as transparent as pos- “If we,as parents,are to ever feel juana commerce. Dr. Lynn Parodneck, a mari-
DEADLINE
sible,” said Paul Barger. “ is comfortable sending our children Drawing a parallel with the juana counselor in Mount Kisco.
THE DEADLINE FOR ADVERTISEMENTS
means disclosing the process by to school, we must know that our sale of alcoholic beverages in Noting that the purchase of un-
AND EDITORIAL SUBMISSIONS
which they select this third-party District is doing everything with- “dozens” of Bedford outlets, An- regulated marijuana could lead
IS THE WEDNESDAY BEFORE THE
NEXT PUBLICATION DATE. investigator and disclosing the in its power to stop this from ever drew Greene of Katonah said it to exposure to potentially lethal
FOR MORE INFORMATION,
results of the investigation in the happening again,” said one parent was “unreasonable that adults substances such as fentanyl, Par-
CALL TOM WALOGORSKY AT
914-302-5830 OR EMAIL appropriate forum.” represented by Barger. “ e only would not be allowed to odneck pointed out that “limit-
[email protected]
Last March, the Bedford Cen- way to know what actually hap- purchase a [similarly] le- ing cannabis [access] and mak-
Location
tral School District (BCSD) pened, and how to truly stop it, is gal substance.” He called ing it not available forces people
118 N. BEDFORD ROAD
SUITE 100 Board of Education proposed the for all parties to be involved in this dispensaries he’s visited to go to the street and buy gar-

MOUNT KISCO, NY 10549 hiring of an independent third investigation.”  in other states “gleam- bage.”

party to determine the validity ose with information relat- ing, upscale places . . . But opponents dominated the

of current policies, and nd more ing to the incidents can call or not the type of places discussion. “Substance abuse is

ways to protect students, speci - text the Barger & Gaines tipline that attract bad ele- rampant in Westchester County,

cally those in special education.   at (914) 898-9292. All commu- ments.” and especially with teenagers,”

At their June 8 meeting, the nication will be kept con dential.   Another Kato- Marsha ompson, a

nah resident, Lloyd omaston, Conn.-

Trufelman, urged based substance abuse

Traditional Medical Care, Surgical, dispensary oppo- counselor, said via a
Dental, Digital Radiology, In-House
Ultrasound & Echocardiogram, nents to base Zoom link.
Acupuncture and much more.
their objec- She challenged the
Emergencies Welcomed!
tions “on board on one of the big-

facts, gest incentives Albany has

not included to encourage local

retail outlets: a cut of the 13

percent tax on cannabis sales.

Under the Marijuana Regula-

tion and Taxation Act (MRTA),

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Pound Ridge rocks at Battle of the Bands

Badger Scratch, Platinum Moon headed for Harvest Festival

BY TOM WALOGORSKY tween All Night ing and Plati- Badger Scratch won an opening gig at the Pound Ridge Harvest Festival on October 1.
EDITOR num Moon, with the nal opening
spot at Harvest Festival hanging in MC Brian Fields Badger Scratch’s devoted fans powered them to victory.
On June 4, Proud Day went out the balance. announcing the winners.
with a bang as Pound Ridge Partner-
ship presented the 3rd annual Battle All Night ing, a quartet of rock- Platinum Moon won the adult category and a PHOTOS: TOM WALOGORSKY
of the Bands. For the four bands ers from Fair eld County consisting
competing, the stakes were high. e of lead singer Ian Lear-Nickum, trip to Harvest Festival. The crowd was treated to four great performances.
talented group of musicians were drummer Mike Mohn, guitarist
not only going after bragging rights, Mike Suozzi, and bassist Joe Ryan
but the winners would also punch
their ticket to be an opening act at red up the crowd with a cover of “I
the Pound Ridge Harvest Festival in Believe in a ing Called Love” by
October.
e Darkness, followed by a rendi-
Up rst was the young adult cat- tion of “Sweet Child O’ Mine” by
egory, with a pair of talented lo- Guns N’ Roses.
cal bands squaring o . e groups
would each be allowed to play three ey faced sti competition in
songs, with the winner being decided the form of Westchester’s Platinum
by the loudest cheers for the crowd. Moon, featuring lead singer Ava
Anduze, guitarists Anton and Joseph
Kicking things o for the after- Klettner, bassist Calvin Strothenke,
noon was Badger Scratch, consisting and drummer Ethan Grossman.
of lead singer Ava Smith, guitarists Platinum Moon answered back with
Jasper Sizer and Madden Osherow, “Hey Beautiful,” an original song,
and brothers Luke and Andre Mc- followed by a cover of “Rock and
Connell on guitar and drums, re- Roll” by Led Zeppelin.
spectively. e ve students from
Fox Lane High School brought a With the crowd clearly enthusi-
high energy performance, perform- astic for both groups, the competi-
ing a cover of “good 4 u” by Ol- tion came down to the third and
ivia Rodrigo, followed by one of the
band’s original pieces, “Co-op City.” nal songs. Unlike the young adult
competition earlier, each band took
On the opposite stage was H20, a di erent approach for their last
featuring drummer Hank Hearon o ering. All Night ing broke out
and guitarists Owen O’Reilly and a medley of classic 80s rock includ-
Hannes Fernqwist. e trio of Fox ing “Hungry like the Wolf ” by Du-
Lane Middle Schoolers refused to ran Duran and “Don’t You (Forget
be outdone, breaking out covers About Me)” by Simple Minds, while
of “Wild Horses” by e Rolling Platinum Moon opted for another
Stones, and “Creep” by Radiohead. original song o the band’s second
album.
For their third and nal song of
the set, both bands employed a simi- When all was said and done, the
lar strategy and used covers of songs spirited crowd reaction powered
by Red Hot Chili Peppers. Bad- Platinum Moon to victory, mean-
ger Scratch performed a rendition ing they will return to take the stage
of “Under the Bridge,” while H20 at the Harvest Festival in the fall.
played “Californication.” While organizers haven’t revealed
the headliner for the event, Battle
When the smoke cleared, both of the Bands MC Brian Fields said
groups received a tremendous ova- there will be an exciting announce-
tion from the Pound Ridge crowd. ment soon.
In the end, the response from their
enthusiastic fans managed to give “You’re going to want to block o
Badger Scratch the win and one of October 1 on your calendars,” said
the opening gigs this fall. Fields after crowning the winners
of the contest. “We have the head-
In the main event, the adult cat- lining band booked for the Harvest
egory would see a showdown be- Festival, and it will be announced in
the coming weeks. It’s going to break
Pound Ridge!”

Mt. Kisco goes to
the dogs!

Tucker On May 14, our four-legged friends took center
the Mini

Berne- stage as the Mt. Kisco Chamber of Commerce
doodle presented the second annual Mutt Mile.

Residents and their canine companions gathered

outside Village Hall for a friendly meet and greet,

Marilyn Short with Sadie Jim Locovare and Lola met with local vendors, and a few lucky dogs

PHOTOS: MICHELLE MASSA even got their pictures taken with fun props.

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DEBATE explained, because of that par- the facility would require 4,000
FROM PAGE 1
cel’s “proximity to residences,” to 5,000 square feet of space and

and the fact that the village was a 550-foot-long, 12-foot-wide

Objections to the South Bed- facing a deadline for the appli- gravel access road that would

ford Road site have been raised cation in front of the Planning also be open to parkgoers.

by the owner of an adjacent Board and also wanted to “avoid Saying she has “nothing

property,  Rex Pietrobono, and federal litigation.”The 1996 fed- against cell towers at all,” Flora

by the Marsh Sanctuary, a 156- eral Telecommunications Act added: “We all love our phones.

acre nature preserve off Sarles restricts state and local govern- I love mine, but that thing [the

Street. ments’ abilities to regulate the tower] makes noise, and it’s ugly,

Pietrobono reminded the location of towers and other and you cannot hide it no mat-

board  Monday, June 6, that the facilities supporting cell towers ter what you do to it. We need

proposed facility at 180 South and other wireless services. It to look at something that doesn’t

Bedford was 75 feet from his allows applicants to set a “shot hurt any of us.”

property line. clock” if they feel local boards Flora said she’s talked to a lot

Pointing to the village man- aren’t acting quickly enough. of folks and hasn’t found a single

ager, who was seated nearby, the Since Homeland had made one who’s in favor of placing the

attorney noted: “That’s about an application for a cell tower tower in the park.

the distance from Mr. (Edward) at 180 South Bedford Road, the She’s also been getting mes-

Brancati here to his office.” clock is ticking. However, the sages from former residents tell-

He added that it is less than company has “tolled” (extended) ing her of “all the memories they

300 feet from his home – the that in light of the move to eval- have of the pond, of hiking up

approximate distance from Vil- uate alternate sites. the hill, how they would camp

lage Hall to Mount Kisco’s 9/11 An application must be made behind the pool in tepees.”

Memorial on Main Street. A to Albany, and since the state Flora doesn’t blame Pietrobo-

tower so close would violate the Legislature has closed up shop no for opposing a tower at 180

village’s code on buffers, Pietro- for the 2022 session, nothing South Bedford Road.

bono claimed. can be done on that score until “I wouldn’t want it in my

More importantly, he said, it reconvenes in January. backyard either,” she said, add-

his family would be subjected to The village recently hired out- ing that her focus is on Leonard

constantly “being bathed in the side counsel to help it unpack Park’s preservation.

radio waves of this tower.” the legal ins and outs of sign- “We’re not giving up,” she

In September 2021, the Plan- ing a “conditional lease” with told  The Mount Kisco-Bedford

ning Board sent a letter to the Homeland for the Leonard Park Times later.

Village Board asking it to con- site, said Mayor Gina Picinich.

sider alternative sites and sug- That doesn’t mean the tower PETITIONING 

gesting that 120-acre Leonard can go up the second the lease Meanwhile, resident  Chris-

Park was a “preferred location.” is signed. According to an FAQ tina McGinn  has started a pe-

Three months later, the Vil- posted on the village’s website, tition on  Change.org  opposing

lage Board met in executive the lease will include language the proposed Leonard Park cell

session to discuss the possibil- that requires “many other steps tower.

ity of leasing space there and to be completed successfully, in- As of Thursday, June 9, it had

give new trustees the scoop on cluding parkland alienation and garnered 2,024 of a requested

cellular coverage issues. Soon a planning process that is re- 2,500 signatures. The petition is

thereafter, it confabbed with the quired for site plan approval.” Some residents are concerned that a cell tower would damage the addressed to local, county and
Conservation Advisory Council character of the nearby disc golf course. state lawmakers.
and Recreation Commission on BACK TO THE FUTURE
“Would you want your child

the same subject. Save Leonard Park, an ad hoc playing so close to a structure

In February 2022,  the board group, has been actively fight- that emits  a large amount of

made a presentation and sought ing the tower proposal on park high-frequency EMR (electro-

comments from the public on property. T-shirts, buttons and magnetic radiation), or dodging

the proposal. Also discussed was signs have been deployed. utility vehicles?” it asks, plead-

the possibility of swapping that Members such as  Theresa ing for the park to be kept as “a

bit of Leonard Park for another Flora,  Lou Terlizzi and  Bob park as the grantor of the deed

property that could be used for D’Agostino, and fellow citizens intended.”

recreational purposes. such as former Mayor J. Michael Areas of chief concern Mc-

That’s how the issue of emi- Cindrich, have made passion- Ginn cites are environmental

nent domain came up and put ate speeches at several Village damage, including tree removal,

180 South Bedford Road back Board meetings decrying what the disruption of wildlife habi-

into the picture. they call the potential “destruc- tat and the migratory pattern of

Governments, or their agents, tion” of the park’s forest. They’ve birds, and the possible pollution

are legally allowed to expropriate asked Homeland and the village of the water supply by “micro-

private properties for public use to consider other locations such plastics” shed by the “monopine.”

as long as they compensate the as nearby Caremount Medi- McGinn, who decried the po-

owners. cal Center, Linden Lane and tential loss of scenic views from

The next month, the Village Northern Westchester Hospital the forest and rock ledges, also

Board voted in favor of “alien- on Route 117. claimed the 45-year-old “his-

ating” parkland in order to site According to the village, the toric” disc golf course would be

a tower at Leonard Park. In its Linden Lane site (located in “irreparably” damaged.

place could be the vacant 25 acres Bedford) was found not to pro- This isn’t the first time a peti-

at 180 South Bedford Road. vide “the needed coverage.” It PHOTOS COURTESY OF THERESA FLORA tion opposing a cell tower has
The parkland alienation pro- also couldn’t reach an agreement been floated in Mount Kisco.
to add providers to an existing The “Save Leonard Park” community group has been actively According to media reports,
cess springs from the public tower on Guard Hill. fighting the tower proposal. neighbors of 180 South Bedford
trust doctrine. Governments

have a duty to hold public land Flora told the board Mon- lived in Staten Island, she’s en- Siting the tower at one of Road did the same in 2020. The

for the “benefit of the people.” day, June 6, that she’s fighting amored with the park’s forested the corporate parks in the area 25-acre parcel was purchased by

Limits are set on their ability the project for no other reason area and wildlife such as turtles, would be a much better solu- Skull Island Partners for $1.5

to sell or convey certain land, or than “pure, unadulterated love of deer, and even turkey vultures. tion, Flora said, pleading with million in 2013. A solar farm had

change its use, including parks. Leonard Park.” “To me, it’s a sacred place,” she the village not to “rip up” Leon- SEE DEBATE PAGE 30

The board took that action, it A city girl who previously said. ard Park. According to Picinich,

THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 2022 THE MT. KISCO BEDFORD TIMES PAGE 9

Michael, Anthony
and Lauren Enea.

This family of
attorneys wants to
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and its assets.

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& Estates, Elder Law, Medicaid Conn. “It is clear that there’s a great Journal and Newsletter, and Tax With offices in White Plains

Planning (homecare and nurs- “I’m very excited to be able need for lawyers who have an in Stringer for the New York State and Somers, the firm continues

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Young and Blended Family Es- ents navigate complex areas of what will be perhaps the greatest Past Chair of the Elder Law & families.

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with my children, both of whom clients informed and protected.” Scanlan, who had been working regular columnists in Halston ethical standards and legal abil-

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A message to the graduates

& the community

Welcome to the second edition of become the person you hate. But don’t be
The Mt. Kisco-Bedford Times. so flexible in your beliefs that you stand for
I want to thank our readers nothing. Instead, just do your best to try and

and advertisers for the many kind messages understand the people around you. And also

of support after our first remember that you have no

monthly edition hit clue what someone else is

mailboxes in May. PUBLISHER’S going through and strug-

I just returned from MEMO gling with.

a weekend in Pennsyl- BRETT Don’t pooh-pooh the
vania, where I watched FREEMAN trades. Getting a broad
my niece graduate high liberal arts education can

school. Watching a be invaluable, especially in

graduation ceremony is terms of learning to under-

certainly a time of reflec- stand the world, organize Animals are more
compassionate than humans
tion and hope. your thoughts and write. But to actually do

As I write this column to the Fox Lane something with your hands and to create

graduates (and the private school graduates and fix things will always be in demand.

who also live in our coverage area), I will give Use social media as a means to an end,

you the same advice that I recently gave my not as an end unto itself. And be sensitive to

12-year-old daughter, Jenna. I told Jenna to how your posts make others feel. Don’t un-

question everyone and everything, including derestimate how social media contributes to BY DR. ANDREW FRISHMAN their trunks when they encounter
GUEST COLUMNIST  other friendly elephants.
her teachers, her friends, the TV shows she feelings of depression and loneliness – both
As humans, we like to tell “Koko” the sign language gorilla
watches, the books she reads, and yes — my within ourselves or others. While social me- ourselves we are the most touched the lives of millions, and was
“evolved” species on earth. We an icon for interspecies communica-
wife and me. While I hope our children will dia can be a valuable tool, your real friends have opposable thumbs, a big brain, tion and empathy. Koko was able to
and we are capable of art, science, understand and use more than 1,000
share our values, I think being an indepen- are the ones in the real world. music, love and sympathy. Throughout different signs — and famously asked
history humans also have had the for a cat for Christmas. The pet cat
dent thinker is among the greatest of values. When I look back to my college days, capacity to cause unspeakable suffer- was tragically hit by a car about six
ing. All one has to do is look at the months later, and Koko’s reaction once
In that same vein, I urge the graduates my biggest regret is allowing my feelings of latest news headlines to realize we again stunned researchers. She started
are far from superior to our animal whimpering — a distinct hooting
who are entering college to seek out the FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) to dictate companions. sound that gorillas make when they
are sad.
professors who teach you how to think, not how I spent my personal time. Your personal In many instances, animals are
superior to humans in their behavior. What’s common in the animal
what to think. Don’t let anyone cancel you time is valuable. Spend it doing what you Acts of cruelty are rare in nature. As world is the overall peace that animals
far back as the 15th century, leaders exhibit in nature. Human history is by
for holding “divergent” opinions. Instead, want to be doing, not what you think you tried to entertain themselves by put- far more violent.
ting a lion, giraffe, and a hound dog
learn how to make the best arguments you should be doing because others are doing it. together in a cage. They were disap- The next time your dog or cat
pointed to see how all the animals brings a toy or rubs up against you,
can – verbally and in writing – while always And finally, admit your mistakes and say kept to themselves. don’t take for granted their wisdom.

keeping an open mind to people who dis- you’re sorry. Of course, apologies should Mountain goats walk on a ledge Andrew Frishman, DVM practices at
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There are good people on both sides of the employer, father and spouse, there is not a

aisle and there are lousy people on both day that goes by when I don’t mess up.That

sides of the aisle. I learned this the hard way comes with the territory of being human.

recently when I misjudged a subject of a But I find that when I make things right,

news story in one of our other publications. it forges an even closer relationship to the

In this case, I assumed good things about people I care about.

the person because she shared my politics, This is also true in business. Your clients

but I was wrong. Lucky for me, I have great aren’t looking for perfection; they simply

employees, and our editor was able to view want to know that you will always do the

the situation with objectivity. So, sometimes right thing for them.

the best lessons learned are when you get a Time is your most valuable asset. In the

little egg on your face. blink of an eye, you’ll be middle aged and

Again, get beyond politics. I’m not saying have children of your own. So, spend your Letters and Op-Ed Policy
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THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 2022 OPINION THE MT. KISCO BEDFORD TIMES PAGE 11

Missed connections Progress through
the generations
IN CASE to keep my head out of the screen. guilty and call me back.
YOU I was chatting with a friend at Social media isn’t a substitute Someone GUEST
MISSED IT once told CORNER
the dog park and shared my revela- for human contact. ere is no eye me, “Parents
DON SCOTT tion about my semi-addiction and contact, no reading body language, are plows for their Kim Stoll
concern about what I might be noticing tone, or picking up in- children. ey pick
Awhile back, friends of ours missing out on. She shared a recent person social queues. Manners
picked us up to head out to experience of hers. She walked past are better in person than online. up where their own
dinner. As we were head- a neighbor on the street who had Civility degrades online. We always
ing up Cherry Street, I tapped my his earbuds in as he walked home joke that people would never say parents left o and
pockets, and a ash of panic came from the train. She said hi, and he some of the things they say online to
over me as I realized I had forgotten mouthed hello, nodded, and kept someone in person since they might their goal should be
my phone. Sensing my twitching, our walking. She had wanted to tell get punched.
friends o ered to turn around and go him a touching story about one of to leave their own
back home so I could grab it. After a his children she had the pleasure Human beings are social creatures
couple of cleansing breaths, I said no, of crossing paths with recently but who need social contact to thrive. children further along than they were.”
I think I’m going to be OK. I should missed the opportunity to connect. It’s the glue that holds our society
be able to make it through a few I’m sure there are many similar together. Our gadgets may be getting is shifted my whole parenting perspective, includ-
hours without my digital crutch. stories about missed connections be- in the way of what we need.
cause we’re absorbed in our gadgets. ing my view of my own parents and how I viewed
We had a lovely, relaxing evening I ran across a family who has “no
focused on one another’s company. Many of us worry about our kids cellphone” Sundays to reconnect parenting myself.
It felt like my blood pressure went losing the ability to connect socially with each other. ey have young
down a few points as well by being in the real world because they are kids. When they have friends over ere are so many wonderful things I could say about
“sans phone.” on their screens too much. I read for play dates, all the cellphones get
recently that students aged 18-24 put in a box at the front door. eir my parents, but one things stands out for sure: ey
On the ride home, I re ected that spend an average of four hours a kids were morti ed at rst, but they
I had not been away from my phone day on their phones. at’s a day a found that their home became a picked up the plow where their parents left o and
for several weeks. It’s the last thing week! I’m sure some adults aren’t more popular destination because of
I look at before I go to bed and the doing much better. I might be one their rule. worked ever so hard to leave me in a place further along.
of them.
rst thing I look at when I wake up I am not sure I am ready for “no eir love through all that work and e ort was always
in the morning. I promised myself I Recently, I made a phone call to cellphone” Sundays or a box at the
would turn the phone o more often one of my kids only to get a text front door, but I am trying to put to in the forefront.
back asking what I wanted? I texted phone down more often and take a
back; I was yearning for human break from our relationship. My goal Mother’s Day and Father’s Day brings about so many
contact with my children. Some- is a few fewer missed connections in
times when this happens, they feel the future.TikTok and Twitter will emotions for so many reasons and I pray that whatever
have to survive without me.
your situation today, that you can do one of two things:

feel gratitude and appreciation that your parents left you

further along and work hard to be a plow for someone

else. It could be your biological child, friend, relative or

neighborhood kid that you would invest in and help

them move further along in their journey.

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Happily
Ever
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here I only was on their Paltz to root on their heighted that is not kid friendly. Just
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thought he was and asked if we’d like to meet & Pomegranate Sour Ale - A have him take notes on the beers
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I’ve been a craft beer enthu- solar panel and wastewater Brewery right in town. They also was perfect with an unexpected (beer & wine garden), and plenty
have a brewery in Middletown, plum note that delighted our of activities for the kids. Check
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Inspired by a bike trip to Bel- The two companies ― both onion, relish, mustard, celery salt,
and sport pepper. HOPPENINGS
gium in 1988, co-founders Kim certified B Corporations ― came Live music at Nod Hill

Jordan and Jeff Lebesch took together with the goal of edu- Brewery
Check out this excellent
up home brewing afterwards to cating beer drinkers about the
brewery and their live music
bring the flavors of centuries- state of our broken food system,

old Belgian beer to the town of working to change the perception

Fort Collins, Colorado. Fat Tire around the aesthetics of food,

is styled after 1930s Belgium and encouraging more people to

easy drinking beers with signa- take steps to reduce food waste in

ture Belgian yeast that gives it a their own lives.

sweet floral edge. Flavorful and “Beer is a powerful vehicle to

balanced – I’d call it right down create impact. With every beer

the middle of malt and hops we make at New Belgium, we

which gives it a broad appeal. ask what purpose it serves for the

I applaud them, and they are people in our community,” said

being rewarded for having ex- New Belgium Brand Manager

cellent products with a distribu- Astrid Moresco, in a statement.

tion of close to 1 million barrels Imperfect Foods and New

of suds, locations in Ashville Belgium make the well-being of

and Fort Worth, and being people and our planet a business

100% employee owned. imperative with equal importance

However, as I dug into the to their financial success. Check

history of New Belgium Brew- out New Belgium’s many other

ery for this article, I became fine liquids.

more intrigued not just with the Also, please use my WordPress

THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 2022 OPINION THE MT. KISCO-BEDFORD TIMES – PAGE 13

Jacque’s Spin on Music for June 

QUHE’ello readers! Not sure a picnic basket to the Elec- ACQUE’ BEDFORD/KATONAH POUND RIDGE
about you, but it’s been trazone Field. For conve- Caramoor Center for Food Truck Fridays are back
a while since I en- nience, a booth will be Music and the Arts
joyed a Broadway show. I was set up for advance 149 Girdle Ridge at Scotts Corners! Complete
excited to discover that the food orders, pro- Road, 914-232- with food trucks, a pop-up
Bedford Playhouse has brought vided by Country 1252 treat, live music, games and
back Broadway in Bedford for S more. The June event is Friday,
a second season! The series SPI June 17, from 5 - 9 p.m.
features 16 stars from the NYC
Theater District conducted by S North Star
Music Director Dan Micciche USIC Kitchen of On Satur- 85 Westchester Avenue, 914-
from Wicked. There is one per J 764-0200
month from June through Sep- Brewster. day, June 25, Thursday night music, featur-
tember. On June 19 at 5 p.m. USIC ing Jazz pianist Pete Malinverni
you can enjoy Broadway Let There are Westchester’s on June 16, and local cover
Loose on the Playhouse Lawn, band Wheelhouse on June 23.
featuring reimagined Broadway many more own Rebecca
tunes. For full details and to SOUTH SALEM 
purchase advance tickets, visit events this Havilland Lewisboro Town Park
their at bedfordplayhouse.org.  1079 Route 35, 914-456-6806
N MIf you are looking for some- month, in- and Whisky Food Truck Friday on June
thing the whole family will
enjoy, I am producing a 7-week cluding out- Heart will 17, from 5 - 8 p.m. Family fun
FREE Summer Music Se- including live music featuring
ries in Brewster, NY. The series door music be opening School of Rock. Advance reg-
will take place at the Veterans istration requested (though not
Park Gazebo near the Brewster in Armonk the annual required) on Eventbrite to help
Metro North Station. Run- food trucks be prepared.
ning from June 11 through July at Wampus N Americana
23, the Saturday night perfor- Jacque Roche is a freelance writer,
mances are 6 - 8 p.m., and will Brook Park. Be Roots Festival. editor and music blogger for
highlight some of the area’s sure to vis- The day will be HearItThere.com and contributor
original and cover bands. Bring it HearItThere. overflowing with to several local publications.
chairs, blankets, the family and Archived broadcasts of 2016-
com to discover ON M Americana, blues, 2020 radio shows can be heard
a music event that folk and bluegrass! streaming on Mixcloud.com.
interests you. Events Music starts at 1 pm,
are added daily. You can and tickets can be pur-

search by date, location or chased on their website.

genre. The Bedford Playhouse

The following is a short list of Station, 1 Kirby 633 Old Post Road, 914-234-

local events in the Bedford, Mt. Plaza  6704

Kisco and Pound Ridge area Sundays in June, from 10 The Playhouse Lawn Sum-

you might enjoy. a.m. - 2:30 pm. there will be an mer Stage welcomes Grateful

“Open Mic Stage” where any- Dead tribute Not DEAD Yet

MOUNT KISCO one can sign up to play music, on Saturday, June 18. Showtime

Community Farmer’s Mar- read a poem, tell a story, or do is 5 p.m. Tickets and details

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Descriptive phrases

READING, nication has in ltrated mainstream no cattle” (bragging with nothing to back better with soup.”
WRITING & magazines, too. A couple of years ago, I it up) and “she’s madder than a wet hen!” Here is a wise proverb from Argentina:
CHOCOLATE picked up a “women’s health and tness” (broody hens don’t like to be dunked in
magazine and was shocked to see that cold water!). Have you heard the expres- “A good friend is better than a near rela-
KIM the articles combined texting speech and sions “he’s tougher than a pine knot” or tion.”
KOVACH slang with journalism. I don’t want to “she’s as nervous as a cat in a room full of
read that. rocking chairs?” One of my favorite south- Japanese proverbs are quite colorful.
Remember when people used to ern sayings for attempting to do some- When someone sees the world from a
speak more eloquently? Books and I’ve been thinking about descriptive thing di cult is “it’s like putting socks on limited perspective, the saying is “A frog in
plays and your average grand- language and the way people used to a rooster!” the well knows nothing of the sea.”When
mother used descriptive phrases to paint a speak, write and communicate. I decided a sensible person displays substance over
picture with words. to look up some old-fashioned phrases Irish sayings are quaint and colorful. style, the saying refers to that preference as
that parents and grandparents used to “May the road rise up to meet you, may “dumplings over owers.”
Our basic language skills have been say to make a point or teach a life lesson. the wind be at your back” is a traditional
eroding over the last several years. Tex- good luck phrase. Here is a fun phrase to Here is an old Hungarian phrase that
ting and email and social media have ese phrases were colorful and presented cheer someone up after a small mistake: I discovered to describe a good-hearted
accelerated the deterioration of the their meaning descriptively. We’ve all “Tis only a stepmother would blame you.” person, “You can spread him on bread!”
written word. People are so busy, busy, heard the phrase “Don’t judge a book by
busy multitasking that they prefer to use its cover.” e world would be a better A Yiddish phrase that I found amus- Kim Kovach is teaching morning and
acronyms, abbreviations and emoji when place if we reminded ourselves of that ing to warn against being greedy is “You evening sessions of Creative Writing for
communicating online. LOL! OMG! statement more often. can’t ride two horses with one behind.” A Adults via Zoom starting on Tuesday, July
ASAP! YOLO! comforting phrase is: “Worries go down 12. Contact the Pound Ridge Library to
When someone announces “I’m at sixes register. www.kimkovachwrites.com
Is it really too time-consuming to say and sevens,” that means that they are con-
“September 11th” when referring to that fused. If someone is “behind the eight-
awful day when so many lives were lost ball,” they can’t seem to get ahead of the
on a blue sky September morning at the situation. I am sure many readers have felt
Twin Towers? I have heard politicians re- “like a sh out of water” in uncomfortable
fer to that terrible day as “9-1-1” – excuse situations.
me, but isn’t 9-1-1 the telephone number
you dial in an emergency? Have some I like old-fashioned Southern sayings.
respect – use the full six syllables instead I’ve spent time in di erent parts of the
of three. South, especially in Tennessee and North
Carolina, and enjoy reading novels and
is abbreviated form of commu- short stories by Southern writers like Flan-
nery O’Connor, Ron Rash, James Agee,
Kate Chopin and John Kennedy Toole.

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Terms and conditions 

MAN camera and incorrectly adjust harm than before. me what it does, but they appar- is unless they nd this phone.”
OVERBOARD the F-stop. I like to pick up a My new phone has a feature ently didn’t think of that when So just disregard that part of my
newspaper, read a little bit of it, they designed the phone. So I text message to you. But when
RICK then swat a bug with it and say, where you can sign in using keep trying di erent ones until I tried to use the microphone, a
MELÉN “THERE- the news is worse your ngerprint. It’s perfect, a message ashes on the screen noti cation noti ed me that my
for YOU for a change.” since I’m already used to signing that says, “ALL IMPORTANT permissions weren’t set correctly.
Look, I know you’re going in that way down at the police INFORMATION NOW So I had to gure out who I
to laugh at me, ridicule But in order to be more station. But what if somebody DELETED.” ere is no mes- needed permission from. My
me and call me names. aligned with the annoying real else has stolen my ngerprints? sage that says, “Are you sure you parents aren’t here anymore, and
I’ve been called so many names world, I recently got a new Can I set my phone up to do a want to do this?” (Ordinarily I that’s whose name I would usu-
that people sometimes use a rst phone. e guy at the phone quick DNA test to make sure hit the “yes” box.) And then a ally use to forge a permission
name, a last name and even a store helped me out. “I’m not I’m really me? Instead, I set the new message comes up: “Maybe slip at school. “Please excuse
middle name. And the reason very good with cell phones,” I phone up using my toe print- you want to check with some- Rick from doing anything that
you’ll probably make fun of me admitted. “I tried to answer my no one would be dumb enough one smarter rst?” (I hit the “no” includes math today. Take it
is that I almost never use my wife’s phone and couldn’t gure to go to those lengths. box.) “Do you remember what from our experience, this can
cell phone, and I like it that out how.” “Did you swipe it?” happened the last time you did be time-consuming for the
way. Usually it has been more He asked. I said, “No, I just bor- It was becoming apparent this?” (I hit the “was it necessary entire class, and in the end, of
time-consuming to learn how to rowed it.” He typed away at his that I had no idea how to use to remind me of that?” box.) no long-term bene t to any of
live in the smartphone culture computer. “Do you have a plan?” the phone. ere are no instruc- the parties concerned. Trigono-
than to just do things the way He asked. I said, “Yes, of course tion books anymore. If you have I’m 6-foot-two and I have metrically yours, Rick’s Parents.”
I always have in Mesozoic Era. I do.” He pressed, “Which a question, such as “how the big dumb ngers that were not
Also, I hate the idea of living a one?” I had never been asked hell does this work?” you have meant to perform delicate tasks I’d love to chat more, but
one-dimensional life through this before. I said, “Well, rst I to go and join the online com- like diamond cutting, assem- I have to nish reading the
a tiny little box. I like to turn think we need to address global munity, and if anyone knows bling semiconductor micropro- “Terms and Conditions,” which
on the TV and feel powerful warming, and during the winter, they answer they’ll sort of tell cessors or typing text messages clearly state that the terms and
pointing the remote control global cooling. Once we get the you. I’m reluctant to burden the on a tiny phone keypad. Instead, conditions agreed upon in the
mute button at “cute” little kids temperature just right-” Turns community with my problems. I wanted to use the little micro- “Terms and Conditions” are con-
on public service charity ads. out he was talking about a data I want them to always think of phone icon so that I can just tell ditionally agreed upon under the
I like to read a book, lose my plan. “Do you have contacts?” me in the best light and perhaps you my text out loud, and when terms required by those outlined
bookmark and not remember He asked. I said, “Yes but just erect a statue in my honor next you read it you can transpose it in the “Terms and Conditions.” 
where I was. I like to use a real for reading, distance, and read- to the post o ce. Plus, if I ask in your head back into my voice
ing at a distance.” He meant too many questions I’ll probably so you can hear it. If there’s a Look for Rickster Melen on
phone contacts, he was going to have to “give back to the com- stranger listening in I add the Facebook! Say hello at:rlife8@
transfer them to my new phone, munity.” sentence, “...And the cops aren’t hotmail.com
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PHOTOS: ROB DISTASIO

ES THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 2022 PAGE 17

On June 3, Fox Lane stu-
dents danced the night away
at the Senior Prom. Held at
the Surf Club on e Sound
in New Rochelle, everyone
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Summer activities to prepare for next school year

STRONG have missed? e thought of ing, language processing, sleep, year. their mom and dad are not
LEARNING next school year makes me want study skills. So many students I 1. Enroll your sons in various just policing them stimulates
to sit down and cry. Is there work with are accused by their motivation.
DR. LINDA anything we should do over the parents or teachers of not living activities. For example, commu-
SILBERT summer that will make it a bet- up to their potential. Only when nity team sports, camp, private 4. If things don’t improve
ter year for all of us? I do an evaluation can I deter- lessons in golf or tennis, art or by the end of the rst quarter,
Dear Dr. Linda, mine what may be standing in music lessons, horseback riding ask your school counselor or
Am I glad that the school Worn Out Parents the way. Contact your school or or 4-H Club. When school psychologist and your pediatri-
Dear Worn Out Parents, pediatrician to see who you can begins, continue the activities. cian for a name of an outside
year is almost over! I have three go to for the evaluations. professional who works with
sons—a fourth grader, a seventh First, calm down and break 2. As a family, plan short trips children with school-related
grader and a nineth grader. is the task into chunks so it Other issues aside, your sons or a long family vacation. By issues, such as a counselor, social
year has been a total nightmare doesn’t feel so overwhelming. may be su ering from what planning together, you model worker, psychologist, or psychia-
for all of them and for us. Miss- I refer to as the three “tions”: the routine of planning ahead trist. Many times, school-related
ing homework assignments, en, begin by limiting screen disorganization, lack of mo- for other things also. It will problems have nothing to do
past due assignments that took time. at’s easier said than tivation, and procrastination. become a habit and continue with academics.
hours to make up, failing tests done because the habit is al- into next school year which
and a lot of yelling. When I talk ready set, and it’s addictive. Plus, ey are the cause of many low helps with time management Again, you need to nd the
to their teachers, I keep hearing many parents are just as guilty grades and parental frustra- and organization. cause before you can x it. And
that they’re not working up to as their kids. But there’s increas- tion. e good news is that you start early in the school year
their potential. Are they kid- ing research on the negative can change the dance, the bad 3. Contact your son’s teach- before they fail too many tests
ding? Working up to their po- e ects of too much screen time. habits your family has become ers early in the school year. By and just give up.
tential? ey’re doing nothing Go online and nd a solution used to, which will improve next doing so, you are letting them
but watching TV and playing to gradually cut back that works school year for you and them. know that you are concerned Dr. Linda
video games. Are my husband for your whole family and will Help them get organized, set parents. Talk about ways you all
and I doing something wrong? carry into next school year. and commit to goals (make a can work together to help your Dr. Linda is co-author of
Do they have something wrong better grade on the next test, sons. If you have any questions “Why Bad Grades Happen to
with them that their teachers Next, you need to nd out clean my room, etc.), and work about learning disabilities, let Good Kids,” and director of
what is causing each of your toward them. them know. Let your boys know Strong Learning Tutoring.
sons to be struggling in school. that you’re there for them. You’ll Send your questions to Linda@
Here’s some other things you support them anyway you can stronglearning.com. Find
e issues may be the same can do over the summer which because you’re their ally, not more articles on her blog at
or di erent, but there may be will continue into next school their adversary. Knowing that StrongLearning.com.
issues in any or some of these
areas: attention, reading, writ-

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Identi ed Flying Objects

JUST grabbed numbers one through quarter of the ceiling was lled Fun Facts by Jo Ann
JO ANN seven and just nished releasing with stink bugs. I quickly picked
#8 into the yard when I went up the phone and told manage- Stink bugs are most prominent in your home during the fall. When
JO ANN back for the nal bee. I moved to- ment what was going on. Soon it gets colder, they enter a hibernation state called dispause.
FRANCELLA ward it with the paper towel and a lovely gentleman arrived at our
zing, I was stung. is one was door with a long nosed suction here to stay, and I will just have
Let me begin by saying that not going down without a ght. machine and quickly and e - to add them to my growing list of [email protected]
I dislike any bugs, so you I’m not really sure where that bee ciently sucked in about 200 stink Identi ed Flying Objects.
can imagine that I really landed; all I know was that my bugs. Since then, I have de nitely
dislike stink bugs. e proper hand was twice its size almost seen my share of stink bugs in
name for them is Pentatomids. immediately. my own home, but I casually and
quickly grab a step stool and a
ey are an invasive species at story has nothing to do paper towel, grab the bug and
from Asia and made their way to with stink bugs. I was just always throw it away being careful not to
Pennsylvania in the late 1990s. amazed at how easily I could squeeze it and release the “stink.”
capture most of them.
ey are diamond shaped, with Recently, I was just back from
six long legs, and apparently they To get back to the stink bugs, vacation and was on my third
smell similar to coriander when I became aware of their exis- load of laundry when I decided to
squished. I try to catch them in a tence about fteen years ago. My take a break in the den. Before I
paper towel, ball it up and throw daughter, Kim, was married about knew it, I heard what could only
it in the trash. Even though I ten years ago in early fall. We be described as a ghter plane
dislike bugs, I still cannot bring planned for the entire wedding diving on its target.  It was a y-
myself to squish them. party to have rooms at a stun- ing stink bug and it landed on the
ning inn overlooking the Hudson hem of my pants.
Several years ago I walked into River. Kim, the moms, the female
my kitchen and saw nine bees wedding party, the make-up artist “Oh no,” I thought, “ ey y
inside my window.  I began grab- and the photographer were all too?” And now that I know they
bing them one by one in a paper milling around Kim’s room enjoy- can y, that adds yet another
towel and releasing them into ing a glass of champagne when dimension to my extreme dislike
the backyard. e bees seemed suddenly I spotted a stink bug of them. I scrambled to my feet
a bit lethargic and it was easy crawling on the ceiling. Some- as quickly as I could, inging the
to catch them. e surrounding one coaxed it onto the wall and bug to the chair.  I must have
bees didn’t even seem to mind my grabbed it with a tissue when two stunned it, because it was still in
hand coming so close. I had easily more stink bugs appeared on the the same place when I got back
ceiling. Soon ve more appeared. with the paper towel.

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Northwell Health launches the Meet & Move app

A free new app called Meet & Move connects users and recreation “providers”—such as local and state parks “We all know the important health bene ts of stay-

to local activities in Northern Westchester communi- and recreation departments, private tness, yoga and ing active and how di cult that can become as we

ties. Northwell Health created and launched the app in dance studios—and pulls them into the Meet & Move age,” said Seligman. “As the former executive director

April to help promote physical and social health. Cur- app. It gives providers another distribution channel for at Northwell Health’s Northern Westchester Hospi-

rently, it’s available in over two dozen communities in free. tal and now as VP of regional initiatives at Northwell

Northern Westchester. Meet & Move is the brainchild of Northwell Health’s Health, I was thinking about how we could use tech-

e app aggregates activities available at local tness VP of regional initiatives, Joel Seligman. nology to connect people and activities in your com-

munity. And it needed to be easy and free. Not much

to ask, but that’s how we came up with the Meet &

Move app. It provides a way to nd others who are on

the same journey, so you can connect to local activities

in the communities we serve.”

As spring brings warmer weather, the Meet & Move

app is a great tool for users to nd local activities that

help promote physical and social health, which leads to

better overall health.

“ e idea preceded the pandemic, and in fact, the

implementation was signi cantly delayed due to the

pandemic,” explained Seligman. “But this seems like the

perfect time for the Meet & Move app, when people are

trying to get back out, to get some fresh air and begin to

meet people again.”

Jessica Knopke of Katonah recently used the app to

nd her perfect yoga class that ts into her busy sched-

ule.

“I was looking for an early morning yoga class prior

to work and close to home,” said Knopke. “My neighbor

told me about this new app called Meet & Move that

connects users to their favorite local activities. It was so

easy. I downloaded the app on Sunday and within hours

I found a Monday morning 6 a.m. yoga class. And it was

only 12 minutes away from my home. Now I have a nice

early morning routine.”

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www.northwell.edu for more information.

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Making sense of 2022 changes to Medicaid home care

GUEST ing spouse for the value of the one’s spouse and the parents of a Practitioner Panel (IPP) and an tant that applicants have the ad-
CORNER services provided by Medicaid. minor) or third parties with the examination is done by a Maxi- vice of experienced legal counsel
consumer/applicant assuming mus physician (not the client’s to assist them with the application
ANTHONY J. The other option still available the responsibility for hiring/fir- treating physician), physician’s as- and the inevitable fair hearings
ENEA for a single person with resources ing, training and back-up for the sistant or nurse practitioner, who that may be necessary as to the
above the permitted amount aide.The aide is paid by Medicaid will prepare a Doctor’s Order. amount of care approved.
As the cost for home care ($16,800 for 2022) is to imple- for the number of hours of care
services has dramatically ment a Medicaid Crisis Plan, approved at the Medicaid rate of A point of significant concern Anthony J. Enea is a member of
increased, eligibility for where approximately half of their approximately $15-$16 per hour. is that the IPP may determine Enea, Scanlan and Sirignano,
the Medicaid home care program resources will be used to pay for that the applicant needs signifi- LLP of White Plains. He focuses his
has become of greater importance their home care (after the imple- If the applicant needs more cant hours of care (12 or more) practice on Wills,Trusts and Estates
to seniors and the disabled. mentation of the new lookback than 12 hours per day of care, per day and is not “medically and Elder Law. Mr. Enea is the
period) and the other half is pro- the applicant needs to be re- stable” and able to “safely” re- Past Chair of Elder Law and Special
It is not unusual for privately tected by gifting to a third party. ferred to the independent review main in the community. Once Needs Section of the New York State
paid home care services to cost panel (IRP), which is also run by both evaluations are complete, Bar Association (NYSBA), and is
$8,000-$10,000 per month for 12 Irrespective of one’s marital Maximus. an outcome notice is sent to the the past Chair of the 50+ Section of
hours of care per day, and approxi- status, the changes in the rules applicant, which advises them as the NYSBA. Mr. Enea is the Past
mately $14,000 per month for 24 illustrate the need for seniors As you can see, NY Medicaid to their eligibility for home care President and Founding member
hours of care. and the disabled to be proactive Choice will be running the show, services and their managed long of the New York Chapter of the
in making asset transfers, and which may make it more dif- term care options. National Academy of Elder Law
In early October of 2020, due the importance of starting both ficult to obtain the maximum (or Attorneys (NAELA), President
to the Covid-19 pandemic, the the 30-month lookback period requested) number of hours of If one is found to be ineligible of the Westchester County Bar
federal government renewed the for Medicaid home care and the care to be approved. All appli- or if one believes the hours of Foundation and a Past President
Public Health Emergency for 60-month lookback period for cants must contact Maximus to care approved are inadequate, of the Westchester County Bar
an additional 90 days, effective Medicaid nursing home well in schedule their initial assessment. they will be able to request a fair Association. Mr. Enea can be reached
Oct. 23, 2020. Having done so, advance of their needing care. After the initial assessment is hearing before an administrative at 914-948-1500 or at a.enea@
the NYS Department of Health Without non-exempt transfers completed, then there is a clinical law judge. esslawfirm.com. Mr. Enea wishes to
(DOH), in compliance with en- being made, the clock never appointment to determine if the acknowledge the assistance of firm
hanced Federal Medicaid funding begins to run and the ability to applicant is self-directing and can As you can see, the Medicaid member Samantha Lyons, Esq., with
requirements, pushed back Med- shelter one’s assets from the cost safely receive care in the com- home care application and ap- the research for this article.
icaid’s home care lookback period of long-term care becomes signifi- munity.The clinical appointment proval process is now significantly
from the original start date of Oct. cantly more difficult, resulting in is conducted by an Independent more complex than in the past,
1, 2020 to April 1, 2021.This was a greater percentage of one’s life and it is now much more impor-
subsequently pushed back several savings remaining exposed to the
more times, and presently the cost of care. The changes in the rules illustrate
effective date appears to be Oct. 1, the need for seniors and the disabled
2022 (or possibly later). As if the delay in implementing
the 30-month lookback period to be proactive in making
Thus, under current rules, one for Medicaid home care has not asset transfers.’
can transfer assets (make non-ex- created enough uncertainty for
empt transfers/gifts) before Oct. 1, seniors, the disabled and elder law Anthony J. Enea
2022, without any penalty and/or attorneys, New York is now also Enea, Scanlan and Sirignano, LLP
lookback period if they apply for in the process of changing how
home care Medicaid before Oct. 1 applicants are assessed for care
of this year. However, if an appli- pursuant to Chapter 56 of the
cation for home care Medicaid is Laws of 2020.
made on or after Oct. 1, 2022, and
a non-exempt transfer/gift was The aforestated authorized
made on or after Oct. 1, 2020, the New York’s Department of
30-month lookback and penalty Health (DOH) to contract with
period will be applicable.This is an entity to conduct an “indepen-
of great importance to those who dent assessment process” of the
were unable to transfer assets applicant.
before Oct. 1, 2020 and require
Medicaid home care services after DOH contracted with Maxi-
Oct. 1, 2022. It should be noted mus Health Services a/k/a NY
that a non-exempt transfer will Medicaid Choice to implement
still create the 60-month (5 year) NY’s Independent Assessor
lookback period for nursing home (NYIA) review process.The
Medicaid. NYIA review process commenced
on May 15, 2022. However, for
The new rules have also left those requesting an expedited
“spousal refusal” untouched.Thus, assessment for “immediate need”
a married person can still transfer care, the starting date is scheduled
assets to their spouse and if the for July 1, 2022.
spouse has assets and/or income
above the permitted allowance This significantly changes
amounts, known as the Commu- how assessments for home care
nity Spouse Resource Allowance, services are performed. Previously,
the spouse can execute a spousal an assessment was done by the
refusal, allowing the ill spouse to managed long-term care provider
be financially eligible for Medic- who determined how many hours
aid. While this is advantageous if of care would be covered by Med-
a married person needs Medicaid icaid services. Now, Maximus will
home care and/or Medicaid do all initial nursing assessments
nursing home coverage, spousal and local districts will perform
refusal permits the Department of all routine and non-routine re-
Health (DOH) to sue the refus- assessments for personal care and
the consumer directed personal
assessment program (CDPAP).

CDPAP allows the personal
care to be provided by friends,
family (with the exception of

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THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 2022 THE MT. KISCO BEDFORD TIMES PAGE 23

Ask the Doctor Groundbreaking
Treatment for Skin Cancer
Ashwatha Narayana, MD
Chairman, Radiation Oncology What you need to know…
Northern Westchester Hospital
Q: How is skin cancer treated? Also, it’s fast. After just two weeks of fifteen-minute
Learn more about A: Traditionally, skin cancers have been treated either treatments with HDRBT, treatment is complete.
Dr. Naryana, visit with Moh’s surgery, in which the cancerous tissue is In fact, the treatment itself takes only three to
nwh.northwell.edu/ removed, or by conventional radiation. Both methods four minutes!
narayana offer success rates of 96 to 99 percent. However, now a Q. Who is the ideal candidate for
third option – High Dose Rate Brachytherapy (HDRBT) this type of treatment?
Ask the Doctor – offers a unique cosmetic benefit that’s particularly A. The cosmetic benefit is especially valuable if
valuable for skin cancers the face, head and neck. you have skin cancer near your lips, nose or eyes.
Lev Davidson, MD Q. What’s so unique about this With this treatment, there is minimal to no scarring.
Medical Oncologist new type of treatment? This new radiation therapy is also great for elderly
Medical Director, Cancer A. With a Moh’s procedure, the cancer is cut out, patients who might not tolerate surgery. In
Treatment and Wellness Center leaving behind a hole which is filled with skin from Westchester County, we have a high population
Northern Westchester Hospital somewhere else on your body. This forms a scar. of older community members with skin cancer –
With conventional radiation for skin cancer, not only this treatment has worked really well for them.
Learn more about is the tumor radiated, but so are its “margins,” or Q. Is there anything else you’d like
Dr. Davidson, visit edges. As a result, a wide area is radiated – sometimes to say about HDRBT?
nwhcancercenter.org/ causing the skin to thin or break, to get a bit darker or A. Currently, Northern Westchester Hospital is the
DrDavidson lighter, to develop red streaks, or to appear scarred only community hospital in Westchester offering
or wrinkled. If this happens on your face, it is often HDRBT for skin cancer. There’s this myth that
highly visible. community hospitals can’t provide the most advanced
By contrast, HDRBT involves radiating much smaller cancer care. But that’s simply not the case. Here,
margins around the tumor. If we’re treating a tumor patients experience the warmth of a community
near the eye with conventional radiation, its wider hospital, yet receive a level of cancer care that’s
field of radiation creates the risk of blindness, first-rate.
or of damaging the lens, or of the breakdown of
surrounding tissue. But with concentrated HDRBT,
these risks significantly diminish.

Immunotherapy: A Game
Changer in Cancer Treatment?

The leading-edge of cancer care –
offered right here at NWH

Q: What is Immunotherapy? system. Another immunotherapy agent is a vaccine
A: Your immune system is a network of cells, tissues, called “BCG” that is instilled directly into the bladder to
and organs that work together to keep you healthy attack very early bladder cancer.
by defending your body against harmful invaders. Who is a good candidate for immunotherapy?
Immunotherapy is a cancer treatment that uses your A: The best candidates for immunotherapy are patients
immune system to thwart cancer cells. Immunotherapies whose disease may have a genetic component. We
are often used in combination with traditional test for a number of things to see whether a patient’s
chemotherapy medications to boost the effectiveness particular tumor may be due to a genetic cancer
of those regimens. syndrome. Those types of tumors seem to have better
susceptibility to immunotherapies. Whether or not
Q: Are there different types of immunotherapy is used alone or with other treatments
immunotherapy treatments? is determined on a case-by-case basis.
A: Yes. The first, called “checkpoint inhibitors,” are What are treatments like?
drugs that help your immune system respond more A: Immunotherapy can be administered intravenously,
strongly to a tumor by blocking the proteins that keep orally, topically (for very early skin cancers), or
T-cells from killing cancer cells. intravesically (directly into the bladder). How often
and how long the patient receives immunotherapy
Another type of immunotherapy, “adoptive cell depends on the type of cancer and how advanced it
transfer,” boosts the natural ability of your T-cells is, the immunotherapy agents themselves, and how
to fight cancer. In this treatment, T-cells are taken from the patient tolerates and responds to the medications.
your tumor, and those that are found to be most active Exciting new uses of immunotherapy agents are seen
against your cancer are grown in large batches in the on a regular basis, says the doctor. They’re really making
lab, and then eventually returned to your body to fight their way through the treatment of many different
off the cancer. types of cancers now. This is the cutting edge of
oncological care.
Next are “monoclonal antibodies,” which are immune-
system proteins produced in a lab. These antibodies are
designed to attach to specific targets found on cancer
cells. Some monoclonal antibodies mark cancer cells so
they will be better seen and destroyed by the immune

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Conditioning for an injury-free golf season

get you ready for ing your core and

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body functions together as a unit. It is slowly and pain free rect exercises is not
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ATHLETE SPOTLIGHT

Jake Fields
Fox Lane lacrosse captain readies for collegiate play
Quoya Schnell
BY TOM WALOGORSKY What is one thing about you that you create lifelong friends. I would
Spring EDITOR not many people may know? advise young athletes to cherish the
Sports moment, because you never know
Sendoff! After relocating to Pound Ridge Although I can be pretty vocal when it will end. I would also advise
from Queens at only two months old, and physical during lacrosse games, I them to work hard o the eld when
With the spring season in the books, Jake Fields took to athletics at a young really like to decompress by drawing nobody is watching. As for recruiting,
everyone at e Mt. Kisco-Bedford Times age. He grew up as a multi-sport ath- on my own. I nd it very peaceful and my advice is for kids to focus on their
would like to congratulate all of our stu- lete, splitting time between baseball, relaxing. grades as much as their sport. A col-
dent-athletes, coaches, and parents on an- basketball, skiing, and ag football. lege coach may really like your game,
other great year! Go Foxes! However, as the years went on, Jake fo- If you could have one superpower, but you still need to get into the
cused more of his attention on lacrosse, what would it be? school. You need to keep your grades
Nicole Castaldo honing the skills that would one day as high as possible.
lead to his position as a captain of Fox e power to y.
Track & Field Lane’s varsity team. Want to nominate a student-athlete
For a young athlete growing up to appear in a future issue? Contact
Varsity baseball O the eld, Jake enjoys draw- in town, what would you tell them editor Tom Walogorsky at walogorsky@
ing, shing, taking part in community about the experience of being of halstonmedia.com
PHOTOS COURTESY OF FOX LANE BOOSTER CLUB events, and spending time with friends. a part of the lacrosse team? What
advice would you o er them?
Sophie Kothari celebrating her 200th Before he heads o to continue his
career save with her teammates. career at Oberlin College in Ohio, e It’s an amazing experience, and
Mt. Kisco-Bedford Times caught up with
Jake to learn more about his role mod-
els, thoughts on leadership, and his fa-
vorite memories of Fox Lane lacrosse.

As a captain, how much have you
valued being a leader on the team?

I really liked having the opportunity
to be a team leader. I like to think I
was a leader the prior year, but it was
great being recognized o cially. I tried
to be a role model for the younger
players and set a high-energy tone for
the team. We had an up-and-down
year. ere were some challenging
times after we lost games we probably
could have won. ose were the times
the younger players needed leadership
the most. I tried to keep spirits high
and everyone’s focus on our next op-
portunity.

Who has been your biggest role I would advise young athletes to
model over the years, and what have cherish the moment, because you
you learned from them? never know when it will end.’
PHOTO COURTESY OF BRIAN FIELDS
I would say I’ve been inspired by Jake Fields
di erent people during my career.
I’ve learned the value of teamwork Fields emphasizes the importance of hard work, both on the field and in the classroom.
and perseverance, lessons that I’ll
carry for the rest of my life. One of
the role models that comes to mind
is Seth Jacoby, my club team director.
He taught me that there is no easy
path to success. During the college
recruiting process, he encouraged me
to make a “40-year decision – not a
four-year decision.” He really empha-
sized picking a school that had high
academic standards where I could get
a great education.   

What is your favorite memory
from your athletic career at Fox
Lane?

My junior year we played Lake-
land-Panas. Lohud predicted that
we would get blown out, and told its
readers to “bet the house” on Lake-
land-Panas winning. We played an
amazing game and won.

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Jazz on Main Music, food and more - stay tuned Mount Kisco

BY VIM WILKINSON
BUSINESS EDITOR

e curtains are not quite up yet for one

of the most anticipated new establishments

coming to Mount Kisco this summer. Jazz on

Main, an old soul-jazz club paired with the

taste of Mediterranean cuisines is getting area

jazz fans and others psyched up. e good

news is that the countdown to the big open-

ing has started. Jazz on Main is getting really

close to its opening and kicking o its sum-

mer acts. Sources told e Mt. Kisco-Bedford

Times that the construction team and crew

are busy with the nal touches. PHOTOS COURTESY OF JAZZ ON MAIN
“We are looking good and it looks like we

should be ready to open by the end of June,”

said Shaul Dover, the owner of Jazz on Main.

e sneak peek and photo updates by Jazz

on Main on its Facebook page look quite im-

pressive, with attention to details from the

crew.

e 60-seat performance and dining space

at South Moger Avenue in downtown Mount

Kisco will feature a centerstage where A-

listers and locals will perform. Musicals and Owner Shaul Dover, (third

other performances such as standup comedy, from left) with his family

poetry readings, magic shows, and more are

also in the line-up.

“It’s all about the room,” said Dover, a Ka-

tonah resident who is also the founder and

owner of Sweatshop Studios, a recording

studio in Katonah. “A superior acoustically

treated room and an inviting atmosphere are

the fundamentals for a rst-rate musical ex-

perience and help the artists in their creative

process.”

Dover’s expertise comes from working

with a long list of clients—recording music,

voiceovers, mixing and mastering audio, engi-

neering sound for movies, and more.

For updates about Jazz on Main and its opening

date, join their list at www.jazzonmain.com or A recent sound check in

visit Jazz on Main on Facebook. progress at Jazz On Main Sneak peek- an art wall inside Jazz On Main

Country Willow celebrates 26th anniversary

‘From opening day to present day,
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sustainable furnishings, and

personalized services amid our
warm and welcoming showroom

remains constant.
Thank you to our incredible team,
dedicated customers, and supportive
community for making CW such a
success the past 26 years! Here’s to
the many wonderful years to come.’

– Country Willow

Country Willow’s showroom is located at 230 Rte

117 Bypass Road, Bedford Hills. Visit www.

countrywillow.com for more information. PHOTOS COURTESY OF COUNTRY WILLOW Country Willow’s 26th anniversary celebration

THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 2022 LEISURE THE MT. KISCO BEDFORD TIMES PAGE 27

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KCS reunites former Broadway co-stars
Katonah Classic Stage (KCS), this time around. Bruce Sabath, a

Westchester County’s newest, Katonah resident, has an impres-

nonpro t, professional theatre sive theatre resume, recently tak-

company dedicated to classic ing the stage in Bedford Hills for

dramas and comedies, will pres- his autobiographical, one-man

ent a bene t reading of Lanford show, Searching for Tevye, which

Wilson’s, Talley’s Folly, at the he also wrote.

Bedford Historical Hall on June “I’m so excited to be able to

17. e lead roles of “Matt” and support my town’s wonderful new

“Sally” will be portrayed by Bruce theatre company,” said Sabath.

Sabath and Elizabeth Stanley, “Katonah has a rich tradition

who co-starred in Sondheim’s of both creating and supporting

2006 Tony-winning, Broadway art, and Katonah Classic Stage

revival of Company. e reading is a perfect example. I’m equally

will serve as a kick-o to KCS’s excited to reunite with Elizabeth

Annual Online Auction Fund- and share her incredible talent

raiser during which supporters and this beautiful piece with my

can bid on over 60 items donated neighbors.” Katonah resident and

by local businesses and artists. Talley’s Folly, a Pulitzer Prize Broadway star, Broadway star, Bruce Sabath
Elizabeth Stanley
KCS has hosted a series of winner, walks audiences through PHOTOS COURTESY OF KATONAH CLASSIC STAGE

sold-out readings over the last one evening in the courtship of

several months, each boasting two unlikely lovers; Sally, who has partnered with dozens of lo- question and answer session with Noel Coward-inspired Cabaret

stellar Broadway talent, leaving hails from a conservative, small- cal businesses such as e Bed- the performers after the reading. Concert, and Private Lives, as

audiences asking for more. town, wealthy family of bigoted ford Playhouse, School of Rock, In addition to o ering their well as more readings this com-

“We actually weren’t planning Protestants, and Matt, a Jewish Siegel Architects, and more, as rst Shakespeare-focused work- ing winter. Sta ng, casts, and

to do another reading until the accountant twelve years her se- well as local artists including shop for high school and middle crews will draw from the excep-

winter, but after Dinner with nior. e story of how they be- Richard Coico and Amy Druck- school students, KCS has several tional talent found locally as well

Friends in April, we received re- come brave enough to reveal their er, who donated items for KCS events on the horizon including as New York City and the tri-

quests from several people asking most painful secrets touched au- supporters to bid on. e Talley the 3rd Annual Film Festival, a state area.

for another one,” said Executive diences and critics, and the play’s audience will get to see some of

Director Sharron Kearney. “So, Broadway run was a great success. these auctions items in person TALLEY’S FOLLY
we gave in to the demand, es- Both Talley and the auction and place live bids. Where: Bedford Historical Hall, 608 Old Post Rd., Bedford
pecially since it dovetails nicely will serve to raise money for Doors open at 7:00 p.m., and

with the auction.” KCS’s main stage production of audiences can expect to enjoy When: Friday, June 17, 8 p.m. (doors open at 7 p.m.)

KCS is thrilled to have more Noel Coward’s Private Lives in drinks and refreshments with an
Broadway veterans take the stage October. For the auction, KCS opportunity to participate in a Tickets: On sale now at www.katonahclassicstage.com/talley

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CARROLL

FROM PAGE 3

FAITH AND FLOWERS

Raised in the Christian faith,

Carroll is now in charge of the

chancel, aka altar, owers at St.

Mary of the Assumption Catholic

Church in Katonah, where she is a

congregant, and at its sister sanc-

tuary, the Catholic Church of St.

Matthias in Bedford Hills.

Flowers in places of worship

aren’t just there to be decorative;

they are intended to bring deeper

meaning and attention to the lit-

urgy and key elements,such as reli-

gious statues.

ey also are used to represent

di erent feast days and the chang-

ing seasons.

For instance, the white lily, also

known the Easter lily, stands for

Christ’s purity and divinity. Roses

symbolize the rosary and da odils,

eternal life.

Palms are used on Palm Sunday,

Bedford’s Helen Carrol has many roles within the the rst day of the Holy Week that

community, including teaching at local libraries and PHOTOS: TOM WALOGORSKY culminates the day before Easter

senior centers and volunteering at a pair of churches. A look inside Helen’s basement workshop at St. Mary of the Assumption. Sunday. Traditionally, palms from

the prior year are burned and used

to make ashes to anoint folks on

Ash Wednesday, a day of prayer

and fasting that falls on the rst

day of Lent.

No owers are allowed during

Lent, the solemn season of prepa-

ration for the Easter Triduum.

Living blooms also remind folks

of the purpose of God’s creation

and the beauty of his handiwork,

agreed Carroll,who’s glad she’s able

to deploy her numerous “artistic

skills”as part of her faith.

Carroll also taught arts and

crafts at her church, country club

and senior center in North Caro-

lina. She still teaches friends how

to make oral arrangements and

wreaths.

“I feel ful lled when I cre-

ate something beautiful,” she ex-

plained, adding that “the altar,

where we sacri ce to God and

where Communion is received,

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e woman who had previously

taken care of the church decora-

to Your Home tions could no longer do it because
of her health.

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this past Easter. e deacon and a
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BOE MARIJUANA
FROM PAGE 4
FROM PAGE 2 which in March 2021 legalized ‘Once you opt in [to the retail sales shops or

with the program that are often only sale, consumption and cultiva- consumption lounges], you can’t opt out.’
discussed behind closed doors.  tion of the once-criminal weed,
state co ers would keep 9 cents
Importantly, she said, “It is criti-
cal to make sure parents are given of every dollar spent to buy the Bill Boyd
an opportunity to provide input on drug. Of the remaining money, Bedford Corners resident
what they would look for in the new Westchester would get a penny
director of special education.” 
per dollar on county sales and
Shady brings the most experience
to the district from among the elect- towns would keep 3 cents from that the possibility of a permis- Dec. 21. at action was explic- would you jump o the bridge?”
ed members, working for both the
town of Bedford’s Ethics Commit- each dollar spent within its sive referendum was less clear itly subject under MRTA to a “I think that the states and
tee and the Foundation of the Bed-
ford Central Schools. e mother of borders. than we were led to believe,” resident-led permissive referen- towns that have opted in to
three, two of whom attended district
preschool to high school, also works “It makes a lot of money,” Supervisor Ellen Calves said. dum e ort, but none ever ma- pot shops have jumped o the
in operational resilience, a eld that
requires long-term strategic plan- ompson acknowledged, then Achieving the referendum terialized. bridge,” he said. “I think it is
ning, policy development and legis-
lative compliance.  told the board, “If you guys would have required a residents’ Meanwhile, Calves had not a good deal for this town to

“I look forward to the opportunity want money, go for it. Open petition—more than 700 signa- made clear her intention to jump o the same bridge that
to serve the students in a respectful,
positive and engaging environment,” the doors. You will make a lot tures gathered in just 45 days. take a second look at local pot other towns have jumped from.”
Shady said at the candidates’ forum. 
of money.” But, she added later, “And even if that were to hap- shops, with an eye to opting in, Councilwoman Bobbi Bittk-
Like Lowry, Shady said she wants
to prioritize xing the special edu- “I know you all are thinking of pen,” the supervisor continued, once the state O ce of Can- er, noting the shortage of guid-
cation system via better communi-
cation methods to ensure students’ business, and money. You can’t “it is not clear if it would be valid nabis Management (OCM) ance from Albany, said, “ is
needs are met.  
possibly be thinking about because while it was, it seemed, lled in more of the blanks on [issue] was not something I
“We are living in unprecedented
times at the height of technology wellness.” valid last year, the agencies in the stores’ regulations. But the wanted to see raised again this
and a post-pandemic world. e
only way for us to move forward is Exactly what town o cials the state sort of backed o . No MRTA makes no provision for year because nothing new had
to identify where we have gaps,” she
said.  are thinking has been subject one will really give an answer as a referendum that could again happened since our [December

All three supported the bond to change as interpretations to whether it is something we force an opt-out or for a repeal opt-out] vote. If we were going
projects. 
of the MRTA, not a model of can do or not.” to achieve the same end. to raise this again, I wanted to

legislative clarity, underwent If the board did repeal its “Once you opt in [to the re- have new information from the

changes. Last week’s hearing, opt-out, current thinking goes, tail sales shops or consumption state. We need to have that.”

for example, was on a proposed neither the envisioned permis- lounges], you can’t opt out,” Frank Veith, who has had a

repeal of Bedford’s dispensary sive referendum nor a subse- Bedford Corners resident Bill law o ce on Katonah Avenue

opt-out. June 7 was speci cally quent second opt-out might Boyd warned the board. “Virtu- for three decades, said opening

chosen to allow residents time be possible. Under the MRTA, ally every other legal contract is a marijuana shop on that iconic

to force a townwide vote on towns had until last Dec. 31 to one where you can get out.” thoroughfare would “dramati-

dispensaries in this Novem- forbid local retail shops or see While towns like Pound cally change” its character. “If

ber’s general election. them automatically permitted. Ridge have decided to allow lo- that happens,” he advised the

“However, just a couple of Bedford’s Town Board opted cal sales, Boyd asked, “If every- board members, “I will vote for

weeks ago, we were advised out of dispensaries in a 3-2 vote body else jumped o a bridge, none of you.”

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DEBATE PICINICH SPEAKS ings about the importance of the “That’s a focus for me. I don’t adding that the facility would also
FROM PAGE 8
Picinich said she empathizes woods and trails where campers think that individual homes and generate revenue for the park. The

with folks questioning the park learn about nature. individual residents should have 180 South Bedford Road site also

also been proposed for the site. site. “They do. And that will also to bear the burden (of some- would provide greater coverage

John Stockbridge  of the “I get their passion. They’re be there. None of that’s going thing) that everyone benefits for Bedford.

Marsh Sanctuary’s board of di- saying, ‘We feel that this will away,” Picinich agreed, noting from,” Picinich explained. Picinich pointed out that

rectors then called the project destroy our park’,” the mayor last that camp “happens at the play- The village has wrestled with Homeland has not withdrawn its

potentially “detrimental” to the week. ground, in the pool, on the ball this situation for nearly four application to site a tower at 180

preserve’s mission. While acknowledging that the fields.” years, she said, noting: “That’s South Bedford Road.

He also argued that the proj- facility and road would be “near” Although the facility and road the biggest challenge; there’s no “If we can’t come to terms

ect would “violate” the village’s the disc golf course, its 18 holes would be located on a hill in the location that everyone’s going to with reference to the location in

promise to protect open space. “will remain intact,” she said. forested area, it “will be a very, be satisfied with.” Leonard Park, then they will go

Stockbridge repeated those Westchester Disc Golf En- very small footprint within a Multiple alternate locations back to that location,” Picinich

sentiments on June 6, telling vil- thusiasts maintains the course. very, very large park.”  have been reviewed; village of- predicted.

lage trustees that he wished to The organization will work with “So, the real controversy right ficials have confabbed with their “Here’s the pressure point for

speak on behalf of the current the village’s recreation staff “if now is, you know, there are peo- Bedford counterparts; and ex- the village. Because the gap in ser-

resident of historic Brookside any modifications are needed,” ple, including myself, who feel perts were consulted, Picinich vice has been identified and vali-

Cottage. The former home of a she promised. very deeply about Leonard Park said. dated, case law demonstrates that

shoemaker, it and the sanctuary’s Picinich also claimed there and so it’s weighing people’s pri- Radio frequency  engineers they (the cellular companies) will

amphitheater, would, he claimed, would be no direct impact on orities,” she said. have “validated” that the alter- prevail in federal court,” she said.

suffer “a very significant intru- Camp Iroquois, the village’s Picinich insists that her “driv- nate sites where property owners Bedford, meanwhile, has spent

sion” were the tower to be built summer day camp for kin- ing and guiding principle” in would permit building a tower the last five years trying to address

at 180 South Bedford Road. dergartners through seventh- decision-making about cell tow- “just simply wouldn’t provide the applications from Verizon and

Stockbridge, thanking trust- graders. Project opponents have ers is to keep them “away from coverage that was necessary” for find alternatives to address gaps

ees for “moving toward the pointed out that it’s the only homes.” the Route 172 corridor. in coverage. It has been holding

eminent domain solution, which summer camp where Mount If the tower goes up at 180 The park has the elevation public hearings recently as it con-

gives more land to the village Kisco’s middle class can afford South Bedford Road, it would needed to provide “the greatest tinues to weigh a proposed legal

anyhow,” added: “I think it’s a to send their children. be near private residences; at coverage” for the village’s eastern settlement with the carrier which

very, very smart idea long-term.” They spoke at board meet- Leonard Park, it wouldn’t. and southern ends, Picinich said, would site a wireless facility on

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gently gathering “very specific
information,” such as market
pricing.

“We need to ensure that we
don’t bind this board or any fu-
ture board in a way that impedes
them or us,” Picinich explained.

WAVES CRASHING
Saying she wasn’t specifically

referencing the folks who don’t
want a tower in Leonard Park,
Picinich said hoping to fight
off every and all cell facilities is
like “trying to stop a wave from
crashing on the shore.”

Wireless communications “is
here, it’s growing, and in order to
maintain a viable community, we
must provide infrastructure and
access to communications just
like we provide access to sewers
and water, just as we build and
maintain roads,” she said.

“It is the same. This is how
people function in the world to-
day and in the future.”

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