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Bedford, Lewisboro celebrate JuneteenthperformsatthestartofBedford’sJuneteenthceremony.

On Saturday, June 19, the towns of Bedford and Lewis- justice movements and protests over the widely covered Joe Biden.
boro celebrated Juneteenth, an annual holiday commem- deaths of unarmed Black Americans such as George e holiday received its name by combining June and
orating the end of slavery in the United States. Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery. On urs-
day, June 17, it became the 11th holiday recognized by 19. It is also sometimes called “Juneteenth Independence
Juneteenth, which marks the day enslaved people in the federal government when the Juneteenth National Day,” “Freedom Day,” or “Emancipation Day.”
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The Staff Crying foul

EDITORIAL TEAM Lewisboro called upon to improve ball elds
BRIAN MARSCHHAUSER
EDITOR: 914-302-5628 BY TOM BARTLEY In May 2019, on the opening locations.” While Harckham is raised the issue of ball eld allo-
[email protected]
CONTRIBUTING WRITER day of LBA’s season, Rendo said, “aware of our thinking,” Parsons cations in January, broadened his
NICK TRUJILLO
REPORTER Giardina approached Harckham, said, he is “not responsible for how attack to address the condition

[email protected] “We wuz robbed”—once the asking whether state money was we are allocating these funds.” generally of Lewisboro’s parks,

ADVERTISING TEAM complaint of a losing baseball team, available to rescue the run-down Although Lewisboro received roads, and town buildings. “ e
PAUL FORHAN
certain they’d been cheated by an baseball facilities in town parks. $150,000 in SAM grant money current Town Board is reaction-
(914) 806-3951
[email protected] umpire’s blown call—is being heard Yes, Harckham’s o ce later re- in 2020, Parsons said, the coro- ary and only addresses problems

BRUCE HELLER these days on Lewisboro’s dia- sponded, $130,000 could be navirus pandemic “caused us to once a taxpayer complains on so-
(914) 486-7608
[email protected] monds—and in town hall. tapped for park improvements stop any signi cant work” on the cial media,” Bongiorno said in a

LISA KAIN Republican o ce seekers are under a State and Municipal parks, and facilities continued to prepared statement. “ is is not
(201) 317-1139
[email protected] crying foul over how a six- g- (SAM) Facilities Capital Pro- decline. the way to run a town.”
CORINNE STANTON
(914) 760-7009 ure, windfall bit of state fund- gram grant. e Town Board “Now that COVID has re- He described Goncalves as
[email protected]
ing—originally seen as strictly would have to formally request ceded,” he said, “we need to play “great at placating resident com-
JAY GUSSAK
(914) 299-4541 for repair of rundown baseball what’s more commonly known catch up. So, we have borrowed plaints on social media and say-
[email protected]
JENNIFER CONNELLY facilities—got allocated by the as a SAM grant. $321,000 for the parks and ing he will look into things. We
(917) 446-7757
[email protected] Democratic Town Board for a First, Dana Mayclim, the [added it to] the $150,000 SAM needed action years ago.” Citing
SHELLEY KILCOYNE
(914) 924-9122 variety of other park upgrades, town’s energetic overseer of all grant.” “potholes, buckling retaining
[email protected]
especially at Fox Valley but in- things park and recreation, pre- Out of that $471,000 total, the walls, holes in buildings, and
PRODUCTION TEAM
TABITHA PEARSON MARSHALL cluding Town Park and Onatru. pared specs, detailing how the supervisor said, $125,000 will go general disrepair,” Bongiorno

CREATIVE DIRECTOR And the issue found an echo funds—all $130,000—would into the elds themselves and an charged that Goncalves “has had
PHOTOGRAPHER
at the Town Board’s public- be spent on baseball upgrades, additional $165,000 into work four years to x these problems
[email protected]
CHRISTINA ROSE comment period last week, with including new lights for Town that will bene t the elds at Fox and chose to be blind to them.”
ART DIRECTOR/
a number of residents also call- Park’s diamonds, Rendo said. Valley: repaving the driveway, Goncalves, for his part, said
DIGITAL PRODUCTION MANAGER
[email protected] ing, coincidentally or not, for “However,” she said in a state- replacing toilets, and adding a Bongiorno was right, “action was

EXECUTIVE TEAM improvements in ball elds they ment, “the Town Board had playground. needed years ago,” before Gon-
BRETT FREEMAN
CEO & PUBLISHER described as “an abomination” their own ideas when they lled “ e Town Board and our calves joined the board. Buck-
845-208-8151
and potential liability problem. out the grant application later. Superintendent [of Parks May- ling retaining walls, he noted,
[email protected]
As the GOP’s Town Board Parsons and [Councilwoman clim] were involved” in the had been discussed as far back as
Deadlines
candidate, Andrea Rendo, sees Jane] Crimmins reassigned tens funding decisions, Parsons said, 2015, by a previous Town Board.
THE KATONAH-LEWISBORO TIMES
DEADLINE it, “backroom dealing” by the of thousands of dollars to their “but I accept full responsibility.” “Rather than focus on the

THE DEADLINE FOR ADVERTISEMENTS Town Board parceled out only own park projects, unrelated to Parsons is not seeking re-elec- past, I will address the future,”

AND EDITORIAL SUBMISSIONS IS THE $45,000 for ball eld repairs, not Mayclim’s analysis, Rendo said. tion in November. Goncalves said, pointing out

THURSDAY BEFORE THE NEXT the full $130,000 the Lewisboro at “drastically reduced the But one of the men who hopes that the upcoming repaving of
PUBLICATION DATE.
Baseball Association (LBA) was funds” available to LBA projects to succeed him, GOP supervi- Fox Valley’s entrance drive will
FOR MORE INFORMATION,
CALL BRIAN MARSCHHAUSER AT expecting to arrive from Albany. to $45,000. sor candidate Bill Bongiorno of address conditions on the town’s
914-302-5628 OR EMAIL
She said Adam Giardina, presi- Supervisor Peter Parsons ac- South Salem, took aim at the “most complained about pot-
[email protected]
dent of the youth baseball or- knowledged changes in how the Democrats’ supervisor candi- hole-ladened road.”
Location
ganization, had originated the state money was divvied up and date, Councilman Tony Gon- At the Town Board’s June 14
118 N. BEDFORD ROAD
SUITE 100 funding quest in a conversation said, “Anyone is more than wel- calves of Goldens Bridge. public-comment period, resi-

MOUNT KISCO, NY 10549 with state Sen. Peter Harckham. come to disagree with these al- Bongiorno, who initially dents used the Zoom session

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A second South Salem resi-

dent, landscaper Kyle Jones,

warned of town liability if some-

one was injured by any of the

dead trees he’s seen near the

baseball elds. “Something bad

is going to happen,” he told the

board.

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TEEN OFTHE MONTH –RUBY BOCHICCHIO-SIPOS

Graduating senior was a stage manager for JJHS

BY KATE BELDERS would work to support virtual member of the newly formed Ruby Bochicchio-Sipos PHOTO: ALI FERGUSSON
CONTRIBUTING WRITER theater productions. In this vir- John Jay chapter of the Inter-
tual format, Bochicchio-Sipos national espian Society. For at a local school district. is at John Jay, Bochicchio-Sipos
Ruby Bochicchio-Sipos, a would help manage “ e Lara- Bochicchio-Sipos, the newly summer, she will be working as will miss working with the
John Jay High School senior mie Project” and “Changes: formed chapter has been a she prepares to go to college. stage crew, especially the many
and stage manager known for An Ethnodrama,” which did great way to gather all the John hours she spent at school after
her strong work ethic, has an not include a traditional live Jay performing arts communi- In the fall, MBochicchio- hours working on the produc-
extensive theatrical resume audience. While not the usual ty members together. It “really Sipos will be headed to the tions.
having been actively involved theatrical format, she was ac- broke down the separation be- University of Massachusetts
in school theater productions customed to working in, she tween the di erent [perform- Amherst. She is undecided on e Katonah Lewisboro Times
since her time at John Jay rose to the challenge; as stated ing arts] groups (actors and a major due to her varied inter- would like to congratulate all
Middle School, continuing a by John Jay teacher Amy Gei- stage crew) [and] allowed for ests but would like to explore the seniors pro led this year. In
family legacy. ger, Bochicchio-Sipos was “al- great collaboration,” she said. Business Marketing or Com- addition, we wish all the graduates
ways ready and willing to lend munications. the best of luck in the future.
Bochicchio-Sipos was raised a helping hand to the Produc- Outside of theater, Boch-
in South Salem and attended tion Team.” In addition, “Ruby icchio-Sipos participated in Looking back at her time
Meadow Pond Elementary was a wonderful stage manager track for the rst two years
School and John Jay Middle to work with during the pan- of high school. She was also
School. While at Meadow demic!” a member and then president
Pond, around age 6, Bochic- of the Teen Lounge Club, a
chio-Sipos watched as her old- While virtual productions John Jay organization that
er sister acted in productions at were not part of the conven- builds and fosters relationships
John Jay Middle School and as tional theater process, it did among students.
her father volunteered to build provide an experience that al-
sets in support of the school’s lowed all participants a chance For her senior internship,
productions. As Bochicchio- to explore other aspects of the- Bochicchio-Sipos worked at
Sipos got older, she would go ater, such as going through the Browne & Co, a café, bak-
with her father on the week- writing process as the students ery, retail store, and a catering
ends and help build sets and did for “Changes: An Ethno- company in Darien owned by
paint scenery. During this time drama.” For Bochicchio-Sipos, Diane Browne. Browne knew
with her father, she realized looking on the bright side, Bochicchio-Sipos for several
that technical theater produc- this year allowed the students years and describes her as a
tion was for her. to experience something they “smart, hardworking, young
wouldn’t have done otherwise. woman with a great work eth-
When Bochicchio-Sipos ic… who t in right away at
arrived at John Jay Middle Whether in person or vir- the company and jumped right
School, she started to build tual, her dedication to school into to work.” While interning
her resume, participating in productions and her strong at Browne and Co, Bochicchio-
all the school’s productions. work ethic has not gone un- Sipos was able to enjoy one of
Her involvement with theater noticed. John Jay High School her favorite past times—bak-
continued when she arrived teacher Amanda Urban, who ing, assisting the pastry chefs,
at John Jay High School. At worked with Bochicchio-Sipos who were impressed with her
John Jay, Bochicchio-Sipos ini- throughout her four years at knowledge and maturity. For
tially worked as a member of the school, found her a “plea- Bochicchio-Sipos, with her in-
the stage crew specializing in sure to work with as well as terest in business and market-
props and working her way up being impressed with Ruby’s ing, her internship at Browne
to assistant stage manager and, organizational skills and reli- & Co. was a great way to ex-
ultimately, stage manager. Last ability.” Urban went on to say perience rsthand how a com-
year, Ms. Bochicchio-Sipos was that “whenever [Bochicchio- pany is run.
recognized for her work in sup- Sipos] was given a task, she
port of the John Jay eater went above and beyond,” “was Since her freshman year, Bo-
Department and was awarded an excellent member of the chicchio-Sipos has spent her
the technical theater award. production team and a role summers working at the Lew-
model to her peers. She will be isboro Town Camp and has
is year, Bochicchio-Sipos greatly missed next year.” also worked as an assistant for
and many other performing art the summer reading enrich-
students around the country Bochicchio-Sipos is also a ment program for fth graders

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Harvey offers paid opportunities TOWN CROSSING
to host international students
To see your event here, email [email protected].
e Harvey School in Katonah has stipend-pay-
Government at Work
ing openings in its International Student Program
• Monday, June 28, Lewisboro Town Board, 7:30 p.m.
(ISP) for local families interested in hosting a stu- • Tuesday, June 29, Lewisboro Pedestrian and Bicycle Advi-
sory Committee, 7:30 p.m.
dent from abroad on weekends and holidays during • Wednesday, June 30, Lewisboro Zoning Board of Appeals,
7:30 p.m.
the 2021-22 school year. • ursday, July 1, Katonah-Lewisboro Board of Education,
7:30 p.m.
Harvey has 16 English-speaking international Visit bedfordny.gov, lewisborogov.com, or klschools.org for agenda
information or to watch/participate.
students enrolled for September—12 in the up-
Run Like a Wolf
per school and four in the middle school. e ISP
e Wolf Conservation Center will host its second annual
students come from China, Taiwan, Russia, Brazil, “Run Like a Wolf 100 Mile Virtual Challenge.” During the
month of August, participants will be challenged to complete
Germany, and Spain. ey live on campus dur- 100 miles on foot or 200 miles of cycling. All challengers who
successfully complete their mileage will receive a custom wood-
ing the week and stay with their host families on en medal featuring the WCC’s ambassador wolf, Zephyr. Sign
up at runsignup.com/runlikeawolf.
weekends and on short holidays. Families host for
Bedford Hills Library StoryWalk
33 weekends starting Sept. 10 and ending June 5,
Bedford Hills Free Library invites families and residents of all
2022. e students do not stay with their host fami- ages to enjoy a good story and a healthy walk between the pages
in the Bedford Hills Memorial Park. e rst installation fea-
lies during Harvey’s winter and spring breaks. tures “Wonder Walkers,” an illustrated book by Micha Archer
that inspires re ection on nature and our place within it.
Harvey pays participating families a stipend to
e StoryWalk Project combines early literacy and family
cover costs incurred when hosting, and the school engagement with fresh air and outdoor activity. Picture book
pages are displayed on posts that begin near the playground and
o ers 24/7 support during integration and, in case are spaced along the path that winds behind Lake Marie. A

of emergencies, bilingual con ict guidance and me- SEE CROSSING PAGE 5

diation and training on protocols and cultural sen-

sitivity. e school also puts into place safety and PHOTO COURTESY OF THE HARVEY SCHOOL

well-being protocols to protect both the host fami- Host sisters with an ISP student in China
lies and the ISP students.

Alex Lindquist, Harvey’s director of the Interna- ternational students, but it is also a mutually ben-

tional Student Program, describes the hosting op- e cial exchange of cultures for our host families as

portunity as “a way for host families to enjoy a glob- well.”

al experience while in their own homes.” Lindquist To learn more or to apply for an opening, inter-

sees the host family experience as complementing ested families can visit harveyschool.org/admis-

the international student’s extraordinary learning sions/hostfamily

experience. “Our international students experience Harvey has paired international students with

boarding school life with the bonus of living with host families with since 2013.

American families on the weekends,” Lindquist

said. “It is truly the best of both worlds for our in- is article was written by the Harvey School.

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CROSSING Field Hall Lewisboro Library ages. e theme for all three reading books from categories
Foundation Grants groups is “Tails & Tales.” Chil- found on the Adult Summer
FROM PAGE 4 e Lewisboro Library is dren and teens can register at the Reading Bingo Board, which
Field Hall Foundation is now located at 15 Main St., South library or at lewisborolibrary- can be picked up at the library,
visit to the Bedford Hills Free accepting letters of inquiry for the Salem. Register for programs at ny12.readsquared.com. ere or downloaded from the library
Library StoryWalk may be com- fall 2021 grant cycle. e dead- lewisborolibrary.org. e library are di erent rules depending on website or Readsquared. Readers
bined with a picnic or fun out- line for consideration is July 12. also has a YouTube channel. the age group, so visit the library that complete a row on the board
door activity at the park. Fami- website for details. Both children will be entered into a drawing
lies are invited to further engage Grants will be awarded to pro- SUMMER READING and teens must complete a row for a $50 gift certi cate to Books
by posting reactions on social grams and projects that directly PROGRAMS FOR ALL AGES on the Summer Reading Bin- on the Common.
media and visiting the Library. a ect the lives of older adults and go Board to be eligible for the
their caregivers in Dutchess, Put- e Lewisboro Library has grand prizes. SEE CROSSING PAGE 23
A partnership with the town nam, and Westchester counties. Summer Reading Programs—
of Bedford, Recreation and Parks with prizes—for readers of all Adults can participate by
Department, the installation will Priority is given to those that
be a regular xture in the park. focus on seniors’ and caregivers’
Di erent stories are presented most basic needs, including:
regularly to re ect changing sea-
sons and themes. • Home-based care services
• Respite services
e StoryWalk Project was • Safety and security
created by Anne Ferguson of • Transportation
Montpelier, Vermont and devel- • Food insecurity
oped in collaboration with the To discuss a potential propos-
Vermont Bicycle and Pedestrian al, contact Patti Lavan Horvath,
Coalition and the Kellogg Hub- Program O cer, at 914-813-
bard Library. 9103 or phorvath@ eldhallfdn.
org. For more information visit
For more information, visit eldhallfoundation.org.
bedfordhillsfreelibrary.org or call
914-666-6472. Summer Season at
Caramoor
Weekly Book Sale
at Katonah Library e summer season at Car-
amoor Center for Music and the
e Katonah Village Library Arts’ includes 35 live, in-person
is holding a weekly book sale in performances over seven weeks
its downstairs meeting room: 1-7 ( June 19 to Aug. 8). All concerts
p.m. Wednesdays and 1-5 p.m. will be held outside on the Kato-
Fridays. Choose from a wide se- nah campus (149 Girdle Ridge
lection, ranging from children’s Road). For the list of perfor-
early readers to thrillers to cook- mances, visit caramoor.org.
books. Books are added weekly.

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Home- eld advantage

MAN distance where I can tell them that. When I go out for lunch, you could catch up on the ac- my toenails with the Hallmark
OVERBOARD that they’re doing it wrong. are they expecting ME to pay counts receivable? Pretty soon Channel on.
What’s going to happen when for it, even though I’m only there we’ll be back to business as usual,
RICK I try to explain to my boss that because THEY told me I had working from home, only the I can see why employers are
MELÉN I just can’t lose all that qual- to be? I’m going to need a job to home is right there in the o ce. having such a hard time nding
ity time with the children? It pay for all this. people to work. It’s more com-
Well, folks, we’re almost would be easier to explain if I e whole thing is so diabolical I fortable to be at home on the
to the nish line of had children. When my o ce returns to might just pitch it to the con- couch with your onesie on. But
this nasty little pan- work it will probably be in a spiracy theory nuts. as tough as it’s going to be on
demic. We socially distanced, Working from home, I can hybrid capacity. at model me, I can imagine what it’s going
we wore our masks, we washed t in a nap on the rare occa- gives you the best of both I’ll be returning to a di erent to be like for airline pilots and
our hands while we sang sion that I need one, such as worlds. Let me use a hybrid dog o ce, because a new client is highway pavers not to be able to
“Happy Birthday” twice, and when I’m awake. I feel that my as an example, a Cockapoo for taking over our old suite. I got work from home anymore. But
we got our vaccinations, twice. productivity will su er if I can’t instance. rough the magic of a look at our new digs, and they the upside is that it means we are
And what’s our reward? We’re turn on “Forensic Files” at any crossbreeding, you get the an- still had everyone’s stu strewn getting back to normal, and that’s
getting kicked out of our own time of the day and sleep for 45 noying bark of the poodle, and about when they started work- good. In fact, Governor Cuomo
homes. We’re going to have to minutes on the couch. By the the incessant shedding of the ing from home, as if they left in has just announced that because
go back to work pretty soon, time I wake up, detectives have Labrador. a panic when the police found New Yorkers have been so vigi-
and I don’t know if I’m physi- circled back to the husband, who out what they were doing there. lant in containing the coronavi-
cally, emotionally, and spiritually made a Google search of, “How It’s impossible to nd hous- It was creepy, almost like Pom- rus, my brain can now operate at
ready for that yet. to Kill Your Wife Without ing right now, but yet about 80 peii had o ces in Manhattan. its full 25 percent capacity.
‘Forensic Files’ Ever Finding out percent of o ce space is pretty
What is my dog going to About It.” much just sitting around doing We visited Pompeii once and Join Rick and Trillium at 8 p.m.
do if I’m not around to take It’s going to cost me money to the crossword puzzle. Why don’t it was really interesting, but peo- Saturday, June 26, at Birdsall
her for a walk every day down go back to work, since I’ve been we just let people live in their ple were actually frozen in time House in Peekskill for some outdoor
the street? e dog enjoys the saving money on commuting o ces? Hey, we put a couch in with an ashen look on their wining, dining and music! Join No
exercise, and I enjoy watch- costs by not taking the train to your o ce and set up that nice face. Whenever I’m staying near Options for some rock and roll on
ing others exercise from a safe my living room. I don’t have to kitchenette in the employee a volcano, I stand around a lot Friday, July 2, at La Famiglia in
dry clean my sweatpants, you’re lounge, with a fridge and a with my arm outstretched and Lake Carmel. Look for Rickster
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How to observe an eclipse

STRONG too. I always enjoy experiencing sunlight. In our location, the three as the moon rst blocks, then eclipse. As I ran in the shade of
LEARNING eclipses. More about that after a didn’t line up perfectly, so the sun unblocks, the light from the sun. each tree, on the ground were doz-
brief description. was never totally blocked. is is ens, even hundreds, of crescent-
DR. LINDA called a partial solar eclipse. Now, if you want to do a little shaped sun images! I had never
SILBERT As you know, the moon orbits experiment, on a normal sunny seen that.
(goes around) the earth, and the A partial solar eclipse would day, poke a hole in a large piece of
Dear Dr. Linda, earth orbits the sun. Sometimes, have been worth getting up for, cardboard and project the im- en it hit me. As the light
My daughter was very disap- for a short period of time, all three even though it’s not quite as excit- age of the sun on a white sheet from the sun strikes a tree, there
line up perfectly. We call that an ing as a total solar eclipse, where of paper, just like the diagram. are “holes” caused by numerous
pointed that the morning of June eclipse. the sun is totally blocked by the Observe the round image of the little openings between the leaves.
10 was overcast. She had set her moon. sun. Now, cover up the hole and And, just like the little ex-
alarm to get up to see the solar ere are two basic types, lunar make a di erent shape hole in the periment above, it doesn’t matter
eclipse. Actually, I was relieved, and solar. A lunar eclipse occurs Now, for the danger, you were cardboard, not too close to the rst what shape the “holes” between
because I heard that viewing an when you’re able to see the full concerned about. Looking at the one. Make the hole square this the leaves are, they always make
eclipse is dangerous. Any sugges- moon, and the earth moves in sun is ALWAYS dangerous, even time. Notice the image of the sun a faithful image of the sun. What
tion of what I might share with between blocking the light from during a total solar eclipse. ose is still round. Now, cover up the made that run extra-special was
my disappointed daughter about the sun. As you watch, the moon who want to see solar eclipses hole and try a di erent shape hole. that I was able to safely watch
what she missed? slowly gets darker and then gets directly need to use special glasses Same image, right? at’s because, the progress of the solar eclipse
lighter again as the earth’s shadow that are made for that purpose. as long as the hole is not too big, it indirectly by watching a gazillion
Emily “sweeps”across the moon’s surface. Without such glasses, viewing the creates the image of the round sun. images of the crescent-shaped sun
Dear Emily, sun directly can seriously damage Next time there’s a solar eclipse, on the ground.
ere’s no danger at all observing the eyes. the image won’t be round. It’ll be
First, it’s always exciting to a lunar eclipse, because all you’re whatever the shape of the sun is as I’ll bet I know what you’ll be
hear about kids that are eager to doing is looking at the moon. A safe way to observe a solar it is partially covered by the moon. doing next time there’s a solar
learn about science. I’m going to eclipse is indirectly, by looking at eclipse, especially if it’s a clear day.
pass this question along to my A solar eclipse, the type that the sunlight that passed through a Now, let’s do one more thing.
husband, Dr. Al, as he’s the science occurred on June 10, is risky. Mom small hole in a large piece of heavy Uncover all three holes and notice, Have fun with science.
and math guy. was right, you have to be careful cardboard held (or propped up) three images of the sun, one from Dr. Linda
viewing this type of eclipse. as high as comfortable above the each hole! is reminds me of an
Hi Emily - I was disappointed ground. Looking at the image on experience I had not too long ago. Write Dr. Linda at linda@
Solar eclipses also occur when a white paper screen is totally safe, stronglearning.com, if you have any
all three line up, but this time, with and you can watch the progress I went running during a solar school-related questions.
the moon moving between the
earth and the sun, blocking the

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Happily Ever After

APAR up, go on Zoom, walk the dog, go to
sleep, repeat. Anxiety, frustration, and
FROM PAGE 8 sorrow was becoming a normality. I was
exhausted.
overwhelmingly despondent from the
hundreds of thousands of deaths heard Little things amid these ve stages did
on the news, and later became more make my experience happier. I got closer
personally a ected by grief. Knowing with my sister, lived with my newborn
people who had passed away brought cousin, watched countless movies, and
much more pain and heartache to me and enjoyed much time outside. After my
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are crucial members of the Guiding Eyes family. My brother and I watched lots of TV spoke to each other, the regional references,
Please consider volunteering! sitcoms including “ e Beverly Hillbillies,” and the foods they served at family meals.
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THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 2021 HEALTH & WELLNESS THE KATONAH LEWISBORO TIMES PAGE 15

Northern Westchester Hospital is raising community’s health

e health of a community depends on “Excellent care is available in this country, hospital’s GI clinic has helped me so munity spread, a society must address is-

the wellness of everyone who lives and but predominantly for those that have the much--not only with my health, but also sues of dollars and cents. If the uninsured

works within it. When individuals thrive, right insurance,” said Open Door’s chief nancially. I’m very thankful to Open do not have access to basic health care

so does society at large. medical o cer, Dr. Daren Wu. Door for helping me connect with North- and screenings for chronic diseases and

Northwell Health is fully committed Open Door’s mission is to help correct ern Westchester Hospital, and for making cancers, their conditions will progress un-

to this notion, recently launching a Raise this inequity, said Dr. Wu, who is espe- the process so easy.” checked. Eventually, notes Dr. Wu, these

Health initiative to “galvanize a coalition cially grateful that Northern Westchester Marie had her baby at the hospital, her people will need more expensive treat-

of people, organizations and communities Hospital is a partner in that mission. mind at ease. ments that might even be administered

that aim to ght for better health for ev- “Northern Westchester Hospital em- “ e Prenatal Care Clinic at North- too late.

eryone.” ployees do not care if you don’t have in- ern Westchester Hospital is great, and so “Our society doesn’t let people die on

Northern Westchester Hospital, part of surance, don’t care where you are from or close to home, I didn’t have to worry about the doorsteps of hospitals, so large sums

Northwell Health, will be an active and about the color of your skin. ey treat transportation,” she said. “ e sta an- are spent on individuals who don’t have in-

enthusiastic partner in this endeavor. Ex- everyone equally based on need,” he ex- swered all my questions and made my pre- surance,” Dr. Wu explains. “ is a ects all

amples of such e orts at Northern West- plained. natal process easy. Delivering my baby at of us. e cost is priced into our insurance

chester Hospital include a wellness garden “Many of our patients are able to see the Hospital was a wonderful experience.” premiums and tax dollars. It actually pays,

that supplies fresh organic produce for specialists, and to access diagnostic capa- then, to provide preventative, early care to

those facing food insecurity in the Mount bilities such as mammography, CT scans, THE HIGH COST OF NEGLECT everyone.”

Kisco area, community outreach and edu- MRIs and X-rays at generously discount- Patient testimonials certainly under- A vital part of the Raise Health initia-

cation to promote good health, and a ro- ed prices, often free—it has been really score the humanitarian bene ts of charity tive is getting the word out about its com-

bust nancial assistance program. wonderful,” Wu continued. care. But providing aid to vulnerable pop- prehensive programs.

Perhaps most importantly, Northern In addition, the hospital has also created ulations is about much more than the sat- “Northern Westchester Hospital works

Westchester Hospital will continue to a new gastrointestinal clinic speci cally isfaction of doing the right thing. In fact, hard to make its nancial assistance op-

Raise Health by working to provide state- for Open Door patients without insur- the cost of neglecting the underserved and tions visible,”said Dr. Wu,“so the commu-

of-the-art health care to anyone who ance, enabling them to receive endosco- uninsured members of our community can nity knows about them. At Open Door,

needs it. rough its enduring relationship pies and colonoscopies. be quite steep. we never feel that Northern Westchester

with Mount Kisco’s Open Door Family Patients who have bene ted from “From a public health standpoint, we Hospital wants to throttle down the num-

Health Center, the hospital has been do- Northern Westchester Hospital’s charity need to care for everyone in order to lift ber of patients we refer. Instead of saying,

ing just that for well over a decade. care clearly appreciate its accessibility and the health and well-being of the entire ‘Call us when you need us,’ hospital sta

the compassion with which it is provided. community,” Dr. Wu said. “Even if you reaches out to ask if we have anyone else

AN OPEN DOOR “I was recently diagnosed with breast are well-to-do and fully insured, you are who needs help. It’s a message that speaks

Serving almost 60,000 patients each cancer, and I’ve been going to the hospi- not immune to inequities in healthcare volumes.

year at various locations in Westchester tal for radiation therapy. I am very grateful because you can’t live life in a bubble.

and Putnam counties, Open Door’s guid- for the doctors there, and the people in the At some level, we are all interacting—in Article provided by Northern Westchester

ing vision is that quality healthcare is a nance department, who helped me with schools, restaurants and stores. e pan- Hospital. To learn more about the hospital,

right, not a privilege, and should be acces- the charity care application,” said Louise. demic really magni ed that reality.” visit nwh.northwell.edu.

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Rotator cu care and preventing injuries

Rotator cu injuries annually result ROTATOR CUFF washing windows or cal therapist will evaluate your range
in substantial instances of surgical INJURIES of motion, strength and joint mobility
intervention. However, you can GUEST painting; the physical therapy treatment plan will
prevent a rotator cu injury with regular e two most com- CORNER • a sudden tear like include:
and correct strengthening exercises. And, mon injuries to the rota-
when you incur a rotator cu injury, tor cu muscles are: picking up a heavy object • pain, muscle spasm and swelling
physical therapy treatment could pro- control with modalities like ultrasound,
vide the cure to avoid surgery in some 1. Impingement – e LIZE or falling directly on your electric stimulation, moist heat and ice;
instances. space where the rotator LUBBE
cu tendons, bursa and shoulder; • manual treatment to improve your
THE BIOLOGICAL DESIGN OF THE muscles pass through range of motion, mobility of your shoul-
ROTATOR CUFF from the scapula to the humerus is very • repetitive overhead der and shoulder blade, muscle spasm
small and narrow (called the “subacromi- release;
Your rotator cu is a group of four al space”). An impingement occurs when activities like baseball
muscles that originate from your the rotator cu rubs repeatedly against • exercises to help stabilize your shoul-
shoulder blade and then wrap around the humerus head and the acromion. pitching or tennis; and/or der girdle and shoulder joint and to gain
your upper arm to insert at the top of It causes swelling and in ammation your range of motion back;
your arm. When you lift your arm, the which, in turn, reduces the subacromial • degenerative changes with ag-
muscles contract to help stabilize your space. e bursa also gets in amed and • advice on how to correct your pos-
arm in your shoulder socket. irritated. When you raise your arm up ing where the tendon rub on the bone ture, sleep and carry objects safely and
over your head, the subacromial space is how and when to return to your regular
Your shoulder consists of three bones: further suppressed causing severe pain, fraying and damaging the tendon and activities and sport; and
your upper arm bone (humerus), your which is one of the rst symptoms of an
shoulder blade (scapula), and your col- impingement Muscle sprains, overuse eventually can cause a tear. • prescribed home exercises which will
larbone (clavicle). Your arm is kept in and bone spurs are common reasons for be crucial to your recovery.
your shoulder socket by your rotator cu , a rotator cu impingement. Symptoms of a possible rotator cu
tendons, and ligaments. ese muscles e bene ts of physical therapy:
and tendons form a covering around the 2. Rotator cu tears – ere are two tear are: • e goal of physical therapy treat-
head of your upper arm bone and attach kind of rotator cu tears: ment is to reduce pain and restore
it to your scapula. A lubricating sac (the • Having trouble lifting your arm up; functional range and strength.
bursa) is positioned between the rotator • partial tear that is a fraying or dam- • Physical therapy does not repair torn
cu and your acromion (the extension age to one of the 4 rotator cu muscles; • Clicking and popping in your shoul- rotator cu muscles and tendons, but
of the scapula that connects with the and teach you 1) how to use the uninjured
clavicle to form the acromioclavicular der; muscles to move the shoulder e ciently
joint). e bursa allows the rotator cu • full thickness tear where the muscle and painlessly, 2) how to prevent further
tendons to glide freely when you move and tendon are pulled away from the • Pain with speci c movements and at tearing of other muscles, and 3) protect
your arm. bone. your shoulder joint and neck from com-
night, not able to sleep on involved side; pensating for the injured shoulder.
Rotator cu tears happen: • If rotator cu surgery is necessary,
• with normal wear and tear over time and/or
with repetitive overhead activities like SEE LUBBE PAGE 18
• Sti ness and tenderness – losing

your normal range of motion.

PHYSICAL THERAPY COULD CURE A
ROTATOR CUFF INJURY

Once diagnosed with a rotator cu
impingement or tear, physical therapy is
the conservative answer. Impingement
of the rotator cu can be a prelude to a
rotator cu tear.

During your initial evaluation, the
physical therapist will test and compare
your injured scapula and shoulder joint
with your uninjured side. e physi-

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What parents should know before their child is sedated at a dentist’s o ce

BY JESSICA LEVY as laughing gas, or will be orally sedated gist focuses on your child,” explained Dr. According to the American Academy
GUEST WRITER with liquid sedative medications. Raquel Rozdolski, a dentist anesthesiolo- of Pediatric Dentistry, “not all anesthesia
gist at Touro College of Dental Medicine. providers have equal training and experi-
If your child needs extensive dental Other procedures may require seda- ence delivering care during procedures
work, their pediatric dentist may rec- tion techniques that are more potent, like Additionally, the anesthesiologist performed within and around the oral
ommend that they undergo sedation. intravenous sedation or intramuscular should stay in the room to monitor the cavity, especially in the pediatric or special
Sedation is a safe way for dentists to com- sedation through an injection. patient from beginning to end. Verify healthcare needs patient populations or
plete any required procedures e ectively, with your providers that both the pedi- on a mobile basis.” In order to become
but it’s also important for parents to fully Will there be a dedicated anesthesiol- atric dentist and the anesthesiologist will certi ed to provide deep sedation and
understand the process. at way, parents ogist in the room throughout the entire be treating only one patient at a time, so general anesthesia, the dentist must com-
can properly prepare themselves and the procedure? that your child’s well-being will be the plete a hospital-based residency program
child and advocate on their behalf. provider’s sole focus during the entire in Anesthesiology or Oral and Maxil-
If your child will be sedated through appointment. lofacial Surgery. ere is a signi cant
To educate yourself about what to intravenous or intramuscular sedation, disparity in the level of training provided
expect and to ensure your child’s dentist is you should look for a dentist’s o ce that What level of training has the anes- to dentists taking short-term sedation
following industry best practices, here are follows a two-provider model, in which a thesia provider received? courses that may last for only a few week-
the questions you should ask beforehand. pediatric dentist takes care of the dental ends. is disparity in training becomes
treatment and a dentist anesthesiologist e level of training necessary to especially important when pediatric
How will the sedation be administered? provides the anesthesia. provide safe and e ective anesthesia
Not all sedation is alike. For some can vary based on many factors, includ- SEE LEVY PAGE 22
procedures, a child will be sedated by “When intravenous sedation is neces- ing the procedure being performed, the
inhaling nitrous oxide, often referred to sary for your child, the safest technique is anesthetic technique being used, and the
to have a pediatric dentist providing the speci c patient.
dentistry while a dentist anesthesiolo-

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