Mahopac News 09.23.21

VOL. 12 NO. 33 Visit TapIntoMahopac.net for the latest news. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

‘At eight
years old,
she is one of
the strongest
people I know
and that
strength is
going to light
this world on

re.’

-Jessica Cipollone
Olivia’s mother

Eight-year-old Olivia is with her parents, Jessica
and John, as well as her siblings, Emily, 3, and
PHOTOS: MICHELLE MASSA Giovanni, 5.
Olivia with friends and family before the parade

Community rallies behind Fulmar Road third-grader

Birthday parade for Olivia Cipollone organized at Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital

BY DONNA CHRISTOPHER outside Maria Fareri Children’s Olivia’s illness was discov- most a week to diagnose it. ey di cult to [ nd a bone marrow]
CONTRIBUTING WRITER Hospital in Valhalla last Friday, ered soon after they spent a few tested her for leukemia and ev- match,” Jessica said. “Both of our
Sept. 17. fun days on a working farm this erything under the sun and came other kids were not a match.”
Not all little girls get a parade summer. After the vacation, Jes- back with this diagnosis. Once
on their birthday. Olivia has been a patient there sica noticed a bruise on Olivia’s we started researching it, we got e national registry turned up
since June 24, when she was di- shoulder, and on another day scared very quickly.” no matches, so Olivia underwent
With large saucer brown eyes agnosed with aplastic anemia, a while getting ready to go for a a “partial match” transplant using
and dark swirls of wavy hair very rare blood disorder. movie, she noticed bruises on her Since becoming ill, Olivia has her mother’s cells.
framing her face, Olivia Cipol- daughter’s legs. So she sent pic- undergone chemotherapy, immu-
lone, who was set to begin third “It a ects one to two people tures to the pediatrician. nosuppressive therapy and a bone Jessica took growth factor hor-
grade earlier this month at Ful- per million and results in bone marrow transplant. mones and they put a central line
mar Road Elementary School, marrow failure,” her mother, Jes- “Something didn’t seem right in her neck, which was about a
was celebrated with fanfare sica, said in a recent phone inter- to me,” Jessica said. “It took al- “You don’t know what you don’t
view. know and we didn’t realize it was SEE OLIVIA PAGE 6

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PAGE 2 MAHOPAC NEWS MAHOPAC MUSINGS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

‘Back the Blue’ Please place all materials to be Kish Melwani is President at Ser- 845-628-2009, ext. 100.

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EDITOR: 845-208-0774 Blue” Prayer Walk for all local followed including social/physical ize in computer support, security, Medicare 101 presented virtually
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turing the Amish Outlaws. Feast
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of bangers, knockwurst, and kiel-
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SEE MUSINGS PAGE 28

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2021 BACK TO SCHOOL MAHOPAC NEWS PAGE 3

Have a happy & healthy
2021-22 school year
BY BRETT FREEMAN Stay tuned for more photos next week!
PUBLISHER

We asked parents to send in back-
to-school photos of their kids from
a couple of weeks ago, and WHAT
A RESPONSE we received!

We will attempt to publish as
many photos as possible over the
next few weeks.

PHOTO COURTESY OF LISA PIPPA

Vincent Pippa is a 7th-grader at Mahopac Middle
School.

PHOTO COURTESY OF SELENE COSENZA PHOTO COURTESY OF MELISSA PISTONE
Giancarlo Rei Cosenza, 6, on his first day Robbie Lorenz, 4-1/2, heading to pre-k. He
of second grade at Lakeview Elementary wants to be a police officer when he grows
School. up.

PHOTO COURTESY OF LISA PIPPA

Anthony Pippa headed to fourth
grade at Austin Road Elementary
School.

PHOTO COURTESY OF REBECCA ALVAREZ

Seventh-grader Isabella Alvarez is headed to
Mahopac Middle School.

PHOTO COURTESY OF REBECCA ALVAREZ PHOTO COURTESY OF ELIZABETH TEDESCO
Seventh-grader Ava Alvarez is headed to 2nd grader Anthony Tedesco is headed to
Mahopac Middle School. Austin Road Elementary School.

See more photos on pg 16!

PHOTO COURTESY OF SUSAN JOHN PHOTO COURTESY OF AMANDA BEHLER
Charlotte Stern heads to Nicole Behler is a 7th-grader at Mahopac Middle
kindergarten. School.

PAGE 4 MAHOPAC NEWS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Town remembers ‘Howie’

Town of Carmel Supervisor Ken Schmitt met this “Some local businesses would like to set up a me-

past Tuesday morning with Recreation and Parks morial to him, a bench or plaque or both, maybe in

Department Director Jim Gilcrist at Chamber Park the park, as the ‘uno cial Mahopac greeter,’” Mar-

on Route 6N in Mahopac to discuss a possible loca- shall said. “He waved to each school bus going by, all

tion for a plaque, park bench or tree to memorial- the trucks that went through town he got to honk,

ize Howard Beyersky, known as “Howie” by many made a lot of people smile, including myself...”

people in the community. Howard is survived by his loving mother, Muriel

Later in the day, Schmitt’s o ce called Mahopac Beyersky,his sister,Ilene Dillon,and stepsister,Cher-

News to inform us that they would be installing a ryl Redmond. Howard also leaves behind his nieces,

bench with a plaque and a photo to memorialize Leanna Dillon and Allison Dillon, his nephew Rob-

Howie “for his many years of service, dedication and ert Dillon as well as cousin Dorothy.

friendship to the town.” A memorial visitation was held on Sept. 18, at

Howie, age 53, died on Sept. 9. Cargain Funeral Homes, Inc., 418 Route 6, in Ma-

He was born on Dec. 15, 1967, to Allen and Mu- hopac.

riel (Chasky) Beyersky in Miami, Fla. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Cargain

He was a street maintenance worker for the Town Funeral Homes, Inc., 845-628-5655, cargainfuner-

of Carmel. He found great joy in making a connec- alhomes.com.

tion with people every day and always had a smile on

his face. He was a well liked member of the commu-

nity and dedicated employee of the Town of Carmel.

“For many years Howie wore a tra c vest in

downtown Mahopac keeping the business district

free of litter and debris in all kinds of weather con-

ditions, 12 months a year,” Schmitt said in a Face-

book post. “Howie always smiled and waved to the

multiple people that beeped and waved to him as

they drove by. Howie had a heart of gold and will be

missed by many.” Howie always hard
at work, but found
He would start his work day outside Crossroads time to stop and say
hello at a Mahopac
Deli, at the junction of Routes 6 and 6N, and the deli Street Fair a few
years ago.
owners would even go pick him up in bad weather
PHOTO: TABITHA
so his mother didn’t have to try to make the trip, PEARSON MARSHALL

Crossroads Deli co-owner Denise Russell said to PHOTO: BOB DUMAS
Mahopac News Creative Director Tabitha Pearson Howie Beyersky accepting a certificate from the Carmel Town Board a
few years ago for being an exemplary employee of the town for 15 years.
Marshall during a recent conversation.

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