Yorktown News 10.14.21

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LAKELAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT Lyons to be
paid at least
BOE picks Gagliardi as $198,000
interim superintendent
Trustees not yet searching for other candidates BY BRIAN MARSCHHAUSER
EDITOR
BY BRIAN
Dr. Brendan Lyons could receive more than
MARSCHHAUSER $242,000 on his way out of the Lakeland Cen-
EDITOR tral School District, according to an agreement
between the former superintendent and the
Dr. Karen Gagliardi PHOTO COURTESY OF LAKELAND SCHOOLS Board of the Education.
was voted in as interim
superintendent of the Dr. Karen Gagliardi is sworn in on Oct. 7 after being approved as the district’s interim Additionally, Lyons and the district, which
Lakeland Central School superintendent. includes school board members, are prohibited
District at the Board of from making “disparaging comments” about
Education’s meeting on each other.

ursday, Oct. 7, at Van Details of the agreement, which was signed by
Cortlandtville Elemen- Lyons and board President Adam Kaufman on
tary School.
ursday, Sept. 30, were obtained Friday, Oct. 8,
Gagliardi, 58, has by Yorktown News through a Freedom of Infor-
worked in the Lakeland mation request.
district since 2003. She
was principal of omas Lyons is slated to receive a $66,235 payment
Je erson Elementary within two weeks of the school board’s approval
School for 15 years be- of the agreement, which occurred on Saturday,
fore being named assis- Oct. 2. Another payment of $132,470 is due in
tant superintendent for January, and the remaining $44,156 will be paid
instruction. A Yorktown if Lyons has not secured another job by the end
resident, Gagliardi also of August 2022.
calls the Lakeland Cen-
tral School District home. e contract signed in 2020 started Lyons’
salary at $260,000 per year, rising by 1.9 percent
Her appointment was annually.
approved by a 7-1 vote.
e agreement requires Lyons to show a
SEE BOE PAGE 4 “good-faith e ort” to seek employment for an-
other superintendent or assistant superintendent
job at another school district or BOCES within
a 45-mile radius of his home. To receive the -
nal payout, he must provide proof that he has
submitted letters of inquiry or job applications.

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Thursday, October 14, 2021 OPINION Yorktown News – Page 13

LETTERS a di cult line to draw, a decision deliberately in a political ad- I believe we need to elect Ser- I have known Sergio for
FROM PAGE 12
not to be made lightly. Go- vertisement which implies an gio to the Town Board not only many years and from the day

ing forward, we will review our endorsement. for the veterans of this commu- that I met him, he has com-

attending were o ended by the vendor selection criteria and pro- is is unethical at a mini- nity but for all the residents of ported himself with integ-

content and messaging of some cedures for upcoming events, but mum. Yorktown who want to improve rity and dignity. His love for

of our vendors, and claimed that again, the question of content is Lastly, and perhaps the most our quality of life, maintain a Yorktown, and for all our many

the Chamber should not have a delicate one. Our goal is always upsetting, is that Mr. Esposito is good economy by supporting veterans and seniors, is un-

allowed those vendors to par- to provide safe and fun events to a member of the town’s Ethics our local businesses, keep our precedented. Sergio has con-

ticipate. engage the business community Board. community safe with his support sistently supported our cause,

e views and opinions of our with its customers; over the past is is all SHAMELESS of our rst responders and to has helped fundraise, and has

vendors do not re ect the posi- many years of its existence, the AND DISGRACEFUL, not to ensure a good quality of educa- helped to raise awareness of

tions and policies of the Cham- Yorktown Chamber of Com- mention UNETHICAL! tion for our children. the many events we hold as a

ber itself. We are not a liated in merce has done exactly that. Neil S. Gross, LTC, RET James R. Mecca group.

any way with any of our vendors, Aaron Bock Vietnam War Veteran Vietnam Veteran Sergio has spent count-

whose views are their own. Chairman of the Military Order of the Purple Heart Yorktown Heights less hours as president of the

It is di cult to monitor the Board of Directors Esposito supportsMember,Yorktown Yorktown Chamber of Com-
vendors who request booths. Yorktown Chamber of Commerce American Legion merce, which is a completely

e Chamber’s mission is to Esposito’s ad Esposito is an the town and volunteer position and his
advance local businesses and was misleading work re ects what he values
organizations, and we assume
that vendors who want to be advocate for its veterans as a candidate. He values the
hard-working men and women

at the festival are legitimately veterans To the editor, in this community who risk
connected with our community. To the editor,
I’m writing in response to the their own fortunes and spend

Political groups are normally I am SHOCKED AND To the editor, letter sent by Yorktown Ameri- all their waking hours to bring

included without question, as we ANGERED at the misrepresen- I am writing this letter in can Legion Post 1009 (“Ameri- goods and services to Yorktown

want to maintain neutrality and tation by Sergio Esposito in his support of Sergio Esposito who can Legion does not endorse citizens, and who drive the

not favor any particular view- advertisement implying that the is running for Yorktown Town candidates”). As a long-time economic engine of employ-

points. Vendor registration is American Legion endorses him! Board. I met Sergio several Legion Member, I reached out ment in town.

conducted by our o ce sta and I’m a veteran and longtime months ago in my capacity as to Sergio and asked him about Likewise, I rmly can attest

our events coordinator, and they resident of Yorktown. I expect chairman of the Je erson Village this ad. Sergio explained to me that he will always do every-

are not aware of the background honor and truth from candidates Veterans’ Club. Sergio shows so that the picture was uninten- thing in his power as a member

story behind every vendor. for political o ce. In the Oct. much support not only for the tionally placed in the ad and of the Town Board to support

e Chamber remains com- 7 issue of Yorktown News, the veterans and their spouses of that both his ads manager and our veterans and seniors and do

mitted to advancing the interests American Legion Executive our Je erson Village community his campaign did not in any everything he can do to serve

of the business community in Committee states how they were but also to all veterans and their way want to imply that the Le- our community.

the greater Yorktown area in a misled when a photo of Ameri- families of Yorktown. He is the gion was endorsing him; rather Anthony Grasso

responsible way. Although we can Legion members and Sergio rst to answer the call if we need it re ects what his values truly Yorktown Heights
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LETTERS merce. As president, he has allowed Eric ence, and is well-versed on the issues that other day and knocked on my door to
DiBartolo to remain on the Yorktown a ect the wellbeing of Yorktown and its introduce himself and I was impressed
FROM PAGE 13 Chamber of Commerce’s Board of Direc- residents of all ages. He is active with from the very beginning of the conversa-
tors. Eric DiBartolo was recently charged our youth, as a father of young children, tion. He asked me if I had any concerns
Esposito has a lot with larceny, a class D felony. Shouldn’t president of the Yorktown Chamber of with the town. I immediately explained
to answer for Mr. Esposito have asked Mr. DiBartolo Commerce, and promotes the well-being to him that our business districts needed
to step down from his position? of our veterans and seniors. help and pressed him on what he would
To the editor, do di erently.
Do we want our elected o cials selling Most recently, Mr. Esposito has falsely He understands how town govern-
represented that the American Legion ment functions and the interaction of our Sergio explained to me that the busi-
guns? One of the candidates running for endorsed him, and we know this is not boards, committees, and departments. He ness hamlets need to be reimagined, that
Town Board, Sergio Esposito, sells guns the case as Mr. Gross’s Letter to the has held leadership positions and works we must proceed in a smart and respon-
and runs a gun business right here in Editor clearly pointed out. Mr. Gross, well with others. His knowledge of the sible way. He explained to me that cur-
Yorktown. e name of the company is a Purple Heart veteran, and member of current issues will enable him to make rently our business tax base is extremely
American Arms. is is alarming to me the American Legion, was outraged that decisions that safeguard the quality of life low and that translates into higher taxes
given the amount of school shootings and Mr. Esposito would falsely represent this for our residents, while maintaining a sus- for our residents. He explained to me that
gun violence across our country. endorsement. Will Mr. Esposito apolo- tainable tax base. He is prepared to serve although our business hamlets need to
gize to the American Legion for mis- on day one! He will complement the ne be reimagined, we must preserve our core
Residents want to know how a gun representing them and claiming a false work of Supervisor Slater. Together, they values that makes Yorktown so great. He
store contributes to our community? Will endorsement? We shall see. will grow the business tax base, which will explained that it begins by setting good
Mr. Esposito address this question in the keep Yorktown a ordable and safe. policies at the Town Board level that will
upcoming debate? Actions speak louder than words. help and facilitate these accomplishments.
Trish Sullivan-Rothberg Rosemarie Panio He explained that it takes dedication and
As a mother concerned about gun Yorktown Heights Yorktown Heights hard work.
violence in our schools, with Sandy Hook
being a mere 45 minutes from our town, Esposito is ready Esposito has Sergio spent about 45 minutes chatting
how could anyone want a gun-selling to serve my vote with me and was not in a rush. I could
candidate on the Town Board making feel his genuine concern for my ques-
decisions? To the editor, To the editor, tions and his genuine commitment to this
Sergio Esposito will make a great ad- Sergio Esposito is the right candidate town and its citizens. Sergio is an impres-
Interestingly, Mr. Esposito serves on sive candidate and de nitely has my vote!
the Ethics board?! Is this who we want dition to the Yorktown Town Board. He for the job and is worthy of your vote!
on the Ethics Board? is articulate, has small business experi- Sergio Esposito came to my house the Mike DeLuca

Mr. Esposito also serves as the presi- Yorktown Heights
dent of Yorktown Chamber of Com-

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Moving Lakeland forward

BY ANGELA CONTI, 2020, we were in the thick of a Lakeland’s business manager and Our district has an annual budget educate and care for our children.
global pandemic. Our students had communications director, Dr. Lyons of $165 million, covers six towns Moving forward, we see three
ROBERT MAYES, AND not seen the inside of a classroom stepped up and successfully man- and approximately 40 square miles,
in almost four months. Parents, aged the budget to a zero percent operates in-house food service and critical actions that are necessary
KAREN PRESSMAN students, alumni, educators, ad- increase for the 2021-22 school year transportation departments, has to set Lakeland back on the right
GUEST WRITERS ministrators, and labor leaders were while communicating on a regular over 1,000 employees belonging to path:
marching to the district’s adminis- basis with district sta and com- ve collective bargaining units, and
The last several months tration building to demand equity munity members. We didn’t agree is responsible for the education of • e Board of Education must
have been a tumultuous in our schools. ere were concerns with every particular action (or lack more than 5,500 students. Lakeland immediately commence a full
time for Lakeland Central about workplace safety and a heated of action) taken by Dr. Lyons on deserves competent and experi- and fair search process for a new
School District. Reopening schools debate on the essential nature of each issue, but on the whole, we enced executive leadership, and we superintendent.
after 18 months of Covid disrup- in-person instruction. appreciated his professionalism, and cannot accept the board’s inexpli-
tion, a national disinformation cam- thoughtful, experienced leadership. cable reluctance to follow standard • Dr. Gagliardi and the board
paign falsely claiming that Critical Just as Lakeland seemed to be procedure to nd the best possible must publicly re-a rm and carry
Race eory is being introduced in rounding a corner towards nor- In the wake of Dr. Lyons’ permanent superintendent. out the district’s commitment to
schools, and now, the abrupt depar- malcy, we were hit with a prolifera- departure, we are concerned that diversity, equity, and inclusion in
ture of Lakeland’s superintendent, tion of radicalized misinformation the Board of Education’s actions As we look toward the future, we our schools.
Dr. Brendan Lyons. on equity in schools, which attacked have created a leadership void in recognize that Lakeland has a lot
our educators’integrity with claims Lakeland. ere are now vacancies of important work to do. We are • We all must recognize and
As current and former trust- of indoctrination and calls for video and interim appointments covering contemplating a $57 million capital support our “front line”education
ees of the Board of Education, monitoring of classroom instruc- most senior administrative posi- project that will stretch across workers: educators, nurses, custodi-
as well as long-time community tion. tions, and many other key person- years and touch every school in the ans, aides, bus drivers, monitors, so-
members, parents, taxpayers, and nel members have been with the district. Some students are return- cial workers, school resource o cers,
district volunteers, we are extremely Board of Education meetings district for only a short time. We ing to the classroom for the rst guidance counselors, o ce sta ,
concerned about the state of a airs devolved into shouting matches commend Dr. Karen Gagliardi for time in more than a year, and data food service employees, and every
in Lakeland, which threatens both where unfounded accusations were her willingness to serve as interim presented to the Board of Educa- other person who works hard every
the quality of education o ered to hurled against Dr. Lyons and the superintendent during this di cult tion last spring indicated a lack day to make our schools better.
our students and the public’s trust in Board of Education, while com- period. Her success is Lakeland’s of progression a ecting students
district leadership. munity members became pitted success, and we wish her well as she across all grade levels. We may disagree on some things,
against each other. Against this takes on this new role. but let’s not lose sight of what
Dr. Lyons came to our district backdrop, we believe that Dr. Lyons We need to ll many open makes this district great: its people!
following a lengthy and thorough performed his job capably. He was Nevertheless, we are troubled by positions to better support Lake- We urge Lakeland residents to
search process. He had years of calm, knowledgeable, and rmly comments made by several trustees land’s amazing educators and sta , remain engaged on these issues and
experience as the superintendent committed to the district’s goals as indicating that they do not intend who have been overburdened by focused on a better future for our
of a large suburban school district, delineated by the Board of Educa- to conduct a comprehensive search the extraordinary demands of the children and our community.
and immediately tackled the chal- tion. to nd a new permanent superin- past year and a half, but who have
lenges of leading Lakeland through tendent. is is a dereliction of duty. nevertheless worked tirelessly to Robert Mayes and Angela Conti are
unprecedented times. Following the retirements of trustees on the Lakeland Board of
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Thursday, October 14, 2021 OPINION Yorktown News – Page 17

BYRNE sought more bipartisan support. By balance of power and having a plat- believe it’s worth seeing the process sonally, as someone who supports
eliminating this requirement, the form for di erent ideas. Without through as initially designed. More fair checks and balances in govern-
FROM PAGE 15 proposed change strips away one of both voices adequately represented, partisanship control in this process ment, I plan to reject this amend-
the most signi cant protections in large portions of our state could be will likely only make these maps ment and will be voting “no”on this
reforms in 2014 went far enough, I the new process, greatly reducing left defenseless to corruption and worse, not better. proposed referendum, and several
still viewed it as an overall im- the need for bipartisan cooperation greed. Some of the draft legislative others, at the polls in November.
provement. Shockingly, without and input, and paving the way for a maps from the commission have I believe this new proposed
completing this new process even continuation of the practices used already been released, and while amendment, if passed, would Kevin Byrne (R-Mahopac) represents
once, the Assembly and Senate in the past to gerrymander districts they are awed and make bizarre signi cantly change the way we the 94th Assembly District, which
Democratic majorities in Albany to favor one political party over and puzzling changes to legisla- redistrict in New York. Fortunately, covers Yorktown, Somers, Carmel,
have already forced through a new another. tive districts in Putnam County voters still have an opportunity to Brewster., Putnam Valley, Patterson,
proposal that would eliminate some that I strongly disagree with, I still decide for themselves if this is the and Southeast.
of the important protections pro- Here’s the good news: path our state should follow. Per-
vided by the 2014 amendment. Today, the “Independent Redis-
tricting Commission”is still alive Add Something Special
is new claw-back seeks to and well. Public hearings have To Every Project.
change our state Constitution yet been scheduled to review data and
again, but in a manner that would testimony in order to move forward
make it easier for a simple major- with a fairer redistricting process.
ity of the legislature to approve
new district maps. Presently, since e proposed new state Con-
one party controls both chambers stitutional amendment by the
of the legislature, after the maps Assembly and Senate Democrats
are con rmed by the redistricting must also be a rmed by the voters
commission, they must be approved via referendum in the 2021 gen-
by a two-thirds majority of the leg- eral election (just like the previous
islature. While it’s noteworthy that amendment did in 2014). at
the requirement of the legislature’s means you, the voters, will have the
approval still presents opportuni- opportunity to join together and
ties for political interests to take reject this partisan power grab at
hold, it was greatly reduced by the polls.
requiring a two-third approval as it
Good governance begins with a

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Thursday, October 14, 2021 SPORTS Yorktown News – Page 25

GIRLS SOCCER

Huskers fall in rivalry game to Somers

Ward nets game-winner against Port Chester

BY MIKE SABINI Ward came through, she kind of Kaitlyn Judge, that went back to

CONTRIBUTING WRITER blocked the other defender, the me, and I went to Emily Ward,”

ball slipped out, I hit a lefty and Vano said. “Emily split me a

Yorktown’s Julianna Vano it went in, top left.” through ball, and I couldn’t get

doesn’t need much motivation Somers, though, responded my hips around it before the

when she sees Somers on the just more than ve minutes later other defender came in.”

schedule. with a goal of its own, to regain ough Yorktown had its

“I de nitely really do look for- its two-goal advantage, 3-1. chances, Vano said that it is

ward to these games a little more “To get that goal was huge,” Somers’ mid eld that makes it

every year than I do some other Armstrong said. “We are hoping so hard to score against.

ones because it’s the Yorktown- we can ride that and get a second “ ey have a really talented

Somers rivalry,” Vano said. “It’s to tie it but once they get that mid eld,” Vano said. “I notice

a little bittersweet that last year other goal it kind of changes they are able to dish it out and PHOTO: MIKE SABINI
we did super well against them our mentality. I felt we had a distribute it quickly, which is
and this year we couldn’t get the pretty good game plan to come where we su ered today on the Yorktown coach Rich Armstrong congratulates Peyton Case on a job
results that we wanted.” in and I’m not sure we executed transitions, from the backwards well done during their game against visiting Somers on Oct. 9.

e visiting Tuskers jumped everything we wanted to. Give to the forwards. We couldn’t g- Judge (1A), Erisa Krasniqi bench, our game didn’t drop at

out in front 2-0 against the Somers credit. ey moved the ure out how to adjust to it and (5 saves) and Ciara O’Brien (4 all, which was a positive. Every-

Huskers, on their way to a 4-1 ball really nicely. eir mid eld correct it in time.” saves) also got into the box score body earned that win on urs-

victory on Oct. 9 and a sweep gets up and supports well. Our Armstrong said that he is for Yorktown. day.”

of this year’s season series after girls will keep working. ey hopeful that his team can learn Vano (1G, 1A), Judge (1G), Yorktown overcame a 2-0

Yorktown won both games in believe they can play with any from the positives it had in the Kaitlyn Tomeny (1A) and halftime de cit to defeat visiting

the rivalry series a year ago. team, that’s half the battle, them game. O’Brien (5 saves) led Yorktown Port Chester 3-2 on a goal by

Vano scored to cut Somers’ believing in themselves at this “It’s a 4-1 game,” Armstrong to a 2-1 win at Brewster on Oct. Ward (1A) in the second over-

lead to 2-1 with 12:22 remain- point.” said. “I don’t know if it was re- 7. time, on Oct. 11.

ing in the rst half. Trailing 4-1 with 6:50 to go in ally a 4-1 game, but they found “Just to stay composed and Vano (1G), Kristin Linahan

“It was a pass from Em- the second half, Vano put a great the back of the net. As long as switch the ball often and not (1G) and O’Brien (16 saves) also

ily Ward, something from the shot right on goal but it went we can continue to learn each look for the direct pass every contributed to the win.

anks,” Vano said. “I got it and I right in the arms of the Somers’ day, continue to train at practice, time, helped us but again every- Yorktown (8-3-3) fell at John

took it from about the outside of goalie. look to improve and not make body played hard,” Armstrong Jay-Cross River 1-0 on Oct. 5,

the 18 on the right side and I cut “It was cross from Olivia Lu- the mental mistakes, there is not said. “ at was a game where with Krasniqi making 7 saves.

in around the defender. Emily cas, that went to our center-mid, a team we can’t compete with.” even the kids coming o the

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