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North Salem students to remain masked

BY CAROL REIF maker  found that Hochul and day, Jan. 24, caused confusion
STAFF WRITER state health o cials had over- among school districts, some of
stepped their authority by en- whom reacted by making masks
e masks are staying on in acting the mandate without the optional.
North Salem schools, for now. state Legislature’s approval.
North Salem decided to
e state’s emergency order e state appealed and was maintain the status quo until the
had been set to expire on Feb. granted a stay. Its lawyers -- and legal dust settled.
1, but last Friday Gov. Kathy the lawyers for the group of
Hochul extended it until Feb. Long Island parents who sued Pointing out that the state
10. It applies to all indoor public over the rule – had until Friday, Education Department “antici-
places, including schools. Jan. 28, to submit written argu- pates” that the Appellate Court
ments. “will issue a further ruling in the
Calling it “a critical tool” in coming weeks,” schools Super-
driving COVID numbers down, So masks stay on until the intendent Dr. Kenneth Freeston
Hochul said the Department of legality of the state directive is noti ed parents Friday that “un-
Health policy will be reevalu- settled. til such time, the mask rule re-
ated every two weeks and sus- mains in e ect.”
pended as soon as possible. Rademaker’s decision does
not apply outside New York, as “School districts must also
Last week, a state Supreme it was based on state law. Refer- abide by any commitment to
Court judge ruled that the mask ring to the court action as “a lit- mask-wearing contained in
mandate was unconstitutional tle blip,” Hochul said Friday that their publicly posted reopening
and unenforceable. Nassau “we are back on track legally.” plans for the 2021-22 school
County Judge omas Rade- year,” it said.
Rademaker’s ruling on Mon-

Town Board hears greenhouse gas report

BY CAROL REIF you’re forced to pay attention to ity in the 21st century. Jan. 18. cooling, electricity), wastewater
STAFF WRITER it. As a principle, it’s often de- Eisenman, a member of the e goal? To use the data to and water treatment facilities,
ployed in business situations. vehicles (police, highway depart-
“What gets measured gets Climate Smart Community pinpoint the worst environmen- ment) and government-owned
managed.” Nina Eisenman of North Sa- Leadership Committee, present- tal o enses and to help North Sa- outdoor lighting (streetlights and
lem thinks it also can apply to ed a report on local governmental lem plot a course to correct them. tra c signals). It even looked at
In general, the proverb means climate change, which the World “greenhouse gas emissions” at a
that by simply assessing some- Health Organization has called joint meeting of the committee e inventory covered the years SEE TOWN BOARD PAGE 3
thing you change it because the greatest threat facing human- and the Town Board on Tuesday, 2019 to 2021 and only involved
municipal buildings (heating,

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Thursday, February 3, 2022 North Salem News – Page 3

Kennedy Catholic announces creation of
St. Mary’s Academy

Catholic Schools in the Arch- towards preserving and growing Mary’s Academy will expand the ABOUT CATHOLIC SCHOOLS Somers, is Northern Westchester’s
diocese of New York and John F. Catholic education in this area for great tradition of academic excel- INTHE ARCHDIOCESE OF premier college-preparatory high
Kennedy Catholic Preparatory generations.”  lence for future generations in NEW YORK school serving the young men and
School in Somers,jointly announce Westchester County.” women of Westchester, Putnam,
a new opportunity for middle e St. Mary’s Academy will Catholic Schools in the Arch- Dutchess, and Fair eld counties
school students currently attend- o er the same time-tested Catho- While only public school stu- diocese of New York serve nearly and the Bronx. Kennedy Catholic
ing public school to attend grades lic school curriculum and values- dents may apply to St. Mary’s 54,000 students from Pre-K follows a rigorous Regents cur-
6-8 in an academy setting on the centered education available at Academy for the 2022 – 2023 through 12th grade across 170 riculum that prepares students for
high school campus at Kennedy all Catholic schools across the school year, wider application op- schools in nine counties and bor- a successful college career while
Catholic. St. Mary’s Academy will region. e program of studies portunities will be available in the oughs throughout New York, in- preparing them to live out Christ’s
open for the 2022-23 school year will not only ful ll middle school future. Families with 5-7th grade cluding Manhattan, the Bronx, message of service to the world in
with a limited capacity of one class educational standards of the New students in public schools are en- Staten Island, Westchester, Put- the sound doctrine of the Catholic
per grade, with possible expansion York State Board of Regents but couraged to visit the school’s web- nam, Rockland, Ulster, Orange, faith. Founded in 1928 by the Sis-
planned for the future. St. Mary’s will also challenge students to ex- site at https://kennedycatholic. and Dutchess. Catholic schools ters of Divine Compassion  as St.
Academy will give families another pand their educational horizons org for more information about o er a unique combination of aca- Mary’s School in Katonah,the cur-
choice for a superior Catholic edu- by studying languages other than eligibility and required admissions demic and spiritual development rent school was built in 1966 on its
cation in Northern Westchester English along with math, science, testing. that empowers children of all back- present site in a serene, 64-acre site
County. and robotics. grounds to gain the con dence to setting which includes the natural
All families of every faith look- realize their fullest potential. To beauty of a lake and woodlands.
“ is is great news for Catholic “John F. Kennedy Preparatory ing for a faith-based, values-cen- learn more about the Archdiocese
families in Northern Westchester School is one of the premier high tered continuous education for of New York’s Catholic schools, Article provided by Kennedy
County as we all continue to bat- schools in Westchester County,” their children from Pre-K through visit  www.catholicschoolsny. Catholic. 
tle the Covid-19 pandemic,” said said Kennedy Principal and Presi- 8th grade are always welcome to org or www.facebook.com/Catho-
Timothy Cardinal Dolan, Arch- dent, Father Mark Vaillancourt visit www.catholicschoolsny.org/ at licSchoolsArchdioceseNewYork.
bishop of New York.“ e Catholic . “Our strength and commitment any time,year-round,to learn more
Church in New York introduced to excellence position us well to about the opportunity to provide ABOUT JOHN F.KENNEDY
organized education to New York align with the Archdiocese of New their children with an exceptional CATHOLIC PREPARATORY
more than 200 years ago, and the York in this exciting alternative for education at an a ordable price in HIGH SCHOOL/ACADEMY
academy’s formation is a move public school students in grades a Catholic school.
six, seven, and eight. e new St. Kennedy Catholic, located in

TOWN BOARD pleted 11 of those, including and gasoline-powered eet, or tricity it uses and the remainder Eisenman, praising the town
FROM PAGE 1
participating in an LED-lighting “transportation” sector, had pulled to propane. for being proactive, said the data

program, a Community Solar ahead by 13%. Eisenman’s report – which the in the inventory demonstrates

employee commuting practices. Campaign and a Community Emissions from buildings and town plans to post on its website that it is “poised” to be a certi ed

e one exception: the library, Choice Aggregation (CCA) pro- other facilities declined by 6% due – contains charts and graphs pin- CSC and “has the potential to be

which the town does not own gram, a bulk-energy purchasing to the NYSEG-sponsored  LED pointing all the sources of GHG. Westchester’s leading Clean En-

but helps fund its programs. e program. lighting retro t project, the report e Highway Department’s ergy Community,” as well.

town’s latest acquisition, a former So far, North Salem has earned said. emissions, for instance, were 32% According to the report, the

school turned theater on Owens 4,300 CEC points, enabling it to Fluorescent lights at 66 June of the library’s in 2020. town’s overall GHG emissions

Road that it plans to turn into a apply for $20,000 in NYSERDA Road, where the town’s meet- Another big contributor of dropped by 10% between 2019

community center, also was not grants for clean energy programs. ing room, police department and emissions are town’s treatment and 2021.

included because it fell outside Last May, Councilwoman court are located, and the old plants in the Peach Lake Sewer

the timeline. Katherine Daniels launched the mercury halide vapor xtures at District. MANY HANDS MAKE LIGHT

In 2009, North Salem regis- CSC Leadership Committee, a the Highway Department were Among other things, the re- WORK

tered as a Climate Smart Com- volunteer task force of town em- replaced with LEDs. port suggested the town pursue Eisenman, who serves on the

munity and took the CSC pledge ployees and residents which aims Buildings that use No. 2 fuel solar power and explore lower- group’s subcommittee on clean

expressing its commitment to to publish a Climate Action Plan, oil to generate heat or require emitting heating operations such energy, also chairs the Board of

taking action on climate change. one of the requirements for CSC electricity created by nonrenewal as electric heat pumps and geo- Trustees of the North Salem

e elements of the pledge are Bronze certi cation. e bench- sources are still a problem, as are thermal systems. By making such Open Land Foundation, an ac-

to build a climate-smart com- marking exercise is considered a town vehicles and equipment a switch, the library could lower credited land trust that maintains

munity; inventory emissions, set step in that direction. which use diesel and gasoline. e its emissions by roughly 53%, the more than 1,300 acres of pre-

goals and plan for climate action; e CAP will include a “con- town has ordered three hybrid report claimed. serves.

decrease energy use; shift to clean, servative” 2030 emissions reduc- police cars and a fourth was do- Prior to 2019, the town had in- Eisenman is currently pursuing

renewable energy; use climate- tions goal of 25% and a “net-zero” nated, which Supervisor Warren stalled radiant heat oors and im- a Master of Science in Sustain-

smart materials management; im- target date for 2050, as well as a Lucas said “should help.” But he proved insulation at the Highway ability Management at Columbia

plement climate-smart land use; step-by-step road map for reduc- didn’t think that an electric plow Department building. But con- University’s Earth Institute Cli-

enhance community resilience to ing GHG emissions. was a feasible purchase. verting the town’s transportation mate School.

climate change; support a green Eisenman’s report, however, Eisenman insisted, however, eet to hybrid or electric “pres- So for her, putting together a

innovation economy; inform and said that a “stretch target” of 40% that “there’s lots of technology we ents the greatest opportunity for GHG inventory – called bench-

inspire the public, and engage in is “not unreasonable.” She ex- could look at.” rapid emissions reductions,” the marking – was almost like falling

an evolving process of climate plained that while people think of Retro tting a snowplow with report said. o the proverbial log.

action. e program o ers free carbon dioxide as the big GHG a hybrid electric system could Lucas said  he was “psyched” But she said she couldn’t have

technical assistance, grants and villain, methane and nitrous ox- cut its emissions by 20% while a about the inventory, noting that it done it without the “generous

rebates for electrical vehicles. ide, while less prevalent, actually plug-in hybrid retro t could re- allows the town not only to “set support and invaluable input” of

North Salem participates in have more global warming po- duce them by an average 33%, she targets”but to know exactly where Daniels; Lucas; Town Clerk Ma-

the New York State Energy Re- tential. found. the current problem areas are. ria Hlushko; Janine Kourakos,

search and Development Author- e review found that in 2019 e review found that Ruth Westchester County Execu- con dential secretary to the su-

ity (NYSERDA) Clean Energy the “stationary” sector (buildings, Keeler Memorial Library on Tit- tive George Latimer, who at- pervisor; S. Gayle Soto, the town

Community program. e CEC streetlights, wastewater facili- icus Road emits the most GHG tended the virtual presentation, Highway Department’s admin-

is a points-based system that ties and water delivery facilities) of all the buildings surveyed, with said he was “so impressed” by the istrative assistant; and her Co-

awards communities for taking were the biggest sources of GHG 89% of its emissions coming from “massive task” that he wondered lumbia University  professor, Jon

certain “high-impact” actions. emissions. its oil-burning furnace. Ten per- whether it could be shared with Dickinson.

To date, the town has com- But by 2021, the town’s diesel cent was attributed to the elec- other communities.

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Keeping pets safe and happy in the cold season

BY JESSICA JAFET creatures healthy and safe. frostbite.
CONTRIBUTING WRITER According to veterinarian “Short-haired dogs, by all

Winter in the Northeast can Dr. Edward Mayland of Cross means, should have a coat on,”
be brutal—and when it feels too River Animal Hospital (whose Dr. Mayland said. “A breed
darn cold outside for people, it practice was established in like a Vizsla or a Greyhound
can be dangerous for pets, too. 1976), pet owners should can become hypothermic very
During the frigid months, some consider the breed of animal and quickly—and even a shorthaired
commonsense practices will length of its fur before venturing cat who is being taken out to
keep your dogs, cats, and other outdoors in order to protect it travel in the car should have a
from su ering hypothermia or coat or some type of cover on
them.”
PHOTO: JESSICA JAFET
What happens more
frequently than frostbite, the Cookie goes for a walk in her jacket and booties.
vet explained, are cuts and tears
from ice shards, along with treacherous and you (and your your dog a simple trick like
bouts of gastroenteritis that can
result from an animal ingesting dog) are going stir-crazy in the running through your legs or
salt that collects on its paws.
house, Sarah Hodgson, a veteran jumping through your arms—
“ e biggest danger this
time of year is not necessarily dog trainer and behavioral and make a fun little dance
exposure around here, but
lacerations from the ice—my consultant in the area, has some routine in your kitchen.
recommendation would be
booties for the doggies,” he suggestions for indoor fun and • Agility runs: You can make
said, adding that the ice melt
and rock salt used by houses or exercise. simple jumps with broomsticks
condos, “should only be the pet-
friendly kind.” She said a dog’s brains is “80 and cereal boxes, “puddles” by

Over the winter season, percent sensory-oriented” and draping a blanket over a chair or
as always, it is important to
provide healthy, well-balanced with some simple games, pet co ee table, and a teeter-totter
meals and proper hydration to
keep pets in good form. owners can help “light up” their out of a two-by-four balanced

“Basically, people food. Feed pups to keep them stimulated on a ball.
pets what you eat; there are
many toxicities in pet food and engaged. Here are a few: Hodgson has curated a list
products today—they can eat
what you eat—and we have • Sni and Find: One person of recommended interactive
diets and instructions on our
website,” Dr. Mayland said. holds the dog while another and self-soothing toys on her

As for exercise, Dr. Mayland hides treats in a di erent room. website (sarahsayspets.com)
recommends getting your dogs
out to walk and exercise every Place 10 at one time (or 10 in that will keep your pets active
day, if possible, although he
understands that much depends a row) and encourage your dog and busy.
on the pet owner’s own health
and mobility, along with weather to sni and nd them. With a Of course, there is the old
and safety concerns—including
the dangers of slipping and young puppy, you can start out classic that can be played
falling.
this game by simply tossing without ever leaving the couch.
If the conditions are just too
treats in front of their face. “You can always play fetch

• Canine Freestyle: ink of it with your dog—they love that,”

as dancing with your dogs. Put Hodgson said.

on some music you love; teach

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My Cousin’s brings ‘elevated
American’ cuisine to Mahopac

e town’s newest destination restaurant

BY VIM WILKINSON
BUSINESS EDITOR

My Cousin’s is an upscale restaurant with a catchy PHOTO: CAITLYN BARRICK PHOTO: CHRIS HEMICK
name, a touching back story and, most of all, a casual
twist just right for our local communities—a place that David Gallo, owner of My Cousin’s $2 o all cocktails, and an awesome discounted happy
has great food but is not a slave to the demands of pre- hour menu. e bar gets full by around 4 or 5 so get
tention. hope to bring that to the community where I grew up. there early even though happy hour is accepted at the
My grandmother used to tell me, “Dorothy had to go tables in the restaurant, too.
Opened in September, My Cousin’s has been getting all the way to Oz and back to realize there was no place
excellent reviews for its food, service and atmosphere. like home.” Give us five absolutely must tries at My Cousin’s.
So, what sets My Cousin’s apart? Who better to enlight- Grandma’s cauli ower patties, candied bacon, smoth-
en us than the owner himself, David Gallo, who was My Cousin’s has been getting great reviews. Tell us ered pork chop, shrimp farfalle and artichoke dip.
born and raised locally? about the menu.
From tasty morsels like candied bacon, charcuterie
What’s the story behind the name, My Cousin’s? I kind of knew what kind of place I wanted it to be, board, burrata salad to decadent entrees, like the smoth-
e name was created in memory of my friend, Ja- and my background is in steakhouses, so I knew what ered pork chop to lobster tails and immensely satisfying
kind of proteins I wanted to serve, but the details re- pasta dishes, it’s no wonder My Cousin’s has become the
son Shenkman, who passed away. Our families are very mained elusive for a while. Over the summer I started talk of the town. Complemented by craft beers, delicious
close. Growing up, we always took family vacations and cooking with my fantastic chef Ronni Palacios Reyes cocktails, an extensive wine list and impeccable service,
spent holidays with each other. We weren’t related but and started building a menu. We had ve or six tasting My Cousin’s is getting some serious buzz as the next
always considered each other family, so we called each nights with my friends and family to see which dishes dining destination. e beautifully designed restaurant
other “my cousin.” When we worked together behind everyone enjoyed the most. ere are a couple of old that boasts ample parking is open Tuesdays to Saturdays
the bar, we would often talk about one day opening a family recipes on the menu like my grandma’s cauli ow- 3-10 p.m. and Sundays noon-9 p.m.
bar called My Cousin’s. When I nally decided to open er patties and my Aunt Chrissy’s meatballs, which have
the restaurant, it could only be one name, My Cousin’s. really been a hit. Call ahead at 845-648-2600 or make reservations
online (mycousinsmahopac.com) for a great dining
Tell us about the journey and how you started this I wanted to make the menu simple but have some- experience.
restaurant. thing for everyone. My sister Alyssa, who works at the
restaurant, is a vegetarian, so she made sure that I was PHOTOS: VIM WILKINSON
As long as I’ve been working, even if it was part-time, thoughtful in the construction of the menu for all types
I was working in the hospitality business. I started like of eaters.
most, in the kitchen washing dishes. I eventually became
a line cook, and then made it to the front of the house, What is elevated American cuisine?
bussing, waiting tables, and eventually really nding my I’ve been telling people that the res-
passion in bartending. I cut my teeth in restaurant opera- taurant is upscale/casual. Good food, at
tions when I helped open e Chophouse Grille in 2012. reasonable prices in a comfortable atmo-
sphere with impeccable service. It’s a white
After selling my share of the restaurant in 2015, I tablecloth restaurant, so it’s nice enough to
moved to the city to do a little soul searching. I really bring a date to or celebrate your anniver-
got a masterclass in food and service when I was waiting sary and have a beautiful bottle of wine but
tables at Del Posto, a Michelin star ne-dining restau- relaxed enough to sit at the bar and have a
rant in Chelsea. Service was like a ballet and the food burger and a beer.
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Redistricting issues highlighted
League of Women Voters of North East Westchester weighs in

Given that the fall elections of North East Westchester the heart of winter. For instance, state assembly voting districts, e redistricting information
are in the rearview mirror and calendar. something that will directly can be found on the News &
school board elections are not the New York State Independent impact area voters. Events page of the league’s
until spring, it could seem as While LWVNEW is best website, www.LWVNEW.org,
though there is a lull in the known for its election-related Redistricting Commission “We are very disappointed including contact information
League of Women Voters voter service activities, there is that this bipartisan group was for the IRC and state
plenty happening right now  in (IRC) is currently in the process unable to come to any kind of representatives. ere is also
agreement,” said LWVNEW information about a Jan. 27
of drawing up maps of proposed co-president Katherine Dering. Zoom presentation sponsored
“Instead of submitting one set by the New York State League,
congressional, state senate, and of maps to the state legislature, County Redistricting: How,
the IRC broke down along What & When?
Monthl Editoria Calenda party lines and submitted two
sets of maps. e legislature Dering concluded: “We
FEBRUARY 10 Supplement to January 20, 2022 WinCeter r overwhelmingly rejected the hope local residents will get
BIG GAME, maps and now the IRC gets a involved and informed by taking
Winter chance to submit another set. If advantage of the information
Last minute Valentine's Day gweetaewkeanydHaLoehpiCedhwdaeemlnlbJguoenrmdctiaiontnCur. ry. the legislature rejects the second and programs the League is
ideas, Home/Spring Cleaning Estate - IRC submission, state legislators o ering.”
. p. 3 then get to draw the maps.
MARCH 10 iRne2a0l 2e2statefEoxrtsraaolerdin. ar.y LWVNEW can be reached at
CAMPS, Boomers & Beyond, home . . p. 7 e point of establishing an [email protected], or on
... independent commission was to social media: Facebook (League
Holidays, Spring s hRoemceenstly soldBasebosoltdvefaaltmisatsilkpyir-nicfgeriper.nicde. lya.nd. p.15 avoid giving the majority party of Women Voters of North East
ki areasnearby. . . . . . . p. 8-9 in the legislature, whichever Westchester) or Twitter (@
APRIL 14 Valentine’s Daygift ideas . . . . . . party that may be, the power to LWVNEW). Anyone interested
MOTHER'S DAY, p.13 draw districts.” in joining LWVNEW should
Home & Garden, Real Estate APiTLnHeCOHUTCRoOhRpCaYeOmEwUSRebTTAloElTrSJEdYunOaFct tLCiEouCnrHryAMEBsOtaRtDe go to the Membership page at
“It’s frustrating,” conceded LWVNEW.org.
MAY 12 Hudso Valle Livin Dering’s co-president, Lisa
HOME & GARDEN, i fille wit ... Pizzurro. “ ere is a whole e League of Women Voters is a
Memorial Day Outings separate issue concerning the nonpartisan political organization
• things to do with the family proposed grouping of parts of that encourages informed
JUNE 9 • great food ideas Westchester with the Bronx and active participation in
SUMMER DINING & EVENTS, and Queens, which doesn’t seem government and works to increase
to make sense on a practical understanding of major public
Real Estate, Father's Day level. We urge local voters to policy issues. e League of Women
familiarize themselves with the Voters does not support or oppose
JULY 14 redistricting issue, and we’ve candidates or political parties.
BOOMERS & BEYOND, made it relatively easy to do Membership is open to anyone
that on our website. We hope age 16 and over and provides
Home & Garden that voters will speak up and the opportunity to be active
let the IRC know that it needs and involved in local, state and
to ful ll its duty as a bipartisan national issues.
commission.”

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Changing Geres

BY CAROL REIF (Lowell, an actor and former model, and ter Georgina.

STAFF WRITER Gere were married from 2002 to 2016. at’s near Old Salem Farm, where she

ey have a 21-year-old son, Homer. e grew up riding horses. She still lives there

Northern Westchester must agree with Hollywood heartthrob and practicing Bud- … reportedly with a whole herd of rescue

Richard Gere. dhist remarried two years later and now has critters.

Having purchased a historic estate in two children with Silva. Gere was brie y e list of the famed and fabulous goes

North Salem last year, the 70-something hitched to supermodel, actor, and TV on and on.

actor has now put his Pound Ridge com- personality Cindy Crawford in the early e Geres’ stately North Salem abode

pound on the market for a cool $28 million. 1990s.) has a wine cellar, gym, outdoor pool, and

Gere, who bought that 48-acre property at Gere has a home in North Salem is indoor lap pool created out of a former

in 1986,acquired a red brick Georgian-style somewhat of an open secret. greenhouse.

mansion in January 2021 for $9.8 million. Neighbors who’ve passed him on the Known as Northshire, the 9,000-square-

It was designed by famed architect Mott road say he gives them a friendly wave and foot manse reminds folks of the great coun-

B. Schmidt and built in 1934 for Richard ashes that famous smile. try houses in England. PHOTO COURTESY OF ZILLOW
W. Woolworth, heir to one of America’s Celebrity sightings in these here parts e architect, Schmitt, is celebrated for
greatest family fortunes. aren’t that rare. Actor Richard Gere’s $9.8 million red brick
Funnyman David Letterman, another the equally spectacular homes he created Georgian-style mansion, purchased in
Gere and his wife,  Alejandra Silva, a for the Vanderbilt, Astor, and Rockefeller January 2021.

Spanish publicist and political activist, also famous resident, has been spotted jogging dynasties. ible master suite.”

spent $700,000 on an adjacent piece of on the town’s roads. e North Salem home supposedly was “A remarkable o ering,” it concluded.

land. e iconic entertainer moved from Con- inspired by Groombridge Place, a 17th- Gere’s 50-acre Pound Ridge abode on

Silva, 39, is the daughter of Ignacio Silva, necticut to a 108-acre estate in North Sa- century home in Kent, England. Lyndel Road is nothing to sneeze at either.

an entrepreneur and former vice president lem in the 1990s. Former “Late Night/Late According to one report, it is surrounded Its nearly 12,000-square-foot, eight-bed-

of the Real Madrid Football Club. Show” bandleader and sidekick Paul Shaf- by broad lawns, gardens, a “rolling”meadow, room house was constructed in 2000. It has

She was previously married to Govind fer lives in nearby Bedford. and scenic woodland paths. nine replaces and nine bathrooms to boot.

Friedland, a mining magnate with whom Jennifer Gates – eldest daughter of Mi- ere is a brick gatehouse, barn, tennis According to its listing – being handled

she had a son. crosoft moguls and philanthropists Bill and court, and horse paddocks as well. by Mu n Dowdle of Ginnel Real Estate, a

Gere and Silva’s new digs total approxi- Melinda French Gates – recently caused a It has a parklike setting, its listing had Bedford Hills rm – it is “bu ered”by more

mately 35 acres. stir when she wed fellow equestrian Nayel boasted, adding that the “spectacular resto- than 4,300 acres of protected land -- aka

e silver-haired celeb, best known for Nasser in a lavish ceremony at her $16 mil- ration” had used only “the nest materials.” the Ward Pound Ridge Reservation.

his roles on screen in “Pretty Woman” and lion, 124-acre Mills Road spread. Its rooms are perfectly proportioned and It even has its own lake, island, sandy

on stage in “Chicago,”values his privacy, but Known as Evergate Stables, it was ac- incredibly detailed, it added, pointing to beach, and soccer pitch.

also gets involved in the community. quired for her in 2018 through a trust. “substantial millwork and period moldings, Dowdle describes it as a “magical country

He and his former wife, Carey Lowell, Another generous dad, former New York French doors,and plaster walls”not to men- compound” and a “peaceful and playful ref-

purchased an abandoned house in Bedford City mayor Michael Bloomberg, bought a tion its “9,000 square feet of meticulously uge with natural beauty at its core.”

and turned it into an eight-room boutique chunk of North Salem real estate in 2001, appointed living space,” “formal rooms for And, she noted, it’s just 50 miles from

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Happily
Ever
After

It isn’t all bad Crunch

BY DR. ANDREW about two young sh swim- GUEST I was determined to “enjoy every accomplishments, a fun outing or
ming in the water. An older CORNER moment, it goes fast”as everyone rec- even my own growth in learning to
FRISHMAN ommends, and here I was… getting shake o the mess and not get angry
GUEST WRITER sh swims near them and asks Kim Stoll angry over a Cheerio. about the cheerios on the oor. en
them, “How’s the water?” e I celebrate it. 
Doom and gloom is the two young sh ask each other, Istepped on a Cheerio… again. e repetitive nature of stay at
trend for news outlets, “What’s water?” e point is My teeth clench, my body home mom life and the lack of e days are long, but the years
social media, cellphone that the most obvious things tenses and I literally want to accomplishment are the hardest for feel short, let’s be intentional about
alerts, and newspapers. e are hidden in plain sight. scream. me. While I believe everyone; this is nding joy in each day.
business model of the news is going by fast, and I am going to miss
based on what can elicit the Take note of the amaz- Over a Cheerio. these days, but to enjoy it all can’t be Kim Stoll empowers women to nd
most emotions and get the ing acts of kindness (that How did I become this person? the goal. joy in every day and build a life they
most clicks on the computer. aren’t reported) happening to love through positive habits in mindset,
ordinary people all around you. Instead, I work on nding some- tness and smart nutrition. Virtual
Oftentimes, I fall prey to Recently, a drone saved the life thing to enjoy every day. I purposely coaching available. Coachkimstoll@
the negativity that surrounds of a man, 71, su ering a heart recognize the good. Could be a gmail.com
us all. I want everyone to step attack by delivering a de bril- win with my kid, one of their new
back, take a bird’s eye view, and lator to his home in Sweden in
realize what amazing times we less than four minutes. Old time numbers
live in. Human civilizations
started forming around 6,000 Not long ago, I was walk- WHAT WAS Jack wisely said that these were her of years later, I needed to re-register
years ago. For the rst 5,900 ing in Times Square in New I THINKING? emotions talking, just let it be and my car. While at the DMV window,
years, there have been some York City. Someone tapped me don’t make a big fuss. I told the clerk the story of WP 148
major periods in human his- on the shoulder and handed RUTHANN and asked if she could check to see
tory (stone ages, renaissance, me the $40 that fell out of my SCHEFFER e following year, Mom said if it had been assigned to someone
enlightenment, industrial pocket. it was too expensive to keep the else. Just the idea that I might see a
revolution, civil rights, etc). Our Dad had a special license insurance and registration; she was strange car with Dad’s plate made
In the last 50 years, space I suggest everyone should plate of which he was very going to sell the car and turn in the me cringe.
travel has become a reality, the keep a “Cookie Jar of Awe- proud: WP 148, the WP plates. An idea blossomed: maybe I
internet was developed, cell- someness”in their home. You representing “White Plains.” He had could take over Dad’s plate number “Oh, wow, you’re in luck,”she
phones, arti cial intelligence, place a handwritten note to had that plate for as long as we could and keep it in the family. I contacted exclaimed as she turned the screen
and modern medicine have yourself. I note what happened remember.  When he passed away DMV and as fate would have it, toward me. “Look, that plate number
progressed dramatically. in the week that I am thankful years ago, our mother announced my registration was due the same is still available; it’s yours if you want
for. I celebrate the small wins she would renew the registration time Mom was going to surrender it!”
If you think of all of human and successes in my life that I and insurance on his 1969 Dodge Dad’s. With a bit of paper work and
existence as an 800-page don’t want to forget by writing Monaco, and she was going to learn some notarized documents, WP 148 Want it? I was elated! WP 148
book. For an alien trying to them down. how to drive! OMG, she was 68 became mine. was back where it belonged.  e
learn about humans, the book years old and had never expressed clerk was smiling while I lled out
is basically pretty boring, up Petting, scratching, and cud- a desire to drive. She walked every- However, years later after my forms and paid the fee (and a vanity
until the last 20 pages, which dling a pet can be as soothing where! In fact, Dad used to say if she husband Bud passed away and before plate fee!). She congratulated me and
represent the times we are liv- to the mind, and heart, as deep drove, she’d probably stop the car and I reconnected with Art, I spread said I’d made her day. Made my day,
ing through! meditation, and prayer. Look let a bird cross the street. Brother my wings and moved to Vermont. too!
around and remind yourself I asked my family if anyone wanted
If living through unprec- every day, it isn’t all bad. to take over WP 148 - there were Some time later, I stopped at a
edented times doesn’t get you no takers. Reluctantly and sadly, I car wash in White Plains. An older
amped, we are going to see Dr. Andrew Frishman is the turned in the plates. gentleman came up to the car to ask
things we never dreamed of in owner of Progressive Animal
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Coincidence?

JUST in my writing class about two that several weeks before I had Fun Facts
JO ANN years ago. In her reply to my lost my companion of 12 years, by Jo Ann
email, she told me she had not my Chocolate Lab named
JO ANN been writing, but had recently Coco. She was very kind and Most people feel a bit awkward getting in touch with friends or
FRANCELLA learned of a group she could sympathetic. It felt good to family they haven’t seen or spoken to in a while.
join via zoom. In class, Marcia know that someone understood
The dictionary de nes the stood out to me for several dif- what I was feeling. stood what it means to lose a Marcia when I did. Coinci-
word coincidence as a re- ferent reasons. She was always pet. We were in the early stages dence? Perhaps. I prefer to
markable concurrence of doing something exciting, and e next week at the end of of the pandemic, so I mailed it think of it as two people having
events or circumstances without she had many stories about her our yoga class, Marcia handed to her. Marcia doing something a great connection.
apparent causal connection. grandson. It was delightful to me a gift - a book. She ex- kind for me had begun a chain
listen to how proud she was of plained to me that when she of kindnesses.  at’s just the To those of you who are
at is exactly what hap- her grandchildren and espe- lost her own furry companion, kind of woman Marcia is. thinking of people you haven’t
pened when I wrote to a dear cially her grandson who en- a friend had given her a book seen or been in touch with for
friend whom I had not seen joyed spending so much time about when a dog passes. Her I told Marcia that I would a few years, pick up the phone,
since the pandemic began. with her. Having just become friend wrote a short, encour- write a column about “Coinci- write a letter or type them an
I inquired whether or not a grandparent myself, it made aging note inside the book dences,” but I already knew that email, and I hope it will make
she was still writing, and she me want, in time, to achieve and told her to pass it on to I also wanted to write about her them as happy as I was to catch
informed me that on that very that same closeness with my someone else who might be in being such a kind and caring up and reconnect.
day she had just begun an own grandson. need of some heartfelt compas- friend.
online writing class. A happy sion. What Marcia wrote in [email protected]
coincidence. One day, several years back, that book meant the world to I’m glad that I wrote to
I walked into a yoga class and me; and as months passed I
I had been thinking of Mar- there was Marcia with a wel- learned of another friend who
cia and missing our time spent coming smile. She asked if I had lost her pet. I took the
was all right, as I must have book from my shelf and wrote
appeared sad to her. I told her in it, telling her that I under-

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butions to their respective programs.

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North Salem seniors Jonathan Graham and Tommy
Eberhardt.

Later in the month on Jan. 22, Tigers basketball
recognized their seven seniors who are in the midst
of their nal season. Honored alongside their fami-
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Michael Lulaj, Roger Squire, Zac Major, and Ish-
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getting up way too late and pretty quickly into a loop

running up and down the of prompts that I couldn’t

stairs at the train station, find my way out of. I dug

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up and down the stairs knew it (and for quite some

again and then dodging time after I knew it), I had

Manhattan traffic instead changed the bike’s primary

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sign that reminds you to run Russian language, but it

instead, there is a flashing looks more like it’s made

numerical countdown, so if I up of a bunch of corporate

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Thursday, February 3, 2022 Sports North Salem News – Page 15

Softball Coach
send-off Mittelstadt

and the
Tigers

captured
five section

titles.

Coach Bob
Mittelstadt

retires

BY TOM WALOGORSKY
EDITOR

For North Salem softball, it’s

the end of an era. After more than

three decades at the helm of the

Tigers, Coach Bob Mittelstadt

announced that he will be retiring.

A former history teacher at

North Salem, Coach Mittelstadt

leaves behind a legacy of success,

including 410 career wins and ve

section titles.

“It’s a combination of things,” was also en ebb and ow to play- sons below .500. Included in that competing with his sister Amy in Jess have been my trusty assistants

said Mittelstadt when asked about ers interested in playing softball span were an incredible 410 victo- a double no-hitter game, coaching right up until the current day.”

the reasoning behind his decision each year. Student-athletes often ries and ve sectional titles. against friend and colleague Joan Most importantly, Coach Mit-

to retire. “Not being in the build- devote their attention to a number “I’m very proud of the fact that Speda no (who helped organize telstadt expressed his gratitude

ing and losing the connection of di erent sports throughout the for basically a full decade and a the original Salem Fests alongside for the support he received from

with the players. Not being able to year, and North Salem currently half in the late 80s and early 90s Mittelstadt), and the camaraderie his family, wife Bev and children

work with the players, not know- does not have a modi ed or JV I didn’t have a losing season,” he of team bus rides. Brittany and Bobby.

ing what the kids went through program to prepare players for recalled. “We had some robust, e oldest of seven children, “Bev was a teacher at PQ so

that day, or knowing what the vibe varsity competition. 23-win seasons.” Mittelstadt grew up in nearby she would come down and watch

in the building is. Sometimes it “It’s even harder when you don’t In addition to his time in North Pleasantville and is a graduate of the games before she went home,”

felt like starting with strike one, or have a feeder program,” added Salem, Mittelstadt’s resume also Pleasantville High School. He he recalled. “She was instrumen-

even strike two. It’s a tough thing, Mittelstadt. “I understand there is includes stints coaching at John would then go on to undergrad at tal and supportive, and she un-

being an outside coach.” a core group of 8th graders who Jay and Croton-Harmon, as well Manhattan College and graduate derstood that this was a passion

In addition, complications want to play. You basically need as for the baseball and football school at Western Connecticut. of mine. She did that with great

brought on by the pandemic also three to ve kids in each grade programs at Kennedy Catholic. Re ecting on his coaching support and understanding. And

made the coach’s job that much to sustain the program. You also “When I was coaching Kenne- career, Mittelstadt also acknowl- I have to give a shout-out to my

more di cult. need involved parents and a sum- dy baseball, I was once thrown out edged a number of people who kids, because they’re the ones

“Last year was a grind with the mer program to be successful.” of a game and a nun got the win as were instrumental in helping him who grew up without a dad in the

masks,” he explained. “It was hard As he readies to leave coaching my replacement,” Mittelstadt jok- through the years. stands sometimes.”

enough not knowing them as a life behind, Coach Mittelstadt re- ingly recalled. “Sister Mary Alice “Mike Actis-Grande really As he prepares to move on to

teacher, but then to not even be ected on the many years of suc- took over, rallied the troops, and started my success with his com- the next chapter of his life, Mit-

able to see their faces or read their cess he enjoyed with Tigers soft- got the win.” mitment through the commu- telstadt also o ered some words of

body language.” ball. Over the course of 36 years, Other highlights of Mittel- nity,” explained Mittelstadt. “John wisdom to new teachers.

Like many other schools, there he managed to have only 10 sea- stadt’s career included the Tigers’ Varachi was involved in our sum- “If they want to be better teach-

playo run in 2016 that ended mer program, and DJ McSwee- ers, they should also coach,” he

with a loss to East Rockaway in ney was huge, I coached all three explained. “ at way, you get im-

the Class C regional nals. Earlier of his daughters and he was our mediate feedback. You don’t need

in his tenure, one of North Salem’s team photographer. Greg Shea to wait for test scores. Coaching

teams was one pitch away from was our grounds crew guy, he was made my teaching career expo-

advancing to the state nal four. there with Skip Floer and Brian nentially better.”

“Back in the 80s we were one Novak whenever we would have As Tigers softball looks to

pitch away,” he explained. “We a monsoon and the games for Sa- the future, a new coach has not

were one out away from getting lem Fest would get pushed back. been named. When a successor

back on the bus so everyone could ose guys were the backbone of is found, Mittelstadt said he will

go to prom. And we just couldn’t the town. Pat Donovan and Mar- be more than happy to help in any

get that last out. We were right cy Miller were big, those were the way he can. But for now, he can

there.” kind of parents who really got the look forward to a long overdue

Mittelstadt and the Tigers also town kids together.” spring to focus on gardening, trav-

enjoyed success with three con- Mittelstadt also gave credit to el, and improving his golf game.

secutive section titles in the early the coaches he worked with. “I was following my dream and

2000s when his daughter Brittany “Bill Dahl and Neil Broderick pursuing my passion,” concluded

was on the team. He also holds were instrumental in the founda- Mittelstadt. “I have so many good

the distinction of being the only tion of the program, they were a memories. I’m honored that par-

coach to win a Class B, C, and D huge help.” he said. “And I have ents trusted and supported me.

PHOTOS COURTESY OF BOB MITTELSTADT Coach Mittelstadt celebrating his title. to give credit to Dave Dubbioso, I’m going to miss it, but it’s time.
Bob Mittelstadt’s career spanned 400th career win with his wife Bev Among his other favorite mem- my assistant coach for more than It was an honor, a privilege, and a
36 years. in 2018. ories of North Salem softball were 10 years. Dave and his daughter pleasure.”

Page 16 – North Salem News SPORTS Thursday, February 3, 2022

Luke VARSITY
Spieler ROUNDUP

PHOTOS: BYSNS
RICH win big
against
MONETTI John Jay

Oskar Emma Basketball
Lombardi Klares squads
stumble
SKIING
BY TOM WALOGORSKY
John Jay/North Salem wins again at Thunder Ridge EDITOR

BY RICH MONETTI on both the girls and the boys meet last week, and on ursday, BOYS BASKETBALL
CONTRIBUTING WRITER side, and the expectations are still Jan. 27, the combined team n- Irvington 60,
high in 2022. So, two meets in ished rst at under Ridge ver- North Salem 55 (OT)
Last year, John Jay/North Sa- and the record has remained un- sus Fox Lane, Scarsdale, Byram Tuesday, Jan. 25
lem/Somers took the sectionals blemished. ey took their rst Hills, and Hen Hud. e Tigers opened the week

HumPauntenSaomciety e nal score based on the by taking a tough loss to the
Check out our Facebook & Twitter pages! top four nishers for each school, visiting Bulldogs in overtime.
John Jay/North Salem/Somers Behind 30-25 at halftime,
Nico lived with a had everyone’s number. Mia Paige Martin North Salem surged in the 3rd
family but because of Bourla’s sixth-place nish was quarter, outscoring their op-
a lifestyle change he the high mark for the girls, and John Jay followed the same pro- ponents 19-9. However, the
needs to find a new just behind, Amelia Sheridan of gram and put the entire mountain squad wasn’t able to maintain
forever home. Nico Somers took seventh. “ e team in the rear with his rst-place n- their momentum and came up
looks really strong this year,” ishing time of 26.72. “I de nitely short in the overtime period.
i obedient and well Sheridan said. “We have a bunch skied the second run more ag- Roger Squire (25 points, 11
trained. He has lots of returning girls who just killed gressively, because the slope was rebounds, 5 blocks) and Ryan
of love to give. Come it last year, and we’re hoping to more grippy, and I knew what to Baer (18 points, 7 rebounds)
meet this special guy. come out on top again.” expect,” Lombardi said. led the Tigers o ense.

Nico A 25.16, she hung back a bit e captain of the team, he’s “We came out at in the
with her opening time of 25.89. having a good time, and revels in game in the rst half, but re-
Handsome Blake is a “After a rst safe run, you give helping his teammates achieve ally did a nice job in the 3rd
calm, good-natured guy it everything you got,” Sheridan success. “Everyone on the team quarter to battle back and
who loves attention. A said. gets along so well, and it’s just a take the lead heading into the
loving forever home is blast to be able to guide the team 4th,” said Coach Chris Re-
what he is wishing for. Of course, the cold was no and see how well they do in all gan. “Credit to Irvington for
bother. “ e feeling you get, the our races,” Lombardi said. coming back at us  in the 4th
Blake satisfaction after a successful run, quarter. We missed several key
there’s nothing like it,” Sheridan Luke Spieler was just behind free throws down the stretch
Putnam Humane Society, 68 Old Rt. 6, Carmel said. “Hearing the cowbells and in third, eighth grader James in the 4th quarter that resulted
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mates, nothing compares.” Marchini took sixth place. But took advantage of that to tie it
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Daniella Dziedzic of John not a problem for Captain Zach
Jay got her share of the noise in Purdey. Brewster 76,
eighth place and so did her class- North Salem 60
mate Paige Martin. “Our team is “For me skiing is one of the Friday, Jan. 28
super supportive, and we always most important aspects of my In a rematch from their Jan.
cheer each other on,”Martin said. life. So, to be out here skiing 22 Senior Day victory, the Ti-
with my friends after a stressful gers would travel to Brewster
Clocking at 26.32, she only did day at school, it’s a great way to and take the loss amidst the
her second run one hundredth relax and have fun,” he conclud- Bears’ own senior celebration.
of a second faster, but Martin ed the evening. North Salem struggled in the
also likes to have a rst safe run rst half, going into halftime
in her back pocket. “It’s like feel- trailing 37-19. Showing their
ing out the course, and when you usual resilience, the Tigers
got a rst solid run,” she said, “it’s found a spark in the third and
always nice to go all out in the trimmed Brewster’s lead to 10,
second.” but eventually could not over-
come the Bears’ o ense. Cap-
at said, Oskar Lombardi of tains Roger Squire (25 points,
9 rebounds) and Zac Major
(12 points, 5 assists) led North
Salem’s scoring in the loss.

SEE ROUNDUP PAGE 17

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ROUNDUP Yorktown on Jan. 26 at Cortlandt Lanes. helped the BYSNS tie Horace Greeley BYSNS’ co-coach Joey Bonitatibus. “We
e following day, the Tigers took a loss 4-4. have had a tough run this past month.
FROM PAGE 16
to Hen Hud. BYSNS 4, John Jay-CR 3 e team is nally healthy, we have been
“We need to get back to playing team Friday, Jan. 28 dealing with a lot of injuries. A win like
defense with greater passion and aggres- BYSNS HOCKEY this gives us con dence, like we belong,
siveness,” said Coach Regan. “We have BYSNS 4, Greeley 4 e BYSNS (8-6-2) registered a 4-3 because I know we do. We  are a force
spoken all season that we’ll struggle to Wednesday, Jan. 26 triumph against traditional powerhouse to be reckoned with. Teams should be
win once the opponent’s score gets into Sava Makarenko (1G, 1A), Tommy John Jay-Cross River, ignited by Owen afraid, because the herd is coming. e
the mid to high 50s. In the weeks ahead Cunningham (1G, 1A), Hart Nullet BSYNS are coming for everyone and we
as we nish the season and head into Eberhardt (1G), Jonathan Graham (1G), (1G, 1A), Michael D’Eramso (1G), Du won’t let up.”
Sectional play, we need to reassert our- Bryan Kottmann (1G), Callahan Du (1G), Eberhardt (1A), Daniel Luis (1A),
selves on the defensive end and get more (1A), Jacob Gasparini (1A), Max Mes- Gasparini (1A) and Wing eld (23 saves). BYSNS results courtesy of Mike Sabini.
balanced o ensive production if we want sina (1A) and Ty Wing eld (20 saves)
to be successful.” “ is is absolutely a massive win,” said

GIRLS BASKETBALL
Croton-Harmon 51, North Salem 49
Monday, Jan. 24
e Tigers took a tough loss at home to

open the week. Sophomore Jaiden Dono-
van led North Salem in scoring with 19
points, and junior Emma Zoubok also
chipped in 14 points in the e ort.

Putnam Valley 65, North Salem 39
Friday, Jan. 28
North Salem went on the road for the
week’s second consecutive Tiger tussle.
Down several key players, the squad
fought hard but took their second loss of
the week.

BOWLING PHOTO COURTESY OF NORTH SALEM BOOSTER CLUB
e boys team dropped a match against
After defeating Brewster during Senior Night on Jan. 22, North Salem would take the loss during the Bears’ senior celebration on Jan. 28.
Walter Panas on Jan. 26 at Cortlandt
Lanes. ey would rebound the follow-
ing day, picking up a win over Briarcli
on Jan. 27.

e girls team would earn a victory of

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Tax Assessment Map, for an area variance to allow construction of a new single-family residence, per Article V,
Section 250-15 and Article VI, Section 250-20 of the Zoning Ordinance of the Town of North Salem.  The
following variances are requested:   

• Decrease front yard setback from 35 ft. required to 32 ft. 
• Decrease combined side yard setbacks from 20 ft./50 ft. required to 17.9 ft./45.68 ft. proposed for the

house and deck. 
• Decrease combined side yard setbacks from 20 ft./50 ft. required to 24.75 ft./42.65 ft. proposed for the

condenser and propane tanks. 
• Decrease rear yard setback from 50 ft. required to 45 ft. proposed. 
• Increase building coverage from 10% permitted to 10.6% proposed. 
• Allow creation of parking area within front and side yard setbacks. 
 
At such hearing all persons will have the opportunity to be heard. A copy of the applications and related
documents may be examined at the Board of Appeals Office at the North Salem Center, 274 Titicus Rd. North
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Brian Ivanhoe, Chairman 
North Salem Board of Appeals 

Thursday, February 3, 2022 BUSINESS & REAL ESTATE North Salem News – Page 19

Avoiding New York’s estate tax cli

GUEST death (“TOD”) to a spouse, nor and retirement assets with the each of their name alone or in a played a signi cant role in many
CORNER names their surviving spouse as spouse as named bene ciary), and Revocable Living Trust for their New Yorkers moving to other
the primary bene ciary of any no assets in their name alone. On individual bene t. e Last Will states that do not have a state
ANTHONY J. account. the death of the rst to die, said and Testament or Trust can name estate tax or income tax (another
ENEA $7,000,000 goes automatically to their spouse as bene ciary of the large burden for New Yorkers).
If the rst spouse to die has the surviving spouse. Even if you assets and also give the spouse As with many matters, advance
As can be imagined, estate assets titled jointly with their assume no growth in the estate of an option of “disclaiming” all or planning and being proactive
taxation can be confusing. spouse, then upon death those the surviving spouse, on the death part of what they are to receive. allows one to take advantage of
Unfortunately, the New assets will pass by operation of of the surviving spouse because what the law permits, which can
York’s Estate Tax is no exception. law to their surviving spouse, and he/she has an estate which is is “disclaimer” allows the assets result in sheltering millions from
not be considered to be titled 5% greater than the exemption the spouse decides not to receive taxation.
us, the focus of this article to the deceased spouse’s name ($6,110,000), the estate will be “outright” on their spouse’s death
will be solely on the New York alone for purposes of utilizing the taxed at the highest New York to be held in a trust created Anthony J. Enea is a member of
Estate Tax Exemption and not exemption in New York. us, Estate Tax rate, currently 16% of for their bene t, allowing the Enea, Scanlan and Sirignano, LLP
the Federal Estate Tax and Gift the exemption of the rst spouse the entire $7,000,000; and not surviving spouse to decide of White Plains and Somers. He
Tax Exemption (the subject of a to die will e ectively disappear, just the amount that is greater whether they should inherit the is a certi ed Elder Law Attorney
future article). leaving only one exemption than $6,110,000, subject to any assets or disclaim them at the accredited by the National Elder
available to the surviving spouse available deductions or credits. time of their spouse’s death. is Law Foundation and focuses his
For the year 2022, the New of $6,110,000. e loss of the is bene cial because the decision practice on Elder Law, Wills,
York State Estate Tax Exemption exemption of the rst spouse us, the New York Estate can be made with the knowledge Trusts and Estates. Mr. Enea
is $6,110,000 per person. ere to die will have signi cant tax Tax would be approximately of what their assets are and what is the Past Chair of Elder Law
is no gift tax in New York, consequences in New York. $1,120,000, because the estate the New York exemption is at the and Special Needs Section of the
meaning that New Yorkers are of the surviving spouse has gone time of their death. e portion New York State Bar Association
not taxed (by New York) on Additionally, in New York over the proverbial “estate tax (or all) of the assets disclaimed (NYSBA) and the 50+ Section of
the value of the gifts they make we have something referred to cli .” allow the couple to utilize all or the NYSBA. He is also the Past
during their life. In 2021, the as “ e Estate Tax Cli .” If the part of the New York Estate Tax President and Founding Member
New York Estate Tax Exemption value of one’s New York taxable is estate tax could have been Exemption of the rst spouse of the National Academy of Elder
was $5,930,000 per person. estate exceeds the New York entirely avoided if husband and to die and signi cantly reduces Law Attorneys (NAELA)-NY
At rst glance the exemption Estate Tax Exemption amount wife had divided their assets and/or eliminates the possibility chapter, President of the Westchester
appears to be a relatively large of $6,110,000 by over 5%, then so that each had a signi cant of New York estate tax upon the County Bar Foundation and a Past
amount. It appears to permit the entire estate will be subject portion of the $7,000,000 in surviving spouse’s demise. is is President of its Bar Association.
a married couple to exempt to a New York Estate Tax. If the their name alone on their date just one of many techniques that He is uent in Italian. Mr. Enea
from New York estate taxes a estate exceeds $6,110,000 by less of death, and had also utilized one can utilize to help avoid and/ can be reached at 914-948-1500.
total of $12,220,000. While than 5%, then only the excess a Last Will & Testament or or reduce the New York Estate Visit www.esslaw rm.com for more
accomplishing this is possible, value is taxed. As such, in 2022 if Revocable Living Trust that Tax. information.
it requires advance planning your estate is $305,500 more than provided for all or part of their
so that each spouse, on their $6,110,000, you have triggered estate to not pass outright to their Sadly, New York’s estate tax has
date of death, has $6,110,000 the estate tax cli and your entire surviving spouse, thus, avoiding
or less in their name alone and estate, back to the rst dollar, is leaving the estate of the surviving WHY DO WE
not jointly with a spouse or taxable. As illustrated below, the spouse vulnerable to a seven
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