Yorktown News 05.12.22

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Global supply-chain disruptions felt by local governments

BY GINO DE ANGELIS Dave Paganelli, Yorktown highway superintendent PHOTO: BRIAN MARSCHHAUSER said. “Price increases a ect your
STAFF WRITER ability to for everything else.”
Illionois, and the trucks would materials a ect ordering times have only budgeted for smaller
ere may be no end in sight be driven back to Yorktown. because towns need to pay for increases, and they must now use Paganelli said the town has
to the supply-chain issues a ect- what they order when they send even more money for items they taken to repairing parts of trucks
ing local communities, as wait “It requires a lot of e ort,” he in an invoice, not at nal de- may not receive for years. that would normally be replaced
times lengthen and rising prices said of buying out-of-state ve- livery. He added that the price so that the trucks can stay in ser-
strain municipal budgets. hicles. surges are exaggerating this “When you purchase some- vice while they wait for the new
problem, because most towns thing, money immediately part to come in.
“ ere’s procurement issues e highway superintendent comes out of the budget,” he
all the way down the line,” said also said the price increases on “We have 20 big trucks for
Dave Paganelli, Yorktown’s su- snow plowing and salting,” he
perintendent of highways. said. “If you lose one, it takes
longer for them to do their job.”
Paganelli listed multiple items
that are either delayed or whose Yorktown isn’t the only com-
prices have risen steadily over munity left waiting with its eet
the past months, including as- of trucks. O cials from both
phalt and the trucks the town Somers and Lewisboro have said
uses to plow and salt the roads they have seen delays in either
during the winter. ordering new trucks or replace-
ment parts to keep their current
“Right now, we’re trying to supply up and running.
order three new Ford F-550s
for the town. e earliest we At a recent Town Board meet-
could get them is March 2024,” ing in Carmel, Highway Super-
he said. “And that’s if we order intendent Mike Simone said he
them today.” is still waiting for the trucks he
ordered to be built.
Paganelli said that situation
was unacceptable, so he worked “Last year, in April, I ordered
with Town Comptroller Pat two new International trucks. I
Caporale on nding a solution. am told they might start build-
ing them this month (April).
“In response, we’ve searched
nationwide and found dealers ey haven’t even started them,”
with leftovers with no mileage Simone told the board. “If they
(trucks from 2021),” Paganelli get built this month, I probably
said. Once purchased, the town won’t see them in my shop until
plans on ying employees out to
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BUSINESS & REAL ESTATE 39
CLASSIFIEDS
LEGAL NOTICES 38
LEISURE
OPINION 32
SPORTS
30 BOE ELECTIONS
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24 Interviews with all Yorktown,
Lakeland candidates

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Reshmi Bose Michael Capalbo Richard Giannasca Frank Panebianco Cheryl Reynolds Lisa Rolle

Meet the Yorktown school board candidates

Six candidates are running for three seats on the Yorktown Central School District Board of Education. e three-year terms will be decided in a district-wide vote on
May 17. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. at the French Hill School. Voters will also be deciding a $108.8 million budget, which would result in a 1.9% tax increase for

district residents who live in Yorktown.
In addition to providing biographical information, we asked all school board candidates to identify an issue important to them and describe in their own words how they

would address it. eir answers are below.

Reshmi Bose – a Capital Reserve Fund has Michael Capalbo ents are the ultimate guardians of and develop solutions. Transpar-
been established and funded to their children. e school should ency is a huge part to nding

Reshmi Bose has worked in reduce costs of debt and be able Michael Capalbo is a 28-year not subordinate nor subsume the solutions and I want to make it

the global nancial services in- to undertake projects necessary to resident of Yorktown. He, his role of the parent. my job to make sure that every-

dustry for 24 years, including make our schools top-notch. e wife, and his daughter are all As stewards of our children’s one knows what’s going on in

executive positions at Morgan district has also incrementally graduates of the Yorktown Cen- future, it is our responsibility to our school district. As a young

Stanley, Citigroup, and Ernst added programs for our students. tral School District. ensure that they are well prepared adult in our community, I have

& Young. A board trustee since Five years ago, we launched the to succeed in life. the ability to connect with stu-

2016, she chairs the Audit Com- Robotics Club in the high school GIVING STUDENTS THE Richard Giannasca dents and also listen and work
mittee and serves as liaison to the with over 60 students participat- TOOLS THEY NEED for parents and other members

District PTA, of which she is a ing in its initial year. I am running for school board of our community. Addition-

former president. She also served Subsequently, we’ve added to give back to the community in Richard Giannasca is a 2018 ally, I hope to ensure that our

as president of the Yorktown a robotics team at the middle which I chose to raise my family. graduate of Yorktown High students are given a great edu-

Foundation for Excellence and school. Both teams have placed I have worked my whole life in School, where he played on cation along with a great experi-

co-president of the Brookside in regional competitions. We a variety of roles, both blue collar the lacrosse and football teams ence so they can be successful in

PTA. She has a master’s degree in started the engineering program and white collar, including close and accumulated 200 hours of the future. When elected, it will

nance from NYU Stern School with a one-year course for inter- to four decades of experience community service. He is set to be my greatest pleasure to work

of Business. She has two children ested students. In the 2022-23 working for top-notch IT and graduate from Pace University in with parents, students, sta , and

in the Yorktown Central School school year, it will be a three-year nancial rms. I know rst-hand May with a bachelor’s degree in administration to make sure all

District. program with civil engineering what skills are needed to succeed nance. voices are heard, and all concerns

Visit yorktownincumbents. and architecture being added. in today’s competitive world. I are being addressed.

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Frank Panebiancointroduced next academic year public school education and I TRANSPARENCY
PREPARING STUDENTS FOR as well. ere are very few high want the same for our students. Yorktown has helped me to

THE FUTURE schools with state-of-the-art Schools should accomplish grow into the person I am today IMPROVING SCHOOL/

K-12 education must strive to classes as o ered at YHS, and three main objectives: teach stu- and because of that, I want to COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIP

prepare students to be global citi- even fewer where a student could dents knowledge, teach them give back by making sure that our e school board has a respon-

zens and future leaders in a highly take three years of engineer- how to think on their own, and students are set up for a lifetime sibility to implement the budget,

connected world. ere are many ing even before graduating high give them the tools they need to of success. oversee the contract, and be an

facets to global citizenship that school! reach their greatest potential. While being a graduate of o cial policymaker. at respon-

extend beyond academic learn- Even when faced with a global Our schools must provide a Yorktown High School and a sibility requires the school board

ing, including character develop- pandemic, we’ve continued to rigorous academic environment proud member of the commu- member to be knowledgeable of

ment, volunteerism, technology, make investments in areas of that fosters ethical behavior, nity, I have nothing but love for many of the concerns and issues

developing problem-solving and technology, security, special edu- critical thinking, virtuous leader- this town and district. Although, from the educators, the students,

critical-thinking skills, among cation, and facilities, while re- ship, lifelong learning, and truth- due to the lack of transparency the parents/guardians, and the

others. Our students need to be maining below the tax-levy cap. seeking with a rm foundation between the board and parents, community. Another responsibil-

prepared for jobs that perhaps We’ve undertaken large-scale in cognitive, non-cognitive, and it’s hard to always know what ity of the school board is to work

can’t be envisioned today but may capital improvement projects technical skills. changes are being made. is is with the community to improve

become relevant in their lifetime. such as the newly renovated high If elected, my goal is to ensure not fair to the district and com- student achievement. In addition,

As the proverb goes, “Never stop school gym, air-conditioning in everyone can communicate in a munity members. e turnout school board members must cre-

learning, because life never stops large spaces in our buildings, and climate of civility and respect. I at board meetings and elections ate a shared vision, set the direc-

teaching.” renovation of the nurse suite, in- will work to build a partnership also remains extremely low. Our tion of the district to achieve the

Providing those opportunities crementally. between the community and district needs to work on improv- highest student performance, and

to our students in the face of a Our ability to prudently man- the schools. All members of our ing the connection between the develop a budget and present it

rising in ationary economy and age available funds and develop a community deserve transparency board and community by build- to the community. at aspect of

a xed tax cap, while recovering thorough budget, while retaining into how our schools are run and ing a trusting relationship. shared vision, community involve-

from a turbulent pandemic is a YCSD’s excellent credit rating how their tax dollars are spent. As a board trustee, it is our re- ment is something that we as a

challenge for any school district. and remaining sensitive to tax- Parents, students, and taxpayers sponsibility to hear out the com- school board need to improve.

To prepare for that, several steps payer needs, is what sets us apart. need a seat at the table. munity’s questions and concerns SEE BOE PAGE 4

have already been taken at YCSD We must recognize that par- and nd a way to address them

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The Staff BOE the Yorktown Central School ktown High School (YHS) stu- tive approach with yearly assess-
FROM PAGE 3 ments, while making upgrades as
EDITORIAL TEAM District and one currently attends dents park during school hours. needed throughout the year.
BRIAN MARSCHHAUSER
EDITOR: 914-302-5628 Yorktown High School. Reyn- e lot has alleviated much Lisa Rolle
[email protected]
Improving discussion between olds has served as the president tra c volume on the campus; Lisa Rolle has lived in York-
VIM WILKINSON town for about 18 years. She has
SPECIAL SECTIONS EDITOR school boards and the communi- of the Yorktown High School however, with more cars in the three children, two of whom are
[email protected] Yorktown alumni and one who
ty will help increase involvement PTSA, Mildred E. Strang Mid- commuter lot, there is a need for is currently a student at the high
ADVERTISING TEAM school. Rolle has a law degree
PAUL FORHAN at school board meetings. School dle School PTA, and co-pres- ongoing evaluation of its safety. from Pace University and prac-
tices as an attorney in New York
(914) 806-3951 board meetings with delibera- ident of the Crompond PTA. As a result, the district has part- and Connecticut. A board trustee
[email protected] since 2018, Rolle has worked on
tion and discussion between the She also coached youth basket- nered with the town of Yorktown the policy and audit committees.
BRUCE HELLER Prior to serving as a trustee, she
(914) 486-7608 school board and community, are ball (YAC) and soccer (YYSC), and will enter into a lease agree- held leadership positions with
[email protected] various PTA groups and par-
more likely to have higher com- having been named Coach of ment for the lot during school ticipated in the local youth sports
LISA KAIN organizations.
(201) 317-1139 munity engagement. is will the Year (2013) by EHYSL and hours. is will allow us to assign
[email protected] Visit yorktownincumbents.
CORINNE STANTON increase trust in school o cials ENYYSA. Reynolds has a mas- parking spots, post safety per- weebly.com
(914) 760-7009
[email protected] by focusing on transparency, thus ter’s degree in business admin- sonnel, and execute the Code of CONTINUING THE
DISTRICT’S EXCELLENT
JAY GUSSAK creating a willingness and partic- istration from Pace University. Conduct should there be harmful WORK
(914) 299-4541
[email protected] ipation from community mem- Professionally, she worked as an or dangerous behavior exhibited During my tenure as trustee,
SHELLEY KILCOYNE the district has earned some of
(914) 924-9122 bers. Deliberation is de ned as electrical engineer for a local util- there. We are currently examin- the most prestigious recognitions
[email protected] in the country, including Na-
“a two-way discussion” between ity company and has held man- ing the tra c pattern of the exit tional School District of Charac-
PRODUCTION TEAM ter, NYS Education Department
TABITHA PEARSON MARSHALL community members and the agement positions for a provider and may limit left-hand turns out Award for School Academics
Excellence, Blue Ribbon Award,
CREATIVE DIRECTOR school board, where school board of nancial protection bene ts. A of the lot during school hours. Newsweek’s Top Stem School,
PHOTOGRAPHER US News & World Reports One
o cials directly respond to com- board trustee since 2015, Reyn- Another safety initiative we of America’s Best High Schools,
[email protected] NYS and National Schools of
GABRIELLE BILIK munity concerns and questions. olds is co-chair of the Policy have examined is the highly Character and Champions of
DESIGNER Change for ESTEAM.  We
Our school board meetings Committee and is a member of bene cial use of the School Re- proudly continue to support the
[email protected] award-winning and extraordi-
have low attendance and lack the Steering Committee. source O cers (SRO) at YHS nary sports and arts programs. As
EXECUTIVE TEAM a district, we have accomplished
BRETT FREEMAN community engagement. Unfor- Visit yorktownincumbents. and Mildred E. Strang Middle all of this, and continue to im-
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845-208-8151 tunately, this results in issues that weebly.com School. An additional SRO will
scally sound budget, which has
[email protected] get overlooked. We need to make be added to Crompond School yielded only a 0.56% average in-
crease over the last six years.
Deadlines sure the school board is willing to CREATING A SAFE LEARNING with responsibilities extending to
With Covid seemingly be-
YORKTOWN NEWS DEADLINE explain their decisions, by being ENVIRONMENT Mohansic and Brookside for reg- hind us, we can continue mov-
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transparent, and take the con- A safe learning environment ular school visits and support for was envisioned in the 2020 vi-
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2022 Candidates for the Lakeland School Board

RE-ELECT

Adam Kaufman • Resident of Yorktown Heights for 16 years
Ballot Line #11 • Parent of two students currently attending Lakeland High School
• Assistant Principal at a High School in Yonkers, with 25 years of experience
• Elected in 2019 to a three-year term on the Board of Education, serving on the Policy Committee, Facilities Committee,

Safety Committee, and the District Youth Council
• Elected President of the Board of Education in 2021 Director of the Shrub Oak Athletic Club Football program since 2017, 2nd

Vice President of the Shrub Oak Athletic Club since 2019

Becky Burfeind • Resident of Cortlandt Manor for 19 years
Ballot Line #10 • Parent of two Walter Panas High School graduates (2018, 2020). Both Children in college pursuing careers in education
• Office Manager at a Financial Planning/Retirement Planning firm for over 5 years
• Elected in 2019 to a three-year term on the Board of Education. Currently serving on the Safety Committee, District Parents’ Council,

Wellness Committee, Sick Bank, District Equity for All Committee and Ad hoc member of building level Equity for All Committees
• Previous volunteer work in the district includes Van Cortlandtville Elementary School Class Parent and PTA Leadership, Lake-

land Copper Beech Middle School PTA member, Walter Panas High School PPC president, Building Emergency Response Team
member, Panas Players Boosters
• Past fundraiser for Children’s Heart Foundation to aid in research and treatments for children born with congenital heart
disease

ELECT

Marianne DiSalvo Kolesar • Resident of Yorktown Heights for 49 years
Ballot Line #01 • Mother or a fourth grader, a sixth grader and eight grader in the Lakeland Central School District
• Elementary School Teacher for 27 years, currently working in the Rye City School District
• Leader of the Cub Scout Pack at Thomas Jefferson for three years
• Active member of the TJ PTA
• Appointed to the Lakeland Board of Education in December 2021
• Current member of the District Parents’ Council, Special Education Advisory Committee, Wellness Committee and District Equity

for All Committee
• Previous volunteer working building schools in Nicaragua and Sprout, a non-profit that provides recreational activities for

people with disabilities.

Michael Marchese • Resident of Yorktown Heights for 5 years
Ballot Line #04
• Parent of a first grader and incoming kindergartener at Thomas Jefferson ES

• Physician specializing in Endocrinology and Obesity Medicine. Medical Director Inpatient Diabetes Services at a community
hospital in CT

• Mentor and teacher to medical residents and students, adjunct at a local University’s Physician Assistance program

• Volunteering at the start of a young age including St. Vincent’s Catholic Medical Center and Salybia Mission Project. More

recently involved in community outreach providing educational talks including Osteoporosis prevention and treatment,
Complications of Diabetes and The Rise of Obesity Epidemic for the hospital community and nearby nursing facilities in CT

Vote Tuesday, May 17th, at Van Cortlandtville Elementary School.
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Meet the Lakeland school board candidates

Twelve candidates are running for four seats on the Lakeland Central School District Board of Education. e election will be held 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. May 17 at Van Cort-
landtville Elementary School. Voters will also be deciding a $175.7 million budget, which would result in a 2% tax increase for property owners.

In addition to providing biographical information, we asked all school board candidates to identify an issue important to them and describe in their own words how they
would address it. eir answers are below.

Joe Ascanio RESPECTING VOLUNTEERS them to be targeted, we are going faculty deserve respect and trust ce manager in a nancial plan-
AND EDUCATORS to lose good teachers and struggle because they have spent their ca- ning/retirement planning rm.
Yorktown Heights to attract new ones. reers earning it; they are not merely She is the parent of two Walter
Joe Ascanio has been a Lake- As a parent of two wonderful “customer service.” Panas graduates. She serves on
land resident for almost 25 years. children in Lakeland schools (and While parents and families the school board’s safety, wellness,
He and his wife are parents of two both husband and son to educa- should in fact have a voice in our Educators are the foundation of sick bank, and district equity for
children who are now enrolled in tors), I am in awe of how teach- children’s education — one that any district; they are what make a all committees. She is also on the
Lakeland High School and Cop- ers and sta in our community holds our educators to the high- good school great. As a parent and District Parents’ Council. A long-
per Beech Middle School. Ascanio stepped up during the very worst of est standards — that voice must a professional, I remain committed time school volunteer, she has been
works as vice president of digi- the pandemic. As parents, we owe rely on truth, facts, data, and actual to doing my very best for our dis- involved with the Panas Players
tal strategy for a technology rm them a lot. I am troubled when results rather than propaganda.We trict, our wonderful students and Boosters, was a class parent at Van
based out of lower Westchester. certain groups belittle their hard should appreciate the years of expe- our amazing teachers. Cortlandtville and president of the
He and his daughter serve on the work and commitment by attack- rience, advanced degrees, and con- Panas Parent Club, and served on
district’s Equity for All Council. ing them and their profession. I tinued education that our teachers Becky Burfeind the Building Emergency Response
Ascanio has also spent time as a think we should recognize the tal- have put themselves through for Team at Walter Panas.
volunteer youth sports coach. ented and dedicated sta that we the betterment of our schools and Cortlandt Manor
Visit lakelandrise.org/our-can- are fortunate to have as part of the our children’s future. Becky Burfeind, elected to the DOING WHAT’S BEST FOR
didates Lakeland family. school board in 2019, is an of- THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY
We cannot continue to normal-
We need board members who ize those who obstruct or dele- e school board is responsible
will listen to and value the voices gitimize public education based for policy and oversight for all
and expertise of our teachers and on misinformation and regres- areas. We have capable leaders
sta , as they are the ones sacri c- sive propaganda, especially after within the district who address
ing the very most for our students what we experienced as a district the day-to-day issues, and we
every day. And that means pri- in February 2022. It is not okay support them and provide guid-
oritizing e ective leadership and to attack or demean educators as ance and governance. is is not
communication against harmful, an attempted power-grab, or that a political platform; it is all about
obstructive, ideological movements years of education and experience the students, faculty and sta ,
that have been purposefully manu- can be discounted by arm-chair ac-
factured to negatively target educa- tivism. Our talented and educated SEE CANDIDATES PAGE 7
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CANDIDATES ve decades, Beth Dee graduated need to be heard in order to have his two younger daughters are shortcomings in our special edu-
from Lakeland High School in an informed decision. School currently students there. Edwards cation programs; providing real-
FROM PAGE 6 1982. Both of her children also curriculum needs to be age-ap- operates a martial arts program world skills to students such as
went through Lakeland schools. propriate and needs to stay the for all ages, and is an active mem- budgeting and nancial manage-
and our community.Everything we She previously served on a Mo- course of policy, not politics. ber of Park Street AME church ment; and more. To me, inclusion
do is through the lens of what is in hegan Lake condominium board. in Peekskill. is not just about gender, politics,
their best interest in every situation. Dee, who drove a school bus for We need parental partnerships or race, but about the needs of all
a neighboring district, has oper- to create committees where we Visit lakelandrise.org/our-can- students. Impact over intent.
Our community has become ated an auto-repair shop with her can work collaboratively to make didates
divided during these Covid years. husband for more than 23 years. these decisions. Being a trustee requires the
Communication can always im- PREPARING STUDENTS FOR same ve “Ps” that I implement
prove, and we need to continue Visit united4lakeland.com; We need an easier understand- A DIVERSE AND CHANGING in training for a competition
intentionally bringing people to- email United4Lakeland@pro- ing of budget spending and how WORLD or a business meeting: “Proper
gether to nd common ground; it tonmail.com funds are allocated to better edu- Preparation Prevents Poor Per-
is integral to the best outcomes for cate the students. e school issue that I am most formance.” For impact, we must
our students. is board has, and IMPROVING DIALOGUE passionate about is preparing the prepare to perform at our highest
will continue to, work with district TO DEVELOP AGE Lastly, more community in- next generation for a diverse and potential. In Lakeland, we must
leadership to achieve that. I attend APPROPRIATE CURRICULUM volvement with mentorship changing world, a world that we prepare students for the world
every district and student event programs. It may help students can’t even imagine yet. In my ca- outside of the district. We must
that I can, to support the students Driving a school bus for a achieve goals they may have nev- reer as a martial arts instructor, I give them the con dence they
and to be available to the families, neighboring district allowed me er dreamed of. have worked with children, par- need to succeed, a con dence
faculty,and sta .It helps me to stay the opportunity to interact with ents, teachers, and administra- that is built on a foundation of
connected and keeps the lines of a vast number of children, with Paul Edwards tors. As one of my colleagues says, being successful in diverse situ-
communication open. many diverse needs. No two chil- teachers get their students for a ations and with di erent people.
dren are alike. It is important to Cortlandt Manor year or maybe two, but we see
Beth Dee be able to communicate with Paul Edwards has lived in them from childhood to adult- Sometimes, in my lessons with
parents and understand the per- Cortlandt Manor for 21 years hood and even into parenthood. my students, I ask “would you
Shrub Oak sonalities of each child. As a bus with his wife and daughters. His Sometimes we even end up teach- rather have knowledge or intel-
A district resident for nearly driver, the rule is, “they are your oldest daughter graduated from ing their children! ligence?” Many say knowledge.
precious cargo.” Walter Panas High School and In my opinion, the better answer
Over time, you get to see your is intelligence. When you are
I believe that my ability to lis- impact. One thing I have learned knowledgeable, you only know
ten to the children and the adults is that the intent of our actions is what you know. When you are
will make me an asset to the not as relevant as its impact. It’s intelligent, knowledge is in nite.
Lakeland school board. e chil- going to take more than intent to You are not beholden to what
dren are our “precious cargo,” and you know, but can also see what
we should be able to help them x the issues facing the district: you don’t know. at’s why I am
ful ll their dreams. creating representation so that all committed to helping prepare
students feel heard and are mo- Lakeland’s students to leave this
I would de nitely like more tivated to learn (and teachers are
open dialogue at board meetings. motivated to teach); closing the SEE CANDIDATES PAGE 8
communication gap between par-
ere are too many concerns ents and the schools; addressing
about curriculum and all voices

MOVING LAKELAND Lakeland deserves a principled Board of Education that:

FORWARD • Supports innovation in education • Manages funds responsibly
• Communicates openly & honestly • Promotes respect & civility

JOE PAUL CHUCK LAURA
ASCANIO EDWARDS MONSANTO PEROZO

Ballot position #8 Ballot position #2 Ballot position #12 Ballot position #7

A 25-year Lakeland resident & tech A 21-year Cortlandt Manor resident with A Yorktown resident with 2 children at A member of the Lakeland community
executive with 2 children in our schools 2 daughters currently at WPHS and a BFES and a third living & working in since 2006, Laura has a daughter who
(LHS & LCBMS) . Joe is deeply rooted in third now in college. Paul has decades of Canada. Chuck served our country for graduated LHS and a son attending
our public education system & a strong experience as director of UMAC’s Youth 18 years in the Army National Guard & LCBMS. She has worked for over 22 years
advocate for students & teachers. Empowerment System. was deployed to Afghanistan in 2008. in finance & operations for nonprofits.

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CANDIDATES are so many candidates that are engagement across the nation and of the board of education I would
FROM PAGE 7
single-issue candidates, focus- in our community. Civic educa- have the privilege of working col-

ing on the one item that they are tion allows our youth to gain an laboratively with other board

district with the intelligence and passionate about. Being a board appreciation for civil discourse and members under the guidance and

con dence to succeed in an ever- trustee encompasses so much free speech and to learn how to en- supervision of Dr. Gagliardi to

changing world. more. In addition to guiding gage respectfully with those whose expand these goals and practices.

policy and being responsible for perspectives di er from their own. is could include a health and

the scal health of the district, we Another aspect of civics is service wellness week including a variety

must maintain a strong, positive learning. Currently, students seek- of presentations and activities for

working relationship with all the ing induction into National Honor the kids to engage in. is could

stakeholders of the district. is Marianne DiSalvo Societies are required to ful ll involve guest speakers such as a
not only requires an aptitude for service requirements. I would like physical therapist, nutritionist and

management, but a strong sense Kolesar to see this option rolled out to all guidance counselors in addition
of community, and what the students, beginning in their early to special activities such as aerobic

community needs. We must be Yorktown Heights years of education. is will help classes, kids’ yoga and other activi-

able to hear all sides of an issue, Marianne DiSalvo Kolesar is foster skills such as cooperation, ties promoting bone and muscle

and reach consensus on what is a 49-year resident of the district. empathy, citizenship, and self-es- strength. Another potential op-

best for our children. She and her husband have three teem. Students who serve others portunity would be reaching out

Adam Kaufman Over the past three years as a children in the Lakeland School develop greater con dence, gain a into our community by using local
trustee, I believe that I have done District,in fourth,sixth,and eighth better appreciation for others, and farms and environmental centers
that. Lakeland High School was grades.She has been an elementary can see the school-life connection. reinforcing STEAM and core cur-

Yorktown Heights just named as one of the top school teacher for 27 years, most Service-learning opportunities can riculum through unique, hands on

Adam Kaufman, who current- schools in the United States by recently teaching second grade at be implemented into all areas of and place-based programs. Data

ly serves as Board of Education US News and World Report, a Milton Elementary School in Rye. the curriculum. As an experienced from the National Youth Risk

president, has lived in Yorktown testament to the boards commit- She was appointed to the Board of educator, I understand the policies Behavior Survey shows a connec-

Heights since 2006. His two ment to education over politics. Education in December 2021, and and procedures involved in build- tion between healthy students and

children attend Lakeland High For two of the past three years, we serves on its equity for all, special ing and strengthening our entire greater academic achievement.

School. Since 1997, he has been were able to present budgets with education advisory, and wellness curriculum. I am eager for the op-

an educator in the Yonkers Pub- no increase to the tax levy, yet committees. She also serves on the portunity to continue serving the

lic Schools, where now serves as maintain the nancial strength of District Parents’Council. Lakeland community.

a high-school assistant princi- the district without having to cut

pal. He has been the director of any services or programs for our ENCOURAGING CIVIC

the Shrub Oak football program children. In fact, we continue to ENGAGEMENT

since 2017, and also serves as sec- expand them. As president, I was I am a strong advocate for com-

ond vice president. First elected proud to lead the board in nam- munity service, having begun vol-

in 2019, Kaufman serves on the ing our current superintendent. unteering at a young age. I have

school board’s policy, scal, and Her leadership will continue to traveled to underserved countries

safety committees and the Dis- take us forward and provide our to build schools, worked with

trict Youth Council. children with the greatest op- adults with physical and mental

BEING RESPONSIVE TO portunities possible. I urge you to disabilities,led Pack 251 at omas Chuck Monsanto
MANY ISSUES consider the positions, both past Je erson, and I am currently very
and current, of all the candidates involved with the TJ PTA.

e editor of this newspaper and ask yourself who can provide As an educator with a master’s Michael Marchese Yorktown Heights
asked us to choose a single is- the most stability and represent degree in curriculum design, I will Chuck Monsanto lives in Yor-
sue that was important to us and the interest of all children of the use my experience and skills to
ktown Heights with his wife and

write about it. at is my biggest Lakeland Central School Dis- help further our curriculum team. Yorktown Heights family. Two of his children cur-

concern with this election. ere trict. VoMtAeY ! THere has been a decline in civic Michael Marchese has been a rently attend Benjamin Franklin
Yorktown resident for ve years. Elementary School. He is a crimi-
He and his wife have three chil- nal investigator with the City of
dren, with one on the way. eir New York and an Army veteran
oldest son attends omas Jef- who was deployed to Afghanistan
ferson Elementary. Marchese, a in 2008.
physician specializing in endocri-
nology and obesity medicine, is the Visit lakelandrise.org/our-can-
director of inpatient endocrinology didates
services at a community hospital in
Connecticut. TEACHING CHILDREN
ACCURATE HISTORY
PROMOTING WELLNESS
I thank Yorktown News for the
opportunity to discuss an issue that

INITIATIVES is of concern to me. at issue is

Lakeland Central School District Board Of Education Candidates One area that is important to teaching our children accurate his-
me, given my eld as an endo- tory.

crinologist and obesity medicine I nd it problematic that the de-

specialist, is working with the cur- sire to teach our children accurate

rent District Wellness Commit- history has been marred by boister-

Maggie Perlman 3 • Genie Muller 5# # tee to deepen understanding of ous extremists that claim it’s coun-
how to promote healthy body and ter to our shared American val-
mind. Schools play a pivotal role ues. ey tell us that teaching our

Erin O’Grady #6 • Beth Dee #9 in teaching students about health children the truth will cause them
and wellness, this involves educa- to hate our country. ese groups

tion on a healthy diet, adequate have already tried to ban books in

For Academics Over Political Agenda sleep, promoting physical activity our area. What’s next? Will they
and nurturing mental health. Cur- try to censor teachers and remove
rently each school in the Lakeland certain topics from the curriculum?
Central School District has a NYS I love our country.I swore to give

Wellness Policy Assessment Tool my life for our country. I took that

MAY @ Van Cortlandtville Elementary SchoolTH providing goals and practices to oath even though I knew the prob-
track progress and gather ideas on lematic history we have regarding

ways to create a healthier school SEE CANDIDATES PAGE 9
environment. If elected to be part

Thursday, May 12, 2022 Yorktown News – Page 9

CANDIDATES reality is, though, that I am more and one in sixth grade. She has HOLDING THE DISTRICT demanded justice went uncon-
FROM PAGE 8
than that. I am an advocate for all raised funds and volunteered for ACCOUNTABLE tested. Yet, the district still ac-

children. If I had to address one the Shrub Oak Athletic Club, Honesty, respect, and courage cepts our tax money. Why was

slavery, native Americans, women, issue in the school immediately, it in addition to chaperoning eld from the Lakeland Board of Ed- our board silent? e board

and LGBTQ+. would be educational support. e day at Ben Franklin Elementary. ucation on curriculum is lacking. directs, hires, and reviews the

Is it hurtful to learn about things rami cations of going virtual still She is also a volunteer member e BOE satT:5s.6i5l"ent and stays superintendent’s performance.
like the Tulsa Race Riot,Redlining, are not gone. ere is a real learn- of the Lakeland Special Educa- silent about the crusade to push is board was caught in an

Matthew Shepard,the Sand Creek ing loss, there were critical services tion Committee. Professionally, political ideology in our school uncomfortable truth when Dr.

Massacre? Yes. But does it make lost to our special education com- she is a VP business banking district. e board showed zero Kirkland of CRS, of the Cul-

me hate America? Never! munity, not to mention we have lender. respect to the taxpayers when turally Responsive Sustaining

What I love about American families who have still not recov- Visit united4lakeland.com; an unveri ed change.org peti- Education framework, admitted

history and why I love the coun- ered. ose families are not just email United4Lakeland@pro- tion that accused this entire SEE CANDIDATES PAGE 17

try so much is that throughout our our students, but they include em- tonmail.com community of being racist and

history, America always strives to ployees who are our integral parts

match her ideals. We saw it when of our community and are a part of

Americans fought to end slavery, children’s’everyday lives.

fought to give women equal rights What does this look like? Ad-

and fought for full marriage equal- dressing speci c de cits in our

ity. We’re constantly growing and classrooms and o ering more sup-

evolving. We get better by learning port for academics. is should

from our past. include not just those who qualify

A great nation doesn’t fear the for current tier services, but also for

past. A great nation doesn’t do the children who are excelling and

what Stalin did and literally erase need more challenging work to

history and people. A great nation stay engaged. Adopting more tu-

points to her scars and says “Yes, toring support outside of the sum-

these are my wounds. If I take the mer learning academy, which had

time to heal them, they’ll make me only served the elementary schools.

stronger.” We need to better equip our sta

I would like to see our district with whatever tools and training

empower teachers to teach age ap- they need to support their current

propriate, accurate history to all of roles and help our students our-

our students. I believe we need to ish.

look at our curriculum with a critical Last but certainly not least, we

eye to determine where we’re falling need to work more with our special

short when it comes to teaching the education classrooms. It is some-

truth about our great country. thing I have been vocal about for

As the song goes, “If you don’t years. From having students work-

know your past, you won’t know ing on worksheets dating back to

your future.” Our children deserve 1987 to not having a curriculum

the truth. Our children should for some programs, we need to do

never fear our past. Our history is better for these children. ey are

why we are great. just as much a part of the school

community, and we need to con-

tinue to nd ways to integrate

them with their general education Amazing is running
peers. is would include educat- a marathon 3 months
ing the parents on their rights, the
services available and bridging dis-

connect many parents feel when
advocating for their children. From
CPSE to CSE we need to come

together to support these families. after shattering
is is something we are pas-

sionate about at United 4 Lake-

Genie Muller land, as four moms we know rst- your shoulder.
hand what it’s going to take to get
Cortlandt Manor our children back on track.

Genie Muller, who attended

Lakeland schools, is a 24-year

resident of Cortlandt. She and Dan Levinsohn dreamed of running the NYC Marathon.
her husband have three daughters: While training, he was hit by a car, breaking his shoulder
two attend Copper Beech Mid-

dle School and the youngest is at in three places. Dan met with Dr. William Levine and his
Van Cortlandtville Elementary. A orthopedic team at NewYork-Presbyterian, who operated
parent to special needs children,

Muller is also bilingual (Spanish/ on his shoulder and designed a physical therapy plan
English). Professionally, she works to get him to the marathon. Just months after it seemed
in the youth services non-pro t

sector. She has also volunteered Erin O’Grady impossible, Dan crossed the finish line.
with the PTA.

Visit united4lakeland.com;

email United4Lakeland@proton- Mahopac Learn more at nyp.org/orthopedics

mail.com Erin O’Grady graduated from

St. John’s University and Yor-

ADVOCATING FOR SPECIAL ktown High School. She and

NEEDS CHILDREN her husband have four children

I am known locally as the special in Lakeland Schools: one in

education mom and advocate. e 10th grade, two in ninth grade,

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On Stage: Let’s do the twist Your own litmus test

BRUCE In the spring of 1974, the acknowledged, by friend and
THE BLOG then United States Presi- foe alike, that he and his net-
dent Richard Nixon was work bent the political process
BRUCE
APAR feeling the heat brought to bear to its will and reshaped Ameri-

by the Senate can politics

Watergate in ways that
MY will be felt for
Committee. PERSPECTIVE decades.
As the walls

seemed to be JAMES But Ailes
closing in, it MARTORANO was not the
is reported
Aspiring playwrights are rst person to
taught the use of reversal.
Something unexpected that he had a acknowledge
happens that catches both the
protagonist and the audience o meeting with the persuasive
guard and can lead to upending
our expectations and the charac- good friend power of lies.
ter’s subsequent actions. It’s also
known as the “third act twist.” and super political promoter, Paul Joseph Goebbels, a Nazi

Writer Lauren Gunderson PHOTO: DORICE ARDEN MADRONERO Roger Ailes. Nixon was frantic propagandist, perhaps said it
has learned that lesson espe-
cially – and e ectively – well. Mairead O’Neill (left) and Johnathan Dougan star in “I and You” at because the Senate Committee best when he proclaimed, “In
Penguin Rep through Mary 15
ere is a twist at the climax had presented on national tele- propaganda as in love, anything
of her “I and You” that virtually
knocks the audience o its seats. vision both his incriminating is permissible which is success-
It’s both a Wow! and a Whoa!
experiments with smartphone- characters and raising the stakes taped conversations and the tes- ful.” For the last one-hundred
e production runs through captured imagery; and digs through their revealing con-
May 15 at Penguin Rep eatre rockabilly legend Jerry Lee versations that let us eavesdrop timony of inner circle witnesses. years authoritarian after au-
(penguinrep.org) in Stony Point Lewis. on who they are and what they
(Rockland County). want. It was clear that the committee thoritarian have invested in
SEARCHING FOR A SAVIOR
It’s not as if Gunderson’s Most notable, though, about BRAVURA ACTING was successfully constructing an propaganda to instill loyalty and
twisty reveal is totally unique, e other reason for the
but the considerable wallop it Caroline, is her thinning pa- irrefutable case that Nixon had fear, and in the process provok-
packs carries with it the force tience with a life-threatening enjoyment I experienced is
of what we’ve witnessed in the condition, expressed in bound- the bravura performances of committed a series of impeach- ing their followers to carry out
80 minutes of drama preced- less cynicism about the world Mairead O’Neill and Johnathan
ing it, and that is a testament to out there and the world in here, Dougan. I was mesmerized by able crimes while President. agendas of nationalization, per-
her artistry in shaping credible which is to say her bedroom, their electrifying stage presence,
characters through free- owing her body, her despair that time infused with controlled energy, But Ailes had an idea; why not secution, violence, hate and cru-
dialogue that is wise in the ways is running out to nd an organ un agging focus, and the volatile
of the world. We simply do not donor, aka savior. chemistry of youth. ey both create an entire television net- elty. Mussolini, Hitler, Gadda ,
see her sneaky ending coming. “kill,” to use the argot of genera-
e most pithy way to de- tions other than mine. work whose sole mission was to Mobutu, Putin, and numerous
Gunderson’s characters are scribe these characters’ mu-
two high school seniors who tual metamorphosis is to quote A graduate of Brooklyn Col- produce convincing propaganda others (including a few Ameri-
could not be more unlike each Gunderson, from a video lege, Dougan is a member of Ac-
other. interview: “ ey discover in each tors’ Equity Association (AEA). designed to save the embattled can politicians) became adept at
other this depth of friendship O’Neill is a senior at LaGuardia
Anthony ( Johnathan Dougan) and a wisdom that they that they High School for the Performing president? Unfortunately for deftly deceiving the people they
is an exceedingly polite scholar- couldn’t have on their own, but Arts (aka “the Fame school”)
athlete who plays basketball; together, they nd it.” on her way to Boston College Nixon, it was too late for such were supposed to serve for their
quotes Walt Whitman’s Leaves to major in acting. Judging by
of Grass (the homework assign- Apart from a couple of mo- their work in “I and You,” I’d be a massive undertaking and in personal bene t.
ment he is there to jointly work ments when it felt the story surprised if they did not ascend,
on); plays saxophone; and digs could be progressing with a as their craft continues to evolve, August of 1974 he exited the How does propaganda work
jazz legend John Coltrane. slightly quicker pace, I found to more prominent public aware-
myself engrossed, wanting to ness. Presidential stage. Even though and why it is successful? It
Caroline (Mairead O’Neill) know more.
is a shut-in, awaiting a liver While she may not be it was too late to save Nixon, is primarily designed to sow
transplant, who uses texting as Part of that is the sensitive and a household name, author
an intercom to communicate canny ear the writer displays for Gunderson has impressive Ailes idea was to prove trans- confusion and doubt while
with her mother; cuddles, for teen angst and teen argot. eir credentials, notably being “one
cold comfort, with a plastic turtle dialogue is dotted with rapid- re of the most produced play- formative in American politics. painting an alternative reality
(doubling as a gobo projector); repartee and with tit-for-tat “oh wrights in America since 2015.”
yeah?”-isms. Among her distinctive traits in To Roger Ailes, the man that, through repetition, will
“I and You” (a phrase inspired
Anthony: “You are the strang- by Whitman) is the assiduous who years later became a be eventually embraced. As
est person in the world.” Caro- avoidance of exposition. What
line: “Certainly North America.” founder, chairman and CEO authoritarian leaders solidify
SEE APAR PAGE 15
at quicksilver exchange of Fox News, altering the once their power, they use the media
also exempli es the economy of
Gunderson’s style, carving out sacrosanct journalistic search to legitimatize their every move.

for truth into an ostentatious Just in case they run into a

promotion of political goals muckraker, they discredit that

was no big deal. When he very same media as “the en-

nally had the opportunity in emy of the people.” Stalin and

shaping a edgling network, Putin after him were the very

without blinking an eye, he best at attacking the press. e

replaced journalistic integrity beauty of this strategy is that

with ratings-boosting alarmism. if the media does uncover your

But as much as I abhor what he corruption, incompetence, or

accomplished, I must acknowl- inhumanity the autocrat’s faith-

edge his stunning e ective- ful public is already conditioned

ness. He, more than any other to doubt their reporting (fake

person, e ectively dissolved the news).

line between factual reporting But in this age of Google,

and punditry and, in the pro- Instagram, iPhone cameras,

cess, created the most powerful etc. how can the propagandists

and pro table “news” organiza- SEE MARTORANO PAGE 16

tion in the world. It must be

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Thursday, May 12, 2022 OPINION Yorktown News – Page 11

NEW YORK STATE

e good, the bad, and the ugly of the 2022-23 budget

BY ASSEMBLYMAN KEVIN does rely on an overall tax struc- included in our massive budget, the country (2022, Rich State. and more concise pieces of legis-
ture that depends on a dispropor- which was a 3.5% increase from Poor States). lation that I support. ese bills
BYRNE tionate taxation of high-income last year’s budget, and a $45 bil- included provisions that cut tax-
GUEST WRITER earners) lion or 25% increase from the To no one’s surprise, the bud- es, suspended the state sales tax
2019/2020 state budget. Some get fell woefully short in correct- on gasoline for the remainder of
After another marathon • $2.2 billion homeowner tax of the more egregious examples ing multiple facets of our crimi- the year, fully funds local aid to
budget week in Albany, rebate check program. included: nal justice system. While the local municipalities (AIM) with
the Assembly, Senate, budget did restore a judge’s abil- state dollars — not county sales
and Gov. Hochul nally came • EMS Cost Recovery legisla- • Overall spending surpassed ity to set bail for people charged tax revenue, added a new rebate
to an agreement and nished the tion enabling volunteer depart- $220 billion, which positions with speci c new crimes after program for property taxpayers,
state’s 2022-23 budget. Due at ments who provide ambulatory NYS closer to California and being issued a desk appearance and included the EMS Cost Re-
midnight on April 1, the com- services to recover cost for ser- busts the administration’s self- ticket prior to arraignment, it re- covery legislation I’ve advocated
plete budget was not passed until vices from insurance providers. imposed spending cap. mains very limited. e budget’s for since I rst joined the Assem-
approximately 9:30 a.m. on April arti cial bail reform claw-back bly. I opposed much of the exces-
9. Any private-sector job or busi- e budget also included im- • Minimum payment on our did not allow judges to consider sive and inappropriate spend-
ness loses when it fails to meet portant funding to support local debt, setting us up for nancial public safety risk when determin- ing included in other omnibus
basic deadlines, but not for the libraries, the Joseph P. Dwyer hardship in future years ing pretrial release (A5265), it budget bills (A9002, A9003-D,
leaders of our state. Vet to Vet programs in West- did not allow judges to x bail for A9004-D, A9006-C, A9007-C,
chester and Putnam counties, • $600 million in taxpayer most felonies and misdemeanors, A9000-E, A9008-C, A9001-A).
Sadly, but not surprisingly, the and continued state aid to sup- money to the Bu alo Bills for and it left numerous criminal of-
budget process remains a broken port infrastructure programs like a new stadium that College of fenses involving gun possession Looking ahead, hopefully, with
mess. Nevertheless, I am pleased CHIPS (Consolidated Local Holy Cross sports economist as ineligible for bail (A7066). It fresh leadership at the helm, it is
that several of the initiatives we Street and Highway Improve- Victor Matheson called, “one of also did nothing to address priva- my sincere hope that our state
fought for were included in the ment Program), EWR (Extreme the worst stadium deals in recent cy concerns during the discovery will make the changes needed to
Winter Recovery Program), and memory.” process for emergency services’ become stronger, safer, and more
nal product: PAVE-NY which better enable personnel (A4949). Sadly, but not a ordable. Till then, I remain
• $4 billion in tax cuts for mid- county and local governments to • Picks more winners and los- surprising, many of the same po- your committed public servant
dle-class families (lower-income maintain their local roads. ese ers with hundreds of millions of litical power brokers that created and will continue to advocate for
tax rate for married lers under speci c programs provide cru- dollars from taxpayers and credits bail reform back in 2019 refused the type of a ordable, account-
$323,200, head-of-household cial services locally and are good for special interests. to make meaningful changes that able, limited government we all
lers under $269,300, and single quality investments that New would empower judges and pros- deserve.
lers under $215,400.) Yorkers expect from their state • Spends more money on im- ecutors to make our state safer.
• Temporary suspension of the government. plementation of public nancing Kevin Byrne (R-Mahopac)
state tax on gasoline and diesel of campaigns, aka “welfare for In the end, I voted in favor represents District 94 in the New
( June 1, 2022 – Dec. 31, 2022.) Like every New York State politicians.” of budget bills A9005-C and York State Assembly.
• No new tax increases to in- budget negotiation I have been a A9009-C, as they were cleaner
come (however, the state still part of, there were far too many • Continues to rely on a vari-
misguided issues and initiatives ety of broken policies which keep
New York ranked with the worst
economic outlook of any state in

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No action on sign?) He also reminded his fellow LETTERS valleys and four seasons in Albany Support Lakeland
illegal signs Board members about the earlier (and White Plains and Croton). Rise candidates
discussion that went nowhere and meeting.
To the editor, suggested they may want to revisit To the editor, She goes on to state that diesel To the editor,
Do you care about the prolifera- the issue. has “come so far along that they Joe Ascanio, Paul Edwards,
In her letter “Negatives of elec- are almost zero tailpipe emissions
tion of illegal signs throughout our Councilman Diana’s “solution” tric buses,”Beth Dee, a candidate readings.”Diesel emissions contain Chuck Monsanto, and Laura
community, a problem Supervisor to the illegal sign problem was to for the Lakeland Board of Educa- numerous pollutants, including Perozo are all wonderful people.
Slater has called a “blight”on our suggest that a time limit be placed tion, suggests that the district not soot, nitrogen oxides, and carbon I know them all personally, and I
community? on the use of the ag-like banner even consider EV buses at this monoxide that adversely a ect really wish they had already been
signs, sometimes called banana time, because they are “dangerous.” cardiovascular and respiratory on the Board of Education during
I’m asking because nine months signs, obviously forgetting that health. Diesel exhaust is carcino- this past school year, which was a
after the Town Board directed the nine months ago, the board was New York State has committed genic to humans. If Volkswagen’s wild roller coaster ride.
town attorney, building inspector, told that those types of signs were to achieve the rst fully zero- engineers couldn’t manage to make
and planning director to come up illegal. emission statewide school bus diesel “clean,”I’m not sure what I know because I have attended
with amendments to the town’s zero tailpipe emission technologies most of the meetings this year. e
outdated sign law, nothing has What’s likely to happen — or eet in the country. is historic Mrs. Dee is referring to. infamous Feb. 10 meeting was not
been done. not happen — next? Will we legislation aims for all new school the beginning, but the culmination
have to wait another nine months bus purchases to be zero-emission I agree with Mrs. Dee that the of a school year in which folks mo-
Nothing, that is, except for one before our elected o cials do what by 2027 and requires that all buses health and safety of our children tivated by alternative (false) facts
amendment that now allows a needs to be done to enforce the in operation in 2035 be electric. are paramount. at is why I urge they heard on TV, and even some
pro t-making business to install law as it currently exists — and Boston has committed to switch- the district to start the process of money from a wealthy right-wing
digital advertising signs on electric get serious about updating the ing its 700 school buses to electric assessing the steps to be taken to movement that is trying to hurt
vehicle charging stations at the JV antiquated law. by 2030, starting with 20 buses start the transition to clean EV public education across the coun-
Mall and some other shopping next year. In March, California’s school buses. When the district try, were loud and abrasive and
centers. Why bother to have laws if Modesto City Schools ordered “crunches the numbers”and con- disruptive at board meetings. Some
they’re not enforced? 30 Blue Bird All American Type siders total cost of ownership, in- of these folks are now running to
I’m asking because the problem D electric school buses to convert cluding much lower maintenance be on the Board of Education.
of illegal signs surfaced again at Susan Siegel nearly half of its diesel-powered costs and all the available grants,
last week’s Town Board meeting EV school buses make good sense e board incumbents, who
when a resident called attention Yorktown Heights eet to electric. Do we believe for our district and for our taxpay- are also running in this election,
to the town’s continued failure to these school districts are callously ers. As you consider the quali ca- unfortunately, did not keep
enforce the existing sign law. In his The positives of disregarding safety issues? tions of the candidates vying for control over these meetings or
response, Supervisor Slater won- electric buses seats on the Lakeland BOE, I the disruptive people, and in fact
dered whether a recently posted Mrs. Dee references that she urge you to identify the candidates at times caved to their agenda.
handwritten sign across from town This writer called on the Lake- checked the website of the omas who support moving this District We need new leadership that is
hall was legal and said he would land Central School District to bus company and concluded that forward, not backward. not part of a right-wing noise
have the code enforcement o cer take the first steps to initiate a pilot electric buses are not a good t for
look into the issue. (Did the code program for an EV school bus the area we serve, because “we are Sarah Wilson SEE LETTERS PAGE XX
enforcement o cer NOT see the during the public comment period full of hills and valleys and four
at the March 10 school board seasons.” e Bethlehem CSD Yorktown Heights
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Libra ry CornerLibrary Corner

LIBRARY HOURS Hart Top 10 Nonfiction dollar babies by Laura Thompson Circulation clerk Alan B. with his book
Monday- ursday, 9:30 a.m.-8 p.m. • How to change : the science of pick of the week
Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. The most circulated new nonfiction, getting from where you are to where
Saturday, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. combining biography in the Hart you want to be by Katherine L. (A) Westchester Breathes Mid-week
914-245-5262; [email protected], york- Library this past month: Milkman Mid-day, half hour Zoom. 12:30-1 p.m.
• The Defense Lawyer by James • Guillermo Del Toro by Ian Nathan,
townlibrary.org. Patterson Ian (A) Project Hope: Coping with COVID.
• The Precious Days by Ann Patchett • Life Force by Tony Robbins 2-4 p.m.
DID YOU KNOW? • Our First Civil War by H.W. Brands • Admissions: a memoir of surviving
Mobile Town Clerk returns to the Hart • Atlas of the Heart by Brene Brown boarding school by Kendra James (C) Teacher in the Library. 4:45-7:45pm.
• Heiresses : the lives of the million • Davos Man by Peter S. Goodman Parents must remain in the library.
Library!
On Wednesdays, May 11 and May 25, SATURDAY, MAY 14 TUESDAY, MAY 17 (A) Library Board Trustee Meeting. 6:30-
(C) Rock and Roll for Little Ones. Chil- (C) Songs and Stories with Miss Stacy. 8 p.m.
4-6 p.m.
In an e ort to make some of their services dren of all ages. 10:30-11:30 a.m. Children from birth to age 5. 10:30-11:30 THURSDAY, MAY 19
(A) Art Reception - Allison Gilham. 2-4 a.m. (A) Quilting & Needlework (Drop-in
more accessible to town residents, the Town
Clerk’s O ce will be at the library on the p.m. (A) Scrabble, Backgammon & Adult Col- Program), 10 a.m.-noon.
second and fourth Wednesdays of the oring (Drop-in Program). 12:30-2:30 p.m. (A) Book Group for Men (Women
month. Some of the services and informa- MONDAY, MAY 16
tion they will be able to provide onsite (A) Mah Jongg (Drop-in Program). 10 (A) Chair Yoga with Lisa. 1-2 p.m. Welcome). 2-3:30 p.m.“News of the World”
include: Handicapped/Accessible Park- (C) PAWS to Read ZOOM. Grades K-6. by Paulette Jiles.
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Hunting & Fishing Guidelines, NYS DEC (C) Rock and Roll for Little Ones. Chil- (C) Music and Movement with Lori (C) Lego Free Build. Ages 5 and up. 5-6
Access Permit Applications, Notary Public Cohen. Children of all ages. 6-6:45 p.m. p.m.
Services, Other licenses such as Marriage dren of all ages. 10:30-11:30 a.m.
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(Bingo, Ra es, etc.), Parks & Recreation (C) Stories and Rhymes with Miss Terry.
Brochure, Refuse & Recycling Schedule, Catchers”1-2:30 p.m.
Town Maps, Voter Registration, and the (A/Y) Earring Making Workshop. 6-7:45 Ages 3-5. 10-10:30 a.m.
Yorktown Senior Newsletter. (C) Baby Playtime for Lapsitting Babies.
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Thursday, May 12, 2022 OPINION Yorktown News – Page 15

APAR practiced hand is evident in the seamless Change the world through
and precise – and very natural – move- trust and action
FROM PAGE 10 ment of the actors. ere is no forced or
extraneous stage business. It is elegantly “The world is changed by your ex- further anger, frustration, disconnect, and
we learn is through organic behavior and staged, with an expansive, forced-per- ample, not your opinion”- Paulo polarization.
action, not through clinical explanations spective set realistically depicting a
of past events. Exposition is a tempting teenager’s bedroom, by David Goldstein. Coelho Want to change the
trap playwrights are taught to sidestep, Costumes are by Myra Oney, lighting by
and Gunderson excels at outwitting that Martin E. Vreeland, original music and In this social media- world, be the example.
trap. sound design by Max Silverman, proper-
ties by Bu y Cardoza. Jamil Chokachi is driven world, it’s so GUEST Take action and be
She’s also adroit at harnessing Whit- company manager, and Michael Palmer easy to spout o your CORNER the hands and feet
man’s work – focusing on “Song of is production stage manager. opinion to any and every that make a di erence.
Myself ” – as handy shorthand for how KIM STOLL
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MARTORANO the heart wrenching videos of receives 15 years in prison. As aired on the Tucker Carlson show, genocide that has taken place in
thousands of Ukrainian civilian’s for the rest of the world, Russian which shockingly maintained, Ukraine. But this massive pro-
FROM PAGE 10 corpses found after having been propagandists has promoted, with “ e rst thing we must do is ac- paganda e ort does point to the
thrown into large trenches? One the help of the likes of Tucker cept Putin’s point of view.” need for continued vigilance when
successfully pull the wool over would think that if there was one Carlson and others, an incredibly we access information, especially
our eyes? Case in point is the story that was immune to the virus false and despicable narrative. ey 2) Conspiracy theories.To jus- from a source which has a his-
recent Russian invasion and of propaganda, it would be this have promoted a ve-pronged tify the mass murder of Ukrainian tory of questionable veracity. If
genocide in Ukraine. You and one. Wrong. Putin and his media attack on the truth: civilians, the propagandists spread you have seen with your own eyes
I have experienced, day after cronies have kept the truth from the unsupported idea that the something that is now claimed
day, the destruction of hospitals, the Russian people. And to make 1) e whole thing is NATO’s United States and Ukraine have to have never happened, then
nursing homes, not to mention matters worse, anyone in Russia fault. On Russian television you been developing bioweapons in a use your experience as a personal
the testimony of women who have who dares to call the Russian can see played repeatedly the secret lab for years. ere is zero litmus test to separate the truth
reported being raped by Russian incursion into Ukraine an invasion statement of retired American evidence to support this claim. But from the propaganda.
Troops. And who can forget Colonel Douglas Macgregor, it is believed by millions.
When I was growing up, my
MNeawhsopac 2 3) e West is not to be trusted. father insisted that my sister and
TRACKS In one of the more bizarre theories I watch the news every evening
is this claim that this whole war as part of our civic duty. It was
Halsto Medi present th is a slight of hand to distract the drilled into our heads that being
public from the on-going political a good citizen mandated be-
Monthl Editoria Calenda crisis in the United States. is re- ing informed. But our dad never
minds me of the equally appalling imagined today’s world where we
Loo insid you pape JUNE 9NUEXPT! SUMMER DINING & EVENTS, theory that school shootings have are constantly exposed to mas-
o thes date ! never happened but rather employ sive amounts of disinformation
Real Estate, Father's Day childhood actors in a left-wing which would, if he were alive,
Supplement to Month 10, 2022 e ort to curtail gun rights. make Roger Ailes proud. If you
JULY 14COSOMOINNG! BOOMERS & BEYOND, really want to know the truth you
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Home & Garden spiracy to end fossil fuel in the I would even suggest you go two
United States. is ridiculous idea steps further; question everything
AUGUST 11 lays the blame of the entire war on and take with a grain of salt
environmentalists who are trying any theories proposed by those
BACK TO SCHOOL to nd a way to restrict fossil fuel who are motivated by a political
use throughout the world. agenda. When I was on Russian
television on the 20th anniversary
5) Nazis. Putin initially claimed of 9-11, the news anchor tried to
that his invasion was a surgical get me to say that our country was
operation to purge Ukraine of Na- in disarray, but I resisted his vile
zis. Given the fact that President temptation. I am sure, that unlike
Zalinski has Jewish roots, this one some pro-invasion commentaries,
is on its face absurd. my statement did not get put on a
television loop.
None of the ve justi cations
put forth above have a scintilla
of supporting evidence nor could
there be any excuse to justify the

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A and currently have children in the
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