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Harvey School team 6277D robotics PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE HARVEY SCHOOL
members Wendy Lichtenberg,
Alex Piper, Henry Howe, Harvey School team 6277A members Alex Conoscente, Michael Arbetter, Kevin Li
Katonah’s Giselle Groff, of Goldens Bridge, and Evan Xu (not pictured) earned the Judges Award at their first
and Logan Alexander of robotics tournament last month.
Goldens Bridge earned the
top award in December at the teams off to flying start
Harvey School’s first robotics
tournament of the 2021-22
academic year.

Harvey

e new year looks very promising for members Wendy Lichtenberg, Alex Pip- Judges Award based on their unique design the award after a strong judge’s interview
the Harvey School’s robotics program. e er, Henry Howe, and Katonah resident and excellent interview and engineering at the Queens tournament. ey made it to
school’s RoboCavs enter 2022 having gar- Giselle Gro , along with ninth grader Lo- notebook. the semi nals. Another Harvey RoboCavs
nered excellent results in December tour- gan Alexander of Goldens Bridge, earned team of Alex Piper, junior Aden Yankwitt,
naments by earning several top awards in the top award for their excellent interview A week later at the VCAT VRC Tour- and Logan Alexander also competed and
two separate competitions. and spectacular engineering notebook. nament at Vaughn College in Queens on made it to the semi nals.
Dec. 11, another Harvey team received
e RoboCavs team 6277D captured Harvey’s team 6277A also earned rec- the Build Award after a strong judge’s e Harvey robotics program will be
the prestigious Design Award at the Hud- ognition at the Lourdes tournament, win- interview. It was the rst-ever competi- hosting a VRC “Tipping Point” state quali-
son Valley VRC Tipping Point Quali- ning the Judges Award. Seniors Michael tion for Team 6277B comprised of juniors fying tournament Feb. 19.
Arbetter and Evan Xu, along with juniors Lucas Vicente, Yorktown’s Eli Birch, and
er at Our Lady of Lourdes High School Alex Conoscente and Kevin Li, earned the Mount Kisco’s Alex Rynott who earned is article was prepared by the Harvey School.
in Poughkeepsie on Dec. 4. Senior team

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Between the covers Year in review — Part I

READING, scribes Incantation bowls—magi- counting its legs to verify its as plastic bags de es mili-
WRITING & cal words written in a circular form tary intelligence. e reality is
CHOCOLATE on the inside of pottery bowls in MAN authenticity, but the inver- this: If you were an alien liv-
sixth century Mesopotamia to be ing somewhere with potable
KIM buried in the ground around the OVERBOARD tebrate is thought to have water, breathable atmosphere,
KOVACH four corners of a home to keep out RICK lived in the Carboniferous and decent WiFi, why on
evil spirits. Another interesting and MELÉN Period before dinosaurs earth would you come here?
Before you glance quickly macabre entry describes Totenpasse were invented, and even No one would travel millions
around to make sure that or Death Passports—words written of light years through a vacu-
you are alone when you read on tiny scrolls by family members before they came out with um, to a planet where smart
this column, don’t let the title fool and tucked into lockets worn scientists are made fun of by
you—it’s about books. around the neck of the dead before the gigapede. Research- dumb people on Facebook.
burial in second century ancient
I discovered two quirky, super- Greek and Egyptian graves. This was the year that, ers noted that the creature VENOMOUS SNAKE
interesting new books over the well, not a whole lot FOUND IN FAMILY’S
holiday vacation that I can’t wait Over the centuries, books have may have happened was “as big as a car,” which CHRISTMAS TREE
to tell other readers about. While been bound in leather from the is just rubbing it in for those
I enjoy reading novels and short skin of cows, otters, snakes, or of us who can’t get a car due A couple in the Western
stories and essays and biographies, human cadavers, fur, tree bark, and Cape of South Africa noticed
I also like to read less well-known wood. Some very old book bindings to you, other than whatever to the microchip shortage. their cat staring at the Christ-
books that are not on the bestseller contain arsenic! Words were written mas tree, and found the source
lists. in inks made from plants as well as happened in your living room. I don’t want to change the of his fascination to be a four-
written in blood. Secret compart- foot boomslang, a highly poi-
“ e Dictionary of Obscure ments were designed to conceal It was almost worth setting subject here, but it’s possible sonous snake perched in its
Sorrows” written by John Koenig weapons or hide valuables. In one branches. is is the kind of
contains hundreds of made-up fascinating volume, created in up an obstacle course between that someday in the future a thing you usually see on TV,
words and terms for feelings and Germany in the 1600s, the interior when you know too much and
emotions that we all experience. of the book was hollowed out and there and the kitchen, just so PhD student who happens to somebody tries to kill you by
Some of these words are created leaving a snake in your refrig-
completely out of thin air. Other tted with small drawers containing you don’t nd yourself out of be walking by will discover erator. I saw this exact thing
words have roots in Latin or Greek poisonous herbs and plants. on “Starsky and Hutch.” Sur-
or Norwegian, etc. Have you ever practice when the world starts the fossilized remains of my prisingly the plan failed, al-
made up a word for something is unusual compendium though the two perished two
that you didn’t know the actual includes information and photo- revolving again. But there were Dodge Dart, which scientists years later as the result of poor
term for or perhaps your family graphs of the world’s tiniest books ratings. I’m sure the snake was
used “made-up” words with mean- as well as the largest volumes ever some weird stories out there, believe to be as big as a pre- roundly criticized at the post-
ings that only family members produced (with pages more than six mortem: “You jack-asp, you
understood? feet tall!). and even though I’m telling historic millipede. had ONE job and that was
to kill Starsky.” To which the
In John Koenig’s book, I was A unique example of when a you that you can’t make this snake replied, “If you wanted
intrigued by these words and their book is not actually a book is the me to bite somebody, why did
de nitions: harmonoia—an itchy Civil War battle diary of Union stu up, in this case, I actually GOVERNMENT RELEASES you leave me in a refrigera-
sense of dread when life is too soldier, Solomon Conn. Solomon tor with half a meatball pizza
peaceful (combining the words enlisted at age 24 in the 87th Indi- didn’t. REPORT ON UFOS in it?” Just for the record, if
harmony and paranoia)—and da- ana Infantry. In 1863, he bought a a poisonous snake bites you,
guerreologue—an imaginary con- violin in Nashville,Tennessee, and In June, the O ce of the you should not try to suck the
versation with an old photograph carried it with him throughout his poison out of the wound, at
of yourself in which you might service. He never learned how to CANADIANS WARNED Director of National Intel- least not until you know the
o er words of advice (combining play the instrument but instead, wound better, and you should
the old-time photography term he etched details of the soldiers NOT TO LET MOOSE LICK ligence issued its preliminary de nitely not try to suck the
daguerreotype with the word for and battles fought carved into the poison out of the snake.
conversation – dialogue). wooden surface of that violin. THEIR CARS assessment of “Unidenti ed
And that’s a few of the sto-
e wonderful new book, “ e “ e Madman’s Library”includes Last winter, electronic signs Aerial Phenomena.” It was ries you had to wait 2,021 years
Madman’s Library” by Edward information on the sad life of a cur- to hear, and I hope they were
Brooke-Hitching, is a gorgeous mudgeonly, hypochondriac Boston appeared in Jasper, Alberta, the document that nuts and worth it. I’ll be back next week
full-color compendium of “the man, Arthur Crew Inman. Arthur with part two of the year in re-
strangest books, manuscripts, and spent every waking minute writing because moose craving salt weirdos have been waiting view. Happy New Year!
other literary curiosities from his- down the details of his life in his
tory.” is fantastic tome presents diaries from 1919-1963 for a total often nd it by slurping the on for decades, in which the Look for Rickster Melen on
photographs and descriptions of of 155 volumes of gripes, perceived Facebook! Say hello at rlife8@
the earliest written words from ailments, and daily activities! road salt o of car panels. I U.S. government nally out- hotmail.com.
B.C. up to the present.
Kim Kovach keeps adults inspired, crave salt sometimes and tried lines what they know about
In this treasure-trove of lan- creative, and social this winter through
guage and literature, the author de- morning and evening writing classes this myself and I could see the sightings of 144 ying
via Zoom. For more info please visit:
www.kimkovachwrites.com why it was so dangerous, until objects, which is almost noth-

someone told me to wait un- ing. e report theorizes that

til the cars had stopped. e there are probably many dif-

moose population in the area ferent explanations, such as

had grown due to the decline “Airborne Clutter,” under

in wolves, and more interac- which heading it lists birds

tions between humans and and plastic bags. What are

moose had been reported. they trying to hide?

Despite their unusual nature, e one case that was

there were no complaints de nitively explained was

about the signs from anyone identi ed as a large balloon

except disappointed cars. with escaping air, which was

de ating. It reminds me of

326 MILLION YEAR when people saw Superman

OLD MILLIPEDE ying around and they said,

FOSSIL DISCOVERED IN “LOOK! Up in the sky! It’s

AUSTRALIA a bird! It’s a plane!” And I

e fossilized remains of a said, “Haven’t you people seen

giant millipede were discov- birds and planes before? Try

ered when a piece of sand- to get a grip on yourselves

stone fell o a cli in Nor- and maybe cut down on the

thumberland near where a espresso.” But to think that

PhD student happened to be people from other planets

walking by. Scientists are still are ying around disguised

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Planting the seeds of blame

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Happily Ever After

Forty-degree days

Last month, the New Yorker wrote • “Jeremy was never dressed down by line his pockets with taxpayer dollars (I’m story to me, I would not dismiss it out of
a story about the acting methods anyone—we were too busy laughing.” paraphrasing). But because he declined a hand. I would ask for more information
of Jeremy Strong, who you might raise—crickets. and research the topic: Is Latimer’s situa-
• He also called him “astonishingly tion unique? How often do other county
To Latimer’s point, on Dec. 26, LoHud executives take raises? In comparison
know from HBO’s skilled” and compared his published an article titled, “Rockland’s Ed to other counties with similar popula-
Day’s 2022 raise makes him highest-paid tions, is he underpaid? Are politicians at
“Succession” or lms acting ability to that of county executive in Hudson Valley.” Lat- the county and local levels underpaid in
imer’s non-raise, a footnote in the same general? You might laugh at the notion,
like “Big Short” or “ e MARSH two-time Oscar winner article, was not the story. but did you know that in Yorktown, the
Trial of the Chicago 7.” MADNESS Dustin Ho man. town supervisor isn’t even among the Top
On my rst day of journalism school, 50 highest-paid employees? What does
Written in sort of “Only one and a half my professor went around the room ask- this mean long-term? If salaries remain
ing us to de ne what constitutes a news stagnant, will it be di cult to attract
a mocking tone, the BRIAN of these answers were story. He told us about the adage, “Man quali ed candidates?
rst-person pro le— MARSCHHAUSER used,” Sorkin wrote, Bites Dog.” For the uninitiated, it means
“which is of course that dogs bite people all the time, so it’s In one of my favorite shows, “ e
titled “On ‘Succession,’ not newsworthy when it happens. But a Wire,” a character by the name of String-
man biting a dog… er Bell complains that his “associates,” for
Jeremy Strong doesn’t perfectly normal, but lack of a better word, are giving him too
You may have also heard another crass many “40-degree days.”
get the joke”—painted they were the quotes idiom that people in my industry love to
use: “If it bleeds, it leads.” When it’s too cold, people complain.
Strong as someone about tear gas and playing When it’s warm, people are happy. But
As a reporter, I’m torn by this whole when it’s not cold enough to complain or
who takes himself way too seriously and the kazoo.” debate. My job sometimes involves warm enough to enjoy, people don’t have
watching three-hour meetings and boil- strong feelings one way or another. Any
uses words and phrases like “bon vivant” Sorkin’s letter was roundly criticized by ing them down to 600 words. I am not a media organization will tell you it’s better
transcriber. Out of the tens of thousands to be hated than be irrelevant. Our job is
and “inner tensile strength.” Overall, it media professionals who argued that the of words that are said, it’s my job to tell to move the needle.
you the most important ones. at doesn’t
made him seem like a chore to be around, pro le was well-sourced and well-written. leave a lot of room for pleasantries. e news industry is inherently unfair
in that it rarely reports on “40-degree
especially on a TV or movie set. All quotes and anecdotes used for the story If you give the same raw data to a hun- days.” Perfectly normal folks who do
dred writers, you’d get a hundred di erent their jobs and don’t take raises don’t make
e response was predictable. Readers came directly from colleagues or Strong stories. In Strong’s case, we actually get headlines. Did you know that more than
to see the raw data that formed the story. 95 percent of NBA and NFL players are
were quick to screenshot and share the himself, who spent days with the author. We can look at Sorkin’s entire interview vaccinated? e information is out there
and compare it with the published article. if you care to look for it. But so much
most outrageous parts of the piece on so- Above all, it was an interesting story that We can see which quotes the author of the interest—both on the part of the
ignored and which ones he used. media and the consumer—is about Kyrie
cial media, where the ridicule continued. didn’t—for once—sound like it was writ- Irving and Aaron Rodgers, two of the
Even knowing how di cult this job notable exceptions.
e response to the response was just ten by a celebrity’s PR agency. can be, in my opinion, the New Yorker
failed to paint a complete picture of Is it a reporter’s job to be fair or to
as predictable. Several colleagues and In response, a sta writer for the Daily Strong as someone who seems to be a create compelling content? Call me I’m
deeply dedicated actor who nevertheless naive, but I don’t think those are mutu-
contemporaries, including director Aaron Dot wrote, “Aaron Sorkin is complain- manages to inhabit these roles without ally exclusive ideals. A story can still be
alienating everybody in his life. It’s per- fascinating without having to “bleed.”
Sorkin, rushed to Strong’s defense and ing that the reporter only included his haps not as compelling as a loose cannon
who lives in la-la land. But still a great It’s not our job to change the weather.
criticized the author, Michael Schulman. quotes about Jeremy Strong demanding to story, if you ask me. Sometimes, it’s our job to make you care
about 40-degree days.
In an open letter, Sorkin, who was inter- be teargassed on set, and not the generic In Latimer’s case, had someone from
the county executive’s team pitched this
viewed for the story and directed Strong in comments about him being lovely to work

the aforementioned “Chicago 7,” said he with. Come on!”

was disappointed with the way his com- It’s easy to dismiss this as a bunch of

ments about Strong were being framed. “I out-of-touch Hollywood folks bickering

helped Mr. Schulman create what I believe over something that doesn’t really matter.

is a distorted picture of Jeremy that asks us But this happens all the time on the local

all to roll our eyes at his acting process.” level, too.

On the set of “Chicago 7,” the New In mid-December, Westchester County

Yorker story describes how Strong played Executive George Latimer took to Face-

the kazoo during another actor’s mono- book to criticize the nefarious “ ey.” We

logue and asked to be legitimately tear- all know who “they” are.

gassed during a protest scene—both of In this case, Latimer was upset that

which Sorkin con rmed to the author. In newspapers had not reported on the fact

his letter, Sorkin shared the ve questions that he eschewed a raise during his rst

and answers from his interview, during four years in o ce and will continue

which he said things like: to keep his salary at throughout his

• “Jeremy’s not a nut. He doesn’t make second term. Had he taken a raise, he

people call him by his character’s name on argued, he’d be painted by the media as

set.” just another greedy politician eager to

THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 2022 OPINION THE KATONAH LEWISBORO TIMES PAGE 11

Don’t Look Up

We’re all doomed

It would seem counterintuitive to be other hand, comes across as
watching a global disaster movie, given attractive and a able, quickly
that we have all basically been living in earning the moniker of the

one for the better part country’s

of two years. However, I sexiest sci-

am a rm believer that TOM GOES entist and
a sense of humor helps TO THE catching
to get through the hard MOVIES the eye of
times. is brings us to the female

Don’t Look Up, a satirical TOM host Brie
(but often frighteningly
accurate) look at how WALOGORSKY Evantee
(Cate

modern society would Blanchett). 

handle impending

doom. No spoilers, but beware of corny SHOOTING STARS

disaster metaphors. e lm succeeds thanks

to the eclectic cast of reliable

THE SKY IS FALLING performers. DiCaprio and

Don’t Look Up opens with a pair of Lawrence drive the lm as

astronomers making the unwelcome a pair of small-time scien-

discovery of a comet the size of Mt. Ever- tists in over their heads. Dr.

est on a collision course with Earth. Dr. Mindy hilariously combats

Randall Mindy (Leonardo DiCaprio) and panic attacks before embrac-

Ph.D. candidate Kate Dibiasky ( Jennifer ing his newfound celebrity,

Lawrence) quickly alert NASA and are while Dibiasky approaches

whisked to Washington for a meeting with the situation with sharp

President Janine Orlean (Meryl Streep). sarcasm and gallows humor

After a prolonged waiting period, (including setting a count-

President Orlean and her smarmy Chief of down to Armageddon on her phone’s diet the populace to listen to their scienti c characters tends to distract from the nar-
ndings. e lm steadily ratchets up the rative a bit, but with a talented supporting
Sta son Jason ( Jonah Hill) inform Mindy app). Streep and Hill form an unusual cast including Mark Rylance, Ron Pearl-
absurdity to the point where those denying man, and Tyler Perry, that isn’t really a big
and Dibiasky that their plan to address the but e ective mother and son antagonist the comet’s existence simply exercise their complaint.
freedom to not look at the sky.
situation will be to simply “sit tight and as- duo that you can’t help but love to hate. APOCALYPSE NOW?
While I didn’t nd Don’t Look Up as Despite being overstu ed and a little
sess.”Taking matters into their own hands, Director Adam McKay (Anchorman, Step funny as some of McKay’s earlier lms, it
de nitely has its moments and also gives too long, I enjoyed Don’t Look Up. e
the duo decide to leak the knowledge Brothers) is no stranger to comedies, and the viewer an interesting perspective on lm o ers a great cast, some legitimate
the values of our society and how we react
of the comet and mankind’s impending shows his range beyond the over-the-top to disaster. e government, media prac- laughs, and raises just enough questions
tices, iPhones, celebrity culture, and even about how the people of 2022 would cope
extinction to the media. slapstick of his earlier lms. the notions of marriage and family are if an asteroid was about to wipe us out. At
explored throughout the movie’s runtime. times, it straddles the line between funny
Don’t Look Up is powered by a pair of As I mentioned earlier, I have been and alarming, which I believe was the
DEEP IMPACT point all along. Give it a watch and decide
excellent performances by DiCaprio and a little hesitant to watch movies about At two and half hours, the lm de nite- for yourself. Don’t Look Up is currently
streaming on Net ix and in select theaters.
Lawrence, with each playing their role impending disaster lately, considering we’re ly could have trimmed out a few subplots
without impacting the e ectiveness of the Tom Walogorsky owns a telescope and is now
perfectly as the absurdity of their situation still in the midst of the ol’ global pandemic. story. At heart, Don’t Look Up is a movie afraid to use it. Contact him at walogorsky@
about how our society would react to halstonmedia.com
quickly develops. After the government’s However, sometimes you just have to imminent annihilation. Packing in minor

apathy, the astronomers nd themselves lighten up and enjoy things for what they

as guests on a morning chat show where are.

their proof of imminent global disaster is Don’t Look Up derives its humor from

overshadowed by the relationship gossip the fact that Mindy and Dibiasky are

surrounding pop star Riley Bina (a per- seemingly two of only a handful of sane

fectly cast Ariana Grande). Exasperated people on the planet. With the comet

and without Xanax, Dibiasky explodes set to destroy mankind in a matter of

on live television and is promptly turned months, the pair nd themselves mocked,

into an internet meme. Dr. Mindy, on the ignored, and even vili ed for trying to get

Comparison

Comparison, Comparison isn’t even rooted in truth. sister, maybe even your spouse... they are GUEST
It’s a thief. We compare our raw, un ltered, facing struggles they may never voice CORNER
It comes in so quietly we don’t rough-cut reality to the highlight reel, out loud.
even know it. to the polished facade, to our perception KIM STOLL
of someone else’s reality. Root yourself in gratitude for the
We don’t realize we left the door Everyone you see is facing battles, blessings in your life and when you feel through positive habits in mindset, tness,
open for it to creep in hurts, pain, disappointments, and inse- that comparison thief trying to wedge and smart nutrition. Virtual coaching
curities that you know nothing about. its foot in the door remind yourself, available. [email protected]
and steal the very things we are trying everyone is perfectly imperfect just like
to achieve, trying to believe, trying to e in uencer on social media, the you.
be. “got it all together” mom down the
road, your old classmate, your boss, and Kim Stoll empowers women to nd joy
It leaves in its path the very lies we’ve dare I even say, your best friend, your in every day and build a life they love
tried to forget or overcome.

It steals our joy,

PAGE 12 THE KATONAH LEWISBORO TIMES OPINION THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 2022

Taking issue with many of the positions you take, LETTERS evidence) that Mr. Pomposello’s the reconstruction and the laws
the ‘Publisher’s and in my opinion, much of putrid remarks were “a tribalist designed to repress people of color.
your memo only exacerbates the Fair enough; reasonable people reaction to the greater conversa- But what about the laws, codi-
Memo’ toxicity you decry. However, in can have di erent opinions about tions on race that we’re having in
the interest of brevity, I will limit the intellectual merits and impacts America at the moment.”Are you ed or not, which have repressed
To the editor, my criticism to only two speci c of CRT and DEI in various con- omniscient, and thus able to ascer- many:
is is in response to your points. texts. But you protest too much tain Mr. Pomposello’s conscious
with your attempt to rationalize and subconscious thoughts? If • Unfairly incarcerating people
“Publisher’s Memo”of Dec. 30, First, you provide a lengthy former Yorktown Republican not, I suggest you consider a more of color more often and with
entitled “How did we get here... polemic concerning Critical Race leader Tom Pomposello’s racial straightforward explanation of Mr. harsher penalties for petty crime
and how do we bridge this toxic slurs directed at former Yorktown Pomposello’s conduct: namely, a such as marijuana possession and
political divide?”I disagree with eory (CRT) and Diversity, Eq- Councilman Vishnu Patel by person who makes racist state- shoplifting.
uity, and Inclusion (DEI) policies. proclaiming (without a shred of ments is simply a racist.
• Housing and banking laws
TCHoEnsCciOouNs NCEoaCcThIinNgGanWd ECLoLnsCulEtinNgTaEtR Second, you recycle a lame and that muted lending in areas not
The Connecting Well Center is excited to launch its first Cohort. shopworn right-wing talking dominated by whites, directing
This highly experiential virtual program provides opportunities for exploration to the point with your claim that “[w]e people into massive inner-city
process of manifesting wholeness and will support you in being your best self. can’t have a Jan. 6th Committee in housing complexes as renters,
Congress without examining the denying the wealth appreciation
You will riots that took place throughout homeowners pass to their children.
the summer of 2020.”I have no
• Enhance your self-awareness, including the connection among body, mind, spirit, and emotions. problem with further examination • Racial pro ling by police
• Expand your comfort, competence, and confidence with attuning to energy; your own and that of others. of the summer 2020 riots, and I where innocents are stopped for
• Access your innate core strengths, gifts, and spiritual nature. completely support criminal pros- a minor tra c violation, which
ecution of all rioters of any politi- escalate to needless shooting and
Topics Covered • Understanding Images (Limiting beliefs) cal stripe. But your pronounce- death at the hands of bad cops (by
• Character Structures and Defensive Patterns ment sets up a false equivalency the way, most police do their job
• Building a Brave Space • Body Consciousness between the Jan. 6 Capitol attack with honor and serve with dignity
(which was intended to subvert but are tainted by the bad).
• Understanding and Honoring Personal Resistance the Constitution by preventing
the lawful Congressional electoral • Lack of health care at reason-
• Grounding on five levels of being vote count to formalize then- able cost coupled with inability
President-elect Biden’s election to take paid time o for sickness
• Idealized Self-Image and Perfectionism victory) with the summer 2020 leading to needless illness and
rioting (which, although undeni- death.
2022 DATES (SUNDAYS) ably loathsome and criminal, was
in no way a substantive threat to • Minimum wage laws designed
l l l lJanuary 16 February 20 March 20 April 24 May 15 American democracy). I suggest to keep the poor that way.
you heed the warning of Gerard
LUCIANA C HAUGHWOUT Baker of the Wall Street Journal • Voting suppression from limit-
(hardly a liberal), who shortly ing access to balloting (insu cient
360 Underhill Avenue Yorktown Heights, New York 10598 • 914.214.8725 after the Jan. 6 attack condemned hours and number of polling
[email protected] • Conciousenergymovement.com precisely the false equivalency you places) to disqualifying voters for
employ, stating: “ is equivalence petty reasons; there is virtually no
play, or ‘whataboutism,’can, if voter fraud the year Republican-
we’re not careful, neuter all e orts led legislatures pass restrictive
to hold our leaders’actions to some laws; why?
objective standard. It in icts on all
judgments the terminal paralysis People advocating diversity,
of moral relativism. As with the equity, and inclusion seek to have
widespread undermining of objec- the bene ts of our country accrue
tive factual truth in recent years, so to all; not only those privileged
the erosion of the idea of objective through economic status or skin
moral truth steadily weakens the color. ose against diversity, equi-
foundations of political and civil ty, and inclusion and the teaching
community and softens us up for of critical race theory must answer
a nal descent into the invented why they oppose it and what do
truths of totalitarianism.” they fear? If the answer is “the
truth,”please explain what about
Louis Sorell the truth they disagree with.

Katonah If Mr. Freeman wants to know
the source of the most recent
Freeman divides in our country, look no fur-
contributes to ther than Donald Trump; elected
divided nation fairly in 2016, he, his cronies, and
the Republican Party continue to
To the editor, lie about a stolen election; what is
I am writing in response to fair in 2016 is fair in 2020. ere
was no fraud in the 2020 election.
Brett Freeman’s opinion piece in Needless lies about the science of
the Dec. 30 issue of e Katonah- vaccines has led to needless death;
Lewisboro Times. It is exactly Mr. we are all required or asked to do
Freeman’s belief and attitude that many things by government man-
has brought the nation and com- date. e Covid vaccine should
munity to a great national divide. not be an issue. Finally, I applaud
the Yorktown Republican Party
No one is suggesting or advo- admonishment of Tom Pompo-
cating revisionist history; rather sello but why did he and others in
complete history is required. All the national party feel it appropri-
learn (or should be learning) the ate to utter racial slurs? It is due
evils of slavery; most learn of to racist thought being acceptable
over four bad presidential years.

ank you for the opportunity
to air my opinion.

Richard R. Levine

Katonah

THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 2022 Sports THE KATONAH LEWISBORO TIMES PAGE 13

WolvesBOYS BASKETBALL
win OT
thriller

Beat Greeley, Yorktown
to start 2-0 in league play

Ryan Corelli

PHOTOS: RICH MONETTI

BY RICH MONETTI John Jay began to get some separation two, and Melis rose again with another above the arc with his dribble, the point
CONTRIBUTING WRITER when Baumgartner ducked under for three to cut the lead back to 32-30. guard darted for the hoop and got the bas-
two of his 13 and piled on by accepting ket and the foul.
After six games, John Jay nally got a helping hand. On subsequent posses- Now, it was John Jay’s turn. Sanz cor-
down to league business on Tuesday, Jan. sions, Baumgartner rode the penetration ralled an o ensive rebound to Dugan El- ree seconds left, it was game over—
4. Horace Greeley arrived at the high and post up of Kote’s passing work, and lin for three, and Baumgartner went glass that is until the referee signaled the charge,
school, and the Wolves looked like they the resulting layups gave John Jay a 21- to regain a seven-point lead. and John Jay had to bite down with over-
might pull away after a 21-13 second- 13 lead. time on the way.
quarter advantage.   Undeterred, Horace Of course, Horace Greeley answered
Greeley stayed close all the way, and a 49- e synergy wasn’t the last Greeley back and then some. A put-back by Mikey Both sides beginning with misses, Kote
49 score left nothing settled at the nal would see of the duo either, and adding Gecaj closed the quarter at 37-33, Me- and Baumgartner got back in the act.
buzzer. But John Jay was to the challenge, Will Sanz gives teams ts in triplicate, ac- lis’ baseline drive opened the fourth, and Baumgartner took the defensive rebound
and Logan Baumgartner attributed the cording to Coach Tyler Sayre. Brandon Fitzsimmons went glass to tie up court, found Kote and the running
58-49 OT victory to preparation. the score at 37. mate got the layup at 2:58 for the deciding
“We got three big guys who all drive, points.
“We always practice situations like this,” can get in the paint, and are all super un- By chance that Horace Greeley forgot,
Baumgartner said. “Going into overtime, sel sh,” he said. “ at’s a big part of the Corelli reminded the visitors that he was e backbreaker also came at the hands
being tied or down in the last two minutes, game.” still in the building. Not really an early of the two seniors. Kote penetrated, and
we always come ready to play.” game scorer early, said Sayre. “If it’s a close the con dence he entrusted in Baumgart-
But sometimes a player still has to go game in the fourth quarter, he can get to ner gave John Jay a 54-49 lead with 54
Horace Greeley did grab the early lead, solo. Seeing a slight opening on the base- the rim and make plays.” seconds remaining. “Andy on that last play
though. Connor Melis spun through the line, Kote sliced through for two of his 22 could have driven in to take a tough shot,”
paint for the rst basket, and Ethan Gol- and gave John Jay a 24-17 lead. So, the senior started above the arc, said Sayre. “Instead, he makes the right
ub muscled the put back to give Horace went right, and got to the rim for a two- pass to his teammate. It’s what we see all
Greeley a 4-0 lead. e half closing at 24-18, Kote main- point edge. Corelli then showed he could the time from this team.”
tained by taking what was given. e de- go away too. Open above the arc, he let y
John Jay then bounced back and took fense not getting up, Kote obliged with a for a 45-40 lead with 4:13 remaining in Of course, there was a lot of defense in
the lead on the y. Ryan Corelli’s quick three-pointer. the game. between.
hands forced a loose ball that resulted in
a Baumgartner layup, and Corelli’s corner A 27-20 lead at 6:57 of the third didn’t e dog ght not over, Greeley an- “After they had all the momentum,
to corner heave gave Andy Kote an open have the Quakers giving in, though. Melis swered with their one-two. Golub got the great defense didn’t allow a point in over-
three on the other side. got two on a short stop and pop and bur- putback, and Melis connected another time,” Sayre said.
ied a three to cut the lead to 27-25. three to tie.
Not done yet, the point guard (and his So, rather than being rattled, his ex-
nine points) missed the tra c alert. He Even so, John Jay did not inch. Sanz With 3:11 remaining, the usual suspects perience group held the day and carried
willed his way through the thick Gree- turned Liam Lynch’s penetration into on both sides would force one last tie. Kote it forward. In defeating Yorktown 57-50
ley defense for a layup, converted the foul two made free throws, and Peter Giner got two layups with an assist from Corelli,
shot, and allowed John Jay to take a 10-8 regained a seven-point lead on a corner while Melis banked a layup and Golub ursday on the road, Liam Lynch had
lead into the second. three. converted a put-back to match at 49. 16 points, Andy Kote had 15, and Logan
Baumgartner nished with 14. e road
Unsurprisingly, Greeley held up their But a big defensive rebound by Sanz left victory makes John Jay 2-0 in league play
end. A turnaround jumper by Golub got the day to Corelli. Deceptively laying back and 6-2 overall.

PAGE 14 THE KATONAH LEWISBORO TIMES SPORTS THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 2022

WRESTLING

John Jay falls to
Horace Greeley

BY RICH MONETTI the most important thing.” PHOTOS: RICH MONETTI
CONTRIBUTING WRITER Taking the cue, Andrew Con-
Joe Gabriele 11, but Swertfager wasn’t above pinning him,”Wierl said.
On ursday, Jan. 6, John Jay don did more than show up. “He
wrestling took on Horace Gree- was really aggressive and got after I could take him down, and I also accepting a moral victory. John Jay now leading 20-12, the
ley at the high school, and things it,”Swertfager said. knew he wasn’t going to take me
looked good for the Wolves in down.” “Monti wrestled well,” said the roll continued with Will Kersh-
jumping out to a 10-0 lead. But e freshman’s pin on Zach
the Quakers refused to relent and Haber at 1:24 of the second said e two-match run ended at coach.“He kept getting on his back ner. He quickly picked a single leg
left the building with a close 36-32 as much. “I got him with a cradle,” 118, though. Kai Lueckerath de-
victory. Still, the loss was less im- Condon proudly said of his rst- feated Peter Javanovic-Monti, 14- and never gave up.” at the outset, and lifting Aarush
portant than the overall goal, ac- ever pin.
cording to Coach Bill Swertfager. Unfortunately, Jonathan Alia Kumar o the mat, gravity was on
Joe Gabriele was no lightweight,
“ e season is very fragile right either, and he shed his hooves to
now. Everything is canceled, can- play a little cat and mouse with
celed, canceled,” he lamented. Diego Villaronga-Cortes. Win-
“We’re trying to keep these match- ning 7-1 late in the match, the
es going.We have a lot of kids with 110-pounder twice surrendered
Covid. We got kids hurt. It’s been control (and a point each time)
a crazy season. So, I want to keep so he could score two points on
sending these kids out there. at’s the ensuing takedowns. Trying to
score a major victory worth four
points to the team, he said,“I knew

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I got to pick up the pace,” said the Jason Lungen received a forfeit

138 pounder. when John Jay sent the wrong

Twice throwing Tommy Antes wrestler to the mat at 172, and

with a move known as a “cowboy,” Vinny Sasso pinned Colin Keat-

Kern said he loves to get his team- ing.

mates riled up on the bench, and a So, with Horace Greeley win-

14-0 victory certainly hit the spot. ning 30-26, the heavyweight

With John Jay retaking the lead, match would ultimately settle

14-12, Cameron Wierl kept the matters. A 2-2 score through the

ruckus going by jumping out to an rst period,Julian Coku eventually

11-0 lead. got the upper hand and registered

On the other hand, the match the pin on Shyamai Lakhanpal for

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GIRLS BASKETBALL

John Jay defeats Greeley

BY RICH MONETTI the score at eight with 3:01 left in the rst. Miranda Martin down low PHOTO: RICH MONETTI
CONTRIBUTING WRITER Now, it was time for Martin to go to
John Jay didn’t let up after intermission ahead to Martin. She found Nolan across
At 3-5, John Jay went to Horace Gree- work. Brennan nding the big open in either. Puccio hit Nolan o the inbound court to the right of paint, and as the de-
ley on Tuesday, Jan. 4, with hopes of get- the corner, the loft on the shot gave the for a short jumper, and then the point fense converged, the guard hit Brennan on
ting themselves closer to .500. An early entire gym plenty of time to connect with guard was the bene ciary of Nolan’s steal a bounce for a 39-18 lead with 5:14 left
8-8 tie score certainly had everyone on an their higher powers. e gods clearly came for a 37-18 fast-break layup. in the third. ere was no come back for
even keel, and an ongoing battle seemed down on the side of Martin, and she drift- Greeley, and Gallagher rejoiced in a great
imminent. at is until Miranda Martin ed up court like she knew it all along. But the nal nail was on deck, and John start to league play.
started scraping the cumulus above, and Jay’s execution of the fast break looked like
three straight rst-quarter triples helped Two possessions later, Martin sub- it came right out of the history books. e Now 4-5 overall, John Jay’s game versus
carve the Quakers up in a 56-39 victory. jected the gym to another long wait, and play started when Ava Kelley pulled down Yorktown was canceled on ursday.
the John Jay faithful were counting their the defensive rebound and got the ball
Happy with the pot of gold at the end of blessings again when the shot came down
each rainbow, Coach Matt Gallagher still for a 14-8 lead. One stop later, Martin
praised his forward for staying grounded gave Horace Greeley a di erent look from
in terms of John Jay’s team mentality. the left of the key. Same result and layups
by Brennan and Puccio closed the quarter
“ e best part about her game was that with John Jay leading 21-8.
she never forced anything. If she didn’t
have a good look or there was a better shot So nice, Brennan and Puccio decided
available, she always nds it,” Gallagher to do their part twice to open the second.
said. “She got her shots in the ow of the Brennan drove from above the arc for her
o ense, which was awesome to watch.” second layup, and Puccio took a pass from
Nolan to go o glass for a 25-10 lead.
Nonetheless, Emma Rose’s three got
the home team on the board rst.   But e scoring respite didn’t cool Martin’s
Annabel Brennan made sure the Quakers hot hand, though. Taking the pass from
didn’t get ahead of themselves. She pulled Puccio, there was no hesitation, and the
down an o ensive rebound, got the ball to junior had her fourth consecutive three
Mia Puccio for a layup plus the foul, and with four minutes left in the half.
then got her own layup on the next pos-
session. Part of her game-high 23, Martin got
one from the line at 2:17 and closed the
Horace Greeley was forced to double- second quarter scoring by showing o
take when Puccio converted another layup her short game. A long cross-court pass
into a three-point play, but Kaylin Genda by Nolan left Martin free just outside the
matched up with a layup of her own to tie paint, and she easily dropped the J for a
33-16 lead.

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Varsity Roundup
Boys Hockey
Night. ose honored were Dahlia Wein-

stein (Somers), Amelia Ahrens (Rye), Au-

After a week away from the ice, John brey Janiello (the Ursuline School), Eileen

Jay matched up against Rivertowns on Mazzaro (Pelham), Stella Schlumborn

Sunday, Jan. 9. e layo did not have any (Pelham), Greta Fear (Pelham), and Sa-

noticeable e ect, though. Two goals each mantha Janos (Pelham).

by PJ DeNoia, Kyle Petschek, and Scott Boys Swimming
MacDonald led the way, and the Wolves

skated away with an 8-1 victory at the

Brewster Ice Rink. Anthony Protomastro On Monday, Jan. 3, John Jay-Fox Lane

and Colman Rice completed the score traveled to White Plains High School

sheet, while Protomastro chipped in with and defeated the Tigers, 101-77. In the

three assists; Coleman Rice had two; and relays, the Wolves took the 200 Medley

DeNoia, MacDonald, and Doug Styles Relay (1:56.15) and the 200 Freestyle Re-

had one each. Finally, Dylan Rogers held lay (1:41.76). Tom and Brendan Morgan,

down the net with 15 saves. Dylan Gourlay, and Kieran Brown swam

e Wolves improved to 5-1. the medley, and Gourlay, O’Donnell, Mor-

Girls Hockey gan, and Brown completed the freestyle.
Individually, Tom Morgan and Dylan

Gourlay had two rst-place nishes.

On Tuesday, Jan. 4, the East Green Morgan won the 200 Individual Medley

Wave defeated the Rockland Rockies, 5-2. (2:07.13) and the 100 Freestyle (55.46),

Adrienne Kantrowitz led the way with two while Gourlay took the 100 Butter-

goals, and Brady Wierl ( John Jay), Victo- y (1:00.79) and the 100 Backstroke

ria Tesoro, and Eileen Mazzaro completed (1:00.14). In addition, Brendan Morgan

the scoring sheet with one each. e as- won the 200 Freestyle (1:57.08), Michael

sists were tallied by Brady Wierl, Victoria O’Donnell won the 50 Freestyle (24.14),

Tesoro, and Amelia Ahrens, while Sienna Tommy Rozgonyi tied Tom Morgan for

Kay had four saves in the victory. With the rst in the 100 Freestyle, and Ryan Love-

second victory over the Rockies, the Green less nished rst in the 500 Freestyle

Wave is now 2-0 on the season. Prior to (5:26.15). John Jay-Fox Lane is now 2-2 PHOTO: RICH MONETTI

the game, the team celebrated Senior on the season. Anthony Protomastro

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How oatmeal does a body good

Many adults are familiar with vari- (LDL), or “bad,” cholesterol. It’s worth

ous remedies to mitigate symptoms and noting that many people add ber-rich

shorten the duration of the common cold. fruits and berries to their oatmeal, which

A bowl of chicken soup, a little extra sleep can help lower cholesterol even further.

and tea with honey can help people feel

better as they confront cold symptoms like OATMEAL AND BLOOD SUGAR

runny nose and sore throat. A review published in the journal Nu-

Oatmeal is another popular cold rem- trición Hospitilaria in 2015 found that

edy, but a piping hot bowl of ground oats eating foods that contained beta-glucans

can bene t the body even when it’s not could help lower blood glucose levels in

battling a cold. people with diabetes. at makes oatmeal

an especially valuable dietary choice for

OATMEAL AND GUT HEALTH individuals with diabetes, many of whom

Beta-glucan is a soluble ber found in also must make an e ort to lower levels of

oatmeal that prevents constipation and LDL in their bodies.

promotes regular bowel movements. Ac-

cording to Amy Goodson, MS, RD, OATMEAL AND CONTROLLING

CSSD, LD, author of e Sports Nutri- WEIGHT

tion Playbook, beta-glucan ber has been A lling, healthy breakfast can help in-

linked to healthy gut bacteria. Healthy gut dividuals avoid the kind of snacking that

bacteria can reduce the likelihood indi- can contribute to unwanted weight gain.

viduals will experience issues with diges- e ber content in oatmeal helps people

tion after eating and can lower the risk for feel fuller longer, reducing the likelihood

in ammation and chronic disease. that they’ll reach for potentially unhealthy

snacks throughout the day. at can make

OATMEAL AND CHOLESTEROL it easier to lose weight and keep the

WebMD notes that the beta-glucan in pounds o over the long haul. indicates that a 1⁄2 cup serving oatmeal fective cold remedy. However, the nutri-

oatmeal can help individuals lower their contains 13 grams of protein, 52 grams of tional value of oatmeal makes it a worthy

cholesterol. e soluble ber in oatmeal OATMEAL AND NUTRIENTS carbohydrates and eight grams total ber. addition to individuals’ diets whether they

reduces the absorption of cholesterol into Oatmeal is among the most nutrient- In addition, the USDA notes that oatmeal have a cold or not.

the bloodstream, a property the Mayo dense breakfast foods a person can eat. is a great source of bene cial minerals like

Clinic reports can help individuals lower e United States Department of Ag- magnesium and potassium. is article was provided by Metro Creative

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