Mahopac News 08.19.21

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uupp!!AAllll sshhooookk Town looks to borrow more
for water district repairs

Prices have surged in the wake of the pandemic

Patrick Perone BY BOB DUMAS equipment, as well as site delaying replacement of an
of Patrick Perone EDITOR improvements, including aging water tower on Ever-
and the Blue Suede furnishings, equipment and ett Road, he said.
Rockers Show A plan to renovate and machinery.
Band, an Elvis Pres- upgrade eight of the town’s e work planned for
ley tribute band, gy- 13 water districts will cost e breakdown in cost District 2 has a price tag of
rates like the King nearly $1million more than for each district is as follows: nearly $2.8 million, more
of Rock ‘n’ Roll originally anticipated thanks than half the cost of the
much to the delight to an increase in the cost of • District No. 1, hamlet of entire townwide project. It
of the audience dur- labor and materials in the Mahopac, $25,315 includes the construction
ing a performance at wake of the pandemic. of new water tanks and the
the Recreation and • District No. 2, hamlet of relining of miles of pipe.
Parks Department’s e Town Board held a Carmel, $2,762,615
Sunset Concert public hearing at its Aug. Butler said the Everett
Series at Chamber 11 meeting for its plans to • District No. 3, Lake Se- Road tank in District 2
Park on Aug. 5. For borrow an extra $943,000, cor, $282,538 has become dangerous and
more pictures from which would bring the ag- could collapse and needs
the show, check out gregate estimated cost of the • District No.8,Mahopac to be addressed immedi-
the centerspread on project to $4,933,890. Ridge, $360,296 ately. He contended the
pages 16 and 17. town said work to replace
“We had funding from • District No.9,Mahopac the tank was supposed to
PHOTO: TABITHA PEARSON MARSHALL the beginning based on pre- Hills, $40,184 begin last month. He also
liminary prices, but as we all said further delays will cause
know the pandemic hit and • District No. 10, Lakev- residents in the district to
prices have gone through iew Park, $53,658 continue living with dirty,
the roof, delays have been unhealthy water for several
happening, and now the • District No. 13, Rolling more months.
numbers are coming in Greens, $35,221
high,” said town engineer “ e town says it wants
Rich Franzetti. “We needed • District No. 14, Red to restructure the contract,”
more money for the other Mills, $431,063 Butler said. “So, we are go-
districts.” ing to facilitate some con-
e residents of each tractual matters [in other
e renovations include water district would be re- water districts] that may or
the construction of new sponsible for cost and tax may not have been the result
water tanks as well as re- increases in their speci c of incompetence. You pass
pairs to some old tanks, up- district.
grades and repairs to related SEE REPAIRS PAGE 4
During the public hear-
ing, John Butler, a resident
of District 2 in the Car-
mel hamlet, expressed con-
cern about the resolution
to spend more money. He
believes it calls for restruc-
turing the contract, further

BUSINESS & REAL ESTATE 31
CLASSIFIEDS
LEGAL NOTICES 30
LEISURE
MAHOPAC MUSINGS 28
OPINION
SPORTS 22

2 YOUR NEIGHBOR

10 Artie Sky has 62 years at
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PAGE 2 MAHOPAC NEWS MAHOPAC MUSINGS THURSDAY, AUGUST 19, 2021

The Staff Sunset Concert and ‘60s rock and roll) shotgun start at 10 a.m. at Lake Mahopac will be held
Series ere will be a one-hour open Sunday, Aug. 22, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.,
EDITORIAL TEAM American Legion Chamber Park, South Lake Bou-
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and Parks Dept., ursday nights, dinner at the American Legion Come check out our market on
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THURSDAY, AUGUST 19, 2021 OPINION MAHOPAC NEWS PAGE 12

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was depressed, her family was people had endured and the
depressed, and it seemed like tragic loss of life.
the uncertainty and shutdowns
would last forever. Conversation about who got
tested and where, whether it was
A real estate broker, Anne’s okay to use the bathroom in-
business went from boom to doors, or the local test positivity
bust overnight. Her husband, a rate slowed dramatically. “We’re
sous chef at a well-known eatery fully vaccinated,” Anne said, “and
in midtown, was laid o inde - that’s what matters now.”
nitely and was having di culty
coping. Money was running out, Relief that proved to be short-
prospects were bleak, and ten- lived.
sions were high.
Emerging information about
For what had seemed like the new delta variant is trou-
an eternity, all that mattered to bling. ere is a higher incidence
Anne, day in and day out, was of breakthrough infections
protecting her loved ones from among the vaccinated, and the
COVID. She was frightened of mutated virus has become sig-
anyone close to her getting sick ni cantly more contagious and
and worried that, if they did get lethal to the unvaccinated.
sick, who would she turn to for
help. Her doctor’s o ce was Exhausted by a year and a half
closed and going to the hospi- of stress during the pre-vacci-
tal was risky. You couldn’t visit. nation era, many already appear
Would there even be room in burned out hearing more about
the hospital? What would hap- the coronavirus. Others are just
pen if someone died? She also sticking their heads in the sand.
worried about her parents and Essential workers are burned
her husband’s parents who have out at their jobs, and parents
underlying health issues. are burned out from constant
parenting, concerned about how
en, in January, after spend- they’ll cope if their children can’t
ing hours and hours each day return to school full-time.
following leads that, one after
the other, proved fruitless, she Unsure how to remain safe,
and her husband received the and unwilling to mandate vac-
coronavirus vaccine. Over the cinations and masking for all,
next few months many of their our nation appears to be head-
family and friends got their ing backwards. Some state and
shots, too. Her twins, sopho- local governments, schools and
mores who hadn’t yet been on businesses issue vaccination and
the inside of a high school mask requirements; others make
classroom, got vaccinated in the laws rendering those require-
spring and were able to nish ments illegal. Fights erupt on
the school year in person. airplanes and in stores. Unions
threaten walkouts. Animus
e talk of masks, hand against government rages on
sanitizer, social distancing and conservative media outlets and
who got tested, slowly moved the internet.
to the back burner. So did the
ever-present paranoia when- It’s troublesome and unset-
ever a neighbor or one of the tling. Fatigued and alarmed
kids’ friends came knocking. public health experts and
government o cials have shifted
from prodding the vaccine-
hesitant to strong condemnation

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OBITUARIES

John J. Bosack as for the students and the com- lumbarium in Lake Carmel at a Bonanno, and Amanda Gray and raised in the Bronx, a time she

munity. John was also a life-long later date. her husband Eric, and siblings spoke fondly of, and graduated

John J. Bosack of Mahopac learner, who enjoyed attending a Barbara Joyce Dennis and Scott Panek. She from Cathedral High School.
passed away on Aug. 6, 2021, number of National Endowment was predeceased by her husband She married Charles W. Hughes,

at the age of 83. He was born for the Humanities courses at Bonanno Charles in 2010 and her brother who predeceased her in 1988, on
on March 18, 1938, in Wilkes- universities in various states. John
Guy Panek. May 7, 1955.

Barre, Pa., son of the late John retired in 1996. Barbara Joyce Bonanno of She worked for many years and
Geraldine H. Hughesand Tekla “Tillie” (Krasnavage) Some of John’s favorite ac- Mahopac passed away on Friday, retired from People’s Westchester

Bosack. John grew up in Con- tivities in retirement were read- July 30, 2021, at the age of 72. Bank in Elmsford, N.Y. where

necticut and he graduated from ing, traveling to see family and She was born on June 28, 1949, Geraldine H. Hughes, a long- she was the branch manager. She

Hartford High School in 1956 as friends, attending plays and mov- in Yonkers, the daughter of Wal- time resident of Mahopac, passed enjoyed gardening; loved dogs,

valedictorian of his class. ies, listening to opera, and do- ter and Marie (neé Figler) Panek. away peacefully with her family especially: Flannigan, Cooper

John attended Yale University ing crossword puzzles. Most of On Oct. 4, 1969, she married the by her side on ursday, July 29, and Hooch, who could always

on a full merit scholarship, grad- all, he loved spending time with late Charles Bonanno and they 2021, at the age of 87. make her laugh, and visiting with

uating summa cum laude in 1960 his family, including many lovely were blessed with three daugh- Born in the Bronx on July friends and family, but spend-

and receiving the prestigious Sey- vacations at the beach together. ters. 28, 1934, she was the youngest ing time with her four beloved

mour Prize. He received another John also participated in the ac- Joyce is survived by her daugh- daughter of Richard and Helen SEE OBITUARIES PAGE 24
full scholarship to attend gradu- tivities of the Northern West- ters Christine Bonanno, Bethann (Hines) Sweeney. Geraldine was

ate school at Harvard University, chester Retired Teachers’ Asso-

earning his master’s degree in ciation and enjoyed maintaining

education from Harvard in 1962. his friendships and connections

On June 22,1963,John married with fellow retired teachers.

Claudia Demers at St. Michael’s In addition to his beloved wife

Ukrainian Catholic Church in Claudia, John is survived by his

Hartford. God blessed them son John Steven Bosack and

with 58 years of happy married daughter-in-law Maria Bosack LICENSED &
INSURED
life together. of Reston, Va.; daughter Mary

John spent his entire 34-year Ann Wyshner and son-in-law

career teaching English at Fox David Wyshner of Short Hills,

Lane High School in Bedford N.J.; brother eodore Bosack of

and served for many years as Wake eld, R.I., and ve grand-

chairman of the English De- children, whom he adored. • Well Pumps • Residential &
partment and as president of the A Mass of Christian Burial

Bedford Teachers’ Union. John was celebrated Aug.13 at St. • Water Heaters Commercial
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for his wit and insight, and he Carmel. A private interment will
advocated for the faculty as well take place at St. Sebastian’s Co-

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