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PAGE 2 – THE KATONAH-LEWISBORO TIMES THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 2023 THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 2023 BUSINESS & REAL ESTATE 19 CLASSIFIEDS 18 LEISURE 17 OPINION 8 TOWN CROSSING 4 SPORTS 14 Wolves Win Big pg 15 HOCKEY Visit TapIntoKLT.net for the latest news. PRSRT STD US POSTAGE PAID WEST CALDWELL, NJ PERMIT #992 On Jan. 7, the stage at John Jay High School came alive with the return of ArtsALIVE’s Encore Cabaret! See more photos from this amazing evening on page 10. Encore! PHOTO: ROB DISTASIO The cast performing “What I did for Love” from A Chorus Line. BY TOM BARTLEY CONTRIBUTING WRITER Who thought this was a good idea, anyway? Two young bandits, clearly not acquainted with the relentless calculus of risk and reward, knocked over the tiny Waccabuc post o ce the other day. Sure, they came away with all of about $200, perhaps more cash than they might have realized in a gas station stickup. But for that skimpy take-home they quickly had at least four law enforcement agencies—local, state and federal, including the FBI and postal-inspection service— in hot pursuit. By late last week, all were said to have the getaway car’s license-plate number and to be closing in on their quarry. Waccabuc’s mail service is centered in a quaint, one-story white-clapboard structure on Post O ce Road. Built in 1880, it’s a venerable piece of the Waccabuc Historic District and had never, as far as anyone can recall, been a target of desperadoes. Until Jan. 10. at’s the day the two men entered, says Lewisboro Police Chief David Alfano, who gave this account: Both intruders were packing pistols when they walked in around 4:30 in the afternoon. While one guarded the door, the other vaulted the counter to scoop up the cash register’s contents. Neither thug bothered to cover his face. Alfano described the stickup duo as black men in their 20s, about 5 foot 8 and 6 feet tall and said one wore an orange re- ective safety vest. Cash in hand, the two ed, seemingly successfully. But their getaway car had a date with today’s ubiquitous digital surveillance. “We did succeed in obtaining a registration from our license-plate reader on Route 35,” Alfano said. Relatively new technology, license-plate readers capture and cross-reference a car’s plates in real-time, allowing the police to issue alerts even as suspects on the run believe they’ve evaded their pursuers. Two postal employees, one of them a woman working the service counter, were in the building when the bandits struck, police said. eir names were being withheld. Neither was hurt, a state police spokesman said. e U.S. Postal Inspection Service, which traces its roots to 1775, more than a century before the Waccabuc post o ce went up, was “taking the lead” in the investigation, Alfano said. 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PRSRT STD US POSTAGE PAID CALDWELL, NJ WEST PERMIT #992 BY TOM BARTLEY CONTRIBUTING WRITER Taxpayers in the KatonahLewisboro School District are being asked whether, and by how much, they want to thank veterans and rst responders for their service. KLSD’s Board of Education is considering a package of tax-relief proposals for vets and others, including senior citizens and disabled persons. Although the various tax breaks—covering eligibility levels as well as dollar amounts—were authorized last year by state legislation, Albany neither mandates them nor makes up any revenue they cost the district, shifting that burden to other KLSD taxpayers. At their Feb. 2 meeting, board members generally supported proposed improvements in the tax-relief programs. But they were less enthusiastic about creating di erent taxing levels for di erent groups of residents without a complete nancial picture of the impact. Trustee William Rifkin appeared to sum up their unease. Although the board annually approves the schools’ $100 millionplus budgets and their subsequent hefty tax levy, that burden is meant to be shared evenly by district property owners. “Here,” Rifkin observed, “we’re picking people who will pay to honor [other] people, and we’re making the decision for them. It’s uncomfortable.” e board will hold a public hearing Feb. 23 on the various proposals, which are also under separate discussion by the Lewisboro Town Board. In the meantime, residents are invited to email questions and views to BOE@ klschools.org. e decision to turn to the community for feedback followed an 80-minute discussion at last week’s board meeting in which the trustees leaned toward increasing Veterans’ existing tax bene t to new top levels enacted by last year’s state legislation. Albany also eased eligibility requirements for tax breaks to the other groups. Volunteer re ghters and ambulance workers would now qualify for the bene t in two years, down from ve, and seniors and persons with disabilities would be given higher permissible income levels. In an email, School Superintendent Andrew Selesnick said the district does not yet have “precise language for resolutions that may or may not be adopted on Feb. 23.” But he told board members they would have to act by about March 1 to assure that the new bene ts could go into e ect in the 2024-25 school year. Other nearby towns and school districts have already enacted tax breaks for Veterans, seniors and the disabled. Bedford, for example, acted last spring on Veterans, approving the maximum permissible levels, and voted relief for seniors and disabled persons at year’s end. e Bedford Central School District also voted last year to give Veterans the top exemption levels authorized in the new state law. Selesnick sat in last week for Danelle Pacella, the district’s assistant superintendent for business, who had briefed the board Dec. 1 on potential Veterans-exemption increases. For his own discussion, SeleBoard of Education considers tax-relief proposals SEE KLSD PAGE 4 Following a big win on the road against Somers last week, Annabel Brennan and the Wolves are looking to make an impact in the postseason! Read more on page 14. HOPEMAZZOLA YOU’VE GOTTA HAVE HOPE Sales Vice President Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker cell: 914.714.0090 [email protected] hopemazzola.com MAZZOLA YOU’VE GOTTA HAVE HOPE 95 Katonah Ave | Katonah, NY 10536 If A Picture Paints A Thousand Words, Then This Amazing Story is A Best Seller! Meticulous and truly move-in ready, this sunny and spacious contemporary has been nicely updated and perfectly maintained. Located in Greenbriar with pool, tennis, basketball and clubhouse just moments from town, train, school and highways. 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Some 300 strong, a standingroom-only throng, they packed the board’s Nov. 3 meeting in the high school cafeteria to deliver full-throated support for Coach Bill. ey appealed to keep him at the wrestling program’s helm, beseeching school o cials in public a week ago after a complaint made in private more than a year ago put the coach’s job in jeopardy. In the spring of 2021, an unidenti ed person asserts, Swertfager slapped a player on the backside in a girls juniorvarsity softball game. Neither the KLSD administration nor the school board, bound by privacy regulations, is permitted to identify the complainant. One account making the rounds among the coach’s supporters insists that neither the player nor her parents have taken issue with his actions. Instead, this version holds, one of the girl’s teammates, “uncomfortable” with seeing the touch, complained about it. Swertfager, for his part, says he has no recollection of delivering what is the sports world’s longtime, spontaneous gesture of support or congratulations. “I have no idea who the player was that I supposedly did it to, or who the teammate was who was uncomfortable with it,” he said in an interview last weekend. “I simply don’t remember the incident. I am not saying it didn’t happen; I am just saying I don’t remember it.” ough he has been an integral part of John Jay’s athletic establishment for more than two decades, Swertfager is not a full-time KLSD employee. e owner of the Cross River-based marketing rm AIA Promotional Source, he draws only a token stipend from the school treasury. Whoever is varsity wrestling coach this winter will be paid $8,140 for the season. Still, the 63-year-old Swertfager noted in the interview, “I have dedicated my entire adult life, 40 years, to coaching boys and girls in seven sports, including softball, baseball, track and eld, boys and girls soccer, football, basketball and, of course, wrestling. ousands of young men and women without a single blemish on my record for anything.” e school board had been expected to appoint all coaches for winter sports at ursday’s meeting but ultimately put the matter over to the next meeting, Nov. 17, after a crescendo of voices insisted Coach Bill be retained. Swertfager had the rst word. Addressing the school board for Coach Bill Swertfager speaking before the Board of Education on Nov. 3. 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We Need Your Support To Continue The Paper THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2023 would be given higher permissible In an email, School Superintendent Andrew Selesnick said the district does not yet have “precise language for resolutions that may or may not be adopted on Feb. 23.” But he told board members they would have to act by about March 1 to assure that the new bene ts could go into e ect in the 2024-25 Other nearby towns and school districts have already enacted tax breaks for Veterans, seniors and the disabled. Bedford, for example, acted last spring on Veterans, approving the maximum permissible levels, and voted relief for seniors and disabled persons at year’s end. e Bedford Central School District also voted last year to give Veterans the top exemption levels authorized in the new state law. Selesnick sat in last week for Danelle Pacella, the district’s assistant superintendent for business, who had briefed the board Dec. 1 on potential Veterans-exemption For his own discussion, SeleSEE KLSD PAGE 4 VOL. 5 NO. 34 BUSINESS & REAL ESTATE 31 CLASSIFIEDS 30 LEISURE 24 OPINION 10 TOWN CROSSING 7 SPORTS 20 Project Breaks Ground PLAYGROUND BY TOM BARTLEY CONTRIBUTING WRITER For more than 20 years, Coach Bill Swertfager has built John Jay High School’s wrestling program, from literally nothing to a perennial Section One contender. More signi cantly, he’s built a generation of young men and women who are now better adults thanks to the example he set and the life lessons he taught, scores of supporters told the Katonah-Lewisboro school board last week. Some 300 strong, a standingroom-only throng, they packed the board’s Nov. 3 meeting in the high school cafeteria to deliver full-throated support for Coach Bill. ey appealed to keep him at the wrestling program’s helm, beseeching school o cials in public a week ago after a complaint made in private more than a year ago put the coach’s job in jeopardy. In the spring of 2021, an unidenti ed person asserts, Swertfager slapped a player on among the coach’s supporters insists that neither the player nor her parents have taken issue with his actions. Instead, this version holds, one of the girl’s teammates, “uncomfortable” with seeing the touch, complained about it. Swertfager, for his part, says he has no recollection of delivering what is the sports world’s longtime, spontaneous gesture of support or congratulations. “I have no idea who the player was that I supposedly did it to, or who the teammate was who was uncomfortable with it,” he said in an interview last weekend. “I simply don’t remember the incident. I am not saying it didn’t happen; I am just saying I don’t remember it.” ough he has been an integral part of John Jay’s athletic establishment for more than Outpouring of support for John Jay coach following complaint UH, OH! THEY’RE TALKING ABOUT ‘ME’, AGAIN! "Hope pulled out all the stops during the purchase of our home. She reached out to her contacts, connected us with her invaluable resources, negotiated on our behalf, and got us the keys to our dream house in a timely manner. She made herself available to us at all times, had our best interest at heart, and did not stop working for us - even after the closing. 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Hundreds gathered on Feb. 11 to celebrate the new gym, which serves as a facility for various sports activities such as basketball, volleyball, and pickleball. “Let me say again how happy I am to be with you here at St. Mary’s Parish in Katonah,” Dolan said in his homily. “Of all the duties that I have as your archbishop, this one is what I relish the most, to be with you, God’s people, for the most important thing we do every week: o er the holy sacri ce of mass.” e e ort to renovate the Cardinal Dolan visits Katonah Archbishop praises St. Mary’s for investing in sports and spirituality Cardinal Dolan at St. Mary’s on Feb. 11. PHOTO: BRIAN MARSCHHAUSER ‘You’ve got a good thing going here at St. Mary of the Assumption in Katonah.’ Cardinal Timothy Dolan Archbishop of New York BY TOM BARTLEY CONTRIBUTING WRITER Bedford’s Town Board, which last year improved the propertytax breaks it gives veterans and others, is looking now to add rst responders to that list. e board last week scheduled a public hearing for next month on a proposal that would cut the length of service time needed before volunteer re ghters and ambulance crew members could claim a 10 percent reduction on the assessed value of their homes. More than simply a “thank you” for the critical services these volunteers provide, the cut in qualifying time from ve years to two is seen as a potential recruiting enticement. Bedford’s emergency services are having “quite a challenge” bringing in new members, Supervisor Ellen Calves said in introducing the measure at the board’s Feb. 7 meeting. Similar proposals, all based on recent changes in state law, are under consideration by the Lewisboro Town Board and the Katonah-Lewisboro School District, the latter representing by far the biggest chunk of local homeowners’ property taxes. Exemptions would apply only to primary residences. All told, the breaks that have either been enacted or are under consideration in the three taxing jurisdictions would bene t veterans, rst responders, senior citizens and the disabled. e money they would save—expected to be a relatively small piece of their total tax bill— would have to be made up by the other town and school district residents, those not in one of the qualifying categories e tax bills of those other residents likely would not see signi cant increases, Bedford Assessor Harold Girdlestone said in proposing the expanded break last week. “ e ve-to-two-years [service requirement] wouldn’t be much of an impact,” he told the board, saying “to wait ve years is really a long time.” Saluting the volunteers who roll on myriad emergency calls 24/7, Girdlestone said, “ e service they provide is really unbelievable.” Bedford contemplates first responder tax break SEE DOLAN PAGE 3 SEE BEDFORD PAGE 4 HOPEMAZZOLA YOU’VE GOTTA HAVE HOPE Sales Vice Licensed Associate Real Est President ate Broker cell: 914.714.0090 [email protected] hopemazzola.com MAZZOLA YOU’VE GOTTA HAVE HOPE 95 Katonah Ave | Katonah, NY 10536 What Dreams Are Made Of! 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THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 2023 THE KATONAH-LEWISBORO TIMES – PAGE 3 HOME, AUTO, BUSINESS, LIFE & HEALTH 914-232-7750 www.forbesinsurance.com & James 180 Katonah Ave. A Wonderful Selection of Clothing & Gifts for Babies to Tweens! & James 180 Katonah Ave. A Wonderful Selection of Clothing & Gifts for Babies to Tweens! BY JESSICA JAFET CONTRIBUTING WRITER Local treasure-hunters will be thrilled to discover the new thrift shop that opened earlier this year at the United Methodist Church of Mount Kisco. It welcomes shoppers on Wednesdays and Saturdays each week, to peruse a wide range of goods that include household items, clothing, toys, bric-a-brac and much more. e items are arranged throughout the parsonage, a white house located behind the historic Mount Kisco church building, as the adjacent residence is not currently being occupied by the pastor. A few church members came up with the idea to create a charming thrift shop there, with inventory displayed around the di erent rooms of the home. e United Methodist Church of Mount Kisco, built in Carpenter Gothic style, is an old place of worship; the church building was constructed in 1868 and the parsonage in 1871. Both edi ces are listed on the National Register of Historic places. “We thought, hey let’s turn the parsonage into a thrift shop and see what happens—and it has been great, absolutely wonderful,” said Marianne Baldwin, the Administrative Assistant at the church. e shop is sta ed by church volunteers who take in a large number of donated items each week to stock the shelves and racks. ere is a boutique room to showcase jewelry, statues, plus other high-end and unusual items, and there are also rooms for men’s and women’s clothing. In the dining room, you will nd glassware, cooking products, pots and pans and household items. On top of that, there is a children’s area where one can browse toys, clothes and books for the younger ones. According to Baldwin, the church gladly accepts donations of items that are in good condition from the public, with the exception of furniture or any other bulky items that cannot be carried. Goods can be left on the front porch or in the enclosed area in the back. e church is grateful for the funds that are raised by the shop’s sales, which go toward operations and much-needed repairs, like a new roof and siding, she added. Proceeds also help support e Interfaith Food Pantry, which provides nutritious food and complementary programs for locals in need. Baldwin encourages the public to come visit the thrift shop—including the loyal shoppers and vendors taking part in the ea market on the front lawn beginning in May, who she hopes will stroll inside to nd a bargain. “We have been receiving beautiful stu from people; there will be lots of great nds and there is something for everybody,” she said. “Our inventory is changing weekly with the donations we get, and we are always moving stu around— we just want people to come and see what it is all about.” e United Methodist Church of Mount Kisco rift Shop os located at 31 Smith Avenue. Open from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. on Wednesdays, and on Saturdays from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. New thrift shop opens in Mount Kisco The thrift store holds hours on Wednesday and Saturday each week. PHOTOS: JESSICA JAFET Proceeds from sales will go towards much-needed repairs at the church. Longtime church members Bobbie McCann of Bedford Hills and Lisa Porter of Mt. Kisco REGIONAL
BY TOM BARTLEY CONTRIBUTING WRITER e Westchester Black Women’s Political Caucus, backed by a chorus of voices crossing color, party and even gender lines, celebrated the launch last week of a chapter covering Bedford, Lewisboro and four other Northern Westchester communities. Some 90 people turned out as the caucus, a countywide organization dedicated to advancing black women in county and state politics, formally opened its Greater Bedford Chapter on Saturday, April 16, at the Bedford Hills Community House. “Anybody who wants to run for o ce,” County Legislator Terry Clements told her audience, “this is the group that can help us.” Clements, a New Rochelle resident, was part of a succession of speakers from diverse parts of the county. In addition to Bedford and Lewisboro, the new unit includes Mount Kisco, Yorktown, Somers and New Castle. Founded in 1976, the Black women’s caucus has paralleled and often helped propel the extraordinary rise of women in local, county and state politics and government. While the six-chapter organization prides itself on being “multi-partisan,” Saturday’s gathering failed to attract, not surprisingly, a single red baseball cap and featured, also not surprisingly, a lineup of largely Democratic speakers. ey included, locally, Bedford Supervisor Ellen Calves and Councilwoman Stephanie McCaine; County Legislator Erika Pierce of Katonah; Lewisboro Councilwoman Mary Shah; former Lewisboro Councilwoman Jenn Castelhano, who chairs the party’s town committee; and Namasha Schelling, who is running for a seat this fall on the Pound Ridge Town Board. In the day’s surprise news, KLSD Trustee Liz Gereghty of Katonah publicly tossed her hat into the 17th Congressional District ring, announcing her intention to seek the Democratic nomination to challenge Republican Rep. Mike Lawler next year. Men were also on-hand for the launch and included State Sen. Pete Harckham of South Salem and Assemblyman Chris Burdick, formerly of Bedford and now a Lewisboro resident. Lateasha Stapleton of Goldens Bridge will serve as president of the Greater Bedford Chapter and MaryAnn Carr of Bedford as director. Carr, a member of the Bedford Town Board since 2016, was town supervisor in 2021, appointed to replace Burdick when he moved on to Albany. In an intraparty ght that year, Calves defeated Carr in a primary contest for the supervisor nomination, prompting frosty relations ever since. In brief remarks Saturday, Calves noted that the day’s Community House venue had been “beautifully renovated under the leadership of MaryAnn Carr,” an acknowledgement enthusiastically cheered in the auditorium. Before attendees turned to a bu et lunch, the caucus’ Countywide President Subomi Macaulay of Yonkers, emcee of the morning’s activities, announced two upcoming road trips: on May 6 to Cambridge, Md., for a Harriet Tubman historical tour and July 14 to Washington for tours of the Capitol and the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture. Tickets are priced at $125 per person for each of the trips. The Staff EDITORIAL TEAM Tom Walogorsky Editor: 914-302-5830 [email protected] Whit Anderson Sports Editor [email protected] ADVERTISING TEAM Paul Forhan (914) 806-3951 [email protected] Bruce Heller (914) 486-7608 [email protected] Lisa Kain (201) 317-1139 [email protected] Corinne Stanton (914) 760-7009 [email protected] Jay Gussak (914) 299-4541 [email protected] Pam Zacotinsky 845-661-0748 [email protected] PRODUCTION TEAM Tabitha Pearson Marshall Creative Director/Photographer [email protected] Noah Elder Designer Bri Agosta Designer Haven Elder Designer EXECUTIVE TEAM Brett Freeman CEO & Publisher 845-208-8151 [email protected] Deadlines The Katonah-Lewisboro Times The deadline for advertisements and editorial submissions is the Thursday before the next publication date. For more information, call Tom Walogorsky at 914-302-5830 or email [email protected] Location 118 N. BEDFORD ROAD SUITE 100 MOUNT KISCO, NY 10549 PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY HALSTON MEDIA, LLC ©2023 HALSTON MEDIA, LLC PAGE 4 – THE KATONAH-LEWISBORO TIMES Westchester Black Women’s Political Caucus launches new chapter PHOTOS: TOM BARTLEY Lateasha Stapleton, president of the new Greater Bedford Chapter of the Westchester Black Women’s Political Caucus; Subomi Macaulay, the caucus’ countywide president; State Sen. Pete Harckham; Assemblyman Chris Burdick; MaryAnn Carr, the chapter’s director; and Cynthia Ryan, chapter vice president. More than 90 people attended the launch of the WBWPC’s newest chapter. THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 2023 Your One-Stop Shop for Deck Building Materials DECKING & RAILING Mahopac Mahopac Railroad Tie Experts in Deck Lumber 911 Route 6, Mahopac, NY • 845-628-8111 • www.decklumber.com
THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 2023 THE KATONAH-LEWISBORO TIMES – PAGE 5 Nominations Sought for Donald R. Kellogg Scholarships Deadline: May 10 e Donald R. Kellogg Memorial Scholarship recognizes individuals who sel essly serve and contribute to the Katonah community through their actions, fellowship and commitment to service. Organizations and persons interested in rewarding an individual who has enriched our community are encouraged to nominate them for the 2023 Donald R. Kellogg Scholarship. Both High School graduates and those going back to school to further their skills or education are eligible. An award commitment of $10,000 has been established for 2023 and targeting two awardees to share this commitment. Sponsors should send a brief letter describing the individual’s commitment to community service supported by speci c examples, and also provide a description of the training course or degree program that the individual plans to attend and the estimated cost. Nominations should be sent to DRK Scholarship Committee, c/o Katonah United Methodist Church, 5 Bedford Road, Katonah, NY 10536 or e-mailed to jkellogg@optonline. net. e deadline for submitting a nomination is May 10. Lewisboro Garden Club ROOTING FOR LEWISBORO e Lewisboro Garden Club would like to thank all of the town residents that ordered free tree and shrub seedlings from their Rooting for Lewisboro program. ey have reached their goal of giving away 2,850 seedlings. Residents will be noti- ed when they can pick up their seedlings in an email from LGC. Lewisboro Lions Club ANNUAL ROADSIDE CLEANUP PROJECT April 22 and 23 e Lewisboro Lions are now nalizing plans for the annual Lewisboro roadside cleanup project organized every year by the Club. e cleanup is scheduled for the weekend of April 22 & 23. Trash bags are available at the Town Clerk’s o ce. Everyone wishing to participate may call Lion/Town Clerk Janet Donohue at 763-3511 to let her know what roads will be covered, or to ask for an unassigned road. Neighborhood coordinators are always needed. Anyone wishing to organize their neighborhood cleanup should let Lion Janet know as well. Lewisboro Library 15 Main St, South Salem, NY 10590 www.lewisborolibrary.org GENE KELLY: SINGING & DANCING IN THE RAIN On ursday, April 27, at 7 p.m., the Library is co-hosting the virtual program “Gene Kelly: Singing & Dancing in the Rain.” Gene Kelly was one of the most engaging and in uential dancers to ever set foot in Hollywood, transforming male movement and lm directing to help make dance come alive on the big screen. Fordham University professor emeritus Brian Rose takes the audience through Kelly’s extraordinary achievements, and examines his enduring impact on Hollywood dancing. Please register for the Zoom link via the Library website. OUTDOOR STORYTIMES IN LATE APRIL To celebrate National Library Week (the last week in April), children’s librarian Marie Nania will be adding two special “Outdoor Storytimes” to the regular Storytime schedule. Outdoor Storytimes will be held at 12 p.m. on Monday, April 24, and Friday, April 28. Please register via the Library website. OPEN MIC NIGHTS AT THE LIBRARY e Lewisboro Library will begin hosting monthly “Open Mic Nights” to o er adults and high schoolers a community venue to share their work and make connections with the public and other artist. e rst one takes place on Wednesday, May 3, from 6:30 to 8 p.m., and will continue on the rst Wednesday of each month. So whether you are a poet, artist, author, musician, singer or budding comic – come to the Library to try out your material! ese evenings are free and open to the public to attend, to provide a supportive listening ear. Performance time slots are up to 5 minutes each. Registration is required for scheduling purposes, but drop-ins are welcome. Please register via the Library website. LEARN ALL ABOUT “CUTTING THE CORD” e Library’s “Cutting the Cord” workshop has been changed from Tuesday, April 25, to Tuesday, May 9 at 7 p.m. via Zoom. Please register via the Library website. TOWN CROSSING PRESENTED & HOSTED BY: Sarah Altberg, Memory Care Director, Maplewood at Danbury, 22 Hospital Avenue, Danbury, CT 06810 Are you searching for answers regarding your loved one’s well-being? Join us for these events and learn about - memory impairment and the impact associated with the disease and how to connect with your loved one. RSVP By April 24th to Jennifer Burke-James at [email protected] or call 203.642.6002. WEDNESDAYS, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM OR 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM APRIL 26TH | Through the Eyes of Dementia - A New Reality MAY 3RD | Communication with those with Dementia DEMENTIA WORKSHOP 2 WEEK SERIES Exclusively for Adult Children & Loved Ones 22 Hospital Avenue | Danbury, Connecticut | 203.744.8444 | MaplewoodAtDanbury.com SEE CROSSING PAGE 7
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City. • Parking facilities for over 100 cars • Monuments & inscriptions available. BY BILL BONGIORNO CONTRIBUTING WRITER April 10 saw an eventful meeting for the Lewisboro Town Board. To begin the session, Supervisor Tony Gonçalves read a letter from Adam R. Rose of AP Farm containing a check for $52,000 to the Town of Lewisboro to fund a new canine vehicle for the Lewisboro Police. He asked that all references to the donation be made in the names of Adam R. Rose and Peter R. McQuillan. Supervisor Goncalves thanked both for the donation. Next, he read another letter from Congressman Mike Lawler’s o ce denying funding for the community project application for various improvements at Lewisboro town parks and facilities, including water ltration and chlorination systems, as well as a generator, totaling $1.045 million. Currently, funding is limited to only 15 projects. e application was also shared with Senator Schumer and Gillibrand’s o ces, where there is no cap on projects. MULTIPLE RESOLUTIONS PASSED A number of resolutions were approved, including: Amending the master fee schedule to include one-day marriage o ciant license; renewal of Hach Service Contract for Wild Oaks water treatment for $9,048; acknowledging of receipt and examination of Justice Court Audits for submission to the state comptroller’s o ce; resolution approving East Of Hudson Watershed Corporation agreement for stormwater retro t project and authorizing Town Supervisor to sign contract; approved United Public Service Employees Union Administrative Unit Collective Bargaining Agreement and authorized the Supervisor to sign contract; approved amended agreement with Downstate Juniors Volley Ball Camp and authorized Supervisor to sign; authorized use of Lewisboro Elementary School gym by Anthony Paccione for a Fundraiser Supporting UNICEF Ukraine and waived fees pending consent from the KLSD; Discounting pool and tennis membership fees for Lewisboro Veterans, ActiveDuty Personnel, and Goldstar Families, to include immediate family members; approved Yellow Monkey Village Outdoor Special Permit for a Cinco de Mayo May 5 event pending a meeting with the property owner; approval of purchase of New K-9 vehicle using donated funding and sale of former vehicle; and approval of a resolution to approve pool rental agreements and authorizing Supervisor to sign for Storm Aquatics and Ridge eld Aquatics. ETHICS REVISITED Councilwoman Andrea Rendo handed out copies of local town ethics policies for comparison to start the discussion of the Ethics Board makeup and workings, including Bedford, Pound Ridge and North Salem. Her changes include making residents eligible to make inquiries as to a violation or whether a matter falls under the ethics code. Supervisor Gonçalves asked her to quantify these residents making this request. He questioned “overcomplicating” the matter, when other towns ethics codes are “virtually” identical. Rendo countered that it can be made better and just because others are doing it one way, it doesn’t mean Lewisboro needs to be the same. Ms. Rendo disagrees that there should be an employee on the Board of Ethics. She noted other towns had a mix of political parties, with no majority on the Ethics Board. Councilman Rich Sklarin said this was really a public awareness issue, since many in town didn’t even know an Ethics Board existed. He also questioned how far it would go as to anyone having an issue with an employee in town. Rendo said that’s where the statute would lay out clearly what the code encompasses. Her issue was that the board had not been fully sta ed for a long time and that an employee of the town needed to be on the board, and only the Town Board could refer an issue to the Ethics Board. Councilwoman Mary Shah suggested recruiting members to sta the board and to make the mechanism available on the town website for residents. Ms. Rendo also pointed to employees that have questions about things they want to be able to do and whether it falls under an ethics code, as well as referrals from the Town Board. She asked the question, to whom the inquiry would go to and how the process would work? She gave board members the current ethics code, a “red” line version and a draft of the new code for their review for a deeper discussion at a future meeting. Supporting documents are available to the public by visiting www.lewisborogov.com. Lewisboro receives $52k for canine police vehicle Ethics discussion dominates April 10 meeting LEWISBORO TOWN BOARD
THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 2023 THE KATONAH-LEWISBORO TIMES – PAGE 7 Bryan Todd Dalrymple Bryan Todd Dalrymple, 44, died Monday, April 10, 2023, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. He was born on March 11, 1979, in Morristown, NJ to Richard and Kathleen (Gallo) Dalrymple. Bryan graduated from John Jay High School in 1997. He previously resided in CA before moving to New London, NH. He was a passionate sports fan especially of the New York Giants and Mets and a trivia genius, spending his free time as his Mom’s sous chef. He enjoyed landscape photography, puzzles and word searches. He was a volunteer at Woodcrest Village Senior Living, KLS Community Food Pantry and a public speaker at high risk high schools in NH advocating for safe teen driving. When not working at Jake’s Market and Deli, he was known about town for his signature dark glasses. Bryan loved his family with all his heart. May his beautiful spirit and soul live on in all of us. He is predeceased by his father, Richard; his brother, Kevin and his sister, Debra Budet. Survivors include his mother, Kathleen; his brothers, William Dalrymple of NH, Michael (Corinne) Dalrymple of NJ and Craig Dalrymple of CA; brother-in-law, David Budet of NY; nieces, Rachael Dalrymple, Angel Dalrymple, Annabel Budet and Kathryn Budet; a nephew, Matthew Dalrymple and aunts, Barbara Cardaci and Susan Dalrymple. Friends called at the Chadwick Funeral Home in New London, NH on ursday, April 13, followed by a Mass at Our Lady of Fatima Church, Burial was held at Resurrection Catholic Burial Park in Piscataway, NJ on Friday, April 14. OBITUARIES announced on Feb. 27, 2020. Barely a fortnight later, the COVID-19 pandemic upended his plans and those of people around the globe. In those changed circumstances, believing his professional expertise could prove valuable, Rifkin, a medical doctor, scrapped his intention to step down and instead ran for his third three-year term. Rifkin promised further comment before that term expires June 30. “But I wanted to make my intentions clear well ahead of the upcoming election,” he said. KLSD voters will go to the polls May 16 to vote on a proposed $120 million budget for the next academic year and ll two openings on the school board. Rifkin, an active and outspoken board member, had occupied one of those seats since 2014 and Catharine Oestreicher, elected in 2020, the other. As of 11 a.m. this past Monday (April 17), District Clerk Kim Monzon said, only two people, Swertfager and Gallagher, had submitted petitions. If that did not change in the remaining six hours, they would both take seats on the board July 1, the start of the new academic year. e only other announced candidate in the race, Justin Young, has withdrawn. at cuts the challenger card down to Swertfager, the former wrestling coach, and Lorraine Gallagher, president of the John Jay Boosters Club and a close ally of the coach in the tight-knit world of KLSD athletics. Gallagher was among scores of vocal Swertfager supporters who crowded successive school board meetings last fall to protest his ouster after an anonymous, still unspeci ed complaint against the coach. e administration’s controversial decision, rati ed by the school board in a 6-0 vote, with one abstention, cost the Katonah businessman his part-time post at the helm of John Jay High School wrestling, a program he had built over 20 years. Swertfager attended last week’s school board meeting but did not speak. In an email response to a question, he said Rifkin, whom he did not know personally, “always seemed to be present and engaged. He gave many, many years of dedicated volunteer service to this district and for that I applaud him. His great sense of humor and quick wit will be greatly missed.” Expect Rifkin’s humor to be on display in coming weeks. “At a later meeting, I will demand the oor,” he promised, “and deliver my parting soliloquy. As you all can imagine, I would nd the opportunity to ponti cate too tempting to pass up.” RIFKIN FROM PAGE 1 Race Amity of Northern Westchester & Putnam SPECIAL GUEST DOROTHY LONGO Sunday, April 23, at 2 p.m. To be held at Somers Library. Dorothy Longo is co-author of “ e Rhythm of Unity: A Jazz Musician’s Lifelong Journey Beyond Black and White”, which is shaped from the tales, tribulations and teachings of her husband Mike Longo’s mission to promote equality, spirituality, and an understanding of the unifying impact he saw in music. Mike spent nearly three decades as bandmate and friend to Dizzy Gillespie. Dorothy will share stories from their perspective-shifting journey into the soul of music, driven by Mike’s steadfast dedication to have music become an uncompromised vehicle for unity, education and awareness. Copies of the book will be available for purchase. A social half hour and refreshments will be held at 2 p.m. prior to the presentation. A Zoom option will also be available. CROSSING FROM PAGE 5 Summer Female Flag Football Under the lights REGISTRATION IS OPEN! WOMEN’S LEAGUE Thursdays Under the Lights Late June-August 7-9pm Visit us on Instagram and Facebook @gridironpartnersinc [email protected] 917-848-7780 Please visit our website to learn more and register Westchester Female Flag Football is powered by Gridiron Partners YOUTH LEAGUE Tuesdays Under the Lights Late June-August 7-9pm at the Somers High School main football turf clubs.bluesombrero.com/gridiron
Opinion PAGE 8 – THE KATONAH-LEWISBORO TIMES THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 2023 2 TRACKS BRETT FREEMAN, PUBLISHER TOM WALOGORSKY, EDITOR TABITHA PEARSON MARSHALL, CREATIVE DIRECTOR Editorial Office: 914-302-5830 [email protected] Letters to the editor and op-ed submissions may be edited. The views and opinions expressed in letters and op-eds are not necessarily those of Katonah-Lewisboro Times or its affiliates. Submissions must include a phone number and address for verification. Not all letters and op-eds will necessarily be published. Letters and op-eds which cannot be verified or are anonymous will not be published. Please send your submissions to the editor by e-mail at [email protected]. For more information, call the editor at 914-302-5830 118 N. BEDFORD ROAD, SUITE 100 MOUNT KISCO, NY 10549 ©2023 Halston Media, LLC Much has been written recently about the great exodus of New Yorkers to other states. The data shows that Florida is the No. 1 destination for Empire State refugees. High taxes, crime and the high cost of housing are the most cited reasons for our neighbors pulling the ripcord and heading south. Although the phenomenon is real, like most things the truth is more complicated than it first appears. Although outmigration patterns grab headlines and the attention of academics, we don’t hear much from our elected officials about whether it is a problem, and if it is, what can be done about it. I had the pleasure of speaking with E.J. McMahon, the founder and a senior fellow at the non-partisan Empire Center for Policy, a think tank based in Albany. McMahon is a subject matter expert on, among other things, New York migration data, having written extensively on the topic. For years, he has scoured the data coming from the IRS, the U.S. Census Bureau, and other organizations tracking our mobility. I don’t think he has looked at U-Haul data, but that may be the only source not covered in his research. McMahon was quick to point out that there is more to the migration patterns than meets the eye. It is not quite as simple as it seems. New Yorkers heading for the exits have been going on for years. In the last 50 years, only six of those years have seen population growth relative to other states; so what has happened recently is the continuation of a trend. COVID caused a huge spike in outmigration from New York City, losing 360,000 in population, which accounts for the vast majority of the state’s loss of population. Over the past few years, New York State has lost half a million people. In Northern Westchester, including Bedford, North Salem, Mount Kisco, Somers and Lewisboro, all had similar drops from 2000-2022 of about 1%, which compares to the city’s 6.5% loss. Many of those leaving the city headed to Westchester, which lines up with my anecdotal experience. It seems like a lot of our new neighbors are from Brooklyn. Author P.J. O’Rourke used to joke that, like salmon, when New York City’s young professionals hit their 30s, they swim upstream to spawn. They may be in their 40s now, but the trend is there. Nobody complains since the value of homes have skyrocketed as a result. McMahon’s research shows that, although net migration patterns from NYC (when you consider both in and out migration) favor Florida, the leading destination for evacuees is New Jersey. The Garden State, although not exactly a tax haven, does offer diverse housing stock and more affordable rents. Jersey is Manhattan’s discount dormitory. Surprisingly, Connecticut is the leading destination for those leaving Westchester. Close friends of ours just left Bedford for Ridgefield, supporting that statistic. The conventional wisdom is that it is predominantly older New Yorkers leading the charge out state, but that’s not the case. McMahon said that New York seems to hold on to its older residents compared to other states. He theorizes that it is because of subsidies for seniors like STAR and enhanced STAR that provide some tax relief, making it easier to stay relative to younger families. Their lack of mobility adds to the housing crunch. Have we reached a crisis with outmigration? Not yet. The canary in the coal mine is real estate prices. If they start to fall, it will be a signal that pace will accelerate. If we get there, it will be too late. It’s time for those we elect at all levels in our state to take notice and offer solutions to stem the tide. The problem with outmigration is real DON SCOTT IN CASE YOU MISSED IT I was extremely hesitant to fully embrace the digital age. The first problem was its complexity. I struggled to figure out how the heck to maneuver within this brave new world. I still find it difficult to do the simplest task, like virtually “signing” a document or, more basically, operating my multiple TV controllers. The second issue is my concern about privacy, which was stoked years ago by a good friend. She claimed to have worked for the government. She warned me that I had no idea how dangerously vulnerable we are in this new digital age. I mentally filed away her warning as a modern version of the paranoia that led people many years ago to avoid banks while stuffing their life savings in a mattress. Over time, after several friends’ Facebook accounts were hacked and after receiving bogus emails from relatives claiming to be stranded in distant lands and in need of funds to be wired immediately for bail or transportation or whatever, I began to reconsider the validity of my friend’s ominous warning. Then I read Nicole Perlroth’s brilliant book, “This Is How They Tell Me The World Ends.” Now I look at my mattress in a whole new light. “This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends” takes us on Perlroth’s amazing journey involving cyber weapons, underground markets and state-sanctioned cyberattacks. She, like my old friend, sternly warns us of the West’s These are scary times indeed JAMES MARTORANO MY PERSPECTIVE SEE MARTORANO PAGE 9
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In short, this wonderful book, which is written like a spy novel, explores the world of cyber warfare. e author methodically examines the history of cyber-attacks and the people behind them. To say it’s an eye opener is an understatement. An interesting example of cyber espionage is Russia’s merciless cyber attack on Ukraine in 2017. Ukraine, and its electricity, phones, internet, everything you can think of, was attacked, hacked and brought to its knees. What saved Ukraine from total cyber destruction was what makes our situation in the United States so perilous; they were not fully automated. We, on the other hand, have bought into the new age completely. As Perlroth so accurately states, “In the United States, though, convenience was everything; it still is. We were plugging anything we could into the internet, at a rate of 127 devices a second. We had bought into Silicon Valley’s promise of a frictionless society. ere wasn’t a single area of our lives that wasn’t touched by the web. We could now control our entire lives, economy, and grid via a remote web control. And we had never paused to think that, along the way, we were creating the world’s largest attack surface.” Our so called “attack surface” is extremely susceptible to an attack from what is known as “zero-days.” A zero-day is an e cient, deadly, and all-encompassing computer virus that, when released, can completely uncover virtually all information about the intended target. Your phone, your location, your bank account, your entire life can be exposed. For the past 20 years, the United States, utilizing classi cation levels and nondisclosure agreements, was viewed as the dominant hoarder of zero-days technology. Our government paid millions to hackers to keep fatal computer programs under control. But over time, says Perlroth, we lost control. Now “zero-days” are in the hands of hostile nations and mercenaries who couldn’t care less if your life savings are drained, your clean water is contaminated, or your nuclear plants melt down. Why haven’t we been warned about zero-days? For years, Perlroth explains, intelligence agencies have rationalized that it was in our national interest to keep the danger on a clandestine level. e government hoped it could neutralize the threat. Also, they didn’t want to cause mass panic. In Perlroth’s opinion, the government forgot how inextricably connected we all are. Digital vulnerability a ects every one of us. e barrier between the physical and digital is thin indeed. According to the experts, everything can be intercepted. EVERYTHING means your personal data, our intellectual property, our chemical factories, our nuclear plants, even our cyberweapons. Our infrastructure is completely virtualized and, as such, 100% vulnerable. e potential for sabotage has never been greater than it is today. What can we do? e rst step in solving a problem is recognizing that it exists. Perlroth argues that organizations are lax in taking the necessary steps to protect themselves and that the government needs to commit more resources into cyber defense. Addressing our digital predicament will involve di cult compromises to our national security, to our economy, to the daily conveniences we take for granted. She suggests that step two is to lock down the security code that protects our vital information. We must reinvent our internet security. at reinvention would start with an understanding of why vulnerabilities exist in the rst place. She says, “today, most software developers and companies still do the bare minimum, testing code only to make sure it works. Security engineers need to be brought in from the start to conduct sanity checks, to vet original code and any code borrowed from third parties.” Perlroth writes that, for step three, the United States must reestablish a national cybersecurity coordinator (which was foolishly and dangerously eliminated in 2018). It’s critical that someone in the White House is coordinating a national cybersecurity strategy and dealing directly with a government response to cyberattacks and cyber threats. And nally, step four, we must pass laws with real teeth that mandate that companies substantially upgrade their internet protections. For example, it is essential that, in their critical infrastructure, companies refrain from using old, unsupported software; that they conduct regular penetration tests; that they don’t reuse manufacturers’ passwords, and that they turn on multifactor authentication. I am now convinced that we will never be resistant to cyber-attacks, or foreign disinformation campaigns for that matter, unless we establish awareness and preparedness that we are far from achieving as of today. Our schools must provide our younger generation with the tools to navigate safely in the digital age. Our vital personal information and our ability to maintain our democracy hang in the balance. And while they’re at it, can someone teach me how to use all my TV remotes? MARTORANO FROM PAGE 8
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You may recognize many of these products that launched and soon became epic fails with consumers. e Museum of Failure has held pop-up exhibits around the world in Canada, Taiwan, Paris, Minneapolis and Washington, D.C. According to the internet, “ e Museum of Failure is a collection of failed products and services from around the world. e majority of all innovation projects fail and the museum showcases these failures to provide visitors a fascinating learning experience.” e Museum of Failure is curated by Dr. Samuel West, a licensed psychologist with a Ph.D. in organizational psychology. e museum’s goal is to “stimulate productive discussion about failure and inspire us to take meaningful risks.” e failed inventions that crashed and burned with consumers include Coke II (1981- 1982), frozen beef lasagna from Colgate (in the 1980s) and the DeLorean sports car (1981- 1983) with doors that opened like wings. I was intrigued by the concept of weird inventions that missed the mark. My online search uncovered even more products that inventors considered good ideas to market to consumers. ese dud products took time and e ort to formulate as well as to name, package and promote before being rejected by consumers. Here are a few head-scratching failed products: Bristol-Myers Squibb introduced Touch of Yogurt Shampoo in 1979. e 1970s saw a move towards products that promoted natural and healthy ingredients. But yogurt in shampoo? Not a hit with consumers. Harley Davidson introduced their own brand of men’s cologne in 1990. Quite a stretch if the intention was to market this new cologne along with Harley Davidson brand motorcycles and accessories to the biker crowd. Even the company’s slogan for the new Harley Davidson cologne, “ e scent of freedom,” was not enough to make this brand extension a keeper. Food companies jumped on the “fat-free” bandwagon in promoting new cookies and chips. A new ingredient called Olestra was promoted on bags of chips and products like fat-free Pringles in 1989-1990. e problem with using Olestra in these “fatfree” snack foods was that many consumers ate twice as much or even the whole bag of chips or can of Pringles because they thought these products did not contain calories from fat. Let’s just say that adverse digestive issues ensued. We’ve all heard of Bic pens, lighters and razors, but the well known company missed the mark with the introduction of disposable underwear in 1998. Who exactly was the target market purchaser? Here’s a fun weird product that I had never heard about: Cheetos Lip Balm! In 2005, a Cheetos scented/ avored lip balm was introduced to the market, but never took o . Did the product turn lips orange? Did customers prefer actually eating a bag of Cheetos, which would automatically give their lips the scent and avor of that iconic snack? Kim Kovach recalls an odd board game from childhood that would now be considered an epic fail! www.kimkovachwrites.com Invention fails KIM KOVACH READING, WRITING & CHOCOLATE In support of Balanced Literacy Dear Editor, As a reading specialist and early childhood educator for 30 years, I found it necessary to clarify a few points with regards to the article, “Balanced Literacy?” (April 6, Page 1). It is important to understand rst, that “Balanced Literacy” is not a reading program, but an approach to reading instruction. In addition, it is also important to note that there are ve elements to the Balanced Literacy approach. e rst and probably a very important one is “phonemic awareness,” followed by phonics instruction, vocabulary, uency, comprehension and writing. KLSD has all the elements as well as the components of “balanced literacy” in their curriculum. In addition, they have “Fundations” for the lower grades, which is a research and scienti c based program. So before disparaging the great job that both teachers and administrators of KLSD are doing to educate our young, I urge you to do some basic research! -Ida Gutterman Lewisboro We must learn our nation’s history “History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage, need not be lived again.” I saw this quotation from Maya Angelou on the side of a building a few weeks ago while traveling with an interfaith group of clergy on a civil rights tour in Alabama. We were a group of Protestant ministers, rabbis and one imam. On the ight down, I talked with the imam about a range of topics, including the human tendency to forget important things. Ignoring history might be tempting because much of our history is uncomfortable to look at. But we cannot move forward in a healthy way if we are in denial of our past. As I walked through the Legacy Museum in Montgomery, LETTERS SEELETTERS PAGE 11
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As a Christian minister, I’m also aware of the particular responsibility Christians have to reckon with our long, shameful history of antisemitism, and to speak out against all expressions of antisemitic violence. White Christian nationalism is a dangerous distortion of the teachings of Jesus. As neighbors in our community celebrated Ramadan, Passover and Holy Week – all at the same time! – I cherish our country’s religious freedom and beautiful diversity. As citizens, let each of us do all that we can to ensure that everyone can live in safety and dignity. As Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel said, “...in a free society, some are guilty, but all are responsible.” -Rev. Melissa Boyer Pastor, Katonah and Purdys United Methodist Churches LETTERS FROM PAGE 10 I admit I am a creature of habit. Some of them bad, like drowning out the TV dialogue by replacing it with my own, which is usually worse but oddly enough sometimes better. Or complaining about the same things over and over, but in my defense, the things I complain about are lousy over and over. Some of my habits are good, like visiting the dentist twice a year, or eating my vegetables, twice a year. I’m also a nocturnal creature of habit, and I sometimes venture out to a local cocktail lounge, to see if there are any cocktails lounging there. I believe that so much can be learned from people-watching at a bar, that you hardly even need to go to the zoo to learn about human nature. If you observe party animals in their natural habitat you’ll see that they have the same impulses and behavioral quirks as any other species. As I was making these observations I noticed something shiny on the oor, which turned out to be a gold hoop earring. I thought, well, all I have to do is nd a girl with one hoop in her ear. And if you say that fast in a noisy bar, you’d better be sure it got heard exactly the way you said it (try it if you don’t believe me). is was almost like a modernday “Cinderella,” only without the balls. My current surroundings would have to do. In the story, Prince Charming stages a royal dance to nd himself a princess who is equally as charming, and he’s making time with a girl who wears glass slippers, ignoring the obvious dangers plus everyone can see your bunion, and she runs away all of a sudden, losing one of the slippers, and he goes around trying it on women’s feet to see if they’re the one he fell in love with even if they’re a size 13, when he could just as easily ask them. I’ve never seen a ruler go to such great lengths to nd a princess. I’ve never seen a ruler go farther than 12 inches, for that matter. As the night wore on and I nished another cocktail, the story in my head got more complicated. I surmised that it might not even be a woman who lost the earring. It could be a man who lost he/him/his earring, or it could have been a trans person who lost they/them/their earring, or it could have been someone from a Renaissance faire who lost thou/thee/thine earring. I surmised that the earing may not have come from someone’s ear at all, and that’s the exact moment I stopped surmising. How did the earring come o in the rst place? If it was a rip-o , I didn’t want to get caught with the stolen goods, wrongly accused like in “ e Fugitive,” looking for a one-eared girl who could clear me in this jewelry case. I expanded my search to include people who looked like they had just su ered a painful loss. To further complicate matters, there was a girl there who was wearing a tiara. She was most likely a bachelorette or birthday honoree, but she could also be a princess looking for someone who lost the other gold earring, or a glass slipper, or who knows what was lost, including my point. I gured I would just go ahead and try the earring on women who looked like they might have the right sized ears. I would need a ashlight and a magnifying glass so I could stick the pin in the right place. ere had to be an easier way. I understand that all this seems pretty silly, but I had no idea if the earring was valuable or had sentimental value. Although whoever this earring came from was clearly no longer attached to it. Just then I looked at my watch, and it was the stroke of midnight. If this was a real Cinderella story, I had just enough time to run outside and take a look around the parking lot. Whoever was trying to cram themself inside of a pumpkin was surely the lucky winner. e closest thing I could nd was a car that looked like it might be a lemon, but nobody was in it. In my haste I realized I had lost one of my shoes! Just kidding. Anyway, if you lost an earring, let me know. It’s a gold hoop earring, and I’ll ask you to describe your ear so that I’ll know it’s really you. Join Rick and No Options at Fulgum’s in Montrose, Saturday, April 22, at 8:30 p.m.! Say hello at [email protected]. In one ear RICK MELÉN MAN OVERBOARD
PAGE 12 THE KATONAH-LEWISBORO TIME Lewisbo Steve Mangione interviewing players. BY BILL BONGIORNO CONTRIBUTING WRITER Like hope, baseball springs eternal and little league teams taking the eld were starting with a clean slate, looking to go the distance to the playo s, and hopefully win a trophy. Regardless, fun is on the lineup card, and the Lewisboro Baseball Association of 125 players would feel the thrill of the grass on Opening Day, April 15, at Lewisboro Town Park’s sun-soaked eld under blue morning skies. e festivities started with the annual parade of teams led by their coaches from the out eld gates to the in eld. is was followed, as Americana as baseball, with the color guard of local Boy Scout Troop Vista 101 Scouts Matthew Lewis, Jackson Wiles and Will Bongiorno, along with Scoutmaster Tom Fuller, presenting the American and Troop ag. Constantine Mastro, John Jay Middle Schooler and LBA veteran player, belted out the National Anthem on his electric guitar. e players and coaches stood proudly with their ball caps covering their hearts. e fan favorite and annual Master of Ceremonies, Steve Mangione, guided the program along and Town Supervisor Tony Gonçalves, and Town Board Members Andrea Rendo and Rich Sklarin, who were in attendance and acknowledged for their service to the community as well. Gonçalves said, “ is is one of my favorite days of the year, the o cial start of Spring and being here with the LBA and being a member of the Lions Club and grilling burgers and hot dogs for almost 20 years now. is is a great event.” Former LBA Board Members Steve Grskovic, Paul Kuszynski and Jim Moreo were presented with the LBA All Star Award honoring each in recognition and appreciation of their outstanding contribution and support to the Lewisboro Baseball Association over the years. Mr. Grskovic recalled that after a great season in 2016, some of the boys were not ready to let it go, so he took them back to the eld at night and turned on the lights and had a home run derby with the kids for a couple of hours. is was one of the many memories he said came rushing back to him. Mr. Moreo thanked all the parents for all they do for their players. He also said, “Baseball is a great sport especially in today’s environment, with many distractions. It requires players to stay focused, patient and humble.” He encouraged parents to keep their kids in baseball. He also threw out the ceremonial rst pitch at the end of the opening day festivities to o cially start the 2023 LBA baseball season. James Cisco took over as LBA President September of last year after Jim Moreo stepped down. It’s the rst time the organization has had a professional baseball man, as he has been the baseball coach at Lehman College for the last eight years. Before that, he was at the Highlander Training Academy for 20 years, working with youth travel baseball and player development for ages 10-18. He’s played most of his life, including as a lefty rst baseman for Fordham University from 1997-2001, and he was part of the rst Atlanta 10 Conference Championship Team in 1998. Cisco knows his way around the diamond and working with kids on baseball, especially his eight-year-old son who is a great fan of the sport. “If you can teach proper principles and the proper way to play and act at a young age, it gives kids such a leg up when trying to play in middle, high school, and even college,” said Cisco, prior to opening ceremonies. “I’ve always worked with a lot of di erent kids. I want to give these kids a chance at what they are going to have to do to play at the next level,” he said talking about his vision for the future of the LBA. “ e earlier you can get kids into the sport doing the right thing, the better chance they have to excel when they are older. You never know who that kid is going to be.” e eld hadn’t looked this good in some time as the dirt between the pitcher’s mound and home plate was replaced with grass and bare spots in the out eld with sod. According to Cisco, it’s due to a great new partnership with Lewisboro Parks and Recreations and its new Supervisor Nicole Caviola. She was instrumental in getting a budget item for $10,000 passed through the Town Board to make this happen. Cisco sang the praises of both Ms. Caviola and returning worker Randy Price, who has been spearheading the work, as well as a very strong LBA Board that helps maintain the elds as well. He said they have partnered with the town to edge the eld properly, build the mound, get the in eld dirt at, and have a really nice surface for the kids to play. In addition, new LED lightbulbs have been inserted to light poles for night games to maximize the light and playing experience. “ e goal is to build a rock-solid relationship with the Town of Lewisboro so the LBA can ourish and the town as well bene ts, while giving the best experience for the kids.” e mission of the LBA going forward is to provide an opportunity for kids to have a positive experience, while learning sportsmanship, technical skills, and to develop discipline, which will help them academically, as well as socially, and result in the players becoming better people, according to Cisco. e Vouté Family, though not in attendance this year, was acknowledged again for their $100,000 donation to the LBA in 2021 for new dugouts, sound system, and improvements to the batting cages and eld in honor of their late patriarch, Arthur J. Vouté, former South Salem resident for 50 years. is donation signi cantly jumpstarted the continued upgrades and upkeep of not only Town Park Field, but other elds in town, including Vista and Fox Valley, according to Cisco. e Lion’s Club was at the grill again after the ceremony. Henri Wolfe, producer of LCTV (Lewisboro Community TV), lmed the event which will be available on YouTube. Family and friends that can’t watch games live can watch through the Lewisboro Baseball webcam. e 2023 Lewisboro Baseball Association baseball season is o to a great start and it’s on the way to accomplishing its mission. PHOTOS: BILL BONGIORNO 2 TRACKS The Consumer’s Choice for Discount Heating Oil! SAVE WITH OUR LOW C.O.D. 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In case you’ve been too busy threading your way through the co ee klatsch that is Next Door, the Waukesha County, Wisconsin, school district recently banned the Miley Cyrus-Dolly Parton song “Rainbowland” from a school concert, nding those aforementioned lyrics o ensive and inappropriate for rstgraders. Hopefully, people way more hip than me can explain why suddenly in our culture the magical rainbow can be looked at askance. Someone suggested maybe it’s because a rainbow has more colors than some people can handle. Hmm. BITTEN BY BARD BUG To probe further into the banning of cultural expressions such as songs and books, I consulted my new AI chatbot buddy – yes, I’ve been bitten by the Bard bug (as my previous column in this space explained). I asked (Google’s chatbot) Bard what it thinks we’re in for, cancel culture-wise – because, let’s face it, what one person might consider a justi able and even healthy ban, another person just as resolutely considers an unjusti able demonization of knowledge and creative expression. Here’s what Bard told me, in strictest con dence of course … “It is di cult to say whether or not banning songs, books, and other material like this is a trend that will continue in other American towns. ere are a number of factors that could contribute to this, including the current political climate, the rise of social media, and the increasing diversity of the American population. “ e current political climate in the United States is one of division and polarization. is could lead to more people feeling the need to ban material that they nd o ensive or objectionable. Social media can also play a role in this, as it can provide a platform for people to share their views and opinions with a large audience. is can lead to a “cancel culture” where people are pressured to remove or apologize for material that is deemed o ensive. DIFFERENT STROKES “ e increasing diversity of the American population could also contribute to this trend. As more people from di erent backgrounds come into contact with each other, there is a greater chance that they will encounter material that they nd o ensive or objectionable. is could lead to more people calling for the banning of such material. “However, it is important to note that this is just one possible explanation for the trend of banning songs, books, and other material. ere are many other factors that could contribute to this, and it is impossible to say for sure whether or not it will continue in the future. “It is important to remember that the First Amendment to the United States Constitution protects freedom of speech. is means that people have the right to express their views, even if others nd them o ensive. Banning songs, books, and other material can be seen as a violation of this right. A VARIETY OF IDEAS “It is also important to consider the impact that banning songs, books, and other material can have on children. Children are still developing their understanding of the world, and they need to be exposed to a variety of di erent ideas and perspectives. Banning material that they nd o ensive can prevent them from learning about di erent cultures and viewpoints. “Ultimately, the decision of whether or not to ban songs, books, and other material is a complex one. ere are many factors to consider, and there is no easy answer.” Not bad for Bard, which can tend to equivocate and be inconclusive, especially when rendering its pronouncements on controversial topics such as cancel culture. In fact, the chatbot comes with this disclaimer when you converse with it: Bard may display inaccurate or o ensive information that doesn’t represent Google’s views. BANNING BABY When it comes to song lyrics, in the case of Miley’s and Dolly’s ditty “Rainbowland,” it would seem the shoe’s now on the other foot for those who deem the tune un t for rst-graders. Some of the same people found it absurd a few years ago when there were cries that evergreen 1944 pop song “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” should be banned from radio playlists because its lyrics could be considered code words for sexual assault. If the spirit’s willing, you can read anything nefarious into almost anything. Just goes to show: cancel culture is non-partisan. People on both sides of the political spectrum wield it as a weapon to hammer home their prejudicial point of view, even as they chastise the other side for doing the exact same thing. e result is that the specious arguments waged by cancel culture warriors left and right end up canceling out each other. ere are no winners, and the singular loser is a society where ideas that should freely ourish in sunlight instead are banished by the narrowest of benighted minds. As for the sanctity of reading material, the obvious question to ask someone who advocates banning a book is whether they’ve read it – in its entirety. An even better question to ask that same ban fan is “What books have you read lately?” No matter how they respond, their answer is bound to speak volumes. Bruce can be seen in a wacky one-act called “Dream Lover” at Westchester libraries this spring, including April 29 at Harrison Library (3 p.m.) and May 13 at Croton Freee Library (7 p.m.). From June 2-4, he will play the title role in “Tuesdays with Morrie” for e Armonk Players at the Whippoorwill eatre. All shows are free of charge. bruce@ aparpr.co; 914.275.6887. Strike up the ‘banned’ If we don’t want a cancel culture, let’s not cancel culture BRUCE APAR BRUCE THE BLOG
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Is reader or viewer attention strong enough to make it likely the recipient will actually notice and consider your ad? Halston Media’s advertiser mission is to reach its local communities as e ectively and e ciently as possible for advertisers who depend on and are focused on the local market. at means striving to minimize advertiser waste. • Content focuses tightly on each local community, providing news that readers can’t get from other media. It doesn’t try to t a little news from all over the region into the same edition, which diminishes reader attention so that fewer readers even notice your ad. Why would a reader care about a pizza place, bagel store, or many other merchants from lower Westchester? at’s advertiser waste. • Papers arrive by mail every ursday, right before the weekend, when readers are planning weekend activities, weekly shopping needs, and preparing calendars for the next week. Perfect timing for maximum reader attention to news and ads. Little waste. • A large majority of circulation goes to readers who requested the paper. ey WANT to see it. at gets Halston lower postage costs and gives advertisers a more attentive audience. Ever notice the stacks of free papers dropped o at local stores and restaurants? ose are stacks of unread papers . . . lots of advertiser waste. But again, Halston Media recognizes that its papers aren’t for every advertiser. Major league sports teams can reach their broader marketplace more e ciently through other media. Car dealerships in lower Westchester near White Plains may nd that it’s a stretch to reach readers in Northern Westchester and Putnam counties. ose are just two examples. Keep your target in mind, focus your media selection to reach that target, and minimize paying for media where most the circulation clearly misses the mark. You can prove John Wannamaker wrong. You don’t need to waste half your ad dollars. Do you want to learn more? 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Sports PAGE 16 – THE KATONAH-LEWISBORO TIMES THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 2023 BY RICH MONETTI CONTRIBUTING WRITER e last time Nick Fassert took the mound, he was knocked from the game in a 9-1 loss. So the junior went back to the drawing board and gured out where he was coming up short. “I tried to pitch o -speed a lot more, and working the inside and outside helped a lot,” he said. Well, more than just a lot… e umpire’s thumb going up for strike three in the seventh, Fassert pumped his body and bounced in the air for a 2-0 no hitter on 4/12. at said, Fassert got all the run support he needed in the top of the rst. Marco Maiuolo singled, got to second on Andrew Lombardi’s comebacker to the mound, and Mike Aiello’s double to deep-right center reiterated the end of his slow start. “I switched up my stance,” said the senior. “I got those three RBIs against Carmel and carried it into this game.” en Fassert got the chance to apply his curriculum. e starter got two-straight strikeouts and a ground out to short. Anthony Sabatello was no slouch on the mound either. He struck out the side in the top of the second, and after Fassert issued two more Ks in the bottom half, the Lakeland starter put up another zero on four batters. Of course, Fassert matched him up in the bottom of the third, and one fastball in particular really got the attention of catcher Gavin Bisignano. “It hurt a little bit,” he joked. And even without the sense of touch, the pitcher sent the entire John Jay bench into an uproar on the third strike. “I just blew it by him,” said Fassert, “Everyone was going crazy.” Taking the cue, the Wolves added another for their pitcher in the top of the fourth. Nolan Rhodes started the inning by reaching on an E6, and got to second on a grounder to third. e third baseman was unable to score on Nick Russo’s scorching single to right, but came home on Jacob Storch’s sacri ce y. A 2-0 game, Fassert was not even thrown o base after he needed four outs to close out the bottom of the inning. With one strikeout in the books, Fassert recorded a second. But the high swinging strike got past Bisignano and Lakeland had a runner on rst. Even so, the pitcher put it aside and got two y balls to end the inning. Fassert also showed he was headsup while elding his position. On a ground ball in the hole on the right side, Maiuolo was unable to make the diving stab, but Brendan Willingham still made the play, and Fassert was there to receive on the run for the third out. Six outs to go, Fassert and Bisignano remained on point. “Before the game, we will talk about what’s working well, what’s not, and we will stick to that most of the game,” said the catcher. “Towards the middle and the end, we will start switching it up on the hitters to try something new and keep them o balance.” A ground out and another K put Fassert four outs away, with no objection to luck playing its part. After hitting Frank Kowal, Fassert’s high wildpitch put the runner on his horse, and he beat the tag even though the ball kicked right back to Bisignano. Still, Kowal over-slid and Storch applied the tag for the third out. e top of the seventh looked to have Fassert helping himself with a single to right as well. He got to second on a picko attempt that went awry, and an insurance run was in play. But Fassert took full responsibility when getting thrown out at third on a Maiuolo bouncer towards him. “ at was all me,” he lamented. So little room to work with, he and his catcher went high-tech. “We went back to game-changer to see what those batters had done previously,” said Bisignano. “We wanted to go o speed to the rst batter. It worked well. And then inside to the next. at worked well, and then o speed again.” A ground ball to short, a y ball to right, and another strikeout provided the proof. But improvement always the name of the game, Fassert maintained his train of thought on what might be next. “I don’t know, a perfect game,” he joked. Back at home on Wednesday (4/14), John Jay took Lakeland again. A 12-7 victory, Mitch Hammer pitched the rst four innings and Will Mathews closed out the scoreboard. Marco Maiuolo was 3-4 with a double, a homer and three RBIs. Nick Fassert pitches No Hitter 2-0 shutout over Lakeland Nick Russo Mike Aiello BASEBALL Sports PAGE 16 – THE KATONAH-LEWISBORO TIMES BY RICH MONETTI CONTRIBUTING WRITER e last time Nick Fassert took the mound, he was knocked from the game in a 9-1 loss. So the junior went back to the drawing board and gured out where he was coming up short. “I tried to pitch o -speed a lot more, and working the inside and outside helped a lot,” he said. Well, more than just a lot… e umpire’s thumb going up for strike three in the seventh, Fassert pumped his body and bounced in the air for a 2-0 no hitter on 4/12. at said, Fassert got all the run support he needed in the top of the rst. Marco Maiuolo singled, got to second on Andrew Lombardi’s comebacker to the mound, and Mike Aiello’s double to deep-right center reiterated the end of his slow start. Nick Fassert pitches No Hitter 2-0 shutout over Lakeland BASEBALL Nick Fassert PHOTOS: RICH MONETTI Marco Maiuolo
THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 2023 SPORTS THE KATONAH-LEWISBORO TIMES – PAGE 17 BY RICH MONETTI CONTRIBUTING WRITER On Tuesday, Apr. 11, John Jay jumped out to a 8-2 rst-half lead, and the girls looked like they were on to another running-clock rout. Visiting Su ern had other ideas, though, and the Mounties closed to a 9-7 de cit by the half. But panic mode not an option if a good start to the second was to be, one player in particular led the way. After John Jay took the rst possession, Shannon Nolan meandered behind the goal, like any crucial juncture is no more than a day at the beach. Kicking the sand, the attacker suddenly broke for the crease, and Puccio threaded a pass that initially was not handled. No problem, Nolan secured the ball and the easy backhand did more than just give John Jay some cushion. “Clearly, she keeps the rest of the team calm,” Puccio assured, and the Wolves reignited for a 17-10 victory. Even so, Su ern would get on the board rst. After Annabel Brennan received a yellow card on a hit to Michaela Fay, the freshman rushed headlong on the penalty shot and bounced the ball past Molly Gallagher at 19:10. So Jojo Degl took matters into her own hands. She won the draw, and after her team worked the ball around, the sophomore juked her way through a brigade of Mounties. A little space, she bounced one into the goal for a 1-1 tie. en it was time for the Shannon Nolan beach party to start. Nonchalantly putting her blanket down, Nolan strutted from behind, and the tide coming in, she suddenly unleashed for Amelia Inglis. e freshman received right out front and easily beat Jillian Terlizzi at 16:53. A 2-1 game, Nolan really put on the Beach Blanket Bingo next. Her territory marked on the right again, Nolan lulled the goalie with her calm swag, and without warning, unleashed for a 3-1 lead. Of course, Su ern could play that game too. Charlotte Ullman bided her time just as well behind the net, and waiting for the right moment, she hit Quinn McCarren. All alone, she wound up and put a backhand past Molly Gallagher for a 3-2 score. 13:10 left in the half, Nolan kicked back and left it to her senior partners. Brennan snared the ball out of the air on the draw and hit Puccio in stride. A shooting space penalty later, Puccio made easy work for a 4-2 score at 12:54. A little respite, Nolan was now ready to build her sand castle. She rst hit Puccio on the run and started the dominating sequence. Puccio scored, and after drawing a shooting space penalty, Nolan converted the quick pass on the goal line to open 6-2 lead. Degl then did her thing in the middle, found Brennan on the rush, and no surprise, Nolan was hanging around the hoop. An easy backhand, Puccio did the honors by coming down with the subsequent draw, and Nolan played facilitator from behind again. Brennan broke from the pack, and Nolan made the pass to make it an 8-2 score. Hugs all around, Coach Jess McDonough loves the wave that Nolan helps her team ride. “She’s a calm presence on the offense,” said the coach. “She really does a great job making sure everybody is a success.” She’s not too bad at spreading the laughs either. “She is one of the funniest people,” McDonough beamed. Of course, the onslaught was no laughing matter for Su ern. McCarren scored at 9:12 and 6:17, and Fay and Madison Leale closed the lead to two at 3:25 and 2:59. So John Jay had to put on the breaks, and Nolan dug in without breaking a sweat. First, though, Finja Degl stole the ball on defense, and up eld Nolan awaited. She waited until Inglis came free. Not by much, the senior captain placed the ball perfectly for her teammate, and the Su ern train would soon be stuck in the station. First, Quinn and McCarren connected again to close the half. But Nolan turned the tide early, and a tidal wave was more like it. Brennan scored on a shooting space penalty at 22:10 and then was on the receiving end of another perfect pass by Nolan for a 12-7 score. e sharks now circling, Brennan went rogue, put the moves on the defense, and sunk in her teeth for a six-goal lead. One nal frenzy remained, though. Brennan’s rush forward thwarted, she dished to Nolan in the corner, and JoJo Degl broke free to make a resounding point. She received in front, converted the backhand, and the gasp from the crowd did not get past Puccio. “It’s awesome. It’s such good support,” she said. “We love our parents and the students so much.” No doubt the feeling is mutual, and the only question is who will throw the next party. Another day, another win for John Jay Nolan headlines Suffern victory JoJo Degl PHOTOS: RICH MONETTI Meghan Condon (right) Mia Puccio Shannon Nolan GIRLS LACROSSE
PAGE 18 – THE KATONAH-LEWISBORO TIMES SPORTS THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 2023 BY RICH MONETTI CONTRIBUTING WRITER e last time John Jay and Yorktown met, the Wolves held a late fourth-quarter lead, and the Huskers came storming back to advance in the sectional playo s. So obviously not forgotten, the Wolves were red up and held a late game lead again on Apr. 14. ree minutes to go and a twogoal lead, the celebration was ready to kick o in front of the big Friday night home crowd. But the Huskers did not oblige. ree straight goals, Yorktown won 9-8, and the Wolves endured familiar heartbreak. Chris DiChiara, on the other hand, came out like he was going to do anything to erase the memory. His swing right gave his team a 1-0 lead at 10:30, and after receiving from behind from Brendan Corelli, the senior went sidearm to go up 2-0 at 7:22. Of course, Yorktown was not impressed, and a turnover and the man advantage had the Huskers marking their territory. Jack Duncan held his ground on the left and led Drew Weissman for their rst goal. 3:24 left in the rst, Duncan did the damage himself a minute later. Starting at the 35, he did a little two-step and danced for the goal. Space now in hand at the 25, Duncan went across his body to tie the game with 2:15 remaining. Not done, Duncan went underhand at Blake O’Callaghan, and on the other end, DiChiara bounced hard from the 20. But O’Callaghan denied with his catcher, and Hunter Mezzatesta put on a kick-save to close the quarter. e goalies not missing a beat, they continued at center stage after intermission. O’Callaghan snared Connor Fastiggi’s straight on shot, and Mezzatesta reached high to rob Luca Duva on the goal line. Defense that meant o ense, Mezzatesta sent ahead, and Duncan would receive all alone on the left. He wound up and whipped the rubber for a 3-2 lead at 8:53. John Jay kept the pressure on nonetheless, and netted the man advantage. Going four corners, the resulting lull came to an abrupt end when Duva unleashed lighting under the crossbar to re-tie. Obviously, the score did not stay there long, and Corelli did the honors. Without having to put the ball on the oor, the basketball player did a crossover from behind and was able to slip the ball in on the short side at 4:58. e rst half scoring ending there, Mezzatesta came up big to start the third. Two quick saves, his catcher did not go away on the power play either. DiChiara let y at the 30, and the Yorktown goalie’s snare gave his team possession. Not for long, O’Callaghan matched up by stopping a short hopper and cued up a two-goal John Jay lead. Up the eld, Corelli again shot from behind, and o the post, the ball kicked high for the tallest kid on campus. Craig Galea jumped, and before coming down, the score was 5-3. e Wolves did not get much respite, though. Duncan received on the right and went underhand to make it a one-goal di erence again. 8:04 left, Mezzatesta lit the match, and no surprise, Duncan applied the kindling. First, the goaltender thwarted DiChiara with his catcher, and his long pass down eld set up the o ense. Duncan took it to O’Callaghan, and the game was tied at 7:21. Even so, the John Jay goalie was a stonewall the rest of the third, and the tie game had 12 minutes to go. Enter DiChiara again, the attacker took a pass from Duva, and all alone at the 25, John Jay was looking up 28 seconds in. Dom Savastano then drew a penalty on the draw, and John Jay went high/low to double down. Galea at X, he waited for Duva to cut in front, and the pass executed perfectly. Less than 11 minutes to go, Savastano won the draw, and up two, the Wolves were strutting. A bit premature, John Jay turned the ball over, and Yorktown set up. Controlling the ball for almost three minutes, Weissman returned to the score sheet by sneaking one over O’Callaghan’s shoulder at 7:52. e draw to John Jay next, the Wolves now held the ball, but Mezzatesta cut the stall short with his catcher. His long pass down eld, on the other hand, left both teams scrambling. e Wolves came away, and after Andrew Kiefer rolled o the pick, the resulting two-goal lead made a pretty big point. 4:41 to kill, John Jay forced a Yorktown turnover, but Savastano could not beat the double team at mid eld. He heaved the ball deep, and the Huskers went in motion again. e visitors set up, Weissman got the ball on the right, and his screenshot made it a one-goal game with 3:36 remaining. Still, the draw went to Jay, and the Wolves put the Huskers into chase mode. Unfortunately, another double team in the corner led to a turnover at 2:44. Yorktown geared up, and Connor Fastiggi’s roam above the crease had him receive from behind. No chance for O’Callaghan, the shot went in under the crossbar. 2:12 remaining, Savastano seemed to control toward the sideline, but lost possession to the harrying defense. e ref signaling control the other way, Yorktown again scored when the ball was dumped inside. is time it was Gianluca Marchini at :54, and the sudden 9-8 lead shrunk the John Jay celebration down to size. But Chris DiChiara refused to shrink. e draw going high in the air, he skied for the ball, and John Jay another shot. It fell on Kiefer, but Mezzatesta was the last one to play hero on the night. He got a stick on the short hopper, and Yorktown was closest to the ball. 29 seconds to go, Yorktown ran out the clock, and despite a night full of thrills, the atline hurt just the same. John Jay also fell 12-8 to Mamaroneck on Monday (4/16). Yorktown goes for the Wolves’ hearts 9-8 last-minute defeat Andrew Kiefer PHOTOS: RICH MONETTI Brendan Corelli Luca Duva BOYS LACROSSE
THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 2023 SPORTS THE KATONAH-LEWISBORO TIMES – PAGE 19 BY RICH MONETTI CONTRIBUTING WRITER On Wednesday Apr. 12, John Jay got into the blocks, and in their first home meet, defeated Pelham by a score of 167-126. But for Sloan Wasserman, the matchup with Pelham was more like a back-to-back. She lined up for the 800M, and almost immediately after crossing the finish line, she was off on the 3K. “I needed more time,” she admitted, “Just five minutes, I could have done better.” Her opponents, on the other hand, still only saw a blur and were probably left wondering how much. The freshman took both races, and in leading the way for John Jay, she really had her sights set for later in the week. “A huge meet on Friday (4/16),” Wasserman said, “I did not want to put in more effort than I already had.” Lucas Mongiello took a similar approach in finishing second in the 3200M. He stayed with the eventual winner through the first lap, but pulled up afterwards. “First meet, I did not want to over run.” Still, Mongiello did pick up the pace to finish off. “I felt the kick at the end, so that’s good,” he assured. The same went for Zach Walerys on the short end. In the 200M, he said, “At the end of the first 100, I thought I had him, but I think he realized I was right behind him. Then he took off.” In the 100M, the sprinter got a ball call from the official. “I think it was a bit unfair, because I was still standing up and the ref went on set. I was not ready.” Still, he took second, but Lily O’Shaughnessy did him one better by sticking to her program. “I like to start out fast and settle in until you get half way through the curve,” she said. “Then you sprint as fast as you can towards the end.” There’s also plenty of push in the four-man team that won the 400M relay, and it’s on Tommy Machado to get out of the blocks first. “You got to open up at the gate and really push it through,” he said. But the need for early speed is not as much pressure as might be expected. “When you got guys who trust you, you know you can handle it. So it’s really about the chemistry.” Then on his horse, Manny Ruiz has it down to the closest distance between two points. “I have the straight-away dash,” he clarified, and if there’s a problem on any transfer, the second leg says it’s on all four runners. From there, Jack Marcogliese gets the bends. “I’m the third leg, which is the curve,” he said. “I have to tilt my body when I go into it and be prepared to hand off to Zach.” Bringing it home, Zach Walerys saw good execution throughout, and got the bird’s eye view that spelled victory. “It feels pretty good not seeing anyone next to you,” he said, and the beginning under the team’s belt, all the Wolves looked happy to be off and running again. John Jay happy to be off and running 167-126 home meet win PHOTOS: RICH MONETTI Jeremy Boubli (left) Lucas Mongiello Sloan Wasserman (left) TRACK & FIELD Lily O’Shaughnessy
PAGE 20 – THE KATONAH-LEWISBORO TIMES LEISURE THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 2023 To solve a sudoku, the numbers 1 through 9 must fill each row, column and box. Each number can appear only once in each row, column and box. You can figure out the order in which the numbers will appear by using the numeric clues already provided in the boxes. The more numbers you name, the easier it gets to solve the puzzle! For puzzle solutions, please see theparamountrehab.com CLUES ACROSS 1. Dylan and Marley are two 5. Makes healthy 10 The Who’s “O’Riley” 14. Side sheltered from wind 15. Flat-bottomed sailboats 16. Egyptian supreme god 17. Advice 18. Mass of small, loose stones 19. Online learning services provider 20. “Lords” in Northwest Semitic languages 22. Of she 23. A place to relax 24. Critical and mocking 27. Consumed 30. You get one in summer 31. Bath 32. Luxury automaker 35. Spiders spin one 37. Guy (slang) 38. Greek personification of Earth 39. Large instruments 40. Domestic cattle genus 41. Appetizer 42. Oil group 43. Where to put groceries 44. Speak incessantly 45. Popular color 46. A place to sleep 47. Make fun of 48. Former CIA 49. Salts 52. Bleated 55. Never sleeps 56. Sword 60. Water (Spanish) 61. Cyprinids 63. “Dark Knight” actor Christian 64. Fictional demon 65. Old World lizard 66. The content of cognition 67. Makes a mistake 68. A way to make wet 69. Tide CLUES DOWN 1. One-liner 2. Evergreen genus 3. College in Rome 4. Prevents from seeing 5. Cycles/second 6. Mischievous child 7. Less common 8. Honorably retired 9. Midway between south and southeast 10. A confusion of voices and other sounds 11. Bony fish genus 12. Type of pear 13. Egyptian cross 21. Satisfies 23. Founder of Babism 25. Bar bill 26. Chicago ballplayer 27. Performer 28. Hairpiece 29. Partner to flowed 32. Aircraft formation 33. You have 3 per day 34. Goes into 36. College athletic organization 37. Wet, muddy ground 38. Talk 40. Witty conversation 41. Gurus 43. “French Price of __ Air” 44. Sports equipment 46. Try to get 47. Flower cluster 49. Sea dwellers 50. Palmlike subtropical plant 51. Polio vaccine developer 52. Baseball’s Ruth 53. Gelatinous substance 54. Hungarian violinist Leopold 57. Offered 58. Ancient Greek City 59. A way to derive 61. Touch lightly 62. Witnessed Shrimp dishes are quite popular. ese scouring crustaceans are found in many oceans and come in various sizes. While most know that shrimp can be tasty, they’re also good to eat for a number of reasons. Shrimp pack 20 grams of protein into a 3-ounce serving, all for around 84 calories. Shrimp also contain phosphorous, iodine, magnesium, and zinc, which are important minerals for health. In addition, shrimp are rich in DHA and EPA, essential omega-3 fatty acids that can help reduce a person’s risk for heart disease. Also, shrimp may boost cognitive health by way of astaxanthin, an antioxidant that can protect against free radical damage. Now that it’s understood why shrimp are bene cial in diets, it is time to explore new shrimp recipes to include into future meals. is recipe for “Camarones al ajillo (Garlic shrimp),” from “Spain: Authentic Regional Recipes” (Fall River Press) by M. Teresa Segura is based on a Spanish peasant dish featuring fresh, plump shrimp and lots of garlic. Experiment with the amount of garlic to appeal to one’s own taste buds. Big reasons to eat shrimp Camarones al ajillo (Garlic shrimp) Serves 4 2 pounds raw extra-large shrimp Juice of 2 limes 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano 6 tablespoons extra-virgin Spanish olive oil 8 cloves garlic, fi nely chopped Salt and freshly ground black pepper 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley Lime wedges, to garnish Remove the heads from the shrimp, but do not peel. Wash and pat dry the shrimp and place in a shallow glass dish. Add the lime juice and oregano. Cover and chill for 2 hours. When ready to cook, heat 2 tablespoons of the olive oil in a skillet and gently fry the garlic for 1 minute, stirring, making sure it does not over brown.
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Four ways to use cash wisely Having the cash available in your portfolio gives you the opportunity to quickly take advantage of other investment opportunities that may occur.’ -Judi McAnaw Edward Jones Financial Advisor JUDI MCANAW GUEST CORNER
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