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Glenn Close gives back to families in need

Actress teamed up with Katonah-based charity

BY BRIAN MARSCHHAUSER Robert Kessler, Jessica DeAlto, Cody Theusen,
EDITOR Glenn Close, Nancy Evans and Allison Palermo

Bedford resident Glenn Close, who three weeks ago was awarded Best Actress at Glenn Close with a Community Center client
the Golden Globes for her performance in “ e Wife,” spent her holiday season giv-
ing back to a Katonah organization and some of the families it serves. PHOTOS COURTESY OF LISA BROTTMAN

Rather than exchange gifts this year, Close and her team of assistants, Nancy Ev-
ans and Allison Palermo, decided instead that they would make charitable contribu-
tions to a local organization. ey settled upon the Community Center of Northern
Westchester, a non-pro t organization that provides clothing and food to people
in the community. It also runs educational programs that teach life skills and self-
su ciency.

Evans reached out to the Community Center and asked if there was a particular
family that needed help. Upon learning of just how many families were experiencing
di cult times, they asked family, friends, neighbors, business owners and
other local celebrities to join their team so they could assist more than
one family.

ey raised more than $3,000 and were able to help seven families. e
families provided wish lists, which were completely checked o . With
money left over after shopping at Target, Kohl’s and TJ Maxx, the team
purchased gifts cards for the families.

After receiving the gifts, one family member stopped by the Commu-
nity Center to drop o of a thank you card for Close, Evans and Palermo.

e man said he only had $20 to his name and the gift card was helpful.
e Community Center of Northern Westchester is open from 10 a.m.

to 4 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays; noon to 6 p.m. ursdays;
and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays.

Neighbors who helped out this holiday season were: Adrienne Gur-
man, Allison Palmero, Cathy Sha er, Cody and Keith eusen, Dr. Gene
Goetz, Glenn Close, Jessica DeAlto, Judy Singer, Karen Pratt and Liz
Hirsch, Marc and Judy Chamlin, Mary Dowdle, Nancy Evans, Penning-
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The Staff OBITUARIES

EDITORIAL TEAM Paul V. Zill He is survived by his wife, many nieces and nephews. plane and glider pilot. He start-
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CITY OF PEEKSKILL

Public access studio to close at month’s end
Hosts seeks alternative ways to broadcast

BY CAROL REIF Altice had billions to buy out Cablevision,

CONTRIBUTING WRITER but it apparently wants “to nickel and dime

the people of Westchester who watch the

e cable access studio in Peekskill will shows,”he said.

stay open at least through the end of January. His guests are not going to want to travel

After that, who knows? to Connecticut to be interviewed, Ondek

e city’s Common Council voted in said.

December to accept the terms of a 10-year Without a local, permanent place and

contract with cable television provider Altice sta to shoot and edit, he will have to gure

USA. it out on his own.

at contract did not contain a stipulation “It will be much more di cult. It’s such a

that the Park Street facilities would continue shame,”Ondek said.

to be made available to local program pro-

ducers such as Yorktown’s Ed Ci one and HOW VOTE PLAYED OUT

Jim Martorano, Peekskill’s George Ondek, e vote on the resolution was not unani-

and state Assemblywoman Sandy Galef. mous. Rainey, Deputy Mayor Kathleen Tal-
Galef hosts two shows: “Dear Sandy” and Halston Media columnist Jim Martorano, right, interviews state Sen. Peter Harckham on bot, and Councilmembers Vivian McKen-
“Speak out with Sandy Galef.” She was able his public access television show.
zie and Colin Smith voted for it, saying that,

to use the studio to tape one show on Mon- after two years of negotiations, the deal was

day, Jan. 7, and is set up to do it again on nounce at a later date.” Yorktown News (sister paper of e Ka- about the best the city could get.

Friday, Jan. 18. Meanwhile, “the existing public access tonah-Lewisboro Times), has hosted “All Altice, if thwarted, could choose the path

e Ossining-based lawmaker said studio will remain available to residents.” About Town”on Channel 74 for 25 years. of arbitration and end up on the winning

Wednesday that no one seems to know how One of the places an alternate studio may He has interviewed everyone from poli- side anyway, McKenzie was quoted as say-

much longer that will last. land is the city’s Youth Bureau, located next ticians and authors to scientists, religious ing in a local media report.

“Looks like I can continue, for a while,” to City Hall on Main Street. leaders and artists – “the gamut.” According to a statement released by Tal-

Galef added. According to Rainey, it would be used Martorano said he intends to keep provid- bot, the city voted to approve the contract

Galef felt the decision was part of a con- during the day by local youths to hone com- ing the public service one way or the other. with Altice “after several years of intense

tinuing trend toward valuing pro ts over munity programming skills. In the evenings, If it becomes too hard, he said he’ll “hang negotiation.”

community programming. Others have de- it would be open to adult hosts. it up and say,‘Job well done.’” Peekskill will, she said, “receive signi cant

cried the studio’s impending closure as an as- One of Altice’s arguments for not having In his opinion, it’s “a shame” that Altice bene ts including additional ‘peg’ (public,

sault on their rights to free speech. to maintain the studio was, the mayor said, doesn’t appear to have the “commitment” education and government) monies to pur-

that competitors such as Verizon weren’t re- to community television that prior provid- chase video and audio equipment as well as

HOPE ON HORIZON? quired to. ers did. increased franchise fees.”

According to Peekskill Mayor Andre “It sort of leveled the playing eld,” Rain- Martorano said he didn’t know if he will “As was the case in other communities,

Rainey, the city is awaiting Altice’s con r- ey said. be able to tape at the studio as planned in Altice was not willing to guarantee the con-

mation of the contract agreement. Rainey, a performing artist himself, said February. tinued location of a studio in its own space

Meanwhile,the company intends to donate he understood why people are pained at the “We shall see,”he said. but will donate their equipment to the city

the studio’s equipment to the city, he said. thought of the studio’s impending demise, Ci one, head of the United Taxpayers of so that it may continue to create local pro-

At present, the only caveats are that said but, he added, it’s more of a logistics chal- Yorktown, has hosted “ e Watchdog Re- gramming.”

equipment can’t be used to lm programs lenge than a freedom of speech issue. port”for nine years. Whether that’s in a designated studio lo-

that will be aired by Altice’s competition, Talk show hosts can still submit their He said he was disappointed that the city cation or “on the y, the city is committed

such as Verizon, for a year, and that only cur- shows for airing to Altice, however they’re didn’t stick to its guns, thereby forcing Altice to continuing to encourage local program-

rent users of the Park Street studio will be produced. It’s the studio, not the public ac- to go the arbitration route. ming,”Talbot said.

eligible to use the equipment. cess station, that’s going away, he said. en it wouldn’t end up “looking like the Voting against approving the measure

After the year is up, the city can do what- Brick-and-mortar studios have become bad guy” when the Peekskill studio is ulti- were Councilmembers Patricia Riley and

ever it wants, Rainey said. scarcer than hen’s teeth as technology has mately shuttered, he said. Ramon Fernandez. Councilwoman Van-

Altice spokesperson Janet Meahan said advanced. Ci one also wants to keep going even if it essa Agudelo was not present for the vote,

the company is “committed to Peekskill e Peekskill studio, around for decades, means “going mobile” and nding someone but sent a statement opposing the loss of the

and has worked with the city to develop a is now only one of three in the immediate to lm him. studio.

new partnership that will enable residents region. e closest one belonging to Altice Ondek, who has produced “Get on Deck Fernandez, saying some things remain up

continued access to a space for public access is more than an hour’s drive away, in Con- with George Ondek,” for 20 years, had in the air, referred further questions to City

lming plus an even wider array of media necticut. harsher words for Altice and the city. Manager Richard Leins, who could not be

and technology needs, including additional “ e mayor continually says he’s for free- reached for comment by press time.

equipment and resources for the Peekskill REACTION FROM HOSTS dom of speech but in e ect Peekskill has is reporter also reached out to McKen-

community.” Martorano, an attorney, former Yorktown voted to curtail freedom of speech,” Ondek zie, Agudelo, Riley, and Smith, but had not

She added that it will “have more to an- councilman, and a newspaper columnist for said. heard back by press time.

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Temple donates
to homeless
shelter

PHOTO COURTESY OF ALLYSON BELLIO Goldens Bridge resident Allison Shaw was among the dozens of
volunteers at Temple Beth Elohim in Brewster who helped raise
The Social Action Committee of Temple Beth Elohim money and donated supplies and meals to the Brewster Emergency
Shelter Partnership.
Do you know what the cost of your long-term care
will be if you are not eligible for Medicaid? e shelter provides meals and housing for the homeless during
the winter months.

e temple’s Social Action Committee solicited donations from
its congregants.

Additional Social Action Committee projects this year included
collecting and distributing blankets and canned vegetables for the
Dorothy Day House in Danbury, which provides meals and housing
for those in need; and collecting diapers and baby food, which was
distributed to needy families by the Community Center of North-
ern Westchester. e committee also crocheted and knitted shawls
for Connecticut Regional Hospice in Danbury.

e committee is still collecting new and gently used outerwear,
such as warm jackets, gloves, hats, and boots for the Dorothy Day
House and Putnam CAP (Community Action Partnership).

To learn more information about the Social Action Committee,
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Sherr namedJOHN JAY HIGH SCHOOL
Regeneron scholar

Heather Sherr, a senior at John Jay High School, has and president of Regeneron, complimented the West-

been selected as one of the top 300 scholars in the Re- chester students on their success.

generon Science Talent Search competition. “Both I and Regeneron’s CEO Len Schleifer are

Formerly run by Intel, the competition is now run alumni of this prestigious competition, and we credit

by the Tarrytown-based Regeneron Pharmaceuticals. it with setting us on the path to success in the sci-

It is the nation’s oldest science and math competition ences,” Yancopoulos said. “ ese scholars are the future

for high school seniors. leaders of tomorrow and are applying rigorous research

is year, Sherr was one of 27 Westchester students and innovative thinking to major global problems.

who emerged as a top scholar from the 1,964 entries. We hope their achievements will inspire other young

ey were selected from 184 high schools in 40 states people in our community and beyond to engage with

and two American and international high schools over- STEM and make the world a better place.”

seas. Scholars receive a $2,000 award with an additional Sherr, previously spotlighted as this paper’s Teen of

$2,000 going to their respective schools for a total of the Month (October 2018), presented: “ e Correla-

$1.2 million in scholar awards from Regeneron. tion of Sodium Palmitate Acetate to Metabolic Mem-

is week, too late for inclusion in this week’s paper, ory via Reactive Oxygen Species in Hyperglycemic

40 of the 300 scholars were scheduled to be named Neonatal Rat Ventricular Myocytes.”

Regeneron Science Talent Search Finalists, and will Sherr’s research revolves around the e ects diabetes

receive an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C., has on the body beyond the pancreas.

where they will compete for more than $1.8 million in “I was taken aback by the fact that 65 percent of all

awards provided by Regeneron. diabetics either die of heart disease or stroke,” she pre-

e students were honored ursday, Jan. 17, by viously told e Katonah-Lewisboro Times.

Westchester County Executive George Latimer. is statistic would drive her to investigate what

“I am inspired by these remarkable students, and this e ects diabetes has on both the small and large blood

astounding accomplishment,” Latimer said. “I have no vessels in the body and the biological pathways that FILE PHOTO/ KATE BELDERS

doubt that these students hold promising futures, and they take. Sherr did research at the cellular level, Heather Sherr
careers. We should all be very proud of not only the analyzing the production of ATP, the cellular energy

students, but also their parents, science research teach- source, and how the byproducts of ATP cause heart

ers, and the impressive school districts we have here in disease. She examined the connection between dia- between the byproduct reactive oxygen species and

Westchester County.” betes, hyperglycemia, and a byproduct called reactive free fatty acids, which solidi ed a link between obe-

Dr. George D. Yancopoulos, a Yorktown resident oxygen species. Sherr was able to make a connection sity and diabetes.

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Government at Work bers. ey can be purchased ahead nah Village Library will launch people at all levels of knowledge, Jan. 26. is program is for ris-
of time online at katonahchamber. its 2019 Stories without Borders including those without any prior ing freshman through rising se-

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p.m.—Lewisboro Zoning Board During the walk, families will telling.” e Lewisboro Library is lo- ly a Saturdays at 4 p.m., begin-

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Express yourself Girls’ weekend
in the city
Sitting at a red light behind an the grocery store.
SUV on my way to Mount Kisco,
I read the following bumper Wearing hats or t-shirts with sports
sticker: “Toto, I’ve a
feeling we’re not in team logos can sometimes be danger- Most of the time, my diversions are
America anymore.” I did plans, suggestions or ideas about
a double take and then ous. I recall one where to go and what to do. Eloise stories and sweets topped o by a
proceeded to read the Sometimes, they’re after
other bumper sticker on READING, summer weekend the fact but can be part of visit with Santa. Our recommendation: read
that same vehicle: “ is WRITING & next year’s must-do plans.
is not normal.” CHOCOLATE when I wore my as many Eloise books prior to your visit.
Yankees cap while is week, I am nally
Bumper stickers visiting my friend, catching my breath and Why we loved it:
are not as popular as re ecting on the entire
they were back in the ’70s and ’80s. holiday season. It was a It was fun, creative
Maybe most drivers lease their cars memorable time lled
and trade them in every few years so KIM Ellen, in Massa- with joy, hope and because DIVERSIONS & and yes, tasteful. Who
a xing a bumper sticker might af- KOVACH I still have a small child at EXCURSIONS could not love a room-
fect the trade-in value. As I continued chusetts. We were home. By all accounts, the weekend I spent ful of little girls in the
driving, I thought back to the typical with my daughter, her best friend and
bumper stickers people used to fasten minding our own mine in New York was the highlight.
to their cars. Car bumpers prominently
displayed: “My other car is an Audi,” business, enjoying My daughter, Jules, is from China and NANCY festive neness, enjoy-
“Proud parent of an honor roll student” is nearly 7. Her best friend and crib-mate, SORBELLA
and “We climbed Mt. Washington.” an afternoon of Lily, now lives in Columbus, Ohio. We get ing high tea in a pink
together as often as possible but this was
I remember seeing cars with decals kayaking, when we heard jeers shouted the girls’ rst time taking on Manhattan paradise at one of the
across the rear car window proclaim- during the holidays. To say it was amazing
ing the names of the colleges that their from a nearby dock. You can be sure and seamlessly orchestrated would be an world’s most iconic ho-
children attended. In the ’90s bumper understatement.
stickers with paw prints or breeds of that they were not yelling compliments tels? All the moms and
dogs were popular. You’d also see the We wanted to have the quintessen-
occasional “No nukes” or “Save the about my paddling skills. Sometimes, tial New York experience without stress. grandmas were having fun and being man-
whales” plastered on car bumpers. Most Sounds impossible? Well, we achieved
often, the logos of various sports teams rowdy sports fans can get ugly when a it. We met up at e Lucerne Hotel on nerly; making new friends at their tables.
appeared on cars. West 79th Street. I totally recommend this
person sitting in the stands is wearing conveniently located, yet out of the fray Reservations a must. After tea you can
e Model T was the rst car with boutique hotel! We loved the accommo-
a rear bumper. Early advertising signs the jersey of an opposing team. It’s just dations, the neighborhood and, for New spend hours wandering through e Shops
were made out of metal or cardboard York in December, the price. is hotel has
and attached by wire to the car bum- a shirt! all the amenities you need but is inti- and then walking around 5th Avenue.
pers. e rst adhesive bumper sticker mate, there is plenty to do within walking
was invented in 1946. e majority of Speaking of expressing yourself, did distance and we had no trouble nding
those early a xed statements an- Ubers, cabs or getting to the subway. is
nounced support for political candi- you hear about the 2,000 men and is why we loved it! So here is what we did SATURDAY:
dates (We like Ike!) or tourist attrac- during our holiday in New York: e Christmas Spectacular
tions visited on vacation (Pike’s Peak, women participating in the 18th annual
Niagara Falls, Rock City). FRIDAY NIGHT: Radio City Music Hall, 1260 Avenue of
No Pants Subway Ride last Sunday? Tea with Eloise the Americas, NYC
I nd it interesting that people feel e Plaza New York, Fifth Avenue at
the need to display their political a lia- Despite temperatures below freezing If you have not been to the Christmas
tions, alma maters or pet preferences on Central Park South, NYC Spectacular featuring the Radio City
their cars. It’s another means of expres- all day, New Yorkers of all ages glee- If you have a daughter and can get to Rockettes ever, or even in a while, you
sion besides the t-shirts, ball caps and absolutely must go next year. I had been
designer duds worn speci cally to let fully paraded into the subway stations New York any time of the year, this is a several times in the past, with my boys,
everyone else know what we like best. darling experience. In December it is even and as a child. I honestly had marginal
Years ago, when I wore the occasional in their winter coats and hats WITH- better. e Plaza Hotel is festively decorated expectations but being a NYC holiday
concert t-shirt, I liked the band and as are all of e Shops and eateries on the tradition, we went strictly for the girls.
the design on the shirt. I did not expect OUT PANTS and blithely rode public lower level.Tea with Eloise doesn’t miss Well, we could not be more surprised and
another fan to high- ve me on line at a detail. It is fun for moms, too. It is pink impressed. Besides the amazing Rockettes
transportation to their next destination! feast for the eye; pink hot tea, dainty and with their unending talent, energy and
delicious tea sandwiches, character Q &A, seamless costume changes, this production
Organized by an improv group in features a story that is rich and classic,
with live animals and an incredible 3-D
2002 as “a celebration of silliness,” the experience. is is truly a show for all ages.

rst No Pants Subway Ride attracted Why we loved it:
We all agreed it was the best perfor-
seven participants and a lot of strange mance we had ever seen. e girls reported
that the 3-D piece was the best. ey
looks from other passengers. Now, tried to “catch” every star or creature that
came their way. We loved how e ciently
it’s no big deal.To me, subways are managed the process is from the time
we got to the door. Remember how we
a cauldron of germs. Riders should are stress-averse? Well, they totally get it!
Great communication and pleasant people
wear hazmat suits, not hop on in their guiding us. Getting an Amazon gift card
for doing a survey following the show just
underwear. But I do applaud those solidi ed the experience.

attention-seekers of silliness for ex- SEE DIVERSIONS PAGE 9

pressing themselves in this harmless

way.

Back to those bumper stickers. Now

I will be on the look-out for unusual

signs-of-the-times, expressions of opin-

ions and personal philosophies. Who

knows, maybe I’ll spot some revelatory

statements on the back bumpers of

sedans and SUVs like “I brake for uni-

corns!” or “My grown children still live

at home.” It’s good to express yourself.

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through music, art, cooking and writing.
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Changing history DIVERSIONS Why we loved it:
e Origami Holiday Tree was
Dear Dr. Linda, it was a Jim Crow law. FROM PAGE 8
breathtaking. Floor to ceiling brightly
Since it was Dr. Martin STRONG When asked why she 5th Avenue/Rockefeller Center/ colored handmade paper creations
Luther King Jr. Day on LEARNING did that, she answered, “I Saks/Cartier was such a striking juxtaposition
Monday, my seventh- was tired.” is one move from all of the traditional sparkly and
After the Christmas Spectacular shiny ornamented trees that we saw
grade class talked about DR. LINDA helped to start the Civil we walked over to Rockefeller Center everywhere else. We also loved the
SILBERT to see the tree and from there up and small cafeteria adjacent to the exhibit.
the Civil Rights move- Rights movement in the down 5th Avenue to experience the I know that’s hardly the point of Di-
iconic lights and decorations. It was versions, but it was really nice and full
ment. When the name United States because the packed, but we weren’t in a rush so of healthy, not-to-expensive choices.
we hardly noticed. I do think that
Rosa Parks came up, day she was convicted, a by this time the girls were on sen- George Balanchine’s e
sory overload but the adults couldn’t Nutcracker
Tommy, one of my stu- bus boycott, led by Rev. get enough of the sights and shops.
Ending up at Macy’s, the fact that we e New York City Ballet, David H. Koch
dents, asked why we don’t celebrate her. He Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., began. e found an Uber when we were done eater: 20 Lincoln Center Plaza, NYC
was truly our miracle on 34th Street! Another well-coordinated entrance
said, “If she got up and moved to the back boycott lasted for more than a year. It nally to an incredible NY event. Both of
SUNDAY: our girls take ballet, have seen many
of the bus, history would have been really ended when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled American Museum of Natural Nutcrackers and Lily has even been
in the Columbus Ballet Company’s
di erent.” that bus segregation was unconstitutional. History production two years in a row, so this
Central Park West & 79th Street, was the piece de resistance of the
is brought up a 30-minute discussion Over the next few years, laws pertaining weekend. It was. e choreography,
NYC technical mastery, costumes and
on how one human being can change his- to segregation started changing one by one. Just a quick walk from e Lu- world-class talent had us all at the
edge of our seats.
tory. I know this is not a question, but I felt Even though there were many events before cerne Hotel, and because it was our Why we loved it:
holiday trip, we ventured over to First of all, we loved to see all the
it was a great class discussion that I wanted Rosa Parks that addressed the problem of the museum speci cally to see the classic NY high fashion on display
Origami Holiday Tree and like ev- on patrons of every age. We loved
to share with you and your readers. anks segregation, it was Rosa Park’s courage that erything else in our weekend, it was every aspect of the ballet, exploring
a don’t -miss. e Origami Holiday the art work throughout the theater
for the opportunity. changed history. e irony of this event is Tree has been a New York tradi- and learning what the word prosce-
tion for 40 years. e stunning tree nium means, (it’s part of the stage in
Keith that the man who insisted she get up and features a di erent theme each year. front of the curtain). It was without
exception, the perfect conclusion to
Dear Keith, go to the back of the bus changed history is year’s theme was “Oceans of the Jules and Lily Take Manhattan
Origami.” e girls got to participate Weekend 2018.
ank you for sharing this with us. Also, too, but probably not the way he would have in a mini Origami workshop and we
wrapped up our visit at the Unseen
thank you for o ering your students an planned. Oceans exhibition.

opportunity to think and discuss the im- e list of people who have changed his-

portance each person has in history. We all tory, some for the better and some for the

make a di erence, whether we realize it or worse, is endless. ink about the following

not, by what we do and say. Americans alone who have changed history,

roughout history there are those who and our lives:

have not only changed the lives of those Bill Gates, omas Je erson, Walt Dis-

close to them, but actually changed history ney, George Devol (invented the rst robot),

just by something they did. As your student Susan B. Anthony, Benjamin Franklin,

said, Rosa Parks is one of those people. In Abraham Lincoln, Mary Anderson (in-

1955, riding home from work on a bus in vented windshield wipers), Lilly Ledbetter

Montgomery, Ala., she refused to give up SEE DR. LINDA PAGE 13

her seat to a white man, despite the fact that

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Year in review

You’ve probably seen all these stories, you should prob- wound and the other four to STUDY FINDS DIET MAN
those other “Year in ably seek some form of therapy. attach him to an outgoing email. RICH IN SEAFOOD OVERBOARD
Review” articles in the It’s possible that seeing a game BOOSTS LIBIDO
fake news mainstream media, FAN WEARING BUCKET at Wrigley Field was on this RICK
but right now I’m going to recap ON HIS HEAD INJURED BY guy’s bucket list, but did anyone e ndings of this study MELÉN
the stories that are really impor- FALLING SCOREBOARD explain to him that you don’t showed that if both partners
tant, the issues that are the most PIECE AT WRIGLEY FIELD need to involve an actual bucket? ate seafood on the same day, protein is safe to be around the
meaningful to your everyday If not, let me be the rst. the odds of them having sex Kardashians.
lives. ese are true stories, and If the fan had not had the increased 39 percent, although
the truest thing about them is bucket on his head he would FACEBOOK ACCUSED OF not necessarily with each other. RUNNERS COMPETE IN
that I made up a whole bunch have been seriously injured. INTRODUCING EXTREMISTS NORTH POLE MARATHON
of stu to go with them. If you’d As it was, he was humorously TO EACH OTHER USING ey rst tried to implement
like to delve more deeply into injured. He needed ve staples SUGGESTED FRIENDS’ the survey using sh as subjects, It would almost be worth
in his head, one to close a small FEATURE but after eating the seafood they competing in this race just so
had no partners left. you’d have an excuse to go up
LETTERS ISIS apparently used Face- there and see once and for all
book to recruit new jihadists ROBOT PUTS IKEA CHAIR whether there really is a Santa
anks for the support using the “Suggested Friends” TOGETHER IN 20 MINUTES Claus or not. Probably the nic-
utility, a complicated algorithm est thing you could say about a
To the editor, that helps users connect with at’s the good news. e North Pole marathon is that at
On behalf of Stepping Stones, the historic home of Bill and other people who share the same bad news is that the robot is the end, at least you’d be 26.2
interests. Extremists were able to also from IKEA, so you have to miles away from it.
Lois Wilson in Katonah, thank you for spotlighting our Nation- share propaganda, radicalizing wait until the robot puts itself
al Historic Landmark site and our tour program as the “Your techniques and cat videos. With together rst. e robot spent EXTREME COLD CAUSES
Neighbor” feature “Friends of Bill W. are welcome in Katonah” suggested friends like that, who 12 minutes planning motion IGUANAS TO FALL FROM
( Jan. 3; page 3). needs suggested enemies? pathways, three seconds locat- TREES IN FLORIDA
ing the parts, 9 minutes putting
e response has been heartening. It has ranged from a tour BRINKS TRUCK DROPS the chair together and another Last January when the
inquiry from a book club to people in recovery voicing apprecia- MONEY ONTO HIGHWAY, 20 minutes trying to gure temperature in Florida dipped
tion regarding their hometown newspaper for sharing the story POLICE URGE PEOPLE TO out what to do with the extra below 40 degrees, green iguanas
of the Wilsons and their own organizations’ roots. ank you for RETURN MONEY bolt that was in the bag. After were immobilized and dropped
pro ling a local treasure of international signi cance. spending all that time assem- from their perches onto the
e bags of cash apparently bling the “Stefan” model dining ground. Due to the risk of
Kind regards, fell out of the vehicle from a door room chair, the robot realized it salmonella poisoning, health
Sally A. Corbett-Turco that was not properly secured or could not sit in it and promptly o cials warn people not to pick
failed mechanically, and the driv- left the room in tears. up the iguanas, especially at
Executive Director, Stepping Stones ers were unaware of the problem singles bars, no matter how sexy
until passengers in an adjacent car SCIENTISTS ACCIDENTALLY they are dressed or how many
alerted them using the customary PRODUCE AN ENZYME THAT drinks you’ve had.
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Weighing in on my skinny jeans DR. LINDA

The problem was the jeans. LOST IN at the number and scowled. FROM PAGE 9
I didn’t realize I had gained SUBURBIA “I have slow metabolism,” I said.
weight until I put on my jeans. “You do not have slow metabolism,” (fought for equal pay), omas Edison, Harriet
Back in the day when I would ride a TRACY Tubman, Alexander Graham Bell, Ruth Bader
BECKERMAN he replied. Ginsburg, John Steinbeck, George Washington
Carver, Levi Strauss (invented blue jeans), Henry
dinosaur to school, jeans were just made “I have big bones,” I said. Ford, Frank Willis (security guard at the Wa-
with denim and had very little give to “You do not have big bones,” he tergate Hotel), Ruth Graves Wake eld and Sue
Brides (baked the rst chocolate-chip cookies in
them. is is why we had to lay down replied. 1938—Wake eld owned the Toll House Inn in
Whitman, Mass., hence “Toll House” cookies).
on the bed years ago and use a wire “I’m bloated,” I said.
e list is endless.
hanger to zip our Calvin Klein jeans up. “You’re not bloated,” he replied. Keith, let me applaud you. Your lesson that day
showed the children in your class that just one
But jeans today have so much stretch thrown in with “Baby weight?” I suggested. tired person can change history. ey probably
never thought about it before. Unfortunately, there
the denim that they can expand a good two to three He shook his head. He said I didn’t get this way from are people who change history for the worse, not
the better. at’s why it’s important for children
pants sizes before you realize that your former skinny having a baby. I got this way from eating too much. to understand that they have the power to also
change history. Talk about what others have done,
jeans have given you such a big mu n top that you I know. I was shocked, too. from Bill Gates to Rosa Parks, average citizens, to
make the world a better place. Maybe begin with
could be a product model for a box of Hostess cupcakes. He gave me two choices. Either duct tape my mouth how they’d make their families better, their com-
munity better, their country better.
While this is a good look for a mu n or cupcake, it is shut or go on a diet.
ese children will determine the future of the
not a particularly good look for a person. First, I tried the duct tape. world and they must understand now that no
matter how rich or poor they are, no matter what
However, denial, as we all know, is not a river in Did you know you can actually get quite a bit of their ancestries, no matter where they live, they
have the power to make the world a better place
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better about gaining weight. ese include the ever- en I decided to give in and try eating less. Not less Dr. Linda

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and 23. the rst bite like a heavenly surprise from the red velvet

Still, denial can only get you so far. gods.

Right after the new year, my jeans de nitely seemed See, now I’ve gone and gotten myself hungry again.

tighter than they had been before the holidays, and Eventually, I decided that the only way this was going

when I say, before the holidays, I mean Halloween. I had to work was to get a diet partner. So, now the dog and I

been on a legging spree for a while and nally decided to are both on a New Year’s diet. I’m boycotting red velvet

get back to my jeans. But even with all the extra Lycra, mu ns and he’s going Milk-Bone free.

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John Jay defeated John Jay starts the new
Brewster 58-33 year right

Jan. 16. They were
set to play at

Lakeland Jan. 18.

Indians top Somers, Arlington

BY ROB DIANTONIO player Hannah Angelini due to a con-

CONTRIBUTING WRITER cussion su ered three days prior.

A Dorta 3-pointer gave John Jay

Head coach Margo Hackett and some breathing room, stretching the

her John Jay girls basketball team were lead to 36-29 with 3:33 left.

ready to hit the reset button and get a It was a game where baskets were

fresh start in 2019 after a di cult 1-5 hard to come by and every point mat-

start to the season. tered. John Jay shot just 27 percent

In the new year, the Indians are now from the eld while Somers shot 24

resembling the team that reached the percent.

section semi nals at the Westchester “I remember there was a point where

County Center just a season ago. Kendall (Degenhardt) drove and she

John Jay (4-5) has won three made an easy layup which put us back

straight, most recently defeating league up six,” Dorta detailed. “ ere were

rival Somers and Class AA contender a few little momentum points that

Arlington. swung the game in our direction.”

Jay pulled away late for a 41-30 win e Indians held the Tuskers to just

over the host Tuskers on Jan. 8. one point over the nal 5:30. Dorta

“We wanted to start 2019 on a new sealed the win, going 4 for 4 at the line

foot and kind of restart the season,” in the nal minute.

John Jay senior point guard Ana Dorta “ is is one of our favorite games of

said. “It was a good win to build up the season,” Dorta said. “It’s a fun ri-

momentum.” valry and we really look forward to it.”

e Indians were clinging to a two- Dorta led the way with a game-high

point lead with under six minutes to 25 points. Jenna Giardina and Degen-

go after back-to-back baskets from a SEE GIRLS HOOPS PAGE 16
Somers team that was without its top

Ana Dorta had
25 points to lead
Jay past Somers.

PHOTO: ROB
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Kendall
Degenhardt
soars in for
two during
the Jan. 16
game against
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Lacrosse program. ize how important lacrosse is to nearly 150 kids to the game lowered, can be found at www.
this community. It couldn’t be since its inception four years ago.
“JJYL shaped me into the any easier recommending JJYL
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kept me motivated to be the best playing. I wouldn’t be where I
lacrosse player I can be,” said am with out the coaching, play-
Charlotte Wilmoth, who as a ing and support from the JJYL
sophomore helped lead the John program not as a just a lacrosse
Jay women’s team to a section player but as a person.”
championship over Yorktown
last spring. Boys and girls in grades K-8
can register today to join the
“ e bonds you make at the same youth lacrosse program
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and teammates carry with you their start. In addition to wel-
into high school and throughout coming back its players from this
your lacrosse career,” she said. past season, JJYL is seeking new
players to develop their own love
Bryce Ford, who was a key of the game while learning la-
leader in John Jay Lacrosse’s crosse fundamentals and com-
championship season in 2018, peting against some of the best
agreed. programs in the area.

“As a kid growing up John Jay JJYL will also continue its
Lacrosse was my everything,” no- risk equipment loaner pro-
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to go to practice I’d be ready 30 players most of the gear they
minutes early and beyond ex- need to play without having to
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Ana Dorta
GIRLS HOOPS the win both o ensively and leads a fast
defensively,” Hackett said. “We break.
FROM PAGE 14 stepped up our defense which
led to balanced oftense. We - John Jay coach Margo Hackett has reason
night, which we need,” Hack- nally played how I know we are to smile after a 3-0 start to 2019.
ett said. “She stepped up last capable.”
game and this game. I was PHOTOS: ROB DIANTONIO
hoping for more out of the Dorta (14 points), Degen-
post players. It wasn’t pretty, hardt (13 points), Nolan (10 Kendall Degenhardt attacks the basket.
but a win’s a win.” points), Giardina (8 points)
and Erin Walsh (8 points) led Jesse Leff sings the
John Jay held guard Dani- the way o ensively. national anthem.
elle DiCintio, the Tuskers’ No.
2 scorer, to just three points. John Jay was scheduled to Jenna Giardina
Giardina and Kelly Nolan return to action against visit- wins a loose ball.
handled the task of guarding ing Brewster on Jan. 16. ey
her. then head to Lakeland for a PHOTOS: DEENA BELL
6:15 p.m. contest on Friday,
e Indians out re- Jan. 18.
bounded the Tuskers 43-27.
“We got out rebounded by “We had a great season last
(Horace) Greeley by 16, so we year but we were sort of lack-
focused on that yesterday and ing con dence going into this
Sunday,” Hackett said. season,” Dorta said. “I think
we’ve started to gure out our
John Jay continued to play roles and our con dence has
well when it registered a 55-41 gone back up. e rest of the
win over visiting Arlington on season, we just need to keep
Jan. 11. that con dence up and just
put each piece of the puzzle
e Indians held the Admi- together.”
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What’s keeping you from protecting your family’s future?

ink about your loved ones. individual life insur- situation, you will nd it tion estimates the cost at ve times more
What will their future be like? Can than the actual amount. In reality, some
you picture them living in your house ance policy – although GUEST easier to address your in- types of life insurance, such as term
many years from now? Can you picture 85 percent say that CORNER surance needs in a calmer, insurance, is highly a ordable.
your children going to college? Can you most people need life more analytical manner.
picture your spouse or partner enjoying • “I don’t know how much insurance
a comfortable retirement? ese are all insurance. JUDI • “I have other nancial I’ll need.”To determine an appropriate
pleasant visions – but what if you weren’t • More than one- MCANAW priorities.” You will always level of coverage, you’ll need to consider
in these pictures? have nancial obligations a variety of factors, such as the number
If you were no longer around, you’d third of all households and age of your dependents, size of your
leave a gaping hole in the lives of your mortgage, spousal income, amount of
survivors. e emotional element would report that they would – mortgage or rent pay- employer-provided insurance, and so on.
be tough enough, but the nancial aspect A nancial professional can help you cal-
– the permanent loss of your income feel an adverse nan- ments, car payments, credit culate the amount of protection you need.
– could be devastating to all the hopes
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“worst-case” scenario from happening – a primary wage earner’s income, while ignore these expenses, but ask yourself adding life insurance to your overall
if you have su cient life insurance.
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– even when they recognize the need. to help ensure that your wishes for your
LIMRA and Life Happens, two orga- six months. over the future happiness and welfare of family’s future will become reality.
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• Only four in 10 Americans own an for use by your local Financial Advisor, Judi
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Four New Year’s resolutions you can actually keep!

All too often as the New Year ap- a principal that has become GUEST and not eating YOUR HEALTH CARE PROXY TO
proaches, many of us feel compelled disabled or taken ill. us, CORNER any carbs. ey ENSURE THAT YOU HAVE ONLY
to make resolutions that are often very without these broad pow- are generally no ONE NAMED AGENT AND
di cult to keep. ers in the Durable Power of ANTHONY J. more than one ALTERNATE AGENT.
Attorney, the incapacitated ENEA phone call and
e most notable ones are exercis- person’s family must often one or two meet- All too often the proxy is executed
ing more, eating healthier and losing commence a guardianship ings away with with two named agents, which is not
weight. While those are admirable proceeding with the court to a quali ed elder legally permitted in New York.
resolutions, they are often doomed for obtain the powers to make law attorney.
failure (trust me, I know!). the necessary transfer. It is an expensive It is also important that your agent
and time-consuming procedure. 3. REVIEW ANY LAST WILLS AND/ speci cally knows your wishes regard-
e following are four resolutions OR TRUSTS YOU HAVE EXECUTED ing your health care and end-of-life
that can be made and easily kept that If you have not executed a Durable SO AS TO DETERMINE THAT wishes if you are no longer able to make
will help ensure your estate and elder Power of Attorney with very broad THE EXECUTORS AND TRUSTEES these decisions. You should have a can-
law planning needs are in good order: powers, I suggest you consider doing so. NAMED THEREIN ARE STILL did conversation as to whether or not
IN CONFORMITY WITH YOUR you wish to be placed on life support
1. IF YOU HAVE EXECUTED A 2. TAKE ALL APPROPRIATE STEPS PRESENT WISHES AND ARE STILL and the conditions that need to be pres-
DURABLE POWER OF ATTORNEY, TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE SAVINGS ABLE TO PERFORM THE DUTIES OF ent in doing so or not doing so.
TAKE IT OUT OF THE DRAWER AND FROM THE COST OF LONG TERM AN EXECUTOR AND/OR TRUSTEE.
REVIEW IT. CARE. In sharp contrast to the resolution
It is also not unusual for one to of going to the gym daily and losing
Check to see if the person you have Unfortunately, the cost of long-term have had a falling out with the person weight, which could take hundreds
appointed as the agent is still the per- care has well surpassed estate taxes as previously named as a bene ciary and/ of hours of time and e ort, the above
son you wish to handle your nancial the No. 1 factor in reducing an in- or executor in one’s Last Will. If your stated resolutions can be easily accom-
a airs if you are unable to do so. Is that heritance to one’s spouse, children and relationship has changed, you may wish plished in a relatively short period of
person still in good health and some- grandchildren for the vast majority to consider changing your Last Will. time. A handful of hours at the most!
one in which you have full faith and of Americans. With the federal and If anything, think of it as a welcomed
con dence? Please ensure that you have New York estate tax exemptions be- Additionally, as one’s family grows, pre-workout exercise!
selected an alternate agent in the event ing relatively high ($11.18 million per the possibility exists that a grandchild
the primary agent can no longer act. person federally and $5.49 million in may have a disability. If the possibility Anthony J. Enea is a member of Enea,
New York for 2019), they are of little exists that a disabled or incapacitated Scanlan and Sirignano, LLP of White
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determine if the agent is given broad Americans. However, the exorbitant der the term of your Last Will and/or is the Past Chair of Elder Law and Special
powers to handle your a airs. For costs of long-term care, whether it be a Trust, it might be prudent to consider Needs Section of the New York State Bar
example, does he or she have unlimited nursing home or homecare, are real and having the disabled bene ciary’s share Association (NYSBA). He is the Chair
gifting power? Does the agent have the impactful. held in a Special Needs Trust for them. Elect of the Senior Lawyer Section of the
ability to create and fund an irrevocable NYSBA. Mr. Enea is the Past President
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loved ones without any limits. e most creating a Medicaid Asset Protection not impact their eligibility for any Law Attorneys (NAELA). Mr. Enea
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