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VOL. 11 NO. 46 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2023 BUSINESS & REAL ESTATE 27 CLASSIFIEDS 26 LEGAL NOTICES 25 LEISURE 23 OPINION 8 SPORTS 18 TOWN GREEN 4 Huskers Take League pg 19 CHAMPS! Visit TapIntoYorktown.net for the latest news. BY SOPHIA CASELNOVA STAFF WRITER United for the Troops picked up supplies and cards for its Operation Cupid on Friday, Jan. 27 at Brookside Elementary School.   Jim Rathschmidt of United for the Troops explained to the kids where their supplies and cards would be going.   “ is is a wonderful thing we’ve been doing with United for the Troops and Jim for quite some time,” said Town Supervisor Tom Diana. Diana also told the kids about the packing process, how the boxes are shipped and weighed, and how important their donations were. “ ank you kids so much,” Diana said. Rathschmidt added that by the end of this month, United for the Troops will have sent almost 30,000 boxes overseas to troops.   “For the past three years, Brookside Elementary and the Yorktown Central School District have been great partners in support of United for the Troops’ Operation Cupid,” Assemblyman Matt Slater told Yorktown News. “By supporting the program, these young students get a glimpse of the sacri ces our soldiers overseas are making in order to protect our freedoms.”  Operation Cupid! Brookside Elementary collects for United for the Troops Students, faculty, and local offi cials in front of the gathered goods. PHOTOS: SOPHIA CASELNOVA Jim Rathschmidt speaking to the children who helped gather supplies BY SOPHIA CASELNOVA STAFF WRITER A suspicious death was reported in Yorktown on Jan. 24. Yorktown Police noti ed residents in the area of 3270-3290 North Deer eld Avenue through a Nixle alert at 12:24 p.m.    e advisory stated that there was no identi-  ed danger to residents, but police asked that the area be avoided for several hours.   Police Chief Robert Noble told Yorktown News that a male subject in his 30s was found deceased in the area.  e department posted an update on the investigation to their Facebook page on Jan. 25. According to o cials, the death is believed to be a suicide from a selfin icted gunshot wound. Police are waiting for a formal ruling from the O ce of the Westchester County Medical Examiner, with preliminary  ndings being based on interviews, video, and evidence that was located at the scene of the incident. Noble thanked surrounding agencies that aided in the department’s investigation, including the Westchester County Department of Public Safety Forensic Team and Real Time Crime Center, the Of-  ce of the District Attorney of Westchester, the O ce of the Westchester County Medical Examiner, and the police departments of the cities of Mount Vernon, New York, and White Plains.  e identity of the deceased is not being released by police at this time out of respect for the family. Suspicious death reported in Yorktown Affiliated real estate agents are independent contractor sales associates, not employees©2022 Coldwell Banker. All Rights Reserved. Coldwell Banker and the Coldwell Banker logos are trademarks of Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. The Coldwell Banker® System is comprised of company owned offices which are owned by a subsidiary of Anywhere Advisors LLC and franchised offices which are independently owned and operated. The Coldwell Banker System fully supports the principles of the Fair Housing Act and the Equal Opportunity Act. Associate Real Estate Broker | [email protected] | www.PeterProcino.com | 366 Underhill Avenue Yorktown Heights, NY 10598 914.391.2121 (m) Peter Procino Contact Me Today for a Complimentary Market Analysis! “Pete was everything you would want in an agent. He was our agent when we purchased 20 years ago and is now the same one who sold our property – smart, and he knew the market! He is not only knowledgeable and professional, but “One in a Million”. Highly recommended! Gloria & Michael R IN A CHANGING MARKET, EXPERIENCE MATTERS! Professional Photography and Home Staging Consultation included with every listing. Exclusive Marketing Plan that includes TV, Print & Targeted Online Advertising 33 Years of Experience Powerful Combination to get your home SOLD! DO THE MATH: + =

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Around 600 people were in attendance at the dinner including nearly half of the Yorktown Police Department, according to Noble. “I am humbled and honored to be chosen as the Westchester B.L.U.E. Vanguard Award recipient,” Noble told Yorktown News. “While I am being singled out as the recipient, this is really a Yorktown Police Department award. Our agency as a whole embodies the professionalism, leadership and empathy mantra of Westchester B.L.U.E.” “ e Westchester B.L.U.E. Foundation was established in 2011 by active and retired members of the law enforcement community. “ e purpose and mission of the foundation is to aid active and retired police oˆ cers and their families in times of crisis, illness, dealing with tragedy, death, substance abuse, suicide, or are in ‡ nancial need. According to a proclamation presented to Noble by the Town Board on Nov. 22, the Vanguard Award is given to a law enforcement oˆ cer who continuously demonstrates true leadership, guidance, empathy, and holds true to the ideals consistent with the mission of Westchester B.L.U.E. “He’s been a tremendous leader in our community,” Supervisor Matt Slater explained. ““ e police department is a re— ection of you, and that is why it continues to be seen as the best in the state, being recognized as the best by the State of New York time and time again.” Noble emphasized that he does not consider this to be an individual award. He said that without the Yorktown Police Department family and his own family, that award night would not have happened for him. “I am blessed to work with just amazing men and women at Yorktown PD, and this is their award not mine,” Noble said. Noble also said that the best part of his work day is going home to his wife Eleana. “Nothing for me happens without her,” said Noble. “When I do get to go home from work, I enjoy going home every day and being with her.” Hail to the chief! Noble honored with Vanguard Award PHOTO COURTESY OF ROBERT NOBLE Chief Noble (second from right), his wife Eleana (center), and his three kids at the charity dinner BY SOPHIA CASELNOVA STAFF WRITER Donuts might be dunked at a new location in Yorktown soon. A new Dunkin’ establishment was discussed to take over vacant property at 3735 Compond Road. “ e 3,069 square foot Dunkin’ drive thru had completed its pre-preliminary application and met with the planning board on Nov. 14. SDML, the company proposing the project, gave its initial presentation, received comments on two potential layout options, discussed zoning compliance and next steps. According to the presentation, the Dunkin’ will potentially operate from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. Richard Fon, chairman of the Dunkin’ and Chipotle to Yorktown? SEE DUNKIN’ PAGE 2 Vol. 11 No. 38 Thursday, December 8, 2022 BUSINESS & REAL ESTATE 31 CLASSIFIEDS 30 LEGAL NOTICES 30 LEISURE 26 OBITUARIES 8 OPINION 10 SPORTS 20 TOWN GREEN 6 Visit TapIntoYorktown.net for the latest news. PHOTO: SOPHIA CASELNOVA BY SOPHIA CASELNOVA STAFF WRITER Decisions for Underhill Farm are still in the works. At the Planning Board meeting on Nov. 14, the board addressed the concerns and status of the Underhill Farm project.  e project has been in progress since 2020 and proposes the development of 148 housing units, recreational amenities, and 11,000 square feet of retail space.  e 148 units would be made up of 52 townhouse units, 32 condominiums, and 64 apartments. Of the 148 units, 118 are planned to be “senior friendly.”  e board took time to “set the record” and update the public on the steps being taken and the work the board has been doing. At this point, the board has not yet made a determination about the impact statement, but they have the opportunity to do so as they continue to work through the information presented to them.  e board has not made a determination on signiˆ cance as required under SEQRA and is still in the environmental review stage of the environmental assessment form (EAF) and other pertinent information. “It’s not that we have made decisions to avoid an environmental impact statement and issue a positive declaration or not, we’re not at that point Planning Board provides update on Underhill Farm Light the night! Yorktown was glowing with festive spirit as the community welcomed the holiday season at the Electric Lights Parade on Dec. 3! See more photos from this electrifying evening on page 16! 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Not valid with other offers or prior services. Expires 12/23/22 Go to localflavor.com for more coupons $39.95 Conventional Motor oil with filter, FREE tire rotation, FREE 12-Point Safety Inspection ehicles. Not Vol. 11 No. 40 Thursday, December 22, 2022 CLASSIFIEDS 30 HEALTH & WELLNESS 20 LEGAL NOTICES 30 LEISURE 29 OPINION 10 SPORTS 24 TOWN GREEN 2 Shrub Oak Tree pg 3 ILLUMINATE Visit TapIntoYorktown.net for the latest news. BY CAROL REIF STAFF WRITER Two local organizations that have been waging separate, but parallel and equally passionate, campaigns in the war against substance misuse are joining forces. Drug Crisis in Our Backyard, a nonpro t o ering education and resources for folks struggling with addiction, was started in 2012 by Putnam County residents Susan and Steve Salomone and Somers residents Carol Christiansen and her late husband, Lou. Each couple lost a beloved son to the opioid epidemic in 2012. Erik Christiansen was a detective with the New York City Police Department. In 2011, he was prescribed oxycodone for a back injury and became addicted to painkillers. A year later, the 28-year-old was found dead of a heroin overdose. Justin Salomone, a 2001 Mahopac High School graduate and gifted guitarist, had battled addiction for several years. He started smoking marijuana in high school and later moved onto stronger drugs in college. He was 29 when he succumbed to what his parents call an “insidious disease.” But instead of retreating into grief and anger, the Christiansens and Salomones rallied, not only for themselves, but for other families. • e grassroots advocates’ mission? To reduce the stigma associated with addiction, promote awareness, provide programs, resources, and support to struggling individuals and families, and be a catalyst for changes in laws that hold accountable organizations and medical institutions that perpetuate drug use through overprescription of opiates and other narcotics. Yorktown-based Alliance for Safe Kids was founded in 2002 and incorporated as a nonpro t in 2006. As a conduit for a partnership between all community stakeholders -- parents, teens, educators, law enforcement, government, medical professionals, businesses, faith leaders, and civic groups –  ASK  aims to arm youth with the tools they need to make healthy decisions and to encourage their families to get informed and stay involved. “By partnering with all areas of the community, we collectively strengthen the safety net that protects our youth,” ASK’s mission statement reads. Salomone, Drug Crisis in Our Backyard’s executive director,  and  ASK president and CEO Tricy Cushner of Yorktown  met at  Drug Crisis in Our Backyard’s   rst public event. It was held Joining forces Drug Crisis in Our Backyard to partner with Alliance for Safe Kids  SEE CRISIS PAGE 6 Yorktown welcomes Hanukkah  e festival of lights began in Yorktown on Dec. 18 with a menorah lighting at Jack DeVito Veterans Memorial Field.  e community sang songs and joined in blessings led by Rabbi Yehuda Heber. The community gathered with Rabbi Yehuda Heber of Chabad of Yorktown. PHOTO: SOPHIA CASELNOVA

BY TOM WALOGORSKY EDITOR Isa Armstrong’s musical in uences date back to childhood, and have already resulted in a proli c resume for the Yorktown High School senior. She has appeared in numerous productions at YHS and the Yorktown Stage, and directed her  rst show last spring. Isa is also president of the school’s Drama Club and a member of the Chamber Choir, Big Buddies program, and National Honor Society. Yorktown News caught up with Isa to hear more about her in uences, plans for the future, and advice for young thespians who want to follow in her footsteps. When did you begin pursuing your interest in the arts? Music has always been a large part of my life. My sister and I used to have dance parties in our living room to the Grateful Dead and my dad would drive me to elementary school listening to the Beastie Boys. I’ve been doing theater since middle school and have since been in more shows than I can count. My  rst role was playing Strega YHS senior treads the boards PERFORMING ARTS SPOTLIGHT Personal experience with the healthcare system inspired Raka Bose to develop a chatbot named Daisy, whose real-world success recently earned Bose a spot as one of the top 300 scholars in the 2023 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a prestigious research competition for high school seniors.   e Yorktown High School senior’s  desire to “reimagine healthcare” started when she was hospitalized due to an anaphylactic reaction. Bose witnessed  rsthand the need to develop a more e cient patient triage system that would reduce waiting time and ease the burden on health care workers.  Bose’s arti cial intelligence was deployed in a hospital ICU, where the bot categorized Covid and long-Covid cases and suggested treatment options. Most patients who used Daisy spent just 11-15 minutes reporting their information, a 95 percent reduction.  “From my own experiences, I grasped the dire need for AIdriven automation of particular tasks to free up care teams to focus on critical functions requiring human interaction,” Bose said.  Bose’s science research project, which she began during her sophomore year, stood out among a pool of 1,949 applicants from hundreds of high schools across the nation. Bose’s project has also earned her an invitation to work with a group of scientists and doctors and the World Health Organization on its longCOVID research.  Paul Rubeo, a science research teacher at Yorktown High School, said he was proud of Bose’s accomplishments and noted her years of hard work and dedication.  “Her project has real-world applications that will potentially help thousands of people worldwide,” Rubeo said. “One of our goals in the research program is to have students develop projects that they are passionate about and that are impactful to the broader community. She embodies those goals and has excelled in the program.”  As a Regeneron scholar, Bose has secured a $2,000 scholarship for both herself and Yorktown High School. Bose said she will use the award money to further develop Daisy, which she wants to roll out in areas with limited access to health care.  Bose said she is grateful for the support she has received from science research teachers and her family.  “Whether it’s cutting tons of fruit for me while I work long hours on my research paper, or listening to my many practice presentations, their encouragement kept me motivated,” Bose said.   e senior said she plans to go into the sciences and continue her research through college and beyond. Her areas of interest include astrophysics and neuroscience. Bose said she looks forward to further pursuing her passion for science, as well as sharing her love for science with younger students.  Article courtesy of the Yorktown Central School District. YHS senior named Regeneron Scholar for developing hospital chatbot PHOTO COURTESY OF YORKTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT Raka Bose began her research project during sophomore year. YHS senior treads THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2023 YORKTOWN NEWS – PAGE 3 Nona in pre-school at  e Seed Day Care Center, but I began taking the arts seriously a little later in life. Since 2019, I’ve performed in seven Yorktown Stage and seven Yorktown High School productions. What do you count as some of your biggest in uences? My biggest musical in uences come from my family. Both of my parents are passionate about music, so I grew up listening to all of their favorite music from the 80s and 90s. My aunt was right by my side when I went through the height of my theater obsession, standing next to me in the freezing cold outside Broadway stage doors. And when my sister started listening to cool indie artists in middle school, I copied her and began listening to them as well. What is your favorite memory of the arts in Yorktown schools? What moment are you most proud of? My favorite YHS arts memory has to be directing my  rst show in June of last year. Every year, Drama Club puts on student-directed one-act plays to wrap up an amazing year of acting. While directing, I went “behind the scenes” for the  rst time. It was a lot of work, but I had an amazing cast and creative team cheering me on. It’s allowed me to understand theater on a deeper level, pushing me to become a better performer myself. Where will you be attending college? Will you continue to pursue the arts? I have not yet committed to a college, but I am planning on majoring in Art History and minoring in Political Science. In college, I’d like to dive deeper artistically, collaborate with student playwrights, and join the campus’ radio station. How do you prepare for a show? Before a show, I have to get into the performing mindset by listening to my pre-show playlist, which has songs by Dolly Parton, Megan  ee Stallion, and Fiona Apple, to name a few. What is your favorite thing to do in your free time? I love going on long drives with my friends. We’ll go to Trader Joe’s and get snacks for the trip, then Starbucks for co ee, and then drive around until we run out of things to talk about. Tell us something not many people know about you. My guilty pleasure movie (but not all that guilty because I 100% stand by this hot take) is “Twilight.” Catherine Hardwicke is a genius director and the soundtrack will go down in history as one of my favorite albums ever. What is the go-to app on your phone? Probably the New York Times Crossword app. My best time for the Monday crossword is around three minutes, and I’ve completed over 1,000 puzzles in total on the app. If you could have one superpower, what would it be and why? I’d like to be able to shape-shift so that I can dye my hair outrageous colors every other week. What is the best place to eat in Yorktown? Bagel Emporium. My go-to order is a plain bagel, untoasted, with scallion cream cheese and lox with a large vanilla iced co ee. And if I’m feeling especially hungry, I get a co ee cake. What advice would you give to younger students interested in pursuing the arts? Try new things! Audition for a new music ensemble or volunteer at your local theater! I’ve made so many awesome friends and gained so much knowledge when I’ve pushed myself out of my comfort zone and put myself out there. Who knows what will be out there for you... Isa acting in “Suite Surrender” at Yorktown High School. PHOTO: BRIAN MARSCHHAUSER

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Kennedy Prep’s  Lead the Way Student Visionaries Campaign for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS).  On Groundhog Day, the family-run restaurant will donate ten percent of all proceeds to the campaign, which bene ts blood cancer patients, who have di - culty managing everyday expenses associated with their treatments.    e Burger Barn is open for lunch and dinner, 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., and is available for takeout and online orders.  Patrons must mention the Kennedy LLS fundraiser when ordering online, by phone or when paying their bill in the restaurant in order for funds to be donated to the campaign.  To view a menu, visit theBurgerBarn. com or if you can’t make it to the fundraiser, donate to the campaign directly by visiting bit.ly/ LeadtheWayforLLS. Knights of Columbus Fr. LaFarge Council 4012  e Fr. John LaFarge Council 4012 of Yorktown gave monetary donations to four needy local families this Christmas season, collected thousands of pounds of food for local pantries, provided winter coats for over one-hundred children, and delivered many wheelchairs to needy Veterans. If you can spare a few hours a month to do charitable work or to raise funds for charitable e orts and would like to share comradeship with other Catholic gentlemen in Yorktown, please consider joining the Knights of Columbus.  e Knights are dedicated to the principles of charity, unity, fraternity, and patriotism. For information go to KofC4012.org, contact Rich Wol (rjwol 76@hotmail.com), or join online at KofC. org and click the “Join Us” button and enter 4012 in the “Preferred Council” blank. Four Chaplains Ceremony and Post Everlasting Ceremony Sunday, Feb. 5, at 2 p.m. Each year American Legion Post #1009 conducts the annual Four Chaplains Ceremony in the Post Hall, located at 235 Veterans Road in Yorktown Heights.  e story of the ‘Immortal Four Chaplains’ was a well-known one following WWII. Our Yorktown Post continues to honor and remember these heroic Four Chaplains each year and educate our community about this nearly forgotten story. On February 3rd, 1943, the US Transport Ship Dorchester was part of a convoy crossing the North Atlantic enroute to Greenland. On board the Dorchester were 902 soldiers and sailors including four Army chaplains - Lt. George L. Fox, Methodist; Lt. Alexander D. Goode, Jewish; Lt. John P. Washington, Roman Catholic; and Lt. Clarke V. Poling, Dutch Reformed. Just after midnight, a German submarine attacked the convoy and torpedoed the Dorchester.  e ship sank into the icy Atlantic in just 20 minutes. During those crucial minutes these Four Chaplains calmed their shipmates and handed out life-vests. When they ran out of life-vests the Chaplains gave up their own to save four more souls, knowing full well the consequences of this action. Survivors reported seeing and hearing the Four Chaplains linked arm-in-arm with their shipmates praying as the ship slipped beneath the waves that night. Of the 902 on board the ship only 230 survived the sinking. Stories of the four men of faith and their courage crossed the country. Congress honored them with a one-timeonly post-humous Special Medal for Heroism because their actions didn’t qualify them for the Medal of Honor. 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She published her  rst novel, “Dust,” in 2009.   e book was inspired by a story from Maine, where a dust devil picked up an auto repair shed.   “A police o cer sat the end of this little article was, ‘weird things happen on calm, quiet days.’ And I thought this was really strange,” she said. “So I saved the article.”  She hoped that Stephen King, one of her biggest inspirations, would write a story about something similar, but he never did. When she was digging through her attic years later, she found the story again, and it inspired her to write.  “I thought, “Gee, you know, Stephen King never wrote this, and I had an idea that became my  rst novel,” Berliner said.  Berliner looks for inspiration in real life constantly. Her second novel, “Peachwood Lake,” was inspired by stories of gulf sturgeon jumping out of the water in Florida and knocking out boaters.  “I felt like well, that would be weird, how about if there’s this  sh that really does want to kill people,” she explained.  Once she has an idea, she sits down and lets the words  ow out.  “It’s a bizarre process. Some writers outline their entire stories, but I don’t,” Berliner said. “When I write  ction, I sit down and most of the time I really don’t Crash E ect Yorktown author publishes fi ction collection PHOTO COURTESY OF SUSAN BERLINER The cover of Susan Berliner’s newest short story collection “Crash Effect.” A number of local students have been recognized for their scholastic achievements at colleges and universities across the country!  e following students were recognized for their academic performance during the fall semester for 2022. SUNY Cortland - President’s List Matteo Cermele Samantha Graap Dana Grutzmacher Kristian Kallesten Amanda Neglia Jessica Spada no Hayley Teachout Jack Whalen Tyler McDonald (Dean’s List) Hofstra University - Dean’s List Olivia Howard Conor Hufnagel Kellie Smith Commonwealth University (Lock Haven) - Dean’s List Alexa Sta u University of New Hampshire - Dean’s List Edward Schluter University of Wisconsin (Madison) - Dean’s List Naomi Gibson Christopher Lin Aidan Mooney University of Miami - Dean’s List Samantha Armstrong (President’s and Provost’s Honor Rolls) Carnegie Mellon University - Dean’s List Nina Ansaldi Northeastern University - Dean’s List Sarah Pinkowsky Villanova University - Dean’s List David Pinkowsky Lasell University - Outstanding Collaboration Emma Sparling Holy Cross - Dean’s List Anna Brown Timothy O’Callaghan Matthew Rae Siena College - President’s List Daniella Gerbasi University of Vermont - Dean’s List Isabella Kruskopfs University of Scranton - Dean’s List Linda K. 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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2023 YORKTOWN NEWS – PAGE 7 Eager to talk directly to the voters of Yorktown about their plans to bring accountability, tax honesty, and focus on quality of life issues like trash collection and safe communities, the Yorktown Democratic Committee (YDC) proudly announced the results of their 2023 General Election Candidate Nominating Convention for the upcoming November elections. Yorktown Democrats have nominated Jann Mirchandani for Town Supervisor, Steve Shaw and Tom Marron for Town Council, and Diana Quast for re-election as Town Clerk. YDC Co-Chair Marni Rabin-Marron said: “There is a reason why the results of our General Election Candidate Nominating Convention for Town Supervisor, Council, Clerk and Justice were unanimously nominated – these accomplished candidates are all highly qualified and committed to making our town a wonderful place to live now and in the future. These strong candidates are dedicated to ensuring we have a local government that is responsive to the needs of all our neighbors.” Jann  Mirchandani and her husband moved to Yorktown nearly 20 years ago with their two children, both of whom are now Yorktown High School graduates. In addition to being a small business owner of over 20 years herself, Jann is a well-known and passionate advocate for small businesses and nonprofits in the community. Jann currently serves on the Executive Board of the Greater Hudson Valley Council Boy Scouts of America (BSA) as the Council Commissioner, the first female to hold this position. She previously served on the Merger Task Force responsible for completing a feasibility study and ultimately working to oversee the merger between the Westchester-Putnam Council BSA and the Hudson Valley Council BSA. Jann is on the Boards of the Hudson Valley Gateway  Chamber of Commerce and the Black Diamonds Academic Success. She is an active member of the Business Council of Westchester and the Association of Development Officers. Four years ago, Steve Shaw and his wife, Jennifer, moved to her hometown of Yorktown, where her family has lived for 45 years, to continue to raise their children, who are students at Yorktown High School and Strang Middle School. Steve’s career as a Project Manager and Corporate Trainer for the largest legal solutions firm in the world has brought him experience in collaboration, accountability, transparency, and compromise. Over the years he has been tasked with managing global projects for some of the largest law firms, acting as a subject matter expert in various areas, and developing and implementing internal certification programs. In addition to these skills, Steve brings valuable leadership experience he developed as an Eagle Scout. Steve has always believed in public service, and living here has inspired him to serve the people of Yorktown.  Tom Marron is a 20-year resident of Yorktown. He and his wife Marni moved to Yorktown for its beauty and open spaces and are the proud parents of a Yorktown High School student. An 18-year veteran with the Greenburgh Graham Union Free School District, Tom is a high school English Special Education teacher at MLK Jr. High School. In addition to teaching, he also serves as a Building Representative for the Graham School Federation of Teachers and is a member of the Union’s Executive Committee. Tom has always been a passionate advocate for union membership and engagement. He has a robust record of community service and leadership within the Scouting community in Yorktown, serving as a Scoutmaster and is currently an Assistant Scoutmaster for a local Yorktown troop. In that role and as part of his love for the outdoors, Tom can often be found hiking the local trails that are so much a part of our beautiful area. YDC Co-Chair Mark A. Lieberman said: “The election of these candidates will mark a significant change of direction for our town’s government by electing people that bring a fresh perspective, new ideas, compassion, and the energy needed to meet the challenges we face in 2023 and beyond.” Town Clerk Diana Quast is seeking re-election to the position of Clerk for the Town of Yorktown. Having previously served as Deputy Town Clerk in the Town of Yorktown since 2003 and elected as Town Clerk in 2016, Quast has been helping others over the past 23 years of her public service career. As a 40-year plus resident of the Town and serving the people for 20 years, Quast is eager to show voters why she should be given the opportunity to continue to do so. 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118 N. BEDFORD ROAD, SUITE 100 MOUNT KISCO, NY 10549 ©2021 HALSTON MEDIA, LLC 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 Yorktown News or its affi liates. Submissions must include a phone number and address for verifi cation. Not all letters and op-eds will necessarily be published. Letters and op-eds which cannot be verifi ed 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 BRETT FREEMAN, PUBLISHER TOM WALOGORSKY, EDITOR TABITHA PEARSON MARSHALL, CREATIVE DIRECTOR Editorial Offi ce: (914) 302-5830 [email protected] PAGE 8 – YORKTOWN NEWS THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2023 Today’s issue publishes exactly two years and a day from when I took the next step in my journalism career and joined Halston Media. February 2021 seems like a lifetime ago. Hitting this milestone got me thinking back on the last 24 months, and being lucky enough to be a part of the happenings in our communities. Where does the time go? SCRAP HEAP My journey to Halston Media’s doorstep began with hip replacement surgery and a global pandemic. Prior to COVID rocking our world, I spent three years as the editor of  e Pawling Record in nearby Dutchess County. I was the smallest of the small town newsmen, operating out of a tiny o ce and shamelessly leveraging my status in the community for free co ee. Like many small businesses, the publication couldn’t withstand the  nancial impact of the pandemic, and I found myself without a paper. I discovered that my bills don’t pay themselves, so I took a temp job doing clerical work at a hospital in Poughkeepsie. While I dutifully answered phone calls and  led medical charts, a nagging pain in my hip steadily worsened, and I  nally gave in to the inevitable and scheduled a replacement surgery. (Having a hip replacement at age 36 also placed me  rmly in the “not a kid anymore” category.) After I was successfully patched up, I had six weeks of recovery time to catch up on my reading, re-watch a bunch of James Bond  lms, and think about my future plans. Deciding that the hospital life wasn’t for me, I began looking for options to return to the wonderful world of journalism. THE INTERVIEW I sent in an application to Halston Media, aware that I was trying to make the jump from my small Pawling pond to a much larger chain of newspapers in a sizable coverage area. Soon, I was scheduled for an interview with the publisher. Since we were still in the midst of the dark pandemic times, I  rst met Brett Freeman over Zoom as I interviewed from my kitchen table. It was my  rst virtual job interview, and I decided to wear a shirt and tie, just as I would have, if it were conducted inperson. We barely made it  ve minutes into our chat before he jokingly made two things clear: I was overdressed for a Zoom interview, and I wasn’t to refer to him as “Mr. Freeman.” We spoke about the trials and tribulations of local journalism and shared some stories from our respective beats. A week later I received a phone call that I would be joining Halston Media as the editor of North Salem News and  e Somers Record. ( e lesson here is that, even virtually, you should dress for success!) TIGERS AND ELEPHANTS I was born and raised in Brewster, and my knowledge of the towns that I would be covering was limited to the Balanced Rock and  e Elephant Hotel. Interesting local landmarks aside, I needed to get myself up to speed, and fast. Fortunately, Halston Media has an amazing sta of reporters, editors, and salespeople, all of which were more than happy to help me get ingrained in my new communities.  e next year was everything North Salem and Somers, dodging foul balls at Tiger baseball games, chatting with politicians outside  e Elephant Hotel, and impressing community members by outrunning another news crew to get the perfect photo of a local parade. ONWARD AND UPWARD Last spring, Halson’s family of papers was set to expand with the addition of the monthly Mt. Kisco-Bedford Times (MKBT). For the second time in my career, I was entrusted with the launch of a brand-new publication, once again starting from scratch within a new community. Six months after the launch of MKBT, I received a call from our publisher. He said we needed to “discuss my future with the company.” When your boss says those words, it is essentially the equivalent of your signi cant other saying “we need to talk” right before you  nd yourself single. In reality, one of our editors was leaving Halston to pursue another opportunity and I would be taking on his publications with the new title of Editor-in-Chief. Once my panic subsided, I politely asked Brett to use di erent wording when he wants to discuss a potential promotion with an employee. And just like that, I had taken on editorial duties for  e KatonahLewisboro Times and Yorktown News. ALL THE NEWS THAT FITS In two years with Halston Media, I have had a hand in producing more than 250 papers covering life in eight di erent towns. Each community has their own personality, and there have been countless stories to tell. I have seen celebrations and cancelations, tragedies and triumphs, and our papers have been there through it all. I would like to thank everyone at Halston Media for all their help over the past two years. We truly have a wonderful sta , and I’m proud to be a part of it. I also want to give special thanks to my parents (my most loyal readers), and my wife, Maggie (who hears more about local news than she probably wants to) for all of their love and support in my crazy life of journalism. And  nally, I want to express my gratitude to all of our readers.  ank you for picking up the paper each week, the kind words we often receive, and for not yelling at me too often. We’ll keep doing our best to tell your stories. Tom Walogorsky isn’t getting old, he’s becoming a classic. Contact him at [email protected] Happy Halstonversary TOM WALOGORSKY TOM’S TAKE Happily Ever After

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2023 OPINION YORKTOWN NEWS – PAGE 9 Contact ANTHONY J. ENEA, ESQ. Managing Member • Fluent in Italian 914.948.1500 WHITE PLAINS • SOMERS • WWW.ESSLAWFIRM.COM • Asset Protection • Elder Law • Medicaid Applications (Nursing Home/Home Care) • Guardianships (Contested/Non-Contested) • Wills, Trusts & Estates Past Chair of Elder Law Section of NYS Bar Association “Super Lawyer” In Elder Law for 16 consecutive years Do you know what steps you can take to avoid your estate going to probate? CALL NEW YORK’S ELDER LAW TEAM 914.948.1500 Smart customer service is the sine qua non of smart business.  ree of four business leaders “report a direct link between their customer service and business performance.”  at’s courtesy of the 2022 Zendesk Customer Experience Trends Report. I have a decidedly un-scienti c way of making snap judgments about the value a business places on customer convenience. Which spaces in its parking lot are closest to the entrance – visitors or employees? Logic suggests that customer convenience comes  rst, right? Not at Westchester County-owned Mohansic Golf Course, where the employees’ spaces are closest to the clubhouse. But that makes sense because the paying customers are masochists anyhow, so what’s one more indignity.  is whole notion came to mind when a friend expressed concern about the rescheduling of his town’s 7 p.m. public work sessions to 6 p.m. He commutes from New York City, so those 60 minutes materially compromise his getting to the meetings on time to observe how the proverbial sausage is made. CONSIDER THE STAFF Why the time rollback? I asked. My friend says he was told a 6 p.m. start is more considerate toward the convenience of town hall sta , presumably so they don’t have to hang around as long after the workday for the meeting to start, and they get home that much sooner. OK,  ne.  e question is whether the convenience of constituents like my friend also was taken into consideration. Is town hall’s foremost obligation to its sta or is the sta ’s priority to serve constituents? It’s not that the two must be mutually exclusive or zero sum, but it’s worth a conversation if one disadvantages the other. A saving grace of sorts is that in these days of televised local government meetings, you can tune in from home, so you can have your 6 p.m. meeting and eat too. But wait a minute.  ere’s more. In this case, the work sessions have not been televised. It would seem there’s no better reason to start televising those meetings ASAP than because of the one-hour-earlier meeting time that could curtail in-person attendance. STREAMING RIGHT ALONG It’s increasingly out of step for any 21st Century municipality not to televise public sessions. Whether it’s cable, Facebook Live, Zoom or YouTube, there’s no shortage of options to maximize reach into the community when town business is on the table and o cials are at the dais. Even New York State Assembly committee meetings now are being beamed into homes via livestreaming. Hey, it only took the gazelle-like gears of government more than six years, since it was legislated (in 2016), to turn the cameras on themselves. To his credit, freshman New York State Assemblyman Matt Slater (R,C-Yorktown) has wasted no time making an impression in Albany. His cogent comment on this topic is worth citing … “ e best solution to stop Albany’s out-of-control spending and big government programs is to shine a light on the very process that has produced policies that have led to a mass exodus of New Yorkers,” Slater said. “Being able to view committee meetings is a signi cant victory for constituents across New York. Transparency for constituents is one of the most important jobs of an Assembly representative and I am proud to be a part of a new era here in Albany.” PITHY, PLEASE Is the customer always right? A quaint notion as well as an absurd one. It’s not hard to understand, for example, why elected o cials consider it fair treatment of their collective constituency to limit public remarks at town meetings to three minutes per constituent. More people get to say their piece and the bloviators get to practice being pithy instead of pissy. On the other hand, what if the august body running your town brings in a friendly subject matter expert to put a shine on legislation it is jonesing to push through, but does not give equal time to an expert to speak against that same legislation? How customer- … I mean constituent-friendly is that? By the way, that ZenDesk Report reveals that three of  ve customers say they would go to a direct competitor after one bad experience. So, if you don’t like how your public servants are treating you, the answer is clear – pick yourself up, dust yourself o , and move to the next town over.  at’ll show ‘em who’s boss. Bruce watches town board meetings from the comfort of his man cave. He advocates that the pandemic practice of letting constituents at home participate in Courtesy of the Floor via Zoom during town board meetings should be adopted as standard practice to be more inclusive of constituents who choose to keep informed in the privacy of their abode. [email protected]. Constituents are customers too BRUCE APAR BRUCE THE BLOG

PAGE 10 – YORKTOWN NEWS OPINION THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2023 Securities offered through Cantella & Co., Inc. Member FINRA/SIPC. Cantella and Co., Inc. does not provide tax, legal or accounting advice. This material has been prepared for informational purposes only, and is not intended to provide, and should not be relied on for, tax, legal or accounting advice. You should consult your own tax, legal and accounting advisors before engaging in any transaction. 2022 was a CRAZY YEAR! 845-628-5400 SFGtaxes.com | [email protected] 824 Route 6, Suite 4 | Mahopac, NY 10541 We can help make your taxes less crazy. Afew weeks ago, I penned a column titled “Life’s Path: Chance or Destiny?” In the piece, I briefly touched on the age-old clash between proponents of determinism and those who believe things happen by chance. We have all heard countless times people saying things like “everything happens for a reason” or “I don’t believe in coincidences.” On the other end of the spectrum, some say “it’s the luck of the draw.” The first quote, “everything happens for a reason,” is extremely popular these days and even made it into the promo for the television series “A Million Little Things.” Until recently, the belief system at the heart of the deterministic statements had its roots in a centuries’ old assertion amongst many religions that a divine being controls all that happens. I remember as a child being taught that God (depicted as a wise old man with a huge gray beard) had a book in which the future had already been recorded. Even as a kid, I felt it was contradictory that the same religions, which taught determinism, had no problem positing a heaven and hell that will punish or reward poor souls on their choices even though their decisions and consequent fates were preordained long before they came into existence. As you may have guessed, when it comes to the dispute of free will versus determinism, I have always placed myself firmly and confidently in the “libertarian” camp, believing, based on my own experience and observation, in the existence and power of free will. Despite my strong support of free will, I have to admit that the determinists got a boost recently from an unlikely source. I am referring to Dr. Sabine Hossenfelder’s groundbreaking and magnificent book, “Existential Physics,” which provides such a persuasive defense of determinism that I was forced (momentarily) to reevaluate my beliefs. Dr. Hossenfelder, a brilliant German scientist trained in physics, dismisses early in her book any religious foundation, which would support a deterministic view of the world, although she suggests that if it helps people cope with the world, they should feel free to embrace such a belief system. Her deterministic view is not faith based; rather, as you might expect, it is based on a fidelity to the laws of nature. “The currently established laws of nature are deterministic with a random element from quantum mechanics,” she wrote. “This means the future is fixed, except for occasional quantum events that we cannot influence. Personally, I would just say this means free will does not exist.” In her stunning book, carefully and methodically, she builds a powerful argument, which in my view mirrors what psychology researchers have been telling us for decades about choice, but with a physicist’s twist. For her, the rules of nature both on a micro and macro level make our actions not only predictable but irresistible. In her analysis, our brains perform computations on input, which are dependent upon and controlled by the laws of nature. Consequently, our decisions are products of forces in the universe, including our brain structure, background, upbringing and social milieu. Perhaps the best synopsis of her theory can be summed up by her own reconstruction of a passage from Francis Crick’s 1994 book, “The Astonishing Hypothesis: The Scientific Search for the Soul.” “You, your joys and your sorrows, your memories and your ambitions, your sense of personal identity and free will, are the result of a delicately interwoven assembly of nerve cells and their associated molecules,” the passage states. “That pack of neurons is the product of billions of years of evolution. It endows you with an unparalleled ability to communicate and collaborate, and a capacity for rational thought superior to that of all other species. “ Traditionally, one of my strongest objections to any deterministic point of view is that we have always held people accountable for their actions. From a personal, societal and legal point of view, individual’s actions are judged as good or bad, moral, or immoral, legal, or criminal. From Dr. Hossenfelder’s perspective, there can be no moral judgments since none of us have the freedom to make choices. Robots and computers are not good or bad, but merely function based upon their design and input. We are no different. I believe she titled her book “Existential Psychics,” because her assertions, like some prominent existentialists, remove any moral dimension from their calculations. If we were to adopt this physics-based view of human decision making, what ramifications would it have on society? First, we would have to refrain from judging people’s actions since they really had no choice. Second, what would we do with our entire criminal justice system since it is predicated on a then recognized naïve view of free will? Could we legitimately hold criminals responsible? Sabine, in her book, anticipates my concern and finds it unconvincing, suggesting that we would merely carry on as we always have, protecting society from those who would harm us. The only thing that has changed,  Does everything happen for a reason? JAMES MARTORANO MY PERSPECTIVE SEEMARTORANO PAGE 12

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As City of Memphis Police Chief Cerelyn Davis said, “this is not just a professional failing, this is a failing of basic humanity towards another individual.” All of the o cers involved in this brutal act will subsequently face a jury of their peers and be held accountable for their actions.  e Westchester County Chiefs of Police Association is comprised of veteran Westchester and Putnam county law enforcement professionals, as well as high ranking personnel from various federal, state, county and New York City law enforcement agencies, who advocate for the fair and humane treatment of every person, and an e ective criminal justice system that protects each and every one of our neighbors. Our members share the commitment of non-escalation, deescalation, the duty to intervene and the sharing of respectful dialogue, in all of our respective communities every day. Our agencies are the backbone of our communities. We willingly accept that the badge of our o ce is a symbol of public faith and that we are responsible for the professional performance of our respective agencies. To witness the video of Mr. Nichols is di cult for all of the honorable men and women of law enforcement, who sel essly and steadfastly keep people safe in our communities. Please know that each of us and our respective agencies share the commitment to respect human dignity and we condemn the inhumane treatment of Mr. Nichols. To RowVaughn Wells, the Nichols family and the Wells family, please accept our prayers and heartfelt condolences on the tragic death of Tyre Nichols. All of us who respect our oath to protect and serve are saddened and outraged for your loss. May he rest in eternal peace. To the City of Memphis community, our sincere hope is that you are able to work through the collective pain and anger in your community. Love, healing and safety to all, -Robert M. Noble Yorktown Chief of Police and President of the Westchester County Police Chiefs Association Inc. Yorktown’s garbage woes Dear Editor, Yorktown residents are frustrated by their town’s recent hit and miss, often days late garbage service. At the Oct. 17, 2022 Town Board meeting regarding awarding a new garbage contract, Competitive Carting’s Brian Amico gave assurances with former Supervisor Michael Grace serving as his attorney standing by his side. Assurances like “seemless transition from day one,” “no learning curves and you can count on me because my guys know Yorktown” were given. Grace also sang the praises of Amico, saying, “We had no problems with Competitive Carting. He’s done the labor. He’s done the routes. You were very well served before.” Angelo Cartalemi of AAA Carting (Yorktown’s former garbage hauler and fellow bidder) cautioned the Town Board to thoroughly investigate Competitive Carting and questioned whether Amico could deliver what he promised. Seems that Cartalemi may have been vindicated. Competitive Carting was the lowest price bid, but sometimes you get exactly what you pay for. Now Competitive Carting is singing a di erent tune full of excuses. Garbage trucks don’t come with training wheels and neither should Supervisor Diana’s new administration. Where’s the accountability? -David Witkowich Yorktown Heights LETTERS Acouple weeks ago, I conducted an informal focus group at the dog park (with owners, not canines).  e topic was county government. We frequently have these kinds of heady discussions about public policy while watching the dogs romp. We’d recently received a glossy newsletter from our county legislator giving an update about the happenings around our part of the county.  e mailing prompted a discussion around just what does county government do for us up here in the north country.  e two functions identi ed after some brain racking were: running our county parks and providing county police. I was able to add a third function,  e Bee Line bus system, as I had recently written a column about how the service was nearly nonexistent up in these parts and opined about how it could be reformatted and improved.  In our area, Ward Pound Ridge and Mountain Lakes are county operated parks.  e County Police patrol the Saw Mill Parkway and provide security for Westchester County Airport.  e county also operates the airport at taxpayer expense.  Several years ago, there was a movement afoot to eliminate county government in order to lower taxes. Eliminating county government would get rid of overhead and remove redundant services already covered by other levels of government at the town, village and state levels. Dumping county government would be a complicated endeavor that would de nitely save some shekels, since according to  e Tax Foundation, a DC-based think tank, Westchester ranks in the top 8 of 3,033 counties in the U.S. for highest property taxes paid. In fact, as a percentage of property values, 22 of the top 25 counties with the highest tax burden are in New York.  A major driver of our high taxes is all the government we pay for. In Westchester, there are 19 towns, 6 cities and 22 villages, not to mention over 40 school districts – that’s a lot of bureaucracy.   As far as county government in White Plains is concerned, things used to be a lot simpler.  e county was governed by a “Board of Supervisors” composed of the elected town supervisors.  e board met monthly with the county executive to make decisions about county Redundancies of county government DON SCOTT IN CASE YOU MISSED IT SEESCOTT PAGE 12

PAGE 12 – YORKTOWN NEWS OPINION THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2023 she argues, is our right to claim moral outrage. I would grant the brilliant German scientist that we are in fact an integrated mindbody system in which complex instructions are imbedded in both our mind and body. I further concede that humans can behave on their own impulses without self-awareness or control. And of course, I must acknowledge the subconscious mind, which resides in the genetic structure of the physical body. In recent years, behavioral geneticists have revealed that there are many personality characteristics that are determined by our genes, which we again have no control over. So yes, I confess that we are not completely free agents immune from predisposition or even manipulation. Fortunately, society has begun to recognize these facts as well. In my work as a criminal defense attorney, over the years, both prosecutors and judges have often initiated a more nuanced view of free will, factoring in a defendant’s mental condition and background into their decision making. Without a doubt, the old-fashioned idea that we make choices in a vacuum has been slowly abandoned.  But I still must dissent. I am not convinced that the laws of nature can extend their in uence all the way down to my minute decision to write this or that in the next sentence of this column. Unlike Dr. Hossenfelder and many psychology researchers, I think that all these studies describe predispositions, not tight irresistible causal connections. Within the framework of these general orientations, both physical and psychological, I trust we can make clear decisions. How do I know that? I experience the act of choosing every day.  Yes, the act of making autonomous decisions is not as simple as it sounds. To quote philosopher James Christian, “Our ability to do so depends on many factors; how powerfully certain predispositions may be in uencing us, how strongly early conditioning has constrained us, how much the will has been able, or allowed, to develop, how much selfawareness has blossomed into a desire to exploit one’s freedom, and much more.” We are  nite creatures, and our limitations are often overwhelming. But everything doesn’t happen for a reason. And there are coincidences. We are not puppets on a string, or robots going through the motions. No one, no being, and no laws of nature dictate what I write in this column or how I think. Our lives are not predestined. We write our own history, good, bad, or indi erent. Echoing one of my favorite philosophers, Jean Paul Sartre’s, “to exist is to be free.” To be free is to act, take initiative, make choices, have dreams however unreachable and succeed or fail at reaching them. MARTORANO FROM PAGE 10 FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK & INSTAGRAM @MAHOPACSOCCER FOR THE LATEST NEWS! For More info visit mahopacsoccer.com KINDERGARTEN SOCCER...$60* IN-HOUSE 1ST-9TH GRADE...$100* STARTING APRIL 15th • Partnership with SHRUB OAK for grades 3-9 (limited distance travel) • Annual JAMBOREE in June • 7v7 games - kids play ALL POSITIONS including goalkeeper New players ALWAYS WELCOME— come join the fun! MAHOPAC SOCCER SPRING REGISTRATION NOW OPEN! MAHOPAC SOCCER SPRING REGISTRATION NOW OPEN! *early bird pricing ends 2/14, registration closes 3/17 855.281.6439 I Free Quotes American Made Family Owned Award Winning Could your kitchen use a little magic? © 2023 Consumer Cellular Inc. For promo details please call 844-919-1682 CALL CONSUMER CELLULAR 844-919-1682 O First Month of New Service! USE PROMO CODE: GZ59O SCOTT FROM PAGE 11 government. But in 1985, that simple system was replaced by a “County Board of Legislators,” a 17-member body elected by district. Each of those legislators now make $75,000 for what was created as a part-time job, after voting themselves a 50% increase in December 2020. Each legislator has full-time sta for their parttime positions.  e county commissioned a study called “Westchester 2000: A Vision for the Future,” that was conducted in 1998-1999. Among many recommendations from the study were to make county government more responsive to the needs of residents by streamlining services and reducing bureaucracy. As with many of these studies, it seems as though it was tossed on the shelf and forgotten.  Massachusetts, on the other hand, ended county government in the 1990s, while Westchester was going in the other direction by expanding it.  eir changes, which ceded more control to local boards and villages, led to more e cient and responsive local government. County government shouldn’t be eliminated since there are services it is best suited for, like running large parks, down-county transportation systems, social services, and our community college. But there are countless opportunities to consolidate, streamline and eliminate services that are better handled locally. With an election coming up in a few months, it might be a good time to ask our county legislator candidates whether they want to help. 

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PAGE 18 – YORKTOWN NEWS THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2023 BY MIKE SABINI CONTRIBUTING WRITER  ere is nothing in high school sports like a game between two cross-town rivals, especially one that goes into overtime. Lakeland and host Yorktown did just that in their Friday (1/27) contest, as the Hornets defeated the Huskers, 57-53, after regulation. Leading the Hornets to the exhilarating victory was Nichole Ljuljic (29 points), who went 5-6 from the foul line in overtime, followed by Ava Lugo (12 points) and Sarah Devane (10 points). “It’s always a great time playing a longtime rival, so we knew that we had to get it done, especially on the road,” Ljuljic said. Besides the rivalry aspect, it was simply a win the Hornets needed. “We have been in a bit of a rut,” said Lakeland coach Miranda Mangan. “Our focus has been on supporting one another and playing together as a team. Tonight, that’s exactly what they did. It was an exciting game that went back and forth. We are really proud of how the girls played.” Lakeland got the jump on the Huskers, as it led 21-15 at halftime. “We knew coming out at half that we could not slow down. We wanted to keep the energy high, so it was huge to make a good run,” Ljuljic said. Yorktown, however, answered in the second half, as it outscored the Hornets 30-24, tying it up at 45-45 to force overtime. “Our team started the game a little slow, so we really knew we had to come out strong in the second half and step it up,” said Yorktown’s Olivia Lucas. Lucas, who scored a team-high 14 points, tallied three treys in the fourth quarter and one in overtime. “I knew how important it was to score and put the points on the board,” Lucas said. “So, when I got the ball, I was really focused on making my shot count.” Lakeland won the game by winning the overtime period 12-8. “We had two important defensive stops late in OT and then Nichole and Sarah combined were 7-8 from the foul line in the period, which really sealed the deal,” Mangan said. Belief was the key factor in their success at the charity stripe. “Sarah and I just knew we needed to be con dent, we both believe in each other so much, so we felt good hitting those,” Ljuljic said. Grace Hahn (3 points), Emily Hahn (2 points), and Kellie Sullivan (1 point) also earned their way into the box score for Lakeland, while Kaitlyn Judge (11 points), Ava Costello (10 points), Lexi Livadhi (7 points), Nicole Boccia (6 points), and Martina Prybylski (5 points) produced for Yorktown. “Whenever we play Lakeland, it is always a good game,” Lucas said. “So, it was great to experience a tight, close game before playo s.” Yorktown and Lakeland both started the week on Monday (1/23). Yorktown (9-4) won 44-32 at Byram Hills, led by Judge (17 points), Lucas (15 points), and Livadhi (10 points, 8 rebounds). Lakeland (8-6) fell at sister school Walter Panas 51-23, led by Grace Hahn (8 points). Panas entered the game 10-2 and as the No. 23 ranked Class A team in the state. Ljuljic leads Lakeland to victory Hornets beat Huskers in overtime BY MIKE SABINI  ere is nothing in high school sports like a game between two cross-town rivals, especially one that goes into overtime. Lakeland and host Yorktown did just that in their Friday (1/27) contest, as the Hornets defeated the Huskers, 57-53, after regulation. Leading the Hornets to the exhilarating victory was Nichole Ljuljic (29 points), who went 5-6 from the foul line in overtime, followed by Ava Lugo (12 points) and Sarah Devane (10 points). “It’s always a great time playing a longtime rival, so we knew that we had to get it done, especially on the road,” Ljuljic said. Besides the rivalry aspect, it was simply a win the Hornets “We have been in a bit of a rut,” said Lakeland coach Miranda Mangan. “Our focus has been on supporting one another and playing together as a team. Tonight, that’s exactly what they did. It was an exciting game that went back and forth. We are really proud of how the girls played.” Lakeland got the jump on the Huskers, as it led 21-15 at half- “We knew coming out at half that we could not slow down. We wanted to keep the energy high, so it was huge to make a good run,” Ljuljic Yorktown, however, answered in the second half, as it outscored the Hornets victory Hornets beat Huskers in overtime BY MIKE SABINI CONTRIBUTING WRITER  ere is nothing in high school sports like a game between two cross-town rivals, especially one that goes into overtime. Lakeland and host Yorktown did just that in their Friday (1/27) contest, as the Hornets defeated the Huskers, 57-53, after regulation. Leading the Hornets to the exhilarating victory was Nichole Ljuljic (29 points), who went 5-6 from the foul line in overtime, followed by Ava Lugo (12 points) and Sarah Devane (10 points). “It’s always a great time playing a longtime rival, so we knew that we had to get it done, especially on the road,” Ljuljic said. Besides the rivalry aspect, it was simply a win the Hornets needed. “We have been in a bit of a rut,” said Lakeland coach Miranda Mangan. “Our focus has been on supporting one another and playing together as a team. Tonight, that’s exactly what they did. It was an exciting game that went back and forth. We are really proud of how the girls played.” Lakeland got the jump on the Huskers, as it led 21-15 at halftime. “We knew coming out at half that we could not slow down. We wanted to keep the energy high, so it was huge to make a good run,” Ljuljic said. Yorktown, however, answered in the second half, victory Hornets beat Huskers in overtime Lakeland’s Riley Waters looks to get past Yorktown’s Liv DelGaudio. The Hornets’ Kellie Sullivan lines up a shot from the foul line. Lakeland’s Nicole Ljuljic goes up for two over Yorktown’s Kaitlyn Judge. PHOTOS: ROB DIANTONIO GIRLS BASKETBALL

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2023 SPORTS YORKTOWN NEWS – PAGE 19 BY MIKE SABINI CONTRIBUTING WRITER For Yorktown wrestling coach Dr. Jimmy Kaishian, life has truly come full circle. That was the case on Thursday (1/26) as Yorktown hosted Peekskill, with an opportunity to clinch its first league title since 2013, when Kaishian was wrestling for the Huskers in his senior year. Yorktown assistant coaches Joe McKenna, Chris Pyle, and Nick Vieni were also on that 2013 squad along with Kaishian. “Knowing that multiple coaches of ours were on the last team to win the league is pretty crazy to think about,” said Yorktown junior captain Joe Tornambe. “They knew what it took for us to win it, and they pushed us.” Yorktown took advantage of the opportunity to make history, beating the Red Devils 66-12 to clinch its first league title in 10 years. The Huskers (16-8) finished 5-0 in the league, also defeating John Jay-Cross River, Lakeland/Panas, Somers-North Salem, and Brewster in league competition. “It means so much to win the league,” Tornambe said. “It’s a huge boost of confidence for us as a team. Knowing we have not done it in 10 years is pretty cool.” Tornambe said that the Huskers were able to win the league title because of their coaching. “They motivate us every day. The team has really worked for this. Especially after losing last year it just gave us more motivation.” The seminal moment in league competition for the Huskers came when senior Jason Glicksman finished a come from behind victory on Senior Night with a pin at 138 pounds, defeating visiting Lakeland/Panas 34-30 on Jan. 12. The Huskers trailed 30-3 before making their comeback. Lakeland/Panas had won the league title the last two seasons, in addition to winning it in 2018, all under coach Dave Bergen. Yorktown won weights 102 to 145 pounds by forfeit versus the Red Devils. At 152, Yorktown sophomore Anthony Muscolino won by pin, 160 and 172 of Peekskill won by pin, 189 Rocco Lore (freshman), 215 Evan Menocal (junior), and 285 George Gjergji (junior) all won by pin for the Huskers. “I believe it’s our program’s second (league title) ever,” Kaishian said. “Our guys are really excited, and I am proud of them. It’s a cool full circle moment, having won as a wrestler and coach. The athletes earned this.” Cooper Constantine (seventh grade), Max Fitzsimons (eighth grade), Gio Tornambe (eighth grade), Frank Scalera II (freshman), Adam Yakout (freshman), Will Nikisher (senior), Rowan Larsen (eighth grade), Frank Ofrias (eighth grade), Julian Cuenca (eighth grade), Nicolas Bucello (junior), Joseph Longobucco (eighth grade), Giancarlo Gentile (freshman), Colin Sheridan (junior), Samson Newberger (senior), Nick Duran (eighth grade), Cameron Moreno (sophomore), Tyler Caricati (eighth grade), Ronan Forde (junior), Samuel Spiegel (junior), and Mario Gulli (junior) also were members of this year’s Yorktown league championship squad. At the Peter Caruso Memorial Tournament at Mahopac on Saturday (1/28), Joe Tornambe had a day. He won the 126-pound weight bracket at the tournament, which included winning his 100th-career match in the quarterfinals and beating the returning Section 2 runner-up in the finals. “To accomplish something like that is definitely a huge step in my career,” Tornambe said. “To beat a returning section finalist feels nice. I know I could have wrestled better, but I got the job done. I trusted my training and knew that I’m the best.” Muscolino (126) made the finals with Glicksman (138), Larsen (110) and Scalera (102) earning trips to the semis and Lore (189) garnering a fifth-place finish. Caricati (145) and Constantine (100) both took first place at the JV sectionals at John Jay-Cross River on Sunday (1/29). YHS wins first league title since ‘13 Tornambe wins 100th match at ‘Pac Yorktown’s Anthony Muscolino is in control at 152 pounds. PHOTOS: ROB DIANTONIO Evan Menocal looks to make his move. PHOTO COURTESY OF DR. JIMMY KAISHIAN Yorktown’s Tyler Caricati (145 pounds), left, and Cooper Constantine (100), both won their respective weight classes at the JV sectionals at John Jay-Cross River on Sunday (1/29). Evan Menocal has his hand raised after a win at 215 pounds. WRESTLING

PAGE 20 – YORKTOWN NEWS SPORTS THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2023 BY RICH MONETTI CONTRIBUTING WRITER The season winding down, John Jay/Yorktown/Somers/Hen Hud matched up against Scarsdale on Tuesday, Jan. 25. At Dynamic Gym in Mohegan Lake, the girls tumbled past the Raiders on Senior Night and are turning their attention to the postseason. “My goal is to make States again,” said Regan Mooney of Yorktown. That said, she knows where to put her efforts. “I need to get my vault better.” An 8.00 on this evening, her best work came on the beam with a 9.20. “I did my jumps and turns really well and my leaps were really clean,” Mooney said. The senior didn’t do badly on the floor either. “My tumbling was really strong. I had a lot of power and got really high,” she said after her 9.0. Georgia Nekos felt up in the air too. “I did well in my events today, which is always my goal,” said the Tusker. By the numbers, a 9.15 on the floor was her high score. “I really landed it,” Nekos said. But she was more proud of her bounce back on the beam. A few wobbles on high, the senior stayed the course. “I just try to forget about it and move on to the next skill,” asserted Nekos. As for the postseason, her head is wound on just right. “My goal is to hit all my routines and just have fun.” Scoring a 9.05 on vault gave Kayla Cambareri reason to cheer too. “I flipped, got height and landed with one step,” said the John Jay Wolf. Then on the floor, she stayed on point and in step. “I remembered my whole routine and landed all my passes,” said Cambareri of her 8.75. The freshman also had a 7.7 on the bars, and is pretty satisfied with the improvements she’s made. “At the beginning of the season, I was not turning my giants over and now I’m doing it,’” she said. Meaning, she clarified, “It’s like a big swing from a handstand and then over another handstand.” Letting fly, Claire Jahaly had a 7.65 in her only event. “I stuck the landing,” the John Jay gymnast said of her vault work. At the same time, she’s keeping it pretty simple going forward. “I want to score higher and do better,” said Jahaly. John Jay’s Berkeley Siegel was a solo act too. In turn, her 7.7 on the floor had her measured in terms of providing a personal letter grade. “I got a higher score than last time by a lot,” she said. An incline that has showed results since the beginning of the year. “I have improved my drive, my power and my tumbling,” Siegel assured. Into the postseason, she’s looking to improve her endurance. “I do not want to get tired toward the end.” Finally, Maggie Johannsen of Hen Hud was dressed to the nines on three of four events. The floor coming in as her best, she hammered a 9.5. “I nailed my passes and had nice landings,” said the Sailor. Technique, on the other hand, does not amount to the most improved aspect of her game. “Confidence plays a big role in gymnastics and more confidence helps you be more solid in your routines,” said the freshman. All told, Coach Teodora Cepoi definitely noticed the elevated acumen for the entire team. “I’m very happy with the results and their performance tonight. It was the best total team win for the season,” she concluded. Huskers stick the landing on Senior Night Eyeing postseason PHOTOS: TABITHA PEARSON MARSHALL The combined team seniors, including Yorktown’s Gianna Mastro (left), John Jay’s Claire Jahaly, Somers’ Georgia Nekos, and Yorktown’s Regan Mooney all in center. GYMNASTICS Regan Mooney Amelia Carozza It was the best total team win for the season.’ Teodara Cepoi John Jay/Yorktown/Somers/Hen Hud Gymnastics Coach

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2023 SPORTS YORKTOWN NEWS – PAGE 21 BY MIKE SABINI CONTRIBUTING WRITER YORKTOWN BOYS BASKETBALL (13-3) Yorktown 59, Mahopac 41 Tuesday, Jan. 24 (Yorktown High School) Brandon Montero (17 points, 12 rebounds), Billy Feeks (13 points), and Kaden Gonzalez (11 points) propelled Yorktown to a 59-41 win versus Mahopac. “We succeeded because we feed off each other,” said Montero. “That’s what we do all the time. That’s how our chemistry is so precious to us. It’s the little things we do for each other that make the big outcome.” Yorktown 60, Fox Lane 57 Friday, Jan. 27 (Fox Lane High School) Yorktown defeated Fox Lane, the No. 28 ranked Class A team in the state, 60-67, paced by Montero (14 points), Feeks (12 points), and Gonzalez (11 points). The Huskers, who have won 10 of their last 11 contests, were named honorable mention in the state Class A poll. “It was a great game in a tough environment,” Feeks said. “It meant a lot to everyone on the team. Being down 11 in the first half, and nine in the second half, just showed how much fight we have as a team.” LAKELAND BOYS BASKETBALL (15-1) Lakeland 62, Suffern 58 Monday, Jan. 23 (Lakeland High School) Lakeland, the No. 7 Class A ranked team in the state, defeated Suffern 62-58 for its 13th straight win, led by Chris Whyte-Luciano (24 points), Logan Shiland (19 points), Grady Leonard (13 points), Anthony Jennings (3 points), and Sean Perry (3 points). “Our offense is what really separates us, not just from our opponent tonight, but throughout the whole season,” Shiland said. “Our defense was not at its best tonight, but we have a week to correct our mistakes and learn from tonight’s game.” Lakeland was scheduled to next play Tuesday, Jan. 31 at Hendrick Hudson. COUNTY TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS Saturday, Jan. 28 (Amory Track and Field Center, New York City) Lakeland/Panas’ boys squad placed fifth at the Westchester County Championships with 28 points, only four points out of third, in an event that included 35 teams and was won by Horace Greeley. “The boys have been steadily improving all year,” said Lakeland/Panas coach Ryan Johnson. “They were leading Horace Greeley with four events to go at Leagues last week.” Bobby Mayclim (3,200-meter run, second, 9:27.08; 1,600-meter run, third, 4:27), and Paul Ronga (55-meter dash, fifth, 6.77; 300-meter dash, fourth, 36.44) stood out individually for the Rebels while their 4x200- meter relay of Ronga, Arizona Bakraqi, Riley Ciamarra, and Brian Martins placed second, with their best time of the season at 1:34.44. “I fully expect Bobby to make a run at the podium at States this year,” Johnson said. “It was amazing to see him run a 4:27 in the 1,600, 30 minutes after the 3,200.” Scoring for the Rebels’ girls squad was Maya Edwards, who broke her own school record in the weight throw with a toss of 40-2. The previous week, Lakeland/ Panas’ girls squad, with only 17 athletes competing, won the league championships, beating out strong Horace Greeley and White Plains squads. Standing out for the Yorktown boys squad at the County Championships were Jake Wilson (shot put, fourth, 39-10.75), William McCarthy (3,200-meter run, fifth place, 9:53.20), Brian White (55-meter hurdles, sixth, 8.54) and Michael Ryan (55-meter hurdles, seventh, 8.65), while Jane Hanson (shot put, fourth, 30-4.5) and Nicole Bourgeois (300-meter dash, eighth, 43.65) stood out for the Husker girls. “The team faired very well with the tough competition at the Westchester County Championships,” said Yorktown coach Keith Smith. “Although it does not show it on some of the placements, almost all of the athletes recorded personal best performances at the meet. 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PAGE 22 – YORKTOWN NEWS SPORTS THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2023 For the second year in a row, the Shrub Oak Athletic Club (SOAC) will host the Ice Breaker Soccer Tournament on Mar. 18 and 19. To warm up for the spring season, the outdoor tournament’s games will take place on Yorktown’s all-Turf fields. The tournament is for USYS teams, and WYSL and EHYSL League teams receive priority. Last year’s tournament hosted 64 teams from 25 clubs. Those who wish to register a team can go to shruboakac.org/ Default.aspx?tabid=1230506. SOAC running 2nd annual Ice Breaker Tournament PHOTOS: BORIS BOYKO The FC Transylvania 2013 team (red) competed in the Ice Breaker Tournament last year. PHOTO: ANTHONY DELIONADO Four Shrub Oak teams placed first last year, including the 2008 team pictured. SOCCER LAKELAND/PANAS WRESTLING (12-6) Mahopac 34, Lakeland/Panas 31 Tuesday, Jan. 24 (Lakeland High School) Lakeland/Panas was nipped by Mahopac 34-31, with Alex Macias (132 pounds, major decision), Stephen Carroll (160, pin), Evan Salazar (172, decision), Alex Ryzy (189, pin), Dom Parente (215, pin), and Aidan Fraleigh (forfeit) recording wins for the Rebels. Lakeland/Panas 54, John Jay-CR 21 Thursday, Jan. 26 (Walter Panas High School) Lakeland/Panas won its Senior Night dual meet with a 54- 21 win against John Jay-Cross River. Dan Horowitz (102, pin), Steven Sommovigo (110, pin), Matt Sanchez (118, pin), Macias (132, pin), Carroll (160, injury default), Salazar (172, pin), Ryzy (189, forfeit), Parente (215, pin), and Fraleigh (285, pin) earned their way into the winners’ circle for the Rebels. “It’s really great,” Carroll said about the win. “The team was hyped after the match. We beat them last year for the first time in a little while and to repeat that this year is great. Hopefully that success carries over to Divisionals.” Carroll (Lakeland), Parente (Panas), Russo (Panas), Ryzy (Panas), Salazar (Panas), Gavin Crilly (Lakeland), Josh Frogel (Lakeland), and Cooper Schmidt (Panas) were the seniors honored before the meet. BYSNS ICE HOCKEY (5-11) BYSNS 5, Greeley 0 Friday, Jan. 27 (Brewster Ice Arena) BYSNS (Brewster/Yorktown/ Somers/North Salem) blanked Horace Greeley 5-0 to win on its senior night. Ty Wingfield (12 saves), Charlie Heese (2G), James Munoz (2G), Bryan Kottmann (2A), Wolfgang Cook (1G), Max Messina (1A), and Daniel Luis (1A) ignited the Bisons to the victory. “It meant a lot,” said Wingfield of the Senior Night victory. “The guys really deserved this win. The parents, coaches, and administrators did an amazing job organizing the pre-game ceremonies. It’s something that I’ll remember for the rest of my life.” Wingfield (Yorktown), Owen Cunningham (Brewster), Dylan Filmer (Brewster), Pat McDonagh (Brewster), James McGowan (Brewster), Matthew Guarini (Yorktown), Heese (Somers), Kottmann (Somers), and Messina (Somers) are the BYSNS seniors who were recognized beforehand. Byram Hills 4, BYSNS 3 Sunday, Jan. 29 (Brewster Ice Arena) BYSNS rallied from a 3-0 firstperiod deficit to tie Byram Hills but fell to the Bobcats in overtime 4-3, led by Cunningham (1G, 1A), Heese (1G), Matteo Guastadisegni (1G), Messina (1A), Kottmann (1A), Dylan Weber (24 saves) and Wingfield (3 saves). LAKELAND BOYS BOWLING (68-30) Hen Hud 7, Lakeland 0 Thursday, Jan. 26 (Cortlandt Lanes) Lakeland fell to Hendrick Hudson 7-0, led by Austin Kara (222, 623), Lorenzo Battista (224, 620), Mike Antonucci (254, 553), Vincent Benedetto (179, 497), and Kyle Hickey (142). YORKTOWN BOWLING All matches at Cortlandt Lanes. BOYS (51-47) Panas 7, Yorktown 0 Thursday, Jan. 26 Yorktown fell to Walter Panas 7-0, paced by Matthew Kirey (180, 511), Finn Larsen (191, 486), Joshua Placido (175, 480), Kyle Cavalieri (129, 363), Joseph Mana (122, 222), and Scott White (93). GIRLS (76-22) Yorktown 7, Panas 0 Thursday, Jan. 26 Kailey O’Connell (200, 526), Alyssa Lassen (163, 385), Tiana Rogers (157, 376), Sophia Morello (136, 343), Ciara O’Brien (129, 248), and Devin Besselman-Goldes (103) led Yorktown to a 7-0 victory against Walter Panas. The win propelled the team to first place in the Northern Interscholastic Bowling League, to go ahead of Panas, which previously was tops in the league for an extended period of time. “It means so much to me,” O’Connell said on Yorktown taking over first place. “As someone who has been doing this since freshman year, it’s amazing to see the team’s work finally paying off and being in a place we deserve.” ROUNDUP FROM PAGE 21 Tommy Costello glides in for a shot. PHOTOS: ROB DIANTONIO Yorktown’s Brandon Montero attacks the basket while Fox Lane’s Matt Toscano defends.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2023 LEISURE YORKTOWN NEWS – PAGE 23 CLUES ACROSS 1. Shed tears 5. Luxury jewelry designer 10. Goddess of wisdom 12. Convert into a particular form 14. Working-class people 16. It borders Canada (abbr.) 18. A princess can detect its presence 19. Red-brown sea bream 20. Defunct retail empire 22. Vase 23. Demeter’s equivalent 25. Monetary unit of the Maldives 26. French and Belgian river 27. Small amount 28. High schoolers’ test 30. Animal’s foot 31. Some is red 33. Per __: each 35. Swedish jazz pop duo 37. Plate for Eucharist 38. Train line 40. Russian pop duo 41. Stake 42. Plant by scattering 44. Female sibling 45. City of Angels hoopsters (abbr.) 48. Popular cookie brand 50. Group of Niger-Congo languages 52. A team’s best pitcher 53. Vomits 55. 19th letter of Greek alphabet 56. Men’s fashion accessory 57. Its capital is Pierre (abbr.) 58. Expensive cut of steak 63. Popular James Cameron film 65. A __: relating to knowledge gleaned from deduction 66. Kids’ snow toys 67. Flip side to yin CLUES DOWN 1. Global public health agency 2. Snake-like fish 3. Midway between northeast and east 4. Dabbed 5. TV show 6. Folk singer DiFranco 7. Canadian flyers 8. Of the dowry 9. Commercial 10. The act of imitating 11. Equipment used to broadcast radio or TV signals 13. Lands of an emir 15. Swiss river 17. Island 18. Monetary unit of Afghanistan 21. One who surrenders under agreed conditions 23. Garfield is one 24. A baglike structure in a plant or animal 27. Small boats used in the Black Sea 29. Small savory Spanish dishes 32. Body part 34. Touch lightly 35. Popular grilled foods on a stick 36. __ Hess: oil company 39. Antelope with a reddish coat 40. Pharaoh of Lower Egypt 43. Pink Floyd’s Roger 44. Short and thick 46. Small, sac-like cavities 47. Performer __-Lo 49. Entrails of animal used as food 51. __ King Cole, musician 54. Where construction is done 59. Chap 60. Investment vehicle 61. Often mixed with tonic 62. Holiday beverage egg __ 64. Against 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 Hello readers! I hope you had a great January and were able to include live music in life. February may be a short month, but that doesn’t make it any less exciting. We have romance to talk about! Music is the language of love! What could be more loving than a scrumptious dining experience, toasting your Valentine with a glass of champagne and enjoying romantic music in an intimate setting? Jazz on Main in Mt. Kisco will provide you with two chances to experience that!  e jazz dinner club will host two passionate Valentine’s Dinner Shows in February! On Saturday, Feb. 11, Italian vocalist Vanessa Racci’s Quartet entertains for two sets at 7 and 9 p.m. On Valentine’s Day, Tuesday, Feb 14, jazz vocalist Beatrix Malnic and her band performs Falando de amor (speaking of love) at 7 p.m. Venue owners, musicians and event planners, if you have live music events to share for March 2023, tell me about it at jacque@wbutter y.net. I’d like to include you in the listing below. For a detailed listing of local live music events, visit HearIt ere.com. ELMSFORD Live Music at Carmine’s, 7 Old Road, 914-345-2605 Weekend nights, the deli turns down the lights to host live music, delicious food and a fun time dancing. Who’s been?  e February band line up can be found on Facebook @ LiveMusicAtCarmines. MOHEGAN LAKE Dog Haus Biergarten, 3137 E Main St., Cortlandt Town Center, 845-915-4287  ursday night acoustic music at 7 p.m. Bands perform Friday and Saturday nights from 8-11 p.m. MT KISCO Jazz on Main, 37 S. Moger Ave., 914-730-2399 A high-energy performance by Seth Kibel on Saturday, Feb. 4, at 7 p.m. Seth presents Klezmer & Swing Songs of Snark & Despair, wowing audiences on saxophone, clarinet and  ute! His YouTube videos are fantastic! PLEASANTVILLE  e Garage at Lucy’s, 446 Bedford Road, 914-747-4740 Local rock celebrity Pete Donnelly and his “Band of Special Guests” return Feb. 9th and March 16 to host his monthly residency. If you recognize Pete from  e Figgs, NRBQ or Soul Asylum, you will certainly recognize his special guests! PURDYS Westchester Bluegrass Club, 33 Lake Way Clubhouse On Saturday, Feb. 4, Grant Gordy & Joe K Walsh are the featured act at 8 p.m.  ere is an open mic performance at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. YORKTOWN HEIGHTS Mohansic Grill, 1500 Baldwin Road, 914-962-9300  ere is a full lineup of live music starting at 7:30 p.m. every Friday and Saturday in February. My friends,  e Fat City Rockers, are performing a special show Saturday, the Feb. 4, called “A Day the Music Died Night” featuring special guests.  ere are fantastic bands scheduled all month every weekend. Jacque Roche is a freelance writer, content contributor to several local publications, as well as editor and music blogger for HearIt ere.com. Archived broadcasts of her 2016- 2020 radio shows can be heard streaming on Mixcloud.com. Jacque’s Spin on Music for February! JACQUE’S S PIN O N M USI C JACQUE’S S PIN O N M USI C

PAGE 24 – YORKTOWN NEWS THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2023 walks where you can view eagles through spotting scopes, heated tents  lled with educational displays and exhibits, crafts and games for children, food trucks, and more! Ttickets are on sale at www. teatown.org/eaglefest-tickets/ RideConnect Rideconnect has volunteers ready to help drive seniors to their medical appointments and assist with shopping. Services are free to seniors residing in Westchester and southern Putnam Counties. To request assistance call (914) 242-7433. Anyone wishing to volunteer for Rideconnect may do so by emailing [email protected] Yorktown High School Band 14TH ANNUAL SWING DANCE CONCERT Saturday, Feb. 11, from 7 to 10:30 p.m. You’re invited to the YHS Band’s 14th annual swing dance concert! To be held in the Yorktown High School gym, featuring a best dressed contest, door prizes, professional dance lessons from 7 to 8 p.m., and live music and dancing from 8 to 10:30 p.m. All ages are welcome to the fun family event. Swing Era attire is encouraged. $10 for students/seniors, $15 adults. For more info, contact YHS Band Director Emily Kluga at [email protected] or 914- 243-8050.  BERLINER FROM PAGE 6 GREEN FROM PAGE 4 know what I’m going to write.”  “Crash E ect,” which was released in December, is her third short story collection. Berliner started writing short stories in the middle of composing  her “Touchers” series, as she was getting frustrated with writing the same characters for an extended period. “ ings change as you start writing, so I started writing short stories and after one short story I wrote another one and another one,” she said.  She describes “Crash E ect” as a collection of urban fantasies, and includes stories about time travel and possessions.  “You can picture them as little episodes of “Twilight Zone,” Berliner added. “Some of them are horror stories, some of them are mysteries, some of them are ghost stories.  ey’re all over the place.”   e titular story is about a man who experiences a car crash on the Taconic Parkway, and his memories and life completely change afterword. Other stories involve a woman with another person’s voice in her head, and a newspaper cartoon that comes to life.  “ ey’re all over the place, genre-wise, and I think they’re a lot of fun,” Berliner concluded. “ ey’re fast reads too, so you can pick one up and be done in the same sitting.”  “Crash E ect” is available on Amazon and Kindle. Berliner also has Facebook, Twitter, and TikTok accounts. Take advantage of the new 30% Solar Investment Tax Credit (ITC) with PWRcell, Generac’s fully-integrated solar + battery storage system. PWRcell will help you save money on your electric bill and be prepared for utility power outages. Plus it’s compatible with most existing solar arrays. Now’s the Right Time SAVE 30% WITH THE SOLAR TAX CREDIT^ Call to request a free quote! 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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2023 YORKTOWN NEWS – PAGE 25 NOTICE TO BIDDERS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed proposals will be received by the Town Clerk, Town of Yorktown, Westchester County, NY until 10:00 AM on Thursday, February 23, 2023 at the Town Hall, 363 Underhill Avenue, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598 for Electrical Work on Town Buildings for Maintenance. Copies of the Bid Document will be available in the Office of the Town of Yorktown Town Clerk located at 363 Underhill Avenue, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598 and on the Town’s website, www.yorktownny.org under Bids & RFPs, as well as on BidNet Direct, www.bidnetdirect.com. The Bidder assumes the risk of any delay in the mail or in the handling of the mail by the employees of the Town of Yorktown.  Whether sent by mail or means of personal delivery, the Bidder assumes the responsibility for having the bids in at the time and place specified above.  All bids are to be returned to the Town Clerk, 363 Underhill Avenue, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598 marked: “Bid:  ELECTRICAL WORK ON TOWN BUILDINGS FOR MAINTENANCE.” The Town Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to accept that bid which is deemed most favorable to the interests of the Town of Yorktown.                                                                                                 DIANA L. QUAST, TOWN CLERK MASTER MUNICIPAL CLERK                                                                                                 TOWN OF YORKTOWN                                                  PUBLIC NOTICE                                                      NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Town Hall Offices, Town of Yorktown, located at 363 Underhill Avenue, Yorktown Heights, New York, will be closed for Records Management Inventory on Thursday, February 9 and Friday, February 10, 2023. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that the following departments or divisions of departments will also be closed for Records Management Inventory on Thursday, February 9 and Friday, February 10, 2023:             The Yorktown Parks and Recreation Department located at 176 Granite Springs Road.             The Yorktown Planning Department located at 1974 Commerce Street.             The Yorktown Refuse & Recycling Department located at 2279 Crompond Road.             The Yorktown Museum located at 1974 Commerce Street.             The Yorktown Water Department located at 1080 Spillway Road, Shrub Oak, New York.             The Yorktown Section 8 office located at 1974 Commerce Street.             The Records Division of the Yorktown Police Department located at 2281 Crompond       Road.                                                                                                                                                                                                  DIANA L. QUAST, TOWN CLERK                                                                                                 TOWN OF YORKTOWN                                                                                                 MASTER MUNICIPAL CLERK NOTICE TO BIDDERS VARIOUS CHEMICALS YORKTOWN HEIGHTS WATER POLLUTION CONTROL PLANT TOWN OF YORKTOWN, NEW YORK Sealed bids will be received by the Town Clerk of the Town of Yorktown, Westchester County, New York, at the Town Hall, 363 Underhill Avenue, Yorktown Heights, New York, until 10:00 A.M., on Thursday, February 16, 2023 for Various Chemicals for the Yorktown Heights Water Pollution Control Plant.              Specifications and standard proposals for the bid may be obtained at the office of the Town Clerk at said Town Hall. Bid documents may also be obtained on the Town of Yorktown’s website at www.yorktownny.org (under Bids & RFPs link) and www.BidNetDirect.com. A completed Bid Proposal Form must be returned to the Town Clerk, 363 Underhill Avenue, Yorktown, NY 10598, marked: “Various Chemicals for the Yorktown Heights Water Pollution Control Plant.” The Town of Yorktown reserves the right to waive any informalities in the bids, to reject any or all bids and reserves the right to accept that bid which it deems most favorable to the interests of the Town of Yorktown. No bidder may withdraw his bid within sixty (60) days after the actual date of the opening thereof. The bidder assumes the risk of any delay in the mail or in the handling of mail by the employees of the Town of Yorktown. Whether sent by mail or means of personal delivery, the bidder assumes the responsibility for having bids in on time and at the place specified above.                                                                                                                                                                                                                              DIANA QUAST, TOWN CLERK                                                                                                 TOWN OF YORKTOWN                                                                                                 MASTER MUNICIPAL CLERK PUBLIC NOTICE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a Public Informational Hearing will be held by the Planning Board of the Town of Yorktown on Monday, February 13, 2023 at 7:00 pm or as soon thereafter as possible on the following matter: Application of Dimovski Architecture, PLLC for approval of a site plan with submitted plan titled, “Garden Lane Apartments,” prepared by Hudson Engineering & Consulting, P.C., dated January 26, 2023, and last revised January 27, 2023 and architectural plans titled, “Garden Lane Apartments,” prepared by Dimovski Architecture, PLLC, dated July 1, 2022, and last revised January 27, 2023. The applicant has proposed to construct a two-story multi-family residential building consisting of 20 units with associated site improvements including tree removal, stormwater management, parking, landscaping, and lighting. The site is located on Garden Lane near Old Crompond Road, also known as Section 35.08, Block 1, Lot 27 on the Town of Yorktown Tax Map. The parcel is 1.56 acres in the R-3, multi-family residential zoning district. If any interested members of the public would like to provide comments on this application, written comments can be provided to the Board by mail sent to the Planning Department at 1974 Commerce Street, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598 or by email before the meeting to [email protected]. The above listed site plan may be viewed on the Town’s website at: http://www.yorktownny.org/planning/publichearings. 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Purpose: Any lawful purpose PUBLIC NOTICE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a Public Informational Hearing will be held by the Planning Board of the Town of Yorktown on Monday, February 13, 2023 at 7:00 pm or as soon thereafter as possible on the following matter: Application of Guiding Eyes for the Blind for approval of a site plan and special use permit with submitted plan titled, “Guiding Eyes for the Blind Training School Kennel,” prepared by Site Design Consultants, dated January 5, 2023, and last revised January 25, 2023.      The applicant has proposed to construct a two-story 30,000 square foot school and kennel with associated site improvements including site remediation, a wetland crossing,tree removal, stormwater management, parking, landscaping, and lighting. The site is located at the address 3241 Crompond Road, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598, also known as Section 36.06, Block 2, Lot 72 on the Town of Yorktown Tax Map. The parcel is 12.24 acres in the IN, planned interchange zoning district.   If any interested members of the public would like to provide comments on this application, written comments can be provided to the Board by mail sent to the Planning Department at 1974 Commerce Street, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598 or by email before the meeting to [email protected]. The above listed site plan may be viewed on the Town’s website at: http://www.yorktownny.org/planning/publichearings. BY ORDER OF THE PLANNING BOARD OF THE TOWN OF YORKTOWN, NEW YORK RICHARD FON CHAIRPERSON LEGAL NOTICES

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2023 BUSINESS & REAL ESTATE YORKTOWN NEWS – PAGE 27 APAR PUBLICITY WITH PERSONALITY PR Public Rela ons For... Businesses | Individuals | Organiza ons | Events Your Message Is Our Mission Leave Your Message Here... (914) 275-6887 | bruceaparpr@ gmail.com BRUCE APAR WHY DO WE ADVERTISE IN HALSTON MEDIA’S LOCAL NEWSPAPERS? TO ADVERTISE WITH US, CALL BRETT FREEMAN AT (845) 208-8151 “We couldn’t imagine our business without it. Halston’s people are fabulous to work with; our advertising in Halston papers has given us considerable name recognition for our office and our agents and has driven traffic to our web site.” ~Zef Camaj Branch Manager / Houlihan Lawrence Yorktown Trusts are excellent vehicles for probate avoidance, management of assets, ease of disposition of funds to one’s bene ciaries upon death, asset protection planning and estate tax planning.  at being said, it is often dif-  cult to know what type of Trust one needs!  is article will discuss the basic di erences between Revocable and Irrevocable Trusts. A Revocable Living Trust (RLT) is a writing wherein the Trust Creator(s) (also known as a “Grantor(s)”) create a Trust for their bene t, where they can also be the sole Trustee of the RLT. During the lifetime of the Creator, they have full control over the real property, bank accounts, investments and any other assets that have been titled in the name of the RLT, along with the power to amend, modify and/or revoke the RLT.  e most signi cant advantage of an RLT is that it avoids the need for Probate with respect to the assets titled to the RLT upon the Creator’s death. Probate is the process of admitting one’s Last Will and Testament in the Surrogate’s Court in the county where the decedent resided in order for it to be deemed legally valid after one’s passing in order to allow the Executor to have access to assets titled to the decedent’s name alone and to allow the Executor to pay bills and distribute the funds to the bene ciaries named in the Will.  e probate process can take approximately nine months to over a year to complete.  ere are also  ling fees to be paid to the court, legal fees to attorneys and one’s estate is then a matter of public record. A RLT, and the diligent transfer of one’s assets (non-IRA/nonRetirement) to said trust, can accomplish everything a Last Will and Testament can while avoiding the expenses, di culties and delays associated with the Probate process. It should be noted that IRAs, 401Ks, Annuities and Life Insurance should have named bene ciaries and alternate bene ciaries so as to avoid Probate. Additionally, any estate tax planning that can be done in one’s Last Will and Testament can be done in a RLT. In comparison, Irrevocable Trusts are trusts that cannot be amended and/or revoked.  ere are a number of types of Irrevocable Trusts, but most commonly they are used as a planning tool to transfer assets for the bene t of another without making an outright gift to said individual, or for purposes of Medicaid Planning and/or Estate Tax Planning. An Irrevocable Medicaid Asset Protection Trust (MAPT) allows an individual to protect one’s life savings (non-retirement savings) and home from the cost of longterm care, while granting the Trust Creator the right to continue to reside in their home and still bene t from the income generated by the assets transferred to the Irrevocable Trust. With this type of Trust, the Trust Creator cannot be the Trustee of the Trust. Typically, one’s children and/or loved ones are named as Trustees.  e transfer of assets to a MAPT creates a  ve-year penalty period for Nursing Home Medicaid and, as of the time of this writing, would create a two-and-a-half-year penalty period for Home Care Medicaid for applications  led after March 31, 2024. After the penalty periods run, the funds held by the trust are protected and no longer countable assets for Medicaid eligibility purposes and Medicaid can no longer have a claim or lien on said assets. Additionally, an Irrevocable Trust can be used to transfer assets for the bene t of a loved one, friend, child and/or grandchild so that the assets are not controlled by the Trust’s bene ciary, but can be used by the Trustee of the trust for the bene ciary’s health, education, maintenance and support.  is is an excellent tool often used to lower one’s taxable estate and provide for the education and future needs of a grandchild and/ or child. As you can see, there are a number of excellent reasons to consider a Revocable and/or Irrevocable Trust! Lauren C. Enea, Esq. is a Senior Associate at Enea, Scanlan & Sirignano, LLP. She concentrates her practice on Wills, Trusts and Estates, Medicaid Planning, Special Needs Planning and Probate/Estate Administration. She believes that it is never too early or too late to start planning for your future, and she enjoys working with individuals to ensure that their plan best suits their needs. Ms. Enea received a B.S. in Business Management from Quinnipiac University, graduating Magna Cum Laude, and a J.D. from the Pace University School of Law, graduating Summa Cum Laude. She is admitted to practice law in New York and Florida. She can be contacted at 914-948-1500 or esslaw rm.com. Which is best for me? Choosing between a Revocable or Irrevocable Trust Enea, Scanlan & Sirignano 2023 Lunch & Learn Series Noon on the last Wednesday of each month at 245 Main St., Suite 500, in White Plains The free educational programs will shed light on important elder law and estate planning topics. The 90-minute programs, which include a light lunch and refreshments, are open to the public at no cost – though space is limited. Those interested in attending are encouraged to register early by calling 914-948- 1500 to reserve their spot. February 22 – Nuts and Bolts of Estate and Financial Planning Discover the difference between a last will & testament and a trust – and why you may need both. This program will also cover the importance of the power of attorney and health care proxy documents. Presented by Anthony J. Enea, Esq. and Lauren C. Enea, Esq. LAUREN ENEA GUEST CORNER

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