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On thin ice Harckham: I did not
call for investigation into
Both the Mahopac and Mahopac Falls re departments recently under-
went training to execute ice rescues on Lake Mahopac. e squads endured Swan Cove deal

bitter cold weather to train for such emergencies and learned how to incor-

porate the latest state-of-the art equipment and techniques. Here, volun- BY BOB DUMAS that assertion is not entirely accurate.
teers from the Mahopac Fire Department perform a “successful rescue” as EDITOR Harckham’s original statement that he

they pull the “victim” from the chilly waters. For more photos of the training gave to e Journal News reads: “Taxpayers

exercises for both departments, turn to page 6. Representatives from state Sen. Pete have a right to expect transparency in gov-

Harckham’s o ce said a headline in a Jour- ernmental processes and from their elected

nal News article (LoHud) last week was in- o cials, especially when it comes to the ex-

accurate and that the senator did not actu- penditure of public funds. When questions

ally call for an investigation into the town’s are raised, allegations need to be indepen-

$1 million purchase of a parcel of land— dently investigated both to restore taxpayer

known as Swan Cove—it wants to turn into con dence in the system, and to allow those

a town park. accused a fair and impartial hearing. I am in

e Journal News’ Tax Watch column no way insinuating that there was any im-

published a story last week calling into propriety on the part of town o cials.”

question the town’s purchase of that half- On Monday morning,Nancy Fink,direc-

acre parcel and the involvement of Council- tor of communications for Harckham, told

man Mike Barile, who had owned the land Mahopac News, “ is statement is general;

at one time before selling it to developer Sen. Harckham is not formally calling for

Frank Cotaj for $750,000. Cotaj then sold an investigation in this instance.”

the land to the town last year for $1 million. e town is moving forward with plans

e Journal News story alleged that “the to build a small park on the land in ques-

town failed to obtain an independent ap- tion with a dock and a bridge connecting it

praisal for the land prior to buying it,” and to the adjacent Chamber Park. It’s the last

based the $1 million value on “the town as- piece of land available on Lake Mahopac,

sessor’s valuation, which was based on the Supervisor Ken Schmitt said, and the town

project having all its approvals.” wants to provide residents with access to the

e story also alleged that “Barile failed lake. e town is currently in negotiations

to disclose his previous ownership of Swan with Tompkins Mahopac Bank to purchase

Cove in his 2017 nancial disclosure state- a portion of its parking lot that will provide

ment.” access and egress to and from the park and

A subsequent Journal News headline re- create municipal parking for the park and

garding the same story stated that Harck- the adjacent business district.

PHOTO COURTESY OF TOM BEATTY/MVFD ham called for an “independent review of Mahopac News will have a more detailed
the $1 million land deal on Lake Ma- story about the Swan Cove controversy in

hopac,” but Harckham said this week that next week’s issue.

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THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 2019 Your Neighbor MAHOPAC NEWS PAGE 3

Just call her ‘the warrior’
Against all odds, Debbie Kilmer defeats
‘unsurvivable’ form of cancer

BY BOB DUMAS and then it’s too late—not a single person survives it.”

EDITOR ey did catch Kilmer’s cancer relatively early—stage

2B—and she had the liver resection. Still, she faced an

Debbie Kilmer calls herself a warrior. It’s hard to argue. uphill battle with odds even the boldest gambler would

e Mahopac native and longtime Somers teacher has shy away from.

overcome insurmountable odds to beat back a rare and “At that point, statistically, I had just an 8.4 percent

insidious form of cancer. chance of being alive in ve years,” she said. “But I said I

Five years ago, Kilmer, the mother of two, was taking would move the decimal point over one space to the right

classes in Krav Maga, (Israeli street ghting self-defense). and make it 84 percent. I said I have to start living life to

During a workout, she felt something wasn’t right. the fullest. It was devastating because of my children, but

“I was just 36 and I was very tired. I was in training and I always remained positive, which is what people say they

Krav Maga was pretty hardcore,” she said. “We had to admire about me.”

jog, and it was almost impossible for me because I felt so Kilmer went through six months of chemotherapy.

weak, and my arms were going numb.” “It was stage 2B and it did invade the vascular system,

Kilmer decided to go for a physical, guring her GP but I had clear lymph nodes,” she said, “and the doctors

would discover something routine, like an iron de ciency. thought [the chemo] could kill that cancer.”

Her physician, Dr. Rajneesh Uppal in Je erson Val- Since the chemotherapy in 2014, Kilmer has returned

ley, told her that her liver enzymes were elevated, and to the hospital every six months for a chest-to-pelvis scan.

she would need an ultrasound. e ultrasound revealed ey’ve all been 100 percent clear. In a few months, she’ll

a 9-centimeter tumor on her liver, which prompted an have reached the ve-year mark—a point doctors were

immediate MRI. doubtful she’d ever see. She had indeed moved the deci-

“ e next morning, I went to work and at 9:05 my mal point.

phone rang,” Kilmer recalled. “ ey told me to come in as “My next scan will be in about three weeks and I will

soon as possible and to bring a family member with me. have made it to ve-year point. Most people don’t make

ey said the MRI showed a highly suspicious malig- it that far,” she said.

nancy—cancer.” Kilmer grew up in Mahopac and graduated from Ken- Debbie Kilmer in a dress donated by Laura’s Boutique for
With the help of her friend and fellow teacher, Kim nedy Catholic High School. Her dad was a New York her “celebration of life” fundraiser at Villa Barone
City re ghter and her mother was a stay-at-home mom.
Gordon, Kilmer discovered Dr. William Jarnagin at

Sloan Kettering in New York City. She called him one of She has one sister, Chrissy.

the best oncologists in the country. “I had a wonderful childhood, amazing friends and all ve months.”

“He told me I needed a liver resection; part of the liver that good stu ,” she laughs. “I played softball and was On March 16, Kilmer, her husband, Brian, and her two

needed to be removed to get the tumor,” Kilmer said. kind of a tomboy. ey called me Roughhouse Rosie. I children, Gage and Taylor, held a celebration with friends

On May 31, 2014, Kilmer had almost half her liver re- was spunky and erce.” and family at Villa Barone Hilltop Manor in Mahopac

moved, as well as her entire gall bladder. at spunk and erceness would serve her well in her that was a long time in coming. e idea was not only to

“ e pathology report showed that I had intrahepatic battle against the cancer and she credits her father for celebrate Kilmer’s victory over the cholangiocarcinoma,

cholangiocarcinoma—a rare cancer of the bile duct,” she passing those traits on to her. but to raise money for research and raise awareness of a

said. “ ey have no idea what causes it.” “My dad has always been my hero,” she said. “He used disease that a ects only about 1,000 people a year.

Late-stage cholangiocarcinoma, her doctors told her, to come home with his face covered in soot [from ght- “It was a celebration of life, instead of just raising mon-

is not survivable. However, for Kilmer, there was a slight ing a re]. He was a hero and I hope that I can be one ey for cancer,” she said.

glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel. too.” Still, they collected about $10,000.

“ e only way to live with it is if you have a liver resec- Kilmer didn’t set out to be a teacher. In high school, she “It was the best night of my entire night,”she said.“ e

tion, which I did, but most of the time it’s found too late,” went to BOCES and got her hairdresser’s license. entire evening was magic. It was such a vibe! Even the

she said. “When I had my symptoms, I ran to a doctor. “But I realized that was not what I wanted to do; teach- maître d’ said he’d never felt such light and life at an event

But most [people] don’t go until their eyes turn yellow ing was where I wanted to be,”she said.“I wanted to work that he ran.”

with kids.” Kilmer said that throughout her entire ordeal, she’s

She got her degree from Mercy College been open and honest about what she was going through,

and landed her rst teaching job in New York even with her children. at, she said, made all the di er-

City in 2001. She came to Somers in 2005 ence in the world.

and has been there ever since. “It was way beyond them, but I was always honest with

She said her colleagues at school could not them,” she said. “ ere was no ‘Mommy has a boo-boo.’

have been more supportive. ey didn’t know the odds were against me and they didn’t

“ ey were amazing to me,”she said.“ ey need to know the saddest parts, but being an open book is

collected money and came to visit and told the most important part because people can connect with

me to take as many sick days as I needed,” you that way. at’s my biggest takeaway from all this.”

she said. “ ey started a meal train, taking As it turns out, Kilmer got her wish. She got to be a

turns bringing us food every day for about hero after all.

Kilmer (green dress) poses at the Villa Barone event with friends and family, from left, Wilson and Lisa
Vataj; Elizabeth Gard; her husband, Brian; her parents, Ray and Barbara Callanan; and Lisa Ripley

PHOTOS: TABITHA PEARSON MARSHALL

‘At that point, statistically, I had just an 8.4 percent chance of being alive in ve years.’

- Debbie Kilmer
Cancer Survivor

PAGE 4 MAHOPAC NEWS THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 2019

New online store selling the ‘Mahopac lifestyle’
Bucci family’s Mahopac Apparel features shirts, mugs and more

BY BOB DUMAS “ at was the real idea,” he said. “I said if they could sell
EDITOR
one shirt and make ve or 10 bucks, then how much could
Mahopac resident Mike Bucci has found a way to start
a small business, raise a little community pride and give his they save and how much gum could they buy? It’s a way to
daughters a work ethic lesson all at the same time.
teach kids how to run a business and see what they can get
Earlier this year, Bucci, a nancial planner by day and
former CEO of the Greater Mahopac/Carmel Chamber of their heads around.”
Commerce, along with his two girls, launched Mahopac Ap-
parel, an online casual clothing and gift website that hawks Bucci said the girls have really fallen in love with the busi-
products featuring Mahopac-related graphics. e site sells
not just t-shirts and sweatshirts, but co ee mugs, watches, ness.
beach towels, ip- ops, beanie hats and phone covers as well.
Many of the items feature Mahopac-themed slogans, such as “Now, they want to have their own business, which is so
“Mahopac Life,” “Mahopac Kid,” “Lake is Good,” “Fulmar
Mom,” “Austin Mom,” and “Look Mom, I made Mahopac cool,” he said. “ is is better than a lemonade stand.”
News!”
Bucci said that after signing up with the website company
Bucci said he was inspired by an ad on Facebook.
“I saw an ad that said you could start your own business (powered by Shopify), he discovered how robust the technol-
online,” he said. “ ey provided the process to get it going.”
After speaking with his daughters, Olivia, 9, and Maddy, 7, ogy was.
he knew what their new website should sell.
“My kids and I joked about about shirts, about unicorns “I thought, wow, this could really be a business,” he said.
and monkeys and all kinds of fun stu ,” he said. “But then I
realized there is no retail storefront that is selling Lake Ma- “Anyone with their own cellphone could start their own
hopac lifestyle apparel—what it is like to live here.”
Once he settled on a product concept, Bucci thought it business if they concentrated and focused.”
would be a good idea to get his children involved. Not only
could they help, but it would also become a teachable mo- But using Spotify took several weeks to get the custom-
ment. In fact, Olivia (aka Liv)  and Maddy have not only
embraced the idea but they’ve also started their own line of ers their orders because it used a drop- Maddy and Liv
apparel. It will be featured on the website, which they are shipping method. And while that meant Bucci model some
calling L&M Designs. the Buccis didn’t have to maintain a large
inventory of product in their basement, of the Mahopac
Apparel line.
Bucci decided to add another

facet. He employed the services

of Tim Conlin of TC Graph-

ics to make some of the apparel

locally. Delivery times on those

order will be shorter that way.

But for now, he’s keeping the two

delivery options open.

“Instead of drop-shipping, we

can get it to you in 72 hours when

we use Tim,” he said.

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Mahopac FD practices ice rescue

Last month, 13 members of the Mahopac Volunteer Fire De-
partment participated in basic and advanced ice rescue training. e
training consisted of both classroom training and practical live ice
rescue both day and at night. e Ice Rescue Team trained on the use
of an infrared camera to track victims and rescuers at night. All the
training took place on Lake Mahopac.

The crew gets ready for the drills by cutting holes in the ice.

MFVFD dive team hones its skills

The MVFD rescue team e Mahopac Falls Volunteer Fire Depart- Assistant Chief Bob Trace in charge of opera-
ment’s (MFVFD) dive team came to the Lake tions. Fire police kept curious neighbors at a safe
PHOTOS COURTESY OF TOM BEATTY/MVFD Mahopac school beach at the end of Croton Falls distance. Necessary ropes and tools were brought
Road and East Lake Boulevard Sunday, Feb. 3, to to the edge of the ice as a crew with a chain saw
hone its ice-rescue and recovery skills. made access holes for the divers to use.

e team incorporated new information Many times the dive team must respond in the
brought back by Dive Lt. Brandon Dwyer and middle of the night or during inclement weather
past Dive Capt. Aaron Wisotsky from a recent and that is where the importance of training
seminar held in Connecticut. comes into play.

At the Feb. 3 training session, Chief Brian Article provided by MFVFD/Jack Casey
Sacher took lead as incident commander, with

PHOTO COURTESY OF JACK CASEY

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First Presbyterian Church names new pastor Karen McClure

Rev. Casey Carbone has been appointed to serve as the new pastor of Community
First Presbyterian Church of Mahopac, beginning with the 10 a.m. wor- Cares
ship service on Palm Sunday, April 14.
appoints new
Rev. Carbone is a graduate of Princeton eological Seminary. He executive
graduated from Calvin College in May 2014 with a B.A. in religion and a director
minor concentration in youth ministry. He is passionate about the inter-
section of life and faith and the integration of academics into the practices e Board of Directors of
of the Church. Other interests include seeing how modern modes of en- Community Cares has named
tertainment and art shape the way people understand the world around Karen McClure the organiza-
them. He has worked with congregations in South Korea and the United tion’s new executive director.
States in order to better understand the numerous ways in which people
around the world experience God. Whether it be enjoying the beauty of Community Cares is a non-
God’s creation outside or the wonders of human creativity in the digital pro t, 501(c)3 dedicated to sup-
world, Rev. Carbone believes that it can all be used to better understand porting families going through
ourselves and God. a major medical diagnosis that
have school aged children. It is
Known as “ e Church on e Hill,” First Presbyterian Church was a community wide project that
established in 1784 when the area was still part of the Town of Southeast uses local resources in Putnam,
in Dutchess County. e church led incorporation papers with the State Westchester, and Dutchess
of New York in 1806. e congregation is a liated with the Presbyterian counties to help those in need
Church, USA, and is a part of the Synod of the Northeast and the Pres- by providing family meals, fresh
bytery of the Hudson River. laundry and a clean home.

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that Karen has taken on this
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THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 2019 MAHOPAC NEWS PAGE 9

Hillside Food Outreach teaming with Stop & Shop
Mobile food pantry needs your help

BY BOB DUMAS because we try to bring healthy front of the store. She said they those,” Purdy said. munity service obligations or for

EDITOR options. Everyone should have can’t take frozen or dairy prod- Hillside needs volunteers Scouts who are trying to earn a

access to a healthy meal.” ucts., but will take hygiene prod- to help with the April 13 food badge, but they’ll take volunteers

Hillside Food Outreach, a Hillside provides more than ucts such as shampoo, soap and drive at Stop & Shop. Purdy said of any age. ose interesting in

local charity that brings food- canned and box goods. For 21 toothpaste. it’s a great opportunity for high volunteering can call Purdy at

pantry services directly to the years it’s been delivering sh, “We get a lot of requests for school students to ful ll com- 845-225-3393.

front doors of those who are meat, fresh produce and healthy

homebound, is teaming up with alternatives to things like pasta. Special
NBC Channel 4 and Mahopac’s “We have a lot of clients in
Stop & Shop to help restock the Monday-Thursday
pantry’s shelves. Mahopac and Carmel,” Purdy
said. “We have a total of more 4pm-10pm
On Saturday, April 13, from than 100 families throughout
9 a.m. to 6 p.m., volunteers will Putnam County.”
be in front of the grocery store
Purdy said all of the items

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pantry but can’t get out,” said November. Does not include Happy Hour.
Kathy Purdy, Hillside’s CEO. “ ey (NBC) do a tremen- Mon-Sun
“If they can’t get there, we will dous job because they can reach 4-7pm

deliver the food to them. It’s a lot of people,” Purdy said. “ e

done through referrals. We get rst two collections we did with OPEN DAILY
a call from another agency that them were a resounding success.”
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Town and county intrude Mueller redux
on women’s health
The Mueller report was released ing that the Mueller Report provides
The ability to decide whether to choose and actually deterred health- late last week. All indications complete transparency into Mueller’s
have a child, when to have that released from the rumor mill investigation. Even though this would
child, and how
the child will be born is care providers from o ering the best so far are in agree- be an explicit break
vital to a woman’s inde-
pendence, self-respect, reproductive health care ment that Democrats LIFE, from the norms that the
and equality. It is a right should not expect Department of Justice
that a ects every aspect HERE possible. e new Re- HEALTH, traditionally utilizes.
of a woman’s life—her AND productive Health Act anything on the order
health and the health of amends old New York
her family, her educa- NOW! law, ensuring that every of collusion. POLITICS As Rod Rosenstein
tional goals, and, to a
great extent, her economic situation and BERNIE woman has the ability to at, of course, MARA cited in a June 2018 let-
career choices. KOSBERG make the personal family was the entire public SCHIFFREN ter to Chuck Grassley:
planning decisions that “rationale” for the “Punishing wrongdoers
In Roe v. Wade (1972), the Supreme
Court ruled 7-2 that the right to pri- investigation. ough, through judicial pro-
vacy extended to family planning and
a woman’s right to have an abortion. are best for her and her in fact, it felt more ceedings is only one part
It gave states the latitude to regulate
abortions, but not to ban the procedures family. like hysteria at the time. of the Department’s mission. We also
outright.
In addition, the RHA ensures that President Trump’s administration have a duty to prevent the disclosure
Dutifully religious Republican
conservatives have opposed the right medical practitioners—those who are li- has been more furiously investigated of information that would unfairly
to abortion ever since Roe v. Wade,
bringing challenge after challenge in censed, certi ed, and trained to provide than any I can recall in my lifetime as tarnish people who are not charged
an attempt to overturn the decision. In
addition, Republican-dominated state abortion care—may lawfully do so. is the result of the massive sturm und with crimes.” Breaching that kind of
governments have sought to reduce the
availability of abortions by refusing to primary change in the law signi cantly drang following his election to of- con dence is what Comey is wishing
license and fund clinics and establish
conditions that make access untenable. improves access to care. ce. Much of this was orchestrated for in this case.

A Kaiser Family Foundation poll At their work session, on Feb. 27, the by Democrat political operatives and In any case, as the Democrat Con-
conducted late last year found that 67
percent of Americans support legalized Carmel Town Board, all of whose mem- the left-leaning parts of the press who gress has assured us, investigations
abortion rights, including 81 percent of
Democrats, 73 percent of independents, bers are Republican, stuck their noses together abetted each other in creating into President Trump will continue
and 53 percent of Republicans. Less
than 30 percent of Americans would where they didn’t belong. ey intruded a campaign to delegitimize Trump’s as long as they hold the Majority in
like the Supreme Court to overturn Roe
v. Wade. on a state and federal issue—a woman’s election. Completely. the House. Ranking Member of the

Following the recent resignation of right to choose—and unanimously In fact, it’s looking more and more House Judiciary Committee, Con-
Justice Anthony Kennedy, who had pro-
vided the “swing vote” supporting Roe passed a resolution asking the state like the entire accusation was a con- gressman Jerry Nadler recently stated,
v. Wade in legal challenges over the last
decade—and the appointment of Brett legislature to rescind the Reproductive fabulation produced by the departing “It’s very clear that the president ob-
Kavanaugh—a Trump Republican who
is widely believed to be anti-choice, Health Act. administration with the collaboration structed justice. It’s very clear… [and]
the New York State Legislature passed
the Reproductive Health Act (RHA) On March 19, the Health Committee of Clinton’s people in order to lay a he’s intimidated witnesses. In public.”
in January in an attempt to clean-up
the previous law and further protect a of the Putnam County Legislature met. curse of illegitimacy upon the incom- However, Nadler has yet to sort out
woman’s right to choose in New York.
Also dominated by Republicans (there ing administration. at, itself, was an the evidence to prove this. Hmm.
e old New York law did not
adequately protect a woman’s right to are nine legislators, only one of whom unprecedented act. But it was also a Hearing this, it is extremely hard

is a Democrat), they, too, stuck their way to direct all the anger produced by not to think of the notorious quo-

noses where they didn’t belong. e PC Clinton’s loss into a righteous rallying tation by Lavrentiy Beria, head of

Health Committee, after signi cantly cry to join the Resistance movement. Joseph Stalin’s secret police: “Show me

limiting public discussion of oppos- I’m sure among her tears, Hillary the man and I will nd you the crime.”

ing views, voted to submit to the full Clinton had the last laugh as she As retired Harvard Law Professor

county legislature a resolution similarly watched the turmoil the Resistance Alan Dershowitz once stated in regard

intended to rescind the RHA. brought with it to Washington D.C., to these endless investigations of

ough both the town and county where history had not destined her to President Trump, “I don’t like criminal

resolutions are essentially meaningless, re-inhabit the White House. investigations to start hoping that you

they continue the newfound spirit of As many of us are well aware, this have the target, maybe we’ll nd the

Trump Republicanism—play to the campaign still holds a grip on the left, crime. Maybe we’ll nd the statute. If

base, and in the most odious and deceit- repeated to this day by consumers of we can’t nd the statute, we’ll stretch

ful way possible, attack the rights of left-wing news. To the extent that the statute to t the person.” Der-

women. even some of the people who endlessly showitz ended by stating, “I don’t ever

According to the New York Civil pushed the conspiracy theory have lied want to see that come to America.”

Liberties Union, 70 percent of New to themselves so well that they cannot Unfortunately for all of us, it looks

York State voters—across all religious yet let go of their desire to be proven like it has.

and party lines—support the Reproduc- right, to nd anything to indict the

tive Health Care Act and the resultant president with. Case in point, former Mara Schi ren, PhD, is a writer,

changes in the law. Except, of course, FBI director James Comey, whom Campus Watch fellow, certi ed functional

the Carmel Town Board and the Health President Trump red, weighed in last medicine health coach and certi ed

Committee of the Putnam County week, claiming that he was neutral, Clear Beliefs coach. You can reach her at

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LETTERS

Local lawmakers case: the patient is within twenty- unmarried; 75 percent were eco- tions on a national scale are the the welfare system, you will be-
misleading you four weeks from the commence- nomically disadvantaged; and economically disadvantaged. little and shun them, I’m sure.
on RHA ment of pregnancy, or there is an 62 percent reported a religious In most places, this is people of How very considerate of you, Ms.
absence of fetal viability, or the a liation. No racial or ethnic color. Forty-nine percent of abor- Sayegh, and all who supported

abortion is necessary to protect group made up a majority: Some tion patients live below the pov- this resolution.

To the editor, the patient’s life or health. 39 percent of women obtaining erty level. But you want them to Finally, the laughable false ag

Upon reading your report, is means that a health care abortions were white, 28 percent be forced to carry to term despite that physicians will no longer be

“Town Board Calls for Rescind- practitioner may perform an were black, 25 percent were His- probable lack of access to health present during abortions. I can’t

ing New State Health Law,” and abortion if a) a woman is less than panic, and 9 percent were of oth- insurance or healthcare, and poor even waste my laptop battery on

hearing further reports from the 24 weeks pregnant; OR b) the fe- er racial or ethnic backgrounds.” prospects for being able to handle this—talk to doctors, please. Ask

March 18 County Legislature tus is not viable, or the woman’s What that means is that the the economic burdens of a child. SEE LETTERS PAGE 13

meeting, I nd it imperative that life is in danger. It does not mean people having the most abor- en, when they are forced into

you publish this letter—or at the that abortions will suddenly be

very least publish the full text of performed willy-nilly beyond 24

the state’s Reproductive Health weeks. As we all know by now,

Act (RHA), so that logical peo- but some choose to ignore to suit

ple may read it for themselves their personal viewpoints, the

and hopefully more fully under- percentage of women who seek

stand on their own what it does abortions after 24 weeks is in-

and does not authorize. Because nitesimally small. Between 0.2

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e pertinent section of the months do not want to abort it orientation and interfaith
composition of the family. We
RHA reads as follows: regardless of their race or ethnic- offer an opportunity for those
wishing to explore, experience,
Section 2599-aa. Abortion. ity. upcoming events

13 § 2599-aa. Abortion. 1. A Which brings me to the next

health care practitioner licensed, fake point Ms. Sayegh so disgust-

certi ed, or authorized under ingly made: Women of color are

title eight of the education law, on some kind of abortion free- AFapmriilSly5eSrvahiact eb7bpamt: and celebrate Judaism in a
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Beware the lake

Mahatma Gandhi was once thinkable. But we loved ourselves. But the cracks of ice expanding. We ventured
asked what made India such a past Fairy Island and he told us about
spiritual place. “We have the our mama’s style: Open OF HUMAN owner of the store, the battle that took place between the
Himalayas,” he replied. the cage and let us little INTEREST who suspected our last of the Indian braves and the English
birds ap our wings. thefts, popped up from settlers.
Whenever somebody asks me what
makes Mahopac special, I borrow from We were quite a LORENZO behind the counter. He “ e Indians were angry,” Richard
Gandhi: said. “ e settlers stole their land.”
sight, the four us, me, GARO grabbed us roughly by
“We have a lake!” My brother and I might as well have
Like Gandhi’s Himalayas, the lake’s my brother, sister, and the arms and dragged been skating on the surface of the moon.
presence exerts itself in all kinds of ways. We discovered mysterious islands, where
When it’s calm, I feel calm. When the Mom, walking down us to the laundry. Indian arrowheads lay buried, encoun-
west wind comes roaring across Wild tered a restless lake, twisting and turning
Cat Cove, white caps ashing in the Indian Hill every “Do you boys know around islands and coves, always some-
morning sun, the lake looks as wild and thing new to see.
unsettled as the sea. e lake is noisy Sunday morning to do the laundry. We how long you’re going to be in jail?
and careless on such days, like listening When I was 16 something happened
to rock ‘n’ roll. But it looks so peaceful marched in single le, like a family of ey’ll put you away for at least ve to me on Lake Mahopac that I wouldn’t
in the evening, when the waters are still wish on anyone. I fell in love. She was a
and sparkle with deep red and purple geese. In winter, Mom wore a red beret years!”
sunsets. It’s easy to fall in love beside gure skater and, determined to impress
Lake Mahopac. But beware. For nothing with gray ear mu s. She was a city wom- What did we know? We were 8 years her, I threw away my hockey stick and
can sweep you o your feet like a beauti- bought a pair of gure skates. But my
ful body… of water. I know. an, way out of place in Mahopac. She old. He told my mother that the police
Sink or swim, that’s pretty much how gure 8’s didn’t excite her, and my poetry
my mother raised her three children. She carried a basketful of laundry, directing pwlearyeeTdo:n5ri.tg9hh5et”walaoyntgo. take us to jail. Mama made her nauseous. I cried and cried.
let us learn things on our own. We knew us from the rear to move over when She preferred brawny football players. I
how to cook before the age of 12. We couldn’t understand how so ardent a love
built dog houses, sewed buttons, made tra c approached, or scolding when we “A few years in jail will do them both as mine could be one-sided.
gardens, hitchhiked to Little League
games, etc. In the world we live in today, dawdled. She only said things once. We some good,” she said. One day, I decided to circle the lake
of hovering mommies and daddies, allow- and nd a place where the ice was thin,
ing such independence would be un- loved her so—most of the time—but e next week, Mom marched us to fall threw, and die. And then it came:
Wisdom. I didn’t love a gure skater. I
certainly not the day she pushed us out Tom Kat’s and bought ice skates. We loved a lake.

on Lake Mahopac to learn to ice skate. couldn’t get into trouble if we were out I nished my skate, sat down on the
dock, and laughed my ass o .
Apart from one another, my twin on the lake ice skating.

brother and I behaved like angels. We disliked skating, until we met

Together, we were evil. We would sneak Richard. He wore the coolest beat-up,

from the laundry to Rexall’s drug store brown leather bomber jacket and zipped

and steal 1 cent pieces of bubble gum. across the ice like the wind. First thing

e gum was located at the front coun- he wanted to know was who was watch-

ter, by the register. My brother and I ing us. He laughed like crazy when we

would wait for the proprietor to busy told him that our mother had given us a

himself with a customer, and then strike. choice: learn skating or go to jail.

One day, we entered the store and, Richard gave us skating pointers and

seeing no one in sight, began helping calmed our fears when we heard the loud

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LETTERS e three facilities together can hold about 100
FROM PAGE 11
weddings a year. e average cost for an entire wed-

ding is about $30,000 to $45,000, which means Your business card
what goes on during these procedures; who is about $4 million per year, most of which would could be here.
quali ed to conduct them, who makes the deci- come from outside Putnam County. Since the town

sions about who will conduct them, where they are of Carmel and Putnam County own the facilities,
performed and what backup plans are in place. If they and many local businesses would bene t.

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tions—Red Mills Historic Park, Hill/Agor historic
farm and the Putnam County Golf Course.

you? Let's talk.e wedding itself would take place at Red

Mills Historic Park in the Red Mills Chapel. At
the conclusion, a horse and carriage from the Hill/
Agor historic farm transports the newlyweds about
a half-mile to the Putnam County Golf Course for
the wedding reception.
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half-mile to the chapel; the bride and her father When I lived in Manhattan and looked out the

discussing their walk down the aisle. window all I saw was a brick wall. From where I

During the wedding ceremony, the father gives his come from, a cell tower would be an improvement.

daughter away to her new husband. en the happy Anyway, I hope the neighbors keep arguing about

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Putting the veggies in vegetti

“ What’s for dinner to- LOST IN and meat-free, most of it was also
night?” my husband SUBURBIA taste-free.
asked, inhaling
deeply as he lifted the top o a TRACY is from a guy who believes
ketchup is a vegetable.

simmering pot of tomato sauce. BECKERMAN He let me know that he didn’t like

I shooed him away. the meatless meatballs, the shless

“We’re having spaghetti mari- tuna, and the chickenless chicken

nara.” nuggets. He was not a fan of facon

“Cool,” he said. “But I thought (fake bacon), or fauxgurt (fake yo-

we were eating gluten-free.” gurt) or nawsages (not sausages). I made a gluten-free,

“We are,” I assured him. dairy-free macaroni and cheese, which essentially was

“But pasta isn’t gluten-free.” a bowl of nothing. He gave me two thumbs down.

“It’s not actually spaghetti,” I said. “It’s vegetti.” en I tried giving him some Near Beer with his

“Vegetti?” he repeated. Not Dogs, but he was Not having it.

“Yeah. It’s fake spaghetti made from vegetables.” “What’s a Not Dog?” he had asked.

He made a face only his mother could love and “Hot dogs made of, um, something other than hot

then backed away from the stovetop as though I had dogs,” I replied.

said I was boiling slugs for dinner. He cut a piece of it and put it on the oor for the

“ at doesn’t sound very good,” he said. dog. e dog sni ed it and walked away.

“I promise, it’ll be valicious,” I smiled deceptively. “If the dog’s not eating it, I’m not either.”

He looked at me glumly. I had been on a gluten- is from a dog that eats underwear.

free, dairy-free, meat-free diet for a month, not to lose “I need something real,” he nally complained.

weight, but just to see if it made me feel better. Not “OK, I’ll make you something I promise you’ll like.”

that I had been feeling bad in the rst place, but after I perused my cookbooks and the internet for

a friend touted the bene ts of going everything-free, gluten-free, dairy-free, meat-free dinner dishes and

I thought I’d give it a try. Unfortunately, my husband nally settled on a meatless meatloaf. It looked great

was often an unwilling participant in my dietary in the photos and got a ton of rave reviews. Even

experiments, so this was not his rst food rodeo. I’ve meat-eaters loved it.

done high-protein/low-carb diets, no-sugar diets, e recipe was easy. It called for chickpeas, beans,

grapefruit diets, and something he nicknamed the garlic, onions, green peppers, and oats.

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APPAREL mind giving the pro t away.” Here is a list of meetings and other events
in the coming weeks for the town of Carmel
FROM PAGE 4 Bucci said that he is optimistic that the merchandise government and the Mahopac School District.
Times are subject to change.
will nd an audience and Mahopac Apparel will be a hit,
CARMEL TOWN BOARD
Bucci said it was his wife, Laurie, who came up with especially now that his daughters are on board. Wednesday, April 3
Meeting starts at 7 p.m., Town Hall, 60
the idea to include school-related themes on the mugs “My wife and kids are the ones really excited about it,”he
McAlpin Ave., Mahopac
and shirts that the website sells. said. “It’s a little family business that we started together.”
PLANNING BOARD
“My wife said we should come up with hats and shirts Maddy told Mahopac News she’s excited about work- Wednesday, April 10
Meeting starts at 7 p.m., Town Hall, 60
for the moms for all the schools—an Austin Mom mug, ing with her dad and sister on the new business.
McAlpin Ave., Mahopac
Best Fulmar Teacher mug and so on,” he said. “I am really excited because I get to make new designs,”
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS ZBA
Mahopac Apparel can also take on customized orders she said. “I really like clothes and fashion.” ursday, April 24

as well, in case someone wants their own slogan or phrase Liv said likes the fact that Mahopac Apparel not only Meetings start at 7:30 p.m., Town Hall, 60
McAlpin Ave., Mahopac
on the item. He will also be working with local business sells Mahopac-themed items, but can produce custom-
BOARD OF EDUCATION
to design custom shirts that will be sold at their stores. ized shirts as well. ursday, March 28
ursday, April 25
“ e feedback has been great,” Bucci said. “We expect “I made a shirt for my friend that had a red panda on it
Meetings start at 7:30 p.m., Mahopac Falls
it to really take o in the summer when the ‘lake life’ because she loves pandas,”she said.“It’s one of a kind. We School, 100 Myrtle Ave., Mahopac Falls

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the beach or the pool.” can do that... make one-of-a-kind designs.”
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Bucci said local charities can also use his business to Liv said she’s not sure what she wants to do when she ursday, April 4

sell things like t-shirts to promote their events. grows up, but might like to pursue a career as a singer. Meeting starts at 7:30 p.m., Sycamore Park
clubhouse, Mahopac.
“Let’s say a team for Relay for Life wants to sell shirts “But I see no reason why I can’t work on Mahopac Ap-

but doesn’t want to be stuck with a lot of extra ones [that parel at the same time,” she said.

don’t sell],” he said. “Well, they can sell them through us. You can nd Mahopac Apparel at https://mahopacap-

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Win tim a Italia Amer

e Mahopac Italian American Club held its fth annual Wine Wine maker
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Road on Sunday, March 17. Sixteen club members entered their
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nishers. Attendees voted a People’s Choice Award as well.
Maria Crecco took third place, Giorgio D’Agostino came in
second and Joseph Zeolla was voted Mastro del Vino by the guest
judges, Bob Volpe, Greg Breen and Rich Joyce. Alfonso Santaniello
received the People’s Choice Award.
IAC members, of course, cooked and served up a delicious Ital-
ian meal that featured pasta, sausage and peppers, chicken and more.
Don Filippo and his accordion provided Italian music. A series of
ra es with prizes donated by local businesses added to the fun.

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Vaping on the rise at Putnam County high schools

BY MELISSA LACHAPPELLE we have even had a kid a couple years ago vaping in the come one of the most popular e-cigarettes on the market.
GUEST COLUMNIST classroom.” It has been called the “iphone of ecigs” and has gained
a cult following among young adults. From its easy use,
Vaping by U.S. teens has reached epidemic levels and is Where do students obtain vapes and vape products? attractive ash-drive shape, USB charger that pops right
impacting our youth in Putnam County. One way is by walking right into vape stores and buy- into a laptop, and ads that are lled with attractive young
ing them. e Tobacco-21 law, signed by Putnam County models dancing in clothes only teens would wear, the in-
According to one Putnam County high school junior, Executive MaryEllen Odell in January, has raised the le- tention is very clear: Juul products are being marketed to
approximately 60 percent of her classmates are vaping. gal age to buy tobacco and e-cigarettes from 18 to 21; children and teens. Add in the names of their avors such
When she was a freshman, vaping was rare. She believes however, store owners and attendants do not seem to be as cool cucumber, Crème Brule, mango, and mint, and
the number of students who are vaping has risen expo- abiding by this law. Truth Initiative found that 75 per- teens are intrigued. e worst part—it is working. Juul
nentially since she started high school just two years ago. cent of teens who used vapes in the past 30 days obtained sales are up 300 percent from last year. e number one
them from a physical retail location (truthinitiative.org). customer, teens!
What is “vaping?” Vaping is the act of inhaling and ex-
haling the vapor from an e-cigarette, which is a battery- ese numbers are alarming to say the least. In addition So, what can be done? One way to prevent teens from
operated device containing liquid, nicotine, avorings and to physical stores, teens can easily purchase vapes on the vaping is to make the laws stricter. Research published
chemicals. A small heating mechanism changes the liquid internet, and online stores do not always require proof of last month (tobacco21.org) indicated that teens living in
into vapor, which can then be inhaled. While the long- age. cities or towns that are strict on retail sales are a third less
term risks of vaping are yet to be known, studies raise likely to try e-cigarettes compared to those living in areas
concern about the potential toxic e ects of the chemicals Vaping has turned into a major epidemic here in Put- with lax regulation. Putnam County’s recent decision to
being inhaled and the presence of nicotine, an addictive nam County and across the U.S. Less than a decade ago, pass the Tobacco-21 law is a huge step in the right direc-
substance. A study presented in the April 2018 issue of the e-cigarette was an obscure product marketed as a safe tion. For parents, educators, and caregivers, the best forms
Pediatrics concludes: “ e presence of harmful ingredi- alternative to conventional cigarettes by a single company of prevention are open communication and education. As
ents in e-cigarette vapor has been established; we can now in China—it has now turned into a three-billion-dollar a prevention educator, my goal is to visit high schools in
say that these chemicals are found in the body of human global industry. e biggest distributor of vaping products Putnam County and get the message out. For parents,
adolescents who use these products…Overall results re- is the Juul. Since its launch two years ago, the Juul has be- keeping an open conversation about vaping is imperative-
veal signi cantly greater toxicant exposure in adolescent -talk to your teen about the risks, familiarize yourself with
e-cigarette users compared with their nonusing peers.” products and language, and help your children quit vap-
ing if they have already started.
Vaping is happening during school. According to sev-
eral students in Putnam County from di erent schools, Melissa LaChappelle is the Prevention Education Supervisor
students are vaping in the bathrooms and locker rooms. at CoveCare Center in Carmel. CoveCare Center partners
Sometimes, they are vaping right in the classroom. is with individuals, families and the community to foster
is by no means unique to Putnam County; vaping during hope, wellness, and recovery, and to restore quality of
school hours is a problem across the Unites States. life by addressing mental health needs, substance use and
social and emotional issues. For more information, visit
“ e bathroom shouldn’t smell like blueberry avor- CoveCareCenter.org or call 845-225-2700.
ing,” states teacher Christine Pankrantz of Oklahoma.
Cam Traut, a school nurse in Chicago reports, “It’s hap-
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Time to ‘Spring-clean’ your eating!

BY PATRICIA TALIO Green Veggie Bowl with Chicken & Lemon-Tahini Dressing
GUEST COLUMNIST
From Eating Well Magazine
As you roll up your sleeves and rid your Serves 4
home of dust and clutter, try eating clean.
Ingredients Directions
e health bene ts are tremendous. Clean
eating is about choosing foods that are in their • 1/4 cup tahini 1. Whisk tahini and 1/4 cup water in
most natural (“clean”) state: as close as possible • 1/4 cup cold water + 2 Tbsp, small bowl until smooth. Add lemon
to how they were grown or harvested, and how divided juice, minced garlic, cumin, 1/4
they lived and ate in the wild. So you’ll reduce • 1/4 cup lemon juice teaspoon salt and whisk to combine.
or eliminate re ned, processed foods, ones • 1/2 tsp minced garlic + 2 sliced Set aside.
with additives and preservatives, unhealthy garlic cloves, divided 2. Trim green beans, cut in half. Break
fats, and lots of added sugar and salt. • 1/4 tsp ground cumin broccoli into florets. Measure 1 cup
• 1/2 tsp kosher salt, divided (reserve the rest for another use).
HOW TO START • 1 cup green beans 3. Season chicken with remaining 1/4
On the label, each ingredient should be • 1 small broccoli crown tsp salt, pepper. Heat 1 Tbsp oil in large
• 4 (4 oz) chicken cutlets, trimmed cast-iron skillet, medium heat. Add
a foodstu , not a chemical name. So whole- • 1/4 tsp ground pepper chicken, cook until 160°F, 3-5 minutes per side. Transfer to clean cutting
grain bread and pasta, yes. Grass-fed beef, yes. 2 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil, divided board, tent with foil to keep warm.
Cereal in neon pink and blue – no. Fruits and • 1/2 large red onion, sliced 4. Wipe out pan, add the remaining 1 Tbsp oil. Add onion and cook, stirring
veggies, yes. Cheese, yes. Highly processed • 4 cups thinly sliced kale occasionally, 2 min. Add sliced garlic, cook 30 seconds; add broccoli, green
cold cuts, sausage and bacon, or microwavable • 2 cups cooked brown rice beans. Cook, stirring occasionally, 2 min. Stir in kale, add remaining 2 Tbsp
pu -pastry appetizers loaded with sugar and • 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro water. Cover and steam until vegetables are tender-crisp, 1-2 min.
salt – no. 5. To serve, divide rice and vegetables among 4 bowls, top with sliced
Nutritional information: chicken. Drizzle reserved dressing, sprinkle cilantro.
YOUR REWARDS?
Besides great taste, you’ll help reduce your Calories 452 per serving Fiber 5 g Protein 35 g
Fat 18 g / Sat. Fat 2 g Carbohydrates 42 g / Sugars 3 g Sodium 316 mg
and your family’s risk of obesity, heart disease,
diabetes, and certain cancers, while possibly SEE MORE RECIPES ON PAGE 24
lowering blood pressure and cholesterol.

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Fighting families raise the costs

BY ALAN D. FELLER, ESQ. a fair number experiencing some stop ghting is one of the most that ght tend to put o plan- your estate. Disgruntled fam-
GUEST COLUMNIST form of con ict. Children and thankless. However, employing ning, because there is no point ily members can contest a will
parents can summon a boatload blunt logic can sometimes move person to maintain family bal- or request special proceedings
It is always a pleasant surprise of reasons why they dislike and the needle toward a temporary ance. Money that could be used to dive into a will’s formation
when parents and their adult avoid each other. Like peeling a truce. Families that ght lose to pay for a grandchild’s college – delaying probate and causing
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Supporting LGBTQ youth in our community

BY ANNA CORBI We can also model inclusion their voices to be heard. Show

GUEST COLUMNIST by making an e ort to use in- LGBTQ youth how to advo-

clusive language. One way to cate for themselves by writing

Imagine being a young per- use inclusive language is to ask letters to local politicians and

son and feeling confused, iso- about gender pronouns. Pro- work alongside them to help

lated and not accepted for who nouns are linguistic tools that make a positive change.

you are? we use to refer to people, such Stay informed and become an

All youth who are on the path as they/them/theirs, she/her/ ally. An ally is someone who is

to self-discovery need positive hers, he/him/his. It also helps supportive of LGBTQ people.

role models, especially those to be mindful of misgendering. Be that person! Take some time

who identify as LGBTQ. LG- Misgendering means to refer to educate yourself about the

BTQ stands for lesbian, gay, bi- to someone, especially a trans- LGBTQ community. Whether

sexual, and transgender. e “Q” gender person, using a word, you show your support by at-

is to recognize those who iden- especially a pronoun or form tending LGBTQ events or

tify as queer or someone who is of address, that does not cor- displaying a rainbow pride ag

questioning their sexuality. rectly re ect the gender with during the month of June, that’s

LGBTQ youth need to know which they identify. Using the all it takes to be an ally!

that they are not alone. As right pronoun and gender iden- Every youth deserves to feel

adults, it is our job to make sure tity allows the youth to feel like a sense of belonging. By taking

that they know they can always they are important enough for these steps, you can show LG-

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us to show support. if you don’t know what gender in their community. partners with individuals, social and emotional issues.

someone identi es with or what families and the community For more information, visit

HERE ARE SOME THINGS their pronouns are, just ask Anna Corbi is the Team Leader to foster hope, wellness, and CoveCareCenter.org or call 845-

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MODEL COMPASSION a long way when showing sup-

AND INCLUSIVITY FOR port. APRIL
LGBTQ YOUTH IN YOUR Let them be who they are.
COMMUNITY.
Being a young person in to-
Start by listening. LGBTQ day’s society is really hard for
youth need to be heard. ey so many reasons, but can you
deserve to have a voice and imagine being afraid of openly
receive respect. Take the time being who you are? LGBTQ
and pay attention to what they youth often feel that they have

are telling you. Most youth are to act like someone else around IS
aware of what their needs are others because of the fear that
and how they are feeling. Let they will not be accepted.
them know that you genuinely Many LGBTQ youth are fear-
care about what they have to say ful of being rejected by friends,
and that you are there to listen. loved ones, schoolmates, and

Model inclusion and kind- the community. It is extremely

ness. It is crucial that we model important to let them know it’s

inclusion and kindness while OK for them to be authentic

supporting LGBTQ youth. and be who they are.

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 21 frieAnldcoohroflo: e?
e answer isn’t cut and dry
Creamy Chocolate Date Mousse
Alcohol can be both tonic and poison.
From the American Institute for Cancer Research Literature suggesting that light to moderate drinking
Serves 4 presents a plethora of health bene ts can be found if
people go looking for it. However, alcohol also has its
Ingredients detractors, who say that the risks outweigh the bene ts
• 8-10 dates, pitted when it comes to drinking. is makes it even more
• 1/2 cup light coconut milk, canned + 1/4 cup water complicated to decide if consuming alcohol is some-
• 1 ripe avocado, peeled thing that can safely be included in one’s lifestyle or if it’s
• 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder something to be avoided.
• 1/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, melted
e Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that
Directions: alcohol can a ect every organ in the body. It is a central
• Chop dates into small pieces. nervous system depressant that is rapidly absorbed from
• In blender or food processor, blend till smooth: chopped dates, coconut milk, water. the stomach and small intestine into the bloodstream.
• Add avocado, melted chocolate chips, cocoa powder. Blend again until creamy.
• Pour into four small ramekins or bowls. e Mayo Clinic advises that moderate alcohol consumption may pro-
• Chill in fridge for 1-3 hours, or overnight. vide some health bene ts. ese can include reducing risk of develop-
• Garnish with raspberries, chopped nuts or a sprinkle of Himalayan sea salt. ing and dying from heart disease. ere’s a possible reduction in the risk
of ischemic stroke, which occurs when the arteries to the brain narrow
Nutritional information: Fiber 7 g Protein 2 g or become blocked, impacting blood ow. Some think that moderate
Carbohydrates 50 g Sodium 3 mg alcohol consumption may reduce one’s risk of diabetes.
Calories 288 per serving
Fat 11 g / Sat. Fat 5 g e Harvard Medical School indicates that moderate drinking
protecting against cardiovascular disease and diabetes makes sense
Drink biologically and scienti cally. Moderate amounts of alcohol raise levels
Pink !forhosts of high-density lipoprotein (HDL, or “good” cholesterol), and higher
Thursday April 4th 6pm HDL levels are associated with greater protection against heart disease.
Moderate alcohol consumption has also been linked with bene cial
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to cancers of the mouth, pharynx, larynx, esophagus, breast, liver, colon
and rectum. People who cannot control their drinking can develop ad-
dictions that a ect both their personal and professional lives.

Moderation is essential when consuming alcohol. ose who do not
currently drink are not advised to do so just for the potential health

bene ts. However, people who have one to two drinks
(12 ounces of beer, eight ounces of malt liquor,
ve ounces of wine, or 1.5 ounces of liquor) on
a regular basis and are healthy overall should
generally have few problems, according to the
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How to overcome the three ‘Tions’

Dear Dr. Linda, junior year. child will always seem Accept the fact that your son prob-
I’m in total panic mode. I know junior ably does have ADD and/or some of the
Next, why isn’t your STRONG to nd something symptoms like the ree “Tions” that
year is a critical year when applying to son doing and handing LEARNING else to do in place of prevent him from doing homework. At
college, but our 11th-grade son, who did in homework? ere homework they don’t. this point, help him get through high
pretty well on his SATs, is getting C’s is a variety of reasons DR. LINDA want to do. (So will school by providing as much support as
and D’s in his classes. e only reason that kids don’t hand in SILBERT you.) Eventually, they possible, including tutors and structured
he’s passing at all is because he does OK groups. Be sure beforehand that he’s on
on tests. homework. Attention run out of time and board with the person or people who
will be providing the support.
I should have expected this because de cit disorder occurs the assignment is never
this has been the story of his whole About college. If he’s expressed inter-
school life. He hands in an assignment in one of two condi- completed. est in going to college, make sure that he
here and there. How’s he ever going participates in choosing where he wants
to get into college and stay in college? tions, with or without hyperactivity. Just In order to help kids who su er from to go, understands the acceptance re-
Years ago, I had him tested and was told quirements of di erent schools in terms
that he has ADHD, but I don’t think because your son seems “passive” doesn’t the ree “Tions,” whether they’re of GPA (which is a ected by whether
so because he’s a very passive kid. Any he turns in assignments) and SAT/ACT
thoughts on what is going on? mean he’s able to sustain attention and ADHD or not, the rst step is work- scores and other admissions criteria. If
he is part of the decision-making and
Carolyn focus on command. ing with someone else or being part of a understands the connection between his
grades and meeting the requirements
Dear Carolyn, Most ADHD or ADD kids suf- group where there is structure. If they’re of a school he wants to go to, he’s more
To begin with, the idea that junior likely to be motivated and to put some
fer from what I call the three “tions” in a place where everyone else is doing e ort into learning to manage his own
year is the most important year in high behavior.
school is basically a myth. It’s an impor- (pronounced “shuns”): Disorganization, an assignment, they’ll usually do it. If
tant year if the student has low grades Dr. Linda
and shows improvement during the motivation and procrastination. One someone sits down next to them and
junior year. at shows the admissions Dr. Linda is co-author of “Why Bad Grades
people that the candidate is improving or more of the three “tions” can result jumpstarts them, they may be able to Happen to Good Kids,” and director of
or maturing. However, in general, col- Strong Learning Tutoring and SAT/ACT
leges rst look at the grade point aver- in a student not handing in homework. continue on their own. Test Prep. Send your questions to Linda@
age (GPA) starting in ninth grade and stronglearning.com.
SAT/ ACT scores. If you’re applying to Here’s why. Expecting these children to get their
Harvard and your GPA is 75, it’s not
going to matter if you improve in your First, these children are usually homework done alone is futile. It’s not

somewhat disorganized. If they bring going to happen. ey lack the self-

home their textbook, they don’t have control to get it done unless—and this is

the assignment. If they do the assign- a big unless—they love what they have

ment, they don’t hand it in because when to do. When that happens, they actually

it’s time to hand it in, they can’t nd it. microfocus and you can’t get them away

Second, they are not motivated. ey from whatever they’re doing.

simply don’t want to do the homework. For example, if a child with ADD or

When a parent dangles a carrot in front ADHD has a paper due and he or she

of them, they like the idea at rst, but begins with the cover and loves to draw,

usually nd something else to do that is they’ll never get around to writing the

more appealing. at leads to the third paper. All their time will be devoted to

“tion,” procrastination. e AD(H)D creating the cover.

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Six ways to recognize autism awareness this April

Autism has become a house- 1. Wear blue. One of the signif- April is Autism
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but it is typically marked by re- them.

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• Number of years student studied the Italian language and
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MHS student chosen DAR offers college scholarships
to attend ‘Students
e Enoch Crosby Chapter NSDAR is o er- mailed to: Mrs. Grace Zimmermann, Scholar-
Inside’ Albany ing two $500 scholarships to college-bound, high ship Chairman, Enoch Crosby Chapter DAR, 2
conference school students. Alden Way, Purdys, NY 10578

e League of Women Voters DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution) Application requirements:
is a women’s service organization dedicated to • Scholarship application cover sheet (typed or
of Putnam County has selected promoting historic preservation, education, pa- handwritten)
triotism and honoring the patriots of the Revo- • A paragraph summarizing your goals and as-
Nina Plateroti, a junior from Ma- lutionary War. Student scholarship applicants pirations for college. (typed, double-spaced)
should exhibit extraordinary citizenship, integrity •Answer one of the following two questions, in
hopac High School, to attend the and service to his or her community while main- 300 words or less, typed, double-spaced: How you
taining high academic standards. feel the educational path you are choosing will
19th annual Students in Albany help you give back to the local community? Or,
e applicant must be What are your thoughts on the ag of the United
program, May 20-23. • a student in good standing, States? (a two-part question) A) Is it an individ-
• currently enrolled in high school in Putnam ual’s personal choice or Constitutional obligation
Sponsored by the League of County or in the school districts of the towns to choose to recite the Pledge of Allegiance to the
of Pawling and Dover in Dutchess County or ag at the beginning of public ceremonies; B) Do
Women Voters of New York home-schooled in one of the previously men- you think public ceremonies should be required
tioned localities, to open with the Pledge of Allegiance? Why or
State Education Foundation, • received acceptance to an accredited college why not?
or university. • O cial transcript of high school (must in-
Inc., it is an intensive three-day Applications will be available through area high dicate class percentile and/or rank, size and test
school guidance counselors’ o ces or by email. scores). Home-schooled students must include
residential training experience transcripts for grades nine through current year.
e winners will be noti ed of the Commit- • Two letters of recommendation
designed to immerse students tee’s decision in May. e winners will be required • Photocopy of proof of United States citizen-
to submit their Social Security numbers to the ship: birth certi cate, naturalization papers or in-
in the process by which public scholarship chair. Scholarship monies may be formation page of U.S. Passport. Please block out
used at the discretion of the student for expenses photo if you are submitting a copy of naturaliza-
policy is proposed, enacted and Nina Plateroti related to undergraduate study. tion papers or passport pages.
• Proof of acceptance into a college or univer-
changed in New York State. It e application packet must be complete and sity program. is does not have to be the institu-
arranged in the order listed below, beginning tion ultimately attending.
is an opportunity for students to apply for this opportunity. e with the scholarship application cover sheet and For more information email Enoch Crosby
received by Friday, April 26. Scholarships are Scholarship Chairwoman Grace Zimmermann
experience rsthand the inner LWV-PC said it received some awarded without regard to gender, race, color, re- at [email protected] or call 914-276-3039.
ligion, national origin or disability.
workings of the state govern- outstanding applications from the
All original transcripts, letters of recommen-
ment, to tour the state’s capitol, local high schools. Plateroti was dation and other required documents must be

and to be given an afternoon to called “an exemplary student.” She

shadow their senators and assem- maintains a 4.0 grade average and

bly members as they attend ses- still nds time to be involved, and

sions on the Chamber oors. a leader, in school activities. She

High school students were also volunteers her time outside

asked by their local Leagues to the school environment.

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with recommendations from a portance of being active within

teacher and department chair, to one’s community,” Plateroti said.

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THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 2019 SportsMAHOPAC NEWS PAGE 29

The 2019 Mahopac High School boys lacrosse team

Slow start ruins Indians’ season opener

Team loses to Byram Hills

BY SKIP PEARLMAN
CONTRIBUTING WRITER

is wasn’t the start the A Byram Hills shooter puts a point-blank rip on Mahopac keeper Mike Mahopac boys lacrosse 2019 team captains, from left: Tim Cegielski,
Mahopac boys lacrosse team had Argila, who made the save in last Saturday’s Indians loss. Mike Argila, Drew Riolo, Zach Puckhaber
in mind.
up its pre-game routine, going out and put a quick three spot PHOTOS: SKIP PEARLMAN
e Indians found themselves back into the school locker room on the Indians - victimizing
in an early 3–0 hole in last after its initial warmup, and then the Mahopac defense for three Coach Joe Bucello and the Indians during practice.
Saturday’s March 23 spring returning for the start of the game-changing goals in the rst
debut against Byram Hills, and game. six minutes.
were unable to recover in a 7-3
loss that head coach Joe Bucello e team seem red up. But SEE BOYS LAX PAGE 30
called unacceptable. the Bobcats were, too, and came

“ is was one of our worst
losses,” Bucello said. “Byram
Hills is a good program, and they
played well, but we’re a Class
A school with championship
background, and we shouldn’t
lose to a program that hasn’t
done that yet. It’s not acceptable
in my eyes, and it’s not acceptable
for fans of the program. at’s
not what Mahopac lacrosse is
about.”

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Saturday’s
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Harney scored
two goals.

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Freshman attacker Mike
Harney led the Indians with two
goals, Anthony Corrado had a
goal and one assist, and keeper
Mike Argila had 13 saves in net.

“Ian Hamilton, a junior
defender, played well for us,”
Bucello said. “And Mike Harney
—with two goals—had a nice
game. at was no surprise, he’ll
be a player for us for years.”

e road doesn’t get any
easier for Mahopac, which was
scheduled to host (defending
Sectional champ) Mamaroneck
(yesterday, March 27. e
Indians also host Putnam Valley
this Saturday at 1 p.m.

THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 2019 SPORTS MAHOPAC NEWS PAGE 31

Girls lacrosse team sets sights on deep playoff run

BY SKIP PEARLMAN
CONTRIBUTING WRITER

With a solid defense and a

strong returning core from a team

that went 12-7 last season, the

Mahopac girls lacrosse team hopes

good things are ahead this spring.

Last year‘s Indians reached the

Class A semi nals, where they lost

to Mamaroneck.

e team will be without PHOTOS: SKIP PEARLMAN
Caroline Raymond (West Point),
Hannah Lieto, Morgan Kirby, Indians 2019 team captainsfrom
Siobhan Hynes, Ally Conlin, and left: Natalie Scanlon, Katie
Francesca Mangione. McDonough, Christina Lopreato,
and Jordan Barbagallo.
All-Section mid elder and

senior Natalie Scanlon, All- “O ensively, the girls are really

Section HM goalie and senior clicking so far. ey’re young, but

Jordan Barbagallo, All-Section This spring’s Mahopac girls lacrosse team hopes for a big season. talented. Sophia and Lindsay
HM mid elder and senior Katie started every game last year for us,

McDonough, and junior All- and we brought in some talented

League mid elder Christina girls. We have a lot of experience.”

Lopreato will serve as team returning experience,” said 11th- Kasparian. Returning junior At mid eld will be McDonough, After reaching the semi nals in

captains. Senior All-League year head coach Jim Lieto. “We Megan Citarella will be the backup Lopreato, Caitlyn Reilly, Alexa 2015, the Indians look to take the

mid elder Zina McInerney and return more experience than we’ve keeper. Rispoli, Olivia Conlin, Gigi next step.

junior All-League attacker Sophia ever had. We also have a new “I think our defense can be Genovese, and Colleen MacNeil. “We reached the nals in 2015,

DeFrancesco also return. o ensive coach, Jack Kensil, who awesome,” the coach said. “Natalie “Each of them have their own and since then we feel like the

Joining the Indians this spring brings fresh perspective to that side is one of the best in the Section, strong side of the ball,” the coach next step is to win a title,” Lieto

are junior Kira Dobbs, junior of the ball.I think that —combined very smart. And Katrina has said. “But all of them are skilled on said. “Class A is stacked, but we’ll

Samantha Faeth, soph Tatiana with our strong defense—will really come on strong, and is both o ense and defense.” work hard, and hopefully be in a

Moran, soph Carly Ravoli, and make us a strong team this season.” clicking right away. Kate is a third- On attack the Indians return situation where we can compete

freshmen Audrey Colucci, Mia Barbagallo, a three-year varsity year player, and Zina is another Devin King,DeFrancesco,Lindsay for that.”

Del Bene, Ava Jennings, Nicole player in goal, will be joined phenomenal player. Together, they Neilis, and Paige Kutka. e Indians are scheduled to

Panny, and Avery Przymylski. on defense by Scanlan, Katrina give us a quick, smart defense. “I’m really excited about host Scarsdale Friday, March 29 at

“I believe our strength is our Klammer, McInerney and Kate at’s great to have.” this year‘s team,” Lieto said. 4:30 p.m.

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Baseball team counts on senior leadership to set tone

BY SKIP PEARLMAN

CONTRIBUTING WRITER “Lacoparra, McKeown, and

Mammola will all be looking for

Mahopac baseball coach their spots as well,” Lugbauer

Mickey Lugbauer and the Indians added. “ ey’re all battling for the

hope that a senior-heavy team next spot, they all have potential,

with experience can blend with and will all get an opportunity.”

some talented newcomers and e coach mentioned defense

create a winning atmosphere this when asked about strengths.

spring. “Our defense has the potential

e Indians are coming o an to be one of the best in the section,”

8-14 season where they lost in Lugbauer said. “ e guys are all

the rst round of the playo s to super athletic, and we’ll have to

White Plains. e team will be play defense to win games.”

without All-Section right-handed e Indians play in a league

pitcher Billy Moeller, lost to PHOTOS: SKIP PEARLMAN with Carmel, John Jay East

graduation. This year’s Mahopac High baseball team is looking to turn around last year’s losing record. Fishkill, RCK, and Arlington.
“ is year the guys have been “Every year our league is one of

working really hard,” Lugbauer the toughest in the section,” the

said. “We have some good hitters and o the eld. Connor will be a and Nick Montanez RHP), “ ey bring a lot of excitement coach said. “ e Dutchess teams

in the middle of our lineup who defensive leader for us, he’s a good as well as junior Casey Tewey every day,” the coach said. “ ey are always tough. We need to

can help us, and a bunch of motivator and will do everything (RHP). have speed, and some great do the little things, and if we do,

guys who are looking to make a you ask. He’s a smart kid and an “ e guys were obviously defense. Matt has a quirky we have a chance to win games.

name for themselves. I’m excited extension of the coaching sta .” disappointed with last year,” the delivery and mixes his pitches, and We’ve got to make sure we’re

about the group, they have great Also returning is senior third coach said. “ ey’re bringing a we’re expecting big things from doing things the Mahopac way.”

chemistry, show up to work every baseman Nick Mancusi, who will good attitude, they work hard Kevin—he throws in the low 80s.” Lugbauer believes if things go

day, and I think that will translate also serve as a captain. every day. We’re inexperienced e team will look toTewey and well, the team could make some

into some wins for us this year.” “He’s a vocal guy and in some areas, but the kids are Weiner to lead an inexperienced noise in the playo s.

e team welcomes back always there to pick the guys competing every day to make the pitching sta . “If we play the way we can, I

returning starters and senior up,” Lugbauer said. “A great team better.” “We’re very excited about think we can make a deep run,”

captains Kyle Brandstetter (1B), teammate.” Exciting newcomers to the Tewey,” the coach said. “He’s he said. “ e guys are really

Mike Musantry (OF), and Also back for the Indians are team this spring include junior aggressive with his fastball, and motivated to prove that last year

Connor Stepkoski (C). seniors Matt Weiner (SS/RHP), left-handed pitcher and out elder Matt threw some good innings was a uke, and they are a good

“Kyle and Mike are big in the Mike Mammola (OF/RHP), Matt Luongo, junior in elder from the pen last year. He has quality baseball team.”

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GIVEN that the Town Board of the easement interests to be play, but is also just as content
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County, New York, at a regularly RESOLVED that upon & affection. He is very intelligent
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ROBERT MONGNO KIMB ERLY NICOSIA DIANA M. OLIVEIRA JOSEPH POLEWASKI
Real Estate Salesperson
Real Estate Salesperson Real Estate Salesperson Real Estate Salesperson
M 914.656.7375
M 914.671.5475 M 914.734.8307 M 917.538.1369
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Source: HGMLS 1/1/2018-12/31/2018, Total units and dollar volume sold by office, all property types, Putnam County.

YORKTOWN BROKERAGE EAST MAIN STREET ROUTE N , JEFFERSON VALLEY