Mahopac News 01.13.22

VOL. 12 NO. 49 Visit TapIntoMahopac.net for the latest news. THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 2022

Mahopac schools
fight to maintain
in-person instruction

Spread of Omicron variant
causing sta , bus driver shortages

BY BOB DUMAS put together a plan that addresses

EDITOR all the district’s options going

forward, Tuesday, Jan. 4, was

As the Omicron variant of the designated a Superintendent’s

coronavirus continues to spread, Conference Day. Students stayed

the Mahopac School District is home while administrators met

scrambling to keep its buildings to discuss the district’s next step.

open and maintain in-person in- Details of any plan developed on

Cheers struction. Jan. 4 were not made public by

Superintendent Anthony Di- the time Mahopac News went to

Carlo said last week that the big- press this week. e Superinten-

gest challenge the district faces dent’s Conference Day that had

is sustaining the needed number been scheduled for March 11

for the of faculty and bus drivers to keep will now be a regular full day of

the schools open. school.

“ e number of COVID-19 “As I have said many times, we

The Mahopac varsity cheer squad cases in Putnam County now believe the best place for our stu-
competes in the 2022 Snowflake
Snowflake Showdown, the annual cheer exceeds 2,000 and is impacting dents to be is in school,” DiCarlo
competition that was hosted by
our schools,” the superintendent wrote. “We are taking this one-

wrote in a letter to Mahopac par- day pause in order to nd the best

Mahopac on Saturday. Ten teams ents. “Today, we had more than way to make that happen.”

Showdown! competed in six different categories. 150 teachers and bus drivers out As an example of the sta ng
Mahopac took second in the varsity
coed category. For more photos of the sick and the public health experts challenges the district faces, Di-

tell us that the next two and a Carlo was forced to create half-

Mahopac squad in action, see page 3. half weeks are going to be a criti- days of classes for Lakeview and

PHOTO: TABITHA PEARSON MARSHALL cal time.” SEE SCHOOLS PAGE 7
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LEISURE
MAHOPAC MUSINGS 26
OPINION
SPORTS 23

2 MIKE BARILE INTERVIEW

8 Councilman re ects on
18 his time on Town Board

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PAGE 2 MAHOPAC NEWS MAHOPAC MUSINGS THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 2022

The Staff Mahopac Library Defensive Driving Course four points o the driver’s viola- e Dogs of Chernobyl

EDITORIAL TEAM Events Saturday, Jan. 15, 9:30 a.m.- tion record. is program is ap- Monday, Jan. 17, 6:30 p.m. e
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 2022 OPINION MAHOPAC NEWS PAGE 11

Planting the seeds of blame

BRUCE young—and I guess too numb— INANIMATE OBJECT or any other resemblance to a whatever he ingested. e de-
THE BLOG to absorb the long-term meaning Even if my brother never sentient being. mons ate at him—swallowed him
of his words. whole—purely from within.
BRUCE smoked weed, or if the substance at’s why I am at a loss to
APAR A DEEP,RAW WOUND didn’t exist at all, would that have comprehend what someone means To my ears, when people are
Stephen was 18, and he could saved him? What do you think? when they casually call cannabis a bandying about the buzzy term
My brother Stephen drove Stephen and his circumstances “gateway”drug. I’m dubious that “gateway,”it smacks of rhetoric
his car ush into a tree grasp the personal devastation proved his undoing, not marijuana, even they know what they mean. rooted in a re exive bias rather
one night, almost 50 all too well. A naturally gifted an inanimate object that has no I know my brother’s personal
years ago, ending his life. He had artist who would draw freehand motivation or moral compass demons had nothing to do with SEE APAR PAGE 12
never been the same after our characters from the Sunday
mother, as gentle a soul as could comics—I recall Dondi as one of TCHoEnsCciOouNs NCEoaCcThIinNgGanWd ECLoLnsCulEtinNgTaEtR
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was there. e next day she wasn’t Unable to accept the unfairness
anywhere. It was as quick and of his fate, my brother—a hulking
incomprehensible as a blink of presence at six-foot-three, 240
the eye. Needless to say, I’ve never pounds—let himself be sucked
gotten over it, but camou age it as into a vortex that spiraled to-
best I can.   wards oblivion. He was never the
same. He was trapped in a daze.
My middle brother Robert
was 12, old enough to shed tears e world had done him wrong.
when the Rabbi was sent to tell us, It mocked him. It was now his
“Your mother has gone away. She mortal enemy.
won’t be coming back.”I was too
Stephen fell in with a crowd
that did him no good. He self-
medicated day and night to escape
the burden of his brutally cold,
merciless, motherless reality. He
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Tick tock - TikTok Fun
Facts
“ ey are all on an app called to wait until you see me.” and just like that two hours had
JUST TikTok,”she casually replied. “Really? Maybe I’ll give it a try.” passed, and I was still sitting on by Jo Ann
JO ANN So she downloaded the app on the sofa with a now cold cup of
I found myself asking over tea, scrolling through silly videos. TikTok was the most
JO ANN and over again to see the video of my phone and there I sat like a I heard the garage door open downloaded app globally
FRANCELLA the singing lion. Someone had zombie scrolling past video after and realized that Ken was home.
dubbed in a romantic ri when- video and not understanding a lot in 2020 with 850
Something crazy has hap- ever the lion opened his mouth of them. “How long have you been million downloads.
pened between anksgiv- to roar, and no matter how many sitting there looking at TikTok?”
ing and Christmas 2021. It times I saw it, I still laughed. Did I saw make-up videos that he asked as he entered the den. Mom. Where’s your phone?”
seems that I have become addicted I feel silly? Yes, but this was a would enable someone like little “Well, why don’t we just wait
to TikTok. Since Ken and I spent whole new world to me. “old”me to look like a super- “Um, I’m embarrassed to say
so much time at my daughter’s model. I saw people gently tap- that I have wasted most of my till after dinner, and then you
home over the holidays, she would “Mom, there’s another one you ping microphones and making morning looking at these stupid can show me how to do it.”
occasionally show me videos on might like.” She began tapping clicking noses to calm anyone things. I think I’m addicted to
her phone.  ey were hilari- the screen on her phone and then who might be watching. I saw it. I know it’s just nonsense, but Of course, we forgot about
ous. Some were nonsensical and swiping until she reached the cleaning videos. I watched as I just keep watching. Next time the app. By the way, did you
some downright stupid, but for hilarious video of a horse whisper- people made fools of themselves we see Kim, I’m going to ask know that you can draw a
sure they were entertaining. ing into a man’s ear saying,“We’ve just to be in a video, but my fa- her to delete the app from my beautifully artistic human hand
been trying to contact you regard- vorite TikTok videos are of dogs phone.” just by writing the letter P? Yes,
“Where do you nd these ing your car’s extended warranty.” – big ones, little ones, fat ones, I learned that from a TikTok
hilarious videos?”I inquired in- mischievous ones all doing very “I’ll be happy to get my wife video.
nocently. Sound ridiculous? It is! It is so funny things caught on video. back,” Ken said as he bent over
totally ridiculous that I nd myself to kiss my head. I’ve cut back on my view-
laughing so hard at times that I I knew I was hooked when I ing time, but now am aware of
lose my breath. was taking down my Christmas e following week I was my clock going “tick tock” as I
decorations and decided to take with Kim and told her that I’m continue to TikTok.
“You know, Mom, you can get a break. I clicked into TikTok spending too much time on the
the TikTok app so you don’t have phone and I need her to remove Have a great 2022.
the TikTok app.
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compassionate. ably are experiencing whiplash. ey
When my mom APAR can be forgiven their plant rant.
passed, they helped
me through the FROM PAGE 11 BRING BACK
whole process of PROHIBITION?
the estate.’ than based on personal experience.
~R.W. Recreational use of “grass”in my Nine decades ago, America’s
13-year prohibition of the sale
Criminal Defense/DWI salad days—college and beyond— and consumption of alcohol was
Personal Injury did not prove to be a gateway to ended by an act of Congress. Would
Real Estate drug addiction or self-destruction. today’s “gateway”advocates—those
Business Law At some point, I stopped simply be- who rail against marijuana as if it is
Wills, Trusts, Estates, Probate cause I no longer found it enjoyable a demon seed—also have objected
or useful. Smoking marijuana didn’t to the repeal of prohibition?
LO J J. T tempt me to move on to harder
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lieve as they believe—that cannabis all know the answer to that is,“Of
acts as a so-called “gateway”drug, course not.”
leading to degradation, and leading
others who have gotten high to the Opposition to marijuana is a fact
highest o ce in the land—president of life. I get it. Dislike its legalization
of the United States. all you like. And, yes, even those
who support the decriminalization
Does that mean marijuana of cannabis agree it is sensible and
decides whom it will devastate and smart for society to closely regulate
whom it will elevate? Or does the its sales and consumption.
individual make that choice based
on free will? But let’s give up the ghost about
the “gateway”story we tell ourselves.
Demonizing marijuana as the
culprit instead of focusing on per- e arguments trying to prop up
sonal discipline and responsibility is that tenuous position, depending on
not unlike thinking that a gun pulls who’s making them, can sound as
its own trigger, with the shooter vapid as a pu of smoke.
a hapless victim of the rearm’s
autonomous action. As with my brother Stephen, it’s
painful to accept that a loved one’s
I appreciate the sentiment of or a close friend’s self-destructive
those who have di culty com- tendencies are the true gateways to
ing to grips with cannabis being their demise. Painful—and honest.
legally sold or publicly consumed
in their communal backyard. After One thing’s for sure: Am I going
all, change is hard. ose who to blame a plant as the gateway?
never liked ganja to begin with are No way.
understandably out of sorts now
that a drug deemed illegal yesterday Bruce Apar is a writer, actor,
has done a 180 virtually overnight. consultant, and community volunteer.
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Help for struggling students

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Between the covers

READING, life is too peaceful (combining ings contain arsenic! Words were six feet tall!). includes information on the sad
WRITING & the words harmony and para- written in inks made from plants A unique example of when a life of a curmudgeonly, hypo-
CHOCOLATE noia)—and daguerreologue—an as well as written in blood. Secret chondriac Boston man, Arthur
imaginary conversation with an compartments were designed to book is not actually a book is the Crew Inman. Arthur spent every
KIM old photograph of yourself in conceal weapons or hide valuables. Civil War battle diary of Union waking minute writing down the
KOVACH which you might o er words of In one fascinating volume, cre- soldier, Solomon Conn. Solomon details of his life in his diaries
advice (combining the old-time ated in Germany in the 1600s, the enlisted at age 24 in the 87th In- from 1919-1963 for a total of
Before you glance quickly photography term daguerreotype interior of the book was hollowed diana Infantry. In 1863, he bought 155 volumes of gripes, perceived
around to make sure that with the word for conversation – out and tted with small drawers a violin in Nashville,Tennessee, ailments, and daily activities!
you are alone when you dialogue). containing poisonous herbs and and carried it with him through-
read this column, don’t let the title plants. out his service. He never learned Kim Kovach keeps adults inspired,
fool you—it’s about books. e wonderful new book, “ e how to play the instrument but creative, and social this winter
Madman’s Library” by Edward is unusual compendium instead, he etched details of the through morning and evening
I discovered two quirky, super- Brooke-Hitching, is a gorgeous includes information and photo- soldiers and battles fought carved writing classes via Zoom. For
interesting new books over the full-color compendium of “the graphs of the world’s tiniest books into the wooden surface of that more info please visit: www.
holiday vacation that I can’t wait strangest books, manuscripts, and as well as the largest volumes ever violin. kimkovachwrites.com
to tell other readers about. While other literary curiosities from his- produced (with pages more than
I enjoy reading novels and short tory.” is fantastic tome presents “ e Madman’s Library”
stories and essays and biographies, photographs and descriptions of
I also like to read less well-known the earliest written words from
books that are not on the best- B.C. up to the present.
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In this treasure-trove of lan-
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Sorrows” written by John Koenig describes Incantation bowls—
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words and terms for feelings and lar form on the inside of pottery
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Some of these words are created tamia to be buried in the ground
completely out of thin air. Other around the four corners of a home
words have roots in Latin or to keep out evil spirits. Another
Greek or Norwegian, etc. Have interesting and macabre entry
you ever made up a word for describes Totenpasse or Death
something that you didn’t know Passports—words written on tiny
the actual term for or perhaps scrolls by family members and
your family used “made-up” tucked into lockets worn around
words with meanings that only the neck of the dead before burial
family members understood? in second century ancient Greek
and Egyptian graves.
In John Koenig’s book, I was
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an itchy sense of dread when skin of cows, otters, snakes, or hu-
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Gymnastics team tops Scarsdale to remain unbeaten

BY BOB DUMAS
EDITOR

e Mahopac gymnastics

team continued their winning

ways last week when they topped

Scarsdale 157.45 117.6 on the

road to remain undefeated and

improve their record to 5-0.

“Another solid team e ort,”

said coach Vin Collins. “We were

consistent in all four events.”

Kaitlyn Palange set the pace

for the Indians, nishing rst in

the uneven bars (7.60), the bal-

ance beam (8.85), the all-around

(33.15), tying for rst in the vault

with teammate Kelsie imm

(7.90), and nishing second in

the oor exercise (8.80).

Lexie Castrataro took rst in

the oor exercise (9:15).

“Kaitlyn had a terri c beam

routine and Lexie looked like she

really enjoyed her oor routine,”

Collins said. “Juliette [LeBlanc]

started strong with vault (7.80)

and was solid in all four events.”

Collins cited rookies imm

and Lia DiMase for their vault

and beam routines

“And Kaylie Ann [Hammond] Kaitlyn Palange
led the team with
and Cece [Haberling] were solid
four first place
on bars, and a couple more of our finishes against

rookies, Keira [Callahan] and Scarsdale.

Kayla [Contreras], had very nice

oor routines,” the coach said.

Collins said the squad faces

two challenging competitions

this week against Somers and

Lakeland/Panas/Putnam Valley.

“We are looking forward to

those challenges,” he said. Lexi Castrataro

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How oatmeal does a body good

Many adults are familiar with vari- (LDL), or “bad,” cholesterol. It’s worth

ous remedies to mitigate symptoms and noting that many people add ber-rich

shorten the duration of the common cold. fruits and berries to their oatmeal, which

A bowl of chicken soup, a little extra sleep can help lower cholesterol even further.

and tea with honey can help people feel

better as they confront cold symptoms like OATMEAL AND BLOOD SUGAR

runny nose and sore throat. A review published in the journal Nu-

Oatmeal is another popular cold rem- trición Hospitilaria in 2015 found that

edy, but a piping hot bowl of ground oats eating foods that contained beta-glucans

can bene t the body even when it’s not could help lower blood glucose levels in

battling a cold. people with diabetes. at makes oatmeal

an especially valuable dietary choice for

OATMEAL AND GUT HEALTH individuals with diabetes, many of whom

Beta-glucan is a soluble ber found in also must make an e ort to lower levels of

oatmeal that prevents constipation and LDL in their bodies.

promotes regular bowel movements. Ac-

cording to Amy Goodson, MS, RD, OATMEAL AND CONTROLLING

CSSD, LD, author of e Sports Nutri- WEIGHT

tion Playbook, beta-glucan ber has been A lling, healthy breakfast can help in-

linked to healthy gut bacteria. Healthy gut dividuals avoid the kind of snacking that

bacteria can reduce the likelihood indi- can contribute to unwanted weight gain.

viduals will experience issues with diges- e ber content in oatmeal helps people

tion after eating and can lower the risk for feel fuller longer, reducing the likelihood

in ammation and chronic disease. that they’ll reach for potentially unhealthy

snacks throughout the day. at can make

OATMEAL AND CHOLESTEROL it easier to lose weight and keep the

WebMD notes that the beta-glucan in pounds o over the long haul. indicates that a 1⁄2 cup serving oatmeal fective cold remedy. However, the nutri-

oatmeal can help individuals lower their contains 13 grams of protein, 52 grams of tional value of oatmeal makes it a worthy

cholesterol. e soluble ber in oatmeal OATMEAL AND NUTRIENTS carbohydrates and eight grams total ber. addition to individuals’ diets whether they

reduces the absorption of cholesterol into Oatmeal is among the most nutrient- In addition, the USDA notes that oatmeal have a cold or not.

the bloodstream, a property the Mayo dense breakfast foods a person can eat. is a great source of bene cial minerals like

Clinic reports can help individuals lower e United States Department of Ag- magnesium and potassium. is article was provided by Metro Creative

their levels of low-density lipoprotein riculture’s National Nutrient Database Oatmeal is widely recognized as an ef- Connection.

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County to distribute MUSINGS the Library’s YouTube channel.
COVID test kits FROM PAGE 2
Call for entry requirements: this

exhibit it open to professional art-

Please call 845-628-2009, ext. 143 ists 18 years of age or older. Work

and leave a message. must be hand-delivered, labeled and

‘Scavenger’ Artists ready to hang. ere is a limit of two
entries per artist; entries must not

Putnam County will distribute thousands ty residents. e Paladin Center and Philip- Sought for Exhibit exceed 36 inches with frame. Small
three-dimensional work that can be
of rapid COVID tests to food pantries, shel- stown Rec sites opened on Dec. 27 and tested

ters, libraries, senior citizen centers and houses more than 4,500 people and found that 810, One person’s junk is often someone placed in the ird Floor Gallery

of worship over the coming days in an e ort or 17 percent, were positive for COVID. else’s treasure. display case will be exhibited if space

to stem the spread of the Omicron variant and e New York State Department of Health Many artists are scavengers of permits.

keep schools and businesses open. guidelines for isolating and quarantining have items that retain their beauty or pro- Drop-o dates: Sunday, Jan. 30,

“Putnam County entered into a public/pri- been shortened to ve days. For the latest vide creative inspiration even after 1-4 p.m.; Monday, Jan. 31, 1-5 p.m.;

vate partnership with Ambulnz to set up test- information, see https://coronavirus.health. they have been discarded. Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb. 1 and

ing centers in Carmel and Philipstown where ny.gov/quarantines-contacts With this in mind, Mahopac Pub- 2, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. To be included in

our residents can get the services they need,” e Putnam County Department of Health lic Library has announced a call for the virtual exhibit, send one digital

County Executive MaryEllen Odell said. o ers clinics for vaccines and booster shots ev- entries featuring the theme, “Reduce, image of each entry submitted for

“Not all of our residents can easily reach those ery Tuesday. An appointment is required. See Reuse, Recycle: a Sustainable Art the onsite show to mplgallerycom-

testing sites, however, so we are distributing the PCDOH website for more information: Exhibit,” to showcase mixed media [email protected]. ere is no fee

these home tests to help them get fast, accu- https://www.putnamcountyny.com/health/ work that combines disparate ele- to enter the “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle”

rate test results in order to protect themselves, Results from the rapid antigen test kits the ments and materials to create inspir- exhibit, and artists from the tristate

their loved ones and our communities.” county is distributing may not be accepted by ing works of art. area (and beyond) are welcome to

e county received 4,437 rapid antigen airlines, some work settings or by medical fa- e show, hosted in partnership participate. e show will be on dis-

test kits from the state in its rst shipment. cilities requiring Covid clearance before med- with Sustainable Putnam, will be play at the library from Feb. 4-26,

More are expected. ical procedures. People who need testing for installed in the ird Floor Gallery 2022. For further information, or

e drive-in test sites are open from 6 a.m. those reasons should secure a PCR test from during the month of February 2022. to download an exhibit prospectus,

to 9 a.m. on weekdays for school children and their doctor’s o ce or elsewhere. A virtual presentation of the entries visit https://mahopaclibrary.org/art-

school district sta and from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. will be created in conjunction with exhibits/. For questions or clari ca-

seven days a week for all other Putnam Coun- Article courtesy of County Executive’s O ce the onsite show to be screened on tion, call 845-628-2009, ext. 108.

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BARILE when they should have been and and threw it out the door and hiring a company to deal with resolution in November calling
FROM PAGE 6
were awarded instead to friends into the street. Wilson pressed Albany [on behalf of ] the town.” for a study to look at the feasi-

and insiders. He wrote a letter to charges. Barile remained headstrong to bility of creating its own garbage

police department has saved the state attorney general’s o ce As a result of the incident, the end. In November, he voted service.

the town about $400,000 thus outlining his complaints, which initially Barile was charged with no on both the 2022 budget, Barile promised that residents

far and a fully sta ed force has resulted in an audit. e AG’s fourth-degree grand larceny, a which called for a 2.75 percent and town government alike have

meant a reduction in overtime, o ce admonished the Town felony; fourth-degree criminal decrease in the tax rate, and the not seen the last of him. After a

also saving hundreds of thou- Board and insisted a clear pro- mischief, a misdemeanor; as well town’s garbage contract, which brief hiatus, Barile said, he will

sands of dollars. curement policy must be set and as second-degree harassment, saw a dramatic increase and return to board meetings and let

Another thing Barile said he adhered to. Barile said his ac- a violation. Eventually all the caused the town to pierce the them know his point of view on

pushed for during his tenure tions made him a political target. charges were dropped except the state-mandated tax levy cap. the issues of the day. He said he

was raising fees charged by the “I knew when I sent that let- violation, which was condition- He said he voted no on the will also be contributing money

building department, such as ter, they would throw everything ally discharged if Barile stayed budget because he didn’t like how to candidates he feels will get the

title fees. at me, but I am a big boy and I out of trouble for a year. town employees were treated job done, whether they’re Repub-

“ ey hadn’t raised fees in six can take it,” he said. “People who “I did not play party politics,” during salary reviews. lican or Democrat.

or seven years. I told them they know me know everything that he said. “ at sewer pipe busi- “We had a lot of unhappy em- “I will be back,” he said. “And I

were stuck in the 1960s,” he happened was an orchestrated ness was there from day 1. I spent ployees,” he said. vow there will be no more uncon-

said. “Now, we were able to hire hit by party bosses. I stalled a million dollars to build that Barile said some board mem- tested elections. I will give money

someone just to do title searches. them and will continue to stall (restaurant) building. You think bers would compare their pri- to whoever needs it.”

at raised another million dol- them until I am dead. When you I didn’t have a bigger septic sys- vate-sector salaries to what town Barile, a Republican, said

lars to o set the cost of what we take that job, you take it for the tem? I pled guilty to a 30-day employees were making, an ac- he’s more than willing to help a

paid for Swan Cove.” taxpayers not for yourself, but if lapse between hooking up [the tion he deemed inappropriate. Democratic candidate, but said

Barile contends it is his busi- you don’t play by company rules sewer connection] and the per- “You can’t sit on the board the local party needs to “get its

ness acumen that helped him you are a big target.” mit process.” when salary [reviews] come up act together” rst.

formulate ideas such as these and Barile contends a series of Barile wound up paying a for compensation and compare “Until the Democrats get

he had praise for new Council- pieces written by Journal News $105,000 ne for the sewer pipe it to your own job,” he said. “It’s themselves together and get back

man Stephen Baronowski, who columnist David McKay Wil- snafu. disgraceful. It proves you can love to the true Democratic Party it

also has a business background son about a controversial sewer But he does lament one thing this town and still not necessarily once was, they will never get on

and plans to spend only one hookup at the restaurant he about the sewer controversy: e be a good councilman.” these boards,” he said. “You have

term on the board. owns on South Lake Boule- town, after it was threatened with Barile said he voted no on the to put some real [quali ed] can-

“He is not a politician,” Barile vard were incited by Republican nes by the state Department of garbage contract because he be- didates up there.

said. “He is there to serve the Party bosses who were unhappy Environmental Conservation, lieved it would be cheaper if the “But I believe for the next

taxpayers.” with his performance. Wilson ended up being represented in town provided its own garbage election you will see even more

One of the biggest planks of has refuted that claim. the case by an outside law rm, pickup service. new [Town Board] members,”

Barile’s platform when he ran At one point, at the end of a which cost the taxpayers thou- “We should not be held up by he added. “I will do my job and

for o ce four years ago was x- Town Board meeting, an angry sands of dollars. garbage men,” he said. “We need throw a hand grenade in there

ing the government’s procure- Barile tossed an empty plastic “ ey went out and hired a law a department of public works and wake people up. I have no

ment procedures. He contended water bottle at Wilson and then rm who never did business here with its own garbage service.” regrets [about his time on the

that many jobs were not bid out took the reporter’s cell phone before,” he said. “ ey ended up e Town Board did pass a board] and I will miss it.”

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Grand Opening

Osceola Garage is now Proper Service

Joe Marconi’s 41-year-old legacy changes hands

BY VIM WILKINSON Proper
BUSINESS EDITOR Service in

Baldwin
Place
After owning Osceola Garage for 41 years,

founder and owner Joe Marconi, has sold the

business to longtime friend Joe Ferone.

e garage celebrated its grand opening as

Proper Service on Saturday, Jan. 8, attended by

New York State Assemblyman Kevin Byrne, cus-

tomers, family and friends. e event was also a

farewell and retirement celebration for Marconi,

who was grateful to be able to serve his customers

from the surrounding communities since 1980.

e strategic location in Baldwin Place, allows

the garage to serve various communities in the

area. It remains as a full-service auto repair facility. Ferone’s leadership.

Marconi is con dent that the new manage- “We have a system here that works very well, so

ment under Ferone will be maintaining the level we really don’t want to change a lot,” said Ferone.

of professionalism and commitment to quality of “Along the way there maybe a few tweaks, but for

service that Osceola Garage has established over the most part it’s the same service.”

the years. Ferone was optimistic about being able to pro-

“I could have sold [the company] to a lot of vide customers with the same high-quality service

people but I didn’t want to—it had to be the right the garage had established.

person—because of the legacy,” said Marconi. “Joe Marconi has built an unbelievable business

He added that he wanted to make sure his sta here,” said Ferone. “I have ideas of my own. I am

and customers from the community are taken care going to build on what he has done over the past

of. 41 years and I am going to do my best to make PHOTOS: VIM WILKINSON
“Joe Ferone is someone I have known for about it even better. I’ve been listening to Joe Marconi
speak for many, many years—I’ve learned a lot (From left) New York State Assemblyman Kevin Byrne, Joe Ferone
20 years, so he is the right person,” Marconi said. of things from him. Customers, they are number (new owner) and Joe Marconi (former owner)
“He has the same culture, the same character and

the same beliefs that I had, to carry on the busi- one—without our customers we have nothing.

ness in a small community like this. It’s in the best at’s what my goal is—to really keep everything

of hands, it really is.” pretty much the same and to grow from there.” WHY DO WE

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