Yorktown News 02.14.19

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YORKTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

Rising enrollment could re-open French Hill

BY BRIAN MARSCHHAUSER PHOTO: BRIAN MARSCHHAUSER labs, science labs and other spaces
EDITOR that enhance education.
Tenants of French Hill School include Soaring Eagle Physical Therapy, Alliance for Safe Kids, Energize
Residential development is New York, Margeliz Center, Northern Westchester Music School, Home Instead Senior Care and the “We’re up against a time crunch
booming in Yorktown. chiropractic office of Dr. Laurie Kelleher. here,” he added. “ at’s a reality.
It’s a year to get these things ap-
In the pipeline are at least three so long that it would entail a “sig- None of the options are ideal Hattar said, the district will be proved at [the State Education
concepts or formal proposals to Department]. And then all of the
build 22 townhouses and 282 ni cant cost” to bring the school and all have drawbacks based on facing an average of 600 students work that goes into preparing for
rental units within the Yorktown a bond.”
Central School District. up to snu , said Lisa O’Shea, as- cost, educational or social/emo- per elementary school building.
e gravity of the situation was
More families, of course, mean sistant superintendent for curricu- tional aspects, Hattar told the “Right now, we’re at about not lost on school board members.
more school-aged children enter-
ing the district, said Dr. Ron Hat- lum and instruction. school board. Some would extend 500 [students] roughly in each “ is is not a couple-hundred-
tar, superintendent of schools, at thousand-dollar proposition; this
the Jan. 28 Board of Education Other options were being con- bus rides, some would push cer- of the schools,” Hattar said, not- is millions of dollars,” said Trustee
meeting. Peter Bisaccia. “If you look at the
sidered. ey included moving tain schools to capacity and some ing that the elementary school timing of this, we actually need
ere, district administra- something to go to vote during
tors presented several options to fth-grade students to the middle would require expensive construc- buildings are already near capac- the budget.”
handle this projected increase in
enrollment, including the reopen- school; sorting students by grade tion work. ity. Crompond is at 89.5 percent; President Jackie Carbone said
ing of the French Hill Elementary cost should be a secondary con-
School building. rather than where they live (also “We stand before you with no Brookside, 86 percent; and Mo- sideration, with education at the
forefront of any decision.
Closed prior to the 2010-11 known as the Princeton Model), clear answer,” Hattar said. hansic, 84 percent.
school year, the former elementary “I think you should be telling us
school‘s quarters have since been or vice versa (K-5 “neighborhood But, he said, “time is of the es- Maxing out the capacity, he what’s best for kids rst, and then
rented out to various businesses we have to gure out how to make
and non-pro t groups. Each lease schools”); or moving third-grade sence.” said, is not ideal because it would that work,” Carbone told Hattar.
contains a clause that allows the
district to take back the school in students to the Crompond School. By the 2022-23 school year, result in the loss of ESTEAM At the end of the discussion,
the event of increased enrollment, Hattar and the school board pared
said Tom Cole, assistant superin- it down to a few options: reopening
tendent for business. French Hill or building out its ex-
isting elementary school buildings.
ough it would solve capac-
ity issues at the elementary school Hattar directed the district’s
level,French Hill has been o -line Steering Committee to review
these options and assign costs to
them.

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CLASSIFIEDS 30
LEGAL NOTICES 28
LEISURE 28
OPINION
SCHOOLS & CAMPS 8
SPORTS
TOWN GREEN 18 VALENTINE’S DAY

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Thursday, February 14, 2019 Yorktown News – Page 3

Girl Scout makes meal kits
for veterans

BY BRIAN MARSCHHAUSER Project. She was impressed by Mir- County and New York City.
EDITOR itello’s work ethic, calling her a “force “She is a truly special young lady,”
of nature.”
Katharine DiDona, a Girl Scout Miritello said. “I’m honored she has
with Troop 2812, has partnered with “I was immediately inspired by the chosen My Brother Vinny for her im-
My Brother Vinny to create meal kits organization’s commitment to their portant Girl Scout Gold Award Proj-
for formerly homeless U.S. veterans. mission,” DiDona said. “I wanted my ect, the highest award a Girl Scout can
project to address supporting veter- earn, with one of the main premises to
Since 2013, the Yorktown-based ans.” achieve this honor being lasting sus-
charity, founded by Paula Miritello, tainability of this project. is project
has assisted more than 760 veterans Miritello said DiDona has a “com- will be a future model to help the vet-
by providing them with furniture and passionate heart.” erans that bene t from our services.”
housewares.
“Our veterans move into an empty Lakeland High School senior
DiDona, a Lakeland High School space without the basic life essen- Katharine DiDona donated 50
senior, created meal kits lled with tials,” Miritello said. ough My meal kits to My Brother Vinny.
non-perishable items for these transi- Brother Vinny provides furniture,
tioning veterans. Soliciting donations housewares and home goods, she Katharine DiDona, second from
from other Scout troops as well as her has “always wanted to begin set- right, makes a delivery to New
friends and family, DiDona was able ting them up with food starter kits. York City with My Brother Vinny
to reach her goal of making 50 meal Katharine has brought this dream volunteers.
kits. She will continue to accept dona- to life. e meal kits provide enough
tions until the end of her senior year. nourishment to get our veterans PHOTOS COURTESY OF PAULA MIRITELLO
through the early days in their new
DiDona, who worked closely with homes.”
the organization in her freshman year
of high school, created the meals kits DiDona accompanied Miritello
as part of her Girl Scout Gold Award on recent moves, delivering her
meal kits to veterans in Rockland

Grace Lutheran Church
participates in ‘Souper Bowl’

On Feb. 3, Super Bowl 53 was held at the Mer- Grace Lutheran Church in Yorktown rst par-
cedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. Earlier that day in ticipated in this nationwide e ort in 1997. All pro-
Yorktown,the “Souper Bowl of Caring”was held at ceeds are directed to the Community Food Pantry
Grace Lutheran Church. in Mohegan Lake. is year, volunteers collected
500 cans of food for the pantry. Its chartered Boy
Founded in 1990, the Souper Bowl of Caring is Scout Troop 174 got the church o to a great start
a national campaign that harnesses the energy of with 61 cans in the week leading up to the event.In
Super Bowl Sunday for good. In the week lead- addition, donations of $465 were collected in soup
ing up to or on Super Bowl Sunday, young people pots held by Sunday school students or after sam-
across the country take up a collection (many use a pling cups of homemade soup served by members
soup pot), asking for one dollar or one item of food of the congregation.
for people in need. ey give 100 percent of their
donation directly to the local hunger-relief charity Over the years, more than $6,300 and 2,300
of their choice. cans of soup have been directed to the Community
Food Pantry from the church through the “Souper
e playbook is di erent for each youth group, Bowl.”
but the goal—alleviating hunger and poverty—is
the same. In 2018, some 3,771 groups collected PHOTO COURTESY OF SARAH WILSON
more than 8 million in cash and food for nonprof-
its leading the o ense against hunger, according to Volunteers at Grace Lutheran Church collected
the Souper Bowl of Caring website. more than 500 cans of soup this year.

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Thursday, February 14, 2019 Yorktown News – Page 5

Par 3 golf course on track TOWN GREEN
for summer completion
Senior Advisory include municipal and state
Committee personnel; developers and re-
altors; civic leaders and edu-

BY TRUDY WALZ e Yorktown Senior Ad- cators; Landmark and Home
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
visory Committee will hold of Distinction property own-

its monthly meeting at 1 p.m. ers; as well as the interested

A new 9-hole, 3-par golf course is taking shape Friday, Feb. 15, at Yorktown general public.

on an old 9-hole, 3-par golf course just east of the Town Hall. Because Febru- “Preserving Our Archi-

Taconic State Parkway on Route 6 in Je erson Val- ary is Heart Health Month, tectural Legacy: Your Call

ley. the seniors will welcome to Action” will take place

e development is the brainchild of the now- Dr. Craig Hametz as one of Wednesday, May 8, at Hilltop

late Rocco Cambareri, a golf professional whose their guest speakers. Hametz Hanover Farm, 1271 Hanover

resume included stints at Maple Moor and Saxon is board-certi ed in internal St., Yorktown. is workshop

Woods golf courses in White Plains and Scarsdale, The layout of the medicine (cardiovascular dis- is funded by a grant from the
who had established RC Recreation Development, Par 3 golf course
a nonpro t, to transform the former Shallow Creek eases). Other guest speakers Certi ed Local Government

will be Yorktown Chief of Po- Program of the New York

Golf Course. Although Cambareri died in 2017, use,” he said. Further details about the project, in- lice Robert Noble and Assem- State Historic Preservation

his partner in the project, Larry Nussbaum, is con- cluding the size of the eatery and the kind of pro- blyman Kevin Byrne. O ce.

tinuing it, and in April 2018, the Town Board voted gramming being planned, were unavailable. A light luncheon will Speakers will include pres-

to extend the length of its agreement with RC to Town Supervisor Ilan Gilbert referred questions be served, compliments of ervation specialists; archi-

develop and operate the course through 2028. to Recreation Commission chair and Town Clerk NewYork Presbyterian-Hud- tects and historians; and state,

Under the public/private partnership, the Arnold Diana Quast, who referred questions to Falcone. son Valley Hospital. All se- county and local advocates.

Palmer-designed course and a restaurant on the 12 Nussbaum did not return calls. niors are invited to attend. Additionally, participants will

acres donated to the town in 2007 will be managed Proposals for development of the property have Preservation be granted an overview of
Yorktown’s architectural and
by Friends of Valley Fields Golf Course, according been tendered since 1995 and have included a strip

to Yorktown Recreation Commissioner Joseph Fal- mall, a sports dome, and even a family fun center Workshop agricultural legacy, and a look
at some of the historic trea-
cone, who is charged with overseeing the project. featuring a driving range, laser tag and a mini-golf

“Development began in 2015 and hopefully will course. sures that have already fallen

be completed by summer of 2019, if not sooner,” Contributors to the project include the Wad- e Yorktown Landmarks to make way for modern de-

Falcone said in an email, noting that “inclement sworth Golf Charities Foundation, which in 2015 Preservation Commission will velopment.

weather conditions have played a role in the sched- awarded the project $250,000, and Yorktown BO- present the rst-ever sympo- Space will be limited. If in-

ule.” CES carpentry classes, which in 2016 built and do- sium dedicated to educating terested in attending, call or

e plan, he said, calls “for an active golf course nated nine park benches. the community on its rapidly email Nancy Milanese (nmil-

with a food establishment and will also serve as a Quast said that once the facility is up and run- disappearing architectural [email protected], 914-

recreational learning center for multigeneration ning, a fee schedule will be implemented. history. Prospective attendees 962-6565, ext. 325).

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Grace leads charge against Reproductive Health Act

Residents urge Town Board to ‘repudiate’ state legislation

BY TRUDY WALZ productive Health Act on Jan. 22, the in attendance opposed it. cation of a new Holocaust—destruc-
CONTRIBUTING WRITER 46th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the Patricia Sullivan, for one, called out tion and slaughter of life on a mass scale
very Supreme Court decision whose buoyed by propaganda. e impacts of
e town’s former supervisor last week rights, state leaders said, needed to be the “misinformation” she felt was be- the RHA will be social and psychologi-
led the charge against newly enacted safeguarded should it be overturned. It ing shared, and urged the board, before cal, as the state will continue to propa-
state legislation said to provide one of replaces a state abortion law passed in it takes any action, to “look extensively gandize that life in the womb is not
the nation’s strongest protections for 1970, three years before the Supreme at what Cuomo has done…It’s quite human life. e RHA legalizes the ter-
abortion rights, likening it to the legal- Court decision legalizing abortion na- involved, it’s quite detailed; it has to mination of human life that two weeks
ization of “infanticide.” tionwide. e 1970 state law, however, do with possibly the woman dying; it’s ago had been deemed worthy of protec-
was in con ict with both Roe and subse- complicated.” tion.”
And he was joined by a chorus of quent abortion rulings, permitting abor-
like-minded residents, including Mary- tions after 24 weeks of pregnancy only if Grace, for his part, opened the cour- After repeatedly rejecting calls by
anne Harkins, who picked up where the a woman’s life was at risk. tesy of the oor portion of the meeting members of the governing body to end
former supervisor, Michael Grace, was by provided the governing body with his statement in courtesy of others wait-
forced to leave o in his over-the-time- e Reproductive Health Act, or copies of the statement he was going to ing to speak, Grace nally acquiesced,
limit statement to the Town Board at its RHA, decriminalizes abortion and pro- read and a resolution it could consider calling the RHA “a stain on our state”
meeting Tuesday, Feb. 5. vides exemptions after 24 weeks should in response to his call to “repudiate the and urging the board to “send a message
a licensed medical practitioner deter- Reproductive Health Act.” to our New York state legislators and to
Continuing that statement, Harkins mine a fetus is no longer viable or the our governor to repudiate the Repro-
quoted Grace’s daughter, who she said mother’s health or life are at risk. In his statement, he invoked God and ductive Health Act.”
gave birth to his grandson while unwed cited scripture: “Before I formed you in
at the age of 16, and “understood the e measure has generated its share the womb I knew you, and before you To which he was greeted with a
blessing that her son was.” of fans and foes, the latter of which in- were born I consecrated you.” minute-long standing ovation that Su-
cludes Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan and pervisor Ilan Gilbert tried to corral by
“She said, ‘Not for one second would President Donald Trump. In his State of But, he said, “Beyond Christianity and pounding his gavel.
I have terminated my pregnancy. Some the Union address, delivered the same other creeds, the idea that the soul pre-
people made me feel guilty and wouldn’t evening as the board meeting, Trump existed birth is ubiquitous; in Plato, and When Maria Litrenta’s turn to speak
bring their kids around me because charged that it “would allow a baby to in perennial philosophy across epochs, arrived, she asked pointedly, “I’d like to
‘what I did was wrong.’ What I did was be ripped from the mother’s womb mo- cultures and around the globe. know if this board intends to adopt the
choose to bring the greatest thing that ments before birth” and asked Congress resolution that’s before you.”
ever happened to me into this world.’” to pass a late-term abortion ban. “Intuitively we know this to be true,”
Grace said. “However, in order to keep “I haven’t read it word by word and I
“Every aborted baby is a terminated e debate about the measure at the the right to abortion legal, as it has taken cannot tell you whether or not we will be
opportunity,” Harkins continued. “Ba- Town Board meeting re ected those go- a hold in our culture, we leave this most able to adopt the resolution as written,”
bies are blessings no matter the circum- ing on in homes, town halls and houses profound of existential mysteries to be Gilbert said.
stances; enough justifying murder.” of worship across the country, as not all resolved by spineless, pandering legisla-
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Generation Next Examining today’s
politics through
Some years ago, in a social setting, a those of my father-in-law and my father
philosophical question was put to George’s generation. ey all entered this a philosophical lens
me. It came, appropriately enough, world on the cusp of, or in the midst of,

from a clergyman. He e Great Depression;

asked me how I felt they fought their way

about evil. I felt I was put abroad and at home

on the spot, and took the BRUCE through the Great Unless you are leading a hermetic as public schools, a free press, libraries,
easy way out. I quickly THE BLOG War; they nanced existence, you, like me, are wit- banks, and voluntary associations of
replied with what I homes and built ca- nessing the extreme polarization all shapes and sizes. ese organiza-
BRUCE
thought was the some- APAR reers during post-war of today’s political tions help cement
what obvious answer: prosperity, they birthed

without evil, how would Baby Boomers. eir world. e chasm be- our overall commit-

we know what is good? collective history is the tween the values and MY ment to democracy
supporting arguments
e man of faith story of the 20th cen- among the various PERSPECTIVE and freedom that we
enjoy every day.
responded as I gave him tury. Millennials, Gen JAMES
MARTORANO
the right answer. As if there is a right Z’ers, and their descendants will author political groups has In our system, there
never been wider. is no king or tyrant,
answer. As if there are any answers. ere whatever tale this century will tell.

only are questions, it would seem. It’s woven into the fabric of human ex- Public perception a fact that is guaran-

You can apply to other life experiences istence that children outlive their parents. has also changed. teed going forward

the same yin-and-yang standard I used to If that can be called a blessing for the In 1980, a national by a mesh of checks

answer his question. parents, neither my dad nor my wife’s dad poll revealed that only 45 percent of and balances carefully woven into our

It is only through sadness that we can were particularly blessed in that way. Americans believed there were im- Constitution. e brilliance of our

appreciate and covet its opposite of hap- My father lost his eldest son, my brother, portant di erences between the two forefathers is demonstrated by the fact

piness. Stephen, a full quarter-century before he political parties. Today, that number is that we have been able to maintain our

Without a sense of loss, there is no himself passed away. My father-in-law over 75 percent. Countless hours of our form of government virtually unscathed

sense of life. who just passed had lost his son, my wife’s 24-hour news and opinion cycle are for over 200 years.

Upon learning last week of the passing brother Marc, eight years ago, and had lost dedicated to this acute schism and its Our modern democratic state is the

of my wife Elyse’s 94-year-old father, Dr. his grandson, our son Harrison, 16 years implications for our future. We know brainchild of numerous visionaries,

Leonard “Buddy” Middleman, a sud- ago. I remember Buddy muttering mourn- what politicians and commentators say, from Locke to Montesquieu to Jef-

den realization washed over me. It left fully, almost incredulously, “a grandparent but their concerns are centered on the ferson. We’ve come a long way since

me ush, humbled, and endowed with a isn’t supposed to outlive his grandson.” short-term. the founding of our country and, while

familial authority that only the passage of Without loss, there can be no life. Could examining this phenomenon things have changed, the core of what

time and the passing of life can bestow. When the loss is cruelly untimely, and using the wider lens of political philos- the founders had in mind remains

With my parents long gone, in the totally counter-intuitive, as it is when par- ophy prove to be helpful? It’s certainly intact.

moment that my father-in-law took his ents bury children, it throws the natural worth a look. Of course, over time, changes are

last breath, my life was rede ned. Just like progression of generations into dizzying Before we begin, we need to rst inevitable. Consequently, the present

that, in the transitional moment of loss, I disarray. de ne political philosophy. Simply put, con guration of our republic is the

was transmuted into Bruce the Elder, the I tacitly accepted a while ago that the political is any “social decision mak- product of the intense interactions of

paterfamilias. mantle of family patriarch one day would ing.” Every level of government, from many political voices and social forces

As he and others of the World War fall on my shoulders. Now that it has our town to the Oval O ce, engages in including, but not limited to, capitalists,

II generation take their nal bow, awash come to pass, I accept it and can live with making decisions that impact society. liberals, conservatives, conservationists,

in our gratitude for their courage and it. Saying goodbye to a parent is an antici- Philosophy, in this context, takes a nationalists, libertarians, isolation-

sacri ces, the Baby Boomer generation is pated milestone on the pathway of life. broader view by asking: “What is truly ists, interventionists, Republicans,

next in line to dispense the wisdom of our Saying goodbye to a child is neither happening and why?” Put together, Democrats and yes, even socialists. e

advancing age, while hopefully tamping an anticipated nor acceptable part of the political philosophy examines social political pendulum has, from time to

down the impulsive foolishness of our natural order of things. It violates the decision making with a normative time, swung back and forth, but the

false sense of superiority towards younger sacred circle of life that connects parent rather than descriptive focus. Histori- one constant has been the unfettered

generations. to child and generation to generation. cally, political philosophy has explored exchange of ideas, which is critical in

We may never have been called Mil- In summoning the fortitude to carry a long list of ultimate questions; today, any democracy.

lennials in our youth, but who’s kidding on the legacy of those from who we came, however, I only want to touch upon the In the philosophical arena, countless

who? Our coming of age in the ’50s and and who, as pre-ordained, have left us, delicate construct that is the heart of thinkers have left their mark as well.

’60s was no less fraught with the naivete it’s ennobling to remember that we also our democracy. e end result of this melting pot of

and angst that attends every next genera- embody and draw strength from those Our form of government evolved ideas, cultures, and political traditions

tion of parents and workers. who came from us, but left before us, from the bold actions of our found- is a uniquely American pragmatism.

We’re arguably not better than any- and whose spirit will remain before us, to ing fathers, in uenced greatly by the If you look closely at our philosophi-

body younger; what we are, inarguably, inspire generations yet to be born. Enlightenment. It is best described as a cal history, you can see traces of the

is older. Quickness by seniors to criticize modern liberal republic. (Liberal here is teachings of Aristotle, Kant, Utilitarian-

our juniors—through hoary generational Bruce “ e Blog” Apar promotes local not meant as a political viewpoint nor is ism, Christianity and Judaism as well

generalizations—has more to do with businesses, organizations, events and people republic meant as a political party.) Our as others. All have been incorporated

envy than it does with studious analysis of through public relations agency APAR PR. He system is an intricate blend of many into our mainstream political culture,

their behavior. Age is supposed to bring also is an actor, a community volunteer, and a political, social and economic principles producing our own American philo-

wisdom, but it also can bring grumpiness contributor to several periodicals. Follow him and institutions. Surrounding and sup- sophical perspective. In spite of our

that makes the wisdom unwelcome. as Bruce e Blog on social media. Reach him porting our governmental enterprise is SEE MARTORANO PAGE 9

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MARTORANO check and balance that it per- vast source of con rmation bias philosophical one at all. It may continue the divisiveness, or we
ceives as a threat. e judiciary, while giving license to people be as simple as falling back on can make a real attempt to come
FROM PAGE 8 the legislature, the investigative who anonymously promote hate the most important values any together as a people.
branches of government and the and falsities. government can have: inclusion,
deep philosophical roots, by and press have all come under attack. respect, humanity and just good, Our democracy will change,
large, Americans are a practical At times, these attacks have been No one knows if these recent old-fashioned decency. no doubt, just as it has over the
people, judging their govern- severe and e ective, certainly developments are a prelude to last 200 years, but that is to be
ment by the results it produces from a media point of view. Not darker days or not. I, for one, have When someone appeals to our expected. It reminds me of the
rather than the ideological purity only have the challenges contin- faith in the American people and prejudices and fears, we need to famous quote of Edmund Burke:
it professes. ued unabated, they have inten- our democratic republic. “A state without the means of
si ed to the point where such rmly say no. When someone some change is without the
In spite of our rmly rooted behavior has become the norm. Although I began this col- says something with which we means of its preservation.”
commitment to democracy, umn looking for a philosophical disagree, we need to listen, and
several prominent postmodern is is having a corrosive e ect perspective to today’s problems, not shout the person down. For the good of our democ-
thinkers have taken note of two not only on our present structure perhaps the solution is not a We each have a choice; we can racy, it’s certainly worth a try!
developments in the 21st cen- but also on the public faith in
tury, which may be problematic our system as we move for-
for the long-term health of our ward. Whether it will lead to a
form of government: wholesale decay in our system of
checks and balances is anyone’s
1) Fault lines in our care- guess since our history provides
fully constructed governmental no valuable lessons.
structure have become pal-
pable. Although the branches 2) e polarization that I
of government have come into mentioned earlier has continued
con ict before, there has always to deepen. ere has been a total
been a respect for the legitimacy absence of constructive public
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Arendt, in her masterful work, any thriving democracy. Personal
“ e Origins of Totalitarianism,” attacks have replaced facts. is
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prelude to the destruction of a which has demonstrated no
democratic form of government. restraint in demonizing whoever
gets in its way. is phenomenon
In Washington, the present has also been fueled by the inter-
administration, like none in net, which continues to provide a
my lifetime, has challenged the
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LETTERS

Stop these Grace, go back and read the Bill It seems that the confusion is Abortion not a lectern, and derail a meeting.
personal attacks of Rights; it’s not too late for Ms. Catalina’s. e mall did not Town Board issue And then—irony of iro-
you to learn how to contribute close stores; the stores closed
To the editor, to a debate, rather than sow themselves because they were To the editor, nies!—he has the arrogance to
In his vicious attack on Gov- discord. not making money. And the Let’s say there’s an ideological call anyone who disagrees with
mall cannot add these high-end him a Nazi! Even more ironic
ernor Cuomo’s religious faith, Jim McKean stores. ey will only come to or policy issue that you think is that when he was in charge,
Michael Grace yet again shows Yorktown Heights the mall if there are a lot of cus- is a matter of life and death; he wouldn’t have tolerated
why the people of Yorktown so tomers wandering through the an issue too important to be that kind of misbehavior for a
resoundingly turned him out of Mall confusion mall spending a lot of money. ignored that you think must second. It looks like the election
o ce. be addressed right now. Does season is o to an early start;
To the editor, ere are a number of new that mean that you should get how many more of these child-
ere are momentous is- In the Jan. 31 issue, Maria and interesting stores in the a crowd of people and hijack a ish antics are we going to see in
sues facing us as a community, mall and there are no custom- Town Board meeting without the coming months?
locally and nationally, involving Catalina said that she is con- ers wandering around (every any prior notice? Particularly,
deeply held beliefs. However, we fused about what Je erson Val- time I am there, there are more when the issue is beyond the Visala Ekanadham
need to recognize that all of us ley Mall general manager Alexa workers there than custom- purview of the Town Board,
are joining this debate in good O’Rourke, was “talking about” ers)—and there are two nation- where nothing can be done Mohegan Lake
faith, as equal citizens, worthy in an article in the Jan. 24 issue al chain stores in bankruptcy about it?!
of a fundamental respect. of the paper and makes recom- (Sears and Charlotte Russe). If Abuse of power?
mendations on what should be Ms. Catalina wishes to upgrade at’s exactly what Michael
e message of recent elec- done to revitalize the mall. the mall, she should get every- Grace did last Tuesday, Feb. To the editor,
tions couldn’t be clearer: We are one she knows to shop often 5. Leaving aside that the issue In 2017, Michael Grace was
tired of these politicians who Among her recommenda- at the mall and spend a lot of he wants addressed has abso-
seek to exploit our di erences tions: Return the movie the- money. lutely nothing to do with town the supervisor in the town of
and use honest and heartfelt aters and CVS to the mall government, he took it upon Yorktown and Terrence Murphy
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Thursday, February 14, 2019 OPINION Yorktown News – Page 11

LETTERS occurred if Mr. Murphy was tected and con rmed before that life does not begin until every human being, whether
not a state senator or Mr. Grace 21 weeks. I, for one, chose not the baby crowns during birth. they are physically or mentally
FROM PAGE 10 the town supervisor at the time. to even imagine the agony of In fact, if the fetus in anyway debilitated or not, has equal
Was the process a true represen- a woman having to make such compromises the health of the rights to every other human
permit and a site plan for the tation of the people? a decision at that point in her mother, then the mother must being.” (nswjbd.org/What-is-
project all on Dec. 18. Every- pregnancy. It appears that Mr. be chosen to live, “for her life is the-Jewish-view-on-abortion-/
thing that was necessary to I think it is a good thing that Grace believes that it must be actual, in existence, and there- default.aspx). Even the potential
begin the project, including all the constituents of both the an easy one. fore more valuable, not least due for severe psychological illness,
the approvals, occurred just days town and New York State Sen- to her established relations with including but not limited to,
before Grace’s term as supervi- ate district decided that there I will assume that Mr. Grace others. It is also the case that acute post-partum depression
sor was to expire. is no place in our local govern- considers himself pro-life. He the mother’s life is a certainty can be grounds for an abortion.
ment for the both of them and could be a protester outside an without the fetal threat, whereas
It’s interesting that the voted Murphy and Grace out of abortion clinic, he might go to the fetus has not proved its vi- e potential life, can never out
development of the properties o ce. Good riddance. a Town Board meeting to insist ability until 30 days after birth. way the actual life.
owned by Murphy and Grace the Town Board write a letter From this period on, however,
might be successful in attracting Elliot Krowe of protest to the governor over SEE LETTERS PAGE 12
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Page 12 – Yorktown News OPINION Thursday, February 14, 2019

LETTERS What is a for housing for the upper middle class, a requirement that we restrict, or give
set-aside law? driven by our proximity to New York preference to, only current Yorktown
FROM PAGE 11 City, and there was more pro t to be residents for sale or rental of existing or
new housing?
Although not speci cally mentioned in made by building a large house, why
the Constitution, the concept of Separa- Given that a ordable housing is a
tion of Church and State has been one of Editor’s Note: The writer is the chair of would a developer build a small starter relatively scarce commodity, I under-
the founding principles of our country. I stand the desire to give preference to
commend Governor Cuomo for taking the the Yorktown Community Housing Board. home that he would make less pro t those already in our community. How-
views and concerns of ALL the citizens of ever, just as fair housing laws prohibit
NYS into account with his signing of the on? is trend took place despite the realtors from “steering” people toward
RHA. Mr. Cuomo is not the governor of or away from certain communities in
only Catholic New Yorkers; he is the gov- To the editor, fact that there was a diminishing supply a discriminatory manner, it’s easy for a
ernor of ALL New Yorkers, whether they municipality to run afoul of those laws
be Catholic, Jewish, Christian, Muslim, With an a ordable housing set-aside of smaller homes, and high demand for and be sued if it develops policies that
Hindu, agnostic or atheist. e bill allows in practice may exclude some people.
those who are pro-birth and those who law under consideration in the town of them, which was driving up the prices.
are pro-choice to make the decisions that So, in summary, yes—smaller homes
are best for them without government or Yorktown, I am expecting misinforma- It doesn’t take a brain surgeon to with deed restrictions that limit price
religious intrusion into their lives. will pay lower taxes than larger homes
tion to abound. It’s really simple: Do we know that smaller homes have a lower with no restrictions. But remember, the
Rosalind Kliban Weis proposed set-aside law only applies to
Yorktown Heights want to be inclusive or exclusive? assessment and pay lower taxes. Back new developments, which are adding
to our tax base. We are not adding a
Grace is right e proposed law, which only applies in the 1950s, did anyone call for only second police station, or a second town
hall, when a new development is built,
To the editor, to developments of more than 10 units, building large houses, so that each one so the town is receiving additional tax
ank you, Michael Grace, for not revenue, while much of the xed costs
calls for 10 percent of units in new de- would pay higher taxes than most of in the town budget are not impacted.
being afraid to speak your pro-life views.
Governor Cuomo is an abomination to velopments to be a ordable. To qualify, the existing Yorktown homes? Or rail at’s a net bene t to current taxpayers
the human race. Imagine letting a baby in Yorktown, even if 10 percent of the
lay there and die because his/her mother a single person would have to make un- against starter homes, because of who new development is a ordable.
had a failed abortion! Just because a baby
is still attached to the mother in the der approximately $50,000 per year for might live in them? And who are “those people” we are so
uterus does not mean that he/she is not afraid of who might be selected by a fair
a living human being! He/she is simply a rental unit and under approximately With a limited supply of remain- and open lottery system? If we look in
being nurtured by its mother, as we all the mirror as a community, they are us.
were! Let us all look for ways to support $66,000 per year to purchase a unit. For ing buildable land, and continued high
life—not destroy it. Ken Belfer
a four-person household, the maximum demand, the housing market is out of Mohegan Lake
Tina McDermott
Yorktown Heights income for eligibility would be approxi- whack, leaving many commuting long SEE LETTERS PAGE 14

mately $71,0000 per year for a rental distances (great for the environment,

unit and $94,000 per year for home- eh?) from their jobs to nd housing

ownership. A deed restriction would they can a ord. e pinch is most

keep the units a ordable. Much of strongly felt on senior citizens on xed

the discussion thus far has been about incomes, perhaps looking to downsize,

impact on taxes and about where the as well as on our kids just starting out

people would come from who might get on their own.

the units under a lottery system. at brings us to “who” a ordable

Let’s start with taxes. For Baby housing might be for. Take any room

Boomers like me, who were born in the full of current Yorktowners, includ-

decade after World War II, the hous- ing long-time residents, and ask them

ing market was creating lots of small where they are from. In the answers

“starter” homes for families. When I you will hear some “natives,” but mostly

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THE COTTAGE:Thursday,February14,2019 Yorktown News – Page 13

Katonah’s conference center Michael Gordon in the Katonah Room
e perfect solution for small-business needs

BY BOB DUMAS good, comfortable, modern loca- ners for his visitors. The Westchester Room PHOTOS: BOB DUMAS
CONTRIBUTING EDITOR tion right here in Katonah.” “We orchestrate all of that.
ey tell us the type of meal they conference center that can of- e Cottage is ideal for meet-
If you have a small business, Gordon had some renova- fer that. And we have plenty of ings, classes, retreats, lectures,
but occasionally need more room tions done on the building and want—pasta, salmon, chicken, parking.” performances, a showroom
to meet with clients and custom- added cutting-edge technology, whatever—and we will create space and pop-ups.
ers, your wish has come true. including Wi-Fi and a large TV the menu,” Gordon said. “We Since e Cottage opened for
monitor. will organize everything. We can business last fall, it’s already had “It’s perfect for lawyers who
e Cottage is Bedford’s new bring in cold sandwiches, pizza, quite a few clients. need to take depositions, stock-
conference center and its tran- “We nd out ahead of time even sushi. We are the concierge. brokers or nancial planners
quil, bucolic setting is the ideal what the client needs. And if “We had another lawyer come who want to meet a new client
location for businesses as close as they get here and realize they “If a company wants to do in and work here, as well as a in a more professional environ-
northern Westchester and as far still need something like le a retreat, they can just focus on tutoring service,” Gordon said. ment,” Gordon said.
away as Manhattan. folders or something typed up, that and not worry about what “For the tutoring service, it was
we can take care of that,” he said. time lunch is. We do it all,” he fantastic. e kids come in and GordonLaw LLP’s primary
e Cottage was the brain- “ e Wi-Fi connection is great; added. they can sit around the table; the focus is business litigation, real
child of attorney Michael Gor- we are hardwired to the main tutor uses the white board.” estate and construction. Gor-
don, who owns GordonLaw router. It’s lightning fast, which If the clients would rather go don’s colleague, Jay Schecter, has
LLP. Gordon, a lifelong north- is great if you need to do pre- out for a meal, Katonah provides e Cottage is available 24/7 been practicing law for about 36
ern Westchester resident, has sentations with spreadsheets or plenty of options within walking and has central air conditioning, years as a transactional lawyer
been an attorney for 33 years, videos.” distance. so it’s cozy year-round, no mat- working with small- and medi-
working as a partner at three ter what the weather is outside. um-sized businesses, trust and
major New York law rms dur- e Cottage boasts a full “What we have here is this estate planning and administra-
ing his career before deciding to kitchen, provides business sup- amazingly nice setting,” Gordon And the rates are reasonable, tion, and business transitions
move closer to home. plies of any kind, as well as secre- said. “Katonah is such a gor- too. Clients can rent by the hour and successions.
tarial support and a high-speed geous town. If folks want to take or the day:
“In May 2017, I decided it copier. a break, they can walk into town “Both Jay and I act as outside
would be a good time to open and you have two delis, two piz- • Katonah Room (main room) general counsel for small to mid-
my own practice if I was ever e 1,500-square-foot building za places, or really nice upscale - $50/hour; $185 for four hours; size companies that can’t a ord
going to do it,” Gordon said. “I features two meeting rooms—the food at Whitlocks or Katonah $360 for eight hours to have or really need a fulltime
moved into this terri c facility. 15-by-20-foot Katonah Room Woods, or you can go to the in-house lawyer,” Gordon said.
My two-hour commute became (the main room), and the 25-by- diner for a burger.” • Westchester Room - $35/
12 minutes.” 10-foot Westchester Room. hour; $120 for four hours; $210 If you want to know more
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summer, he took control of the more in the guest chairs in the ters, is its proximity to the Ka- $295 for four hours; $550 for
building behind those o ces Katonah Room,” he said. “ e tonah train station on the Metro eight hours
and dubbed it e Cottage. second conference room (West- North line.
chester) has two tables and we “We are about a three-minute
“I needed more conference can bring in a screen to divide walk from the Katonah train sta-
space, but I realized there would those spaces. We can seat up to tion,” Gordon said. “We are not
be times when I wouldn’t need it 20 in there. And we had a hard- in a corporate park that you have
and it would be the perfect op- line telephone installed.” to drive to. If you have colleagues
portunity and location for other or clients coming up from the
small businesses—solo law- e Cottage can also provide city or White Plains, they can
yers, accountants—anyone who meals for its guests. Gordon can get o the train and walk to us.
needs conference space and a arrange for a caterer to prepare I don’t think there is any other
hot breakfasts, lunches and din-

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Page 14 – Yorktown News OPINION Thursday, February 14, 2019

LETTERS given to it. mother, or a fetus that is not ginia. We have the governor, clari es for our state what is
Everybody has a right to viable are the primary (and who may have used blackface, already the law of the land for
FROM PAGE 12 valid) reasons. Women who or he may have dressed as a the United States. e RHA
their opinion. And certainly, are carrying a pregnancy that Clan member—the cry is for removes abortion from New
Grace abortion and reproductive they discover the fetus has him to resign. He has to go. York’s criminal code, re ect-
misrepresents issues have always been died in utero; Michael Grace ing rights that are sanctioned
hotly contested. I should have would rather the woman carry If he goes, the lieutenant by the U.S. Constitution and
RHA stopped reading in the rst this pregnancy to term? What governor takes his place. But he decided by the U.S. Supreme
paragraph, where he describes about when the fetus is se- is now accused of sexually as- Court. e RHA makes
To the editor, the Reproductive Health Act verely defective, and the baby is saulting a woman. By all recent concrete a woman’s right to
I usually read Yorktown as “infanticide under the guise guaranteed to die shortly after standards, we have to believe govern her body. No more, no
of a law...” birth? is pregnancy should the women. He is toast and less.
News the day that I receive it. be forced to go to term? should just resign. Maybe.
Little did I know how upset it ere is no woman on earth Scare tactics and disinforma-
would make me today (Feb. 7). who has an abortion later than “New York state doesn’t value If the lieutenant governor is tion from opponents put forth
I read the letter written by Mi- the end of the rst trimes- human life”? is law does not out, then the attorney general the idea that the RHA allows
chael Grace, and was shocked ter by choice! What are the state this in the least, and when is next to become governor. But murder. Far from it. e code
by not only the content, but actual reasons why a woman people read the law, they will he just announced that he used allows for late-term abortions,
also by how much space was would seek an abortion past see that the law does nothing blackface in college. So, he has after 24 weeks of pregnancy, in
that point? e health of the of what Michael Grace speaks. to go. Maybe. the rare cases in which medical
complications endanger the life
TOWN OF YORKTOWN Sharon Stone I know this is complicated of a woman or a fetus. ese
but stay with me... are cases in which is it known
REVISED SOLID WASTE COLLECTION SCHEDULE Yorktown Heights that the likely outcome of
FOR THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 18-22 at means the speaker of continuing the pregnancy will
e Virginia the Virginia house becomes the be the death of the woman or
*NO COLLECTIONS ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18* irony governor. But all of the above the fetus.
PRESIDENTS’ DAY positions are lled with Demo-
To the editor, crats. e speaker of the house e majority of Americas
KITCHEN TRASH COLLECTIONS: Several years ago, I made a is a Republican. For some rea- support the RHA’s provi-
‘Monday & Thursday’ will be changed to: son, that may that may not y. sions and they are endorsed
TUESDAY, FEB. 19 and THURSDAY, FEB. 21 proposal to ll a vacant seat on by numerous national medi-
‘Tuesday & Friday’ will be changed to: the Yorktown Town Board by e irony is that the Repub- cal associations, including the
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 20 and FRIDAY, FEB. 22 pulling names out of a hat. I lican speaker of the house be- American College of Obste-
RECYCLING COLLECTIONS: was ridiculed in public for such came the speaker of the house tricians and Gynecologists and
SECTIONS 1 & 7 will be on TUESDAY, FEB. 19 a “ridiculous” idea. because there was a tie vote in Physicians for Reproductive
SECTION 6 will be on WEDNESDAY, FEB. 20 the election for the last seat Health.
I have often repeated that in the house. To break the tie,
No changes for Sections 2, 3, 4 & 5 proposal. You can’t do any they put the names in a hat! Yorktown needs no procla-
NOTE: Recyclables in Plastic Bags will not be collected! worse with my proposal then mation about the RHA at all
compared to some of the ey could have started with and certainly not one created
people we have actually elected. that process and saved a lot of in reactionary fear based in
time and campaign money. false information. Let’s stay
ink about the “three men informed, Yorktowners. Don’t
in a room.” Only three elected Gary Ajello, Esq. let Michael Grace and other
men ran the State of New York grandstanding former repre-
for years: Sheldon Silver, Dean Yorktown Heights sentatives fool anyone.
Skelos and Andrew Cuomo.
Where are they now? One Don’t fall for Sincerely,
in prison, one on the way to scare tactics Kim S. Nash
prison.
To the editor, Yorktown Heights
So, now let us turn to Vir- New York’s Reproduc-

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Getting in the swing of thingsPage16 Yorktown News – Thurs

YHS bands present Valentine’s Day dance

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Yorktown residents earn Take the Presidents
academic honors Week quiz

Editor’s Note: e following residents earned academic honors for the fall 2018 semester. All names were Dear Readers,
submitted to Yorktown News by colleges or parents. is is not intended to be a complete list of every
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REGENERON SCIENCE TALENT SEARCH

Students named national semifinalists

Jothi Ramaswamy, a senior at Lakeland High School, Yorktown resident and president of Regeneron,

and Sayli Satpute, Shrila Shah and Diane Yang, seniors at complimented the Westchester students on their

Yorktown High School, were selected last month as one success.

of the top 300 scholars in the Regeneron Science Talent “Both I and Regeneron’s CEO Len Schleifer

Search competition. are alumni of this prestigious competition, and we

Formerly run by Intel, the competition is now run by credit it with setting us on the path to success in

the Tarrytown-based Regeneron Pharmaceuticals. It is the sciences,” Yancopoulos said. “ ese scholars are

the nation’s oldest science and math competition for high the future leaders of tomorrow and are applying

school seniors. rigorous research and innovative thinking to major

is year, Ramasawmy, Satpute, Shah and Yang were global problems. We hope their achievements will

four of 27 Westchester students who emerged as a top inspire other young people in our community and

scholar from the 1,964 entries. ey were selected from beyond to engage with STEM and make the world

184 high schools in 40 states and two American and in- a better place.”

ternational high schools overseas.

Scholars receive a $2,000 award

with an additional $2,000 going to

their respective schools for a total of

$1.2 million in scholar awards from

Regeneron.

e students were honored urs-

day, Jan. 17, by Westchester County

Executive George Latimer.

“I am inspired by these remark-

able students, and this astounding

accomplishment,” Latimer said. “I

have no doubt that these students

hold promising futures, and careers.

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only the students, but also their par-

ents, science research teachers, and

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Founder of high school
Republican club honored

McKayla Murphy,the teenage daughter of former Yorktown councilman and state
Sen.Terrence Murphy, was honored by the Yorktown Republican Town Committee
last month for her role in reviving the Yorktown High School Republican Club.

PHOTO COURTESY OF MATT SLATER

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Lakeland coach Sharon Sarsen (top row, left side) with her team after they won the regional title last fall. FILE PHOTO/DEENA BELL

Lakeland’s Sarsen national coach of the year

BY MIKE SABINI staggering 639-72-39 record in prestigious honor with all of her craft and works hard year-round ‘When I rst started
CONTRIBUTING WRITER her 37 years coaching Lakeland dedication,” Kness said. “ is to get the results that she does. coaching eld hockey,
award shows how successful she I was just concerned
Lakeland eld hockey coach eld hockey. has been at coaching and how “She teaches her girls to have with the day to day
Sharon Sarsen continues to earn Earning such a prestigious she’s impacted so many players a strong work ethic and be com- preparation. Still to
well-deserved honors as she was honor shows how far Sarsen has throughout the years. I know the mitted to the sport and team this day, the day-to-
named the 2018 National High come since she rst began coach- work she puts in day in and day that they all love,” DiSisto said.
School Field Hockey Coach of ing. out and she truly deserves this “It does not come easy, and the day preparation is
the Year by the National High “When I rst started coaching recognition.” hours she has put in have shown what gets you where
School Coaches Association. eld hockey, I was just concerned throughout her years of coaching,
with the day-to-day preparation,” Kness, an All-State honoree, and now have lead her to receive you want to be.
“Of course I am honored,” Sarsen said. “Still to this day, the and three-time state champion this prestigious award. I admire
Sarsen said. “It is nice to be rec- day to day preparation is what in eld hockey, said that Sarsen her for all her hard work and her -Sharon Sarsen
ognized by your peers for the gets you where you want to be. puts in all of her time and e ort dedication not only to the sport Coach
work you do. I have gotten con- e work leads to success which to help improve athletes not only of eld hockey, but every athlete
gratulations from so many great ultimately leads to recognition.” from Lakeland but around the she has inspired along the way.” proud of her as well.
people and that means a lot to county. “It has been an absolute plea-
me.” at work includes summer Sarsen said that she is fortu-
league, winter league, running “She knows how to connect nate to have coached players like sure working with Sharon the
One of those people is Lake- clinics for youngsters in the with athletes and coach them to Kness and DiSisto, who weren’t past ve years since I began at the
land Central School District school district, etc. be the best they can be,” Kness only talented but good people as Lakeland Central School Dis-
director of physical education, said. “Her knowledge of the well. trict,” Bel said. “Sharon’s honor
health and athletics Dan Bel . “I love teaching,” Sarsen said. game encourages players to want is more than well deserved as the
“ e o season clinics, leagues, to learn more and take opportu- “I have been so lucky to have time, e ort and commitment she
“Anytime a coach is recog- camps and tournaments are a fun nities to improve their play.” had such amazing people come puts into her eld hockey pro-
nized on a national level it’s truly way to learn and improve. I love through Lakeland eld hockey,” gram is very di cult to rival. Her
special, and it’s certainly special seeing kids take advantage of op- Lakeland athletic coordina- Sarsen said. “So many of them success is undoubtedly earned,
for our district,” Bel said. “It’s portunities and get good. at is tor Rebecca DiSisto played for have stayed in touch. Teachers at and any recognition she receives
few and far between that a local what drives me.” Sarsen on the Hornets’2006 state Lakeland are constantly telling is more than warranted.”
coach is recognized on the na- championship eld hockey squad me how great the eld-hockey
tional stage as Sharon was by the One of those kids is Lakeland in addition to also coaching la- players are in class and around
NHSCA.” senior Emily Kness, who played crosse with her. the school and community. I am
four years of eld hockey for so proud.”
Sarsen has won 12 state titles, Sarsen. DiSisto said that Sarsen is
19 sectional crowns, and owns a someone who is dedicated to her In return, the school district is
“Coach Sarsen earned this

Thursday, February 14, 2019 SPORTS Yorktown News – Page 23

Varsity Sports Roundup

Yorktown girls get revenge at John Jay-CR

BY MIKE SABINI
CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Yorktown’s girls basketball

team avenged an earlier loss

during the week by winning

49-44 at John Jay-Cross River

on Feb. 9.

“I’m proud of the girls bat-

tling back after being down

11-2 early,” Yorktown coach

Brian Mundy said. “ ey didn’t

panic and stuck with the game

plan. It was a good win.”

Ashley Zeolla (22 points, 14

in the rst half ) and Kat Sev-

erino (12 points) led the Husk-

ers to the victory.

“We took care of the ball a PHOTOS: ROB DIANTONIO
little better against the press,
and were more aggressive com- Husker Melissa Severino
passes.

ing to the ball to receive passes,”

Mundy said. “We were also

more successful in the low-post the cutters more,” Severino said.
area this game, and were more Yorktown’s Jesse Barer handles the ball against pressure from Jay’s Ana Dorta.
“Ashley was able to get some of-

aggressive o ensively.” fensive rebounds and nish.”

Yorktown was also more ag- YORKTOWN 65 “I think the key was defense,” bounds, 4 assists, 3 blocks, Jesse Barer also played a big

gressive on defense. LAKELAND 48 Severino said of that decisive 1 steal), Amber Bodden (14 role in the win with 5 steals for

“Just overall defensively, in Yorktown used a 30-7 run run. “We were able to get stops points, 4 treys, 6 rebounds) and the Huskers (12-6, 6-4).

the zone, the girls played with over a 9:21 span in the third and and turn them into easy baskets. Zeolla (11 points, 9 rebounds) Alexa Cole led Lakeland with

a little more urgency,” Mundy fourth quarters to propel itself We also continued to hit shots ignited Yorktown o ensively. 22 points.

said. to a 65-48 victory against host from the perimeter.” “I think we moved the ball SEE ROUNDUP PAGE 24

Lakeland on Feb. 7. Severino (27 points, 10 re- better on o ense and also hit

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ROUNDUP SOMERS 65

FROM PAGE 23 LAKELAND 47

Lakeland fell to visiting Somers

JOHN JAY CR 59 65-47 on Feb. 8, with the Hornets

YORKTOWN 41 led by Alexa Cole (19 points) and

John Jay-Cross River defeated Amanda Cole (12 points).

host Yorktown 59-41on Feb. 5,

with the Huskers being paced by BREWSTER 58

Kat Severino (19 points), Zeolla LAKELAND 48

(9 points), Melissa Severino (9 e Hornets (8-10) lost to host

points) and Barer (4 points). Brewster 58-48 on Feb. 5, with

Yorktown got o to a 13-4 lead Lakeland being led by Alexa Cole

against the Indians and led 15-11 (15 points) and So a Portante (11

at the end of the rst quarter. points).

“We got to the basket a little Boys Basketball
bit, we were hitting some outside

shots,” Mundy said. “After that,

they did a good job of adjust- KETCHAM 59

ing with their pressure. We were YORKTOWN 52

breaking their press early and Yorktown was defeated by host

pretty decently but they started Roy C. Ketcham 59-52 on Feb. 8,

to come back when they started with Ben Schumer (18 points), Joe

forcing turnovers.” Sgobbo (13 points),Tommy Weav- PHOTO: ROB DIANTONIO

at was especially the case in er (7 points), Anthony Ortiz (5 Husker Tommy Weaver dribbles by John Jay’s Tim Hogan. Hockey

the second half. points), Brandon Carter (4 points), LAKELAND/PANAS 6
NYACK/TAPPAN ZEE 2
After a 3-pointer in the corner Roni Brucaj (3 points) and Chris job looking for him in the post. other once coming into the game
After numerous, hard-fought
by Kat Severino gave Yorktown Martz (2 points) lling out the box Our inside play opens up shots for tonight so to be able to have that 1 close losses, six of them by
just one goal, Lakeland/Panas
a 22-18 lead to start the third score for the Huskers (6-12). other players. Ben did a great job game on them is huge for bragging bounced back and won at Nyack/
Tappan Zee 6-2 on Feb. 6.
quarter, John Jay nished the knocking down shots and playing rights in the district,”Kruse said.
“ is game meant a lot to our
quarter by going on an 18-0 run JOHN JAY CR 67 within the o ense.” Kruse (17 points) and Karaqi (16 team,” Lakeland/Panas’ P.J. Kow-
al said. “With this win we will
and were never threatened after YORKTOWN 62 Weaver (8 points), Carter (6 points) led the Hornets in scoring move one step closer to making
the playo s.”
that. Sgobbo (27 points) and Schumer points), Martz (3 points) and Nick against the Panthers.
Quinton Evangelou (3G), P.J.
“Part of the problem was a lot (16 points) led Yorktown o ensive- Buono (2 points) also contributed “We moved the ball well and Kowal (2G), Andrew Dzubak
(1G, 1A), Vlad Sirilia (1A),
of the turnovers we had tonight ly in its 67-62 loss to visiting John to the Huskers’e ort. were able to get open shots,” Kruse Frankie Kowal (1A), Joe Fareed
(1A), Jack Tuite (1A), omas
were unforced and that becomes Jay-Cross River on Feb. 5. “Overall I’m happy with our said. “Joe (Vetrano) was big in get- Percacciolo (1A) and Jakub
Banko (17 saves) did the job for
problematic at our level,” Mundy “O ensively Joe was able to get team’s e ort, and ability to compete ting the looks for us kicking the the Rebels (5-11-1).

said. “You are not going to win a great position inside, and nished until the very end,”Pavella said. ball out from the post.” “For this rst time in a couple
game we had our full team there,”
lot of games with unforced turn- in the paint,”Yorktown coach Mark Vetrano (11 points, 9 rebounds) said Kowal, whose squad had
been battling the u. “Also, our
overs.” Pavella said. “Our team did a good SOMERS 65 and Kruse (8 rebounds) did the job top guys played their best.”

LAKELAND 55 on the boards for Lakeland. Kowal put Lakeland/Panas
up 3-1 in the second period and
Lakeland fell at Somers 65-55 on “We all just came into the game didn’t look back.

Feb. 8, with the Hornets led by Jack with the mindset of being physical “Our team did a good job of
getting the puck out,”Kowal said.
WHY DO WE Kruse (22 points),Augie Karaqi (14 and boxing out,” Kruse said. “Joe “From there I gave it to my left
wing Andrew Dzubak who then
ADVERTISE points) and Rob Nardelli (7 points). and I were able to get position on dropped it back to my brother
Frankie who then shot it and I
IN HALSTON a lot of the plays and the rebounds put in the rebound. It was a good
MEDIA’S feeling to be able to put our team
LOCAL LAKELAND 57 just came our way.” ahead even more in hopes to se-
cure the win.”
NEWSPAPERS? PANAS 54
MONROE WOODBURY 5
After losing to sister school Wal- FOX LANE 57 BREWSTER/YORKTOWN 4

ter Panas in the Giglio Games 5 LAKELAND 50 Visiting Monroe-Woodbury
was victorious 5-4 against Brew-
days earlier, Lakeland returned the Vetrano (17 points, 8 rebounds), ster/Yorktown in a game played
at the Brewster Ice Arena on Feb.
favor and won the season series 2 Kruse (14 points), Karaqi (8 8.

games to 1 when it defeated host points) and Mike Arcure (7 assists, Justin Groux (1G, 1A), Ryan
Sullivan (1G), omas Mark
Panas 57-54 on Feb. 7. 5 points) led host Lakeland (9-9) in (1G), Frankie Vigiletti (1G),
Ashley Goodli e (1A), Timmy
“It’s big since we each beat each its 57-50 loss to Fox Lane on Feb.5. Froessel (1A), Matt Gergley (33
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Huskers’ Robinson takes second at sectionals

Four other local grapplers place as well

BY MIKE SABINI wasn’t expecting and came out on Yorktown’s Ben all of us to the limit and getting proud of as his senior captain,
CONTRIBUTING WRITER top,” Robinson said. “I’d like to Robinson 220 to where we are,” Robinson said. Ryan Ocasio (120), also placed,
thank my coaching sta for this weight, wins his “But our captains deserve a lot
It was a great weekend for coach win too because of the support match against of praise as well because without nishing sixth, to earn his All-
Eric Fama’s Yorktown wrestling and coaching they give me to get Tappan Zee Paul Lee their constant support and Section honors.
squad as 4 of its grapplers earned to where I am.” encouragement I doubt our team
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at the Section 1 Division 1 Yorktown junior captain podium at sectionals next year,” I was looking for after losing in
Tournament, which was held Andrew Finateri (120, fth) Finateri said. Lakeland/Panas coach Dave the quarter nals,” Ocasio said. “I
at Arlington on Feb. 9 and said Robinson’s work ethic was a Bergen also had plenty to be placed by just learning from my
Clarkstown South on Feb. 10. big reason for his success at the Robinson said that for loss and to just continue wrestling.”
sectionals. Yorktown to place 4 wrestlers
Leading the way for the at the sectionals was a great
Huskers was junior Ben Robinson “What Ben lacks in experience accomplishment.
(220 pounds), who placed second. he makes up for in pure e ort,”
Finateri said. “He outworks his “I’d have to give credit to
“It means so much to me to opponents during matches and obviously our great coaching
place second because it really that’s why he was able to place sta for pushing
showed me how never giving up second.”
and putting in 100 percent every
time I touch the mat can get me As for himself, Finateri was
farther than expected,” Robinson pleased with his performance as
said. well.

Robinson said that undoubtedly “It really means a lot to me
his best moment during the placing fth because it shows all
sectional tournament was winning the hard work I put in during the
by decision against the No. 2 seed, o season and at practice paid o ,”
Tappan Zee’s Paul Lee, 8-7 in Finateri said.
overtime in the semi nals, to earn
his way into the championship Yorktown’s two other junior
round. captains, Dean Patierno (138)
and Christian Sinagra (182), also
“ is was so impactful to me earned All-Section honors along
because earlier in the season I with Robinson and Finateri by
wrestled him and lost handily, but each placing sixth.
this time I gave him the ght he
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Crossword Puzzle solutions on page 30 Fun By The Numbers

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LEGAL NOTICES

LLC FORMATION NOTICE LLC. Arts. of Org. led with LLC. Art. Of Org. led with

141 Croton Avenue, LLC, SSNY on 12/11/2018. O ce SSNY on 01/08/2019. O ce

Arts of Org. led with Sec. of location: Westchester County. Location: Westchester. SSNY

State of NY (SSNY) 1/29/2019. SSNY designated as agent of designated as agent of the LLC

Dkindoywo?u Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as LLC upon whom process may be upon whom process against

In its 2016 list of the most in uential gadgets of all agent upon whom process against served. SSNY shall mail process to it may be served. SSNY shall
time, Time magazine awarded the top spot to Apple’s
iPhone. may be served & shall mail pro- Embrace Management Services, mail process to: 2986 Navajo St.

Noting that the iPhone revolutionized the smart- cess to c/o Kevin J. Mullins, Esq., 18 Old Post Road South, Croton- Yorktown Heights NY 10598.
phone category, Time also said the phone was re-
sponsible for ushering in the post-personal computer 336 West St., White Plains, NY On-Hudson, NY 10520. Purpose: Purpose: any lawful purpose.
era. It’s hard to debate the in uence of the iPhone,
especially upon realizing just how many units of the 10605.General Purpose. any lawful act or activity. PLLC FORMATION NOTICE
ubiquitous phone Apple has sold across the globe. Ac-
cording to estimates from Strategy Analytics, Apple’s LLC FORMATION NOTICE LLC FORMATION NOTICE Fuchs Rosenzweig, PLLC,
share of the worldwide smartphone market is near 80
percent. In fact, by the 10th anniversary of the initial Bonnett Capital LLC, Arts Chi LLC, App of Auth. led Arts of Org. led with Sec. of
release of the iPhone, which hit the market in 2007,
Apple indicated it had sold more than 1.2 billion units of Org. led with Sec. of State with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) State of NY (SSNY) 10/15/2018.
across the globe. ough competitors like Samsung,
who produce the popular Galaxy line of phones, have of NY (SSNY) 1/14/2019. 12/3/2018. Using the ctitious Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as
gradually taken some smartphone market share away
from Apple, there’s no denying the global impact of Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. name Chi Ventures LLC. Cty: agent upon whom process against
the iPhone.
as agent upon whom process Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent may be served & shall mail
is article is from Metro Creative Connection.
against may be served & shall upon whom process against may process to Caputo & Associates,

mail process to 9 Bonnett Ave., be served & shall mail process to CPAS, PC, 538 Westchester

Larchmont, NY 10538. General 7 Harrison Dr., Cortlandt, NY Ave., Rye Brook, NY 10573.

Purpose. 10567. General Purpose. Purpose: Law.

LLC FORMATION NOTICE LLC FORMATION NOTICE LLC FORMATION NOTICE

Pleen, LLC, Arts of Org. led HWC Chappaqua LLC, Arts Notice of Formation of

with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) of Org. led with Sec. of State O’Donnell Kiely LLC. Art.

1/3/2019. Cty: Westchester. of NY (SSNY) 12/19/2018. Of Org. led with SSNY on

SSNY desig. as agent upon whom Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. December 30, 2018. O ce

process against may be served & as agent upon whom process Location: Westchester County.

shall mail process to Anthony against may be served & shall SSNY designated as agent of the

Riccobono, 11 Stonewall Dr., mail process to 50 Livingston LLC upon whom process against

Granite Springs, NY 10527. Ave., Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522. it may be served. SSNY shall mail

General Purpose. General Purpose. process to: 71 Stonewall Court,

LLC FORMATION NOTICE LLC FORMATION NOTICE Yorktown Heights, NY 10598.
Purpose: any lawful purpose.

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Thursday, February 14, 2019 BUSINESS & REAL ESTATE Yorktown News – Page 29

YORKTOWN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

President’s column: Another exciting year in store

e chamber is o and running, full 20 years of experi- craft beer, a silent auc- • Gold Sponsors: Camp Nabby,

speed ahead into the new year with new ence. Look for our an- GUEST tion and children’s ac- Northern Westchester Hospital, North-
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We had a successful Business So- the o ce for addition-

cial Empowerment Seminar on Jan. al information about SERGIO our website for vendor is year, as a thank you to our mem-

23 at the IBM campus. Guest speaker this event. ESPOSITO spaces and sponsorship bers for their continued support and

Barry P. Mitchell Jr. of UBS Financial Recently, we held opportunities. A por- renewal of the Yorktown Chamber of

Services informed us about “all things our Jilco/Chamber of tion of the proceeds will Commerce, we o er a free month of

retirement.” All who attended agreed Commerce Lifestyles bene t St. Jude’s Chil- advertising on the Yorktown Chamber

that it was an informative and valuable & Family Show, which took place on dren’s Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. corner LED digital sign. Email info@

presentation. Feb. 9, at the Je erson Valley Mall. I would like at this time to thank the yorktownchamber.org for an applica-

Our next Business Social Empower- is year, we once again partnered 2019 sponsors for supporting the goals tion.

ment Seminar will take place on Feb. with Habitat for Humanity, a not-for- of the chamber: e board of this organization, whose

20, at e Winery at St. George. e pro t organization devoted to building • Diamond Sponsors: Durante, Bock members volunteer their time and e ort,

guest speaker will be Ann Buscaglia, homes for low-income families. & Tota, PLLC; NewYork-Presbyterian is one of our most valuable assets and

tax partner at PKF O’Connor Davies. Our second Annual SpringFest will Hudson Valley Hospital; Yorktown we so appreciate each and every one of

Don’t get caught by surprise with the take place on Saturday, April 13, at the Auto Body; Enbridge; Comprehen- them. It takes people willing to devote

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LEGALS BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board Room, Town Hall, 363 A Section 300.21 of the Town property is in an R-10 zoning
FROM PAGE 28
a rmative vote of not less than Underhill Avenue, Yorktown Zoning Code. is property is in district.

two-thirds of the total voting Heights, New York as follows: an R-10 zoning district.

NOTICE OF ADOPTION strength of the Town Board of the SANDOVAL, CARLOS
OF RESOLUTION
Town of Yorktown, Westchester O’SULLIVAN, JOHN ROTHBERG, SETH & TRISH Property Address: 2380

County, New York, as follows: Property Address: 128 Property Address: 428 Crompond Rd.

RESOLVED, that the Town Halyan Rd. Granite Springs Rd. Section 37.09, Block 1, Lot 33

NOTICE IS HEREBY Supervisor is hereby authorized Section 37.15, Block 2, Lot 3 Section 27.14, Block 3, Lot 25 is is an application for a

GIVEN that the Town Board to execute and deliver on is is an application to allow e proposed addition has special use permit to park a

of the Town of Yorktown, behalf of the Town an Option a 2nd oor addition with a front a side yard setback that has to commercial vehicle on residential

Westchester County, New York, and Ground Lease for the yard setback of 26.03’ and a front equal a front yard setback of property. is special permit is

at a meeting held on the 5th day certain demised premises at the porch with a front yard setback 16.58’ where 40’ is required as per required as per 300-62 of the

of February, 2019, duly adopted Property, for a period of Ten of 17.83’ where a minimum of Section 300-13(G) of the Town Town Zoning Code.

the resolution published herewith (10) years, commencing on the 30’ is required as per Appendix of Yorktown Zoning Code. is

SUBJECTTOAPERMISSIVE date of LESSEE’s exercise of the

REFERENDUM. Option, with nine (9) additional BESTTHEPRAIRCEEAS!IN
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New York
February 5, 2019 annual rental for the rst year
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DIANA L. QUAST, RMC, CMC and 00/100 ($2,000.00) Dollars
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FEBRUARY 5, 2019 is resolution is subject to Yorktown Heights, NY 10598

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