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to foster ‘equity and ASK offers valuable tools
inclusion’ in schools but faces uncertain future
Superintendent pushes back against
accusations of ‘indoctrination’ BY NICK TRUJILLO
STAFF WRITER
BY NICK TRUJILLO has spoken at consecutive meet- Since its foundation by Yorktown com- FILE PHOTO/TABITHA PEARSON MARSHALL
STAFF WRITER ings is vehemently opposed to munity members in 2002, the Alliance for
the trend toward so-called Cul- Safe Kids has provided resources to children Liz Talbert, ASK’s executive director, with some
During Superintendent Bren- turally Responsive Teaching, re- and young adults on mental health, sub- volunteers at the charity group’s Run for Recovery
dan Lyons’ inaugural year at the peatedly calling it “evil,” “poison,” stance abuse prevention, anti-bullying, and event in 2015
helm of the Lakeland Central “anti-American,” and “unconsti- diversity, equity, and inclusion.
School District, there has been tutional.”
a focus on revamping the lens anks in part to receiving a 10-year fed-
through which school material Opposing parents made many eral grant for an annual funding of $125,000
is taught through the formation interruptions throughout the in 2008, ASK grew into a community pillar
of the district’s Diversity, Equity, DEI presentation, with chants of that hosted events and presentations from
and Inclusion team. “Let the parents speak,”and “Un- speakers with a variety of experiences. eir
mask the children,” breaking out biggest event, the annual Save a Life forum,
At the Board of Education’s before being reined in by Michael has featured a variety of speakers each year
meeting on ursday, June 10, Daly, the board’s president. who presented to hundreds of students in
Lyons was joined by Dr. Gess the area. After the grant expired in 2018,
LeBlanc, developmental psy- Lyons began the presentation ASK has struggled to nd the funding they
chologist and a major part of the by attempting to answer some of need to continue to operate.
DEI initiative, as well as other the questions that have been cir-
members of the 32-person team, culating about the DEI initiative, “ e sad end to this beautiful story is that
to present an update on what such as 1) the New York State we will not be here forever, because fund-
each subcommittee has worked Culturally Responsive Teaching ing is running out. I’m trying to be positive
on and their plans for the 2021- framework’s relationship with and do the best that we can right now,” said
22 school year. Critical Race eory, 2) whether Liz Talbert, ASK’s executive director. “We’re
the district was indoctrinating discussing di erent things with the county,
e district’s focus on equity, students, and 3) whether the [about] how to best keep the resources in the
diversity, and inclusion has been district will be making major community. ere are some options, but we
a controversial topic during pub- amends to its curriculum in the don’t have any rm answers yet.”
lic comment sessions and on so- coming school year.
cial media for the past couple of SEE ASK PAGE 9
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The Staff New charity celebrates life of Yorktown’s Kavovit
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CLARIFICATION
Several politicians and com-
munity members made speeches
at Yorktown’s rst-ever Pride
march held on Saturday, June
12. In our coverage of the event,
only a handful of speakers (the
one ones who were quoted
in the article) were noted. To
clarify, that was not intended to
be a complete list. Speakers not
mentioned include state Assem-
blyman Kevin Byrne and Town
Councilman Ed Lachterman.
Thursday, June 24, 2021 OPINION Yorktown News – Page 13
MARTORANO during the process of drug testing when With all the wrongdoings in the world, can experience is the mysterious. It is
control groups are employed. During will there ever be an accounting? Look- the source of all true art and science. He
FROM PAGE 10 these drug trial runs, a certain percentage ing to science alone, we may come to to whom the emotion is a stranger, who
of the test population is given (instead the unsettling feeling that the universe is can no longer pause to wonder and stand
which had advised the FDA, had in fact of the target drug) a sugar pill, a placebo, unjust; that we are mortal; that there is no wrapped in awe, is as good as dead; his
strongly warned against approving the which contains none of the medica- ultimate meaning to our lives; that there eyes are closed.”
new drug. According to several scien- tion. Recipients of the placebo do not are no grounds for hope. Unsatis ed with
tists, the drug’s e ectiveness remained know that they are receiving a sugar pill. these answers, we often nd ourselves As for me, whenever I am forced to
questionable and the possible side e ects Nevertheless, consistently, a startingly turning elsewhere to calm our unsettled confront a di cult situation, I try to
deadly. ree scientists who had served high number of these test patients will hearts. It is not surprising, therefore, mirror my dad’s reassuring approach, but
on the advisory committee resigned in report improvements in their condition that most of humankind has embraced in a way that does not cloud my search
protest but not before releasing a state- despite not having received any medicine religion. And, why not? Where else can for the truth since I know that denying
ment setting forth their concerns. Not at all. In those instances, it is thought you nd emotionally soothing answers to an uncomfortable reality does nothing to
even 24 hours after the FDA’s wonderful that people may have willed themselves very di cult questions? Most religions, resolve it. Instead, I adhere to an attitude
announcement, we were left to wonder toward improved blood pressure, lower each in their own way, have created a that I call optimistic realism. e goal
whether there was any veri ably good cholesterol, better heart rates, and more world where there is no death; where of my “optimistic realism” is to become
news for our loved ones who su er from manageable allergies. However, the someone or something oversees events; aware of life’s challenges without feel-
this cruel disease. power of the mind, which in this case where there is a plan for the world, a plan ing overwhelmed. To achieve this state
leads us to better ourselves, may also be for human history, and a plan for each of emotional agility, you need to rst
Perhaps following in my father’s used in the opposite way. For instance, of us; where our lives are given value and combine a “cool as a cucumber” attitude
footsteps, I still would like to trust that when people are told that they have been signi cance; and where justice prevails, (during a crisis) with an honest evaluation
this new treatment o ers a glimmer of taking a harmful drug, which they have now or in an afterlife. We are also told of the challenges you are facing. Next,
hope that someday soon we will nd a not, a percentage later report develop- that our individual selves are of ultimate it is essential that you imagine the steps
way to defeat Alzheimer’s. Stepping back, ing severe negative physical reactions. worth; that we are loved and supported; you will have to take to overcome your
it is interesting to note that this tug of empathized with; and, understood by a obstacle. Finally, somewhat mirroring the
war between hope and reality is part and is fascinating mind-body connection Superior Being. teachings of Buddhism, if there is noth-
parcel of the human condition. We are a has been the source of immense interest ing you can do to change an unsatisfacto-
stubborn and resilient species, often quick among cognitive behavior theorists. To be We are certainly free to welcome a set ry result, you must learn to acknowledge
to deny what we nd unacceptable. But sure, donning rose-colored glasses to ease of prescribed religious dogmas and enjoy reality without having it destroy your life.
that is not necessarily a bad thing. our troubled souls also extends to more the certainty that it provides. My cousin,
profound philosophical dilemmas. Judy, for example, was so emotionally is act of acceptance can be supported
Relatedly, scientists refer to our inclina- buoyed by her unwavering belief system by philosophical studies, a religion, or just
tion to latch on to a silver lining as the Since humankind’s beginning, we that she was able to face her death un- a personal “this too shall pass” attitude.
Placebo E ect. ey have found that have sought comforting answers to some
when some people are provided with of the most perplexing and disturbing inchingly. Or we can choose to embrace Whether you follow these prescribed
information they desperately want to questions. Is it the end of our existence the sentiment expressed by one of my measures or not, in the nal analysis, I hope
believe, they will wholeheartedly embrace when we die? Do our lives have mean- favorite brilliant minds, Albert Einstein. you will at least agree with me that the
it irrespective of whether it is false or ing which transcends our daily routines? He stated, “the most beautiful thing we Dalai Lama’s had it right when he advised,
inaccurate. A perfect example of this is “Choose to be optimistic. It feels better.”
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LETTERS plying the complainant with a informed that the reputations of Town Board. e complaint since been permitted to languish
disposition other than Substanti- those complained about is also was Substantiated by the Eth- without so much as a coat of
FROM PAGE 12 ated of Partially Substantiated, of import. False complaints or ics Board but the Town Board, paint by way of exterior renova-
the complainant should sign a the disclosure of complaints and at the time, objected to public tion:
90 days, the complainant should non-disclosure agreement. dispositions other than Substan- disclosure. And, I believe, the
be informed that the investiga- tiated or Partially Substantiated Town Board, with a Democratic Exhibit A: e Roma Build-
tion is continuing. When the Complaints that are found to could result in civil litigation majority, voted a lesser penalty ing. I believe this atrocity speaks
Ethics Board retains an inves- be other than Substantiated or against the complainant or per- than the Ethics Board proposed. for itself, though I am distressed
tigation and, except where a Partially Substantiated shall not son disclosing the information. at the recent repaving of the
collective bargaining agreement be publicly disclosed without Jay Kopstein parking lot. I had been under the
prohibits it, the complainant will the written permission of the It should be noted that during impression that we were near-
be informed of the disposition individual(s) complained about. a prior town administration, Yorktown Heights ing the point when the structure
of the complaint but not the Although public trust is para- there was an ethics complaint would be replaced with some-
proposed penalty. Before sup- mount, complainants must be Yorktown thing other than the rundown
led against a member of the Heights needs a remnants of the white brick that
temporarily and inexplicably
makeover became popular in the ’50s and
early ’60s.
To the editor,
While reading this week’s Exhibit B: e Yorktown Im-
aging building that adorns Com-
edition, upon reaching Page 8, merce Street. How such a cold,
I paused in momentary shock imposing, and plainly unattract-
and horror at the picture/render- ive edi ce could be approved for
ing displayed below the large so prominent a site, immediately
headline: “Kear Street building abutting the sidewalk, in the
approved.” You see, it took a mo- middle of what might otherwise
ment for my eyes to fully focus may have become a quaint and
and recognize that I was actually promising little downtown strip
looking at a picture of the old is a singular wonder.
Cablevision building with the
rendering of a large mural across Exhibit C: e Triangle
its side. In those brief couple of Center. How the exterior facade
seconds, I thought—or more ac- could have ever been approved
curately I feared—I was looking in the rst place is an unanswer-
at a rendering of the new Kear able riddle; that it has remained
Street building that had just largely unchanged for decades,
been approved. and there is apparently little that
can or will be done is impen-
Why, you might ask, would etrably mystifying. I grew up on
I or any rational person think, Long Island, which is perhaps
for even a millisecond, that the mall and shopping center
so revolting a spectacle could capital of the world. ough far
ever be approved by a planning from an idyllic place, I can read-
board, or any other advisory or ily recall the local shopping plaza
authorizing body? To answer undergoing a complete exterior
that question, one need not look redesign twice over the course of
any further than the “downtown” my childhood and early adult-
area of our Yorktown Heights hood.
business hamlet, speci cally at
the intersection of Commerce Exhibit D: e old Cablevi-
Street, Route 118, and where sion building. is takes us back
202 appears to intersect itself. to the scene of the latest crime
against or town’s aesthetics. e
From that spot, visitors to our side of that building facing 118
town are within a stone’s throw was already so unattractive that
of at least three, and possibly as I scarcely thought it possible to
many as six, eyesores that must
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Northern Westchester Hospital is raising community’s health
e health of a community depends on “Excellent care is available in this country, hospital’s GI clinic has helped me so munity spread, a society must address is-
the wellness of everyone who lives and but predominantly for those that have the much--not only with my health, but also sues of dollars and cents. If the uninsured
works within it. When individuals thrive, right insurance,” said Open Door’s chief nancially. I’m very thankful to Open do not have access to basic health care
so does society at large. medical o cer, Dr. Daren Wu. Door for helping me connect with North- and screenings for chronic diseases and
Northwell Health is fully committed Open Door’s mission is to help correct ern Westchester Hospital, and for making cancers, their conditions will progress un-
to this notion, recently launching a Raise this inequity, said Dr. Wu, who is espe- the process so easy.” checked. Eventually, notes Dr. Wu, these
Health initiative to “galvanize a coalition cially grateful that Northern Westchester Marie had her baby at the hospital, her people will need more expensive treat-
of people, organizations and communities Hospital is a partner in that mission. mind at ease. ments that might even be administered
that aim to ght for better health for ev- “Northern Westchester Hospital em- “ e Prenatal Care Clinic at North- too late.
eryone.” ployees do not care if you don’t have in- ern Westchester Hospital is great, and so “Our society doesn’t let people die on
Northern Westchester Hospital, part of surance, don’t care where you are from or close to home, I didn’t have to worry about the doorsteps of hospitals, so large sums
Northwell Health, will be an active and about the color of your skin. ey treat transportation,” she said. “ e sta an- are spent on individuals who don’t have in-
enthusiastic partner in this endeavor. Ex- everyone equally based on need,” he ex- swered all my questions and made my pre- surance,” Dr. Wu explains. “ is a ects all
amples of such e orts at Northern West- plained. natal process easy. Delivering my baby at of us. e cost is priced into our insurance
chester Hospital include a wellness garden “Many of our patients are able to see the Hospital was a wonderful experience.” premiums and tax dollars. It actually pays,
that supplies fresh organic produce for specialists, and to access diagnostic capa- then, to provide preventative, early care to
those facing food insecurity in the Mount bilities such as mammography, CT scans, THE HIGH COST OF NEGLECT everyone.”
Kisco area, community outreach and edu- MRIs and X-rays at generously discount- Patient testimonials certainly under- A vital part of the Raise Health initia-
cation to promote good health, and a ro- ed prices, often free—it has been really score the humanitarian bene ts of charity tive is getting the word out about its com-
bust nancial assistance program. wonderful,” Wu continued. care. But providing aid to vulnerable pop- prehensive programs.
Perhaps most importantly, Northern In addition, the hospital has also created ulations is about much more than the sat- “Northern Westchester Hospital works
Westchester Hospital will continue to a new gastrointestinal clinic speci cally isfaction of doing the right thing. In fact, hard to make its nancial assistance op-
Raise Health by working to provide state- for Open Door patients without insur- the cost of neglecting the underserved and tions visible,”said Dr. Wu,“so the commu-
of-the-art health care to anyone who ance, enabling them to receive endosco- uninsured members of our community can nity knows about them. At Open Door,
needs it. rough its enduring relationship pies and colonoscopies. be quite steep. we never feel that Northern Westchester
with Mount Kisco’s Open Door Family Patients who have bene ted from “From a public health standpoint, we Hospital wants to throttle down the num-
Health Center, the hospital has been do- Northern Westchester Hospital’s charity need to care for everyone in order to lift ber of patients we refer. Instead of saying,
ing just that for well over a decade. care clearly appreciate its accessibility and the health and well-being of the entire ‘Call us when you need us,’ hospital sta
the compassion with which it is provided. community,” Dr. Wu said. “Even if you reaches out to ask if we have anyone else
AN OPEN DOOR “I was recently diagnosed with breast are well-to-do and fully insured, you are who needs help. It’s a message that speaks
Serving almost 60,000 patients each cancer, and I’ve been going to the hospi- not immune to inequities in healthcare volumes.
year at various locations in Westchester tal for radiation therapy. I am very grateful because you can’t live life in a bubble.
and Putnam counties, Open Door’s guid- for the doctors there, and the people in the At some level, we are all interacting—in Article provided by Northern Westchester
ing vision is that quality healthcare is a nance department, who helped me with schools, restaurants and stores. e pan- Hospital. To learn more about the hospital,
right, not a privilege, and should be acces- the charity care application,” said Louise. demic really magni ed that reality.” visit nwh.northwell.edu.
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MASK the N95 mask. He pulled together product and long-term manu-
facturing agreements. ough it
FROM PAGE 24 a team of medical engineers, de- still awaits regulatory approval
from the New York Occupational
signers, and material scientists Safety and Health Administra- ‘It’s a half-century old design that
tion, the mask “exceeds all of the really is in need of a refresh.’
Additionally, the supply of who had worked at places like federal safety standards,” Rosen-
berg said. It is already available –Joe Rosenberg
N95 masks was scarce, forcing Johns Hopkins University and for purchase and is being worn Founder, Canopy
by some professionals, including
Joyner and other medical profes- Nike. ey interviewed clinicians Joyner.
sionals to try and extend the life and hospital physicians in April “It was designed by the us-
ers,” Rosenberg said of Canopy’s
of their disposable masks by put- and May, seeking an answer to mask. “Everyone wanted a secure,
comfortable seal. You can have
ting them under UV lights or in one big question: “If they could the highest ltration system you
want, but if it doesn’t seal around
ovens in an attempt to disinfect design their ideal replacement for your face, it doesn’t matter.”
them. the N95, what would it be?” Additionally, Rosenberg said,
“You can wear this for 12 hours
Hearing Joyner’s testimony, After a year of developing at a time and it doesn’t bruise Each mask costs about $200, Administration’s “Mask Innova-
your face.” Canopy’s aim was to
Rosenberg, a former Google exec- prototypes and gathering feed- “create a device that was much but Canopy also o ers larger pur- tion Challenge” is proof of their
more breathable than anything
utive, got to work on reinventing back, Canopy has a market-ready else. is is a very innovative lter chasing agreements. viability, Rosenberg said.
design.” e masks are also trans-
parent, allowing people to see the Last month, the U.S. Centers In the competition, “We were
mask-wearer’s face and to read
their lips. e lters are recom- for Disease Control announced competing against teams from
mended to be replaced quarterly.
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will be for people in high-risk fully vaccinated people to wear and so forth,” Rosenberg said.
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“We’re also working on taking
this level of breathability and But outside of the general pub- Canopy has raised more than
protection and making more
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Early warning
Don’t underestimate the importance of mammograms
GUEST terian Hudson Valley Hospital. “I’m pas- something that’s continually improving swollen lymph nodes in the underarm,
CORNER sionate about cancer care. Treating people and can have a big impact on a person’s which can lead to false positives for breast
with cancer has been the driving force of life.” cancer.
DR. STACY K. UGRAS, my career.”
M.D., FACS THE ESSENTIAL MAMMOGRAM Out of every 1,000 mammograms,
EXCELLENCE IN BREAST CANCER e U.S. Preventive Services Task two to four will lead to a breast cancer
Screenings are still the No. 1 tool in CARE diagnosis, according to the ACS. Most of
the ght against breast cancer. Force recommends women of average risk these cancers are staged as local disease;
During her lifetime, ap- Dr. Ugras, who received her clinical for breast cancer who are between the however, when breast cancer moves well
proximately one in eight women will be fellowship training in breast surgical ages of 50 and 74 receive screening mam- beyond the breast to other parts of the
diagnosed with breast cancer, according oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering mograms every two years. Women with a body—also known as distant breast can-
to the American Cancer Society (ACS). Cancer Center, performs a wide range of family history of breast or ovarian cancer cer—ACS says the survival rate is only
Although treatment options for breast procedures to treat breast cancer. Among may need to start screenings earlier and 28 percent. at’s why detecting cancer
cancer continue to advance, early detec- them are breast sentinel node biopsies to more frequently. Genetic counseling is early, when outcomes are more promis-
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Yorktown’s
Adam Norris
FILE PHOTO/
BOB CASTNER/
CASTNERPHOTO.NET
BOYS LACROSSE Lakeland/Panas’
Conor Hufnagel
Griff, Norris, Hufnagel
named All-Americans FILE PHOTO/JACK CATLIN/
JACKCATLINPHOTOS.COM
BY MIKE SABINI a special honor.
CONTRIBUTING WRITER “Yorktown lacrosse is such a storied program,
which makes it even more special to be recog-
ere is perhaps no greater accomplishment nized in such high esteem,” Gri said.
than being named All-American, a designation Gri , who has committed to play at Fair eld,
recently bestowed upon three local players. was pleased to be named All-American with his
Yorktown senior goalie Adam Norris, Husker teammate.
junior attackman Harry Gri , and Lakeland/ “It was certainly very cool to be named All-
Panas senior attackman Conor Hufnagel were American with Adam,” Gri said. “He always
three of the nine Section 1 players who were tried his hardest in practices and games. He al-
named U.S. Lacrosse High School All-Amer- ways gave us a ghting chance and kept us in
icans. games multiple times. Being able to get All-
“It’s really an honor to be recognized as an American just made this a surreal experience.”
All-American for something that I love doing, Gri said that his teammates and coaches put
especially with my teammate and friend, Harry,” him in position to be named All-American.
said Norris, who will play at Air Force. “Harry “My coaches pushed me, and my teammates
makes everyone around him a better lacrosse were there to support me,” Gri said. “ is
player because he is such a smart, dedicated wasn’t an individual e ort by any means. I really
player who always puts the team rst.” owe them a thank you because without them I
Norris lived in Bronxville before coming to wouldn’t have been able to push myself as hard.”
Yorktown, and before that grew up in England. e Hofstra-bound Hufnagel, who played for
“Yorktown has an extensive list of players who the Rebels, said it meant a lot to him to earn All-
have been All-Americans, and it’s truly an honor American honors.
to be recognized as one,”Norris said.“I moved to “From growing up in the area and watch-
Yorktown my freshman year of high school and ing all of the All-Americans come through the
I immediately felt the special bond and brother- system, like the Prunty brothers, this was some-
hood of the Yorktown lacrosse community.” thing that I’ve always strived for,” Hufnagel said.
Norris said he got a lot of help, which put him “Achieving this honor is means a great deal to
in position to be named All-American. me.”
“Having the support of my coaches and es- Hufnagel is grateful to those who helped him Yorktown’s Harry
Griff
pecially my goalie coach, Joey Colarusso, who get where he is today.
FILE PHOTO/BRIAN
always believed in me and pushed me was criti- “I have been very fortunate to have great MARSCHHAUSER
cal,” Norris said. “Ultimately, what put me in the coaches through my career, play with many great
position to succeed was playing with my best teammates, and of course none of this could’ve
friends who love the sport as much as I do. been accomplished without the support of my
“As a Yorktown lacrosse player, you are always family,” Hufnagel said. “None of this could’ve
thinking about those who have come before you been achieved if I wasn’t surrounded by these
and the deep respect the whole community has people. ey pushed me to work harder in prac-
for the game,” Norris added. tice and play with more and more con dence on
Gri said that being named All-American is the eld.”
Thursday, June 24, 2021 SPORTS Yorktown News – Page 29
BOYS TENNIS
PHOTO COURTESY OF YORKTOWN SCHOOLS
The Yorktown boys tennis team
Yorktown enjoys championship season
Husker trio goes
undefeated in league play
BY MIKE SABINI helping to make practice fun for the
CONTRIBUTING WRITER new players,”Dayer said.
After not being able to play last After not being able to play last
spring because of the pandemic,Yor- year, winning the league title was
ktown’s boys tennis team didn’t waste even sweet for the Huskers.
the opportunity to go after greatness
this season. “After not getting to play last year,
winning the league title brought a
e Huskers won the league lot of happiness to the players and
championship as a result of getting myself,” Dayer said. “Allen Ron-
contributions from up and down its del played second singles, and third
roster. singles was split between Jake Olney
and freshman Aidan Hirsch. Mike
“Our league record was 6-1, and Chitu, an eighth grader, played rst
our overall record was 8-6,”said Yor- doubles with Jake or Aidan. Round-
ktown coach Roger Dayer. “We had ing out the team were third doubles,
a well-balanced team and received senior Justin Calderon and sopho-
important wins in di erent spots more Khrisna Kumanan.”
throughout the season to secure the
league title.” e other players on the team this
year were sophomores Braden Reyn-
e top of the Huskers’lineup was olds, Joe Kaplan, and James Mad-
as good a group as any in Section 1. den, and freshmen Veebhu Shah and
Ethan Xiao.
“My rst singles player, senior
Shravan Desikan, and my second Dayer is especially excited about
doubles team of sophomores Sam- seeing how his doubles’ players per-
son Newberger and Ram Krish, all form next spring.
went undefeated in league play this
year, which went a long way towards “Our doubles teams improved
winning the league title,” Dayer said. throughout the year,and 10 of the 11
“Shravan is one of the Top 5 players doubles players are underclassmen,
I have ever had, which puts him in a so our doubles should be even better
very distinguished group.” next year,”Dayer said.
While the Huskers got major With the combination of the re-
contributions from their stars, it was turning players from the varsity along
far from a top-heavy squad, with with the players coming up from the
others heavily contributing to York- JV squad, the Huskers should con-
town’s success as well. tinue to thrive in 2022.
“I had 11 new players on varsity “Our JV coach, Teresa Lo redo,
this year, so senior co-captains, Al- did an excellent job with her team,
len Rondel and Shravan Desikan, and many of those players will be
and future captain,junior Jake Olney, looking to try to make varsity next
were instrumental in setting a good year,” Dayer said. “ is was a fun
work ethic on the team, while still group to coach and I look forward to
next season.”
Page 30 – Yorktown News SPORTS Thursday, June 24, 2021
TRACK AND FIELD
PHOTO COURTESY OF KEITH SMITH
Yorktown pentathletes Melissa Severino and Caitlin Ward
Huskers and Rebels
shine at championships
Yorktown track standout Eilish Buckley PHOTO COURTESY OF KEITH SMITH BY MIKE SABINI and sophomore William McCarthy (sev-
The Rebels’ Grace Gallagher FILE PHOTO/ROB DIANTONIO CONTRIBUTING WRITER enth, 3,200-meter run, 10.06.06).
Yorktown and Lakeland/Panas’ track “ e boys had a strong season led by
and eld student-athletes put up strong distance runners, Colin and William Mc-
showings across many events at their re- Carthy, and hurdler Alex Olener,” Smith
spective section championships held ear- said. “Our distance crew did well all year
lier this month. against some very tough competition. We
are looking forward to coming back strong
e Huskers, who compete in Class B, next year.”
saw their girls team nish in seventh place
with 36 points. ey were led in the in- LAKELAND/PANAS
dividual events by junior Sydney Leitner, Lakeland/Panas, which competes in
who placed rst in the 3,000-meter run
(10:14.92) and third in the 1,500-meter Class AA, also enjoyed plenty of success.
run (4:55.56); junior Melissa Severino Junior captain Grace Gallagher was fourth
( rst, pentathlon (1,864 points); junior in the 3,000-meter run and third in the
Eilish Buckley (second place, 1,500-me- steeplechase.
ter walk, 9:44); senior Caitlin Ward (third
place, pentathlon, 1,772 points); junior Senior captain JaLia Williams placed
Andina Pepshi, who registered a fourth- fourth in the 200-meter dash and second
place nish in both the javelin (44 feet, 1 in the 400-meter dash. Junior Brooke
inch) and the hammer throw (47-1); and Sayre nished second in the 1,500-meter
junior Abbie Ellison, who recorded fth- run while junior Grace Adeyeye placed
place nishes in both the javelin (38-10) third in the pentathlon.
and hammer throw (40-10).
Senior captain Erin Waters won the
Sophomore Rachel Gevanthor, sopho- girls hammer throw while junior Suzy
more Kristin Linahan, junior Samantha Conners nished second in the javelin.
Rodriguez, and senior Rebecca Donnelly
placed fth in the 400-meter relay (57.22) Junior Ashley Vivar placed fourth in the
while freshman Emily Pierro, junior Iva discus with junior Cailin Jones nishing
Chee, junior Ella Chee, and senior Keira third in the 1,500-meter race walk.
Flaherty were sixth in the 1,600-meter re-
lay (4:20.93). “ e girls team has worked their butts
o all year in every meet they were in
“ e girls team nished very well, led and it showed with the second-place n-
by rst-place nishers Sydney Leitner and ish at counties, the league championship
Melissa Severino,” said Yorktown coach win earlier this month and with a strong
Keith Smith. “ ey were all performing showing against the tough competition
well at the right time of the year. We will that is Section I Class AA,”said Lakeland/
have many returning athletes next year, so Panas coach John Benvin. “ at compe-
we will be hoping for another strong sea- tition brings out the best in them. ey
son.” have shown they can stand toe to toe with
powerhouse teams like New Rochelle and
e Husker boys nished 11th with 13 Arlington and have great results.”
points, paced by junior Alex Olener (sec-
ond,110-meter hurdles,17.54),junior Jon- Benvin thought the Rebel boys held
athon Livadhi (fourth, 110-meter hurdles, their own as well.
17.88), freshman Sean Ryan (fourth, jav-
elin,92-10),senior Kenny Reinkraut ( fth, “ e boys did a fantastic job at the meet,
hammer throw, 75-10), senior Colin Mc- considering the numbers were down this
Carthy (sixth, 3,200-meter run, 9:58.46), year after coming back from the shut-
down,”Benvin said.“ ey’re a young team
on the whole, so it won’t be long until
they’re back up there challenging for the
county title.”
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BOYS SOCCER Lakeland summer league is back
BY MIKE SABINI John Jay-East Fishkill, Roy C. mers. Even a few coaches up in
CONTRIBUTING WRITER Ketcham, Yorktown, Byram Hills, Section 9 at Goshen and Corn-
Panas, Lakeland, Rye, Harrison, wall have reached out to speak on
After not being able to play last Eastchester, Briarcli , Somers, what to do and they are putting
summer because of the pandemic, Putnam Valley, Brewster, Valhalla, together a 7v7 league this summer
the Lakeland Boys Summer Soc- and John Jay-Cross River are the for teams up there. And there is
cer League is back in action for its teams in the league this summer, also a girls summer league run by
14th season. with all games being played at the Lakeland girls coach (Shawn
e league was founded by Lakeland High School. Sullivan) at Granite Knolls Park
Lakeland coach Tim Houra- Hourahan credits 13-time state this summer.”
han in 2007. It started with four champion, Lakeland eld hockey Hourahan said many teams
teams: Lakeland, Mahopac, Hen- coach Sharon Sarsen, for giving that participate in the summer
drick Hudson, and Putnam Valley, him the idea of having a summer league go on to achieve success
playing one game a week for four league. in the traditional high-school fall
weeks. “She had an established eld season.
A year later, Yorktown and hockey summer league for many “Of the 12 teams playing over
Walter Panas were added. years and I had just decided that the past decade or so, six of those FILE PHOTO/BRIAN MARSCHHAUSER
For the last ve years or so, the we had nothing like it for high- programs went on to win a sec-
Lakeland Coach Tim Hourahan during an off-season drill
league has consisted of 10 teams school soccer and that it was time tional title the fall after playing in
playing twice a week for a nine- to get something together,” Ho- the summer league: Briarcli , By-
game, round-robin schedule be- urahan said. “I asked her a zillion ram Hills, Lakeland, Rye, Somers On July 13, the league is going are all so lucky to be able to have
fore the playo s. questions on what I needed to do and Yorktown,” Hourahan said. to have games at both the stadium the opportunity to coach in a dis-
“Last summer, I had made the and how to run a proper league.” “We even had a Somers team eld and top eld. e latter is the trict with such great elds.”
decision to move it to 12 teams, e league has had an e ect capture a state title in 2016. ere multi-purpose eld that Lake- Yorktown, which won its league
but the pandemic had shut all on schools all over Section 1 and is something to be said for teams land’s baseball team calls home in title last fall, started its summer-
sports down,” Hourahan said. beyond. getting extra opportunities to play the spring. league campaign with a 2-0 vic-
“When I was preparing to get the “We started small and now it together, to help bring along the “Lakeland is such a beautiful tory against Briarcli on Sunday,
league back up and running in has exploded,” Hourahan said. players rising up from JV, to get campus and our administration June 20, led by Derek Belo -Da-
2021, I had an outpouring of pro- “Fifteen teams is just more than game action to work on forma- had done an incredible job bring- vis (2 goals) and Vicente Lyon (3
grams looking to play this sum- 20 percent of all Section 1 soc- tions and moving players into dif- ing these facilities to the level they saves).
mer. So, we now have 15 teams cer teams. It is amazing. is ferent positions on the eld. All are at now,”Hourahan said.“All of Lakeland started the same
competing, playing two or three boys soccer league has now even of it has been so bene cial for me our coaches at Lakeland do a tre- night, tying Rye, 0-0, with the
games a week for the next six spurned o a boys league down in and I think all the other coaches mendous job working together to Hornets’ Chris Ciraco making 3
weeks.” Rockland over the past few sum- feel the same way.” share these all-purpose elds. We saves.
Page 32 – Yorktown News Thursday, June 24, 2021
TOWN GREEN
Yorktown Committee is 11 a.m. Tuesday,
Fire Parade and June 29, via Zoom.
Carnival e committee’s monthly
meetings will be the last Tuesday
of the month at 11 a.m.
Yorktown News is working with the Yorktown Heights Engine To be part of the meeting, and
Yorktown Central School District to
celebrate members of the Class of 2021. Company No. 1 will hold its an- receive the meeting link, register
Solomiia Demus — I’m very nual Fireman’s Parade at 7 p.m. in advance at yorktownny.org/
grateful to all YHS teachers
and staff for providing me Wednesday, June 23. bc/yorktown-arts-culture-com-
with so many opportunities
to learn. I’m especially e carnival will be open on: mittee-1.
grateful to Mrs. Greenberg,
Mr. Wenzel, Mrs. Rowley, Mrs. • June 23, 7-11 p.m. For more information, contact
Pace, Mr. Tierney, and Ms.
Raniolo. I’ll use what you have • June 24, 6-11 p.m. [email protected]
taught me to make the world
a better place for everyone. • June 25, 6-11 p.m. Grange Car Show
• June 26, noon-11 p.m.
• June 27, noon-undetermined
Lions Concerts Get your motor runnin’ and
head out to the Yorktown
Grange fairgrounds on Sunday,
e summer concerts present- June 27, for the ninth annual
ed by the Yorktown Lions Club Yorktown Grange Car Show.
will return to Jack DeVito Vet- As with all Yorktown Grange
erans Memorial Field on Sun- events, the show is organized
day, June 27. All concerts begin and sta ed entirely by volun-
at 6 p.m. teers, who have overseen its
• June 27 – Simply Diamond growth from an exhibit of 50 ve-
PDATED Halston Media llers 12/31/20 (new address) • July 11 – Group De Jour hicles in 2012 to more than 150
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Yorktown Arts and mark on their calendars.”
e organizers are expect-
Culture Committee ing even more entries this year.
And not just cars—trucks and
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the crowd or went over their allotted three minutes of speaking time,
served. SSNY should mail process BE despite calls for decorum by Daly, the school board’s president.
to; 161 Pearsall Drive Mt. Vernon the
NY 10552. Purpose: Any lawful Westchester CounStuy,itNee1w0Y0o,rMk, oaus nfotllKowissc:o, NY e meeting was the most recent installment of a rising tension be-
purpose that t1h0e5S4up9e.rTvhiseorreisisaunthoocrihzeadrgtoe execute an Inter- tween the Board of Education and a group of parents that has made it
RESOLVED, clear they oppose the district’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initia-
ltMtohocuecanCotiecnodinpuenaaclttytA3tag8or4leti0cheeemCnaefTresoonoensrmwv,tetepp(nhl“fleo-Iio-MosrnampwddAaeintd”Rne)iarnofdwenaoydsisdtouhsa.eunenCat’chiddstoeaeersrlmmtCiyltkaaoeesenmnuendtynwttpoti.enMyeuSroodarserfnydnWosedrtr,eestNmotecfawholelroYspwtorerotrkhpte(eo“rCCgtyoroauunnntttyy tives and any semblance of New York State’s Culturally Responsive
DPrisotpriecrtt”y)”, )atopocrotinonnpehocoft twtoohtrichehetuiTsronlwoecnda-.otewdnaeldonsganRitoaurytes2e0w2e(rCsryosmtepmon(“dTown Teaching framework in Lakeland schools.
Road); and
Like a sporting event, the board meeting was lled with two op-
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, in consideration for the privilege of posing sides, who cheered and jeered the night’s many speakers.
Letters and Op-Ed Policy connecting to and discharging sanitary sewage from the County Many speakers used their time to rally around the district, but others
Letters to the editor and Property into the Town District’s sanitary sewer during the term of this continued to express their displeasure.
op-ed submissions may be Permit, the County agrees and covenants to pay a fee equivalent to
what the County would pay if the Town was able to levy a sewer tax Andrea Zengaus used her three minutes to request an emergency
ptaogaaythmineseTtnotthwoefnCitDsoiusstnhTSrtiahcyprteePodrosuorfprtpidonseergrbttDystth,esdeaeaentredvadridcmtlheilinenofoefeCrtohfaouennryAtygcarwepoeitumaldleinmatl,psaoronbvdeemsuebnjtescmt taode town hall meeting with the Board of Education prior to the end of
edited. The views and opinions iasdbYcoseacurftokoebrtdjr.eoeiVcnwattghntrlyose.NiptneyeewrcmxostiaspisscuihvtbheeleisrceaSsfehturioeonnunddladuym the 2020-21 school year. She said the meeting would aim to review
expressed in letters and op-eds the basis of the implementation of the state’s CRS framework into
are not necessarily those of the district’s curriculum, as well as the formation of the Diversity,
Yorktown News or its affiliates. This resolution and shall be posted Equity, and Inclusion team.
Submissions must include a and advertised
“I think it’s really important that we come up with events quickly,
phone number and address YsUaopirdokntTootwhwinsnNrfeoesrwoslsuu,bhstcwiuyaohhbnlespimct-tumaohrikpntiaisonmrigselheesteeo.rudfeflisebtacpsy.tco,adortnehtmssdei@g.sinAnaalfmloteyerdomsuahatsahtlitlohbeneopffuicbilaisl hneedwisnpTahpeer of so that there are roundtable discussions, not so much these big fo-
for verification. Not all letters istpeomrstssahnodulrdecarlesoatbioenDsaIAul NbsmApoLitr.ttTeQsOdUWANSTO, FTOYWORNKCTLOEWRNK rums,” said Denise Kness, board trustee. “I think we need to take one
and op-eds will necessarily be person at a time, and really gure out how we’re going to lead this and
published. Letters and op-eds how we’re going to build some trust, because there’s a lot of misin-
which cannot be verified or to the same e-mail adCdEreRsTsIFbIEyD MUNICIPAL CLERK formation out there; people are thinking we have control over things
are anonymous will not be the Thursday before the next we don’t.”
published. Please send your
Vincent Xavier, a member of the DEI team, also pushed for a town
submissions to the editor publication date. hall-style meeting to move the conversation forward, recognizing that
by e-mail at yorktownnews@ Contact Us it will be a hectic but necessary meeting.
halstonmedia.com. For more Yorktown News is located at 118 N. Bedford Road, Suite 100,
information, call the editor at Mount Kisco, NY 10549. You can contact us at 914-302-5830 “I understand it’s going to devolve, people are going to yell, it’s go-
914-302-5628. or email [email protected]. ing to get crazy,” Xavier said. “Are you going to get stupid questions?
Yeah. What do you do? You answer them. Is somebody going to yell
at you? What do you do? You’re a leader, you take it. You have to be
willing to have this communication because to bring people in who
are in the opposition, [they] are actually the most important people to
bring into the conversation.”
Thursday, June 24, 2021 LEGAL NOTICES Yorktown News – Page 33
Notice of Formation of Evolving Notice of Formation of White Gate LEGAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC NOTICE OF FORMATION OF Legal Notice on
Women Psychotherapy LCSW, Road Properties, LLC. Articles of HEARING ON CODE OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. Public Hearing on District Wide
PLLC. Articles of Organization Organization filed with Secretary CONDUCT REVISIONS NAME: CTRH Holdings, LLC. Safety Plan
filed with Secretary of State of NY of State of NY (SSNY) on NthOe TICBEoaIrSd HoEfREBEYducGaItVioEn that Articles of Organization were filed NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
(SSNY) on 4/16/2021. Office 12/14/2020. Office location: of with the Secretary of State of New the Board of Education of the
location: Westchester County. Westchester County. SSNY the Lakeland Central School York (SSNY) on 04/27/2021. Lakeland Central School District
SSNY designated as agent of designated as agent of LLC upon District shall hold a public Office location: Westchester shall hold a public hearing on the
PLLC upon whom process whom process against it may be hearing on the 8th day of July, 2021, County. SSNY has been 22nd day of July, 2021, at 7:00
against it may be served. SSNY served. SSNY should mail at 7:00 P.M., at the Administration designated as agent of the LLC P.M., at the Administration
should mail process to; 200 process to; 1751 Summit Street Building, 1086 East Main Street, upon whom process against it Building, 1086 East Main Street,
Diplomat Drive. #2H Mount Kisco Yorktown Heights NY 10598. Shrub Oak, New York, for the may be served. SSNY shall mail a Shrub Oak, NY, for the purpose of
NY 10549. Purpose: Any lawful Purpose: Any lawful purpose purpose of discussion of proposed copy of process to the LLC, 325 discussion of proposed changes
purpose revisions and updates to the Code South Riverside Ave, Croton on to the Districtwide Safety Plan for
of Conduct for the 2021-2022 Hudson, New York 10520. the 2021-2022 school year to be
school year. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. considered for adoption by the
PUBLIC NOTICE Latest date upon which LLC is to Board of Education. A copy of
DATED: June 24, 2021 dissolve: No specific date. the Districtwide Safety Plan with
Lynn Cosenza, District Clerk proposed changes is posted on
The regular meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Yorktown will be
held on Tuesday, July 20, 2021 at Mohegan Colony Association Beach, Yocuor ubludsbineeshsercea. rd LEGAL NOTICEST vANaNb SCtAhitueeleeOlleceetwwwphhorTsTkeeeepIdoiYC/rlrtyPdaswsoEDoyeaoornani,kninIfsdsSJdBsttt1rhhuaTioHi0niceelfnoyao5gEtwTrp6ri6REndPeYorn2,txE,osorwe2otHaTtrBprCeok0njioeoeaYdant2’sowcslscl.sll1wtNG.oetiBnwosaYdnnaOIr.nVoenestoNTpt.TEbfdituFdIerONYsCFoawecmiroWbjtEreisetetraelhitFcek,NzOmhyaittewleFotFalrOinesnawewaersPFrqsaoswnmpUsuttnY,u.ah 8e,ByWObb4afs1oiL5llllRt3eerliiI-cskDCa21bsKhitC0tnIh1eoTcAmcH8eEwOo-thKhNEaeh8RpeenWi1ArnAetTsyianc5ntRNtIor1LyhfFegodIr.f.atNrIooffToEwQiwaCcmrtGODfightiUealonWletntuAMduhobhHnNneSfRoeeUdtuatTopyrhOTNtel,ea,luehoorIFTcdNbCowcTToO,wlYeIkiononPcO.WwsOwwvACshReMNnYnLselneKioianCCCelrlTrrkidknilLLYhLbSOneToeogeEENbwpNdrogWaAdkr,reRRy/dnYoyNlsN,JteeicN-KKuogSgo1erAD nsS-sta0tisdUaNl5IcistoNe6senYesbe0dioGrpd.vevfNOW5PsdoHpSwP2efe,aaDDrtLeCoHFc/heredun/feruunn2roayhrssoiA3aroeoEqers3g:sSpriarddngstso5vt/s/mcApgtToeluiiha7e12tosScangermraDtseyaaoD8eEnvieincc0cenLdncntcp.i1s:itsisCoci:LhDshs2ospAhetza.hpesOtnFoCtenter#eo1oatnS:orCudrLoH:ofonetFsayo0oot.isteJfooLScsAOiF1ulffdctoln8coOeleaueClpe;0tsrNcRRoNsnswle6rnran/darne.1foMoolk.1wryfotYsfoYdBOczusmiso9eCB1ifpcnesscrAlTeilaaral6slgrsa1ayp(yugoeTae,tes2bgtS,a0niu7.hgw.bgIofsutd24rOsguDfSbdSlniooFpeonaofW,iSlN:LDlaoyaitwuaNuidnltcsNn2ressorLWiyeol,mleeNnttaiYdYl0ct1.1Ct.raporhesraNtoOhi2n8o2)LsSciifu.mtsr/ttcopTfco1YLnhc1lteSrBSAteIihnaLcty4wC,nttCpayleeaNrr1,C:llLE.CiRDsmooeotwalctc4m7CiYeolsruAcwrlrlt5raw2akeaieeilcr-dvinyeun2@tCrlYat.,segLkaspp1.cN1oblomsoraau0o.oo,epyftn0kkrnuihaftOteeeyhnsey.rlldgSoSe.faSrllNealimnenYdye,
3094 Oak Street (off Amazon Road), Mohegan Lake, New York 10547.
The Town Board will vote to go into an Executive Session at 6:00 PM.
The public portion of the meeting will begin at 6:30 PM.
DIANA L. QUAST, TOWN CLERK
TOWN OF YORKTOWN
CERTIFIED MUNICIPAL CLERK
NOTICE To advertise in Yorktown News, call Brett Freeman at
The resolution, a summary of which is published herewith, has been 845-208-8151 or email [email protected].
adopted on June 10, 2021, and the validity of the obligations authorized Sports Deadline Letters and Op-Ed Policy
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CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT OF SHRUB OAK, in the Counties of
Westchester and Putnam, New York, is not authorized to expend money
or if the provisions of law which should have been complied with as of
the date of publication of this Notice were not substantially complied
with, and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is
commenced within twenty days after the publication of this Notice, or
such obligations were authorized in violation of the provisions of the
constitution.
Lynn Cosenza
District Clerk
BOND RESOLUTION OF THE LAKELAND CENTRAL
SCHOOL DISTRICT OF SHRUB OAK, NEW YORK,
ADOPTED JUNE 10, 2021, AUTHORIZING THE
PURCHASE OF VARIOUS SCHOOL BUSES AND
VEHICLES, STATING THE ESTIMATED TOTAL
COST THEREOF IS $1,400,000, APPROPRIATING
SAID AMOUNT THEREFOR, AND AUTHORIZING
THE ISSUANCE OF $1,400,000 SERIAL BONDS OF
SAID DISTRICT TO FINANCE SAID
APPROPRIATION.
Object or purpose:
the purchase of various school
buses and vehicles for use by
the District
Amount of obligations
to be issued: $1,400,000
Period of probable usefulness: five (5) years
A complete copy of the Bond Resolution summarized above shall be
available for public inspection during normal business hours at the office
of the District Clerk, 1086 East Main Street, Shrub Oak, New York.
Dated: June 10, 2021
Shrub Oak, New York
To advertise in Yorktown News, call Brett Freeman at
845-208-8151 or email [email protected].
AVISO be viewed on the Town Clerk’s webpage at www.yorktown.org/townclerk under “Pending Projects.”
La resolución, cuyo resumen se publica aquí, ha sido adoptada el 10 de
junio de 2021, y la validez de las obligaciones autorizadas por dicha All persons in interest and citizens may be heard at the public hearing to be held as aforesaid.
resolución se pueden impugnar en adelante sólo si dichas obligaciones You will have an opportunity to see and hear the meeting live on Channel 20 (Cable) or Channel 33 (Fios). The
han sido autorizadas para un objetivo o finalidad para la cual el public will have an opportunity to speak during the public hearing section of the meeting. You can also email
DISTRITO ESCOLAR CENTRAL LAKELAND DE SHRUB OAK, en los comments in advance of the meeting to [email protected]. All written questions and comments received
condados de Westchester y Putnam, Nueva York no está autorizado a before the meeting will be given to the Town Board in advance of the meeting.
gastar dinero o si las disposiciones de la legislación que deberían haber
sido cumplidas a la fecha de publicación de este Aviso no fueron Make sure to register in advance to speak during the public hearing by contacting
cumplidas sustancialmente, y una acción, juicio o procedimiento [email protected] or call 914-962-8152. You will need to provide your name, phone number, and
disputando dicha validez se comienza dentro del plazo de veinte días email address when registering so we can send a confirmation email to you containing instructions on how to
después de la publicación de este Aviso, o se hayan autorizado tales join the meeting.
obligaciones violando las disposiciones de la constitución.
Lynn Cosenza
Secretaria del Distrito DIANA L. QUAST, TOWN CLERK
CERTIFIED MUNICIPAL CLERK
RESOLUCIÓN DE BONOS DEL DISTRITO TOWN OF YORKTOWN
ESCOLAR CENTRAL LAKELAND DE SHRUB OAK,
NUEVA YORK, ADOPTADA EL 10 DE JUNIO, 2021,
AUTORIZANDO LA COMPRA DE DIVERSOS
AUTOBUSES Y VEHÍCULOS PARA LA ESCUELA,
INDICANDO QUE EL COSTO TOTAL ESTIMADO DE
LA MISMA ES $ 1,400,000, ASIGNANDO DICHA
CANTIDAD AL EFECTO, Y AUTORIZANDO LA
EMISIÓN DE $ 1,400,000 EN BONOS SERIADOS
DE DICHO DISTRITO PARA FINANCIAR DICHA
ASIGNACIÓN.
Objetivo o finalidad:
compra de varios autobuses
escolares y vehículos para uso
del Distrito
Monto de pago
a ser emitido: $1,400,000
Período de probable utilidad: cinco (5) años
Una copia completa de la resolución de bonos resumida anteriormente
estará disponible para inspección pública durante las horas normales de
la oficina de la Secretaria del Distrito, 1086 East Main Street, Shrub Oak,
New York.
Fechada: 10 de junio de 2021
Shrub Oak, New York
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e Yorktown Community Help food pantry recently received a $2,500 grant from ACME Mar- LLC FORMATION NOTICE
kets’ Nourishing Neighbors program. e grant covers the cost of a month’s worth of food for the
pantry, which serves Yorktown residents. Candy Zoo LLC, Arts of Org. led with Sec. of State of NY
(SSNY) 6/8/2021. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon
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