Yorktown News 09.08.2022

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Foot
ball

Football is back! Lakeland and Yorktown were Stephen Carroll dives pick up
both in action last week, picking up huge wins for the end zone in
in their season openers. Read more on page 20. Lakeland’s opening day

Bids rejected for win over Walter Panas.

PHOTO: ROB DIANTONIO

garbage

BY SOPHIA CASELNOVA Quast to advertise a bid for resi- Slater explained that there was pick up trucks for snow plows. If Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to put
STAFF WRITER dential garbage and recyclable ma- a study done in the past to explore Paganelli did not go to Chicago, towards capital projects includ-
terial collection and disposal for the municipal collection option the town would not have received ing public safety, improvements to
At the special Town Board the Refuse and Recycling Depart- and o cials have taken another the trucks it needed until 2024. the town, and infrastructure, ac-
meeting on August 29, the bids for ment. Bids were due to the town look at it recently, but said he does cording to a notice posted on the
once a week and twice a week col- clerk by August 25. not think it is the best choice at “We’ve looked further into the town’s website.
lections were rejected last week due this time due to supply chain is- proposal, but more issues were
to cost. Currently, AAA Carting is the sues. raised on whether we’d be able to Slater explained that the fund-
company that handles twice a week actually get the necessary equip- ing cannot be used towards the
Town Supervisor Matt Slater “Kitchen Trash” pickups; items He noted that Yorktown has ment in,” said Slater. garbage bid because it would be
told Yorktown News that town that are emptied from kitchen and not been exempt from supply in an attempt to o set an increase
o cials have had multiple meet- bathroom trash pails. is excludes chain issues and referenced recent Slater told Yorktown News that in taxes, per instruction from the
ings in the past week in an attempt recyclables, yard waste, and bulk issues the town has faced as a re- the greatest concern of town of- federal government.
to explore every option while also trash. sult: 1) a police car was ordered
in October 2021 and has still not cials on this matter is protecting “It is ridiculous that they’re [the
nding cost savings. Aside from once a week and arrived, and 2) Dave Paganelli, local taxpayers. He said they want federal government] not letting us
At the town board meeting on twice a week pickups, another op- the Superintendent of Highways, to nd the best deal that provides use found money to o set any tax
August 3, a resolution was passed tion considered was a municipal the best service for the town. increases, but they’re forcing us to
to authorize Town Clerk Diana collection. ew to Chicago this past June to spend it,” said Slater.
Yorktown has received around
$3.7 million from the American

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LEGAL NOTICES
LEISURE 33
OPINION
SPORTS 25
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Thursday, September 8, 2022 Yorktown News – Page 3

Max Wallace
YHS grad hits the big
leagues of broadcasting

ree years ago, recent Yorktown Aug.12,only nine days before the game.

High School graduate Max Wallace Wallace and his family celebrated, but

entered broadcasting camp to gain only brie y. It was time to prepare.

more con dence and improve his pub- In addition to studying the teams,

lic speaking. Last month, the 18-year- Wallace and Roth met several times

old led a nationally televised MLB over Zoom where they mock broad-

broadcast. casted MLB games. Beck sat in on

Now a freshman at Elon University, the broadcasts to o er feedback. In the

Wallace handled play-by-play duties days leading up to the ESPN broad-

on ESPN’s “KidsCast” version of the cast, Wallace and Roth attended several

“Sunday Night Baseball”game between games at the Little League World Se-

the Boston Red Sox and the Baltimore ries, calling the games from the stands.

Orioles. e Aug. 21 game was played ey also did a three-inning prac-

in Williamsport, Pa., the home of the tice game with ESPN, which was a

Little League World Series. new experience for Wallace, who said it

Less than a year ago, Wallace was was jarring to hear a producer talking

sharpening his broadcasting skills at in his ear during a “live” broadcast. At

YHS, where he independently recorded one point, Wallace said he accidentally

and recapped Huskers varsity sports responded to the producer’s comments

contests and posted them to his You- in the middle of the inning. Eventual-

Tube channel. He was also a regular ly, they worked the kinks out and were

contributor to e Voice, Yorktown ready for the Sunday night telecast.

High School’s student-run newspaper. “ is was my rst time on live TV,

English teacher Leo Sposato men- rst time working with a producer, ‘It was a dream come true.’

tored the broadcast hopeful during rst time I called a game that wasn’t Max Wallace

Wallace’s senior year, helping to im- just talking into my phone,” Wallace Bruce Beck, Leo Roth, and Max Wallace in the broadcast booth.

prove his video editing skills. said. “I kid you not, my hands felt like

“When it comes to editing and You- the weight of cinder blocks. I wasn’t

Tube, he showed me pretty much ev- scared, but I was so excited to go.”

erything I know,” Wallace said of his Sure enough, the preparation paid

high-school teacher. o.

Before falling in love with broadcast- “I gave Leo a st bump and I said

ing, Wallace was on a path to becoming this is going really, really well,”Wallace

an engineer. He was on the YHS robot- said. “By the third inning, I forgot I

ics team for four years, serving as build was on live TV.”

captain during his sophomore year and One of the highlights for Wallace

as team captain during his junior and was a mid-game interview with Red

senior years. Sox out elder Alex Verdugo.

As a sophomore, Wallace entered a “You wouldn’t even know he’s an

broadcasting camp led by Bruce Beck, MLB player,” Wallace said. “He’s

the lead sports anchor at WNBC. e down to earth.”

Emmy Award-winning sportscaster Wallace wasn’t the only local resi-

launched his Iona College-based camp dent in Williamsport that night. “Sun-

in 2017, teaching broadcast hopefuls day Night Baseball” reporter Buster

how to read from a teleprompter, inter- Olney also hails from Yorktown.

view athletes, and call games. “He came up to me in the second in-

Last year, ESPN collaborated ning,”Wallace said. “He said, ‘You’re in

with Beck’s camp to launch an alter- [my son’s] fantasy league, aren’t you?’”

nate presentation of the MLB Little After the game, Wallace left Penn-

League Classic. e “KidsCast,” sylvania and headed toward North

which was broadcast on ESPN2, Carolina to immediately start his

put some of Beck’s top campers in freshman year at Elon University.

the booth. ESPN brought back the Wallace will study broadcasting and

KidsCast this year, selecting Wallace plans to contribute to the school’s

from more than 100 submissions. His broadcasts.

color commentator was 14-year-old At just 18 years old, Wallace already

Leo Roth, a high school freshman in has an unforgettable experience on his

Brooklyn. resume.

“ ey determined that Leo and I “It was a dream come true,” he said.

were good enough to go on as the Kid- Wallace with
Buster Olney
sCasters,”Wallace said. Article prepared by Yorktown Central

He got the call from Beck on Friday, School District.

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Thursday, September 8, 2022 Yorktown News – Page 13

“Local Chiropractor o ers
Advanced Treatment for Chronic Pain”

Dear Friend, Here’s what some of my patients
had to say:
Let me start by explaining the photo
in this letter. You know, when I meet “I used to su er with severe facial pain
people in town they usually say, “oh called trigeminal neuralgia. I’ve seen
yeah, I know you, you’re Dr. Gertner. my MD, Neurologist, and Acupuncturist
I’ve seen stories for years…” Well, with limited results. I travel from East
that’s me. Hampton, LI because this is the only
treatment that has helped me” –Pat G
“When I was in college I was injured
playing football. I began developing “For the last few years I have su ered
severe and constant pain in my neck with MS. I’ve been su ering with
and lower back. After chiropractic, and tremors, poor circulation, neck and
PT were not e ective in relieving my back pain, loss of coordination, fatigue,
symtoms… I had surgery. Over the asthma and insomnia. I have been
next 20 years I had surgery 3 more under care for six months and without
times, but I still su ered with horrible medication, Dr. Gertner has helped me
pain. I was referred to Dr. Gertner by control my MS. My tremors are gone
a friend. On the rst visit he performed and I am able to keep my hands steady. I
a computerized diagnostic scan that am also seen great improvements in all
located my problem. I had a pinched my original symptoms including asthma
nerve. After only a few visits most of – all without drugs! – Don O
the pain in my neck and back was gone
for the rst time in decades. I fell like I Several times a day patients thank me
have my life back!” – Rob C for helping them with their health
problems. But I can’t really take the
Now let me tell my story. When I credit. I’ve never healed anyone
was in chiropractic school in Atlanta, of anything. What I do is make a
Georgia, I had a severe injury to my speci c spinal adjustment to remove
lower back. For over a year I su ered nerve pressure, and the body responds
with horrible pain. I was getting adjusted three times a week by traditional by healing itself. e power that made the body, heals the body! We get
chiropractors without any results. I was less than a month away from tremendous results. It’s as simple as that!
graduation and I became very frustrated. For the last 8 years I had studied to
become a chiropractor, and now my life was put on hold by a condition that Make A Believer Out Of Me O er— You shouldn’t go bankrupt to nd
chiropractic is supposed to treat. out the solution to your health problems. If you bring in this article, you can
receive my computerized diagnostic test and new patient exam with x-rays
A colleague of mine introduced me to a doctor who specializes in an unique if needed for $27. is exam could cost you $300 just for the computerized
type of chiropractic called NUCCA. In the entire world there are less than test alone. But, please call right away because this o er expires on October
200 NUCCA doctors. NUCCA can be considered to be like “engineering 1st, 2022, and I don’t want you to miss out.
of the spine”, specializing in spinal correction without surgery. e NUCCA
correction gently restores the skull, spine, and pelvis back to its proper Why am I doing this? My purpose is to get as many people well through
position. is takes pressure o the nerves and allows the body to return to NUCCA chiropractic care as I possibly can. I want to become your
its natural, healthy state. Patients are typically seen 1/3 as often as traditional chiropractor if you need me. If after the exam I think I can help, you I’ll
chiropractic and most patients receive permanent relief. tell you, If not I’ll personally refer you to the appropriate healthcare
professional.
Immediately after the rst visit I felt relief, and in one week I was
completely out of pain. I spent the next two years working as an intern in Satisfaction… Please, I hope that there’s no misunderstanding about quality
that Atlanta o ce. of care. You’ll get professional care that’s a ordable. My quali cations…I
graduated from Hofstra University before nishing my Doctorate at Life
In 2002 I returned home to NY. In the last 20 years we have quickly become College in Marietta, GA. I’m Board certi ed in the state of New York,
one of the busiest NUCCA o ce worldwide. It is common for patients to and by the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners. I’ve been entrusted
travel well over an hour each way for care. We have seen patients that travel to take care of more than 12,000 patients…newborns, pro athletes, and
from all over the world, as well as 48 of the 50 United States. celebrities that you may know, and I have delivered over 500,000 spinal
corrections. My assistants are Danielle and Lily, and they are great people.
It’s strange how life is, because people now come to see me with all types Our o ce is both friendly and warm and we try our best to make you feel
of problems. With this NUCCA procedure I have tremendous results with at home. Our o ce is called Upper Cervical Chiropractic of New York and is
the type of patients that visit traditional chiropractors like neck pain, back conveniently located at 311 North St in White Plains. Our phone number
pain, and headaches, but the majority of my patients have more severe is 914-686-6200 or you can visit our website at www.nuccadoctor.com.
neurological conditions such as Fibromyalgia, Trigeminal Neuralgia, MS,
Parkinson’s, and seizures, just to name a few. I explain to my patients that I Call today for an appointment to start getting well!
am not curing them of anything, but the NUCCA procedure is able to help
alleviate many of the symptoms associated with the disease. ank You.

George Gertner, DC

Page 14 – Yorktown News OPINION Thursday, September 8, 2022

Color me colorless

Did hue know there is such a a dominant specialty apparel retailer,
thing as “Color of the Year”? at one point reaching 1,200 stores
In 2020, it was Classic Blue. nationwide. I’ve been Bob’s ghost-
e following year gave us Ulti- writer on his two motivational books

mate Gray. is (from Forbes Books)

year, it’s Very –”Fisch Tales: e

Peri(winkle). Making of a Millen-

e an- BRUCE nial Baby Boomer”
nual pigment THE BLOG and the forthcom-
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Bob asks each

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standards arbiter share with us a per-

for the faithful sonal passion or area

reproduction of colors, no matter the of expertise at our monthly meetings.

material – printing, textiles, plastics, With Dione’s gracious permission,

you get the idea. I’m sharing highlights here from her

I became aware of the Pantone recent presentation.

color standard decades ago through Dione is eminently quali ed to

my career in publishing and other showcase fashion trends, as owner

media. At some point, though, I of cutting-edge women’s clothing

must’ve gone colorblind because boutique e Gardenia Branch in

“Color of the Year” had escaped my Pittsburgh’s Ross Park Mall.

attention until a few weeks ago. I can’t say that I’ll be wearing a lot

at’s when 30-year fashion retail- of these fashions myself. I like to be

ing veteran Dione O’Dell presented conservatively stylish, which means

a fascinating overview of fashion somewhat colorless. Apart from the

trends during a salon where both she occasional Hawaiian shirt summer

and I belong. e group, called Mil- the time, my default look might be

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Thursday, September 8, 2022 LEISURE Yorktown News – Page 25

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Little Library comes to Granite Knolls

BY SOPHIA CASELNOVA big part of my life,” said Stella. “I help she received from Mar- PHOTO: SOPHIA CASELNOVA
STAFF WRITER love to read and wanted to share torano, e Parks and Recreation
some of my favorite books and Commission, Town Supervisor Library’s ribbon cutting with the Rekow’s, Parks & Rec, Town
A new “little library” is now at thought this would be the per- Matt Slater, and Jamie Collins Supervisor Matt Slater, and his son Charlie
Granite Knolls thanks to a Yor- fect way.” who worked on the development
ktown Girl Scout’s Silver Work of the inclusive playground as example of a local Super Hero.” that her library will provide them
project. Stella told Yorktown News vice president of SEPTA. Stella told Yorktown News with reading material.
that most of the volumes in the
Stella Rekow, a scout in York- library are from her house; books “Seeing Stella’s completed that she had to do a lot of re- “We’re so glad that Stella was
town Troop 1386, created a small that she and her siblings grew project next to Granite Knolls search on which materials would able to identify a way to make the
lending library next to the new out of. Inclusive Playground and the be best for the library due to the community better,’ said Stella’s
accessible playground for people new sign that reads ‘Be a Super weather conditions at the com- parents. “ e little library makes
of all ages to enjoy. e project began in Novem- Hero Not a Bully,’ I thought the plex, speci cally the wind. She it easier for books to get in the
ber of 2021 and was completed moment perfectly encompassed identi ed this to be the hardest hands of kids and adults alike.
“Reading has always been a in August 2022. e ribbon on that message,” said Jim Martora- part of the project. Sometimes families are so busy
no, Superintendent of Parks and that the best way to nd a good
Stella’s Little Free Library the library was cut Recreation. Stella’s hopes for the project book is to practically bump into
on Monday, August are that people will be given easi- one while going about our daily
29. e funding for the project er access to books. She explained lives. We hope a lot of people are
came from fundraising, accord- that she knows some people do able to nd something in Stella’s
e library will ing to Stella. She said that her not have access to libraries or the Little Free Library!”
be maintained by family went door to door selling ability to buy books, and hopes
Troop 2530, the chocolate and money came from
Yorktown Troop her the troop’s cookie sales, as well.
younger sister Si-
ena belongs to. e “Seeing one of our young
troop will check on residents, with the maturity and
it monthly. work ethic to e-mail the town
supervisor with a proposal, meet
Stella said that with the parks and recreation
her favorite part of commission for approval, then
the project was get- fundraise and construct the Little
ting to meet people Library is truly remarkable,” said
along the way. She Martorano. “Stella is the perfect
speci cally wanted
to acknowledge the

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Thursday, September 8, 2022 Yorktown News – Page 27

Yorktown Central School District approves agreements with town

BY GINO DE ANGELIS trict take greater responsibility for the parking in that lot so that the cars are e district has already painted new
STAFF WRITER lot, which is already used by students not triple and quadruple parked blocking parking lines and directional arrows on
and sta . e district will now be able each other in,” he said. the lot, the agreement said.
e Yorktown Central School District to issue parking permits and will moni-
authorized two agreements with the town tor the lot from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. on
of Yorktown during its regular meeting school days, Marschhauser said.
on August 29. e agreements for a new
School Resource O cer and to lease the e district will also prohibit left
commuter lot next to the high school, are turns out of the lot, Superintendent
e ective immediately. Ron Hattar said. He cited the danger
that a left turn brings due to the dif-
e SRO agreement will place a town
police o cer to Crompond Elementary culty in seeing tra c coming from the
School. O cer Brian Mundy, a veter- Taconic Parkway.
an SRO at Mildred E. Strang Middle
School, will become the permanent SRO “ at’s a really di cult left turn to
for Crompond, Communications As- make,” said Hattar.
sistant Brian Marschhauser said. e
middle and high schools will continue to e district’s goal is to make the lot
have a permanent SRO. as safe as possible for students, espe-
cially in the case of an emergency, Hat-
“ e new o cer will be assigned to tar added.
Crompond Elementary School and will
also have some responsibilities at Mo- “We want to make that as safe as
hansic and Brookside,” Marschhauser possible environment for our students,
said. and the way that I thought we could
best do that is if we had some author-
e agreement will see the school dis- ity to place personnel in that lot to moni-
tor that lot, control the lot, to put some
restrictions on the number of vehicles

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FROM PAGE 4

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be held at the Je erson Valley
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on becoming a vendor, email
lauren@artaroundtown.org

Yorktown
Grange Fair

Preparations are underway

for the 2022 Yorktown Grange

Fair. is year’s theme is, “We’ve

Got a Good ing Growing.”

Westchester County’s only true

country fair will take place Sept.

9-11 at the Yorktown Grange

Fairgrounds. Volunteers

are needed. If interested,

visit the Grange website at

yorktowngrangefair.org.

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