The Katonah-Lewisboro Times 10.21.21

VOL. 4 NO. 13 Visit TapIntoKLT.net for the latest news. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2021

BEDFORD LEWISBORO

Competitive races down the ballot Top spot up for grabs

BY TOM BARTLEY in a three-way race for two council seats, BY TOM BARTLEY tion, outspoken residents have excoriated
CONTRIBUTING WRITER the Republicans’ nominee, Don Scott, a
four-year incumbent on the Town Board, CONTRIBUTING WRITER board members with tongue lashings
Starting this weekend (Oct. 23-24), for lost to two Democrats, one of them El-
the rst time in years, voters in Bedford len Calves. rarely heard in the municipal corridors of
will have a full ballot—and some tough
choices—when they pick people, starting Since then, much has changed. While When Lewisboro voters go to the northern Westchester.
Saturday, to serve them in town hall. we were all absorbing a new vocabulary
rich with phrases like social distancing, polls, some as early as this weekend (Oct. To be sure, Lewisboro residents have
Last time out, in pre-pandemic 2019, Zoom, and remote learning, Supervisor
Chris Burdick headed the Democratic Burdick became a state assemblyman, 23-24), they will likely add a loud, per- never been reticent about making their
ticket and, for the third time in four con-
tests, he faced no opposition. Meanwhile SEE BEDFORD PAGE 3 haps decisive, exclamation point to one of opinions known. In the most immediate

the more-divisive periods in town history. dustup, so to speak, before the pandemic,

For well over a year, the all-Demo- in February 2020, dozens of residents

cratic Town Board has heard from an along a mile-long stretch of dirt road,

angry chorus of voices. Via Zoom, so- SEE LEWISBORO PAGE 3
cial media and face-to-face confronta-

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YOUR VOTE IS YOUR VOICE

Say Yes to Democrats Leading Lewisboro

The Lewisboro 2021 Democratic Team

Erika Pierce Jane Crimmins Tony Gonçalves Mary Shah

for County Legislature for Town Board for Town Supervisor for Town Board

EARLY VOTING IS SAT, OCT 23 TO SUN, OCT 31

Nearest Early voting locations for Lewisboro:
Pound Ridge Town House, 179 Westchester Avenue, Pound Ridge, NY 10576

Somers Town House, 335 Route 202, Somers, NY 10589 (Elephant Hotel)
Mt. Kisco Memorial Complex at Leonard Park, 1 Wallace Drive, Mt. Kisco, NY 10549

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BEDFORD decades, will appear on both Republican LEWISBORO a rebuke of law enforcement, as well as a
and Democratic ballot lines as well as Bed- proposed advisory committee on racial
FROM PAGE 1 ford United. FROM PAGE 1 equity and inclusion, which one critic dis-
missed as “an insult to our residents and
Councilwoman Calves became the deputy Filling the town clerk post was one of Old Church Lane, lled the Town Board’s non-residents alike.” Another charged that
supervisor, and out-of-o ce Scott built a the easier jobs for Bedford Democrats.Two tiny town hall meeting venue and forced the Town Board was “focused on equality
party, Bedford United, to challenge Demo- years ago,the party capped a decade of gains a change in plans to pave their cherished of income with a vague and changeable
cratic hegemony in town governance. with a sweep of Town Board positions, led byway. document.”
by Burdick. e victors included newcom-
Now, Scott and Calves—neighbors liv- ers Calves and Bobbi Bittker, who won In two meetings, town and residents Beginning this weekend, three- fths of
ing only doors apart in Katonah—are again four-year seats on the council. ey joined had, as the cliché understates it, a frank ex- the governing body those critics have been
going head-to-head on the ballot. But this councilwomen MaryAnn Carr and Kate change of views. But understatement was stridently calling out will be on the ballot
time they’re each seeking a two-year term Galligan, each with two years remaining on never in vogue in the boisterous colloquy when early voting gets underway. And, for
as town hall’s top o cial. In Bedford, the their terms. that began over Zoom, in the midst of the the rst time in almost a decade, Peter Par-
supervisor draws an annual salary of almost pandemic, and continued into the early re- sons will not lead the Democratic ticket.
$162,000 and works full-time, unlike most But after Burdick, a longtime gure in sumption of face-to-face meetings. Lewisboro’s supervisor since he was rst
of the town’s other elected o ceholders. As town politics, won his assembly seat a year elected in 2011, Parsons has been unop-
presiding o cer of the Town Board, the su- later, an intraparty struggle ensued for the At times,the tumult has been over Lew- posed in two of his last three contests.
pervisor is more an administrator than an nomination to succeed him. e Town isboro-speci c problems, like Oakridge’s
executive as well as the focal point for ac- Board in January appointed Carr supervi- perennially undrinkable water or whether But this year, Tony Goncalves of Gold-
tion, ceremony, and residents’ phone calls sor for this year and named Calves deputy the town’s mask mandate hurts local busi- ens Bridge, completing his rst four-year
and emails. supervisor. When the party subsequently nesses. term on the Town Board, will be the
failed to endorse a supervisor candidate, it Democrats’candidate for supervisor, facing
Scott, who left the Republican Party touched o a bitter, months-long primary But more often the controversy centered GOP challenger William J.(Bill) Bongior-
shortly after Donald Trump’s ascent to the squarely on wedge issues like inclusion, eq- no of South Salem.
presidency, accepted the GOP nomina- ght. in June, registered Democrats chose uity, and Black Lives Matter. ose terms
tion for this year’s supervisor’s race. Along Calves over Carr by a 2-1 margin. had become part of the national dialogue In the four-way race for two Town
with Scott, the Republicans tapped Peter after a white Minneapolis policeman knelt Board seats, rst-term Democratic Coun-
Michaelis, chair of the Zoning Board of To accept her temporary supervisor on the neck of a black man, George Floyd, cilwoman Jane Crimmins, a frequent tar-
Appeals, to run for one of the two Town status, Carr rst had to resign her coun- killing him with chilling indi erence in get of critics for her vocal advocacy of issues
Board seats up for grabs this year and Clark cil seat, a vacancy the board immediately late May 2020. like racial justice and gay rights, and politi-
Petschek, for town justice. All of them are cal newcomer Mary Shah, both of them
running on both the Republican and Bed- lled by appointing Stephanie McCaine. Protests erupted nationally. In New South Salem residents, will face o against
ford United lines. Alli Choi, who entered Later that month, the Bedford Democratic York, then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo ordered Republicans Andrea Rendo of South Sa-
the race too late for a GOP endorsement, convention nominated two Katonah resi- top-to-bottom reviews of every police de- lem and Alison Biddle of Cross River.
will be Bedford United’s other Town Board dents—McCaine, a school administrator, partment in the state. And in Lewisboro,
candidate. and Anthony Mamo, a lawyer—to run for a proposed Town Board resolution decried Both parties have endorsed Deirdre
the Town Board seats. When Mamo later “racist acts of violence” and called Floyd’s Casper of South Salem for re-election as
Lisbeth “Boo” Fumagalli, most every- dropped out, Democrats named Andres death “murder by police o cers.” Lewisboro’s receiver of taxes, a post she’s
body’s favorite town clerk for a couple of Castillo Quintana, a health care adminis- held since 2013.
trator, to replace him on the ticket. But numbers of residents assailed both
the language, some of which they saw as

Early voting dates and locations This Newspaper
to Hold Debate
Election Day falls this year on Nov. 2 West Boston Post Road, Mamaroneck • Peekskill Lincoln Depot Museum,
at customary local locations. But early • Mount Pleasant Community Cen- 10 South Water St., Peekskill e Katonah-Lewisboro Times will host a
voting gets underway at noon Satur- virtual debate for Bedford Town Supervisor and
day (Oct. 23) at 23 locations around ter, 125 Lozza Drive, Valhalla • Westchester County Board of Elec- Bedford Town Council at 7:30 p.m. on Wednes-
the county, including the Mount Kisco • Joseph G.Caputo Community Cen- tions, 25 Quarropas St., White Plains day, Oct. 27. To receive an invitation to attend,
Memorial Complex at Leonard Park, 1 RSVP to [email protected]. Please
Wallace Drive, Mount Kisco; the Pound ter, 95 Broadway, Ossining • Grinton I. Will Library, 1500 Cen- send prospective debate questions in your RSVP.
Ridge Town House, 179 Westchester • Rye Brook Firehouse, 940 King St., tral Park Ave., Yonkers
Ave., Pound Ridge; and the Somers CLARIFICATION
Town House, 335 Route 202, Somers. Rye Brook • Nodine Hill Community Center,
• Je erson Village Annex, 3500 Hill 140 Fillmore St., Yonkers A story, “Split board rejects term limits for ad-
Other early-voting sites, all open to visory boards” (Oct. 14, page 1), noted that Bed-
any registered Westchester voter regard- Boulevard, Yorktown Heights • Riverfront Library, One Larkin ford’s Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity Advisory
less of residence, are at: • Yorktown Cultural Center, 1974 Center, Yonkers Committee was created last year as the nation
responded to George Floyd’s murder. e Town
• Eastchester Public Library, 11 Commerce Street, Yorktown Heights EARLY VOTING HOURS Board did establish its IDEA Committee on July
Oakridge Place, Eastchester • Doles Center, 250 South 6th Av- • Saturday, Oct. 23, noon-5 p.m. 28, 2020, some two months after the killing ig-
• Sunday, Oct. 24, noon-5 p.m. nited that summer’s coast-to-coast protest. But
• Dobbs Ferry Village Hall, 112 Main enue, Mount Vernon • Monday, Oct. 25, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Councilwoman Bobbi Bittker points out that the
St., Dobbs Ferry • Mount Vernon City Hall, 1 Roos- • Tuesday, Oct. 26, noon-8 p.m. town’s inclusionary e orts go back to at least Jan-
• Wednesday, Oct. 27, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. uary 2020, months before Floyd’s death, when the
• Greenburgh Town Hall, 177 Hill- evelt Square, Mount Vernon • ursday, Oct. 28, noon-8 p.m. board adopted a resolution she had drafted oppos-
side Ave., Greenburgh • New Rochelle City Hall Annex – 90 • Friday, Oct. 29, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. ing anti-Semitism.
• Saturday, Oct. 30, noon-5 p.m.
• St. Gregory the Great Church, 215 Beaufort Place, New Rochelle • Sunday, Oct. 31, noon-5 p.m.
Halstead Ave., Harrison • New Rochelle United Methodist

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Lewisboro Town Supervisor

Editor’s Note: For space coach for the Lewisboro Base- THE JOB. partnerships with businesses and to work more closely with our
considerations, interviews with ball Association. I’m an entre- Why do you want to be donors. e common good and county, state, and federal elected
the town supervisor candidates preneur, having started my own common sense will be the guide. o cials to ensure that we are get-
were condensed in the print version public relations business 17 years supervisor? What makes you I’ve worked in a creative eld for ting our fair share of the mon-
of this publication. To read their ago, after working on Madison better quali ed than your op- decades where ideas and imple- ies available to go to Lewisboro.
answers about taxes and conduct Avenue for 10 years (leaving ponent to ll that position? mentation are the way I’ve made Every level of our government is
at Town Board meetings, visit as VP of the rm), specializing a living. My challenger has an in control of Democrats: county
TapIntoKLT.net. in working with nancial advi- I am very unhappy with our engineering background and has executive, Assembly, Senate, and
sors and investment companies. current Town Board on every lev- shown that being transparent the Town Board, yet we can’t
Bill Bongiorno I’ve advised CEOs of private el. I believe it has lost its way and and proactive is not his forte. I’m get any money into Lewisboro.
and public companies, as well as focus on town issues and matters a planner and will make a plan Also generous donors and vol-
YOU. have worked with reporters and of importance to our people. I am for every aspect of the town and unteers are the backbone of our
Tell us about yourself. editors across the country and very disappointed in the condi- work to make the plan a reality. community. Without them, the
I’ve lived in Lewisboro for 19 around the world. I want to put tion of our town, from its build- town could not function given
my leadership skills and proven ings to ball elds, parks, lakes, and THE ISSUES. the small town budget. Sadly, do-
years with my wife, Robbin, and track record to work for Lew- its drinking water. I saw this as an What is your rst and/or nors to our town who have con-
we have raised our two children isboro. e town needs a CEO opportunity to lead the town to tributed millions of dollars have
here. For the last ve years, I now more than ever. We are at a better future on every level, so most pressing problem and how been treated very poorly and have
have been a Vista-Lewisboro a crossroads and planning and I decided to run for public o ce would you solve it? stopped donating. I’ve already
Cub Scout Leader (Cubmaster vision for the town is critical at to serve the people of Lewisboro. begun mending fences and I will
for three), as well as been a head this juncture in time to ensure Our Town Board has been divi- Our town’s infrastructure is in work to make them feel welcome,
that Lewisboro stays the way sive, but we can rally around what dire shape across the board. is appreciated, and shown the grati-
we love it, but improves across unites us. Along with my running means our buildings, our ball tude they deserve. We need to
the board and is modernized. I mates, we stopped a very bad real work together on these levels to
will employ SMART (Speci c, estate deal by Supervisor Parsons elds, our parks, and our roads. ensure the town is restored to a
Measurable, Attainable, Rel- and his con dential secretary, We need to make investments to high-quality standard. I have al-
evant, and Timely) strategies, which was not in the town’s best ready made a di erence by calling
meaning decisions will meet a x these problems and turn them attention to the water and condi-
litmus test prior to implementa- nancial or otherwise interest. into ways for the town to make tions of our lakes, stopping a bad
tion. I have a bachelor’s degree I have brought attention to the money. We also have a major land deal for the town, and secur-
in communication. I will have failing health of our lakes, the water problem at the Oakridge ing a $100,000 private donation
regular communication with our disrepair of our town’s physical that needs an independent engi- to repair our Lewisboro Town
townspeople through town halls, assets and now they are getting neering study to determine a nal Park ball eld.
weekly emails, and an annual some token xes. It’s not enough. solution, cost, and ways to pay for
State of the Town Address each I want to monetize our town’s the x. ere are several ways we SEE LEWISBORO
March. assets to turn them into recur- will do this. Grants that are avail- SUPERVISOR PAGE 6
ring revenue streams and bring able that have not been pursued.
money and excitement into town
through community centers and e town needs a full-time grant
writer so that we are applying for
every grant we can. We also need

DON attended college at
Vanderbilt University majoring in

Economics and Business
Administration. He returned to
Katonah to raise his family and
he has been an active volunteer
ever since where he runs a locally

based legal marketing firm.

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Integrity. Experience. Character.

CLARK PETSCHEK

is running for Town Justice
because of his deep
commitment to Bedford,
public service and the law.

H Attorney for 20 years with extensive experience in criminal and civil litigation
H Hearing Officer for the New York State Gaming Commission and the New York

State Retirement System
H Founder and general counsel of a risk management

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H US Army Veteran
H Bedford resident for 40+ years
H Bedford Zoning Board of Appeals
H Harvard University (BA in Economics)
H Northeastern University School of Law (JD)

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LEWISBORO multiple industry verticals • Volunteer (usher) at St. been engaged with, and taken New York State Department of
SUPERVISOR and in support of companies Mary’s Church in Katonah. the lead on many of the issues Health regulations around per-
across the Americas in auto- which have come before the and poly uoroalkyl substances
FROM PAGE 4 motive, telecom, nance, and THE JOB. Town Board. I have rolled up (PFAS), which are a group of
marketing and advertisement. Why do you want to be my sleeves to work on these man-made chemicals. In the
Tony Gonçalves Some of these companies are issues including some large case of the OWD, while the
well known such as the major supervisor? What makes you challenges, which I have vol- treated water leaving the plant
YOU. telecom and cable companies better quali ed than your op- unteered to take on. I have is below the DOH thresholds,
Tell us about yourself. in the Americas (AT&T, Ve- ponent to ll that position? established much-needed and the source water at some wells
I am a business professional rizon, Comcast, Altice), Ford important relationships with exceed. e town is focused on
Motor Company, LexisNexis, I have spent many years pro- the various agencies and gov- mitigating PFAS and making
with an engineering and busi- Equifax, and many others. viding community service and ernment o ces at the County sure we can continue to deliver
ness background and a graduate volunteering in the town of and State level as well as with good quality potable water. e
of Hofstra University. I have Some data points: Lewisboro. When I was asked neighboring municipalities. I debt service associated with
extensive experience in sup- • Town councilman since to run for Town Board in will not have to start from zero prior borrowing to upgrade the
porting technology platforms. 2018. 2017, I thought of that as a and will be able to seamlessly OWD is being paid for by the
My professional background • Resident of Goldens logical next step in my contin- transition into this new role. I district residents. To eliminate
has included working for US Bridge for 29 years, with two ued service to the community. will basically continue doing PFAS, a third major lter stage
and German companies in de- grown sons who graduated With the announced retire- what I was doing before but will be added to treatment pro-
velopment of strategic growth from JJHS. ment of Supervisor Peter Par- this time at the helm, with the cess. My goal is to not burden
initiatives, partnership devel- • Active member of the sons, I thought very hard about end goal of doing what is best the district with this expense
opment, product management, Lewisboro Lions Club since whether or not to run for re- for all of the people of Lew- and, for the rst time in the his-
project management, and 2003, including four years as election for my Town Board isboro while being scally re- tory of the OWD, the majority
business development across secretary and three years as spot or consider running for sponsible. of the work performed during
president. supervisor. I have enjoyed my my tenure on the Town Board
• Founding member of the four years on the Town Board THE ISSUES. has been paid for by grants, and
Goldens Bridge Hamlet Orga- and gured I would take this What is your rst and/or we are hopeful the new federal
nization. next step. I am in a position in and state grants applied for and
• Former member of the town my career where I can take this most pressing problem and currently in process will also be
of Lewisboro Housing Com- on and dedicate the necessary how would you solve it? approved thus minimizing the
mittee. time required of the job. e
• Former volunteer and coach reward is the continued service Drinking water is critical. nancial burden on the OWD.
with Lewisboro Parks and Rec; I can provide to the commu- e town owns and manages ere are other water sys-
in-town soccer program. nity. the Oakridge Water District
• Former assistant scoutmas- (OWD) among other smaller tems not town-owned but they
ter and committee member As to what makes me better water systems. While the po- also have their own challenges.
of the Goldens Bridge Scout quali ed than my opponent, tability of the water at these I have spoken to some of them
Troop 154 and former assistant my four years on the Town locations meets DOH require- and provided some guidance
scoutmaster of the Vista Scout board (including one year as ments, there are challenges due based on my experience and
Troop 101. deputy supervisor) will allow to the nature of the source wa- I am committed to helping as
me to hit the ground running. ter, including the newly enacted needed.
I have, in one way or another,

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Bedford Town Supervisor

Editor’s Note: For space tions make you the right person supervisor. I not only know how to We will amend forms and applica- now that we have ARPA funding

considerations, interviews with the for this job? set goals, make a plan, and get big tions, so they are more accessible, coming from the federal govern-

town supervisor candidates were I am currently a Bedford Town and small things done, I know how and make rules about cutting trees ment, we can get creative about

condensed in the print version of this Board Member and deputy town to do that right here in Bedford. and obtaining permits easier to getting some improvements for

publication.To read their answers supervisor. I have a range of ex- understand. Improving informa- KVL so they can begin to build up

about taxes and term limits, visit periences from practicing law to THE JOB. tion and input channels will pro- their reserves again.We can also use

TapIntoKLT.net. working at a fund investing in sus- Why do you want to be super- mote two-way, open and honest the very little discretionary funding

tainable projects to working on the visor? What is your rst and/or communication, and will help us the Town Board has in the budget

ground here in Bedford full time most-pressing challenge? develop a shared vision when it to start to bring all three libraries

for six years with Bedford 2030. I I am a strategic, goal-oriented comes to planning, sustainability, back up to a level of funding that

live in Katonah with my husband, person who leads by building con- and resilience that include the best will help them be sustainable and

Herbie. We have a crazy dog and sensus and driving things forward. interest of all our residents. to maintain full time operations.

three kids—one graduated from I have worked in this way around Going forward, we will imple-

K-L schools,one is a senior at JJHS, our town’s shared environmental LIBRARIES. ment a more robust partnership

and the oldest is a teacher. I’ve been vision in collaboration with many Bedford’s 17,000 residents between the town and the libraries

on the board of the Katonah Village stakeholders and residents, and I are served by three association so that this does not occur again

Improvement Society, KLSD Arts want to provide this leadership for libraries, each relying on town in the future and so that our three

Alive, led the e ort to re-certify my Bedford’s future when it comes to appropriations to supplement libraries are able to best serve our

church as a LGBTQ Welcoming health and safety and quality of life their own fund-raising e orts. three unique hamlets.

Congregation. I volunteer on the for everyone who lives here. To do But the state-mandated cap on

Ellen Calves UU Energy Justice Team, Neigh- this well we need a shared vision increases in the property-tax levy
bor’s Link, and Art in Store. Be- and a plan, but the most pressing has sharply restricted just how

tween my legal and nance experi- challenge is rst to improve com- generous local government can

YOU. ences and my full time, nonpartisan munication so we can do this right. be, either with their own opera-

Tell us about yourself.What work in the town of Bedford, I am We need better communications tions or private endeavors. How

life experiences and quali ca- the right person to be the next town if we are going to receive meaning- should Bedford address these

ful public input, e ectively execute libraries’ chronic need to plead

the priorities of the town, and en- their case to a cash-constrained

JODI sure that all voices are heard. As Town Board?

KIMMEL supervisor, I will work with the e three hamlet libraries had

FOR BEDFORD TOWN JUSTICE Town Board and the department their funding from the town cut

Jodi Kimmel is the heads to improve the information dramatically in 2011. Katonah Vil- Don Scott
Democratic Party and available on the town website and lage Library came to the town last
Working Families Party Nominee develop a social media channel and year to demonstrate how they are
for Bedford Town Justice.
policy for the town and its com- having to dip into their reserves
Experienced Litigator
Community Leader mittees. We will inspire turnover and are not on a sustainable path YOU.
Trustworthy Expert
on town committees so that more for funding their future. is has Tell us about yourself.What

voices are heard more often. We been a problem for years but the life experiences and quali ca-

will encourage more communica- Town Board failed to address it tions make you the right person

tion from the department heads and increase their funding appro- for this job?

and at town board meetings about priately. We were unable to dra-
plans so residents know when wa- matically increase funding to KVL SEE BEDFORD SUPERVISOR
PAGE 19
ter testing or road paving will occur. last year due to the pandemic, but

"Applying my knowledge, experience, Virtual Debate
passion, and commitment to the Town

of Bedford, I believe I am uniquely
qualified to serve as your Town Justice,
one who will work hard to provide our

community with the fair and equal
administration of justice."
- Jodi Kimmel

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Parsons endorses make the Black Mansion secure LETTERS results for our town for the past party should not be the most
Gonçalves, as a picnic/rest area, and created six years. Is that what we want important consideration. I have
a parking lot that resulted in a • Successfully pressuring going forward? known and worked with Bill
Crimmins, Shah dramatic increase in the use of NYSEG to improve its service through our local Cub Scout
the preserve. to Vista and Lewisboro hamlets. Personally, I will base my vote pack for years. He will run the
To the editor, on someone who will follow suit town on a non-partisan basis
e Town Board has worked • Renovated the Town Park • Starting and nancing a with their campaign promises, and represent every resident of
basketball courts, doubling use committee to update the town’s someone who will bring Lewisboro equally without fail.
deliberately and thoughtfully as pickleball courts. Comprehensive Plan, which will professionalism and business-like I am supporting him for three
and should be proud of the guide Lewisboro’s future. conduct back into these meetings, reasons.
results. I am. Lewisboro is a • Introduced a 25-mph speed someone who listens to my
better place, and I heartily limit on local residential roads. ere have been many more concerns and ideas, someone who First, Bill is a natural public
endorse Tony Gonçalves for successes. I leave Lewisboro in respects my input, someone who servant. He already spends his
supervisor and Jane Crimmins • Worked with Cornell good hands. I feel will represent me,my values, free time and weekends running
and Mary Shah for Town Board University to create a plan for traditions, and beliefs fairly. organizations that bene t the
because I trust they will keep us maintaining and repaving our Town Supervisor people of Lewisboro—from
moving forward. A few of our roads. Peter H. Parsons While most of us are leading the Cub Scouts to
successes: Town of Lewisboro committed to a party, it doesn’t coaching baseball. It is often said
• Established the successful mean we can’t sway our vote for that “it takes a village” to raise
• Public safety is our rst Veterans Committee. Lewisboro needs good conscience, for what’s right! children. We are lucky enough
priority. e Police Reform diversity of thought to have a “village” in Lewisboro
and Reinvention Committee • Secured grants for water A balanced, well-represented because of people like Bill,
provided an opportunity to quality study as basis for cleaning To the editor, board is what’s needed for who put their most precious
improve policing. We doubled up our lakes. Recently, I encouraged people Lewisboro. To me, that means resources—time and attention—
patrols, provided greater electing the Neighbors United into building a true community.
professional supervision by full- • Added a cell tower in Cross online to watch or attend Town slate of candidates. Bill wants to use the position
time o cers who were brought River to improve cell service on Board meetings to educate of town supervisor to continue
up in Lewisboro; purchased Route 35 and John Jay schools. themselves and get a rst-hand See you on Election Day building up the people of our
body-worn cameras; and impression of what’s going on Andrea Tschan-Etter community.
increased training, particularly • Led the way on banning in our town. Surprisingly, this South Salem
on implicit bias, mental health plastic bags. neutral information was censored. Second, Bill is a uni er. I
and domestic violence. It was repeatedly agged by a Bill Bongiorno will have been shocked by the lack
• Supporting a local group’s small group of individuals that it unify Lewisboro of civility at the Town Board
• Creation of a domestic e orts to nance and build an triggered Facebook’s algorithms meetings I have attended—
violence center, serving ve ADA-accessible playground at and my post was removed. To the editor, sometimes with animosity
northern Westchester towns. the Town Park. I am writing to endorse running from town residents
One can agree to disagree, toward board members but also
• Worked with Shelby White • Facilitating installation but the lack of transparency Bill Bongiorno for Lewisboro
and the Open Space and of electric-vehicle charging and the attempt to silence some town supervisor. ough it is SEE LETTERS PAGE 15
Preserves Committee to expand stations. of Lewisboro’s constituents is a nominally partisan race, in
the Leon Levy Trail system, disconcerting. local elections a candidate’s
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FROM PAGE 11 article is not a paid advertisement for sis”™. (I’ve added some commentary
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FROM PAGE 12 that the only way forward on
these practical issues is to broker
sometimes from the board towards compromise and bring people
its own constituents. It needs to stop. together. When the pandemic hit,
I have seen rst-hand that Bill is unlike many other Cub Scout packs,
a patient and respectful leader. He our local Vista pack did not shut
is also a connector of people who down due to Bill’s leadership and
consistently uni es organizations practical solutions for how it could
by engaging the talents of others continue. Bill’s e orts provided a
rather than relying only on his own. great gift to all the scouts who were
He is a step in the right direction to cut o from many of their friends and
bringing civility and unity back to our activities during the pandemic. I am
community and Town government. con dent that he can begin solving
the town’s challenges if we give him
ird, Bill is a problem solver. the opportunity. All Lewisboro
Lewisboro is faced with numerous residents, whether Democrats,
problems that demand practical independents, or Republicans, should
solutions, from ensuring that give Bill Bongiorno their vote for
everyone in the town has access town supervisor in November.
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VOLLEYBALL

John Jay splits with Somers, Yorktown

BY RICH MONETTI and kept pace when Emily Bern- game three. PHOTO: RICH MONETTI
CONTRIBUTING WRITER hard notched a service winner to Nonetheless, John Jay quickly
even the score at six. Megan Flynn
On Tuesday, John Jay arrived got back to business. Katherine
at Somers with an overall 6-4 re- Somers gave it right back on Martin’s block made it 3-0, and
cord and facing the 9-3 Tuskers the serve, so John Jay piled on. the lead held up at 10-7 as Julia
had to imply a pretty tough chal- A back-row kill by Varriale gave D’Urso spread the wealth at set-
lenge for the Wolves. But there John Jay the lead again at 8-7 and ter. Happy to always have Var-
was still a lot of distance between the Wolves remained in control riale in her pocket, the distribu-
the two programs, and a 3-1 John when Jesse David’s ace extended tion, according to the setter, is
Jay victory proved the point. the lead to 16-12. made easy by the quality across
the board.
Still, Somers did jump out to A kill from the left would get
a 2-0 lead on Megan Spencer’s one back for Somers, and a cou- “I think we have strong hitters
dink. e advantage was short- ple of miscues by John Jay closed at every position,” D’Urso said.
lived, though. A Kaitlyn Varriale the score to 17-16.   As a result,
kill sparked a ve-point run, and John Jay went to their big dog e lead eventually grew to
Catherine Boies got on her high again. 15-9, but Somers hung tight at
horse for the block to maintain at 17-15. So again, it was go-time,
7-4. “It’s my fourth year on the and Varriale showed she had two
team, and we had a lot of expe- speeds to make her point. Taking
e lead eventually opened to rienced players leave. So, it’s my the set, Varriale caught Somers
15-8 on Megan Flynn’s kill from time to step up and take their o guard with the dink, and
the right, and Boies nessed the place,” said Varriale, whose kill when a diving save popped over
25-12 nal on a dink from the sparked the run to a 25-17 vic- the net, Varriale had all the set
center. tory. she needed.

“Mostly it’s a time or spacing On the other hand, the 2-0 e big hitter would also reg-
thing,” Boies said of her options de cit refused to have the Tusk- ister the nal point at 25-16 and
on the set. “So, when I nd my- ers tucking their trunks. Somers had no apologies for the mishit
self too close to the net or if I’m jumped out to a 7-3 lead in the that fell in for the kill. “I’ll take
not connected well with my set- third set. e home team kept it it,” she said.
ter, I nd a place to tip it.” up, and an eventual 20-15 lead
had John Jay calling for time. On the other hand, Yorktown
Varriale followed suit to give A reset that eventually nar- arrived on Friday. e Wolves
John Jay a 4-2 lead in game two. rowed the margin to 24-23, but a dropped to 6-1 in league play by
But Somers stayed on their toes, Somers kill from the right closed losing 25-21, 25-16, 23-25, and
25-22.

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Varsity Roundup

Cross Country the Wolves’ standard-bearer, Kye Ciara McGroary, Amanda Buch- Mongiello nished 50 with a Field Hockey (11-2-3)
Viall and Liam Tuohy took ninth man, and Maeve Sullivan. 19:54.1 As for the girls, Grace
At the league 5K meet on and 15th with times of 17:46.1 Kenny took 30th with a 23:41.6, JOHN JAY 5, ARLINGTON 1
Tuesday, Oct. 12, at John Jay, the and 18:34.8. On the girls’ side, en on Saturday, Oct. 16, in Olivia Cervantes was 59th with Tuesday, Oct. 12 (Arlington High
boys cross country team took Grace Kenny took fourth with a the Section 1 Coaches XC In- a 26:09.2, and Ciara McGroary
third. Max Goodman placed time of 20:47.4 and she was fol- vitational, Goodman was sixth School)
second with a 16:06.6. Behind lowed from 17-20 by Ava Koch, with a 17:26.0, Kye Viall nished nished 60th with a 26:10.6. On Tuesday, Oct. 12, the
40th with a 19:35.7, and Lucas
Girls Swimming/ Wolves traveled to Arlington for
Add Something Special Diving (5-3) a 5-1 victory. Annabel Brennan
To Every Project. had 2 goals and Kate Mercer,
JOHN JAY 98, Dani Picerni, and Zoe Eliades
BRONXVILLE TUCKAHOE 77 had 1 goal each. Assists by Elia-
des, Mercer, Brennan, and Dani
Tuesday, Oct. 12 (Arlington Picerni points to the way the girls
High School) are controlling the o ensive end.

On Tuesday at Arlington, “ e forwards are now at a
the girls took both relays to get point where they are cohesive and
o the block. Olivia Stoll, Lexi coming together to attack the goal
Riolo, Rachele Bachmann, and as a unit,”said Head Coach Debbi
Marisol Tan took the 200 Med- Walsh.
ley Relay (2:01.50), and Emma
Richman, Jessica Crane, Tan, JOHN JAY 5,
and Ashley Piacentino won the HORACE GREELEY 0
200 Freestyle Relay (1:46.25).
Individually, Piacentino got gold Wednesday, Oct. 13 ( John Jay
in the 50 Freestyle (25.61) and High School)
the 100 Freestyle (55.41), Crane
won the 200 Freestyle (2:02.18), e teamwork showed on
Bachmann took the 100 Butter y Wednesday, too. Kate Mercer had
(1:02.33), and Stoll nished rst 3 goals and Sophia DiFalco had 2,
in the 100 Backstroke (1:06.29). while Annabel Brennan chipped
in 2 assists.
JOHN JAY 96, FOX LANE 66
Friday, Oct. 15 (SUNY Purchase) “We kept it simple and the re-
On Friday at SUNY Purchase, sults showed,” Walsh said. “ is
group of girls has been so willing
the relays led the way again. Stoll, to put in the hard work and keep
Crane, Bachmann, Tan won the learning from each game. Every
200 Medley Relay (1:58.34) and game is a total team e ort which
Riolo, Crane, Tan, and Piacen- has allowed us to build strength
tino won the 200 Freestyle Relay on the eld at every position. It
(1:43.88). On her own, Piacen- was a great win, and I’m super
tino again registered two victories. proud of them.”
She won the the 200 Freestyle
(1:58.91) and the 100 Freestyle JOHN JAY 1, LAKELAND 1
(1:00.70). e solos were Crane Saturday, Oct. 16 (John Jay High
in the 200 Individual Medley
(2:17.25), Emma Richman in the School)
500 Freestyle (5:38.11), and Stoll At the same time, John Jay was
in the 100 Backstroke (1:14.86).
more than willing to take a tie on
e divers also had a day of their Saturday in which Sophia DiFalco
own at the Middies Dive Invita- had the lone goal and Maeve Mc-
tional on Friday, Oct. 15, where Groary had 5 saves in a 1-1 nal.
Maddie Geary, Lauren DeLucia,
and Ines Nix earned rst place in “My girls are ecstatic, and I can’t
the team competition. be prouder of the way they played
today,”Walsh said.“Typically when
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