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Early spring? This chicken says ‘Cluck yeah!’ Save the
date!
County Executive George Latimer con rmed Punxsutawney Phil’s prediction for an early spring in Westchester County
on Goundhog Day, Feb. 2, with the help of Henrietta the Hen at Muscoot Farm in Somers. According to Latimer, if Somers Independence
Henrietta, aka Clucksutawney Hen, laid an egg, which she did, it’s the equivalent of the groundhog not seeing his shadow. Day Block Party set for
An employee at Muscoot Farm holds Henrietta the Hen, who laid on egg on Groundhog Day, a supposed sign of an early spring. June 29
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the grounds of their urban campus to cel-
ebrate Independence Day in Somers. Last
year, the event sold out with friends, family
and neighbors celebrating together, enjoy-
ing the music, food, desserts, rides, ceremo-
nies and reworks.
All of this was made possible by the work
of the Somers Lions, Somers Police De-
partment, Somers Volunteer Fire Depart-
ment, Somers Chamber of Commerce and
the Patty-Cass Foundation. e collabora-
tive e ort resulted in a day of celebration
and honoring America and the people who
serve our country.
Plans are underway to make this year
even better. is requires ideas and partici-
pation of many groups.
e Somers Lions will continue to lead
the Independence Day committee and in-
vites community groups, homeowner asso-
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Your Neighbor
Serving up love
Somers Diner owner hands o establishment,
launches eatery in Je erson Valley
BY CAROL REIF ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE Former Somers Diner owner Maria Lluka at her new place,
CONTRIBUTING WRITER But luckily, Lluka probably had no better person to Hill Blvd Diner in Jefferson Valley.
It takes a whole lot more than elbow grease and hand it o to than Miranda, another hard-working PHOTOS: CAROL REIF
culinary chops to make it in the rough-and-tumble dreamer.
restaurant arena these days. Elizabeth Miranda holds a plate of crab cakes. She recently
e Rye resident and mom of two, also loves to relaunched Somers Diner as Sunrise Diner & Cafe.
Even if the fates dish out the best location and keep her customers not only full and happy.
marketing strategies ever, things can still fall as at as
a botched sou é. She renamed the Somers Diner, Sunrise Diner &
Café, and hung “Under New Management” signs
Fancy-pants places that slavishly follow food trends outside.
may come and go with not-so-surprising speed—
think BBQ joints and taco bars—but, thank good- She tweaked the old menu a bit, keeping the clas-
ness, family-run diners will always be with us. sics beloved by regulars—wa es with strawberries
and whipped cream—and adding just enough “up-
ey are the unfussy, home away from home type scale” goodies—sweet potato fries, spinach ravioli
places where devotees say they can always count on with white wine sauce—to intrigue a new crowd.
two things: comfort foods (and plenty of them), and
a person who, while pouring them that second cup of Her o erings are inspired by the bold avors of her
Joe, can take one look at their faces and tell whether native Peru, whose cuisine she employed at a small
they’ve had a good, or a bad, day. takeout place she co-owned in Stamford, Conn.
So what is the key ingredient in the mix? Still experimenting, she may add a Peruvian-style
It may sound corny, but for most diner owners, roasted chicken this summer. ( ink cumin, paprika,
that’s love. Love of what you’re doing, love of custom- cilantro and jalapeños.)
ers who, over the years, become like family, and last,
but not least, love of good grub. In the meantime, there are mango and papaya
No one knows this better than local entrepreneurs smoothies, crab cakes, and salmon club sammies to
Maria Lluka and Elizabeth Miranda. tide adventurous foodies over.
e owners of the brand-new Hill Blvd Diner in Not to mention huevos rancheros, or “ranchers’
Yorktown and the rebranded Sunrise Diner & Café eggs,” eggs, refried beans, sour cream and salsa nestled
in Somers, respectively, both take the care and feeding on a tortilla; turkey chili, and goat cheese frittatas.
of folks very, very personally.
Miranda o ers vegetarian and gluten-free op-
eir mission is their passion, one might say. tions as well, though her kitchen is currently not big
When Lluka came to America from Albania about enough to have a dedicated prep area for the latter.
20 years ago to pursue her dream of owning a restau-
rant, she only knew a few words of English. ose who are extra-sensitive to the tiniest hint of
But she was a quick study. She learned the language wheat should take note, she says.
and starting squirreling away the money she earned
busing tables and waitressing. Before long, the Ma- FROM THE GROUND UP
hopac resident had enough to buy a car, home, and, Miranda started out in the biz by waiting tables at a
eventually, to birth her own business.
She and her daughter, Kleida, opened up the number of southern Westchester restaurants.
Somers Diner in Lincolndale in the fall of 2012. Her Stamford eatery was hopping, but Miranda
e cozy 49-seater is tucked into a strip mall at the yearned for new challenges.
intersection of Lovell Street and Route 202. When she learned that there was a place for sale in
ings went well. Lluka loved her customers and Somers, she let her partner buy her out and pounced
they loved her. on it.
But her extended family’s nancial needs were It was “turn-key,” had a well-established customer
growing in leaps and bounds and so Lluka, with a base, and, best of all, wasn’t “too big, or too small,”
heavy heart, moved on to bigger venue. Miranda says.
“I’ll never forget the day I made that decision. I Meanwhile, Lluka’s new “baby” was giving her a
cried and cried,” she recalls, getting teary-eyed just few labor pains.
thinking about her “baby.”
e 100-seat eatery, located o Route 6, had its soft
opening just before the holidays, a busy time of year
when frazzled shoppers can get a tad grumpy if they
don’t get their grub as fast as they think they should.
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DINER “She’s a pleasure,” says customer Terri ing business folk, many of whom she is But I’m a New Yorker, baby. Life is too
FROM PAGE 3
Olson of Miranda. known to greet with her charming stock short for regrets.”
e Somers resident, and her dad, Har- phrase: “Hey, baby.” When she was waitressing, her regulars
“Food made fresh, to order takes a few old Campbell, were chowing down at the seemed to appreciate that extra dollop of
more minutes, but that’s what makes it diner one chilly January morning. NO REGRETS care and concern.
good,” Lluka says. A ne art photographer, Olson loaned Lluka’s mom had a tiny co ee shop When she bought them the menu, they
Di culty in nding enough chefs and Miranda some of her recent works—ap- in Albania, a small country northwest of would jokingly say: “What’s this?” and
wait sta made the rst month “tough,” propriately of hearts made out of stones, Greece on Europe’s Balkan peninsula. then ask her what to order.
she says. owers, and other natural materials—to She starting helping out there when She was happy to oblige.
Lluka’s no wimp. She thrives on hard hang on the diner’s peach-colored walls. she was 12. “I would never give anyone anything
work—she go, go, goes seven days a week, Olson gently teased her dad about try- “It was fun and I really fell in love with that I wouldn’t eat,” she says.
doesn’t take vacations, and obsesses over ing some of the more exotic—to him— it,” Lluka says. Lluka prides herself on Hill Blvd’s
ways to make things better. But having menu items. She goes back occasionally to visit fam- house-made soups and roasted meats.
to throw her hat into the ring too often But it’s a no-go. He’ll stick to his fa- ily and friends, but has no qualms about But it’s the desserts that also stand out.
meant she was spending time in the kitch- miliar two eggs, bacon and one pan- planting her ag in the Good Ol’ USA. “I make the BEST cheesecake … my
en she would rather be using to schmooze cake—any-time-of-the -day breakfast— “I wanted to follow my dreams, and I secret recipe,” Lluka says.
with, and getting to know, customers. for now, thank you. did,” she says. Now that she’s got a big enough crew,
( is doesn’t mean that she’s not still Lluka has made friends with neighbor- “I love my country. I regret nothing. she can fuss over customers.
up to her elbows in our every day mak- “ is is not only business, it’s more
ing bread the way her grandmother personal. I want everybody to be happy,”
taught her.) she says.
Lluka’s seriously thrilled when Somers Sunrise Diner & Café According to Lluka, supporting mom-
folks patronize her new joint, especially 155 Route 202, Somers and-pop restaurants, which struggle in
the kids she watched grow up noshing the best of times, is important, especially
on her mac ‘n’ cheese. Lluka named the Open from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., seven days a week. since more and more folks seem to be or-
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“I like to see what I eat, and the people
Fortunately, the sta ng wrinkles have who make it,” she says.
been ironed out. Hill Blvd Diner Her main hope is, at the moment, “to
“We are good. I am happy. I sleep well,” 3665 Hill Boulevard nd love for this place.”
When things were rocky, Lluka took it
she says, smiling.
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Prepping students for the real world one seat at a time
Story submitted from the Somers A similar grant was given to
Central School District: Primrose Elementary School.
Quincoses said the lending
On a recent afternoon in a library has been such an over-
fth grade classroom at Somers whelming success she can’t
Intermediate School, students keep up with the demand for
are scattered around the room the seating.
focused intently on their work. “ ese seating options in-
Some are reclining on oor crease focus, attention and en-
chairs, others are gently rock- gagement by increasing alert-
ing on wiggle stools, and one is ness,” said Quincoses. “ e
bouncing quietly on an exercise kids make more informed deci-
ball. sions about what kind of learn-
Julian Rosa’s favorite spot is ers they are and where they
a standing desk. learn best, and then we give
“It helps me focus more them the tools to do it.”
when I’m standing up,” Julian “ is stool was great for
said. “I’m an active person and my student who often tips his
I do better work when I’m chair,” said third-grade teacher
standing.” Stacey Lockard. “He just needs
Special Education Teacher a little bit of movement to keep
Randi Pepe out tted the class- him focused.”
room, where she co-teaches ird grade special educa-
with Kelly Gronert, with ex- tion teacher Melissa Mamarel-
ible seating options thanks to la echoed the same sentiment
a $500 grant from the Special about her student and his in-
Education Parent Teacher As- creased focus while sitting on
sociation (SEPTA). It was an exercise ball. PHOTO COURTESY OF SOMERS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTIRCT
such a positive experiment, Teachers have put in requests Students take advantage of flexible seating options.
Pepe and district Occupational for other seating options, in-
erapist Allison Quincoses cluding bean bag chairs, surf
were awarded another $1,000 desks, and swivel chairs. around to accommodate small Not only does the alternative where employees are encour-
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TRUNK began ursday, January 3. deductible and may be increased Any donation amount is greatly SHS PTSA. All proceeds bene t
For detailed program informa- through your employer’s “Match- appreciated! If you have any ques- the SHS Class of 2021.
FROM PAGE 2 ing Funds Program.” tions, please email Susette Acocel-
tion go to www.somersny.com, la at [email protected]. Somers Apparel for sale
Workshop on February 11 at 7:30 then click on parks and rec, then You may donate by mail or on- (hoodies, shorts and billboard
p.m. Carolyn Cohen, founder of click on program registration site. line. If making a donation by mail, St. Luke’s Food Pantry shirt). For more information go
Pathways for College, will help If you have any questions, please please send a check made payable to https://somerclassof2021.ite-
parents and teens understand how call 914-232-8441 or parks@ to the “SHS PTSA Scholarship Help our Somers Community morder.com/sale. If you have any
to navigate the college selection somersny.com Fund” to Somers High School by helping the Somers Volunteer questions, contact Tammy Repp
process and nd the schools that PTSA, P.O. Box 108, Lincoln- Fire Dept ll the St. Luke’s Food at [email protected]. Orders
will be the best t for them.Simply PTSA dale, NY 10540, Attn: Scholarship Pantry. Donations can be brought will be taken until Oct. 19 with
RSVP with your name and num- Scholarship Fund Committee. Please include a note to the Fire House (Rte 202) on items arriving before the holidays.
ber of attendees to Eve Spence at on the memo line that the dona- the rst Wednesday of every All proceeds bene t the SHS
[email protected]. TST is lo- e Somers High School tion is for the Scholarship Fund. month from 5-7 p.m., or you can Class of 2021.
cated at 89 Baldwin Road in Bed- PTSA is currently accepting do- drop o donations at St. Luke’s
ford Corners, NY 10549. For more nations to its Scholarship Fund. If donating online, please en- o ce on Tues/Wed/ ur from 9 Adult Open Basketball
information, visit shaarayte la.org. Each year, the SHS PTSA awards roll in myschoolbucks.com and a.m. to 1 p.m.
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Winter programs 2019: or the community. Donations to then choose a donation amount and Senior scholarship information gym. Fee is $70. Pick-up games
Registration for all programs the scholarship fund are fully tax select Scholarship Fund Donations Several scholarships are cur- will be held. All ability levels are
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will go out to all Seniors and their on Program Registration Site. In
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tion starting in late November to create an account and/or log in
and Scholarship Workshops will to your current account then click
be scheduled. on the orange tab titled Fall Pro-
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group’ appear in
District condemns Katonah, Somers TRUNK
swastika found
in library Posters from Identity Evropa, which the Anti-Defa- FROM PAGE 7
mation League calls a white supremacist hate group, have
BY JODI WEINBERGER that anyone in our community been spotted in Somers and Katonah in recent weeks. Participants must be Somers residents and
over 18 years old. Participants must be regis-
EDITOR would vandalize school property On the group’s since-suspended Twitter account, Iden- tered before attending a program. ere must
tity Evropa took credit for placing a poster at the Metro- have a minimum of 15 participants registered
with such a despicable symbol of North train station in Katonah and a xing a sticker to the before it can run. Programs with less than 15
back of a Katonah Avenue stop sign. registrants will be canceled.Please do not wait
e day after a swastika was hatred and intolerance,” Bayer to register. Program will not be held when
In Somers, posters near the tra c light by the Bald- school is closed. Any updates or school clos-
found scribbled into a chair in said in an email to parents. “As win Place shopping center read, “Is diversity really our ings will be noti ed via email.
strength?”
the Somers High School Li- a school and district, we will not Somers Historical Society
On its website, Identity Evropa rejects the ADL’s de-
brary, Principal Mark Bayer tolerate this behavior and our scription of the group, saying, “We are not supremacists Adopt an Artifact Program
because we do not believe that white people should rule e Adopt an Artifact Program was estab-
asked the student body to do administrative team will inves- over non-white people. Rather, we are ethno-pluralists:
We believe that all ethnic and racial groups should have lished in 2013 by student historians of Somers
better. tigate it thoroughly.” somewhere in the world to call home – a place wherein Historical Society originally for objects in the
they can fully express themselves and enjoy self-determi- Wright Reis Collections owned by the Town
“As a principal of this school, Bayer asked parents to talk nation.” of Somers. An individual or business selects
an object to “adopt” from a pre-determined
I work hard every day to make to their children about being an e group has posted similar posters and stickers in list of needs established by the Somers
other areas in Westchester, including SUNY Purchase Historical Society Collections Committee.
sure that every single student “inclusive community” and re- College, Westchester Community College and Croton Once su cient funds are met to carry out
Falls. the determined conservation need, the object
who walks through our front specting others. is sent out for work. When possible, student
Sen. Pete Harckham issued a statement last week about historians work with the society’s collection
doors feels safe and knows that He said the district denounc- Identity Evropa: “White supremacist groups like Identity committee to identify objects and follow them
Evropa are a scourge on this nation. I condemn their rac- through the restorative process.
they are valued and cared for,” es any form of hatred and that ist and hate mongering posters that were recently found in
Somers and Katonah. e Hudson Valley welcomes and Participants in the Adopt an Artifact Pro-
Bayer said in a morning an- it has no place at Somers High respects all races, religions and cultures. A shadowy, fringe gram will have their name a liated with the
hate group that posts xenophobic messages on light poles object on permanent signage, as well as on
nouncement on Feb. 1. “Un- School. will never sway thT:e9.5o”pen hearts and minds of New Yorkers.” the society’s website. Adopters will receive an
Adoption Certi cate.
fortunately, that sense of safety “If we are indeed a commu-
For more information about the Adopt an
has been damaged and that nity, then we need to understand Artifact Program, contact Somers Historical So-
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Happily Opinion
Ever
After
Mountains and molehills I wouldn’t have it
any other way
My sister Kathy and her husband mean that if you see me on the slopes you
generously allow us to use her should give me plenty of room, in case I It’s a widely known fact that as most
home in the Poconos for a ski haven’t improved. Simply getting o the women age they begin to feel less
attractive, less desirable. Not all
weekend, regardless of ski lift can be enough high school spring break.
My daughter, Kim, was bouncing o
the fact that she could for me to cause an acci-
the walls with excitement, and I ran
be named in a lawsuit MAN dent. My wife tells me
because of something OVERBOARD to keep to my own side women will admit to into the bathroom
I did on the ski slopes. RICK and stay the hell away that, but I will. JUST and cried.
Luckily her husband MELÉN from her when we’re
is a lawyer. A ski trip getting o the chair. We were four girls “Are you just that
is a great way to stand She’s referring to a situ- growing up in our JO ANN happy or did someone
family. My older die?” my husband
up against the erce ation last year where sister and I led the JO ANN inquired through the
brigade being just two FRANCELLA bathroom door.
New England winter there was literally an
weather and shout from the top of the intermediate slope at the end of the chair years apart; then there I opened the door
mountain, “Give me your best shot, lift, and even though I kept my tips up was a six year break, a crack, and hiding
because right now there is NO PLACE when dismounting and checked for loose and two more sisters my red, blotchy face,
in the world I would rather be than clothing, I forgot to not stick my poles were added to the mix. You can well I explained that I didn’t know how I
right here, with the possible exception of out to the side underneath her skis. I imagine the fussing to look our best, was going to stu my enormous, pale,
indoors.” tried to blame the incident on Gwyneth and the e orts to keep our gures. chicken skin, whale-like body into a
I just read that some guy is suing Paltrow of course. I was in my mid-forties when every- swimsuit.
Gwyneth Paltrow for running into him Skiing is the one sport where people thing began to change. Ever so slowly, Kim and Ken wanted to take the
while skiing and then leaving the scene. often feel the urge to dress up in cos- the pounds began to creep up on me. It beautiful, warm, sun-drenched trip,
I guarantee you that if Gwyneth Paltrow tumes or dumb-looking hats, I’m not started with a mere three to ve pound and they didn’t want my insecurities to
ever hit me with her skis or any other sure why. I saw someone on the lift line spike, and within several years’ time, stand in the way. Within a few days,
part of herself I would come right back dressed in a bunny out t like it was Hal- I was twenty- ve pounds heavier, no the trip was booked, and I just had to
here and brag about it. “Hey, you’ll never loween, and my mouth started to water matter what I did to try to hold back get with the program. Over the next
guess who I ran into?” My version of the automatically like Pavlov’s dog, thinking the inevitable. I was getting older, and, few weeks, I was constantly assured by
story might involve some embellishment that somehow I was going to get candy. boy, did it sting. Kim that I was the prettiest of all her
regarding how charming she found me, e more I thought about it, the bunny It was January, 1994, when my hus- friends’ moms, and Ken complimented
and that she laughed with me about out t started to seem like a good idea, band, Ken, thought it would be a great SEE FRANCELLA PAGE 10
idea to go to Florida for our daughter’s
something other than my skiing. So because I have a friend who is a ski in-
Gwyneth, if you’re out there and you run structor, and I don’t want him to ever rec-
me over with your skis, you should prob- ognize me trying to walk back up the ski Fun Facts by Jo Ann
ably come back and nish me o with slope sideways with my skis on because The average ostrich egg weighs 3 lbs, contains approximately
2,000 calories and takes 90 minutes to hard boil.
your ski pole, fair warning. I didn’t know it was a mogul trail. Why
As a skier I consider myself an expert don’t they mark those mogul trails with
novice. I’ve been ne-tuning my lack of a big skull-and-crossbones? Somehow I
skills for years now, but there’s still plenty SEE MELEN PAGE 12
of room for improvement. And by that I
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Thursday, February 7, 2019 OPINION The Somers Record – Page 9
LETTERS
Open Plum Brook
Road Bridge tra c lights I kept missing that one since From the Heart.
it’s an unimpeded right in the morning Choose Your
To the editor: and only very brie y red coming home at Symbol of Love
I have been reading with growing sad- night. My drive is about 30 percent longer to Express What
now. Hundreds of us idle at the always-red Words Can’t.
ness stories in the Somers Record detail- tra c lights in the middle of town every
ing the complaints of the residents of Brick day because Plum Brook Road has not VALENTINE’S DAY
Hill Road and their justi ed and mounting been repaired. Do your commute math. FEBRUARY 14
concerns about tra c on their road. For me it’s about a day a year. My year is VISIT OUR
364 days long because of the broken Plum NEWWEBSITE!
As a 20+ year resident, I can honestly Brook Road.
say, I get it, although, living on a cul-de- themexicanshack.com
sac, I do not get it in the same way. e A new church was built on Plum Brook
huge developments along Route 6 and e Road in 2013—St. Joseph’s. A new church Natural Kingman Turquoise
Preserve have added many cars to Brick is cause for celebration and civic support by Navajo Artie Yellowhorse.
Hill Road. We have heard about the im- in most places. Here in Somers the road
pact of that on the people of Brick Hill to reach the church was left broken, even Est. 1975
Road. But there are actually hundreds of when the volunteer re department and
residents su ering from this tra c. And the pastor pleaded for it for safety’s sake. 256 Route 100 Somers, NY (914) 232–8739
their voices have not been heard.
Reopening the bridge on Plum Brook
A real part of our lives has been ef- Road is the answer to the prayers of the
fectively taken from us by the closure of over-tra cked residents of Brick Hill
the Plum Brook Road Bridge. I want the Road and to the hundreds of people who
complete Plum Brook Road back and you are forced to go through the town rather
should too. than taking the shortest route to 684 and
points south. Our shared loss is real, but
My daily commute to and from the for us drivers the loss is our time, which is
train in Goldens Bridge now includes sev- irreplaceable.
en tra c lights and will soon include the
housing development Somers Crossing e bridge should be repaired as soon
and maybe a new school. For me, there’s a as possible. It is outrageous that our town
tra c light every mile. And nearly all are planning e orts seem to begin and end
red when I reach them. Believe it or not, with real estate developers successfully ar-
when I moved to Somers with my young guing for zoning changes while residents
family to the north western part of town lives are siphoned away, idling at red traf-
just past Shenorock on Route 202, there
one—ONE—tra c light and that one c lights in the ever more clogged town
controls tra c from the train station onto of Somers.
Rt. 138. When I started to count up the
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Secret gardens FRANCELLA
“ The Secret Garden”is a magical tale THE ised us a rose garden,” meaning nothing happens FROM PAGE 8
written in 1911 by Frances Hodgson SEASONED overnight and we must work hard to accomplish
Burnett. It tells the story of a pam- CITIZEN our goals; we seek out meditation gardens where me every time I walked into
pered young English girl who, after living all her we can sit quietly and contemplate. a room. I must admit, it felt
pretty good; and as our depar-
life in India, loses her parents and is sent to live ADRIENNE Gardens are places of beauty and contentment, ture date approached, I began
to get more and more excited
with an unknown and mysterious uncle in a large, KAVELLE hosts to bees and butter ies. Bees help to sustain about the trip. I could almost
feel the sun on my face.
gloomy house in England. ere she encounters a the owers and butter ies are symbolic of life af-
We landed in Florida, and it
10-year-old bedridden male cousin who, because ter death. e analogy should be clear: when we was warm and welcoming. We
couldn’t wait to check into our
of loneliness and frustration, is given to angry are faced with seemingly impossible situations we hotel and get into the pool. Snug
swimsuit on, and a towel thrown
outbursts and tantrums. can, like the butter y, push through the barriers and rise above them. over my shoulder, I walked out
to the pool where Kim and Ken
After a while she also meets a local lad with an a nity for animals I like to imagine myself in acres and acres of owers, the sun shining, had already secured three lounge
chairs. We practically had the
and a kind, understanding disposition. He shows our heroine a u y clouds above and contentment below. Sometimes I op down place to ourselves, but for a
lifeguard and three young men
secret garden that has gone to seed and is locked away from all eyes. and lose myself in their scent and beauty; sometimes, with outstretched sitting at the bar.
e mystery of why it has been hidden and how it helps the chil- arms, I twirl and dance feeling their simple honesty surrounding me. Ken, Kim and I settled into
the chairs; and, suntan lotion
dren to appreciate life is the crux of the story. All of this, of course, takes place in my head…but doesn’t every- applied, Kim and I decided to
take a dip in the pool. A half
In 1949 the book was made into a beautiful movie starring Mar- thing? Fear, anger, animosity…they all take place inside our heads, hour later, I was toweling o on
my lounger when a waiter ap-
garet O’Brien and Dean Stockwell. also. Why not wipe these thoughts out in your own special garden?! proached me with a frosty pink
drink on a tiny tray.
I believe we all have secret gardens tucked away in the farthest Here’s a clue: before you go to sleep at night tell yourself to nd
“ is is for the lady, compli-
reaches of our subconscious and, if we seek them out and diligently your garden. ink about the beauty and calm and peace you’ll nd ments of the three gentlemen at
the bar.”
cultivate them, we can nd solace in times of great stress. Although there, then call it up from the far reaches of your mind. You’ll wake
Ken looked up from reading
made up of part longing and part fantasy they are also lled with up refreshed and happier than you’ve been in a long time. the paper, a stunned look on his
face, and Kim declared, “Wow,
the seeds of hope, planted by our own desire to face life head on and Trust me…I do it myself as often as possible and nd I can ban- mom! I’m impressed.”
succeed. ish sad thoughts and face the day with all the joy and grace I have “I’m pretty impressed myself.”
Maybe I don’t look so bad after
We make many references to ‘gardens’ in our daily lives. ere’s found in my own secret garden. all, I thought.
the Garden of Eden where human beings can live in peace and se- I reached out to take the
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Age MELEN my World Famous Frank Sinatra
Imitation. And she says Please,
FROM PAGE 8 please do not do that, and I try
always end up on one of those to extort a few bribes from her,
BY JAY SPEAR marriage, children, saving money. damned things with one of my and we dicker back and forth,
GUEST COLUMNIST Forty seems more than a decade past 30. Your skis going in a direction that my and while all this is going on,
The other day, my wife noticed me sitting belt begins to shrink while your forehead covers other ski already tried and had some idiot gets up to the mike,
as I looked at the empty page of a legal
pad. at’s when she walked over, placed more of your face. Responsibility raises its de- no success at. ey have warn- and what does he do? “Summer
manding head and one of our children becomes ings labels on chainsaws telling Wind.” And not only does he
almost the same height as I am. you not to use them inside, but I make a mockery of the song by
her hand on my shoulder and shared a tender Far from least, some unthinking bore, who guarantee you that a mogul trail doing it perhaps better than I
thought with me. claims to be a realist refers to you as will hurt you probably worse would have, but now I have no
“You walk around most days complaining “middle-aged.” You want him to su er some- and de nitely faster than trying leg to stand on with the bribes.
about something and some days, complaining thing very painful for a little while. to use a chainsaw indoors. So I have to quickly pivot
about everything. Why not write about some- Now here comes the big one. Fifty. People But we made it down the to Plan B, and I’m about to
thing where you’re an unwilling expert: Getting hold doors for you. Good looking young women slopes and back up again, and at suggest that I storm the stage
Old.” call you sir. Now all our children who have left night we went over to She- to perform “Strangers in the
“You mean getting older, not old.” the house for college and their own lives and are nanigan’s at Lake Harmony for Night” in a Sinatra-o , but just
“Tomatoes, tomatoes,” she said rhythmically. taller than us. In my case, my doctor has me on Karaoke Night. e host begins then 10 teenage girls wearing
“Call it what you want but you are no longer a baby aspirin and blood pressure reducers. by singing a song himself, to “State Champions” jackets grab
spring chicken.” I’m going to stop right here because I can feel get the ball rolling and because all the microphones and yell
I gave a quick humph and denied being poul- my blood pressure rising and my pulse quicken. he’s the only one in the room the song “Don’t Stop Believin’,”
try of any kind. My 50s seem so far back and I can barely see who can actually sing. He starts using only one of the notes,
She now had me hooked on the subject of age. them in the virtual rear view mirror. walking through the crowd at approximately one million
Not about my age, but people of all ages. When I never should have started to complain about with that wireless microphone decibels. ey only know one
you turn 21, most people consider us adults, yet this subject. Who talked me into it? Oh, yes. I singing “Brandy (You’re a Fine of the notes but they know all
the reality is we are only a second older than remember. at woman I’ve been married to for Girl),” and when I turn around the words, so they don’t have
when we reached 20 an a mere two years since the past hundred years. he’s right in front of my face, to bother reading them o the
we were careless teenagers. Who is that? As I age, she appears to look singing, “You’re a FINE GIRL!” screen and they can concentrate
Becoming 30 can be traumatic. Adult job, younger. And scaring the crap out of on just the yelling, and of course
me. I turn to face the other way their dance moves, which they
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WUniwneindBaart UannWd iKneitdchen Stephanie Small and Brian Moss
behind the bar at Unwined
‘American eclectic’ menu o ers singular dining experience
BY BOB DUMAS on how we liked to dine and foods that we like,” Moss ex- restaurant kitchen took over so he applied for the position
EDITOR plained. at Unwined.Under the direction of a consulting chef,Moss
and Small decided to hold a reality show-style “throw
e owners of Unwined Wine Bar and Kitchen, Steph- “It’s how we came up with the term,‘American eclectic,’” down”to pick their new chef.
anie Small and Brian Moss, like to refer to their latest culi- Small adds.
nary endeavor’s menu as “American eclectic.” “We had three contenders come into the kitchen with
e duo said they like using locally sourced ingredients a mystery basket,” Small explained. “ ey had 10 minutes
With more wines than you can shake a corkscrew at,and whenever possible, but quality is the priority, no matter to look at their ingredients and 45 minutes to prepare two
a varied and distinctive o ering of small plates and cheese- where they come from. to three dishes of their choice. ey were all great, but Joe
boards, Unwined is a singular gastronomic experience. stood out. He literally won the job.”
“We source our ingredients locally as much as possible,”
Located in the Somers Common Shopping Center on said Moss, who makes his home in Somers. “We use a Unwined is a small-plates restaurant, though some cus-
Route 6, Unwined opened last June. It’s quickly developed bunch of New York cheeses and meats. It really depends tomers call it tapas, despite the lack of a real Spanish in u-
a devoted following. on what’s obtainable.We try to do a little farm-to-table but ence. But that’s ne with Small.
it’s not always realistic. We try to nd the best—if it’s local,
“We have an incredible customer base of regulars al- great.We make sure our product is up to a certain standard “ ere is everything from caramelized pears and chorizo,
ready,”Small said. or we just won’t sell it.” which is a signature dish, to pan-seared scallops,”she said.
e idea for Unwined came from Moss and Small’s de- e seasons will also dictate what’s found on Unwined’s Moss said if you are eating three things, it’s probably the
sire to create something totally unique to the area. As soon menu. same portion as a single entrée somewhere else. About 80
as you walk through the door, that becomes clear. e in- percent of the menu is under $10.
terior design is industrial meets rustic. Bare-bulb old-timey “We are seasonal, but we are also signature,” Moss said.
lighting xtures and stylish chandeliers hang from an ex- “We don’t want to get rid of the dishes people really want. Small nods in agreement, calling Unwined’s food “in-
posed ceiling. e tables are adorned with iron wineglass Chef Romano is committed to using seasonal ingredients.” credible.”
holders.It all melds with a barn-wood-backed bar to create
an inimitable dining atmosphere. Chef Romano came to Unwined in the most unusual “I don’t mind bragging about it,” she said. “I originally
manner. He had cooked for an array of restaurants in New thought we’d have people coming here for cheeseboards
“ e vision was to make it look like it doesn’t belong York City before moving upstate to teach cooking and run and wine, and while we de nitely have a lot of that, people
here,” Moss said. “We are in a shopping center and when a catering business. But soon the longing to get back in a are blown away by the food.”
people come in, they are like ‘Oh, wow, this is not what
I expected.’ e wood behind the bar makes it a meeting PHOTO: BOB DUMAS While Unwined o ers 33 di erent wines by the glass,the
between old wood and new metal.” bar features an array of unique signature cocktails. ere’s
Chef Joe Romano at work the Passion for Bourbon Martini, a mixture of American
Unwined actually was predestined three years ago when Born bourbon, locally made KAS, and passion fruit puree,
Small and Moss bought Uncorked, the wine and liquor and the Strawberry Tart, made with strawberry basil lem-
store next door. onade, and Deep Eddy’s lemon vodka, just to name two.
“We were throwing these really successful winetasting ere are also four beers on tap.
events about once a month, and found out that the space Because of the liquor store next door, Unwined is able to
next door was available,” Small said. “We thought it would use brands outside the mainstream.
give us a bigger opportunity to hold more wine events. But “Our world is much bigger because of the store next
as we got into the process, it made more sense to treat it door— our wines are more esoteric, and the liquor is the
literally as an independent business and create a restaurant. same way,”Moss said.“Most of our repeat customers come
It was an opportunity to open a place that o ers the com- back and want the brand they didn’t even know existed un-
munity somewhere to go and get great food in a great at- til they came here.”
mosphere—something a little di erent than what they are On Feb. 9 at 2 p.m., neighboring Uncorked will hold its
accustomed to. rst winetasting of the year. ey’re calling it “Pick Your
Wines for Valentine.” Unwined recently added 11 new
And while the two businesses are independent, there is vintages to its wine list and some will be available at that
natural synergy between them, as each one promotes the tasting.
other.
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with an assist from their chef, Joe Romano. event. It’s a four-course menu—prix xe at $50 per person.
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Cradle of an American tradition
e following was written by Philip Merkel popular growth of the traveling menagerie
on behalf of the Somers Historical Society: business in America and the menagerie
owners’ desires to coordinate resources.
Have you ever noticed those road signs As time passed, the traveling menageries
that welcome you to the town of Somers, were combined with side shows and acro-
Cradle of the American Circus? When- batic acts to form the popular entertain-
ever I see them, I know that I had arrived ment we know as the traveling circus today.
home but I never realized their signi cance. ese traveling shows headed to the Mid-
e American Circus the signs refer to is west using the steamboat to bring complete
a major manifestation of American cultural shows up the Mississippi and Ohio Riv-
values. e seed planted in Somers when ers. When the Erie canal was completed
Hachaliah Bailey arrived with elephant in 1825, the circus used it to travel to the
Betsy (“old Bet”) in 1807 contributed to Great Lakes and play in cities like Cincin-
the growth of an incredible form of popu- nati and Pittsburgh. ose folks had never
lar entertainment that has touched almost seen anything like the circus. is began a
every American since the late 18th century. gradual move of Circuses west starting in
“Hack” Bailey’s entrepreneurship exhib- 1847 with a Somers’ based show moving
iting one elephant led quickly to the de- PHOTO COURTESY OF SOMERS HISTORICAL SOCIETY to the Wisconsin Territory to tour Illinois,
velopment of traveling menageries formed Menagerie poster from the 19th century Missouri and Iowa.
by industrious Somers’ farmers and con- en in 1830 came the railroad. With
sisting of many exotic animals. Local resi- roads so poor, the development of the rail-
dents with familiar, as well as unfamiliar, had expanded to a dozen large menageries. In January 1835, more than 100 menag- road resulted in the creation of Railroad
last names like Bailey, Brown, Brunn, Lent, Innovations to the traveling menagerie erie owners and investors met at the new Circuses. ey could perform in any town
Crane, Wright, and others assembled these ourished, along with the industry. Somers’ Elephant Hotel in Somers and formed a and be somewhere else the next day using
menageries which they showed up and own Purdy Brown and Lewis Bailey in- stock corporation entitled the Zoological the railroad. By 1860 these circuses were
down the eastern seaboard. e traveling vented and began using large portable tents Institute to “di use and promote the natu- becoming mammoth productions. Special
menagerie business ourished and this to accommodate their shows in 1826, cre- ral history and gratify rational curiosity.” atcars were invented in 1872 to transport
group of men, among others in the region, ating a means for the menageries to travel Although short lived due the panic of 1837, these huge circuses with its elaborate wagons
created a highly successful form of popular and go anywhere there were roads and per- the Zoological Institute represented the SEE CIRCUS PAGE 17
American entertainment which by 1820 form in inclement weather. culmination of tremendous nancial and
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CIRCUS circuses traveling throughout America, some with Going west into Somers
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e Somers Library is locat- her keen eye for detail, while • Medicare savings plans for bene ts. A counselor will re- vided. is program is for teens
ed at 82 Primrose St. Register her collage work is usually cre- low-income seniors turn your call within two busi- / tweens in grades 6th and up.
for programs at somerslibrary. ated with a friend or family • Financial bene t programs ness days. SBIC will not meet Space is limited.
org or by calling 914-232-5717. member in mind. Jane’s work such as Home Energy Assis- on days the Somers schools are Winter/Spring Anime/
Programs are funded by the has previously been displayed tance Program (HEAP), food closed due to snow. Manga Club. Wednesdays,
Friends of the Somers Library at the Putnam Arts Council stamps (SNAP) Get Your Swag On- Join from 3:15-4:30 p.m. on the fol-
through donations. in Mahopac, and she has had You will be able to meet with TAG! Tuesdays, 2/12, 3/12, 4/9, lowing dates: 2/13, 2/20, 2/20,
Foodie Club for Teens her work accepted into a juried trained counselors in a pri- 5/14, and 6/11 from 3:15-4:30 2/27, 3/6, 3/13, 3/20, 3/27, 4/3,
ursdays, 2/28, 3/14,3/28, art show there. She would like vate setting. No appointment p.m. Are you a teen or tween 4/10, 4/17, 4/24, 5/1, /8, 5/15,
4/11, 4/25 & 5/9 from 3:15- to thank the Somers Library is necessary. If you can’t visit and a Somers resident? Would 5/22, and 5/29. Join us to watch
4:30 p.m. Join us at the Somers for the opportunity to show the library in person, you can you like to make an impact on anime from Crunchyroll on our
Library to make snacks and some of her work in the hope leave a message on the SBIC your library & your commu- big screen TV and to hang out
small meals that the group can that it will inspire others to get helpline at 914-231-3260 or nity? Join our Somers Library with friends. is program is for
enjoy using the library sta out there and create their own. email us at SBIC@wlsmail. TAG! TAG members will have teens entering 7th grade and up.
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Ashley Moon
Sports sprints for the
finish line in the
Altieri vaults to first at sectionals 55-meter dash.
Relay team shines for girls
BY ROB DIANTONIO
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Somers senior Michael Altieri Clare Keane Michael Altieri
has been battling a knee injury tries to clear clears the bar
throughout the indoor track and the bar in the in the pole vault
high jump. on his way to
eld season. first place at
But it hasn’t stopped him from the section. sectionals.
thriving in the pole vault. e boys team nished 16th
Altieri placed rst at the Class Vegliante said. “I was proud
A sectionals with a vault of 13-6 as a squad with the girls placing of how the girls reacted to the
on Saturday,Feb.2,at the Armory 11th in a tough eld. change and stepped up.”
Track and Field Center in Man-
hattan. Other notable nishes for the Clare Keane was fourth in
“ e key for Michael is his boys included: Gri n Carpini- the high jump with a 4-9. Ash-
dedication,” Somers coach Jesse ello (pole vault, seventh), Patrick ley Moon nished fth in the
Arnett said. “He has had an on- Eames (high jump, seventh), 55-meter dash in a clocking
going knee injury and has been Michael Herbert (55-meter of 7.52 seconds. Jordan Han,
doing pool workouts for the last dash, eighth), Brian Luciano a sophomore, took sixth in the
month to stay in competition (weight throw, eighth) and James 1,500-meter race walk (8:32.24).
form. He tells me the pool is McHugh (shot put, ninth). She scored at all three champion-
rough, but he does it despite the ship meets (league, counties, sec-
di culty which shows me how For the girls, the 4x800-meter tionals) this season. Emily Heese
much he wants to be a top pole relay team nished fourth in a and Mercedesz Stumpf were fth
vaulter. His ability to excel despite clocking of 10:23.49. Danielle and sixth, respectively, in the pole
the injury proves how mentally Acocella (2:37), Nieve Mahood vault.
tough he is.” (2:27.7), Ciara Murphy (2:41.8)
and Ella Kittredge (2:36.7) made “We were missing a few key
e 4x800-meter relay team up the team. girls due to illness, but were able
clocked its fastest time of the to come together and pick up
season for the boys and placed “We ended up switching points in a few di erent areas,”
eighth. e foursome of Matt around the relays the day of the Vegliante said.
Reimann (2:08.26), omas meet,” Somers girls coach John
Parisi (2:07.038), Peter Mac-
Neil (2:10.68) and Luke Phalen
(2:10.45) nished in 8:36.44.
ey are currently ranked 15th in
Tusker Patrick Eames makes his leap in the high jump. Brian PHOTOS: ROB DIANTONIO
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Matt
TRACK PHOTOS Reimann
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Somers unravels in loss to John Jay
Murphy torches Tuskers for 31 points
BY ROB DIANTONIO PHOTOS: ROB DIANTONIO Jalen sively and were able to get a few Joe Grippo
CONTRIBUTING WRITER Wilson clutch buckets down the stretch,” drives to
er and hit nothing but net to make drives said Murphy, who helped hand
It was Senior Night for Somers it 56-51. baseline Somers their third loss of the season. the hoop in
and you could quickly tell by the past John last Friday’s
intensity that the Tuskers started Tim Hogan’s layup stretched it Murphy said that slowing down
the game with, they were all-in to to 58-51. Murphy sealed it at the Jay’s Somers big man Max Germaine home loss
get a win. Charlie paid big dividends. In the rst to John Jay.
Murphy. meeting, Germaine torched the
But John Jay and Charlie Mur- Indians for a career-high 26 points. guy killed us inside,” Murphy said
phy weren’t going to make it easy line as the Tuskers were outscored But in the rematch, John Jay held of Germaine. “ is time, Brett
on Somers after su ering a one- 10-2 in the nal minutes. him to 11 points. Paulsen stepped up huge and
point loss to their league rivals a slowed him down.”
few weeks prior. “It was back and forth all game, “Last time we played, their big
but we nally locked down defen- Somers started the game hot,
In the rematch,Murphy explod- taking a 16-9 lead after one quarter.
ed for a career-high 31 points to Germaine scored six points in the
lead John Jay to a 61-53 win over
host Somers on Feb. 1. rst quarter with Declan Talleur
and Nick Maestri nailing threes.
e senior point guard scored 21
of his 31 points in the second half. e Tuskers were up 21-11 mid-
He grabbed 12 rebounds, dished SEE BOYS HOOPS PAGE 23
out six assists and added ve steals
in the all-around e ort.
“ ey’re a crosstown rival that
we had played all throughout youth
(basketball), so being my nal time
going up against them, I was will-
ing to do whatever it took to go out
with a win,”Murphy said.
With the game tied at 51-51
with 2:30 to go, Murphy hit two
free throws to give the Indians a
two-point lead. With 1:40 left,
Murphy lined up a corner 3-point-
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Somers to send
four to sectionals
Despite injuries,Tuskers have strong
day at divisionals
Zach Lupinacci lifts his opponent BY ROB DIANTONIO
in a 145-pound match. CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Peter Kim looks to make his move. With Matt Russo and Mike
Rivera down with injuries,
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are one of the best conditioned
teams in the section.”
Somers’ four grapplers move
on to sectionals this weekend
where they will compete in Day
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at Arlington High School. Day
2 is scheduled to begin the next
morning at Clarkstown South
High School.
DiSanto said he wants his
Tuskers to “have fun, enjoy
the ride and embrace our role
as underdogs” in the sectional
tournament.
“ ey will all be back next
year, so it’s great for them to
soak in the experience now
while they’re young,” DiSanto
said. “At the same time, these
kids love competition and are
not going to back down, so I
can see us pulling some upsets.
If everything comes together,
we are going to make some
waves.”
Thursday, February 7, 2019 SPORTS The Somers Record – Page 23
GIRLS HOOPS Somers falls to John Jay, Briarcliff
BY ROB DIANTONIO of the season to the Indians. “Our defense helped us get easy fast break high 19 points.Taylor Penzo added 10 points
CONTRIBUTING WRITER Somers trailed 23-14 at halftime in a points, which ultimately got us our lead.” while Hannah Angelini tallied six points.
e Somers girls basketball team knew game where baskets were tough to come by Somers fell to Briarcli 46-41 in the Pau- It’s a busy week for Somers to close the
they had a tough week upcoming with for the Tuskers. e Indians dialed up the line Ricci Memorial Classic on Feb. 2 at Os- season out. ey were scheduled to host Wal-
league rival John Jay-Cross River and Class pressure on the defensive end. sining High School. ter Panas on Feb. 5. On Feb. 7, the Tuskers
B contender Briarcli on the schedule. welcome Horace Greeley at 6:15 p.m. e
“We came out really strong and de nitely e Tuskers held a 41-40 lead with just next day, Somers hosts Monroe-Woodbury
e Tuskers struggled in a 45-30 road loss played some of the best defense we’ve played over three minutes to go, but went scoreless at 5 p.m. ey nish the week by heading
to John Jay on Feb.1.It was their second loss this season,”said John Jay senior point guard down the stretch. to Lakeland for an 11 a.m. game on Feb. 9.
Ana Dorta,who led the team with 16 points.
Dani DiCintio paced Somers with a game-
BOYS HOOPS Murphy gave the Indians the >> >> >> >>BARD COLLEGE BOSTON COLLEGE BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY BROWN UNIVERSITY CATHOLIC
lead but Somers’ Jalen Wilson
FROM PAGE 21 nailed a 3-pointer to put the STEP >> FORWARD>> >> >> >>UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF THE HOLY CROSS FORDHAM UNIVERSITY NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
Tuskers up by a point.
way through the second quarter >> >> >>NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY
before the Indians nally started Ford made one of two free
to click o ensively. throws, then forced a steal and >> >> >>RENSSEL AER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE RICE UNIVERSITY SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY TRINITY
scored just seconds later to put
Bryce Ford converted a three- John Jay up 51-49 with 3:50 to go. college starts here.>> >> >>COLLEGE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY UNITED
point play and Murphy nailed a Germaine tied it up not long after.
three to get John Jay right back in >> >> >>STATES NAVAL ACADEMY UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA- DAVIS
it. Shane Martinsen’s jumper tied Fecci led Somers with 13 UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
the game up at 23-23. points. Maestri added eight
points while Joe Grippo and Tal- >>UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS - CHICAGO >> UNIVERSITY OF MAINET>h> eUNSIVcEiReSnITcYeO,FMMaASthSAeCmHUaStEicTTsS,>>
Somers responded and took a leur had ve points each.
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into the nal frame tied at 38-38. Horace Greeley on Feb. 7 for a
6 p.m. league game. e Tuskers >> >> >>BROWN UNIVERSITY CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF THE HOLY CROSS FORDHAM
Somers led 46-43 in the fourth have another league contest on
quarter, but a Martinsen hurl Feb. 7, when they host Lakeland >> >> >>UNIVERSITY NORTHWESTERN
from just inside half court beat at 11 a.m. NEW YORK UNIVERSITY NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
the shot clock buzzer to tie the
game up. >> >> >>UNIVERSITY
OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE RICE
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>> >> >>UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY
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17. Not holding 64. Barium 8. An animal’s foot 24. Makes into pages only once in each row, column and box. You
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19. Type of degree 67. Closes again or pity body will appear by using the numeric clues already
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Thursday, February 7, 2019 BUSINESS & REAL ESTATE The Somers Record – Page 25
Sales down, prices up in 2018
Housing market expected to remain ‘vibrant’ in 2019
While remaining robust, residential sales in some areas
of the lower Hudson Valley were slightly lower than the
historic highs of the past two years.
In 2018, Westchester, Rockland and Orange coun-
ties all experienced declines in the number of residential
sales as compared to 2017. Putnam, Bronx and Sullivan
counties, which are also served by the Hudson Gateway
Multiple Listing Service, were the exceptions experienc-
ing increases in residential sales of 4.7 percent in Sullivan,
1.9 percent in Putnam and 1 percent in Bronx County.
e lower Hudson Valley experienced historically low
inventories of single family homes at the beginning of
the year, which may have contributed to an initial decline
of sales. Rockland County, which experienced an 11.5
percent drop in sales of single family homes, also saw an
increase of 11.4 percent in sales of 2-4 family homes and
an increase of 2.5 percent in condo sales. Days on market,
the number of days from the time a home is listed for
sale to the time of a fully executed contract of sale, was
signi cantly lower in all counties.
Another indication of healthy demand in the housing
market was the increase in sales price in all counties.West-
chester County, which had the highest number of single
family home sales at 5,876 units, experienced a rise of 1.2 Overall, in 2018, 21,338 residential units were sold in the
percent in median price to $650,000, up from $642,000 areas covered by Hudson Gateway Multiple Listing Service. is article is provided by e Hudson Gateway Multiple
a year earlier. Orange County, with 3,827 units sold, saw is was a drop of 2.6 percent from the prior year. Possible Listing Service, Inc. (HGMLS), a subsidiary of the Hudson
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$243,000 a year earlier. Despite the diminution of units the unknown e ect of the tax reform law of 2018, which principal service area consists of Westchester, Putnam,
sold in Rockland County, the median sales price rose 4.5 limits the deductibility of state and local taxes, and a vola- Rockland, Orange and Sullivan Counties. It also provides
percent to $460,000 from $440,000 a year earlier. Putnam tile stock market. However, given the improving inventory services to Realtors in Bronx, Dutchess, and Ulster Counties.
County, which had a 2.2 percent increase in unit sales, numbers, continuing attractive mortgage interest rates, high e reported transactions do not include all real estate sales
also had a 3.7 percent increase in median price, rising to employment in the region and a healthy economy, it is an- in the area or all sales assisted by the participating o ces, but
$350,000 from $337,500 a year earlier. ticipated that the market will remain vibrant in 2019. they are fairly re ective of general market activity.
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PUBLIC NOTICE and Josephine Kimpel for a to attend and will be given an Map as Section: 58.08, Block: 1, Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig.
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE Special Exception Use Permit opportunity to be heard. Lot: 18. as agent upon whom process
that the Zoning Board of under Section Schedule 170- BY ORDER OF THE All persons having any interest against may be served & shall
Appeals of the Town of Somers, 70. e property included in ZONING BOARD OF in the application are invited mail process to 6 Finch Lane,
Westchester County, New York this application is located in an APPEALS to attend and will be given an Bedford, NY 10506. General
will conduct a Public Hearing R-40 Residential District at 12 VICTOR CANNISTRA opportunity to be heard. Purpose.
on Tuesday, February 19, Stone House Road, Somers CHAIRMAN BY ORDER OF THE LLC FORMATION NOTICE
2019 at 7:30 P.M. at the Somers and is known and shown on the Denise Schirmer, Secretary ZONING BOARD OF
Town House, 335 Route 202, Town Tax Map as Section: 7.17, February 1, 2019 APPEALS Snow Jaguar LLC, Arts of
Somers, New York, 10589 on Block: 1, Lot: 10. VICTOR CANNISTRA Org. led with Sec. of State
the application of Patrick and All persons having any interest PUBLIC NOTICE CHAIRMAN of NY (SSNY) 11/30/2018.
Patricia Forde for an Area in the application are invited Denise Schirmer, Secretary Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig.
Variance under Section 170:A1 to attend and will be given an PLEASE TAKE NOTICE February 1, 2019 as agent upon whom process
of the Zoning Schedule. e opportunity to be heard. that the Zoning Board of against may be served & shall
property included in this BY ORDER OF THE Appeals of the Town of Somers, LLC FORMATION NOTICE mail process to 70 Church St.,
application is located in an R-40 ZONING BOARD OF Westchester County, New York Tarrytown, NY 10591. General
Residential District at 9 Little APPEALS will conduct a Public Hearing LS Exec Search LLC, Arts Purpose.
Bear Drive, Yorktown Heights VICTOR CANNISTRA on Tuesday, February 19, of Org. led with Sec. of State LLC FORMATION NOTICE
and is known and shown on CHAIRMAN 2019 at 7:30 P.M. at the Somers of NY (SSNY) 1/1/2019. Cty:
the Town Tax Map as Section: Denise Schirmer, Secretary Town House, 335 Route 202, Westchester. SSNY desig. as Notice of Formation of
16.13, Block: 1, Lot: 20. February 1, 2019 Somers, New York, 10589 on agent upon whom process Chester’s Cherry’s LLC. Art.
All persons having any interest the application of Regis and Jan against may be served & shall Of Org. led with SSNY on
in the application are invited PUBLIC NOTICE Marinier for an Area Variance mail process to 24 Idlewood 1/7/2019. O ce Location:
to attend and will be given an under Section 170:A1 of the Rd., White Plains, NY 10605. Westchester County. SSNY
opportunity to be heard. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE Zoning Schedule. e property General Purpose. designated as agent of the LLC
BY ORDER OF THE that the Zoning Board of included in this application is LLC FORMATION NOTICE upon whom process against it
ZONING BOARD OF Appeals of the Town of Somers, located in an R-80 Residential may be served. SSNY shall mail
APPEALS Westchester County, New York District at 11 Autumn Ridge Finch Lane Beauty LLC, process to: 211 Grand Street,
VICTOR CANNISTRA will conduct a Public Hearing Court, Katonah and is known Arts of Org. led with Sec. of Croton On Hudson, NY 10520.
CHAIRMAN on Tuesday, February 19, and shown on the Town Tax State of NY (SSNY) 9/24/2018. Purpose: any lawful purpose.
Somers Chamber of CommerceDenise Schirmer, Secretary 2019 at 7:30 P.M. at the Somers
Town House, 335 Route 202, SFoembreursaCryhaNmebtweroorfkCinomg Emveerncet
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Somers, New York, 10589 on the
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PLEASE TAKE NOTICE LLC for an Area Variance under
Section Schedule 170-32.7H.
that the Zoning Board of e property included in this TuesdSaCyFFienbGrruilalrroyo1m2, 2019
Appeals of the Town of Somers, application is located in an Tuesday February 12, 2019
Westchester County, New York MFR-DH District at 307 Route
will conduct a Public Hearing 100, Somers and is known and
on Tuesday, February 19, shown on the Town Tax Map as
2019 at 7:30 P.M. at the Somers Section: 17.15, Block: 1, Lot:
Town House, 335 Route 202, 15.11.
Somers, New York, 10589 on All persons having any interest
the application of Michael in the application are invited
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