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Town tax2023TOWNBUDGET rate drops by 6.67%
But thanks to new assessments, tax bills likely to increase

BY BOB DUMAS Board meeting, a $32.1 million comptroller Mary Ann Maxwell A homeowner with prop- tax rate to go up. We don’t need
EDITOR spending package that calls for pointed out. erty assessed at approximately to turn into one giant shopping
an increase in the tax levy (the $430,000 would pay approxi- mall but we need some nice
Taxpayers in the town of money collected through proper- “I need to explain that a de- mately $1,900 per year—a $133 mom-and-pop stores to balance
Carmel will see one of the big- ty taxes) of $1.2 million, but still crease in the tax rate does not decrease from the prior year if things out.”
gest tax rate declines in several remains under the state-mandat- necessarily mean your taxes will assessed value remains the same.
years—6.67%—but many will ed 2% tax cap. decrease since a majority of the Some of the budget highlights
still face a higher tax bill if their residential homes in the area saw “ e issue is because of CO- listed by Maxwell in a Power-
house has been assessed at a e tax rate will be $4.42 for an increase in their assessed val- VID, commercial property valua- Point presentation during the
higher value than it was last year. each $1,000 of assessed value, a de- ue,” she said. “I wanted to make tions didn’t go up the same as the Oct. 5 meeting included:
And there is a good chance it was. crease of 6.67% and the third year that clear.” housing market,” Cazzari said.
in a row that the rate has declined. “But the housing market went • Employee compensation and
Supervisor Mike Cazzari pre- e total townwide assessed up due to the migration [from bene t costs are 72.9% of total
sented the rst budget of his ad- Unfortunately, it doesn’t au- property value is $5.6 billion, up New York City] northward. at expenditures.
ministration at last week’s Town tomatically mean your tax bill $429 million from the previous is why we need our commercial
will be lower than last year’s, as budget. SEE TOWN BUDGET PAGE 17

A party in PHOTO: ROB DISTASIO
the streets

Revelers cram South Lake there were plenty of things for
Boulevard for the annual the kids to do, from rides and a
Street Festival on Sunday. rock wall to face painting and
Vendors and businesses from pumpkin decorating. For more
all over the community took photos from the festival, which
part and local restaurants and was produced by the Chamber
food trucks provided lots of of Commerce, see the center-
cuisine for the attendees. And spread on pages 14 and 15.

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Mahopac Girl Scout Troop 309

Girls Scouts hold Court of Awards, Bridging Ceremony

BY BILL BONGIORNO followed by the Bronze, Silver and Scouts Heart of the Hudson and has 15,000 scouts and 7,000 It’s a full experience of what life is
CONTRIBUTING WRITER Gold Award ceremony. Commu- Council, gave the keynote address. leaders. It has the distinction of be- about and they have fun doing it.”
nity Service Bars, Silver and Silver/ ing fourth in the nation out of 112
e Mahopac Girl Scout Troop Gold Torch, 5- and 10-year girl “Congratulations to all the girls. councils for retaining girls in the “ e girls get some STEM, arts
309 held their annual Court of scouting pins were awarded,as well I know the work that these girls program. and crafts and outdoor experience,
Awards and Bridging Ceremony as girls volunteer recognition. have accomplished and we honor while building courage, character
on Monday, Oct. 3, at Fulmar them tonight,” said Wronski. “It’s Liz Gagnon, a service unit and con dence,” added Randi Di-
Road Elementary School. e program for the ceremony a partnership of the girls and the manager for 270 girls across 25 Milia, who along with Joelle Dies-
highlighted awards and bridging adults. ank you to the parents troops, said the girls get a depth of man, is also a service unit manager.
e program opened with the as an important transition in a Girl and leaders for helping the girls knowledge and experience through “We’re building tomorrow’s lead-
meaning of Girl Scouts, and then Scout’s life and a de ning moment develop their leadership skills.” scouting. ers.”
the bridging ceremony, where girls when a girl becomes aware of her
crossed over to their next level in achievements and is ready for new e Heart of the Hudson “ ey get to see so many di er- e evening ended with a can-
scouting: Daisy to Brownie, to Ju- adventures and responsibilities. Council encompasses Westchester, ent avenues of work, service and dlelight ceremony in a friendship
nior, Cadette, and Senior. is was Putnam, Orange, Dutchess, Sulli- friendship,” she said. “ ey leave circle with a closing ceremony.
Helen Wronski, CEO of Girl van, Ulster and Rockland counties, the Girl Scouts more rounded.

PHOTOS: BILL BONGIORNO Silver Award recipients, from left, Arianna Liptak, Lucy Hernandez, Danica Parent, Isabelle, with Liz Gagnon and Randi
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Odell presents last budget as county executive

Tax rate lowest in 13 years

BY BOB DUMAS “Tonight, our proposed 2023 Odell presents the 2023 budget to the Legislature. PHOTO COURTESY OF COUNTY EXECUTIVE’S OFFICE
EDITOR budget carries out our vision of
laying the groundwork for a better in the country. She has invested in tax revenue-sharing proposal called Based on current trends, it appears
In her last budget presentation quality of life for future genera-
as county executive, MaryEllen tions, and its implementation will infrastructure, education and rec- ‘share the growth’that we hope will that this initiative can continue in
Odell has proposed a $180 mil- complete our challenge of ful lling
lion county budget for 2023 that our scal and social responsibilities reational facilities, including the continue the intermunicipal part- 2023, but it will be up to the future
includes the lowest tax rate since to our constituents,”Odell said.
2009 and calls for no increase in Tilly Foster Farm and Educational nership between the county and Administration and Legislature to
the tax levy—the total amount to Odell began her 11th and nal
be collected by property taxes. budget presentation by thanking Institute and the Putnam County local municipalities to get vital in- implement it.”
all the citizens of Putnam County.
Term limits prevent Odell from Golf Course so we can all have fun, frastructure projects done,” Odell e proposed budget also
seeking another term and she will “I want to let you know that I
leave o ce on Dec. 31. will continue to do my very best in and have exciting places to take our told the Legislature and the audi- provides a 3.5% cost-of-living
performing this job that you have
If the Legislature approves the entrusted to me right through my families and friends right here in ence that came out to hear her nal increase to employees in its larg-
proposed budget, it will include last day of Dec. 31, 2022,”she said.
almost $46.7 million in real-prop- Putnam County.” budget address. “Recall that ear- est union—the CSEA—and in
erty taxes, the same amount as in e county continues to main-
2022. e average county home- tain its Aa1 bond rating, a desig- e 2023 budget proposal an- lier this year we proposed, and the funding to the outside agencies
owner whose property is assessed nation few counties statewide ever
at $400,859 will pay $1,250 in achieve. ticipates $74.7 million in sales- Legislature approved, $10 million that contribute to the high quality
county property taxes. e prop-
erty tax rate per $ 1,000 of assessed Legislature Chairman Neal Sul- tax revenue, or 42% of proposed in combined sales tax and Ameri- of life in Putnam County such as
value will be $3.12, the lowest rate livan praised the budget proposal.
since 2009. spending. can Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) SEE BUDGET PAGE 8
“ e nancial stability of the
e proposed budget, presented county has never been better and “In March, we presented a sales- funds to spearhead this initiative.
to the Legislature ursday night we are extremely well-positioned
(Oct. 6) at the Historic Putnam to withstand any bumps in the
County Courthouse in Carmel, is economy that may be ahead,”Sulli-
within the state property tax cap van said. “County Executive Odell
and includes an increase of $11.3 has invested in areas that matter
million, or 6.3%, over the 2022 to our residents and to the quality
budget. of life of Putnam County. She has
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2022 OPINION MAHOPAC NEWS PAGE 11

When the rain falls

LIFE, green, as represented by heart carotenoids, are now revealed to the eyes (along with the promise may wear brightly colored cloth-
HEALTH, energy, is understand as our center, our eyes. Carotenoids produce of spring) must keep us through ing, and coats and scarves to cheer
POLITICS suggestive of love and belonging, the yellow and orange spectrum. our color-muted northern winters. us up, while hanging colorful out-
an echo of our primordial intuition With the exceptions of the r trees door lights. We host indoor parties
MARA of the world. e red spectrum, amber, red and and evergreens, our eyes will search with good cheer, invite family and
SCHIFFREN magenta such as you might see for color and beauty everywhere on renew old friendships.
After the brief cooler weather on a glorious Burning Bush in the horizon. Its presence will be
For a while during late we just experienced and the short- sunlight, is created from avonoids subtle and hard to nd. And all during this time, we
summer, when the rain had ening of daylight we are all living that are triggered by cooler air look within where we nd our
not fallen for weeks upon through while the planet turns and bright sunlight working their During this season, humans own spiritual light.
weeks and trees and bushes large once more on its eternal rotation, alchemy together. at process inevitably turn to indoor pursuits.
and small were losing their leaves autumnal colors on the trees have also triggers anthocyanin synthesis Harvest festivals with their abun- Mara Schi ren, PhD, is a writer,
at an accelerated rate, I despaired begun to emerge. e new surges produced from the remaining dance. Soups and stews made from certi ed functional medicine
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PAGE 12 MAHOPAC NEWS OPINION THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2022

Understanding football

Now that we’ve settled a few you can pick him up by the nape of his you can choose a parlay bet, explained see how it got that way. In fact, even if
weeks into the football season, I neck, shake him like a squeaky toy, and in simplistic terms on the internet as, you invite me to dinner and cook a Ger-
must confess that there are still toss him back down on his head and no “a single bet on three or more unrelated man wurzelbrot, I do not want to see how
events. Each of those events is referred it got that way.
some things about the game that remain one will think any less of you, except the to as a ‘leg’ of the bet. e entire stake
is applied to the rst leg. If it wins, the I don’t understand why anyone plays
inscrutable to me. quarterback. total return from that rst leg is used as the game at all. rough the years, safety
the stake for the second leg.” A picture is equipment has come a long way, but
For instance, I I’ll admit, I can waste a lot worth a thousand words, but that’s going helmets still have those guards around
to require a two or three thousand-word the player’s mouth to prevent them from
don’t understand ON of time doing dumb things. picture. biting anybody. And today there is much
greater attention on brain injuries, which
the running back ASSIGNMENT For instance, I can easily ey have something called “saber- can be hard to diagnose. e symptoms
metrics” for baseball, which means: the can mirror other conditions such as
who just nished RICK spend 20 minutes scraping quantitative analysis of data relative to the amnesia. If a player forgets who he is
running 40 yards MELÉN all the mayonnaise out of comparative performance of individual after a blow to the head, it can be time-
for a touchdown. the bottom of the jar, not players. Before I knew what sabermetrics consuming to narrow it down using the
meant, I was totally against it because process of elimination.
He’s tired, that I because I’m so cheap that it sounded like an exercise class that my
wife might try to shame me into taking. I’m 6-foot-2, and if I enter any home
can understand, I can’t just buy another jar, But now that I’ve seen the de nition, I built before 1955 I will de nitely knock
have even less idea what it actually is than my head against a low- ying beam at
too tired to lift that it’s because I don’t want the I did before. some point during the visit, possibly
damaging the structural integrity of the
plastic bottle of Gatorade, so somebody mayonnaise to win. But I can’t fathom I don’t understand the need to see a house. When that happens, I want you
player sustaining that gruesome injury in to administer the following test: Ask me
runs up to him and squirts it in his the amount of time people spend playing super slo-mo, over and over, from di er- what a parlay bet is, and if I answer it
ent angles. Players have gotten so big and correctly, please have me airlifted to the
mouth. First of all, he has to blindly trust fantasy football. My friend Paul says it’s so fast that they can cause the human nearest hospital.
body to twist in directions that are not
that the guy has good enough aim to get not a waste of time; he won $100 last represented on the average compass. If Look for Rickster Melen on Facebook! Say
someone’s knee ends up looking like a hello at: [email protected].
it in his mouth, and not squirt some of it year. He said he’s been doing it for about German wurzelbrot, I do NOT want to

up his nose. en, as thirsty as he is, he six years, and it only costs $200 a year

spits it all right back out. How is he going to get in. We have di erent ideas about

to recharge his electrolytes doing that? some things, I guess, because I’m pretty

ank God no one o ers him a bowl of sure there aren’t any guys at all on MY

borscht after the touchdown. fantasy team.

I don’t understand why some of the Sports betting has spawned a whole

penalties seem way too severe and others new industry of stat-keeping, if you can

seem way too lenient. If your kicker kicks understand the bets themselves. You can

a kicko out of bounds, the other team just choose your favorite team and bet the

gets to start from their 40-yard line, spread if you want, and either give away

which seems excessive to me. Yet, right points or take points, based on who is

after the quarterback throws the ball, projected to win. If you’re feeling frisky

LETTERS

Lake is accident my deck, the early morning water time, and I understand why some and some Jet Skis. e wave run- estly and refreshingly say that Pete
waiting to happen skiers, the kayakers, and the paddle people are concerned, but the over- ners (standup Jet Skis) are always is one of the hardest working and
boarders. I have a pontoon boat crowding and escalating noise on too loud with their two-stroke en- most productive elected o cials
To the editor, and enjoy participating in all the the lake must be addressed! gines. It is like having 20 leaf blow- I’ve ever met.
I live on lakefront property on fun. It is a pleasure and a privilege ers on the lake for hours at a time.
to live here. e lake has become too crowd- Elected to the New York State
Lake Mahopac. I love living here. I ed and too noisy. e worst o end- ere are some days when I must Senate in 2018, and re-elected in
love watching the boats go by from e town proposal for new zon- ers, noise wise, are the modi ed retreat inside my house and close 2020, Sen. Harckham is chair of
ing is a bit fuzzy at this point in mu ers on ve or six power boats the doors just in order to talk to my the Senate Committee on Alco-
husband. holism and Substance Abuse. He
Elder Law & Estate Planning has introduced over 40 bills deal-
Most Jet Skis just zip around the ing with substance use disorders
CALL US lake and are ino ensive, until they and combating the overdose crisis.
TODAY! start trying to do tricks and jump
waves, gunning their engines and In addition, Pete has brought
(845) 621-8640 • sloanandfeller.com • 625 Route 6, Mahopac, NY 10541 slapping the water. is behavior is needed economic relief to Put-
illegal but there seems no stopping nam County. Concentrating on
this repetitive and noisy behavior Southeast, Sen. Harckham se-
even with police patrols on the lake. cured $200,000 for a SAM grant
Extremely dangerous as well are bene tting the Old Town Hall
the 12-year-old kids ying across
the lake on Jet Skis at top speed (60 eater and numerous grants for
mph?). is is an accident ready to the Village of Brewster totaling
happen on an overcrowded lake. $150,000. In all, Sen. Harckham
has brought over $4 million in
Lakefront home owners have funding to Putnam County. And
rights too and the noise on the lake that’s not including his help with
has become a public nuisance!
nancial aid for school districts.
Jenny Stasikewich Finally, what I most admire
Mahopac about Sen. Harckham is his lack
of partisanship. If any of his con-
In support of Sen. stituents need help Pete is there,
Harckham no questions asked. Fortunately,
we have another opportunity to
To the editor, reelect Sen. Harckham this Nov.
Over the past several years, it’s 8. Let’s all get to the polls and
make sure the very de nition of
become far too easy to claim that excellence in public service, Pete
an elected o cial is “hard work- Harckham, is reelected in 2022.
ing.” ere’s little proof given, and
the claim is usually made by the Lynne Eckardt
politician himself. at said, New
York State Sen. Pete Harckham is Brewster
running this year and I can hon-
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2022 SPORTS MAHOPAC NEWS PAGE 21

BOYS SOCCER FIELD HOCKEY

Indians boys soccer team ‘Pac
nipped by Rams in 0T thriller wins on
Senior
BY SKIP PEARLMAN
CONTRIBUTING WRITER Day

e Mahopac High boys soc-

cer team came up on the short

end of a 3–2 verdict in overtime

to last ursday to crosstown ri-

val Carmel, in a game played at

Carmel High School. Indians eld hockey celebrat-
ed Senior Day in style with a
Neel Walia delivered the big win over league opponent
John Jay East Fishkill, aveng-
game-winner for the Rams one ing a narrow loss earlier in the Toni DiCioccio
season. celebrating a goal.
minute into the rst sudden-vic-
Mahopac opened the scor- PHOTOS: ROB DISTASIO
tory overtime session. ing early with a goal by Emma
Rooney, immediately followed Pac came away with the
Manny Perez put the Indians up by another from Toni Di- emotional win.
Cioccio o an assist from Riley
on the scoreboard 25 minutes in, Massett.

tying the score at 1–1. John Kroni e Indians would keep the
momentum going in the second
converted a pass from Max Ma- quarter, with Massett sending
the ball into the circle and al-
tailo 10 minutes into the second PHOTO: CHRIS SMAJLAJ lowing Katrina Levitz to net a
half to give the Indians a 2–1 goal o the de ection.
lead. But the Rams tied it on a The Mahopac High boys soccer team took a tough overtime loss on
penalty kick with a minute to the road. From there, Mahopac main-
tained en route to a 3-1 victory.
play. Junior keeper Alex Ruzzo lose a game on... Our guys played day, and Jay is a really good team
SEE HOCKEY PAGE 22
had seven saves in net for Ma- really well, we got o to a bit of – technical, and sound,“ Mulhol-

hopac (6–7, 2–5). a slow start and allowed an early land said. “We’ve struggled in the

Indians coach Chris Mulhol- goal. After that we played well, it rain… We competed, we never

land didn’t like the late PK call. was a physical and fun game.” quit, but we were never really in

“ at was a really soft penalty Two days earlier in East Fish- that game.”

call, and both teams were sur- kill, the Indians couldn’t keep up Colin Waring gave the Indians

prised by it,” Mulholland said. “It with a talented John Jay team in SEE SOCCER PAGE 22
was just a very tough call for us to a 6-1 loss. “It was a cold, rainy

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SOCCER HOCKEY “Outstanding play by Maya
Okeefe and Marie Camastro in
FROM PAGE 21 FROM PAGE 21 mid eld,” said DiMaggio. “All
the seniors contributed to a total
their lone score of the game Maddie Orsini was solid in goal team e ort win.”
in the second half. Ruzzo with 8 saves.
had six saves in net. With the win, Mahopac im-
Following the win, Coach proved their record to 6-3-3
e prior Monday at Ma- Dona DiMaggio praised the all overall, boasting an impressive
hopac, the Indians dropped around e ort that contributed to 4-1 record in league play.
a 4–3 decision  to Somers in the victory.
a non-league game. Manny
Perez scored Mahopac‘s rst The Indians It was all smiles for Mahopac on Senior Day.
goal, o an assist from Co- pulled within
lin Waring on a corner kick. a goal with PHOTOS: ROB DISTASIO
Perez delivered his second six minutes
goal of the game, assisted by left against Mahopac field hockey honored this year’s graduating seniors on Oct. 8.
Shane Waring, to make it a the Tuskers.
4–2 game.
PHOTOS: CHRIS SMAJLAJ
e Indians closed to
within a goal with six min- The Indians dropped a 4–3 decision to Somers in a non-league game.
utes left in the game when
Matailo scored, o a pass
from Colin Waring, to make
it 4–3.

e Indians had opportu-
nities but were unable to tie
it up.“We had a few chances,
two or three good chances to
tie it. But it just didn’t break
right,“ Mulholland said. Ru-
zzo had eight saves in net.

“For the rst 20 minutes
it was dry, then the rain
came, and changed the style
and pace of the game,”Mul-
holland said. “We played
really well, we just made a
couple of mistakes, and we
didn’t nish on some of our
chances.”

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What should Alzheimer’s Celebrating 40
caregivers know? years in real estate

Lawrence Zacks celebrates

40 years of helping over 3,000

care policy or another insurance ability, things will get much more families realize their real estate
policy with a long-term care challenging. You could apply to
GUEST rider. become a conservator, which dreams throughout New York
CORNER grants decision-making abilities
• IDENTIFY ASSETS similar to a power of attorney, but state. He would like to thank
TOM AND DEBTS the conservatorship process takes
CASEY time and could involve court pro- everyone for their support and
You’ll need to know your cedures.To avoid this potential
If you have a family member family member’s nancial di culty, work with your tax and professionalism, especially his
who has been diagnosed position, both what they own legal professionals to ensure all
with Alzheimer’s disease, or — bank accounts, investments, the relevant legal documents are clients and friends.
is starting to show symptoms, property, etc. — and what they in-force and updated.
you will face some real chal- owe, such as credit card debt, roughout his illustrious
lenges. Navigating the Al- a mortgage, lines of credit, and Finally, you don’t have to
zheimer’s experience involves a so on. is knowledge will be do it alone. To help deal with career, Zacks has seen many
long journey, and there’s no easy essential if you’re granted power the emotional challenges of
answer for how you can cope of attorney to take over your caregiving, you can nd local changes in the market and
with your emotions. But you loved one’s nances. Alzheimer’s support groups that
can at least address some of the can o er practical suggestions gained invaluable experience in
• LOOK FOR TAX BREAKS for coping. As for the nancial
nancial issues involved to help AVAILABLE TO CAREGIVERS issues, consider working with a the real estate industry.
give yourself a greater sense of
control. If you’re a caregiver, you may nancial professional who can “Our real estate market is in
have to pay for some care costs look at your family’s overall situ-
Here are some moves to out of pocket. Consequently, ation and recommend appropri- transition again,” says Zacks.
consider: you could receive some tax cred- ate actions.
its and deductions. ese ben- “Please let me know your ques- Lawrence Zacks
• PLAN FOR CARE COSTS e ts vary by state, so you’ll want A diagnosis of Alzheimer’s tions or concerns – I’m here to
AND IDENTIFY INSURANCE to consult with your tax advisor will change the lives of everyone
COVERAGE to determine your eligibility. in your family. But as a caregiver, help and be a real estate advi- helping clients maintain their
you can help ease the burden.
e list of Alzheimer’s-relat- • ENSURE NECESSARY LEGAL sor for you. I’ve been helping properties, referring contrac-
ed medical expenses is long and DOCUMENTS ARE IN PLACE is article was written by
includes ongoing medical treat- Edward Jones for use by your local families relocate throughout tors to them and assisting them
ment, medical equipment, home As a caregiver, you may need Edward Jones nancial advisor
safety modi cations, prescrip- to ensure some legal documents (member SIPC). Tom Casey, the country this year, as they in nding real estate in other
tion drugs and personal care are in place, such as a durable CHFC, CEPA, CRPC, AAMS,
supplies. As a caregiver, you’ll power of attorney for nances, CRPS, is a licensed securities move to warmer climates or areas.
want to know the extent of your which lets you make nancial adviser associated with Edward
loved one’s health insurance: decisions for your loved one Jones, located at 163 Route 6 closer to family and friends. Zacks added, “I’ve just sold a
Medicare, supplemental poli- with Alzheimer’s, and a durable in Mahopac. He can be reached
cies, veteran’s bene ts if applica- power of attorney for health directly at 845-621-8647. Lately, I have been helping property that was my rst of-
ble, and so on. One big question care, which lets you make health
is how much coverage they care and medical decisions on families with elderly parents, ce building. ings truly come
might have for adult day care their behalf. It’s important to
services, in-home care services have these and other necessary preparing homes for sale, and around full circle.”
and full-time residential care documents drawn up before
services, and other long-term someone is diagnosed with guiding everyone through the Zacks handles all facets of
care options. Long-term care Alzheimer’s or when they’re just
is one of the largest health care starting to exhibit the earliest estate process. My team and I real estate sales – land, com-
costs not covered by Medicare, signs of the disease, so they can
so you’ll want to determine if understand what documents they are able to anticipate a client’s mercial, industrial, multi-
your loved one has a long-term are signing. If you wait until they
no longer have this cognitive needs or potential issues, often family, single family, condo-

taking care of problems in ad- miniums, and helps developers

vance – before they’re bothered evaluate property. In addition,

with it, we have solved it.” Zacks serves on town and

Zacks just successfully sold county planning committees.

out the second phase of For- If you have questions or

tune Ridge, a 103-unit brand are in need of real estate help,

new single-family luxury com- please reach out to Lawrence

plex, as well as selling a $2 Zacks at 914-282-6440.

million home for a prominent

banking family in Armonk. He Submitted by the O ce of

is also a wonderful resource for Lawrence P. Zacks.

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