Mahopac News 09.30.21

VOL. 12 NO. 34 Visit TapIntoMahopac.net for the latest news. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Mahopac backs the blue
Second annual
police prayer walk
draws hundreds

BY BOB DUMAS
EDITOR

Hundreds of people turned out for the PHOTOS: ROB DISTASIO
second annual prayer walk in Mahopac
Sunday to honor police, as well as other

rst responders and frontline workers
such as re ghters, nurses and EMTs.

e event was created by community
activist Marianne Chaluisan last year to
show support for law enforcement after
all the anti-police rallies in the wake of
the George Floyd murder in Minneapo-
lis.

Last year’s event drew more than
1,000 people, but this year’s walk con-

icted with several other events, which
impacted the turnout.

Still, Chaluisan called the event a
great success.

“It was awesome,” she said. “ e walk
looked like it never ended.”

Chaluisan cited her organizing com-
mittee for making the walk a success.

“Nicole Stern really dedicated her

SEE BLUE PAGE 14 Walkers place their hands over their hearts for the national anthem.

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BUSINESS & REAL ESTATE 27
CLASSIFIEDS 26
LEGAL NOTICES 25
LEISURE 21
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OBITUARIES 4 TRIBUTE
OPINION
SPORTS 9

10 Front-line workers
20 honored.

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