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‘We’re doing the people’s work’

Town Hall remains open, ready to assist residents

BY BOB DUMAS
EDITOR

e Town Hall remains open and the

Carmel town government continues to

do “the people’s work” in the face of the

coronavirus pandemic.

At last week’s Town Board meeting

(which was closed to the public but could

be watched on TV or the town website),

members challenged the assertion that

some residents have made on social media

that the town government has been unre-

sponsive and not proactive during the crisis.

“To say this board is not showing the

same concern as any other town board

is absolutely ludicrous,” said Council-

man Mike Barile. “ e building is open;

we are on the front lines. [Councilman]

Frank [Lombardi] is taking questions

from anyone and everybody.”

Barile, who is a contractor by trade, said

he’s found that an open government was

not always the case when he’s attempted

to do business in other communities.

“Because of the business I’m in, I go to PHOTO COURTESY OF TOWN OF CARMEL
a lot of town halls and deal with a lot of The Town Board at its March 25, keeping 6 feet apart

di erent building departments and I nd

I’m getting, ‘We’re closed,’ ‘I can’t answer can answer a question as quickly as pos- appointed the town’s liaison during the crisis. we are getting from them we are putting

that,’‘ e building department is not in,’” sible when submitted. is government “ is is a cooperative e ort between out there. ere is nothing hidden; there

he said. “I want, for the record, people is open. [Supervisor Ken Schmitt] has lec- all ve of us [board members],” he said. is nothing secretive.”

to know that  under the direction of the tured me that you don’t close government, “We have the daily conference call with Lombardi said the board has put

supervisor this building is open. Every you have to be here for the people.” the county Department of Health. We SEE BOARD PAGE 18

department is manned, every department Councilman Frank Lombardi has been are all in on those calls. e information

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Schmitt and his family welcome
grandson Aiden into the world.

PHOTOS COURTESY OF KEN SCHMITT

Kate, Aiden and Brett Aiden Schmitt
leave the hospital.

First-time grandpa, Supervisor Schmitt celebrates outside the box

Coronavirus forces some creative reveling

BY BOB DUMAS hospital’s maternity ward last Sunday, with the signs and balloons (keeping a ter. ey thought it was so cool but that

EDITOR Schmitt was informed that grandparents safe distance apart). ey called Brett and is why we did it. is virus has changed

wound not be allowed to visit. Kate and told them to look out the win- the world and the way we do things, but

Town Supervisor Ken Schmitt is a “I called my ex-wife (Lynne Mongon) dow and check out the celebration tak- it wasn’t going to stop the Schmitt family

proud rst-time grandfather. at hap- and said there ing place below. e from celebrating. We needed to be creative

pened on Sunday, March 22, when his must be some- new parents came and gure the best way we could do it.”
daughter-in-law, Kate, gave birth to little thing we can do ‘We created some memories to the window and In fact, the story caught the eye of
Aiden at Northern Westchester Hospital to welcome the held up Aiden for Channel 2 News’ Tony Aiello who called
with this and it’s a story
in Mount Kisco. birth of Aiden,” all to see. and said he would like to do a piece on

Sadly, due to the coronavirus pandem- the new grand- we can tell when this “A hospital secu- the creative impromptu celebration.
ic, Schmitt has not been able to be in the pa said. “It was rity guard came out Schmitt said he still can’t see the baby

same room with Aiden, much less hold Lynne and my crisis is over.’ said they received in person, though his son and daugh-
a report that there ter-in-law can show Aiden through the
him in his arms. other daughter-

“It’s very frustrating,” Schmitt said. in-law, Em- were protesters,” window at their home when he visits.
“We are sad this has taken away a ‘ rst’ ily, who came up - Supervisor Ken Schmitt Schmitt said with But when he nally does get to hold his
in my life—being able to hold the baby with the idea to a laugh. “I said, grandson, Schmitt says he knows some

and have pictures taken. Nevertheless, we make up some ‘No, we are here to interesting memories will have already

are extremely excited. ere is no greater signs and get some balloons.” welcome the birth of our grandson.’ He been created that can be shared around
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feeling than the birth of the rst grand- Aiden and his parents were on the third called the administration to see if we the dinner table when Aiden gets older.

child.” oor of the hospital with a window facing could stay. eir PR person came out and “We created some memories with this

When Kate and her husband, Brett the parking lot. So, Schmitt and the ex- said, ‘ is is awesome!’  ey took pic- and it’s a story we can tell when this crisis

(Schmitt’s son), were admitted to the tended family set up outside the window tures for their website and their newslet- is over,” he said.

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Musings column we are provid- til further notice. • e Putnam Bikepath run- for 10 years now has been pro-
EDITORIAL TEAM ing information about events, viding volunteer based transpor-
BOB DUMAS agencies and institutions impact- Mahopac Library ning from Baldwin Place to tation to older adults for all occa-
ed by the coronavirus. Closing Brewster and distancing over 13 sions. Medical, shopping, social
EDITOR: 845-208-0774 miles o ers biking, running and visits, religious services and more.
[email protected] School District Mahopac Library is closed to walking on a paved trail. While RideConnect continues to
BRIAN MARSCHHAUSER the public through April 19 and work with our volunteer drivers
SPORTS EDITOR: 914-302-5628 Mahopac schools will remain will probably extend beyond • Fred Dill Wildlife Sanctuary to get our older adults to essen-
[email protected] closed until at least April 15. that closure if Mahopac schools in the Hamlet of Carmel o ers tial medical appointments, at this
close for an extended period of 2.25 miles of hiking showcasing time we are working hard to help
ADVERTISING TEAM Town Board time. All programs and meetings natural and historical points of keep our seniors safe at home.
LISA KAIN Meetings scheduled to take place in the interest along the paths. Access is We are recruiting volunteers to
building are suspended during on Fair Street or from the Bike- do essential shopping for seniors
914-351-2424 Efective immediately all Town that period. Check its website for path. such as groceries, and medica-
[email protected] Board meetings and works ses- updates: mahopaclibrary.org. tion pick-ups, so those most as
sions will be closed to the public • Fishing access is available at risk with this virus can stay at
PAUL FORHAN until further notice. However, all County Outdoor Rec Dixon Lake Conservation Area home. We are also asking for the
914-202-2392 residents will still be able to view Opportunities in Mahopac and at the Donald communities help in sharing this
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JENNIFER CONNELLY business owners will still have areas. Exercise every caution by some of our Conservation Areas. you are interested in helping in
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Vets: Your pets can’t get coronavirus

Still, shelters, animal hospitals
alter operations

BY BRIAN MARSCHHAUSER allowing one person or family in Dogs and cats are not susceptible to the coronavirus. PHOTO COURTESY OF ASPCA
CONTRIBUTING EDITOR at a time.”
no-Spence said. “People were have been forced to slightly alter said. “It gets crazy busy. Now it’s
In this time of uncertainty, Misinformation has run ram- coming forward about adopting their operations. e Putnam quiet. But the animals are getting
most medical professionals can pant during the COVID-19 that maybe had been on the fence Humane Society, for example, everything they got before.”
agree on at least thing: your pets pandemic, including rumors of about adopting.” has told its volunteers to stay
probably cannot contract the pets being able to either contract away. But sta members continue e SPCA of Westchester was
coronavirus. In fact, many experts the coronavirus or being carri- OPERATIONS AFFECTED to walk and play with the pets. actually in the process of renovat-
say pets can be therapeutic and ers of it. Viral social media posts Pets might be immune from ing its Briarcli location before
have been shown to reduce stress. then claimed that fearful pet “Usually, we’re packed with social distancing restrictions were
owners were dropping their pets the e ects of the coronavirus, but volunteers, the public, and people
“It is a good time to adopt with o at shelters. No evidence exists pet shelters and animal hospitals dropping o donations,” Dugan SEE PETS PAGE 17
people having to stay home,” said to support either claim.
Michele Dugan, president of
the Putnam Humane Society in “It’s very unlikely that a dog
Carmel. “Time to do some basic can get the virus,” said Dr. An-
training and housebreaking if drew Frishman of Progressive
necessary.” Animal Hospital in Somers.

Shelters in both Putnam and e chances of the virus sur-
Westchester counties are open viving on your pet’s fur are also
for business but have restricted small.
public access to their properties.
“ eir fur is porous and it’s not
“We are doing it by appoint- easy for something with an oil
ment only,” said Lisa Bonanno- base to stick to it,” Frishman said.
Spence, director of events and “Pets are not likely carriers of the
communications for SPCA of virus.”
Westchester. “It really has to
be someone who is very serious Local shelters have not seen a
and has an approved application, rise in surrendered pets. In fact, at
whereas before you could come least in Westchester, the opposite
by during our hours. We’re only has been true.

“We were able to get a lot of
animals into fostering,” Bonan-

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Does Fox News care Coronavirus:
about its audience? Grim milepost edition

We are Of the 3.3 million The world hit several LIFE, of them big risk factors for the
su ering grim mileposts at the HEALTH, disease. At the moment, the
through HERE households watching end of last week. POLITICS death rate per case in the U.S. is
the novel corona- AND nightly, about 2 mil- e number of those world- already highest in Louisiana.
virus pandemic NOW! lion are senior citizens. wide infected passed the half a MARA
together. Multiple And regarding the million mark and very quickly SCHIFFREN Given all of these statistics,
times each day, BERNIE issue of race, the Fox began to approach 600,000. By you would think that there
we turn on the KOSBERG News audience is 94 the time this article gets into with coronavirus, but did not would be a move to unite be-
TV, power up our circulation, the number will be know they were positive. ey hind the president to ght this
computers and look down at our percent white. Conser- much higher, and will likely could have had very mild symp- disease and to shut down the
smartphones trying to nd out surpass one million. toms or been asymptomatic tiresome political bickering that
what’s going on. According to the vative, yes. Racist, well, themselves but still contagious. has gone on unequalled since
Pew Research Center, 89 percent According to the o cial ( is is another reason, by election day, 2016.
of adults in this country are closely you decide. On an almost nightly numbers of those infected, the the way, not to believe o cial
following the news about the pan- United States moved into the Chinese numbers. Plenty of Instead, we have a ventilator
demic and searching for accurate basis, Sean Hannity, Laura Ingra- leading position worldwide. people who were infected left war going on in New York.
information. However, the presi- China and spread the disease
dent of the United States, Donald ham and Tucker Carlson –infamous is number will continue to worldwide.) It turns out, back in 2015,
Trump, has proven to be a highly rise astronomically, from 97,000 Gov. Cuomo was given an
unreliable source, and so we oun- stars of their own nightly broad- late last week, into the hundreds For another thing, New estimate that New York State
der, desperately seeking direction. of thousands by the time this is York’s leaders refused to take would need 16,000 ventilators
casts—discuss topics that reference in print. But who knows how early warnings of coronavirus in case there was ever a pan-
More than half of Americans high it will rise? seriously and claimed that demic that hit the city. What
have been exposed to made-up a “dirtier” America and a country attempts by the Trump Ad- did he do? He chose not to
news and information related to By the way, I mention the ministration to put a kibosh on purchase any ventilators. And
the virus, according to the Harvard incurring “massive demographic o cial numbers because there festivities, such as the Chinese spent the half a billion to buy
Belfer Center’s Security and Global is much speculation that the New Year’s parade, were racist. the ventilators on a solar panel
Health Project. And one news changes that most of us don’t like.” numbers from China—which boondoggle instead.Talk about
organization, more than any other, has lied throughout this event It’s gobsmacking to look mismanagement!
stands uniquely to blame—Fox e relationship between Fox –are not accurate. back at the assembly of New
News. Academics, media gures, York o cials telling people So, now the pandemic is here
and watchdog groups all agree on News and the Republican Party New York state had just it was safe to use the subway full force and the need is on for
one thing when it comes to Fox under 45,000 con rmed cases and to continue to assemble in more ventilators in New York,
News: Under the guise of providing reached a high spot with the election last Friday and by now will be crowded places, who assured which has become the hot spot
neutral reporting, their news cover- tens of thousands higher. at citizens that New York would of the pandemic. Cuomo and
age regarding the coronavirus has of Donald Trump, a close con dant puts New York in fth place never experience anything like the president are “negotiat-
been profoundly biased. More often worldwide for the number the Chinese pandemic. ing”about how many ventila-
than not, it trumpets highly conser- of publisher Rupert Murdock. In of infected. New York nally tors New York should get at
vative Republican Party viewpoints received a large allotment of We all know better now. the moment. e president
and sells its opinions as facts. turn,Trump, over the past three- tests last week, and began to One saving grace in the continued his “negotiating”
test much more aggressively, U.S. is that, despite the high on Hannity on Fox News.
Given the profoundly subjective plus years, has relied heavily on Fox thus the higher number of number of people who tested And even on Twitter. en it
nature of Fox News and its reputa- con rmations. positive, the rate of deaths we turns out that New York has
tion for promoting misleading infor- News in spite of its propensity to have experienced so far is much thousands of federal ventilators
mation, one wonders who’s actually Why has the outbreak hit lower than that of Italy or even sitting in storage that New York
watching this cable news network on misinform, to make policy decisions New York city particularly China. is may change as the was not yet using.
any given day. According to Nielsen hard? For one, it is the densest focus shifts from New York
Media Research, the answer is: and sta appointments that have, to metro area in the country. For to other states. Louisiana, for Oy!
viewers of a certain age and, almost another thing, it is a locus for example, looks to be the next Less stupid bickering and
entirely, viewers of one race. a great extent, negatively impacted much worldwide travel, includ- locus of infections, due to the more team work to beat this
ing travelers from China who spread of the disease during pandemic, please!
More than half of the Fox News the lives of millions of Americans. arrived after the time that the Mardi Gras. And the south
cable channel’s audience is older virus began. As Gov. Cuomo is notorious for having many Mara Schi ren, PhD, is a
than 65, and the median age of And a large segment of the Ameri- said late last week,“New York more cases of obesity,Type 2 writer, certi ed Functional
watchers, at any given time is 66. has the most deaths because diabetes and hypertension, all Medicine health coach, certi ed
What does this mean? Take the can public has willingly supported people from China and Korea Peak Performance coach and
Sean Hannity show, for example. came here.” psychological tness specialist. You
Trump’s nefarious decision-making, can reach her at healthascent1@
Cuomo is speaking, of course, gmail.com.
largely because it has been validated of people who were infected

and legitimized by Fox News.

ere have been numerous stories

about the damaging impact a steady

diet of Fox News has on the at-

titudes of our friends and neighbors,

and even on our political leaders.

People we considered compassion-

ate and thoughtful have readily

succumbed to the caustic, divisive

poison drilled into their brains by

highly paid, morally provocative

Fox performers. But it is with older

Americans that the mind-deaden-

ing e ects of Fox News are, today,

arguably at their most destructive.

Take, for instance, the recent

intensifying debate—driven by Fox

News—over whether social distanc-

ing, if applied too rigidly and for too

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LETTERS
Kosberg is full of would say just about anything Now” column in your March I rst heard about Bernie vacancy in the Putnam County
bombast to be heard, as he was mostly ig- 26, edition titled “A President from my colleagues in and out Legislature. I was told by some

To the editor, nored for hysteria. Shakespeare Overwhelmed” certainly would of elective o ce when he ran as SEE LETTERS PAGE 13

coined the phrase “thou doth qualify. the Democrat candidate for a

In reading Mr. Kosberg’s protest too much,” which essen-

opinion piece I have the follow- tially means what is said is the

ing comment: height of hypocrisy and typically

“Bombastic Kosberg” should false or opposite.

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e case of the pu y face KOSBERG

Even before I looked in the mir- TRACY clearly wasn’t a hormonal thing. I also FROM PAGE 8
ror, I knew my face was pu y. didn’t recall eating anything the day
It might have had something before that I might have had a reaction long, will leave hordes of people struggling to
survive nancially and isolated socially. In a fre-
to do with the fact that I could feel my BECKERMAN to, such as blow sh poison, which could quently replayed interview on Fox News last week,
cheeks touching my eyebrows, or maybe Dan Patrick, the 69-year-old lieutenant governor
leave you looking like an actual blow sh, of Texas and conservative icon, said: “I’m not living
in fear of COVID-19. What I’m living in fear of is
that my lips felt like they were the size assuming you didn’t die rst. what’s happening to this country. And you know,
Tucker, no one reached out to me and said, ‘As a
of eggplants. I knew some women paid Realizing I couldn’t gure this out senior citizen, are you willing to take a chance on
your survival, in exchange for keeping the America
good money for lips that looked like myself, I scheduled a televisit with my that all America loves for your children and grand-
children?’ And if that’s the exchange, I’m all in.”
mine, but at that moment, I suspected it doctor.
e truth: Dan Patrick is worth well over $150
was probably not a good look for me. “Your face is very pu y,”my doctor said to me when she million, and both he and his family enjoy a privi-
leged lifestyle. If needed, Patrick will buy all the
When I nally did take a peek in the mirror, I realized it came on screen. medical care he and his family needs on the open
market and through his political connections.
wasn’t just regular old,“I probably slept on my face”pu y. It “See, that’s why I chose you as my doctor,”I said.“Because
Fox News is not guided by what is true, nor what
was more like,“I look like the Pillsbury Doughboy”pu y. It of your keen observational skills and masterful assessments.” is in the national interest, but by Trump’s political
interests. eir commentary is all about protecting
was clear, something dramatic had happened while I slept. It “It’s my superpower,”she said.“So, what did you eat last night?” Trump.Trump and Fox denied the virus for months
and continue to doubt its ferocity.
was like the Tooth Fairy had taken out a hit on me. “Nothing out of the ordinary.”
Why? e stock market is taking a massive hit,
“What happened to your face?”asked my husband when I “New cosmetics?”she said. and the stock market and low unemployment are
keys to Donald Trump’s reelection. It’s those of the
emerged from the bathroom. “Nope.” middle class and the poor that will die, gasping for
air in the corridors of community hospitals.
“What do you mean?”I said, feigning ignorance. “Well, I’d say it de nitely looks like an allergic reaction.”
Without social distancing, hospitals will be
“You’re all, um, pu y.” She stared at my face in silence for a few moments. overrun; doctors and nurses—already insu ciently
protected—will be overwhelmed and put at risk;
“Oh?”I said.“I hadn’t noticed.” “What did you wear yesterday?”she said. critical medical supplies will be scarce; and gravely
sick adults, mostly older, will die alone due to the
“Really?”he said. “Um, a new wool sweater. A turtleneck.” lack of su cient ventilators and respirators.

“OF COURSE NOT,”I boomed.“How could I not “Is your neck itchy?” People over 60 are the most susceptible to this
virus. Fox is consciously doing a lethal disservice to
notice that I woke up looking like a popover?” “Yes, actually, it is.”I said. I had been so busy fretting about its prized audience.

He backed up slowly out of the bedroom, realizing this my pu y face that I hadn’t noticed my itchy neck.

was one land mine he did not want to step on. “You had an allergic reaction to the wool,”she concluded.

“Call the doctor,”he shouted from the other room. “Wow. OK,”I said, recalling how uncomfortable I’d been at

I should mention that this wasn’t the rst time I’ve had a the end of the day.“So, that’s something new. Are you sure?”

pu y face. I experienced something similar years ago when “Did you snore last night?”she asked.

I had my kids. When most women get pregnant, their feet “Actually, I did.”

swell. For me, it was my face. Of course, this may have had “Well, that’s that,”she said.“You either had a reaction to the

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Die laughing

Lately, it’s been hard nd- It’s getting more and more likely OF HUMAN I hadn’t seen them in a few dolences in her own nutty way:
ing the inspiration to write that a relative or someone I know INTEREST years. Jean was as crazy as ever. “Sally, look on the bright side of it.
these columns. Stand- will die of the coronavirus, unless I At least you don’t have to listen to
ing in the shadow of 68, with a succumb rst. LORENZO is was a woman who didn’t Dominick snore anymore.”
lingering cough from 30 years GARO bother going to the hospital to
of smoking, I’m pretty nervous “I died laughing,”or,“I died of have her rst baby. She delivered it Barbara was sweet but fragile,
about the coronavirus. Instead of laughter,”that’s the only way to go. she had the kind of morbid sense of herself, cutting the umbilical cord almost child-like. After 9/11, Jean
greeting passersby with a smile I’m sure my Aunt Jean went that humor that’s perfect for a pandemic. with a dirty scissors. Her mother- called to ask for help. Barbara
and friendly word, I nod and turn way. I should say Jean.“Don’t call Unsurprisingly, she used to accuse in-law, my grandmother, fainted at thought that a plane was going
away, afraid to catch a fatal germ. me Aunt!”she used to holler.‘I’m everyone else of being morbid. She the sight. to crash into their building at any
Fear and uncertainty rule the day. not an ant!” had a slight speech impediment. moment. Jean wanted me to come
Jean did little in the way of of- down and talk to her.
I’m writing about Jean because e word came out mor-pid. fering me condolences. She drank
“Don’t be mor-pid,”she’d say, beer and smoked her Pall Mall “She’ll believe you,”she said.
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Hands® own words of solace: “He’s gone to every head turned to appraise me.
a better place. Hell!” “Where’s the money? Where’s I’d grown a beard that had some
the money?”she kept saying. gray “whiskers of wisdom,”I called
at was one of her favorite them. I looked pretty cool and
sayings when it came to death. I Victor smiled.“Don’t listen to sophisticated, so I thought. Jean
braced myself when I went to the her,”he said,“she’s only joking noticed me in the barroom mirror.
Bronx to tell her and husband, around.” Our eyes met and she turned to
Victor, the news about my father’s face me.
passing. It wasn’t until later that I real- “Shave that beard!”she hollered.
ized she was warning me. Victor, “It makes you look like an old
ey were very poor. e house the big brother of the century, rabbi.”
was lthy beyond belief. e started calling every week to ask
only bright spot was their adult for money. e bar erupted in a chorus of
daughter, Barbara, and her dog, raspy laughs, emissions from an
Wow Wow. Jean wanted to talk to my irreverent congregation of heavy
mother on the phone. It worried smokers and incurable drunkards.
me, but I had to comply.“Hello, If you must go, you might as well
Sally,”she said,“I’d like to lock do it laughing.
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OP ED

True heroes in the face of the pandemic

BY PETER KELLY only describes the incredible sta personnel do not have time to bring these people to the hospitals to wear a cape because I recog-
GUEST WRITER she works with and the heroic nized them already as Supermen
work they do each day that they go to Facebook. Let’s try some- despite the possible cost to them- and Superwomen.
From the medical hospital wouldn’t exchange for anything.
sta that I know are stories thing di erent. Let’s send cards selves. Let us also not forget all Get a card and mail it or if you
of despair, frustration and Others in hospitals tell me do not want to go to the store,
sacri ce to keep their patients stories of how instead of once and emails to our local hospi- the local re departments and the take a piece of paper out , write a
alive and the hospital functioning in a while or in the middle of letter and mail it to the following
as an institution. I hear of nursing night, they hear it almost hourly, tals thanking everyone who is Carmel FD, of which I am proud address asking them to pass this
homes and hospitals with no announcements for emergency on to all involved this battle of
PPOs and state virus testing sites, personnel to rush to a room involved this battle of our lifetime to once be an active part, which all our generations . If you have
which are running out of masks where the patient is coding—it is kids at home and you want him
and I’m horri ed and scared for beginning to tear their souls. that has not been seen since 1918. every time they go out on a call , to stop bothering you get them
my family and friends. to draw cards which will help
ere’s nothing that I or As they sit in the hallways with not only have to think about how heal the sta ’s hearts .Letters
My daughter’s rst nursing you can do to lift their medical and cards are the best , but you
job is at one of these state testing burdens, but we can nd a way to their heads in their hands hiding to help save lives but also have to could always emailed them if you
sites and she is my superhero who thank them for their service, their are scared of going and getting
comes home after working 16- courage under re and to thank their tears, trying to recharge their deal with all the safety protocols at stamps. Please send it to:
hour shifts only to return again them for being our heroes. We
the next morning with no com- can put all the things we want on souls and catch their breaths, let’s the same time when split-second Peter Kelly
plaints of how she’s feeling but Facebook about how great they
are, but these nurses and medical get these cards sent to the hospital decisions are life-changing. ey Putnam Hospital Center

so they can put them in the wards, are all our unsung heroes. 670 Stoneleigh Ave.

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the hospital sta a glimpse that about my hospital but please ev- Peter Kelly is president of Putnam
Hospital Center
we are proud of them and we owe eryone just copy what I write and

them a debt of gratitude that can change your hospitals to re ect

never be repaid. your community. I have heard

Let us not forget your police great things about how Peter

departments and local ambulance Kelly and all the sta of Putnam

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disease and despite the hours and

agony they go through, they do

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MUSINGS PETS PHOTO COURTESY OF MICHELE DUGAN ly,” Bonanno-Spence said. “Just in two weeks
we’ve already felt that with our donations.
FROM PAGE 4 FROM PAGE 6 Frick and Frack were adopted from the Our costs haven’t really gone down.”
Putnam Humane Society on Tuesday, March
Putnam Hospital – implemented. e organization had rented 24. The bonded beagles were found as e Putnam Human Society, on the other
No Visitors a property in Cortlandt where the animals strays. hand, is encouraging people to donate their
were to be kept during construction, which money elsewhere.
To continuously ensure a has now been postponed. ple to come inside is if there’s a euthanasia.”
healthy and safe environment for Pet owners, she said, should still make “We won’t take any donations,” Dugan
patients and sta during the CO- “We kind of just had to put a hold on ev- said. “We’re loaded with donations. We’re in
VID-19 pandemic, no visitors are erything,” Bonanno-Spence said. “It’s not veterinary appointments, even if their pet’s really good shape.”
allowed at any Nuvance Health considered ‘essential,’ the construction, so ailment doesn’t seem like an emergency.
hospital or facility until further now we’re kind of in limbo.” Something seemingly as insigni cant as However, the shelter has many pets in
notice. Exceptions apply for: overgrown nails can be harmful if left un- need of forever homes or long-term fos-
Operationally, the Westchester SPCA is checked. tering, incuding Boots. e cat has a heart
Active Labor and Delivery: Pa- also running without volunteers, which has condition and is on two oral medications per
tient can have one (single) sup- disrupted routines for many of the animals. “Anything can be considered urgent, re- day. Boots came to Putnam Humane Society
port person during labor and Bonanno-Spence described the quiet scene ally,” Debbie Frishman said. as a stray in November in bad condition but,
delivery at the usually bustling shelter as “eerie.” with some TLC, is now improving.
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Pediatric, NICU, and Nursery: “Our volunteers are such a great resource,” e economy has grinded to a halt, putting Last week, the ASPCA (American Soci-
Two parents/guardians per one Bonanno-Spence said. “It’s really sad be- ety for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals)
patient per day cause you have certain animals that have many Americans in perilous nancial situa- launched a $2 million emergency relief fund
been there for a few years. ey have rou- tions. is has resulted in donation shortages for shelters and pet owners. Grants will help
Extenuating Circumstances: Pa- tines, certain volunteers [they’re used to]. It’s for many non-pro t organizations, like the shelters fund basic operations, adoptions and
tient’s care team will discuss spe- kind of like things are upside down because SPCA of Westchester. foster programs, and veterinary services.
cial circumstances with the pa- our volunteers aren’t here.”
tient and their family/appropriate “Our biggest need right now is nancial- e ASPCA’s response also includes the
person(s). Extenuating circum- Similarly, many area animal hospitals have creation of regional pet food distribution
stances may include: End-of-life restricted public access and limited visits to centers, starting rst in New York City.
care, life-threatening admission emergencies and medication re lls. Some
to the hospital, patient’s inability have even launched telemedicine operations, e centers, provided in partnership with
to thrive without support person, o ering consultations by video chat. But the Petco Foundation, will give dog and cat
legal guardian required, inter- digital diagnoses are imperfect, said Debbie owners free access to food supplies.
preter required, or support person Frishman, of Progressive Animal Hospital,
required for transportation. which is why her practice remains open, even “In addition to the unprecedented chal-
for “non-emergencies.” lenges the COVID-19 pandemic has cre-
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com, or give us a call at 845- the animals inside but not letting the clients and president of ASCPA, said in a press re-
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NOW SERVING DUTCHESS COUNTY! County Executive MaryEllen woefully incomplete, said Put- emergency call,” said Ken Clair,

Odell has formally requested that nam County Commissioner of commissioner of the Putnam

the state health department es- Health Dr. Michael Nesheiwat. County Bureau of Emergency

tablish a COVID-19 testing site Every testing site location is Services. “Are people in the

in Putnam County without delay. providing information in a di er- home carrying COVID-19? Is

Odell said the lack of a state- ent format, it is not standardized, the neighborhood a hot zone?

run testing site within our coun- county o cials said. Much of the Are our rst responders being

ty puts Putnam County health- patient information is incomplete exposed without knowing it?”

care workers, rst responders and numbers per municipality are Putnam residents deserve the

and residents at great risk. skewed because zip codes overlap same access to COVID-19 tests

“We need our own testing site municipalities in Putnam. as residents of larger counties,

so we can be sure of the accuracy “Sometimes a positive test re- said Legislator Amy Sayegh,

Be a Foster Parent.Help a teen and siblings find hope. of the results,” Odell said. “Sec- port contains too little informa- chair of the Health Committee.
ondhand information can be un- tion to track a case,” Nesheiwat “Just because we are a small
reliable. Our rst responders and said. “We can’t operate in the
healthcare workers need all the dark. We need full, complete county doesn’t mean we should
be treated like an afterthought,”

accurate information possible to information to best protect the Sayegh said. “Our residents need

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Life changing care since 1829 munities.” dents.” if they have been infected with
e county Health Depart- Putnam received an addition- coronavirus so they can take
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travel to Westchester County, ty’s total positive cases to 109. For the latest COVID-19

Dutchess County, Bear Moun- “ e Putnam County Bu- information, check the Putnam

tain State Park or Danbury, to reau of Emergency Services, County website, www.putnam-

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Prepare forNRFS-1001-3_792x4.indd 1 3/4/20 “ e10:28 AM information on positive local police, re and ambulance
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the department member will be sent the entire community; we
SCHEDULE YOUR FREE IN HOME FROM PAGE1 brought out to meet them. are their voices. If I’m passion-
ASSESSMENT TODAY! ate about something I am going
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ceived in those daily brie ngs. it,” Lombardi said. “ e building don’t ask you won’t know what

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that. Kenny [Schmitt] - Councilman Mike Barile and nicer to each
literally took a tape other.

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Life Alert® is always measured the 6 feet through this, but
here for me even when [we are staying apart]. please keep your dis-
tance,” she added. “If
away from home. is is the example anyone could visit
the Town Board is

One touch of a button trying to show the public—we we nd out we are putting out to the ICUs right now, they would
sends help fast, 24/7. Help at Home
take this very seriously and the public.” know, this is real. If you don’t

GwPiSth! planned accordingly.” Schmitt said the conference need to go out, don’t. Stay home.”

Help On-the-Go FIRST AID Lombardi reasserted Barile’s calls with county health o cials Barile encouraged residents if
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WHEONRDYOERU! be on hand to help and answer tant for him to speak up to get
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MHS student named National
Merit Scholarship finalist

A Mahopac High School stu- vance to nalist standing in the teacher Robert D’Alessandro Vincent Vitanza PHOTO COURTESY OF MAHOPAC SCHOOL DISTRICT
dent has been named a nalist in competition, which is sponsored said Vintanza has been a plea-
the National Merit Scholarship by the National Merit Scholar- sure to have in class. Science National Society. He is Vitanza plans to attend Ford-
Program competition. ship Corporation. also the president of the Teen ham University and major in en-
“He has demonstrated an Leaders Group at YMCA Camp vironmental science.
Vincent Vitanza is a senior Vitanza is now in the run- ability to evaluate environmen- in Putnam Valley, which focuses
and member of the school band ning for the prestigious National tal issues and provided scienti c on volunteer service, team build- Article courtesy of the Mahopac
and orchestra where he plays Merit scholarships, which will solutions for these matters,” he ing, and leadership exercises. School District
saxophone, cello, piano, bass, be awarded between now and said. “ is strength is one of the
violin, and viola. June. reasons why he was chosen to be
part of the team that represented
He is one of more than 1.5 Vitanza said he was shocked Mahopac High School at the
million students in nearly 21,000 to learn that he had made the Hudson Valley Regional Envi-
high schools to enter the 2020 rothon his freshman year. Vin-
National Merit Scholarship Pro- rst cut when he was named as cent was one of the leaders of his
gram by taking the Preliminary one of approximately 16,000 team and helped assist them to a
SAT (PSAT) qualifying test in semi nalists in the program last second-place nish for Putnam
the fall of 2018. e pool of ap- fall. County.”
proximately 16,000 semi nal-
ists, representing less than 1 per- “ ere’s only so much prepar- In addition to being named a
cent of U.S. high school seniors, ing you can do for the test,” he National Merit nalist, Vitanza
included the highest-scoring said. “I got a good night’s sleep is on the varsity tennis team, and
entrants in each state. Approxi- and showed up to take the test an active member of both the
mately 15,000 semi nalists have without really thinking about National and Spanish Honor
met all the requirements to ad- the possibility that I might be Societies and is secretary of the
named a semi nalist.”

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Helping your kids cope with remote learning

STRONG to a good college is struggling cepts to her and give her prac- other homes? You bet it is. Not your children, you are going to
LEARNING with most of his subjects. He’s tice. Unfortunately, it’s your wife everyone is meant to be a teacher make mistakes. Everyone does.
getting very frustrated. is has at this time, and your wife has no or wants to be one. However, Even us. For instance, reader
DR. LINDA never happened before. Even experience teaching. It’s not only sometimes in life, we’re forced Kathleen alerted us to a mistake
SILBERT though he goes online and hasn’t time-consuming, it’s di cult to into situations that we can’t in our recent “How’s your gram-
missed one class, he’s still not know what to do so that she un- control, and this is one of them. mar?” quiz. If you were confused
Dear Dr. Linda, doing that well. We’re trying to derstands it and doesn’t become Talk to your friends and see how by the answer to question No. 4,
We feel like we’re living a help, but we took algebra, bio frustrated. they’re working this out. See if you should have been. e correct
and global years ago. Plus, nei- you can work together for some answer was “b (4)” not “d (2).”
nightmare. We’re working from ther one of us read the book he’s Next, Jake, who’s probably in of the subjects in order to help
home while our three kids, Em- reading in English, and forget seventh grade, has one goal when each other out. One may tutor anks, Kathleen, for contacting
ily, 8; Jake, 12; and Michael, 15, Spanish 3; we can’t help him at it comes to school. His goal is to the math, while another the his- us—and for your sense of humor!
are supposed to be doing their all with that. get it done as quickly as possible tory. e good news is that this
schoolwork from home. so that he can go out to play or crisis will pass, and we can return Dr. Linda is co-author of “Why
When we talk to our friends, play games on his phone. Most the teaching responsibilities to Bad Grades Happen to Good Kids”
Here’s what’s happening: My many are in the same boat. seventh graders have absolutely the teachers! and director of Strong Learning
wife has to help Emily because Any suggestions on how to get no idea how to organize their Tutoring and Test Prep. If you
she can’t do the work on her through this from the educa- schoolwork, manage their time Dr. Linda have any questions, email her at
own. Whether it’s reading, math tional perspective? or study. And they really don’t P.S. And, while trying to help [email protected].
or spelling, my wife has to help care. Is Jake’s behavior normal?
her. Is that normal? Frankie and Jackie Yes.
P.S. I’ve never had more re-
Jake, rushes through his work, spect for teachers than I do now! Michael’s behavior is also nor-
tells us he’s nished and gets on mal. He’s taking di cult courses,
his phone. When we go over Dear Frankie and Jackie, and seemed to do well, I assume,
what he’s done, he either does it Being a former teacher, I must when he was in school. He may
all wrong or skips pages. At his have di culty learning online.
point, my wife or I go over each say that teaching is one of the I recommend that you contact
assignment with him. Unlike most di cult professions, plus his teacher and nd out what
Emily, Jake seems to understand one of the most underappreci- options you have to help him.
everything, he simply doesn’t ated. With that said, to answer Most of the teachers are avail-
take the time to do it. Again, is your question…Yes, this is able to help. If that doesn’t work,
this normal? normal.
nd an online tutor to help him
Michael, who is a good stu- Let’s begin with Emily, your with speci c subjects. You don’t
dent and working towards going 8-year old. She’s only in third want him to fall behind, and he
grade and everything she’s doesn’t want to fall behind either.
learning is new to her. erefore,
someone has to introduce con- Finally, is this happening in

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BASEBALL

Seniors missing sports,
school

BY SKIP PEARLMAN Meyer is hopeful, and said Joe Bartholdi
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
he’s learning to appreciate

things in a new way.

In upcoming weeks, Mahopac News “I’m not sure what to think,” he said about

will spotlight Mahopac High School losing the season. “It’s something my team-

senior student-athletes, getting their mates and I are trying not to think much

thoughts on the possibility of missing about. I’m hopeful we play. But I’d miss every

their spring seasons, their hopes and dis- single aspect of losing this season. From prac-

appointments, and how they’re handling tice, games, bus rides, just hanging out before

the situation. practice. Every little thing that maybe we took

ey all know it’s not looking good. at for granted. Baseball, to me, has been my life

the odds of salvaging any part of a spring the past 10 years, and that’s all I know come

school—and sports—season are slim at spring and summer. e memories have been

best. unforgettable. So, to lose this season, my last

Matt Luongo Still, they hold on to hope. season… I’d miss the memories we never got
Mike Tomassio
But that hope took another blow last to have.” Nolan Tomassio
Christian Campo
week, when New York State ordered all Bartholdi put it more blunt-

schools to remain closed until at least April ly. “ e thought of missing all

15. Section 1 o cials said they will reassess the spring school activities and

possibility of a shortened spring sports season sports is terrifying,” he said.

at that time. “All the spring teams have been

Mahopac News spoke with senior student- working hard all year to prepare

athletes from the varsity baseball team last for the season, and it might

week, who said they are missing practices, have all been for nothing. e

games, school and—most of all—each other. seniors on this team might not

e Indians seniors includes two pairs of get to have a senior night after

twins—out elder/pitcher Matt Luongo and their four years of hard work.”

in elder Chris Luongo, and in elders No- Just about every senior

lan Tomassio and Mike Tomassio— rst agreed they’re earning a new

baseman Joe Bartholdi, out elder Christian appreciation for the little, and

Chris Luongo Campo, out elder/pitcher James Meyer, the not so little, things.
out elder Brendan McCrosson, and
“Don’t take anything for

pitcher Dominic Caminitti. granted,” McCrosson said. Brendan McCrosson
“I’ve played in this program for
“All of them have been playing since

an early age, and they’ve been working ve years, and never could’ve

so hard toward this senior season,” said seen this coming. So, all young athletes—

Indians Manager Myckie Lugbauer. “It’s enjoy the time you have, because it can be

very upsetting; there’s no closure, no - taken away at any time.”

nality. ey wanted to do something spe- Meyer agreed. “One-hundred percent,

cial their senior year, and now there’s a the biggest thing I have gotten out of this

chance there could be nothing. You can is do not take anything for granted,” he said.

sense the frustration. You’ve got to hurt “Watching my senior year disappear just re-

for them.” minded me of how good we had it. e rst

Caminitti and his teammates voiced thing I’ll tell anyone is school and being in

some of that frustration. a classroom is a blessing, and I wish I never

“It’s terrible that we won’t be able to n- thought otherwise. And for all the young ath-

ish out our school and sports careers on letes, de nitely play every game like it’s your

a high note,” Caminitti said. “We’ve been last. Because you never know. And

working hard on the eld and in the class- now I’m sitting here looking back

room for 12 years, and not being able to n- and thinking—did I play my last

ish it the right way is a nightmare. I would game ever?”

de nitely miss being with my friends in Chris Luongo said even he sur-

school because after this year, most of us are prised himself at the things he

going our separate ways and doing our own missed.

things. I just want to spend as much time “What I’ve learned from this

with them as I can while we’re together.” crisis is that you should never

Nolan Tomassio added, “Just like every take anything for granted, be-

other spring student-athlete, I’m heartbro- cause you never know when that

ken that my baseball career would be over thing could be gone,” he said. “I’d

just like that. e most disappointing part do anything to get back on the

would be not playing with my teammates, baseball eld right now. And

who have become brothers to me. Most even though I never thought

of us have been friends and have played I’d say this, I miss school, too. I

together since we were little kids. It’s think we all took these things FDILoEm/SiUnBicMICTaTEmD iPnHitOtTiOS
SEE BASEBALL PAGE 23
James Meyer devastating to think we may never play
together again.”

THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 2020 SPORTS MAHOPAC NEWS PAGE 23

BASEBALL ‘We’ve been working hard on the eld and in the classroom for 12 years,
and not being able to nish it the right way is a nightmare.’
FROM PAGE 22
–Dominic Caminitti
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they were randomly taken away Mahopac Baseball
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“Possibly missing out on that I have bonded so close to over ago what my senior dream sea- and then partying on our bus
Mike Tomassio took it a would really be upsetting,” Chris the years. I am really hoping all son would look like, I would go ride home.
step further. “ e big lesson Luongo said. “I’ve fallen in love of that doesn’t just disappear on on and on about it. is season
I’ve learned is to never take my with the sport of baseball ever us.” would be absolutely unforget- “But as of now, my senior
health for granted, and appreci- since I began to play tee ball, and table. e dream season would dream season would be just to
ate more time with your loved my teammates are people I’ve Perhaps Nolan Tomassio be where my teammates and I have a senior season,” Tomassio
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Teamwork makes the quarantine work
Student-athletes get creative to stay in playing shape

BY BRIAN MARSCHHAUSER PHOTO: TWITTER/@MAHOPACFB that will result in success no matter when
SPORTS EDITOR the season continues.”
Mahopac student-athletes, Patrick and Matt McMahon, perform front raises with rocks.
Despite being ordered to stay away from Perhaps most importantly, student-ath-
each other, members of the local sports work and gatherings later.” Individual sports, like golf and track, al- letes shouldn’t be afraid to drop both titles
community are as close as ever. ough team training is ideal, many as- low for social distancing naturally. and enjoy the time they have alone with
family.
Many student-athletes and coaches have pects of spring sports lend themselves to “Players are still playing and are working
been using social media to showcase their individual training. on their short game in their backyard,” said “I check in with my girls pretty often to
at-home training sessions,which sometimes Leigh Fiorito, Somers golf coach. “Time check on their mental state,” said Chris-
involves using household items in lieu of t- “Hitting can be done anywhere,”said An- can also be spent online reviewing rules and tina Giansante,Mahopac softball coach.“It’s
ness equipment. thony Nappi, Somers baseball coach. “Play- watching great swings.” hard for teenagers to understand the magni-
ers can use a tee, soft toss or just take dry tude of this and what is being asked of them.
“Whether they are lunging with body- swings anywhere. Tennis balls can be used Whether working out at home or at a t- However,right now I have put training aside
weight or doing ‘front plate raises’ with a if they’re in an area that they are worried ness center, routines are essential. and asked that they just ensure the safety of
24 pack of waters, our athletes are able to about damaging things. It’s all about the themselves and their family members.”
keep active and maintain tness,” said Kel- reps. rowing is the tough part because it’s “Not only with your eating and sleeping but
ley Posch, a Mahopac track coach. easier to do with a partner.” with your training regimen,”said Jesse Arnett, “ ey rarely ever get a break to just sit,
Somers track coach. “Any workout can be be still, spend time with family; not cram,”
First-year Somers girls lacrosse coach, But student-athletes can use this time to modi ed to t your space and ability level so Giansante added. “I think that’s actually the
Debbie Daly, said her team has been com- build rapport with a di erent set of team- use your resources, reach out to your coaches silver lining here; these kids are getting a
municating online, sharing clinics and mates, said Myckie Lugbauer, Mahopac and don’t be afraid to try something new.” mental and physical break whether they think
workout ideas. baseball coach. they need it or not. ey are getting to maybe
Arnett said his athletes should stay safe actually sit and have dinner with the family,
“I love how they are supporting each “Even going outside in the yard and hav- and continue their schoolwork, “But then conversations are being had that aren’t school/
other,” Daly said. “ e upperclassmen really ing a catch with a parent or sibling is some- use the rest of the time to get in the best sports related. Families are getting opportuni-
reach out to the younger girls and include thing they can do to make sure their arm is shape of your life. In a time like this, it is ties to hike together, do puzzles together, tack-
them in workouts and gear purchases.” staying in shape,” Lugbauer said. hard work, dedication, and perseverance le at home projects, have movie nights. ese
things are good for the brain and the soul.”
Yorktown girls lacrosse coaches have also
been in constant contact with their players. ZACH ESTEVES MAHOPAC BOYS
LACROSSE
“We have been sending them daily ideas
of things they can practice on individually How I am continuing to train with
(footwork, stick skills, wall ball),” said Lau- schools closed for my lacrosse season is by
ren McAulay, Yorktown girls lacrosse coach. working out for about an hour at my house
with whatever I have that can get me a nice
C.J. Riefenhauser, Yorktown baseball sweat. en I go outside and play wallball
coach,said his players have been watching in- for 30 minutes to an hour to keep my stick
home workouts from Athlete’s Warehouse, a skills how they should be.
sports facility located in Pleasantville.
SHANNON BECKER MAHOPAC
“I know our guys are encouraged to watch SOFTBALL
videos sent from myself or our other coach-
es; keeping up on throwing; hit o tees; dry With school and facilities closed it’s
work in front of a mirror,”Riefenhauser said. obviously a little tougher to train. But I’ve
been making the most of it by doing indoor
As student-athletes have shown, so- workouts and throwing outside when I can.
cial distancing doesn’t have to mean social
isolation. But however they choose to stay MATT MCMAHON MAHOPAC TRACK
in shape over these next several weeks or I am continuing to train by doing work-
months, it must be done away from their
teammates and away from school grounds. outs that I can do from home, such as push-
ups, sit-ups, crunches, leg raises and planks.
“I think at this point the best plan is to I am also going on daily runs or playing bas-
train solo,”said Geo Curtis, John Jay base- ketball to stay active.
ball coach. “I know a lot of kids don’t think
they have anything to worry about that, but
it seems quite clear that isn’t the case. Train
solo. ere will be time for group and team

‘Families are getting opportunities to hike together, do puzzles together, tackle at home projects,
have movie nights. ese things are good for the brain and the soul.’

–Coach Christina Giansante
Mahopac Softball

Best Sports Movies

In the second round of our Best Sports Movies No. 1 Miracle defeats No. 16 Happy Gilmore (78 No. 5 Rocky defeats No. 12 Hoosiers (69 to 31)
bracket, Halston Media readers voted chalk, with all percent to 22) No. 6 Friday Night Lights defeats No. 22 Rookie of
top-seeded lms advancing to the quarter nals. the Year (59 to 41)
No. 2 Remember the Titans defeats No. 15 e No. 7 Field of Dreams defeats No. 10 Major League
Voting will continue this week on our Twitter Karate Kid (82 to 18) (52 to 48)
account (@Halston_Sports). Matchups will be posted No. 9 e Blind Side defeats No. 25 e Mighty
Friday and voting will remain open through the No. 3 Bull Durham defeats No. 19 For Love of the Ducks (65.5 to 34.5)
weekend. Game (68 to 32)

Results of last week’s voting (percentages): No. 4 Rudy defeats No. 13 A League of eir Own
(76 to 24)

THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 2020 LEISURE MAHOPAC NEWS PAGE 25

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2 tablespoons granulated sugar 1 teaspoon baking powder
2 bananas 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
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3 tablespoons dark brown sugar 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/4 cup sour cream
1 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose our 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

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