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Published by Halston Media, 2021-01-20 16:05:51

North Salem News 01.21.21

North Salem’s only weekly newspaper mailed to every home and business.

Vol. 6 No. 45 Visit TapIntoNorthSalem.net for the latest news. Thursday, January 21, 2021

Longest-serving nurse first to get vaccine

CVS delivers shots to Salem Hills, Waterview

BY CAROL REIF tell people to avoid crowds and According to Denise Moore, e statewide rollout has been PHOTOS COURTESY OF DENISE MOORE
STAFF WRITER wash their hands. media spokesperson for Salem slow and vaccination appoint-
Hills and its sister facility Wa- ments are gobbled up as soon as e state had come under a lot
Rose Collins believes in vac- Indoor meeting places such as terview Hills Rehabilitation & they are available. of criticism for initially restricting
cines. theaters and churches were shut- Healthcare, everyone there is the vaccine to health care work-
tered. e economy took a giant “elated to be included as part of Right now, New York’s Phase ers. Two weeks ago, it expanded
When she was a child, both she hit. People stopped traveling. the rst wave of distribution of 1a and 1b. Among the frontline that to folks over 75 and essential
and her sister had had polio, a life- the COVID-19 vaccine.” workers eligible to receive it are workers such as police, re ghters,
threatening disease that spreads Sound familiar? high-risk medical personnel and and teachers.
viciously—like COVID-19— Folks who lived during the e rst doses of the P zer residents and sta at nursing and
from person to person. mid-century polio epidemic will product were administered by other congregate care facilities such en, on Monday, Jan. 11, Gov.
never ever forget the constant CVS’s healthcare team. as Waterview and Salem Hills. Andrew Cuomo announced that
After a three-month-long hos- dread of contagion or terrifying
pitalization and years of physical images of patients kept alive by SEE VACCINE PAGE 3
therapy, Collins recovered fully. so-called iron lungs, which were
Her sister also survived, but suf- co n-like respirators.
fered from the virus’s residual ef- “It was horrible; I saw a lot of
fects later in life. tragedy,” said Collins, who says
she went into the medical eld
Back in 1949, there was no because of the admiration she felt
known prevention or cure for po- for the nurses and doctors who
lio. took care of her and her sibling.
So it was more than a no-brain-
Invented by Dr. Jonas Salk, er when the North Salem resident
the rst vaccine didn’t arrive until accepted an o er to receive the
1955. COVID-19 vaccine.
Employed by Salem Hills Re-
Small outbreaks of polio actu- habilitation & Healthcare in
ally began around 1900. ings Purdys for 30 years and at Putnam
didn’t reach epidemic proportions Hospital for many years before
until the late 1940s and 1950s. that, Collins was the rst nurse
to roll up her sleeve earlier this
e worst outbreak was in 1952. month when the facility launched
In one year, 58,000 cases were re- its “Call for Courage” vaccination
ported. Of those, more than 3,000 campaign.
people died and thousands and
thousands more were left with
mild or disabling paralysis.

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Thursday, January 21, 2021 North Salem News – Page 3

Rose Collins receives the first vaccine at Salem Hills.

PHOTOS COURTESY OF DENISE MOORE

VACCINE most ful lling version of life as soon as they teerism, raising thousands of dollars for the and was prepared for whatever reaction she

FROM PAGE 1 possibly can and face the future with hope March of Dimes. might have.

and gratitude,” Moore said. Launched by President Franklin D. She was monitored, and later helped

people aged 65 and over are now eligible. Collins too is grateful for medical prog- Roosevelt—himself a polio survivor—on monitor other employees and residents who

He said 7 million New Yorkers are now ress. the eve of World War II, the National had had the shot

eligible, but warned that because the fed- e mom of ve children—three of Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, as po- Personally, it was “nothing major”— just

eral government is only releasing 300,000 whom became teachers—remembers how liomyelitis or polio was originally called, some mild fatigue, Collins added.

doses per week there is a limited supply hard it was for her own family when disease aimed to uncover the disease’s mysteries She was tapped to take the rst shot at

and the potential for major backlogs. struck. and to help victims. Salem Hills because she is the longest-serv-

Moore could not legally divulge the ex- Basically under house arrest, she and her Now that polio has been eliminated in ing licensed practical nurse there.

act numbers of Waterview Hills and Salem sister had to be home-schooled for two the United States because of the coun- “We wanted it to be monumental,” ex-

Hills residents and employees who have years. try’s widespread vaccination program, the plained Moore.

been vaccinated so far, but said everyone Because of muscles and nerves weakened March of Dimes has been able to focus on Now Collins is hoping that everyone else

there is “extremely hopeful that it adds an by the disease, they wore clunky leg braces. other health threats to women and babies. in North Salem can get protected as well.

extra line of defense as we continue work- ey were sad that they couldn’t play with Collins’s family had lots of obstacles to “Especially our teachers, who are there to

ing to protect our residents, families, em- other children. overcome, but in the end they were able to take care of our wonderful children. ey are

ployees, and our nearby communities.” Collins remembers knowing of at least go on with their lives. so dedicated,”she said.

Both places feel “upbeat”that the vaccine 20 other children in their immediate com- “We were very lucky,”she said. If the teachers—and other front-liners

will assist them in their commitment to munity that had been stricken. As a nurse, Collins is well educated about like Collins’—could chime in, they might

“help our residents get back to living their eir mother threw herself in volun- possible e ects from vaccines of any kind say, simply: “Ditto.”

Page 4 – North Salem News Thursday, January 21, 2021

Contract extended with BALANCED ROCK Valentine’s for the Troops
raises for teachers FROM PAGE 2
The North Salem Republican Town Com-

North Salem Republican Town mittee is continuing partnering with United for
Committee
the Troops (unitedforthetroops.org) until the
new year to sponsor a gift collection initiative
for soldiers who are serving overseas. We have

BY ABBY LUBY ministration sometime over the set up collection boxes with local businesses
CONTRIBUTING WRITER next few months,” NSTA Presi-
dent Jim Savarese said. e North Salem Republican Town Committee where residents can drop o donations through
Teachers at the North Salem
Central School District will be Part of the agreement is a re- is comprised of registered Republicans who are Friday January 8th. is will make it in time
receiving a raise e ective imme- quirement for teachers at the
diately. middle and high school to use a North Salem Residents that become District for Valentine’s Day!
parent portal to post grades for
e 2 percent raise will be homework, a quiz, tests, proj- Leaders. If you have strong conservative values and Families and children might also consider
retroactive to July 1, 2020. e ects and classwork. Teachers
newly signed agreement between at Pequenakonck Elementary a desire to help shape the future of our Town, you writing letters, sending Valentine’s cards, or
the district and the North Salem School do not have the same re-
Teachers Association (NSTA) quirement. may have a place on our committee. Please email drawing pictures of appreciation that can be
impacts all 130 NSTA members,
including three nurses, four school “Opening a parent portal to us at [email protected] if you are distributed to the soldiers along with the gifts.
counselors and four psychologists. grades and homework has been
a long time request from parents,” interested in joining our committee. If you want Collection boxes are at the following locations:
“ e last time North Salem said Savarese. “NSTA hopes that
teachers received raises was July parents nd more regular access to to send a contribution, please mail to: North Salem Kingsley’s Deli, 252 June Road, North Salem
1, 2019,” Superintendent Ken student grades helpful in facilitat-
Freeston told the North Salem ing communication and monitor- Republican Town Committee, P.O. Box 289 North Gordon’s Deli, 10 Front Street, Croton Falls
news in an email. “ e overall ing progress.”
cost of the 2 percent increase to Salem, NY 10560.” Hay eld’s Market, 1 Bloomer Road, North
the district from 2019 to 2021 is Savarese explained that teachers
$354,788.” are and have been using grade- Open Enrollment Salem
book platforms such as Google Please consider purchasing some of your do-
Teacher contracts expired the Classroom, to post grades. “ e
end of the last school year but un- gradebook platform used by the nations at these establishments! See next page
der this new agreement, have been teacher determines the amount of
extended to June 30. According time needed to keep the portal up Children age 5 by December 1st are eligible for for Troop wish list! Any questions? Please email
to Freeston the average salary for to date. ere may be extra steps
teachers and sta is $126,155. for synchronizing to the portal enrollment in the North Salem Central School Dis- us at [email protected]
Contract talks are expected to when that’s the case.”
start up again in the spring. trict. If you have a child who will be ve by Decem- RideConnect program
Freeston said teachers are re- ber 1, 2021, and would like to register your child for
“We look forward to resuming quired to post grades on the par-
contract negotiations with the ad- ent portal “in a timely manner.” Kindergarten, please contact Jean Jerussi by phone

at 914-669-5317 ext. 3056 or by e-mail at jjerussi@ e RideConnect a program of Family Ser-

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Kindergarten registration for the upcoming able to shop for seniors at this time. Ride Con-

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Kindergarten Registration paperwork and either seniors to their medical appointments. Ride

email it to Jean Jerussi at jjerussi@northsalemschools. Connect serves all of Westchester and southern

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russi. Please complete the forms and return them be- quest a volunteer shopper or a ride to a medical

tween December 7th and 18th. Drop o registration appointment is (914) 242-7433. All services

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Thursday, January 21, 2021 North Salem News – Page 5

Town to vote on cemetery
fee increase

BY CAROL REIF en last April, cemeteries tion digging, to $210 from Because of the spike in CO- to check out. We talk about the
STAFF WRITER supervisor Ward Hanaburgh $200; and foundation for a VID cases, the library will be progression of the book, as well
suggested increasing the price bench, to $225 from $200. closed to the public. We will as play a game of Kahoot!
e town, which just last tag of a nal resting place in the still be allowing curbside pick-
year raised its cemetery fees, is Peach Pond and June Cemeter- Because each plot can actu- up. e sta will continue to Water Colors: Meets week-
thinking about asking folks to ies to $1,250. ally accommodate two caskets, work in the library doing all the ly on Fridays, from 10:30 a.m.
dig a little deeper in their wal- that works out to $750 per things we normally do, but the to noon. is is meeting virtu-
lets. It was the minimum, he told person. Four urns of cremated only di erence is that the pub- ally with participants painting
the town, necessary to cover the remains would also t. at’s lic will not be allowed in the li- at home at the same time. e
Supervisor Warren J. Lucas town’s maintenance costs. $375 a pop. brary. Please check our website program will be coordinated by
told the Town Board Tuesday, for more information. local artist Nina Bertolino.
Jan. 12, that a few years ago e 2020 fee schedule— e fee paid to Bruce Bish-
he had taken a casual survey of which had covered everything op, the town’s gravedigger, will Most of our programs are Jester Jim, The Juggler on
what other towns were charg- from grave openings to foun- remain at $500 and is paid di- on ZOOM. Send us an email ursday, January 21st, from
ing. dations for the monuments to rectly to him. if you want to participate: kee- 4:30-5:30 p.m. e Jester Jim
benches—took e ect last June. [email protected]. When Show “ is is not your ordi-
“I know this isn’t the most Lucas said his goal is to at you email us, we will send you a nary juggling show!” With a
exciting thing … but they were It raised the price of plots least see fees exceed the in a- link to click on, and a password trunk full of props and a loop-
selling plots for two people at to $1,250 from $1,000; grave tion rate each year. to enter. ing machine, Jester Jim takes
$5,000 or $6,000 apiece. Some openings (reseeding, etc.) to the stage and starts his show.
were a lot more. And we were at $250 from $150; foundation ere are approximately 90 PROGRAMS: Please register below as space
$1,000,” he said, calling North work (for the monument) to plots still available in Peach Social Knitting: Bring your is limited.
Salem’s prices “a little bit ri- $250 from $150; cremation Pond Cemetery and 300 in June Silent Movies with Ben
diculous.” burial (digging) to $200 from Cemetery. projects and ideas for an hour of Model: Silent Film Acompi-
$100; and bench (foundation) chatting and knitting. Send us nast and Historian on ursday,
So, Lucas recalled, he made to $200 from $100. “Again, we’re not asking for an email and we will send you January 21st, from 7:30 - 8:30
this “grandiose decision” to hike a lot more money on this, but an invitation. Led by Cathleen p.m. Laugh at the slapstick
it to $2,000. Lucas said Tuesday that he we are so low. We don’t have the Sulli. On Mondays from 11 antics of Chaplin, Keaton, and
has looked at the numbers again spaces left anyway and it makes a.m. to noon. more when silent movie histo-
“And I had a revolt of all the and it’s time to nudge them to- no sense, for the work that we’re rian BEN MODEL presents
older folks in town. It was not ward more reasonable levels. doing, to just be selling at the Teen Book Group: Meets a program of comedy shorts
a pretty picture. ey never price that we are,” Lucas said weekly on Tuesdays, 7-8 p.m.. — online, live-streamed to you
complain, but when they start If approved by the board, Tuesday. Next Book: Reverie by Ryan from his apartment in NYC.
complaining, it’s a problem,” he the price of a plot would rise La Sala. e library has copies
admitted. to $1,500 from $1,250; a grave e Town Board may vote
opening, to $275 from $250; on the proposed increases at its
So back the plot prices went monument foundation, to $275 Tuesday, Jan. 26, meeting.
to $1,000. from $250; burial and crema-
Fee changes do not require
public hearings.

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Happily
Ever
After

Overcoming the fear of math e Western
dilemma
culty with word problems. sibling, teacher, or another
student—is putting pressure
STRONG If so, the problem may on the child. MY predominant approaches:
LEARNING not be a math issue, but a PERSPECTIVE Mythology. Every culture has
reading-comprehension • e child may, as you
DR. LINDA issue or a decoding prob- asked, have dyscalculia, a JAMES developed powerful stories to
SILBERT lem. neurologically-based math MARTORANO make sense of the world. e
disorder. If none of the strate- most famous example of mythol-
• e child may have gies mentioned above helps, It’s been a year since my college ogy is Homer’s “Iliad.” Homer’s
have the child evaluated by friend, Pat, and I reconnected story weaved together cosmol-
di culty remembering a quali ed person who can with daily phone conversa- ogy and theology in a culturally
do an ability test and math tions, as she bravely battled against laden package, which instilled
number facts. If so, the achievement tests. If they are the colon cancer that months later in its listeners a set of values and
quali ed, they will know what would take her life. worldviews. For centuries, political
Dear Dr. Linda, problem may be an issue with to do. Most children who are movements have copied this ap-
diagnosed with dyscalculia During our talks, she told me she proach by promoting their brand as
Our daughter is in fourth remembering unrelated ele- are usually past third grade. had decided to combine Western a modern version of a longstanding
Many are diagnosed for the treatments with more holistic rem- nationalistic, ethnic and/or cultural
grade and is still having ments in sequential order. edies. In so doing, she divided her struggle. Facts are irrelevant; it is
rst time in middle school. treatment plan as follows: during the emotional underpinning deep
trouble with the times tables. • e child may have dif- Returning to your initial the week, she underwent immuno- within us that is the target of this
question, what you can do therapy, chemo, and other conven- mythical approach. And it often
She’s always had trouble with culty understanding number at home to help all depends tional treatments recommended works.
on what is causing the math by her doctors. On the weekends, Religion. Religion resembles
math. She can talk to you concepts. If so, the child may issue. In the meantime, if she sought out Eastern approaches: mythology in that it contains
your daughter continues to acupuncture, shiatsu, osteopathy, stories that look and sound like
about history and science, is need more time or be taught struggle in math and you’re and a whole host of other medi- mythological accounts. However,
not able to help her, you need cines. In hindsight, her divided religion claims that theirs are not
an amazing artist and soccer using another method. to nd someone you believe allegiance mirrors the competition merely stories but divine revela-
is well quali ed to teach between three great traditions that tions; therefore, there is a reason
player, but becomes extremely • e child may race her math privately, if she is make up our Western philosophic to embrace their worldview. e
not grasping the concepts heritage. In its own way, each at- problem is that there are myriad
nervous when she has to do through things and make at school. Also, ash cards tempts to provide a coherent view religions, some of which support
and boring repetition don’t of the world. completely di erent worldviews.
math. What can we do at careless mistakes. If so, the usually help. Games, playing Yet, all of them claim to be based
cards that require application Seeking a comprehensive vision on revelation. Since many of their
home to help her? Could she child may need to put the of math facts to win—fun of the universe is nothing new. “divine” revelations are incompat-
things that help keep her Our conception of the cosmos, and ible, how can anyone decide which
have dyscalculia? pencil down before starting engaged seem to be more our place in it, has always been an one is the “truth?”
bene cial. important question for human- Generally, our solution is to ac-
Sharon and AJ each problem. is simple Find the cause and you’ll kind. Over time, outside the realm cept the religion into which we are
be more likely to solve the of science, there have been three born, since we are already imbued
Dear Sharon and AJ, act may help slow the child problem.
Have some fun with math. SEE MARTORANO PAGE 12
ere are so many children and her thoughts down—you
SEE DR. LINDA PAGE 12
and adults who are extremely may nd that when she ap-

bright, but when it comes proaches a math problem she

to math, they seem to panic actually knows the rules but

when they hear the word. e just can’t switch gears that

rst thing you have to do is to fast.

learn why math is so di cult • e child may make

for her. careless mistakes because of a

Here are a number of problem with focus. If so, cre-

reasons a child may have dif- ate strategies to help, such as

culty with math: circling the sign before doing

• e child may have dif- the math problem or subvo-

culty keeping the numbers calizing (talking to oneself or

in columns. If so, the problem “mouthing”) while doing the

may be a writing problem, math problem. “Ten plus two

like dysgraphia. Have them is…”

use lined paper turned side- • e child may make mis-

ways (or graph paper) to help takes because of high anxiety.

keep numbers in line. If so, be sure no one—wheth-

• e child may have di - er a parent, grandparent,

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Thursday, January 21, 2021 OPINION North Salem News – Page 7

America’s best, worst,
most, least

you guessed Vegas as numero panel of experts in sociology
and related elds to identify
uno, you’d be close, but it’s leading indicators of an ideal
environment for family life. ey
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SAYS WHO?
52 RELEVANT METRICS
I wouldn’t blame you for Crunching all the numbers,

thinking about these rank- and using a granular, weighted
point system based on 52
ings,“ at’s pretty arbitrary. relevant metrics, WalletHub
deduced that the Empire State
Who is making these beat out 46 others, and was
Did you know that we live quality-of-life judgments—and bested as best place to raise a
in the nation’s fourth based on what?” family only by Massachusetts,
best state to raise a fam- I was skeptical, too, when I Minnesota, and North Dakota.
ily? I know I didn’t know that. started receiving these de ni-
Ever wonder, in your spare
How about safest states? tive pronouncements, which are time, which cities are our fair
land’s “Most Sinful”? (not that
Where does good, ol’New issued by a personal- nance you’d want to visit those places
or anything).
York rank in that all-important company called WalletHub.
Odds are you already guessed
category? e Washington, D.C., com- the no-brainer of a number 1,
since its proud nickname is Sin
As my dad would say,“menza pany’s methodology, however, is City. Right behind Las Vegas
is Los Angeles. (I tell ya, those
menza,”roughly translated as rmly grounded in data science,
SEE APAR PAGE 10
today’s meh, or so-so. We’re just not based on whim or personal

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occupations to have during a Pandemic.
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Town crowns wreath contest w

BY CAROL REIF First place went to Dash Cantor, 8, for his Mets best theme
STAFF WRITER wreath; second to Ruby Molina, 13, for her “Baby

What a wonderful way to ring in 2021! it’s Cold Outside” piece; and third, to “Spring into

When the North Salem Recreation Department 2021” by Olympia Cantor, 6.

and Ruth Keeler Memorial Library put out the Michele Gro , who used miniature pine trees, a

call last year for entries in their community wreath red barn, and quilt batting for snow, snagged rst

decoration contest, it got more than just a handful; place in the “Most Creative” category.

it got reams and reams of them. ree-year-old Valentina Molina won second for

ere were wreaths festooned with everything her candylicious “It’s a Marshmallow World in the

from elves and icicle-covered barns to a menorah, Winter” wreath.

gingerbread ice skates and mittens, and marsh- Natalie Du y-Kornbluth took third with a silver

mallows; candy canes, pine cones, and snow-white wreath that was all a- utter with white doves and

doves. roses.

If that wasn’t enough there was one with a hand- “Honorable Mentions” were: Arthur Kornbluth,

made blue-and-orange Mets pennant banner and 6 (blue and white snow akes intertwined with Stars

baseball … and, in an apparent shout-out to 2020’s of David; Mary Molina and Elina Zak (Gnome for

pandemic struggles, a PPE-wearing gnome armed the Holiday); and Lauren Rankel (Merry Christ-

with hand sanitizer and an itsy-bitsy roll of TP. mas elf ).

ere was even one covered with rainbows, la- Prize baskets were donated by a half-dozen local

dybugs, butter ies, and owers—representing, per- organizations and lled with locally-sourced good-

haps, a yearning for an early spring. ies that re ect North Salem as a community. First place: Dash Cantor

“We are so very impressed by every single wreath. e idea was to help out local busi-

Each wreath was beautifully made. We have a very nesses that may have been struggling

talented community!” recreation leader Lauren Ro- during these tough economic

sasco said, adding: “It made judging VERY di - times.

cult. Each wreath was rst place material.” e donors were: Ruth Kee-

e wreaths were displayed at the Ruth Keeler ler Memorial Library; North

Memorial Library. Salem Recreation Depart-

ere were 140 votes cast online by the general ment; North Salem Se-

public for the “People’s Choice” award; 10 judges nior Citizens Club; North

picked the rest in the “Most Creative” and “Best Salem Lions Club; North

eme” categories. Salem Middle and High

Winners were noti ed on Friday, Jan. 8. Schools Booster Club; Girl

Taking First Place in the “People’s Choice” cat- Scout Troop 1054; North

egory were 11-year-old Keely and 9-year-old Tessa Salem Bridle Trails Asso-

of the Aparicio family (blue and white ornaments ciation; and Goldens Bridge

and sparkly snow akes). Coming in second was the Hounds.

Bridges family (a deconstructed Elf on the Shelf ); To see what all the talented

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Arrested development APAR

TRACY was going to happen. I think if they are Next I remembered that I’d burnt the FROM PAGE 7
BECKERMAN going to arrest you they come to your steaks on the grill last night. Again, I
door unannounced, with a warrant, and didn’t actually break any laws but I think Westerners hog all the fun.) Coming in at number 3 on
Apparently there is a warrant out then they cu you and take you in. And my family was pretty unhappy about the sin-o-meter is… St. Louis. Who knew? Now we do. As
for my arrest. nobody wishes you a nice day. Out of having charred hockey pucks for dinner. nobody needs to tell us, New York also is no slouch when it
I’m not sure exactly what it curiosity, I checked with a friend who comes to sin, weighing in at a wayward number 10.
is that I did wrong but according to the was a former police o cer about this Finally, I remembered that I had
voicemail I got, I had 24 hours to call and he said he’d never called anyone made my own parking spot at the PARAGONS OF PURITY
a certain phone number or the local before he arrested them, but he did slam supermarket when I was buying the Meanwhile, back on the side of the angels, namely
police were going to come arrest me. the bars behind a really bad guy, laugh, meat I would burn at dinner because
and wish him a nice day. But I don’t there were no actual spots available. “Least Sinful Cities,”are such paragons of purity as Pearl
en the voice on the other end of think he meant it. City, Hawaii, and South Burlington, Vermont.
the line wished me a nice day. is time I think I did actually break
It occurred to me that calling you and the law. I wondered if someone had What was the criteria for that category? With the seven
I don’t know how you’re supposed to telling you you’re going to be arrested is, reported me for wanton parking space deadly sins as a guide, WalletHub measured such vices as
have a nice day when someone tells you consumption. Was that a real thing? hate crimes and hate groups per capita, thefts per 1,000
you’re about to go to jail, but I gured a) kind of a tip o that you’re going Was this something that could actually residents, fast-food places per capita, share of adults with
they were just trying to be polite. to get arrested and, get me arrested? I started to break out gambling disorder, teen birth rate, tanning salons per capita,
in a sweat. en I thought for a minute share of adults not exercising… you get the idea.
Although I was pretty sure this was b) the kind of news that would make more and decided at most, I might get a
some kind of phishing scam since they most sane people immediately buy a parking ticket for parking in a not-a- IN OTHER AREAS OF INTEREST…
never mentioned my name or what it plane ticket to Cuba. Since the number parking spot and that it probably would North Las Vegas earns the dubious distinction of
was that I’d done, I thought I’d check of arrests would probably dip dramati- not lead to me being arrested.
with my friends to see if they had cally if the alleged criminal got a fore- topping the “Worst Cities for an Active Lifestyle”(with
received the same phone call. warning that the police were coming for Con dent that the whole thing was a Honolulu ranked as the best city for an “Active Lifestyle”).
him, I nally and de nitively decided bunch of baloney, I deleted the voice-
ey had not. this whole thing must be a scam. mail. Scottsdale, Arizona, is the best city for “Keeping Resolu-
So, either I was just the rst of my tions,”while the worst is Gulfport, Mississippi.
friends to get in on this scam, or there Still, on the o -o chance that this en I went and put the cap back on
really was a warrant out for my arrest. might be a real thing, I thought I should the toothpaste, just to be sure. Austin,Texas, is best among “Large College Cities,”
Still, I was pretty sure that if the police consider all the things I’d done that Irvine, California, is tops for “Midsize College Cities”and
wanted to arrest you, they wouldn’t have might get me in trouble. Tracy Beckerman is embarking on a new Ann Arbor, Michigan, is best for “Small College Cities”
some lady call you and let you know it adventure as an empty nester! Now,
First I recalled I had left the top o instead of being “Lost in Suburbia,” In its ranking of “Cities for Singles,”WalletHub declares
the toothpaste that morning AND she is “Lost in Midlife.” Life is just as Madison, Wisconsin, the best and Glendale, California, the
squeezed from the middle. It was pos- funny… but with a lot less laundry. worst.
sible my husband had called this infrac- For more midlife humor, you can follow
tion into the police although I’m pretty her on Facebook at facebook.com/ “Cities that Need the Most Initial Vaccinations Against
sure while annoying, I didn’t break any LostinsuburbiaFanPage. COVID-19”are Detroit and Cleveland, while four Califor-
actual laws. nia cities—Irvine, Fremont, San Francisco, San Jose -- need
the least initial vaccinations.

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Page 12 – North Salem News OPINION Thursday, January 21, 2021

MARTORANO to the power of reason. to get into a proper relationship asserted, “Credo ut intelligam” (I increasingly incomprehensible
Like my friend, Pat, the with God. believe in order to understand). universe is a willingness to accept
FROM PAGE 6 Like those who put Socrates to feckless, unsubstantiated ideas. In
Western intellectual tradition is In seeking a comprehensive death, he claimed that revealed these instances, the idea itself be-
with its cultural and familial tra- very much caught between two view of the world, we are met truth could not be subject to comes identi ed with the person
ditions. Within this context, most powerful strains of thought: our with a fork in the road. Despite doubt. One of my favorite think- for a variety of reasons other than
of us, from an early age, are taught philosophical tradition of rational our e orts to marry these two rich ers, Peter Abelard, demurred, its inherent worth. Inevitably, by
to digest a whole host of “beliefs” thinking (Socrates, Plato, and traditions, in the nal analysis, we demanding that doubt be a so doing, we fail to understand
without question or evidentiary Aristotle, to name just a few) and must choose one path or the other. prerequisite to discovering “the or appreciate other moral values,
requirements. When it comes to our religious heritage. Indeed, our When faced with this choice, truth.” Sadly, his argument was ethnic customs, religious be-
religion, many of us gladly acqui- culture is richer because of the philosophers generally choose the not the favored position during liefs, or reasoned objections. All
esce. Unfortunately, in the secular countless ideas inherited from our company of Socrates. I certainly his lifetime (1079-1142). growth, insight, understanding,
realm, history teaches us that our two ancestral worlds—the Greco- do. at is not to discount the and imagination are lost. In an
propensity to accept “facts”on Roman and the Judaic traditions transforming power and virtue of To truly evaluate our search individual this is extremely sad; in
blind faith can be easily exploited have mostly been harmonized to religious belief but in my view, the for the truth, which I believe is a a culture, it is catastrophic.
by Machiavellian politicians who create a coherent worldview. But, value of courageous inquiry as condition precedent to human-
seek to promote false, self-serving despite these valiant e orts, from well as the personal and societal kind’s survival, it is critical that Perhaps we must endeavor to
claims. A perfect example of an time to time, their basic incompat- outgrowth of such an exercise, we examine the very nature of nd a solution that makes sense
iniquitous misuse of blind faith ibility becomes apparent. carry far greater hope for human- our own thinking. How is it that for our lives much like what my
is the relatively recent QAnon kind. we acquire and hold on to ideas? friend Pat nally did. One of
phenomenon. e entire basis of philosophy, Each idea may be inherited, her favorite thinkers, Paul Til-
and science for that matter, is an Many great philosophers derived from authority, or freely lich, put it this way: “Every act of
Philosophy. Philosophy is re- adherence to a reasoned inquiry would disagree. Saint Augustine, chosen. We think about the idea, faith involves risk, and all risk is
lated to mythology in that it seeks into the nature of the world. By who melded Plato with church identify with it, invest ourselves accompanied by doubt…if doubt
to provide a comprehensive, big contrast, the Judeo-Christian teachings, insisted that: “Fides in it, condition ourselves with it appears, it should not be consid-
picture view of reality. It resembles commitment (and Eastern reli- proecedit intellectum” (faith must and nd ways to apply it. Belief ered a negation of faith, but as an
religion in that it provides reason gions as well) has been to religious exist in order to understand). is the psychic manner by which element which was always and
to support its claims. How- beliefs that lie beyond the reach of His point was that revealed truth we make the ideas work for us; it will always be present in the act of
ever, philosophers never appeal to human understanding. Accord- must be rst accepted and only is the process by which we make faith.”In her nal acts of survival,
divine revelation or to tradition ing to this tradition, our approach then can we interpret everything ideas “true.” Pat not only came to understand
to establish the veracity of their should not be to understand what else. Joining this chorus was this, but to fully live this as well!
theories; instead, they appeal solely is not understandable but rather Saint Anselm of Canterbuy who I fear that our response to an

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Page 13 – North Salem News Sports Thursday, January 21, 2021

The shape of things to come

Mahopac’s Kavana recognized for Brooklyn Nets design work

BY BRIAN MARSCHHAUSER in my career, though I saw my- Jessie Kavana main court last year as a personal PHOTO: SPORTS BUSINESS JOURNAL
SPORTS EDITOR self more as a marketer. What favorite. It was a project that was
I learned in my rst internship love. I could go from developing truly a team e ort and one that been my dream job, if I’m being
With the addition of superstars out of college was that I enjoyed the look and feel of our season- we were able to get really creative perfectly honest. I can recall be-
Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, and designing way more than I en- long marketing campaign, to a with (it is the rst court in the ing an eighth grader and joking
James Harden, not only did the joyed marketing, and the rest visual for our Instagram feed, to NBA to implement a gray tone, with friends that I wanted to
Brooklyn Nets become instant was history! helping pick out paint swatches to connect back with Brooklyn’s work in marketing for an NBA
NBA title contenders, they’ve for our court, all in one day. industrial roots). It’s still pretty team someday, before I even re-
become one of the most-watched You obviously worked hard surreal to work on something of alized that this was a possible
teams in the league. More than to get to where are. So, how What is a design of which that scale and signi cance to the career path. It’s a hustle, without
half of the team’s 37 games in the much does something like the you are particularly proud? team’s identity. a doubt, but there’s nothing like
“New Voices Under 30” honor being in a packed arena of excit-
rst half of the 2020-21 season mean to you? Having been with the team Lastly, is working for an ed fans, and knowing that you’re
are scheduled to be broadcast to for almost ve years, there have NBA team as cool as it sounds? a part of creating an incredible
national audiences. Something that’s very com- been many big wins for our experience for your fans. at’s
mon in the sports industry is re- creative group that we’re all so is type of role has always what it’s all about!
As the Nets have their hands locating; there are only so many proud of, though I’d have to
full trying to live up to the hype, opportunities in sports in a given highlight the design of the Nets
it will be Jessie Kavana’s job to city. Because of that I found my-
make sure they look good do- self moving cross-country mul-
ing it. Kavana, a 2009 Mahopac tiple times, taking jobs wherever
High School graduate, is a se- I needed to in order to further
nior graphic designer with the my career— rst to Kentucky,
team. then to Phoenix to work for the
Suns, then to Connecticut to
After Mahopac, where she work for ESPN, before settling
scored 1,000 points as a member here at the Brooklyn Nets. Being
of the varsity basketball team, away from home in a brand-new
she continued her athletic and city, alone, is scary yet exciting,
academic careers at Skidmore but there were times where it re-
College. She has since worked ally hit me what a sacri ce that
graphic designing jobs at West was. Sports is also a 24/7 busi-
Point, IMG, and the NBA’s ness—players get traded, big
Phoenix Suns before coming to news drops, and depending on
Brooklyn in 2016. your role, you have to be ready
to react at a moment’s notice. It’s
e Sports Business Journal really a grind, and I’ve poured so
recently selected Kavana as one much into honing my craft as a
of its “New Voices Under 30.” designer over the years to get to
this point. To be recognized for
e purpose of the program was that hard work and sacri ce and
to “identify young, diverse, and to be named alongside so much
impactful leaders, entrepreneurs, talent in the industry is some-
risk-takes, and disrupters who thing I’m truly proud of and
are reimagining the sports expe- humbled by.
rience the way business is done.”
I’m sure it’s di cult to list
Kavana spoke with North Sa- all of your responsibilities, but
lem News about her career so far. what is your title and your day-
to-day role with the Brooklyn
How did you get into Nets? What are some of the
graphic designing? Was this an projects you lead or things
interest of yours from a young you design (courts, uniforms,
age? shoes, etc.)?

I was always into art grow- At the Nets, I work on our
ing up, and early on I knew that creative team as senior designer,
I liked it and had some talent and we handle all of the visu-
in that area. I don’t necessar- als related to the marketing of
ily have memories of it but my the team. Taking into account
mom would tell you that I used the goals of the marketing de-
to color in the “o’s” in the body partment and the business as a
copy of the newspaper! I’d al- whole, we develop creative for
ways been detail-oriented in our social/digital channels, in-
that sense. In high school I got arena signage, merchandise, and
really into drawing - portraits of in-market digital and print ad-
athletes I admired, cartoon char- vertising, to name a few of our
acters I liked, and gra ti letter- main responsibilities. Our team
ing of my name and my friends’ also handles designing the bas-
names. I took a graphic design ketball court and collaborates
course at Mahopac High School with Nike on uniform design
my senior year (shoutout to Mr. and overall identity. It’s some-
Mohammed!) and loved it, and thing di erent every day, which I
that’s where it all started. Studio
art ended up being my minor in
college and I planned on using it

Page 14 – North Salem News LEISURE Thursday, January 21, 2021

CLUES ACROSS 28. Partner to cheese 52. Assets under 15. Equal (prefix)
1. Ancient kingdom near 30. One point north of due management (abbr.) 17. Hosts film festival
Dead Sea east 53. Nostrils 18. Tattered piece of
5. 2014 Winter Olympics host 31. Round Dutch cheese 55. Moved quickly clothing
10. Soft fabric 33. Be in awe of 56. Thai isthmus 21. Rich desserts
12. Covered in flowers 35. Christmas song 57. TV personality Roker 23. Unique motor (abbr.)
14. Works at a college or 37. Emits coherent radiation 58. Honors anew 24. Disfigure
university 38. Something that is 63. Rags 27. Chemical substance
16. Keeps us cool comparable to another 65. One who obtains 29. Slang for famous
18. Corpuscle count (abbr.) 40. Monetary unit pleasure from inflicting pain person
19. Similar 41. The cutting part of a drill or others 32. Department of Labor
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