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Cell tower: Out of one
neighborhood, into another

Residents angered by
out-of-court settlement

BY BOB DUMAS Homeland then led an Article 78 PHOTO: BOB DUMAS
EDITOR lawsuit against the town, seeking to
have the Planning Board’s decision In memory of the chief
While residents in a Croton Falls overturned.
Road neighborhood have been cel- On Saturday, Aug. 1, the Mahopac Falls Volunteer Fire Department held a memorial
ebrating the Planning Board’s decision Councilman Frank Lombardi said a service and tribute for former chief Scott Weber, who passed away unexpectedly on July 14.
earlier this year not to approve the con- federal judge urged the two parties to Family members, friends, co-workers and rst responders from neighboring departments
struction of a cell tower in their vicinity, came to pay their respects. Here, the MFVFD color guard and re ghters from Mahopac
residents on Walton Drive and other nd a compromise before the case came Falls and visiting departments salute the fallen chief. For more photos of the memorial, see
roads adjacent to the Maple Hill Es- to court. the centerspread on pages 12 and 13.
tates housing development are decrying
the decision to move the project there. “Our hands are tied by federal stat-
ute,” he said. “It’s unfortunate that mu-
e decision to move the tower to nicipalities don’t have much say. It’s ex-
Maple Hill was the result of an out-of- tremely limited. When it got to federal
court settlement between the town of court, the judge said, get this resolved.”
Carmel and Homeland Towers.
Lombardi said if the case had gone to
Danbury-based Homeland Towers, court, the town would have likely lost.
in conjunction with Verizon Wireless,
had sought to build a cell tower in the “We would have incurred expenses
Croton Falls Road neighborhood, but from discovery and depositions, and it
residents there rallied, hired an attorney, could have cost us as much as $500,000
and fought hard against the proposal. to $600,000. And we were advised by
Despite their underdog status—the counsel the likelihood of success would
Federal Telecommunications Act of be minimal at best.”
1996 considers wireless carriers a util-
ity and gives local municipalities very So, as part of the settlement agree-
little leeway regarding tower construc- ment, the 140-foot cell tower was
tion—the residents prevailed when the moved to Maple Hill Estates,where the
Planning Board denied Homeland’s homeowners’association there approved
site plan application. the project. e HOA will receive lease
money from the wireless carrier and the
town will receive a stipend as well.

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16 MAHOPAC HISTORY

8 Remembering
18 Osceola Archer.

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Remembering Osceola Archer

Mahopac summer stock director was equity advocate

When the summer days and right in the heart of the theatre

nights of New York City grew too district.

hot for Broadway shows, Osceola She taught at the Studio e-

Archer could be found directing atre school of drama, part of the

summer stock theatre at the Put- American Negro eatre (ANT),

nam County Playhouse on Cro- from 1940 to 1949 and some of

ton Falls Road in Mahopac. her students included Sidney

Her birth name was Osceola Poitier, Ossie Davis, and other

Marie McCarthy and her mar- up-and-coming stars. Around

ried name Adams, but she was this same time, from 1946 to

known in her professional career 1956, she collaborated with Jill

as Osceola Archer. Today, she Miller of the Putnam County

is best remembered for being a Playhouse, regionally popular

pioneer as an African American for its part in the “straw hat cir-

woman involved in directing, act- cuit.” Archer directed and acted IMAGE COURTESY OF PETER BRUENN

ing and as a noted teacher of dra- in over 24 productions including A cartoon drawing of the playhouse from a
magazine clipping in Jill Miller’s Scrapbook
matic arts. e Putnam County Tennessee Williams’ “ e Glass
PHOTO COURTESY OF PETER BRUENN
Playhouse was her summer home Menagerie,” which received rave

for nearly a decade. reviews. In 1948, Archer direct-

Archer was educated at the Al- ed the production of Katherine

bany Normal School in Georgia Garrison Chapin’s play “So-

and attended Howard University journer Truth” at the ANT with

where she was a member of the an integrated cast that featured

Howard Players and, according Miller and a relative newcomer,

to the book “American Women Harold Belafonte, another one of PHOTO COURTESY
Stage Directors of the Twenti- her ANT students. OF CLIFF MCCARTHY
eth Century” by Anne Fliotsos
and Wendy Vierow, made her In the recent past, author and Osceola Archer
genealogist Cli McCarthy con-

stage debut as Pauline in Edward nected with the Putnam County

Bulwer Lytton’s play “ e Lady Historian’s O ce to research the

of Lyons,” in 1913. at year she Putnam County Playhouse Col-

also became a founding member lection that was donated by Peter

of the Delta Sigma eta So- Bruenn, son of Jill Miller’s hus-

rority, one of the nation’s largest band, Laurie (Laurence).

black fraternal organizations. Ar- McCarthy, a Massachusetts

cher was one of 22 founders who resident, discovered his relation Osceola Archer on

marched in the 1913 Women’s to Osceola when he connected stage, far right, in
“The Arbitration” at
Su rage Parade in Washington, with her son Charles in 1994. Al- the Putnam County
D.C. alongside honorary sorority though they never met in person, Playhouse in 1947.
member Mary Church Terrell, a the two were able to determine

founder of the NAACP and an that they were cousins, Charles’ PHOTO COURTESY OF
CLIFF MCCARTHY
activist for women’s rights. grandfather and Cli ’s great-

Osceola married Dr. Numa P. grandfather were brothers.

G. Adams, the rst black dean of “My grandfather had passed

Howard University, and they had as a white man after his time in

one son, Charles. the Navy and never looked back,”

She continued her studies at McCarthy said.

the Master School of Design Charles died in 2000 with no

while she lived in Chicago. Later, heirs. He left his estate to his

she attended New York Universi- church and some of Osceola’s

ty and by 1936, is said to have re- materials went to the Delta Sig-

ceived a Master of Drama degree. ma eta sorority. e remainder

At this time, she took the stage of boxes of family papers and

name Osceola Archer. According memorabilia went to McCarthy,

to Fliotsos and Vierow, Archer who was deemed “next of kin.”

was of African, European, and Included in these boxes were

Indian descent and her lighter images of Osceola acting on stage

skin sometimes made it di cult at the Putnam County Playhouse

for her to get cast. and something else very special.

Archer’s husband died in 1940 “Way down at the bottom of

and she found her way back into a box, I found a small framed

theatre life in New York City. portrait of a woman I didn’t rec-

She was active in Actors Equity ognize,” McCarthy said. “When

promoting equal opportunity I opened the frame, I found the

for Blacks and other minorities. name of Charles’ great-grand-

During World War II, she was mother, Matilda, the enslaved

on the executive committee of woman who was our common

the Stage Door Canteen with the ancestor.”

American eatre Wing, where

servicemen could enjoy dancing, Article courtesy of Putnam County

entertainment, food, and non- Historian’s O ce & Archives Outside the Putnam County Playhouse

alcoholic drinks free of charge,

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Mahopac schools likely to adopt
hybrid schedule this fall

Will combine in-person and remote learning

BY BOB DUMAS All New York State school dis- health and safety requirement,”the Cohort will engage in distance families that are undecided or un-
EDITOR tricts were required to submit three superintendent said. learning. Speci c scheduling deci- certain whether their child should
plans for reopening: 100 percent sions re ecting cohort assignments participate in in-person learning,”
e Mahopac School District in-person learning, a hybrid, and A CLOSER LOOK ATTHE will be communicated to families DiCarlo added. “A form allowing
announced last week that when 100 percent distance learning with HYBRID SCHEDULE prior to the fall opening. parents to opt-out of in-person
schools open in September they enhancements. instruction was sent to all families
will likely employ a hybrid sched- • For the vast majority of stu- • For high-need students with this week.”
ule that combines both in-person “ ese plans have been designed dents, the hybrid schedule will disabilities who receive extensive
and distance learning. with exibility which will enable cluster students into two cohorts: services, daily in-person services TRANSPORTATION
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“Our hybrid learning schedule based on current health condi- e Blue Cohort and the Gold uling decisions re ecting this will
limits the number of students in tions,” DiCarlo said. “We antici- Cohort. On Blue designated days, be sent to families prior to the fall be required to wear masks upon
the building at one time, allowing pate the governor’s nal decisions students in the Blue Cohort will opening. arrival at the bus stop and for
us to adhere to health and safety on school district reopening plans be present on-site, in school, for the duration of the bus run. ey
guidelines,” said school Superin- on or around Aug. 7.” instruction while students in the • For English Language Learn- will be physically distanced to
tendent Anthony DiCarlo in a Gold Cohort will engage in re- ers who are most at-risk, to the the greatest extent possible while
message to district parents. “ e With the hybrid plan students mote/distance learning viewing greatest extent possible the dis- on the bus. More details will be
hybrid schedule emphasizes our will be learning ve days a week, the live stream of the teacher from trict will be provided with daily provided as the rst day of school
teachers interacting with students, whether in person or remotely. a district-provided Chromebook in-person instruction, within the approaches from the Transporta-
both in-person and remotely, in with access to Google Classroom. classroom. Speci c scheduling de- tion Department and in the Re-
real-time and has a strong synchro- “We have learned a great deal On Gold designated days, students cisions re ecting this will be com- opening Plan.
nous (live) learning component.” from the spring and have used in the Gold Cohort will be present municated to families prior to the
this information to strengthen our on-site and students in the Blue fall opening. DiCarlo said the Reopening and
remote instruction as well as our Mitigation Plan re ects several
“We understand the childcare months of working with Putnam-
issues associated with the hybrid Northern Westchester BOCES,
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to receive schedules and the cohort be the district’s guide throughout
groups on or about Aug. 14. the 2020-21 school year.

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LETTERS

Trail walkers beware My quadriceps and calves will is is about Potters Road my care—especially the petunias what happened. Patrolman San-

be so huge that I wish this pan- Garden located at the corner that were always showy and in dy Crecco came within half an

To the editor, demic came long ago. I mean it’s of Route 6N and Potters Road. full bloom. hour. It was 8:30 at night before

is afternoon, I have decided one thing to pose and prance at I take care of this civic garden Although I knew this might be I had decided to report it. When

to join the professional thrill- the gym, but this, this is a whole for the Lake Mahopac Garden viewed as a minor problem to the he heard my story, instead of be-

seekers and purchase a tness new audience, not accustomed to Club. Every other day, for the Carmel Police Department—not ing all business and simply tak-

bike, mostly to make getting on such athletic prowess. past month, I’ve watered and even rising to the level of report- ing down the details, Crecco was

the scale every morning a little And the more the merrier; a fed those owers to keep them ing it—I did. is is a civic gar- very sympathetic to my feelings,

less painful. But I also want to half-dozen or so of tooling down alive, and I’ve taken pleasure in den; it belongs to the town, and I SEE LETTERS PAGE 14

feel the adrenaline as I carelessly the trail, soon it’ll becomes a con- watching them ourish under thought they should be aware of

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e tooth shall set you free

varieties to choose from, he of receive and return that makes of an Acacia tree. Sounds deli- “We don’t have a yak,” he
it feel like I’m living in an Ama- cious, doesn’t it? said.
had been rendered stupe ed zon ful llment center.
ere, now you know more “ at’s because we never had
TRACY by toothpaste overload. It Such was the case recently about the history of toothpaste the right toothpaste for one,” I
BECKERMAN was possible he might need when he wanted to buy a new than you ever thought you’d replied.
a toothpaste intervention, or toothpaste. need.
He sighed. You’re not help-
at the very least, toothpaste Of course, I realize there are a For tomorrow’s lesson, we will ing.”
million varieties of toothpaste on learn about the ancient forms of
therapy when all this was the market and it can take you toilet paper. “Here, give me your com-
a few minutes to weed through puter,” I said, reaching for his
said and done. all of them. But it would seem But back here in the present, laptop.
to me that if you basically know my husband was still having
“Do I want sensi- is was one of the big what you want, how hard could a really hard time picking out “OK, you like paste, not gel.
tive teeth or it be to pick one? toothpaste. You don’t want a whitening for-
regular tooth- di erences between us. mula because you have veneers.
paste?” my When I decide to buy some- I, for one, am a gel girl. I “Do I want a whitening You do want cavity-protection
thing, I can usually make up prefer gel over paste. I know this formula with baking soda or a and you like your toothpaste
my mind what I want pretty about myself so I would never charcoal toothpaste to brighten minty fresh. You can get either
select a paste over a gel unless my teeth? this one or this one,” I said
husband asked as he shopped quickly, or at least, in this mil- there were no other options. I triumphantly, handing him the
consider myself lucky to have “If you get a charcoal formula, computer back with two options
online to pre-order his tooth- lennium. this choice. In the past, there we can also use it to light the highlighted.
was only paste, and it wasn’t a grill,” I said.
paste from the drugstore. My husband is another story. nice minty paste that whitened “How do you do that?” he
and brightened, either. Ancient “I don’t think it works that said.
“Are your teeth sensitive?” I It can take him days… weeks… Egyptians used a paste made of way, honey,” he said.
soot, water, and the hardened sap “It’s gift,” I replied. “So, are
said. months of research to decide “Have you ever tried?” we done?”
“No.”
“I don’t know,” he said. what kind of whatever it is that “Well then, you don’t know.” “Yes, I think so.”
He shook his head and “Great,” I said. “Now tell me
“Well, let me insult them he wants, and even then, after continued. what kind of wife you want
“Do I want anti-cavity, anti- because if we have to ever do
and see if they take o ense,” I he picks one, will immediately plaque, anti-gingivitis, and anti- this again, I’m leaving.”
halitosis, or do I want one that
replied. have buyer’s remorse. Some is made in the Himalayas and is You can follow Tracy on
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the Himalayas so you can use it sign up for her newsletter at
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My husband had hit a his breath about it for a while.

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way that didn’t motivate them to continue
Loving Grandma 2 learning about it.
Dear Loving Grandma 2,
3. If the topic was above their heads
I assume that you’ve already introduced when it was introduced to them, like
them to a variety of topics in the area of most adults, they most likely wouldn’t say,
science from the minute they were born. “I don’t understand what you’re talking
You probably did simple science experi-
ments with them as toddlers where they SEE DR. LINDA PAGE 14
needed to wear goggles.

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Mahopac Falls FD pays

The flag On Saturday, Aug. 1, the M
at the fire Department held a nal alar
station is of life for life member and
lowered to passed away unexpectedly on
half-staff in
tribute to His family, area re depar
Chief Weber. past and present, were in atte

Family Chief Weber joined MFV
members late ’90s he started his rise th
embrace after joined those 35 members befo
the ceremony. October of the department’s
position until 2014.
The MFVFD and visiting firemen salute the fallen chief.
Attendees visit “Scottie started us o on o
the memorial stone,” said Hans Schweizer,
that the fire “Scottie was a truck guy. He
department apparatus. He was a mentor
created to ‘kids’, as we a ectionately r
honor Chief members.
Weber.
“He had the rare ability to
Family members, friends, co-workers and visiting first responders took tinued. “I had the privilege to
part in the memorial service. ing his term and the cooper
of leadership in the departm
in moving us into our next ch
munity. He was a good friend
his humor and our daily back
entertaining when we were

e members pitched in an u
make this day possible and d
our guy.”

MVFD thanked the mem
FD; Carmel FD; the Yorkt
Weber had been employed; W
Mahopac School District m
helping to render honors wor

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weizer said. “Scott believed in
Serve,’ and practiced it daily.
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s tribute to fallen chief Hans
Schweizer,
Mahopac Falls Volunteer Fire president of
rm ceremony and celebration the MFVFD,
delivers the
ex-chief Scott Weber, who
n July 14. eulogy.
rtments, and coworkers from
endance.
VFD in January 1993. In the
hrough the ranks. In 2012 he
ore him by becoming chief in

75th year and served in that

our journey to the next mile-
president of the department.
e understood the job and the
to his junior o cers and our
refer to our newer, younger

o teach well,” Schweizer con-
o be serving as president dur-
ration between the branches
ment was a tremendous help
hapter of service to the com-
d and a good member. I’ll miss
k and forth. It was particularly

running the place together.
unprecedented fashion to help
deliver a proper send o for

mbers of Vista FD; Mahopac
town School District, where
Westchester Tractor; and the
maintenance department for
rthy of a chief.
ank the Weber family,” Sch-
n our motto, ‘With Pride We
. His loss leaves a void in the
nity we serve.”

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DR. LINDA cognitive level. Here’s some sug- works and who invented it.
gestions. • Go online and follow
FROM PAGE 11
• If they have a pet, go online weather maps to learn about
about.” ey would simply walk and look for information that how meteorologists predict the
away and try to avoid the topic would enhance the pet’s life. weather. ey may nd out that
the next time it was brought up. If they don’t have a pet, maybe their predictions match the
give them one (with parents’ weather forecasts or are even
At this point, except for basic permission of course). better.
life sciences, you can probably
sit back, relax, and wait until • At night, explore the sky • Look up information and
they’re in high school where looking for constellations, plan- gure out how much money
they’ll be introduced to earth ets or guring out what phase their parents (and they) would
science, biology, chemistry and the moon is at. (A little math save if their family used solar
physics. At that point they may plays in here, too.) power.
be mature enough to take an • Go online and look for
interest in some eld of sci- • Create a grid to count your activities to do with an 11- and
ence—or not. You may have to intake of calories compared to 13-year-old focusing on plants,
wait until they’re in college. If the calories you use every day. re, electricity, gravity, the hu-
they don’t fall in love with one Go online and look for an app man body, etc.
of the sciences during college, that will help. Just as we are making history
you may have to accept the every day, we’re living science
fact that they will learn basic • Set up a day, two days or every day. We don’t have to love
information about the various even a week, and keep track of to learn about science—science
sciences and hopefully become every time you used water from is part of our lives every day…as
knowledgeable enough, but may washing dishes, to brushing we live and breathe.
choose to major in law, econom- teeth, to ushing the toilet, to
ics or history. drinking a glass of water. Talk Dr. Linda
about the fact that life can’t exist P.S. And parents, if your child
In the meantime, if you still without water. And if they really will be home for a while during
want to try to gain their inter- get into it, ask the question, the pandemic, doing things with
est without teaching them, let “What is water?” your kids like the above will
them experience science at their assist them in connecting the
• Next time, you’re on a cell dots between what they’re see-
phone ask who knows how it ing online. Making what they’re
learning connect with what they
There is no better place already know and are interested
in is the best thing you can do
to go than for them. Talk with them. Ask
them to do simple math calcula-
tions for you. Have them cook
with you. Give them ownership
over caring for a plant.

SCHNEIDER Dr. Linda is co-author of “Why
FINANCIAL Bad Grades Happen to Good
Kids” and director of Strong
Learning Tutoring and Test Prep.
Send your questions to Linda@
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LETTERS
FROM PAGE 9
GROUP
and he listened. He understood
for professional, sound advice how I saw it—the meanness of
destroying something beautiful
on your business or personal that was planted there for any-
one who passed in their car to
tax and financial situation enjoy, and it was obvious that he
realized how much it had upset
me that a person would wan-
tonly destroy it. I thanked him
when he left, but I wanted oth-
ers to know how lucky we are to
have him on the force.

I still wonder at the singular
meanness of this act—pulling up
the most beautiful plants in the
garden, and not touching the rest
of them. I can’t get it out of my
head.

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OBITUARIES

Scott Weber 2013. brother Gus Boniello; and sisters Fishkill Senior Center where she many cousins, especially Ann and

Scott M. Weber, a lifelong resi- Memorial services will be held Jill Pielli and Louise Dring. He made many friends. She was a pa- Bob Gomez and Binnie and Fran

dent of Mahopac, passed away at a later date. was predeceased by his siblings rishioner at St. Columba Church Montella; her nieces and neph-

suddenly on July 14, at the age of Angelo Boniello John Boniello and Louis Boniello. in Hopewell Junction where she ews; and many close friends, es-
47. A funeral service was held, July was active the St. Vincent de Paul pecially Pat Kelly and other close

He was born on Sept.12, 1972 15 at St. John Church with inter- Food Pantry. She enjoyed play- friends from her childhood.

in Tarrytown, N.Y., the son of Angelo Boniello, formerly of ment at Ballard-Barrett Cemetery ing cards and while living in the In addition to her parents, she

Robert and Diane (Walzer) We- Mahopac, passed away Friday, July in Mahopac Falls. Villages, she participated in many was also predeceased by her hus-

ber. Scott worked for the York- 3 at the age of 86. Barbara Ann drum circles. band, Donald Shepley; her hus-
town Central School District in He was born in Granite
Barbara is survived by her band, Wendell Burgess; her sons,

the operations and maintenance Springs, N.Y., the son of Rosina Knoeppel daughters, Debby Ann Shepley Donald Shepley, Ronald Shepley,
department. He was a life mem- and Gaetano Boniello. of Wappingers Falls, Hedy Ann and Joseph “Jody’ Shepley; her

ber of the Mahopac Falls Volun- Angelo loved spending time Barbara Ann Knoeppel, 87, Shepley of Croton, and Ann grandson, Ricky DeVanzo; her

teer Fire Department and a past with his family and days at the died on June 12 at the Pines at DeVanzo and her husband Rick brother, Frederick Knoeppel; her

chief.Scott was an outdoor enthu- lake with his friends. Poughkeepsie. She previously of Hopewell Junction; her daugh- sister-in-law and loving friend,

siast and loved to go hunting and He was married to his beloved lived in \Mahopac, Yonkers and ter-in-law, Hilvania Shepley; her Eleanor Zimmerman; and her

four-wheeling. wife Jean Boniello for 58 years.He the Villages, Fla. She also traveled grandchildren and their spouses, brother-law, Joseph Shepley.

Scott is survived by his father, served the U.S. Army from 1956 frequently to South Carolina. Stephanie and Vinny Gammone, Because she was an advocate for

Robert, and step-mother, Mary to 1958. He is survived by his son Born on Dec. 9, 1932 in Yon- Tyrin Shepley and Carlos Rojos, the homeless, donations may be

Anne; his sister, Laurie Cervantes, Angelo, Jr. and his wife Patti; his kers, she was the daughter of the Emily and Louis Negri, Tarissa made to the St. Vincent de Paul

her husband ,Wil and their chil- daughter Penny Blennis and her late Harold and Helen (Drohan) Shepley, and Susan Miller and Food Pantry.

dren Gavin, Olivia, and Ava; step- husband Walter; his daughter Jo- Knoeppel. She was employed as a her husband Scott; her great- A Celebration of Life will be

brother, Dennis Gallagher; and Ann Levins; his grandchildren quality assurance director for the grandchildren, Juliana and An- held at a later time due to current

long-time girlfriend and partner, Amanda, Lisa, Angelo III, Vinny, New Rochelle Nursing home un- thony Gammone and Evelyn Ne- pandemic restrictions. Arrange-

Nicole Robinson. He was prede- Kayla, Cody, and Nicholas; great til her retirement. gri; her sister, Christine Raitano; ments are under the direction of

ceased by his mother, Diane in grandchildren Eddie and Ellie; Barbara was active with the East her sister-in-law, Helen Shepley; the McHoul Funeral Home, Inc.

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Ryan Dugan

FILE PHOTO/ROB DIANTONIO Joe Harney

FOOTBALL FILE PHOTO/BILL KENNEDY

Mahopac alum share keys to success

Five former Indians under Coach DeMatteo have played in college

BY BRIAN MARSCHHAUSER hopac Central School District o ers to all college? What is most important for them players, helping us further our understand-

SPORTS EDITOR our kids,” DeMatteo said. “I think they all to understand? ing of the game and making the transition

have a chance for success; not just at the col- For young athletes, I would say that prep- to the next level easier.

When it comes to providing student-ath- legiate level, but later in life. aration is key. If you want to play college What was the biggest adjustment you’ve

letes with opportunities to succeed, coaches “It’s not about getting an opportunity to football you need to put the time and e ort had to make?

can only do so much. Ultimately, it’s up to play at the next level, it’s about earning it,” into the weight room as well as on the eld Personally, the biggest di erence at the

the players to take advantage of the chances the coach added. drills in order to be the best possible version next level is the speed and physicality. Ev-

they are given. of yourself.I would also say that college foot- ery player on the eld was one of the best

In the eyes of varsity football coach, Dom ROBERT ALLEVA ball has been a great experience where I have athletes from their high school. You have to

DeMatteo, at least ve of his former play- O ensive Line, Class of 2018, Fairleigh met some of my best friends and learned think and react much faster.

ers did just that while under his tutelage Dickinson University (Division III) some very valuable lessons. If you want to What would you tell younger athletes

at Mahopac High School. Robert Alleva, How did playing at Mahopac prepare play college football, de nitely go for it. And who might have aspirations of playing in

Ryan Dugan, Reahl Allen, Joe Harney and you for the next level? if you work hard, you can de nitely achieve college? What is most important for them

Anthony Perricone have gone on to play Coach DeMatteo did a great job at pre- your goals. to understand?

college football. Billy Reilly, from the Class paring me for the next level. He ran a great Playing at the next level is a big commit-

of 2020, has also committed to play at Pace camp that is very similar to the college camp RYAN DUGAN ment and will take up a lot of your weekly

University. that I attend today.Coach D also got us used Class of 2018, Western Connecticut State schedule.With that, you develop great time-

“ ese are motivated kids who took ad- to watching a lot of lm as well, which is a University (Division III) management skills and become very dis-

vantage of all the opportunities the Ma- huge part of improving personal technique How did playing at Mahopac prepare ciplined. I recommend playing at the next

as well as scouting opponents. Lastly, the you for the next level? level to anyone who is passionate about the

weight room program at Mahopac has done Playing for Mahopac and Coach DeMat- game.

a great job of preparing me for college work- teo prepared me mentally for the next level.

outs. Lifting is critical to success at the next e in-season schedule is almost identical to REAHL ALLEN

level and DeMatteo did a great job to set us that of a college program. Coach DeMat- Wide Receiver, Class of 2019, Pace Uni-

on the right path to succeed. teo also challenged us to be smarter football versity (Division II)

What was the biggest adjustment you’ve How did playing at Mahopac prepare

had to make? you for the next level?

e biggest adjustment from high school DeMatteo is a good coach. He had a

to college is for sure the level of competi- good plan. He came from college, so he

tion. In high school I was always one of the knew how it was. He already knew the

better players on the eld; however, when idea. e practices were basically a little

you go to collegiate football, everybody on bit like college is. He would put an alarm

the team was the best player on their high clock on. Once the alarm clock goes o ,

school team. In college, size and strength you go to di erent drills. Over the sum-

isn’t enough; you need to have really good mer, he would send us a plan. In the weight

technique as well. Also, there is a huge dif- room, he shows us the technique.

ference in the time commitment between What was the biggest adjustment

college and high school. Between practice, you’ve had to make?

workouts, meetings and schoolwork, balanc- It’s pretty much how you’re on your

ing all of your commitments can become own. You have to work for everything.

very di cult. Nothing is given to you. It’s more diverse

Robert Alleva FILE PHOTO/BILL KENNEDY What would you tell younger athletes FILE PHOTO/ROB DIANTONIO SEE ALUM PAGE 19
who might have aspirations of playing in Reahl Allen

THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 2020 SPORTS MAHOPAC NEWS PAGE 19

New year, new rules

State modi es wrestling weights, extends hockey periods

BY BRIAN MARSCHHAUSER of two weight classes, particularly teams on the losing end, thanks nity for pitchers to reach the max Beginning this year, ice-hockey
SPORTS EDITOR the 99-pound division, makes it to a rule change that will allow pitch count of 125 is during a periods will go from 15 minutes to
less likely that matches will result the game clock to continue to run sectional postseason tournament 17 minutes. e length of penalty
If and when high-school sports in forfeits, wrote Marty Sherman, when there is a ve-goal di erence. game when their team’s season is times are also being adjusted ac-
resume in New York, some will NYSPHAA wrestling chairman, on the line,” Roy wrote. “By cre- cordingly, with minors going to 2
be played under new rules. in his rationale for making the “Revising this rule will allow ating a transitional period during minutes (from 1.5 minutes), ma-
changes. for lopsided games to provide the regular season, it would take jors going to 5 minutes (from 4
Last week, the New York student-athletes the opportu- into account both the physical minutes), and misconducts going
State Public High School Ath- “By recommending these nity to play while also keeping the and mental health and well-being to 10 minutes (from 7.5 minutes).
letic Association approved sev- weight classes, it will [allow] game moving,” wrote Bev Hooper, of pitchers by providing the op-
eral changes for the 2020-21 schools with smaller rosters to NYSPHSAA eld hockey coordi- portunity to increase their work- e longer periods puts New
season, a ecting the way sports compete in dual meets and bring nator. load over time up to the max pitch York on par with the rest of
like wrestling, eld hockey, and back the competitiveness and fo- count of 125 in a regular season the country, wrote Scott Stuart,
ice hockey will be played this cus of our dual meets,” Sherman BASEBALL game setting.” NYSPHSAA ice-hockey coordi-
upcoming year. wrote. Looking to ease young pitchers nator.
Maximum Pitch Counts
WRESTLING In 2019-20, there were 719 ath- into heavier workloads, the state March “ e extra time would trans-
Perhaps the biggest changes are letes across that state who com- has also modi ed its maximum 76-85 (4 nights rest) late to roughly six more ‘shifts’ in
peted in the 99-pound weight pitch counts. 46-75 (3 nights rest) each game allowing more partici-
modi cations to wrestling weight class. Of those 719 student-ath- 31-45 (2 nights rest) pation,” Stuart wrote. “ e addi-
classes: letes, 532 were seventh, eighth, Previously, varsity pitchers on 1-30 (1 night rest) tional penalty time would make
and ninth graders. four nights rest could throw up April penalty calls a bit more meaning-
Old / New to 105 pitches at any point in the 96-105 (4 nights rest) ful and would make coaches and
99, 106 / 102 “Students in these grades regular season. Once postseason 66-95 (3 nights rest) players pay closer attention to this
113 / 110 typically are JV athletes in most began, they could throw up to 125 31-65 (2 nights rest) aspect of the game.”
120 / 118 sports,” Sherman wrote. pitches. 1-30 (1 night rest)
126 /126 May It is one of the few proposed
132 /132 Students who do not make the Instead, pitchers will start the 103-125 (4 nights rest) rule changes that could have a -
138 /138 starting lineup for the varsity dual season in March only able to 72-102 (3 nights rest) nancial impact. With teams now
145 / 145 meet can participate in a JV dual throw a maximum of 85 pitches. 41-71 (2 nights rest) playing 6 additional minutes,
152 /152 match or an exhibition match on In April, they can ramp up to 105 1-40 (1 night rest) schools may have to reserve more
160 / 160 the day of the varsity match, he pitches. And in May, they can max ice time.
170 / 172 added. “ ese students will still out at 125. ICE HOCKEY
182, 195 / 189 have the ability to participate at e full list of rule changes can be
220 / 215 some level of competition.” Al Roy, NYSPHSAA baseball WHY DO WE found on nysphsaa.org.
285 / 285 coordinator, said allowing pitch-
With schools struggling to nd FIELD HOCKEY ers to have their rst taste of 125
enough wrestlers, the elimination Lopsided eld-hockey games pitches starting in the postseason
did not make sense.
will be a little more merciful to
“Currently, the rst opportu-

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don’t get ahead of yourself. Make preparation. I think in college, you I de nitely found most di cult

sure you have enough con dence. have to step it up, study more lm. was being away from home and

You can’t be too con dent, but Everyone on the team was the best getting thrown right into the mix.

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JOE HARNEY What would you tell younger was just go-time. I know nobody

Defensive Line, Class of 2019, athletes who might have aspira- I’m in a totally new state. All of

Hartwick College (Division III) tions of playing in college? What that was really rough for me.

How did playing at Mahopac is most important for them to What would you tell younger

prepare you for the next level? understand? athletes who might have aspira-

I guess you can say it helped me When something bad happens, tions of playing in college? What

get ready to understand what’s it stay good.Work hard,study lm— is most important for them to

going to be like, just like the prac- just do more than what’s expected. understand?

tices, how the coaches would be. Push yourself. Staying in the weight room was

What was the biggest adjust- probably the biggest help for me.

ment you’ve had to make? ANTHONY PERRICONE Just getting bigger and stronger.

It was more preparation than Defensive Line, Class of 2019, Push yourself. Never give up and

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PAGE 20 MAHOPAC NEWS SPORTS THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 2020

BIRTHDAY BASH! Ryan Sacco Indians
smacked a 2-run homer on his 13U takes
birthday last week, snapping a
6-6 tie in a game the ‘Pac went eighth
on to win, 10-6. at ‘War
at the
PHOTO: SKIP PEARLMAN Shore’

GHVBL Mahopac 12U picks up two wins BY SKIP PEARLMAN
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Rolls past Pleasantville, East Fishkill
e Mahopac 13U base-
BY SKIP PEARLMAN and drove and 3 runs for Ma- victory over East Fishkill. the ‘Pac. ball team traveled to Old
CONTRIBUTING WRITER hopac, Matt Bentivenga and Segarra picked up the win on “ at was a good game for Lyme Connecticut last week-
Sacco each had 3 RBI and 2 hits end to compete in the War at
Mahopac’s 12U baseball team in the victory. Jovani Segarra the mound for Mahopac, with 3 us; we scattered 12 hits,” Sacco the Shore Summer Sizzler
picked up two big victories over and RJ Grabeklis each drove in innings of work, allowing 1 run. said. “We had a big bottom of tournament, where the Indi-
the weekend, rolling to an 18-8 a run for the Indians, and Jake Bentivenga pitched 2 innings the fth, got some timely hits. It ans lost two games and tied
win Sunday at Pleasantville, af- Walpole went 3-for-4 at the and earned a save. was pretty cool to see Ryan get a one to nish eighth out of 12
ter topping East Fishkill, 10-6, plate. homer on his birthday. It was a teams.
a day earlier at home. “Both pitchers looked very no-doubter, and the whole team
“ at was a fantastic game for good,” Sacco said. “If those two hit well that night. A few errors “ e boys bonded well, we
Sunday at Pleasantville, our team,” Mahopac coach An- can get going in the playo s, I made it a closer game than it stayed at a hotel, and they all
Nate Mascoll and Ryan Sacco thony Sacco said. “After a cou- think we can win some games.” should have been.” had a great time swimming,
teamed up on the mound for ple of losses, we came back Sat- and we played well in the rst
the Indians, with Mascoll earn- urday and Sunday and played Sacco celebrated his birthday Mahopac was scheduled to game,” Mahopac coach Bill
ing the win, and Sacco closing really well.” by bashing a 2-run homer— host the Warriors Friday at 6 Feierstein said.
it out. snapping a 6-6 tie—in the fth p.m. at Crane Road, and the
One day earlier at Crane inning. He nished with 3 RBI, team travels to Mount Kisco for Mahopac opened the
James McGinty had 3 hits Road, the Indians posted a 10-6 Bentivenga added an RBI, and a 6 p.m. game on Monday. tournament Saturday with
James Romer drove in a run for an 11-2 loss to the even-
tual champion Connecticut
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“ at was a good game
that ended in a tie,” Feier-
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Danny Robinson both played
well for us, Landon Varley
had a nice hit that got caught
to save the tie. And Lucas
Bilichuk had a double for us
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“Right now, the team is
gelling well,” the coach add-
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competition, and we’re hit-
ting well. I think the team
came back (from the week-
end trip) as brothers. We are
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What does an unplanned career LEGAL NOTICES
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