Mahopac News 04.15.21

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Schools reopen fulltime

Changes in store as sta and students embrace in-person learning

BY BOB DUMAS PHOTO COURTESY OF MARIA SLIPPEN/MAHOPAC SCHOOL DISTRICT for. ey’ve learned how to adapt.”
EDITOR Tromblee laid out the fundamentals of the
Interim superintendent Frank Miele hands out face shields as students arrive at the
Mahopac students began returning to high school last week for the return of fulltime in-person learning. plan as it applies to elementary, middle and
school last week for fulltime in-person learn- high school.
ing but it won’t be the same environment dent for curriculum, echoed Miele’s senti- essary.
they remember from before the pandemic ments, noting that teachers have never been “We have a learning plan in place and our “If you are an elementary student who is
struck. through anything like this and that admin- in-person, you will have your teacher. If you
istrators will listen closely to their advice and teachers have been doing a fantastic job,” he are remote learner, you will have a minimum
Interim Superintendent Frank Miele, feedback to help the plan evolve when nec- said.“We have asked our teachers to shift to- of two meets with your teacher per day and
who is stepping in for Anthony DiCarlo, ward a model that they were never trained be provided extra supplemental meets.
who is out on medical leave, said that when
he arrived administrators had been working “In the middle school, if you are an in-
hard on a plan to bring the kids back safely. person learner, you will follow your normal
schedule,”he continued. “If you are a remote,
“ ey had laid out a plan during some you will follow the normal schedule as well
troubling times that I think is unbelievable,” as connecting through your Chromebook to
Miele said during the district’s online pro- your teacher’s class.”
gram, Spotlight on Mahopac Schools. “ e
things I see our school district doing are He said high school students will follow a
unbelievable. Everything has been done as similar protocol.
pro ciently as possible. Everything has been
done with the safety of our students and sta “If you are an in-person learner, you will
in mind and I am so impressed.” follow your regular schedule. If you are re-
mote, you will follow your regular schedule
Miele said the plan is uid and the sta by connecting remotely to your class with
will adapt and change it when the need your teacher,”he said.“And we will continue
arises. to learn from our teachers—what is going
well and what is a struggle.
“We will have a lot of learning experi-
ences, good and bad,” he said. “ e things “And I anticipate after we see how the
we will learn will help us decide what deci- reopening goes, we will talk to our teachers
sions we will make in June. We are still in and see what they may need going forward,”
a pandemic and I have to remind everyone he added. “We may see changes at that time
to remain diligent as we make every e ort if it is bene cial to improving the learning
to make this work. If we all work together, environment.”
I think we have a chance to make this right.
But this is a tentative plan and things can “ is has been a very tough time,especial-
change tomorrow.” ly in the social and emotional realm,”he said.
“We invited all our students with IEPs (in-
Mike Tromblee, the assistant superinten- dividual learning program) back and the rst

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THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 2021 MAHOPAC NEWS PAGE 3

Mahopac’s music
education program
receives national

recognition

Mahopac Central School building administrators; custo-

District has again been honored dial sta making sure the facili-

with the Best Communities for ties are in the best shape for our

Music Education designation students to succeed; and the

from e NAMM Foundation tireless e orts of our dedicat-

for its outstanding commit- ed music teachers from K-12,

ment to music education. working with our students ev-

Now in its 22nd year, the Best ery day in every way, shape, and

Communities for Music Edu- form.”

cation designation is awarded To qualify for the Best Com-

to districts that demonstrate munities designation, detailed

outstanding achievement in data was analyzed about fund-

e orts to provide music access ing, graduation requirements,

and education to all students. music class participation, in-

“ is truly is a district ef- struction time, facilities, sup- PHOTOS COURTESY OF MAHOPAC SCHOOL DISTRICT

fort,” said Evan McGregors, port for the music program Max Semegran, Olivia Vataj and Alexa Tyberg
MHS orchestra director and and community music-making

K-12 Music Department programs. e details of Ma-

chairperson. “From the support hopac’s music program were Since Congress passed the the faculty of our music depart- processing compared to their

at district o ce for funding, veri ed with school o cials Every Student Succeeds Act ment and our community for peers. Not to mention, social

accessibility, and curriculum and reviewed by e Music Re- (ESSA) in 2015, and a stated their dedication to and support bene ts include con ict resolu-

development; the daily guid- search Institute at the Univer- emphasis on a well-rounded of our music education pro- tion, teamwork skills, and how

ance and coordination from our sity of Kansas. education, many school dis- grams.” to give and receive constructive

tricts have re-committed to Research into music educa- criticism.

music and arts education pro- tion continues to demonstrate Echoing the bene ts of Ma-

Band director Richard Williams grams and found that in this educational, cognitive, and so- hopac’s music program, Ma-
at work. time of a national pandemic cial skill bene ts for children hopac High School senior Max

music provides a valuable way who make music: After two Semegran, who was selected

to keep students engaged in years of music education, re- as one of the best violinists in

school. searchers found that partici- the state to perform with the

“Our strategic road map pants showed more substantial NY All-State Symphony Or-

states that one of our goals as improvements in how the brain chestra, said that Mahopac

an educational community is processes speech and reading High School’s orchestra has

to support students in becom- scores than their less-involved been such a major part of his

ing collaborative and creative peers and that students’ every- high school experience, he can’t

critical thinkers,” said Michael day listening skills are stronger imagine his time at MHS with-

Tromblee, assistant superin- in musically trained children out it.

tendent of curriculum, instruc- than in those without music “Educationally, orchestra has

tion, and professional learning. training. Signi cantly, listen- given me self-control, brain de-

“ ere is a well-known link ing skills are closely tied to the velopment, and teamwork, im-

between high-quality music ability to: perceive speech, pay portant things for any student

education supporting students attention, and aural memory. to have,” he said. “Arguably

develop and re ne critical Later in life, individuals who more important however, are

thinking skills. Additionally, took music lessons as children the memories that I have made

we seek to educate the whole show stronger neural process- in orchestra. I recall entering
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Town to receive $3.7 million in stimulus money

County also on tap for $19.07 million for pandemic relief

BY BOB DUMAS comes in regarding the alloca- for more details and guidance pact to the local economy.We are way for an extended sewer line
EDITOR down the Route 6 corridor. at,
tions,” Odell said. “You can use about the stimulus money before hopeful that some of this money in turn, would aid businesses
e town of Carmel is on tap there.
to receive $3.7 million in stimu- it for sewer and water infrastruc- the town gures out a spending we are earmarked for can go to
lus money, and Putnam County Some of the funds could also
would receive $19.07 million, as ture and that is what we are look- plan. businesses that can demonstrate be used to defray the cost of the
part of the $1.9 trillion Ameri- Water District 2 rehab project,
can Rescue Plan. ing at. We also want to support “It would be a lot easier if they scal hardship. Language in the which includes the construction
of a new water-treatment plant
Unlike school districts, which things like food pantries, mental just cut us a check, but there is bill allows for mini-grants that and has a price tag of around
must follow guidelines on how $35 million.
they use their stimulus money health and substance abuse.” always red tape and hoops you can be dispersed to businesses.”
(Mahopac schools are expected “ e funding is much needed,
to receive $1.2 million), local Odell said using the money have to jump through,” he said. Schmitt said that like Odell, no question,”Schmitt said.“Last
municipal o cials are expected year’s CARES Act (Coronavi-
to have broader discretion on for water and sewer and other “But from what I understand, he, too, would like to see some rus Aid, Relief and Economic
how to spend the funds, which Security Act) did not include
can be used to cover revenue infrastructure projects represents local o cials will have broad of the money go toward water, funding for local governments.
losses from the pandemic or to We are evaluating the most
provide aid to industries like long-term investments that will discretion and can use the mon- sewer and broadband infrastruc- bene cial use of the funds and
tourism and travel. will make decisions sometime
have a domino e ect. ey to cover revenue losses from ture projects. He said that per- this spring. I am encouraged
County Executive MaryEllen and appreciative. Now we need
Odell said she is working with “You take that money and the pandemic.” haps some of the money could to scour through the red tape
the New York State Association and get better guidance on how
of Counties and the National invest it and improve proper- Schmitt said the town lost be used for a much-needed to use it.
Association of Counties to nd
out the particulars on how and ties, then you will bring business revenue during the pandemic Route 6 sewer project. He said “We would like to help local
when the money will arrive and businesses in any way that we
what, if any, stipulations will be growth and sales tax [revenue],” due to fewer building-permit the town is currently in nego- can,” he continued. “If it allows
attached to it. us to do that, it is my intention.
she said. “And a cleaner environ- applications and to the police tiations with the New York City I will work with the Chamber of
Sen. Chuck Schumer of New Commerce to help identify the
York “is giving us info as it ment as well. at money can be writing fewer tickets, which re- Department of Environmental businesses that need it most.”

a multiplying factor in the econ- duced the subsequent nes. Protection over the purchase of

omy, jobs, business development “But the biggest loss was the the water treatment plant across

and sales tax revenue.” loss our businesses su ered and from Town Hall. If the town

Carmel Supervisor Ken are still trying to recover from,” owned it, he said, it could in-

Schmitt said he, too, is waiting he said. “It was the biggest im- crease its capacity, clearing the

‘We would like to help local businesses in any way that we can.
If it allows us to do that, that is my intention.’

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Town slates master plan webinars

e town of Carmel will hold two workshop webinars to so- Scan the QR code to register.
licit public comment on a vision for the town’s future, issues and
opportunities, and concepts for land uses.

ese webinars, part of the master plan revision e orts, are a
continued attempt to get resident input on what they want the
future town of Carmel to be.

e town previously held an in-person workshop at Sycamore
Park and conducted a survey that residents took part in.

Residents or business owners who have suggestions for the
vision of Carmel can register for one of the webinars. Session
1: Saturday, April 17, at 10 a.m., and Monday, April 19, at 7
p.m. Go to the town website or https://tinyurl.com/1gpjy9lk to
register.

Send questions Councilwoman Suzi McDonough at sfm@
ci.carmel.ny.us.

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dents who are coming back, may- they needed a loan for more trucks and equipment, they chose a local bank that shares their
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superintendent for pupil per-
sonnel and educational services,
noted that students will see some
physical changes to their learning
environments as they return. For
example, the elementary schools
will have dividers on every desk.
In the secondary schools, face
masks will be employed.

“ ey will be using face shields,
but only in the area where they are
in educational spaces where they
can’t maintain 6-foot distances,”
Stowell said. “ ey are not going
to have to wear these face shields
all the time.”

Tromblee said students will still
have to complete their daily health
screener, just as they did during
the hybrid days.

“If you do fail, then you have to
call in to your building attending
o cer and say,‘We would still like
to learn and will be connecting re-
motely,’” he said.

Tromblee said what is unique
about the Mahopac School Dis-
trict is that each building has a
di erent footprint, which can dic-
tate the way the process will play
out moving forward.

“So, we can’t necessarily give
you every detail every day,”he said.
“Our building leaders are working
with sta to gure that out.”

Stowell said he hoped the re-
turn to fulltime in-person learn-
ing will make students feel more
connected.

“We hope they have some sense
of a return toward normalcy,” he
said.

“I think once we get through
this our students will be stronger,
our sta will be stronger,” Miele
added.

THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 2021 MAHOPAC NEWS PAGE 6

The honorees pose with Sheriff Langley and PHOTOS COURTESY OF MARIANNE CHALUSIAN
their “Show a little kindness” t-shirts.
Sheriff Langley presents Marianne Chalusian
with a certificate and proclaims her an
“honorary deputy.”

Sheriff lauds pandemic’s ‘community heroes’

BY BOB DUMAS Langley presented certi cates community better.” to the honorees during the cer- • Mario Dinardo of Mario’s
EDITOR of appreciation to those whom Langley also thanked those emony with the slogan, “Show a Wood-Fired Pizza Restaurant
little kindness” on them.
he described as “community he- who supported and contitnue • Tommy Bucci of Bucci
to support the Sheri ’s Depart- e certi cate recipients were: Brothers Deli
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demic. rone’s Deli & Cafe • Dawn Jedicka
earlier this month, Sheri Rob- In a prepared statement, • Aracely and Phil Kuszel of • Town Councilman Frank
e sheri gave special thanks Klazy Jax Lombardi
ert Langley and the Putnam Langley said, “ is past year has to Mahopac resident Marianne • Benvenuto’s Restaurant • Gerard Ahler
Chalusian for her “tireless and • Erin Lee Crowley of the • Michael McDonald
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An inconvenient Q Power corrupts absolutely

OUT OF Chosen One who would bring this cabal LIFE, stated, that though there is a major infra-
MY HEAD to its knees and throw them all in prison. HEALTH, structure bill coming through Congress,
POLITICS he has not seen or heard from Biden
BOB It’s a plot too bizarre even for Stephen since the inauguration. And as McCon-
DUMAS King. MARA nell keeps on pointing out, the Senate is
SCHIFFREN 50-50. Despite Joe deciding to radicalize
Acouple of years ago I wrote a Nonetheless, it has drawn millions of everything in sight, that is not a recipe for
column about how the lunatic followers who hang on Q’s every cryptic Remember back a few months when a radical change in governance. In fact, it
fringe is no longer on the fringe word. ey were at the core of the Jan. 6 every other word out of the corpo- is the opposite, a sign from voters to keep
but now smack dab in the middle of the Capitol riots. Remember the dude with rate media’s proverbial mouth was everything on the same trajectory. 50-50
mainstream. the painted face and the horned Viking screaming about Trump’s lies? has traditionally been understood as what
helmet? He was a QAnon “shaman.” at it is, the sign of a country split right down
I was inspired to write it at the time is what we are dealing with here. So, it is Every last thing was a lie. Start to nish. the middle.
by the uptick in the number of folks who no longer something we can snigger at ey had a daily lie-o-meter.
were buying into the fairy tale that the and roll our eyes. e lunatic fringe has Of course, to get to that total, they often So now we have Joe Biden, who ran as
Earth is at. ey were having conferences arrived, and it is loonier than ever. included their own extreme misinterpreta- “Scranton Joe,”the best friend of Blue Dog
at convention centers and everything. One tions of what he had said that were easily Democrats, attempting the most radical,
guy even built his own backyard rocket so At the center of the QAnon manifesto refutable, as well as policy disagreements on far-left legislation of anyone in decades. In
he could y high into the sky and see the is some serious anti-Semitism. On 8chan, which they took the progressive side. other words, his entire campaign, start to
there are countless postings by neo-Nazis But do you know what President Trump
atness for himself. who all embrace the QAnon psychosis. was never accused of lying about? Keeping nish, was a lie. He ran on healing Ameri-
He died. Darwinism at its nest. But all that is just a centuries-old conspir- to his election pledges. ca; he gave a beautiful inauguration speech
I remember reading in history class in acy wrapped up in a new package. It raises True, there were plenty of times he was about uniting America. And, instead, he
middle school about the days when a at its ugly head every few decades with new prevented from completing such tasks is doing the opposite. e entire message
Earth was the accepted erudition and how window dressing, basically what is known because of the level of planned opposition he ran on, start to nish, turns out to be a
explorers feared sailing o the edge of the as “blood libel”—an age-old anti-Semitic from far-left activists that his policies ran total lie. Remember in the campaign when
planet. Even as 12-year-olds we giggled at canard claiming that Jews kill Christian into, opposition that was often planned he obfuscated in a debate about packing
the idiotic notion. If the Earth was indeed children to harvest their blood for ritual weeks and months in advance of when the courts? On another occasion when he
at, how would you explain all those purposes. those policies were announced. He met was asked by a reporter,“Don’t the voters
globes you found in every classroom? exceptional levels of opposition as well from deserve to know where you stand on [court
Marjorie Taylor Greene, a QAnon the activist Ninth Circuit Court. packing], Biden snapped in response,“No,
e at-earthers want you to believe devotee from Georgia who somehow got So successful was this end-run around they don’t deserve. I’m not going to play
that some secret global government has elected to Congress (the lunatic fringe his plans that Republicans should take a [Trump’s] game.”
postured the round-earth theory for is now in our government), recently put page out of the Progressive playbook in
hundreds of years and have permeated forth the notion that last year’s California organizing their opposition years ahead ere was Biden stating straight out
every aspect of our lives to keep the hoax forest res were caused by a space laser run of policy proposals that they know will be that American’s didn’t deserve to know his
alive. ey have not been able to explain by Jews who were looking to clear land to coming out in time. positions on a substantive issue in advance,
why such a hoax has been perpetrated in make way for a railroad. True, Progressives have untold allies since that would only be fodder for opposi-
the rst place. working for them in the corporate media tion.
I still can’t believe I am writing these that conservatives will never equal, given
I wrote that column before the rise of words. the current ownership of the corporations e truth is he knew how unpopular a
QAnon. In case you don’t know, QAnon that own the media companies. But they position it is.
followers believe “Q”is a government But as I’ve mentioned several times could learn to work more closely with
insider with close ties to the old Trump already, the lunatic fringe is no longer on people in media who do represent their Last Friday, Biden announced a commis-
administration, who has been posting the fringe. It walks among us. interests. And work to create more of their sion to study the Supreme Court.
what he calls top-secret intelligence in own outlets.
the form of almost 5,000 posts, rst on I have read countless stories how Now we have President Biden in o ce. In announcing it, the New York Times
the online platform 4chan and then later, QAnon has torn some middle-class And it is a distinctly di erent thing. tweeted,“President Biden will create a
8chan. Most of the QAnon conspiracies families apart. Somehow, one vulnerable Joe Biden ran on being a moderate panel to study expanding the Supreme
are so bizarre and beyond the pale they family member gets indoctrinated much Democrat, the one person who would Court in an e ort to balance the conserva-
make the at-earthers seem like NASA to the astonishment and revulsion of the assuredly work across the aisle in a bipar- tive majority created by Donald Trump.”
scientists. At the core of their lunacy is the others. And when they try to present the tisan method. He ran as a graduate of the
belief that there is a cabal of high-ranking victim with logic and facts, the victim only Senate, who was used to working with the is provides a premade script for their
Democrats, some billionaires, and a few doubles down on QAnon’s odious new be- opposition. readers.
“Hollywood elites”who are Satanists and lief system. ey have become impervious And yet Mitch McConnell recently
run a sex-tra cking ring that feeds on to the truth and nothing can change that. Hear ye, Readers of the New York
babies. ey believe that Trump is the (However, I have heard of therapy groups, Times, this is the fault of Bad Man Trump.
like AA, that help recovering QAnon-ers. Biden is innocent of any wrong initiative,
Seriously.) you see.

So, the true identity of Q was recently at’s the same Biden who said in 2006,
revealed thanks to an HBO documentary “Roosevelt, corrupted by power in my
view, unveiled his court packing plan. He
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LETTERS Call me, maybe

Leadership and Meanwhile, the number of “Hello?”I said answering the didn’t seem to be a number you
experience matter phone from an unknown caller. could call to report Excessive
TRACY calls I received about my car’s Extended Warranty Calling or
To the editor, extended warranty was out of “We’re calling about your car’s Wanton Extended Warranty
I would like to express my sup- BECKERMAN control. As soon as I blocked extended warranty.” Abuse. I tried answering the calls
one number, they switched with an air horn, but I’m pretty
port for Kevin McConville for “Aughhhh!” sure the bots didn’t care, although
Putnam County sheri . over to another. I couldn’t not OK, back to this column. my husband did. I tried answering
Somehow, I had gotten on the a call with “GO AWAY,”instead
Kevin McConville has a answer the phone for a variety extended warranty call list and I of hello, but it turned out not to be
lifetime of professional law didn’t know how. At rst, I felt an extended warranty call and my
enforcement leadership ex- of reasons, so I was stuck at special, like, maybe, they had gynecologist was deeply o ended.
perience to bring to our great chosen me, only me, because I
county. His resume is very im- “Hello?”I said,picking the mercy of the extended was so funny on Facebook. Or And then, while I was still
pressive. I am extremely excited up the phone from perhaps it was because I could trying to gure out how to stop
to have a seasoned law enforce- an unknown caller. warranty robo-callers who clearly name all fty states in fteen the extended warranty calls, I
ment veteran running for sher- were on a mission to harass me seconds. Or maybe it was because accidentally dropped my phone in
i. until I bought their extended war- I had a cool dog who could say, the toilet. As I cursed and shed
“hello.” (no, really, he can). But around for my drowned phone, I
Kevin McConville will be “We’re calling about your car’s ranty, or poked my own eyes out, then I asked around and it turned realized I had actually solved my
a wonderful leader for our out everyone I knew was getting problem.
county. Kevin is a good man, extended warranty,”said the which ever came rst. the same calls. So that blew that
volunteers tirelessly for his theory. No phone… No calls.
community (Knights of Co- robotic female voice on the other I tried to think of what I might Rather than focusing on why
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edly!
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ank you for the opportuni-
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great man—an American pa-
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A walk in the woods

OF HUMAN at the sight, I feel a icker of and encompass the Girl for the seeds of a prickly in spring when they ower
INTEREST patriotism and hope for our Scout camp on Wixon Pond plant called thistle and he but they’re brittle and tend to
country. After all, it’s spring. Road. Unlike the cultivated could tell the native trees and split as they get older. eir
LORENZO Red maples and willow trees landscapes along the roads, shrubs from those introduced fruit is inedible, and they
GARO on the verge of budburst as- shopping centers and yards to America from Europe and give o an unpleasant odor.
sure me that it’s real: Winter around town, the buds on the Asia, those foreign to the lo-
Lately, I’ve been hiking is nally over. trees and understory plants cal ecosystem. e architect didn’t know
in the woods behind are still tightly furled where I anything about landscaping
Mahopac Golf Course. Spring is a painting in hike. Trees and plants native Science hadn’t yet begun and the customer didn’t know
ere’s a nice view of Ma- progress, a symphony of color, to their surroundings are the to see trees as communities. anything about trees. So,
hopac where the old fourth insistent notes and broadening last to get their leaves. All of In recent years research has we said the hell with it and
green used to be. ey did light to wash away winter’s those much-desired trees and shown that there are “mother” planted two owering dog-
away with the fourth hole shadow and grimy remains. shrubs, magnolias, forsythia, trees who keep their saplings wood trees instead.
because someone had a heart Spring cleaning, that’s what I from growing too fast and
attack and died climbing up should be doing. But instead, owering cherries, Bradford proved that trees can com- Dogwoods are native to the
the steep hill that led to the I’m taking a hike in the woods pears, trees transported from municate with each other. A Northeast. Practically every
green. I suppose that no one with Pip. What a bum! other countries, are the rst walk in the woods is dra- species of bird feast on their
wanted to be the next to go. to ower. matically di erent when you red berries; honeybees and
Pip is becoming more and know a little about what’s butter ies come to drink nec-
From the top of the hill, I more of a companion dog. Of What I know about trees going on with trees. What tar from their owers, provid-
can see what Mahopacians course, she’s older and knows I learned from my brother Philip taught me about them ing crucial pollination. All my
used to call the “Big School,” about coyotes and the occa- Philip, who studied horti- changed my life. brother and I could do was
now the Lakeview Elementary sional buck or mamma deer culture in college. He came hope that we wouldn’t have to
School. It looks just as majes- who lower their heads and home from school bursting Being in the landscaping come back and dig up those
tic from the distance as it does chase her. Me, I worry about with knowledge and eager to business, my brother and I two life-giving trees.
from up close. Watermelon bears. What do you do when share. We often hiked in the planted hundreds of trees. If
Hill appears deceptively de- you see a bear? First, you pray woods behind the golf course. the customer made an ill-ad- Sometimes you do the
serted and from afar it really to God he’s not hungry. And Philip knew that you could vised request, my brother and wrong thing for the right
does look like a watermelon. I then you say, “Hello, bear,” snap a twig o a sassafras tree I o ered input but, in the end, reasons and things end well.
can see the giant ag waving nicely. If he charges you, play and quench your thirst. Stagg we left it up to the customer After nearly 20 years, those
well-meaningly over Town dead. And if it turns out that horn sumac was good for to decide. dogwoods are still thriving.
Hall. While I don’t stand up the bear is hungry? Say hello making tea; black birch tasted
and sing “God Bless America” to Jesus, nicely. like peppermint. He could One time a lawn customer ey have transformed the
identify beech trees, shagbark built an addition, his archi- ecosystem, the cycle of life, in
So far, I’ve yet to meet a hickories, striped maples, just tect drew up plans for some ways large and small. Every
bear along the nexus of trails by looking at their bark. He plantings, which included two living thing, humans included,
adjacent the golf course. knew that nches went crazy onerous Bradford pear trees. have bene ted. Imagine if
Bradford’s may be beautiful every yard in Mahopac had a
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Whether you know it or not, you’re learning

STRONG in two equal parts. Each piece is a fraction And if you don’t learn one or more concepts Learning math is no di erent than learn-
LEARNING of the whole sandwich. If you eat one of along the way, it makes learning the next ing anything else. If it’s easy for you to learn
the two pieces, you’ve eaten a half of the concept even more di cult. If you actually it, you don’t get nervous and you continue
DR. LINDA sandwich. On paper, you’d write the number have dyscalculia, everything associated with to learn. If it’s di cult, you create a wall
SILBERT two to represent how many pieces you cut math will take longer to learn and eventu- around yourself and learning stops. Chil-
the whole sandwich into. en you’d draw a ally you may simply give up. For example, dren will learn math, reading or what have
Dear Dr. Linda, horizontal line above the two and write the many young children nd it di cult to you, whether they have learning challenges
I have just read your column on dyscal- number of pieces that you ate. at would learn addition facts which makes it more or not—if they’re comfortable and calm, it
be just one piece. So, you write the number di cult to learn subtraction. ose children will just take longer.
culia. I am an 84-year-old grandmother. I one. who never learn their multiplication facts
have never seen that word or knew there will not be able to do division, fractions and Dr. Linda
is such a math disorder. I have struggled If you were in school, your teacher would so forth.
with math since elementary school. I still ask you how much of the sandwich you ate. Dr. Linda is co-author of “Why Bad Grades
get nervous when I need to balance my You’d answer by saying, I ate one of the two If you’re an adult and feel you have Happen to Good Kids” and director of
checkbook. pieces, or one half of my sandwich. You told dyscalculia, think back and try to remember Strong Learning Tutoring and SAT/ACT
the teacher what fraction of the sandwich where you got stuck. What grade were you Test Prep. Send your questions to Linda@
I realized early on that I would never you ate. You were doing fractions. If you ate in? Did your teacher or parents try to help stronglearning.com
conquer math. I never received help, but both pieces of the sandwich, you would put you or did they make you more nervous?
teachers promoted me each year. I still a two above the two which meant that you
cannot gure out fractions. ankfully, all of ate the whole sandwich. In other words,
my grandchildren are brilliant in math, as you didn’t eat a part of the whole sandwich,
their parents are. I was so bothered by this you ate the whole sandwich which equals
problem as a youngster, I am so grateful that the number one. You only need to write
in today’s world parents aim to correct the fractions when you cut the whole sandwich
problems their children have. or whatever you’re dividing up into smaller
but equal parts.
I enjoy your column and so many inter-
esting facts of history. If you have followed me up to this point,
you can do fractions. I bet you know more
Grandma than you think you do—and if you don’t
Dear Grandma, know it, you’d be able to learn it and under-
stand it in no time, even at 84! e problem
ank you for your email. Believe it or with math is that at the time you’re learning
not, you probably have gured out frac- it, if you become confused, you probably
tions to a degree—you just didn’t know it. also become nervous. erefore, the next
I assume you’ve made many sandwiches in time you see it, you become nervous again
your life. Sometimes, you cut the sandwich which means it becomes di cult to learn.

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God bless (Micro) America

Iwent to a baseball game this for the polarization that informs BRUCE ground level. doing. C’mon, it isn’t all that bad.
past weekend. It was Opening our politics, our economic inequi- THE BLOG Besides, we elected these people.”
Day. Not at a Major League ties, our system of social justice. THE‘LITTLE PEOPLE’
stadium. It was at a town ball eld, BRUCE Macro-America is too busy And I would respond that that
which in this case happens to be Is the idea of two Americas illu- APAR would be totally fair criticism.
named for our son (Harrison Apar sion or reality? thinking big to pay much mind to Point taken.
Field of Dreams in Yorktown), but 24/7 media news cycle, that we let Micro-America. e machinery
a similar scene was playing out at I look at it this way. aggravate us 24/7, favors noise over of Macro-America is managed AUTHENTICALLY HUMBLE
many other recreational parks. ere is Micro-America, which nuance. It typically only has time by power brokers with their hand I would respond that way
and taste for gross generalizations. in our pockets, and their head in
It was time to celebrate the lifted my and many other spirits But that’s not who we are. the clouds, a ording them a safe because accepting criticism—and
blossoming of the most antici- at that opening day of baseball last distance from which to look down having a good-natured, red-
pated spring “thaw”in memory, Saturday. e Macro-America in the on the “little people.” blooded disagreement—is one
signaling liberation from pro- macro-news that passes itself o as of the cherished qualities of life
longed hibernation. Micro-America is where we America is a convenient construct In Micro-America, neighbors in authentically humble Micro-
live, who we know, what we shaped more by entertainment have their hands in their own pock- America, where nobody claims to
If kids are playing the national experience, how we chop our value than nely textured delity ets, ready to pull out some support have all the answers.
pastime once again on a gorgeous wood and make our garden grow. to facts. for those in need. Micro-America
Micro-America is why America, is a lot more hospitable and life- If, however, my lip quivered and
eld of green, all must be right a heroic notion galvanized into It is only through Micro- a rming to inhabit than cold and my knee jerked as I lashed back
with the world. Right? action, was given to the world as a America that we can appreciate calculating Macro-America. at well-intentioned criticism—
beacon of hope and opportunity. the granularity and rich resources and even hurled a few personal
Well, you wouldn’t know it from of salt-of-the-earth humanity that Micro-America is, in the words insults at the critic to pridefully
the never-ending war of words, MACRO AMERICA generates warmth and empathy at of 41st U.S. President George hide my not having a thoughtful
cross-demonization, and cynical Just as every sunlit hero needs a H.W. Bush, gentler and kinder. response—then, by golly, I might
gamesmanship that spike the toxic just win “Citizen of the Year”
stew of our national politics. shady nemesis, Micro-America has Someone who reads these honors in Macro-America.
Macro-America, which we know remarks could counter,“Speaking
TWO AMERICAS all too well from the not-so-fun- of gross generalizations, in your Such un-neighborly, arrogant
Every so often we hear that there house mirror of national politics cartoonish depiction of Macro- behavior would be undeserving
that we probably mind too much— America, that’s what you are of a parade down Main Street
are “two Americas.”It is shorthand by its audience-chasing nature, the in well-mannered and well-
manicured Micro-America, where
What separates us the townsfolk instead would be
enjoying the pastoral peace of kids
playing baseball.

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onward, protected by their
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Students in Donna Mobiglia’s kindergarten class at
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outside on the playground.

A new beginning — Mahopac student
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wear face shields when social distancing wasn’t possible.

Assistant principal Allyson Fallman snapped First-grade classmates Amanda Rexhaj, left, and Amia
this picture of sixth graders Lara DiMase, Sadovoa in Jennifer Malley’s class at Fulmar Road
right, and Lexi Cosoleto having lunch in conducted a getting-to-know-you “interview” with each other
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Vax numbers rise in Putnam Maloney announces
along with variant concerns 2021 art competition

According to the Putnam for optimism,” said Kaufman, health nurse. Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney winner.
(NY-18) is calling on all Hud- e winning candidate will
County Health Department, “due to the greater availability of County Health Department son Valley student artists to
submit their artwork for the be announced at an awards cer-
COVID case numbers in the testing, improvements in treat- PODs are held at Lakeview Pla- 2021 Congressional Art Com- emony in the Hudson Valley
petition. e deadline for sub- this spring, and the entry will
county remain high, and has ment, and a rapidly accelerating za in Brewster and at the Phil- mitting art to Rep. Maloney’s be displayed for a year in the
o ce is 5 p.m. on Friday, April United States Capitol alongside
raised concerns among local vaccination campaign, it remains ipstown Recreation Center in 30. artwork from across the coun-
try. e piece with the most
health o cials. important for people to continue Garrison. Announcements and “I am once again looking “likes” on Maloney’s Facebook
forward to seeing the incred- page will be crowned the “Face-
Increasing case numbers in e orts to reduce transmission by registration links are posted on ible talent of our Hudson Valley book Fan Favorite.” Additional
student artists on display during information can be found on
March, after an all-time high in wearing masks in public, social the county website at www.put- the 39th Annual Congressional Rep. Maloney’s website.
Art Competition,” Maloney
January, are especially worrisome, distancing and frequent hand- namcountyny.com/covid-19-vac- said. “ is past year has looked Each piece must have an at-
a lot di erent for students in tached student release form and
health o cials said, given the washing as we work toward the cine-information/ when vaccine New York, but art has been and be suitable for display (either
always will be a fantastic way matted or framed). Students
backdrop of more transmissible goal of herd immunity.” doses are guaranteed, just a day to bring light and creativity to are limited to submitting three
our community. I encourage works of art. e competition
virus variants spreading across the Vaccination numbers continue or two before the date. Frequent all young artists in the area to is open to high school students,
submit their work for this year’s but exceptions may be made for
country. O cials everywhere are to rise in the county and are now checking is advised. competition.” schools that have grades seven
through 12 on one campus.
hoping the race to vaccinate can reported weekly on Fridays via Eligibility for vaccination All pieces submitted will be
showcased on Maloney’s Face- All entries must be submit-
outpace the rise in case numbers. the recently upgraded COVID opened further on April 6 with book page from May 3 through ted by Friday, April 30, at 5 p.m.
May 7, during the Facebook Pieces can be submitted virtu-
“Rising case numbers cause dashboard, posted on the Putnam individuals 16 years of age and Fan Favorite period. People can ally or in-person at Maloney’s
vote for their favorite artwork Newburgh o ce located at 123
concern for setbacks in reopen- County website at putnamcoun- older becoming quali ed. ose in using Facebook “likes.” at Grand St. in Newburgh. For
same week, local judges will additional questions, contact
ing,” said Dr. Alison Kaufman, tyny.com/covid19/. the 16- to 17-year-old age catego- review each piece and select a Paige Ban eld at Paige.Ban-

the new epidemiologist who re- As of April 9, nearly 40 percent ry must register for the P zer vac- [email protected].

cently joined the Putnam County of Putnam residents had received cine, currently being administered

Department of Health. at least one vaccine dose and more at many state-run clinics. e PC-

e science of epidemiology, than 25 percent of total residents DOH generally receives Moderna

which is essentially the study of had a completed vaccine series as which is currently FDA approved

community disease patterns in a reported on NYS Vaccine tracker. for individuals 18 and over.

search for causes and solutions, is “Contingent on the availability For more information, visit

the backbone of evidence-based and the delivery of vaccines, our www.putnamcountyny.com, or

public health practice. Kaufman, hope and intentions are to hold visit the department’s social media

who holds a Doctor of Veteri- PODs on Tuesdays and urs- sites on Facebook,Twitter and In-

nary Medicine, in addition to a days and o er one on each side of stagram @PutnamHealthNY.

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Banner project honoring vets to continue

BY BOB DUMAS The Hometown Heroes Banner
EDITOR Committee poses with one of

the veterans banners.

Last year, Mahopac Girl Scout PHOTO COURTESY OF SUZI MCDONOUGH

Olivia Conlin earned her Gold

Award with a project she called

“Our Hometown Heroes.” It in- Richard Othmer.

volved placing banners depicting Silke, who is the sister of 9/11

local war veterans on light poles hero Stephen Driscoll, wanted to

throughout Mahopac as a tribute. expand the program to neighbor-

Conlin enlisted Deputy Supervi- ing towns and has been instru-

sor Suzi McDonough to act as her mental in getting the word out.

sponsor. When Othmer and McGlasson

“I was honored and so excited heard of the banners, they too,

to be part of this project,” Mc- wanted to join the committee and

Donough said. “Veterans have be part of honoring the veterans.

always had a special place in my McDonough gave credit to

heart and along with organiz- Carmel Highway Superinten-

ing the Veterans anksgiving dent Michael Simone and his

Dinner and remodeling veterans’ department for making the proj-

homes, this project seemed so ect possible.

awesome and an incredible way ose who would like a banner

for residents to honor the veterans to be placed in Mahopac can go

who gave so much.” to www.hometownheroes.us, or

McDonough said that though contact Tim from TC Graphics

Conlin’s project has been com- at 845-621-9296. If you would

pleted, and she is now o to col- like your banner to be placed

lege, McDonough and other area in Carmel, go to https://milit-

o cials and residents didn’t want arytributebanners.org/current-

to see it end. So, a committee programs/new-york/carmel-ny.

was formed that includes Mc- html. Questions regarding the

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FOOTBALL

Indians roll over Fox Lane for first win of the year

BY SKIP PEARLMAN
CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Mahopac High School’s football team

picked up their rst win of the Fall 2 sea-

son last Wednesday evening (April 7) at Perrone (7) is
tackled by a host
home, riding a 28-point second quarter of Foxes in last
week’s ‘Pac win.
to a 28-6 victory over Fox Lane.
Senior WR Andrew
e Indians used the rst quarter to Cohen (27) raced 62
yards for a second-
warm up, and then exploded for four quarter TD.

touchdowns in the second, dominating PHOTO: SKIP PEARLMAN

an overmatched Fox Lane defense.

A 50-yard, seven-play drive that start-

ed late in the rst quarter was capped

18 seconds into the second when ju-

nior quarterback Anthony DeMatteo

punched it in from a yard out.

Moments later, DeMatteo connected

with senior WR Andrew Cohen on a 62-

yard touchdown strike, good for a 14-0

lead (after Elmir Nikocevic’s PAT). e

same pair connected on a 34-yard touch-

down pass to make it a 21-0 game with

1:56 in the half. Senior RB Vin Bastone

completed the scoring with a three-yard

touchdown run with 1:10 remaining in

the half.

“We started the game well, winning

eld position with our special teams,“

coach Dominick DeMatteo said. “I to give the kids an opportunity for mo-

thought we played sound in all three ments, and they had a special moment

phases, and we got some explosive plays last Wednesday night.” Indians QB
Anthony DeMatteo
on o ense. Anthony DeMatteo completed 9-of- (15) threw for two

“Following two big defensive stops, we 13 attempts for 162 yards and two touch- TDs and ran for
another in a win
were operating on all cylinders,” he add- downs, and ran for one touchdown. Bas-
over Fox Lane.
ed. “Our defense played solid, and gave tone had 75 yards and a touchdown on 13

our o ense opportunities. Special teams carries, Cohen had ve receptions for 121

did the job with eld position. And our yards and two scores, and Patrick McMa-

line hasn’t allowed a sack—that allows us hon had two catches for 27 yards.

to crank up our passing game.” e Indians were scheduled to visit

Adam Montalvo had two sacks for Clarkstown North Tuesday at 6 p.m.

Mahopac, and Joey Koch had an inter- North (0-2) lost to Clarkstown South

ception. last week.

“Adam has played a lot of football for

us the last two weeks on the line, and we

are really pleased with his progress as a

junior,” DeMatteo said. “O ensively, Vin

had another solid performance, and Per-

rone had another nice performance. Pat-

rick McMahon and Colum Ranaghan

both made their rst varsity receptions,

and both did a nice job. Andrew Cohen

also had a great performance, a career day

by him. And Anthony was very e cient,

probably his best game in the air. We’re

happy with his progress and decision

making, and he’s shown a big arm. Tyler

Maewsky also stepped in at center and

did a fantastic job.”

e team honored its seniors at the

game.

“ is senior class is the rst class to

know me as their only coach,” DeMat-

teo said. “It’s a special group, they’ve been

through a lot, they bought into the pro-

gram, and doing things the right way.

“It’s been a di cult time, with COV-

ID and all the delays,” DeMatteo added.

“But the kids kept believing, and the se-

niors were a huge part of that. We try

THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 2021 SPORTS MAHOPAC NEWS PAGE 19

VOLLEYBALL

Indians
split two
matches,
prep for
playoffs

BY SKIP PEARLMAN
CONTRIBUTING WRITER

After beating North Rockland, 3-0, last

ursday in one of the team’s best perfor-

mances of the season, the Mahopac varsi-

ty volleyball team had an o day Monday,

losing to Walter Panas in three straight

games to close the week at 5-5.

Monday, at home, the Indians were

never really in it, falling to Panas, 25-14,

25-13, 25-19.

“Panas is a very good team,” Indi-

ans coach Jay Melville said. “Maybe we

wouldn’t have beaten them, but we de -

nitely should’ve been more competitive.

We didn’t pass or receive well. We had PHOTO: SKIP PEARLMAN

way too many errors all around. Coach Jay Melville and the Indians beat North Rockland last week, and lost to Panas Monday.
“Leah (Vitiello) had a nice match for

us, she hit well,” Melville added. “Mia

DelBene set for us today, she was good, tion, but will lose two of those (Brewster

and played phenomenal defense. Lauren and John Jay EF) due to COVID proto-

Beberman also stepped in for an injured cols. e Indians will close their regular

player, and had a good day at the net for season Saturday morning at 10 a.m. at

us.” North Rockland.

Last ursday at home, the Indians Section 1’s regional tournament is

blanked North Rockland with an all- scheduled to begin Monday with out-

around solid performance. bracket games. Quarter nals are set for

“Leah led us in kills with eight, she’s Tuesday, semi nals follow on ursday,

been strong all season,” Melville said. with championships on Saturday.

“Caroline Link had a strong defensive “Overall we played our best match

game, she led us in digs. of the year last week,” Melville said.

“It was a solid, team performance,” he “(Monday) we took a step back. We are

added. “All of the girls at the net did a a little banged up at this point in the

great job blocking, and made North season, we’re missing one starter (Cait-

Rockland’s life di cult at the net. at lin O’Boyle), and some of the others are

was nice to see.” hurting. e playo s will be a rough draw

Mahopac had four games scheduled for us, with teams like John Jay (Cross

this week to close out regular-season ac- River) and Yorktown.”

‘It was a solid, team performance
(against North Rockland).

All of the girls at the net did a
great job blocking, and made

North Rockland’s life
di cult at the net. at was nice to see.’

-Coach Jay Melville

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We are looktoinmgodefronirze: school buses with advanced [email protected] superior ratings and the MHS Olivia Vataj said that “being a e music program helped me
Field ServteicchneolTogeycahcronsiscthieaUnSsand Canada. We look forward to welcoming you on board! Philharmonic Orchestra has part of orchestra and the wider love performing and I’m hon-
music community here at Ma- estly super impressed by the
to modernize school buses with received multiple best overall hopac has been such a reward- hard work and musical suc-
advanced technology across the US and ing experience. Making music cesses of the music commu-
with my friends and peers is nity here, especially during the
Canada orchestra awards. For the past one of the de ning components pandemic,” said senior Alexa
of my high school career, and I Tyberg.
To find out more, go to: buspatrol.com/careers or email few school years, members of am so lucky that we still have
[email protected] We look forward to welcoming you on board! such a vibrant and welcoming With a hope towards nor-
60+ parcels available: Lots, Acreage, Homes, ComWemareelorockiinaglfoPr:roperties the MHS Symphonic Band music program during distance malcy, the student musicians
were selected as best in the state learning.” of Mahopac High School will
Field Service Technicians for the New York State BandTo find out more, go to: eventually be welcomed by
When the pandemic hit in completely renovated rehearsal
buspatrol.com/careers or email spaces and classrooms as a part
SARATOGA COUNTYto modernize school buses with advanced [email protected] (NYS- of the ongoing capital bond
technology across the US and Canada. project.
BDA) Honor Band and JazzWe look forward to welcoming you on board!
e district’s music program
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(1) located on the South side of the building. 3 floors: Basement, 1st, 2nd Band’’ at the Sleepy Hollow from beginning instruction to
with total of (26) Offices, (1) Conference Room, (8) Bathrooms, (1) Kitchen Jazz Festival, along with nu- college and AP coursework.

merous other individual recog- ere are opportunities for
students at all levels to be in-
nitions in the competition. Last volved and learn from the top-
level educators of the music de-
year, sixth grader Sarah Kayler partment. e music program
is sta ed by Elizabeth Day
was one of two elementary stu- (Austin Road), Marcia Webb
(Lakeview), Jennifer Gilbert
dent composers selected for the (Fulmar Road), Joseph Seeley
(Middle School), Steve Wands
All-State Conference Com- (Elementary Band), Don Flynn
(MS Band), Rich Williams (HS
Online Sale starts Tuesday, April 6, 2021 at 12:00pm ET. posers Showcase. Band), Heather Palkewick (MS
Auction begins to close Wednesday, April 28, 2021 at 10:00am ET. Senior Mark Dusociv said, “I Chorus), Jacob Rhodebeck (HS
Chorus), Stas Przymylski (Mu-
feel like I’ve improved a lot as a sic Technology), Rob Loprinzo
(Elementary Orchestra), Kate-
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