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THURSDAY, JULY 27, 2023 BUSINESS & REAL ESTATE 22 CLASSIFIEDS 23 HEALTH & WELLNESS 16 LEGAL NOTICES 22 LEISURE 19 OPINION 8 SPORTS 18 TOWN GREEN 2 Joe Vetrano drafted by the Dodgers pg 18 L.A. COOL! Visit TapIntoYorktown.net for the latest news. BY SOPHIA CASELNOVA STAFF WRITER On Tuesday, July 18, Teamsters Local 804 rallied on Front Street in Yorktown outside of the town’s UPS location. In April, negotiations began between UPS and Teamsters on a new and improved contract for UPS employees, focusing on safety and health, feeder (tractortrailer) operations, package operations, air operations, and inside operations. The current contract expires on July 31. In June, Teamsters General President Sean O’Brien said some of the negotiations include: part-time employees not being required to work over 60 hours a week unless it’s voluntary (in which case they’ll be paid double for the overtime); the use of more inclusive language; vehicles having air conditioning, heat shields, and air induction vents; 24-hournotice to supervisor rides, and pay raises for certain positions. Negotiations stopped on July 5 with both parties accusing the other of walking away from the table. Last Wednesday, UPS said it would resume negotiations this week: “We are pleased to be back at the negotiating table next week to resolve the few remaining open issues,” the company said in a release. “We  are prepared to increase our industry-leading pay and benefits, but need to work quickly to finalize  a fair  deal  that provides certainty for our customers, our employees and businesses across the country.”  “As thousands of UPS Teamsters practice picket, rally, and mobilize around the country, UPS bowed today to the overwhelming show of Teamster unity and reached out to the union to resume negotiations,” the union said in a Wednesday press Teamsters hold rally in Yorktown BY SOPHIA CASELNOVA STAFF WRITER The Town of Yorktown has fined its garbage hauler $59,500 in response to the company’s inability to perform according to its contract.    On July 7, the town issued a seven-day Notice of Default and Cure to Competitive Carting Corporation (CCC) informing them of the breaches of their contract. In addition to identifying the breaches, the notice said “CCC has failed to perform the essential functions of the agreement,” and would be fined $1,500 per day for violations beginning July 7. Breaches of the contract identified in the notice include: Failing to perform outreach to residents for holiday schedule changes;  collecting outside of the collection hours;  failing to share GPS tracking data with the town;  failing to perform a missed collection within 24 hours; failing to provide collection reports; failing to give written notice to residents when CCC fails to make a collection; failing to place containers back in the same location after a collection; failing to communicate with town regarding service interruptions and resident complaints; failing to implement a written protocol for handling complaints from residents and failing to provide monthly reports on this topic;  failing to report material circumstances that have impaired its ability to perform under the agreement (including lack of equipment and labor); and not having adequate resources including labor and equipment to perform under the agreement. At the July 18 Town Board meeting, Supervisor Tom Diana, Town Attorney Adam Rodriguez, and Phil Marino, Foreman of Yorktown’s Refuse and Recycling Department, informed the public of the fines and explained steps being taken to continue holding CCC Town fines garbage hauler $59,500 CCC accused of multiple breaches SEE TEAMSTERS PAGE 5 SEE GARBAGE PAGE 5 VOL. 12 NO. 21 Assemblyman Slater joins members of Teamsters Local 804 in rally PHOTO: COURTESY OF OFFICE OF ASSEMBLYMAN SLATER By online or mail-in rebate on a set of 4 select Goodyear® or Kelly® tires when you use the Goodyear Credit Card. Paid by Goodyear Visa® Prepaid Card or Virtual Card on purchases made 7/1 through 9/30/23 GET UP TO $150 BACK OZZY'S GOODYEAR AUTO CLINIC REBATE OFFER #230022 $39.95 OIL CHANGE INCLUDES: Conventional Motor oil wit filter, FREE tire rotation, FREE 12-point Safety Inspection OZZY’S GOODYEAR AUTO CLINIC With this coupon. Most Vehicles. Not valid with other offers or prior services. Expires 9/30/23 Go to localflavor.com for more coupons. GOOD TOWARD Any Service Repair Of $150O or More Excludes tires. Exp. 9/30/23 OZZY'S AUTO CLINIC "IT AIN'T JUST OZZY'S AUTO CLINIC and DISCOUNT TIRE TIRES" 914-739-3333 • www.ozzystireandauto.com 47 Dayton Lane, Peekskill (Beach Shopping Center) "BEST TIRES.. BEST PRICES.. BEST SERVICE..” OZZY BUCKS Hours: Mon-Fri 7:30-6, Sat 7:30-5 & Sun 9:30-3

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Subscribe To request Yorktown News weekly delivery, call 845-208-8503 or email [email protected]. Subscriptions are complimentary for residents and businesses in the town. Out of town mail subscriptions are $150 per year for First Class Mail. Yorktown Lions Club SUMMER CONCERT SCHEDULE To be held at Jack DeVito Veterans Memorial Field at 6 p.m. Aug. 6: RockSteady Dance Band Aug. 20: Group De Jour Aug. 27: Military Tribute Concert with Jessica Lynn - Concert will start at 5 p.m. with special guests Alyssa Martin and The Golden Apple Chorus Yorkville Sports Association FREE OPEN PLAY Sundays, from 8:30 to 10 a.m. Free open play get togethers, including softball, for seniors (50 plus) every Sunday. To be held all summer long at Shrub Oak Memorial Park, located at 3800 Sunnyside Street in Shrub Oak. For more information, contact info@ ysaleagues.com Chappaqua Children’s Book Festival 10TH ANNIVERSARY Saturday, September 30, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Taking place at the Chappaqua Train Station in Chappaqua. This year’s Festival will be the largest one yet, with 180 authors in attendance and celebrity authors Mary Pope Osborne and Alan Gratz leading the charge.  Organizers look forward to introducing the community to new writers joining this year, like Alex Gino, and reconnecting with returning authors like Bryan Collier. Admission and parking are free, and the event will be held rain or shine (http://www. ccbfestival.org/). CCBF is proud to announce that it is a recipient of the WestchesterArts 2023 Arts Alive grant, given to support community-based arts and cultural projects developed by cultural groups and organizations. Grand Opening of Somers General Store Saturday, August 12, from 3 to 8 p.m. A gift shop born out of love for hand crafted and quality goods. 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Since the organization was founded in 1996, many thousands of people locally and across the country have received help from Support Connection. The Team Spirit Campaign encourages friends, family members, co-workers, neighbors to “team up” for the Support-AWalk. Teams are groups of people who decide to participate together in any way they wish. Team activities can include seeking donations, planning fundraising activities, inviting others to participate, spreading the word about the Walk. Teams can create their own t-shirts and signs or banners to share their stories and express their inspiration for participating. Team members can live close to one another or far away. Those who can’t all be in one place can make plans to walk at the same TOWN GREEN SEE GREEN PAGE 20 914.455.2158 SpirelliElectric.com • [email protected] Specializing in residential & commercial services. 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THURSDAY, JULY 27, 2023 BY SOPHIA CASELNOVA STAFF WRITER Damages caused by the July 9 downpour are still being assessed in Yorktown. The Office of Emergency Management of Westchester, Homeland Security, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) came to Yorktown last Wednesday, July 19, to begin their calculations in damaged infrastructures. “I met with FEMA, Emergency Management of Westchester, and Homeland Security to discuss and tour affected infrastructures throughout the town, and I feel hopeful that this will yield money for the necessary repairs to our town’s infrastructure,” said Town Supervisor Tom Diana.  Diana told Yorktown News that the officials traveled around the town with Dan Ciarcia, Town Engineer, Jim Martorano, Superintendent of Parks and Recreation, and Mike Grasso, Deputy Superintendent of the Highway Department to observe  and estimate the costs of the affected infrastructures. According to Diana, the town is waiting to hear back from the Office of Emergency Management of Westchester on whether or not aid will be distributed. He added that there has to be at least $4.46 million in damages across Westchester before they distribute funding. President Biden declared that a major disaster exists in New York last Friday and “ordered Federal assistance to supplement state, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms and flooding from July 9 to July 10, 2023.” While he declared the disaster, he only did so for Clinton, Dutchess, Essex, Hamilton, Ontario, Orange, Putnam, and Rockland Counties; not Westchester. In response to Biden leaving Westchester off the “disaster” list, local officials are continuing to advocate for the financial needs throughout the county. “I appreciate President Biden’s declaration of several New York counties, including Putnam and Rockland, as major disaster areas following the catastrophic storm two weeks ago; this will help reimburse local governments for their emergency responses and make homeowners and small businesses eligible for relief assistance,” said NYS Senator Pete Harckham. “I will continue, however, to press for similar consideration for Westchester County.” On July 23, Assemblyman Matt Slater wrote a letter to Biden thanking him for approving the declaration for much of the Hudson Valley, but urged him to “include the Town of Yorktown located in Westchester County in the disaster declaration in order to receive federal assistance as a result of the damage sustained from the July 9 storm.” Slater continued to identify the damage sustained throughout the town including the culvert on Old Crompond Road, parts of the Shrub Oak business hamlet, the culvert leading to Lake Osceola, and the Mohegan Lake Fire Department’s multimillion dollar apparatus that was severely damaged while responding to an emergency through flood waters. Diana, U.S. Senators Chuck Schumer (D) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D), Governor Kathy Hochul (D), Westchester County Executive George Latimer (D), and Congressman Matt Lawler (R) were CC’d on the letter. “This community is incredibly resilient and will recover, however, they need the support and assistance of the federal government to do so adequately without impacting taxpayers,” Slater said. “Cost estimates from local officials is in the millions of dollars without including the impacts to individual property owners. Therefore, I urge you to qualify this municipality to receive federal assistance as part of the recovery and building efforts.” In a separate letter on July 23, Slater and Lawler wrote to Biden emphasizing the needs of parts of Westchester—specifically Yorktown, Cortlandt Manor, and Mount Pleasant. FEMA discussions continue in town Officials continue to seek aid for parts of Westchester PHOTO: COURTESY OF DAVE PAGANELLI The Old Crompond Road culvert is closed indefinitely until it can be replaced. Bob-B-Q’s parking lot PHOTOS: COURTESY OF YORKTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT SEE FEMA PAGE 7 Old Yorktown Road approaching Buckhorn Street YORKTOWN NEWS – PAGE 3 PHOTO: COURTESY OF DAVE PAGANELLI Croton Dam Road

PAGE 4 – YORKTOWN NEWS THURSDAY, JULY 27, 2023 BY SOPHIA CASELNOVA STAFF WRITER A Yorktown man is facing charges for allegedly choking, hitting, and threatening a woman during a domestic dispute at a local park. David Shane, 60, has been charged with harassment in the second degree, attempted assault in the third degree, criminal obstruction of breathing, and criminal contempt in the second degree following a domestic dispute last week. On July 21, Yorktown Police Officers Uhl, Argiro, and Palladino responded to Jack DeVito Memorial Field on Veterans Road for a reported past domestic dispute that allegedly took place on July 19. Shane was not at the scene when they arrived. They accompanied the victim, whose name is being withheld, to the department’s headquarters for further investigation. According to police, Shane wrapped his hands around the victim’s neck and applied pressure impeding her normal breathing, hit her body several times causing bruising, and threatened to kill her. All of this took place while Shane was violating an order of protection. At 11:05 p.m., YPD located Shane on Route 129 and arrested him. The following morning, he was arraigned by the Judge Aviah Cohen-Pierson. A stay away order was issued on behalf of the victim, and bail was set to $25,000. After being unable to post bail, Shane was transferred to the custody of Westchester County Jail. He is due in the Yorktown Justice Court on July 27. Yorktown man arrested for assault BY SOPHIA CASELNOVA STAFF WRITER A 14-year-old Yorktown boy was arrested after assaulting a woman with her walking cane and stealing her car last week. On July 15 at approximately 2:02 a.m., officers of the Yorktown Police Department (YPD) responded to a Yorktown residence for a domestic dispute, according to police. The minor allegedly injured the woman with her walking cane and then proceeded to take her car without consent. After YPD contacted him, the 14-year-old surrendered at the department’s headquarters on July 19 and was placed under arrest by Officer Rana. He was processed and arraigned by Judge Aviah Cohen-Pierson on the charges of juvenile delinquency, robbery in the second degree; juvenile delinquency, assault in the second degree; and juvenile delinquency, unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. He was remanded to Woodfield Cottage in lieu of bail which was set to $10,000 cash, $15,000 secured bond, or $20,000 partly secured bond. Cohen-Pierson issued a temporary Order of Protection on behalf of the victim. The minor was due back in Westchester County Family Court on July 20. His name is being withheld because he is underage. Yorktown teen arrested for assault and robbery Nestled in a lush green hideaway of Yorktown Heights amidst tall evergreens and nature’s beauty, sits The Country House, recently named a Best Assisted Living community by U.S. News & World Report. We invite you to tour and learn more about how our services can benefit you or your loved one. Call (914) 249-9144 to schedule. Experience the Best THE Country House in westchester 2000 Baldwin Road · Yorktown Heights · thecountryhouseinwestchester.com LIC # 800-F-007 BY SOPHIA CASELNOVA STAFF WRITER Jose Pillco-Guaraca, 39, of Yorktown, was arrested following a domestic incident last week. On July 16 at approximately 3:25 a.m., the Yorktown Police Department (YPD) received a report of a domestic incident leading to multiple officers responding, meeting with the victims, and conducting an investigation. According to police, PillcoGuaraca allegedly assaulted his wife, obstructed her breathing as well as the breathing of one of their five children, unlawfully imprisoned his wife and all of their children, endangered the welfare of the children, and attempted to assault four of the children while violating an active temporary order of protection which protected his oneyear-old child from him. Pillco-Guaraca surrendered himself at YPD headquarters at 4:48 p.m. that same day and was placed under arrest by officers Battista and Argiro, police said. He was charged with assault in the third degree, criminal contempt in the second degree, two counts of criminal obstruction of breathing, six counts of unlawful imprisonment, and five counts of endangering the welfare of a child. Pillco-Guaraca was arraigned on the above charges by the Judge Aviah Cohen-Pierson. Temporary Orders of Protection were issued on behalf of the victims, and he was released on his own recognizance. He is due to appear in the Yorktown Justice Court on Aug. 3. Yorktown man arrested in domestic incident

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We want to make it better for the people.”    Diana added that the members of the town board share in the frustration expressed by residents as they are also residents of the town and are not having their garbage picked up on time. He added that not knowing when garbage and recyclables are going to be picked up is the biggest frustration. Marino said that he has been keeping records of everything happening in relation to the town’s garbage pickups and what is supposed to happen per the contract with CCC. He said that in doing so, he sends some of his employees out at 5:00 a.m. to ride the previous day’s recycling and trash routes. He said that he knows what CCC failed to pick up by 6:30 a.m. Marino also added that he is in Diana’s office three or four times a day and is being guided by the town’s counsel. “We’ve taken some significant steps to protect the town’s interests,” Rodriguez said.    Those steps include the seven-day Notice of Default and Cure and the $59,500 fine. Rodriguez added that fines of $1,500 will continue to accrue for every penalty that occurs per day.   “We are on this and the fines are going to continue,” Diana said. Rodriguez said officials have been taking the necessary steps to “place the town in a position so that if it does have to terminate the contract it can do so responsibly and ensure the services that the residents deserve and expect are being met.” Yorktown News reached out to Brian Amico of CCC for comment. He did not respond before press time. GARBAGE FROM PAGE 1 statement. “The Teamsters agreement with UPS is the largest private-sector union contract in North America. UPS Teamsters are demanding the strongest possible contract or are prepared to strike — with rank-and-file members authorizing a strike by 97 percent.” The Teamsters Local 804 is a section of the Teamsters Union which covers the five boroughs and Westchester County. “Local 804 has been part of a group effort going on throughout the country, not just in our jurisdiction,” said Mark Cohen, Recording Secretary and Business Agent for Local 804. “There are many companies that took care of their employees financially during the pandemic and UPS is not one of them.” Cohen told Yorktown News that while other companies gave their employees “hazard bonuses” during the pandemic, UPS gave their people “thank you” pins for them to put on their shirts. He added that UPS did not want to supply PPE to employees during the pandemic. According to the UPS website, the company has been working with Teamsters for nearly 100 years. The July 18 rally was the second held in Yorktown UPS workers, with the pervious taking place on July 5. The first was organized by the union while the most recent was organized by David Guest, the shop steward in the Yorktown UPS building. Guest told Yorktown News that he organized the second rally because he felt it was “important to get everyone together as the deadline is approaching where people are due to go on strike.” Unless an agreement is reached by the end of this month, the strike is slated to begin at 12:01 a.m. on Aug. 1. The Local 804 was joined at the July 18 rally by Town Supervisor Tom Diana and Assemblyman Matt Slater. “When the pandemic shut down our world UPS employees continued to work,” said Slater. “They are essential employees who deserve a fair wage and fair working conditions. I am proud to stand with them and urge the two sides to return to the negotiating table to settle a fair contract.” “I joined the Teamsters from UPS in their picket line protest for a better contract as it appears at this time 62 percent of UPS employees are parttimers who have not had any substantial raise since 1997,” said Diana. “We’re out here to support our UPS drivers to have a livable pay.” The two officials marched in the rally holding signs that said “Just Practicing for a Just Contract.” “I thought it was great to receive support from local politicians, the Teamsters members who showed up, and the community members who showed support while driving by,” said Guest. “We’re just out there looking for a fair contract. It’s unfeasible to live here in New York on these wages.” TEAMSTERS FROM PAGE 1 PHOTO: COURTESY OF OFFICE OF ASSEMBLYMAN SLATER Supervisor Tom Diana and Assemblyman Matt Slater join in Teamsters 804 rally

PAGE 6 – YORKTOWN NEWS THURSDAY, JULY 27, 2023 BY SOPHIA CASELNOVA STAFF WRITER The Yorktown Central School District’s Board of Education approved an amendment to the District’s School Resource Officer contract and approved a new contract for Superintendent Ron Hattar. The contracts were approved at a July 15 special meeting. Per the SRO contract, the Yorktown Police Department will hire two additional SROs to be assigned to the Brookside and Mohansic Elementary Schools. The YCSD will also provide the town with a one-time payment of $100,000 for the purchase of two new police vehicles for the SROs to use. “Children will not learn in an environment where they don’t feel safe. That is paramount here to keep in mind” Hattar said at the April 10 BOE meeting when discussing the addition of the SROs. “It’s hard to turn on the news at night and not see another violent incident happening in a school, and that’s what keeps me up at night.” The Town of Yorktown’s Finance Officer, Town Supervisor Tom Diana, determined that the approximate payments from the YCSD for each additional SRO is estimated to be: $134,727.79 for 2023, $158,900 for 2024, $188,500 for 2025, and $225,200 for 2026. The YSCD SROs coach and advise clubs, and they are in classrooms giving lessons on making good choices, responsible use of technology, social media, and cyber-bullying and bullying. The YSCD had to reallocate costs in the 2023-2024 budget, and $64,000 was added to the budget from the Fund Balance; the district’s savings account. Cost reallocations included; reduction of health insurance contingency, reduction of one bus contingency, reduction of Tax Certiorari Reserve contingency, the reduction of lane change salary contingency, the reduction of the use of coach buses with school buses being used instead, and a delay in the hiring of the strength and conditioning coach. “I am proud of the relationship and partnership with both the Yorktown Central School District and Lakeland Central School District,” said Police Chief Robert Noble.  “Yorktown Police officers continue to make a positive difference in the lives of students, staff and faculty in our local schools. We eagerly look forward to foster a safe learning environment and making many new friends at Brookside and Mohansic Elementary Schools.” Hattar, who started his tenure as YSCD Superintendent in 2017, had his contract approved to continue through June 30, 2028. Yorktown News reached out to Hattar for comment but did not hear back by press time. 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The next day, Yorktown detectives went to a pawn shop in Mount Vernon where they found many pieces of the allegedly stolen jewelry. Detectives Caprio and Hannigan found McCullough in Mount Vernon a short time later and took him into custody. He was held at the Mount Vernon Police Department until Yorktown Officers arrived and brought him to the Yorktown Police Department. McCullough allegedly stole a variety of jewelry worth over $50,000 and allegedly caused over $1,500 worth of damage to the store. He was processed by Officer Delatorre and was arraigned by Judge Aviah Cohen-Pierson who released him on his own recognizance. He is scheduled to return to the Yorktown Justice Court on Aug. 3. YPD Chief Robert Noble thanked the members of the Yorktown business community for their quick support. “The video assistance provided by the Yorktown business community allowed our talented team to confirm our suspicions as to the identity of the suspect in this crime and make an arrest in less than 48 hours,” said Noble. “Job very well done by our investigators and by all of the community members who assisted us.” Arrest made in Yorktown Jewelers burglary

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For more information, call the editor at (914) 302-5830 Brett Freeman, Publisher Tom Walogorsky, Editor Tabitha Pearson Marshall, Creative Director Editorial Office: (914) 302-5830 [email protected] PAGE 8 – YORKTOWN NEWS THURSDAY, JULY 27, 2023 Jann Mirchandani’s letter lacks understanding of municipal law Dear Editor, In the letter, “Town Board ‘abdicates leadership’ on garbage pickup problem” (July 20, Page 8), Jann Mirchandani clearly presents you, the reader, with many accusations without offering any solid proof or any proof at all. The author’s comments also show a clear lack of understanding of municipal law. In municipal law, the town must go through a bid process to grant contracts above a certain amount. During the bid process, the town must select the lowest bidder unless the lowest bidder cannot be designated as responsible. The previous Town Board as well as the existing Town Board take every aspect of town government very seriously and have a deep-rooted knowledge of municipal law and how it works. The claim that Competitive Carting went bankrupt in 2019 is not accurate; the author is referring to a different entity with a different name. That previous entity, which once held the contract in Yorktown prior to AAA, did a fair job for the people of Yorktown. The claim that the Town Board abdicated its responsibility when we hired Competitive Carting is categorically false. When we vetted this company, we looked at every aspect closely, including whether they had the proper equipment. We even verified truck purchases with the dealer selling the equipment. That was only one of the many aspects of the vetting process that we fulfilled. According to municipal law, the lowest bidder gets awarded the contract and there really was no justifiable reason to disqualify Competitive Carting at that time. If we disqualified Competitive without solid, justifiable reasons, it would have placed the town in legal jeopardy. Municipal laws exist to facilitate fairness and transparency, hence the bid rules; but sometimes they have an adverse effect. The private sector and the public sector are very different. In the private sector, firing Competitive Carting and transferring the contract to another vendor is much simpler. In the public sector, government contracts are handled much differently. There is an “emergency” provision that can be implemented on a temporary basis. If the emergency provision is implemented, we could bring in a new hauler immediately to cure the existing issue for a temporary period. It is important to understand how the public sector and municipal law really works. Competitive Carting has been given ample opportunity to take corrective action. The Town Board has acted, in a lawful manner, toward a resolution. Currently we issued a “7-Day Cure” and fined Competitive Carting over $59,000 for their failure to perform. The 7-Day Cure followed the legal and lawful procedure that allows us, at this point, to terminate at will. Responsibly, however, we must have a new hauler in place prior to any such act to avoid disruption or discontinuation of service. Both Supervisor Tom Diana, along with the entire Town Board, are looking at every potential option and resolution. In the interim, we will continue to levy fines against Competitive Carting. One last note on Competitive Carting; we do not blame their employees and we ask that everyone please maintain a high level of cordiality toward them, as it is clearly not their fault but, rather, a severe internal management failure. Finally, the Town Board hears you and we are working toward a permanent, legal resolution to the issue at hand. -Supervisor Tom Diana, Councilwoman Mary Capoccia, Councilman Sergio Esposito, Councilwoman Luciana Haughwout and Councilman Ed Lachterman Town of Yorktown Jann Mirchandani’s letter was ‘campaign nonsense’ Dear Editor, It seems to me that an apology from Supervisor candidate Jann Mirchandani is due to the Town Board and Supervisor Tom Diana, in particular, for comments made in her letter, “Town Board ‘abdicates leadership’ on garbage pickup problem” (July 20, Page 8), in which she wrote, “Only last week did the board decide to act, and only after Supervisor Diana did not have his garbage picked up.” It seems that this statement was campaign nonsense rather than accuracy. Supervisor Diana said at the last board meeting that “his garbage has always been picked up this year.” Common sense tells us that Competitive Carting would have been very stupid to not pick up the Supervisor’s garbage. Competitive Carting has been fined over $59,000, not just for problems only addressed in the last three weeks. I had a problem with garbage pickup in the first weeks of February. I sent an e-mail to Councilman Ed Lachterman complaining, and I received a response the next day asking for specifics (my pickup days, exact address, etc.) so he could follow up, and he informed me a day or two later that he was told that the problem was brought to the attention of the driver and would not happen again -- and it has not. Garbage collection has obviously been a problem in the town and frustrating to many residents, but it should not be used as a vehicle for erroneous criticism or “cheap shots.” There are issues for debate -- taxes and abatements, hotels, longrange planning for growth, etc. -- and this is where the discussion should be. -John F. McMullen Jefferson Valley LETTERS I t’s the tale of two visits to Ithaca, NY. One was the worst of times. One was the best of times. But I will forever associate this city — nestled in the Finger Lakes region of New York — as a costly one. The first visit was in late summer 1999, just a couple months shy of my 21st birthday. I had been hanging out with my childhood best friend, a student at Cornell University, who had taken me to an off-campus house party. “Put your drink down,” my friend said to me, as we were standing on the sidewalk in front of the house. I had been holding my very first drink of the evening. It was a beer poured into one of those ubiquitous red plastic cups distributed at college parties throughout America. Having taken only a few sips so far, I was as sober as a judge. But my friend saw a police officer approaching, and he knew we’d be in trouble. I carefully placed my drink on the sidewalk. As I look back on these 24 years, I can’t remember why my buddy wasn’t also the victim of what happened to me next. But I suspect that as an attendee of an elite Ivy League school, he was just smarter than me and did what I should have done; he presumably spilled his drink on the lawn. “Pick that drink up, or I will charge you with littering,” the Ithaca police officer said to me. So, I picked up the drink, and the next thing I know, I was in handcuffs, placed in the back of the squad car and driven to the police station. Turns out that it was a Catch-22 situation. He was either going to charge me for littering or drinking in public (I was standing on the sidewalk, just inches away from the private property). If I remember the details correctly, I think the eventual citation was for Costly mistakes in Ithaca, NY Brett Freeman and his daughter Jenna taking a hike in Ithaca. After Brett stopped berating himself for his mishap, he enjoyed great daddy/daughter quality time in a fun city. BRETT FREEMAN PUBLISHER’S MEMO SEE FREEMAN PAGE 9

THURSDAY, JULY 27, 2023 OPINION YORKTOWN NEWS – PAGE 9 underage drinking since I was still 20 years old for a couple more months. When I arrived at the police station, I was handcuffed to a desk and waited for what seemed a couple of hours until my friend arrived separately and paid my $100 fine in order to have me released. In retrospect, some of this story doesn’t add up. The $100 payment secured my permanent freedom, and I never heard from the city of Ithaca again. I suspect this was a money-making scheme for the city and the officer had to fill his quota. Did I have a right to contest the charge? Could the officer even prove that the cup had any alcohol in it (as I doubt he retained the evidence)? Why didn’t I have to go to court? I presume the answer to this last question is that my infraction was roughly the equivalent of a speeding ticket, and paying the fine was the equivalent of pleading guilty. But if that’s the case, it seemed a bit over the top that he handcuffed me to his desk. Was I guilty? You bet. But I suspect the officer was also having a bit of fun that night with someone still young and naive. A VISIT TO ITHACA WITH MY DAUGHTER Fast forward 24 years. I’m fatter and balder, but definitely wiser. This past Saturday, I drove up to Ithaca to take my almost 14-year-old daughter, Jenna, to the Summer Music Academy at Ithaca College. I pride myself on being a detail-oriented individual. You can’t run a media company (six newspapers with strict deadlines) and be unconcerned with details. Check-in for the week-long sleepaway camp was between noon and 2 p.m. We left our house at around 7:45 a.m. and arrived in plenty of time to grab a bite to eat before dropping her off. As we drove onto campus, we parked at the designated registration spot and couldn’t find a soul. We walked around for about 20 minutes looking for the registration desk before I re-read the welcome letter that was emailed to me earlier in the week. I felt like the biggest idiot on this planet. We arrived a day early. To my credit, the location on the website confirming Jenna’s registration had the wrong dates on it. But everything else, including the welcome letter, had the start date of Sunday. And I was obviously the only parent who made the mistake. As soon as I stopped chastising myself for such a moronic error and after falling on my sword to my wife (who was back home with our son) and my parents and in-laws who inquired how drop-off went, I then realized that this was an opportunity to spend quality time with my daughter. But we had nowhere to stay and I had no overnight bag. Additionally, one of our editors was on vacation, I had work to do before deadline, and I was four hours away from my computer. Over $1,000 later, and I’m sitting at my hotel desk on Sunday morning as I write this column. The hotel computers were so old that they were incompatible with our browser-based editorial database. So, after securing a room at The Hotel Ithaca (which is lovely, by the way), I drove to Staples to purchase a laptop (my wife needed one anyway), to T.J. Maxx to get a shirt and underwear, and to CVS for toiletries. But Jenna and I also took a great hike along the city’s famous gorge, we went to a great restaurant just a five-minute walk from our hotel, we hung out at a book store after dinner and then hung out at the hotel bar as we read our books. This time around, I stayed in the designated drinking area and not to worry - my daughter drank a Shirley Temple. FREEMAN FROM PAGE 8 Everyone I know has lost someone to cancer, dementia, or one of a host of other deadly maladies. I, like many of you, have watched loved ones suffer. My dad had colon cancer, which eventually spread throughout his body. My mom had strokes, which ultimately robbed her of her ability to communicate. Unlike skeptics of science, I have faith that eventually a cure will be found for most, if not all, presentday diseases. The problem is when? Recently, a drug (Leqembi), which directly attacks the pathophysiology of Alzheimer’s disease, was endorsed by the Food and Drug Administration. Even though it’s not a cure, it does slow down the disease’s progress. Unfortunately, due to appropriate protocol, it took many years to approve. For so many people, like a good friend who I worked with at Legal Aid, it came too late. Is there any hope that in the future we can speed up the process? Yes, there is. There is a scientific revolution Help is on the way JAMES MARTORANO MY PERSPECTIVE SEE MARTORANO PAGE 10 • Gravel • Topsoil • Mulches • Sweet Peet • Unilock Pavers BEDFORD GRAVEL & LANDSCAPE SUPPLY 27 Norm Ave., Mt. 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He posed a simple question: why not replace the sequence of 0s and 1s with states of atoms, making an “atomic computer?” Atoms are like spinning tops. But because of the nature of the subatomic world, atoms spin in a combination of 0s and 1s. And to make it even more interesting, there are an infinite number of ways an atom can spin. So, if somehow you could channel an atom to carry information, there is no limit to how much it could transport. Even more thrilling, since Dr. Feynman’s time, scientists have found that objects on a subatomic level can exist in multiple states, in multiple places at the same time (superposition). Additionally, electrons can interact with each other at great distances (entanglement). Our present-day computers operate on a Newtonian level, looking at reality like we do, in a simple, straightforward way. A quantum computer, however, would harness the power of the atom as well as utilize the principles of superposition and entanglement. Richard Feynman understood that, for any particle-based computer to work, atoms would have to be arranged precisely, so they vibrate together (coherence). He also appreciated the fact that atoms are extremely sensitive to any disturbance from the outside world, which would ruin any calculation (decoherence). Today, in the quest to fulfill Feynman’s dream, researchers use special equipment to drop the temperature to near absolute zero, where vibrations would be at a minimum. But that is not that easy. Despite the obstacles, several companies (and countries) are investing billions into the development of this new breakthrough device. IBM, D-Wave Systems, Rigetti Computing, Google, China, Elon Musk, and many others, are in a race to be the first to come up with the first operational quantum computer. How close are they? Google announced two years ago that their Sycamore quantum computer could solve a math problem in 200 seconds, that would take 10,000 years for the world’s fastest supercomputer to solve. Recently, an IBM quantum computer is reported to have beaten a digital supercomputer in chess. The Quantum Innovation Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences said it was finishing its development of a Quantum model that was 100 trillion times faster than an ordinary supercomputer. But when this quantum computer revolution arrives, will it change our world? Absolutely. As Professor Michio Kaku points out in his recent book, Quantum Supremacy, “quantum computers will be able to simulate hundreds of vital chemical processes…all of biology, medicine, and chemistry would be reduced to quantum mechanics. This means creating a “virtual laboratory” in which we can rapidly try out new drugs, therapies, and cures in the memory of the quantum computer, bypassing decades of trial and error and slow, tedious laboratory experiments. Instead of performing thousands of complex, expensive, and time-consuming chemical experiments, one might simply push a button on a quantum computer.” I wish I could go back in time and push a button that finds a cure for my dad’s colon cancer or my mom’s debilitative state. That would be wonderful. We can’t save my parents or the dozens of other relatives, friends and co-workers that have since passed. But we can build a better world for our children and grandchildren. Dr. Kaku asserts that the two most important discoveries in medicine are antibiotics and vaccines. However, antibiotics are found by trial and error and based on observed responses to administered medicine, not on any profound understanding of what is happening on the molecular level. Vaccines, similarly, rely on the simple idea of getting our body prepared to fight an invading virus without any profound grasp of what is happening on the molecular level. Quantum computers will allow us to pull down the curtain and reach a deep understanding of our bodies, which in the long run will open doors to countless cures. What’s at stake in the race to discover an operational quantum computer? Nothing less than our future and the future of our planet. Quantum computers working in tandem with AI will allow us to figure out what to do about our world’s problems like hunger, overpopulation and global warming. They will, I believe, provide miraculous breakthroughs in our struggles with maladies like arthritis, Alzheimer’s, diabetes and viruses, just to name a few. Beyond its medicinal uses, it is speculated that this new creation will help us truly understand the universe itself, including how life is formed. It is an exciting moment in the history of humankind. For me, the quantum revolution can’t come fast enough. MARTORANO FROM PAGE 9 Contact Us Yorktown News is located at 118 N. Bedford Road, Suite 100, Mount Kisco, NY 10549. You can contact us at 914-302-5830 or email yorktownnews@halstonmedia. com.

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Too many (still) predominantly white colleges and universities have too much capital investment in buildings, curriculums, organizations and recruiting to dismantle their diversity efforts with the wave of a wand. Consciously including or excluding a mix just won’t be as visible or audible, like legacy or other special acceptances. Minority student populations on predominantly white campuses will dwindle and 20 years from now we will be wringing our hands once again because colleges and universities no longer represent the face of their offcampus communities and we’ll be asking how it happened. The answer, of course, is always the same: not necessarily by intent but in practice. Without the reminder and pressure of legislation, monitoring the law and auditing practices, the results - - the pressure to diversify - - will fade. Without deliberate intent but with predictable behavior, predominantly white colleges and universities will default to old thinking and behavior. Remember why regulations for OSHA, labor unions, veteran entitlements, banks and financial institutions were necessary? Hidden is a pearl, an advantage, an unintended boon to historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and their communities, which may still struggle with their endowment and the ability to offer financial aid. Although presented as victims in mainstream media, these schools can flourish. It will be an easy shift for African American students rejected by white colleges to find acceptance at HBCUs. Black and foreign students of color will now simply turn to a smaller base of academic options, but still engage in the process and benefits of a post-secondary higher education. Over time, the HBCUs will hire more faculty, build more buildings, accept more students and by default increase their endowments and alumni contributions. Historically black colleges’ coffers will grow, alumni associations will have a greater base from whom to solicit and Black infrastructure will thicken and soar. HBCU graduates will still be as competitive as any other. Whether or not the races are now separate but equal will resurface in discussion. The Supreme Court has inadvertently enabled a burst of economic potential to the Black communities in the U.S. It has also unintentionally robbed white academic institutions of some of their economic base. To wit: There are currently 107 HBCUs serving more than 228,000 students throughout this country. Nearly a quarter of the students attending these institutions were non-Black, as of 2019, with white, Hispanic, Asian, Pacific Islander and Native American students making up a fifth of HBCU populations. Richard Humphreys established the African Institute (now Cheyney University) in 1837 in Pennsylvania, making it the oldest HBCU in the United States. So, HBCUs are entrenched institutions, not some hastily established offshoots of any civil rights act. In 1969, the late D. Park Gibson, president of a public relations firm in Manhattan, published “The $30 Billion Negro, an examination of the consumer strength of African Americans,” then estimated at $30 billion. Manhattan based McKinsey & Company estimates that African Americans will represent a $1.8 trillion spending power in 2024. The silver lining in the Supreme Court decision about colleges and universities and affirmative action will have far reaching - - and, I believe - - unintended benefits as well as consequences. Patricia Adams moved to Somers from Hastings on Hudson in 2007. She graduated from NYU Stern in 1963 and earned her MBA at Atlanta University in 1969. She worked in human resources for IBM and retired from Digital Equipment Corporation/Hewlett Packard in 1998. She was awarded an honorary doctor of letters from Hobart & William Smith Colleges in 2023. She welcomes your ideas and comments at [email protected]. Silver lining to affirmative action decision PATRICIA ADAMS GUEST COLUMNIST Editorial Submissions Press releases and photos should be submitted to Yorktown News by the Thursday before the next publication date. Submissions can be emailed to yorktownnews@ halstonmedia.com or mail it to Yorktown News, 118 N. Bedford Road, Suite 100, Mount Kisco, NY 10549. Send a self-addressed stamped envelope if you’d like your photo returned.

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That includes conditions like high blood pressure, with the World Health Organization estimating that it affects nearly 1.3 billion adults between the ages of 30 and 79. Mixing medications has always been risky, but a growing reliance on herbal medicines has potentially elevated that risk. That’s perhaps due to perceptions of herbal supplements as wholly natural, leading some to conclude that a substance that’s wholly natural cannot jeopardize the human body. However, an analysis published in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology detailed more than a dozen instances of adverse drug reactions affecting individuals who took herbal medicines alongside various prescription medications. The medications taken, some of which were antidepressants, were prescribed to treat various conditions, including HIV, epilepsy and heart disease. The potential dangers of mixing herbal and prescription medications underscore the need to engage in honest and open discussions with a physician before taking any herbal or prescription medications. Individuals currently taking a prescription medication should consult with their physician before taking any herbal supplements, while those who take herbal medicines and supplements should bring that up with their physicians if they are prescribed a new medication. What are some symptoms of herbal and prescription interactions? The Mayo Clinic notes that a fast heartbeat and changes in blood pressure are two indicators of drug interactions. But many additional side effects can indicate a potentially dangerous or unhealthy interaction is taking place. For example, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration notes that increased dryness or irritation of skin when taking more than one topical acne drug at the same time indicates an unhealthy interaction is taking place. Herbal and prescription medication interactions can be dangerous. Individuals are urged to contact their physicians before combining medications and to bring up their existing medication regimen whenever they are issued a new prescription. This article is from Metro Creative Connection. Dangers of mixing herbal and prescription meds Obesity affects children across North America. The government of Canada estimates that 30 percent of Canadian children and adolescents between the ages of 5 and 17 are overweight or obese, while the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports the prevalence of obesity was 19.7 percent among children ages 2 to 19 in the United States between the years of 2017 and 2020. Overall, millions of children are diagnosed as overweight or obese and may need assistance in getting their weight on track. Parents and doctors can work together to help children maintain a healthy weight or lose weight if they are currently overweight or obese.  recognize that children with ADHD will not necessarily have all the symptoms. Symptoms are classified by the type of ADHD a child has, and a physician will indicate that upon diagnosis. ADHD cases are usually determined to be inattentive only, hyperactive/impulsive or combined ADHD, which includes symptoms of inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity. WHEN SHOULD I ALERT A PHYSICIAN? The AAP notes that all children exhibit the symptoms noted above from time to time. However, a physician should be alerted when children exhibit those symptoms on a regular basis for more than six months. ADHD can affect children both academically and socially. More information can be found at healthychildren.org.  ADHD FROM PAGE 16 Did you know?

PAGE 18 – YORKTOWN NEWS THURSDAY, JULY 27, 2023 BY MIKE SABINI CONTRIBUTING WRITER There are moments that are special enough that you want to share them with the people that matter the most in your life. That was the case for Lake - land 2020 graduate Joe Vetrano, who has played first base the last three years for Boston Col - lege, including his junior season this past spring. For Vetrano, that special mo - ment came on on July 10, when he was selected by the Los An - geles Dodgers in the fifth round of the Major League Baseball draft in Seattle. Vetrano, who was pick No. 163 overall, learned the Dodg - ers had chosen him while watching the draft on MLB Network. “I was at home with a bunch of family and friends,” Vetrano said. “It was such an awesome feeling hearing my name get called by such a historic orga - nization. My family and friends being there made it even more enjoyable.” Vetrano is the second Lake - land graduate in three years to be drafted. Matt Mikulski, who spent three years at Kennedy Catholic before playing his senior year at Lakeland in 2017, was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 2021 draft’s second round after a strong college career pitching at Fordham University. “It means everything to see someone from this program get drafted,” said Hornets coach Justin McCarthy, a 2010 Lake - land graduate. “It’s now our second player within the last few years and it just shows what kind of program we are. That is the dream for every kid who loves the sport of baseball, so hopefully it shows the younger kids to continue putting in the work because anything is pos - sible.” To be drafted by the Dodg - ers, who won the World Series in 2020, was obviously a big deal to Vetrano. “It meant so much to me,” he said. “It’s such a legendary organization, that has a great track record of developing great major leaguers.” Playing in the highly com - petitive Atlantic Coast Con - ference (ACC) while in col - lege was beneficial to Vetrano, whose Boston College team - mate, junior outfielder Travis Honeyman, was chosen by the St. Louis Cardinals in the third round with the 90th overall pick. “The competition is topnotch and it truly prepares you for the next level,” Vetrano said. “Bos - ton College has developed me for three years and I’m super grateful for that.” As for his goals for the next level, they are simple. “Just take it day by day and try to get better each day with some awesome coaches around me,” Vetrano said. McCarthy has no doubt that Vetrano will succeed as a pro. “I’ve seen Joe go from Little League to high school, to col - lege, to the Cape (Cape Cod League) and succeed at every level,” McCarthy said. “I don’t foresee anything changing in that narrative. I know he is go - ing to work as hard as anyone to continue moving up the lad - der. Obviously each level weeds more and more players out, but because of his work ethic and character, I would always put my money on him.” Vetrano drafted by Dodgers Lakeland grad has a shot at MLB PHOTOS COURTESY OF BOSTON COLLEGE BASEBALL Joe Vetrano is headed to the Dodgers system. BASEBALL

THURSDAY, JULY 27, 2023 LEISURE YORKTOWN NEWS – PAGE 19 To solve a sudoku, the numbers 1 through 9 must fill each row, column and box. Each number can appear only once in each row, column and box. You can figure out the order in which the numbers will appear by using the numeric clues already provided in the boxes. The more numbers you name, the easier it gets to solve the puzzle! For puzzle solutions, please see theparamountrehab.com CLUES ACROSS 1. Bonus materials 7. Formal names 13. Free from restraints 14. One who scrapes away 16. Type of device 17. Skin cancers 19. The Show Me State 20. Plate glasses 22. Red-brown sea bream 23. Small (Fr.) 25. Flightless Australian birds 26. High IQ group 28. Stiff structures 29. Revolutions per minute 30. Where a bachelor lives 31. Licensed for Wall Street 33. A place to park 34. Energy, style and enthusiasm 36. An important creed in Catholic Church 38. 18-year astronomical period 40. Furies 41. Removes from the record 43. Noted child psychiatrist 44. Feline 45. High schoolers’ test 47. Not happy 48. They __ 51. On top 53. Precious stones unit of weight 55. Moved quickly 56. Seagulls 58. A seed with hooks or teeth 59. Partner to “oohed” 60. Exclamation of surprise 61. Most unpleasant 64. Organization help service members 65. Type of cockatoo 67. Humorous criticisms 69. Went through and organized 70. Wakes up CLUES DOWN 1. Settle in tents 2. Big 3. Books 4. Masses of eggs in fish 5. Language 6. Not standing 7. Chinese philosophy 8. Computer giant 9. A device to catch 10. Emits coherent radiation 11. Actor O’Neill 12. Smallest interval in western music 13. Not lower 15. Revolves 18. Leavened bread 21. Number above the line in a fraction 24. Cable 26. Adult male 27. Airborne (abbr. 30. Bullfighting maneuvers 32. Broadcast 35. __ Angeles 37. Vehicle 38. Not religious 39. North American peoples 42. A baglike structure 43. Body art (slang) 46. Picked for a role 47. Actress Tomei 49. Former hoopster “Big Country” 50. Icelandic poems 52. More pleasant 54. It can add flavor to meat 55. Self-immolation by fire rituals 57. Expression of annoyance 59. __ Spumante (Italian wine) 62. Consumed 63. Body part 66. Thus 68. In reply (abbr.) Please print your first and last names and address legibly, sign and date (all required to continue receiving your subscription to this newspaper). YES, I wish to receive a FREE 3-year subscription to The Katonah-Lewisboro Times. YES, I really enjoy The Katonah-Lewisboro Times, and I’d like to continue receiving it for 3 years, along with a monetary contribution this year. (Please print legibly.) First (Required) (Required) (Required) (Required) (Required. Please print legibly.) Last (Required) City: State: ZIP: Name: Signature: Email: Snowbird Dates (if applicable): Date: Phone: Address: (Optional) (Optional for TAPinto E-News) Checks payable to Halston Media LLC Please include this form in your envelope. Mail to: P.O. Box 864 Mahopac, NY 10541 While we need your Full Support to keep this newspaper strong, we include the option for Basic Support because we don’t want financial reasons to get in the way of our readers receiving this newspaper. Basic Support vs. Full Support Basic Support Full Support $100 $50 $20 other OR Visit https://bit.ly/HalstonSubscribe OR Visit https://bit.ly/ HalstonSubscribe 2 TRACKS NO NEWS... 1. Clip the short form on the page 2. Fill out the information. 3. Mail it to P.O. Box 864, Mahopac, NY 10541 4. Or visit www.halstonsubscribe.com 5. Or Scan our QR Code to Subscribe. We need you to subscribe. It’s FREE & It’s Easy! is NOT necessarily good news! # Please print your first and last names and address legibly, sign and date (all required to continue receiving your subscription to this newspaper). YES, I wish to receive a FREE 3-year subscription to Yorktown News YES, I really enjoy Yorktown News and I’d like to continue receiving it for 3 years, along with a monetary contribution this year. (Please print legibly.) First (Required) (Required) (Required) (Required) (Required. Please print legibly.) Last (Required) City: State: ZIP: Name: Signature: Email: Snowbird Dates (if applicable): Date: Phone: Address: (Optional for TAPinto E-News) (Optional) Mail to: P.O. Box 864 Mahopac, NY 10541 While we need your Full Support to keep this newspaper strong, we include the option for Basic Support because we don’t want financial reasons to get in the way of our readers receiving this newspaper. Basic Support vs. Full Support Basic Support Full Support $100 $50 $20 other or visit www.halstonsubscribe.com OR or visit www.halstonsubscribe.com Checks payable to Halston Media LLC. Please include this form in your envelope. Please include the following additional papers as part of this subscription: The Somers Record Mahopac News North Salem News The Mt. Kisco-Bedford Times The Katonah-Lewisboro times

PAGE 20 – YORKTOWN NEWS THURSDAY, JULY 27, 2023 3rd Annual Hole-in-One Contest Family Fun for all ages! Sunday August 20 rain date August 27 10a.m. – 2p.m. The Links at Valley Fields/Tee Bar and Grille Putting Pitching Hole-in-One Food, Beverages, Snacks Facebook.com/FriendsofYorktownParksandRec Contact: Bob [email protected] 914-874-4347 $1,000 Cash Prize! Raffles 50/50 Drawing FINANCING AVAILABLE WITH APPROVED CREDIT Call today and receive a FREE SHOWER PACKAGE PLUS $1600 OFF With purchase of a new Safe Step Walk-In Tub. Not applicable with any previous walk-in tub purchase. Offer available while supplies last. No cash value. Must present offer at time of purchase. 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It’s a great opportunity to connect with loved ones to work for a common cause. Team Spirit Awards will be presented as part of this campaign. Awards will go to: The top 3 Teams for amount raised; The top 3 Teams for number of donors; The most creative Team sign or banner. To learn more about the Support-A-Walk, or to make a donation, call 914-962-6402 or visit  www.supportconnection.org/ support-a-walk The Schoolhouse Theater (MIS)UNDERSTANDING MAMMY: THE HATTIE MCDANIEL STORY Through July 30 “A heartbreaking story of stardom and struggle in America.” Starring multi-award winner Tina Fabrique in a one woman play with music. To purchase tickets, visit www.theschool housetheater.org Yorktown Grange 2023 YORKTOWN GRANGE FAIR September 8, 9, and 10 Save the dates! The 2023 Yorktown Grange Fair is stacked full of a variety of entertainment ready to delight at “Your Hometown Fair!” All around the fairgrounds and on the main stage, entertainers, musicians, and wacky contests will fill the weekend with fun for all ages. With family friendly acts, party bands, interactive activities, and a little country — the Grange Fair is the place to be. Organic Yard Waste Facility Is Open Yorktown’s Organic Yard Waste Facility, 2200 Greenwood St., Yorktown Heights The town of Yorktown has “closed the loop on recycling” with the collection, processing, and giving-back of organic yard waste. The Organic Yard Waste Facility is available, without charge, to Yorktown residents delivering organic yard waste in vehicles without commercial license plates. Proof of residency is required. In addition, residents can help themselves to wood chips. This facility is also the depot for biodegradable paper leaf bags, branches, logs, and Christmas trees collected by Yorktown’s Refuse and Recycling, Parks, and Highway departments. Knights of Columbus Fr. LaFarge Council 4012 Join in to honor our local first responders this May right here in Yorktown! The Fr. LaFarge Council #4012 of Yorktown Heights activities include several golf outings in support of Guiding Eyes and for High School student scholarships, hosting Hospitality Breakfasts at St. Patrick’s Parish, and raising funds for Birthright and St. Joseph’s Seminary. The Council is also attending a Hudson Valley Renegades game at the newly named Heritage Financial Park on July 21 in Fishkill. If you can spare a few hours a month to do charitable work or to raise funds for charitable efforts and would like to share comradeship with other Catholic gentlemen in Yorktown, please consider joining the Knights of Columbus. The Knights are dedicated to the principles of charity, unity, fraternity, and patriotism. For information go to KofC4012.org, contact Rich Wolff (rjwolff76@hotmail. com), or join online at KofC.org and click the “Join Us” button and enter 4012 in the “Preferred Council” blank. Circolo da Vinci Circolo da Vinci, Inc. is a 501c3 nonprofit organization founded in 1982 by local Italian and ItalianAmerican residents. Their mission is to project and highlight the many positive contributions of Italians and their culture. In addition, the organization hopes to preserve the customs and culture of Italian heritage through informative presentations. Activities include monthly dinner meetings with guest speakers, Bocce tournament, holiday party, Person of the Year/Scholarship Journal, fundraisers, and more. This enables the organization to provide scholarships to area students of Italian descent, as well as awarding excellence in Italian language. Meetings are held on the first Monday of each month at Little Sorrento (3565 Crompound Road in Cortlandt Manner) at 6:30 p.m. Dinner is $45. All are welcome. GREEN FROM PAGE 2

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They are called scholarship awards, but they represent considerably more than that. Every year, when the Yorktown Chamber of Commerce honors local students and their families at its scholarship breakfast (held July 12 at Little Sorrento restaurant), the recipients stand out and stand tall, not only for their academic excellence as honors students, but also for the invaluable contributions they make to the same business and residential communities served by the Chamber of Commerce.  The Chamber’s Scholarship Committee looks beyond the many impressive grade point averages earned by applicants to measure their leadership skills, community service (demonstrating empathy in helping others), and their stature as respected and well-liked citizens among peers and others of all ages.  Scholarship Committee members are Lily Villani (Chair) and Kathleen Doyle, both of Chase Bank, and Chamber President Karen Trendell and Vice President Bruce Apar. For its 2023 scholarships, the Chamber is especially grateful for the very generous financial support of its member John Recchia of DAS Auto Parts (in Yorktown Green, next to Suburban Wines & Spirits). DAS stepped up in a big way as primary sponsor of this year’s scholarships by adding funds to each student’s award amount and also co-hosting the breakfast.   SARA BUFI, LAKELAND HIGH SCHOOL Sara has earned a Girl Scout Gold Award, for which she focused on raising awareness of the needs of female military veterans. She also has mentored younger Scouts. She is a 15-year veteran of ballet and other dance forms, as well as a four-year scholar-athlete. As a musician, she plays the flute and bass and was an assistant in the Walter Panas High School Philharmonica.  One recommendation said, “Sara is one of the kindest, most giving and thoughtful young ladies I have had the pleasure to work with. She is a true leader who set her goals extremely high and attains all that she sets her mind to.”  Another reference called Sara “one of the most conscientious, hard-working students in her class.”  Sara will attend Boston College, double-majoring in neuroscience with a pre-health track. PAGE 22 – YORKTOWN NEWS BUSINESS & REAL ESTATE THURSDAY, JULY 27, 2023 Chamber gives students scholarship awards At the Yorktown Chamber of Commerce scholarship breakfast are (from left): Committee Chair Lily Villani, recipients Sara Bufi, Joseph Visconti and Sarah Yaniv, Chamber President Karen Trendell and Vice President Bruce Apar. PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE YORKTOWN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Scholarship recipient William Henkin SEE AWARDS PAGE 23 Yorktown News Fillers header: Univers Bold 11pt/12leading body: Franklin Gothic Book reg10pt/11leading paragraph rule top Univers Bold 10pt/11 leading paragraph rule top Your ad could be here. Call Brett Freeman at 845-208-8151 to find out how. 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