VOL. 14 NO. 31 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2023 BUSINESS & REAL ESTATE 27 CLASSIFIEDS 26 LEGAL NOTICES 25 LEISURE 22 MAHOPAC MUSINGS 2 OPINION 8 SPORTS 16 A Mahopac News road trip pg 3 ON THE MOO-VE Visit TapIntoMahopac.net for the latest news. BY BOB DUMAS EDITOR AT LARGE In a frightening incident, children on a Mahopac school bus escaped serious injury after a large tree fell on a bus full of Austin Road Elementary students during severe weather last Friday afternoon. The Sept. 8 accident happened on Agor Lane while the bus was just beginning its route and was full of students ranging in grades from kindergarten to fifth grade. And while bus driver Tracy Berube was praised for getting the children to safety, parents—including some who were waiting for their children in the rain—say the district was slow to inform them of the accident or otherwise explain the delays. A timeline of worry, frustration The Mahopac Falls Fire Department and EMS, along with Carmel police, were called to the scene at around 4:05 p.m. on a report that a tree had fallen on a school bus containing 25 students. Upon arrival, 2nd Assistant Chief Chris Tompkins discovered the bus stranded in the middle of the Tree falls on school bus, students escape serious injury Parents say district failed to inform them of accident The tree landed across the hood of the bus causing extensive damage. SEE CRASH PAGE 20 PHOTOS COURTESY OF MFVFD Residential • Commercial • Land Condos • New Construction Scan here FOR YOUR FREE EVALUATION. 914-282-6440 [email protected] RE/MAX Classic Realty There is no one more knowledgeable, caring, considerate and professional than Larry Zacks. We interviewed about 10 realtors and no one had the knowledge and experience that measured up to Larry. We would recommend Larry to everyone we know. He’s the best choice and should be your only choice. ~A.S.
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2023 MAHOPAC NEWS – PAGE 3 When Mahopac News designer and photographer extraordinaire Tabitha Pearson Marshall told us she was planning a roadtrip with husband and driver Larry to the mountain states (and more), we saw the opportunity to see some of America’s most amazing scenery (with a sideorder of kitsch) through a hometown lens. Here are some photos from this week’s trip. Where’s Tabby? Taking Mahopac News cross country Brenda Olesen, owner of Einsteins Vintage in Mitchell, S. D., looks over the dresses Tabby brought to her store. Part of the mission was to sell some vintage cocktail dresses to Einstien’s Vintage. (And do a little shopping). Mission accomplished! The Corn Palace, Mitchell, S.D. Workers here are removing the old corn murals cob by cob, to get ready for the next theme, which will be famous people from South Dakota. Artists submit corn mural designs each year for the new theme they have running around the entire building. Fry bread and honey and a fry bread taco—because arteries are overrated. PHOTOS: TABITHA PEARSON MARSHALL Waldo spies on Tabby from a store window in Bozeman, Mt. Tabby’s route, this starting leg being Mitchell, S.D. to Gillette, W.Y., is taking her and husband Larry through some of America’s most spectacular vistas.
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The Willow Wood Gun Club is a private, 200-member club located on 86 acres off Union Valley Road in Mahopac that recently received site-plan approval for a sporting clays course on its property. The course was actually built several years ago but without the requisite Carmel Planning Board approvals and was shut down after neighbors complained about the noise. The club then went before the board and eventually received approval, with some stipulations. However, some residents of nearby Heritage Hills and the neighboring Somers Land Trust contend that while the shooting range was operating illegally, lead shot and sporting clays landed on their property. The group provided land surveys and photographic evidence to back their claims of the sporting clay litter. According to residents, testing revealed that samples from the soil at Heritage Hills and a stream on Land Trust property were contaminated with dangerous levels of lead. Condo 22, a cluster of condos in Heritage Hills, is asking the gun club to clean up the sporting clay litter and remediate the leadinfested soil. The Somers Land Trust has brought an Article 78 lawsuit against the Planning Board in an effort to have its siteplan approval vacated because the board did not call for an environmental impact statement, which, they say, would have revealed the pollution. Last week, a group from Condo 22 and other Somers residents met with state Sen. Peter Harckham and Somers Supervisor Rob Scorrano to discuss the issue. Harckham told this newspaper he has approached the state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) about getting involved and is looking into crafting legislation that would prevent clubs from firing guns that would send lead shots outside their property boundaries. “I got the frustration that was coming from the residents,” Harckham said of the meeting. “We have spoken to the DEC and have urged them to get involved. I have been keeping the DEC up to date and they are having internal discussions about it now. “We are looking at possible legislative fixes that would put regulations in place to keep shot and targets on [gun clubs’] property,” he continued. “We have legal counsel working on that.” Harckham said that if such legislation is enacted, he doubted that Willow Wood would be immune and grandfathered in just because it pre-existed before the law was passed. “The state creates new laws all the time,” he said. “Ideally, the point is not to grandfather polluters.” Harckham said the state legislature does not reconvene until January, so any new legislation, if passed, won’t be enacted until next year. Jack Stein, vice president of the Condo 22 group, said he thought the meeting was productive and that every little thing helps. “A lot of things will help make a change,” he said. If [the skeetshooting range] reopens, [lead shot] will be landing on our property and our lead levels will continue to go over the redline mark. I am organizing everyone in Heritage Hills to understand the importance of this.” Stein said he has respect for George Calgagnini, a Somers attorney who is president of Willow Wood and made the site plan presentations to the Planning Board, and has acted as the gun club’s legal counsel. “He is just advocating for the gun club and doing what he has to do,” Stein said. “My anger is with the Carmel Planning Board. I can’t fault George. I would shake his hand and say he has done a good job. But the Planning Board has allowed a shooting station that is 132 feet away from us and another that is about 173 feet away. “We have proven by any shadow of a doubt they are shooting onto our property,” he continued. “They did not get an environmental impact statement. Article 11 in their negative [environmental impact] declaration said [the gun club] does not endanger the welfare of the people but the fact is there is a shooting station 132 away. The gun club would violate Article 11.” Stein said the biggest problem is that those hiking in that area are “being shot at.” “I have sent a letter to [Planning Board] inviting them to take a tour of Condo 22 property,” he said, “and nobody got back to me. I gave them all the info they needed and proven beyond responsible doubt that fields of fire are going off gun club property and they should rescind their approval.” Todd Ommen, an attorney with the Pace Environmental Litigation Clinic in White Plains, which represents the Somers Land Trust, said the Article 78 lawsuit against the Carnel Planning Board is still winding its way through the courts and responses from the gun club and Planning Board attorney were recently filed. “With the shooting range expansion, lead shot is landing on the [Land Trust] property and stream, and [the Planning Board] did not take into account Residents meet with Harckham over gun club dispute Article 78 lawsuit winding its way through court system SEE GUN CLUB PAGE 6
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PAGE 6 – MAHOPAC NEWS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2023 BY BOB DUMAS EDITOR AT LARGE The Carmel Police Department has a new sergeant. Officer Erin Macom was promoted to the rank last week after she was sworn in at the Town Board’s Sept. 6 meeting. The board had already voted to approve the promotion last month. Police Chief Anthony Hoffmann said the promotion was necessitated by the retirement of Sgt. Michael Russo, who stepped down after 20 years with the CPD where he served as a patrolman and a detective before becoming a sergeant. Carmel PD promotes Macom to sergeant Sgt. Macom poses with Town Board members, from left, Bob Schanil, Steve Baranowski, Supervisor Mike Cazzari, Frank Lombardi, Suzi McDonough, along with Police Chief Anthony Hoffmann. PHOTO COURTESY OF TOWN OF CARMEL that environmental impact,” Ommen said last month. “There was a failure to look at that under SEQRA. They gave a negative declaration and said there was no impact and there is no basis for [anEIS], yet there is clear evidence.” In his response to the Article 78 suit, Joesph Charbonneau, a Carmel town attorney representing the Planning Board, wrote, “the Planning Board took a hard look at the proposed site plan amendment over approximately 10 meetings over a period of three-plus years. It considered... the recommendations of the town engineer, its town planner and town building inspector, its retained experts in favor of approval, the public comment in favor of approval, and the reports and comments against the approval. “...the board made a reasoned determination based upon the information and GUN CLUB FROM PAGE 4 SEE GUN CLUB PAGE 24 SEE PD PAGE 24 Elder Law Wills, Trusts & Estates Estate Planning Medicaid Applications Guardianships Probates Elder Law & Estate Planning A Tradition of Excellence in Elder Law (845) 621-8640 thefellergroup.com 625 Route 6, Mahopac NY 10541 We make home & hospital visits Contact the team today! (845) 621-8640 We are a family OWNED AND OPERATED BUSINESS 441 US-6, MAHOPAC, NY 10541 / 845.600.6879 OUR WASHING STATIONS INCLUDE Shampoo, Conditioner, Dryer and Towels self service: $19.99 + tax full service: starting at $39.99 + tax nail trims: $15.00 Every dog gets a take home gift! Free photo of your fur baby, complimentary bandana and pup spray cologne! OUR SERVICES OUR HOURS TUES - FRI: 9-5pm SAT: 10-6pm SUN: 10-4pm MON: CLOSED
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The new law will move all local elections, traditionally held in odd-numbered years, to even-numbered years to align with presidential and national elections. Most fair observers – there are a few – saw it for what it was, a partisan power grab, which would subjugate local issues to national politics. Like most poor legislation, it was passed in the wee hours at the end of the legislative session without any testimony or public feedback. A Newsday editorial said, “The bill’s backers defend it as a boon to voter turnout. While nobody interested in democracy opposes more participation, this bill cannot be viewed as a nonpartisan good-government reform.” Curiously, the new law won’t apply to cities or villages in New York -- only to towns. The bill has been uniformly panned by town supervisors across the state. Apparently, imposing the law on cities and villages would have required a time-consuming change to the state constitution. It would require deliberations during business hours and pesky public feedback. Sadly, all indications are that the governor will sign the bill later this fall. A lawsuit will undoubtedly follow. I’m holding out hope that the governor will listen to those involved in local government, who are uniformly against the change, and veto it; although, I’m probably dreaming. With towns across the state being steamrolled by Albany, and not having the built-in legal protections of villages, I wonder if there are advantages to being a village instead of a town. Municipalities in New York fall into three different governing models under state law: cities, villages and towns. In our area, Mount Kisco is interesting in that it is one of a handful of villages in the state that are also towns with identical borders for both. The technical term is a coterminous municipality. Try to use that in a sentence this week. The Town of Mount Kisco exists primarily to collect taxes for the the school districts and the county. At the annual organizational meeting, it delegates nearly all other functions to the Village of Mount Kisco. The Village of Mount Kisco used to be split between the towns of New Castle and Bedford. In 1978, then Mayor Hank Kensing led the movement to secede from those towns and form the Town of Mount Kisco, containing the Village. The residents had to vote for the change in a referendum. There are several advantages to operating as a village instead of a town. As recent events show, a village has some protections from the political whims of the state legislature, which in these partisan times, is no small thing. They also operate under different rules than towns. Each village has a village manager, who is a professional public administrator. All departments and employees are under that administrator’s management rather than being managed by an elected political figure not trained in public administration. That manager reports to the mayor and council. Another thing I love about the village form of government is that most of them hold their elections in March instead of November, although they do have the option of having them in November if they choose. March elections allow voters to focus on local issues since the only positions on the ballot are local officials such as mayors, judges and council members. In many villages, candidates do not run as Democrats or Republicans. As you may know, I am a huge fan of nonpartisan local government. Frequently, local parties are created, which align with local, not national issues. These affairs are frequent lowerturnout elections, but those who do turn out are locally focused. High turnout, like that in a presidential election year, is not necessarily a good thing for local government, since most voters just vote the party line without knowing much about the differences between local candidates. I am OK with a smaller turnout of well-informed voters that a “local only” election would draw. In a future column, I will talk about Scarsdale’s story – a village and a town – that switched to nonpartisan elections in 1911 “after a particularly bitter partisan election” according to the League of Women Voters. Historian Harry Hansen wrote, “it was felt that the injection of politics into our local affairs can only lead us away from the high standards of unselfish service our Village has enjoyed.” Adopting the village approach is appealing, especially as the national partisan divide deepens. Maybe it does take a village DON SCOTT IN CASE YOU MISSED IT “It is easier to change a man’s religion than to change his diet.” -Margaret Mead The other day I found an old picture of myself posing with my brother and sister in our front yard. It was taken around 1968 when I was 10 years old. I was so thin that if I had turned sideways, you probably couldn’t see me. I wanted to be a football player when I got to high school—like my big brother, who was captain of the varsity—but weighing in at about 99 pounds soaking wet, I knew I would make a better waterboy than a middle linebacker. “If you want to gain weight, eat potatoes,” was my brother’s advice. So, eat potatoes I did. When I got to high school, I weighed in at a robust 165 pounds my freshman year and made the JV as a fullback. But I wasn’t a very good footballer. Baseball was my game, and I was named AllLeague in both my junior and senior years and helped lead those teams to several championships. In my senior year, I batted close to .400. I was about 185 pounds at that point. The Potato Initiative was doing fine. Unfortunately, I continued the Potato Initiative well after college, but without all that pesky exercise and movement that comes with being an athlete. I gained more than 50 pounds in about two years, and settled quite nicely into a sedentary lifestyle. Becoming a journalist didn’t help. We spend a lot of time sitting at a desk talking on the phone and typing. That doesn’t burn as many calories as you might think. If it did, I’d be back to the 1968 picture again. Like anyone else with weight issues (I like to call it being “gravitationally challenged”), I tried all kinds of ways to get skinny again: Fad diets, sketchy supplements and short bursts of exercise regimens that I never maintained. To make things even more criminal, I knew full well that diabetes ran through my family like a busload of sumo wrestlers heading to an all-youcan-eat buffet. Even when my feet started getting tingly and numb, I thought, well, this is the worst that it gets. When the numbness started A weighty problem BOB DUMAS OUT OF MY HEAD SEE DUMAS PAGE 9
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2023 OPINION MAHOPAC NEWS – PAGE 9 OF SAN GENNARO YORKTOWN FEAST PROCESSION * AMUSEMENT RIDES * FOOD MUSIC * GAMES * BEER AND WINE Wed - Friday, 5pm - 11pm Saturday, 12pm - 11pm Sunday, 12pm - 10pm Location: Commerce Street & Railroad Park September 13th - 17th Statue Procession Wednesday, September 13th @ 6:00pm Starts Behind Yorktown Firehouse (All are Welcome to March) @sangennaroyorktown [email protected] Thank you to our Sponsors! DUMAS FROM PAGE 8 climbing up my legs and I had to start using a cane, I figured, well, this was the worst it could get. Wrong. I eventually had a heart attack, which resulted in bypass surgery. Then I got an infected diabetic foot ulcer that led to the amputation of all the toes on my left foot and eventually my entire leg. There is no cure for diabetes, but a healthy diet and some exercise can often stave off the really bad stuff. I paid no attention. Another pack of Skittles, please. There are some who don’t want to hear this, but obesity is a national health crisis. But instead of trying to combat it, we Americans are embracing it. And now we have even gone from fat acceptance to fat celebration. The term “body positivity” has come to mean “I am perfect the way I am because I’m me.” It’s Orwellian when positivity is used to describe what is not healthy. But, if you notice, no one has ever pretended there is “positivity” in smoking. Last year, The New York Times reported that poor diet is the leading cause of mortality in the United States. The paper also reported that military recruitment is at its lowest since the draft because 17- to 24-year-olds are either too obese to qualify or have criminal histories. Now, they even sell business suits with drawstring pants. It shows how much we’ve given up. But at some point, acceptance just becomes enabling. I am all in favor of the Woke movement standing up for the rights of minorities and the LGBTQ+ community, but proselytizing that being overweight is just you being you is not just wrong, it’s dangerous. And fiscally irresponsible. So many health issues are generated by obesity: Diabetes, heart disease, kidney disease and immune system breakdowns (COVID taught us that obesity is horrible for the immune system.) This leads to more doctor visits and hospitalizations and the soaring cost of health insurance. That being said, I am not advocating fat shaming. The only thing that does is make people sad and then eat an entire meat lover’s pizza while sitting in the back of a dark closet. I know because I’ve been the victim of such cruelty. Let me share. I used to play in a men’s slow-pitch softball league. It’s the perfect sport for former baseball players who’ve gotten fat. Now when I look at pictures of me in my uniform, I realize I resembled an anaconda that has swallowed a baby gazelle. Anyway, one evening after we had finished a game, my teammates and I were sitting around enjoying a post-competition libation when an old high school classmate whom I hadn’t seen in about 12 years approached. I was so happy to see her. We hugged and laughed. She looked me up and down, smiled, and patted my belly. “So, when are you due?” she asked. It took a moment, but then I realized she was implying I was pregnant. Funny joke. I hadn’t seen this “friend” in a dozen years, and she insulted me within the first 30 seconds of our reunion. It really stung, and I cried a little bit when I got home. Here’s another one: I am a big New York Rangers fan and one time, for my birthday, a friend bought me a Mark Messier jersey, replete with the hockey legend’s number 11 and name on the back. I was out at a bar one night, proudly wearing the jersey. I was standing at the jukebox mulling what songs to play when another friend who I hadn’t seen in a long time came up and put his arm around me. He didn’t say anything like, “Wow! Bob! Long time, no see! How ya doing?” No. Instead, he patted my belly (what is up with that?) and said, “Geez, ‘Mark,’ you really let yourself go!” I wanted to punch him in the neck, but I just smiled and said something like, “Yeah, retirement’s been good.” So, no—shaming someone suffering from weight issues is not the way to go. But, geez, neither is shaming someone who has lost weight. Remember when Adele shed all those pounds? Instead of being praised and congratulated, she was mocked and ridiculed on social media. Her critics felt she should have embraced her fatness. Apparently, losing all that weight was an insult to obese people everywhere. But as Bill Maher once said, “You are not a freedom fighter just because you want to keep eating donuts.” At one point, about three years ago, I discovered I weighed nearly 280 pounds. I was just a couple of bacon cheeseburgers away from the 300-pound threshold, which I considered the point of no return. Then the illnesses hit—first the congestive heart failure/heart attack, then kidney and thyroid issues, and then the diabetic infections and subsequent amputations. I began to lose weight. After the heart surgery, I went from 280 to 230 pounds. When I was in the hospital after the amputation, I began losing weight so rapidly that the head nutritionist was so concerned that she came into my room to see me. I told her the food was inedible. Thus, the weight loss. They actually paid to have Chinese food delivered to me from a local restaurant. I now weigh about 190... nearly the same as I did in high school. When people ask me how I did it, I just smirk and say, “You don’t want to know.” But I call it the “I Damn Near Died Diet.” So, if your doctor tells you that you are pre-diabetic, pay attention. Your life isn’t over. You can still have a deep-fried Twinkie at the county fair. You just can’t have one every day. Moderation is the key. And go for a walk every once in a while. I wish I could. But I’m in this dang wheelchair. So, now, instead, I go for rolls. Look at me, on the right. So thin that you can practically see through me. I was 10.
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However, having stated what I think are his strong points, I was extremely disappointed with the answer he gave to the question I posed to him about an education bill. I quoted to him from an article I read in The Hill, a political website. The article stated that Lawler: “told the Hill in a statement that he voted against the bill despite being a co-sponsor because an amendment added to the legislation ‘went too far’.” “A spokesperson for the congressman said he was referring to the amendment introduced by Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) that said parents have a right to know if their child’s school allows a transgender girl or woman to use a bathroom or changing room that does not correspond with the sex assigned at birth. The addition passed the House by voice vote.” “Unfortunately, a late amendment to the bill - that unnecessarily targeted certain children – went too far,” Lawler said. “Our goal as parents, educators, and legislators, should be making lives better and safer for our children and I am concerned that this amendment could do the opposite, putting vulnerable children at greater risk.” My question to Rep. Lawler was: Don’t you think the girls who find a guy in their bathroom or changing room are the most vulnerable and at the greatest risk? Don’t you think that the parents of the girls in Loudon County, Va., who were sexually assaulted in the school bathrooms, find your concern totally misplaced? My prayer is that Rep. Lawler will reevaluate his position and come to the only logical and moral conclusion anyone could come to. If not, my prayer is that someone who knows the difference between right and wrong will challenge him in the primary. -John V. Nicolais Mahopac Those who intentionally harm wildlife should be banned from golf course Dear Editor, It was truly traumatizing and horrifying to read about the alleged brutal killing of the Canada goose at the Putnam County Golf Course by a man who apparently then went on his way to complete his golf game “’Like he was chopping wood,’” Aug. 24, Page 1). Can we imagine the trauma to a child who might have witnessed such an act? I hope that the course clubhouse clearly posts the telephone numbers of the police, wildlife and other animal rescue organizations; include in their rule book that golfers who intentionally injure or kill wildlife or other animals will be barred from using the course; and how to proceed should they come upon an injured animal, wildlife or domestic. Canada geese are not new to the landscape and golfers and others should know by now how to deal with them. For anyone interested in a somewhat happier story after this terrible one, the Washington Post has one about a quarter horse who fell through a bridge and was rescued by dozens of people who rushed to its aid. -Jeanne Nelson Mahopac Carmel Planning Board did not apply law of physics in skeet shooting approval Dear Editor, Shoot down to hit the flying object going up? I watched 100 YouTube videos showing skeet shooting techniques, tips, rules, regulations and procedures. I wanted to learn everything I could about skeet shooting. Nowhere did I find an explanation as to how you can shoot in a downward direction to hit a high flying skeet disc. Watching 100 YouTube videos about skeet shooting is about as exciting as watching sand flowing through an hour glass. But, I had a mission to become educated. The Carmel Planning Board was told by the representative of the Willow Wood Gun Club that the shooting on the new skeet shooting range would be “shot in a downward direction.” I thought that was an interesting concept. How do you hit a skeet disc when you are firing in a downward direction and when the skeet disc is launched up in the air? After 46 videos, I was convinced that shooting downward at a skeet disc and hitting the skeet disc that is flying up in the air is an impossibility. I made a promise to watch 100 videos, so I sat hypnotized while watching the other 54 YouTube videos on skeet shooting. As I was already convinced after 46 videos, the last 54 videos did not provide me with any new facts. I found that all skeet discs are launched in an upward direction and all skeet shooting shot gun blasts are necessarily directed upward. With this information, I now must ask, was there any critical thinking on behalf of the entire Carmel Planning Board in not questioning the statement made by the gun club representative. I looked at 100 videos. The planning board members certainly could have watched one YouTube video to come to the same conclusion as me. I’m assuming the Carmel Planning Board went to the site of the gun club to inspect the new skeet shooting course. Did they ask for a “downward shooting upward flying skeet demonstration” to prove that LETTERS SEE LETTERS PAGE 11
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2023 MAHOPAC NEWS – PAGE 11 Contact ANTHONY J. ENEA, ESQ. Managing Member • Fluent in Italian 914.948.1500 WHITE PLAINS • SOMERS • WWW.ESSLAWFIRM.COM • Asset Protection • Elder Law • Medicaid Applications (Nursing Home/Home Care) • Guardianships (Contested/Non-Contested) • Wills, Trusts & Estates Past Chair of Elder Law Section of NYS Bar Association “Super Lawyer” In Elder Law for 16 consecutive years CALL NEW YORK’S ELDER LAW TEAM 914.948.1500 What steps have you taken to protect your life savings from the cost of long term care? LETTERS FROM PAGE 10 SEE LETTERS PAGE 12 this feat of magic is possible? Did anyone in the room raise their hand and question this thesis? At this time, what can be observed on the skeet shooting course (near the shooting stations facing Condo 22 property) are the upper branches trimmed off of two or three trees. Why trim away upper branches of trees if you are shooting towards the ground? Besides physics, the question of interpreting information must also be asked about the maps provided to the Carmel Planning Board by the survey and engineering company, which did the drawing and site work for the gun club. In big bold numbers, it is indicated on the map that one of the shooting stations is 132 feet from the boundary with Condo 22. This number should have raised numerous questions immediately. Did the board assume that since the shot gun blasts where directed into the ground, that no skeet discs or lead would be landing outside the property line of the gun club? That it did not matter how close the shooting stations were to Condo 22 property because everything was being shot into the ground? However, Condo 22 had a land survey of its own. It showed five distinct fields of skeet disc fragments on our property. Condo 22 also had a lead soil test done, which showed greatly elevated levels of lead in the soil. I called the planning board to discuss these problems. No one was able to speak to me because they are in litigation. When nearby residents presented information that there was lead pollution and skeet discs on the Somers Land Trust and Condo 22 property, the members of the Carmel Planning Board did some more critical thinking and decided to accept the statement of the representative of the gun club. He said that these people were actually trespassing on the property of the club. Perhaps the members of the planning board thought that there could not be skeet disc debris on the Somers side because all the shot gun blasts were shot in a downward direction and could not travel off the property of the club? It’s a good thing that the military did not take lessons from the Carmel Planning Board to shoot down to hit a high flying object. All this skeet shooting was done several years ago illegally. The gun club never received permits or approvals to open the skeet shooting course. Did the club have the proper insurance during this two-year time period when they were operating illegally? Does their insurance company know that there are two properties polluted (Somers Land Trust and Condo 22) with lead because of the illegal activities of the club? How is it possible that the Carmel Planning Board decided that it was not necessary to get an Environmental Impact Study (EIS) before approving the application of the club to open their skeet shooting course? Was it because they believed that all the shooting was in a downward direction, as the representative from the club had stated ? At what point did the attorney for the planning board forget to remind the board that an (EIS) was an essential document to have before approving the opening of the skeet shooting course? How could the inclusion of the EIS be overlooked? When the planning board was confronted with all the contrary facts to their group think, they indicated that they cannot discuss any of the concerns of Condo 22 because this matter is in litigation. Condo 22 is currently not in litigation with anyone. Condo 22 would appreciate some basic answers as to how so much lead is on Condo 22 property? Where did all those skeet disc fragments come from? Is the lead and skeet discs from shooting towards the ground to hit the objects flying in the sky? Why is one of the shooting stations aimed directly at Condo 22 property only 132 feet away from the Condo 22 property boundary? The planning board was on numerous occasions sent information regarding the 900-foot safety zones required for shot gun shooting sports. It was also sent information regarding the ballistic range of 668 feet for the ammunition that the club uses when playing their shooting games. Why did the planning board turn a blind eye to these shooting range industry standards? What are the credentials of the engineer of record related to shooting range design, safe operation and the solid hazardous waste generated by them? Simple math would have revealed that 132 feet is 768 feet short of the recommended safety zones. This, of course, would make it impossible for them not to pollute their neighbors’ property, and yet the club still received approval for this shooting range that appears to have been designed with blatant disregard for the rights, health and safety of the surrounding neighbors. What did the planning board attorney say while all of these decisions were being made? The Carmel Planning Board must immediately rescind, remove, repeal, cancel, annul, abrogate, invalidate, void and retract all approvals for the Willow Wood Gun Club to open the skeet disc shooting course. -Jack Stein Vice President, Condo 22 Board of Managers, Heritage Hills Navigating the fine line between fiction and reality Dear Editor, I must admit, I’m not usually a fan of the zombie and similar entertainment genres, but I found myself thoroughly engrossed in Bob Dumas’ column, “Now that’s scary!” (Aug. 17, Page 9). Dumas seamlessly weaves anecdotes from his personal journey, one marked by a lifelong fascination with science- and nonscience-based fiction, into a poignant social commentary, almost as if by sleight of hand. What struck me most was Dumas’ ability to tread the fine line between indulging in the fantastical worlds of vampires, ghosts, and werewolves and maintaining a steadfast grip on reality. His message is clear, if not subtly so: Viewer, Reader, Listener - Beware! In an era where we are constantly bombarded with information, some true and much not, it falls upon us as discerning individuals to scrutinize all that comes our way. We must pause and ponder: Is it real? Is it plausible? Is there a concealed motive be-
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Before cementing their judgment, a discerning individual would remain vigilant, awaiting further substantiation from diverse sources or even a firsthand encounter armed with a smartphone camera. But, alas, this was not the case. The very next day, the same image resurfaced, this time adorned with a clear, well-defined, diamondshaped object superimposed—undoubtedly the work of Photoshop. And that wasn’t the end of it. A few days later, yet another rendition emerged, this one complete with intricate details that undeniably portrayed a “man-made” or should we say “alien-made” artifact superimposed on the original image. This begs the question: Does this series of image alterations constitute irrefutable evidence of daily extraterrestrial visitations, with beings closely monitoring our every move? While we cannot dismiss any possibility outright, we must exercise caution in allowing obviously Photoshopped images to sway our conclusions. Dumas’ thought-provoking op-ed reminds us of the critical importance of maintaining objectivity in a world increasingly awash by manipulated and misleading information. We must approach the fantastical with an open but critical mind, lest we fall prey to the allure of fiction masquerading as fact. In doing so, we can better navigate the complex terrain between reality and fantasy, ensuring we remain the rational thinkers we aspire to be. -Al Silbert, AKA Dr. Al Mahopac LETTERS FROM PAGE 11 BY JEAN TOCK GUEST COLUMNIST Do not eat raw butter. “Why are they printing that in the instructions? The recipe doesn’t even call for butter. Isn’t that weird?” I complain to my husband. He reads the box and tells me, “That says ‘Do not eat raw BATTER.’” Oh. Well that makes a lot more sense. For the first time in my life I need reading glasses. Books are harder to read than they used to be and threading a sewing needle is now as challenging as finding the proverbial needle in a haystack. I feel like I have coasted through the years confident in my rejection of glasses because my eyesight was never one of those Coke-bottle-lens prescriptions – although just using that description tells you I am old enough to need glasses. If you have ever had a vision test, you know that the letters you are asked to read do not change from slide to slide. If the smallest line you can read is A-P-E-O, then the next slide will also be A-P-E-O. If you have an above average memory – heck, even if you have a mediocre memory -- you can “read” the line of letters as they get smaller and smaller. Maybe this is why the doctor always concludes my exam by saying “You don’t need glasses. Your vision is almost 20/20!” This declaration sounds to me more like that of an optimist than an ophthalmologist. I do not set out to cheat at this exam, but it is difficult to take a test where I am straight up being given the answers. I really think a new type of eye exam is needed. Who hasn’t struggled with the phoropter – that’s the tool that looks like a black owl and when you look through its “eyes,” you hear lenses flipping and clicking back and forth and you are forced to answer that impossible question: “Is it better with 1 or 2?” I don’t know about you, but numbers 1 and 2 always look the same to me, so I usually end up just picking 1 because there doesn’t seem to be an important difference between them. The last time I had my eyes checked, the technician performed this part of the exam and with every tentative choice I made, she answered “Mmmm ok, good!” So I sat there happily thinking I had aced the test and given the right answers. I had my eye on a very colorful hot air balloon hovering just above the highway, fairly low in the sky, when pffft! I was hit in the eye with a blast of air. I had Do not eat raw butter SEE TOCK PAGE 13
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2023 OPINION MAHOPAC NEWS – PAGE 13 ASSISTED LIVING PROGRAM COSTS ARE COVERED BY NYS MEDICAID AN ASSISTED LIVING COMMUNITY 3441 Lexington Ave Mohegan Lake, NY 10547 WHERE LUXURY MEETS AFFORDABILITY | (914) 600. 1430 | sentinelalf.com | Dear Dr. Linda, Our son, Scott, is an eighth-grader in accelerated math. He loves math and obviously does well enough; otherwise, he wouldn’t have been placed in the class. In fact, he has a 90 average. But he’s embarrassed. His teacher puts up big gold stars on a bulletin board in the front of the class for kids who get 100s on their weekly tests. She says the stars motivate her students. That may be true, but with Scott it has actually backfired. All of a sudden he’s telling me that he hates math, that he’s stupid, and that he wants to drop down to a lower level math class. He tells me that half of the class have gold stars and he doesn’t. I’ve spoken to his teacher and she claims that these kids will be moving into accelerated math in high school, and if they can’t handle it, they should drop down to a lower level now. Should I put him in a lower level or leave him there? -Darlene Dear Darlene, I would leave him in the accelerated math. If he has a 90 average, the problem is not his placement. The problem is with the teacher. As you said, he obviously can do the math. The overarching goal of this course is to learn the math. A student who has mastered 90% of it is doing quite well. Is 100 better? It’s not better or worse. It simply means that those students are apparently doing what they need to do to get 100%. Talk to Scott and explain to him that those are only grades, that 90% is more than OK to you, and that getting gold stars (or no gold stars) is not a reflection of intelligence. In fact, in many cases, tests given in class don’t reflect how much a student has actually learned. Instead, they measure how well a student can memorize or how many questions a student can answer in a short period of time. I’ve seen tests with 100 questions completed in a 45-minute class period. It’s quality, not quantity, that counts when it comes to measuring student mastery. I understand that the teacher wants to reward those that get 100%, but she also has to be sure what it is she’s rewarding and sensitive to the feelings of the other students who are not getting the gold stars and, like Scott, may only occasionally if ever. I once worked with a learningdisabled sixth-grade boy who took his school work seriously and did well, but he struggled. He once told me that his teacher gave out small bags of M&Ms to anyone who got a 100% in any subject because she knew that that child worked hard. He said, “I work hard, but I guess I’ll never get a bag of M&Ms.” I would be inclined to say that he probably worked harder than many of the students who received M&Ms. Scott has to learn to do whatever it takes to continue to do his work and ignore the teacher’s policy. He’s not behind, and I’ll bet he’ll be fine next year with another teacher of accelerated math. It would be unfortunate and damaging to put a student in a class beneath his level because of the policies of one teacher. -Dr. Linda Dr. Linda, along with her husband, Dr. Al, own Strong Learning Tutoring and Test Prep serving Westchester and Putnam Counties for over 40 years. Strong Learning tutors students K-12 in any subject, in person or remotely. Drs. Linda and Al are also the authors of “Why Bad Grades Happen to Good Kids.” Don’t be discouraged by one teacher’s policy DR. LINDA SILBERT STRONG LEARNING forgotten that part of the exam and it took me by surprise. The technician then asked me to look at the balloon with my other eye and I’m thinking “Who gets this blast of air and thinks ‘more please?’” But she was in another world, very likely performing this part of the eye test for the 50th time that day, and she did not seem like one who would be amused by sarcastic comments. Anxiety grows the longer I am in the exam room, a small dark room with a closed door. The doctor is there with me along with a different technician than the one who blew air into my eyes. They confer over measurements and speak in ophthalmology code, with neither of them explaining to me what they are looking for. It’s just 30 minutes of strange little quizzes like, “Tell me when the red dot is directly over the green dot.” And “Follow my tiny little flashlight with your eyes, but do not move your head.” Right away I wonder if that involuntary blink just messed up my whole test. Will I now end up with the wrong prescription because I blinked? The exam concludes with a prescription for glasses and I pick out a jazzy orange and pink acrylic frame. I can see clearly now and am no longer admonished by recipes to stop eating raw butter. TOCK FROM PAGE 12
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Sports PAGE 16 – MAHOPAC NEWS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2023 BY SKIP PEARLMAN CONTRIBUTING WRITER The Wolf Pac went into the halftime locker room last Friday night at Harrison not feeling great about themselves. Yes, Mahopac turned an early Harrison turnover into a TD when soph Nate Mascoll recovered a fumble 15 seconds into the game, and one play later Pac QB DJ DeMatwteo found senior WR John Kearney with a 26-yard TD strike down the right sideline. But Mahopac gave up touchdowns on two of Harrison’s next four possessions, while coming up empty on all four of its next first-half drives. Mahopac trailed 14-7 at the intermission, before an invigorated Wolf Pac team opened the third with a drive to tie the game and never looked back, rolling to a 28-14 victory that put area opponents on notice, according to Pac coach Dominick DeMatteo. “Harrison has an excellent team, and they’re only going to get better,” DeMatteo said. “This was a huge win for us in a non-league game, against arguably one of the best, if not the best, team in the other league. To get that win, on the road, is a major statement for this team, this year. Especially after being down 14-7.” DJ DeMatteo, a senior team captain, was a beast in the best game of his career so far, throwing four touchdown passes, with three going to Kearney (who finished with four catches for 121 yards, and also had a key interception), and the fourth to sophomore WR Lorenzo Echandy. DeMatWolf Pac mauls Huskies, 28-14 DeMatteo throws four TDs, three to Kearney Senior captain John Kearney (21) celebrates one of his three TD receptions Friday night at Harrison. Pac senior captain Danny Koch (1) picks up yards. Senior captain and QB DJ DeMatteo threw four touchdown passes Friday night vs. Harrison. SEE WOLVES PAGE 17 Pac senior captain John Kearney (21) caught three TD passes, and had an interception, Friday night at Harrison. PHOTOS: SKIP PEARLMAN
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2023 SPORTS MAHOPAC NEWS – PAGE 17 WOLVES FROM PAGE 16 teo completed 7 of his 10 attempts for 162 yards, and was picked off once. Mahopac’s defense delivered as well, forcing two turnovers (one fumble, one interception), and four quarterback sacks. DeMatteo said he saw a different team in the second half. “I think we panicked in the first half,” he said. “But in the second half we showed our character, we settled down. To score three unanswered touchdowns in the second half was tremendous. John had an excellent game—he was solid on defense, he ran some great routes, and made some great catches. And Danny Koch (65 yards on 17 carries) was a warrior for us, because they were defending the run, and he got us some very tough yards when we needed it. And DJ also played like an absolute warrior for us, with four touchdown passes, a critical first down on a (key fourth-and-one), and probably had some of the biggest hits of the night at linebacker. He might have played as complete a game as I’ve seen anyone play here since I’ve been head coach.” DeMatteo said he delivered his halftime message clearly. “We weren’t playing sound defense in the first half,” he said. “We gave up some big plays.” But the Pac set the tone to start the third, with Koch returning the kickoff to midfield. The team needed just three plays to tie the game up, with DeMatteo and Kearney beating the Huskies on the same play they had scored on earlier—this time a 43-yard TD connection, two minutes into the period. And Mahopac’s defense stiffened. The Pac blew up Harrison’s first possession of the half with a QB sack by junior tackle Landon Varley for a loss of eight. The Huskies kept that drive alive, temporarily, until Kearney intercepted Huskies QB Dante Lanza at the goal line, and went into the end zone, giving the Wolf Pac the ball at the Harrison 20. DeMatteo completed a quick, 20-yard, first-down strike to Koch, who got to the Pac 40. After a huge fourth-and-one conversion at midfield by DeMatteo, the QB then connected with Kearney on a 58-yard TD strike, his third score of the night, to take a 21-14 lead with 41 seconds left in the third. Harrison opened the fourth quarter with possession, and again felt the Pac’s defensive pressure, as Varley, Scanlon, and Kevin Boyar all delivered QB Mahopac coach Dominick DeMatteo, QB DJ DeMatteo (15) and the Wolf Pac celebrate Friday night’s road win over Harrison. PHOTO: SKIP PEARLMAN 845-600-8004 | www.bellmech.com EXCLUDES SERVICE CONTRACT EXP 10/31/23 Coupon must present at time of service. Cannot be combined with any other offer. $ 50 OFF ANY OF OUR SERVICES SCAN HERE FOR MORE INFO! FALL into BIG $AVINGS with New Energy INCENTIVES WHAT IS A HEAT PUMP? Heat pumps will help you find the perfect balance of comfort and savings all year round, while reducing your carbon footprint. These all-in-one heating and air conditioning systems optimize the temperature throughout your home to use less energy, and can save you thousands on your cooling and heating costs. DON’T MISS YOUR CHANCE to lock-in these incentive savings! FEDERAL INCENTIVE: 30% off the total cost STATE INCENTIVE: $5,000 UTILITY COMPANY INCENTIVE: Up to $20,000 HYBRID HOT WATER HEATER: $1,000 Rebate SUPER SAVINGS on your Heat Pump project while program funding lasts... CALL NOW TO SEE IF YOU QUALIFY! ENJOY 0 DOWN, 0% FINANCING! SEE WOLVES PAGE 18
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The young students were evacuated and examined onsite by both Mahopac EMS and an Empress EMS supervisor. A statement from MFVFD said that any injuries sustained during the incident were deemed minor, and all those involved declined further medical attention. However, while parents said that while they were grateful that no one was seriously injured, they were angry and disappointed with the way the matter was handled by the school district’s transportation department. Department officials contend that they sent out an email blast notifying parents of the accident, but parents told Mahopac News no such email was ever received. Megan Fleming had two children on the bus—a daughter in kindergarten and a son in second grade—and said she learned about the accident from a neighbor, not from the district. Fleming said her children normally arrive home at 4 p.m.; when the bus was late, she didn’t think much of it because it was the first week of school and sometimes the drivers need time to work out the kinks in their routes. There was also a severe thunderstorm taking place at the time and she had heard from another parent that all buses were being asked to shelter in place until the lightning subsided. At first, Fleming was reluctant to call the school to find out what was going on. “I didn’t want to be that parent—bothering the transportation department,” she said. “I am usually a mellow person and [being a little late] is not out of the ordinary for the first week.” She said it took 45 minutes to confirm there was a bus accident—and that it involved her children’s bus. That information came from another parent. Fleming said that during that entire time, she never heard from the school district. She provided this timeline to Mahopac News: At 4:22 p.m. – I received a text message from one of the other parents whose children were also on Bus 5 that the buses were being pulled over and that no one would be let on or off until the lightning ended. At 4:33 p.m. – I received a phone call from one of my neighbors saying she had heard a tree had fallen on one of the Austin Road school buses and she asked if my kids had been dropped off yet. I immediately called the transportation department and [no one picked up] and then called my husband to notify him as well. At 4:35 p.m. – Carmel PD posted on its Facebook page about the accident. At 4:42 p.m. – I received a notice from one of my neighbors of a social media post made by a volunteer firefighter about the accident. At 4:45 p.m. – I received a phone call with confirmation from one of the other parents whose children were on the bus that it was in fact our children’s bus. I was given their location and told that parents were coming to pick up their kids from the scene. Fleming said her husband, a state trooper, went to the scene to pick up their children. Double delay The bus involved in the accident wasn’t the only one affected by the incident. Another bus was behind the bus that got hit by the tree and couldn’t pass, causing a delay in getting those students home as well. Children from the first bus were ushered onto the second bus to stay out of the rain and wait for their parents or be returned home by the district. Fleming said she’s not questioning the district’s efforts to get the kids home; she said the problem was a lack of communication about what was going on. “Not only is this 45 minutes after the time my children were supposed to arrive home, but it’s now 4:45 p.m. and I have received zero communication, alerts, or notifications about any of this from the [school] transportation department,” she said. “Again, everything I found out about this accident I found out through other parents, neighbors, and social media.” Fleming said the experience made her worry about how the district would react in the face of a true crisis. “If there was no communication on this it terrifies me to think what would happen if something really serious happened,” she said. “It could have been a life-and-death situation and not knowing where our buses are, well, that is a problem.” Fleming said that when she eventually got through to the transportation department, “all I got was attitude.” “I was told they were overwhelmed,” she added. “So, maybe CRASH FROM PAGE 1 SEE CRASH PAGE 21 PHOTOS COURTESY OF MFVFD
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2023 MAHOPAC NEWS – PAGE 21 saturday September 30, 2023 11 am to 4 pm Rain date: October 1, 2023 at the Intersection of Route 6 and 6N, Mahopac questions? call 845-628-5553 or visit mahopaccarmelchamber.com CHAMBER SPONSORS FALL STREET FAIR FOOD • VENDORS • FUN th anniversary! Mahopac Bring the Family to to the annual they need to look at that.” Lisa Duonola had a 6-year-old daughter on the bus and said she also received no communication from the district about what happened. “I was standing out on the driveway in the storm and was there for a good 15 minutes when a car drove by,” she said. “The car backs up and [the driver] says there is a tree down with a bus there and was that what I was waiting for.” Duonola said she lives close to Agor Lane so she was able to get to the scene quickly and pick up her daughter. “I never got an email or text [from the school],” she said. “My child is safe, but it’s an unsettling feeling that we weren’t notified by the appropriate people. There were things on Facebook from the police and other groups but nothing from the school. If they did really send an email, something got tied up somewhere. Did they send a message? If they did it went somewhere else.” The district responds On Monday, school Superintendent Christine Tona said the district is looking into what went wrong. “It appears in my initial investigation that there were some lapses in communication that are not acceptable,” said Tona, who went to the scene of the accident. “But we have to figure out where that happened. Whenever there’s an incident, we debrief all the different departments that work to coordinate the effort. We reflect on how it went and how can we improve things. “There’s always room for improvement,” Tona added. “And that’s what we’re working on. And we recognize that communication could be improved for a future event. The building staff was prepped, they were ready, and they have a crisis team.” Tona said that as a mother herself, she understands why parents are concerned about the lack of communication. “I can completely understand where they’re coming from,” she said. “Our priority is the safety of the students. And we need to make sure that parents are in the loop with issues that occur. And I’m sorry if any family did not receive timely notification. Because it can be very scary for parents to not know where their children are, or if their children are okay. “So I fully understand that and everyone here in the district understands that as well. And that’s why it’s our priority to review everything to make sure that [an incident like this] shouldn’t happen in the future, and that communication is the best it can be. It was definitely an incident that we don’t want to see repeated.” Tona said counselors are being made available at Austin Road and throughout the district for students who were traumatized by the incident. “But the bottom line is everyone is safe,” she said. “We recognize that there are areas that can always be improved. And we’re in the process of reflecting on those to make sure that if there’s another incident in the future, we can have a better communication protocol. “Today (Monday), we’re going to meet some more to discuss protocols, and then review everything with all of our administrative team,” she added. “We recognize that an incident like this could happen, and affect any building, and we want to make sure that we’re all on the same page [and] that we’re able to support the students and the families as best as possible.” The parents did have high praise for the first responders and bus driver Berube, who they said did a great job of getting the hysterical students off the buses and calming them down. “We were all so shaken up. Such a scary day for my family but thank God no one was hurt,” said parent Cristina Rispo in a Facebook post. “[I am] sending my love to all the families involved and a huge thank you to Mahopac Falls Volunteer Fire Department for making sure our children were safe the whole way through. I am feeling so blessed today.” After Mahopac Falls Fire Department and EMS returned to service, the scene was turned over to NYSEG and the Carmel Highway Department to remove the fallen tree and restore the power lines. Emile Menasché contributed to this article. CRASH FROM PAGE 20 PHOTOS COURTESY OF MFVFD
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PAGE 24 – MAHOPAC NEWS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2023 testimony that the approval of the amended site plan will not have a substantial impact on the environment and correctly issued a negative impact declaration,” he added. “...Speculative conclusions regarding environmental impacts, many of which were not before the board during the review, do not affect this conclusion.” In his response to the Article 78 suit, Calgagnini argued, among other points, that the concerns of Somers residents have no bearing on Carmel town business. “A Planning Board is not required to accept the opinions of a party’s experts over its own [or] over those of its own consultants,” he wrote. “The Land Trust’s claim of standing is based on the fact that it owns property directly adjacent to a portion of Willow Wood that is not proposed for the sporting clays course. The [Land Trust] has asserted concerns that... the Planning Board failed to consider the impact from the preexisting trap and five field stands would have on the drinking water in the town of Somers. Its position as an adjacent landowner does not automatically confer standing to challenge the Planning Board’s negative [environmental impact] declaration.” Ommen said that the Land Trust has until the end of the month to respond to the Planning Board’s and gun club’s arguments. GUN CLUB FROM PAGE 6 Sports Deadline The sports deadline for Mahopac News is the Sunday before the next publication date. Varsity coaches should submit results and information by e-mail to sports@ halstonmedia.com. All youth sports and recreational sports items should also be submitted to the same e-mail address by the Thursday before the next publication date. PD FROM PAGE 6 Macom has been a police officer for nine years. She began her career with the Harrison Police Department in Westchester County in 2014 and joined the Carmel PD in 2016. “In Carmel, she has taken on a number of duties, most prominently as a member of the Community Relations Team,” Hoffmann said. “As a member of the CRT, she is a liaison to our local merchants and business community, our schools, and community groups. She continuously gave presentations to our seniors on fraud and how to protect themselves and she has done that recently and it was prominently displayed in an article in Mahopac News. She did a great job with that.” Hoffmann said Macom was one of the driving forces behind the department’s police youth camps, “which were a great success last summer.” “And more recently, [she helped with] our first National Night Out,” the chief said. “She put a lot of work into that, and it was a great event for everyone who was there.” Macom has a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a master’s degree in forensic psychology from John Jay College of Criminal Justice. “She uses that as a police officer, not only as a member of our peer support group but also as one of our mental health liaisons between the mental health community and the police department,” Hoffmann said, noting that Sara Servadio, Putnam’s deputy commissioner of Social Services and Mental Health, was on hand at the promotion ceremony to show support. “I would like to thank her for coming to celebrate Erin’s promotion tonight,” he said. Hoffmann said deciding to pick Macom to replace Russo was an easy task. “In light of all this, when the command staff and I sat down to consider Mike Russo’s replacement [choosing] Erin was a nobrainer,” he said. Macom was sworn in by Supervisor Mike Cazzari. Her father, a retired police officer, held the bible during the ceremony. ROAD KNIGHT'S CAR SHOW NATHAN’S HOT DOG EATING CONTEST SENIOR LUNCH CHILDREN'S RIDES & CRAFTS MUSICAL PERFORMANCES DANCE PERFORMANCES BEER & FOOD VENDORS OCT 8th 11am-5pm at the Jefferson Valley Mall PLATINUM SPONSORS GOLD, SILVER, & BRONZE SPONSORS , s YORK TOWN FA L L FES T IVA L PRESENTED BY THE YORKTOWN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE DIAMOND 202 3 SPONSORS EDISON HOME HEALTH CARE, AMERICAN FAMILY CARE, SERV PRO, JILCO WINDOW CORP. © 2023 Consumer Cellular Inc. Terms and Conditions subject to change. New service activation on approved credit. Cellular service is not available in all areas and is subject to system limitations. Savings calculation is based on a comparison of Consumer Cellular’s average customer invoice to the average cost of single-line entry-level plans o ered by the major U.S. wireless carriers as of May 2022. CALL CONSUMER CELLULAR 844-919-1682 Switch & Save Up to $250/Year On Your Talk, Text and Data Plan! NOTHING YOU NEED. YOU DON’T. EVERYTHING BOGO 40% OFF OFFER ENDS 10/31 888-448-0421 To advertise in Mahopac News, call Brett Freeman at 845-208-8151 or email [email protected].
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Programs are taught by working artists and are held in our climatecontrolled art studios. Visit our website for descriptions/details /fees and to register. Contact us at 845-803-8622 or email [email protected] if you have questions. Teens: Drawing/Painng / Anime for 11+ - Friday nights, 6-8 p.m. with Rosalie Marcus starts Sept. 22. Creative Teen Clay for 11+ – Fridays, 5:30-7 p.m. with Melissa Rossow starts Sept. 22. Improv for beginners 13-15 - Saturdays from 4-530 p.m., with Geri Munnick starts Sept. 30. Fashion Illustration and Design for teens with Kinga Wiktor - Wednesday evenings, 6-8 p.m. starts Sept. 27. Oils/ Acrylics on Fridays from 3-6 p.m. with Terry Fokine starts Sept. 15 for teens and adults. Children: Drawing & Painng for kids 8-10 - Thursdays 5:30-7 p.m. with Rosalie Marcus, starts Sept. 21. Drawing/Painng/Anime for 11+ - Fridays, 6-8 p.m. with Rosalie Marcus starts Sept. 22 Programs are offered at the Belle Levine Art Center located at the Putnam Arts Council, 521 Kennicut Hill Road, Mahopac. Register at www. putnamartscouncil.com or call 845.803.8622. Parks & Rec Fall Classes The Carmel Department of Recreation & Parks has opened registration for fall classes. Classes included a wide range of programs for young children (infants to age 6), youth, teens, and adults. Register online and find a brochure with a full schedule at ci.carmel.ny.us/ recreation-and-parks. Farmers Market The Carmel Farmers Market at Lake Mahopac will be open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Sunday through Oct. 22 at the Chamber Park at the intersection of Route 6 and Route 6N in downtown Mahopac. Food, crafts, live music, and more. Lions, Leos Seek New Members The Mahopac Lions and Leos (the Lions youth organization) is welcoming new members for the 2023-24 school year. Leos meet first and third Wednesdays each month at 5 p.m. at the Mahopac Falls School. Lions plan to meet the first Thursday of each month at 6 p.m. at alternating local restaurants, starting with Savor on Sept. 7. Follow the Mahopac Lions on Facebook and Instagram and the Leos on Instagram for the latest updates. Email [email protected] for more info. Red Mills Art Exhibit The town’s Recreation and Parks Department is presenting the Red Mills Historic Park Art Exhibit at Red Mills Park, 23 Hill St., Mahopac. The free exhibit will run until Oct. 30 and is open to the public daily from dusk to dawn. It’s made possible in part by the Putnam Arts Council’s Art Link Grant Program and public funds from Putnam County. For more info, call the Recreation and Parks Department at 845-628-7888. MUSINGS FROM PAGE 2
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In conclusion, an approach that is structured and organized by an experienced trust and estates attorney will help accomplish the successful administration of the estate and the ultimate distribution of the estate assets to the beneficiaries. Lauren C. Enea, Esq. is a Senior Associate at Enea, Scanlan & Sirignano, LLP. She concentrates her practice on Wills, Trusts and Estates, Medicaid Planning, Special Needs Planning and Probate/Estate Administration. She believes that it is never too early or too late to start planning for your future and she enjoys working with individuals to ensure that their plan best suits their needs. Ms. Enea received a B.S. in Business Management from Quinnipiac University, graduating Magna Cum Laude, and a J.D. from the Pace University School of Law, graduating Summa Cum Laude. She is admitted to practice law in New York and Florida. She can be contacted at 914-948-1500 or www.esslawfirm.com. 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