The Somers Record 07.15.21

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Somers placed under County Executive
water restriction George Latimer
at the Town
BY CAROL REIF ter) to go around for both domestic and re ght- Board meeting
on July 8.
STAFF WRITER ing needs,” Geho said last week.
PHOTO: CAROL REIF
NWJWW’s plans to repair and update its

You never miss the water until the well runs dry. treatment plant have hit a snag because it’s wait-

It may be an old idiom, but it de nitely applies ing for a crucial mechanical part to arrive.

to this summer’s H2O situation, said Matthew e project isn’t expected to be completed until

Geho, operations director of Northern Westches- late October, Geho said.

ter Joint Water Works. He blamed the delay on the pandemic’s impact Muscoot Farm and
Lasdon Park to
e entity provides drinking water to Somers, on manufacturing and trucking.
receive county funds
Yorktown, Montrose, Buchanan, and Cortlandt. e plant’s capacity has been reduced by 25

Due to several factors — including delays in- percent. at’s a problem when coupled with

volving a capital project at its Amawalk treatment drought conditions and the usual summer-related

facility — NWJWW is imposing mandatory re- increase in consumption.

strictions on outdoor usage for certain Somers e utility’s capacity taps out at 10.5 million

residents. gallons a day. During the recent dry spell, de-

e district a ected are the Amawalk/She- mand was close to 9.7 million gallons, way too

norock, Amawalk Heights, and Windsor Farms close for comfort, Geho added.

districts e ective Monday, July 12, through Tues- e following restrictions apply: BY CAROL REIF ed o Route 100, and $3.5 million
STAFF WRITER for Lasdon, the former Cobbling
day, Oct. 12. · Residences or businesses with even-num- Rocks Farm o Route 35.
It will be raining money on two
Folks are being asked to take it easy on water- bered addresses can  water  lawns, shrubs, plants, county-owned destination spots: “Without editorializing too
Muscoot Farm and Lasdon Park. much, Muscoot, Lasdon and other
ing their yards and gardens and to not ll their and gardens only on even-numbered days. parks are assets; they are not li-
e former is an interpretive abilities in our way of thinking,”
swimming pools on the weekends. · Residences or businesses with odd-numbered farm-museum and the latter a County Executive George Lat-
botanical garden and arboretum imer told the Somers Town Board
e restrictions do not apply to plant nurseries addresses can  water  lawns, shrubs, plants, and that hosts a veterans memorial and on ursday, July 8.
museum.
and other commercial water users. gardens only on odd-numbered days. e Muscoot project will take
Somers is home to both. the farm/museum “at least 10 to
ey will also not impact indoor uses such as · Residences or businesses with addresses that As a way of investing in the fu- 15 years forward,” he said, adding:
ture, Westchester has set aside $7 “It’s a countywide asset, but it’s in
doing the laundry, washing dishes, ushing the end in a letter or fraction follow an even-number million in its capital budget for your town.”
improvements at Muscoot, locat-
toilet, and cooking. day schedule. SEE FUNDS PAGE 7

However, the NWJWW is asking customers to Using a hose to clean the street is strictly for-

follow sensible conservation measures. Don’t run bidden.

the washer unless you have a full load or let the According to Geho, running a sprinkler from

faucet run, for instance. a standard garden hose (5/8”) uses about 1,000

“We’re trying not to infringe on people’s lives gallons of water an hour. SEE WATER PAGE 6

while working to ensure that there’s enough (wa-

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NORTHERN WESTCHESTER HOSPITAL

Chair of Pediatrics urges parents to vaccinate their kids

Dr. Buetti-Sgouros is this week’s guest on Hudson Valley Uncensored podcast

Dr. Maryann Buetti-Sgouros, dangerous potential outcome, Dr. about the physical likelihood of

chair of the Department of Pe- Buetti-Sgouros feels strongly that your child having severe COVID ‘Even if you’re not worried so much
about the physical likelihood of your child
diatrics at Northern Westchester children should get vaccinated to infection, if it comes to the point
having severe COVID infection, if it
Hospital in Mount Kisco, joins the avoid this risk. where schools mandate that you comes to the point where schools mandate

Hudson Valley Uncensored pod- “As a pediatrician, anybody who cannot participate without getting that you cannot participate without
getting that vaccination, my God, I would
cast this week to discuss the topic knows me knows it is pretty hard that vaccination, my God, I would
hate for your child to be that kid that’s
of whether to vaccinate our chil- to get me to give something to a hate for your child to be that kid not participating. Kids need to be with
other kids. It goes beyond just the physical
dren for COVID-19. child,” Dr. Buetti-Sgouros said. “I that’s not participating. Kids need
health. e mental health needs it.’
You can listen to the podcast by hate giving out antibiotics. I like to be with other kids. It goes be-
-Dr. Maryann
visiting hudson-valley-uncensored. to give out better lifestyle advice yond just the physical health. e Buetti-Sgouros

captivate.fm or you can search for about nutrition and good habits. mental health needs it.” Chair of the
Department of
Hudson Valley Uncensored on So for me to be recommending Dr. Buetti-Sgouros shares her Pediatrics at Northern
Westchester Hospital
Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, something like a vaccination, it has experience contracting COV-
Dr. Maryann
Audible or Spotify. to be because I truly feel that the ID-19 in the early days of the pan- Buetti-Sgouros

She explains how messenger research has been done to bene t demic, and reminds listeners of the Where can you find the podcast?

RNA vaccines work to help our not only the child, but the child’s powerful role that vaccines have • Visit hudson-valley-uncensored.captivate.fm
• Search for Hudson Valley Uncensored on Apple Podcasts,
bodies produce antibodies,why she family and the community at played in eradicating tragic diseases
Google Podcasts, Audible or Spotify
feels these vaccinations are bene - large.” and deadly infections of the past.

cial and safe not only for children, e doctor shares her concerns

but for their families and the com- about the long haul e ects for Dr. Buetti-Sgouros is a pediatrics

munity as a whole, and says that young people who develop COV- specialist and has over 28 years of

children can still transmit the virus ID-19, answers concerns raised by experience in the medical eld. She

to older adults. parents about the vaccine impact- graduated from the Icahn School of

“I understand so many parents ing fertility, and urges parents to Medicine at Mount Sinai Medical

are concerned because they think consider vaccinating their children School in 1993, and currently

that their children might not get so that they can travel and return practices with Westchester Health,

particularly sick with this virus, but to school, camp and other social also a liated with Northwell

it goes beyond just the individual. activities with their peers, as this Health, at 36 Smith Avenue in

It also goes to the community,” is a crucial aspect of their mental Mount Kisco. Her patient o ce

Dr. Buetti-Sgouros said to podcast health, particularly for children can be reached at (914) 666-6655

host Brett Freeman. with special needs. for anyone looking for a new

Dr. Buetti-Sgouros cautions “I think having the vaccination pediatrician for their children. In the

that some children develop multi- so that all kids will be able to par- interest of full disclosure, Northern

in ammatory systemic disease, ticipate fully in school and activities Westchester Hospital is a valued

similar to Kawasaki disease, due is very important,” she said. “Even advertiser with ve of our Halston

to COVID-19. Because of this if you’re not worried so much Media publications.

We asked readers about vaccinating their kids

Here’s how 70 local parents responded to our survey

A few weeks ago, we published a story on HAVE YOU OR DO YOU PLAN TO • Maybe • So that my child can participate in
our TAPinto website with a link to Survey VACCINATE YOUR CHILDREN FOR • Undecided activities or travel: 3
Monkey asking our readers to answer some COVID 19? • ey are 19 and 22 and yes, they’re both
questions about whether they planned to vaccinated. • All of the above: 25
vaccinate their children. We had 70 local • Yes: 32 • I will NEVER give my child this • None of the above: 8
parents respond to the survey. Responses • No: 27 “vaccine.” • N/A: 18
and suggested questions were used to • Other: 11 • My grown kids are already vaccinated. • Other: 1
facilitate a conversation with Dr. Maryann Here’s how the “Other” responded: • Undecided
Buetti-Sgouros in this week’s Hudson • I have no children living home. e “Other” responded:
Valley Uncensored podcast interview, as • When it has been thoroughly tested & IF YOU HAVE VACCINATED OR PLAN • Child is not old enough yet. I will wait
well as in next week’s interview with Dr. Eli features approved. TO VACCINATE YOUR CHILDREN, to hear guidance from pediatrician when
Morales, a licensed naturopathic physician. • Undecided WHY? available for younger children.
• Haven’t yet but will be forced to
• Not sure • To protect my child against COVID-19: 12 SEE SURVEY PAGE 4

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SURVEY MAY HAVE SOME OF THE young people with COVID for activities? Please help us.
FOLLOWING QUESTIONS developing long COVID • How accurate is the rate • I have heard some parents,
FROM PAGE 3 AND/OR STATEMENTS problems (Norway study) and
BELOW WERE DISCUSSED (2) the ACIP presentation that of heart in ammation among particularly parents of preteen
IF YOU DON’T PLAN TO IN THE HUDSON VALLEY the myocarditis that does rarely vaccinated youth? Is there any girls, say that they will not
VACCINATE YOUR CHILDREN, UNCENSORED PODCAST occur is less severe than among study? Is it true what the news vaccinate their daughters due to
WHY? INTERVIEW WITH THE those who get it unrelated to a says? possible hormone disruption and
DOCTOR . vaccine. People need better tools e ects on future fertility. Could
• Not enough research has been • Do the potential risks of the you speak about that?
done: 8 vaccine outweigh the bene ts?

• I’m worried about the long • Even if some people are to understand risks and trade o s. e main risk that comes to • What is the minimum age

term health impact on my child: willing to vaccinate their children • How accurate is the statement, mind is heart in ammation. Does now to be eligible to receive the

16 and have their reasons, please do made by Dr. Robert Malone, who COVID in children under 12 vaccine? Do you think some time

• I’m not worried about not shame those who don’t want invented the mRNA technology produce long haul issues like seen in the near future this vaccine

COVID-19 harming my child, so their children to receive this that’s now being used in the in some adults that a vaccine is will be available and used for

they don’t need to be vaccinated: 6 speci c vaccine. My children are COVID-19 vaccine, that there that important to receive? infants and toddlers? Are there

• All of the above: 4 vaccinated with other vaccines,but isn’t enough data about the risks • Have any other mRNA currently any known side e ects

• None of the above: 4 will not receive the COVID-19 for teens and he doesn’t believe vaccines ever been approved for for children?

• N/A: 29 vaccine. It doesn’t make us careless they should be forced to get children 12 and under? If this • Concerns about long- and

• Other: 3 “anti-vaxxers.” We also have the vaccinated? Also, how true is is the rst, how long should we short-term side e ects.

Here’s how the “Other” right to protect our children from his other statement that lipid study the potential long term • Why is the vaccine being

responded: being the guinea pigs for a new nanoparticles leave the injection e ects on pre-pubesant children pushed for this age group with

• My child recently had vaccine. site and accumulate in organs and before we are comfortable? an in nitesimal percentage of

COVID. • What is your recommendation tissues? • Please dispute the myth that complications/deaths associated

• e bene ts of vaccination based on scienti c history of the • What data (please be speci c) the vaccine can negatively impact with the virus? e vaccine poses

outweigh the possible negative need of vaccinating children who exist to show that the risk to development or fertility. higher risks in and of itself.

e ects. have already had COVID? Mind children from the vaccine is not • Timeline for when approval • How worried should parents

• Child already had COVID. you I’m asking about children, not greater than the risk of children may happen for 2-year-olds? be about the delta variant?

• I’m worried that there are no adults...children, which is the age catching COVID? • When will the vaccine be • Will you assume liability for

long term studies; the recovery group that is LEAST a ected by • How would you justify kids available under 12? And do the damage that will be caused to

rate doesn’t warrant intervention this virus! still wearing masks at school when you think the concern about the children by this unapproved,

for children; and zero liability for • What is the best argument to data showed that they are not at myocarditis will delay approval? experimental process? If not you,

the pharmaceutical companies are persuade those who are against risk group and don’t spread the • I am asking on behalf of who?

major contributing concerns. COVID-19 vaccination? virus? likeminded parents everywhere • Do you feel kids under 12 need

• Why can’t a child take an • Both of my kids have had for this doctor to please be a to be vaccinated in order to safely

WE ARE INTERVIEWING THE antibody test in lieu of vaccine, COVID. Why should I be forced mouthpiece for us. For this return to school in September?

CHIEF OF PEDIATRICS OF especially since the rise in cases of to vaccinate them when the “vaccine” to NOT be mandated. • What is the likelihood that

NORTHERN WESTCHESTER heart problems? vaccine carries unknown risks and To not cause thousands of #1the vaccine will be FDA approved
HOSPITAL NEXT WEEK. • Please explain relative risk of they already have immunity from children to be homeschooled and
KINDLY PROVIDE ANY the disease naturally? Why can’t a for families to not leave the state before the upcoming 2021-2022
SUGGESTED QUESTIONS YOU side e ects, as well as explaining proof of antibodies be su cient of NY over a questionable vaccine. school year?
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Thursday, July 15, 2021 The Somers Record – Page 5

Space issue

Town Board balks at restricting parking on Route 116

BY CAROL REIF Somers; on the east, North Salem. roadway will be moved to the

STAFF WRITER One stop south is a commuter lot front of the line for permits in the

in Goldens Bridge,a hamlet in the new lot, he added.

Somers doesn’t appear ready to town of Lewisboro.) e North Salem Town Board

give its blessing to plans for re- e issue came up at the Town was scheduled to vote Tuesday,

stricting parking along a certain Board’s ursday, July 8, meeting July 13, on a resolution supporting PHOTO: CAROL REIF

part of Route 116. where members wondered why Metro North’s request to elimi- The Somers Town Board met in person for the first time since the

Purdys and Croton Falls in Somers had to get involved if nate parking on Route 116 adja- pandemic on July 8.
North Salem are two commuter Route 116 is a state road. cent to the I-684 exit ramp.

rail stops on Metro North’s Har- “ e state will enact and en- For various reasons, commut- However, there are “wide shoul- strictions.

lem line. e former has 400 park- force the restrictions, but only if ers have been parking along those ders” on both sides of Route 116, “I don’t feel that we ought to

ing spaces and the latter, about the individual towns consent to roads for years. he pointed out. adjust that,” he said.

200. it,” explained Somers’s legal coun- So why is this happening now? “I don’t see that we should con- Morrissey suggested that the

In 2018, the Metropolitan sel, Roland E. Baroni Jr. Somers Councilman Richard sent to no parking there, but that’s town “not mess with” the Route

Transportation Authority (MTA) According to North Salem Su- Clinchy asked. just one man’s opinion,”Morrissey 116 situation.

purchased the site of the old St. pervisor Warren Lucas,only about Baroni guessed that it was be- added. “ ose who want to can go

Joseph’s R.C. Church in Somers 16 of an approximate 170 cars cause of the new lot, even though Clinchy said he’s already heard up to Croton Falls and pay for a

for $3.1 million. parked on Route 116 are on that that will likely be mostly used by from residents worried that they parking space or down to Kato-

In April, it demolished the for- town’s side. more Croton Falls than Purdys might be shut out when the Purd- nah,” where Somers has control

mer sanctuary, rectory, and reli- As far as local law enforcement commuters. e two stations are ys lot is packed. He added that the over 80 spots, he said. (It has sold

gious school and started building can tell, there are no North Salem about three miles apart. MTA had contemplated making permits for about 25 of them so

the 450-spot, permit-only, com- folks parking on the Somers side, As far as Somers proper goes, a parking lot o Route 116, but far.)

muter lot intended to serve the he said. “it’s the same principle; they want those discussions had petered e MTA may make more

Croton Falls and the Purdy’s sta- North Salem eliminated park- people o the street and in the out. money, but it’s going to “incon-

tions. Once the project at 12 Cro- ing along the Exit 7 ramp o parking lots.” e agency had asked Somers venience citizens,” said Clinchy,

ton Falls Road is complete, the Route 684 a decade ago. Councilman Tom Garrity to get on board with that project, adding: “I say, what are you going

state Department of Transporta- e DOT has asked that park- agreed that it appears that part of but rejected the town’s request to to do for us?”

tion is expected to step in by elim- ing be eliminated on routes 202 the motivation could be money. build a sidewalk, he added. In the end, the consensus

inating “unauthorized”— aka free and 100 in Somers. Supervisor Rick Morrissey ac- Councilman Anthony Cirieco seemed to be that restricting

— parking along local streets and “None of that is in North Sa- knowledged that the Route 100 noted that since it doesn’t seem Route 116 parking would be more

routes 100, 202, and 116. (Route lem. ere are hundreds of cars parking situation is “very danger- to “be a safety issue” there, then pain than gain.

116 (Purdys Road) traverses the there and it is a mess,” Lucas said. ous,” especially when people are there’s no compelling reason for Morrissey promised to convey

Croton River. On the west side is Anyone who is moved o the walking back to their cars at night. the town to go along with the re- the board’s opinion to the MTA.

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WATER Trash contractor in heap of trouble

FROM PAGE 1 BY CAROL REIF complaint states. by including expenditures for items that

at means that using the sprinkler STAFF WRITER e expenses added up to $135,000, clearly are not covered under their contract,”
just three times a week, sucks up about
12,000 gallons of water a month. which included $40,000 that was allegedly she added.

e NWJWW operates two sur- A  garbage  hauling contractor has been “spent on a single visit to one strip club,” e county contract has been in place
face  water  treatment plants. Water  is
purchased from the New York City De- charged with ling false claims in order to Rocah said. since 2004.
partment of Environmental Protection,
treated at the Catskill and/or Amawalk hide a $135,000 strip club bill, according to Oxer and City Carting of Westchester e company operates transfer stations;
facilities, and sold to member towns.
the Westchester District Attorney’s O ce. have been charged with six felony counts of operates and maintains a material recovery
Each town is allotted a certain per-
centage of the plant’s “total production.” City Carting of Westchester gets more o ering a false instrument for ling. facility for recyclables and hauls recyclables

Whenever there’s a drought, major than $20 million a year under its contract According to a report by westfaironline. to that facility from around the county; and
leak, system failure, or excessive con-
sumption beyond the system’s capacity, with the county. com, the complaint alleges that a May 2018 provides land ll capacity and other service
the NWJW has the authority to con-
serve and restrict water use. Christopher Oxer, 35, of Darien, Conn., ledger shows expenses for tires and mainte- relating to solid waste removal.

e rules are enforced by distribution is accused of falsifying nancial data “in nance that were actually charges at a Man- Manhattan investigations rm Kroll
system superintendents through local
law enforcement agencies. an attempt to dupe a monitor tasked with hattan strip club, Prime 333 at Sapphire. Associates is tasked with monitoring City

“Given the plant’s capacity is reduced overseeing that contract,” DA Mimi Rocah Other credit card charges were linked to Carting of Westchester and making sure
and NWJWW is experiencing an over-
all increase in production (exclusive of announced Tuesday, July 6. Larry Flynt’s Hustler Club and Sapphire the company complies with criminal and
summer demands) we have concerns we
may not be able to keep up with future is was done, the complaint alleges, in Times Square, westfaironline.com reported. civil laws and “is not under the in uence of
demand projections,” it said.
2018 and 2019 in an e ort to conceal pay- Rocah noted that the DA’s O ce has organized crime.”
Cooperation from the public will
“minimize any undue disruptions” and ments that were made to strip clubs. “zero tolerance for public corruption and City Carting of Westchester and Oxer
help ensure that there’s an “adequate
supply” available to all residents, it stat- Oxer, a manager, paid for the services misuse of public tax dollars by government were arraigned before Judge John Collins Jr.
ed.
with the company’s credit card, but the ex- employers or contractors.” in White Plains City Court. e case is be-
e restrictions will be lifted as soon
as demand or production projections penditures were entered into its account- “ e actions of Christopher Oxer and ing prosecuted by assistant district attorneys
change, it promised.
ing records as legit business expenses such City Carting of Westchester represent a Celia Curtis and Steven Vandervelden.
Questions can be directed to
Geho at (914) 737-3558, ext. 111; or  as tires, maintenance, and tolls, the felony brazen attempt to rip o county residents e investigation is ongoing.
[email protected]
Police seek suspicious vehicle in Somers

BY CAROL REIF a resident of Lakeview Drive was awak- e vehicle, which Hicks said had

STAFF WRITER ened by strange noises around 3:45 a.m. been reported stolen, may have a Penn-

Wednesday, July 7. sylvania license plate with the number

State police are asking for the public’s e resident told police that he saw KWM5916.

help in locating a vehicle involved in a ve or six men get into a dark-colored e car hit a storm drain while leav-

suspicious incident in Somers last week. Subaru near his home before taking o ing the area and could have a damaged

According to PIO Trooper AJ Hicks, down the road. undercarriage, Hicks added.

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Thursday, July 15, 2021 The Somers Record – Page 7

Idoni wins County Clerk nod PALLADINO BUILDING
INC.
BY CAROL REIF He will be facing Republican
STAFF WRITER candidate Scooter Scott this fall
for the four-year post.
Incumbent Westchester
“I am humbled, grateful, and
County Clerk Tim Idoni has of- proud of the support from my
fellow Democrats,” said Idoni
cially won the Democratic Pri- after the results were announced
Friday, July 2. “My entire career
mary. has been based around govern-
ment, from being a city manager
After absentee ballots were to my serving as mayor and now
as county clerk, I have always
counted, Idoni had received done my best to help the people
I am tasked to represent. ank
17,494, or 51 percent, of the you for your con dence.”

34,099 votes cast.

He edged out Yonkers Coun-

cilwoman Shanae V. Williams,

who came in with 16,605 votes, Tim Idoni

or 49 percent.

FUNDS $2.5 million to x the parking lot, walkways and oth-
FROM PAGE 1
er infrastructure and $1.2 million will go toward the

installations of new bathrooms and septic systems.

Each summer, folks ock from all over to buy fresh e funding is expected to get the nal thumbs up

produce, baked goods and home-spun yarn at the from county legislators this fall.

farmers market. And every Groundhog Day, Mus- e other site is in a little better shape than Mus-

coot’s own Clucksatawney Henrietta, its weather-pre- coot and has bene ted from the fundraising e orts

dicting chicken, lays an egg—or doesn’t—to herald an of the nonpro t Friends of Lasdon Park, many of

early spring or bemoan a winter that won’t go away. whose members live in Somers, Latimer said.

en there are the animals: cows, horses, donkeys, He did not specify what improvements are planned

sheep, goats, chickens, turkeys, ducks and pigs. there.

Once it’s spruced up, “It will look better, fresher. Saying it’s safe to assume that there’ll be additional

It’s a reason that people come to Somers and go to capital spending, Latimer urged Somers to put in

the ice cream stand up the block, put some money its 2 cents about other projects it would like to see

in your economy and hopefully help you a little bit,” done—facilities, roads, anything in town that’s coun-

Latimer said. ty-owned.

e project,which is in the design phase,will apply “We want to keep these assets up to date so they

$3.3 million to improve Muscoot’s main building; re ect well on the county and on the town,” he said.

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