Mahopac News 03.17.22

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Corinne Stanton named
Businessperson of the Year

Mahopac News sales exec receives
Chamber’s highest honor

BY BOB DUMAS was recently named Businessperson of

EDITOR the Year by the Greater Mahopac-Car-

mel Chamber of Commerce.

Corinne Stanton has made a living “I am incredibly honored but it’s easy

selling advertising her entire life. And to do your job when you love what you

like any sales rep, she wants to succeed do,” she said. “I have always loved the

and make a commission. But for Stanton, slogan ‘Connecting with Corinne.’ Peo-

the real goal is helping her clients suc- ple are always saying it and it’s on my

ceed. She doesn’t want to just sell them Facebook page. If I don’t have the answer

an ad, she wants to sell them a product [for the client], I nd it for them. I enjoy

that will take their businesses to the next seeing my clients with weekly visits, from

level. small-business owners to the top execu-

Stanton is director of client and com- tive who owns a corporation. Either way,

munity relations for Halston Media, par- I adjust well to that.”

Er in go ent company of Mahopac News, a job in Stanton knew as far back as when she
br agh!
which she really gets to work closely with was in high school what her career path
“St. Patrick” uses a golf cart to take part in the 45th annual St. Patrick’s
Day parade as he waves to the crowd last Sunday (March 13). e sun came her clients and devise a marketing pro- would be.
out, although it was chilly, and residents lined Route 6 to take in the spec-
tacle on a day when everyone was Irish. For lots more photos of the parade, gram that best suits their needs. “I got the advertising bug when I was
checkout the centerspread on pages 14 and 15.
“ e job is putting the client in a posi- in 11th grade and became editor of the
PHOTO: TABITHA PEARSON MARSHALL
tion that will bene t them the best,” she yearbook [at Somers High School],”

said. “ at might mean bringing them to Stanton recalled. “I went around selling

another sales rep, or to editorial if they ads for the yearbook. I got such satisfac-

need an article, or maybe a video. I fa- tion from seeing those ads in the year-

cilitate their needs. A lot of times I di- book.”

rect them to join the Chamber of Com- Stanton graduated from Somers High

merce.” in 1989. After graduation, she enrolled

Her tenacity and the personal philoso- in Westchester Community College,

phy that drives it has not gone unnoticed. the rst of the four kids in her family to

Stanton, who has been a sales executive SEE STANTON PAGE 16
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Lakeview Elementary School on activities that involved the

kindergartners aged about 95number 100.
years in a single day when they“ is is fun, but it’s all about
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Town to receive $3.4 million in county revenue share
Putnam to allocate sales tax and ARPA money

BY BOB DUMAS It could really be a • Putnam County provides a number of does share sales taxes and intends to con-
EDITOR legacy accomplishment essential services and support to local towns tinue paying the community college tuition
for Putnam County to... and villages that no one would like to see and Board of Election costs without charg-
e town of Carmel will receive a more create a source of local jeopardized, including community college ing back to the towns.
than $3.4 million windfall thanks, in part, chargebacks ($3.3 million), Board of Elec-
to a sales tax revenue-sharing initiative an- revenue that could tion expenses ($2 million),aid and incentives 2) It bases the county’s ability to share rev-
nounced by County Executive Mary Ellen stabilize taxes and build for municipalities (AIM)-related payments enue with local municipalities on the entire
Odell during her State of the County ad- ($400,000) and serving as a backstop to lo-
dress last ursday (March 10). an economy where cal municipalities and school districts against scal position of the county, including con-
everybody benefits.’ property tax arrears so local budgets are kept sideration of fund balance and mandated ex-
Odell said the plan is for the county to whole ($26 million); penses over which the county has no control.
share $10 million with Putnam’s towns and Jason Angell
villages based on population percentage. Philipstown Councilman • Putnam County currently has an Aa1 3) It recognizes that this money cannot be
credit rating. Given that sales tax revenues counted on as a regular revenue stream for
e American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 state mandated.” are a key source of revenue for the county town and villages and emphasizes that funds
(ARPA), the federal COVID-relief fund, Odell said that if the county had shared budget, sales tax sharing must be done in a must be used for infrastructure and not be
will provide $5 million (the county received way that preserves the county’s scal stability relied on for general budget purposes.
$19.1 million) and the other $5 million will the sales tax in years past, the diminished and good standing; and
come from a sales tax allocation plan called revenue could have led to the county having 4) Funds allocated by the county will be
“Share the Growth.” to increase debt and/or cut services. • e desire to ensure that sales tax rev- distributed based on population as deter-
enue shared with local municipalities funds mined by the 2020 federal census.
Unlike many municipalities throughout From the county perspective, the county activities that align with county priorities,
New York State, sales tax collected within executive said, a number of reasons have such as creating local economies that sustain Philipstown Councilman Jason Angell
Putnam’s borders goes directly to the county prevented Putnam from nding the right sales tax growth and investing in high qual- said the Share the Growth plan would only
government. But Odell said the county had model for sharing sales taxes with local mu- ity of life in communities be enacted during sales tax growth years.
seen a dramatic growth in sales tax revenue nicipalities, including:
last year—primarily due to a new law that “It took an important step forward and “It could really be a legacy accomplish-
calls for sales tax collection on internet pur- recognized the county’s scal pressures and ment for Putnam County to share some of
chases—and is now in a position to share acknowledged that this sharing might not the good years and still protect itself from
the money more directly with its towns and occur if there is no revenue growth,”she said. unfunded mandates—create a source of lo-
villages. “We’ve been working with [municipal rep- cal revenue that could stabilize taxes or de-
resentatives] to further develop this plan and crease them and build an economy where
“For years, local municipalities have re- ensure it doesn’t hinder the strength of your everybody bene ts,”he said.
quested that the county share sales tax rev- county government.”
enue,”Odell said.“ e fatal aw in that plan Putnam County’s Finance Commissioner
failed to account for the fact that 70 percent Here’s how Share the Growth plays out: William Carlin said that he expected the
of [county] expenditures are federally or 1) It acknowledges that the county already county to see an estimated $16 million in-
crease in 2021 sales tax revenue over 2020

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Odell delivers her final State of the County address

Touts scal successes, Sheri ’s Dept. to get body cams

BY BOB DUMAS limits “We will continue to meet balance increased by nearly $50 County Executive MaryEllen Odell PHOTO: BOB DUMAS
EDITOR the challenge of ful lling our s- million, the Putnam County
cal and social responsibilities to bond rating shot up to the high- a new plan called “Share the nal rule. We believe that these
In her nal State of the our constituents right through est level achievable by New York
County address on ursday, our last day of public service.” State counties, Aa1, and every Growth,” under which the coun- investments should strengthen
March 10, Putnam County Ex- annual budget has been within
ecutive MaryEllen Odell touted Odell’s rst in-person State the state-mandated property tax ty will increase the amount of the county for future genera-
the strength of the county’s s- of the County Address since the cap.
cal position and laid out a path pandemic began was delivered
forward that she said will keep in the Historic Putnam County “In fact, due to our strong -
property taxes at, increase the Courthouse before a packed nancial position we intend to
amount of sales tax the county crowd that included the Put- submit a 2023 county budget for
shares with Putnam’s munici- nam County Legislature, county consideration by the Legislature
palities and equip the Sheri ’s commissioners and employees, that freezes the real property tax
Department with body cameras. Sheri ’s Department o cials levy,” Odell said. “We will not
and deputies and the public. propose a tax cut that will cre-
“Tonight, we set forth a vi- Many of the attendees wore blue ate future budget problems, but
sion laying the groundwork for and gold ribbons in support of maintain our responsible, con-
a better quality of life for future Ukraine. servative budgeting approach to
generations, and its implemen- balance our social and scal re-
tation will require our dedicated Odell said that since she was sponsibilities.”
e orts through the remainder of rst elected in November 2011,
our term,” said Odell, who can- the county’s total outstanding e county’s nancial position
not seek re-election due to term debt has decreased by nearly has enabled it to make invest-
$41 million, its unassigned fund ments in the future, including

the sales tax it shares with Put- tions, as they will be paying for

Red Mills nam’s six towns and three vil- ARPA.”

lages based on the county’s sales e county received more re-

tax revenue growth. e funds quests for ARPA projects than it

must be used for infrastructure can fund and so it will allocate

and will be distributed based money to the local municipali-

Convenience Center on population. Because they are ties to complete the projects.

tied to the amount of growth, In other matters, Odell said

the funds cannot be counted as that the county would equip the

EHnajopy ythSet.MPaartrcihckS’asvDianyg!s!Dropyourname a regular revenue stream. Sheri ’s Department deputies
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in our box for Odell also noted that the with body cameras.

county will receive $19.1 million “ ese body cameras will pro-

in funds from American Rescue tect the safety of both our police

Plan Act, or ARPA. and the public,” Sheri Kevin

“We will be looking to make McConville said.

infrastructure investments in Odell thanked Putnam

mental health, substance abuse, County Health Commissioner

food insecurity, clean water, Dr. Michael J. Nesheiwat for

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Here, there and everywhere

I took Latin in school instead anks but instead I’m going had been at those concerts back like most of the bands I’ve ever
to shred a screaming, one-note in the ‘60s they would have been been in, but in their case it’s on
ON of French. French is a language lead break through most of it even louder than they were, purpose.
ASSIGNMENT a girl like Michelle might like and then order a burrito.” with 30,000 screaming girls,
whispered in her ear, whereas and me yelling, “SIT DOWN Join Rick and No Options at Pete’s
RICK everything you whisper in e Beatles aren’t around to AND SHUT UP!” at the top Saloon in Elmsford Friday, April
MELÉN Latin sounds like a state motto. play these songs anymore, so I of my lungs. e Ridge eld Fool’s Day at 8 p.m.!
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towns, the deployment of feder- Smith of the Institute for Local certainly are worth further ex-
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revitalization for River Towns enumerates a dozen recommen- possible remedies for injecting
along the Hudson to upgrades dations on how communities cess to banking relationships as eating the pro ts of restaurants. new life into our quality of life.
of wastewater infrastructure, can deploy ARPA funds to help For the full report > ilsr.org.
to replenishing revenue lost by small businesses, thus strength- white and male business owners. 8) Promote small businesses
municipal parking facilities dur- ening the economic health of a Bruce Apar is a writer and actor.
community. 3) Develop grocery stores and shopping small. Use ARPA He can be reached at bruce@
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KOSBERG It promotes the outlawing of According to a Yahoo poll threatened to rain “ re and leadership that is needed.’ He
books in schools and libraries released last week, 47 percent of fury” down on North Korea. even said in another interview
FROM PAGE 8 that accurately depict Amer- Trump voters say Putin is doing Last month, he said he was in that Trump was ‘responsible in
ica’s historic struggles against a better job than Biden, even love with Kim Jong Un. the broad sense of that word’
It installs Trump cronies as prejudice and discrimination. while the war with Ukraine for the Jan. 6 attack on the
election o cials in Republi- rages on and the Russian Republican voters didn’t Capitol. He calls the prospect
can-controlled states, laying What does Republican economy collapses. In the same seem to care about the future of another Trump candidacy
the groundwork for refusing to neo-fascism look like? Trump survey, 82 percent of Repub- of this country when Putin ‘dismaying,’ yet says that if
accept the results of the 2024 blackmailing Ukrainian Presi- licans expressed a favorable interfered in the 2016 presi- Trump gets the nomination
presidential election. dent Zelensky by threatening view of Trump. A CBS News dential election. What makes in 2024, he will still support
to withhold military aid unless poll last month found that 69 you think they’ve changed? him.”
It endorses and encourages Zelensky falsi ed evidence to percent of Republicans want
school bans on the teaching smear Biden. When Trump was Trump to run again. According to the Washing- For Republicans, partisan-
of race, sexuality, and human caught and impeached, Re- ton Post: “Former Attorney ship trumps democracy. And
rights. It promotes removing publicans, en masse, defended Republican voters support General William P. Barr, in his no matter how many Ukrai-
from the curriculum any topic Trump and voted almost unani- this neo-fascist, regardless new memoir, says that Trump nians Putin slaughters or how
which makes a student or par- mously against impeachment. of his policies. Trump once ‘has neither the tempera- many lies Trump tells, for Re-
ent uncomfortable. ment nor persuasive powers publicans, neo-fascism prevails.
to provide the kind of positive

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THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 2022 OPINION MAHOPAC NEWS PAGE 13

Helping your child learn: Rules for parents

STRONG dysgraphia looks as if a chicken walked spell something in order to look it up in a the subject well enough. Maybe s/he hasn’t
LEARNING across the page—it is illegible, spelling is dictionary. learned or developed good study skills.
often atrocious, and punctuation is miss- Maybe the test was based on a movie your
DR. LINDA ing. ere may be one period at the end of • When your child is writing a para- child didn’t see because s/he was home
SILBERT 10 lines and nothing capitalized. graph or paper, stop and make him sick. I have never met a child who is lazy,
correct misspelled words in the middle but I’ve met plenty who were confused,
Dear Dr. Linda, Some children and teens struggle with of it. e ow of creativity stops when anxious, hungry or didn’t know how to
Our son is in ninth grade, but if you dysgraphia every day. Fortunately, for you have to stop in the middle and think take notes or review for tests.
them, computers exist. Unfortunately, about spelling. If you’re writing a report, do
looked at his writing, you’d think he was though, because many parents have never you run “Spell Check” before you’re done Marla, I’m sorry to tell you, but your
in second. He writes as little as pos- heard of it, they end up destroying any writing? If he’s writing it by hand, don’t son’s teacher is probably right. Making him
sible and what he does write is illegible. chance their child has for loving writing. make him stop and look up a word—if you write and rewrite when he has a brain-
Lately, when he has to write a paper for It’s sad. know how to spell it, tell him. related dysfunction that actually a ects,
school, he won’t even show it to us or among other things, his ability to manage
tell us about it. We contacted his Eng- Parents have the power to foster or • When your child asks you a question,
lish teacher because he’s failing English, destroy their children’s academic success. take as much time as you can to answer ne-motor control over a pencil—and
which we learned when we went online. it. is is a ne strategy if you actually throwing what it’s taken him hours to
His teacher told us that he believes our son ey don’t often realize it because they’re don’t want your kids to ask you a lot of write in the trash—probably has caused
has a writing disorder called dysgraphia. following their own parents’ rules. It questions. School-aged kids have already him to be afraid to write
worked for me, they think, so it’ll work for spent a whole day in school listening to
I used to have him rewrite and rewrite my children. But especially when a child their teachers, so if your answer goes on for As parents, we’re all guilty. Because our
before I’d let him hand anything in. ere has a reading, writing or math disorder or hours, they’ll stop asking. Most kids would parents did it or because we don’t have
were times that I actually threw his papers another brain-related disorder that inter- rather lose credit on homework ques- time, without realizing it, we sometimes
in the trash. His teacher thought that was feres with learning, it’s a sure bet they’ll tions than ask Mom or Dad and sit there destroy our children’s desire to learn. So,
a horrible thing for me to do and then be a ected. But children with learning for hours more. But you’re their greatest next time your child asks for help with a
said, “ at’s probably why he’s so afraid to disabilities aren’t the only ones. Here are allies—if you listen to their questions and homework assignment, asks a question,
write.” Do you think he’s right? a few other things you can do to guaran- provide brief answers that actually helps or brings home a grade that’s lower than
tee that any child stops being excited by them make the right connections, you’ll be you know his or her ability to be, stop and
Marla learning. the hero! think. You’re the most important in uence
Dear Marla, and the rst defense.
HOW TO DIMINISH YOUR CHILD’S • If your child doesn’t do well on a test
It sounds like your son probably does NATURAL LOVE OF LEARNING: or assignment, you lecture, ground and Dr. Linda
have dysgraphia which is a writing dis- tell him or her that s/he’s lazy. Really?
order. e handwriting of people with • When your child doesn’t know how You’re his parent, not his parole o cer. Dr. Linda is co-author of “Why Bad Grades
to spell a word, tell them to look it up. Your job is to nd out why s/he didn’t do Happen to Good Kids,” and director of
Stop. ink about that. Generally speak- well. Maybe your child didn’t understand Strong Learning Tutoring. Send your
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THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 2022 Sports MAHOPAC NEWS PAGE 21

BOYS BASKETBALL

Four Indians take post-season honors
’Pac boys turn season
around early to nish 15-5

BY SKIP PEARLMAN see why we had such a good sea-

CONTRIBUTING WRITER son. ese are unsel sh kids that

put the team rst. We don’t have

After starting the season 1-3, a scorer getting 12 points a game,

the Mahopac boys basketball but we won a lot of games. at’s a

team’s season took a turn. credit to all of them and our entire

e Indians regrouped, and team. ese four certainly don’t

went on to win 14 of their next 15 earn these recognitions without

games, earning the No. 4 seed in their teammates.

the Class A playo tournament. “Patrick does everything for

But Mahopac’s season came to an us,” McMahon added. “He leads

early ending, when No. 13 seed our team in charges taken, has a

Lakeland took advantage of a tremendous basketball IQ, and he

team that never found its footing brings energy to the oor every

in an opening-round upset. single night. And Michael had

Along the way, Mahopac picked a fantastic season at point guard.

up their second straight league ti- He’s a tough matchup for oppo-

tle, running the table at 10-0. nents, and he can also guard any

Head coach Tom McMahon position on the oor. When Mi-

said the Indians were determined chael played well, we played well,

to turn their season around, and and our record is an indication

worked hard to do it. that he played well often. Max is a

“Finishing the regular season dynamic athlete that at times took

15-4, especially after starting 1-3, over games. He’s a knockdown

is a tremendous accomplishment,” shooter and became a erce de-

McMahon said. “Winning the fender. His growth as a basketball

league championship for the sec- player the last few years is a credit

ond straight year was a goal we to his love and dedication to the

had set as a team, but to do it by game. Colum worked extremely

going undefeated is pretty amaz- hard to be the type of player he Senior Patrick McMahon Senior Max Gomes
Senior
ing. We can’t remember the last is today – big on the boards every Michael
Callahan
time that has happened in team night, and our best lockdown de-
PHOTOS:
history, if it has ever happened. I fender.” SKIP
PEARLMAN
think it’s a great example of how Senior captain and center Ryan

tough our team was this season. Reilly was a regular presence in

Beating teams more than once the paint for the Indians.

isn’t easy, and to beat the ve oth- “Ryan has started every single

er teams in our league twice is a game (except Senior Nights) since

great accomplishment. It shows his sophomore year,” McMahon

the dedication and hard work of said. “He’s been our force inside

our guys, focusing on scouting every night. He doesn’t get the

reports, watching lm and execut- recognition he deserves, but he

ing, night in and night out.” leaves our program as one of the

Four players took post-season winningest players in recent years.”

honors. Senior captain and guard Including Jack Moore, Antho-

Patrick McMahon earned All- ny DeMatteo, Sean Massett and

Section, All-Conference and Craig Perri, Mahopac graduates

All-League honors. Senior cap- nine seniors in all.

tain and guard Michael Callahan “ ey leave our program in a

grabbed All-Conference and All- better place, and will live in our

League accolades, and senior cap- athletic hallway for all-time with

tains Colum Ranaghan and Max the league championships they

Gomes both earned All-League have been a part of,” the coach

nods. said. “Each and every one of them

“I’m thrilled for Michael, Max, had at least one special moment

Patrick and Colum,” McMahon this season and played a role in

said. “ ey had great seasons, but our success. ey are not only a

as coach DeMatteo always says, great group of basketball players,

individual wards are a re ection but also special young men. eir

of team success. Because we were leadership will be missed, but I’m

10-0 in league play, we were able con dent that we have incoming

to have four of our players rec- classes including our returning ju-

ognized with this honor. I think nior class—that will carry on the Senior Colum Ranaghan

when you look at the stats, you tradition of Mahopac culture.”

PAGE 22 MAHOPAC NEWS SPORTS THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 2022

GIRLS BASKETBALL

League title, 13-game win
streak, highlight girls season

Four players take home All-League honors

Junior Lauren Beberman BY SKIP PEARLMAN ments; I think we had a “ ey both did a great
CONTRIBUTING EDITOR very successful year.” job for us,” Scozzafava said.
Junior Kristina Rush Senior Julie DeBrocky “ ey stepped up and got
ere were plenty of Senior point guard and some big baskets and made
CoveCare Center Joinusforafunnightof highlights for the Ma- captain Mel DeMeo, se- big plays, and Jess got a lot
virtualtriviatosupport hopac girls basketball team nior guard and captain Ju- of big rebounds.
the mentalhealthand this past winter, with the lie DeBrocky, junior guard
substanceuseservices of Indians winning 18 of and captain Lauren Beber- “Fiona O’Boyle (sopho-
their 23 games before fall- man, and junior forward more) also really helped
CoveCareCenter ing in the Class A playo Kristina Rush all earned us underneath, she gave us
semi nal round to top- All-League honors. some height and did some
seeded Tappan Zee. good things,” Scozzafava
“Mel gave us a lot of sta- added. “Piper Klammer
“Overall, I feel like it was bility, she was our main girl (junior) also came in and
a great year for the girls,” at point guard,“ Scozzafava shut people down, and Gi-
coach Chuck Scozzafava said of DeMeo, a four-year anna Rispoli (junior) did
said. “We came out of the varsity player. “She played some good things for us o
Slam Dunk Tournament great defense; she was our the bench as well.”
at 5-4, and then won 13 No. 1 o ensive and defen-
straight games. I thought sive player, and she led by e Indians lose four se-
that was a pretty nice job. example. Julie worked hard niors (DeBrocky, DeMeo,
We also beat Putnam Val- every day and made big senior captain Marissa
ley, which has advanced in plays for us, and Lauren McCarney, and Paolicelli),
the regionals.” does a lot of things for us, but with Beberman, Rush
she led us in tips and steals, and Sterbens back in the
Scozzafava also liked she made a lot of things starting lineup, Scozzafava
seeing his team go unde- happen. She had a very sees the team being strong
feated in league play to win solid season, and she’ll get again.
the league title. better in her senior year.”
“ e girls need to work
“We went unbeaten in e coach also pointed on things over the sum-
the league, beat Putnam to contributions from se- mer,” Scozzafava said. “We
Valley, won the Hen Hud nior Julia Paolicelli and know shooting and re-
tournament, and nished junior Jess Sterbens, with bounding will be key, but I
second at the Somers tour- both earning All-League like the talent we have re-
nament. ose were all Honorable Mention hon- turning, and I think we can
nice wins and accomplish- ors. be competitive again.”

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THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 2022 MAHOPAC MUSINGS MAHOPAC NEWS PAGE 23

MUSINGS riers preferred, no harnesses. All trees and shrubs. What’s more, and we all need to be responsible on the order and pick-up dates.
animals must be supervised by an
FROM PAGE 2 adult with the minimum number all proceeds of the sale will be for nurturing nature.” Be sure For additional information,
of people necessary. COVID-19
two categories: when a gland guidance must be followed in- dedicated to Cornell Coopera- to shop before the deadline of contact Jen Lerner, Sr. Resource
produces too much or too little cluding social/physical distanc-
of an endocrine hormone, creat- ing and face coverings are re- tive Extension’s new education March 25. Plants will be sold on- Educator at Cornell Cooperative
ing a hormone imbalance, or due quired while inside the barn.
to the development of lesions center at the Tilly Foster Farm line only on a rst-come rst-re- Extension [email protected] or
(such as nodules or tumors) in For more information and
the endocrine system, which directions, call the Putnam Institute. Help support Cornell served basis, and there are limited 845-278-6738.
may or may not a ect hormone County Department of Health
levels. Treatment is complex as at 845-808-1390, ext. 43160. and Putnam County with your quantities of seedlings and trees. Shred Event Day
hormones are interrelated and
treating one may adversely af- Volunteers Sought purchase. Beautiful owering shrubs like
fect another. Ayurveda takes a for Putnam Hospital
whole-body approach to treat- is year, we are o ering na- beach plum, serviceberry, and
ment. Programs
tive plants to promote habitat nannyberry impress with owers Saturday, April 23, at the Mi-
is talk is part of a series pre- Putnam Hospital is looking to
sented by Dr. Somesh Kaushik recruit adult volunteers for sev- for birds and pollinators. Why and provide berries for foraging chael Geary In-Line Memo-
and hosted by Putnam County eral open positions at the facility.
libraries. Registration with a native plants? Plants native to birds. If your property is already rial Rink Parking Lot Route
valid email address is required. Volunteers ages 18 and older
Register at www.mahopacli- are needed to manage the hos- our area provide food and shel- on the Putnam Pollinator Path- 6 (across from Mahopac re-
brary.org, or via the Crowdcast pital gift shop as cashiers and
link: https://bit.ly/endocrine- to welcome and escort patients ter for nesting birds and nectar way, these plants will t right house), 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Maximum
Mar22. and visitors to their destinations
within the hospital. Volunteers and pollen for specialist pollina- in. If your property is not on the allowance is three le boxes per
ird-Fifth will bring patients and visitors
Grade Book Club to medical and surgical appoint- tors like many of our native bees. pathway, this is an opportunity to car. Do not worry about remov-
Wednesday, March 23, 4:30 ments as well as patient oors.
p.m. Calling all third through “As worldwide insect populations purchase an attractive sign and ing staples, paper clips—even
fth graders! Share your love ey will also provide wheel-
of books and meet new friends! chair assistance when needed. plummet, our backyards, gar- take the pledge. le folders with metal strips.
is month’s book: “Because of Volunteers are also needed for
Winn-Dixie” by Kate DiCa- the peer-to-peer patient sup- dens, and parks can provide vital e seedling sale has a long- You can witness the entire shred
millo. Read the book in advance, port program. is new program
then bring it to the library for connects volunteers with pa- habitat for pollinator and birds, standing tradition of plant- process on a monitor at the side
a discussion and fun activities. tients who may have had simi-
Copies of the book are available lar experiences, allowing them especially if we choose native ing trees and shrubs that create of the shredding truck. No plas-
at the library’s circulation desk. to lend an ear and to support
Registration is required; register them emotionally through their plants well suited to our growing habitat and protect water qual- tics, CDs, DVDs, x-rays, hard
online at www.mahopaclibrary. healthcare journey.
org, or call 845-628-2009, ext. conditions,” according to Jen Le- ity. Trees reduce the amount of drives, three-ring binders, binder
139. Potential candidates will un-
Library Board of Trustees dergo an interview and screen- rner, Senior Resource Educator, storm-water runo , which re- clips—paper only.
ing process to determine if these
ursday, March 24, 6:30 p.m. positions are a good match for Cornell Cooperative Extension. duces erosion and water pollu- Town of Carmel residents
Mahopac Public Library Board them. Walking and standing for
of Trustees meeting. is meet- extended periods of time as well Vinny Tamagna, District Man- tion while stabilizing shorelines, only—you must provide proof of
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