Katonah-Lewisboro Times 01.19.2023

THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 2023 BUSINESS & REAL ESTATE 19 CLASSIFIEDS 18 LEISURE 17 OPINION 8 TOWN CROSSING 4 SPORTS 14 Wolves Win Big pg 15 HOCKEY Visit TapIntoKLT.net for the latest news. PRSRT STD US POSTAGE PAID WEST CALDWELL, NJ PERMIT #992 On Jan. 7, the stage at John Jay High School came alive with the return of ArtsALIVE’s Encore Cabaret! See more photos from this amazing evening on page 10. Encore! PHOTO: ROB DISTASIO The cast performing “What I did for Love” from A Chorus Line. BY TOM BARTLEY CONTRIBUTING WRITER Who thought this was a good idea, anyway? Two young bandits, clearly not acquainted with the relentless calculus of risk and reward, knocked over the tiny Waccabuc post o ce the other day. Sure, they came away with all of about $200, perhaps more cash than they might have realized in a gas station stickup. But for that skimpy take-home they quickly had at least four law enforcement agencies—local, state and federal, including the FBI and postal-inspection service— in hot pursuit. By late last week, all were said to have the getaway car’s license-plate number and to be closing in on their quarry. Waccabuc’s mail service is centered in a quaint, one-story white-clapboard structure on Post O ce Road. Built in 1880, it’s a venerable piece of the Waccabuc Historic District and had never, as far as anyone can recall, been a target of desperadoes. Until Jan. 10.  at’s the day the two men entered, says Lewisboro Police Chief David Alfano, who gave this account: Both intruders were packing pistols when they walked in around 4:30 in the afternoon. While one guarded the door, the other vaulted the counter to scoop up the cash register’s contents. Neither thug bothered to cover his face. Alfano described the stickup duo as black men in their 20s, about 5 foot 8 and 6 feet tall and said one wore an orange re-  ective safety vest. Cash in hand, the two  ed, seemingly successfully. But their getaway car had a date with today’s ubiquitous digital surveillance. “We did succeed in obtaining a registration from our license-plate reader on Route 35,” Alfano said. Relatively new technology, license-plate readers capture and cross-reference a car’s plates in real-time, allowing the police to issue alerts even as suspects on the run believe they’ve evaded their pursuers.  Two postal employees, one of them a woman working the service counter, were in the building when the bandits struck, police said.  eir names were being withheld. Neither was hurt, a state police spokesman said.  e U.S. Postal Inspection Service, which traces its roots to 1775, more than a century before the Waccabuc post o ce went up, was “taking the lead” in the investigation, Alfano said. Authorities hunt for Waccabuc post offi ce robbers HOPEMAZZOLA YOU’VE GOTTA HAVE HOPE Sales Vice President Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker cell: 914.714.0090 [email protected] hopemazzola.com MAZZOLA YOU’VE GOTTA HAVE HOPE 95 Katonah Ave | Katonah, NY 10536  HAVE IT ALL AT HERITAGE HILLS! Absolutely one of the best locations in Heritage Hills - convenient, private and picturesque! Set on an expansive cul-de-sac, this desirable location offers beautiful year-round views of nature. Enjoy no steps in this one level light and bright updated 3-bedroom/2 full bath Croton II with a 2-car garage! $699,900 #UGottaHaveHope VOL. 5 NO. 44

PAGE 2 – THE KATONAH-LEWISBORO TIMES THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 2023 Visit TapIntoKLT.net for the latest news. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2022 VOL. 5 NO. 32 BUSINESS & REAL ESTATE 23 CLASSIFIEDS 22 LEISURE 21 OPINION 8 TOWN CROSSING 4 SPORTS 18 Wolves Top Edgemont pg 20 GOAL! Visit TapIntoKLT.net for the latest news. PRSRT STD US POSTAGE PAID WEST CALDWELL, NJ PERMIT #992 A record-breaking crowd gathered on Oct. 22 for the Golden’s Bridge Fire Department’s annual “Community Day at the Firehouse” event. See more photos from this awesome afternoon on page 12! PHOTO COURTESY OF GBFD BY TOM BARTLEY CONTRIBUTING WRITER Construction is expected to begin next summer or fall on almost $50 million in school-building upgrades approved last week by voters in the Katonah-Lewisboro School District. In the district’s ‹ rst capitalconstruction referendum in 20 years, residents signed oŽ on security improvements at all ‹ ve of their schools, a clean-energy HVAC alternative for Katonah Elementary and multiple other brick-and-mortar projects, including new classrooms at Increase Miller. Balloting took place Oct. 18 at KLSD’s three elementary schools. Despite a comfortable 893 to 565 overall margin in favor of the $49,458,200 bond, School Superintendent Andrew Selesnick later acknowledged the size of the vote against the proposed project. “I can’t imagine there’s ever been a bond vote that passed unanimously, in any school district,” he told the KLSD school board’s Oct. 20 meeting. “I say that because we also want to acknowledge that it [the bond] didn’t have unanimous support and we want to remain mindful of those who didn’t support the bond.” Opposition was clear at Meadow Pond Elementary School, where 53 percent of South Salemarea residents rejected the project, 199 to 174. But elsewhere, voters registered their support in numbers strong enough to overcome that de‹ cit. At Katonah Elementary, “yes” votes prevailed, 311 to 124, as they did at Increase Miller, 408 to 122. “We can pledge to continue being mindful of our entire community in the ways we move forward,” Selesnick continued at the Oct. 20 board meeting. “We try very hard to be thoughtful about all the work that we do and all the projects we put forward with the entire community in mind.” As he did in the hours immediately after the balloting, Selesnick expressed his gratitude for the voter turnout. “We really do thank everybody who came out,” he said, “regardless of how you voted. We appreciate the participation in the democratic process.” District o¡ cials now move into the next phase of the project, including what Selesnick described, in a letter to the KLSD community, as “further design and re‹ nement.” Final plans must then be submitted to the State Education Department for approval. “We anticipate this phase will take approximately one year,” Selesnick said. “Once approvals are received, construction is projected to last approximately two years. If all goes smoothly, all aspects of the project will be complete by the beginning of the 2025-26 school year.” KLSD Trustee Liz Gereghty chairs the two key school board committees, Finance and Facilities, as well as a resident-experts panel that helped guide development of bond speci‹ cs. 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PRSRT STD US POSTAGE PAID WEST CALDWELL, NJ PERMIT #992 Please note that the Nov. 10 edition of The Katonah-Lewisboro Times will go to press before the Nov. 8 election results are available. Please visit tapintoKLT.net to view our full election coverage. BY BRETT FREEMAN PUBLISHER  e race for New York’s 17th Congressional District has gained national attention as polls show it’s a tossup between Democrat Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney and Republican Assemblyman Mike Lawler. Maloney, who is chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, currently represents the 18th district and was … rst elected in 2012. He is running in this new district after redistricting took place in New York State. Congressman Maloney was raised in New Hampshire and earned his bachelor’s and law degree from the University of Virginia. Maloney served as a senior advisor in the Clinton Administration and after leaving the White House, he built a high-tech startup in New York and later worked for New York Governors Spitzer and Paterson. He and his husband, Randy Florke, have three children together and currently reside in Cold Spring. Meanwhile, Lawler represents New York’s Assembly District 97 in Rockland County. Assemblyman Lawler graduated from Suffern High School and went on to earn his degree in business administration from Manhattan College, where he graduated as the valedictorian. Lawler and his wife, Doina, live in Pearl River, and they have a baby girl. We asked the candidates a series of similar questions in separate interviews. 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PRSRT STD US POSTAGE PAID WEST CALDWELL, NJ PERMIT #992 BY TOM BARTLEY CONTRIBUTING WRITER For more than 20 years, Coach Bill Swertfager has built John Jay High School’s wrestling program, from literally nothing to a perennial Section One contender. More signi€ cantly, he’s built a generation of young men and women who are now better adults thanks to the example he set and the life lessons he taught, scores of supporters told the Katonah-Lewisboro school board last week. Some 300 strong, a standingroom-only throng, they packed the board’s Nov. 3 meeting in the high school cafeteria to deliver full-throated support for Coach Bill. ˆ ey appealed to keep him at the wrestling program’s helm, beseeching school o‰ cials in public a week ago after a complaint made in private more than a year ago put the coach’s job in jeopardy. In the spring of 2021, an unidenti€ ed person asserts, Swertfager slapped a player on the backside in a girls juniorvarsity softball game. Neither the KLSD administration nor the school board, bound by privacy regulations, is permitted to identify the complainant. One account making the rounds among the coach’s supporters insists that neither the player nor her parents have taken issue with his actions. Instead, this version holds, one of the girl’s teammates, “uncomfortable” with seeing the touch, complained about it. Swertfager, for his part, says he has no recollection of delivering what is the sports world’s longtime, spontaneous gesture of support or congratulations. “I have no idea who the player was that I supposedly did it to, or who the teammate was who was uncomfortable with it,” he said in an interview last weekend. “I simply don’t remember the incident. I am not saying it didn’t happen; I am just saying I don’t remember it.” ˆ ough he has been an integral part of John Jay’s athletic establishment for more than two decades, Swertfager is not a full-time KLSD employee. ˆ e owner of the Cross River-based marketing € rm AIA Promotional Source, he draws only a token stipend from the school treasury. Whoever is varsity wrestling coach this winter will be paid $8,140 for the season. Still, the 63-year-old Swertfager noted in the interview, “I have dedicated my entire adult life, 40 years, to coaching boys and girls in seven sports, including softball, baseball, track and € eld, boys and girls soccer, football, basketball and, of course, wrestling. ˆ ousands of young men and women without a single blemish on my record for anything.”  ˆ e school board had been expected to appoint all coaches for winter sports at ˆ ursday’s meeting but ultimately put the matter over to the next meeting, Nov. 17, after a crescendo of voices insisted Coach Bill be retained. Swertfager had the € rst word. Addressing the school board for Coach Bill Swertfager speaking before the Board of Education on Nov. 3. 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THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 2023 THE KATONAH-LEWISBORO TIMES – PAGE 3 BY BILL BONGIORNO CONTRIBUTING WRITER In a time when Episcopal churches in the area are selling property to remain viable, St. Matthew’s Church in Bedford is thriving, growing and building, not just structures, but a strong community of neighbors. The foundation can be found in bold face type in its November newsletter, The Key, from Rector John Zahl, “We refuse to engage in pulpit politics.” Not a small statement given the culture we now live in. The result is a unity not found in many places. The saying above the door of the entrance to the sanctuary is Latin, “Pax intrantibus, salus exeuntibus,” which translates to “Peace to those who enter, good health to those who depart.”  One does feel once they step over the threshold into the church, a lifting of the spirit.  Perhaps it’s that the outside world with its division and acrimony is left at the door. Its simple message on the church property sign, All Are Welcome, reflects perfectly the sprit of its people and brings a sense of relief. This is just one reason the seats are filled on a regular Sunday. The church made a conscious decision looking to the future, and in 2012 built a separate children’s chapel, where every Sunday, children have their own church service complete with music and a sermon by Associate Rector Drew Courtright. This is just one part of a thriving children’s program under the direction of Children’s Ministry Coordinator Melissa Torres. The Christmas pageant had about 50 children take part.  The Chapel also serves as a private place to hold  individual baptisms.  HISTORY OF ST. MATTHEW’S  Everywhere one looks the history of the church is all around.  The same key that unlocked the church door in 1810 when the church was founded is still used today.  The 100th anniversary of the founding on October 17, 1910, brought Former President Theodore Roosevelt to Bedford for the celebration. There’s a wonderful picture in its coffee table book “Celebrate St. Matthew’s,” which commemorates the 200th anniversary of the church from 2010. The rich history of St. Matthew’s Church can be seen on the walls of the pristine and impeccable church interior and is documented in another of the church’s publication, Key Notes, which gives the history of each plaque on the walls.     One of its most well known parishioners was John Jay, first Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court and Governor of New York.  He contributed to the building of the church and the glebe (land), and for many years attended services there, also receiving communion.  On the back sanctuary wall is a plaque dedicated to Clara C. Morse, who was related through marriage to the late Samuel F.B. Morse, the inventor of the telegraph, and for whom The Morse Code is named.  One of the most influential women of the 20th century, Virginia Gildersleeve, is buried at St. Matthew’s.  In 1945 President Roosevelt named her to the U.S. Delegation to write the United Nations Charter. The only woman so named. REVEREND JOHN ZAHL  The vestry made an intentional choice when seeking out its 13th Rector five years ago to avoid politics and keep the focus on Scripture. Reverend John Zahl was the perfect fit, having served for six years as Canon Missioner at Grace Church Cathedral, Charleston, SC.  A graduate of Kenyon College, he holds a Master of Divinity degree from Oxford University and is completing work toward the Doctor of Divinity in Preaching degree from Sewanee University.  He’s the son of an Episcopal minister, author of two books, “Sermons of Grace” and “Grace in Addiction,” regularly contributes to Mockingbird Ministries, and even participates in a series of podcasts by the Zahl Brothers on the “God Business.”  He leads this congregation with an incredible staff of dedicated people, which harkens back to a time when the church was the center of life. There are so many events at St. Matthew’s, there’s something for everyone. THE GLEBE The Glebe, or church land has many features on its 67 acres, including a Chapel in the Woods for outdoor services, and a newly repaired Lych Gate from 1850, symbolizing a gateway to heaven.  There is the Beaver Dam Brook, where children take part in a stream stomp in June to experience the Living Waters. There are several miles of hiking as part of the Ketchum Preserve, and even a “miracle tree” - a dogwood that produces both pink and white blossoms every spring. PILGRIMAGE TO GREECE AND TURKEY  “I’ve always had an interest in St. Paul, and so in our Bible study class we committed to reading all of his writings and that led to the interest to take this trip.” explained Reverend Zahl. “Also, I had never been to Greece and Turkey.” They started in Northern Greece, in Macedonia, then went to Thessaloniki, the second largest city in Greece, where Paul wrote the Letter to the Thessalonians. Next was İzmir, the third-largest city.   “We wanted to go to places where Paul planted churches and thrived through his missionary work,” he said. They went to Philippi, where the Letter to the Philippians was written. The next stop was Athens, where Paul famously preached on Mars Hill. They went to Corinth, where the Letter to the Corinthians was written. It was once a booming city, but now just ruins. It was akin to the New York City of its time. They had a service of Holy Communion in the ruins of Corinth. In Turkey, they went to Ephesus, where his Letter to Ephesians was written. Next was Laodicea, where Paul planted a church and Colossae, where he wrote the Letter to the Colossians. Next was Philadelphia and Sardis, then Mellitus.  The trip’s intended purpose was to follow the footsteps of St. Paul, the author of almost half of the New Testament.  He wrote Romans, First and Second Corinthians, Colossians, Galatians, and both Timothy. He was the first Christian Missionary and planted many of the earliest churches.  He traveled all around the Mediterranean in the Ancient World proclaiming the gospel.  That’s how he spent his life, traveling over 10,000 miles and looped the Mediterranean about five times.  According to Reverend Zahl, although Paul is somewhat of a controversial figure at times, he also wrote incredibly radical things about love and acceptance. He created a church for people who had previously been Gentiles, all nonJewish born believers. He said they are not second class citizens.  He built churches around people who had been incarcerated since he himself had been imprisoned many times.  Many of his letters were written from prison. So at the same time he was a great champion for radical ideas for tolerance, says Reverend Zahl. “He was a free thinker and farreaching in his message of love. The term unconditional love basically comes from Paul. So to the extent that people value those ideas of tolerance and not judgment of a person on their class, race or profession, those ideas in our culture derive from St. Paul,” espoused Reverend Zahl. “I said tomorrow morning we’re going to Colossae, so we read the Letter to Colossians and read the Letter to Philemon. Then the next day, we would climb up on the hill and I would give a short sermon culminating from that passage from scripture or that book of the Bible.  And then we would say a prayer and ponder all of it, and it was incredible,” said Reverend Zahl, with a passion and excitement of someone who loves his calling and his flock. “We saw people from all Christian denominations when we went to these great sites. I would contend the second trip to take if you are a Christian after going to the Holy Land is to follow the footsteps of St. Paul,” he said, to really get in the mindset of Bible and the time it was written.   “Paul is probably the second most influential human being that ever lived after Jesus.  His impact on the modern world is immense and so many of the ideas in our culture derive from St. Paul. The idea of people having worth by the nature of being born. That idea was not the norm in ancient cultures and still isn’t in some cultures,” Reverend Zahl concluded. Maybe you want to join a pilgrimage in the future or you may find yourself drawn to St. Matthew’s Church in Bedford for many reasons, be it the history, the fellowship, a search for a place for your children to experience growing in Christ or just to sit and have some peace and contemplate all of God’s good graces. You’ll be greeted warmly with a smile by clergy, staff and parishioners. Remember, All Are Welcome. 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To be held at the Katonah Methodist Church Parish Hall, 44 Edgemont Road, Katonah. For more information, visit www.friendlysquares.com Katonah Village Library 26 Bedford Rd, Katonah, NY 10536 www.katonahlibrary.org AUTHOR TALK: MYSTERY AND THRILLER  ursday, Feb. 2, from 6 to 8 p.m. Join in for a panel discussion with mystery/thriller authors Wendy Corsi Staub, Katie Sise, Wendy Walker and Lyn Liao Butler.  e authors will brie y read from their latest novels and author Fran Hauser will moderate a panel discussion.  ere will be plenty of time for audience questions followed by light refreshments and book selling/signing by the authors. Registration is not required.  COMMUNITY GREEN READ Wednesday, Feb. 15 at 6 p.m. Join Bedford2030 and Katonah Village Library for a Community Green Read  culminating in an author chat with  Florence  Williams.  e author of “ e Nature Fix” will discuss the mental and physical health bene ts of spending time in nature.  is book will be available at the library (book or ebook) and at local bookstores. Info and register:  https://katonahlibrary.org/event/communityread-and-conversation-with- orence-williams/ Bedford 2030 www.bedford2030.org ENVIRONMENTAL FILM SERIES Monday, Jan. 23, from 7 to 9 p.m. At the Bedford Playhouse.  e New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s  lm “Uninvited:  e Spread of Invasive Specie”s details the signi cant threat invasive species post to the state’s biodiversity and ecosystems, as well as public health and the economy. A panel of experts will conduct a talk about local invasive removal programs following the  lm. Presented in partnership with  e Bedford Playhouse. WINE, CHEESE, AND BOB!  ursday, Jan. 26, from 7 to 9 p.m. At Pound Ridge Library. Enjoy curated wine and cheese from  e Kitchen Table while saving home energy and money! Personal Energy Coach, Bob Fischman discusses home audits, Energy rebates, and Clean Energy Systems, while enjoying Organic wines and cheeses.  is event is hosted by Friends of Pound Ridge in partnership with Bedford 2030, Sustainable Westchester, Energy Action Committee, Climate Smart Communities, and Pound Ridge Library. THE POWER OF TREES: A BEDFORD 2030 COMMUNITY FORUM Mar. 25, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Save the date!  e Power of Trees Forum will celebrate the critical role of trees in combating climate change. Join experts, community members, and local organizations pledging to support healthy ecosystems, promote biodiversity, and protect our planet. To be held at Fox Lane High School. 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THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 2023 THE KATONAH-LEWISBORO TIMES – PAGE 5 BY TOM BARTLEY CONTRIBUTING WRITER For decades, the Swertfager name has been synonymous with John Jay High School wrestling. Not surprisingly then, when Bill Swertfager was quietly dropped from this year’s coaching roster it inspired a chorus of passionate protest at every school board meeting for the past couple of months. But when the Katonah-Lewisboro School District board appointed another Swertfager, the coach’s son Mark, to help guide the storied wrestling program, neither the trustees nor a dozen supporters of the ousted coach had a word to say.  e appointment of Mark Swertfager as the varsity’s $5,698 assistant coach was tucked into the school board’s consent-agenda resolution. As the name implies, items in the consent agenda are routine and usually approved, as they were Jan. 5, without discussion. Mark Swertfager’s appointment returns the 2011 John Jay grad to familiar ground. Wrestling on school teams coached by his father, the younger Swertfager was a four-time division and four-time all-Section 1 champion, compiling 158 victories. After graduating Marist College—where he played baseball for four years, including two as starting catcher—Mark coached beside his father at John Jay for  ve years and was also head coach at North Salem High School for two years. His return to Cross River increases the number of wrestling coaches by 50 percent. “ ere were only two coaches in the program for three teams—modi ed, JV and varsity—which absolutely blew my mind,” Swertfager said. “Now that I have arrived, the coaching sta can  nally take a much-needed breath.” O cially, Swertfager is the varsity’s assistant coach, under head coach Will Carter. But Swertfager said he’ll do whatever he’s “asked to do. . . . I will be helping out across the program.” A month ago, his father called the wrestling teams “severely understa ed”—two coaches for 65 kids, he said—and urged KLSD o cials “to somehow get some more supervision, people who have wrestling knowledge.” For the elder Swertfager, this season marks the  rst time in two decades that he’s not at the helm of John Jay wrestling, a program he’s credited with starting and turning into a perennial Section 1 contender. A Katonah businessman, Swertfager lost his  part-time headcoaching role a year ago over a complaint in the spring of 2021 following a girls softball game. KLSD o cials, citing privacy concerns and regulatory restrictions, refuse to discuss the complaint or identify who made it. But among Swertfager supporters, the story cited most often goes this way:  e wrestling coach volunteered to be a softball coach for a game. During it, he gave one of the players a congratulatory high- ve and its accompanying slap on the backside. While the action is common in sports and done in full view of everyone, someone complained. Swertfager was stripped of his head-coach title and $8,000 stipend, reduced last season to being the wrestling program’s unpaid “coordinator.” When word got out that Swertfager would not be reappointed to any wrestling post at all this season, some 300 vocal supporters— not only his current and former wrestlers, but also their parents, teachers and coaches from John Jay and elsewhere, and others— turned out in protest at the KLSD board’s Nov. 3 meeting. For more than four hours in the high school cafeteria speakers exhorted the board to reconsider, emphasizing the outsized positive impact the coach had had on young lives during his coaching tenure.  e board did reconsider—for two weeks. But at the Nov. 17 meeting, as more than 100 supporters looked on in the middle school auditorium, the board endorsed the recommendation of Superintendent Andrew Selesnick and appointed a coaching slate that did not include Swertfager.  e pro-Swertfager turnout continued at the board’s two meetings last month, which included Swertfager’s Dec. 15 warnings that the wrestling program had too few coaches. At the board’s next meeting, Jan. 5, trustees once again quietly put a Swertfager in the John Jay coaching ranks.  Mark Swertfager appointed assistant wrestling coach FILE PHOTO Mark Swertfager was a four-time division and four-time all-Section 1 champion with John Jay wrestling. BOARD OF EDUCATION 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 What steps have you taken to protect your life savings from the cost of long term care? CALL NEW YORK’S ELDER LAW TEAM 914.948.1500

PAGE 6 – THE KATONAH-LEWISBORO TIMES THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 2023 BY GINO DE ANGELIS STAFF WRITER  e Lewisboro Comprehensive/ Master Plan Steering Committee is preparing for its upcoming public workshops, which aim to get public input on what they want to see in the town’s new comprehensive plan. “We’re so excited to be kicking o the public engagement phase of this project,” Chair Katie McGinn said at the Dec. 19 committee meeting.  e town’s comprehensive plan has not been updated since 1985, when a similar process took place. “It is a document that identi es the goals, objectives, and recommendations to guide immediate and long-range growth, protection, enhancement, and development in a town,” the committee explains on the town website.  ere are three meetings scheduled for the current phase of the project: an in-person workshop at the John Jay High School cafeteria on Saturday, Jan. 21, and two virtual workshops on Monday, Feb. 6 and  ursday, Feb. 9. “ is is like an open forum where everyone’s going to be respectful of di erent opinions,” Valerie Monastra, principal planner for Nelson Pope Voorhis said.  e  rm was hired by the town to help update the plan, and is also facilitating and sta ng the public workshops.  e in-person workshop will have multiple stations that participants can walk through and leave feedback on.  ese stations are maps and information, which include data on socioeconomics and land use; Lewisboro’s strengths and weaknesses, where participants can comment on the positives of the town as well as areas that they do not enjoy in town; Lewisboro’s opportunities, for areas where the town can improve; and a vision statement station, where participants can comment on where they want to see the town in 10 years. “We will be there to answer any questions, we’ll be there to speak with people,” Monastra explained.  e virtual meetings, meanwhile, will begin with a short presentation on the goals of the project as well as the information that was available at the stations at the in-person workshop.  e meeting will then be broken up into smaller “break out rooms” where groups of around 20 community members will discuss the themes of the stations. “We’re going to make sure that it is an atmosphere where people can just express their opinions and have di erent opinions,” Monastra said. A facilitator from the  rm will record  people’s comments and questions, which will be visible on every participant’s screen, to keep the meeting on task. “It ends up being the facilitator will start reading the comments out loud, we’ll start adding those comments in, getting people to agree or disagree with some of the comments,” Monastra added. Another goal of both styles of workshop is to get community members to talk to each other about the future of the town. “A lot of times people run into other people, that’s the beauty of it, and then they’ll start talking to each other,” Monastra said. “So, it’s not so much somebody says one comment, and sits down.  is really allows for that kind of organic discussion and  ow of ideas.”  ere is no registration for the in-person workshop, but the virtual meetings require registration before Jan. 31 on the committee’s website page.  ere will be Chinese and Spanish translators available. Lewisboro readies for Comprehensive Plan workshops First session scheduled for Jan. 21 BY GINO DE ANGELIS STAFF WRITER Mary Hafter, Supervisor Tony Goncalves’ con dential secretary, has received a role change and is now the supervisor’s chief of sta .  e move was voted on during the Town Board’s organizational meeting on Jan. 9.  e new title is not a promotion, Councilman Dan Welsh said, but is an acknowledgment of the expanded duties Hafter has taken on, including sitting in on meetings that Goncalves could not attend, although she would have no voting powers. “ e title in no way is meant to or will confer any executive authority to the person that has that title,” Welsh said. “When it comes to attending meetings or other duties that require that level of presence, and Tony can’t make it, we’ve got the deputy supervisor mechanism for that.” Welsh is the current deputy supervisor.  ere was some controversy with the decision, as Councilwoman Andrea Rendo felt that the “chief of sta ” title made it seem like Hafter would have authority Hafter named chief of staff LEWISBORO TOWN BOARD SEE HAFTER PAGE 7 FOR ALL YOUR PLUMBING, HOT WATER HEATER & GAS NEEDS 59 Years of Excellence Putnam & Westchester County’s Premier Plumbing Professionals Since 1964 719 Rte. 6, Mahopac, NY 10541 • 845.628.3924 • beeandjay.com TAKE $25 OFF YOUR NEXT SERVICE CALL MENTION AD FOR DISCOUNT. 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THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 2023 THE KATONAH-LEWISBORO TIMES – PAGE 7 over the entire sta of the town. She did agree, however, that the title of “con dential secretary” was outdated and did not describe the duties of the o ce adequately. “It is my understanding that this title is only intended to mean chief of sta to the o ce of the supervisor, and therefore it would mean that this position would be chief to only a sta of one, which would be to the person who currently holds the title,” she said. “So that one reason in and of itself, I don’t think it’s the appropriate title for this particular position.” Rendo also disagreed with the idea of the chief of sta sitting in for the supervisor, as the deputy supervisor position  lled that role already. “If the deputy supervisor is not also available, then I believe that one of the other town board members should then stand in,” Rendo said. “It seems that when the town is being represented in such an o cial capacity, it should be an elected o cial who was elected to do just that.” Rendo was the only member of the board who voted against the creation of the title.  e position will exist through the end of Goncalves’ term, and will then need to be reappointed at the following organizational meeting. BY GINO DE ANGELIS STAFF WRITER  e planning board has granted the Mercedes-Benz of Golden’s Bridge a six-month extension for a site development plan for additions to the dealership’s showrooms and the construction of a parking garage.  e plan was set to expire on Dec. 19, 2022. “ ere really is a fairly  nite checklist of things to do,” board counsel Jud Siebert said. “Some of it depends on outside agencies.”  e development plan is waiting for comments from the Golden’s Bridge Fire Department, as well as from the Westchester County government and the state Department of Health, Siebert said.  e extension now runs until June 19. LASORSA RETIRES Planning Board Chair Janet Andersen thanked outgoing members Greg LaSorsa for his years of service to the board at its Dec. 20 meeting. “I really do think 10 years of service is a long time to watch applicants come through here, in addition to the other volunteer activities I know you do for the town,” Andersen said. “You’ve been a critical eye and a real help at bringing a di erent perspective, and I think it’s made the board a better decision-making entity.” LaSorsa thanked his colleagues on the board and the department for their work while he was on the board. “It was an honor to be on the board, and an honor to serve the people of Lewisboro,” he said. Mercedes-Benz gets site plan extension LaSorsa retires LEWISBORO PLANNING BOARD HAFTER FROM PAGE 6 will be a few changes to the start times of weekly programs o ered in the Children’s Room. “Family Storytime” will continue to meet at 10:30 am on Tuesdays, but will now meet at 1:30 p.m. on  ursdays, instead of 1 p.m. Wednesday’s “MakerSpace Mornings” will continue to meet at 10:30 a.m., but the afternoon session will now meet at 1:30 p.m. In addition, “Girls Who Code,” which used to meet weekly on Wednesdays, will now meet monthly. Please see the Library website for details and to register at https://lewisborolibrary.org. Chronic Pain Support Group Research tells us that  50 million Americans  live with chronic pain, or pain that lasts most days or every day for three months or more. Of this group, 20 million experience high-impact chronic pain, or pain that interferes with basic functioning and activities of daily living. 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Opinion PAGE 8 – THE KATONAH-LEWISBORO TIMES THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 2023 2 TRACKS BRETT FREEMAN, PUBLISHER TOM WALOGORSKY, EDITOR TABITHA PEARSON MARSHALL, CREATIVE DIRECTOR Editorial Office: 914-302-5830 [email protected] Letters to the editor and op-ed submissions may be edited. The views and opinions expressed in letters and op-eds are not necessarily those of Katonah-Lewisboro Times or its affiliates. Submissions must include a phone number and address for verification. Not all letters and op-eds will necessarily be published. Letters and op-eds which cannot be verified or are anonymous will not be published. Please send your submissions to the editor by e-mail at [email protected]. For more information, call the editor at 914-302-5830 118 N. BEDFORD ROAD, SUITE 100 MOUNT KISCO, NY 10549 ©2021 Halston Media, LLC My brother and sister-in-law’s house was struck by lightning in 2011. Between the fire and smoke, the damage to their home made it uninhabitable for about a year. But lucky for them, they had good insurance. So, the four of them, including my nieces, moved into another house until they were able to make all the repairs. Their insurance functioned as it should, as all expenses were paid. Our editor-at-large, Bob Dumas, is experiencing something very different as he currently utilizes his health “insurance.” I put the word in quotes because it hardly functions as an insurance product. As the readers know in our Mahopac newspaper (where Bob had served as editor for many years), his leg was amputated back in early November at the Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla. He had the procedure due to a severe infection caused by complications from diabetes. His employer-based health insurance, Oxford United Healthcare, which is a reputable company, is like paying a mortgage each month – even with Halston Media kicking in 50% of the premium for each participating employee. United Healthcare’s slogan is “Helping people live healthier lives,” but I would definitely advise our readers not to get sick around Thanksgiving time. During Thanksgiving week, Bob’s wound had healed enough to be transferred from the Westchester Medical Center to The Paramount at Somers Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. The problem is that no human being at United Healthcare would get on the phone to authorize the transfer. This was regardless of studies that show increased infection rates when a patient’s hospital stay is unnecessarily lengthened.    The following week, Bob was transferred to The Paramount, which is a lovely facility in Somers (for full disclosure, it also advertises regularly in this newspaper – check out the crossword and Sudoku puzzles that they sponsor each week).        Bob has recovered quite nicely at The Paramount, but he’s not at all physically ready to leave. As of this writing, he still hasn’t received his permanent prosthesis, which needs to be fitted to the remaining portion of his leg. It was only recently that he received a temporary one. While Bob was hoping he’d be able to run a marathon the moment he attached the prosthesis, in reality his days involve grueling physical therapy. He still has to deal with neuropathy in his remaining leg, which makes recovery even more challenging. Bob lives on his own and his closest relative, his sister, lives in Syracuse. So, it’s not as if he can simply go home and survive on his own without the proper therapy and rehab. Yet, for over a month now, United Healthcare has been threatening to withdraw its authorization for Bob’s life-saving care. Here is how the game is played. Therapy isn’t working? OK… then there is nothing that can be done and insurance payments should stop. Therapy is successful? Perfect… then therapy did what it needed to do and insurance payments should stop. Ultimately, Paramount has successfully fought the insurance company each time it threatens to withdraw its authorization. But at a time when Bob should be focused on his recovery, he is instead worried about whether he can stay at a facility that has been necessary for his survival. The alternate solution would be for Bob to resign from Halston Media so that he could become destitute and qualify for Medicaid, which would pay for Bob’s care. Yes, a social worker mentioned this as a possible solution. What a lousy system we have! Ultimately, I don’t blame United Healthcare. I blame this hybrid health “insurance” system developed by both political parties in Washington, D.C. The liberals want to have a national singlepayer system where all our needs are covered by the federal government and conservatives want to have a free-market system that is no different from homeowner’s insurance, which covered the lightning strike at my brother’s house. There are positives and negatives to both extremes. Under the liberal solution, everyone would be covered, but the federal government would become the bad guy, as it would be forced to play the same game as United Healthcare. Under the conservative solution, health insurance would be a lot more affordable and efficient, but just as you can’t buy homeowner’s insurance after your house burns down, those with pre-existing conditions would be out of luck. In the year 2023, society has decided that healthcare is a right. So, the conservative solution is untenable too. But this hybrid system is overly complicated and expensive. While nobody would ever file a claim with their car insurance company after getting an oil change (as that’s not the purpose of insurance), we inefficiently file a claim for everything, which is a burden for doctors and patients alike. Unfortunately, this broken system is inefficient, inhumane and costs an arm and a leg (or a prosthesis).   Our health ‘insurance’ system is broken BRETT FREEMAN PUBLISHER’S MEMO Last year about this time, Governor Kathy Hochul inserted controversial legislation into her 2023 Fiscal Year budget that would have allowed multifamily units in single-family zoned areas and high density development near Metro-North train stations. The program would have eliminated local control over certain zoning and reduced environmental protections.  The Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU), and Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) proposals drew bipartisan outrage from local government leaders throughout our region and across the state. Facing backlash, Hochul quietly pulled the proposal from the budget. One of the many criticisms of the move was her use of a budget gimmick to do an end run on the legislative process. North Salem Supervisor, Warren Lucas, who is also president the Westchester-Putnam Association of Town Supervisors said at the time, “There’s no legislative process. This is policy and it should be debated.” With the election in the rearview mirror, the Governor is back with the same proposal announcing it in her State of the State address and with a press release outlining the proposal. The ADU and TOD laws are just part of her proposal. There are some good initiatives in the law including providing incentives for landlords to repurpose commercial space to residential and a grant program to develop affordable units. But eliminating home rule protections for local communities is a bad idea. Former Nassau County Executive, Tom Suozzi said, “The idea of the state of New York, taking the long arm of the state government, reaching down and taking away local control from local officials, from mayors and town supervisors and local officials, the way it’s been since the founding of New York State, is undemocratic, is inappropriate, undermines local rule and will destroy the quality of life in many neighborhoods” The legislation would allow 25 units per acre within a half mile of a Metro North Station as a matter of right. Envision the resulting density around the Bedford Hills, Katonah, Goldens Bridge, and Purdys train stations. Families are not moving here for communities that will increasingly feel like New York City’s sixth borough. The law would also allow any home zoned single-family to subdivide into two-family. All of these changes would take place with very little or no local control. Needless to say, environmental groups are up in arms as well. Watershed protection, knowledge of impacts on aquifers, Deja vu  DON SCOTT IN CASE YOU MISSED IT SEESCOTT PAGE 9

THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 2023 OPINION THE KATONAH-LEWISBORO TIMES – PAGE 9 etc. would become part of Hochul’s streamlined environmental process. From her press release, “To expedite rezoning and development of new homes, speci c relief from environmental review will be included in [the ADA and TOD] the proposals.”   e lack of comment or response from town boards in Bedford and Lewisboro is curious. Around the area, the pushback has been nearly universal and bipartisan. Bedford’s near symbiotic relationship with environmental advocacy group Bedford 2030 would seem to require a reaction along with a resolution. A quick web search will yield a well-crafted resolution issued by the North Castle Town Board last January when this  rst came up. Only minor edits to their resolution are required.  Recent letters to the editor have taken exception to the notion that local issues are, or at least should be, nonpartisan.  is law would certainly seem to be an example of what should be nonpartisan given the reaction from towns around us from leaders across the political spectrum. One is left to wonder whether remaining silent on this issue, as leaders in Lewisboro and Bedford have, is a partisan response with local elected leaders not wanting to o end party sensitivities up the food chain. Time will tell. SCOTT FROM PAGE 9 “May we always be grateful for the past,  nd joy in the present, and remain excited for the future.” - A. Nonymous  Alittle introspection. Past: A la Joe Walsh: “Life’s been good to me so far,” especially because of the family and friends in my life. Present: I’d like to improve my Carpe Diem and make more of the present, especially with those family and friends. Future: More adventures on deck for this column for sure and maybe some self-improvement along the way. I seem to recall a #LoseAChin movement that’s in need of a jump start. On to the next adventure. FIELD TRIP – RUN & HIDE BREWERY (PORTCHESTER, N.Y.) One  ne afternoon some local Sultans of Suds™ and I traveled down to Run & Hide Brewery in Portchester, N.Y.  e village of Port Chester is home to the best live music venue around, the Capitol  eatre – aka “ e Cap.”  e Capitol  eatre opened in 1926 as a digni ed playhouse with great decorative beauty and luxurious comfort.  e 1970s saw a shift towards live music and  e Cap was renovated as a psychedelic performance space, hosting major rock and roll acts such as Janis Joplin, Tra c, Pink Floyd and the Grateful Dead. Jerry Garcia famously said “there’s only two theaters, man… that are set up pretty groovy all around for music and for smooth stage changes, good lighting and all that –  e Fillmore and  e Capitol  eatre.” Some mishegoss ensued throughout the next few decades with it closing, falling into disrepair, and then thankfully reopening in 2011 with many state of the art technical enhancements integrated nicely while preserving the classic charm. Today, it is not uncommon for the headliners to range from Horn-Rock-Balladeers Chicago to Indie-Groove sensation goose and everything in between. Topnotch friendly sta , excellent beer list, and shows simulcasted throughout the venue encouraging Concert Wanderability™. See website for link to upcoming shows. Serendipitously, the terri c Run & Hide Brewery is steps from the Capitol  eatre! Owner Tim Shanley’s entrepreneurial spirit was ignited in the non-course-catalog discipline of Beer Provisioning at  e University of New Paltz in the 1980s.   e name Run & Hide is loosely related to the old Speak Easy term during prohibition. When the Feds would raid a joint, the patrons would yell RUN & Hide! When asked, Tim invoked the 5th Amendment, not con rming nor denying if that phrase was used at his college keg parties.  New year, new adventures JOHN BART THE KATONAH BEER MAN SEEBART PAGE 12 204 Oakridge Common, South Salem NY 914.533.7512 MON 12-6 TUE-THUR 11-7 FRI-SAT 11:7:30 SUN 12-5 Hours vistabeer vista.beer vistabeerandbeverage.com For delivery or curbside orders please email [email protected] or call 914.533.7512 Bring in your Empties for Recycling! No limit on returns! YOUR LOCAL CRAFT BEER & BEVERAGE SOURCE Treat yourself to a huge selection of the finest craft beer, ciders, & soft drinks in the area. YOUR LOCAL Beer& Beverage MICHELOB ULTRA 12 PACKS $1599 BUD LIGHT $2899 36 PACKS COORS LIGHT 36 PACKS

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The day we were there was a chill Saturday afternoon with some funky music playing in the background. On Cap concert nights it is an excellent place to pre-game.  Their food offerings are very strong, with a prograde charcuterie menu of cheeses (Piave, Locatelli, Grana Padano) and meats (Prosciutto, Mortadella, Finocchiona, Genoa Salami) sliced and constructed to order.  Tim is a big Beastie Boys music fan, and we noted the song lyric “you’re eating crazy cheese like you would think I’m from Paris” (from the epic 1992 ‘So What’cha Want’) is appropriately painted above the Charcuterie area. On the beer side of the equation, Tim first got into home brewing in 1985 by brewing a Saison to emulate the classic Saison Du Pont. Another early inspirational craft beer was the Magic Hat #9 with its groundbreaking apricot essence – “It made my heart sing.” He has been brewing professionally for 12 years, brews what he likes to drink, and firmly rejects any Beer Snobbery. “I don’t care whether I’m drinking a Rheingold, Bush, or a delectable Saison, this is the golden nectar of the gods we are talking about and also, beer is a proven social lubricant.” Facts. Tim’s brewing operations today exemplify the iconic Beatles lyric “I get by with a little help from my friends” as brewing is done at other local breweries: Zeus in Poughkeepsie N.Y, Lock City in Stamford, C.T., & Cross roads in Catskill, N.Y., and collaborations done with Wolf and Warrior in White Plains N.Y., Decadent Ales in Mamaroneck, N.Y., and Brix City in N.J. This is typical in the craft beer industry, e.g. enough room for everyone and lending a hand where possible. See Big Plans below. The names of the beers reflect Tim’s “let’s have some fun.” attitude. Here’s what we tried and liked: Your Mom’s Best Friend 7.1% DIPA - “Bright, Hazy, with big tropical aromas of tangerines, pineapples, and guava.” This one became fan fave of the day, especially as it warmed up and we admired the cool haze, we discussed the potential multiple meanings of the name Your Mom’s Best Friend. Please discuss this among yourselves. Remember Your First Beer Kolsch 5% - “A beautiful crisp golden beer to drink while thinking about the complexities of life, or even… your first beer.” We all liked and got refills of this one. My first beer was Schmidts which oddly coincided with what my Dad drank and stored in the basement. Stick with Grandma Unfiltered Italian Pilsner 5% - “Fresh clean, light kisses of lemon zest, cut grass, cracker, crisp, smooth, easy-drinking, and crushable.” We found this one bright enjoyed the hint of citrus lemon zest, and identified with Grandma’s Lessons on the back of the can: 1.Sit up straight, 2. Don’t litter, 3. Say “Yes, please.” Fuque de French 2.0 Farmhouse Saison 6.9% - “Notes of earthy, floral, bright flavors with splashes of berries, and American pride.” Loved this one so much I took it home for Mrs. KBM (a Saison connoisseur) to try, and she wholeheartedly agreed! Beautiful art on can. Merlin Oatmeal Stout 7.8% - We were very pleased with the coconut front and collectively rated it “Yummy” (in the most manly way possible). Big Plans! Over the next year, Tim is building a much larger space in Portchester that will house a 15 bbl brewhouse and a full kitchen - aka “Beer Kitchen.” BEER REVIEWS Avid reader and fan of 11% “session” stouts writes in: It’s that time of year, everyone still buzzing from holidays spent with family and friends and dark beer lovers enjoying Jack’s Abby Barrel Aged Framinghammer series of delicious malty beverages. “The Cashew Turtle is my absolute favorite. The flavor blew me away, lots of cashew mixed with cocoa nibs and vanilla makes it the perfect beverage to sit in front of the fire at the end of a long day and just enjoy. Next up was the Brownie Batter Donut.If you appreciate a chocolatey thick malty stout, then this is the beverage for you. Each sip of this malty treat was like taking a bite of a brownie... so good! My next adventure brought me to the PB&Mallow. The second you pop the cap the peanut butter smell blows you away! I personally have always loved the peanut butter ingredient for all stouts, as it just works. Didn’t get much marshmallow, but in my opinion, that’s a good thing. Batting fourth was the Maple Doodle. Most times when you see maple connected to any beer it usually means a maple syrup overdose. In this case, however, the chocolatey overtones, mixed with some hints of cinnamon and a touch of maple create a perfect mix. See live links and pics on the website using link at bottom of the article Cheers, and wishing you all the happiest new year! The Katonah Beer Man email: TheKatonahBeerMan@ gmail.com Instagram - TheKatonahBeerMan website: https:// thekatonahbeerman.wordpress. com/ PAGE 12 – THE KATONAH-LEWISBORO TIMES OPINION THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 2023 BART FROM PAGE 9 Editorial Submissions Press releases and photos should be submitted to The Katonah-Lewisboro Times by the Thursday before the next publication date. 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Sports PAGE 14 – THE KATONAH-LEWISBORO TIMES THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 2023 BY RICH MONETTI CONTRIBUTING WRITER On a roll, John Jay entered the game on Wednesday, Jan. 12 with a 7-3 record, and Nyack, who just joined the conference, was not entirely sure why the Wolves’ interest was elevated. “It’s our senior night, and we didn’t want to lose,” said Annabel Brennan, whose play spoke the loudest in the 49-41 victory. After Nyack jumped out to a 5-1 lead, Brennan drove hard to the paint and barely took note of the three defenders in the way. The senior missed the layup, but the effort showed how hell-bent for the hoop she would be the rest of the way. The senior’s modesty had a simpler take, though. “I see a lane and just go,” she said. In that regard, she didn’t need the ball to maximize her vision. Shannon Nolan caught Brennan on the cut, and the contested layup cut the score to 6-3. A tie next, and Miranda Martin proved that passing is not a tall order. The front-line big pulled up on her drive and dished to Nolan for an open triple. The back and forth far from over, Madison Aiken swished from deep, so Brennan answered by doing it on both ends. She scored a three point play on a running hook, took the charge the other way and threaded Mia Puccio to the basket for two more. A 13-13 tie, Brennan was not done putting her body on the line. Another fierce drive to the hole, she went flying in the much bigger face of Stephanie Boereu and made one free throw to close the quarter. Not to last, Gianna Longo grabbed the lead back with a three, but any ideas of separation ran headlong into Ava Kelley. Anya Celestin received the ball to the right of the paint, made a strong move, and Kelley’s much slighter frame stood and stared down the big center to draw the charge. Of course, light on its feet is part of the John Jay way too. In deep, Sela Halaifonua spotted Martin, and the feathery float of her three rung true to the senior’s core. “My first instinct is to shoot,” said Martin. She also credited the team’s full encouragement to follow through in the inclination, and they reaped the rewards with a 17-16 lead. Then the bulldozer did her thing. Brennan saw her shot again and sliced through the defense for a three point lead with 2:35 left in the half. But Nyack could take their lumps too. Mia Gilbert drew a charge on Martin, and on the other end, the Red Hawks also sported a center who could shoot. Brook Jordan let fly and nailed a deuce just inside the arc. A 19-18 lead for John Jay, Martin did her counterpart one better. She lined up deep and nailed another triple. Unfortunately for Nyack, the backdoor was left open again, and Nolan eagerly turned the key. She spotted Halaifonua on the sly for a four point lead. Still, Nyack kept pace to end the half. Logan Barbato sank two from the line, and the teams were still neck and neck at 24-22. So Martin stuck hers out again. Three more of her 13 went down, and then the lead grew to seven on more good passing. In the corner, Ava Kelley spotted the same lane that Nolan noticed, and the Nyack defense not in sync, a little bounce pass made for another layup. Even so, Nyack remained in range, and did it on the inside. Celestin drove for two and Longo refused to be denied on her failed incursion. She followed her missed layup and kept the score contained at 29-26. The inspired muster didn’t have Brennan forget the affair at hand, and seeing another path on Senior Night had her turning the tassels again. She went lone wolf and gave Jay a 31-26 lead. Barbato was not impressed, though. She spotted Celestin underneath for two, and then muscled in a put back for a three point play. All tied at 31, Brennan now came crashing down. On Nolan’s miss, the guard ripped the rebound away from the Nyack front line and went to the floor with the whistle. The foul call put Halaifonua on the inbound, and she bounce passed to Nolan for a layup. Changing over, Nolan did the ripping and gave Mia Holbrook the grip. The guard grabbed the defensive rebound, elbowed her way through the harassment and took off. Reaching the paint, Nolan passed back to Holbrook and the made three extended the lead to 36-31. Hold on, the real grit was just ahead. Longo stole the ball, and going up court for an uncontested lay up, she missed. Obviously, there for a follow, Halaifonua met the Nyack guard. The sophomore cleanly blocked the first try and then blocked Celestin’s attempt. The crowd out of their seats, Coach Matt Gallagher was among the uproar. “She leaves it all out there,” he said. “The fact that she’s able to make that play shows her commitment and hustle.” Not bad at standing still either, Halaifonua executed another perfect inbound to Martin, and the layup signaled the start of the train leaving the station. Whistling away, the point guard/post up player was in on at the next stop too. Halaifonua played a little give and go with Nolan, and the role player’s layup secured a 40-34 lead to start the fourth. Nolan’s off-balance runner put two more nails in the coffin, and no surprise, Brennan brought the hammer down with the home team up by five. This time good passing yielded only a missed layup, but Kelley got the rebound and passed back to Brennan. Here before, Nyack somehow was not on rewind. So the high scorer put the cap on her 13 points with another successful foray to the hoop with 3:42 remaining. The cursive on the wall, Brennan was having no part of the collapse suffered versus Lakeland. She got to the line for two, and in the closing seconds, she went full WWE on a loose ball. Brennan wrestled away the rubber and crashed to the floor like her heart was still beating the pain of the memory. Afterwards, Brennan had already shook off the excitement and her summation was back in line with her cool demeanor. “We have been on a good streak. Our practices have been really intense and we are connecting and working well together,” she assured. John Jay rolls on Senior Night Sela Halaifonua PHOTOS: RICH MONETTI Brooke Habinowski (4) Annabel Brennan GIRLS BASKETBALL

THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 2023 SPORTS THE KATONAH-LEWISBORO TIMES – PAGE 15 BY RICH MONETTI CONTRIBUTING WRITER A 3-1 loss to Pawling in the closing minutes of their Jan. 3 match up left a bad taste in the Wolves’ mouth, according to Coach Greg Janos.  e chance to rebound came on Sunday night (1/8) at the Brewster Ice Arena. Unfortunately, the 58 saves Ryne Wolberg made in their previous game still presented a tall order, and the opposing goalie was up to the task through two periods. But the Horace Greeley o ense made a crucial mistake in the John Jay victory.  e Quakers tied the score at one with 3:11 left in the second. “ ey awakened the beast,” joked Declan Whelan, and the Wolves went on to pile on  ve third-period goals for a 6-1  nal.  e Wolves came out the gates with plenty of synergy in their step. PJ DeNoia got in deep for a shot but Whelan was denied on the rebound. Moments later, Whelan went cross-ice to Michael Mendicino, and his chip shot went wide.  e pressure continued and led to an icing at 12:36. Winning the face o , Evan Weissleder began the triangulation by hitting an open Alex Maurice. “I got a great pass from behind the goal from Alex. So give him the credit, I just stuck with it and batted the puck in,” said Whelan. Up 1-0 at 12:21, John Jay kept the pressure on. PJ DeNoia found Kyle Petschek out front for one Wolberg save, and Mendicino’s high wrist shot had the Quaker goalie head and shoulders above. He de ected the eye-level blast with his stick positioned horizontally, and denied John Jay again. Wolberg then appeared to get a little help from his o ense when the attack drew a penalty on Mendicino. But a shorthanded incursion into the Greeley zone nulli ed the advantage as Max Schlanger was whistled for tripping at 8:31. No rest for Wolberg, he didn’t give the Wolves a break, and a broken Quaker stick really had the goalie earn his stipend.  e Wolves swarmed, and DeNoia’s shot beat the goalie.  e post was another matter, though, and Janos heaped praise. “He’s a competitor, and it showed,” the coach assured. Into the second, the onslaught continued and so did the stonewall.  e best opportunity came about 90 seconds in. Declan Goldbrick drew the defense in from the left of the goal, and the penetration having the desired e ect, he found Liam Burke cross ice.  e right side of the goal exposed, Wolberg got his stick on the shot, but the beads of sweat didn’t just belong to the goalie. “We were frustrated,” admitted Whelan. So the Horace Greeley o ense got into the act. Ellis Adams broke down ice, and the big thud o Dylan Rogers signaled that the John Jay goalie didn’t go stale. Even so, the brief  urry did result in a  ve minute major, and Kenny Irving went o at 7:08. Shorthanded, John Jay refused to let up anyway. A two-on-one break with Petschek and DeNoia looked golden, but another save had Wolberg adding to his stack of bullion. Taking the cue, Greeley was able to put a big mess out in front of Rogers, and this time they cashed in. Jacob Schlatner hit Ethan Stogsdill, and he found the net. Still, Janos had no reason to unleash ire at intermission. Killing 4:49 of the penalty and facing a hot goaltender, the coach simply had the boys stay the course. “Keep grinding and you are due to wear him out,” he conveyed the third-period message. Less than four minutes in, John Jay made good on their coach’s crystal ball. James DeNoia got the puck inside the blue line and put it on.  e rest was up to Whelan. “I tipped on my forehand.  at’s what I practice. Just being a big guy in front and getting the garbage goal,” the senior revealed. Fifty seconds later, all those denied shots deserved an easy one. PJ DeNoia came in defended down the right side and put a soft backhand on Wolberg.  e puck innocently crossed the blue line at 12:19, and the  ood gates opened. Brendan Asta got one, and after Petschek tallied with two more, Whelan assured that he had little doubt despite all the drama. “We had good energy in the  rst and second, and we just had to come back with that in the third,” he concluded. John Jay wears out Greeley in 6-1 victory PHOTOS: RICH MONETTI Liam Burke (left) HOCKEY Have your child’s needs been ignored by their school? Have you ever felt that your school isn’t listening to you or your doctors? We are here for you ourkidsspecialed.org Our Kids Special Ed is an IRS registered 501c(3)

PAGE 16 – THE KATONAH-LEWISBORO TIMES SPORTS THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 2023 BY RICH MONETTI CONTRIBUTING WRITER At home on Tuesday, Jan. 10, John Jay fell behind big against visiting Yorktown. A 30-6 de cit, the day seemed done by the halfway point. But the Wolves dug in, and by the  nal match, a 36-36 tie was on the table.  e comeback was not to be, though. George Gjergji got the pin for the Huskers, and Yorktown took the match by a score of 42-20.  e afternoon opened with two  rst-period pins by Yorktown, so Peter Monti followed suit. “He took a shot at me, I sprawled and then I hit him with a near-side cradle,” said the 118 pounder. Further away, Monti took sixth in the Shoreline Tournament last Saturday (1/7). “3-2, I could have done better, but it is what it is,” he said. Five matches in a single day is no small accomplishment, he assured, but the right mindset goes a long way, according to the wrestler. “As long as I’m motivated, it’s easy,” Monti asserted. No chance at 126, Yorktown received a forfeit, and the match of the day came next. Joe Gabriele led 2-0 in the  rst on the strength of his takedown, and doubled down in the second period with takedown number two. Up 4-0, Gabriele had his hands full nonetheless. Jason Glicksman earned a reversal, and once in control, the Husker took a 5-4 lead by sending the Wolf to his back. Holding up late into the third, Glicksman got hit with a penalty to tie the score at  ve.  e 126 pounder then ran a bar late in the period and registered the pin with only 5.5 seconds remaining.  e momentum in full speed, Yorktown would take decisions in the next two matches and grow the 30-6 lead. But Jake Llanos began the road back. Making quick work, the Wolf came o the mat in only 57 seconds. “I got a double-leg takedown, hit a butcher and stuck him right there,” said Llanos. Unfortunately, the role was reversed at the Shoreline, where Llanos lost an overtime match in the quarter nals. “I thought I had a cradle locked up,” he said. “I didn’t. I tried to roll him over, and I pinned myself basically.” Spencer Hadlock, on the other hand, was not nearly as kind on this day. Only 22 seconds necessary to register six more, it was not Hadlock who was light on his feet. Securing an under hook from the standing position, he executed a hip toss, and sending Sam Spiegel to the mat, Hadlock was happy to play to the crowd. “It’s a big move,” the senior boasted. “People like big moves.”  at said, Hadlock’s second-place  nish at the Shoreline was far from coming up small. But he also kept the  nals appearance in perspective. “Everything is practice until the postseason,” said the grappler. Max Wasserman might not have disagreed with only six points separating the teams. Not to be, Rocco Lore proved to be too much, and the Husker dispatched the sophomore with 1:43 remaining in the third. Two matches to go, John Jay needed a sweep to tie, and Craig Jorgensen had no intention of shrinking. “I was pretty con dent,” he said. “I just wanted to go out there and win for my team.”  e  rst-year varsity wrestler went heavy with a takedown in the  rst period and landed on the bottom to start the second.  e 215 pounder gained two on the reversal, and riding high, his pin at 1:26 of the second put John Jay within six. “I was really excited, hoping 285 could win,” Jorgensen extolled. Unfortunately, Joseph Ferrer ran into a bulldozer. Giving away a lot of weight and experience, the freshman could not keep up, but despite the comeback, Llanos had an easy summation for the loss. “We just didn’t come out and perform,” he concluded. Wolves’ comeback falls short versus Yorktown PHOTOS: RICH MONETTI Craig Jorgensen Joe Gabrielle Peter Monti Jojo Kern WRESTLING BY RICH MONETTI CONTRIBUTING WRITER So far this season, the boys’ basketball team has had a tough go on this side of the river.  at continued as John Jay didn’t fare well when they traveled over the bridge to face Tappan Zee on Wednesday, Jan. 11.  e Wolves lost 43-31 and Will Sanz had 15 Wolves fall to points in the losing e ort. Tappan Zee BOYS BASKETBALL ‘Everything is practice until the postseason.’ Spencer Hadlock John Jay Wrestling

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