Mahopac News 05.02.19

VOL. 10 NO.11 Visit TapIntoMahopac.net for the latest news. THURSDAY, MAY 2, 2019

One student
disciplined in lax
racial incident

Investigation reveals some
charges were unfounded

Lily BY BOB DUMAS nity for All Students Act) and
Gertelman EDITOR Title VI regulations.
and Sienna
Keeney Superintendent Anthony Di- “As a result of this investi-
plant a Carlo said an internal investiga- gation, a student athlete was
seedling. tion by the school district into found to be in violation of our
an alleged racial incident dur- athletic and extra-curricular
PHOTO: BOB ing a JV lacrosse game on April code of conduct and has been
DUMAS 11 between Mahopac and New disciplined accordingly,” he
Rochelle has resulted in the said. “ e district can’t and will
It’s good to be green! discipline of one student ath- not discuss the discipline of stu-
MMS students, Girl Scouts plant trees lete and nothing more. DiCarlo dents.”
at Airport Park said that by law, he was unable
to discuss speci cally what that DiCarlo said that despite
BY BOB DUMAS Airport Park on Saturday, April panded parking, a playground, a discipline entailed. published reports, there were no
EDITOR 27, to plant trees as part of a concession stand, and remodeled other students involved in the
community planting project. hiking paths throughout the ad- e investigation was incident.
More than 100 students from joining woods. e construction launched after it was alleged
Mahopac Middle School and e park is currently in the project necessitated the cull- that a Mahopac player referred “ e allegations that the stu-
about a dozen more from Ma- midst of a $2.2 million renova- to the opposition as “[expletive] dents did not shake the hand
hopac Girl Scouts came out to tion that will include the con- SEE TREES PAGE 20 Mexicans” and some refused to of an African-American player
struction of ve new elds, ex- shake the hand of an African- from the other team were un-
American player after the game. founded,” DiCarlo said. “One
player did not shake the hand of
At the Board of Education’s a New Rochelle player who was
April 25 meeting, DiCarlo said
the investigation was based on rst in line [because] another
the district’s extra-curricular player [came] into the line as the
code of conduct, the high school teams began to shake hands at
code of conduct, DASA (Dig- the end of the game,” he said.

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The Staff Meet the early! Mahopac Falls Voluntary and Augie’z (3673 Hill Blvd, Jef- lic knots will be served. A cash bar
and food is available for purchase.
EDITORIAL TEAM Candidates Night Fire Department Ladies Auxil- ferson Valley), on May 7 at 6:30
BOB DUMAS iary will hold a cake sale at Red p.m. A professional artist will Charity Poker
Tournament
EDITOR: 845-208-0774 e Mahopac PTO will host Mills Market, 575 Route 6N, teach you how to make a custom
[email protected] e Italian American Club of
a Meet the School Board Can- Mahopac,Sunday, May 5, 9 a.m. designed 12-by-12-inch piece of Mahopac will hold a charity poker
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SPORTS EDITOR: 914-214-4285 didates Night at the Mahopac to 1 p.m., rain or shine. wood. Multiple designs are avail- its clubhouse at141 Buckshollow
Road in Mahopac. A great home-
[email protected] Falls School, 100 Myrtle Ave., Softball Booster able to choose from when you made Italian dinner begins at 2
Mahopac, on Tuesday, May 7, at register.Tickets are $45 and can be p.m. and the game begins at 2:30
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Department will host its annual
EXECUTIVE TEAM AT MAHOPAC HIGH SCHOOL Music Fest at the Mahopac Cham-
BRETT FREEMAN ber Park on Saturday May 18, from
The Mahopac Central School District is proposing 4-8 p.m. is free event will include
PUBLISHER: 845-208-8151 a tax-neutral Capital Project Plan that calls for:
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THURSDAY, MAY 2, 2019 Your Neighbor MAHOPAC NEWS PAGE 3

Mahopac woman
to make spiritual

pilgrimage to
honor dad

‘Longest Day’ hike in Italy will raise

funds for Alzheimer’s

is June, Karen Ganis of Mahopac will visit Italy with e group she will travel

a group that plans to make a 115-mile pilgrimage on foot with, called e Temple

from Palermo to Agricento. Project, consists of 16 peo-

e trip, called a camino in Italian, is regarded as a ple from around the world.

spiritual journey for many who make it. For Ganis, it will Most are from the United PHOTO: BOB DUMAS

also be a chance to honor her father, who died 20 years States, and there are also Karen Ganis with her wedding album, which shows a picture of her with her dad, who
ago from Alzheimer’s disease. She has made her trek a participants from England lost his battle to Alzheimer’s 20 years ago.
“Longest Day” fundraiser to bene t the Alzheimer’s As- and Australia. Many mem-

sociation Hudson Valley Chapter. bers of the group have lost

e Longest Day, named in recognition of the long loved ones to Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease. Some Alzheimer’s, and now her daughter has it. So, for me, it’s

days spent by caregivers of people who have dementia, are going to raise money, and others are doing it for the a very personal mission.”

encourages people to do any activity they choose any time experience alone. Ganis is also encouraging people who donate to her

they choose to raise awareness and money to help end Ganis said she was going to have to do some training to fundraiser to share the names of loved ones they wish to

Alzheimer’s. While Longest Day fundraisers do not have physically prepare for her journey, which is 115 miles long honor so she can read their names out loud when she

to be held on the actual summer solstice, the timing of through rustic territory. reaches her destination.

Ganis’ trip aligns perfectly. She will begin her pilgrimage “I’m not a hiker; it’s not my thing. I just started to hike “I told people that if they make a donation, when I get

June 21. and bought new hiking boots,” she said, noting that she to Agrigento I will read every single name in memory of

“It was a good timing for it; it was a good location for will have to carry a pack with her and walk on uneven whoever the donors want to have honored so they kind

me,” Ganis said. “I just thought it would be a really nice surfaces. “How am I going to walk 115 miles if I can’t of will be with me,” she said. “If I get 10,000 people to

way to challenge myself, and it just happens that the rst walk 50 feet? I’m training. I’m pretty physically t. I’m donate a dollar, what a beautiful thing that would be.”

day of this hike is on e Longest Day. At rst, I thought not so much worried about the way we have to do it.” She said her dedication to the Alzheimer’s Association

it would just be more about awareness, but when I found A longtime advocate and former board member for the results from the nature of the disease, which robs loved

out it was on e Longest Day, I realized it would be Alzheimer’s Association, Ganis said she hopes to raise ones of the ability to say goodbye.

great to raise money.” $10,000 for the cause. She said she plans to shoot short “I miss my dad every single day. My mom died from

videos of herself on the trail in honor of di erent people cancer. People ask me, ‘Why do you fundraise for the Al-

Ganis with a every day. zheimer’s Association?’ Really, it’s because when my mom
new pair of
hiking shoes and “ ere are eight days of hiking. I’m going to video my- died, we were able to have a conversation; we were able to
backpack that
she bought for self doing little snippets of who I’m doing it for on each say goodbye,” Ganis said. “We could be at peace with the
the Longest Day
hike in Italy. particular day,” she said. “ e rst day and the longest situation. But when my dad died, he was just taken from

day, I’m going to do for my dad. e next day, for my us. I do what I do so another family will not have to have

grandmother, my father’s mother. en for three of my that experience.”

father’s siblings and my cousin, one of my aunts who had Her family history makes her determined to see an end

to Alzheimer’s.

‘ ere are eight days of hiking. I’m going video myself “We do what we do to make that change. I still hope
for a cure. I don’t want my kids to watch me the way I

doing little snippets of who I’m doing [the hike] for on watched my father.”
each particular day.’ To donate to Ganis’ Longest Day fundraiser, visit

http://bit.ly/karenshike.

- Karen Ganis Article courtesy of Alzheimer’s Association Hudson Valley Chapter

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Eight-year-old paperwork error plagues school finances

But emergency state legislation could prevent state aid take-back

BY BOB DUMAS But, Sotland explained, at the end of ev- truth, then we were in jeopardy at some District for the missed lings so they can re-
EDITOR ery capital project, school districts in New point with [the state] catching up with ceive the state building aid they were prom-
York must send a nal cost report to the us and us losing aid and having to repay ised and will ght to ensure it is passed.”
e Mahopac Central School District is state Education Department. [money] we’d already received. We wanted
in danger of losing millions of dollars in to be transparent. I reached out to the state e bill would allow for the submission
state aid if local state lawmakers can’t pass “All it really is is a summary of all the and veri ed they didn’t receive [the reports] of the paperwork without incurring any
a special bill in time that would forgive expenditures by contractor and by trade,” and that really set things in motion.” hardship on the school district.
penalties incurred as a result of a missed Sotland said. “It’s a prescribed form they
cost report ling for a capital project that give us that we have to ll out. It’s nothing Sotland led the reports, albeit eight years “It’s a speci c bill for us,” Sotland said.
was due during the 2011-12 school year. complicated.” late, and then reached out to state Sen. Pete “You don’t have to pay back what you got,
Harckham and Assemblyman Kevin Byrne and then not receive what you still haven’t
“It was a host of projects,not just one,”said Still, the Mahopac administration, led to help get the special legislation passed that gotten. We haven’t been penalized yet, but
Harvey Sotland,assistant superintendent for at the time by Superintendent omas would forgive the district’s error. it’s coming. It’s a little bit of a race in that
business a airs, who was not on sta at the Manko, neglected to le the paperwork. if [the state] catches up rst, if they get the
time of the error. “It was a bundle of energy “ ere’s no reason to penalize a school paperwork done, they will notify us and
performance contracts that were being done “When I came on board in July, I was district, its students and taxpayers so severely start penalizing us. But if the bill passes be-
in conjunction with Con Edison. Virtually looking at some reports that the state had with a state aid take-back for ling errors fore that happens, it will be a great thing.”
every building was touched by it. at proj- posted online on their website and I noticed made by a former administration,” Harck-
ect ended in 2010-11.” there was a slew of projects that had no nal ham said. “I’ve introduced legislation that Sotland said if the penalties go through,
cost report led,” Sotland explained. “So, I will forgive the Mahopac Central School
knew right away if that happened to be the SEE STATE AID PAGE 8

‘ ere’s no reason to penalize a school district, its students and taxpayers so severely with a state aid
take-back for ling errors made by a former administration.’

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Harckham, Odell urge measles vax for Putnam residents

Sen. Pete Harckham and Put- help the vaccine work properly. immune response in a child who side them. Myth 6: It is dangerous for a

nam County Executive Maryel- ese types of ingredients are does not respond to the rst dose. Herd immunity is a form of child to receive multiple vaccina-

len Odell are urging all Putnam listed below. In the case of the measles vac- immunity that occurs when the tions at the same time.
County residents to make sure

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children with the disease they are 95 percent of children, but after tion of a population provides a safe and bene cial.
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immune. viduals who have not developed Giving several vaccines at the
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I know a little Shocks to the body political

Iknow a little about a lot of OUT OF In 1789, omas Je erson LIFE, square about how the FISA
things. I would not con- MY HEAD wrote: “Whenever the people HEALTH, court was manipulated into
sider myself an expert on are well-informed, they POLITICS approving a warrant to spy on
any topic, but pick some subject can be trusted with their own members of the Trump admin-
government.” MARA istration.
at random and I can probably BOB SCHIFFREN
It’s an open question as to Last week, Joe DiGenova ap-
engage you in a decent conversa- DUMAS whether Je erson would be- pleasure in defending. peared on Fox News and made
lieve that Americans are well Why am I bringing this up a number of startling claims
tion about it—and what I don’t informed today. Despite our about Inspector Gen. Horowitz’
incessant cable news channels now? report, due out later this spring:
actually know, I can make up. and constant access to the inter- I can’t help but wonder how “ e FISA court.” DiGenova
net, we seem less knowledgeable stated he “has already commu-
I’ve always said my head is today than at any time in my many people who allowed them- nicated with the Justice Depart-
lifetime. selves to get snowed by two-plus ment about its ndings. And
jam-packed full of lots of useless information, but I think I years of news stories on Trump their nds are for more than
In part, this has to do with being guilty of Russian collusion, four years before the election
might be being a little hard on myself. It’s not that the informa- the tribalism that has developed will now nd cracks beginning of Donald Trump, there was an
among the left and right. Each to appear in their news edi ce illegal spying operation going on
tion is useless (some of it, anyway), it’s just that most people group learns news signi cant to they erected in their own minds? by FBI contractors, four of them,
its own party and its own set of It won’t be a majority by any to steal personal information,
could care less about my sage insights and bon mots. In fact, I views. ere is little reporting means. Our recent politics have electronic information about
down the middle any more, only become too riven by animus, too Americans and to use it against
think it might even irritate some. right and left (and further left). divided by competing perspec- the Republican Party. ere are
Rarely do reporters go to bat tives. But for some, particularly going to be indictments. ere
For example, when I hear someone say they hate the smell against the interest of their own people who may already have are going to be grand juries. John
side, although there are some had experiences that di er from Brennan (former director of the
of chlorine associated with swimming pools, especially in- very ne exceptions of those the way the media reports the CIA under President Obama)
who do. news, the Mueller story may isn’t going to need one lawyer.
door pools, I will inevitably join the conversation and explain He’s going to need ve.”
As a result, everyone learns nally be the piece of the puzzle
that what they are smelling is not really chlorine, but rather news ltered through their own that breaks the illusion. DiGenova also stated it was
set of expectations and beliefs. Admiral Mike Rogers, head of
something known as chloramines. Chloramines are chemical And for the most part, they do Or not. ere’s already a new the NSA and a holdover from
not bother to learn the other set narrative that Attorney General the Obama administration, who
compounds that build up in pool water when it is improperly of “facts,” the ones that contra- William Barr is the true en- noticed the illegal spying and
dict their assumptions, nor the emy of the state. And whereas went personally to the FISA
treated. ey result from the combination of two ingredients: news that underlies them. You Mueller’s report actually showed court to brief the chief judge on
discover your outlook, nd your enough conspiracy to indict, Barr the matter and then worked with
a) a chlorine disinfectant, and b) perspiration, oils and urine side and listen to the arguments covered for Trump by refusing her for months to uncover the
that con rm your perspective. to do so. people who did it.
that enter pools via the bodies of swimmers. In other words,
Sometimes, though, people Whatever. For people that Republicans have been hear-
the chlorine is doing its job, attaching itself to these micro- reach a point where their experi- deep into the rabbit hole, there is ing snippets of this information
ence of the world no longer not much hope of recovery. for a long time. If indeed IG
scopic nasties in an e ort to destroy them, but the pool is not matches the news that keeps l- Horowitz’ report bears this out,
tering in. When you have had a Still, this may cost them. they will feel justi ed in their
being properly rid of the chloramines quickly enough (they very strong experience that runs Matt Taibbi, writing for Rolling version of events.
counter to the daily narrative, Stone, notes that “the inability to
need to ramp up the circulation and ltration times) when this you may nd yourself, inadver- face the enormity of the last few It’s the Democrats who
tently, standing above the abyss, years of errors will cost the news dismissed all of this as fake news
happens—thus the odor. e way to get rid of chloramines is staring down and wondering media its credibility, even with who are in for seismic shocks to
how, against all likelihood, you blue-state audiences.” their body political.
by “shocking” the pool water. No, by “shocking” I don’t mean made it to the other side against
your own original inclinations. Furthermore, a new series of Mara Schi ren, PhD, is a
dropping a plugged-in blow dryer into the pool. In this case, you political shocks appear to be writer, Campus Watch fellow,
ough now that you are there, coming soon. certi ed functional medicine
“shock” the pool by adding mega-doses of chlorine. It will rid you realize how much forcible health coach, and certi ed Clear
news-shaping and outright pro- What am I speaking about? Beliefs coach. You can reach her at
pool of that smell and give you sparkly virus- and bacteria-free paganda underlay the arguments e investigation into the “inves- [email protected].
that you formerly found such tigators.” New information is
water. beginning to leak into the public

I don’t own a pool (never have), so how do I know this? For

nearly 10 years I was a senior editor for a glossy trade magazine

called Pool & Spa News. It is the largest trade magazine for the

swimming pool, hot tub and backyard furniture industries in the

world. When I joined the sta , all I knew about pools was they

had water in them. By the time I left, I was a mini-expert in

water chemistry, hydraulics, water ltration and pool safety.

For example, did you know that it is NOT chlorine that turns

blonde hair that vomitous shade of green? It’s caused by copper

particulates in the pool water that come from the pipes. Remove

the copper pipes and replace them with PVC and chances are

there will be no more green hair (unless the copper is nding its

way into the pool some other way, which does happen).

Unfortunately, when I o er up these little factoids, I am usu-

ally met with eyerolls and subtle sighs. People are much more

comfortable living with their own tried-and-true perception

of reality, even if they’re factually incorrect. ey are just hap-

pier living in a world where chlorine stinks and turns your hair

green. Kelly Ann Conway was correct—there are such things as

alternative facts.

So, I am glad I only know a little. If I knew a lot, I would

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LETTERS

New education much deeper than money, it’s this in my estimation. ods” (goal rst, then academics there’s lots more to develop here,

model needed structure and policy. e cur- 3. Block instruction academ- to support goal). In this type of but very achievable.

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In response the recent article (which, incidentally, is the only

about our school bond vote, I successful model of socialism),

must say I think our priorities and clearly that doesn’t work

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A Super Dog day afternoon

Being the deep, substantial person obstacle for a woman He transformed into his mortal.
that I am, I was kind of hoping that erapyman was super kind, though,
following my knee replacement sur- with only one good leg. LOST IN alias when the burgers
gery, my at-home physical therapist would Although I don’t think SUBURBIA came out and would go and assured me that it was normal to lose
resemble someone like Jason Momoa. Un- it was his intention to o to ght his barbeque your superpowers after a big surgery and
fortunately, it seemed all the bu therapists I would be back to saving the world, or at
had already been assigned, because I ended hurt me, the net result TRACY battles with his galactic least able to get to the toilet by myself, in
up with one who looked more like Ant- no time.
man than Aquaman. would have been the BECKERMAN grill tools that he kept in
As erapyman began to run me
Still, I didn’t want to him to feel like I same, and thus I dubbed a titanium grill case. He through a series of exercises, both of us
didn’t respect his special skill set, so I asked neglected to see the villainous dog, “He-
him what his superpower was. the villainous dog, didn’t so much save the who-shall-not-be-tripped-over,” lying
down in the hall, directly in my path. I
“I will help you get your leg straight,” he “He-who-shall-not-be- world from the burg- was teetering precariously, and my cane
replied. was just about to come in contact with the
tripped-over.” ers as he did save the burgers themselves dog’s tail when erapyman ew into ac-
I sighed. I had been hoping for some- tion, dashed across the hall at superspeed,
thing more like, “I can manipulate time e physical therapist, who I’ll call from being well done. But he was proud and with superhuman strength, lobbed my
to save the world from a mutant alien 90-pound dog across the hall like hockey
arachnid species,” but I thought getting my erapyman (because all superheroes of his achievements and who was I, a mere puck.
leg straight would be good, too.
should have “man” or “woman” in their mortal, to question his status? is is when I realized that the physi-
In most superhero movies, there is often cal therapist’s true superpower name was,
a villain whom the superhero must thwart name and, also, I’m not very creative when is would be a good time to admit that “He-who-moves-the-dog-out-of-my-
to save humanity. But in my house, the way.”
only one who really t that role was the it comes to naming superheroes), real- the hospital had sent me home with super
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DUMAS see how that adds up and how have sensed what we were up to. I do, say, pool water, but still, for-a-day at a Blue Oyster Cult
the cost of doing business can He smiled and said, “Go get ’em, how many people get to say they concert in Poughkeepsie in 1976.
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piece of paper that I taped to my Hollywood moguls to pitch a help prep the dry-ice machines.
probably become a hermit o ce wall. Lions Gate didn’t bite on that movie idea? I could tell you a little about that
and live in a cave somewhere, screenplay (their loss), so maybe experience, but I’m not gonna.
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A trip back to the ’60s

It has never stopped being the micro-dosing? A new peace and love eventu- gazed at a wood sculpture done by a
’60s for Kirk. He lives in Saratoga OF HUMAN ally receded back into local artist, trying to decide if he should
Springs and makes his living build- kind of diet? INTEREST throw it in with the other stu . It was
ing picture frames. In August, during carved from a tree that had started to
the racing season, he’s at the track every Kirk shows me a the ocean. Only a few grow with a double trunk. But the tree
day. I go once every year. ere’s nothing changed its mind. e separate trunks
quite like Saratoga, or Kirk. small bottle contain- LORENZO sunburned castaways, merged back together forming an el-
ing a liquid substance. GARO such as Kirk, refuse to liptical shape. In the tree trunk’s lyrical
Year in and year out, I nd him on the He takes so little, he believe that it’s over. contortions, the artist had carved out a
same bench, far from the grandstands man and woman locked in an embrace.
and the madding crowd. He sits in the assures me, that it only So, what happened
shade of a venerable old oak tree. When ey seemed to be growing out of one
he sees me, he laughs for ve minutes. makes him feel like that day, you ask? Well, another. I gave Kirk $50 and immediate-
Kirk, a well-worn 65, parts what’s left ly named the sculpture, “Adam & Eve.”
of his lusterless gray hair in the middle he’s having a really I dropped acid, got
and ties it in a ponytail. He’s wearing e next morning, my stomach
his usual uniform: a plain forest green good day. He does it once a month. It’s totally freaked-out and started writ- unsteady, the price of nirvana, I couldn’t
T-shirt, carpenter jeans, and the same wait to nd a place for Adam & Eve
model Converse sneakers Bill Bradley LSD. He carefully draws a tiny amount ing columns for the Mahopac News, in my garden. But where were they? I
wore when the Knicks won the title looked at the sculpture and at rst saw
almost a half-century ago. I notice that into a dropper and asks if I’d like to do because God wanted me to make its nothing. And then they ickered into
he has no program. Usually he has his view, kind of like the ’60s, its vision hard
head in the racing form. Today he’s just some. subscribers smile. Not really. However, to hold without the help of some acid,
sitting there, looking at the sights and man.
smiling. I ask if he’s betting. Taking LSD out of the 1960s, and I couldn’t resist the temptation to do a
I found a place for Adam & Eve in a
“No,” he says, “I’m micro-dosing.” the wave of peace and love that spread small amount. “ ink of it as a spiritual ower bed, next to a pretty granite stone
e bench sits between the stables shot with a vein of rose-colored quartz.
from Monterey to Woodstock, would adventure,” Kirk said.
and paddock. e smell of manure and e sculpture has become for me a daily
straw are thick in the air. Kirk is friendly be, to coin a phrase, like taking the God knows we all could use an marker:
with the grooms and hollers sweet-
nothings at fractious 2-year-olds being water out of the ocean. e drug was adventure occasionally. So, for old time’s e more vividly I can see Adam &
led to their debuts. What in the hell is Eve locked in their steadfast embrace,
rst synthesized in the late 1930s. It was sake, I let Kirk place a drop of LSD on the more I know it’s going to be a
groovy kind of day.
initially envisioned as a tool for psycho- my tongue. Hanging out with him may

therapists. It’s since been used by the be like having a ashback, but I didn’t

terminally ill to ease anxiety. Desperate take enough to get o …at least, so I

alcoholics and drug addicts have taken thought.

LSD to gain hope and perspective. Suf- After the races, Kirk invited me back

ferers of cluster headaches have found to his place to eat some peaches. He had

relief after ingesting small amounts. But a tree ready for picking. What’s it like

there is no hard scienti c evidence that to eat fresh, perfectly ripened peaches in

conclusively proves LSD’s e cacy. And the shade of the tree from which they

of course, it can be dangerous, a trigger fell? Sheer nirvana.

to psychosis. No matter what you think Kirk was loading his truck with items

of LSD, for better or worse that wave of meant for a ea market in Albany. He

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If Croton Falls Road looked a little cleaner this week, you can thank a team of anti-litter volunteers
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and Assemblyman Kevin Byrne (who lives in Mahopac). As part of the town’s Earth Day initiatives,
last Saturday, April 20, the volunteer crews scoured the sides of the road, from Route 6 and moving
several miles east, picking up litter and placing it in orange trash bags that were later collected by the
town highway department. Volunteer e orts were underway all week to clean roads throughout the
neighborhoods of Mahopac now that spring has sprung.

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Traveling book arts exhibition comes to Mahopac

e Putnam Arts Council will com Walsh and Perry said they are said Walsh. “ e response from

participate in “Freed Formats: A Let’s Make A Book Work- pleased to bring the Freed For- both artists and organizations

e Book Reconsidered,” a trav- shop for 8-13 year-olds, will be mats programs and artists to the has been enthusiastic. We are

eling book arts exhibition which held Saturday, May 18 at 2:30 region. con dent that residents of New

features 135 works of book art p.m. Children will create their “After exhibiting our own book York and Connecticut will be in-

by 53 artists from 17 states and own accordion books. Register art around the country and in trigued, amused and informed by

two countries. e “Freed For- at www.putnamartscouncil.com. Europe, we decided to now invite, this entertaining and provocative

mats” programming includes ex- PAC is accepting a maximum of organize and showcase the work show.”

hibitions, book-making classes 15 students. of many other talented artists

for youth and adults, artist talks, ere will be a Japanese Stab who are working in this genre,” Article courtesy of PAC

and screenings at eight venues in Binding Workshop for adults

Connecticut and New York in 16 and up on Sunday, May ShoYw Ho Ce ar ...
2019. e exhibit at the Putnam 19 at 2:30 p.m. Decorate your
Arts Council’s A. Eric Arctand- cover and then bind the book-
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from 3-5 p.m., and will remain writing, drawing or painting in-
on view through June 9 with side.
gallery hours Tuesday, Wednes- What is book art? It can be
day, ursday and Friday from an existing book that has been
12:30-3:30 p.m. and weekends altered by the artist; an original

from noon-4 p.m. Visiting the hand-made book using uncon- a May lon
gallery is always free, parking is ventional materials; an object
limited. that tells a story but does not re-
semble a conventional book; an
At the opening reception on

May 11, meet the co-curators, object that opens like a book but

Alice Walsh and Chris Perry. contains no text inside.

You can meet exhibiting art- “We are proud to be part-

ists Viviane Rombaldi Seppey nering with co-curators Alice

and Debbie Chodo and learn Walsh and Chris Perry to dis-

about their art and their pro- play this unique and innovative

cess on ursday, May 16 at 7 exhibit featuring artists whose

p.m. RSVP to the Putnam Arts visions and abilities inspire and

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Another tree goes in the ground. TREES

FROM PAGE 1

ing of hundreds of trees and
ing will help to negate the lo

“We were looking for ano
to do community service,”
Cozzocrea. “I sat down with
we talked, and he told us ab
construction going on here.
for our students to get out h
Earth Day celebration, and i
back to the community in a
can see grow as they’re grow

Last year, the students cam
of the Town Hall by removin
scaping and tree-planting.

“We did the Town Hall
year the park would be the
Gilchrist said. “[Carmel ham
in all these roses of Sharon.
Dave Furfaro is doing pine t
of the park. We have a great
Scouts are helping out, too.”

Gilchrist said the group w
gether.

“ ese are small seedling
plan is to bring in more m
park,” he said. “We will do t

Cozzocrea said some stud
they need to accumulate to
others are doing it for Natio
ments.

“Others have already fu
lled their hours [by work
ing at Town Hall] but it wa
such a positive thing tha
they came back this year,” th
principal said. “ ey are sti
wanting to do a few mor
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d last weekend’s community plant- Girl Scouts from Troop 1572 (Fulmar kindergarten) and Middle school social studies teacher Lynn Gilchrist and her Team 8C
oss. Troop 1097 (Daisys) hoped to earn a badge for their
other opportunity for our students participation in the tree-planting event.
said middle school principal Tom
h (Rec Director) Jim Gilchrist and From left, Giovanna Perillo, Juliana Mangione, Kate Dominic Olszewski, Quentin Bally The Girl Scouts plant a seedling along the
bout Airport Park and some of the Tesler, Fiona O’Boyle and Emma Demuro take a quick and Chris Sapienza show off the park’s entryway.
e. He told us about an opportunity break from their tree-planting duties. seedling they’re about to plant.
here—sort of like an Arbor Day or
it gives the students a chance to give
a positive way. It’s something they
wing up.”
me together to clean up the grounds
ng trash and doing some light land-

last year and we thought that this
perfect place to plant some trees,”
mlet resident] Bob Schanil brought
. [Rec Advisory Committee Chair]
trees and spruces along the left side
group of teachers here and the Girl
”
was planting about 700 trees all to-

gs we are putting in now. But the
mature trees for the backside of the
that after the elds get established.”

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Mahopac artists in ‘Bloom’
at Railyard Arts Studio

Mahopac artists will celebrate spring and honor paintings they could hardy pick, “but we decided on

their mothers in “Bloom,” an art show opening at Rai- a few we simply had to have for ‘Bloom,’” Barksdale

lyard Arts Studio in North Salem this month. said.

e works of eight artists from Mahopac will be “I love working with wood” added Mahopac art-

represented in the spring-inspired show, which opens ist and woodworker Mark Zeh. “It has its strength

the Saturday of Mother’s Day weekend, May 11. e which comes from nature, but it is also shapeable and

exhibition showcases the works of a total of 19 artists formable. I created this work by soaking the wood and

and includes paintings, photography, wood, pottery, bending it. Cherry has such a beautiful grain. I love

clay sculpture and handmade jewelry. the way it darkens over time into such a rich color. is

“I just love Mahopac in the spring!” said Elizabeth wall hanging is in homage to my mother. e four ma-

Barksdale, local artist and gallery manager. “We really jor curves represent us as children and the work repre-

wanted to celebrate the spring that we see blooming sents how she was always watching over us; I feel she

all around us in Mahopac, so we decided on ‘Bloom’ as always will be.” Elizabeth Barksdale glazes flowers.

our theme for our next show. Friends and neighbors Zeh’s work will be on display along with

really came out with stunning artwork [to exhibit]. the work of the seven other Mahopac art-

is show is perfect to open the Saturday evening of ists— a total of 19 artists in all. e opening

Mother’s Day weekend.” reception on Saturday, May 11, run 5 to 8

Mahopac artist Kelly Edwards drew and painted p.m. e show runs May 11-22, with gal-

pen-and-ink and watercolor owers. Mahopac’s Scott lery hours Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Garette and Kathy Frake both brought in brightly Railyard Arts Studio is located at 621 Route

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Relay For Life
Paint Mahopac Purple!

May 3-June 1, 2019

What is Paint the Town Purple? Paint the Town Purple is a
chance to raise awareness of the American Cancer Society

and Relay For Life in your community!

Beginning on Friday May 3rd help the American Cancer Society
“Paint the Town Purple” in support of Relay For Life. Join us as

we paint Mahopac purple to honor cancer survivors and raise
awareness and funds in the fight against cancer.

Mahopac Flower Shop is Making it Easy to Paint the Town Purple.
Call them at 628-2949 to place your order for purple bows.
Bows will be available beginning April 22, 2019
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Relay For Life Of Mahopac
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Mahopac High School

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Participate in Purple Day. Create a window display. Mention Relay on social
media. Create a fundraiser at your business. Put out a donation bucket.
Become a sponsor. Form a Relay For Life team. Let your customers know
that you care about finding a cure for cancer.

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Rotary slates Rock ‘n’ Roll MUSINGS Spain, and Puerto Rico. Regis-
Oldies Show FROM PAGE 2
tration for this free concert is re-

quested; register online at www.

plants including the new trend of mahopaclibrary.org, or call 845-

designing with succulents. Ad- 628-2009, ext. 100.

mission is free and light refresh- Make Polymer Beads

ments will be served. If you have Monday, May 6, 7:30 p.m.

e Lake Mahopac Rotary Club’s sev- Dennis Tufano any questions about the showcase Learn fun techniques to cre-
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Oldies Show will take place Friday, May PHOTO COURTESY OF or becoming a member,ask one ate beautiful beads for jewelry.
10, at the Mahopac High School, 421 HAARFAGER/WIKIPEDIA
Baldwin Place Road, starting at 7 p.m. of the hostesses at the showcase Adult program; registration is

Dennis Tufano, the original lead singer who will be glad to help, or visit requested. Register online at
of e Buckinghams, headlines the show
and will sing such songs as “Kind of a www.lakemahopacgc.com. www.mahopaclibrary.org, or
Drag,” “Hey Baby ( ey’re Playing Our
Song)” and many other Buckinghams Mahopac Library call 845-628-2009, ext. 100.
tunes. Design a Smartphone Stand

La La Brooks, who fronted e Crystals, Events Wednesday, May 8, 3:30 p.m.
will perform such classic Crystals hits as Design a Smartphone Stand
“Da Doo Ron Ron” and “ en He Kissed
Me.” Horror Story Book Group for 3D Printing for grades six

Also making a rst-time appearance in Saturday, May 4, 10 a.m. is and up. Use TinkerCad to cre-
Mahopac will be e Capris, best remem-
bered for their songs, “ ere’s a Moon Out group, led by Heather Pow- ate a personalized smartphone
Tonight” and “Morse Code of Love”
derly, meets on the rst Sat- stand that will be printed in
Tickets are $35 in advance and be pur-
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May 4 the group will discuss mahopaclibrary.org, or call 845-
e show is sponsored by PCSB Bank
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ters, Jack Smoot, Jr., JD IFP advisor, Vil-
las at Seminary Hill, Bucci Brothers Deli the Library’s Circulation Desk. Wednesday, May 8, 6:30 p.m.
& Catering, and Mahopac News (Bronze
Sponsors). Drop-in group; no registration In this workshop, participants

needed.Visit www.mahopacli- will create new poems to share

brary.org for more information. and receive feedback from other

FIESTA! Celebrate Cinco participants. Each monthly ses-

de Mayo sion will feature poetry readings

Sunday, May 5, 2 p.m. BAMM and discussion in a format that is

at Mahopac Library pres- aimed to be helpful to each poet

ents Judy Handler and Mark in honing his/her craft. Regis-

Levesque will o er a program tration is requested; register on-

of passionate, lyrical music in line at www.mahopaclibrary.org,

honor of Cinco de Mayo. Join us or call 845-628-2009, ext. 100.

for an afternoon of music from SEE MUSINGS PAGE 25
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de Mayo with
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Here is a list of meetings Saving a Life EVERY 11 MINUTES
and other events in the coming Judy Handler and Mark Levesque will o er a program
weeks for the town of Carmel of passionate, lyrical music in honor of Cinco de Mayo on aloneI’m never
government and the Mahopac Sunday, May 5, 2 p.m., at Mahopac Public Library. Per- Life Alert® is always
School District. Times are formed on guitar and mandolin, this concert includes Mex- here for me even when
subject to change. ican songs and dances, a tango from Argentina, a love song
from Peru, Brazilian choros, Puerto Rican popular tunes, as away from home.
TOWN BOARD well as a amenco from Spain.
Wednesday, May 8
Meeting starts at 7 p.m., Handler and Levesque, a husband-and-wife duo, have
been performing together throughout the United States
Town Hall, 60 McAlpin and Europe for more than 25 years. A master guitar player,
Ave., Mahopac Judy Handler has played with many prominent artists in-
PLANNING BOARD cluding Charlie Byrd and Oscar Ghiglia, and is the founder
of the Connecticut Guitar Center. Mark Levesque began
Wednesday, May 15 playing guitar when he was 10 years old, and soon began
Meeting starts at 7 p.m., working in rock and blues bands. He has performed on
Town Hall, 60 McAlpin guitar, mandolin, banjo, and cuatro in numerous ensembles
Ave., Mahopac throughout New England including the CitySingers of
Hartford.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT); the 45th
ursday, May 23 Festival Internacional de Plectro de La Rioja, Spain, the
Meetings start at 7:30 p.m., Casa Branca do Gramido, Porto, Portugal; the Teatro Gran
Town Hall, 60 McAlpin Ave., Coliseo, Fuenmayor, Spain; and the Caramoor Center for
Mahopac Music and the Arts in Katonah.

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Mahopac students get a BOCES’ New
taste of Educated Palate Language Learners
take a step forward
Tables were set in festive spring colors, and the who plans to study hospitality in college, said he

house was packed during a luncheon at the Edu- enjoys the unique aspect of the hospitality program.

cated Palate restaurant at the Tech Center at Put- “ e classes are so interactive. I really like the

nam | Northern Westchester BOCES recently. life experience you get from working here,” Hil- ere are people who risk their entire Four students read excerpts

e restaurant, run by Hospitality Academy stu- drew said. lives to bring a plate of food to their from the autobiographical entries

dents, which includes several aspiring chefs from Hospitality students do everything from pre- families. I have crossed the border. that capped the project, and all

Mahopac, was decked out for the annual spring paring the menu to cooking, baking, serving, and Although I am an immigrant, I am students received certi cates rec-

luncheon. cleaning up at the restaurant. not di erent from you. ognizing their work.

Diners feasted on crispy-crab-cake appetizers; Mahopac’s Khadijah Amos said she loves the –ENL student Zucely Zecena “My heart is exploding with

a main course of beef Bourguignon with pom- way the teachers in the Hospitality Academy fos- pride at their achievements and

mes puree and roasted asparagus; and, for dessert, ter independence among students. As students at the Putnam | at all they did to tell their stories

heavenly cream pu s lled with pastry cream, “We get to do our own thing and express our Northern Westchester BOCES’ in a meaningful way,” Carnes said.

covered with chocolate ganache, and garnished creativity in our own way,” she said. English as New Language Learn- “ e students took this project

with sugared berries and raspberry sauce. ers Academy work to learn both and just ran with it.”

Mahopac High School student Rob Hildrew, Article courtesy of PNW BOCES English and a new trade,one thing All of the students in the pro-

is often clear to their teachers. e gram, which includes classes in

trauma that many faced in their English immersion, academic

native countries can follow them subjects and a variety of trades,had

to the United States and choke the opportunity to journal each

their attempts to move forward. week during class and re ect on

is year, two Academy sta ers questions and other prompts. As

at the Putnam | Northern West- expected, the journaling led many

chester BOCES Tech Center— students to follow up with private

social worker Stephanie Carnes sessions with Carnes where they

and English teacher Ellen Sugrue- could discuss traumatic experi-

Dolan—teamed up on a months- ences from their earlier lives.

long journaling project designed “We have students here who

to help students look back at pain- have had a lot of pain and this

From left, Hospitality Academy students Kenny Strobl, Mahopac; Liz Armbruster, Mahopac; ful experiences and begin explor- was a chance for them to unload
Ke’Ajahnai Ridenhour, Hendrick Hudson; and Cameron Tobias, Mahopac, shared their talents at
the student-run Educated Palate restaurant. ing feelings that could derail their a little of that,” Sugrue-Dolan

PHOTO COURTESY OF PNW BOCES futures. e results were on view said. Carnes and Sugrue-Dolan

at a Family Celebration held last SEE BOCES PAGE 28
week at the BOCES campus.

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Retention is a serious issue

STRONG many of these students had aver- the exact problems haven’t been selor, teachers, and other team and knowledge to enter a variety
LEARNING age to above average intelligence identi ed and can’t be addressed. members to nd how they will of elds or move onto college.
with one or more learning disabili- be addressing his learning needs.
DR. LINDA ties, including ADHD. e good e term “learning disability”cov- Once he’s in high school he can Again, the answer for how to
SILBERT news is that there’s been much ers a wide range of issues. You can’t take advantage of BOCES (Board help your son, as with many other
research done on various learning spend the summer working on of Cooperative Educational students who su er from a learn-
Dear Dr. Linda, disabilities. Now, there’s help for improving decoding skills when Services), and move in a skills and ing disability, is to rst zero in on
When Mikey nished kinder- the learning-disabled child. the issue is comprehension or poor career direction that works best the exact cause of his challenges
vocabulary. for him. When students leave and then get remediation and
garten, we had begged the school Since Mikey was classi ed with BOCES they have learned skills
to hold him back because he still a learning disability in rst grade, When Mikey returns to school SEE DR. LINDA PAGE 28
didn’t know all his letters and his teachers and other school in September, talk to his coun-
numbers. His teacher and everyone personnel understood that he
else at a meeting we had refused. had a learning disability and that Summer 2019 Youth
Instead, he was classi ed with a retaining him wouldn’t solve the Arts Technology Program
learning disability. From rst grade problem.
on he has had help at school.
Some people believe that
Here’s the result. He’s going many children have been helped
into eighth grade refusing to read by retention because they see
and will not write anything. If bene ts that following year.
he does write even three words, However, research has shown that
there’s no way we can read it. the problems that contribute to
His teachers have him using a decisions to retain also contribute
computer. My husband and I are to emotional problems. Once a
angry and upset. How is he going disability has been diagnosed,
to survive in high school and life it can be compensated for and
without being able to read or the child can receive educational
write? We just had a meeting with services and accommodations. If
his teachers and asked them once a child is retained, in addition to
again to retain him. ey totally struggling with academics, he’s
refused. We don’t have money to eventually the oldest in the class
hire a lawyer to ght them, nor do and he knows full well that he’s
we have money to send him to a behind his age-level classmates.
private school. Where do we go But the disability remains and on
from here? top of working to develop skills to
compensate for it, a retained child
Rita and Mike often su ers a blow to self-esteem
Dear Rita and Mike, that can continue throughout life.

As I’ve said in the past, reten- As far as Mikey is concerned,
tion cannot be taken lightly. instead of blaming his teach-
Retaining a child requires that the ers, take their advice seriously.
child has a developmental delay, If you haven’t done so yet, have
and even then, retention is a seri- him evaluated again in school or
ous decision. Retaining a child in outside of school to determine the
middle school is even more seri- exact cause(s) of his di culties.
ous. In most cases, it has lifelong
negative consequences. en get remediation for him over
the summer.
Years ago, students dropped out
of school in eighth grade or in But don’t just put him in any
high school. Why? Some had to summer program. e program
drop out to support the family, but must speci cally address the diag-
nosed disability.Too many parents
waste money on tutoring or
special remedial programs because

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BOCES ceiving a grant from the NoVo the journal project was an oppor- and three classmates, Armando takes to rise above.”
FROM PAGE 26
Foundation, which seeks to foster tunity to remember episodes from Lopez-Duarte, Tommy Raudales e ENL program at the Tech

equality and a more caring world. her childhood and try to under- and Stephany Puentes, read their Center was developed in response to

designed the project after re- Zucely Zecena said that, for her, stand them a little better. Zucely work in Spanish, with their teach- the needs of school districts in Put-

ers then reading aloud the English nam and northern Westchester that

translation. were enrolling signi cant numbers

“We are not di erent. We came of immigrant students. One of the

here to work hard but they try to primary focuses of the program is

humiliate us,” said Zucely. “I pres- enabling students to get their TASC

ent myself as a young immigrant. or Spanish TASC (high school

I am that one who has travelled equivalency) diploma. Along with

those paths to ful ll my dream here their academic subjects, students

in the United States of America.” study a trade; they can choose from

Wrote Armando, “Because of cosmetology,medical assisting,busi-

being poor, they humiliate you, ness, business management, auto

they underestimate you. But that is body, carpentry or plumbing. After

a blessing. Like (Puerto Rican rap- completing the program, students

per) Daddy Yankee says, ‘the one go on to work in technical elds or

who comes from nothing, comes to study in college.

blessed.’ I agree with him. Because

that is how you learn how much it Article courtesy of PNW BOCES

SUCMAMMEPRSwimming~ Sports~Arts&Crafts~andMore... Social worker Stephanie Carnes, student Armando Lopez-Duarte
July 1, 2019 ~ August 30, 2019 and English teacher Ellen Sugrue-Dolan at a celebration for the
PNW BOCES English as New Language Learners Academy.

PHOTO COURTESY OF PNW BOCES

DR. LINDA

FROM PAGE 27

accommodations that address that or those disabilities. en help
Mikey move in a direction that will allow him to experience the great-
est success—both in school and beyond the classroom.

Dr. Linda

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SOFTBALL

The team celebrates Shannon Becker’s 500 career strikeouts that she reached April 16.

John Jay breaks Indians’ eight-game win streak

Star pitcher hits career milestone

BY GABRIELLE BILIK
SPORTS EDITOR

Although their eight-game The team exchanges high-fives. breaking state records, and to do ward, Giansante said. PHOTOS COURTESY OF NOREEN SABIA
winning streak came to a halt that as a sophomore is quite re- “ eir pitcher is signed to
last week against John Jay East role in our success,” Giansante markable.” know we will see them again in
Fishkill, the Mahopac girls soft- said. “Not many teams can han- Missouri, an SEC team,” she Sectionals and I am con dent we
ball team is still riding the high. dle the movement on her pitches. While they know their said. “She is the best we will will beat them. We are capable
Coupled with sophomore pitcher She is at nearly 200 strikeouts strengths, the two losses to John see in this section, so what this of doing so, and although the
Shannon Becker’s 500 career for the season, and approaching Jay highlighted some areas the means for us is we have to focus two games did not show that, we
strikeouts, the team has a lot to 600 career Ks. She is shattering team will focus on moving for- even more on hitting because I
celebrate, said coach Cristina milestones and is quite close to SEE SOFTBALL PAGE 30
Giansante.

“ e games we lost back to
back to John Jay East Fishkill
(April 24 and 26) were tough
losses, however they’re a power-
house of a team, she said. “ ey
always come every year ready to
compete.

She noted that a point of pride
for the Indians, was their 2-1 win
over top-ranked team from Col-
onie on April 13. She believes
that the team’s emphasis on run
support has been key to their suc-
cess so far.

“We only put up 63 runs over
the entire season last year, and
after eight games we’ve put up
69, so I am very happy to see the
change in our bats,” she said.

Becker, who has been a mem-
ber of the varsity softball team
since she was in eighth grade,
reached 500 career strikeouts
duirng the team’s 16-0 win over
Brewster on April 16.

“Shannon has been lights out
all season which has played a big

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girls on and o the eld, they
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determined. ey want this Sec- to play at Arlington at 4:30 p.m.
tional title more than anything.” April 30 and will play them again
at home, at 4:30. p.m. May 2. Af-
Mahopac bounced back with a ter that, they will play Panas at
4-2 win over Clarkstown South 4:30 p.m. May 5, and Carmel at
April 29. Becker had 19 strike- 4:30 p.m. May 6 at home.
outs and gave up two hits, hit a
three-run homer and a double.

“Yesterday’s win against Clark-

THURSDAY, MAY 2, 2019 SPORTS MAHOPAC NEWS PAGE 31
Andrea
Track girls Molly Jenkins
take home McGrinder
All-League
Emily Pontillo
medals
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Boys nish fth GILBERT MCMAHON

e Mahopac boys and girls track teams competed
in the Section 1 League 1A championships April
22 and 23 at Arlington High School. e girls placed
fourth overall, several taking home individual All-
League medals, and the boys placed fth.

“ is year’s team is a predominately young,
hardworking group that is determined to establish
a culture that will help this program continue to
grow and succeed,” said girls coach Kelley Posch.
“Many of our athletes are rst-time track and eld
athletes, but the experience and leadership that stems
from the few upperclassmen veterans that we have
has been paramount in helping the newcomers to
transition smoothly and successfully. We look forward
to continuing to raise the bar this season and we, as
coaches, couldn’t be more proud of these scholar
athletes for holding themselves and their teammates
accountable to high expectations in the classroom, in
practice and at competitions. As we continue to head in
to the championship portion of our season I am excited
to see their hard work continue to pay o .”

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FROM PAGE 31 800-meter run 1600-meter relay, 3rd AJ Golebiowski had quality e orts at the league
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NOTICE OF MAHOPAC district meeting or election inspection by any quali ed voter herewith, has been adopted on ISSUANCE OF $13,301,400
PUBLIC LIBRARY’S during the four (4) calendar of the district between the hours April 24, 2019, and the validity BONDS OF THE TOWN
ANNUAL MEETING, years prior to this year need not of 10:00 am and 5:00 pm on of the obligations authorized by OF CARMEL, PUTNAM
BUDGET VOTE, AND re-register. Also, any resident each of the ve (5) days prior to such resolution may be hereafter COUNTY, NEW YORK,
of the Mahopac Central School and the day set for the meeting contested only if such obligations TO PAY THE COST
ELECTION OF TRUSTEES District, otherwise quali ed to or election, except Sunday, or were authorized for an object or OF THE INCREASE

e Mahopac Public Library vote, who is currently registered holidays. purpose for which the Town of AND IMPROVEMENT

hereby gives notice that the for any general election in NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN Carmel, Putnam County, New OF CARMEL WATER

Annual Meeting of the quali ed Putnam County, pursuant to that applications for absentee York, is not authorized to expend DISTRICT NO. 2, IN THE

voters of the Mahopac Public Section 352 of the Election Law ballots for the Election may be money, or if the provisions of TOWN OF CARMEL,

Library, being the quali ed voters shall be entitled to vote without applied for at the o ce of the law which should have been PUTNAM COUNTY, NEW

of the Mahopac Central School further registration. Election Clerk at the Mahopac complied with as of the date YORK.

District, Towns of Carmel and NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN Public Library. If the ballot is of publication of this notice Speci c object or purpose:

Putnam Valley, New York, will that the Board of Registration to be mailed to the voter, the were not substantially complied Increase and improvement of

be held at the Mahopac Public will meet on Tuesday, May 21, completed application must be with, and an action, suit or Carmel Water District No. 2

Library, 668 Route 6, Mahopac, 2019, between the hours of 10:00 received by the Election Clerk no proceeding contesting such (Water Mains)

New York, on Monday, June 3, am and 9:00 pm at the Mahopac later than Tuesday, May 28, 2019. validity is commenced within Period of probable usefulness:

2019, at 7:00 pm. Public Library, 668 Route 6, If the ballot is to be delivered twenty days after the date of 40 years

NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN Mahopac, New York, to prepare a personally to the voter, the publication of this notice, or such Maximum estimated cost:

that the annual Library Election Register of the District at which completed application must be obligations were authorized in $13,301,400

and budget vote of quali ed time any resident will be entitled received by the Election Clerk no violation of the provisions of the Amount of obligations to be

voters will be held at the to have his or her name placed later than 5:00 pm on Monday, Constitution. issued: $13,301,400 bonds

Mahopac Public Library, 668 upon such Register provided June 3, 2019. Also, that a list A complete copy of the SEQRA status: Type II

Route 6, Mahopac, New York, that, at such meeting of the of all persons to whom absentee resolution summarized herewith Action

on Tuesday, the 4th day of June, Registrars, he or she is known or ballots have been issued will is available for public inspection LEGAL NOTICE
2019, between the hours of 7:00 proven to the satisfaction of said be available at said o ce of the during regular business hours at TOWN OF CARMEL
am and 9:00 pm for the purpose Board of Registration to be then Election Clerk of the Mahopac the O ce of the Town Clerk for COUNTY OF PUTNAM
of voting on the statement or thereafter entitled to vote at Public Library on each of ve (5) a period of twenty days from the NOTICE OF TENTATIVE
of estimated expenses for the the at the meeting or election for days prior to the election, except date of publication of this Notice. COMPLETION OF
ensuing scal year (the Budget), which such Register is prepared. Sunday, or holidays, and that ASSESSMENT ROLL
and for the purpose of electing such list will also be posted at the Dated: Mahopac, New York,
four (4) members to the Board of NOTICE IS GIVEN that polling place at the election of
the Board of Registration will April 25, 2019.

Ann Spo ord

Trustees. e ve (5) candidates meet during the Annual Meeting Trustees. Town Clerk (Pursuant to Sections 501, 506

running for four (4) seats on the and on the day of the election at By order of the Board of and 526 of the Real Property Tax

Board are: Stephen Baranowski, the place where such meeting or Trustees of THE MAHOPAC BOND RESOLUTION DATED Law)

Elizabeth Costello (incumbent), election is held for the purpose PUBLIC LIBRARY APRIL 24, 2019. NOTICE IS HEREBY

Joseph Montuori, Vijay Saraswat, of preparing a Register for any 668 Route 6 A RESOLUTION SEE LEGALS PAGE 39
and Scott Weiss (incumbent). meeting or election after this
Mahopac, New York 10541 AUTHORIZING THE

NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN meeting or election. Michele Capozzella,

that those residents of the NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN Election Clerk

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District who registered at the pursuant to Section 2014 of the
2018 Annual Meeting and Education Law will be led in ESTOPPEL
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