Mahopac News 06.10.21

VOL. 12 NO. 18 Visit TapIntoMahopac.net for the latest news. THURSDAY, JUNE 10, 2021

GOP infighting spills over Iconic Falls business
into Town Board meeting owner dies

Republican leadership accused Ron Jedlicka ran Red Mills Market
of dirty tactics for ve decades

BY BOB DUMAS week’s Mahopac News that revealed she BY BOB DUMAS
EDITOR had once been arrested and pled guilty EDITOR
to a misdemeanor charge, saying the in-
Last week’s Town Board meeting formation was given to the newspaper as Ronald Jedlicka, a local business own- PHOTO COURTESY OF JEDLICKA FAMILY
turned chaotic when Republican candi- part of a political hit job by the Repub- er who some described on social media
dates for the upcoming primary used the lican leadership. She said she held estab- as a “Mahopac legend” passed away on Ron Jedlicka
public comment portion of the meeting lished Republicans on the Town Board June 1. He was 76.
to attack the established GOP leadership responsible for not intervening. store. All four of his children worked in
and the candidates it has endorsed. Jedlicka, along with his wife Regina, the store at one time.
“ e story [in the paper] itself explains owned and operated the Red Mills
Earlier this year, the Carmel Repub- the situation that I was forced to endure. Market on Route 6N in Mahopac Falls, “Everybody knew him,” said Dawn
lican Committee nominated incumbent I was a victim of sexual and domestic vio- which his parents, Anton and Earnes- Jedlicka, Ron Jedlicka’s niece, who runs
Suzi McDonough and Stephen Ba- lence which forced me to do something tine, opened in 1960. e store was the neighboring Red Mills Convenience
ranowski, longtime chair of the Con- I was not proud of,” Crowley said. “I originally located where the pizza parlor Store and Shell gas station.
servative Party, to run for the board, and was left destitute. To feed my child I did currently stands, but as more space was
nominated incumbent Ken Schmitt to something I was not proud of.” needed it moved to its current location Jedlicka and his brother—Dawn’s
run for supervisor. in 1966. Jedlicka sold the business and
Crowley called out Tony Scannapie- retired in June 2018. SEE JEDICKA PAGE 6
However, political neophytes Erin co, chair of the Republican Committee,
Lee Crowley and Gerard Ahler garnered charging he had hired a private investiga- Jedlicka’s smile and convivial person-
enough petition signatures to get on the tor to look into her background and gave ality made him a well-known and re-
ballot and force a primary on June 22 the report to Mahopac News. vered member of the community.
(early voting begins Saturday, June 12).
Former Carmel police chief Mike Ca- “What would motivate the head of a “He is truly a Mahopac legend,” wrote
zzari also received enough signatures to political party to hire a private investiga- Katie Winter on Facebook. “I would run
get on the ballot and challenge Schmitt tor to come after a woman who is running into him often at Red Mills and he al-
for the supervisor’s job. for public o ce?” she said. “It is scary to ways had the biggest smile and gave me
think that one man and his committee the kindest ‘hello.’”
e moves have stirred Republican that holds public trust would go out of
Party in ghting, which came to a head at Jedlicka began working in the family
the June 2 meeting. SEE BOARD PAGE 9 business when he was 16 and enjoyed
the people aspect of a mom-and-pop
Crowley spoke of an article in last

BUSINESS & REAL ESTATE 35
CLASSIFIEDS
LEGAL NOTICES 34
LEISURE
MAHOPAC MUSINGS 32
OPINION
SCHOOLS & CAMPS 29
SPORTS
4 MEMORIAL DAY
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22 Mahopac honors
24 its fallen.

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