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Lincoln Hall mum on details by order of Feds

BY CAROL REIF really going on at that location. Catholic Church, according to

STAFF WRITER his biographer, W.J. Battersby.

HISTORY e school’s motto: “Trans-

In 2011, the Somers Middle Lincoln Hall started out as forming lives and inspiring hope

and Intermediate Schools – part of the New York Catholic since 1863.”

which are about 2 miles away Protectory, a 19th-century insti-

from Lincoln Hall – had to tution that sheltered and trained THE FACILITY

be placed on “lockout” after a the young, speci cally orphans, Lincoln Hall Boys’ Haven’s

Lincoln Hall student left cam- children referred by the courts, 454-acre campus on Route 202

pus without permission and and children entrusted by par- contains 28 structures, including

was found on Somers school ents who were unable to care for a dining hall, 300-seat audito-

grounds. them properly. rium, academic and vocational

Earlier this month, the schools e main campus was located school buildings, gymnasium,

brie y relived that experience in the Bronx where the boys’ swimming pool, running track,

when a 17-year-old boy ed programs were managed by the athletic elds and a health cen-

Lincoln Hall by leaping out a Christian Brothers and the girls’ ter.

second-story window on Friday, by the Sisters of Charity of New

April 1. e sight of helicopters York. WHAT IT OFFERS

hovering over the town while In 1907,the institution bought Nowadays, the nonpro t or-

police searched for the youth up farmland in Somers and built ganization provides specialized

worried residents. e errant cottages where its young wards services for troubled teens who

teen was quickly apprehended lived while acquiring farming have come to it via the courts.

and things returned to normal. and other agricultural skills. Lincoln Hall started partner-

Still, Lincoln Hall has re- ey grew their own fruits and ing 12 years ago with the federal

mained in the local conversa- vegetables and kept dairy cows. O ce of Refugee Resettlement

tion after recent reports in the It was then known as the Lin- (ORR) to shelter and provide

national media involving Rob colndale Agricultural School for services for underage undocu-

Astorino, a former Westchester Boys. mented children. It is only one

County executive and current In 1909, Brother Barnabas of many care providers in the tri-

Republican candidate for gov- McDonald F.S.C., a pioneer in state area to do so.

ernor, who lmed a bus headed social services, became its direc- e youngsters — part of the

from Westchester County Air- tor. He renamed the facility Lin- Unaccompanied Alien Children

port to Lincoln Hall with people coln Hall, after President Abra- Program — are eventually re-

who allegedly entered the U.S. ham Lincoln. McDonald is also united with their families or re-

illegally. remembered as a driving force in turned to their country of origin.

is has prompted many of establishing the early relation- e Family Reuni cation PHOTO: TOM WALOGORSKY
our readers to contact this news- ship between the Boy Scouts
paper and inquire about what is of America and the American Lincoln Hall Boys’ Haven has recently been the subject of national
SEE LINCOLN HALL PAGE 8 media attention and speculation among Somers residents.

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The Great Stamp Feud
How Somers fought and won

David versus Goliath. Erin where the traveling menagerie Somers’ claims by unveiling

Brockovich versus PG&E. ourished in the early to mid the circus stamp itself at a cer-

Who doesn’t love the story of 1800s. Native son Hachaliah emony here on April 1, 1966,

an underdog who ghts and Bailey successfully exhibited a full month before Delavan’s

wins against a larger, more Old Bet, the second elephant unveiling. 

powerful adversary? Right in the United States, in the Before the Somers’ un-

here in our neck of the woods, early nineteenth century. An- veiling, three thousand peo-

we had our own pitched battle other Somers native, J. Purdy ple—roughly half of Somers’

between a Somers resident Brown, invented the rst 1966 population—attended

and the United States Postal portable circus tent in 1825. a parade to celebrate the oc-

Service (USPS).  Charles Wright, who grew up casion. Some 1,200 residents

Since 1893, the USPS has in his father’s tavern at 339 marched in the parade.

being issuing commemora- Route 202 in Somers, was the As a result of Koegel’s he-

tive stamps honoring people, rst person to enter a lion’s roic e orts, the historical re-

places, events, and objects. cage. Once the traveling me- cord was, in part, corrected.

e Citizens’ Stamp Advisory nagerie proved to be a pros- Somers was thrust into the

Committee appointed by the perous way to make a living, national spotlight. Residents

Postmaster General recom- more people from Somers and gained a new sense of pride.

mends subjects that will be neighboring towns in north- Author and reunion orga-

depicted on future stamps. ern Westchester and eastern nizer Jo Pitkin recalls, “the

e committee makes its de- Putnam counties joined the parade brought us together as

cision through a selection pro- bandwagon. Somers’ na- a community. Even though I Original cartoon of Town Historian Otto Koegel, drawn by Frank Becerra for
cess based on certain criteria tives—ordinary farmers and was just in elementary school, The Journal News in 1966, signed by U.S. Senators Jacob Javits and Robert F.
such as “themes of widespread cattle drivers turned entrepre- I understood that we were Kennedy and U.S. Representative Ogden Reid.
national appeal and signi - neurial showmen—made his-
ghting for our identity, for

cance.” On January 2, 1966, tory long before Delavan ever our history. Now, after read-

the USPS announced the is- hosted a single circus for the ing numerous articles about

suance of a special stamp to winter.  events in 1966, I appreciate

celebrate the American circus.  Following the USPS an- not only how creative people

e USPS decided it would nouncement, Koegel formally here were in expressing them-

honor Delavan, Wisconsin, protested by submitting a pe- selves but how monumental

by unveiling the ve-cent tition to persuade the USPS this event was for Somers.” 

circus stamp there on May 2. to recognize Somers’ rightful In a few short months, tiny

Delavan had been a popular place in circus history. e Somers—led by Otto Koe-

wintering spot for more than Great Stamp Feud raged for gel—went up against an es-

twenty circuses in the late several months and went all tablished government agency

1800s. Of course, Delavan the way to the U.S. House of and won a partial victory, stak-

graciously accepted the o er. Representatives. Ultimately, ing a claim that endures to this

Hold your horses! Otto Postmaster General Law- day. e USPS commemora-

E. Koegel, Town Historian rence O’Brien denied Somers’ tive circus clown stamp that

of Somers at that time and a demand for a rst-day issue started all the fuss is now only

founder of the Somers His- of the circus stamp. But, in worth about a buck. But, ever

torical Society,had other ideas. a stunning reversal, Somers since, Somers has been known

He worked feverishly over the was granted the right to have far and wide as the “Cradle of

next few months to persuade its own special cancellation the American Circus.”  

the USPS that Somers had le- that was used at the Somers

gitimate bragging rights, too.  post o ce for six months. Article courtesy of e Somers PHOTO COURTESY OF SOMERS HISTORICAL SOCIETY
As Koegel knew, Somers is e USPS also conceded to Historical Society. 
The unveiling ceremony on April 1, 1966.

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A nice Bahamas vacation

JUST Fun Facts As I watched her shiver- him through the bell. He ig-
JO ANN by Jo Ann ing, I told her to get inside. It nored the alerts since he knew
was way too cold for her to be that Kim was home with the
JO ANN The Ring doorbell made its debut on ‘Shark Tank’ in 2013 outside in just pajamas and baby. Of course, he had no
FRANCELLA and was originally called DoorBot. In 2018, the Ring slippers. idea that she was locked out-
doorbell was sold to Amazon. side and freezing. After about
We returned home We watched as she walked
from our Bahamas used to it. We plan on doing before Drew woke up; we toward her front door, and fteen minutes of frantically
trip ve days before lots of traveling.” packed our bags, packed the since it was still raining trying to alert Seth, he nally
we visited our daughter and car and said our long good- lightly, we took our time get- spoke through the doorbell
her family for a long week- “It’s just that I’m so ready byes. Kim always walks us to ting home. When we pulled and said, “What’s going on?”
end.  ere were a lot of jokes for spring,” Kim said. our car and makes me promise into our garage I called to let
about how jealous they were to call her as soon as we get Kim know we were home. “I didn’t know you were
that Ken and I looked so re- During our weekend at home. going to the gym, and I’m
laxed and tan while they had to Kim’s, I had planned on She told us that Seth had locked out of the house
stay in cold New Jersey stressed taking Drew out for walks is time, Kim was still in not, in fact, taken the car once in my pajamas freezing to
and pale. and playing with him in the her pajamas when she walked around the block. He had death. Can you come right
backyard, but a freezing rain us to our car. Seth had moved gone to work out at the gym home?”
“Don’t be such grouches,” poured down from the minute his car so we could get out of in town. Kim realized that
I said. “Dad and I very much we arrived.  Instead, we played the driveway and did what she was now locked out of the “I just started my workout.”
needed to get away and re- inside, and I even made a Kim thought was a once house without a phone.  ank “What?! Forget your work-
lax. Don’t forget that we had chocolate cream pie so Drew around the block with their goodness for technology.  ey out. I’m nearly a block of ice
so many travel plans for when could lick the spoon. car. had recently installed a Ring and the baby is locked in the
Dad retired over two years ago, doorbell, which alerts them house alone!”
but couldn’t do anything be- On Sunday morning, right through their phones to As Kim conveyed the story
cause of the pandemic. So get anything moving outside their to me, I didn’t know whether
front door. She kept stand- to laugh or cry. I’m thinking
ing in front of the doorbell she may need a nice Bahamas
hoping it would alert Seth’s vacation herself.
phone so she could talk to
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Should kids be allowed to count on their ngers?

STRONG children use their ngers, it helps harm than good. A woman who only better understand math, but workplace they will one day
LEARNING them early on in learning num- struggled with math as a girl may actually learn to like it and encounter may depend on it.
bers and number concepts. Hand once told me that if she found not be afraid of it.
DR. LINDA and nger-related motions have herself at a house party where e more we do to encourage
SILBERT been shown to stimulate di er- someone was selling things and STEM (science, technology, children to be comfortable with
ent areas in the brain from visual she had to ll out an order form, engineering, and mathematics) math (and not anxious about it),
Dear Dr. Linda, and auditory inputs and the she’d make up an excuse that she schools and programs are all the more prepared they will be
I’m a rst-grade teacher and more areas of the brain that are suddenly had to go home and over. Even though many adults to succeed.
nd that many of my students stimulated, the more solid the leave. She said she would go into say they “don’t need algebra”
foundation for learning arithme- a panic just like she had in rst and other mathematical con- Let your young students
need to count on their ngers to tic concepts. A fourth-grade boy and second grade when she was cepts in their everyday lives, count on their ngers as long as
do addition and subtraction. I I once worked with—who had not allowed to use her ngers. the success of kids today in the they need to.
don’t allow it. ey need to learn severe dyscalculia—told me that
their addition facts, or they won’t the only way he could do arith- ousands of children have Dr. Linda
be able to do addition or sub- metic was by using his ngers. been in some cases traumatized
traction. ey know the rule, but by well-meaning but uninformed
I nd many of them hiding their e only way he could visualize teachers. ere are tutoring
hands under their desks so they the quantity a number represent- companies right now that won’t
can count on their ngers. I don’t ed was by using his ngers. allow their students to use their
want to embarrass them, but if I
don’t insist, they will never learn Over the years, counting on ngers. It is both amazing and
their number facts. ngers fell out of favor and was disturbing that so many teach-
discouraged in most classes. is ers followed and still follow this
One of my colleagues totally practice was probably not based practice without questioning it.
disagrees with me and lets her on any research but in uenced
students count on their ngers. by what theories were in vogue As I said above, the objec-
In fact, she thinks I’m a terrible when the teacher was originally tive is for students to eventually
teacher for doing this. Who’s taught. For whatever reasons, it not need their ngers but being
right? was taboo to be caught counting required not to use them may
on your ngers. disrupt the process by which
Grace higher mathematical concepts
Dear Grace, e eventual goal, of course, and skills are acquired. Hope-
is for kids to learn the number fully, teachers, tutors, and parents
I’m sorry to tell you, but I concepts so that they no longer will not discourage beginning
side with your colleague. Recent have to count on their ngers. learners from using their ngers
research has shown that when But forcing them not to use not only to help them count but
their ngers before that learning also to help their brain develop
has fully taken place does more so that they will be able to not

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Spring

BY KATHY BURNS 

Misty spring morn
Rebirth

Birds chirp
And squawk

And talk
In the freshly budding trees

Spring
A moment of quiet re ection
Just before everything bursts into life

Full and loud and robust
But for now spring
Quietly prepares us

Giving time to ponder
Just what this rebirth means
And so saying, “spring has sprung”

is inaccurate
Spring is the slow rewind in preparation for

summer’s burst of life 

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Duck, goose, seagull?

READING, above the pond! up to 30 lbs. with a wingspan of up to witnessed a hawk swoop down and
WRITING & When I think of seagulls, I think 10 feet across. e Trumpeter Swan is grab a poor chipmunk and y away.
CHOCOLATE the largest swan species. e familiar
of summer days at the beach. e swans we see around here are white e geese, ducks and seagulls are a
KIM sounds of seagulls, the smell of the but there are black swans and others noisy bonus. I will continue look-
KOVACH salt air and the heat of the sand on with black and white coloration. ing out of my windows towards the
bare feet are all sense memories that trees and natural world outside. Who
The other afternoon, I was go together. Aren’t seagulls usually y- Bird book or smartphone in hand, knows what other unexpected birds
teaching a Creative Writ- ing around larger bodies of water like Pat tells me that she has spotted lots will visit?
ing class for elementary aged oceans and bays and rivers? How far of di erent waterfowl including the
students over Zoom. Kids are very inland did this seagull venture to nd common merganser, a large white Kim Kovach enjoys listening to the
well trained to put their microphones its way to the pond? duck with black markings, as well as sounds of nature.
on mute when it is not their turn to bu ehead and scaup. Pat can de- www.kimkovachwrites.com
speak. I had just given the story writ- According to my research, seagulls scribe each type of duck’s particular
ing topic to my young writers when can be found near oceans, bays and coloration and markings, too.
a cacophony of sound from outside major lakes. I learned that seagulls
made everyone look up. frequent saltwater and freshwater I remember being surprised to
locations. While doing my seagulls glance out of my window a few years
ankfully, it was not a lawn mower research, I came across the distinc- ago to see a large blue heron leap
or chain saw or woodchipper. e tive gelled swoop of a hairstyle worn o a high branch on a dead tree out
honking and squawking sounds of by members of the band A Flock of back and y over the pond. I also
geese, ducks, and a host of waterfowl Seagulls in the 1980s. recall that years ago on lunch time
walks in Katonah, I would often spot
lled the air! Flocks of feathered My friend, Pat, and her husband a blue heron standing at one end of a
friends swooped and apped and have become avid bird watchers over small pond o Route 22.
descended on the pond out back. the last couple of years. ey enjoy
driving around and walking near area Red cardinals, blue jays, robins, and
I hear the honking and quacking reservoirs to observe and photograph sparrows are always ying about in
of Canada geese and wild ducks on a various waterfowl. Pat has mentioned my backyard. Over the years I have
daily basis. But an unexpected sound stopping to watch large ocks of watched wild turkeys emerging from
was added to the mix. I glanced up at majestic white swans oating on the the woods and strutting across the
the sky as my students went back to Muscoot Reservoir. grass. Once I drove by an ominous
writing their stories. ere it was—a sight of turkey vultures sitting on
seagull swooping through the sky Swans are beautiful, large, graceful top of a fence. I’ve spotted red-tail
water birds with long necks. My re- hawks soaring through the air. I’ve
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Who is the greatest athlete you
ever saw in person?

MY Waterbury’s Municipal Stadium. ere fectiveness. Williams was known for his
PERSPECTIVE
was an over ow crowd, and we went amazing eyesight, which he employed
JAMES
MARTORANO early to make sure we were able to get to detect the spin of the ball and then

Who is the greatest athlete in. I was about to turn thirteen and this adjusted his swing accordingly. It may
you ever had the privilege of
seeing perform in person? It was a perfect (albeit a few weeks early) have worked against mere mortals, but
took me a while to answer that ques-
tion. During the last seven-plus de- birthday present. I was an avid Yankee it failed against this young woman. I
cades, I’ve had the pleasure of witness-
ing several impressive athletes. My list fan and as such, I always dreaded seeing counted two foul tips. Other than that,
includes Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra,
Roger Clemens, Bo Jackson, Alex one of the participants, Ted Williams, he missed everything she threw. Finally,
Rodriquez, and Ted Williams—just to
name a few. I was at Yankee Stadium come to the plate. But on this evening, he threw his bat down in disgust and
when Muhammad Ali defeated Ken
Norton in a thrilling heavyweight ght. I had no such feeling. After all, this walked away, reportedly muttering, “I
And how could I forget witnessing a
brash kid from Alabama, Joe Namath, Hall of Famer was the last hitter to can’t hit her.” It was no surprise that
sling a football all over Shea stadium in
his rookie year? But as enjoyable as all bat .400 and had just retired. Williams years later, when asked who the tough-
these memories are, my mind inevita-
bly returns to the events of a night in ended his career with the hated Boston est pitcher he ever faced, Williams is
August of 1961.
Red Sox, with a great year: compiling reported to have replied “you won’t
It was on that warm and muggy
summer evening that my dad and I 29 home runs and a .316 batting aver- believe this, but it was a teenage girl.”
ventured to a charity exhibition in
age. e exhibition pitted the mighty Williams was not alone in his frus-

Ted Williams against a 20-year-old tration. Joyce’s career stats prove that.

young woman named Joan Joyce, an Over 19 seasons, she had a record of

up-and-coming softball pitcher. 753-42. She tossed 150 no-hitters

e “Splendid Splinter,” as Williams and 50 perfect games, striking out

was known, was attired in his famous over 10,000 batters while accruing

number 9 Red Sox jersey while Ms. an incredibly low lifetime earned run

Joyce chose to wear the red and white average of .090. In another exhibition,

out t that she normally adorned as a a few years later, she made Hank Aaron

player on the famous Raybestos Bra- look like a little leaguer. If that wasn’t

kettes, a top women’s softball team impressive enough, o ensively, she had

out of Stratford, Connecticut. As the a career batting average of .327.

evening progressed, I couldn’t believe So, you may have an inkling by now

my eyes. Joyce had a curveball, a slider, that I am leaning toward Joyce as my

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Somers High School Featured Seniors

As the Class of 2022 counts down to graduation, The Somers Record is proud to highlight a different group of seniors in each
issue. For more information about participating, please contact editor Tom Walogorsky at [email protected].

Ryan Allen Derek Donnelly Jake Riina Dahlia Weinstein

What is something most people What interests you most? What What is something most people What is something most people
don’t know about you? activities do you participate in, don’t know about you? don’t know about you?
both in school and outside of
I’ve played disc golf for three years school? I am secretly training to become a I enjoy writing. I have written ar-
and have thrown under par, but I pro skateboarder. ticles and I tend to write once a day
have rarely touched golf clubs. Drums, Jazz and Symphonic about anything that comes to mind.
Band, watching baseball and foot- Favorite comfort food?
Favorite sports team? ball games. Student government and Gummy sharks Favorite book?
New York Jets Somers Varsity Football team man- What do you hope to be doing Rules by Cynthia Lord
What interests you most? What ager. in five years? What are your main Are you a coffee or tea person?
activities do you participate in, life goals? A mix, tea person at Starbucks but
both in school and outside of Favorite movie? I would like to major in business co ee person at Dunkin.
school? Forrest Gump management with a minor in mar- What do you hope to be doing
I love running XC and track and What do you hope to be doing keting. I hope to one day start my in five years? What are your main
eld year round with my team and in five years? What are your main own business. life goals?
relaxing by playing video games with life goals? What is something that moti- I’m going to Quinnipiac Univer-
my friends. I hope to be in my church’s semi- vates you? sity to major in communications.
What do you hope to be doing nary to be learning how to become Listening to music. I want to pursue a career in sports
in five years? What are your main a priest or deacon. I want to go to Were your years at Somers journalism, and hope that in 5 years
life goals? a two-year college then transfer to High School what you expected that I’ll be working for a big sports
In ve years, I hope to be pursuing a four-year college. I will major in them to be? network such as ESPN or NHL
a masters or doctorate in psychol- education, physiology or general Network.
ogy to become an experimental or studies. ey were more than I could ever Were your years at Somers
research psychologist. Being able to What is Somers’ best attrac- ask for. We were given the freedom High School what you expected
design studies to nd causation in tion? of being kids, while entrusted with a them to be?
cognitive subjects is something that Dunkin Donuts number of responsibilities by teach- I didn’t expect to go virtual for the
I nd interesting and understanding Were your years at Somers ers and sta . ey really prepared us majority of my high school years. Yet
the brain is a very important goal. High School what you expected for college next year. I have found ways to enjoy it from
Were your years at Somers them to be? only being in person for 2 years. I
High School what you expected Yes, they were what I expected. In found succeeding in school online
them to be? one word I describe my experience was rewarding, yet I had trouble with
as “memorable.” I found it rewarding the lack of social interaction with
e one word I would use is “un- that I passed my earth science and friends, teachers and peers. However
expected.”Battling through COVID algebra regents. It was challenging to I found my senior year to be enjoy-
took a lot of dedication and motiva- take environmental science. able and I enjoy being in school.
tion, so the fact that my whole class
is able to get that sense of normality
to nish out our time is rewarding
enough to me.

Thursday, April 21, 2022 The Somers Record – Page 21

VARSITY ROUNDUP Sports

Connor
Durso

Jake Lax Continues to Roll
Gannon

Baseball Falls to Byram Hills George Creighton

PHOTOS: CHRIS SMAJLAJ

BY WHIT ANDERSON periods. Hunter Sullivan nished Somers gave up six runs with two ward.”  Aiden Meza and Connor Phil-
STAFF WRITER with 17 saves.   outs and nobody on base. Byram For the boys, Brian Luciano ips placed rst and second in the
Hills controlled the game from 800m. ey switched places in the
“It was a good week for us,”said that point.  won the hammer throw and dis- 1600m, with Philips winning and
cus. Colin Brooks edged out his Meza coming in second.  
BOYS LACROSSE Coach Vincent DeGregorio. “ e “Byram is a good team, so it was opponent by less than a second to
nice to see once again we can play win the steeplechase. Jaden Abreu TENNIS
Somers 10, White Plains 2 boys continue to play as a team on with the top talent of Class A. We represented the Tuskers well in Sleepy Hollow 4, Somers 3
just have to take that next step and the triple jump, placing second.  Monday, Apr. 18
Thursday, Apr. 14 both ends. eir grittiness and co- get ourselves to a spot where we e Tuskers lost a close match-
win these games,”said Coach An- Section 1 Duals
Somers continued to impress hesiveness are inspiring. e best thony Nappi.  Wednesday, Apr. 13 up against Sleepy Hollow on
Monday. 
last ursday with a decisive win part is that we still have so much TRACK & FIELD e Tuskers had a quick turn-
Hen Hud Field Fest around from the Hen Hud Meet Somers did well in their singles
against White Plains on their turf.  potential.”  Tuesday, Apr. 12 for Section 1 Duals the next day. matches, with three players (Hud-
e Tuskers competed against a However, that did not stop them son Schantz, Max Yates, Steve
e Tuskers’ success started at from continuing to impress.   Amato) earning points for the
variety of Section 1 teams at the team with wins. Doubles is where
the defensive end. Hunter Sul- GIRLS LACROSSE Hen Hud Field Fest, sporting Four girls (Keira Cleary, Kim Somers struggled, losing all three
multiple standout performances.  Gates, Madelynn Murphy, So a of their matches. 
livan protected the net with 10 Somers 14, Mamaroneck 12 Milojevic) had personal bests in
Megan Spencer continues to the 800m. Cleary also won the GOLF
saves, and the back line prevented Monday, Apr. 18 get better each meet. She won 400m.   Mahopac 254, Somers 258
the hammer throw, shot put, and Monday, Apr. 18
any easy looks for the Tigers.   e Tuskers came out on top discus, earning the Most Valuable “She [Cleary] is just a fresh- e golf team played their rst
man and is a top runner already.
O ensively, everyone got into against a tough Mamaroneck op- rower award.  She has enormous potential,” said match of the season on Monday,
e long-distance girls showed Vegliante.  just falling short to Mahopac in
the action. Notables included ponent, extending their win streak a loss. 
out in the steeplechase. Jessica Megan Spencer dominated in
Henry Ellison (2 goals, 3 assists), to three.  Masterson won the race with a her events, winning the discus and Edmund Cleary scored the
personal best. Brooke Fazio and shot put.   lowest for the Tuskers with a 48.
Ryan Brush (2 goals, 3 assists), and Notables on the day included Mia Sandolo, running the steeple Freshman Garrett Humphreys
for the rst time, exceeded their For the boys, Daniel Haigh and
Miguel Iglesias (1 goal, 2 assists).  Lauren McCartin (5 goals, 5 own expectations by placing third Nathan Marcus placed rst and nished right behind him with a
and fourth respectively.  second in the high jump, both 49. 
Somers 13, Guilderland 9 ground balls), Gabby Parisi (2 clearing ve feet. 
“ ey were nervous going into “ e cold and wind made
Saturday, Apr. 16 goals, 2 ground balls), Sydney it, but both looked great through- Brian Luciano won discus, for tough conditions in our rst
out the race,” said Coach John hammer throw, and shot put.  match,” said Coach Leigh Fiorito.
e Tuskers traveled up to Ingraham (3 goals, 3 assists), and Vegliante. “I am excited to see “Once our nerves settle, I am hop-
what they can do moving for- e sprinters ( Jaden Abreu, ing for lower scores.” 
University at Albany last week to Julia Sarchia (2 assists, 3 caused Anthony Mancuso, Andrew Fa-
sone) placed second, third, and
face a tough Guilderland squad. turnovers).  fourth in the 100m.  

anks to their teamwork and sti- “We played amazing defense,

ing defense, Somers completed forcing 11 turnovers which al-

their road trip with a victory.  lowed us to come out on top. To-

e o ense was in complete day’s win was truly a team win,”

unison, with nine of their 13 goals said Coach Debbie Daly. 

coming o assists. Mac Sullivan

(5 goals, 2 assists) led the way. BASEBALL

Miguel Iglesias (2 goals, 2 assists) Byram Hills 9, Somers 5

continues to defy what a freshman Thursday, Apr. 14

is capable of.  e Tuskers came up short

Somers’ hybrid man/zone de- against a talented Byram Hills

fense gave Guilderland trouble, team on the road.  

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GIRLS LACROSSE

Tuskers put on offensive clinic against Pelham

BY WHIT ANDERSON  “ at is con dence and lead- three straight goals to cut the
STAFF WRITER ership,” said Coach Debby Daly
on McCartin and Ryan. “ ey lead to 17-9, threatening to shift
Given their erratic strength of are so unsel sh, they are play-
schedule to begin the season, an makers. Whether they are mak- the momentum. However, the
inconsistent start was expected ing a play for themselves, or
for the Somers girls’ lacrosse for each other, they include the combination of McCartin ral-
team. However, after two con- whole team. So instead of hav-
vincing wins, with their most ing one threat, we have multiple lying the o ense, and Cassara
recent being a 22-13 victory threats.” 
against the formidable Pelham locking in to protect the net,
Memorial Pelicans, the Tuskers On the other end of the eld,
are forming the consistency of goalie Nikki Cassara fended o proved to be too much for the
a team looking to make noise in the Pelicans all game. She made
the playo s.   multiple show-stopping saves, opposition to handle.  
both with her glove and body,
Defending home eld, the demonstrating the willingness Going on a 5-1 scoring run to
Tuskers came out the gates on to put herself in harm’s way for
the win. Cassara nished with extend the lead and put the game
re thanks to the work of Lau- 11 saves and allowed the Tuskers
ren McCartin. e mid elder to maintain a comfortable lead out of reach, the Tuskers secured
scored four of the rst seven for 50 minutes.  
goals for Somers, working with- their fth win of the season. 
in the team’s framework, push- “I love her,” said Daly. “She is
ing the pace in transition, and always great. We changed up her Other notables on the day in- The Somers defense clamps down on the Pelicans.
improvising when necessary. She warmup, getting her feet a bit cluded Molly Fink (3 goals, 3 as-
faster. She is not afraid to come
nished with seven goals on the out of the goal, not afraid to at- sists), Sydney Ingraham (3 goals,
day and set the tone for the rest tack. She picks us up when we
of the game.  are down. She is a solid player, 4 draw controls), Gabby Parisi (4
and a good person. She is always
McCartin worked in tandem ready to go.”  draw controls), and Julie Sirchia
with attacker Teagan Ryan. On
top of scoring ve goals, she also e Tuskers nished the half (4 assists, 1 buzzer-beating goal). 
did a superb job nding her cut- up 14-5, but Pelham would not
ting teammates for open looks, lay down. e Pelicans scored Coach Daly is happy with her
tallying three assists. 
team’s progress and looks for-

ward to seeing where they are

later this year.  

“We tell the girls in the be-

ginning of the season that we

want to progress,” she said. “If

we start declining, then we have

a problem. We had a very taxing

schedule to begin, with tough

and not so tough games. It was

hard to balance. We are just try-

ing to take it one game at a time.

As long as we keep progressing, PHOTOS: WHIT ANDERSON
Jordan McMorrow looks for an open teammate deep in Pelham territory.
we are good.”  

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13. A type of delivery 26. To do it is human
14. W. Australian capital new body Mondays 29. Atomic #10
15. Many wombs 30. Used to write
16. Wings 33. Police who investigate 50. Small European viper 31. The branch of medicine
17. Expression of concerned with the ear
amusement police (abbr.) 51. News shows have one 32. Adversaries
18. Brews 35. Have already done
19. Mild yellow Dutch 34. Begrudged 36. One of conspicuous
cheese wealth
21. Mild expression 36. Popular sports league CLUES DOWN 38. It flies over sporting
events
37. Autonomous republic of 1. Inspiration 40. Geological times
41. Net
Russia 2. Resembling wings 42. Musical phrase
43. Chadic dialect
38. Double-headed drum 3. Form of Persian 44. Private Internet Access
(abbr.)
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46. Woman of the church
40. Czech River 5. Extinct flightless bird of 47. Having ten

41. Male servants (Span.) New Zealand

44. Previously 6. Sea eagle

7. Jaguarundis

8. Poker stake

9. Bravo! Bravo!

Bravo!

10. South American

nation

11. A colorless,

odorless gas

12. Disturbance

14. Artist’s tool

17. Polish peninsula

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CB Gallery to present Matt Ulrich solo show, “Folk Yeah!”
Reception with the artist on Saturday April 30

CB Gallery, Katonah’s contem- about the perfect marriage of Purdy’s Farmer & the Fish and with two kids and a full-time job, on April 23.
symmetry and geometry you nd Hay elds Market. Ulrich is happy he spends every spare moment
porary art gallery, is pleased to an- in folk art,” he added. to take on more commissions “I’m creating. I love this work because Walk-in gallery hours are
always very honored when some- it’s a contemporary spin on tradi- Wednesday through Saturday, 11
nounce its next exhibition entitled Often painting on reclaimed one asks me to paint something,” tional folk art with each piece feel- a.m. - 5 p.m. or by appointment.
wood pieces with sign paint and he says. ing intensely rich. It’s an honor to For more information, please
“Folk Yeah!” by North Salem art- house paint, Ulrich creates what show an artist like Matt whose visit CB Gallery on Facebook and
is best described as barn quilts but “Matt is one of those amazing need to create is as constant as the Instagram @cbartgallery or contact
ist, Matt Ulrich. e exhibit will with a modern twist in experi- creatives with boundless energy,” need to eat, sleep and breathe.” Christopher Brescia at artgallerycb@
mental color ways. His distinctive owner and director of CB Gallery, gmail.com or 917-520-3234.
run from April 20 – June 11, 2022 style has made him popular with Christopher Brescia said. “His “Folk Yeah!” will be up for the
local business owners including passion to create is such that even return of the Katonah Art Walk
with an artist reception on Satur-
Wild Flowers Sands
day April 30 from 5-8 p.m.

Ulrich always knew he wanted

to be an artist with his earliest

memories being the re-drawing

of comic books. After

majoring in graphic

design at Lycoming

College, he landed

his rst job working

on decorative paint-

ing projects at Ab-

ercrombie & Fitch’s

agship store in New

York City.

“I see art projects

everywhere,” Ulrich

says. “I see a blank

space and I want to

ll it – I’m always

thinking, Hey, I could

do something there.”

Ulrich is most in-

spired by traditional

folk art. passionate Spring
“I’m

Page 24 – The Somers Record Thursday, April 21, 2022

STEM bridge building challenge at Somers Intermediate School

Towers? Check. Cables? sticks, straws, string, tape and jersey barrier so cars stayed on eir group also stuck the tact.
Check? Suspenders? Check. more to withstand the “San Fran- during a quake. ey also cre- pipe cleaners inside the straws Carter Iglesias and his group
cisco Earthquake of 2022” – the ated an extra safety mechanism for suspension railings. “I think
But can this bridge endure an shaking of their bridge spans by - a railing by folding up the card- that putting the pipe cleaners in- used the popsicle sticks under the
earthquake? ird-graders in Jill Schantz of Challenge Island. board bridge lane. “I am making side the straw is going to make it road to ward o buckling during
Sandra Dulyk’s class were up to a railing so that the cars don’t stronger and more stable,” Dono- the shaking. “Putting the sticks
the challenge. e ideas were ying as stu- fall o ,” said Charlotte Frankie, van LaLuna said. Turns out he under the road was a little chal-
dents got to work designing their who with her group, created the was correct. During the shake, lenging,”Iglesias said.When they
Students created their suspen- bridges. One group used popsicle Green Gate Bridge. the suspension railing stayed in- tested out their bridge, Fruity
sion bridges using paper towel sticks reinforced with tape for a Cheering Bridge, they learned
rolls, pipe cleaners, popsicle that the popsicle sticks kept the
road intact, but the gap between
the two lanes proved to be the
demise of several toy cars that fell
into the San Francisco Bay.

“It was great how they all came
up with some di erent ideas and
really worked so well with their
team for the challenge,” said
Schantz, who will be visiting all
third grade SIS classes for bridge
building as well as other STEM
enrichment activities for fourth
and fth grade coming up.

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Norm Hathaway Big Band plays to aid Ukraine

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LINCOLN HALL ing ways to ease fears and dispel e Somers Community needs of certain segments of the standing”of a particular situation,
FROM PAGE 8
possible misinformation about Council -- an ad hoc group con- population. it’s easy to draw the wrong con-

the school. sisting of representatives from Its last two meetings were held clusions, he said, adding: “People

allowed to have concerns. People One of those could be a public local nonpro ts, community or- at Lincoln Hall. need to be educated.”

are allowed to ask questions. e informational meeting; another, ganizations, the school district, is is an example of the kinds But Scorrano also thinks Lin-

people live in this town and they having Lincoln Hall folks make clergy, police and town sta – of outreach that would be helpful coln Hall could do “a better job of

should be able to get questions a brief presentation about the meets about four times a year to for both the school and the com- showcasing some of the kids that

answered,” he explained. school’s programs and policies at discuss challenges confronting munity, Scorrano said. they’ve helped transform.”

Scorrano said he’s been mull- a Town Board meeting. the community and the unique Without a “complete under- It’s the “success stories” that

What separates us are important to get out there, he
said.

If the town can help Lincoln
Hall do that, it will, Scorrano
promised.

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No cell phones or video
games are allowed at Lincoln
Hall, DiLorenzo noted, adding:
“ ey’re teens; they need some-
thing to do.”

e school can use soccer balls,
jerseys,T-shirts, shorts, socks and
shin guards for the younger stu-
dents (no cleats, please). Clothing
size: boys’ medium and large.

Also sought are basketballs
and jerseys, T-shirts, shorts and
socks in boys’ medium to men’s
small and medium.

Puzzles, board games and age-
appropriate books are also wel-
come (no food, please).

Gently used or new donations
can be left at the front door of the
DiLorenzo residence at 28 David
Road until Friday, April 22. She
started collecting them on Mon-
day, April 18.

ey will be picked up and
taken to the school on Saturday,
April 23.