Mahopac News 04.14.22

VOL. NO. Visit TapIntoMahopac.net for the latest news. THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 2022

Hope Mantovi succumbs to her injuries
Mahopac woman will become organ donor, save dozens of lives

BY BOB DUMAS Saturday, March 19, at approxi- Hope Our daughter’s name was
EDITOR mately 8:30 p.m., according to Mantovi Hope and that is exactly what
Aaron Donavan, deputy commu-
Hope Mantovi, the 23-year- nications director for the Metro- FACEBOOK she brought to the world.’
old Mahopac woman who was politan Transportation Authority PHOTO
struck in the head by a pass- (MTA). -Claudine Coletti
ing train while she waited on a Hope Mantovi’s Mother
Woodlawn train platform in the Lisa Mantovi Brennan, Hope
Bronx with friends, has died. Mantovi’s aunt, wrote on Face-
book, “On behalf of my fam-
Mantovi passed away Friday ily and myself, we would like to
morning (April 8) at St. Barn- thank everyone for their love,
abas Hospital in the wake of
the accident that took place on SEE HOPE PAGE 4

Under the Sea!

With pandemic proto-
cols relaxed, the Mahopac
Middle School eater
Company was back before
a live audience recently with
its production of “ e Little
Mermaid Jr.”Here,Sebastian
(Sydney Hirsch) and Ariel
(Eileen Bergerson) perform
the song, “Under the Sea.”
For more pictures of the mu-
sical, see the centerspread on
pages 18 and 19.

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THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 2022 Your Neighbor MAHOPAC NEWS PAGE 3

Local rabbi bears witness to refugee crisis

Returns from trip to Poland with stories of despair and triumph

BY RANDY FREEMAN if they have to sit for a long time

CONTRIBUTING WRITER in a plane at the gate. In this case

the ight attendant got on the

Rabbi David Wilfond of Tem- loudspeaker and announced that

ple Shaaray Te la in neighboring all empty seats were being held

Bedford just returned from Po- until the Ukrainians seeking ref-

land. He was there to bear wit- uge were on board the plane. e

ness to the su ering of the largest entire plane broke into applause, a

ow of refugees since World War rare instance where people were

II. Wilfond and 18 other rabbis glad to be waiting.

from Westchester County and In 1991, Ukraine chose freedom

New York City brought medi- in breaking o from the Soviet

cal supplies and o ered whatever Union. Wilfond likens this to the

pastoral care was needed. ey 1944 Warsaw ghetto uprising. He

went with another purpose as said that he heard about a grand-

well. ey wanted to bring back to mother, on the ground in Ukraine,

the people of New York a sense of throwing a pickle jar at a drone.

what is going on and what we can “ ese people are ghting with

do to make a di erence. pickle jars, and anything that they

During a presentation to his can get their hands on,” he said.

congregation, Wilfond showed at’s how passionate they are

slides of what he saw in Poland at about their freedom. He worries

the border of Ukraine. He started about President Zelensky who
PHOTO COURTESY OF TEMPLE SHAARAY TEFILA reminds him of Churchill dur-
out with a picture of huge bright Rabbi Wilfond with Pictures of Hope done by children from Temple Shaaray Tefila that were given to
children who fled their homes in the Ukraine.
colored du e bags prepared by ing WWII and has stated that he
AFYA, a crisis relief organization. does not know if he will be alive

He and the other rabbis lugged refugees and a huge Israeli tent rope. One bus was taking a group a constant reminder of the atroci- tomorrow. And he worries that

those du e bags to the airport welcoming people at the border of Ukrainians to Denmark where ties committed by the Nazis. All Russia may not stop at Ukraine.

to put on their ight. ese were who needed medical assistance. they would be welcomed. e Pol- Polish schoolchildren are required Americans have asked what we

brought to Polish refugee centers e Israeli medical team was ish soup kitchen was busy feeding to take a tour of a concentration can do to help Ukraine and the

across the border from Ukraine. asked whether they were just tak- people who had come over from camp during their time in school. Ukrainians and Wilfond laid out

At the refugee centers, Wilfond ing Jewish refugees. e answer Ukraine. e Polish people were Wilfond believes that their sensi- several options.

immediately noticed that people was immediate and clear. passionate about helping and tivity and caring about the present • Contact AFYA foundation, a

appeared shell-shocked. He said “We are helping everyone, Jew- would not call these people refu- refugees comes from their aware- disaster relief agency in Yonkers

that there were things that could ish and not Jewish,” they said. gees. ness of history and comes from which sends medical and human-

not be captured by the slides. For “Eighty years ago, selections were “ ey are people,” they said. their present common enemy, the itarian supplies to refugee camps.

instance, he said many of the peo- made between Jews and non- “ ey are just like us.” Rabbi Wil- Russians. rough AFYA you can donate

ple had not bathed in weeks and Jews. We would never do that. We fond was acutely aware that this e rabbi still has family in money or volunteer time.

the odor was strong. He could will treat everybody who comes to kind of immediate help to Jewish Ukraine, and he reached out to • Petition the Biden Admin-

hear women sobbing because us in need of medical attention.” refugees was often not available them when he arrived in Poland. istration and Congress to allow

their husbands and sons were sent One of the slides was a picture during WWII and even the fact He was shocked to learn that two Ukranian refugees into the Unit-

back to Ukraine to ght. e smell of a young girl with blonde hair, that he and the other rabbis could of his female cousins were at a ref- ed States. ere are already family

of burnt wood was everywhere. probably about 10 years old, sit- be there was a testament to the ugee center right next to the hotel uni cation processes in place to

Large metal trash cans were being ting on a slab of foam on the oor. changes. where he was staying. One of the take care of family members.

lled with burning wood to keep “ is little girl,” Wilfond said, In Lublin, Poland, a hotel that slides showed the family reunion • Donate to organizations

people warm in a place that was so “just lost her home, her friends, used to be a yeshiva, a Jewish and he expressed the happiness he which are sending aid to Ukraine

cold that people froze to death on her school, her everything. Imag- school, was now being used as felt about seeing them safe. One and its refuges: Union for Reform

their trek to get to the border. ine that happening to your child.” a refugee center. Just outside of of his cousins is still in Ukraine. Judaism, European Union of Pro-

Tents from di erent countries, e refugee arrival area was Lublin is the Majdanek concen- One of the most moving mo- gressive Judaism, UJA which sup-

not just NATO countries, and abuzz with activity. A couple of tration camp where tens of thou- ments of the trip was a featured ported the rabbinic trip to Poland.

aid organizations were lined up at the slides showed trains and buses sands of Jews and other Polish on a video of people sitting on • Contact a local Ukranian or-

the border. He described the huge taking people to di erent places people were killed during WWII. a delayed KLM ight. Usually, ganization or church to see what

presence of Israeli medical aid for around Western and Eastern Eu- A pile of human ashes remains as people are irritable and annoyed you can do to help

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Sheriff warns county residents about mail theft
Sheri Kevin McConville e Sheri ’s O ce has taken out stolen from their mailboxes. All county residents are en- Sheri ’s O ce, where the in-
said last week that all county res- several reports, mostly in the ese checks are then being al- couraged to only use secure U.S. vestigation is ongoing with the
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HOPE Mantovi had remained in a But, Ciano said, the engineer curred and didn’t witness the in- “She was brilliant, and she
FROM PAGE 1
coma since the accident and doc- realized what happened and cident. Mantovi was alone on the loved to make things,” he said.

tors had given her only a 1 to 2 stopped the train. Two witnesses platform, he said. “She was so sweet and not like

support,and prayers for our beauti- percent chance of survival. rushed to Mantovi’s aid. Mantovi, a MHS Class of ’17 anyone else. She was always hav-

ful Hope. We have lost our beauti- “She was so close [to the edge According to Tim Minton, graduate, was a student at the ing fun.”

ful girl and all of us will truly never of the platform],”said Frank Cia- communications director for the Parsons School of Design in Mantovi’s mother is Clau-

be the same. We love you Hope, no, Mantovi’s stepfather. “I mean, MTA, Mantovi’s friends were Manhattan and had hoped to be dine Coletti and her father is

and I know you will forever watch how does that happen? It was an upstairs in the station buying an architect or engineer, Ciano Joe Mantovi, who is the former

over each and every one of us.” express train and it kept going.” tickets when the accident oc- said. owner of Mahopac Septic. She

has two stepsisters.

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hopac News Facebook page that
linked to the online news article
about the tragedy. Many sent
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School budget sees less than 1% bump in tax rate

District awaits nal word from Albany on state aid

BY BOB DUMAS Everybody has inflation. The district also As a result, these budget num- budget (and cut programs) but
EDITOR bers are tentative, though Clo- we want to keep it intact.”

received that same inflation. It makes it hard toAdministrators for the Ma- hessy said she doesn’t anticipate Last year, the district received
keep things as low as possible and still make a radical change when they do $2.6 million in stimulus funds
sure students have everything they need.’
hopac Central School District come through. Right now, state from the federal government for
have just about completed the aid for Mahopac is at $34.8 mil- COVID recovery and Clohessy
2022-23 budget, which carries a lion, an increase of $2.5 million said some of that money could
modest tax increase and will be (7.86 percent) from last year. be used to replenish some of the

presented to the Board of Edu- -Sandra Clohessy “ ere hasn’t been a lot of dis- fund balance.
cation for its approval on April Assistant Superintendent for Business cussion out of the state; they are In addition to the budget,
21. still negotiating,” Clohessy said. voters will be asked to approve

e $133 million spending myriad factors are involved in .76 percent if voters approve the “In past years the original [state a $1.2 million proposition to

package is up $5.6 million, or 4.4 determining the speci c tax cap, budget when they go to the polls aid] proposal would usually in- purchase new buses and other

percent, from the 2021-22 bud- which is nominally the lesser of next month. Clohessy said that crease.” equipment, as part of its eet re-

get and does not call for any lay- 2 percent or the rate of in ation. translates into property owners ere are several expenditure placement plan, which Clohessy

o s or cuts in programming. e “ ere are other exclusions, paying $22.29 per $1,000 of as- issues driving this year’s budget. called “the safest, most cost ef-

tax levy (the amount of money like capital [projects],” she said. sessed property value, up from For one, salaries/bene ts are up fective and most predictable way

collected by property taxes), rose “It grew this year, so expendi- $22.03 per $1,000 last year. at 3 percent. to budget.”

from $89.7 million to $92.7 tures are greater. And there are means a person with a home as- “We had a large increase in e proposition calls for the

million, or 3.35 percent, which growth factors like assessable sessed at $400,000 would see a health bene ts [premiums]—$1.2 purchase of six 65-passenger

is under the state-mandated cap properties and the Consumer tax bill increase of about $300. million,” Clohessy said. school buses for $796,714; two

on next year’s levy increase. Price Index (in ation). ey all Clohessy noted that the dis- Out-of-district tuition other 36-passenger school buses for

Sandra Clohessy, assistant su- factor into the tax cap.” trict is still waiting on the nal than BOCES is up 19.3 percent $250,365; one wheelchair bus

perintendent for business, said e tax rate will increase by state aid numbers from Albany. “ ere has been a huge jump in for $83,963, and cameras and

‘I was very impressed the number of special ed stu- related equipment for $28,958.
with the Law Offices dents moving in,” Clohessy said. Clohessy said the district’s
“It could be an anomaly, but we goal was to present a balanced
have to provide those services.” budget that maintained instruc-

Also, as the district nishes tional and extracurricular pro-
up with phase 1 of its capital grams that support the students
improvement project, nanced and the community. She said
by a voter-approved $54 million the goal is always to keep tax

of Joseph J. Tock. bond, debt service payments are increases to the minimum but
Within minutes of
up $1.5 million. noted that in ation made that

“Over the life of the project, challenging.

there should be no cost to the “Everybody has in ation,” she

taxpayer, but there can be some said. “[ e district] also received

posting an inquiry uctuation from year to year,” that same in ation. It makes
Clohessy said. “Right now, it is it hard to keep things as low
increasing but it will level o .” as possible and still make sure

online, Mr. Tock is year’s budget calls for us- students have everything they
ing $3.4 million from the dis- need.”

called me himself trict’s fund balance and reserves. e school board is expected

“ at is historically used to to adopt the budget on April 21.

help balance the budget,” Clo- A public hearing will be held

to advise me...’ hessy said. “ e goal is not to do May 10. District residents will
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Mahopac’s SROs playing vital role in keeping students safe

O cials stress importance of part parents play

BY BOB DUMAS “ e number of man-hours that tween parents, school o cials laugh because we have become “We’ve been working together
EDITOR
goes into this it is not fun and and law enforcement at the local numb to it.” the last several months to try to

games.” level is crucial because help is not Kraisky said sheri SROs streamline our policies so what

During his “Spotlight on Ma- Kraisky added that such post- coming from anywhere else. throughout the county’s school we do in one district we are mir-

hopac Schools” online program ings, even those done in jest, can “We are at the crisis tipping districts are working to unify pol- roring in the other districts,” he

last week, Superintendent An- result in serious criminal charges. point if things don’t change on icy and procedures, so they don’t said.

thony DiCarlo extolled the work “If it’s a direct threat, it’s a felo- the local level,” he said. “We vary from school to school.

done by the district’s school re- ny,”he said.“If they’re of age, they

source o cers (SRO) and the can be charged with a felony. We

role they play in keeping students have several deputies who focus NOW OPEN
safe. on these types of crimes—threat

“It’s a tremendous partnership,” analysis.”
DiCarlo said.“It is something the DiCarlo said such actions by a
community has embraced. ey student will result in an immedi-

understand the importance of it.” ate ve-day suspension followed

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Whose bias is it, anyway?

outpouring of Sturm und Drang Digital Literacy at Blue Moun- as the person who wrote that going to complain? LOL!
overwrought post presuming a So, who’s biased – you, or the
indignation that I was reading is tain Middle School in the town proposed construction project
was already underway – and ump?
BRUCE that the object of their scorn had of Cortlandt. then pass along that confusion Another, more stark, example
THE BLOG to others. We all can read the
been proposed but was yet to rough Lindsay Marcus, a exact same thing and walk away of where bias really resides is two
BRUCE with very di erent conclusions, people reacting to an abstract
APAR be approved. e town where it parent of one of the students, based on our individual, inherent painting in a museum. e
prejudices. traditionalist nds it meaning-
In a social media post I hap- would be located has scheduled and teacher Susan McCormack, less. e avant-gardist nds it
pened upon, the commenter at brings me to bias. Along meaningful. So, who’s biased –
appeared to be sounding the a May public hearing on the I was invited to talk about such with the meaning of life, the the painting, or them?
alarm for any like-minded folks burning question of our time is
to protest the construction of a environmental impact. journalism topics as “the dif- whether the news is biased. e Is the news biased? the
mixed-use (residential–o ce-re- students asked what I thought. I students asked. I told them it’s
tail) project in their community. ference between real and fake o ered this “parable,” if you will. debatable, depending on the
source.
A quick scan of the dialogue REMEMBER FACTS? news.” EYE OF THE BEHOLDER
that ensued made it sound like You’re at a baseball game and I also said what’s not debat-
people were ready to descend on Misinterpreting what we able is that the words in a news
a site where, they inferred from the opposing team’s player steals story do not magically change
the post’s breathless wording, quickly scan online is a com- DISINFORMED VS. second. You see he’s tagged out, based on who is reading it. What
earth movers were poised to but the ump misses the call, may change from person to
“meddle with the primal forces mon occurrence in the age of MISINFORMED declaring him safe. Are you go- person is their reaction to those
of nature” – to borrow a turn of ing to yell and boo at Blue? Sure words.
phrase from Paddy Chayefsky, ever-shorter attention spans. It e students were naturally you are.
screenwriter of the lm “Net- To paraphrase Margaret
work.” may not be fair to say that we get curious about misinformation. Next inning, exact same thing Wolfe Hungerford, bias is in the
happens – this time your team’s eye of the beholder.
e problem with the online mad over nothing. It would be I noted that social media can player steals second and you see
he is tagged out, but the ump Bruce Apar is a writer, actor,
accurate, though, to say that we be a toxic breeding ground of motions that he’s safe. Are you consultant, and community
volunteer. He can be reached at
often get mad out of proportion false ags. Some people get [email protected]; 914-275-6887.

to the facts. You remember those, their kicks intentionally posting

don’t you? ey’re those things untrue information (which is

that Mark Twain called stubborn “disinformation”), while others

– and which have become, to a don’t care to fact check what

distressing degree, a casualty of they perfunctorily peruse and

social media noise that quickly then re exively pass along the

drowns out nuance. We’d rather fake news to others (“misinfor-

rabble-rouse than reason. It’s mation”).

more fun. And less work. ere are still other well-

I was discussing the increas- meaning folk who might be

ingly precarious state of facts prone to misinterpret perfectly

with eighth graders in a class on accurate information – such

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Healthier ways to manage anxiety

GUEST know a lot sooner. what you can see in the mirror or recommendation. years has), there are other things,
CORNER I knew exercise was good for in a photo. While I started exercising and like exercise and healthy nutrition,
that can help too.
KIM STOLL your health, but really, I thought When I was struggling with changing how I ate because of
it was mainly about pant size, the motherhood stress and anxiety, health concerns, my mind was Since no one told me, I wanted
No one told me. view in the mirror and a six pack I was told to medicate and to blown at how my ability to manage to be sure I told you.
I really wish they had. and honestly… I just didn’t care start drinking alcohol… by three stress changed and anxiety less-
It would have helped to enough. separate doctors who spent no more ened. Kim Stoll empowers women to
than a couple moments with me. nd joy in every day and build
What no one told me — that it While medication has its place a life they love through positive
was so much more than that. ere was no discussion about and I suppose alcohol does too… if habits in mindset, tness and smart
my life, my family, history of you are struggling with stress and nutrition. Virtual coaching available.
at there is a transformation addiction, nothing. Medication anxiety (as I’m guessing everyone [email protected]
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Coping with college rejection

STRONG send him to the wrong SAT prep student who was third in his class that when they have to choose one journey turns out, is to help them
LEARNING course? Is it possible the essay he rejected by a prestigious college student and have two with essen- learn how to deal with rejection
wrote at school with his English while another student in the same tially identical quali cations, they without feeling like failures. Rejec-
DR. LINDA teacher messed him up? We’re really school whose class rank was 15th, basically ip a coin. tion is a part of life—we all su er
SILBERT upset and don’t know what we did was accepted. I’ve seen students get rejection in one way or another. If
wrong. We have a daughter entering into Harvard with 1400s (out of It’s just a fact of life—colleges you take these rejections as indica-
Dear Dr. Linda, ninth grade this year and don’t want 1600s) on the SAT and others who can’t accept everyone who applies. tions that you somehow failed, your
Our son, Kevin, was just rejected to make the same mistakes. What’s scored 1500 or above not get in. After your child has spent years children will feel like failures too.
your advice? building their resume with extracur-
from three of the six colleges he It all depends on what a col- ricular activities, studying for hours Unless you know the registrar or
applied to. He didn’t get into any of Devastated Parents lege is looking for at the time. e to keep the GPA high, taking every someone familiar with the poli-
his “reach”schools and is devastated. Dear Devastated Parents, school may have enough students course o ered to ensure that they do cies in force for next year’s fresh-
So are we. from a particular geographical area well on the SAT and/or ACT, and men, you’ll likely never know why
I wish I could tell you exactly and so they accept a student from a volunteering for years at the animal Kevin wasn’t accepted at his “reach”
Four years ago, his older brother where you “went wrong,”but that’s di erent area. ey may need a tuba shelter on top of it all, it’s disap- schools. And as Princeton researcher
applied to the same schools and not possible because you probably player or a topnotch lacrosse player pointing not to get into the college Alan Krueger said to students
was accepted by all of them. Have did everything exactly right, and so that student is accepted over one he or she dreamed of going to. It’s who choose to apply to and attend
things changed that much? Did we even if you didn’t, it probably has who spent his weekends helping like applying for a job. “safety”schools: “Don’t believe that
nothing to do with why Kevin was the underprivileged. One college
rejected. admissions counselor once told me e best gift you can give Kevin, SEE DR. LINDA PAGE 14
and your daughter, however her
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OP ED

e more things change, the more they stay the same

BY THOM IANNICCARI since transparency was a topic I was in the communication group. opment only go so far without a grassroots
GUEST WRITER during the campaign that you have Lots of clever ideas to get the 10 . Job growth availability movement. And the detailed con-
Suzi put out periodic updates in word out but none of them were To review a draft of the CMP on versation that is coming will require
Iwanted to nd out why there the local papers, town FB page and implemented. your invaluable public input. Do not
was a drought of information on the town website. is will keep the town website, go to the town’s let the Town Board make decisions
on the proposed Comprehen- the public informed and engaged. Here are the 10 goals for the website at www.ci.carmel.ny.us and on your future in a vacuum!
sive Master Plan (CMP) and since Vision CMP: in the lower left corner of the home
we are no longer allowed to inquire I also added that a notice to page you will see a link to Town of Finally, I would like to con-
on non-agenda items at town remind people to review the plan 1. Provide for lower dependency Carmel Draft. gratulate Lawrence Zacks for being
meetings, I emailed Supervisor draft on the town’s website would on homeowner property taxes with recognized as a Business Leader by
Michael Cazzari. And so should be helpful. more commercial is will be my nal piece on the Chamber. His work with me on
you at cazzaricampaign@gmail. the topic as I have moved out of the CMP was invaluable because of
com e white paper “Carmel Vision business development the area and frankly cannot push his local knowledge and advise on
2020”was presented to the Town 2. Improve sewer and water the Town Board for you. You are strategy. Please support his e orts
From Supervisor Cazzari: Board in 2017, ve years later we capacity the taxpayer and the voter. If you in seeing this project through.
“[Councilwoman] Suzi [Mc- are still crawling to the nish line. 3. Smooth roads with proper want to see Carmel take a quantum
Donough] plans to do an update. Yes, a new CMP is a big project, a tra c ow leap into this century bringing not I hope to come back sometime
Consultants have been working on lot of working parts. It is much like 4. Create sidewalks that invite a only new tax revenue and lower in the future and see the Carmel
the zoning code for a draft to be a Van Gogh painting with all the pedestrian experience homeowners’tax burden, but also I always envisioned. Don’t let me
reviewed by the committee. I don’t working parts coming together to 5. Improved parking transform the town into one of the down.
know how much longer it is going form a detailed picture. But there 6. Gigabit development that favored destinations in the region to
to take. Very extensive undertaking has been extraordinarily little com- modernizes broadband infrastruc- live, work and play— get involved. om Ianniccari, insurance broker at
to rewrite the entire code. I believe munication from Councilwoman ture I tried doing this with the name of Allan Twitty Insurance, and former
it is quite a heavy lift.” McDonough or her task force. 7. Improve property values the local Chamber behind me and head of the Chamber’s Legislative
I recall when we rst broke into 8. Give the public a say in plan my associate Lawrence Zacks, but Advocacy Board and can be emailed at
My reply: “Might I suggest that work groups on this back in 2018, development we worked alone there, and one can [email protected].
9. Attract serious urban redevel-
And “dream”schools? ey’re the
DR. LINDA applied to “safety”schools, too), he can reapply to those “reach” criteria as compared to an indi- ones where the chances of accep-
visit those colleges before making schools that rejected him—and vidual student’s “resume.”“Reach” tance are very slim.
FROM PAGE 13 have a much better chance of schools are those with criteria
getting in. that may be just a stretch beyond, Dr. Linda is co-author of “Why
a nal decision. If you’ve already “match”schools are those that are Bad Grades Happen to Good Kids,”
Dr. Linda pretty much equal to the student’s and director of Strong Learning
the only school worth attending is been, visit them again. Make P.S. Not sure what “reach”and list of achievements and activi- Tutoring. Send your questions to
“safety”schools are? ese terms, ties, and “safety”schools are those [email protected].
the one that would not admit you.” sure Kevin knows that if after he along with “match”and sometimes whose admissions criteria are
“dream”schools, are used to rank “safely”below the student’s record.
ere’s no point in wasting chooses, he feels he’s in the wrong colleges based on their admissions

your time going over and over the college for him, he will always

disappointment. Instead, rejoice in have the option of transferring

the acceptances. Once the accep- to another college. And as long

tances come in (and they will if he as he’s doing well academically,

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THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 2022 SPORTS MAHOPAC NEWS PAGE 23

LACROSSE had one goal, and Matt

FROM PAGE 22 Luczkowski had one as-

goalie had a great game, sist. Sal Curcio made 12
and (sophomore attacker)
Luca Duva had ve goals saves in net for Mahopac.
for them, he found his
spots.” “We played really well

John Jay also got the in the rst, on a cold and
best of faceo s, resulting
in a possession advantage. rainy day,” Bota said. “We

“ ey dominated pos- played our second-unit
session, worked well
on o ense, and got re- guys, and I really liked
ally good wing play,” the
coach said. “We had a lot what I saw from all of
of turnovers, and sloppy
play. Even if we won the them, they all played very
faceo , their wings got it.“
well.“
Mike Rettberg led Ma-
hopac with two goals, Jake e prior Tuesday
Degnan and Mike Har-
ney each added one goal, against Yorktown, the
Gavin Viglucci scored a
goal and two assists, and Cornhuskers led 5–2 at
John Kearney had two as-
sists. halftime, but Mahopac

One day earlier against made it a 5–4 game in the
Lourdes, Mahopac raced
to a 9–0 advantage af- fourth period.
ter one and cruised from
there. “It was 5-4 and the

Liam Scanlon had three fourth, then they got a
goals and two assists, Ja-
mie Othmer scored three goal o a turnover, and
goals and had one assist,
and Luke Kelleher had killed the momentum we
a hat trick. Aidan Looby
and Ryan Rondeau each had,“ Bota said. “ en

they got a few more.

Overall, I thought we

buckled down and gave

ourselves a chance, we

played well and gave them

a good run.”

Degnan led Mahopac

with two goals, and Vi-

glucci, Koch, and Rett-

berg each had one. Tom

Jacobellis had 11 saves in

net.

e Indians were

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1. Runs PCs theparamountrehab.com
4. An entertaining, 26. No (Scottish) 48. Nocturnal insect 20. Poems meant to be sung
eccentric person
7. Small, faint constellation 27. Type of cuisine 49. Challenged to perform 22. Actor Cooper
8. Indigo bush
10. Not excessive 29. British Army infantrymen 50. Thus far 23. Luke’s mentor __-Wan
12. African antelope
13. A way to fly a glider (abbr.) 51. Famed NYC arena 24. Clumsy person
14. Tough softly
16. In the course of 30. Marry 52. Commercials 27. Figures
17. Early Mesoamerican
people 31. Buffer solution 28. Polish Baltic coast
19. A way to drop down
20. Mistake! 32. Legendary rock band CLUES DOWN peninsula
21. Housing developments
39. Recording industry show 1. Small, purple-black fruit 29. Old cloth
31. Explosive
41. A way to consume 2. Baltimore ballplayer

42. Lake in Botswana 3. Highly seasoned sausage 32. Automobiles

43. Political action 4. Split pulses 33. 007’s creator

committee 5. Northwestern Mexico 34. The Volunteer State

44. Field force unit (abbr.) town 35. Old Irish alphabet

45. Very eager 6. Edible fruit 36. Japanese city

46. Excessive fluid 8. Upper-class southern 37. Portrayed emotion

young woman 38. Observers

9. Sums up 39. Mimicked

11. The most 40. Polite reference to a

worthless part woman

14. Dash 44. Male parent

15. Sufferings 47. Peter Griffin’s daughter

18. Clearinghouse

(abbr.)

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Slow roast lamb for Easter Sunday dinner

Slow-roasted shoulder of lamb with cumin seeds Easter Sunday dinners are a tradition in many more closely associated with Easter than lamb.
Serves 8 to 10
families. In many areas, April weather is warm is recipe for “Slow-roasted Shoulder of Lamb
2 tablespoons cumin seeds
1 whole shoulder of lamb on the bone (7-8 lbs.) enough to enable al fresco dining, potentially With Cumin Seeds” from Darina Allen’s “Easy
Salt and freshly ground pepper
Extra virgin olive oil, for drizzling opening the door for families to celebrate together Entertaining”(Kyle Cathie Limited) can make for

in small groups. a delicious Easter dinner.

ough this Easter might again feel unusual,

families can still lean on their favorite dishes is article was provided by Metro Creative

when serving Easter dinner. Perhaps no food is Connection.

For the cumin gravy:

1 pint lamb or chicken stock

1 - 2 teaspoons cumin seeds, toasted and ground Roux (optional)

Warm the cumin seeds lightly in a pan, then crush them using a pestle and mortar. Score the skin of the meat in
a diamond pattern with a sharp knife. Transfer to a roasting tin. Sprinkle the meat with salt, pepper and the
ground cumin seeds, and drizzle with olive oil.

Roast for 6-7 hours at 275 F — this gives a delicious, juicy, succulent texture. (Alternatively, preheat the oven to
320 F and roast for 2-2 1⁄2 hours.) Transfer to a serving dish and leave in a warm place while you make the gravy.

To make the cumin gravy, spoon the fat off the roasting tin. Add the stock to the remaining cooking juice. Boil for
a few minutes on top of the stove, stirring and scraping the tin well to dissolve the caramelised meat juices (a
small whisk is typically ideal for this). Add the ground toasted cumin. Thicken with a little roux if you like. Taste
and add salt and pepper if needed. Pass through a sieve and transfer to a gravy boat.

Carve the meat into thick slices so that everybody gets some crushed cumin seeds. Serve with the cumin gravy
and crusty roast potatoes.

Note: For Lamb Roast with Coriander: Substitute coriander seeds for the cumin seeds, both for roasting the lamb
and flavoring the gravy. Alternatively, use a mix of cumin and coriander seeds.

Note: A shoulder of lamb is much trickier to carve than a leg, but it’s so sweet and juicy that is certainly worth the
struggle.

THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 2022 MAHOPAC NEWS PAGE 25

MUSINGS Concert to Benefit a.m. with a business meeting and tion, email O ce@mahopac- sion of Putnam County Master
FROM PAGE 2
No plastics, CDs, DVDs, x-rays, Ukrainian Refugees (bring your own) lunch. Guests church.org. Gardener Volunteers has o ered
are welcome to join us on the scholarships. Past recipients
e Norm Hathaway 18-piece patio near the arboretum at 1 Master Gardener have attended programs in En-

hard drives, three-ring binders, Big Band will present a unique p.m. for a tour of the Memo- Scholarships vironmental Science and Sus-
tainability at Cornell University
binder clips—paper only. musical show to raise funds for rial Garden led by Lasdon Park’s

Town of Carmel residents humanitarian aid to Ukraine at horticulturist Tolly Beck. e High school students graduat- and SUNY Plattsburgh, Electri-

only—you must provide proof of Yorktown Stage, 1974 Com- Garden Club meets on the rst ing in June interested in a career cal Engineering and Renewable

residency. For more information, merce St., Yorktown, on Satur- Tuesday monthly. To become a in plant science, horticulture, Energy at R.I.T., and Wildlife

visit www.ci.carmel.ny.us. Or day, May 7, at 7 pm. e evening member or for additional infor- oriculture, architectural land- and Conservation Law at Unity

call the supervisor’s o ce at will be a romp through the mu- mation, contact Anne Gagliardi scape design, forestry, botany, College, and Stanford Univer-

845-628-1500. sic of 1940s jazz clubs of New at [email protected]. environmental engineering, ag- sity’s Earth Systems Program.

Blood Drive Spring Plant SaleYork. Experience the excitement ricultural and environmental Deadline for the application is
education, majors that impact April 30.
and romance of the big bands
when the wartime era awakened climate change such as sustain- All students who meet the

In celebration of the life of El- everyone to live life to the fullest. First Presbyterian Church ability, or any other environmen- criteria are encouraged to ap-

len Pryzmylski, Mahopac Relay Proceeds will go to the Li- of Mahopac, Saturday, May 7, tally related program are invited ply. Additional details about

for Life will hold a blood drive ons Clubs International Fund 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., rain or shine. to apply for one of two $500 the scholarship, the application

Saturday, April 30, (Paint the (LCIF) for refugees and dis- Plants o ered for sale include scholarships being awarded by form, and eligibility criteria are

Town Purple Day), 10 a.m. to 4 placed persons. Tickets are $35 owering plants, annuals, peren- the Master Gardeners of Cornell available through high school

p.m., at the Mahopac rehouse and $25 and can be purchased nials, hanging baskets, geranium Cooperative Extension of Put- guidance o ces and online at

(second oor) on Route 6. Sign up through www.yorktownstage.org. patio pots; vegetables: such as nam County, a branch of Cor- putnam.cce.cornell.edu/garden-

Lake Garden Clubat nybc.org or call 800-933-2566. lettuce, tomatoes, broccoli, zuc- nell University. Students must ing/high-school-scholarships.
chini, cucumbers, peppers, herbs be Putnam County residents but For more information on the
Bring donor card or photo ID.
Meeting and much more! e sales will can attend any high school or be scholarship, visit putnam.cce.
Hazardous Waste be held in the basement of the home-schooled. Awardees must cornell.edu or direct questions

Drop-Off Day e Lake Mahopac Garden building adjacent to the parking plan to pursue advanced educa- to janeellen.malinowski@yahoo.
Club members will meet Tues- lot of First Presbyterian Church, tion in a recognized institution com.

Household Hazardous Waste day, May 3, at Lasdon Park in 411 Route 6N (at Secor Road), of higher learning. For 10 years SEE MUSINGS PAGE 26
Drop-O Day for Putnam Katonah beginning at 11:30 Mahopac. For more informa- Cornell Cooperative Exten-

County residents is on Saturday,

April 30, from 9 a.m. to noon,

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Promenade on 6 to hold art competition

Promenade on 6, an artisanal mer, and the winner will have his Keri Kenny, are the project and any medium that re ects their email promenadeon6@jphil-
shopping destination at 1875 or her artistic creation permanently property managers representing vision of the Hudson Valley; ipcommercial.com to register
Route 6 in Carmel, is holding an displayed in the building. Promenade on 6. “ e Hudson however, if they wish to submit a and then send photos of artwork
art competition to promote the art Valley has a rich history as a cen- three-dimensional or larger piece to the same email address prior to
community in the Hudson Valley “We’re thrilled to be holding ter of artistic creativity, and we can’t of art, the dimensions will need June 1. A few weeks prior to the
region and celebrate the creations this art competition and provide wait to see and share the imagina- to be approved rst. Residents of exhibition, artists will be asked to
of local artists. an opportunity for local artists to tive creations of our local artists at the Hudson Valley are encour- bring their submissions in person
showcase their many talents,” said Promenade on 6.” aged to participate in the com- to Promenade on 6. e winner
All participants will have their Jennifer Maher, COO of J. Philip petition.
artwork displayed at an art exhibi- Commercial Group, who, along Participants are encouraged to SEE PROMENADE PAGE 29
tion at Promenade on 6 this sum- with colleagues Olivia Diaz and submit one piece of artwork in Interested participants must

MUSINGS academic standards. To qualify history including academic excel- Putnam Hospital is looking to Book Barn Hours
recruit adult volunteers for sev-
FROM PAGE 25 for this award, the student must lence, volunteer service and mean- eral open positions at the facility. Mahopac Book Barn is open.
Hours are as follows: Tuesday 11
DAR Scholarship be currently enrolled in a high ingful extracurricular activities. Volunteers ages 18 and older a.m.-2 p.m.,Wednesday 10 a.m.-
school in Putnam County or re- More information can be ob- are needed to manage the hos- noon, ursday 4-6:45 p.m., and
pital gift shop as cashiers and Saturday 11 a.m.-2 p.m. In-
Opportunity side in Putnam County if home tained through area high school to welcome and escort patients formation can be found on the
schooled and be a student in good counselors’ o ces or by emailing and visitors to their destinations Mahopac Library website. Scroll
within the hospital. Volunteers down the right side of the page
e Enoch Crosby Chapter standing. He/she must have made the Enoch Crosby Scholarship will bring patients and visitors to Book Barn, then select “View
to medical and surgical appoint- Book Barn Schedule.” Have a
NSDAR Scholarship is a one- application and been accepted to Chairman Jennifer Malara at jg- ments as well as patient oors. book donation? Call to make an
appointment, Mahopac Public
time individual award of $500 an accredited college or university. [email protected]. ey will also provide wheel- Library at 845-628-2009, ext.
chair assistance when needed. 143, leave your name and phone
given to college bound high is institution does not have to Volunteers Sought Volunteers are also needed for number. Someone will contact
school students within the bound- be the recipient’s ultimate choice the peer-to-peer patient sup- you to schedule a date and time.
port program. is new program
aries of Putnam County who ex- of school but will represent the for Hospital connects volunteers with pa- Italian American
hibit extraordinary citizenship, applicant’s intention to pursue Programs tients who may have had simi- Club
integrity and service to their com- higher education. e successful lar experiences, allowing them
to lend an ear and to support e Italian American Club of
munity while maintaining high applicant will have a well-rounded them emotionally through their Mahopac on 141 Buckshollow
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in between. dergo an interview and screen- business meeting/event.
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Tier 4 planning isn’t about getting a new 403(b) positions are a good match for We are also seeking new mem-
or buying financial products. It’s about becoming them. Walking and standing for bers to join us in celebrating
educated and empowered around the events extended periods of time as well the Italian heritage and culture.
and decisions in your personal financial life. It’s as a friendly, caring manner are Monthly meetings are held the
about being prepared. Maybe it’s time. prerequisites to the volunteer
post. rst Wednesday of each month
at 7:00 PM. Please contact Pres-
To apply, contact John Ma- ident, Giulio Cefaloni for more
honey at john.mahoney@ information at 845-745-2655 or
nuvancehealth.org or 845- [email protected].
230-4752. For more volunteer
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OBITUARIES

Austin J. Decker III of Mahopac, passed away on on April 15, 1966, the son of be a caretaker. Growing up in Plain Lawn Cemetery in Hicks-
April 1, 2022, at the age of 55. ville, N.Y.
Austin J. “Jimmy” Decker III, He was born in Laredo, Texas, Austin J. Decker II and Mildred hard times with just her mother
Dennis (Denny)
EXAMINATION APPLICATION FILING DEADLINE MAY 2 McSpedon Decker. and younger sister Irene, she left Patterson

Correction Officer Trainee Jimmy graduated from Ken- school at an early age to help Dennis (Denny) Patterson
passed away after a long ill-
• $45,712 hiring rate nedy Catholic High School in support her family. She would ness on Feb. 3, 2022, at Putnam
• $48,081 after 6 months Community Hospital.
• $55,057 after 1 year Somers in 1984 and earned a go on to help care for her rst
• PAID time off Denny was born on Jan. 27,
• GREAT benefits bachelor’s degree from SUNY nephew Hugh, who died at a 1946, in Mount Vernon, N.Y.,
• Retire after 25 years to Frances (Getner) Patterson
Albany. He was employed as an young age of leukemia. All the and Charles Frederick Patter-
AT ANY AGE son. At the age of 13 his family
Apply on-line today or download exam information at: IT senior manager at the Pepsi while, her life’s dream was sim- moved to Hill Street, Mahopac
Falls. Denny attended school in
https://www.cs.ny.gov/jobseeker/ Bottling Group in Purchase, ple: She wanted to marry and Mahopac and joined the United
States Navy in 1963. He worked
Additional information about the position of correction officer is available on our N.Y., since November 1997. start a family of her own. She for many years at Whispering
website at https://doccs.ny.gov/ Pine in Landscaping and then
In addition to his mother, he was born to be a mother. Al- worked in construction and well
KATHY HOCHUL, GOVERNOR • ANTHONY J. ANNUCCI, ACTING COMMISSIONER drilling. He later worked for
An Equal Opportunity Employer is survived by his wife, Judith, though she su ered with anxiety New York State in the Depart-
ment of Transportation, rst in
Saving a Life EVERY 11 MINUTES whom he married in 1995; his and shyness all her life, she was Katonah, and then on Luding-
tonville Road in Kent, N.Y., and
aloneI’m never daughters, Molly, Caitlin and always a Mama Bear who would retired in 2009.
Life Alert® is always
here for me. Julia; his brother Daniel and sis- do anything to protect her cubs. Denny married Vera Carter
One touch of a button in 1966 and they had a daugh-
sends help fast, 24/7. ters Louise, eresa Waters (Pe- During lean times she would go ter, Judy, in 1967. Denny was a
GwPiSth! proud member of the Mahopac
ter), Leah McLaughlin (Mike) out and nd work to help out Falls Volunteer Fire Department
Help at Home Help On-the-Go for 60 years and was one of the
and Ellen Groenwald (Matt). the household. She was our “go
® rst EMTs in Putnam County.
He was predeceased by his fa- to” person when we needed to Denny, Vera and Judy moved
Batteries Never Need Charging. to Carmel in 1981. Denny en-
ther in 2018. know the right thing to say or joyed landscaping and carpentry.
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Jimmy was devoted to his do, or when we needed to buy also loved animals, especially his
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family and always attended his the perfect gift. She always had
NEW YORK HOMEOWNERS: Denny was very loved by his
daughters’  events and activities. the best advice when needed. family and was a loyal and true
Do you need a New Roof and Help paying for it? friend to many people. He is sur-
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Judy, granddaughters, Jordan
Do you need Energy Efficient Windows & Help paying cially baseball, soccer and foot- She also had a great fashion and Miranda; brother, Charles
for it? Patterson and his wife, Linda,
ball; 1980s heavy metal music sense and enjoyed the simple and his sister and brother-in-law,
Drafty windows, energy cost too high, you may *qualify! Debbie and Bobby Reynolds.
and science ction. He was also things in life, like watching her He is also survived by nephews,
HELP IS AVAILABLE EVEN IF YOU COULD PAY CASH Chuck and wife Geraldine Pat-
a technology enthusiast. “stories,” decorating her home, terson and their three children,
YOU MAY *QUALIFY THROUGH and Michael and Taylor Patter-
NEW RELIEF PROGRAMS A Mass of Christian Burial and fresh-cut owers. Daisies son and their four children. He
also had two nephews, Michael
Qualify Today: (800) 944-9393 was celebrated April 6 at St. were her favorite. She loved her and Billy Reynolds, wife Jenni-
fer and their daughter MacKen-
or visit NYProgramFunding.org to see if you *qualify John the Evangelist Church family with all her heart and only zie. He will be greatly missed by
all of his family and his beloved
*Enrollment is only open during a limited time. Programs, appointments, and in Mahopac with interment at wanted happiness for all of us. dogs, Jake and Brandi.
installations are on a first come, first serve basis in your area.
Rose Hills Memorial Park, Put- Mission accomplished. She mar- Interment followed at Ballard
Approved applications will have the work completed by a quality repair crew provided by: HOMEOWNER FUNDING. Barrett Cemetery in Mahopac
Not affiliated with State or Gov Programs. nam Valley. ried the love of her life, had two Fall.

Anna Burke children that she loved with all In lieu of owers, please make
her heart and two grandchildren memorial contributions to the
Mahopac Falls Volunteer Fire
whom she adored. She loved Department, P.O. Box 190, Ma-
hopac Falls, NY 10542.
Anna Burke of Mahopac her son-in-law and daughter-
Contact Us
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March 14, 2022, at the age of 86. An amazing woman who lived a 100, Mount Kisco, NY 10549.
You can contact us at 845-208-
She was born on July 14, 1935 beautiful life. She will be missed 0774 or email mahopacnews@
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in New York City, daughter of by so many friends and family.

the late Emile and Margaret (neé Anna is survived by her

Kane) Vautrin. Anna married daughter Kelly and her husband

John Burke on Oct. 13, 1962, and John Kelleher, her son John

lived in Woodside and Rocka- H. Burke and his wife Colleen

way Park Queens for many years Miley, and her grandchildren

before relocating to Mahopac in Amanda and Timothy Kelleher.

1999. ey were blessed with two A Mass of Christian Burial

children, Kelly and John. was celebrated on March 17 at

At a very early age, it became St. John the Evangelist Church

apparent that Anna was born to in Mahopac. Interment was at

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County to mark Child Contact Us
Abuse Prevention Month Mahopac News is located at 118 N. Bedford Road, Suite 100,
Mount Kisco, NY 10549. You can contact us at 845-208-0774
e Child Advocacy Cen- champion-for-children-2022/ the garden. is year, Putnam or email [email protected].

ter of Putnam County and the April is Child Abuse Preven- County schools will join the Prepare for
Power Outages
Friends of Putnam Child Ad- tion Month. Putnam County campaign; look for pinwheel & Save Money

vocacy Center will hold their has several initiatives to recog- gardens on their campuses. PWRcell, Generac’s fully-integrated
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nam County as the Coordina- Marla Behler. “ ey are meant za Jr. “Awareness and education

tor of Children’s Mental Health to convey that every child de- programs promote the impor-

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Match your nancial goals with the right strategies

GUEST to the penny, but you should be you still need to look at your for your situation, you’ve got a advisor (member SIPC). Tom
CORNER able to come up with a pretty goals holistically. So, for in- path that can help lead you to Casey, CRPC, AAMS, CRPS,
good estimate. A surprising stance, if you decide you need to success. is a licensed securities adviser
TOM number of people never reach ramp up your investing for your associated with Edward Jones,
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fourths of pre-retirees haven’t your ability to put away the Edward Jones for use by your Mahopac. He can be reached
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in life, you need some need once they retire, according retirement? If so, do you have
type of strategy. And to Four Pillars of the New Re- the exibility to change your Once you’ve identi ed a
that’s certainly true for your tirement, a study by Age Wave retirement plans somewhat, per- retirement vision, you need
and Edward Jones. haps by working an extra year or to put a price tag on it. How
nancial goals. Since you likely so? Of course, this might not be much income will you require?’
have multiple nancial goals, • INVEST APPROPRIATELY necessary, but it does illustrate
you may need to pursue several FOR EACH GOAL the potential impact one choice -Tom Casey
di erent strategies – but they all can have on another. Edward Jones
should follow a similar process. Your investment strategy
should re ect your risk toler- • TRACK YOUR PROGRESS WHY DO WE
What does this process en- ance and your goals. So, for It’s important to track the
tail? Here are the basic steps: example, when you’re working ADVERTISE
toward a long-term goal, such progress of your investments
• FULLY DEFINE EACH GOAL as retirement, you’re essentially and investment strategies, IN HALSTON
Like most people, you prob- investing for growth, which but you’ll want to be careful
means you’ll accept the level of about using market indexes as
ably have a goal of someday en- risk that always accompanies benchmarks. Your portfolio was
joying a comfortable retirement. a growth strategy. But when designed for your risk tolerance
But have you de ned what you’re investing for a shorter- and goals, so comparing it to an
“comfortable retirement” means term goal, such as taking an equity index (like the S&P 500)
to you? Do you plan to spend international vacation in a few isn’t all that relevant, or helpful.
your retirement years traveling years, you may be somewhat Instead, measure your progress
the world, or would you rather less concerned with maximum at least annually to determine
stay close to home to be with growth and more focused on if you’re on track to achieve the
family members? Would you making sure that a certain goals your strategy was designed
like to pursue your hobbies? amount of money is available to meet. When you review your
Open a small business? ink when you need it. Consequently, progress, you may also want
carefully about what this goal you might follow an investment to determine if any changes in
looks like. strategy with a lower degree of your family situation or your
risk. employment might a ect your
• IDENTIFY THE COSTS investment strategies. A nan-
Once you’ve identi ed a re- • UNDERSTAND THE cial professional can help you in
POTENTIAL TRADE�OFFS this area.
tirement vision, you need to put OF YOUR FINANCIAL
a price tag on it. How much in- STRATEGY. Achieving your nancial
come will you require? You don’t goals takes time, e ort and
have to identify a gure down Each of your goals may have commitment. But by following
its own investment strategy, but the most appropriate strategies

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