June 18, 2015 - Mahopac News

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Vol. 4 No. 9
Thursday, June 18, 2015
Water meter project divides Town Board
Would cost $2.9 million to replace remaining 7,500 meters
By BriaN Marschhauser
OF YORKTOWN NEWS
Some 2,500 residential water meters have
been replaced with newer, more efficient meters since 2011, costing the Town about $1.3
million.
With the project a quarter-finished, the
Town Board is debating whether or not to
spend an estimated $2.9 million from its fund
balance to complete the project, delay it until
better economic times or abandon it all together.
Councilwoman Susan Siegel, who authorized the town-wide project while supervi-
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sor, said continuing the replacement is a nobrainer for the many benefits it will provide.
Purchasing and installing the remaining 7,500
meters, she said, would produce more accurate readings and force homeowners to pay
their fair share.
“Completing the water meter project, begun
in 2011, is an investment in our future,” Siegel
said. “The numbers tell the whole story.”
Currently, the old meters are operating at
85 percent efficiency and are an average of
35 years old, while the new meters record
usage with 99.5 percent accuracy, according
to David Rambo, superintendent of the water
department.
Rambo said 15 percent of water being used
is not reflected in the old meter readings and
as a result the water district is losing an estimated $750,000 in revenue per year, according to tests performed on the new meters.
Because the new meters can be read digitally without making home visits, Rambo estimates his department would also reduce operating expenses by $150,000 per year. If all
homeowners had the new meters, Rambo said
the “entire system can be read with the touch
of a button in less than 30 minutes.” Two
current meter reader positions with $50,000
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over $2 million. Turn to page
18 for our Relay for Life special
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from the event and profiles of extraordinary contributors.
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FROM PAGE 1
salaries and benefits would be
transferred to the water maintenance division, he said, and the
department would also save on
vehicles and associated costs. Additionally, he said the digital meters
would be able to notify residents of
leaks before the end of a billing
cycle.
With a projected $900,000 annu-
al boon to the Water Department,
Rambo said the $2.9 million cost
would be paid back and then some
in four years. Supervisor Michael
Grace, who has been critical of
the water meter project since taking office, is skeptical of Rambo’s
reports.
“If you start to recapture your investment over a period of time, it
becomes very worthwhile,” Grace
said. “But if that return on investment is not exactly what you paid,
and it’s our responsibility to make
sure that it is, then there’s maybe
others ways to go about it.”
While the old meters average
85 percent efficiency, Rambo said
some operate at a much lower level—28 percent are less than 75 percent accurate. If left in place, the
meters will only get slower over
time, he said.
Grace said there will always be
unaccounted water usage, even
with meters operating close to 100
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percent. This figure, which Grace
refers to as a “loss ratio,” calculates
water lost to service line leaks, water main breaks or water used to
fight fires. Because of this, Grace
said he believes the $750,000 figure is greatly exaggerated, and the
actual figure would be much less.
“If I’m missing a toilet flush every now and then, and this is what
we’re going after, I don’t know if
I’m getting my return on investment,” Grace said. “Our obligation
is to make sure we’re spending
other people’s money very wisely.
I don’t see anything compelling to
tell me I’ve got to go out next year
and replace 7,500 meters.”
Rambo said water lost to leaks
and firefighting is not significant,
adding that the major loss is water
going through inaccurate meters
not being read properly.
Councilmen Greg Bernard and
Tom Diana, echoing arguments
made by Grace, said they need
more convincing data that the older meters are operating as low as
Rambo says they are. Diana said he
would support the project so long
“as the dollars and cents add up.”
“Without the necessary data, it’s
tough for me to make any judgement on whether we should go forward or not,” Diana said.
Also at stake is a matter of fairness. Whatever the cost to finish
the project, Rambo said it is unfair
that 25 percent of homeowners are
being billed differently than the
rest of the town.
Bernard said it’s an unfortunate reality that not all taxpayers
receive identical services. Some
residents, he said, live in the school
district, but don’t have children.
Others pay sewer district taxes, but
are not connected to the sewers. He
also is not convinced the new meters will significantly cut down in
man hours, as Rambo predicts.
Diana, who is among the 2,500
homeowners with a new water
meter, said he has not noticed a
difference on his bill since it was
installed and remains unconvinced
the project is worthwhile.
Councilman Vishnu Patel argued
that there are environmental benefits associated with completing the
project. If people are being billed
100 percent accurately and are paying more on their bills, they might
monitor their usage more carefully
and be inclined to cut back, Patel
said.
The board is expected to re-visit
the issue at an upcoming work session.
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‘I weed all of
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—Dan Strauss
Good Samaritan
Dan Strauss estimates he
worked over 100 hours
last summer weeding
Yorktown Heights.
Weeds
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his volunteer efforts.
An unsung hero of Yorktown
Resident Dan Strauss volunteers hundreds of hours cleaning the Heights
BY BriAN MArschhAusEr
OF YORKTOWN NEWS
“Yorktown Heights could look a
little nicer.”
It was that simple thought that
drove Dan Strauss last year to
volunteer over 100 hours during
the hot summer months and meticulously weed public sidewalks
and other areas within the hamlet.
Strauss is back it again this year,
starting his annual weeding on the
Commerce Street sidewalks.
“I weed all of the curbs and all
of the sidewalks all over town in
the Heights area,” Strauss said.
“I missed a couple of streets (last
year) because I ran out of time, and
I’m old. But I did even the Town
Hall parking lot, which, for what-
ever reason, no one seems to care
about.”
Strauss, who lives in the Bridle
Ridge development, said he often
hears local politicians talk about
making Yorktown Heights a “destination.” The focus of those talks
usually center around new buildings and new developments, he
said, while the small things tend to
be ignored.
“If the destination looked better
and was kept better, it would be
nice,” he said.
Strauss is an avid soccer player
and has coached youth soccer with
the Shrub Oak Athletic Club.
“I like to keep fit, I like to be outdoors,” he said. “So this is a perfect
way for me to do something.
In addition to weeding, Strauss
said he is working with Highway
Superintendent Dave Paganelli to
create a “quality-of-life initiative”
in Yorktown. Strauss said there are
dozens of other “little” things that
can be done to spruce up Yorktown
and suspects there are many volunteers willing to help.
“There are issues that I think
are ongoing, and I think a lot of
people want to address them, but
they don’t have a mechanism or the
know-how,” Strauss said.
Strauss came to know Paganelli
last year after several conversations. Strauss noticed the “Don’t
Block the Box” striping had been
removed from Crompond Road
near the four-way intersection, and
urged Paganelli to re-install it. The
sign was initially removed because
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Some other issues on Strauss and
Paganelli’s radar include: animal
waste at Veterans Memorial Field,
safety and security at the gazebo,
and cars parking in fire lanes, especially in front of Dunkin’ Donuts.
“When you come out of Dunkin’
Donuts, there’s always a car that’s
idling there,” Strauss said.
He said the key to correcting any
issue starts with enforcement, and
he would like to see more cars ticketed for parking illegally
Lights are being installed inside
the gazebo to deter illegal activity
during the evening hours, Paganelli
said. Next, he will look to address
complaints about dog owners not
cleaning up after their pets.
“Certainly people allowing their
dogs or animals to defecate on the
track or field where children are
playing is not a good scenario under any circumstance,” Paganelli
said.
In time, Paganelli and Strauss
hope to organize a group of volunteers to help with other quality-oflife initiatives around Yorktown.
“This is a doable thing over time,”
Strauss said. “Not for one summer.
It would be a situation where people
can volunteer and work together toward a better Yorktown.”
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Parking on Veterans Road directly in front of Solaris Sports Club has been re-instated.
Streetside parking re-instated on Veterans Road
BY BRIAN MARSCHHAUSER
OF YORKTOWN NEWS
The “no parking” restriction on
Veterans Road directly in front of
Solaris Sports Club has been lifted
following a unanimous vote by the
Town Board at its Tuesday, June 2
meeting.
Highway Superintendent Dave
Paganelli requested the parking
ban during the past winter, saying
parked cars created a safety hazard before and during snowstorms.
The highway department trucks
often use Veterans Road to come
and go from the salt shed located
on Greenwood Street.
Supervisor Michael Grace said
the vote was only a temporary solution, and the board will have to
figure out a long-term fix before
the winter, which might be widening the road a few feet on both
sides.
“We’re going to remove the no
parking at this point, giving us time
to resolve the main issue,” Grace
said.
Paganelli said he is “confident”
the Town Board will put a seasonal
restriction on the road, but Chris
Sciarra, representing Solaris at the
public hearing, said he would “absolutely not” approve of the parking ban being implemented once
again in the winter.
“That’s ludicrous,” Sciarra said.
Sciarra said Solaris needs the
additional 13 parking spaces to
accommodate its employees and
clients. He added that streetside
parking at Solaris was never a
problem during the tenure of former Highway Superintendent Eric
DiBartolo.
“Maybe there’s an issue now
with the people plowing that road,”
Sciarra said. “I don’t know why it’s
become a problem now.”
Parking in front of Solaris has
been an issue as far back as 2002,
when the Town Board approved a
partial ban on Veterans Road. Despite building a new parking lot in
the rear of the gym, board members said “people [would] rather
park on the street than walk to the
lot,” according to meeting minutes
from July 16, 2002. The resolution prohibited parking from the
Greenwood Street intersection to
the “first curb cut (driveway) for
the existing medical buildings,”
according to section 275-4 of the
Town Code. The ban on that portion of Veterans Road remains in
effect today.
DiBartolo met with Sciarra and
the Town Board almost a decade
later to once again address this
very issue. According to meeting
minutes from April 26, 2011, DiBartolo expressed his concern over
streetside parking on the remainder of Veterans Road after a young
woman was nearly struck by a car.
On July 14, 2011, DiBartolo reiterated his concerns, saying “there
is an issue during snow events in
the area of the Solaris Sports Club
because people park on the road
and plow trucks cannot get through
safely,” according to the meeting
minutes.
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Anti-heroin task force partners with Yorktown Youth Soccer Club
BY BRIAN MARSCHHAUSER
OF YORKTOWN NEWS
After three meetings discussing
ways to stop the growing heroin
epidemic in Westchester, the Yorktown Citizens Task Force Against
Heroin is ready to put its ideas into
action.
To better reach Yorktown’s
youth, the task force, chaired by
Councilman Tom Diana, recently
partnered with the Yorktown Youth
Soccer Club. President Rick Romanski said his athletic organization encompasses about 1,200
families with children between the
ages of 4 and 19. Romanski said
sports play a crucial role in fighting
the war on drugs.
“The best way to attack this is to
get the 4 to 12 year olds,” Romanski said. “If you keep them busy,
you keep them out of trouble.”
Through the organization, Romanski can help inform the families about upcoming events, such
as martial arts clinics. Mike Reda,
the task force’s assistant chairman,
said local martial arts instructors
have volunteered to work with the
children. Reda believes it is im-
line for suspected substance abuse.
Town Justice Gary Raniolo said
his court is exploring the possibility of adding another separate
calendar date exclusively for drugrelated offenses. In this court, nonviolent drug offenders would typically be offered reduced sentences
or a non-criminal disposition in
exchange for remaining drug-free.
Unfortunately, there are many
hurdles the court faces before this
dream can become a reality, Raniolo said. With a new calendar date,
the court would need money for
additional staff, transportation and
drug testing.
The court also only has initial
jurisdiction over felonies, and once
the case progresses it is transferred
elsewhere. Meaning, Yorktown’s
drug court would likely only be
able to take on misdemeanor offenders or lower. Raniolo said he
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Supervisor MIchael Grace, task force Chairman and Councilman Tom Diana, task force Assistant Chairman
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Yortown High School
reunion scheduled for
Sept. 19
The Yorktown High School
classes of 1968 through 1973 are
holding a reunion on Sept. 19 at
the Colonial Terrace in Cortlandt
Manor.
The ticket price is $70 per person
and is payable in advance. There
will be a full refund if the event is
canceled.
Refunds also will be made for
unforeseen circumstances such as
medical or family emergencies.
Checks or money orders should
be made out and mailed to:
Mary Rossetti
2836 Sarles Drive
Yorktown Heights, N.Y. 10598
Confirmation and a check must
be received by Aug. 1. There will
be no walk-ins.
The reunion will include a buffet
featuring six hot dishes, cold salad
bar, dessert cart and coffee/tea.
Appetizers, hors d’oeuvres and
cash bar for mixed drinks will be
available for the first hour. Wine,
beer and soda will be available
throughout the day.
A DJ will welcome all attendees into the main ballroom where
you will be able to eat, drink and
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year’s Yorktown Grange Fair to be
held Sept. 10 to 13.
Billed as “the ultimate Beatles
tribute band”, Strawberry Fields
features former members of the
Broadway musical “Beatlemania,”
and is a fixture at BB King’s club in
NYC. Not only are they renowned
for their accurate, sound alike performance of all the classic Beatles
songs, they also perform in full period costumes and play the same
Editor’s Note: The following
instruments the Beatles used.
information was provided by the
Unfunded Mandate, a classic
Yorktown Grange.
rock/pop cover band comprised entirely of Lakeland Central School
Strawberry Fields will headline District staff led by Superintena slate of live performers at this dent Dr. George Stone, will kick
off Friday evening’s performances
at 5:30. They will be followed at
8 p.m. by local favorite Chain of
Fools, a Yorktown band that performs all the best Motown, R&B,
and funk from the ‘60s to the ‘80s.
Saturday’s main stage line-up
begins at 11:45 a.m. with live entertainment for the kids by Overhill
Shenanigans featuring interactive songs by multi-instrumentalist John Griffiths. At 2 p.m., the
Grange Fair will showcase local
teen musicians under the banner of
the Justin Veatch Fund All Stars.
They will be followed at 5 p.m. by
Andrea & The Armenian Rug Riders, a popular Westchester County
classic rock band fronted by Andrea Ekizian, who are the official
opening act for Strawberry Fields,
who will take the stage at 8 p.m.
Sunday afternoon, Yorktown residents Mike and Lori Barr return to
the Grange Fair stage at 1:30 p.m.
with an acoustic guitar and vocals
set, followed at 4 p.m. by the Bob
Martinson Band..
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“What you have done, again, is
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“You’ve created parking far away
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Sciarra took offense to the suggestion.
“Vishnu, please, stop telling
people that they’ve got to walk out
to the far parking lot,” Sciarra said.
“When me and Michael (Grace)
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don’t want to walk out to that
parking lot. We want to sit in our
car right there, because he plays
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work hard. So let’s just leave that
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What happened to political honor?
I
f the “sky is falling” crowd is right
“But, don’t get me wrong. If Bernie can’t
and this country is lost, it is because
hold his own after the caucuses and early
political honor is lost. In what has been primaries, and no other viable candidate
labeled “eating your own,” in reality is an
steps forward, I’ll jump on Hillary’s bandattempt to marginalwagon in a flash.”
ize political honor. The
Bernie Sanders, for
BAZZO
marginalization also
the most part, practices
includes terms such as
what he preaches. Not
SAYS
“litmus test” and “puronly does he speak
ANDY
ist.” I have been guilty
leftism, but he votes
BAZZO
of using the term “eating
it—always. That—
your own.” I have no
even though I strongly
excuse, but believe me I
disagree with most if
was not trying to diminnot all his solutions—is
ish political honor.
political honor and integrity.
Political honor is the acknowledgement
Yet Hillary, though she speaks the words,
that if something is noxious for the oppos- does not vote or practice what she preaching side, if it also applies to your side, it
es. She voted for the war in Iraq, but now
too is noxious. That has now changed and
says she is against it. There are numerous
the Hillary Rodham Clinton’s presidential
soundbites of her voicing support leadcampaign highlights this.
ing up to her and after her vote, but when
I have a couple of dear friends—Demo- it became politically expedient to reverse
crats through and through—who are honest course, after the fact, she now says it was
and full of integrity. They would not be
wrong.
my friends if they were not. To prove just
Hillary speaks long and loud about the
how much integrity they have, each has
“income inequality” between men and
acknowledged to me that if a Republican
women, but as senator and secretary of
were simply accused of the shenanigans
state, she paid women less than men who
that Hillary has actually been a part of,
did the same job. It is out there, it is public
the media would be in meltdown mode
knowledge. Don’t worry though, the media
over the deeds of that Republican. Yet, my and this includes George Stephenopolous,
dear friends say they will support Hillary
will not ask her about that.
because she is a Democrat. One of the reaShe was a back bencher as senator,
sons they regard me as a friend is that I will even though she overshadowed Chuck
pillory the noxious regardless of party.
Schumer in the media and she was a miserIn Mahopac News, our sister paper, col- able failure as secretary of state. There
umnist Bernie Kosberg wrote: “Bernie On is not enough space in this column to list
Bernie” about Sen. Bernie Sanders, who
the litany of highly suspect action of the
recently announced his candidacy for the
Clinton Foundation, yet Kosberg and my
Democrat nomination.
friends will vote for her. The simple fact is
Kosberg begins his column by endorsthat were a Republican candidate to have
ing Sanders, who has admitted that he is
that same baggage, that candidate would be
a socialist, and does so for all the right
laughed off the stage.
reasons. A far-left liberal, Kosberg sees
Now, my friends and Mr. Kosberg, to
eye-to-eye with most aspects of socialism
justify their support for Hillary, will list a
and I applaud him for being proud of that
litany of awful things a Republican adminfact. But later on in the column, he goes on istration will do even though there is not a
to destroy his credibility by saying if Sand- scintilla of evidence to prove such things.
ers does not cut it, he will board the Hillary
SEE BAZZO PAGE 14
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My wish list on Father’s Day
I
want to wish all dads a very happy
politicians say around election time? “Elect
Father’s Day! The special day falls
me and I will bring you the changes you’ve
right around my younger son’s (Jimmy) always wanted.”
birthday. Like all dads, I can vividly
Near the top of my list of changes I’ve
recall the moment of
always wanted would be
his birth—4:26 p.m. on
a radical change in our
MY
Thursday, June 23—and
bail system. Our state
PERSPECTIVE does not provide for
cherish it as one of the
best moments of my
“preventive detention”
JAMES
life. He, like many in his
but does allow wide disMARTORANO
generation, have made it
cretion on the part of the
known that prospective
judiciary to set bail that
birthday gift buyers can
is supposed to ensure a
find his preferences on
person’s return to court
his “Amazon wish list.” First on his list is
to face pending charges. That’s the theory;
an “elephant family printed linen shirt,”
the practice is quite different.
which is selling for a bargain price of $290.
You may have read about Kalief
Thankfully it’s a long list.
Browder, who at 16 was arrested and
This got me thinking about what my
charged with stealing a back pack. He
“Amazon wish list” would be like if I
languished for three years at Riker’s Island
could construct one around desired societal
changes. In a sense, isn’t that what all the
SEE MARTORANO PAGE 13
LETTER
Local small businesses are the better choice
To the editor,
Like many communities around the
country, Yorktown—our town—is struggling to improve its economy, increase the
commercial tax ratables and reduce homeowner’s high tax burden by encouraging
and developing our commercial corridors.
Right now for us, that would be the 202/
Bear Mountain Triangle area where Costco
is proposed to come in and both Costco
and BJ’s are seeking to put major gasoline
operations. In addition, State Land Corporation is looking for prospective tenants on
its 100-plus acre parcel and further west on
202 is a large Westchester County tract that
will likely be of interest in the future. A
healthy mix of commercial, residential and
retail would help create a foundation upon
which local small businesses could flourish
and thrive. Many local small businesses are
owned and operated by people who live in
the community. They have a vested interest
here.
Big box, national and regional chains
bring low paying jobs often with no substantial benefits to the employees. Their
products most often come from low wage
third-world countries, whose environmental laws are poor or nonexistent. The burden they create on town services (police,
fire, sewer, roads, etc.) outweigh the town
taxes they pay. They contribute dollar-fordollar far less to the community than local
small businesses.
Existing local small businesses with help
from developers and local government
must prepare for the town-wide competition mixed development will bring. Competition is good for consumers, our town
and the economy. Providing guidance,
direction, advice and educational opportunities to those local small businesses that
will be impacted by such development is
the responsibility of the developers and our
elected officials. We are advocating for our
town’s local small businesses now because
many of them are not aware of the impacts
that the new competition will bring. Our
goal is to help these businesses anticipate,
prepare, be proactive and ready to respond
to the increasingly competitive environment they find or will find themselves
in. This will significantly improve their
chance of surviving and being successful
and greatly improve and enhance our town.
We are the advocates, advisors, mentors
and the voice of local small businesses. We
are here to insure that local small businesses have a place at the table.
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POP: I don’t what?
MOM: You don’t overshare
family information like that.
POP: Overshare, my foot. I got
bragging rights to my own little
girl, don’t I?
MOM: Exactly my point. It’s
bragging. It’s unseemly.
POP: Well, excuuuuse me, Miss
20th Century Prim and Proper!
How is anyone to know about
Vogue’s achievements?
MOM: The folks who want to
know will know. No more, no less.
POP: What about the folks
for whom it’s just nice to know?
That’s what’s so great about social
media. Get with the Instagram,
Mom.
MOM: What about the folks
who resent parents like us posting
it all over as if we’re lording it all
over them?
POP: Tough nuggies, I say. Is
it my fault our kid hit the genetic
jackpot with her smarts and looks?
Nothing wrong with parental
pride, my dear. Haven’t you
heard? It’s in vogue. [LAUGHS
AT OWN JOKE]
MOM: You’re killing me, Pop.
Looks are skin deep. And smarts
are not genetic. They’re hard
work. Where are you posting it,
anyhow?
POP: On my page. And sharing
it on those Moms Facebook pages.
MOM: You’re on those?
POP: Well, I’m a member of
Yorktown Moms and of Mahopac
Moms.
MOM: Is there something about
you I don’t know, Pop?
POP: Very cute. They let a lot
of Dads join. In my not-so-humble
opinion, I think it’s very smart of
them. After all, all the stuff Moms
and Dads do in bringing up kids
is interchangeable, so why not let
Dads have a say too on the Moms
Facebook page. We’re all in this
together.
MOM: I’m down with that.
POP: These Moms pages are a
great idea. Everyone shares suggestions, recommends places to
eat and shop, answers each other’s
questions. Is that oversharing too?
MOM: No, it’s not. I get it. I use
it, too. As long as people play nice.
POP: That’s the mission. Listen
to this. On the Yorktown Moms
FB page, administrator Beth
Morenberg O’Hara writes in the
post permanently pinned at top,
“There is power in numbers and
we are 3,000 members strong.
Please always be mindful of those
you hurt when you post.” She nails
it with that sage advice.
MOM: I agree. Some posts can
get pretty nasty, so you need to
keep the vigil high.
POP: People get angry, it’s natural. And they vent. That’s why her
nurturing words are so necessary.
Think twice before getting something off your chest in full view of
a whole community. It could damage someone’s livelihood. Your
experience may not be everyone’s
experience, so give the benefit of
the doubt, just as you would want
to get that benefit from others.
MOM: The good ol’ Golden
Rule always rules. What does the
Mahopac Moms page have to say
for itself?
POP: That’s a Public Group,
created by Marianne Chaluisan.
Her group has nothing to hide and
everything to share in the way of
help. Starting with Ms. Chaluisan,
these are big-hearted citizens
indeed.
MOM: I heard North Salem
Moms also is a nice forum.
POP: And a class act in the
hands of administrators Colleen
Clerkin Casale, Gillian Margolin
and Ana SB. They counsel members, “We ask that you keep posts
positive, clean and supportive of
one another. Please be patient,
kind and respectful. This is not a
forum for discussing Religion or
Politics.”
MOM: That’s what I’m (not)
talking about, Pop. We have
enough trash talk elsewhere on
Facebook.
POP: Yes sir, Ma’am. Otherwise
known as anti-social media.
MOM: What about Somers
Moms on Facebook? That’s where
we live, after all.
POP: Don’t get me started
on that one, you Somers Mom
you. Those good people missed
the memo that it is bad form to
post rules in all caps. You feel
like you’re a child being yelled
at merely by reading their rules.
The in-your-face way the page
Description is written fairly warns
people in neighboring towns not
to even think about applying to
Somers Moms. Ditto Dads, even if
you live in Somers. I was ignored
when I tried to join several times.
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prosecution and your attorney, you
are held in custody with or without
bail or you are released on your
(two of them in solitary). His case own recognizance.
became famous because of the
If bail is set it is to ensure your
work of Jennifer Gonnerman, who return to court not as a punitive
chronicled his plight in an article
measure or a form of prevenfor the New Yorker last Novemtive detention, after all, you are
ber. His case has become the rally- presumed innocent. Bail generally
ing cry for those of us who believe is in the form of bond and cash.
that the bail system as presently
The presumption is that you and
constituted not only doesn’t work or your family and friends will put
but creates countless injustices.
up the necessary money, which if
Kalief Browder, who never had
you fail to return, will be forfeited.
a trial, was eventually released
Consequently you have a vested
when the charges against him were interest in returning to court. Keep
dropped, committed suicide last
in mind that you have not yet been
week. The three years he spent at
found guilty of anything; we are
Riker’s had a huge negative imonly talking about the time before
pact on his life and mental state.
trial.
Here’s the way the system
In poor communities (I practice
works: first, you are arrested and
in one of the poorest, the Bronx),
charged with a crime. Then, the
bail is virtually impossible to
charges, your community ties
make by a vast majority of those
and your criminal justice hisarrested. Recently, I represented
tory are presented to a judge and
a homeless man we will call
after strenuous arguments by the
John Doe, who made the terrible
FROM PAGE 10
APAR
FROM PAGE 12
Maybe they would reconsider if I
change my name to Caitlyn.
MOM: Don’t bet on it, Pop.
I wasn’t approved for Somers
Moms either, so you’re in good
company.
POP: Wanna have some fun?
Let’s start an alternate-universe
social media site called Farcebook
with a page called Somers Super
Moms.
MOM: And what, pray tell,
qualifies someone as a Somers
Super Mom?
POP: Anyone of any gender
OPINION
mistake of falling asleep on a park
bench after sunset. The problem
is that in most parks you are not
allowed to be there post-dusk. The
arraignment judge threatened to
set bail if he didn’t take a plea involving jail time. Any bail would
have kept this person incarcerated
and if bail was set the adjourned
date would have been so far into
the future as to exceed the time
he would have served. What real
choice did he have?
John’s predicament is not
unique. The bail system was
designed for a class of defendants
that have some means of support.
As in John’s case, poor clients
who cannot make bail are often
pressured to choose between
taking a plea (which often would
mean their release) or sticking to
their principles and staying in jail
while they await trial. It’s not easy
to maintain your innocence when
faced with that type of choice.
So let’s say you are poor and
you get arrested for something that
you didn’t do. Let’s further posit
that you are held in jail on bail you
cannot make. A week later you go
into the grand jury and testify, the
truth comes out, and the charges
are dropped. The relatively short
period of time you have spent in
jail may very well have ruined
your life both psychologically and
financially. This has happened to
many clients of mine, who upon
release have discovered their situation to be hopeless since neither
their job nor their apartment is still
available. People that live on shoestrings cannot long survive such
traumatic interruptions in their
tenuous financial existence.
Washington D.C. has done
something about this problem.
Since the 1990s, they have eliminated bail and substituted instead
a form of preventive detention,
which has kept about 15 percent
of the people arrested in jail. The
others are released and the results
have been astounding. Almost all
of the released defendants have returned to court to face the charges.
More importantly last week, I
heard an official from Washington
D.C. proudly make the following
incredible statement: “No one is
kept in our jails because they are
poor and cannot make bail.”
Several other jurisdictions are
investigating the possibility of
duplicating the success of the D.C.
experience. There is no reason
why we can’t give it a try. The
Washington approach weighs the
defendant’s true danger to society
while considering the economic
condition of the person and his
family. In short, the court system
tries to factor out poverty from the
justice equation. Shouldn’t we do
the same?
So for Father’s Day this year, no
elephant shirt for me, but rather a
renewed commitment to putting
justice back in our criminal justice
system.
who lives anywhere who isn’t
approved to join Somers Moms.
Our all-inclusive credo is that all
Moms and Dads are created equal.
We are the super majority.
MOM: Pop, I gotta hand it to
you.
POP: How’s that, Mom?
MOM: You are the Mother of
all Dads. But don’t tell anyone I
said so.
POP: I promise, Mom. Mum’s
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If it walks like a duck and swims like a duck, it must be a dog
F
or about 10 years, a mallard
couple would arrive annually each April and paddle
about for a bit in our pool until
some deep duck instinct, or our
dog Riley barking, convinced
them to leave for greener pastures,
or bluer ponds, as the case may be.
We were so used to this, that we
actually named them—Loretta and
Larry—and even had some bread
ready to welcome them back. Of
course, when I say we, I mean
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Hell, for several years George W.
Bush had both houses of Congress
and these fears about Social Security, Medicare and abortion never
came to pass. They never do. In
fact government expanded during
this period.
Fact is, no Republican president
can expect the Supreme Court
to overturn Roe v. Wade without
my son and daughter. My husband and I were less than thrilled
to have a pair of birds shedding
and pooing in our pool and were
relieved when they finally found
new digs and stopped coming
around.
Strangely enough, the timing of
their departure seemed to coincide with the passing of our dog
Riley. It was almost as though they
came just to taunt him because he
wouldn’t chase them in the pool,
of her mind” look that he has filed
for trademark because he uses it
so often.
But then, two years ago we got
TRACY
another dog. And oddly, suddenly,
BECKERMAN
Loretta and Larry returned.
It happened on a recent spring
day like any other. The dog was
at the back door and suddenly
began to bark hysterically (which,
and once he was gone, they had
to the uninitiated, sounds a lot
no reason for being here. When I
mentioned this to my husband, he like a barking dog who sucked on
gave me his usual, “My wife is out a helium balloon and is stuck on
replay).
Naturally, I suspected there
was a squirrel or a bird grabbing
his attention. However, this was
definitely not his squirrel bark. It
was more like his woodchuck bark
or something else he doesn’t see
often or ever.
(By the way, if you think I
spend far too much time analyzing
my dog’s barks, you’re probably
nullifying the right to privacy in
which the ruling is based. We have
had many Republican presidents
since 1973, and none has gone
after Roe v. Wade. They just do
not seek to expand upon it.
A Republican president will not
outlaw accesses to contraception
but a Republican would not agree
that a third party should pay for
your sex life. You may have a right
to sex, but you do not have the
right to make me pay for it.
A Republican president is not
going to jeopardize Social Security benefits for those 55 and older.
Yes, a Republican president will
try to ensure that those under 55
will be able to collect Social Security when they become of age.
When George W. Bush tried to
privatize Social Security (save it),
he made it clear that nobody over
a certain age would have their
current benefits touched, but that
younger Americans would have
would vote for roadkill as long
as it had their party label. If as a
Democrat, you want to support a
Sanders, an O’Malley, a Chafee,
fine with me. I do not agree with
their policies or solutions, but they
have more integrity in their pinky
than Hillary has in her whole
body.
No, if Hillary is the candidate of
choice, then Democrats of honor
must do as was done when Reagan
ran against Carter and Mondale
(and I, when Clinton ran against
Dole and when Ford ran against
Carter) and choose the candidate
from the opposing party. Just
because Hillary and the Democrat
leadership and their talking heads
in the media have lost their honor,
does not mean you must also.
This is what I say. What say
you?
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the option of privatization.
going to contract Medicare. Fact
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a single Republican vote, removed
$700 trillion dollars out of Medicare and gave it to Medicaid.
going to prevent people from voting. It is the Democrats that try to
neutralize your vote by championing voting for illegal immigrants
and convicted felons. I could go
on and on, but again there is not
enough space.
The problem is that I believe my
friends actually know this (I am
not that sure Kosberg does), but
would vote for Hillary anyway.
This is the political honor that has
been lost—this mentality that one
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DeChiaro Responds to “No” Votes
of Siegel & Patel on Winery Parking
Sometimes I have to ask other people what
Vishnu Patel has said, because I rarely understand him, but this time, I didn’t catch what
Susan Siegel’s vote on the parking issue at The
Winery at St. George either. Or maybe I just
couldn’t believe my ears. Did she really vote
NO to allow a swap of land with the state to
allow safer parking for patrons of The Winery? When it was confirmed to me that both
councilpersons had once again joined in lockstep
on another rubber stamp vote, I joined the gasp
of the others who came out for the public hearing on this matter. All of us in the room had
thought that surely with an issue so important to
the applicant and so obviously beneficial to the
town, even the most politically motivated obstructionists would have to cave. But no. The
legacy of “Dr. No” Nick Bianco and his political vendetta toward The Winery from its earliest days lives on through his two disciples.
In a statement EXCLUSIVE to “Man about
Town,” Tom DeChiaro, owner of The Winery
at St. George, reacted
with this observation:
"I almost got
whiplash with how
abruptly Councilwoman Siegel did a
180 on this resolution. First, she
claimed she supports
our parking expansion proposal, then
two seconds later says she will vote against it
because it is, in her words, ‘not urgent.’ Anyone who runs a business understands time is
money. Her self-contradiction sadly shows
that either she doesn't understand business or
that she is insensitive to the economic health
of Yorktown's business community. If you sincerely support what we're doing, at least have
the courage of your convictions and vote accordingly."
Mr. DeChiaro added that "Councilman
Patel's ‘No’ vote on our parking permit is
consistent with his voting in lockstep with Ms.
Siegel on every issue. But what's inexplicable
is that after Mr. Patel asked and was assured
by environmental and other consultants at
the meeting that the parking land swap was a
good deal for all concerned, he ignored their
expert answers to his own question and voted
No anyhow. Like her vote, his motives are
purely political, not pragmatic.
"How crazy is it that these two officials
choose to represent the people of Yorktown
by misrepresenting their own positions. It's
hard not to think that there is a certain madness to that method."
Ilan Gilbert & Diana Quast Announce
At an event hosted
by the Yorktown
Democratic Committee last week,
Ilan Gilbert (middle) and Diana
Quast announced
their bids for
Town Councilman and Town
Clerk respectively
and were endorsed by Michael Kaplowitz, legislative leader of Westchester County. That’s
when the second absurdity of the week happened.Suddenly Vishnu Patel hijacked the proceedings without invitation to recite a 5,000 year
old proverb, complete with reference to modern
day relevance which people struggled to understand. Many eyebrows were raised.
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buddies, from left, Tommy Diana, Gary Raniolo, and
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back to Boca Raton or whatever
winter retirement community they
had flown in from.
right).
So I let him out.
“What is it, Monty?” I asked
The dog took off for the pool
him. “Do we have something in
and ran back and forth along the
the backyard? Is it another wood- deck giving them an earful of his
chuck?”
helium bark. If ducks could smile,
I didn’t really expect an answer, I would swear they were smirking
but I wanted to validate his barkat him. As I looked away for a moing so he didn’t think we ignored
ment, I suddenly heard a splash,
the subtleties of his various barks. and there was Monty, dog padHe’s sensitive that way.
dling his little heart out toward the
I peered out the window of the
ducks. Having never encountered
back door. I certainly didn’t want
an actual swimming dog, Larry
to let him out to chase whatever it and Loretta did the only thing that
was on the off-chance that it was
made sense: They flapped their
bigger than the dog.
wings and flew the coop.
That’s when I saw them: Loretta
“Monty, COME!” I yelled to
and Larry paddling around the
him.
pool, happy as clams and as buoyHe immediately vacated the
ant as two birds can be.
pool and ran back to the door.
Having never met our snow“Look at you! I guess you’re not
birds, Monty was champing at the a wimpy dog after all,” I complibit to make their acquaintance and mented him. “How do you feel
remind them that we actually have now?”
a “NO DUCK” policy in our pool.
He shook off the water all over
Knowing that Monty is a wimp me and then barked.
when it comes to the pool (and
I’m pretty sure that one meant,
something of an embarrassment
“Just ducky.”
to his Golden Retriever lineage)
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Yorktown Relay for Life 2015
Friday, June 12, 2015
Veterans Memorial Field
A SPECIAL SECTION OF
JUNE 18, 2015 EDITION
PHOTO: DEENA BELL
Community comes together to fight cancer
Dear Readers,
Every year since 2006, the Yorktown community has come together to fight cancer by
raising money for the American Cancer Society not just in the weeks and months ahead
of Relay for Life but in the months after as
well.
Relay for Life, an event created to support
the efforts of the American Cancer Society,
first began in 1985 when Dr. Gordy Klatt decided to raise money by walking and running
for 24 hours around a track in Tacoma, Wash.
The concept of teams walking around a track
for 12 to 24 hours has since been launched
in locations around the globe and has raised
millions of dollars for cancer research.
Yorktown Relay raised more than $1.8
million in its first nine years, topping out at
$295,697 in 2011. This year, Yorktown hit
it out of the park once again and have so far
raised $230,000, putting Yorktown over the
$2 million mark for 10 years.
‘Since its inception, Relay For Life of Yorktown has raised
$1.8 million! This year, the 10-year anniversary of this
event, is the year that we hit the $2 million mark!’
-Sarah McCannon
Staff Partner, American Cancer Society
“The town of Yorktown has raised over
$230,000 for American Cancer Society patient programs and services, research, education, advocacy and beyond,” said Sarah
McCannon, a 2010 Yorktown High School
graduate and community manager for Relay
for Life Eastern Division. “Thank you to our
hard working committee, team captains, participants, sponsors and all of our donors. It
was so moving to see this community come
together with a night of celebrating our survivors, remembering our loved ones we have
lost and fighting back against cancer.”
The planning for this year’s Relay for Life
of Yorktown—held from 6 p.m., Friday,
June 12, to 6 a.m., Saturday, June 13, at Veterans Memorial Field—began late last year
and it is important to note that donations are
being accepted through the end of August.
Yorktown News is honored that Sarah and
her colleagues at the American Cancer Society asked us to create a special section for
this truly special event. We’re also humbled
to be able to tell some of the stories among
the many people in town affected by this
horrible disease.
In addition, we have pledged to donate
a portion of this week’s proceeds to Relay
for Life. This newspaper is funded entirely
by its advertisers, so we thank all of them
for enabling us to help the community by
promoting this worthy cause. We couldn’t
do that without the advertisers in this special section and throughout the newspaper.
So, please support our advertisers and thank
them for supporting the community and Relay for Life.
As Sarah said the day after this year’s
Relay, “Thank you, Yorktown, for the difference you are making in the fight against
cancer. Hope to see you all again next year!”
We at Yorktown News could not have said
it better ourselves.
Brett Freeman
Publisher
YORKTOWN RELAY FOR LIFE 2015 – YORKTOWN NEWS – JUNE 18, 2015
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Co-chair Iennaco dedicates herself to Yorktown Relay
BY TOM BARTLEY
FOR YORKTOWN NEWS
At last Friday’s American Cancer Society
Relay for Life fundraiser, Kristina Iennaco
was both a participant in the event and one of
its key organizers.
In part, that’s just Kristina: Volunteering is
imprinted in her DNA, something she’s done
for as long as long as she can remember.
But the Relay for Life is also an imperative,
forged more than six years ago by a long-distance phone call she can never forget.
In years past, Iennaco walked in the Relay
and two years ago she became a team captain, raising money for cancer research. Last
year, with college now just a memory and her
professional life well under way at SavATree
in Bedford Hills, Iennaco felt she could do
even more.
“I love planning events and fundraising,”
she said. “I did a lot of that in college. It feels
right for me, like I’m right in my niche.”
So, she emailed Yorktown resident Monica Garrigan, who is senior director of special events for the American Cancer Society,
and asked whether they had a place for her in
the organizing process. Soon after, she was
named to the organizing committee and this
year she was named co-chair of the event,
alongside Denise and Jim Poulin.
Jane McCarthy of Yorktown Heights, a
former event co-chair and perennial Relay
sparkplug, credits Iennaco, 25, with giving
the comittee “a positive feeling and a different point of view because she’s so young.”
“She does small fundraisers throughout the
year,” McCarthy noted.
‘I love planning events and
fundraising. I did a lot of that
in college. It feels right for me,
like I’m right in my niche.’
—Co-chair Kristina Iennaco
Yorktown Relay for Life
Some of that exuberance for helping others can be traced as far back as second grade,
when a 7-year-old Iennaco was fashioning
bunny boxes for the American Red Cross,
filling them with donated toiletries and sun-
A family affair, the “we” included mom
Donna, a teaching assistant in the Crompond
Intermediate School’s science lab, and older
sister Stefanie.
“We’ve always been volunteering and doing projects,” said Iennaco, a Yorktown High
School graduate. “It’s just in our blood.”
She describes a close-knit family. “My
mom and her siblings, they’re very close; I’m
very close with my cousins.”
Iennaco also shares a tight bond with her
mother, the two of them talking almost daily,
even when Iennaco was a student at St. Michael’s College, just outside Bennington, Vt.
It was during one of those phone conversations that Donna Iennaco delivered devastating news about her sister, Carol Kinghan of
Rye.
Iennaco clearly remembers the call. “I
was a junior,” she said. “It was just a regular
Friday afternoon, walking back to my dorm
from class...That’s when she told me my aunt
was diagnosed with Stage IV colon cancer.”
Somehow, Iennaco found a way to get
to Yorktown Heights that weekend. “All
I wanted to do was be home,” she remembered. “With family.” Still, that was only the
beginning. “It’s been a journey ever since,”
Kristina Iennaco’s team
Iennaco said. “Almost six years now.”
Love Struck raised more
On the website of her part-time crafting
than $11,000 this year.
business, Love Struck Creations, Iennaco
PHOTO COURTESY OF KRISTINA IENNACO chronicled her aunt’s journey, any progress
Carol made as well as the inevitable “bumps
dry other items.
in the road,” as Iennaco called them. Carol
“We’d deliver them to nursing homes,” passed away shortly after last year’s Relay,
Iennaco recalled. “We delivered them for and Iennaco said this year’s walk was in her
years. We’d go around Christmastime and memory. Her team, Love Struck, raised over
sing carols.”
$11,000.
Proud Supporter
of
Relay For Life
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Yorktown surpasses $2 million mark at 10th Relay for Life
T
YHS Dance Company Cureographers!
he Yorktown community rallied together Friday night and
into Saturday morning to raise
funds and cancer awareness at the
town’s 10th annual Relay for Life
walk at Veterans Memorial Field.
Already one of the top fundraising
towns in the New York/New Jersey
area, Yorktown continued its generous contribution to the American
Cancer Society by already raising
$230,000 at this year’s walk. Donations can be accepted until Aug. 30
at relayforlife.org/yorktownny.
A flash mob, dancing to “Fight Song” by Rachel Platten, was organized by
elementary school teacher Allison Armstrong.
Clancy Schwartz, Matt Giorgio, Brendan Talbert, Brandon Fontanella
and Macey Drezek walk the track.
Ray Rubio, 19,
performs at the
Survivor Tent.
Kaeli Beyer, 4, and her mom,
Jean Beyer. At 3-and-a-half years
old, Kaeli was diagnosed with
Lymphoma. She had her last round
of chemo May 10.
Lexie
Tajdus, 3,
has fun
chasing
the balloon
around.
The Cirone Family serves up some pizza: Nicholas, Marlaina, Joe,
Maria Elaina, Roger and Joey
Luminaria bags and candles, dedicated to those who have battled
or are currently battling cancer, line the track at Veterans Memorial
Field.
Joey Luczkowski,
9, Denny
Piekutowski, 9 and
Jack Dolan, 8, try to
finish their donuts
first! Melissa
Hreyo and Chris
DiPasquale watch
the fun.
The Hawks, a top fund-raising team, makes its way around the track.
Jaden and Derrick
Courtemanche enjoy a
little jousting.
Lara Mullen,
Deidre
Kelly, Ally
Parpounas
and Maya
Webb, all 16,
raise money
for Relay with
“Bra Pong.”
Breanne Finnegan, 9, enjoys one
of the many games at Veterans
Memorial Field.
Riley, 21 months, with parents Amy and Tara Manning-Burns
The
Courtemanche,
sisters: Rory,
Kyra and Jaden,
show off their
face paint.
Town Justice Sal Lagonia plays the
national anthem.
Luminaria bags
spell out “HOPE.”
PHOTOS: DEENA BELL
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PHOTO COURTESY OF JOANN VANO
PHOTO COURTESY OF LINA COMITO BASTONE, PRECIOUS MOMENTS PHOTOGRAPHY
Julianna Vano and Club Fit Zumba
instructor Danielle Valdes
Dozens of classmates and friends come out and support Julianna Vano at a Club Fit fundraiser.
Julianna Vano is ‘One Tough Cookie’
Ten-year-old’s team
is Yorktown Relay’s
top fundraiser
‘Through most of this
experience, if Julianna
didn’t lose her hair or wear
a face mask, you’d never
know she was sick.’
BY LISA SKELTON
—Joann Vano
SPECIAL TO YORKTOWN NEWS
“One Tough Cookie!”
That’s how Julianna Vano’s family and
friends describe the energetic, nonstop
10-year-old. And she has proven this to be
true since her diagnosis in December 2014
of Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL),
the most common form of non-Hodgkin
lymphoma, accounting for up to 30 percent of newly diagnosed cases in the United
States. It is an aggressive cancer, but the
Vanos, members of Club Fit Jefferson Valley, reacted quickly, and Julianna is well on
her way back to good health.
Mom Joann noticed something was wrong
back in November, when Julianna became
lethargic and was experiencing abdominal
pain.
“She’s my Energizer bunny!” she said
of Julianna, an avid dancer, and soccer and
basketball player. “I knew something was
wrong when her energy dipped.”
The initial blood work at their doctor’s office hinted at Hepatitis A, but when it didn’t
improve over two weeks, they went to Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital, where scans
revealed masses on all of Julianna’s organs.
Treatment was started immediately.
PHOTO: DEENA BELL
Julianna Vano, 10, and Kaeli Beyer, 4, cut the ribbon to start the survivor lap around the
track Friday, June 12.
Julianna was on a 20-day chemotherapy infection, Julianna was taken out of school
cycle, checking into the hospital every 20 and her tumbling classes, but is being tutored
days for five to seven days, then taking a at home. Does she miss school?
week or two off. But she remained active
“I think she misses her friends,” laughs
while she was home, continuing her dance Joann.
classes three to four days a week (hip-hop,
It was supposed to be a three-month projazz, ballet…you name it, she does it!) and cess, but the treatment schedule became lonactually competed this past March! She also ger when a follow-up scan showed a small
recently performed at the halftime show dur- mass remaining on Julianna’s kidney. The
ing a Westchester Knicks game. Julianna hope is that the additional treatments she is
plays travel soccer and travel basketball, and receiving now will take care of that. Going
is also a Girl Scout. Because of the risk of forward, they expect to have four rounds of
We support Relay For Life!
“maintenance” treatments, then be free and
clear by August.
“Through most of this experience, if Julianna didn’t lose her hair or wear a face mask,
you’d never know she was sick!” says Joann.
The whole Vano family is active, with Julianna and her two siblings, Bella and Tommy,
frequenting Club Fit’s Energy Center, and
Mom and Dad spending time in the Fitness
Center. Club Fit showed its support by hosting two fundraisers for the family at both
Club Fit locations, Briarcliff Manor on May
20 and Jefferson Valley on May 27. Instructors donated their time to teach a Spin Class
for adults and a kids’ Zumba class. They’ve
even allowed Julianna to pick out the song
lists for these classes. All proceeds from
donations were given back to the family to
help with their medical expenses. If anyone
is interested in donating to this cause, they
can contact Jacquie Giannico at jgiannico@
clubfit.com.
The Vanos also created a team for Yorktown’s Relay for Life, aptly named “Team
Tough Cookie” (which, at this writing, is the
top fundraising team with over $17,000).
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Chamber of Commerce holds fourth annual auto show
The fourth annual Yorktown
Chamber of Commerce New Car
Show at Veterans Memorial Field
featured dozens of 2015 and 2016
models from Honda, Subaru,
Hyundai, Toyota, Ford, Nissan,
Mercedes and more.
The event, held Saturday, June
6, drew a steady crowd of people.
Adults showed up to look at the
new models in a relaxed environment, while kids were able to enjoy amusement rides and activities.
The Westchester County Department of Public Safety was also on
hand with a DWI simulator.
Amanda Cicatelli and
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Sergio Esposito,
Chamber of Commerce
vice president, tries out
a DWI simulator from
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Department of Public
Safety.
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Chamber of Commerce Vice President Sergio
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Jeffey Halley of the Somers Lions Club partners with Nick
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RoseMarie Belluzzi
RoseMarie Belluzzi, formerly of
Yonkers, died on June 5. She was
the daughter of Anthony Pantori
and the late AnnaMarie Petrosino
Pantori. She is survived by her husband of 57 years, Robert Belluzzi;
her children, Robert Belluzzi, Michael Belluzzi, Ann Keane and
Bridget Coubertier; her father,
Anthony Pantori Sr.; her brothers,
Anthony Pantori Jr. and Michael
Pantori; 13 grandchildren, and
four great-grandchildren. She was
looking forward to the birth of two
more great-grandchildren.
Memorial donations can be
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Lorraine Fahey
Michael Fitzell
Lorraine Fahey of Mohegan
Lake passed away on June 10. Lorraine was born on April 22, 1932,
to Christopher and Gladys Sturbing. She is survived by her two loving children; Karen Bonavita and
Thomas (Fran) Fahey. She is also
survived by 12 cherished grandchildren.
Michael Fitzell, 48, of Yorktown
Heights, died peacefully at home
June 7, surrounded by his family.
Michael, poet, scholar and musician, graduated from Yorktown
High School, St. Bonaventure
University and earned 2 master’s
degrees at McNeese University.
He was most recently employed at
Phelps Hospital and as an adjunct
professor at Fordham University.
He leaves behind his parents,
Ann and Vincent Fitzell, his brothers, Brian (Joann) and Sean (Monica), as well as his nephews, James,
Joseph and John and niece, Mary
Fitzell; and his dear friend, Carmen
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the son of Emilia (Mimi) and the
late Frank Martelli, who passed
away on April 12. Kevin was a
graduate of Peekskill High School,
class of 1984. He also attended
SUNY Delhi, majoring in horticulture. He was a self-employed
landscaper for many years. He is
survived by his mother, Emilia
(Mimi) Martelli; a sister, Stefani
Martelli; aunt Cathy Martelli; and
many dear cousins and friends. He
was a communicant of St. Patrick’s
Roman Catholic Church in Yorktown Heights.
Antoinette Melillo
Antoinette Melillo, a Yorktown
resident, formerly of Yonkers, died
June 5, at the age of 80. She was
born Feb. 28, 1935, in Manhattan
to the late Nicholas Melillo and
Rose Sirico.
She worked for 25 years as the
inpatient/outpatient bookkeeper for
Phelps Memorial Hospital retiring
in 1997. She also worked for 16
years as a sales clerk for Lord and
Taylor.
Antoinette was a strong, caring, brave, generous woman. She
is survived by her younger sister,
Jeanette Melillo. She was a loving
mother to Edward and daughterin-law Ellen Serino of Hopewell
Junction and Donna and son-in-law
Charles Valera of Mamaroneck and
devoted grandmother to Shannon,
Nicole and Max Valera and Charlie, Paul and Megan Serino. There
wasn’t anything she wouldn’t do
for her family and friends. She will
be missed by so many.
Robert D. Berrigan
Robert D. Berrigan of Mohegan
Lake passed away on June 2. He
was born on Sept. 22, 1928, in the
Bronx to Percy and Kathleen Berrigan. Robert served honorably in the
Korean War from 1950 to 1952. On
July 31, 1954, he married Madeline
McGraw. He worked for engineering firms in NYC and Westchester
County. Throughout Robert’s life
he enjoyed sports cars, being a
private pilot, painting, and was an
avid reader, especially the history
of aviation. Robert is survived by
his devoted wife, Madeline, and
loving children, Steven and Carol
Berrigan. He is predeceased by his
brother, Gene.
Gary G. Johnson
Gary G. Johnson, 70, of Yorktown Heights, passed away on
Wednesday, June 3, at his Yorktown residence surrounded by his
family.
Gary was born in Waterbury,
Conn. He graduated from Naugatuck HS and obtained a Bachelor’s degree in information systems
from Pace University. He served in
the U.S. Army from 1965 and obtained an honorable discharge in
1971. Gary was employed at Goldman Sachs and after retirement he
followed his love of golf by moving to Myrtle Beach.
Gary is survived by Heather Albano (Matthew), Kenny Johnson
(Yara), and Tiffany Roderick (Jeremy). He was also a loving grandfather to Alyssa, Adrianna, Bryce
and Bailey. He also is survived by
his sister Cher Bywater (Tom) and
his nephews Jeffrey and Bryan.
Edith Gloria Dirkes
Edith Gloria Dirkes (nee Johnson), of Warminster, Penn., passed
away on May 23, at the age of 91.
Born in Mamaroneck and a longtime resident of Yorktown Heights,
she was predeceased by Edwin Allen Dirkes Sr., her husband of 68
years. A member of the Episcopal
Church, she was active in the Altar Guild for many years. As an
avid gardener, she belonged to
the Neighborhood Garden Club of
Shrub Oak and volunteered at the
Kitchawan Research Station of the
Brooklyn Botanical Gardens. She
is survived by three children: Edwin A. Dirkes, Jr. of Federal Way,
Wash., Mark D. Dirkes, of Prairie
Village, Kan., and Julianne Stokes,
of Warminster, Penn.; six grandchildren and six great-grand-children. Contributions in her memory
may be made to the Cornell Lab of
Ornithology.
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Crossword
CLUES ACROSS
1. Sunscreen rating
4. Military mailbox
7. 12th month (abbr.)
10. Sunrise Mount of Shandong
11. Escape from the law
12. Similar suffix
13. Pyrrole
15. Anger
16. Blue-billed diving ducks
19. J.K. Rowling’s pseudonym
22. Projecting part of a rampart
23. What St. Helens did
24. Large integers
25. Adhesive or digital
26. Writing providing information
29. Inscribed upright stone slabs
33. The night before
34. Black tropical American cuckoo
35. Heartache from loss
39. Hush money payer
42. Geological times
44. Types of fish eggs
45. Young pilchard
48. Lack of momentum
52. “Blue Bloods” A.D.A. actress
54. Rust fungi
55. Make lace
56. Small larids
57. Energy Savings Measure
58. Before
59. __ Lilly, drug company
60. Comic book character rooted in
Japanese mythology
61. Radioactivity unit
62. Tear apart
CLUES DOWN
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2. Painter’s board
3. Containing more fire
4. In a way, adjusts
5. 1/100 Serbian dinar
6. Breakfast egg dish
7. Throw into disorder
8. Prisoner on the lam
9. 1st Hindu month
Puzzle solutions on page 39
Fun By The Numbers
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(abbr.)
14. A plural of zoon
17. Ouray Res. Tribe
18. Doctor of Philosophy
20. Large quantities
21. Ladies undergarments
26. Foot (Latin)
27. Macao monetary unit
28. Prefix denoting “in a”
30. Research workplace
31. Midway between NE and E
32. Title of respect
36. Somewhat crimson
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How to keep kids learning over summer vacation
STRONG
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DR. LINDA
SILBERT
Dear Dr. Linda,
It’s almost summer vacation and I have
four sons, ranging from 5 to 15. Even though
the school year is overwhelming between
homework and after school activities, the
summer is worse for me. They’re together
every day and all they seem to do is fight. I
spend every waking hour as a referee. My
mom, a retired teacher, calls frequently with
suggestions about what to do with my kids
over the summer so they don’t fall behind.
She keeps repeating that unless children keep
up with their academics during the summer,
they will be behind their classmates when
they enter school in the fall. I love my mom
but is she out of her mind? Keep up with
academics? I’m trying to avoid trips to the
emergency room. Do you have any suggestions about how I can get through the summer without losing my mind and being sure
they don’t fall behind academically?
Mom of Four Boys
Dear Mom of Four Boys,
You’re not alone. Many parents dread
summer vacation for some of the same
reasons.
Unless your boys are respectful of each
other’s needs and feelings, your house is
METROCREATIVE GRAPHICS
probably chaos. Calming things down at
this point in your life, between your kids,
laundry, meals, errands and everything else
you have to do, is not a quick fix. So let’s
talk about this summer.
To begin with, your mom is right. Most
children fall behind over the summer. If you
talk to elementary school teachers, they’ll
tell you that they spend the first month or so
reviewing what the class did the year before.
However, we don’t know what a teacher will
do or how much your boys will forget by the
fall. So it’s a good idea to do something over
the summer to keep up reading, writing and
math skills.
Try these ideas for starters:
Sit down as a family and brain storm
places you can go, places to see, and things
you can do over the vacation. Include things
you can do as a family and things they can
do on their own. You’ll be amazed at how
their brains will wake up. This doesn’t mean
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activities.
Summer is a great time for playing games
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and take care of their own garden. And don’t
forget reading a good book!
Next week, I’ll give you some more
suggestions including day trips and small
vacations.
Have fun,
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Former Yorktown player John Martino (class of ‘70) presents his former
coach Jim Turnbull with a momento for his work as the founder of the
Yorktown boys lacrosse program.
The five head coaches in the 50
year history of the Yorktown boys
lacrosse program, from left, Gerry
Walsh, John Nicol, Jim Turnbull,
George Searing and Dave Marr.
Greatness! Yorktown lacrosse celebrates 50th anniversary
BY Jim mAcLEAN
OF YORKTOWN NEWS
How do you define the Yorktown
boys lacrosse program?
How do you define greatness?
High school sports can be a
great experience. Anybody who
has played for a team, representing
their school, their town, with teammates they grew up with, knows
what an amazing experience that
can be. It is something you remember forever. But what makes one
program great?
Is it a matter of success? That
certainly helps, to be able to say
you are a champion, and Yorktown
lacrosse has its share of championship trophies and memories, but
it’s more than just wins and losses.
Is it talent? Many programs have
great players who come through
and have great years, but a great
program has to keep it up year after
year. How many can maintain that
championship level for 50 years?
Greatness has to be earned, from
extreme hard work over an extended period of time, and if there
is one program that has earned that
distinction it is the Yorktown boys
lacrosse program.
“It’s hard to explain,” admitted current Yorktown coach Dave
Marr, a former All-American who
has won state championships as
both a Husker player and as a
File PhoTo
The latest team to achieve the ultimate goal and win a state title was the 2014 squad, the seventh state
championship in the history of the Yorktown boys lacrosse program.
coach. “It’s a unique situation, the
way it started, Mr. Murphy’s house.
It’s a lot more than the wins and
titles. It’s the people, the relationships, the community. It’s a fraternity that cuts through generations.”
That fraternity, those generations
were on display last weekend as
they came together to celebrate the
50th anniversary of the Yorktown
boys lacrosse program.
More than 200 members of the
Yorktown lacrosse brotherhood
came together for the celebration.
Former players flew in from San
Diego, San Francisco, Florida and
all over the country. There were
father and son tandems in atten-
dance, and seven members of the
original 1965 team were there.
A total of 390 former players and
their family members took part in
the festivities. It was a gathering
of collegiate All-Americans from
Johns Hopkins, Syracuse, Princeton and many great college programs, another example of how
great the Yorktown program is.
All five of the coaches who have
manned the helm for the Yorktown
program were there, including
Marr, John Nicol, George Searing,
Gerry Walsh, and the legendary
Jim Turnbull, who started the program back in 1965.
Turnbull was a teacher at Yorktown who came from Long Island
and started the team. He got some
help from Yorktown resident Charlie Murphy, who donated $500 to
help the team buy their first uniforms and equipment. That doesn’t
begin to tell the whole story of
what Turnbull and Murphy did for
the program. Murphy, who played
lacrosse in college at Princeton,
gave the program his backyard.
Any kid in Yorktown who wanted
to play lacrosse was welcome in
Murphy’s backyard. And for the
rest of his life Murphy heard the
sound of lacrosse balls ricocheting
off his garage all year long.
Marr grew up as Murphy’s
neighbor. He started watching
his big brother Scott (the current
coach at SUNY Albany) play, and
the rest of his childhood was one
long memory of grabbing a lacrosse stick and hanging out in Mr.
Murphy’s backyard. Next door to
Murphy’s house on the other side
of the street was Rob Kavovit,
SEE ANNIVERSARY PAGE 35
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SPORTS
Passing the torch for 50 years
Current players understand history of Yorktown lacrosse program
BY MIKE SABINI
FOR YORKTOWN NEWS
Yorktown has won a Section 1 record seven state and 38 sectional championships and
produced countless All-Americans, making
it the top program in the history of boys lacrosse in the section, not to mention one of
the elite programs in the state and the country.
This past spring, the Huskers earned that
38th sectional championship on their way to
another state semifinal appearance in what
was the 50th anniversary of Yorktown boys
lacrosse.
An anniversary season of which the current group of Huskers were very proud to be
a part.
“It was an honor being on the 50th-season
team knowing the storied history of the program and alumni,” Yorktown junior goalie
Liam Donnelly said.
For Donnelly, beating John Jay-Cross River 11-9 in the Section 1 Class B title game at
White Plains High School was the highlight
of the season.
“Personally for me it would be winning
the section final, just because it was a game
you dream about your whole life, a section
final game against John Jay under the lights,”
Donnelly said.
For Yorktown sophomore attackman Justin Cavallo, he will always remember making it to the state-semifinal contest, where the
PHOTO: BOB CASTNER
Yorktown’s varsity 2015 team became the 38th Husker boys lacrosse team to celebrate as
Section 1 champions.
Huskers lost a classic to Manhasset 10-9 at
Middletown High School.
“The most memorable part of this season
had to be playing in the state semis,” Cavallo
said. “It was my first time and it was such
a great experience, one that I will never forget.”
Yorktown senior defenseman Tim Forbes
said that it was another season for him to
work hard and do what he had to do to help
the team win.
What stood out to Forbes was the camaraderie the team enjoyed with each other.
“[I enjoyed] the car rides to team dinners
because it was just solid bonding with my
boys,” Forbes said.
One reason why Yorktown is so dominant
is because its players start playing the game
at a young age.
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Donnelly was an exception, as he started
playing lacrosse later than most kids in Yorktown but hard work and a strong passion for
the game helped him overcome that.
“I was at a disadvantage for a little while
but I fell in love with the game and since fifth
grade not a day goes by that I don’t have a
stick in my hand,” Donnelly said.
Another reason for Yorktown’s unparalleled success is the willingness of the varsity
players to help the youngsters work on their
games.
“We take lacrosse very serious in this
town,” Cavallo said. “It’s almost a way of
life for us. We start as young as we can and
whenever there are clinics for the little kids
we make sure we are there to interact with the
kids and make them better players.”
Cavallo was once one of those kids, playing in first grade in the Yorktown Athletic
Club for John Costello.
“He taught me everything I know today
about lacrosse,” Cavallo said. “I started
playing the game because no one else in my
family has ever played it. My dad gave me a
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Lakeland grad Scavelli named to national team
Michigan senior earns spot on U.S. Women’s National Indoor Field Hockey Team
BY MIKE SABINI
FOR YORKTOWN NEWS
Lakeland 2012 graduate Shannon Scavelli
enjoyed quite a run playing field hockey for
the Hornets, as she was a integral part of a
squad that won three straight state championships.
Scavelli, who now will enter her senior
year playing forward for the University of
Michigan field hockey team this fall, was
named to the 2015-16 U.S. Women’s National Indoor Team.
“It was a great honor to be named to the
USA indoor team, and I am excited to be
able to play at that level,” Scavelli said.
Scavelli said having the fortune of playing field hockey in high school for such an
incredible program was great preparation for
the next level.
“Playing at Lakeland and being coached
by Sharon Sarsen had a tremendous impact
on me in college,” Scavelli said. “I learned
the importance of hard work and performing
under pressure.”
Learning the importance of those two
things served her well in her successful attempt to earn a spot on the national team, as
Scavelli had to make it through a series of
four tryouts, in which more than 230 players
competed to make the squad.
“The tryouts were very rigorous, but I
just took each tryout, one at a time,” Scavelli said. “My college coach, Marcia Pan-
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Scavelli.
kratz, suggested I go to the first tryout. My
approach was to enjoy the process and be
thankful to have the opportunity to play at
that level.”
Scavelli said that she enjoys playing both
outdoor and indoor field hockey and is grateful for any opportunity that allows her to
play the sport.
She does acknowledge however there are
differences in playing indoor and outdoor
field hockey, which she plays at Michigan.
“The biggest difference between indoor
and outdoor is the speed of the game,” Scavelli said. “Indoor is played in a much smaller
area, with thinner sticks and boards along
each side of the court.”
Scavelli is coming off a season at Michigan where she was a 2014 Longstreth/NFHCA All-West Region second team selection
that saw her register career bests in all major
offensive categories last season with seven
goals, four assists and 18 points.
“At Michigan our goals are always to
work hard, compete and win championships,” Scavelli said. “We have a great team
for the fall and we look forward to being successful.”
And for those wondering being that Scavelli is a Wolverine, yes, playing rival Ohio
State is as intense in field hockey as it is in
football.
Scavelli and her teammates will host the
Buckeyes in their regular-season finale at 1
p.m. Oct. 31 at Ocker Field.
“Anytime we are playing another Big Ten
school we always want to win, especially
when we are playing OSU,” Scavelli said.
“It is really fun competing in those rivalry Lakeland graduate and current University
games, there is a lot of history and tradition of Michigan field hockey player Shannon
Scavelli was named to the 2015-16 U.S.
between our schools.”
Women’s National Indoor Team, USA Field
Hockey.
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SPORTS
Rebel Dacres places fourth at state track meet
Yorktown’s LaPierre breaks top 10 in pentathlon
BY MIKE SABINI
FOR YORKTOWN NEWS
Josh Dacres
of Lakeland/
Panas was
fourth in the
200-meter dash
at the state
championships.
Lakeland/Panas senior Joshua
Dacres stood out at the state track
and field championships at the
University of Albany on June 12
and 13, placing fourth in the boys
200-meter dash in Division 1, with
a time of 21.73 seconds.
“It meant a lot to place so highly
because it takes a lot of work just
to make it to the state meet, and to
place like I did it was the cherry on
top,” said Dacres, who credited his
parents and coaches for preparing
him for the meet.
Dacres said the key to his success was being relaxed and just doing what he does in practice at the
meet.
Dacres was also on the 4x400 relay team, along with Cullen Malzo,
Jason Bingay and Veeral Shah,
which ran a 3:23.
While Lakeland/Panas boys
coach Ryan Johnson said that was
disappointing he also is confident
that the relay-squad will bounce
back.
“The boys will attempt to reach
their season goal of 3:17 next week
at nationals,” Johnson said. “We
will be running five relays and
PHOTOS: JIM MACLEAN
Yorktown’s Alexa LaPierre finished 10th in the pentathlon at the NY state
championships at the University of Albany.
Cameron Thompson will be throwing the hammer.”
The nationals will be held June
19-21 at North Carolina A&T University.
“The relay didn’t perform to our
capabilities but if the order is strategically put together and every-
one clicks together we will be just
fine,” Dacres said.
Dacres said the state meet overall was a memorable experience for
him.
“I enjoyed the whole meet even
though for me it was a business trip
rather than a getaway but the com-
petition was great, there’s nothing
better than getting pushed by the
other competitors from all over
New York,” Dacres said. “This
weekend showed me what I need
to work on for nationals.”
Yorktown junior Alexa LaPierre
finished in 10th in Division 1 and
24th place overall in the girls pentathlon with 2,124 points.
LaPierre ran 18.03 in the hurdles,
jumped 4’ 10.5” in the high jump
for a new personal record, threw
23’ 6” in the shot put, jumped 14’
4.75” in the long jump and ran
3:09.33 in the 800-meter run.
“We are all very proud of her
and this was a great experience for
her,” Yorktown coach Keith Smith
said. “It will be very memorable
that she jumped her best ever high
jump in the state championships.”
LaPierre credited her success to
hard work and the incredible support of her teammates.
“It means a lot since I’m always
looking to push myself and do the
best that I can,” LaPierre said. “It
was a very new and exciting experience for me. The people that I
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ATHLETE SPOTLIGHT - NICK DELBENE
Another great brother tandem in Husker history
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BY MIKE BRODER
FOR YORKTOWN NEWS
What made you choose Towson?
I felt at home there. The coaching staff and facilities were unbelievable and it was a place I could
definitely see myself going to for
four years.
Nick DelBene is one of four senior
captains on the Yorktown boys
varsity lacrosse team. He teamed
up with his twin brother Dan in
lacrosse and helped the Huskers
win the state title last year. He
scored two big goals in the state
semifinals this year. He also was
a starter on the Yorktown boys
varsity basketball team. He will
play lacrosse at Towson University
next year.
Do you know what you want
to study? If yes, what and why?
Business, because it’s a good
field to make a pretty decent living.
How old were you when
you first started competing in
lacrosse and how did you get
started?
I was 10 years old and my dad
really pushed my brother and
me to switch from baseball to
lacrosse.
Who is your favorite athlete
and sports team?
Ryan McDonagh and the New
York Rangers.
Nick DelBene
cranking a long
shot on the run was
a big part of the
Huskers’ success
this year.
How did it feel to score two
goals in that state semifinals,
which ended up being your last
game?
It would’ve felt a lot better if we
won.
What is it like paying with
your twin brother, Daniel?
It’s great. Growing up with him
and always being on the same
team was awesome.
PHOTO: JIM MACLEAN
until late in the year and that obviously hurt us in the long run.
that burning desire to play basketball like I do for lacrosse. But
regardless every time I take the
field I give it everything I got.
What is it like competing in
What do you think of the team lacrosse, compared to your other
this year, in reflection?
sport, basketball?
What is your favorite team
We had a good run. We didn’t
I love lacrosse. There’s really
activity, pre-game or post-game
start playing to our full potential
nothing else like it. I don’t have
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When the team gets together
and we all go to Bliss before
games.
Who has been your biggest
role model over the years and
what have you learned from
them?
Probably my dad. He always
tells me to give everything I got
into what I’m doing and to never
give up.
How would you describe who
Nick DelBene is to the readers?
A kid that likes to hangout with
his friends whenever he can and is
somewhat laid-back.
Tell us one thing about yourself that not a lot of people
know?
I’ve never eaten an Oreo.
What is your favorite subject
in school and why?
Science, because it was always
What music do you listen to
before competing to get ready?
Alternate rock
If you could have one super
power, what would it be and
why?
Super speed so I wouldn’t have
to worry about not making the
time on a timed run.
If you could pick one place
to visit on vacation that you’ve
never been to, where would you
go and why?
It’s not one particular place but
it would probably be to backpack
through Europe.
Favorite food to eat before
and after competing?
Before games I eat a chicken
cutlet with egg and hot sauce on a
roll from Edwin’s. And after I usually eat a nice burger from AJ’s.
For a youngster growing up in
Yorktown how can you describe
playing in the elite Yorktown
lacrosse program?
It’s a great opportunity. Not
many places around here have
the kind of tradition that we have.
From a young age kids here are
taught the game by the high school
coaches and players. And eventually when they make their way to
the varsity team, they know what
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ANNIVERSARY
FROM PAGE 30
Will Rossiter, who
pitched for Kennedy
Catholic in the high
school season, helped
the Shrub Oak Pirates
defeat the Greenwich
Warriors.
PHOTO COURTESY OF MARK ROSSITER
Shrub Oak Pirates crush Greenwich Warriors
Editor’s Note: the following
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Bill Rossiter’s long two-RBI triple
ignited a 9-run rally in the fourth
inning as the Shrub Oak Pirates defeated the Greenwich Warriors, 14-0,
in Men’s Senior Baseball League action Sunday.
The Pirates (4-1) opened a 3-0 lead
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Olli capped the outburst with a
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DiNucci and Olli combined to
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In the field, Boro caught a fine game,
Tomassio made a diving catch of a
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Sottile accounted for 11 assists or
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down the street were the Carcaterra brothers and the Dooley brothers, a neighborhood of future lacrosse All-Americans.
Turnbull would create a dynasty on his way to 361 career
victories with four state titles as
the Yorktown coach. The program now has 838 career wins, an
average of more than 16 per year
for 50 years, a total of seven New
York State championships, and 38
Section 1 championships.
The numbers alone add up to
greatness, but don’t tell the whole
story. The Yorktown lacrosse program has made itself felt all over
with former Huskers coaching
all around the Section. This year
the final four teams in the Class
B Section 1 tournament were all
coached by Yorktown grads with
Marr at Yorktown, Tim Schurr
at John Jay, Vin DeGregorio at
Somers, and Mike Solazzo at
Pelham. You also have former
Huskers and current head coaches
in Brian Kuczma at Wappingers,
Pete Kuczma at Horace Greeley
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and Don Connolly at Arlington.
Going back to the 1980s and
‘90s, you have former Yorktown
players Frank Vitolo starting the
program at Lakeland, Ted Georgalas starting the program at Mahopac, and Bob Kear starting the
program at John Jay.
And Marr is quick to point out
it takes much more than just the
varsity head coach. It takes a lot
of hard work by so many people
behind the scenes, the parents,
coaches and volunteers from
youth leagues on up to varsity.
The reward can be a state title,
the ultimate prize achieved by
seven Yorktown teams over the
years. But that is just one reward.
There are many great teams in
Yorktown history that did not win
a state title. The real goal is to
work as hard as you can to carry
on the tradition. The real goal is
greatness. After all the program
has accomplished year in and
year out for 50 years, everyone
who played has earned the right
to celebrate as part of the Yorktown boys lacrosse program that
has achieved greatness.
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referred to as a designation of
ENEA
standby guardian. In one’s last
will the language typically utilized
merely states that in the event
both parents are not surviving that
ing on the age of the grandparents they are nominating the named
there will arise a conflict as to
individual(s) to be guardian(s)
which set of grandparents if any
and alternate guardian(s) for their
will be selected. In many instance minor children.
the concern that not selecting your
In those instances where the
parents will be interpreted as a re- parents believe that persons other
buke of their parenting skills often than those they want to be the
creates significant angst.
guardians for the minors are better
Before the decision is finalized
suited to handle the financial afit is best for the parents of the
fairs for the minors they will desminors to discuss the issue in great ignate those with the financial acudetail with the individuals they are men to be the trustee(s) of the trust
considering to be the nominated as created for the minor(s). Thus, if
standby guardian(s). Some of the it is the preference of the parents
issues, often addressed with a po- they can have separate individuals
tential guardian(s) is whether they making the day to day and finanare willing to assume the responcial decisions for their children.
sibility, where will the children be It should be remembered that the
housed, educated, what religious
persons selected by the parents in
education will the children retheir last will, will be given great
ceive. The issue of the financial
deference by a court in the event
resources that will be available to someone other than the person(s)
support and educate the children
nominated seeks to be guardian
should also be addressed. Hopeof the children. It should be noted
fully once all of these issues have that the parent(s) nomination of a
been addressed the parents of the
standby guardian does not prevent
minors will then be in a position to someone else from applying to the
document their decision.
court to be the guardian(s).
In New York, the decision as to
A written designation of a
whom the parents will nominate
standby guardian can also be
as the standby guardian for their
executed by a parent in New York.
minor children in the event they
The designation must identify
GUEST
CORNER
the parents(s), the child (ren) and
the person designated to be the
standby guardian as well as any
alternate guardian. The designation will also provide for the appointment of the standby guardian
in the event of the incapacity of
the parent if it renders him or her
unable to care for the child(ren).
In conclusion, the necessity
for parents of minor children to
properly address the possibility
that someone else may need to be
responsible for the care of their
children is self-evident. It is an
issue that should not be placed on
the back burner.
Anthony J. Enea, Esq. is the
managing member of the firm
of Enea, Scanlan & Sirignano,
LLP of White Plains. His office is
centrally located in White Plains
and he has an office in Somers.
Mr. Enea is the Past Chair
of the Elder Law and Special
Needs Section of the New York
State Bar Association and is the
Past President and a Founding
Member of the New York Chapter
of the National Academy of Elder
Law Attorneys (NAELA). He is
also a member of the Council
of Advanced Practitioners of
NAELA. Mr. Enea is the President
of the Westchester County Bar
Foundation and a Past President
of the Westchester County Bar
Association.
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LAKELAND CENTRAL
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The resolution, a summary of
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