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Thursday, September 26, 2013
Vol. 4 No. 32
Budget talks stall
between Town Board and police
Chief Johnson seeks $8.9M budget
SPORTS
Boys soccer scores
OT win vs. Horace Greeley
pg. 22
SERVICE
Mahopac man returns
home from Afghanistan
pg. 3
BUSINESS & REAL ESTATE
29
CLASSIFIEDS
31
MAHOPAC MUSINGS
13
HEALTH & WELLNESS
20
LEISURE
28
OPINION
10
SPORTS
21
BY MARC WEINREICH
OF MAHOPAC NEWS
Budget talks stalled last week
between Police Chief Michael
Johnson and the Town Board
during a public meeting that
ended just before midnight with
resident Mike Barile calling for
the firing of Johnson and the promotion of Lt. Brian Karst to the
post.
The two sides met Sept. 19 to
review certain line items from
this year’s $8.5 million police
budget and to discuss the $8.9
million Johnson is proposing for
next year. Johnson had initially
proposed a $9.6 million budget
earlier in September, but it was
rejected by Town Comptroller
Mary Ann Maxwell and Town
Supervisor Kenneth Schmitt.
The $8.5 million budget that
Johnson was given for the police
department this year represents
a little over a third of the overall
$23 million budget the town adopted for total appropriations in
2013, which include the budget
for the highway department and
Town Hall.
Earlier this year, in January,
the Town Board directed Johnson to decrease the number of
patrol cars on the road from
three vehicles and a sergeant to
two cars and a sergeant. Johnson
said at the meeting last week that
response times are slower when
staffing is cut, and that he doesn’t
need to triple the amount of patrol cars on the road, but simply
needs to go back to three patrol
vehicles rather than the current
MAHOPAC RUNS, BIKES AND SWIMS FOR TY
PHOTO: MAUREEN E. DALY
Residents jumped into the frigid waters of Lake Mahopac early in the morning last Saturday as part
of the inaugural “TYathlon” in Mahopac. The event honored the passing of Ty Louis Campbell, who
passed away last year of brain cancer shortly after his fifth birthday. Proceeds from the day, which are
reportedly more than $65,000, will go toward research into pediatric brain cancers. For our full coverage
from TYathlon, check out our story on pg. 6 and our centerspread of photos on pgs. 16 and 17.
policy of two.
“I believe I can do the job with
three cars and a sergeant, but I’m
down to two cars and a sergeant
and I think that’s a dangerous situation not only for the residents
of the town but for the officers
with regard to officer safety,”
Johnson said. “This whole town,
we are the group home of mentally disturbed people.”
The $400,000 increase that
Johnson is looking for in next
year’s budget will go in part toward meeting rising overtime
hours and adding more officers to
the 33 currently on staff, which
includes the chief and Lieutenants Karst and Michael Cazzari.
But the Town Board decided
they didn’t have enough information from the chief to move
the talks forward, so both sides
will reconvene at a public meeting in October on a date that has
yet to be determined.
At one point, Councilwoman
Suzanne McDonough interjected
during a conversation between
Johnson and Maxwell about budget reclassifications for marine
patrol that Johnson said wasn’t
made aware to him. McDonough
pleaded for both sides to act more
professionally moving forward.
“I know I’m not the Supervisor, let’s calm it down a little bit
and just talk,” McDonough said.
“This is just the very beginning.”
Schmitt said in an interview
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MAHOPAC NEWS – Thursday, September 26, 2013
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TEMPLE BETH SHALOM CELEBRATES SUKKOT
Rabbi Eytan Hammerman of
Temple Beth Shalom kicked off
the Jewish holiday of Sukkot
on Sept. 18. The holiday, which
lasts seven days, is a look-back
on the lifestyle and dwellings of
Israelites during their 40 years
of travel in the desert following
their Exodus from slavery
in Egypt. The sukkah is an
outdoor dwelling under which
Jews typically eat meals during
the holiday. The one built
outside Temple Beth Shalom
was filled with congregants of
all ages last week to kick off
the holiday. Pictured is Rabbi
Hammerman encouraging
some of the younger members
to stand in a cricle so that
each person is in some way
connected to the round Challah
bread he is holding, a symbol
of the cycle of life and the
wholeness of the universe.
PHOTO: MARC WEINREICH
PAGE 3
Your Neighbor
From Mahopac to Kabul, an ‘amazin’ ride
MHS grad returns home after leading platoon in Afghanistan
BY MARC WEINREICH
OF MAHOPAC NEWS
Second Lieutenant Kevin Farrell
of the U.S. Army returned home to
Mahopac earlier this month after a
tour in Afghanistan during which
he served as Stryker platoon officer
in the 1st Armored Division, leading nearly three dozen soldiers on
various missions with the Afghan
National Army.
The 2008 Mahopac High School
graduate spent the last three months
in the northeastern part of the country, talking to local villagers about
ways they feel threatened so that
they can work with Afghanistan’s
army to better secure the residents.
“I’m responsible for trucks, men
and weapons,” Farrell told Mahopac News. “All of the men report
to me, from Private to Specialists
and Sergeants. There’s one mission, you go into the village, ask
who is coming in to the village and
threatening you, talk to locals, our
job is really to just shadow the Afghan National Army and help them
become in charge of their own
country. They’re doing very well.
They have a tough job fighting the
Taliban. They are doing so much
better than they used to.”
The former Mahopac resident
landed in the U.S. two weeks ago
– Sept. 11 – and because of issues
with his flight, had touched down
in Albany and hitchhiked to Westchester where he met his family.
He said the fact that he’s spent periods of time in the war-torn capital
of Kabul led him to believe his parents, Mark and Joyce of Mahopac,
wouldn’t mind if their 23-year-old
sonhopped a ride with a stranger in
the capital of New York.
Farrell spent a few days back in
his hometown and said he enjoyed
catching up with friends and family
as well as seeing former teachers
from the high school.
“My whole experience in Ma-
hopac was centered on high school,
so I go back to see former teachers when I can,” he said. “Coming home, I got to get around and
see everybody. It was a different
feeling than anything else I’ve felt.
Sort of the reason I [enlisted in the
Army], to sort of come home after
a war and see family.”
In fact, when asked the first
place he went upon returning to
Mahopac earlier in September,
Farrell gave an answer to which
many residents can relate.
“Bucci’s is the first place I
went,” he said with laugh. “I got
‘the amazin’ with swiss.”
Back in the service, life was a different kind of amazin’. He jumped
out of an airplane five times in
2010 as part of his airborne school
training, for example. From the
moment he jumps, he said he’s on
the ground in less than 40 seconds.
“Jumping out of a plane is so
much fun, but you need to be able
to pack up your chute and carry it
a distance,” he said. “You are always carrying something. You can
be going to a shooting range, and
it sounds easy to do, but there’s always that physical requirement [of
getting there].”
As part of his training, he spent
61 days with his platoon at a base
in Georgia, developing combat
skills and undergoing a series of
mental and physical challenges to
replicate the pressure and feeling
of being in combat. For 16 weeks,
he would alternate between the
classroom for a week to the field
the next seven days, navigating
through a series of active missions
and shooting scenarios. The simulations with his fellow soldiers allowed them to carry out the skills
they learned behind a desk and in
the barracks. Farrell said he was
allowed one of hour of sleep per
week during those four months,
but the soldiers snuck in shuteye
at random moments throughout the
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Farrell said his decision to join
the Army was due in part to the
fact that his family roots are staked
in service. His father is a Deputy
Chief at the fire department in
nearby White Plains; Farrell’s
brother is a firefighter in Hartsdale; their two uncles served in the
U.S. Army; their grandfather was a
member of the Mahopac Falls Volunteer Fire Department; and their
other grandfather is a World War II
veteran.
Farrell is a 2012 SUNY Plattsburgh graduate and said he chose
the school mostly because of its
great ROTC program and its opportunities for him to play lacrosse.
Unlike many incoming college
freshman, Farrell already knew
he wanted to be in the service and
then possibly become a firefighter
as a post-Army career. He majored
in Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management, with a minor in
business, and said his problem was
choosing a major even though he
knew where he was headed after
graduation.
“It started out I didn’t know what
I wanted to go to school for since
I already had a career lined up,”
Farrell said, who added that he has
six more years that he owes to the
Army.
Farrell is currently stationed at
Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas. He’s
with the same platoon that he lived
with for three months in Afghanistan and he returns to training Sept.
29.
Looking back on his first year
in the service, he said the reason
he joined the Army is a lesson that
can be applied to any moment of
his life.
“Why I joined the Army, it’s
hard to answer,” Farrell said. “You
see things on TV, read things, and
you think it’s so fun, and you have
to find enjoyment in whatever you
do.”
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The Farrells of Mahopac: Jason, Joyce, Kevin, Brian and Mark Farrell
at Kevin’s Army Commissioning Ceremony in Plattsburgh, NY on May
18, 2012. Kevin Farrell’s first salute as an officer was to his grandfather,
Hollis Eisner, a World War II veteran.
PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE FARRELLS
Farrell (far right) completes a trench clearing training in Georgia with
CPT Juan Manuel Devia of Colombia.
PAGE 4
County budget meeting at golf club draws ire
Lobue attacks Odell, Othmer over choice of venue
By Marc Weinreich
OF MAHOPAC NEWS
County Legislator Dini Lobue
is calling for Chairman Richard Othmer to move the budget
meeting at Putnam County Golf
Course in Mahopac next week to
a venue that she feels should be
more appropriate.
County Executive MaryEllen
Odell will be introducing her preliminary budget to the legislature
at the golf club at 7 p.m. on Oct.
2. Lobue, who represents Ma-
hopac, said in a letter to Othmer
dated Aug. 27, the day she found
out about the location, that holding a county budget meeting at a
golf club, regardless of the fact
that the county owns the club, is
“extremely unprofessional and
inappropriate” and instead should
be held in a “professional business environment.”
Longtime Legislator Sam Oliverio, the lone Democrat on the
legislature, also sent a letter to
Othmer urging him to reconsider
moving it to perhaps a school in
the county. The idea to hold the
meeting at the club was first introduced by Odell and brought to
Othmer for consideration. A vote
was then held on whether to use
the club as the venue, and a majority of the legislature responded
in favor of holding it there.
In an interview with Mahopac
News on Sept. 21, Lobue attacked
Odell for the choice given the
high unemployment rate and a
dismal economy.
“It’s an extravagant party for an
otherwise somber, serious meet-
ing,” Lobue said. “People have
mortgages and children and are
at risk of losing jobs. We invested
a lot of money in [the golf club].
Why are we using it for free?”
Lobue said the fact that she had
to RSVP with a postcard she received in the mail inviting her to
her own legislative meeting is yet
another example of Odell’s irresponsibility.
“It shows her contempt for the
legislative,” Lobue said. “Are we
going to go bankrupt because we
got a postcard that costs 33 cents?
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No, but that’s not the point. It’s
the principal. It’s the lack of seriousness over this budget address.
Everything with her is a press release and a photo op.”
In response, Odell and Othmer
each told Mahopac News that the
meeting is being held at the golf
club because it’s a space that will
accommodate the large crowd
of people they’re anticipating.
It’s also one that they’re getting
for free, they said, because they
own the venue. Lobue feels that
by reserving it, an opportunity for
another person willing to rent it
out and pay is subsequently lost.
In years past, the legislature had
to direct people to watch the preliminary budget meeting on television because venues haven’t
been large enough for the public
crowds who try to attend.
“The important thing is we stay
under the tax cap,” Othmer said.
“Everything else is nonsense.”
Othmer added that the annual
prayer breakfast next week at
the golf club, where local politicians gather to pray for residents,
is attended by Lobue. He wants
to know why she hasn’t made
it a point to protest a golf club
holding a prayer session. Lobue
said in response that the county
receives money for the renting of
the club for the annual breakfast.
“The prayer breakfast, which
I attend every year as well as
County Executive Odell, is a
private 501c3 that pays with no
discount to use the county facility unlike Putnam County Executive Odell who is using the golf
course as her own private club.”
Odell said that she is proud of
the renovations the county has
made to the golf club, and said
the budget meeting is an opportunity to promote the venue and
plant a seed in the minds of attendees that the club is open for
business.
“It’s a great way to promote
the building for events,” Odell
said. “This venue underscores
that point, that for the past 10
years this county has not been
able to run this golf club successfully, and we’ve spent time now
renovating this building and it’s
something we’re proud of. Do
you think Microsoft presents its
annual budget to the board of directors in a room that doesn’t encompass all of its stakeholders?”
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Rotary Club quacks for charity
The Lake Mahopac Rotary Club
hosted its annual duck race Sept. 15
at Red Mills Historic Park, bringing out local residents who cheered
on the ducks they “adopted” for the
day. Thousands of ducks were purchased and thrown in the lake for
a 50-yard race, and proceeds from
the event went toward scholarships for local students and Rotary
events in the future. The person
with the winning duck in the race
even won $1,000. Mahopac News
was on hand to capture some of the
fun.
PAGE 5
Siblings Lina and
Erik and cousin Ava
Sigourjonsson got
their faces painted
and cheered on their
ducks at the Lake
Mahopac Rotary’s
annual duck race.
Six-year-old Jack
Degl helps musician
Dan Einbender sing
a few songs.
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Rotarians Chris Perrone and Neil
Sullivan “guide” the ducks to the finish
line.
Second grader Francesca Evangelista had her
face painted at the annual Rotary Duck Race.
The crowd watches as Rotarians Lester Forest and Denis Marousek
look for the winners.
PAGE 6
TYathlon raises tens of thousands for pediatric cancer research
Residents run, bike and swim in Ty’s honor
BY MAUREEN DALY
FOR MAHOPAC NEWS
It was a foggy, damp morning, but residents turned out in
droves for the inaugural TYathlon
last Saturday morning, an event
a long time in the making for Ty
Louis Campbell. The 5-year-old
boy passed away last year of pediatric cancer, but his roots live
on in Mahopac, including his father, Louis, who graduated from
Mahopac High School; Carol,
Ty’s grandmother who currently
lives in Mahopac; and Ty’s aunt,
Debi Campbell Fossati, a Carmel
resident.
The first group headed into
the lake early in the morning for
the quarter-mile swim beginning
at the Water Club beach on East
Lake Blvd. Teams marked by
caps in vivid colors lined up for
their turn as participants divided
into groups of colors in order to
control the flow of bobbing heads
in the water. By the time the first
wave of swimmers had finished,
some 130 participants had swum
in Lake Mahopac while many in
town were still fast asleep.
After emerging from the frigid
waters, the participants then ran
down to nearby Marina Drive to
mount their bicycles for the next
challenge, a 10-mile trek around
Lake Mahopac. The roads were
not completely closed off to traffic, but the Putnam County and
Town of Carmel police were on
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The third portion of the event
was a walk-run. Participants
lined up on Marina Drive again,
behind Four Brothers Restaurant,
and began their sprint to the Averill Estates on North Lake Boulevard and back. Participants in
this portion of the triathlon were
divided into age groups, which
ranged from age 15 to the 60-plus
group. Awards were later given
out in each category, with Daniel
Cassidy and Kirsten Link receiving the top accolades for overall
male and female.
A separate 5K run was held following the triathlon, which continued on the same route as the
previous run – from Marina Drive
to Averill Estates. At the finish
line were Mahopac cheerleaders
proclaiming their support with a
“We are proud of you” chant.
A children’s mini-event, called
the Super TyAthlon, was held in
the Chamber of Commerce Park
following the morning’s adult
activities. An inflatable obstacle
course was rented with the financial assistance of sponsors
Pine Grove Country Day School,
Jan’s Kidz ’n Motion Day Care,
Kidz Country Day Care, Noah’s
Ark Nursery School, the Hampton School and the Carmel PBA.
Winners of the Super Tyathlon in
the park included Michael Garcia,
Tania Paucar, Anthony Celentan, Sophia and Clayton Collum,
Amelia Vail, Mikayla Speckman, Dylan DiDona, Campbell
Demaio, Ryan Berlinger, Briana
Speckman and Noah Beck.
Dr. Jeffrey Greenfield, M.D.,
Ph.D., neurosurgeon from Weill
Cornell Hospital, was also in attendance. He performed multiple
surgeries on Ty, saving his life
more than once. When surgical
options were no longer available,
the frustrated physician went on
to create The Children’s Brain
Tumor Project to offer physicians
the ability to quickly identify a
brain tumor’s “fingerprints” at the
molecular level, bringing hope
to the thousands of patients and
families each year who confront
these heartbreaking diagnoses.
Although a check was drawn
up by the TLC Foundation for
$30,000, it was later learned that
a 12-month Fellowship for the
project could be obtained with
$40,000, so the foundation plans
to add the additional $10,000 to
obtain “fellowship” status.
From the inception, when the
organizing committee first met
with Carmel Town Supervisor
Kenneth Schmitt, the residents
were enthusiastic and supportive
of the idea of hosting the event
in town. Schmitt later said he
couldn’t be happier with the turnout.
“The event was a huge success,’
said Schmitt. “I believe it accomplished the objectives that were
set up. I want to thank the organizers, especially Bert Melchner,
who worked tirelessly, and I am
extremely pleased at how well the
event went.”
More than 75 volunteers participated, including local police
and ambulance corps. Most of
the volunteers were organized by
Dawn Panny of Panco Plumbing.
Local sponsors, included Trious, Dr. Sean M. Rooney Orthodontics, Weiss Financial Group,
Panco Plumbing, Raider General
Dentistry, Valley Pediatric Dentistry, Four Brothers Restaurant
and Pizza, Sayegh Law, AON,
Katonah Wine and Liquor, Sam’s
Ceramic Tile, Bikeway, Mahopac Glass, Yorktown Oral and
Maxillofacial Surgery, Freight
Liquidators, Best Plumbing, The
Vinyl King, Pro-Build, Northern
Westchester Dental Center, Dr.
Delaney Pediatric Dentistry, Mahopac Marine, Putnam County
and the Spain Agency.
Early estimates are that the
foundation raised $65,000 on
the day. The money will go toward research of treatments and
a cure for pediatric cancer, the
number one killer of children who
die from disease. The Ty Louis
Campbell Foundation was created
in Ty’s memory to raise awareness
for pediatric cancer and seeks to
bring more understanding of the
need for funding through a re-telling of his courageous battle that
he lost last year shortly after his
fifth birthday.
Schmitt added that he hopes to
make this event a longstanding
tradition, at least until a cure is
found.
“Feedback from the community was overwhelming, and I am
hoping to see this continue as an
annual event here in the Town of
Carmel,” Schmitt added. “I want
to personally thank the Campbell
family for creating the Foundation. I can’t thank them enough.
They rose above their own personal tragedy to create this monumental event in order to help other
families. On behalf of the entire
town of Carmel, I would like to
thank them for all their efforts,
support, hard work and dedication
and determination to further support the efforts in hopefully coming up with the cure.”
For our pictures from the day,
check out the centerspread on
pgs. 16 and 17.
OBITUARIES
Angela C. Panny
Angela C. Panny of Clearwater, FL formerly of Mahopac,
passed away Sept. 12 at the age
of 72. She was born Nov. 6, 1940
in New York City, the daughter of
the late Peter and Patricia Bambasce Miceli.
Angela grew up in the Bronx
and moved to Mahopac in 1968.
In 2002, Bob and Angela retired
to Clearwater.
She is survived by her husband of 52 years, Robert, who
resides at their home in Clearwater; daughter Theresa Panny of
Loch Sheldrake, NY; sons Louis
and his wife Dawn; Robert Jr.
and his wife Susan; Michael and
his wife Shelley, all of Mahopac;
sister Patricia Mahoney and her
husband Fred of Clearwater, numerous nieces and nephews; and
her loving grandchildren Lauren,
Samantha, Ashley, Sydney, ToniAnn, Mallory, Ryan, Megan,
Nicole and Makayla. She is also
survived by her Sandkey Family. She was predeceased by her
brother, Robert Miceli Sr.
Visitation was held at Joseph J.
Smith Funeral Home. A Funeral
Mass was celebrated at St. John
The Evangelist Church with an
interment that followed at Raymond Hill Cemetery in Carmel.
George D. Gustin
George D. Gustin of Roanoke,
Va., formerly of Mahopac, passed
away Sept. 1. He was born Aug.
23, 1950, the son of Bruce and
Dorothy Gustin. George was a
retired heating technician and
a life member of the Mahopac
Volunteer Fire department. He
is survived by his sons Fredrick
(Karin) and George (Jessica) and
six grandchildren. He is also survived by four brothers and a sister. A memorial service was held
Sept. 21 at St. Luke’s Episcopal
Church on Route 100 in Somers.
Concetta DeGloria
Concetta DeGloria, 93, of Mahopac passed away Sept. 18. DeGloria was born June 10, 1920
to Salvatore and Vincenza (Castana) Paterno in New York City.
On Dec. 20, 1942, she married
the love of her life, Carmine in
the Bronx. They were married for
almost 70 years before Carmine
passed on Oct. 18, 2012. Before
she retired, DeGloria worked as
a school teacher in New York
City. She is survived by her three
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loving children; Elena Padron,
Michael A. DeGloria and Valeri
Anastasio; her brother Anthony
Paterno; five wonderful grandchildren and four adoring greatgrandchildren. She is also predeceased by her loving son, Carl,
who had passed July 31, 2007.
A Mass of Christian burial was
held at St. John The Evangelist
Church. Interment followed at
Raymond Hill Cemetery.
Michael H. Suozzo
Michael H. Suozzo 84, of Mahopac, passed away Sept. 10.
Suozzo was born May 27, 1931
to Bartholomeo and Rose (Buglione) Suozzo in the Bronx. He
has lived in the Mahopac area
since 1965 and previously lived
in nearby Wappinger Falls. He
was a New York City firefighter
and retired in 1974. Mr. Suozzo is
survived by his seven loving children: Michael Suozzo, Jr., Jeanne
Ostrander, MaryAnn Arciola,
Bartholomeo Suozzo, Angela
Canniczzaro, Andrew Suozzo
and Rose Meier. He is also survived by his four siblings: Louis
Suozzo, Eleanor Panzarino, Rocco Suozzo and MaryAnn DePiro;
and ten wonderful grandchildren
and many nieces and nephews.
A visitation was held Sept. 12 at
Cargain Funeral Homes.
Barbara L. Keogh
Barbara L. Keogh 76, of Carmel passed away Sept. 1. Keogh
was born April 20, 1937 to Harold and Annette (Theiss) Kaiser
in New York City. Before her
retirement, Barbara was employed as a Bus Driver for the
Carmel Central School District.
She is survived by her three loving daughters; Sue Kaufman,
Joann Nestor and Lori Hopp; her
brother, Kenneth Kaiser, Sr.; six
wonderful grandchildren; Bruce
Kaufman, Jr., Barbara Sienkiewicz, George Hopp III, Samantha Hopp, Megan Nestor and
Danielle Nestor and two adoring
great-grandchildren; Jacob Sienkiewicz and Sophie Sienkiewicz.
A visitation was held Sept. 4 at
Cargain Funeral Homes. A service was held the following day
at Trinity Lutheran Church in
nearby Brewster. Interment followed at Hopewell Cemetery. In
lieu of flowers; donations can be
made to Trinity Lutheran - Building Fund - 2103 U.S. 6 Brewster,
NY 10509.
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Sophia alexandra rivera
Sophia Alexandra Rivera passed
away Sept. 17 at the age of 2. She
is survived by her loving parents,
Gabriel and Lucinda Rivera and
her loving sister, Giovanna. Visiting
was held Sept. 19 at Joseph J.
Smith Funeral Home. A Mass of
the Angels was celebrated Sept. 20
at St. John the Evangelist Church.
Gabriel and Lucinda issued the
following statement to Mahopac
News:
Dear Family and Friends,
This, by far, has been the most
unthinkable week. Sept. 17 has so
much meaning. It was the day Sophia was baptized. It was St. Sophia’s day and it was the day our
sweet and sassy baby, Sophia, went
home to be with God. Somehow, we
will find peace.
We are loved so very much. We
thank you from the very bottom of
our hearts. Without all of you and
your prayers, we could never have
been able to breathe this week. May
God bless you always.
When you’re rushing and trip,
know that’s Sophia slowing you
down. When you see a butterfly or
ladybug or a stink bug, know that
Sophia stopped by to say hi. Stop
and smell the marigolds. Yes, I said
marigolds. Eat chocolate often.
Read. Play red light-green light, 1-23. Hop, skip and jump. Eat cupcakes
for lunch every now and again. Sing
like you can. Love, laugh!!! Go
play outside for just a little bit. Be
silly. Play hide and seek. Kiss goodnight and good morning. Play with
worms. Dig out sunflower seeds for
the seeds. Jump in muddy puddles.
Make tents in the living room. Enjoy the good times. Push through the
bad times.
We love you all. Please continue
to pray with us. Please wear bright
colors and live like Sophia lived.
She had her own agenda and lived in
the very moment.
Thank you, Lord, for trusting in
me and Gabe to take care of our angel here on earth. We are so blessed
to have Sophia as our daughter and
blessed that Giovanna has her as a
sister. May God bless all of us.
Gabriel and Lucinda Rivera
Mahopac
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BUDGET
FROM PAGE 1
this week with Mahopac News
that one of the things he was hoping for from Johnson at the meeting was a list of items that the
chief could envision cutting from
the budget. Johnson said he already gave the Town Board a list
of suggestions, but Schmitt said
he needs to try harder to identify
larger items.
“I was disappointed because
[the meeting] wasn’t as productive as I had hoped it would be,”
Schmitt said. “Right now, I’m not
comfortable. I’m disappointed
with the outcome of the meeting.
We need him to make suggestions
that will result in significant cost
savings. At the end of the day,
we’re hopeful that we’ll have an
intelligent conversation with an
intelligent person for savings. He
runs the department. He should
be able to examine the way things
are done currently and look for
specific changes that could be
made that would result in significant savings to the taxpayer.”
Johnson said he can look at
making significant cuts, but the
bottom line shouldn’t always
concern the dollar, adding that
the budget given to him by the
town is a guideline.
“You can look at the dollar
figure to cuts in the department –
like D.A.R.E. [for example] – but
you have to look at the intrinsic
value, too,” Johnson said. “What
happens when the program is not
there?”
One point of contention is the
amount of money Johnson has
already spent on overtime costs.
He was budgeted $370,000 by
the board for overtime expenses
this year, but so far has spent
$420,000. Town Comptroller
Maxwell told Mahopac News
that she is projecting another
$150,000 in overtime costs that
will be accrued by the police
between now and the end of the
year. If so, it will bring the estimated projected total overtime
costs to $570,000 for fiscal year
2013, approximately $200,000
more than what was allotted in
Johnson’s budget.
In 2010, Johnson spent
$508,000 in overtime costs; in
2011, that figure was $517,000;
and in 2012, his office accumulated $545,000 in overtime costs.
Maxwell said part of the reason
it’s trending upward is simply
that salaries are also going up, so
paying time-and-a-half – $70 per
hour on average for an officer –
will naturally increase the cost of
overtime.
Overall, it was the actual presentation of Johnson’s information that prompted Town Board
members to repeatedly express
frustration during the three hours
of discussions. Councilman Jonathan Schneider said to the chief
that his presentation of overtime
hours – 5,962.57 – should instead be presented in dollars. To
help cut down on overtime costs,
Schneider suggested to the chief
that he implement a policy that
requires officers to request vacation more than 30 days from the
time they plan on taking it. Otherwise, as it currently stands, the
police department is forced to
replace that officer on vacation
with another officer who will then
be paid on overtime. He went on
to say that Johnson’s information and data needs to be presented in a more concise manner
to the board, a sentiment echoed
by Councilwoman McDonough,
who called the chief’s presentation “unprofessional.”
The first hour of the meeting
last Thursday was spent discussing the $20,000 that the police
department spent on marine patrol of Lake Mahopac, mostly
from June through August this
year. According to Lt. Karst, approximately $14,000 of it is reimbursed by the state. The frustration from the board concerned
the fact that approximately 90
percent of the hours spent patrolling the lake is paid on overtime.
Councilman Lombardi asked
Karst, who schedules the patrol
tours, whether the police department, knowing they had already
exceeded overtime costs for the
year, had reached out at all to
the county Sheriff’s Department
to see if they can cover on some
weekends in order to cut down on
overtime costs.
Johnson said he never reached
out to the sheriff for lake patrol
because that office is already
tasked with patrolling parts of the
Hudson River and Lake Oscawana. Karst added that when you
start working with other agencies, the flow of information is
disrupted; the communication
between a beat cop and the detective is often not as smooth when
it’s not handled by one police department.
Johnson also added that the
town’s marine patrol is paid on
overtime because it’s primarily
done during the summer months,
when he has to increase the police presence on the road because
of higher incidents of DUIs and
such. He also explained that the
Town of Carmel had 582 domestic incident reports last year –
cases that involve a family member calling about another family
member at a residence – and that
number is more than those in
every town and village in Westchester County and the city of
Peekskill, according to Johnson.
Only Yonkers, White Plains, Mt.
Vernon and New Rochelle have
more of these reports, he said.
“This is not a sleepy little town is what I’m trying
to tell you,” Johnson said.
But Lombardi said the policy
regarding lake patrol should
change
moving
forward.
“If [the Sheriff’s Department]
says ‘no,’ then you document
that you tried,” Lombardi said
to Johnson at the meeting. “And
that you tried to give the people
of Carmel some of their money
back in terms of county tax…
can you understand the frustration of having a lake patrol
that’s strictly run on overtime?”
Councilman Lupinacci added
to Lombardi’s directive, saying the police department needs
to do a better job at giving the
Town Board the information
they need to, in turn, help them.
“If you call the sheriff for the lake
patrol, and they said ‘no,’ and you
report that to us, you now put the
onus on us to go to the legislator,
and to go to the county [executive] and the county sheriff…put
the onus on us to go out to the
state, to go to the state representatives, or go to the county and say
we need more help,” Lupinacci
added. He also said at the meeting
that he expects the town tax rate
to go up 8-10 percent for 2014, although he said he could be wrong.
Johnson said in the future he
will make sure to reach out
to the Sheriff’s Department
and other agencies to see if
they can help with lake patrol.
The meeting ended after 11
p.m., with Schmitt opening up
the forum to the public. Barile,
a longtime Mahopac business
owner and resident, approached
the podium and lambasted the
Town Board and Chief Johnson.
“This was probably the most important meeting that this Town
Board could’ve had and whoever was watching on TV went
to sleep two hours ago,” Barile
said. “We live in a bedroom community and we’re stuck...I’m
not anti-cop. I need this police
department. I want this police
department to stay here. But bottom line is it’s broke, and it’s
broke from the top down. I’m
not blaming the rank and file. I’m
not blaming the sergeants. I’m
not blaming the lieutenants. I’m
blaming the chief. And I’ll tell
you right now, I would’ve fired
the chief a long time ago. And I
would’ve fired the chief one hour
into tonight’s meeting. And I’d
fire the chief tomorrow morning.
And if I get pulled over 500 times
in the next year, I’ll document
that too. Because that’s started
already. But I don’t care. Like I
said, I’ve watched [Town Board
members] come and go, and I’ll
watch [the chief] come and go.”
Schmitt will be submitting his
tentative budget to Town Clerk
Ann Spofford on Sept. 30 and
then he will introduce the budget to the Town Board on Oct. 2
for any changes. The final budget
must be adopted no later than
Nov. 20.
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Opinion
PAGE 10
Did you catch Contagion?
Kudos in order for Dr. Allen Beals
if disaster strikes, be it hurricane, flood, fire
or some man-made catastrophe. Unfortunately, shows like Doomsday Preppers
Let it not be said that I won’t give credit
have fueled the notion that people who are
where credit is due. Since I freely dispense prepping are a bunch of nuts with loads of
criticism where I feel necessary, I must
guns and stockpiles of ammunition, ready to
also dispense credit when it’s due. In this
take on a horde of attacking zombies. While
case I am referring to the showing of the
there might be people like that out there,
movie Contagion at the Putnam Bureau of
most people I know who would consider
Emergency Services on Sept. 20. While I
themselves “preppers” are those who stock
took Dr. Allen Beals to task for his proposal up on canned goods, find alternative ways
to ban cigarette sales in pharmacies, I must to cook and heat their homes and purify
now offer him credit for being part of this
water. They also consider how they might
interesting program. Contagion is a fictional get out of the area if a disaster required
movie about the efforts of government
evacuation. All of this might not sound as
officials to battle a rampant virus spreadcool as building an impenetrable fortress or
ing throughout the country. It stars some
stockpiling 10,000 rounds of ammunition,
well-known actors, including Matt Damon
but it’s much more practical.
and Jude Law.
Our close proximity to Indian Point is
The Putnam County Health Department
something most people don’t think about
and the Bureau of Emergency Services cooften, but it should be in the back of everysponsored this event in recognition of Sep- one’s mind. Whether you are for or against
tember’s status as Emergency Preparedness its closure is a moot point at the moment.
Month. In addition to the free screening of
It’s open and operating and like any other
the movie, there was a question and answer large power plant, it is vulnerable to accisession after the screening as well as free
dent or attack. The result of a disaster would
popcorn and sampling of emergency food.
be devastating to not only those surroundNow, some people may have images of
ing the area, but to an entire region.
Doomsday Preppers or people in tin foil
As we are approach colder weather and a
hats running around when they think of
change of season, we might remember the
emergency preparedness, but it is really
devastation wrought by Hurricane Sandy
more about being self sufficient when and
just one year ago this October. Despite our
By Don Atoson
FOR MAHOPAC NEWS
W
area being hit with what could only be
described as a mild form of the storm
compared to places like the Jersey Shore
or parts of New York City, we still lost
power for several days. There were long
lines at gas stations, roads were blocked and
conditions were dangerous, to say the least.
During that period of time, those extra cans
of food or an investment in a generator no
longer seemed like wasteful spending.
So, all of this brings us back to Contagion. Seeing the movie wasn’t going to
turn us into an expert preppers overnight.
Getting to the root canal
of my problems
hen you are little and
you lose a tooth, it is
one of the most exciting things in the world. Everyone
makes a big fuss over you, you
get to spit through a hole in your
mouth, and some chick named
The Tooth Fairy comes by when
you’re sleeping and leaves you
money.
How cool is that?
When you are a big person
and you are about to lose a tooth,
it is still exciting…but not in a
particularly good way. Nobody
makes a fuss, spitting is not
really appreciated, and instead
of someone leaving you money,
you have to fork over massive
amounts of bucks to a guy with a
drill to try to save your tooth.
The issue, it seemed, was
a fracture in my tooth. Two
actually. They led from an old
cavity that had been repaired
with a silver filling about 40
years ago to the nerves in my
tooth. Apparently the silver was
the only thing holding the tooth
together and when the dentist
went to replace the filling, things
got ugly.
“Why does my tooth hurt so
badly?” I asked the dentist when
I returned to the scene of the
crime two days later in terrible
pain. “I can’t bite down on anything.”
“I think…” he said hesitantly
as he peered at a new x-ray. “
That you might need root canal.”
“Whaaat?” I stammered. I’d
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TRACY
BECKERMAN
heard horror stories from friends
about this procedure and had no
intention of getting into a chair
voluntarily to have my tooth
drilled and excavated like a coal
mine.
“…And then you’ll need to get
a crown,” he continued.
I shook my head.
“Let me get this straight. First
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However, it did compel us to start thinking
about what we might do in a similar situation and how to keep our family safe during
the next disaster.
So kudos to Dr. Beals, the Health Department and the Bureau of Emergency Services for this free program. If you didn’t get
to catch the movie, go online to ready.gov
or the American Red Cross Both provide a
wealth of information to help you ready for
Superstorm Sandy’s brother.
LETTER
Demand shrinks
with middle class
to the Editor:
The supply side of our economy, “Earth to Washington:
Economic growth is easy” by
John Tamy (Mahopac News,
Sept. 19, pg. 10), has rarely been
stronger. Corporations continue
to sit on mountains of cash;
banks have roared back from the
great recession, repaying their
tax-funded reprise with interest!
At present, all data points to an
economy leaning to the supply
side. Weak demand, in my view,
places the soundness of supply
side economics, better known as
trickle down economics, in question. Supply side economists’
have a bias: they believe that
the rich support... the rest of us.
Our current economic situation,
weak demand despite strong
earnings from corporations and
banks, suggests just the opposite. The impact of technology
has had a powerful effect on the
work force. Many jobs have
vanished, leaving more competition for lower paying jobs,
which in turn leads to stagnant
wages. For many, the American
Dream of owning a house and
sending children to college has
turned into an end of the month
nightmare of having enough
money to keep the lights on.
Their ranks are growing. The
heart of the economy has always
been the middle class. As they
shrink, so does demand.
Lorenzo Garo
Mahopac
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OPINION
On school days, a calm morning comes in a Crock Pot
Dear Dr. Linda,
I enjoyed reading your column
about the chaos that occurs in the
morning before school. It’s comforting to know that other families
go through the same morning madness. I had to touch base with you
to share what I’ve done to make
the morning madness even calmer.
I came up with this delicious and
nutritious breakfast that I make the
night before. This way, we’re not
all in the kitchen bumping into each
other reaching for bowls, cereal, silverware while preparing toast, eggs,
etc. And best of all, my kids love
it. In addition, parents I’ve shared
this recipe with have told me that
their teenagers who weren’t eating breakfast at all love this French
toast cooked in the Crock Pot. It’s
delicious plus nutritious, and I feel
good knowing they’ve had a healthy
breakfast. Here’s my recipe.
Ellen Fleishman-Litsky
Dear Ellen,
Thanks for sharing this recipe
with me, and I’m happy to share it
with my readers. I’ve tried it and
you’re right. It’s delicious, like eating dessert for breakfast. And it’s
a known fact that kids do better in
school if they’ve eaten a well-balanced breakfast.
It’s also easy to cook oatmeal in
the Crock Pot which is certainly
healthier than the individual micro-
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more protein, you’ll find a variety of
meat, potato and egg recipes on the
Internet. Using a slow cooker to fix
breakfast the night before is a great
solution to eliminating some of the
morning chaos.
Here’s to a happy and successful
school year.
Best wishes,
Dr. Linda
For Ellen’s recipe, see the box to
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Crock Pot French Toast
Ingredients:
6 eggs
1/2 loaf of slightly stale whole grain bread
2 cups two percent milk
1 peeled and thinly sliced large apple
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
Pinch of cinnamon
Pinch of salt
Preparation:
Wisk eggs and milk together
Add vanilla, salt and cinnamon
Spray Crock Pot with cooking spray
Dip bread slices into egg mixture
Overlap bread and sliced apples (like lasagna)
Sprinkle with brown sugar
Pour remaining egg mixture on top.
Cook on low. It’s best if it doesn’t cook over 6 hours.
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BECKERMAN
FROM PAGE 10
I have to get oral surgery and
then you put a jeweled tiara on
my head?” I wondered. “I don’t
get it.”
“Not a crown for your head.
A crown for your tooth. To hold
the fractured pieces together,” he
explained.
“I should have just kept the
silver filling,” I responded.
“It was deteriorating,” he
argued.
“Just like my bank account,” I
said, looking at the estimate for
the dental work.
I have to admit, I was pretty
surprised by this whole turn of
events. I’ve always done a pretty
good job of taking care of my
teeth. Of course, that’s not counting the first seven years of my
life when I ate candy like a fiend,
lied about brushing and flossing,
and ended up with eight silver
fillings in my mouth.
However, there’s nothing
like spending twelve hours in a
dentist’s chair when you’re a kid
to snap you into action, make
you surrender the chocolate bars,
and start brushing your teeth
regularly. After that, I was meticulous about my oral hygiene
and felt pretty confident that I
would never again have to suffer
through endless loops of Muzak
with my mouth cranked open
while someone with hairy hands
played chopsticks on my molars.
Sadly, I failed to realize that
those silver fillings of yore
wouldn’t even last into my golden years. Actually, they didn’t
even make it through my 40s.
And now it seemed my candygorging ways had caught up with
me and I was destined for more
Novocain than you could shake a
Twizzlers at.
I finally decided I really had
no choice in the matter, so I
made an appointment and went
off to the endodontist.
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“This is a surprising amount
of deterioration for someone so
young,” he commented about
my afflicted tooth. “How old are
you…28?”
I beamed at him. “I’m 48,” I
said, smiling broadly. “And feel
free to do as much root canal as
you want!”
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masses
Saint John the Evangelist Church
is holding a weekend mass at 9 a.m.,
with Vigil Masses at 4 p.m. and 5:30
p.m. and a Spanish Mass at 8 p.m.
every Saturday. On Sundays, there
will be a mass at 7:30 a.m., a Family Mass at 8:45 a.m., a Polish Mass
at 9:45 a.m. and three other masses
at 10:45 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 5:30
p.m. St John’s located at 221 East
Lake Boulevard and can be reached
at 845-628-2006.
Celebrate 50 years of the Putnam Arts Council from 12 - 4 p.m.
on Sept. 22. There will be live music and food. It will be held at the
Belle Levine Arts Center. The cost is
$10 for PAC members and $15 for
friends and it includes refreshments
and craft beers brewed for the occasion. Also, register now for Fall
classes at Belle Levine Arts Center.
Small classes, new listings all ages
(6 years old to adult) in art, pottery, photography and more. Visit
putnamartscouncil.com or call 845803-8622 for more information.
Rummage Sale
at Mahopac
Presbyterian Church
Sept. 27
First Presbyterian Church located
at Rt. 6N & Secor Road in Mahopac
will hold a fall rummage sale from
9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sept. 27 and 9
a.m. - 2 p.m. on Sept. 28. Saturday
is “Bag Day” which offers a bag for
$5. Donations accepted 3 p.m. to 5
p.m. on Sept. 2, 12:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
on Sept. 22 and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on
Sept. 23 and 24, or by appointment.
The Thrift Shop is open for business
from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursdays
and Saturdays. For more information, call 845-628-2365 or email
[email protected].
Free dads-only
parenting workshop
Sept. 28
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MSA girls lacrosse
registration
Registration is now open for the
annual MSA Girls Lacrosse Fall
Clinic at the Fulmar Road Elementary School until Nov. 19. For more
information or to register, go to msasports.org and click on Girls Lax under Sports Programs.
A free dads-only parenting workshop will be held from 10 a.m. to
11:30 a.m. on Sept. 28 at Putnam
Hospital Center. A workshop taught
by dads for dads. The 90 minute
program provides a “hands on”
overview of baby’s basic needs, the
things every parent needs to know. To place a classified,
Learn how to build a solid relation- visit mahopacnews.com
ship with your child from the very
first day. Call the Child Advocacy
Center at 845-808-1400 ext. 44122
or email [email protected].
Crafts for a Cure
fundraiser Sept. 29
Crafts for a Cure is holding a
fundraiser from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on
Sept. 29 at the Mahopac Volunteer
Fire Department firehouse. The
event is in honor of Jake Santoriella
of Mahopac, who was diagnosed
with AML leukemia three years ago
and is in remission. There will be a
bone marrow donor program registration and activities for children
including spin and sand art, rainbow
loom, glitter tattoos, DIY tutus, hair
extensions and more. All proceeds
benefit Five for Fighting, supporting pediatric blood cancer reaserch.
Tickets are available at the door.
For more information, email jill@
craftsforacure.com or go to craftsforacure.com.
Garden of Eden Tag
Sale Sept. 28-29
The Catholic Daughters of the
Americas, Court 1921 created the
Garden of Eden Tag Sale, which
will take place from 7:30 a.m. to 7
p.m. on Sept 28 and 29 at St. John
the Evangelist Church Social Hall.
For information, contact Chairperson Joanne Phelan at 845-628-5909.
MAHOPAC MUSINGS
Free Sunday school at
Episcopal Church of
the Good Shepherd
The Episcopal Church of the Good
Shepherd in Granite Springs is kicking off the school year with free Sunday School for preschoolers to eighth
graders. The church also offers—at
no cost—professional child care at
its 10 a.m. Sunday service. No preregistration is needed. Adult continuing religious education is also offered
beginning in November. The church
has its annual Octoberfest celebration Sept. 28 beginning with services
at 5 p.m. and a fall feast pig roast at
6 p.m. Good Shepherd is a caring,
informal congregation of neighbors
and friends Mahopac, from Somers
and Yorktown. For more information, visit goodshepherdny.org or call
914-248-5631. Good Shepherd is located at 39 Granite Springs Road in
Granite Springs, Somers.
SEE MUSINGS PAGE 14
MAHOPAC MUSINGS
American Legion
renting hall
American Legion Mahopac Post
1080 at 333 Buckshollow Road is
renting out their hall for $300 for
four hours. Rate is valid for September and October. For more information, call 845-621-2639.
Car cruise and oldies
night every Friday in
Brewster
DeCicco’s Brewster Car Cruise
and Oldies Night is held every Friday at 50 Independence Way, Rt. 84
off Exit 19 on Rt. 312 in Brewster. It
is free and runs from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
every Friday through Oct. 4. The cut
off year is 1988. There are awards
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and door prizes, oldies music and a
BBQ. No pets, please. For more information, call 845-241.2600.
Putnam County Metal
Detectorists and
Archeological Society
meeting Oct. 3
The Putnam County Metal Detectorists and Archeological Society will meet at 7 p.m. on Oct. 3
at the First Baptist Church Brewster, 460 N Main St., Brewster.
Anyone interested in metal detecting is invited to attend. Finds
of the Month and future club
hunts will be topics for discussion. For more information, visit
greatreasure.com.
Poverty simulator at
Temple Beth Shalom
Oct. 4
leading team is hosting a comedy
night at Red Mills Pub, 572 Rt. 6 in
Mahopac. Doors open at 7:30 p.m.
There will be a buffet, raffles, a DJ
and, of course, comedy by Mahopac
alumni. Tickets are $25 in advance,
$30 at the door. For more information, e-mail mhscheerboard@aol.
com.
Putnam CAP will host a poverty
simulator from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on
Oct. 4 at Temple Beth Shalom. The
event is free and will give a deeper
understanding of the struggles faced
by low-come residents in Putnam
County face, and the many options
available to them. To reserve your
spot or for more information, call
Drug Crisis in our Backyard, a
845-278-8021.
forum launched last year by the Salomones, two Mahopac residents
whose son died in 2012 of a drug
overdose, will hold its next forum on
Oct. 9 at the Mahopac Volunteer Fire
Department on Croton Falls Road. It
will be held in the community room
The Mahopac High School cheer- on the second floor. The theme of
Drug crisis forum
Oct. 9 at MVFD
MHS cheerleaders
host comedy night
Oct. 5
11th Annual
Street Fair
Bring yourFamily
your Family
The Area’s Best Food
Family Entertainment & Rides
Live Music from Local Bands
Exhibitions from Group Instructors
Raffles & Prizes from Vendors
First Ever Movie Night @ 6:30pm
Giveaways & More
C
Sunday, Oct. 6
th
11 am-6pm
on route 6n in Mahopac
alongside the Italian American Club’s
Columbus Day Parade Festivities
Visit www.MahopacCarmelOnline.com for more details
rain or shine...
Join us as we celebrate alongside the Italian American Club of Mahopac's
D
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Sun October 6th
olumbus ay
arade
2:30 pm
Route 6 at Lake Casse and ending at the Chamber Park
A Tremendous Thank You To Our Chamber Partners and Event Sponsors
Diamond Sponsors
Platinum Sponsors
Gold Sponsors
Silver Sponsors
Bronze Sponsors
the upcoming forum is, “Prevention,
Treatment and Recovery Planning.”
It is structured to offer attendees an
overview of resources available locally to deal with addiction on various levels of severity. Attendees will
be encouraged to use this information with which to create a proactive
plan in dealing with potential drug
addiction issues within their own
families or circle of friends. There
will be five officials and licensed
professionals from the social services community who will be available
to take your questions. For more information, contact Susan Salomone
at 914-582-8384 or [email protected].
Pat Kaufman Day
Oct. 10 at library
Mahopac Public Library Director
Pat Kaufman is resigning effective
Oct. 15 and to mark her more than
two decades of service to the town,
Oct. 10 is being designated as “Pat
Kaufman Day.” The library will
hold a celeberation for her at the library at 10 a.m., which will include
an official proclamation from Town
Supervisor Kenneth Schmitt, and
the celebration will continue until
8 p.m. For more information on the
day, contact the library at 845-6282009, ext 100.
Lakeview clothing
drive Oct. 18-20
Lakeview Elementary School
will hold a clothing drive Oct. 18 20. You can also put the clothing in
a truck at the school, which will accept clothing from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
on Oct 19. The truck will depart at
11:30 a.m. on Oct 20. The items being collected are usable and wearable clothing, shoes, pocket books,
belts, hats, linens, stuffed animals,
hard toys, puzzles and bikes. All donations should be packed in secure,
tied plastic garbage bags except
shoes, which should be packed separately and labeled, and hard toys,
which must fit in a cardboard box
measuring 24” x 24” x 21”. Do not
donate: glass items, over-sized toys,
strollers, highchairs, car seats, cribs,
play centers, bouncers, walkers and
swings. Lakeview will receive a
percentage based on total pounds
donated. Please contact Nancy Bottema with any questions, [email protected]
Art classes, yoga
by donation
Bounce into better shape with an
art class at Belle Levine Art Center
in Mahopac. Putnam Arts Council is pleased to offer a variety of
classes geared to all ages and abilities. Registration is now open. Full
descriptions, schedules and registration forms are available at putnamartscouncil.com or by calling 845803-8622.
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STONELEIGH WOODS AT CARMEL
Retire in luxury this autumn
Bucolic setting at affordable prices
ONLY IN OCTOBER
$2,500 fall incentive credit
All residents of Stoneleigh Woods can enjoy the clubhouse.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
845-225-0639
stoneleighwoods.com
BY LISA MOCKEL
FOR MAHOPAC NEWS
W
ith their beautiful and spacious interiors, perfectly manicured exteriors, lovely views and close proximity
to shopping, restaurants and other amenities, the condominiums of Stoneleigh Woods at Carmel offer a
relaxed, yet engaging lifestyle for active adults 55 or better.
Located in a hillside development just off bustling Route 6 in Putnam County’s historic county seat, Stoneleigh
Woods features two-bedroom, two-bath semi-customizable condominiums built by award-winning developer Blue
& Gold Homes. Utilizing the talents of an outstanding team of professional architects, land planners, engineers and
craftsmen, Blue & Gold has built roughly 1,000 exceptionally designed, affordably priced homes in Nassau and
Suffolk counties on Long Island and in Putnam County over
the past 20 years.
“It’s a nice, quiet community located in the
heart of picturesque Carmel,” said Stoneleigh
Woods Sales Manager Jeff Dudley. “With
its scenic lakes, parks and hiking trails,
Putnam County is a perfect place to
retire. It has a resort community feel
to it, yet New York City is easily accessible by train or car. When you’re
thinking about downsizing, come by
and take a look at Stoneleigh Woods.”
Just a few years young, the community currently comprises 34 condominiums (31 have been sold), with another eight
to be completed by December (five of them
already sold). A second set of eight condominiums
will be built by March, with three of those sold already.
There are plans for 68 in total.
In addition to featuring two bedrooms and two baths, the 1,300- to 1,500-square-foot units each have a spacious
kitchen with standard stainless steel appliances, a bright and airy living room and formal dining room all set on one
floor with plenty of closet space — perfectly designed for easy living. Washer and dryer are included and buyers
can choose their kitchen cabinet, tile and carpeting colors. Upgrades include hardwood floors and crown molding.
There are four floor plans: the Victorian Villa and Colonial Villa are both one-story condominiums on the ground
level and the Victorian Penthouse and Colonial Penthouse are one story, upper-level units. They range in price from
$269,900 to $289,900. There are two move-in ready units on the first floor. One is an interior unit available with
a finished basement for $314,900 and the other one is an exterior unit for sale without a basement for $284,900.
There are nine Villas with basements and eight have already been sold. They each feature two stories including
a basement and are 2,800 square feet total. Annual taxes are
$4,461 with the STAR Program.
During the month of October, anyone who
purchases a home will receive a $2,500
credit from Stoneleigh Woods.
The community has a 2,300-squarefoot clubhouse with a great room, exercise room, kitchen and restrooms
that is available to residents for private parties and gatherings. The common charges are a reasonable $200 a
month, which includes maintenance
fees and operating expenses. Additionally, there are plans in the works for a bus
stop in front of the clubhouse to provide residents with easy access into town.
Many current Stoneleigh Woods residents hail from
all over the Westchester, Putnam and Danbury, Conn., areas, and
were looking for a comfortable place to downsize and be near family. Favorite stores like Hannaford Supermarket
and Starbucks are only minutes away, as are pharmacies, a gym, hair salons, a variety of restaurants, Putnam Hospital Center, I-84, and I-684.
Phyllis Baumann, who serves as Stoneleigh Woods’ board president, moved in four years ago with her husband,
George. The couple, who are both retired from a school district on Long Island, were looking to downsize from
their Brewster townhome, but still be close to
their daughter in Connecticut. Baumann said their end-unit condominium in Stoneleigh Woods is perfect.
The friendly atmosphere, community events including barbecues and movie nights, low taxes, proximity to
shopping and volunteer opportunities have also been a bonus for Baumann.
“The neighbors are fantastic. They’re all so caring and helpful,” she said, adding that she volunteers at nearby
Putnam Hospital Center and teaches safe-driving classes for the AARP.“I’m sure that the neighbors are extremely
happy here. Everything is well maintained. They are attentive to our needs.”
For more information or to schedule an appointment to see Stoneleigh Woods and all it has to offer, contact Sales
Manager Jeff Dudley at 845-225-0639 or visit stoneleighwoods.com.
ADVERTORIAL
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Mahopac shows TLC for TLC Foundation
Louis Campbell presents a
check on behalf of the TLC
Foundation to The Children’s
Brain Tumor Project, which was
created by Dr. Jeffrey Greenfield,
a neurosurgeon at Weill Cornell
Medical Center who had Ty as
his patient. Frustrated when
he ran out of surgical options
for Ty, Dr. Greenfield went
on to create The Children’s
Brain Tumor Project. After the
presentation check was drafted,
the TLC Foundation learned that
$40,000 would fund a 12-month
fellowship in the program, and
announced that the check would
be re-drafted for that amount.
(left to right): Peter
Warnke, Eddie
Rose, Joe Hyland,
Chris Marino and
Lou Campbell
Mahopac News was on hand for the TYathlon this past
Saturday! Here are our photos from the morning, and
check out our full coverage on page 6!
The Campbell
family: Cindy and
Lou, formerly of
Mahopac, with
their younger
son, Gavin.
Tara Foley, Dianna
Ferrieri, Barbara Marks,
Donna Massaro, David
Derocher, Jen Kelly,
Jim Ratschmidt and
Christy Donohue take a
breather at the TyAthlon
The yellow
team of
swimmers
enter the water.
Cheerleaders
from the Mahopac
school district
cheer on each
participant at
the finish line,
chanting “We are
proud of you!”
Town of Carmel police were there
to lend support and ensure safety.
Residents and out-of-towners
gather at Lake Mahopac to take
to the frigid waters during the
swimming portion of TyAthlon last
Saturday.
Bikers approach the finish line in the TyAthlon as spectators cheer them on.
Runners take off for the second 5K run/walk. They went from Marina Drive to the Averill Estates on
North Lake Blvd. and back.
PHOTOS: MAUREEN E. DALY
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Liz Benediktson took home the honors of first place in the category “Traditional Tea” for this decorative
piece. The Lake Mahopac Garden Club held a “Reason to Celebrate” event to honor the work of many of
its members from the past 80 years. The celebration was held at the Richard F. Gennaro Recreation Center
at Sycamore Park, located at 790 Long Pond Road in Mahopac. Floral designs and a wide variety of plants
grown by members in the horticulture section were also on display for all of those who attended to smell the
roses.
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be published. Submit photos to Mahopac News by the Thursday before the next publication date. Submissons can be emailed
to [email protected] or mail it to Mahopac News, 572 Route 6, Mahopac, NY 10541. Send a self-addressed
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Bethel Homes answers
questions about aging
My 85 year old mother moved
in with us last year. She has
become very frail and forgetful
and now needs help walking,
taking her medications, bathing
and so on. My niece got married
this month in California and we
really want to go the wedding,
but my mother cannot travel
and she cannot be alone. I have
no other family here that she
can stay with until we get back.
What can we do?
Your situation is not uncommon
which is why nursing homes offer
Respite Care, temporary accommodation for seniors whose usual
caregivers or families cannot look
after them for a period of time.
With Respite Care, a senior receives all the benefits and services
of the year-round residents. This
includes, but is not limited to, physician visits, nursing assessment
and care, attention to special dietary needs, bathing, participation
in recreation programs, access to
the beauty salon, laundry service
and more.
To ensure the facility can meet
their needs, the senior must have
a Patient Review Instrument
(PRI) filled out and submitted by
a Registered Nurse and/or physician in the community. The PRI is
a snapshot of the senior’s current
physical and mental status along
with a brief, recent history of any
pertinent health issues. Since
other documents are also required
and can vary at each facility, it is
We’re pleased to announce that Mahopac native
Dr. Alison Croughan, DPM has joined the established
podiatric practice of Dr. James DeLorenzo, DPM
with office locations in Fishkill and Poughkeepsie.
best to call the facility of choice
to fnd out specifically what is
required.
For more information on
arranging Respite Stays, call
Gail Bange, Senior Admissions
Coordinator at Bethel Nursing
and Rehabilitation Center at 914739-6700, ext. 1209, as Bethel
offers Respite Stays at both its
campuses in Croton-on-Hudson
and Ossining. Bethel’s Assisted
Living Residence for seniors, The
Springvale Inn, also offers Respite
Stays. For more information on
Assisted Living Respite Stays, call
Patricia Kiggins at 914-739-4404.
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The office treats all facets of podiatric medical
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athletes, wounds, trauma, dermatological and
arthritic conditions involving the foot and ankle.
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Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
PAGE 20
Hazardous waste collection Oct. 5
partment of Environmental Conservation are co-sponsoring the
free event which is scheduled from
9 a.m. to 12 p.m., rain or shine, at
the Putnam County Department of
Health, located at 1 Geneva Road
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Improper storage or disposal of
hazardous waste poses a health risk
to residents and their families.
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dents to safely dispose of toxic materials such as: household cleaners,
pesticides, herbicides, oil- based
paint (not latex), automotive solvents, thinners, mothballs, rodent
poisons, gasoline, kerosene, small
propane tanks (up to 20 pound
size), etc. Disposal items will only
be accepted if they are labeled and
identifiable. Items which will not
be accepted are: water-based paints
(latex), used oil, lead-acid batteries, plastic bags, batteries, tires,
electronic waste or any materials
from commercial establishments.
For a complete list of items being
accepted, please visit the Health
Department website at putnamcountyny.com .
Pre-registration is required. Call
the Putnam County Department
of Health at (845) 808-1390 ext.
43150 with questions about the
event or to pre-register. Call Town
of Carmel Town Hall at 845-6281500 regarding electronic waste
disposal. Also note that household
hazardous waste items are not accepted at any of the town electronic
waste drop-off locations.
Meditation services begin Sept. 30
Support Connection, Inc. announces a free meditation program
for women with breast, ovarian and
gynecological cancers. It will be offered from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Sept.
30, Oct. 28, Nov. 18 and Dec. 16 at
Mahopac Public Library. To learn
more or to pre-register, which is
required, call Support Connection
at 914-962-6402 or 800-532-4290.
Meditation includes a wide range
of techniques that can be practiced
any time, anywhere and in any way.
In this four session workshop, participants will be guided to practice
meditation in various ways in order
to reap the benefits, including slowing and deepening breath, relaxing
the nervous system, muscles and
tendons, increasing the efficiency
of the immune system, aiding in
blood flow and heart efficiency and
increasing digestive system functioning. Instructor Chun Kim-Levin,
MPA, RN, HN-BC, CYT has been
a healthcare professional for over 35
years, with 15 years of healthcare
management experience. She is the
founder of Life-Spring Holistic Services. Support Connection, Inc. is a
501 (C)(3) not-for-profit organization that provides free, confidential
support services and programs to
people affected by breast and ovarian cancer.
Sports
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ERIC GIORNO
Senior captain relies on speed, game sense
Eric Giorno is a senior captain
on the Mahopac varsity football
team where he plays halfback and
linebacker. He’s also on the varsity
lacrosse team.
BY ROB DIANTONIO
OF MAHOPAC NEWS
How old were you when you
first started playing football and
how did you get into it?
My first year of tackle football
was in sixth grade. All of my
friends had been playing so I
decided to give it a try.
What do you think are your
strengths as a football player?
I know I am not the biggest or
strongest guy out on the field. As
a player I rely on my speed and
game sense.
The team has had two difficult, heartbreaking losses the
last two weeks against White
Plains and New Rochelle. How
do you bounce back from those
losses and refocus for this week
against Mount Vernon?
Our two losses against New Ro’
and White Plains were very tough
on us. In both games we played
out hearts out and fell short. After
those types of games the team has
to stick together and learn from
our mistakes to become better. It’s
anyone’s game this year and it is
our job to be the best we can be.
Especially this week — homecoming week — against Mount
Vernon.
As a team captain, what
do you bring to the table as a
leader?
My biggest part as a captain is
leading by example.
Tells us about a few players on the team that have been
impressing you so far with their
play and what position do they
play?
A few players that have really
stepped up this year are Mike
Longo (fullback/d-line), Frank
DellaCamera (fullback/strong
safety), Danny Pagliuca (halfback/
outside linebacker), Max Littleton
(fullback/inside linebacker), Eric
Donahoe (split end/defensive end),
and Ryan Simone (tight end/defensive end).
Mahopac senior halfback Eric
Giorno finds running space
against visiting White Plains
on Sept. 20.
PHOTO: ROB DIANTONIO
You also play lacrosse. At
what age did you get into
lacrosse and what do you think
are your strengths as a player?
I have been playing lacrosse
since the third grade. My strengths
as a player are my speed and
dodging ability.
How would you describe who
Eric Giorno is to the readers at
home?
Eric Giorno is a hardworking
kid that loves football and will do
whatever it takes to win.
Tell us one thing about yourself that not a lot of people may
know?
One thing a lot of people don’t
know about me is that I broke my
leg in the fourth grade.
Have you decided on where
you’re going to college yet and
why did you pick that college?
If not, have you narrowed down
where you want to go?
I have not yet decided where I
will attend college. My top choices
are Binghamton, Cornell, Boston
University, and Quinnipiac.
role model over the years and
Favorite athlete?
what have you learned from
My favorite athlete is Ryan CalWhat’s your favorite subject
them?
lahan of the New York Rangers.
in school and why?
My biggest role models in my
Math because it naturally comes life are my parents. They teach me
Favorite show on television?
easy to me.
right from wrong and the values of
“Big Bang Theory”
hard work and dedication.
When you’re not playing
Favorite movie of all time?
sports, what do you like to do
Favorite professional sports
“The Dark Knight Rises”
with your free time?
team and why?
I like to spend time with my
The New England Patriots are
Facebook or Twitter? Why?
friends and my girlfriend, lift, and my favorite sports team because
I prefer Twitter because more
eat.
they’re a quality organization that people use it.
knows how to win.
Who has been your biggest
If you could pick one place
to go to on vacation that you’ve
never been, where would you go
and why?
I would go on a Caribbean
cruise because I’ve always wanted
to go on one but never had a
chance to.
Favorite food?
My mom’s chicken parm.
Best place to eat in Mahopac?
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SPORTS
PAGE 22
Tom Wilson,
right, goes
after the ball.
BOYS SOCCER
Mahopac celebrates Nick Schiera’s (middle) gamewinning overtime goal against Horace Greeley
Sept. 18. From left: Kris Nikpreaj, Schiera, Conor
Butler, Sebastian Kufa and Brett Mattos.
Ray Arcieri gets tangled up
with a Horace Greeley player.
Schiera’s OT goal propels Mahopac past Greeley
BY ROB DIANTONIO
OF MAHOPAC NEWS
Last season the Mahopac Indians
thrived in overtime behind the foot
of Joseph Iraola.
Iraola is now playing soccer at
American University and the Indians are in search of a new player to
come through in the clutch.
Nick Schiera to the rescue.
The senior deposited the ball in
the back of the net on a perfect cross
from senior Sebastian Kufa just 1:13
into overtime to give Mahopac a
thrilling 2-1 win over host Horace
Greeley on Sept. 18.
“I just called for the flick over and
[Sebastian] played me a great ball,”
Schiera said. “And I just finally put it
in. This brings back the magic from
last year.”
Mahopac first-year coach Jim
Gencarelli had been telling his team
all game to push the ball up the right
side because the cross was open.
They finally listened.
“I think we played our best in that
overtime,” Gencarelli said. “That’s
the way we’re capable of playing
and that’s what I want to see moving
forward. We were saying the whole
time, even during overtime I said, ‘If
you bring the ball down [the right]
side, the weak side’s wide open.
Cross it in.’”
Junior goaltender Mike Bernardi
said seeing Schiera score the game
winner gave him an incredible feeling of relief.
“If we lost this game today, it
would have just been heartbreak-
ing,” Bernardi said. “We did it as a
family.”
After losing Iraola to graduation,
the Indians know they will have to
replace his goal scoring as a unit.
“We’re not going to replace a guy
like Joey with one person,” Gencarelli said. “He was phenomenal.
Having other guys step up to score
goals for us is great. Last game
against Brewster we had Tom Wilson step up and score the goal for
us.”
Against Greeley, it was Schiera
and sophomore Kris Nikprelaj who
came through. Mahopac took an early 1-0 lead in the third minute when
Nikprelaj scored his first varsity goal
on an assist from senior Ryan Conlin.
“We got the first goal and we
kind of died down from that point,”
Gencarelli said. “We were on our
heels up until the overtime. We just
stopped playing our style and we
kind of got sucked into what they
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SPORTS
Indians earn huge win over Haldane in volleyball
BY ROB DIANTONIO
OF MAHOPAC NEWS
After starting the season 0-3, the
Mahopac varsity volleyball team
was in search of a big win.
The Indians found what they
were looking for with a 3-2 (2522, 17-25, 20-25, 25-23, 29-27)
victory over perennial powerhouse
Haldane on Sept. 18 at Mahopac
High School.
“The win over Haldane gave our
team a huge boost of confidence,”
said junior middle hitter Alayne Felix, who led the team with 20 kills
and nine blocks. “This showed us
that we cannot only just compete
with great teams like this but also
beat them. This was a huge win for
us and we’re going to remember
how great the feeling was for the
rest of the season and use it as motivation to keep moving forward.”
Haldane was a state finalist in
Class D last season and won a state
title two years ago.
“We definitely worked hard to
win that game and get the first win
of the season,” senior captain Ellie Giammo said. “I think it gave
our team a sense of confidence but
it’s important to control that confidence and never underestimate any
team we play.”
Mahopac fell into a 2-1 hole,
but rallied by winning the thrilling
fourth and fifth sets.
“I always tell the team that our
energy has a huge impact on our
performance,” said Giammo, an
outside hitter. “I try to make sure
everyone is constantly talking and
on their feet. In the last two sets,
the hunger to win came out of us
and we really connected as a team
– everyone was involved.”
Felix believes that the home
crowd helped keep the team’s spirits high after dropping two sets in
a row.
“We really wanted the win and
we knew we could do it since we
won the first game,” Felix said.
“Coach (James Melville) focused
mostly on mentally preparing us
for the next set because after losing two in a row he didn’t want us
to give up. He reminded us that if
we play like a team and play the
way we know how that we can pull
through and get the win.”
Junior Niamh Dodd had 20
kills, while Giammo finished with
28 digs, seven kills and five aces.
Senior setter Ciera Torres had 43
assists, five kills, five blocks and
three aces. Junior Allison Hickey
had 18 digs, while senior Nicole
Kinash had 11 digs.
The Indians are hoping they can
build off of the huge win over Haldane.
“I think we proved that we have
what it takes to win,” Giammo
said. “Now the key is to perform
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we keep our spirits and confidence
high.”
Mahopac improved to 2-3 with a
3-0 win (25-19, 25-22, 26-24) over
Somers on Sept. 23. Contributing
for the Indians was Felix (10 kills,
seven blocks), Torres (26 assists),
Dodd (eight kills, three blocks),
Giammo (seven kills, four aces)
and Kinash (22 digs).
SPORTS
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FIELD HOCKEY
Indians take two from Somers, win tournament
BY ROB DIANTONIO
OF MAHOPAC NEWS
It’s very rare that a team will play against
the same opponent in back-to-back days, but
that was the case for the Mahopac varsity
field hockey team last week.
And fortunately for the Indians, both
games ended in victories.
Mahopac cruised past host Somers 7-1 on
Sept. 19 and then edged the Tuskers 1-0 the
following day in the championship game of
the Somers tournament.
Junior Sarah Quarto led the charge with
the first three goals of the contest in the first
meeting. Senior Allison Jackson notched
one goal and one assist. Megan Korovich,
Mikaela DiBello and Francesca Ferreira
each scored one goal.
“This year our offensive line has strong
chemistry and flow,” Jackson said. “We
work well together and know where each
other are. When one teammate pressures the
net, we all make sure we are there with her to
get the rebound.”
Indians junior goaltender Nicole Amerling
made four saves.
Jackson scored the lone goal in the tournament final. She netted an unassisted tally
with 15:12 left in the game.
“Throughout the entire game the offensive
line had high pressure, so one was bound to
go in eventually,” Jackson said. “We had so
many shots on net but I believe their goalie
(Claire Johnson) had at least 25 saves. Finally, I was able to pull the goalie out of the net
and shoot at the opposite corner.”
The Indians were proud to win the kickoff
tournament at Somers.
“It means a great deal to the entire team
to win the tournament,” Jackson said. “That
was our fifth year winning the tournament.”
Amerling stopped five shots.
The Indians battled four-time defending
Class B state champion Lakeland on Sept.
17, but fell 4-1. Mahopac and Lakeland
were tied 1-1 at halftime, before the Hornets
pulled away in the second half. Jane Kasparian netted the only goal for Mahopac. Amerling had eight saves.
“Lakeland is an amazing team and we
played extremely well against them,” Jackson said. “I believe that if we play all of our
games like we played against Lakeland, we
will go very far.”
Mahopac improved to 4-1 with a 5-1 win
over John Jay-Cross River on Sept. 23 behind goals from DiBello (4A), Jackson,
Quarto (1A), Julia Stack and Sarah Lilley.
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Mahopac’s Sarah Lilley hits the ball
against visiting Lakeland Sept. 17.
Senior Megan
Korovich controls.
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SPORTS
FOOTBALL
Indians drop another heartbreaker in tale of two halves
Mahopac falls to White Plains in final seconds, 29-27
BY ZACH SMART
FOR MAHOPAC NEWS
If there was ever a time for Mahopac to play with renewed urgency, this is it.
Two back-to-back losses, both in
the final 60 seconds of the game,
could have a jolting effect on a
team.
The Indians dwarfed White
Plains in every facet of the game
during the first half on Sept. 20.
Quarterback Ethan Ryan was methodical, hitting a handful of receivers in stride. The Tigers’ secondary
was dissected. He pegged Ryan
Simone for a 45-yard pass en route
to a 5-yard touchdown pass to senior captain Brendan Donahoe on
the opening drive.
The Indians’ Frankie DellaCamera busted up the middle on a fouryard touchdown run and Ryan ran
in the two-point conversion. The
Indians capped the first half as Ryan
launched a 35-yard touchdown pass
to Andrew Neilis. Mahopac seized
a commanding 21-0 lead.
Then, White Plains orchestrated
a monumental comeback.
It was very much a tale of two
halves.
In a whirlwind second half,
White Plains pulled off a pulsating 29-27 victory; underscored by
Tigers quarterback Cameron Crabbe’s clutch 17-yard touchdown dart
to Marshon Morris with 24 ticks
remaining.
That immense play knotted it at
27-all, with White Plains eyeballing
the most valiant comeback since
the 1897 inception of the program.
“Our two losses against New Ro’
and White Plains were very tough
on us,” senior captain Eric Giorno
said. “In both games we played our
hearts out and fell short. After those
types of games the team has to stick
together and learn from our mistakes to become better.”
Following an extra point that was
botched due to a penalty, White
Plains’ Chris Jordan ran in the twopoint conversion, which sealed the
improbable come-from-behind victory.
Previously, in Week 2, Mahopac
went blow-for-blow with 2012
New York State Champion New
Rochelle. The Huguenots, off to a
meager 1-2 start for the first time in
recent memory, defeated the Indians in the last minute. Jon Forrest
ripped off an eight-yard scoring
jaunt in the dramatic 21-14 win.
Mahopac (1-2) had nothing to
hang its head about following the
New Rochelle loss.
Against White Plains, the Indians
let a would-be win wobble under
White Plains’ spirited second-half
surge.
“It’s hard to be on the losing side
of two games, both determined in
the last minute,” said Ryan, who
was 8 of 17 for 154 yards and ran in
Mahopac’s only second-half touchdown to give the Indians a 27-13
lead with 3:51 to play. “Both games
could’ve went either way, but we’re
not done yet. We’re going to get
better and finish games we deserve
to win. These losses motivate us not
to let up when we have a lead, especially a large one. In order to succeed, we must play all four quarters
flawlessly and aggressively.”
White Plains (3-0) was sabotaged
by Mahopac’s defense in the first
half. They picked up just 22 yards
and failed to gain a first down.
In the second half, a 70-yard
touchdown pass from Crabbe to
Marshon Morris with 3:19 left
trimmed Mahopac’s lead to 27-21.
Mahopac went three-and-out during the ensuing possession, giving
the ball back to White Plains with
2:05 remaining.
Senior captain Michael Longo
had 16 carries for 76 yards. Giorno
carried the ball six times for 35
yards.
Though the frustration may have
mounted in the Mahopac locker
room following the loss, there’s
plenty of time for the tide to turn.
How will Mahopac respond?
“We have to stay focused,” Ryan
said. “It was a heartbreaking loss,
but we still have life. We need to
work hard in practice and improve
our weaknesses and get ready for
Mount Vernon on Friday.”
The Indians will host Mount Vernon in their homecoming game at 7
p.m. on Sept. 27.
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Odyssey Gymnastics celebrates National Gymnastics Day
Odyssey Gymnastics in Mahopac featured multiple gymnastics events to honor National Gymnastics Day on Sept. 21.
They had over 60 students participate in the ‘turn the world upside down’ handstand photo. There
were also 24 adult gymnasts in the
age range of 19-54, who competed
in the second annual Odyssey Cup.
The Odyssey Cup is a masters
gymnastics competition.
All money raised through the
events is being donated to the Children’s Miracle Network.
Twenty-four adult gymnasts competed in the second annual Odyssey Cup
at Odyssey Gymnastics on Sept. 21, which is National Gymnastics Day.
Over 60 students participated in the ‘turn the world upside down’ handstand photo at Odyssey Gymnastics on
Sept. 21.
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SOCCER
We finally pulled together to get the
win.”
Horace Greeley turned up the
pressure after Mahopac gained the
early 1-0 lead, but Bernardi came
through with a stellar 15-save performance.
“We all stayed mentally tough,”
Bernardi said of the key defensively.
FROM PAGE 22
were doing. It’s not our normal field
(Greeley plays on grass). We got
sucked into Greeley’s style and after
that one goal we maybe got a little
too confident and we laid back and
allowed Greeley to come back in.”
The Quakers capitalized when
Adam Siff scored on a rebound in
the 50th minute to tie the game at
1-1.
“Once we scored our first goal
we just kind of played lax,” Schiera
said. “Right before overtime, [coach
Gencarelli] told us that if we didn’t
pick it up we were going to lose.
“We weren’t there with our skills the
entire game, but we’ve been playing
together for the better part of most
of our lives. We just banded together
and we did it for each other.”
Bernardi made some eye-popping
saves, particularly in the first half, to
keep Mahopac ahead.
“Having him back there is awesome,” Gencarelli said. “He’s a rock
for us.”
“Some of the saves he made were
incredible,” Schiera added. “We’re
really lucky to have him.”
Bernardi knows there is still plenty to improve on going forward.
“We’ve got to just stay focused
the entire game,” Bernardi said. “We
can’t drop our intensity level.”
Mahopac (2-1) fell to John JayEast Fishkill 1-0 in overtime on
Sept. 23.
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SPORTS
Mahopac splits four games in girls soccer
BY DAN WINOGRADOFF
FOR MAHOPAC NEWS
On Sept. 21, the Mahopac girls’
varsity soccer team lost to Horace
Greeley 2-0 after stunning John
Jay-East Fishkill 3-0 on Sept. 19
and losing to Somers 4-0 on Sep.
17.
The Indians improved to 2-4
with a 3-0 win over Lakeland on
Sept. 23. Senior striker Orla Martin
had two goals, while junior Kristen
Reilly netted one goal.
On the road against Greeley, the
Indians were unable to engineer
any offense, as the Quakers stopped
any attack that Mahopac tried to
create. Even with the chances the
Indians had, they ran into the roadblock of Greeley’s defense.
“Moving forward, the team
knows it has yet to play to its full
potential,” Mahopac coach Ross
Fumusa said. “I believe in this
team and the ability of each student
athlete here.”
In the win over John Jay-EF, senior co-captain and goalie Mairead
Hynes earned a clean sheet as she
Mahopac’s Kristen
Reilly, left, battles
with Somers’
Michelle Wienecke
Sept. 17.
Senior Erin Moloney
stopped five shots. Martin scored
two goals, one assisted from senior
midfielder Erin Moloney. Junior
forward Hope Wilson tallied her
first goal of the season.
“The key to our win over John
Jay was our ability to move up on
offense as a unit and settling back
together on defense,” the five-year
coach said. “We lacked this in other games, allowing other teams to
take advantage of us.”
Somers (5-0) created problems
for Mahopac as the Tuskers blew
out the rival Indians. The young
defense of Mahopac was unable to
create any chemistry. Hynes saved
five shots.
Fumusa knows that the only way
to turn things around is to believe
in each other and work hard to improve every day.
“There is no question that we are
slumping at the moment,” Fumusa
said. “In the last week-and-a-half
we have played Arlington, Byram
Hills, Somers, John Jay-EF and
Greeley. As one ref put it yesterday,
‘Wow, you just rattled off five of
the top eight teams in Section 1.’ I
cannot remember starting a season
where our opening games were this
difficult. However, from a positive
point of view, this is a good thing.
Playing the top teams early in the
season gives us time to fine tune
what we have to and prepare for
sectionals.”
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Dramatic, custom-built home on 1.5 acres in a prestigious
development. Upgrades galore. Two-story entry, gourmet
kitchen with stainless steel and granite. Hardwood floors,
crown moldings, master has tray ceiling. David Hovsepian &
C. J. Nadler WEB# MN861011 MAHOPAC .....$699,900
Mahopac Point
Welcome to an exclusive gated community nestled on a
peninsular parcel along the southern shore of Lake
Mahopac. Live the lifestyle. Swim, boat and fish with the
lake rights that come with this home. C. J. Nadler WEB#
MN870859 MAHOPAC .................................$325,000
Mid-Century Modern
Wonderful, unique Contemporary four-bedroom home on
a private hilltop setting. Freshly painted exterior. Oak
kitchen cabinetry. Living room with brick mantled fireplace,
wood floors, sunroom. Fabulous master suite. Gary Parker
& Lin Crispinelli WEB# MN867659 SOMERS...$595,000
Somers Brokerage • 104 Village Square, Somers, New York • 914.277.8040
HoulihanLawrence.com
*Source: EAMLS, 1/1/2013 to 9/10/2013, in both listings sold and dollar volume, by company, Westchester and Putnam counties.
Make This Home Yours
A long driveway introduces this three-bedroom Ranch
with seasonal reservior views. The setting is private with
beautiful gardens and a large level yard. The house offers
great space and wonderful potential. Lucille Ettere WEB#
MN868699 BREWSTER ................................$295,000
The stork didn’t call. We
hope you will. Loving family
of 3 looking to adopt another
little miracle. Contact Robin
and Neil: 866-303-0668,
www.rnladopt.info
AIRLINE CAREERS begin
here- Get FAA approved
Aviation Maintenance
Technician training. Financial
aid for qualified studentsHousing available. Job
placement assistance. Call
AIM 866-296-7093
AUTO
HOME IMPROVEMENT
SCALE OPEN WE BUY
SCRAP METAL & JUNK
CARS 24hr Towing, Used
Parts, NYS Inspections, New/
Used Tires, Auto Repairs.
GREEN’S AUTO 845-7245362 #7087068 www.
greensauto.net
HAS YOUR BUILDING
SHIFTED OR SETTLED?
Contact Woodford Brothers
Inc, for straightening,
leveling, foundation and
wood frame repairs at
1-800-OLD-BARN. www.
woodfordbros.com. “Not
applicable in Queens county”
ADOPTION
DRIVERS
Drivers HOME WEEKLY &
BI-WEEKLY EARN $900$1200/WK BC/BS Med &
Major Benefits. No Canada,
HAZMAT or NYC! SMITH
TRANSPORT 877-705-9261
HOUSE CLEANING
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NY LAND BARGAINSOneonta Area 30.7 acres
woods, fields, stream
$89,000. 5.97 acres twostory barn $52,000. 2.74
acres great views $25,000.
Owner financing www.
helderbergrealty.com CALL:
518-861-6541
MISCELLANEOUS
SAWMILLS from only
$4897.00- MAKE & SAVE
MONEY with your own
bandmill- Cut lumber any
dimension. In stock ready to
ship. FREE Info/DVD: www.
NorwoodSawmills.com
1-800-578-1363 Ext.300N
REAL ESTATE
House Cleaning Available –
Making houses sparkle for
over 20 years. Residential &
Commercial. FREE Estimates.
Call Betty 845-621-0171
LAWN AND GARDEN
RINALDIFLEAMARKETS.
COM Every Sunday
Weather Permitting 900
Dutchess Turnpike (rt44)
Poughkeepsie NY. Free
Admission & Parking,
Great Food & Bargains.
Vendors Wanted! Please visit
RINALDIFLEAMARKETS.
COM See Ya There!
PRIVACY HEDGE BLOW
OUT- Arborvitae’s reg. $129
NOW $59. FREE installation/
delivery also liquidating
4 foot maple, birch, lilacs
$14.95 delivered! 518-5361367 www.lowcosttrees.com
limited supply!
FOR SALE: Somers
$514,000 Updated, spacious
3BR/2Bth Windsor Model.
1 Flr, 2 car gar, priv patio w/
awning. Enjoy the Heritage
Hills lifestyle! Call Marti
Lowenfeld @ 914-277-5000
or 914-420-1850
LAND FOR SALE
HELP WANTED
LENDER MUST SELL
SHORT! HISTORIC CATSKILL
MOUNTAIN FARM 10/5-10/6.
Over 1,000 acres in JUST 32
Parcels! 5-147 acres tracts
50% Below Market Prices!
2-1/2 hours NYC, Gorgeous
Views, Farmhouses, Springs
& Ponds! Call (888)9058847 register at www.
newyorklandandlakes.com
take virtual tour NOW!
OUT OF STATE: Annual
Outer Banks Parade of
Homes Oct.10-13. 22 Homes
from Corolla to Manteo. Take
the preview tour at www.
obhomebuilders.org then
come visit!
P/T MERCHANDISER- JOB
# 10828-stocking “general
merchandise” items
in Mahopac, Peekskill,
Ossining, Somers area 8
hrs/wkly, $11.50/ hr. www.
ataretail.com or 800-287-1604
X 220
Open daily. Holiday Real
Estate. 1-800-638-2102.
Online reservations: www.
holidayoc.com
WANTED
WANTED: Pre-1975
Superhero Comic Books,
sports, non sports cards,
toys, original art & celebrity
memorabilia especially
1960’s. Collector/Investor,
paying cash. Call Mike:
(800)273-0312, mikecarbo@
gmail.com
CASH for Coins! Buying ALL
Gold & Silver. Also Stamps
& Paper Money, Entire
Collections, Estates. Travel to
your home. Call Marc in NY
1-800-959-3419
PUZZLE
SOLUTIONS
EVENTS
VACATION RENTALS
OCEAN CITY, MARYLAND.
Best selection of affordable
rentals. Full/ partial weeks.
Call for FREE brochure.
CLASSIFIEDS
Putnam Humane Society
Harley:
This handsome American Bull Terrier mix may
look rough on the outside, but he is a big
"mush" on the inside.
Harley is a favorite of many
of our volunteers and staff.
Unfortunately he keeps
getting overlooked by
potential adopters
because he looks tough
and gets excited while in
his pen. Once Harley is out
and about, he is
affectionate and playful.
Harley would do well in an active home
without cats.
Putnam Humane Society, Old Rt. 6,
Carmel; 845-225-7777;
www.puthumane.org.
Tuition Assistance • Jobs • Training
Looking for 50 Homeowners
to Qualify for a FREE
Home Solar System
Own Your Own Home
Have a Southernly-Facing Roof
Little to No Shading
Credit Score of 680
Pay an Electric Bill
The U.S. Government and State of New York have financial
incentives that provide homeowners the opportunity to
replace your electric provider with solar power.
Roof Diagnostics Solar is now qualifying 50 homes for a FREE home
solar system. Call 845-694-3536 to see if your home qualifies!
845-694-3536
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$129
$189
$179
Sunroof,cd,H/Seats,auto,37k,sk#GJ0821
Satellite Radio,cd,ABS,auto,V6,74k,sk#GJ0603
GM OnStar,Leather,V6,19k,sk#GJ0711
cd,Sunroof,H/Seats,Satellite Radio,15k,sk#GJ0733
4x4,auto,ABS,cd,MP3 Player,6.0L,V8,49k,sk#GJ0624
Leather,H/Seats,Sunroof,6.2L,V8,27k,sk#GJ0810
Navigation,Sunroof,Leather,cd,6.2L,V8,52k,sk#GJ0429
Not responsible for typographical errors. Tax and reg extra. Ends 8/31/13.
All rebates included. All vehicles are 10k per yr $2999 down plus first payment plus bank feeand taxes and dmv. Residuals:
Terrain 4644/19368, Acadia 6981/25043 and Sierra 7371/18216. Not responsible for typographical errors. Ends 9/30/13.

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