March 31, 2016
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March 31, 2016
North Salem’s only weekly newspaper mailed to every home and business. Thursday, March 31, 2016 Vol. 1 No. 51 Follow us on Facebook and Twitter Iconic North Salem chapel sold BY SUE GUZMAN STAFF WRITER PHOTO COURTESY OF LUCIA STRUTT A 1941 photo of St. John’s Chapel bells and altar candlesticks, so it’s still a part of our current parish,” Lagiovane said. Other items such as the altar, pews and stained glass windows were brought to a warehouse in Staten Island, according to Lagiovane, for use in other parishes that might have need of them. The charming chapel captured the attention of Lucia Strutt and her husband who had been looking to purchase a home in North Salem for several years after her brother and his family moved to the area and opened a garden center. BALANCED ROCK 16 BUSINESS & REAL ESTATE 22 CLASSIFIEDS 23 “One day we were having lunch at [Purdy’s] Farmer and the Fish,” Lucia recalled. “And it was an absolutely beautiful day, so we decided to drive around and passed the church and saw it was for sale. We love design and architecture and it was absolutely charming inside and out.” Lucia explained that she plans to convert the chapel into a home COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD 14 HOME & GARDEN 14 LEISURE 21 OPINION SPORTS 8 18 PHOTO COURTESY OF THE HUDSON GATEWAY REALTORS ASSOCIATION A modern view of St. John’s Chapel. SCOUTS Juniors promote autism awareness pg 3 where she and her husband can live. “We are definitely not tearing it down,” she said. “That would be a shame. We plan to renovate it. It is important for us that the parishioners that have either been caretakers of the building, or attended Mass at the chapel understand that we have the best of intentions.” She added, “We have put to- gether a talented and highly regarded team of site plan engineers, surveyors, ecological specialists, interior and landscape architects and contractors dedicated to maintaining, preserving and improving the structure and the site’s integrity.” The news was welcomed by SEE CHAPEL PAGE 4 Your town is my town. Proudly serving North Salem. I live and work here just like you. So I’m right around the corner when you need me. I can help protect the things you own and the people you love. Call or stop by today for a free quote. The Karen Merritt Agency 914-276-3400 268 Route 202 Somers agents.allstate.com/074683 Call me for a free quote today. © 2014 Allstate Insurance Co. 153306 The 100-year-old St. John’s Chapel on Titicus Road in North Salem has a new owner. Lucia and Stephen (Sid) Strutt purchased the historic mission chapel this month for $243,000, closing on St. Patrick’s Day. Lucia Strutt is a native New Yorker, raised on Long Island. Her husband, Stephen is from England. The century-old chapel was previously one of two small satellite churches that were part of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Somers, the new home of the former St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Croton Falls. A second mission chapel, St. Michael’s in Goldens Bridge, is still for sale. “The New York Archdiocese decided to sell the two tiny chapels, as part of its Making All Things New initiative, which involved consolidating smaller parish churches and closing others, said Father John Lagiovane, the pastor of St. Joseph’s in Somers. “There’s a lot of emotion certainly, with changes such as this. People were married there, people were baptized there, people celebrated Mass there. We wanted to keep a connection so we have brought over some of the religious items such as consecration Page 2 – North Salem News The Staff EDITORIAL TEAM FAITH ANN BUTCHER EDITOR: 845-803-1288 [email protected] ROB DIANTONIO SPORTS EDITOR: 914-302-5236 [email protected] ADVERTISING DEBBIE CAMPBELL VP OF SALES AND MARKETING: 914-205-4183 [email protected] Thursday, March 31, 2016 Advertise With Us When you advertise with North Salem News, you are reaching thousands of households and businesses throughout North Salem. To advertise or to place a classified, call Debbie Campbell at 914-205-4183 or email campbell@halstonmedia. com. Because all kids deserve pure, healthy water! PRODUCTION FAITH ANN BUTCHER PHOTO COURTESY OF GOOGLE MAPS A section I-684 that runs through the Town of North Salem will soon be repaved by the NYS Department of Transportation. 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FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL FAITH ANN BUTCHER AT 845-803-1288 OR EMAIL NORTHSALEMNEWS@HALSTONMEDIA. 914-241-2261 We’re your local water professional CALL US FOR LAB TESTING, FREE WATER ANALYSIS & IN-HOME CONSULTATIONS Two years after the I-684/I-84 Consortium got together asking for upgrades on the northern Westchester/southern Putnam roadways, the New York State Department of Transportation (DOT) has announced plans to repave a section of I-684 in North Salem from Croton Falls to Route 35 (exit 5 to exit 8), slightly north of the Route 35 overpass to south of the Hardscrabble Road overpass. The ramps at Route 116 are also a part of the project. North Salem Town Supervisor Warren Lucas says the DOT informed him that the project is going out to bid on May 19 and that construction is expected to begin soon afterward. According to the DOT, the work will Soundview Prep... could be a life changer. COM Online FOLLOW US Location BAILEY COURT 334 ROUTE 202, UNIT C1S SOMERS, NY 10589 PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY HALSTON MEDIA, LLC ©2016 HALSTON MEDIA, LLC Where your child will truly belong. Soundview Preparatory School 370 Underhill Avenue, Yorktown Heights, NY SPRING OPEN HOUSE: Sunday, April 3 • 1 - 3 pm STOP-BY DAY: Thursday, May 5 • 9 - 11 am Call (914) 962-2780, ext. 112 or visit soundviewprep.org involve milling the existing travel lanes and shoulders, repairing defective pavement and cleaning and repairing joints and cracks. A two inch asphalt overlay will be put down, followed by the restoration of pavement markings and road shoulders. Some of the work is expected to be done during nighttime hours. In March 2014, officials from North Salem, Somers, Bedford, Lewisboro and Southeast were joined by county, state and federal elected officials calling for infrastructure improvements on the I-684 corridor, a major thoroughfare for commerce through the area. The consortium meeting was held in Somers, requiring DOT officials to travel the routes affected, something Lucas says caused them to fast track the facelift. “They came into the meeting and said, ‘before we start, I’m downgrading the quality of this road to a four’ saying ‘this is now the worst road in Westchester County,’” he said. Lucas says many local roadways have seen excessive wear and tear due to frequent traffic backups on I-684. “We have a lot of cars traveling on Routes116 and 121 as we have on Hardscrabble and Bloomer Road,” Lucas said. “Everyday cars get off at exit 21 because I-684 backs up all the way up to the Putnam line to Route 22.” He estimates between 6,000 and 7,000 cars in the morning and evening rush hour travel onto Routes 116 and 121 as an alternate. Lucas is predicting that the roadwork will be of minimal disruption to motorists. “They work pretty quickly,” he said. “There may be a couple of days of re-routing along local roads while it is shaking down, but I don’t think it’s going to be anything major. Those most affected will probably be coming south from Putnam or Connecticut.” Thursday, March 31, 2016 North Salem News – Page 3 Troop goes for the Bronze with autism awareness By Sue Guzman Staff Writer Fifth-graders in Girl Scout Troop 1147 have made it their mission to bring awareness of autism to Pequenakonck Elementary School (PQ) as the focus of their Bronze Award this year. The Girl Scout Bronze Award is the highest honor a Girl Scout Junior can achieve. “We really didn’t have to push them much at all to take on the cause,” said troop leader Lisa Maloney, “We gave them several choices and they totally gravitated toward autism awareness and have really run with it.” The girls in the troop were inspired by some of the younger students at PQ. “We had several assemblies and there were people with autism shouting out or doing something they were not supposed to do,” said Junior Julia Maloney, “And people were all turning around and staring at them. I thought that was really mean. I really just wanted to make people stop that and understand that they could not really help it.” Girl Scout Grace O’Hanlon agreed. “People with disabilities can’t control it,” she said. “It’s not their fault and they can’t get help it. Just imagine if you had a disability and people were laughing at you. How would you feel?” April 2 is World Autism Awareness Day where people all over the globe will wear blue to light up their communities. Since April 2 is on a Saturday, students at PQ are being asked Photo: Sue Guzman Girl Scout Troop 1147: top row: Kylie Staebler, Julia Maloney, Samantha Vilkelis, Emily Meehan, Grace O’Hanlon, Cece DeLarco, Bianca Carroccetto, Isadora Tica; bottom row: Cailin Maloney, Skylar Bender, Amanda Costas to wear blue on Friday, April 1. As part of the scouts’ awareness project, each classroom in the elementary school has received a copy of a book about autism. Teachers in each class plan to read the book to their students and discuss it afterwards. In addition, scouts in Troop 1147 will visit every classroom and deliver a short 2-3 minute presentation discussing autism with fellow students, something that’s important to Girl Scout Isadora Tica. “I’ve heard people say kids with autism are so lucky, they don’t have to do homework or anything,” she said. “They just go to school and have fun. But, it’s not fun being stuck inside a body that you can’t really control and when you can’t really say any words without screaming.” The troop members have also been selling special autism awareness bracelets, blue light bulbs and tea lights, posters and puzzle pieces (the national symbol of autism awareness), the proceeds of which will benefit Autism Speaks, the national autism awareness organization which uses the money for research and provides families with information and resources. In addition to awareness at the school, the girls hand crafted autism awareness posters and asked local businesses and community organizations to participate by posting them in their shop windows. They include: Liverzani & Bender CPA Fi- Purdy’s Farmer and the Fish, The Blazer, Sweet Delights Bakery, Burke Rehabilitation Center in Somers, Somers Frame and Gift Shop, Swan Deli, Croton Creek, Kingsleys, Northern Westchester School of Dance, Dr. O’Hanlon (podiatry), North Salem Town Supervisor Warren Lucas, among others. Troop 1147 also set up an autism awareness booth at the parent/teacher conferences earlier in the month and raised over $400 in donations from the PQ community of parents and teachers-money that will also be donated to the Autism Speaks. Junior Julia Maloney summed up the girls’ mission. “We don’t really want to do rocket science and find a cure for autism, but we want to let people know it’s not their fault,” she said. nancial Planning, North Salem Fire Department, Primavera, Photo courtesy of Girl Scout Troop 1147 Kylie Staebler and Amanda Costas put up an Autism Awareness poster at a local business. North Salem man pleads guilty to soliciting a bribe By Faith Ann Butcher Editor Anthony Bove, a 48-year-old North Salem resident, pled guilty on Tuesday, March 22 at the Federal courthouse in White Plains to soliciting a $10,000 bribe from an employee of the Mount Vernon Water Department, while serving as its commissioner. He also admitted to lying to federal law enforcement officers while being interviewed during the investigation. In the spring of 2015, while Bove was the commissioner of the Water Department of the City of Mount Vernon he solicited a $10,000 bribe from a water department employee in exchange for approving the em- ployee’s promotion within the department. The employee, who was serving in a provisional capacity as the bookkeeper of the water department, had passed a civil service bookkeeping examination, was eligible for a permanent bookkeeping position at the department. After receiving the test results, the employee completed the necessary form to apply for the permanent bookkeeping position, and submitted it to Bove for his approval and signature, which was required for the promotion to occur. According to a press release issued by the U.S. Department of Justice, Bove did not approve the application. Instead, on April 14, 2015, Bove told the employee to meet him at Memorial Field in Mount Vernon. At Memorial Field, Bove conveyed to the employee that he would not approve the employee’s promotion unless he was given $10,000; half ($5,000) could be given up front and the employee could pay the balance later. Bove said that he would accept the remaining payments on installment, the court documents indicate. Following the April 14 meeting, Bove called the employee on multiple occasions to ask whether and when the employee would pay him. The employee did not make any payments to Bove and his application form seeking the permanent bookkeeping position remained unapproved. On Dec. 7, 2015, a special agent from U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Inspector General and a criminal investigator from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York interviewed Bove in connection with a federal investigation into whether he had attempted to extort the employee. During the interview, Bove lied to the investigating agents, stating, in sum and substance, that he had never asked for money to approve a job promotion for anyone in his department, according to the press release. Bove pleaded guilty to one count of bribery concerning programs receiving federal funds, which carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison, and one count of making a false state- Photo courtesy of LinkedIn Anthony Bove ment to federal law enforcement officers, which carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison. He is scheduled to appear for sentencing on June 29, 2016 Page 4 – North Salem News Thursday, March 31, 2016 CHAPEL appreciate its history and will retain its historical character,” Vassak said. Dedicated in 1916, and retired in 2014, St. John’s Chapel has a rich history. The chapel was built in 1916 by Thomas Hyland and donated to St. Joseph’s Parish by John Charlton of Hunt Lane in North Salem. Charlton was the one who outfitted the church with candle holders, an altar featuring a frieze of the Last Supper, and FROM PAGE 1 John Vassak, a 75-year-old resident of Southeast, whose parents were among the early parishioners at the chapel. Vassak served as an altar boy at St. John’s as did his three sons; and he and his wife, Regina, were also married there. “We are delighted to know what the chapel’s future will be, with people who very much For ALL Your Electrical Needs – Big or Small No Extra Charge for Saturdays Fast Response • Guaranteed Call-Back • Reliable & Affordable Lighting • Ceiling Fans • Switches/Receptacles • Upgrades Don't Wait for the Next Big Storm! Safe, Reliable Set-Up for Generators 914.455.2158 Licensed in Westchester & Putnam Counties, NYC and CT www.SpirelliElectric.com • [email protected] statuary. The church also had stained glass windows that were donated by parishioners of the time. For the entire 98 years it was in service, St. John’s Chapel had only one weekly Mass-Sundays at 9 a.m., according to Vassak, who noted that the chapel had no running water, no bathrooms and only a handful of electrical outlets. He recalled that the building in its early days had one hot-air furnace that was originally coal, and later converted to oil. The chapel, Vassak said, was cared for many years by parishioners in the community including Betty and Warren Lucas, parents of North Salem Supervisor Warren Lucas, as well as Helen and Nick Birmingham before them. North Salem residents John Christopher and Carl Raynor were well-known residents who would greet parishioners at the chapel as they arrived for weekly services. Vassak recalled the chapel was often filled to standing room only in the summers, particularly in the 1940s, 50s and 60s, thanks to people who spent their summers in North Salem at their vacation homes at Peach Lake. The iconic chapel remained Lucia and Stephen “Sid” Strutt recently purchased St. John’s Chapel on Titicus Road in North Salem to convert into their new home. largely unchanged throughout the centuries, but underwent a renovation in 1992, that included a change in external paint color from white with green trim, to grey with white trim, thanks to a gift from the estate of Regina Fox. The new owner Lucia Strutt said plans are being made to lovingly restore the chapel. “We are not strangers to renovations and willingly embrace IMPORTANT NEWS FOR ATHLETES What you should know about preventing knee injuries Ask the Doctor Victor Khabie, MD, FAAOS, FACS Chief, Department of Surgery Co-Director, Orthopedic and Spine Institute Director, Sports Medicine Northern Westchester Hospital nwhorthoandspine.org/DrKhabie Q: What are the most common sports-related knee injuries? A: There are three: • An injury to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), a key ligament stabilizing the knee, either tears the ACL in two or rips it from the femur (thighbone). • Damage to the medial collateral ligament (MCL), which keeps the tibia (shinbone) in place, usually consists of a partial tear. • Made of cartilage, the meniscus is the knee’s “shock absorber,” and a tear causes pain and dysfunction. Q: When should an athlete seek medical attention for a knee injury? A: If, after two or three days, your knee is swollen; you are limping; you can’t put your full weight on the leg; or you are in pain, head to the ER for an x-ray to determine if there’s a break or fracture. Whatever the outcome, you should see an orthopedic specialist without delay. Knee injuries often require surgical repair, and left untreated, can have long-term consequences. At Northern Westchester Hospital, we treat the full range of sports-related knee injuries with the most advanced surgical procedures and rehabilitative physical therapies. The three injuries mentioned here require different treatment, and challenges, or in this case, an opportunity to bring life back into this beautiful chapel,” she explained. “We also wanted our forever home to be unique. The chapel is a blank canvas. Both of us are from horticulture and agricultural backgrounds, so we are looking forward to enveloping the property with gardens and are very excited for our vision to become a reality.” Did You Know? Female athletes are 2 to 10 times more likely to suffer an ACL injury than male athletes engaged in the same sport. we are deeply experienced in each. An injured ACL must be surgically replaced with a new ligament taken from the patient’s own body. An MCL injury normally heals with physical therapy, while a meniscus tear requires surgical repair. Q: Is it possible to prevent sports-related knee injuries? A: Female athletes are much more likely to suffer an ACL injury. The good news is that a specific 20-minute warm-up called a neuromuscular injury-prevention and performance enhancement program can dramatically reduce ACL injuries among female athletes. Inquire at the local gym for personal trainers who have been trained in this protective conditioning program, and can offer it outside of normal practice. Male athletes can also improve stability from the warm-up. Parents also need to monitor the number and type of sports a young athlete is involved in. It’s important to offset activities that stress the knee with others that offer respite. Be aware: Playing sports year-round with no break can stress the knee to the point of injury. 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Framed photographs considered for acceptance may not exceed 14x16 inches (ready for hanging) and be received at the library on Saturday, April 23 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Any photograph delivered to the library outside this time period will not be considered for the show. Photographers whose work has been accepted for the show will be notified on Sunday, April 24, by 8 p.m. Photographers not so notified must pick up their work between 5 and 7 pm on Monday April 25. All photographs must remain in the show until May 27, and must be picked up by 5p.m. The exhibition is open to the public and will be judged by William (Bill) Atherton, an award winning artist and photographer. Atherton works in oils, pencil and photography. He focuses on animal portraits but in recent years has developed a passion for photography. Atherton’s photography is interestingly diverse, from painterly landscapes to black and white photographs which pay homage A sample people photo by Kathy Morris. PHOTO COURTESY OF NSOLF to the pioneers of photography. He studied fine art at the Shrewsbury College of Art and design in England and then finished his undergraduate degree at the London College of Printing. After finishing his education Atherton embarked on a long and successful career as an advertising creative director in London and New York. As one of the founding members of Saatchi & Saatchi in London, Atherton created the famous award winning “Pregnant Man Poster” for the UK Health Council. Throughout his career he has won many other major advertising awards, including Gold and Silver Cannes Lions and many Gold and Silver D&AD awards. Beyond his awards Atherton’s advertising work has been featured in many books including “The World’s 100 Best Print Ads”, and has also been shown at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London and is part of the permanent collection of advertising work at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. 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The show is written, choreographed and performed by Ros, who likens his experience as a Cambodian refugee with the current plight of Syrian refugees today. “The story is mine,” he says, “It is a story of struggle, pain and progress. A story that will shed some light on the lives of Cambodian Americans known as “Khmericans” and what they went through as immigrants in the United States. It’s also about how self-expression and art have helped me surmount my past and discover the beauty in life, becoming an artist that is passionate about giving back to the community locally and globally.” Ros was only three-years-old when his family was able to leave for the United States from Thailand, where he was born. It wasn’t until Ros was in his twenties that he learned how his parents escaped the Kiling Fields of the Pol Pot regime in Cambodia for Thailand. It was during that time that several of his older siblings died due to starvation or through miscarriage. At the time, he was aware only of his family’s hardships endured living in the refugee camps in the jungles of Thailand. Initially Ros sought to recreate that experience through dance, but when his parents saw the story that Ros was trying to tell, they decided he should know the whole saga. Once in the United States, Ros settled in Rhode Island. It was there that he learned to break dance while attending Classical High School. After that, he began taking dance classes at Everett, a school for the arts. While surrounded and impacted by gang life that existed in his neighborhood, Ros never succumbed to the gang life. Instead, dance transported him from the “mean streets” as he put it. Ros infuses Gamelon music and other traditional folk instruments in the performance, along with powerful iconic visuals as he and six student-performers bring the story to life. Six young people from Westchester and Rockland Counties have supporting roles in “A Cambodian Lullaby.” They include Catherin Saraceno of Somers, who studies theater at Manhattanville College and 16-year-old Sydnie Helsop of Mount Vernon, who attends New Visions Charter High School for the Humanities and dance and acting training at Youth Theater Interaction, both in Yonkers. Also performing is Emily Knutsson who lives in Waccabuc and is a sophomore at John Jay High School, and 17-year-old Iris Nguyen, a Vietnames exchange student Shorten your time in braces or Invisalign® PHOTO COURTESY OF THE GOLD STANDARD Performance artist, Sokeo Ros, brings his family’s deeply moving saga of struggle as Cambodian refugees to The Schoolhouse Theater stage from March 31 through April 17. who lives with a host family in Nyack. Kyle Thomas, 20, of Port Chester is also in the peformance, as is Alessandra Tucker of Cross River, who is a junior at John Jay High School. 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Thursday, March 31, 2016 North Salem News – Page 7 Croton Falls Fire Department hosts annual country breakfast BY KATHERINE PACCHIANA CONTRIBUTING WRITER Hundreds of people came to the new Croton Falls Fire Department (CFFD) firehouse on March 20 to enjoy a CFFD tradition, the annual country breakfast. “We weren’t sure how it would work out,” said CFFD Vice President Kay Petroff, “But so many people wanted to see the new building, we ended up giving tours. Other fire departments even came to check it out.” The breakfast was so popular that, for the first time in its roughly 25-year history, the volunteer cooks had to send out mid-morning for more supplies. Fifty dozen eggs, 250 hash brown patties, 20 pounds of pancake batter, ten loaves of bread, 600 pieces of bacon, seven gallons of orange juice and 200 cups of coffee had disappeared before 11 a.m. At the last minute, two extra tables had to be set up and extra chairs were rushed over from the North Salem Volunteer Ambulance Corps. Breakfast was served in the main bay of the new firehouse, which is twice as big as the bay in the former firehouse on Front Street. “This is a lot more relaxed,” said Petroff. “It seems noisy here, but in the old firehouse you couldn’t talk at all.” Another advantage to the new building is its well-supplied kitchen. “Our old kitchen was a third this size,” she said. “This offers a lot more possibilities.” For example, they are hoping to add an Easter egg hunt next year. SEE BREAKFAST PAGE 12 Southeast Kitchen & Bath Bob Daros, Ellen Falt, and Lorraine Daros PHOTOS: CAROLE CONSIGLIERE Bedford Wine Merchants Purveyors of Hand Crafted Wines from around the World. Go to: www. bedfordwines.com to find more wines, recipes, and food matches. We deliver locally and nationwide. Free local delivery PRE-SELL SPRING 2016 SAVINGS OF UP TO 40% ON OVER SEVENTY WINES HAND PICKED FROM AROUND THE WORLD. This offer contains the newest vintages at incredible savings. 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Barack Obama, the first African American to win the Presidency won by nine million votes in 2008 and by five million in 2012. “The Hordes of young people” all turned out to vote Democratic in 2008 and 2012 but why did so few of them come out to vote for a Democratic Congress when President Obama needed them in 2010 and 2014? The answer I heard was “they “old coots” like me vote in every election and that is just what you should do. I voted in every SEASONED election since I became eligible WORDS to vote in 1943. The voting age HERBERT F. then was 21 but I couldn’t vote GELLER until I was nearly 22 because my birthday is December 9. I voted for Franklin D. Roosevelt weren’t inspired. There wasn’t for a fourth term as President anything to be excited about. in 1944. I voted and my wife It was just boring politics.” I’d Gloria voted when we stopped like to tell these “young whipby the voting place on our way persnappers” that you don’t have home from Northern Westchesto be inspired or excited to vote. ter Hospital where she had just It is your sworn duty to vote in had our first child, Jeri Ann. a democracy. Vote in every elecAnd by the way can someone tion even if it is only between tell me how many 18 year olds two boring people running for vote? We gave them the right County Dogcatcher. If you don’t to vote about 20 years ago but I vote, you are possibly giving your never hear about how many revote away to bad people who ally vote. So just vote, vote, vote. want to establish a Fascist or If you don’t vote America can’t Communist dictatorship. continue to be a free country. You should be grateful that LETTER Where are your investigative reporters To the Editor, The following is a letter I sent to the Daily News: If there was any honesty left in the media and that includes the Daily News, reporters would be investigating and exposing who is paying to organize these disruptive rallies. We had Occupy Wall St, the March against the Police, and now anarchists trying to silence Trump. They were all well organized and it was easily seen that in each case there were captains organizing and giving instructions and pep talks. When interviewed outside the Trump rally in Chicago they said that they didn’t wish to state their reasons. That sounds strange coming from people who came out for a purpose, unless that purpose was to collect some greenbacks. So where are your investigative reporters? Sy Globerman North Salem FAITH ANN BUTCHER, EDITOR DEBBIE CAMPBELL, ADVERTISING MANAGER FAITH ANN BUTCHER, PRODUCTION MANAGER Editorial Office: 845-803-1288 Fax: 845-617-8508 [email protected] BAILEY COURT, 334 ROUTE 202, UNIT C1S SOMERS, NY 10589 ©2016 HALSTON MEDIA, LLC elcome to April-a month which begins with a day honoring fools. The British writer and essayist, Charles Lamb once said, “Here cometh April again, and as far as I can see the world hath more fools in it than ever.” So in honor of April foolery, we’ve found the most doltish diversions that one can partake of this month. Stand back and watch the fools rush in. Trump Rally at Mountain Lakes (North Salem): As part of his final round of campaign rallies leading up to the Republican Convention, the candidate everyone loves to jeer or cheer will be stumping throughout New York -- including a quick stop in North Salem on April 1st! Love him or hate him - this political event is not to be missed. For free tickets contact donaldjtrump.com. Why We Love It: Because we can’t think of a more appropriate way to celebrate April Fool’s Day. Lifetime’s Dance Moms Auditions (White Plains): If you watch this reality show with a cult following, you know that ALDC star Maddie Ziegler is leaving Dance Moms. As Lifetime clamors to replace the starlet, they will be holding an open call audition for dancers (9-14 years old) at the Westchester County Center on April 1st at 9:00 a.m. All dancers should bring a resume and headshot (and we suppose their annoying mothers.) Why We Love It: Because we have faith that here in Westchester, Abby Lee Miller will find not only talented young dancers but a whole lotta stage mom reality star wannabes as well. DASH MedSpa Snake Venom Treatment (Ridgefield): Kim Kardashian ALI JACKSON-JOLLEY & MARYANNE D’AMATO does it. Paris Hilton does it. And now, thanks to Dash Medspa in Ridgefield, so can you. We’re talking about the latest trend in wrinkle reduction known as snake venom injections. This new controversial treatment is guaranteed to rejuvenate even the most leathery faces. In the words of one of our favorite fools, Paris Hilton -- “That’s hot!” Why We Love It: Because it’s guaranteed to rewind the hands of time -- if it doesn’t kill you first. Billy’s Tattoos -Grand Opening (Croton Falls): It looks as though North Salem is getting some new commerce in town. Billy Manfredi has been a practicing tattoo artist for over 25 years and has inked many celebrity clients including Jesse James and rapper Lil B. Billy brings his craft to our little town when he opens up his newest shop in the old Croton Falls Fire House space. The grand opening is slated for early April. Why We Love it: Because nothing says small town charm like a mom and pop tattoo joint! If you’ve gotten this far, without throwing The North Salem News across the room or shooting a scathing email to Warren Lucas- then we’d like to say, “April Fools!” We are happy to report that these are actually deceitful diversions - we made them all up but feel free to use them in any foolish way you think suitable. Letters to the editor and op-ed submissions may be edited. The views and opinions expressed in letters and op-eds are not necessarily those of North Salem News or its affiliates. Submissions must include a phone number and address for verification. Not all letters and op-eds will necessarily be published. Letters and op-eds which cannot be verified or are anonymous will not be published. Please send your submissions to the editor by e-mail to [email protected]. For more information, call the editor at 845-803-1288. 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It’s everywhere, preying can do them. upon the rich and the poor, in Furthermore, each pill can our schools and our homes, and cost $30 or more, so when it doesn’t discriminate by race, children get hooked, they often religion or income. move on to heroin because it’s During an 11-day period last cheaper—as little as $5 per month, 23 people ranging in bag. It’s still very profitable. In age from 20-61 in Erie County May 2015, 26 pounds of heroin died as a result of an overdose worth $5 million plus guns, drug from heroin use. The majority paraphernalia and $115,000 in of overdoses were linked to an cash was seized in a Manhattan extremely deadly batch of heroin drug raid that underscored drug laced with fentanyl, a synthetic enforcement’s worst fears—the opiate that can be 50 times existence of a drug pipeline stronger than heroin. Closer that stretched from Mexico to to home, from 2010 to 2013, upstate—including Westchester Westchester County had nearly County. 300 fatal drug overdoses. So how do we protect our The rising tide of drug adcommunity, our kids, ourselves? diction has been particularly Through tougher legislation that hard on teenagers. As I have brings drug dealers to justice, by heard first-hand from several increasing the number of treattestimonies, many teens that ment centers and options, and fall victim to this epidemic are by educating parents and school first introduced to pain killers children about the dangers of by medical doctors following heroin and opioid abuse. By Sen. Terrence P. Murphy T Editorial Submissions We must hold drug dealer’s more accountable for poisoning our community. To help give law enforcement officials more autonomy, I sponsored “Laree’s Law.” Laree’s Law is named after Laree Farrell Lincoln, a Colonie teenager who died of a heroin overdose three years ago, Laree’s Law allows law enforcement officials to charge a dealer with an A-1 felony punishable by 15 to 25 years in jail if the heroin or opiate-controlled substance they sell causes an overdose death. Ithaca Mayor Svante Myrick recently suggested a controversial method of treatment—supervised heroin injection sites. While I appreciate Mayor Myrick’s creativity, I believe the results would be disastrous. Instead of eradicating the problem, we would be enabling it. The increased use and availability of the anti-oipioid narcan has helped curtail the number of deaths from heroin. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), more than 26,000 people nationwide who overdosed have been saved by narcan, which reverses the effects of an overdose. Narcan’s live-saving value was illustrated Press releases and photos should be submitted to North Salem News by the Thursday before the next publication date. Submissons can be emailed to [email protected] or mail it to North Salem News, Bailey Court, 334 Route 202, Unit C1S, Somers, NY 10589. Send a self-addressed stamped envelope if you’d like your photo returned. in February when rap artist DMX collapsed in a parking lot and stopped breathing with no signs of a pulse. A medic injected him with Narcan. DMX responded and made a recovery. It shouldn’t take the highly publicized near-death of a celebrity to make the community aware of the benefit of narcan when it is properly monitored and administered. I recently participated in a series of state-wide forums with the Joint Task Force on Heroin and Addiction in Penn Yan, Oneonta and Brooklyn. The next forum is scheduled for Long Island in April, and I intend to lead more panel discussions throughout the state in the future. The forums have provided Task Force members with the opportunity to hear from members of law enforcements, concerned citizens and former addicts, and gave us valuable insight into the most effective ways to increase prevention, treatment and recovery options for those who need it most. The most important factor in the war against drugs is funding for services and programs. The Senate accepted the executive budget of $141 million and increases it by more than 18 percent. The $26 million in additional funds proposed includes: • $10 million for transitional housing, with 25 percent of this funding for young adults; • $6.5 million for local governmental units to contract for recovery services; • $3.85 million for 11 new recovery community centers, for a total of 20, for two centers per Empire Development Zone Region; • $2 million for two Recovery Coaches to be located in each recovery community center; • $2 million for school resource officer training in nonmetropolitan areas; • $1 million to supplement the number of Family Support Navigators in each region to two apiece (from 10 to 20); • $450,00 for Senate-sponsored heroin-related demonstration programs; and • $200,000 for Family Support Navigator training. We may not win the battle against drugs overnight. But through prevention, education and treatment we will win the war and save our community and our children. Drugs in Our Community Forum II North Salem High School will host “Drugs in Our Community - A North Salem Community Forum II,” on Thursday, March 31 in the high school auditorium, from 6:30 to 8:45 p.m. The evening is free and open to the public. The March forum’s topics will be synthetic drugs, alcohol abuse, legal concerns, signs and symptoms, and mental health. There will also be a questions-and-answers section at the end, like at the first drug forum. For more information about the March 31 Drug Forum, call 914-669-5414, extension 2029. 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But, when we got home and asked our two middle-school kids questions about adjectives and adverbs, their faces went blank. Aren’t they still teaching this in school? Thanks, Caroline Dear Caroline, Learning the parts of speech was a major part of the English curriculum and it still is. It’s alive and well. Years ago, students spent weeks diagramming sentences. By the time the page was completed, it looked like an art piece representing scaffolding using underlining and double underlin- STRONG LEARNING DR. LINDA SILBERT ing and slanted lines working their way down each sentence. As the years went on, some teachers stuck to their diagramming, while others recommended kids do “Mad Libs” and watch the TV show, “Conjunction Junction.” Today, kids are introduced to the parts of speech as early as first grade and continue with them right through high school. They’re taught a variety of different ways through games, worksheets and songs. I haven’t seen diagramming for years. Have fun with this 12 question quiz and see what you remember. Also, see what your kids know. You may be pleasantly surprised. And if you see that they really don’t know a noun from a verb or an adjective from an adverb, contact their English teachers and see when they will be learning this. The sooner they understand, the easier it will be when they’re called upon to write a term paper or other written report. Match the following parts of speech with the italicized words below: Common noun, Proper noun, Pronoun, Helping verb, Verb (Present tense), Verb (Past tense), Verb (Future tense), Adjective, Adverb, Interjection, Preposition, Conjunction 1. He finished first because he ran swiftly. 2. Bob went to school, but his sister stayed home. 3. Yesterday, I played ball. 4. Throw the ball to her. 5. I play ball. I am playing ball. 6. He got into his car. 7. WOW! That’s a big sandwich. 8. She drives a big blue car. 9. Tomorrow, I will play. 10. My teacher went to Hawaii. RIDGEFIELD ACADEMY K - Grade 8 www.ridgefieldacademy.org/STEM LANDMARK PRESCHOOL Ages 1 - 5 www.landmarkpreschool.org 11. I am playing tennis. 12. The girl went on a trip. Answers: 1. Swiftly – Adverb; 2. But – Conjunction; 3. Played - Verb (Past tense); 4. Her – Pronoun; 5. Play and Playing - Verb (Present tense); 6. Into – Preposition; 7. WOW – Interjection; 8. Big blue – Adjective; 9. Will play – Verb (Future tense); 10. Hawaii – Proper noun; 11. Am – Helping verb; 12. Girl – Common noun Hope you had fun and remembered your parts of speech, Dr. Linda Where does your child want to go? Page 12 North Salem News – Thursday, March 31, 2016 Page 13 BREAKFAST FROM PAGE 7 While cooks poured, flipped and grilled, and guests enjoyed the all-they-could-eat meal, members of North Salem’s Boy Scout Troop 1 and Girl Scout Troop 2527 hustled around to clear tables and prepare for the next wave of diners. Entertainment was provided by a real life-size bunny, which may - or may not - have been a Boy Scout in disguise. Co-organizer, 77-year-old Harold Daros, now serving his 58th year with the CFFD, was the original pancake chairman years ago. “In the beginning we only served pancakes and it used to be much easier,” he recalled. With the conversion from pancake breakfast to country breakfast, things have become more complicated. This year, he manned the coffee corner, which he described as a full-time job. Daros is one of the oldest volunteers on the current CFFD roster and the first in a line of three generations; his son Bob, and his grandson, Teddy, Jr. are also volunteers. Daros says he can no longer be active all the time, “but I still come down and I still go on calls.” In fact, Daros was the first to arrive at the firehouse to begin breaking eggs at 5:45 a.m. Among the younger CFFD members is co-organizer Colin Quaglino, a 17-year-old high school senior. He has been a CFFD volunteer for two years. “It’s the best decision I’ve ever made,” Quaglino said. When he started, he was told he would probably find himself helping people he knew. “I didn’t believe it,” he said, “but it happened sooner than I thought.” 2011 was the CFFD’s busiest year ever, due to the tragic storms that hit this area that fall. However, although there were no major storms in 2015, it turned out to be the department’s second busiest year in history. There were 658 calls, each answered by an average of ten volunteers. Many people think that volunteering for the fire department means, “they’ll have to rush into a burning building, or make lifedeath decisions,” said President Jeff Daday. “That’s not at all true. Many people are in supporting roles, doing administrative work. “Anybody can join the all-volunteer CFFD, he said. “If you’re able to do anything at all, we’re happy to have you.” For further information, go to www.crotonfallsfire.com. Alex Gytla with his parents, Angela and Roman Gytla Colin Quaglino cooking in the kitchen Michael and Jennifer Logan with their daughter, Isla Juliette Intrieri and Emily Dreyer Daniel Dreyer, member of the Croton Falls Fire Department, showed the first aid cabinet to his son Matthew and the youngster’s friend Daniel Gallo (on right). Mikaela Monnelly with the Easter Bunny PHOTO: KATHERINE PACCHIANA Paul D’Agostino and his father Angelo, chairman of the Board of Fire Commissioners, man the grill at the 2016 CFFD Country Breakfast. Richard Blauvelt, Kerry Monnelly and Jennifer Bruno Left to right: Frank and Janice D’Erasmo sat with Fran and Frank Bastone, who is president of the North Salem Chamber of Commerce. Brianna Gallo, Amanda Chefalas, Richard O’Leary, and Sebastian Fitzgerald were servers at the buffet table. PHOTOS: CAROLE CONSIGLIERE HOME & GARDEN Page 14 – North Salem News Thursday, March 31, 2016 Create a budget friendly home landscape Homeowners understandably envy the award-worthy photo spreads in lawn and garden magazines, wanting to emulate those same looks on their own properties. Scores of designers and landscape architects are involved in the process of creating those amazing lush lawns and perfectly placed plantings. Although not every homeowner has the budget to create lavish landscape designs, it’s still possible for homeowners to create lawns they can be proud of. • Establish your budget. The first step in any project is to determine how much money you can devote to the job. Once you have established the budget, all other factors can be built around it. • Find an inspiration piece. Great landscapes are inspired by many things, whether it’s a memorable piece of art or a landscape layout in a lawn and gardening magazine. Use photos of other gardens or neighbors’ yards as inspiration and build off of them. As long as the theme is cohesive, it will look pleasing to the eye. • Consider the space and how you want to use it. Understanding the space will help you better allocate your budget. If your yard is more of a retreat, look LAST CALL FOR PUTNAM COUNTY’S BEST VALUED 55+ COMMUNITY DON’T MISS OUT! 2 Bedrooms, 2 Full Baths, for ways to create privacy and a vacation feel. If you have kids and entertaining friends is a main priority, focus on recreational aspects, such as a pool, playset and some durable plants. Understanding how to allocate your budget will help you to avoid spending money frivolously. • Think about reclaimed or repurposed materials. Brand new items can quickly eat up a budget. However, repurposing salvaged or inexpensive items can stretch that budget while adding some unique flair to a landscape. See if you can find an outdoor patio set that someone is giving away or selling for a lower price. All it takes is a coat of paint and some new cushions to make it look like new. Discarded bricks or stones can be worked into a patio space or used to create raised garden beds. Purchase inexpensive flower pots and then paint them to make them look like stone or another desired material. • Buy native plants. Native plants, shrubs, trees, and flowers will fare better than non-native, exotic plants. That means you’ll have to spend less time and money nurturing them into health, and less money having to replace plants that cannot withstand your climate. • Consider perennial plants. Perennials may cost more at the outset, but the savings will be realized in the years to come. • Hire a professional. It may seem counterintuitive to spend money on a landscaping professional when you’ve established a strict budget, but that’s one way to save money. 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The following are a handful of diseases homeowners may encounter when spending time on maintaining their lawns and gardens over the next several months. Anthracnose Anthracnose is a term used to describe various diseases that produce a host of unsightly symptoms. Those symptoms include tan to brown leaf spots or blotches; distorted, cupped or curled leaves; irregular defoliation, such as leaves falling in spring; and dieback, a condition in which trees or shrubs begin to die from the tips of their leaves or roots backward. Permanent damage due to anthracnose is rare, but the diseases can weaken trees over time and that can leave them vulnerable to pest infestations. Brown Patch Brown patch is unsightly and most likely to occur during summer. According to the Penn State Center for Turfgrass Science, perennial ryegrass, tall fescue and bentgrasses are the grass species most susceptible to brown patch. When a lawn is suffering from brown patch, its leaves and stems die out in large, circular patches. In high-cut grasses, these patches can stretch from a few inches to several feet. Tall fescue grasses may not exhibit symptoms of brown patch in patches. In such instances, the brown patch may be noticeable on individual leaves that feature tan or light brown lesions, and the Center for Turfgrass Science notes that these lesions will be surrounded by dark brown borders. Dollar Spot The American Phytopathological Society notes that dollar spot refers to a disease of the leaves of turfgrass. Grasses suffering from dollar spot will have white to straw-colored lesions that progress downward from the leaf tip or laterally across leaf blades. Leaf blades affected by dollar spot may have several small lesions or one large lesion, and in some instances, the entire leaf blade may be affected. Turfgrass affected by dollar spot may be susceptible to weed invasions. 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Balanced Rock Page 16 – North Salem News ACT Catalyst Bootcamp You don’t have to be a frizzyhaired genius to outsmart the ACT (though it certainly doesn’t hurt). Catalyst’s one-weekend ACT Bootcamp arms students with go-to strategies for every question they’ll face on the day of the test so they can march into the test with confidence, momentum, and every key strategy fresh in their mind. The ACT Catalyst Bootcamp is coming Saturday, April 2, 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m .and Sunday, April 3, 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Tuition for the ACT Bootcamp is just $175. To enroll, visit www.CatalystPrep.com and click on the Bootcamp sign-up tab on the website’s menu bar or call 800.235.0056. A Night at the Races North Salem Nursery School will host A Night at the Races at St. James Village Hall (296 Titicus Road) on April 15. It will be a fun evening out featuring electronic horse racing, a silent auction and an art gallery of the students’ artwork. Wine, beer, hors d’oeuvres and desserts will be served. All proceeds go to North Salem Nursery School to help maintain affordable tuition, pro- vide educational enrichment and donation to the library enabling make classroom improvements. you to have space under the tent. Tickets are $15 online or $20 at the door. It’s going to be a wonderful evening with great prizes and auction items. Tickets are The Ruth Keeler Memorial Lilimited so buy early at www.nsnsbrary is looking for donations of fundraiser.org gently used gardening tools, pots and planters to sell at the annual library book, bake and plant sale The Elizabeth Butler Memo- on Saturday, May 7. Please drop rial Blood Drive will be on Friday, off supplies at the library or call for April 1 from 1 - 7 p.m. at North a pick-up by April 30. All proceeds Salem High School, located at will be used to benefit the library. 230 June Road, North Salem. For more information, call DeirContact Joanne Leuschner for an dre Coughlin at 914-806-4005 or appointment at 914-621-1696 or Linda Gracie at 914-414-9064. via email at: joannemleu@msn. com. Donate Gently Used Garden Items Blood Drive Local Vendors Sought for Library Fair The Ruth Keeler Memorial Library is inviting local craftspeople, artists and producers of handmade items to sell their wares at the Keeler Library Plant and Book Sale on Saturday, May 7 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Please contact Carolyn Reznick at the library, 914669-5161 or email keelerlibrary@ wlsmail.org, if you are interested. After products are approved for appropriateness, the library asks that you make a $25 tax deductible NSES to hold $10,000 Draw Down Raffle The North Salem Elementary School PTO has organized a $10,000 Draw Down Raffle for the PQ Tigers spring fundraiser. The proceeds will be used for capital improvements and educational enhancements for the children at Pequenakonck Elementary School. A draw down is a type of raffle during which all sold tickets are individually drawn at random during the event. The drawing will be held on Saturday, April 16 at Vail’s Grove Pavilion at Peach Lake. NSES PTO will sell up to 300 tickets for $100 each. During the Annual Spring Benefit Friday April 15, 2016 Sinapi’s Ceola Manor, Jefferson Valley, NY 10535 Celebrating 20 years of bringing help & hope to those affected by breast & ovarian cancer Honoring Katherine Quinn, Executive Director of Support Connection Spring Benefit Sponsors Beacon of Light Sponsor Ray of Hope Sponsors Thursday, March 31, 2016 event all purchased tickets will be placed in a drum and drawn out one by one until five tickets remain. The remaining five ticket holders present at the event can choose to split the prize or continue with the drawing. The $100 raffle price includes admission for one person to the event. Additional people may purchase entrance tickets separately to attend the fundraising event. For an additional $25, one may purchase insurance on your ticket. Meaning if your ticket is drawn within the first 50 draws and you have insurance, your ticket is placed back in the drum to be drawn again. For more information about purchasing tickets, email pqpto@ northsalemschools.org Ticket buyers must be at least 21 years of age to participate in the drawing. No one under 21 will be admitted to the event. North Salem Day Camp at Mt. Lakes A five-week outdoor experience for children entering pre-kindergarten through seventh grade. North Salem Day Camp is held at Mountain Lakes, a Westchester County Park off Hawley Rd.. Our programs are educational and fun. Each day, campers will be immersed in hands-on projects, science and discovery programs, safety and environmental projects, and much more! Campers will have the chance to enjoy some outdoor cooking, go fishing in our lake, and participate in hikes on one of the many woodland trails. Older campers (fourth grade and up) will receive Archery lessons each day as well as time on our lake in one of our many canoes, kayaks, or rowboats. We have a large, in-ground pool, fully staffed with certified lifeguards and a Water Safety Instructor to help campers learn to swim. Campers will swim in our pool every day. Specials events include pizza day, ice cream sundae day and barbecue day. We hire several entertainers for the children’s education and enjoyment. Day camp will run from June 27 through 12 p.m. on July 29 Monday through Friday - 9 a.m. -3 p.m. There will be no camp on July 4 and 5. For more information, contact: [email protected] Full-Session registration begins March 14. Late fee of $75 added after May 13. Please go to app. campdoc.com/register/northsalem to register a camper, apply for the CIT Certification Program, or apply to be a part of our staff. Tuition can be paid by e-check on our registration site, or by cash or check at our office. brunch & fashion show When: Sunday April 3rd, 2016 110 Nannahagan Road, Where: Unique Affairs at Pleasantville, NY 10570 The Pleasantville Country Club Clothes for the fashion Time: 12-3 p.m. show will be provided by Tickets: $40 per person Rhodadendron & AT LAST This event will honor located in Pleasantville, NY Support Connection, Inc. Circle of Love Sponsors Club Fit ~ Marshall B. 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WALKMSNYC.ORG | 1-855-372-1331 presented locally by: THANK YOU TO OUR PREMIER NATIONAL SPONSOR PRESENTED LOCALLY BY: THANK YOU TO OUR LOCAL SPONSORS Page 18 – North Salem News Sports Thursday, March 31, 2016 BASEBALL PREVIEW Tigers armed and dangerous on diamond Pitching staff hopes to lead North Salem to big year in Class C BY VIC MCGEE CONTRIBUTING WRITER It was not the ending the North Salem baseball team was hoping for last spring. The TiNorth Salem gers finished the year with fivesenior Dan straight losses, including a first at Capra returns round playoff loss to finish the is d an p shortsto season at 9-12 overall. e. ac ’ rs ge Ti e th This year, just about everyone on the team remembers that ending, because just about everyone is back. The Tigers lost just two starters to graduation and everyone else is back to try and rewrite the ending. North Salem will also be competing in Class C this year after being in Class B last year, so an experienced core of veterans has high hopes that this could be a big year on the diamond for the Tigers. “We kind of hit a wall at the end of the season and our confidence was shaken, but the experience we got last year really helped,” senior Dan Capra said. “Last year was the first year on varsity for a lot of us and it will definitely help this year. We haven’t won a sectional title in like 40 years — it’s been a long time — and one of our goals is to compete for the title. We have FILE PHOTOS a strong team and being in Class C, we’re Senior David very excited to see what we can do.” Corradi moves Capra will be a big part of any success from left field to the Tigers have as the ace of the pitching center. staff and the starting shortstop. He is one of four seniors on the roster who will all play a big role, and one of three starting pitchers as the entire pitching staff returns for the Tigers. “Our strength is going to be our pitching, and in our scrimmages they all did very well,” North Salem coach Rob Gilchrist said. “Our whole infield is back and our entire pitching staff. We have the talent and just want the kids to gain some confidence. We play another tough schedule and hopefully by the time sectionals come around back against Class C, it will honey will be in left field. pay dividends.” Other seniors on the roster include DaGilchrist is back at the helm, along vid Corradi, who started in left last year with assistant coaches Joe DiMauro and and will move to center field this year. pitching coach Matt Mackenzie. They Evan Zambelletti is a returning starter in led the Tigers to the Section 1 finals two right field, and senior Adam Bitondo will years ago, and they feel the talent is there be a starter in every game for the Tigers as to make it another strong season on the the perfect utility player. Bitondo will be at diamond. short when Capra pitches, at third when In addition to Capra on the mound, Healy pitches and in left when Mahoney junior J.B. Healy and junior lefty Connor is on the mound. Bitondo will also be used Mahoney are back in the starting rotation as a relief pitcher for the Tigers. for the Tigers. Healy will start at third The infield is loaded for the Tigers as base when he is not pitching, and Ma- junior Adam Concadoro is a returning Junior J.B. Healy is a ke y member of the pitching sta ff. ‘We kind of hit a wall at the end of the season and our confidence was shaken, but the experience we got last year really helped.’ — Dan Capra Senior starter at second base, and junior Jesse Fleming is a returning starter at first base, while junior Phil Foglia will also see time at first base. The question mark entering the year is at catcher, as the Tigers lost star Phil Capra to graduation. Capra is only the second player in North Salem history to get a full scholarship to play baseball in college, and he is now the starting catcher at Wagner as a freshman. “Coming into the season we had to see who would be our catcher and I’m very happy with sophomore Nate Carmanucci,” Gilchrist said. “We played three scrimmages and as of now I’m very pleased with the way he has played.” Dan Capra, who will play baseball in college either at RPI or RIT next year, will miss having his big brother as his battery mate behind the plate, but he agrees that Carmanucci has filled the role for the Tigers. “Phil and I played together a long time and I don’t know if you can replace him, but Nate is really stepping up and doing a great job,” Capra said of Carmanucci. Other newcomers on the varsity who will play a role for the Tigers include junior outfielder Matt Baviello, junior first baseman Daniel Press, sophomore pitcher Will Baumler and sophomore pitcher/ outfielder Shane Cotter. The Tigers open the season on the road against John Jay-Cross River at 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 2. Thursday, March 31, 2016 SPORTS North Salem News – Page 19 SOFTBALL PREVIEW Hardware hunters: Tigers eye title North Salem looking for another strong year after 19-4 season BY DANDRE CHERYRICHARDS FILE PHOTO Maggie Boardman plays seco n base for th d e Tigers. CONTRIBUTING WRITER North Salem softball has no plans on backpedaling after a 19-4 season last year that saw them fall in the Section 1 Class B semifinals. In fact, “potential” and “hardware” are words this year’s team is rallying behind. “Last year we came up short despite winning 19 games, we have no hardware to show,” Tiger coach Bob Mittelstadt said. “That’s what it’s about this year, get something that lasts forever.” With a championship end goal in mind, the team still focuses on the present and sustaining a championship mindset. “A main goal for us with such a large team is staying on the same page, staying positive, having a good attitude for the whole season,” senior right fielder Dominique DeAngelis said. “Just take it day by day, practice by practice.” Leading North Salem are three senior captains in pitcher Anastasia Pennacchio, center fielder Haley Donovan and DeAngelis. Having the title of captain is something these ladies wear with pride. “We’re all grateful for our positions as leaders,” DeAngelis said, “and how coach has given us the responsibility to carry the team and keep everyone on the same page. It’s a learning experience for all of us” Left fielder Kayla Harris and first baseman Olivia Dworaczyk, both seniors, will also be counted on in forming the backbone of the team according to Mittelstadt. That strength starts with the Albany-bound Pennacchio, a power pitcher with a five pitch arsenal to keep opposing hitters guessing. For Mittelstadt, Pennacchio is a “dominating presence” on the mound that throws the heat to back it up. “I think if we bring everything together and play like we know how to play we’ll do well and have a great season,” Pennaccio said. On the back end of Pennacchio’s pitches will be freshman catcher Kasey Harmon whom Mittelstadt describes as having a great arm and being tough. She is the only freshman slotted to start. Working around the infield will be Dworaczyk, Alina DiMella at third, Olivia De Santo at shortstop and either Maggie Boardman or Mikaela Spennicchia playing second. Dworaczyk is a key infielder that brings a lot of range and experience with her playing first. “She eats a lot of mistakes from the rookie infielders and we have a lot of confidence throwing over to her,” Mittelstadt said. “She makes a lot of difficult plays look routine when she plays first.” DeAngelis will start in left field, Donovan at center field and Harris out in right field. It is a veteran outfield headlined by Donovan’s field presence and command according to Mittelstadt. Offensively, De Santo or Boardman will kick off the top of the lineup. Pennacchio, Harris and Donovan will bat 3-4-5 for a team as powerful as Mittelstadt can remember coaching. Damage should be done on the base paths with a team that has plenty of speed. “We have a pretty quick team overall,” Mittelstadt S Haley Donovan is a senior captain who plays center field for North Salem. Soundview Summer STEAM said. “We like to run the bases and take the extra base, that’s what makes us successful.” Playing as a team and winning are the top priorities for this senior-laden squad. Besides that the legacy of their final season is something to keep in mind as well. “Having no regrets and seeing that really we made a difference in the program,” said Donovan, in reference Senior Stasia to team goals. turns Pennacchio re th “[Leaving] Nor r fo ll hi e th on with a successSalem. ful season and the younger girls with something to look up to and to look back on.” Mittelstadt sees a bigger picture in wanting to capture a tournament, section and league title. But that is a lot of softball games away. “We have a lot of work to do between now and then and a very tough schedule,” Mittelstadt said. “I look forward to it and it should be a great season.” North Salem opens the season when it travels to Briarcliff for an 11 a.m. game on Saturday, April 2. “I think we have a lot of potential,” Donovan said. “We have some young players and a lot of talent that needs to be worked on, but we have a lot of returners and a lot of older girls with a lot of experience so we should be able to do well.” e s u o h n e op April 3: 1 - 3 pm ited! v You’re in unDay S Soundview Summer STEAM – where learning is crazy fun! • For kids in grades 1 - 8 • Weeks of August 15, 22, 29 • 9 am - 2 pm daily • Attend ALL or any weeks! • Located on Soundview Prep’s beautiful campus STEAM is an acronym for Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Mathematics. 914-962-2780 ext. 325 • soundviewprep.org/summerprogram 370 Underhill Avenue, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598 Spring Savings with your friends from Sclafani SPRING SALE Generators, complete high efficiency heating and cooling systems now on Sale. 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Those who want to try their hand at Thai cuisine can use the following recipe for “Pineapple Fried Rice” courtesy of Katie Chin’s “Everyday Thai Cooking.” Pineapple Fried Rice sliced fresh mint Serves 4 to 6 as a side 3 cups cooked and chilled Thai jasmine rice Pinch of ground white pepper 2 tablespoons fish sauce Directions 1 tablespoon soy sauce 1. Cut the pineapple in half lengthwise, and cut the fruit from the middle, leaving shell halves intact. Cut out the eyes and core. Set the shell halves aside. Dice the fruit. Dry the diced pineapple with paper towels and set aside. Ingredients 1 whole pineapple 2 large eggs 1 teaspoon salt, divided 2 tablespoons high-heat cooking oil, divided 1 garlic clove, minced 1 small shallot, finely sliced 1 fresh hot red or green chili, preferably Thai (deseeded if you prefer less heat), finely Crossword 1 cup cubed cooked chicken breast 1 cup cubed cooked shrimp 1/2 cup fresh or thawed frozen peas 4 tablespoons finely chopped fresh coriander leaves (cilantro), plus more for garnish 4 tablespoons finely chopped 2. In a medium bowl, whisk together the eggs, 1/2 teaspoon of the salt and the pinch of pepper. Puzzle solutions on page 23 CLUES ACROSS 1. Listen again 7. Expressed sentiments 13. Membrane 14. Pelvic areas 16. Blood type 17. Vacated 19. Fullback 20. Nissan’s tiny car 22. Be able to 23. Outcast 25. Day laborer 26. Greek prophetess 28. Soluble ribonucleic acid 29. Sirius Satellite Radio 30. Actor Josh 31. A way to clean 33. Left 34. Compensated 36. Member of U.S. Navy 38. Reject 40. 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The history and the distinct architecture of historic homes draw buyers to such properties, but what historic homes have in regard to history they often lack in the conveniences of modern life, forcing many historic-home owners to make renovations to bring their homes into the 21st century. Historic-home renovations differ from other types of modifications. According to the Victorian Preservation Association, renovation is getting a home back to where it may have been when originally built, but making concessions for today’s lifestyle. Preservation is the act of maintaining a structure in its current historic state, and restoration is returning a home to its original state. Unless a homeowner plans to use an outhouse or live without electricity, the majority of work done on historic properties is likely to fall into the category of a renovation. Renovating an aging structure can be fulfilling and help to make a home more functional. But make no mistake, such a renovation is a major undertaking. Before beginning, it pays to hire a professional consultant with expertise in renovating historic properties. He or she can inspect the property to determine which areas of the home are safe and which will need to be upgraded. A professional inspection also can determine if any deficiencies lie hidden in the structure. Potential concerns can be toxic paints and other substances, building code issues, rotting, and structural settling. Professionals will know what to look for and guide homeowners accordingly. Homeowners also may want to consult with a preservation association, community restoration group or general owner-builder group. These people can refer homeown- “ ers to the craftspeople and materials that will be needed for a job. Homeowners can request to see other historic properties in the area and learn what those owners did to maintain the integrity of a home when using newer materials. Before any work is started, homeowners should find out if their home is listed with the National Register of Historic Places. According to the United States National Parks Service, property owners can do whatever they want with their property so long as there are no federal monies attached to the property. However, the property owner should also contact his or her state’s historic preservation office (SHPO). The SHPO is the state agency that oversees historic preservation efforts in each state, and there may be state or local preservation laws that the owner should be aware of before renovating a historic property. JOSEPH TOCK AND I HAVE WORKED ON NUMEROUS BUSINESS DEALS AND HE HAS NEVER FAILED ME. ” - M.B. Let Us Help You Criminal Law/DWI Wills, Trusts & Estates General Business Law • Real Estate Accidents & Personal Injury More than 33 Years of Experience… Law Offices of Joseph J. 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