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By Abby Luby
A giant American flag was slowly lifted in
front of the new 26-story glass tower that
is AVE Hamilton Green on Monday, one of
the two new residential complexes under
construction in White Plains.
Celebrating the completion of the highest
floor in the “Topping Out” ceremony were
the developers, government officials and
hundreds of construction workers. As the
flag was raised, jazz singer Vanessa Racci
sang the national anthem.
Groundbreaking for the $650 million
mixed-use, transit-oriented development
on the site of the former White Plains
Mall began in 2022. Hamilton Green’s two
apartment buildings are a 12-story, 170-unit
building at 25 Cottage Rd. and a 26-story,
307-unit tower at 5 Cottage Rd. Pre-leasing
for 25 Cottage Rd. will begin after Labor Day.
There will be a 559-space underground
parking garage, 55,000 square feet of open
space and 39,000 square feet of commercial
space.
“Here we are 19 months later ready to
open up the first building here at 25 Cottage
Rd. on or about the beginning of November,”
said Louis Cappelli, president of the Cappelli
Organization.
Cappelli cited the advantages of building
the transit-oriented development in White
Plains noting that the buildings are just
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White Plains Hospital was part of the Refuge of Hope Health Fair organized by New York Yankees
Hall of Famer Mariano Rivera and his wife Clara. White Plains Hospital participates in the event
annually, offering health education, wellness resources and back-to-school giveaways to the
community. Idania Flete-Olmeda, Clinical Director of White Plains Hospital’s Family Health Center,
shared advice on how to prepare children for a healthy school year.
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Catholic Friar in WP Order
Facing Jail Time for Fraud
Two Residential Towers Near Completion in White Plains
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By Rick Pezzullo
A Catholic Friar in a White Plains-based
order could face up to 20 years behind bars if
convicted of charges of wire and mail fraud.
On Aug. 17, Pawel Bielecki, 48, a friar with
the Province of St. Mary of the Capuchin
Order, was arrested by the office of Damian
Williams, the United States Attorney for the
Southern District of New York.
“As alleged, Pawel Bielecki exploited his
position as a friar to gain the trust of victims
across the country and steal hundreds of
thousands of dollars from them,” Williams
stated. “Bielecki is now facing federal
charges for allegedly illegally profiteering on
the trust his victims placed in him.”
According to Williams, Bielecki engaged
in an ongoing fraudulent scheme related
to fake medical clinics he claimed to
operate in Lebanon. As described in the
criminal complaint, through appearances
and advertisements on radio programs and
online podcasts, as well as various other
media, including campaigns on various
crowdfunding websites, Bielecki fraudulently
obtained donations from victims by claiming,
among other misrepresentations, to run
medical clinics in Beirut, Lebanon, when in
fact he was keeping victims’ donations for
his personal use.
From about June 2015 to Dec. 2023,
Bielecki repeatedly appeared as a guest
or through advertisements on a local New
York radio show. During those appearances
and advertisements, Bielecki repeatedly
represented that he was a Catholic priest
and physician living in Lebanon and running
medical clinics there, with the goal of
assisting Christians living in the Middle
East. He also made similar appearances on
other radio programs and electronic media.
Williams stated Bielecki caused
victims of his fraud scheme to send him
donations through various means. Between
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A digital rendering of the nearly completed AVE Hamilton Green complex in White Plains.
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The City of White Plains was awarded
$10 million in funding as the Mid-Hudson
Region winner of the seventh round of the
Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI)
to enhance its downtown (“The Heart of
White Plains”).
The White Plains DRI program is
seeking public input on projects proposed
for downtown at the second and final Public
Workshop to be held at the City of White
Plains Public Library, 2nd Floor – Gallery
and Auditorium at 100 Martine Avenue
on Mon., Sept. 9 from 6 to 8 p.m. Light
refreshments and Spanish translation
services will be provided.
White Plains is developing a Strategic
Investment Plan (SIP) to revitalize its
downtown with up to $300,000 in planning
funds from the $10 million DRI grant. A
Local Planning Committee made up of
municipal representatives, community
leaders, and other stakeholders is leading
the effort, supported by a team of private
sector experts and state planners. The
Strategic Investment Plan will examine
local assets and opportunities for economic
development, transportation, housing, and
community revitalization projects that align
with White Plains’ vision for downtown
revitalization and that are poised for
implementation.
The Local Planning Committee reviewed
and made recommendations on proposed
projects that were submitted during the
Open Call for Projects that ended on July
26. Following the Public Workshop, a
slate of projects will be selected by the
Committee that can leverage and expand
upon the State’s $10 million investment.
The Strategic Investment Plan will
then be submitted to the State for their
consideration.
To learn more about the White Plains
DRI, please visit: https://white-plains-dri.
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two blocks from the Metro-North train
station. He also applauded the city’s strong
infrastructure, good schools and medical
facilities and praised county and city officials
who worked together on the project.
“This is absolutely not possible to
do without cooperation from the local
municipalities and governments,” he said.
Mayor Thomas Roach spoke about how
the new residential buildings would change
the neighborhood.
“These buildings will make this particular
area, Main Street and Hamilton, less sterile
and more walkable for people,” Roach said.
“We have great momentum here in this
city, this is a great location and a wonderful
community.”
Westchester County Executive George
Latimer praised those who had the
vision to create AVE Hamilton Green.
He acknowledged the many construction
workers who were being thanked with a
special luncheon that was served after the
ceremony.
“These men and women worked with
their hands and their minds and their
backbone to physically do the concrete and
the electrical work, the carpentry work, and
the final product is their handiwork,” he said.
Latimer also thanked what he called
the team of developers and state and local
officials to see the project through.
“It takes all of us and our unique talents
together and cooperatively; what we can do
together begins with a vision and executed
all the way through,” Latimer added.
Phase II will produce 390 more residential
units, 405 self-park parking spaces and
45,000 square feet of commercial space.
The four mixed-income, multifamily
buildings will combine for 860 rental units.
This includes 78 on-site affordable units,
accessible open space and a variety of dining,
retail and commercial spaces. Prices for the
units have not been divulged to the public.
The apartments have been described as
state-of-the-art, with spacious lofts, studios
and one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments
for rent. The community amenities include
co-working spaces equipped with high-speed
Wi-Fi, 24/7 fitness centers with dedicated
studio space, a spa offering private massages
and infrared sauna rooms, a golf simulator,
TV and gaming lounges, an indoor pool, a
speakeasy, courtyard space with grilling
stations, a pet spa and indoor run and a lush,
one-acre landscaped plaza.
approximately 2016 and 2019, Bielecki
directed victims from New York, New
Jersey, Connecticut, Georgia, and Florida,
among other locations, to send checks to the
Province with “Fr. Paul Bielecki’s Mission”
or a similar endorsement in the memo line.
From at least April 2021, Bielecki directed
victims to send donations by mail to “St.
Francis in Beirut Inc.”—a non-profit entity
established in or about March 2021—at
the address of a particular Capuchin Order
friary in New York City, where he resides.
At various times during the fraudulent
scheme, Bielecki also obtained donations
through crowdfunding websites and directly
provided his bank account and Zell payment
information to victims via email and other
means of communication.
Despite his vow of poverty, Bielecki
maintained multiple credit or debit card
accounts and multiple bank accounts.
Dozens of victims cumulatively provided
Bielecki with at least hundreds of thousands
of dollars in donations as a result of his
fraudulent misrepresentations. Between
approximately Dec. 2017 and approximately
Feb. 2024, Bielecki withdrew almost $50,000
in cash from his bank accounts; transferred
more than $600,000 to two credit card
companies to pay for personal expenses,
including spending up to $334.40 per month
for a membership at a luxury gym chain, and
paying for multiple trips to the Hamptons
and numerous meals at high-end restaurants;
spent thousands of dollars on an aesthetic
plastic surgery procedure at a liposuction
clinic; and paid for numerous other personal
expenses through debit card payments and
other means.
Bielecki was charged with one count of
wire fraud and one count of mail fraud, each of
which carries a maximum potential sentence
of 20 years in prison. He is currently being
held in federal detention.
Two Residential Towers Near
Completion in White Plains
Catholic Friar in WP Order
Facing Jail Time for Fraud
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Elected officials and members of the development team joined together Monday to celebrate
the new 26-story glass town that is part of AVE Hamilton Green, one of the two new residential
complexes in White Plains. The $650 million project will be a mixed-use, transit-oriented
development.
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By Abby Luby
A proposed battery storage facility and
free speech have surfaced as hot-button
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state Senate District.
Incumbent Sen. Peter Harckham
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Arena, who lost to Harckham in 2022,
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ago for the upcoming election.
In June, local pushback to the proposed
116-megawatt battery energy storage
system (BESS) on the Somers-Mahopac
border saw the issue politicized as Arena
and her supporters attacked Harckham for
withdrawing legislation that would have
supported communities grappling with
proposed battery storage systems. Arena
argued that pulling the legislation was part
of a statewide strategy to weaken home rule,
allowing the state to potentially supersede
local zoning.
“My question is why, all of a sudden, did
the legislation get pulled?” Arena asked. “Is
it because the people spoke up? The last
thing people need is for this issue to be taken
out of their hands. There needs to be more
investigation and the people are the ones
that have to be heard on this.”
Harckham has not only denied the
accusation of having supported weakening
home rule, he strongly backed the six-month
BESS moratorium approved by the Carmel
Town Board in July.
He explained his legislation was pulled
because the language became invalid when
all battery storage operations were placed
under the purview of the Public Service
Commission (PSC). Harckham’s bill would
have enabled the Office of Renewable Energy
Siting (ORES) to help communities with
battery energy storage system proposals.
“The legislation was rendered moot,”
Harckham said. “What the proposed
legislation would have done is taken a regional
approach to allow all the voices to have a
seat at the table. The moratorium, which
I strongly supported, allows communities
time to figure out how to proceed.”
Harckham said that before the moratorium
his office was in regular contact with Carmel
and Somers officials, who had voiced their
concerns about the proposed facility.
The issue also involves updating Carmel’s
20-year-old Master Plan to create laws that
would place the decision-making processes
about proposed BESS facilities in the hands
of the town and its zoning boards.
“They (Carmel officials) want to add the
decision process through the Master Plan,”
said Arena.
Harckham said the state would never
tell a local zoning board what decisions to
make. As for future legislation related to
local BESS proposals, Harckham added “it
depends on local sentiment and the input
and feedback we get from our constituents
and local officials.”
The issue of free speech has also pitted
the candidates against one another after
what many perceived as antisemitic remarks
by Jim Wise, a Carmel Board of Education
trustee. At a pro-Palestinian rally outside the
Putnam County Courthouse in June, Wise,
who is Jewish, apparently used the phrase
“From the river to the sea, Palestine will be
free,” which is seen by many to symbolize
Palestinian control over the entire territory
of Israel’s borders.
Arena and her supporters have called
out Harckham for giving Wise a certificate
recognizing his work with children.
Harckham said he gave Wise the certificate
several months before the June rally, and he
vehemently rejected the implication that he
held any anti-Semitic views.
“We instantly denounced the remarks
made by those at the rally,” Harckham
said. “Those are not my views and this is
a made-up story. I’m astounded at the hype
that surrounded this issue, which only
serves political interests. It’s incredibly
irresponsible to throw a lighted match into
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Greystar, a global leader in the investment,
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welcomed the first move-ins at 25 North
Lex last Tuesday, a new mixed-use, transit-
oriented residential community in downtown
White Plains.
Located at 25 N. Lexington Ave. directly
across from the White Plains Metro-North
station, which recently underwent a $95
million renovation, 25 North Lex includes
500 luxury rental residences, nearly 60,000
square feet of amenities and about 16,000
square feet of ground-floor retail space.
Designed by renowned Handel Architects
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and three-bedroom residences feature open
floorplans with floor-to-ceiling windows,
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and dryers, modern kitchens with vertical
pantries and separate ovens and cooktop and
sophisticated white quartz countertops and
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The community’s highly desirable features
include co-working areas with private phone
booths and conference rooms; 24/7 concierge
service; a game room with foosball, billiards,
a wet bar and golf simulator; fitness and yoga
studios; an indoor/outdoor private dining
room with full kitchen and lounge seating;
and a sports lounge with an entertaining
kitchen, fireplace and video wall. 25 North
Lex also offers a lush outdoor recreational
space with a fifth-floor deck featuring an
expansive infinity-edge pool with a wet bar,
an amenity unique to this market.
“We’re thrilled to welcome the first
residents to their new homes at 25 North
Lex, where they’ll enjoy a simplified style
of living accompanied by direct access to
New York City and beyond through the
adjacent (train) station,” said Gary Kerr,
senior managing director of development at
Greystar.
“Greystar is especially excited by the
integration of art within and around the 25
North Lex community. Along with these
new apartments, the public art is bringing
renewed vitality to downtown White Plains,
making the area more attractive for those
living, working and visiting the city.”
A 2,840-square-foot mural was installed
on the exterior wall of the building by
internationally acclaimed Chilean graffiti
street artist Dasic Fernández. The nature-
inspired mural pays homage to magical
scenes with real elements from the
environment of White Plains. Fernández’s
work has been featured in cities across the
world including a 98,000-square-foot floor
painting in Saudi Arabia and a mural at the
Hard Rock Stadium in Miami.
The 813,346-square-foot project, the
Charleston, S.C.-based Greystar’s first
residential development in New York,
features two intersecting towers of 16 and
25 stories rising from a four-story podium
concealing a large, covered parking structure
with bicycle storage. The towers feature
unique glass curtain walls accented with
metal panels, and the adjacent podium is
adorned with folded metal panels. Cappelli’s
LRC Construction subsidiary performed the
construction.
With move-ins now underway, a list of
available homes and more information
about 25 North Lex can be found at
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the caldron of divisiveness.”
Arena claimed she never said Harckham
was antisemitic but questioned his judgment
in refusing to join other officials calling for
state Education Commissioner Dr. Betty
Rosa to remove Wise from the school board.
“Wise’s remarks upset the Jewish
community in Carmel,” Arena said. “I agree
that he should be removed from the school
board, and if I am elected, I will put pressure
on Rosa for him to be removed.”
Harckham said he strongly supports Israel
and the Jewish community, and visited Israel
in 2012 in solidarity with the country.
“In the wake of the Oct. 7 attack on Israel I
have hosted four community forums on hate
speech, denouncing anti-Semitism while my
opponent did nothing,” he said.
Harckham has also questioned Arena’s
poor attendance when she served on the
Town of Somers Energy Environment
Committee from 2021 to 2023. Minutes
show that Arena missed 12 of 15 meetings.
She resigned before the Aug. 10, 2023.
meeting.
“I should have resigned sooner than I
did,” Arena admitted. “I was busy with my
family as we were coming out of COVID
and the committee meetings were sporadic.
Meeting on Zoom, we were not able to do a
lot of things that we wanted to get done. I
thought it best to resign and move on.”
continued from page 4
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downtown White Plains. The first tenants moved
into the building last week.
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By Martin Wilbur
The North Castle Town Board recently
approved a revision to its town code so that
battery energy storage systems (BESS)
cannot be considered a public utility.
Becoming the latest municipality to take
action with a proliferation of proposals for
systems in the area, town officials said
they wanted to take steps to protect the
public until the technology to improve
safety becomes available.
In North Castle and other communities
that are serviced by volunteer emergency
responders, there have been concerns
about serious fires that have been ignited
by a BESS elsewhere in the U.S. Those
fires typically must be allowed to burn for
days.
“I still view this as just a stop-gap
measure,” said Town Attorney Roland
Baroni. “I think the BESS systems are
going to have application in the future
once the technology for safety has
improved a bit and, of course, finding the
right properties to put these. That’ll be a
challenge. But I’m sure some communities
have large acreage. I’m not sure we’ll have
that acreage.”
Excluded from the local law that was
approved on Aug. 14 are residential solar
panel systems and Tesla chargers that have
capacity greater than 80 kilowatts but are
commonly used by individual households.
The law could also become moot one day
if the state passes legislation that would
override any local measures on the issue.
New York State has been encouraging the
development of the systems in hopes of
meeting its goal of having 70 percent of its
energy generated by renewable sources by
2030 and 100 percent by 2040.
Councilman Saleem Hussain said the
town must carefully monitor changes
in state legislation and policy as well as
technology because it will evolve over
time. In June, the state Public Service
Commission updated its energy storage
goals, signaling that it may become more
involved on the matter.
Hussain also mentioned that it might be
best to eventually allow to better regulate
the systems to have better oversight of
what may be installed.
More than a year ago, an applicant sought
to place a BESS on New King Street not far
from Westchester County Airport, but the
Town Board did not consider the proposal.
North Castle’s local law to amend the
definition of a public utility came about
after a blind spot in the Mount Kisco
Village Code prompted an applicant, New
Leaf Energy, to challenge the building
inspector’s interpretation of whether a
BESS is such a utility. The Zoning Board
of Appeals upheld the building inspector’s
interpretation for the proposed facility at
the Diamond Properties complex on North
Bedford Road.
New Leaf Energy is now seeking a
use variance to operate the facility. The
village’s ZBA is expected to take up that
issue next month.
Meanwhile, the village, which enacted
a moratorium earlier this month, has
scheduled a public hearing for next
Wednesday evening as it looks to create a
committee of its own staff and consultants
to study the facilities and make
recommendations to potentially revise its
zoning.
Also, earlier this month, the Mount
Pleasant Town Board has scheduled a
public hearing for Tuesday, Sept. 10 to
consider a six-month moratorium on the
development of any BESS within the town.
Already this summer, the towns of
Carmel and Kent in Putnam County have
approved moratoriums to also study the
potential of impacts of a BESS on their
communities.
Hooley on the Hudson Set for This Sunday
On Sunday, Sept. 1, the Hooley on
the Hudson Festival will take place.
This free family-friendly event is
located at the TR Gallo Waterfront Park
in Kingston, alongside the Roundout
Creek, which adds a pleasant touch.
The festival has three stages
(including a traditional music area),
so entertainment is continuous. Some
of the scheduled performers are Andy
Cooney and his band, Derek Warfield
& the Young Wolfe Tones and the T
McCann Band, plus other bands, dance
schools and traditional performers.
There is also a wide range of food
and drink, including from nearby
restaurants for those wishing to dine
indoors.
Hooley on the Hudson is sponsored
by the City of Kingston and AOH
Division 1 of Ulster County. For
more information, visit https://www.
hooleyonthehudson.com. To check
out the performance schedule, visit
https://www.hooleyonthehudson.com/
schedule.
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County Police/Mount Kisco
Aug. 18: A Carmel resident
contacted county police at 8:16
p.m. to report that a vehicle she
had dropped off for auto body work
in Mount Kisco was apparently
in the Bronx. The car owner said
she discovered the location by
checking the car’s Lojack device.
The NYPD was contacted and went
to the identified location. The car
was found to be on the property of
an auto body shop. The car owner
was advised to confirm with her
shop that they had sent the vehicle
elsewhere for the work to be done.
Aug. 18: A woman reported at
3:32 p.m. that her car was damaged
by a hit-and-run driver in a church
parking lot on Green Street.
A witness reported seeing the
incident and provided a description
of the vehicle that drove away.
Officers canvassed the area but the
vehicle could not be located.
Aug. 19: An officer responded to
a Main Street business at 6:51 p.m.
after the owner called regarding a
verbal dispute with a neighboring
business owner earlier in the day.
The dispute was determined to be a
civil matter and not a police matter.
Aug. 19: Report of a patient
discharged from Northern
Westchester Hospital at 3:32 p.m.
who was refusing to leave the
facility. The man told officers he was
still making living arrangements
and did not want to leave because
he had nowhere to go. The Mobile
Crisis Response Team was called
and its members connected the
man with services to help him find
emergency housing.
Aug. 21: A village resident
located a 15-year-old girl who had
been reported missing by her family
and brought her to the Green Street
precinct at 7:52 p.m. The resident
said her son is a friend of the girl
and the resident was aware the
youth had been reported missing to
Bedford police. When she spotted
the girl walking in the village, the
woman picked her up in her car and
brought her to the police station.
Bedford police were informed that
the girl had been found and she was
turned over to a relative.
Aug. 22: A Beverly Road
resident reported at 9:35 a.m. that
two men had entered her unlocked
car overnight and rummaged
through it. Nothing of value was in
the vehicle. The resident said she
was reviewing footage from her
security camera when she observed
a gray SUV pull up to her driveway
at 1:24 a.m. Two men wearing
surgical masks and gloves got out of
the SUV, searched through her car
and left about a minute later.
New Castle Police Department
Aug. 22: Police responded to
a local gym on a report of several
larcenies from the locker room.
Three male victims reported
various items were removed from
their lockers while they were
working out. These items included
cell phones and credit cards. The
incident is being investigated by
detectives.
North Castle Police Department
Aug. 18: State police received
a call at 5:10 a.m. from a female
party who sounded disoriented.
State police also stated that the
person was apparently dropped
off by an Uber on Kent Place. The
responding North Castle officer
spoke with the party and learned
the issue was a dispute over the
fare.
Aug. 18: Report of seven
subjects trespassing on an Old
Orchard Street property at 4:32
p.m. The responding officers
reported speaking to the parties
and issued them a warning.
Aug. 19: Multiple callers
reported a head-on crash at routes
22 and 120 at 7:26 a.m. Responding
officers closed both routes and
Old Orchard Street. The roads
were reopened after members
of the county police Accident
Investigation Unit processed the
scene.
Pleasantville Police Department
Aug. 17: Report of a disturbance
on Washington Avenue at 1:33
p.m. The incident was deemed to
be a domestic dispute. As a result,
police did not release additional
information.
Aug. 19: Report of damaged
property at a building on
Washington Avenue at 2:47 p.m.
The matter is under investigation.
Aug. 21: Police report an arrest
on Wheeler Avenue at 7:26 p.m.
The subject that was arrested
was a juvenile; no additional
information was released due to
the age of the suspect.
White Plains Police Department
Aug. 11: Two Bronx men,
ages 28 and 31, were charged
with fourth-degree grand larceny
in connection with an incident
at Burlington Coat Factory on
Mamaroneck Avenue at 1:15 p.m.
Aug. 14: A 30-year-old White
Plains man was charged with first-
degree criminal contempt and
stalking at 8:30 a.m. on Dekalb
Avenue.
Aug. 18: A 46-year-old
White Plains man was arrested
and charged with third-degree
burglary in connection with an
incident at Nordstrom Rack at
City Place at 12:37 p.m.
Yorktown Police Department
Aug. 9: A 24-year-old Yorktown
woman was charged with seventh-
degree criminal possession
of a controlled substance, a
misdemeanor, following an
investigation at 3200 Crompond
Rd. at 3:30 p.m. An officer
allegedly found her in possession
of a quantity of glassine envelopes
containing heroin/fentanyl.
Aug. 15: A 64-year-old
Yorktown man was arrested
at 9:37 a.m. and charged with
first-degree burglary and first-
degree criminal contempt, both
felonies, following a report of a
domestic incident on Aug. 12 at a
Yorktown residence. It is alleged
the man, who was located on
Route 9 in Cold Spring, violated a
Westchester County Family Court
Order of Protection by being in
the residence of the victim and
displaying what appeared to be
a rifle. The man was unable to
post bail and was remanded to
Westchester County Jail.
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Obituaries
Philip Miller
Philip Miller, a lifelong resident of
Mohegan Colony in the Town of Cortlandt,
died Aug. 19. He was 84.
Phil loved to tell the story of how he
was raised in Shrub Oak on a chicken farm,
collecting eggs and milking cows as a child.
He later began his career as a heating and
air conditioning specialist for many years,
owning his own business. Later in life, he
was an entrepreneur who had tremendous
vision for local real estate development
projects.
Above all, he was a musician, and his
passion was the trumpet. He was famous
for playing “Taps,” playing in local bands
and playing anywhere in the world that
he traveled. He was a regular performer
at Town of Cortlandt veterans’ events.
He never left home without his trumpet
and was always good for a blast of “Happy
Birthday,” “Hava Nagila,” “Bésame Mucho”
and countless other tunes he knew by heart,
at a moment’s notice.
He made friends for life wherever he
went, telling his stories, jokes and flashing
his smile. He had a talent for making people
feel loved, making them laugh and had a
huge heart.
He was a member of the Elks’ Peekskill
Lodge, local political organizations, the
Mohegan Colony Association, where he
spent all his life, and the Mohegan Fire
Department. He will be terribly missed by
us all.
He was a beloved dad to Daria Hoffman
and her husband, Charles; grandfather to
Lauren and her husband, John Russo, and
Samantha Hoffman; to his life partner, Nancy
O’Hare; sister Hazel Karbel and brother-in-
law Bob Karbel; uncle to Justin and Alissa
Karbel and Tracy Karbel; brother Matthew
Miller; and to his deceased wife, Jo-Ann
Miller.
A memorial service was held at Joseph F.
Nardone Funeral Home in Peekskill on Aug.
25. Interment followed at Hillside Cemetery.
Contributions can be made in loving memory
to Cross-Cultural Connections.
Joel Walker
Joel M. Walker of White Plains passed away
at age 83 on Monday, Aug. 19 after a brave
three-year fight with pancreatic cancer. His
wife, Ellen, son Brian and daughter Allison
were by his side.
Born on Dec. 25, 1940, he grew up
modestly but proudly in the Bronx in a small
two-bedroom apartment near “The Parkway.”
He graduated early from DeWitt Clinton High
School, earned a full scholarship to Baruch
College and received his law degree from
NYU.
Joel clerked for a federal judge in
Wilmington, Del. before joining the
prestigious firm of Battle Fowler in New
York City. The firm offered to make him the
youngest partner in its history, but instead he
partnered with his college roommate to found
Breslow & Walker, LLC, where he spent over
50 years building a successful and respected
law firm. He was proud of the work he did
on behalf of clients and the relationships he
developed along the way. He was still serving
clients nearly to the day he died.
Joel had a lifetime love of sports. He was an
avid tennis player with a wicked slice serve.
He also excelled at basketball, having learned
in the schoolyards of the Bronx. He had a
passion for his hometown teams, cheering on
the Yankees, Giants, Rangers and Knicks, and
often told the story of moving into his first
house on the day the Knicks won the NBA
championship in May 1970.
Joel was beloved by his friends for his
dry wit, loyalty and wise counsel. He was
someone who could always be counted on.
He always put family first.
He was married to the love of his life,
Ellen, for three days shy of 59 years. They
shared a love and devotion to each other that
was unmatched.
Joel was “the best” father to Brian and
Allison, always there for them in good times
and bad and loving unconditionally.
He loved his daughter-in-law, Courtney,
like one of his own.
He was a doting grandfather/peepa/hop pop
to West, Nathan and Samuel, relishing in their
activities and accomplishments.
He had a close relationship with his brother
Stan, and the two played tennis with each
other into their 80s.
Joel is predeceased by his parents, Murray
and Shirley.
Philip Miller
Joel Walker
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By Martin Wilbur
The electronic sign in downtown Chappaqua
that was turned off this summer should
soon have a new connection and be back in
operation.
The sign, which is operated jointly by the
Town of New Castle and the Chappaqua School
District and displays messages and information
about community events, was turned off after
it was found to be malfunctioning. Trees that
had grown near the gazebo across the street
from the sign on South Greeley Avenue
were interfering with the transponder which
is connected at that location, said town
Comptroller and Deputy Town Administrator
Robert Deary.
When new messages were inputted into the
system, outdated messages were appearing on
the screen, he said.
Late last week, the town and the school
district reached an understanding that the
district will be responsible for installing a
cellular connection on its property somewhere
on the grounds at Robert E. Bell Middle
School. The sign is on school district property.
“I think they bought the hardware; they
just need to work out the timeline for having
it installed,” Deary said. “So the town and
the school district came to an agreement last
week. They’ll switch over and they’ll take
responsibility for finding that connection now.”
It is unclear when the sign will be up and
running again. The town and school district
are trying to get the sign to be operational
soon with the end of summer approaching
and schools reopening next week. There will
also be many more events scheduled in town
for the coming weeks as well as the Sept. 30
deadline for paying school taxes, reminders
that officials would like to see posted.
The apparent solution to the problem helps
the town avoid having to cut down trees near
the gazebo, which was an unappealing choice,
said Supervisor Victoria Tipp of the dilemma,
which was raised during the Aug. 13 Town
Board meeting.
This is the second time there has been an
extended period of time where the electronic
sign, in operation since 2017, has been dark.
Near the end of 2022, the town and school
district were in a dispute over the content
that was being displayed on the message
board. That disagreement was resolved in
about a month.
Chappaqua Electronic Message Sign Expected to Operate Soon
The electronic sign on South Greeley Avenue
had to be temporarily turned off because trees
interfered with the connection earlier this
summer.
Yorktown Police to Hold National Night Out
This Thursday
The Yorktown Police Department
presents the rescheduled National Night
Out for this Thursday, Aug. 29 from 6 to
9 p.m. at Jack DeVito Field in Yorktown
Heights.
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Race Amity of Northern Westchester &
Putnam and bring new school supplies
that will be collected for the families that
attend the Community Food Pantry at St.
Mary’s Church.
Items to be collected include pens
and pencils, rulers, scissors and glue
sticks; highlighters, crayons and dry
erase markers; index cards and Post-
its; computer mouses and AA batteries;
Chrome 11.6-inch laptop sleeve
and protective case; notebooks and
composition paper; two-pocket plastic
folders, binders and dividers; backpacks;
boxes of tissues; and water bottles.
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Most, if not all, households will, with the
approach of a national election, consider
what are called “kitchen table issues.” These
include, of course, the cost of providing light
and heat in our homes.
What have we seen since Indian Point
closed? Yes, an increase in the cost of power,
which compels households to somehow
cope with this enlarged expense, while at
the same time experiencing ever-increasing
costs for food, consumer goods and services,
medication, housing, commuting costs, etc.
Wheelabrator has provided energy,
employment and tax revenue since 1984.
I would submit that, after having moved
from Mount Vernon to Peekskill in 2011,
my health has certainly not been negatively
affected and, in significant respects, is better
now than it has ever been.
In its first 30 years of operation,
Wheelabrator converted more than 20
million tons of waste into energy. It has
continuously achieved emission levels
well below state and federal standards to
protect public health. Their process reduces
greenhouse gas emissions by diverting
waste from landfills. The waste is burned to
heat boilers, producing high-pressure steam
for a turbine generating 60,000 kilowatts
of electricity per hour, sufficient to power
67,000 homes.
As per the American Lung Association,
the main causes of asthma are allergies,
obesity, smoking, air pollution, chronic health
conditions and a family history of asthma,
factors which certainly existed prior to the
opening of Wheelabrator. As per the Asthma
and Allergy Foundation of America, certain
substances can cause one to develop allergic
asthma, including allergies to dust mites,
pet dander, mold, pollen, cockroaches and
rodents. I do not think Wheelabrator causes
these risk factors in residential housing.
One also must consider how increased
electricity rates affect small businesses.
Greatly increased electricity rates have
effectively shuttered many businesses in
Germany, England and Ireland as their
power plants were shut down and energy
bills doubled or tripled. Increased rates kill
businesses, which would ordinarily employ
people, who in turn pay taxes and support
their local economies.
In individual homes in Europe, many must
choose between heating and food due to
skyrocketing charges.
All too often, the virtue-signallers endorse
policies, which in practice will harm those
who can least afford it – seniors on fixed
incomes, single parents scraping by, families
coping with increased costs – hurting the
economic juggling act for ordinary families
so they may clap themselves on the back
whilst the rest of us are made cold and poor
by exorbitant energy costs.
Especially in this economic climate we
want abundant, reliable, inexpensive power.
We do not want our power bills to triple to
satisfy the egos of pie-in-the-sky activists.
MaryAnn McCarra-Fitzpatrick
Peekskill
An existential threat refers to something
ceasing to exist. Sadly, the Town of Carmel
draft Comprehensive Plan (aka Master
Plan) and its proposed zoning changes
create that threat to the town. This 10-
year plan mandates a long list of socialist
progressive concepts that would destroy
the high quality of life Carmel residents
now enjoy.
It imbeds progressive woke concepts
into the code among conventional
guidelines. Included is construction of
large-scale multifamily housing projects
using DEI-based requirements run by a
newly-created town housing authority
bureaucracy. A classic socialist power grab
and directly contrary to residents’ wishes
as stated in the plan that multi-unit housing
NOT be expanded.
Another menace is the Economic Floating
Zone that empowers the Town Board to
grant zoning for projects they happen to like
regardless of residents’ objections. The plan
also infringes on property rights by granting
the town the right of first refusal to buy
certain properties from private landowners.
An accessory dwelling unit clause permits
the construction of market-rate rental
apartments for non-family tenants inside a
residentially zoned single-family home or
an accessory building. Goodbye Carmel and
hello to Staten Island of the north.
The mystery of this mess is why an
alleged conservative Republican Town
Board is pushing a socialist agenda. Are they
just attempting to get this badly bungled
project off their table, not understanding
its long-term negative impact on Carmel’s
future?
There will be public hearings on these
matters. Hopefully the board’s past
suppression of public comment by imposing
unrealistic time restrictions on speakers
will not occur when addressing these
expansive issues. I would alternatively
propose given the weight and complexity
of this matter that a Town Hall meeting
format, which has been done in the past, be
implemented.
John Butler
Carmel
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There is nothing quite so offensive to me,
as a person born into a Jewish family, then
a bunch of non-Jews opportunistically crying
“antisemitism” when it suits their cause.
It’s fairly obvious that this local bully
collective masquerading as activists
have no actual concern over the issue of
antisemitism. It is merely a convenient
tool for them to shamelessly use against
their political and ideological opposites. All
they care about is advancing their highly
politicized, often hateful agenda, which lately
consists largely of clutching at whatever
straws they can to remove a school board
trustee that they never wanted elected in
the first place because he dares to see the
world differently than they do.
Sadly, their dubious cause has recently
been amplified by an utterly hopeless
political candidate, who will receive no free
publicity from me, because she, like them,
has no positive agenda and seeks only to tear
down her opponent. Water seeking its own
level.
If these ladies are so concerned about
antisemitism in our communities, there are
no shortage of organizations to which they
can volunteer their time or donate much-
needed funds. They’ve clearly demonstrated
that you can talk the talk – endlessly. Now
try walking the walk for a change. I won’t
hold my breath. More likely, we’ll just have
to wait for a new month to begin, and a new
flavor and outrage to distract them.
This letter was not written, solicited or
paid for by any political candidate.
Phyllis A. Brooks
Carmel
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Lutheran Church in Pleasantville Offers a God-Based Home for Everybody
If home is the place where they have to
take you in, then the Emmanuel Lutheran
Church of Pleasantville is the place where
everyone will be welcomed when they walk
in the door no matter what.
“We don’t turn anyone away,” Pastor
Kevin O’Hara told me. “We want to hear
from everybody.”
O’Hara’s church offers the salve of
companionship in an often-difficult world.
The church, with 125 members, has a
Dungeons and Dragons group for 15 kids
– “boys, girls and non-binary children,”
O’Hara said.
“They can explore who they are as
a character in a safe environment,” he
explained.
The group is run by a 14-year-old boy,
which gives him “a leadership opportunity.
This is what the world needs, the ability to
allow people to be who they are.”
O’Hara started a women’s group
and a church book club, now run by
the congregation. The women’s group,
consisting of about 10 to 20 members from
both the congregation and the greater
community, meets at a local restaurant once
a month.
The book club read the Bible over a two-
year period and is now exploring biblical
characters. The club just finished reading
“Abraham,” by Bruce Feiler. The church
may form a second book club to examine
secular writings and how to apply religious
faith in the world, which would be open to
the community, the pastor explained.
The church has been exploring plans to
host a Pride event next June and, along with
the Pleasantville Presbyterian Church, will
soon be hiring a youth leader to work with
both congregations.
The pastor is “trying to foster inclusivity
in the church,” based on his faith.
“Your belief in a supreme divinity tells
you we should be welcoming of all people,”
O’Hara said. “God is always listening to
those who feel most neglected. We’re here
to share God’s love.”
The church is “preparing for a season of
hard conversations” due to the upcoming
presidential election, O’Hara explained.
The congregation contains both Democrats
and Republicans, and “we want to hear from
everybody. There is some validity on both
sides,” he said.
“Inflation is a concern to some, with the
current price of groceries and gas. We do
hear from some families that are financially
not as well off as they used to be,” O’Hara
explained, even though Pleasantville is
“pretty affluent.”
A different aspect of the
financial conversation comes
from some well-off members
of the congregation who get
stressed “because they see
neighbors with housekeepers
and live-in caretakers for the
children. Their house has to
look spectacular. You have to
have a second house.”
Many church members
are deeply concerned about
women’s rights. They’re
worried they won’t be
able to make decisions for
themselves. The possibility
of a national abortion ban “is
alarming for the congregation,” O’Hara said.
Immigration is another worry.
He’s clear-eyed about the problems facing
the congregation and the world including
the issues of wars, the climate crisis and
financial stability. This is compounded by the
narcissism, often displayed online, with the
images of “perfection from
everyone who posts on
Facebook,” and “Sweet 16
parties costing $20,000,”
O’Hara said.
He cautions people about
egocentric public figures
who proclaim, “that they’re the solution to
everything.”
There is another complication today.
“Our generation expects instant solutions,
and the world will be better,” the pastor said.
Instead, he recommends that we do the hard
work of trying to understand the different
points of an argument in order to find a
solution.
“We don’t blame a whole group of people
on the basis of one person or a few people,”
providing a welcome respite
from the too-frequent habit of
stereotyping others who have
a different religion, skin color
or sexual orientation.
“I can’t solve the world’s
energy crisis, but I can listen
to both sides and try to find
a solution to both needs,”
O’Hara said.
The pastor is at ease with
the combination of his faith
and humility.
“We’re trying the best that
we can, but we sometimes
fail. God speaks to all of us
differently. I always thought of
God as a cosmic being, a white man with a
long white robe.”
He no longer believes in that conception
of the deity but believes that “God is the
guide to goodness. God is the essence that
oversees the direction of the world.”
While the Bible can possibly be read as a
parable about how to live
life, “when I read the Bible,
I’d like to think there was
an actual Adam and Eve, an
actual Moses.”
“For me, I’m not the
savior of the world’s
problems. It’s not about me,” O’Hara
said. “Here is a place for people who are
searching for God. It’s hard to understand
the direction of God, but we can all be in this
place together. We can walk with each other
in these times.”
Michael Gold has had articles published in
the New York Daily News, the Albany Times
Union, and other newspapers, and The Hardy
Society Journal, a British literary publication.
Overdose Awareness Campaigns Save Lives in Local Communities
International Overdose
Awareness Day, Aug. 31, is
the most extensive annual
campaign to end overdose.
The campaign raises
awareness of overdose,
which has impacted every
community. Too many
families have lost loved
ones, but this campaign and
others like it can save lives.
According to the National
Center for Drug Abuse
Statistics, it’s estimated
that 2,991 people in New
York State die from opioid overdose in one
year. Prescription opioids are a factor in 33
percent of opioid overdose deaths, heroin
is a factor in 41 percent and synthetic
opioids are involved in 73 percent of all
deaths. Overall, opioids are a factor in 80
percent of all overdose deaths in the state.
Nationally, according to the CDC, there
were an estimated 107,543 drug overdose
deaths in the United States in 2023, a 3
percent decrease from 2022. This has
been the first national annual decrease
since 2018. However, synthetic opioids
continue to be involved in three-quarters
of all overdose deaths across
the nation.
Overdose prevention
campaigns work tirelessly to
prevent these deaths among
people of all ages. There
are practical resources,
tools and information that
individuals, families and
communities can use to
increase awareness, prevent
overdose and save lives.
The New York State
Department of Health offers
some overdose prevention
and education resources. The Overdose
Prevention program offers community
strategies, toolkits and opioid overdose
prevention resources for school settings.
One of the most recognized national
awareness and prevention resources is the
International Overdose Awareness Day
website (www.overdoseday.com),
which provides extensive resources and
ways to get involved. The National Harm
Reduction Coalition offers evidence-based
strategies that reduce the risk of overdose.
Finally, the National Safety Council
provides resources for the workplace.
It’s important to remember that
overdose is preventable. Any individual or
local community can increase awareness
through practical approaches and effective
campaigns. Begin by keeping in mind
that stigma or the fear of stigma stops
someone struggling with addiction from
sharing their problems with friends or
family. Stigma, for example, can come from
individuals, family members, clinicians or
the community. Begin by removing the
stigma.
Moreover, you should become familiar
with the facts about fentanyl and fentanyl
analogs. Fentanyl is 50 times more potent
than heroin and 100 times more potent
than morphine. Fentanyl is commonly
mixed into fake prescription drugs and
illicit street drugs.
Most overdose deaths occur because
of polysubstance use, which occurs when
two or more drugs are taken together,
whether intentionally or unintentionally.
The primary risk factors associated with
overdose include mixing drugs, tolerance,
quality of the drug, using alone, age and
physical health, mode of administration
and previous non-fatal overdoses.
Also, familiarize yourself with life-
saving Naloxone. In New York State, all
pharmacies can dispense Naloxone to
anyone without a prescription.
Most importantly, remember those we
have lost to overdose and acknowledge the
grief of the family left behind. Overdose
affects everyone, and this should also fuel
our commitment to end overdose and all of
its related harms.
International Overdose Awareness Day
2024 focuses on how every individual
action matters and how coming together
as a community creates a decisive
collective action. Overdose awareness is
for everyone, for people who use drugs
and those who don’t, for families who have
lost loved ones, for healthcare workers,
advocates and activists. These are
necessary steps everyone can take to save
lives, protect communities and safeguard
families.
Michael Leach has spent most of his career
as a healthcare professional specializing in
substance use and addiction recovery. He
is a certified clinical medical assistant and
the public relations officer at Drug Rehab
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Pastor Kevin O’Hara of the Emmanuel Lutheran
Church of Pleasantville in a 2021 photo.
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The Lincoln Depot Museum in Peekskill
will be holding the next First Saturday
program on Sept. 7 with a look the
Underground Railroad. The program will be
led by Paul and Mary Liz Stewart, founders
of Albany’s Underground Railroad Education
Center.
The Underground Railroad is often
thought of as a series of dark tunnels, secret
caves and farmhouse basements used to
conceal enslaved people making their way
north before and during the Civil War. In
some places, that’s just what it was.
However, the Underground Railroad was
also a movement, a carefully planned system
that created a bridge between a life of
degradation and oppression to the realization
of freedom. The Underground Railroad was
not clandestine places as much as it was
people – free Black and white abolitionists,
former slaves and other ordinary people
working together to bring enslaved people
north, often as far as Canada, to eventual
safety and the promise of a new birth of
freedom.
While evidence suggests that the
Underground Railroad was a widespread
network that included the Hudson Valley
region, documented proof can be hard to
come by. In a time when the act of concealing
an enslaved person or helping them to evade
their former captors would have violated
fugitive-slave laws and could have resulted
in stiff fines and a prison sentence, it was
unlikely that many detailed lists and ledgers
were kept or made public.
Often, all that survives to tell the story
is legend and lore – anecdotal evidence
handed down within families and churches
for generations. In Peekskill in the mid-19th
century, sitting along the Hudson River with
easy access by water, rail and road, home
to free Blacks such as local businessman
Hawley Green and white abolitionists like
Preacher Henry Ward Beecher (brother of
“Uncle Tom’s Cabin” author Harriet Beecher
Stowe and once considered the most famous
man in America,) it would be difficult to
imagine the Underground Railroad somehow
missed the community.
In Albany, however, researchers found
proof in print, as well as in the form of
the still-standing residence of Stephen
and Harriet Myers, which once hosted
anti-slavery meetings and abolition work,
and today serves as headquarters for the
Underground Railroad Education Center.
Stephen Myers, a former slave in New
York (slavery existed in the state until
1827,) became a grocer, steamboat steward
and publisher of the Northern Star and
Freeman’s Advocate newspaper. Myers
became the leading figure in anti-slavery
work in the Capital Region, and is believed
to have helped hundreds if not thousands of
enslaved people reach freedom.
The Albany branch of the Underground
Railroad, under his leadership, was regarded
by many as the best run portion in the entire
state.
The museum doors will open at 1 p.m. and
the program starts at 2 p.m. Admission is $10
for adults and free for museum members.
The Lincoln Depot Museum is located at 10
S. Water St. in Peekskill.
Lincoln Depot Museum to Present Program on the Underground Railroad
Paul and Mary Liz Stewart will be presenting
the program “The Underground Railroad: From
Enslavement to Freedom” at the Lincoln Depot
Museum in Peekskill on Saturday, Sept. 7 at 2
p.m.
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Donald Enea Pagani
February 2, 1930 ~ August 27, 1999
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NYSP - Trooper 1952 - 1958
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August 27, 1999
Twenty-ve Years…I can remember that day as if it were today. The
day you gave your life saving another and many more unknown.
Taking down a violent gang who’d murdered and robbed.
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NYS Trooper, NYPD Detecve, NYS Special Invesgator, you never
forgot what you stood for: Honor, Duty, Dignity. You died a hero
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Great-granddaughter who shares your middle name have been
deprived of your love and wisdom.
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Units, especially the Detecves of the Bronx Homicide Squad led
by the Indomitable Lt. Sean O’Toole - my Academy classmate.
The Assistant U.S. Aorneys Vernon Broderick, Ronnie Abrams,
and Helen Cantwell whose dedicaon and excellence guaranteed
jusce for our Father and Family.
Eleven years and twelve days aer your murder, Detecve James
Moo never forgot the sacrice you made, arresng the last gang
member.
Relentless in his pursuit of Jusce for you and nally
allowing you to Rest In Peace.
Our Family is indebted to you all.
You will always have a place at our table.
“Tho’ much is taken, much abides; and though
We are not now that strength which in old days
Moved earth and heaven; that which we are, we are;
One equal temper of heroic hearts,
Made weak by me and fate, but strong in will
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By Jordan Goodman
Marty Gitlin is a nonfiction author and
former sports journalist. He also wrote books
for high school students about pivotal events
in American history such as Brown v. Board
of Education, biographies and the evolution
of viral cultural mediums like contemporary
animation.
Now, Gitlin is taking his historical expertise
and enthusiasm to libraries and senior centers
across the tristate area to talk about rock n’
roll, its origins and the pioneers who birthed it.
Last Saturday afternoon, Gitlin spoke at
the North Castle Public Library in Armonk
about the earliest trailblazers of the genre, the
smash hits and performances that put rock on
the map and its cultural significance on society.
The event included a PowerPoint presentation
of historical events, clips of the greats who
helped transform rock’s evolving early sound,
trivia questions for the audience and a Q&A.
Gitlin’s passion in exploring early rock ‘n’
roll didn’t materialize until he was 16. But by
the time he entered Ohio University, he was
fascinated by each boundary pusher he came
across, a good distraction from the mainstream
radio hits of the day, which at the time was
mostly disco.
Gitlin said it’s not really known exactly
where rock originated. As early as 1954 there
was Bill Haley’s “Rock Around the Clock,”
but most early rock shared similarities with
popular 1920s music, specifically R&B, blues
and soul.
Even before then, in the 1940s, he pointed
to a clip of a seven-year-old Sugar Chile
Robinson playing the blues on the piano in an
unconventional style.
But rock started as a genre made by young
adults and teens that catered to their peers,
Gitlin said.
Its advent was initially alarming and
frightening to parents of young children
and many community leaders, sometimes
associating the sound with “Black genres,”
he said. The backlash was unavoidable. But
Gitlin said Black artists were some of the most
influential performers in expanding rock’s
evolving sound in the 1950s.
“Ask any musical historian the most
talented artist of that era, they’d probably say
Chuck Berry because of his stage presence
and tremendous guitar playing,” Gitlin said.
“He was a great entertainer with the way he
moved on stage.”
His performance of the classic “Johnny
B. Goode” showed Berry moving with the
music, which helped to popularize dances
like the Pony and the Mashed Potato. This
marked a key shift, not just with sounds and
artists evolving, but with the performers,
entertainers, dances and fads helping mark
rock’s presence in society.
Berry’s influence expanded into the early
to mid-1960s, as many of the guitar and vocal
techniques that he helped pioneer inspired
new artists. Even the earlier “outlandish”
performances introduced ways of performing
that were unconventional, but incredibly
memorable and inspirational. In Little
Richard’s performance of “Lucille,” you can
hear him squealing the lyrics to raise the
energy level in the room and banging his hands
on the keys with one leg on top of the piano.
By that time, rock had become a visual
genre, Gitlin said. Berry, Elvis Presley and Bo
Diddly all mastered the performative nature of
rock ‘n’ roll.
Speaking of Elvis, during his 1950s heyday
he was the second most popular selling artist
of the time, not just through the music but
with how he connected with audiences. He
was a superstar with an instantaneously
recognizable presence. The October 1956
Ed Sullivan Show performance of “Hound
Dog” meant that rock had hit a new level of
popularity. Its practitioners would develop a
deep connection with younger audiences, as
shown in the clip of the performance. Presley’s
singing is instantaneously drowned out by the
collective screams of fangirls.
While the younger generations of fans helped
shift rock’s popularity to the mainstream, its
biggest critics made it seem like the teens
were losing control, Gitlin said.
The birth of superstars also gave rise to
the early emergence of popular rock groups,
with Gitlin citing works by The Coasters and
the Del-Vikings. He showed a clip of The
Coasters’ hit “Charlie Brown,” which offered
a visual element to rock’s sound, almost as if
each member was acting out the cartoonish
and tongue-in-cheek lyrics.
In Buddy Holly and the Crickets’
performance of “Peggy Sue,” the camaraderie
between the artists and the shared youthful
energy within their music made it a greater
attraction to audiences.
Gitlin concluded with a brief Q&A with
the audience, which included discussion
about the convergence of different audience
demographics within rock’s evolution,
historical events such as “the day the music
died” and what he thinks today’s performers
can learn from the pioneers.
“Our tastes can either evolve or devolve,
but we must remember the great performers
and artists that solidified rock ‘n’ roll’s place
within music culture,” Gitlin said.
Author, Pop-Culture Enthusiast Explores the Evolution of Rock ‘n’ Roll
Author Marty Gitlin was at the North Castle
Public Library in Armonk last Saturday to talk
about the origins of rock ‘n’ roll and how the
early pioneers helped shape its direction over the
decades.
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100th Annual
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September 6 — September 8
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When I was a little boy, around 10 or 11,
I developed a passion for gardening.
We lived in Viginia in a modest bungalow
that looked like every other house in the
track, originally developed during World
War II to house workers that gathered
at the Newport News shipyard to build
the destroyers and aircraft carriers that
helped us win the war.
Our house was surrounded by a large
lot (at least I think it was large, or so it
seemed to a little guy) that was basically
barren when we moved in. There were
just two oak trees, one planted on either
side of the walk leading to our front door,
and nothing else, not even much grass, owing to the heavy shade of the trees.
But halfway down the block on a corner
lived a nice old lady, Mrs. Johnson, who
was a patroness of mine of sorts, providing
me with my first income of $2 every
other week for mowing her lawn. It was
a tough job, as I remember, because the
lawnmower was not power driven – and
her lot seemed endless on a hot day.
But there was another benefit to being
Mrs. Johnson’s lawn boy. In the fall, she
would divide her garden bulbs, mostly
irises, and give her extra ones to me for
planting in our yard. I was so grateful to her
for her generosity, and within two or three
years our once-barren yard began looking
as colorful as hers with
an abundance of irises.
In fact, I was so grateful
that I volunteered to play
a solemn song on the
piano at her funeral.
It was also the time
when my supply of irises
dried up. But, by that
time, I was able to divide
and multiply on my own.
In those days, there
was no internet to
research other plants that could be divided
(How did we ever survive?), but I picked
up tips from other gardeners in the
neighborhood, of which there were many.
It must have seemed strange to my adult
neighbors for a 10-year-old doing research
about gardening. At least it was cute.
Now that we have the internet, I know
that the best plants for division besides
irises include black-eyed Susan, garden
phlox, hosta, daylilies, peonies, poppies,
cornflower and yucca.
There’s something very satisfying about
creating new plants from old ones, much
like being a parent, creating abundance
with a universe of shape and color for the
garden.
And here’s a little bit of nostalgia that
comes to me as I write
this. As an adult, years
after I had moved from
that neighborhood, I
happened to have had
an assignment in nearby
Williamsburg. I traveled
the roughly 20 miles
south to Newport News
to visit my childhood
home. When I pulled into
the drive, I was greeted
by a massive display of
blooming irises emanating from the very
spot where I had planted those bulbs about
30 years before.
Obviously, the subsequent owner –
oddly there was only one who, when I rang
the doorbell, remembered me as a little
boy – had continued to divide and conquer
garden space.
Bill Primavera is a realtor associated
with William Raveis Real Estate and
founder of Primavera Public Relations,
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agency in Westchester (www.PrimaveraPR.
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and development. To engage the services of
The Home Guru and his team to market
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Want a tasty release from
those daily stored up feelings and
emotions? Head to Catharsis Bar
& Grill, whether it be for happy
hour or anytime.
The rebranded restaurant
recently opened quietly at the
former site of La Casa de Nina
in Hawthorne. Ownership is the
same, with the husband-and-wife
team of Lino and Victoria Cacsire.
Their affable son, Joseph, has
joined the operation as general
manager.
The opening menu includes an
interesting mix of Latin and Greek specialties:
ceviche, paella, moussaka, garlic shrimp with
spaghetti, a 16-ounce rib-eye steak, whole
or fillet branzino and red snapper. There are
burgers, sandwiches and finger foods along
with colorful specialty cocktails.
Catharsis Bar & Grill is located at 415
Commerce St. in Hawthorne near the
Hawthorne Metro-North station. Open seven
days. Free parking. Info: 914-
810-7705 or check out their
Facebook page. (The website is
under construction.)
Classic Fra Diavolo at Torcello
I had not had a spicy fra
diavolo dish in a long time.
Torcello Ristorante Italiano
more than made up for my craving.
Linguini Fra Diavolo with a half lobster
and clams has been one of Torcello’s summer
specialties and I am sure it will carry into the
fall.
Imer Rraci and his veteran team have
reimagined the former La Riserva, a lovely
setting for the Italian classics. Named after
an island off the coast of Venice, Chef Avni
turns out winning dishes such as the colorful
mozzarella caprice; eggplant rollatini; decadent
mushroom ravioli in a porcini truffle sauce;
rigatoni Bolognese in a meat sauce; risotto
di funghi with porcini; veal martini; a classic
rack of lamb; and delicious Pollo Torcello,
topped with applewood bacon and melted fresh
mozzarella in a light bourbon mushroom sauce.
Rraci had spent years working for the
former Giambelli in Manhattan and Valbella
in Old Greenwich, Conn. Open seven days for
lunch and dinner. There’s a bar and happy hour
from 4 p.m. Parking is free.
Torcello Ristorante Italiano is located at
2382 Boston Post Rd. in Larchmont. Info: 914-
833-1118 or visit www.torcellolarchmont.com.
Late Season Soft-Shell Crab
I was craving one more soft-shell crab
before the season ends. KEE Oyster House
did me justice. The large crab sitting on the
platter prepared meuniere-style was a winner
in every bite.
Proprietors Ekren Xhemeijli
and Elvi Hoxhaj serve a
delightful seafood-rich menu
in a contemporary, white-tiled
setting. KEE also serves a
pristine selection of East/
West oysters daily with all
the trimmings. An indulgent
platter of Oysters Rockefeller
is a specialty. Their version of
fried calamari teases my palate
while the taste of their pan-
seared scallops with seafood
risotto and brown butter sends
me into foodie heaven. There are
dramatic hot or cold seafood towers, too.
For you carnivores out there, a hefty
16-ounce dry-rubbed prime sirloin is on the
menu. There’s also a good beer and wine
selection. It’s open Monday through Saturday.
KEE Oyster House is located at 126 E. Post
Rd. in White Plains. Info: 914-437-8535 or visit
www.keeoysterhouse.com.
Pizza Cookoff
The Westchester Italian
Cultural Center and Pizza Cook-
Off Association are co-sponsors
of an inaugural Pizza Cook-Off
on Saturday, Sept. 14 at Depot
Square in Tuckahoe, next to the
Metro-North station. It’s from 8
a.m. to 6:30 p.m. rain or shine.
It should be a tasty affair as participants
show off their best pizza recipes. Depot Square
will be filled with lots of pizza, Italian food and
wine, pizza and pasta demos and an Italian
market. There will be live entertainment.
Anyone can enter the event; admission is free.
Sponsors include San Pietro Wines &
Spirits, Angelina’s Ristorante, Zero Otto Nove
Trattoria and La Cucina Italian. One of the
pizza judges will be Tina Zaccardi, Season Four
winner of The Great American Baking Show.
For more information, call 914-265-2655
or e-mail Frank@Fortissimopizzaovens.com
or 914-409-6662 or e-mail Jason@wiccny.
org or visit www.wiccny.org or https://www.
pizzacook-off.com/cookoff-calendar-public/
september-14-2024.
Putnam County Wine & Food Fest
The 13th Annual Putnam County Wine &
Food Fest will take place Saturday, Sept. 21 and
Sunday, Sept. 22 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. This
year it’s at a new location: Wells Park, at 98
Oak St. in Brewster.
Wineries, distilleries, cidermakers and
food vendors from all over the region will be
on hand. There will be arts and crafts, live
entertainment and games. The cost for tasting
tickets is $25 in advance, $35 at the gate and
$15 for designated drivers. Children under 16
are admitted free.
For tickets, directions and more information,
visit www.putnamcountywinefest.com.
San Gennaro Feast in Yorktown
The annual San Gennaro Feast returns
to Yorktown Heights for five nights starting
Sept. 18. It is fun and festive, an iconic
Italian heritage festival featuring traditional
Italian cuisine, amusements, games and live
entertainment.
The feast kicks off with a ceremonial
procession of San Gennaro, the Patron Saint
of Naples, on opening night at 6:30 p.m.
Admission is free. The feast will be open from
5 to 11 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, on
Saturday from noon to 11 p.m. and on Sunday
from noon to 10 p.m.
It all takes place at 1826 Commerce St. in
Yorktown Heights. Check out its Facebook
page.
Morris Gut is a restaurant marketing
consultant and former restaurant trade
magazine editor. He has been tracking and
writing about the food and dining scene in
greater Westchester for 30 years. He may be
reached at 914-235-6591 or gutreactions@
optonline.net.
If you have a craving for fra diavolo, try the linguini fra diavolo with a half lobster and shrimp at
Torcello Ristorante Italiano in Larchmont.
Rebranded Catharsis Bar & Grill Debuts in Hawthorne
By Morris Gut
Menu
Movers &
Shakers
There isn’t much time left in the soft-shell crab
season, but KEE Oyster House in White Plains can
satiate anyone’s appetite.
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Soon-to-be kindergarteners took their first
ride on the school bus so they would know
what to expect when school begins in the
Lakeland Central School District on Sept. 3.
Students at all five elementary schools
in the district had the chance to learn about
school bus safety and ride the bus so they
would know what to expect.
Students waved goodbye as they climbed
the stairs of the bus. After their rides, they
arrived back at their new schools to cheers.
“I started in Lakeland in fifth grade so I
didn’t get to do this. When I told my friends
about it, they all remembered it. It is really
a special day,” said a George Washington
Elementary School parent.
Deana Hartung, principal at Lincoln-Titus
Elementary School, summed up the day
saying, “The Kindergarten Bus Run marks
a significant milestone as our youngest
students embark on their educational journey.
As they navigate their first bus ride, meet new
classmates and explore our school, they are
building a foundation for a successful academic
year filled with growth and discovery. We are
excited to welcome each student and can’t
wait to watch them thrive.”
Getting Ready: Lakeland Kindergartners Get First Ride on the School Bus
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As the new school year approaches, physicals and sports
exams are important to ensure kids are healthy and ready to
learn and play. At AFC, no appointment is needed. Simply
walk in or save your spot online for quick, compassionate care
that will have your child ready to hit the books and the eld
this back-to-school season.
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A new school year brings with it fresh
opportunity, excitement and sometimes
anxiety for parents and students.
Medical experts say that addressing
health-related issues can help make for a
stress-free back-to-school season.
“Opening the lines of communication
with your child and their physician to
talk about nutrition, physical activity and
the steps you can take together to have a
healthy and rewarding school year can help
ease some of those back-to-school jitters
you may be feeling,” said Dr. Bruce A.
Scott, president of the American Medical
Association (AMA).
For a healthy and successful school year,
follow these doctor-approved tips from the
AMA.
Annual physicals. Visit your child’s
physician every year. Annual physicals are
critical to ensuring children are growing
and developing properly.
Talk to your child’s pediatrician
about vaccines. For the U.S. population in
2019, childhood vaccines prevented more
than 24 million illnesses. Vaccines are safe,
effective and save lives. Routine childhood
immunization is highly effective at
preventing disease over a lifetime, reducing
the incidence of all targeted diseases,
including measles, mumps, rubella, polio
and varicella (chickenpox). And if your child
turns 11 or 12 this year, it’s time to get the
HPV vaccine, which protects against the
HPV virus – a virus linked to six types of
cancer.
Be conscientious about what your
child eats at school. Healthy students
are better learners. School meals should
include fruits, vegetables, lean proteins and
whole grains. If you pack your child’s lunch
and snacks, try to pack at least two-thirds of
their meal with plant-based foods. Strive to
include lean protein or plant-based protein
and avoid processed meats and sugary
drinks like soda and juice.
Be smart about sunscreen. From
gym class and school sports to recess and
waiting for the school bus, kids of all ages
spend a good portion of their day outside.
It’s important to take steps to protect your
child from damaging UV rays. Look for a
broad-spectrum sunscreen of at least SPF
30 and apply it before sending your kids to
school. And as you’re shopping for back-
to-school apparel, look for UV protective
clothes.
Exercise is key. Children need at least
60 minutes of exercise daily, so check their
schedule to make sure they’re getting
enough physical activity. Strive to build
time for bike riding or walking as a family
into the end of each day.
Talk to your children about
e-cigarettes and other tobacco products.
Make your children aware of the dangers of
tobacco products and talk to them about how
to resist peer pressure. From 2022 to 2023,
the number of middle school-aged children
using tobacco products overall increased by
nearly 50 percent, with e-cigarettes being
the most commonly used product.
With a focus on good health, wellness and
nutrition, you can help prepare your child
for a healthy and happy school year and a
lifetime of good health.
This article has been published with
permission of statepoint.net.
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I picked up Stephen King’s “The
Gunslinger” after hearing raves about it
on an episode of “The New York Times
Book Review” podcast celebrating 50 years
of King novels. The book is Part I of the
King series “The Dark Tower.” It was first
published in 1982, then republished in 2003.
It is now 35 pages longer, King shares
in his foreword, with a few new scenes.
He had three main issues with the original
version.
It “had been written by a very young
man, and had all the problems of a very
young man’s book,” he writes. “The second
was that it contained a great many errors
and false starts, particularly in light of the
volumes that followed. The third was that
‘The Gunslinger’ did not even sound like
the later books – it was, frankly, rather
difficult to read.”
What, you might be thinking, did I think of
the new and, apparently, improved edition?
I can’t say I enjoyed it. It tells the story
of, yes, the gunslinger,
chasing the man in black
(no, not Johnny Cash)
across the miserable
desert landscape, trying
to find the Tower. The
characters are not all that
fleshed out. The landscape is dismal. Not a
whole lot happens.
As one might expect from the first
part of a long series, interesting stuff will
likely happen later, after the gunslinger
presumably finds the Tower and passes
through.
It all makes for a fairly dour story within
“The Gunslinger.”
The man in black has some special
powers. He can bring people back to life.
He proves adept at staying a few steps
ahead of the gunslinger.
The story picks up a wee bit when
Gunslinger Guy finds a partner out in
the desert, a New York kid named Jake
who is orphaned, and comes along for the
hike across the desert. Jake, unlike the
gunslinger, has a bit of personality.
“The Gunslinger” is not a horror novel,
as one might expect from Stephen King.
It’s more of a fantasy western. The closest
thing it has to horror is an attack from Slow
Mutants, which King describes as having “a
rotten jack-o’-lantern greenness.”
They may be rotten but they are not
scary.
The Slow Mutants surface when the
gunslinger and Jake are schlepping across
railroad tracks in a
handcar.
“One of the thing’s
tentacle arms pawed
across the flat platform
of the handcar,” King
writes. “It reeked of the
wet and the dark. The gunslinger let loose
of the handle and drew. He put a bullet
through the forehead of the starving idiot
face. It fell away, its faint swamp-fire glow
fading, an eclipsed moon.”
Boring characters. Meh monsters. Dull
setting. Tedious plot.
“The Gunslinger” did not
work for me.
There are eight novels in
“The Dark Tower,” including
“The Drawing of the Three,”
“The Waste Lands,” “Wizard
and Glass” and “Song of
Susannah.”
I remember reading “The
Drawing of the Three” in
college. Someone left it
behind in our rental house. It
sees Roland encounter three
mysterious doorways on a beach, each one
leading to a different person in New York.
I picked it up, read a few pages and ended
up devouring the thing, even though I’d
not read the first part in the “Dark Tower”
series. I remember it being terrifically
catchy.
“The Gunslinger,” for its part, has a solid
3.92 on GoodReads, with over 600,000
readers weighing in.
A review in The Guardian sees the critic
give up on the book years ago, then revisit it.
“It was, I decided, after 20 pages of weird-
speak and dusty places and a man called
Roland, not for me,” James Smythe writes.
A friend pushes him to give it another try,
many years later, and it clicks the second
time.
“The Gunslinger is a quiet, meditative
novel; as inauspicious a way to start a
sprawling epic fantasy series as I’ve ever
encountered,” continues Smythe. “In
Roland Deschain, the titular
Gunslinger, there’s a superb,
violent, powerful and thoughtful
protagonist – Clint Eastwood’s
Man With No Name by way
of Robert Browning’s poem,
Childe Rolande to the Dark
Tower Came. He’s cold and
dark, and we see him wander
through dusty western towns,
shooting and f------ his way
towards his nemesis, The Man
in Black.”
I won’t be giving the book a
second chance years later.
I’m not a King superfan. I’ve not read a
dozen King novels. I liked most of them,
including “The Girl Who Loved Tom
Gordon,” and “The Institute.” I loved
a couple of them (“The Shining,” “The
Drawing of the Three”). Some I barely
remember.
“The Gunslinger” is only 251 pages, so
you don’t have to invest a lot of time in it if
you want to give it a shot.
Then again, it was “Carrie” that King
first published 50 years ago. I never did
read that one, about a bullied girl in high
school growing up in a hardcore religious
home who learns she can pull off some
telekinetic tricks.
Maybe we’ll give “Carrie” a try the next
time we decide to take on a Stephen King
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• Romance. The scammer develops a
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• Lottery/Sweepstakes. Scammers make
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Putnam Sells Off Foreclosed Properties,
Dozens of Parcels Back on Tax Rolls
In a significant effort to return
foreclosed properties to productive use,
Putnam County has successfully auctioned
off a substantial portion of its foreclosed
property inventory, bringing in more than
$1.7 million and putting $6.2 million in
assessment back on the tax rolls.
The sale included properties that
had gone into foreclosure over the past
decade, with a total of 160 properties put
up for auction in July.
The auction resulted in the approval of
144 property sales by the Putnam County
Legislature, with an average sale price of
$10,751. As of today, 114 properties have
been successfully closed on by the winning
bidders, who had until last Friday, Aug. 23
to finalize their purchases. The remaining
properties will continue to be held by
Putnam County, along with 16 properties
that did not sell at auction.
“This auction is a critical step in our
ongoing efforts to reduce the tax burden on
our residents and ensure these properties
once again contribute to our local
economy,” said County Executive Kevin
Byrne. “By reintroducing these properties
to the tax rolls, we’re not only generating
immediate revenue for the county but also
helping to stabilize and strengthen our
communities for the long term.”
The Putnam County Department of
Finance has been working diligently to
finalize the deeds for the closed properties
before the 2024-25 school tax bills are
issued on Sept. 1.
“Our team has been working hard to
ensure a smooth and efficient process
for transferring ownership of these
properties,” said Putnam County Finance
Commissioner Mike Lewis. “Our goal is
to have all deeds completed before the
school tax bills are issued, so the new
owners are responsible for these taxes,
which will ultimately benefit all taxpayers
in the county.”
The auction is part of a broader
initiative by Putnam County to manage
its assets more effectively and to return
non-productive properties to the tax rolls,
where they can generate revenue and
support the county.
“This successful auction highlights
the importance of effective asset
management,” said Putnam County
Legislator Joseph Castellano, chair of the
Audit Committee. “We’re pleased with the
outcome and look forward to continuing
our work to strengthen Putnam County’s
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The county will continue to explore
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Carmel All-NYS senior RB Tristan Werlau (22) and All-Section Somers senior QB/DB Miguel Iglesias (7) -- two of the state’s premier rushers and athletes -- return for the 2024 grid campaign as reigning Section
1 Class AA and A champions, respectively, and the talented duo will need to navigate a series of cliffs and moraines as the 2023 NYS runner-up Rams look to four-peat as Section 1 champs while the reigning
NYS champion Tuskers seek a pinky-ring with eyes on winning a fi fth-straight sectional title in the hopes of getting back to Syracuse for the NYSPHSAA fi nals in early December... see Grid Previews
Carmel, Somers Can Expect Heavy
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By Ray Gallagher
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Optimism runs rampant at places like
Class AA CARMEL and Class A SOMERS
where the Rams and Tuskers, respectively,
return as Section 1 champions as we embark
upon the 2024 campaign. We’ve been pretty
spoiled of late in this neck of the woods as
champions and challengers are thriving
throughout the Examiner-area region.
There’s a new sheriff in town at NYS
runner-up Carmel High where first-year
Coach Brendan Connolly returns just three
starters on each side of the ball after three-
peating as Section 1 champs under interim
Coach Tom Donahoe, under whom Connolly
served as an assistant, and former legendary
Coach Todd Cayea. Carmel football is the
crown jewel of Putnam County and
All-NYS senior RB Tristan Werlau will
be the gallant horse the Rams ride in 2024.
Werlau, among the most explosive and
efficient RBs in the state, is stoked to get
going.
“The team and I are super excited for this
year,” Werlau admitted. “We really want to
show everyone that we will continue to be
a top contender. Ever since the end of last
year, falling one game short, it really set a
fire under us to get better and learn from
everything. A lot of us now know what it
takes to be great, and we’ve been putting
in the work every day since the end of last
year.”
And Somers All-NYS junior RB Dean
Palazzolo and All-NYS senior RB Mason
Kelly, along with newly-minted QB Miguel
Iglesias, will provide some of the juice in
Putnam and Northern Westchester counties,
respectively, as the Rams and reigning NYS
champion Tuskers take aim at yet another
trek to Syracuse in early December to
challenge for the state title.
“Yeah, we definitely lost a lot of players,
but we are definitely still looking good
and strong this year,” the game-breaking
Palazzolo said.
We have 15 other teams in Class AA posing
as challengers to Carmel’s title, and the top
six teams in League A (power league) will
survive and advance to the playoffs, with the
top two teams from League B making the
cut. Despite the recent coaching carousel,
Carmel expects to not only contend but hold
off down-county challengers like WHITE
PLAINS and New Rochelle, not to mention
2023 runner-up Arlington, which has lost a
lot to graduation but has a newly established
winning culture.
Somers is among 13 challengers for the
Class A crown, but few have been remotely
close to challenging the Tuskers in the last
few years. Examiner-area teams, including
BREWSTER, FOX LANE, LAKELAND,
MAHOPAC and YORKTOWN will have a go at the Tuskers, but few if any teams in
Class A can reload like Somers has over the
last 13 years while winning an astounding
seven sectional titles (including the 2020
COVID regional). That classification is
loaded and now features a ridiculously
consistent Rye program, which has moved
back to Class A as the reigning Class B
champs.
“I’m super excited for this season,”
Mahopac senior OL/DL Landon Varley
said. “We had great numbers at both block
and tackle camps, and the guys are already
working hard to get ready for the first game.
I think we’re gonna surprise some people
this year. It’s gonna be a lot of fun.”
Looks like Yorktown drew the short
straw and will see the Rye Garnets in a
non-league crossover game on Oct. 20
when the Huskers play host. Somers drew
vastly improved Harrison on Oct. 13 for its
crossover match while Mahopac will meet
up with Clarkstown South in what could be
a pivotal regular season finale on Oct. 25
while Lakeland takes on South in a Week 1
matchup (Sept. 6), in which the Hornets are
hoping QB Anthony Frobose not only fills
the bill but establishes himself as a game-
breaking signal caller before taking his D-I
baseball talents to Rutgers in 2025. He hasn’t
played under center since the eighth grade,
but he spins a 90+ heater on the diamond, so
capability is not in question.
Further south, we’ll take a wait and see
approach at PLEASANTVILLE where
the former two-time defending champion
Panthers were sent packing in last year’s
Class B finals by the juggernaut that is Rye,
which has moved up to Class A this season.
The Picart era, as awesome as it was with
QB Aidan and RB/WR Daniel, is over, and
there’s a new call to duty for game-breaking
talents like RB Louis Sdao and TE Brian
McPhee, who hope to fill some mighty big
shoes. The Panthers are poised to become
one of the eight teams in a 14-team Class B
field to qualify for the sectional tournament
via the Piner Point System, which only Class
B will use in 2024, plus a Pearl River club that
is truly on the come and a Bronxville outfit
that figures to be in the mix, so Pleasantville
will need to be atop its game to reach the
semis. As will Examiner-area clubs like
BRIARCLIFF/HAMILTON, BYRAM
HILLS and CROTON-HARMON, plus
a HEN HUD team that has some serious
buzz about it, and a WESTLAKE club that
won the 2022 Class C crown before bowing
in the 2023 Class C finals.
The Class C circuit features a Dobbs Ferry
team that has traditionally wrought havoc
on Section 1, including 12 sectional titles
since 2001, so it won’t be easy on Examiner-
area teams like PUTNAM VALLEY and
VALHALLA or any of the seven Class C
teams to reach the 2024 finals, though there
are some high hopes in PV, where versatile
senior Caden Glenn, a menace on both sides
of the ball, should be featured, and a new
direction for the Valhalla Vikings under first-
year Coach Dan DeMatteo.
You’ll also find three local outfits (Panas,
Peekskill and Greeley) among the seven
rebuilding Independent programs operating
out of the Hudson Valley Football League
that cannot qualify for the Section 1 playoffs.
Here’s a look at what they’re saying.
Somers junior RB-DB speedster Dean Palazzolo is sure to leave opposing defenders in the dust this fall.
Carmel, Somers Lead Strong Contingent on Local Grids
Carmel’s OL-DL King Mercer (L) and LB-RB Tamba Kassoh will provide a fi erce pass rush and strong
two-way presence for Rams in 2024.
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CLASS AA
CARMEL
Coach: Brendan Connolly, 1st year
2023 Record & Playoff Result: 11-2
(NYS runner-up)
Top Returning Players: Sr. Tristan
Werlau (All-State, Section & League RB/
LB); Sr. Brian McGrory Sr. QB/DB; Tamba
Kassoh Sr. RB/LB; King Mercer Jr. OL/DL;
Dwane Hibbert Sr. RB/DE; Teddy Galbraith
Sr. TE/DE; Aiden White Sr. WR/DB
Key Adds/Newcomers: Altin Shala Sr.
OL/DL; Aidan Whalen Sr. OL/DL; Al Lepore
Sr. OL/LB; Thomas Connolly Sr. WR/DB;
Frankie DeGrazio Jr. WR/DB
Top Offensive Threats: Werlau,
McGrory; White; Connolly; Galbraith
Top O-Linemen: RT, Mercer
Top Pass Rusher: Kassoh
Top Coverage Guy: White
League Favorite: We always feel like we
have a great chance with how our kids come
to work everyday.
Goals: Keep working on ourselves and
getting better each rep. Focus on the micro
to make the macro easier.
Coach’s Comments: We are extremely
excited to get the season underway, there
is an abundance of opportunities to be had
by everyone involved with the program. We
graduated the majority of our starters but
have the utmost confidence in the guys that
are replacing them because of all the work
they have been putting in to get better at
their craft. Our energy has been great, the
kids are working hard for one another, we
are excited to get going on Saturday.
CLASS A
SOMERS
Coach: Anthony DeMatteo (4th year)
2023 Record & Playoff Result: 13-1
(NYS champs)
Top Returning Players: Sr. Miguel
Iglesias (All-Section, QB/DB); Sr. Mason
Kelly (All-Section, RB/ LB); Jr. Dean
Palazzolo (All-Section, RB/KR/PR); Sr.
Adian Coolican (DB); Sr. Ryan Brush (WR/
DB); Sr. Ben Harris (OL/DL)
Key Adds/Newcomers: Very Young and
inexperienced
Top Offensive Threats: Palazzolo, Kelly,
Inglesias
Top O-Linemen: LT, Ben Harris
Top Pass Rusher: DT Jaron Faulkner
Top Coverage Guy: DBs Iglesias,
Coolican, Brush
League Favorite: Somers
Section Favorite: Somers
Goals: Section Championship
Coach’s Comments: We bring back top-
level skill but turnover almost the entire
offensive line. If we can get the new guys up
to speed, we will be ready to go.
Social Media: @SomersFootball
YORKTOWN
Coach: Pantelis Ypsilantis (5th Season)
2023 Record & Playoff Result: 8-2, lost
in sectional semifinals
Top Returning Players: Kaden
Gonzalez, QB/DB Sr., All-Conference; Chad
Bowen, RB/LB Sr.; Tyler Galante, RB/DB,
Jr.; Dennis Mitchell, OL/DL Sr.; Michael
Desiderio, OL/DL Jr.; Art Krasniqi, OL/DL
Jr.; Rocco Lore, OL/DL Jr.
Key Adds/Newcomers: Joe Hunter, RB/
LB Sr.; Brady McEnroe, WR/DB Sr.; Ryan
Schluter, OL/DL Sr.; J.T. Carney, WR/DB Jr.;
Evan Kurth, WR/DB Jr.
Top Offensive Threats: Gonzalez,
Galante
Top O-Linemen: Mitchell, Desiderio,
Krasniqi
Top Pass Rushers: Lore, Bowen
Top Coverage Guy: Galante
League Favorite: Somers
Section Favorite: Somers
Coach’s Comments: We are very excited
about this team and hope to work to be
competitive in a very tough Class A. We lost
a lot of great players and leadership which
opens up opportunities for returners and
newcomers to step up. We have a nice group
of returning players and a few newcomers
who will help add depth and competition to
the team.
Social Media: @YtownHuskers
MAHOPAC
Coach: Dominick DeMatteo
2023 Record & Playoff Result: 6-4, lost
to Harrison in quarterfinals
Top Returning Players: Kyle Pinto, Sr.,
K/P; Landon Varley, Sr., OL/DL; Dean Ulaj,
Sr. OL/DL; Jack Clifford, Sr. RB/DE; Nate
Mascoll, Jr. RB/WR/LB; Michael Trinchitella,
Jr. OL/LB; Matt Bentivenga, Jr. OL/DL; Matt
Dugan, Jr. TE/DE; Matt Reilly, Jr. TE/DE;
Nick Tardio, Sr. WR/DB; Anthony Eppolito,
Sr. WR/DB; Lorenzo Echandy, Jr. WR/DB
Top Offensive Threats: Mascoll
Coach’s Comments: The 2023 season
marked the fifth winning season for our
program over the past seven years. It was our
fourth consecutive winning season and third
consecutive trip to the Section One playoffs.
Since the spring 2021 season we have truly
“turned the corner” as a program. All this
has been accomplished while participating in
arguably the most competitive section, class
and league in the state; Section One - Class
A - North League. Although we graduated
some impactful skill players, we are excited
about our returning varsity players and
rising JV players. Currently, we have 45 12th
and 11th graders as well as 32 sophomores
in our program. We are very excited about
our roster numbers and the experience we
return with our OL/DL and at TE.
Social Media: @MahopacFB
LAKELAND
Coach: Ryan Shilling, 3rd year
2023 Record & Playoff Result: 6-4
(Class B semifinalist, lost to Pleasantville,
beat Pearl River in quarterfinals)
Top Returning Players: Nicholas
Ferrante (Sr. All-League G/DE); Nick Alleva
(Sr. RB/LB) 68 tackles, 6 TFL, 1 sack, 3 INT,
1 TD; Anthony Frobose (Sr. WR/QB/DB) -
Rutgers Baseball commit; Robbie Policastro
(Sr. RB/DB); Kyle Ronk (Jr. LT/DL)
Key Adds/Newcomers: Michael
Zumatto (So. RB/LB); Anthony D´Errico (Jr.
WR/DB); Christian (CC) Savastano (Jr. QB/
DB); Joseph LaPeruta (Jr. QB/DB)
Top Offensive Threats: Frobose (8
games, 16 receptions, 291 yards, 3 TD, 1 KR
TD, 1 INT); Policastro (551 rushing yards,
6 TD); Michael Dicioccio (Sr. WR/DB) - 5
receptions, 84 yards, TD - played behind
several really good receivers last year just
like Kyle Gallagher did the year prior
Top O-Linemen: LT Ronk, will be his
3rd year starting at Left Tackle - replaced
Andrew Mendel as a freshman after he was
injured in week 1
Top Pass Rusher: Ferrante (49 tackles,
10 TFL, 6 sacks)
Top Coverage Guy: DB Dicioccio
League Favorite: 1. Somers 2. Yorktown
Section Favorite: Somers, Rye, Harrison
Goals: The main goal that we are striving
for is to earn a spot in the class A playoffs.
From the coaching staff down to the players,
we really want to continue to build on the
success we have had the last two seasons.
We didn’t make the playoffs in 2022, but
we were able to finish .500 against a really
challenging class A schedule. Last year, we
used that momentum to have a very solid
year in class B where we went 6-4 and
reached the class B semifinals before losing
to Pleasantville. Now, back in class A, we
have our work cut out for us in the Class A
North league, but the goal remains the same.
Coach’s Comments: We are a very
young team this year. We lost 16 seniors
from last year´s squad and return just eight.
Fortunately, we are returning four offensive
linemen that either started or played a
significant amount on the offensive line
(Ronk, Sr. Nicholas Kaufman, Ferrante and
Sr. Daniel Hurley). We are replacing a lot of
production from our skill positions, including
Grady Leonard who threw for over 2,000
yards last year and had total 29 touchdowns,
as well as Sean Perry and Kyle Gallagher
who combined for over 1,400 receiving yards
and 16 touchdowns. That is to be expected
at the high school level, though, and we are
really excited about some of the athletes that
we have coming up. The names and the play-
style may be a little different than the last
couple of years with Grady behind center,
but we have a lot of confidence in the players
we have coming up through our system
because of their skill level and the coaches
I have on staff developing them.
Among the 13 teams in the Class A pre-
season rankings, we were ranked 12th.
In our respective seven-team league, we
were ranked last. With this being said, the
expectation is that every game is going to be
a challenge. We also scheduled Clarkstown
South for our Week 0 game - one of the
stronger teams in the Class A South League.
As mentioned above, our goal still is to make
the playoffs. In order to do that, we need to
compete every week and continue to get
better on a day to day and week to week
basis.
Social Media: X @CoachRShilling
FOX LANE
Coach: Andrew Giuliano, 4th year
2023 Record & Playoff Result: 4-4,
Quarter final loss to Eastchester
Top Returning Players: Sr. QB John
Czernyk, Sr. RB/DB Declan Connors, Sr.
WR/DB Will Rudolph, Sr. WR/DB Logan
Mammola, Sr. OL/DL Cam Bahari, Jr. H/LB
Luke Ryan
Key Adds/Newcomers: Sr. WR/DB Will
Broghammer, Jr. H/LB Justin Sarote, Jr. OL/
DL Joe Cerrone
Top Offensive Threats: Declan Connors,
Will Rudolph
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Mahopac opponents should be prepared for a
heavy dose of versatile junior Nate Mascoll on
both sides of the ball in 2024.
Yorktown senior QB Kaden Gonzalez is among
the top returning signal callers in Section 1 this
fall.
Lakeland QB Anthony Frobose will be a key
component to any success the Hornets have in
2024.
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Top O-Linemen: Cam Bahari, Joe
Cerrone
Top Pass Rusher: Kenny DeLa Cruz
Top Coverage Guy: Logan Mammola,
Will Rudolph
Section Favorite: Somers, Rye, Harrison
Goals: Win week 1
Coach’s Comments: We have a core
group of Seniors who have started since
sophomore year. We look to lean on them
for their leadership and experience. We also
got some solid kids coming up from JV plus
a few newcomers who showed promise this
June. So, we are excited to get together to
begin camp. We have a very strong league
in Class A North with strong coaching, and
geographically we are all very close to one
another. It should make for some great
matchups though the entire season which
we are looking forward to.
Social Media: X @foxlaneFB, Instagram
@foxlane_football
BREWSTER
Coach: Ed Mulvihill, 13th season
2023 Record & Playoff Result: 4-5
Top Returning Players: SR KJ Dillon
QB, SR.; Nick Smith DB, SR.;
Marco Parrello DB, SR.; Luke
Johnson OL/DL, SR.; Ryan Brace
LB, SR.; Josh Walker RB, JR.; Jack
McKenney DE, SR,; Harrison
Schmidt WR, SR.; Jason Weller WR,
JR.; Tre Ficarra WR, JR.; Chase
Prohaszka WR
Key Adds/Newcomers: SR. JT Ercole
WR; JR. Luke Cunningham LB/TE; JR.
Matt Tempesta OL/DE; JR. Paul Rienzi
DB, JR. Frank Tumminello DB; SR. Abe
Sanchez DE
Top Offensive Threats: WR Tre Ficarra,
WR Harrison Schmidt, WR Nick Smith,
QB KJ Dillon, RB Josh Walker
Top O-Linemen: LG Luke Johnson
Top Pass Rusher: LB Ryan Brace, DE
Abe Sanchez
Top Coverage Guy: DB Nick Smith
League Favorite: Somers
Section Favorite: Somers
Goals: Playoffs
Coach’s Comments: We are looking to be
competitive in all of our games this season.
Defensively, we played well last season with
three shutouts. We’d like to add to that this
season. Offensively, we need to be more
consistent and spread the ball around to our
playmakers. If our offensive and defensive
lines can stay healthy and begin to gel we
can play at a higher level than last year.
Social Media: @BearsBrewster
CLASS B
PLEASANTVILLE
Coach: Tony Becerra, 21st year
2023 Record & Playoff Result: 9-1
(Section Finalist)
Top Returning Players: Sr., Brian
McPhee (TE/LB); Sr., Louis Sdao (RB/LB);
Sr., Daniel Fuccillo (OL/DL); Sr., Nick Reich
(WR/DB); Sr., Shane Mueller (WR/DB); Sr.,
Nick Natale (OL/DL); Jr., David Hundzynski
(RB/LB); Sr., Joe Sokich (K/RB)
Key Adds/Newcomers: Sr., Tyler
Challice (QB/DB); Sr., Aidan Cotter (TE/
LB); Sr., Chris Coyle (TE/LB); Sr., Henry
Mancini (OL/DL); Jr., Mason Rizzi (QB/DB);
Jr., Jesse Straus (WR/DB); Sr., Jack Sullivan
(OL/DL); Sr., Jonah Wein (OL/DL); Sr.,
Dylan Jennings (OL/LB);
Jr., Hawkeye Clampitt (RB/DL); Sr., Liam
Clancy (RB/DB)
Top Offensive Threats:RB Sdao; TE
McPhee
Top Pass Rushers: OLB McPhee; DL
Fuccillo; DL Sullivan
Top Coverage Guys: OLB Hundzynski;
DB Mueller; DB Nick Reich
League Favorite: Bronxville
Section Favorite: Pearl River
Coach’s Comments: It’s no secret that
we graduated a lot of production with a group
who lost only three games in the last three
years, with all three losses to the eventual
state champs. The group we have coming
in are eager to prove themselves and have
been working hard towards that end.
Social Media: X @Pville_football
BYRAM HILLS
Coach: Simon Berk, 4th Year (43-17)
2023 Record & Playoff Result: 3-5 - did
not qualify for playoffs
Top Returning Players: Sr. Tyler
Marescot WR/DB, All-League; Sr. Daniel
Leff RB/LB;
Sr. Matteo Amiccuci OL/DL; Sr. Evan
Petta TE/DE
Key Adds/Newcomers: Sr. Aidan Padley
QB, Sr.; Jordan Tolchin WR/DB, Jr.; Luke
Weiss RB/DB, Jr.; Dylan Gasch OL/LB, Sr.;
Michael Nezaj TE/DE
Top Offensive Threats: Marescot, Leff,
Weiss
Top O-Linemen: Chase Matusow,
Miguel Heredia, Amiccuci, Liam
Porter
Top Pass Rusher: Petta, Amiccuci
Top Coverage Guy: Marescot, Sr.
Michael Bordoni
League Favorite: It’s wide open
Section Favorite: Byram Hills
Goals: Represent our community with
pride and win every rep.
Coach’s Comments: This year’s team
is humble and hungry after a frustrating
2023 campaign. Many of our offensive and
defensive linemen are returning bigger and
stronger than last fall. Offensively, we’ll
look to spread the ball around to our many
playmakers. DC Mike Bruno has built a unit
that is able to be sound in the run game as
well as bring pressure off the edge. Our goal
is to continue to improve throughout the
season and be playing our best football into
November.
Social Media: @ByramFB
HEN HUD
Coach: Cole Coyle, 2nd year
2023 Record & Playoff Result: 2-6, did
not qualify for Class B playoffs
Top Returning Players: Joseph Abboud,
Senior - QB/LB - Top notch running QB. His
passing has improved tenfold. Being pretty
heavily recruited at the moment; Mason
Dietz, Senior - G/DT - All-Conference last
year - Best interior lineman in Class B.
Size, strength, smarts. Being very heavily
recruited at the moment. Has room to grow
on the defensive side of the ball; Justin
Parkes, Junior - RB/WR/CB - All-League
last year. All-Section type player. He will be
everywhere for us this year. He’s electric;
Connor Leach, Senior - G/DT - Grinded in
the weight room this off-season and will be
a Captain for us; Brendan Rosario, Senior
- WR/CB - Quick hands, quick feet, quick
decision making. One cut and he’s gone;
Shane Hayes, Senior - T/DE - Big, tall,
strong, good hands. Moves well for a tackle
and DE
Key Adds/Newcomers: Hunter
Kennedy-Brown, Sophomore - WR/S -
Natural wide receiver, great hands, good
speed, high football IQ, Great athlete;
Salpreme Taylor, Sophomore - RB/CB -
SPEED. Need to find ways to get him the
ball; Billy Magliano, Sophomore - WR/S
- Plug and play two-way starter for us this
year. Knows the playbook like the back of
his hands. Has a knack for getting under the
opponent’s skin in the best way possible;
Yamil Melendez, Junior - T/DE - Big, strong,
smart, athletic; Eric Selvaggi, Junior - RB/
LB One of the more athletic kids on our
team; Shawn O’Mara, Junior - H/LB - He’s a
thumper. Seeks out contact. Fast and strong;
Chase Salameh, Senior - TE/DE - Coming
out for football for the first time. Freak
athlete. 6’3”, 220 lbs.; Nathan Freedman,
Senior - TE/LB - Coming out for football for
the first time. Savvy, smart; Jack Hiltsley,
Senior - WR/CB - Coming out for football for
the first time. Super talented athlete and
eager to learn. Loves the grind. Starter for
us in Basketball and Baseball. Thrilled to
see him on the gridiron this year
Top Offensive Threats: Abboud (29/57
for 391 yds 4 TDs & 3 INTs, 69 rushes for
334 yds, 6 TDs); Parkes (40 rushes for 279
yds & 4 TDs, 6 rec for 60 yds); Kennedy-
Brown; Freedman; Hiltsley; Brendan
Rosario; Eric Selvaggi; Taylor
Top O-Linemen: Mason Dietz
Top Pass Rusher: Yamil Melendez;
Dietz; Connor Leach; Chase Salameh;
Hayes; D’hadi Lovelace Junior - DE;
Top Coverage Guy: Parkes; Rosario;
Kennedy-Brown; Billy Magliano Sophomore
- S; Taylor
League Favorite: N/A
Section Favorite: N/A
Goals: Class B Playoffs
Coach’s Comments: Looking forward
to year 2 at the helm and improving in all
phases of the game.
Social Media: X @HenHudSailorsFB, @
coachcoyle_
WESTLAKE
Coach: John Castellano, 10th yr. at
Westlake, 35th overall
Last year’s record & Playoff Result:
8-1, undefeated league champ, lost in
Section 1 final
Top Returners: Sr. James Miele OL/DL
(All-League); Sr. Jack Losito TE/LB; Sr. Jake
Zaino RB/DB; Sr. Brayden Lingeza QB/DB;
Jr. Anthony Nigrelli OL/DL
Key Newcomers: Sr. Marco Piazza OL/
LB; Sr. Cole Barnett WR/DB; Jr. Nicholas
DiNapoli RB/DB; Jr. Matthew Pippo RB/
LB; Soph. Harry Hudd RB/DB; Jr. Charles
Hannon OL/DL; Jr. Luca Piazza RB/LB; Sr.
Nicholas McClure RB/DB; Soph. Joe Scarano
RB/DB; Jr. Luan Celaj OL/DL
Top Offensive Threats: Lingeza,
DiNapoli, Barnett; Pippo
Top O-Line: Miele
Top Pass Rusher: Piazza
Top Coverage Guy: Lingeza
League Favorite: Pelham/Ardsley
Section Favorite: Ardsley, Pleasantville,
Pearl River
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Goals: Compete for a league championship
and advance to the playoffs.
Coaches Comments: After graduating
18 seniors from last year’s team, we are
a young, inexperienced but very athletic
group. We are striving to get better each
and every day and I believe as we gain
experience we will be.
Social Media: Instagram- @
westlakewildcatsfb; X @WestlakeVFB
CROTON-HARMON
Coach: Joe Bucello, 1st year
2023 Record & Playoff Result: 4-4
Top Returning Players: Sr. Luca
Camillieri (OL, LB); Sr. Robby DeLasho
(QB, WR,DB); Sr. Spencer Heath (OL/
DL); Jr. Colin Davenport (WR,QB, DB);
Jr Damien Lavelle (RB/S); Jr. James Jones
(OL,DL); Jr Sean Hunt (OL/LB)
Key Adds/Newcomers: Jr. Conner Fahey
(TE,LB); Jr Mikey Sena (WR,RB,DB); Jr.
Alex Jones (RB,DL); Nathan Duval (RB/LB);
So. JJ Zamora (OL/DL)
Top Offensive Threats: DeLasho
Top O-Linemen: C, Heath
Top Pass Rusher: LB Camillieri
Top Coverage Guy: DB, Lavelle
Goals: To become one, a single unit
united and undivided
Coach’s Comments: I’m honored and
excited to coach the Croton-Harmon Tigers.
I might not know if we are going to be
champions this year, however, we are going
to learn how to work and act like champions.
Social Media Acct: X @football_CHHS;
instagram: @CrotonVFootball
CLASS C/D
PUTNAM VALLEY
Coach: Ryan Elsasser, 14th season
overall
2023 Record & Playoff Result: 5-3, 3-1
league
Top Returning Players: Caden Glenn
(All-Conference, 2x All-League TE/SL OLB/
DE); Mateo Dobra QB; Andre Tarrant LB/
HB; Dylan Tucker LB; Joseph Esposito C;
Nicholas Mazzola OL/DL
Key Adds/Newcomers: Mike Turner
OL/DL; Mike Frye FS; John Alfaro K; Jay
Constantino DB/WR; Andrew Grippo WR
Top Offensive Threats: Glenn, Dobra,
Tarrant
Top O-Linemen: Esposito, Mazzola
Top Pass Rusher: Edge Glenn, Dylan
Tucker
Top Coverage Guy: DB, Constantino,
LB Glenn
League Favorite: Putnam Valley/Dobbs
Ferry
Section Favorite: Putnam Valley/Dobbs
Ferry
Goals: Be back in a Sectional
Championship Game
Coach’s Comments: We have been
building the program back the past few years
and I have been waiting for this group to get
here. We have high hopes on the staff for
what we can accomplish this season with
the diverse talent on the roster. We have
added Coach Cappozzi to the varsity staff
this season. He has been off to the races
getting the kids set up for success. Being
back in Class C we know what to expect and
what to work on. We have some big shoes to
fill for those guys that graduated out, but if
we come together early we should be able
to work together to battle each week. This
is a close group of athletes, if they play for
each other with a common goal they have a
chance to go far.
Social Media: X @CoachElsasser
HALDANE
Coach: Ryan McConville, 11th Season
2024 Record & Playoff Result: 8-3
(Section & Regional Champions)
Top Returning Players: Seniors Fallou
Faye #15 DB; Brody Corless #21 RB/FS;
Jake Thomas #13 WR/SS; Nate Stickle #52
OL/LB
Key Adds/Newcomers: Jr. Merrick
Williams # 3 RB/LB; Sophomores Alex
Guagler # 22 RB/LB; David Powlis #8 QB;
Cooper Corless #5 WR/DB; Nick Lemon
#70 OL/DL
Top Offensive Threats: SR: Jake Thomas
Top O-Linemen: SR: Nate Stickle
Top Pass Rusher: Edge, Mike Phillips &
Will O’Hara
Top Coverage Guy: DB, Fallou Faye
League Favorite: Dobbs Ferry
Section Favorite: Tuckahoe
Goals:We want to build off last year
success, and find a way to compete in a very
tough league and again in the sectional finals
vs a very tough Tuckahoe team
Coach’s Comments: I think we have
guys who can make plays and create scoring
opportunities. It’s about developing their
confidence and putting them in the right
spots to do so.
Social Media: @HaldaneFootball
VALHALLA
Coach: Dan DeMatteo, 1st year
2023 record: 3-5
Top returning players: Tyler Ratti HB/
DB; Danny Lynch OL/DL; Brian Moulard
HB/DB;
Josh Bergey RB/QB/DB; Luke Foisett RB/
LB
Key adds/newcomers: Brayden
McGinty WB/DB, Shane Theil OL/DL
Top O-line: Luca Cavallo
League/Section favorite: historically,
Dobbs Ferry
Goals: Having a great summer getting
to know my players and seeing what I have.
Transition is smooth so far. I have tough,
coachable kids who love football. Historically,
Dobbs is the top team in class C. They are
what and where we aspire to eventually be.
We have a great supportive administration
and community.
Social Media: Instagram @Valhalla.
football; X @dematteocoach
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WALTER PANAS
Coach: Bill Castro, 5th season
2023 Record & Playoff Result: 2-5
Top Returning Players: Sr. Christian
Ramos (QB), Sr. Kareem Lumpkins (WR),
Sr. Hayden Murray (OL/DL) Jr. Christian
Salomon (WR/DB), Jr. Jack Doherty (RB/
LB), Jr. Thomas Mekuto. (RB/LB)
Key Adds/Newcomers: Jr. Declan
Fleming (WR/DB), Sr. Carter Dawson (OL/
DL) So. Caleb Sahadeo (OL), Fr. Leland
Kane (OL)
Top Offensive Threats: Ramos,
Lumpkins
Top O-Linemen: RT Murray
Top Pass Rusher: DE Murray
Top Coverage Guy: DB Salomon
League Favorite: Greeley
Section Favorite: Somers
Goals: HVFL Championship
Coach’s Comments: We are very excited
for this upcoming season. Christian Ramos
has impressed throughout the spring and
summer at the QB spot and has a strong
receiving corps to distribute the ball to.
Defensively, we will look to build off a strong
defensive season that sees six returning
starters.
Social Media: @Coach _Castro
Greeley senior Jameson Blakeslee hopes to lead the Quakers to an
Independent HVFL title in 2024.
Valhalla QB-RB Josh Bergey hopes his Vikings can regain their footing as a Class C contender in 2024.
Versatile Put Valley senior Caden Glenn hopes to lead Tigers to Class C
title in 2024.
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